wcw FEB 2022

out &about
Special Events
On February 27, Temple Emanu-El
will present its 65th anniversary
Sapphire Celebration, honoring
Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman for her
contributions to the temple’s growth.
The goal for the fundraising event is
to raise $150,000; proceeds will be
used for the Religious School, Susan
Schwaid Early Learning Center and
temple enhancements.
Since the Glickmans arrived in
Sarasota in 2006, as Rabbi Brenner
Glickman assumed the post of Senior
Rabbi, Rabbi Elaine Glickman has
contributed tremendously to the
building of community – particularly
among the fast-growing family population
– among the congregation,
presented innumerable parent and
adult education offerings, greatly expanded
community service offerings,
and provided skilled and effective
public relations services on behalf of
the congregation.
Her efforts are a significant part
of the reason Temple Emanu-El was
recently named one of the friendliest
and most welcoming congregations in
North America by Reform Judaism
magazine. She has also been recognized
among our community’s rabbinic
leadership, serving as a member
and a past president of the Sarasota-Manatee
Rabbinical Association.
The Sapphire Celebration takes
place on February 27, 11am at the
Benderson Family Hall of Temple
Emanu-El (151 McIntosh Rd.,
Sarasota). Brunch will be catered by
Michael’s On East. Tickets are $75.
Visit sarasotatemple.org for tickets.
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The 24th Annual Thunder By The
Bay Music & Motorcycle Festival
is scheduled for Feb. 18-20 at the
Sarasota Fairgrounds to benefit Suncoast
Charities for Children. Bring
your lawn chair and enjoy continuous
live music all weekend. The 24th Annual
Festival will include a charity
motorcycle ride, over 100 vendors,
Chopper Town, two bike shows, burnout
competition, great food, and much
more. On site full hookup and dry
camping available. Daily gate admission:
$5 (12 years and under free). For
details, visit thunderbythebay.org.
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Choral Artists
Next up: A Night at the Opera:
The soaring melodies of Grand Opera
take audiences on a musical journey
with favorite opera arias, duets and
choruses. The husband and wife
team of Adelaide Boedecker, soprano,
and Calvin Griffin, bass, will sing
duets from “Don Pasquale,” “Elixir
of Love,” “Don Giovanni,” and “Marriage
of Figaro,” along with solo arias
and choruses with the Choral Artists’
singers. Even the Phantom of the
Opera might make an appearance.
Date: Sunday, February 20, 5 p.m., at
Church of the Palms, Sarasota. Concert
Insight is on February 10, 10 a.m.
Coming up in March: She is the
Music: Female composers throughout
history take the stage front and
center. Celebrate Women’s History
Month with this unique program devoted
solely to works by female composers.
Mendelssohn, Schumann,
Hildegarde and many others are
featured in this program with Thea
Lobo, mezzo-soprano. March 20, 5
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p.m., at First
Presbyterian
Church,
Sarasota. Concert
Insight
is March 10,
2022, 10 a.m.
For more information,
visit
www.ChoralArtistsSarasota.org.
At The
Van
Wezel
Coming
up…(this is a
partial list)
• The Simon
and Garfunkel
Story
Story (February
12)
• The Four
Phantoms in
Concert (February 14)
• Dancing with the Stars – LIVE! 2022
Tour (February 17)
• Itzhak Perlman in Recital (March 8)
• Neil Berg’s 112 Years of Broadway
(March 9)
• Sarasota premiere of Sheléa: Natural
Woman, A Night Of Soul (March 16).
• Anastasia (March 18-20)
• An Officer and a Gentleman
(April 6-7)
• South Pacific (April 14-15)
• Fiddler on the Roof (April 19-21)
• Diana Krall (April 23)
• The January 6 concert of Il Divo’s
2022 tour has been postponed to
April 22, 2022.
Tickets can be purchased at www.
VanWezel.org, by calling the box office
at 941-263-6799.
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Lots of Fun
Outdoor Events
The City of Sarasota and the
Downtown Improvement District
has a Fresh Fridays series — pedestrian-only
events serve to showcase
all the dining options, merchants,
and recreational assets located within
the city. These events are inclusive
and always free, providing an opportunity
for all members of our community
to connect, socialize, and enjoy
their city in new and dynamic ways.
For more information, visit www.
FreshFridaysSarasota.comAmple
parking is available in the Palm
Avenue parking garage and State
Street parking garage, as well as streetside
on Palm Avenue, Gulfstream
Avenue, Main Street, Pineapple
Avenue, and Cocoanut Avenue.
First Friday dates are February
4, March 4 and April 1. The location
for each Fresh Friday event is
subject to change. Visit https://
freshfridayssarasota.com/ for details.
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The Palm Avenue First Friday
Walks in downtown Sarasota gives
art lovers a backdoor peek without
the hustle and bustle of the crowds
but with the cool breeze and moonlight
sky the evening brings. The
event is held the first Friday of every
month, running 6-9 p.m.. The next
ones are on February 4 and March 4.
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Info: https://palmave.com/
For information, visit https://
starmandscircleassoc.com/sol-ofthe-circle/.
Start your Saturday with a sunrise
stretch at The Sarasota Farmers Market.
They’ve partnered with Pineapple
Yoga Studio to bring free, weekly
Sunrise Yoga to downtown Sarasota.
Participants meet at the Mermaid
Fountain in Paul Thorpe Park, near
the Intersection of Pineapple and
Lemon Avenues. Starting at 7 am,
participants will enjoy a gentle yoga
flow suitable for all ages and levels.
The weekly 45-minute yoga practice
will focus on movements that foster
inner and outer balance.
The practice is led by Claudia Baeza,
a Kripalu trained yoga instructor
and the owner of Pineapple Yoga +
Cycling Studio, located nearby in
Burns Court. For information, call
941-225-9256 or visit sarasotafarmersmarket.org/yoga.
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Morning Paddles with Mote—
Start your day off right with a guided
kayak tour of Sarasota Bay. Paddle
across shallow seagrass beds and take
in the wildlife that depends on this
ecosystem. Soak up some sun as you
look for dolphins, manatees, birds
and more.Offered on February 6, 20;
March 6, 20; April 3, 17 and May 1.
More info at: https://mote.
org/experiences/details/kayaking-with-mote.
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On the Lawn: Bay Park Yoga is
held every Saturday morning 9-10
a.m. on the lawn outside of the Van
Wezel. Relax, stretch and enjoy a
fulfilling yoga session on the Sarasota’s
scenic bayfront while instructor
Erin Hurter guides you. Participants
should bring their own yoga mat.
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The John and Mable Ringling
Museum of Art offers guided tours of
the Bayfront Gardens through March
28 and are available Saturdays, Sundays
and Mondays, beginning at
10:30 a.m.
This walking tour led by volunteer
guides will introduce guests to
botanical specimens on the 66-acre
campus while providing a historic
overview of the development of the
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estate. The
Ringling’s
grounds have
been accredited
as a Level
II Arboretum
through Arb-
Net. The property
boasts
over 2350 trees
within the
arboretum
representing
native, exotic,
historical and
culturally significant
trees.
Tickets will
be available
30 days before
each tour.
Price: $15 /
$10 for members.
More
information
and tickets
are available
at: https://
www.ringling.org/events/bayfront-garden-tour.
Venice Theatre’s Stage 2 Series continues Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and
Grill through Sunday Feb. 20. DaNiesha Carr plays Holiday. Tickets at VeniceTheatre.
org or call 941-488-1115.
Arts Advocates has a new series
of walking tours that will introduce
participants to some of Sarasota’s
public art. Sarasota is a 24/7
museum with more than 80 pieces
of public art continuously on display
for everyone to enjoy. These works
are found everywhere – from parks
to intersections, from the bayfront to
downtown. Chances are these sculptures
and murals are passed every
day without thinking much about it.
The Arts Advocates walking tours,
organized and led by art lovers and
docents Judy Levine, Stephenie
Frasher and Nanette Crist, offer participants
an opportunity to learn
about Sarasota’s public art legacy, individual
works, and the artists who
created them.
Each tour is different and highlights
a variety of artwork and artists,
from a sculpture inspired by a childhood
experience with Hurricane Andrew,
to a mural by a Brazilian street
artist who has painted more than
3,000 murals across five continents,
and works by a New College professor
who made copper look like bronze.
The three tours being offered are:
Downtown Sarasota Five Points Park
Area Walking Tour, Friday, January
14, 11 am-12:30 pm; Sarasota City
Hall Area Walking Tour, Monday, February
14, 11 am-12:30 pm and Rosemary
District Walking Tour, Friday,
March 11, 11 am-12:30 pm.
Reservations are required: $28 per
tour for Arts Advocates members,
$30 per tour for non-members. To
register for a tour, learn more about
Arts Advocates, or become a member,
visit ArtsAdvocates.org.
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Marie Selby
Botanical Gardens
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
is one of 12 participating gardens
across six countries offering “Seeing
the Invisible” which features works
by more than a dozen international
artists such as Ai Weiwei, Refik
Anadol, El Anatsui, Isaac Julien CBE,
Mohammed Kazem, Sigalit Landau,
Sarah Meyohas, Pamela Rosenkranz,
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and Timur Si-Qin—including several
artists’ first work in AR.
Visitors will engage with “Seeing
the Invisible” via an app designed
for the exhibition downloadable to
smartphones and tablets. Forging
new links between botanical gardens
located in diverse biomes around the
globe, the exhibition fosters collaboration
between institutions, artists,
and audiences, highlighting the power
of art to connect people around the
world. “Seeing the Invisible” runs to
August 31, 2022 at the Historic Spanish
Point campus.
Information: www.selby.org.
Live Music
ensembleNewSRQ (enSRQ), en-
SRQ + Chroma Trio. enSRQ’s second
commission of the season is a team
effort with the Boston-based Chroma
Trio, which shares founding member
Samantha Bennett. The concert will
bring to life a new work by Tyson
Gholston Davis, “String Trio.”
Art-inspired works for strings flesh
out this collaboration, including a
duo from enSRQ favorite, Andreia
Pinto Correia’s “Três quadros de Vieira
da Silva/Fragmentos Múltiplos,”
Du Yun’s string quartet, “I Am My
Own Achilles Heel,” and Freya Waley-Cohen’s
trio, “Conjure.” February
21, 8 p.m., at First Congregational
Church 1031 S. Euclid Ave., Sarasota.
More information and tickets at
www.ensrq.org.
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Art Exhibits
Sarasota Art Museum has David
Budd: Motion Within Stillness running
to March 20, 2022 in the third
floor galleries. After painting for only
six years, David Budd (1927-1991,
Florida) dove into the New York art
scene in the 1950s immersing himself
in Abstract Expressionism and
working alongside iconic names of
the movement, such as Jackson Pollock,
Willem de Kooning,and Franz
Kline. His paintings, like others of the
time, relied on the bodily relationship
between the artist and canvas—each
stroke and mark of the artist encapsulated
in viscous gestures of paint and
spontaneity; although, this is not to say
that Budd painted hastily—each mark
was placed with intention to animate
the canvas’s surface.
Budd’s work is entirely his own,
signature for its short, vibrant
rhythms of paint across the surface.
To achieve this effect, Budd
abandoned the paint brush, thickly
applying the medium directly to the
canvas in controlled motions with
a palette knife. Budd continued to
paint in this manner until he departed
for Paris, only to revive it once
back in New York in 1968. Shortly
after his return, Budd painted his
most significant and celebrated
works, which reference his early
favor for the palette-knife approach,
but demonstrate a newly cultivated
interest in landscape and interplay of
color and line.
Also on display: Judith Linhares:
The Artist as Curator will run to
April 3, 2022. Judith Linhares: The
Artist as Curator is a collaborative
exhibition between the artist and
Museum composed of two elements
that array throughout the entirety of
the Museum’s second floor galleries.
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