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NOVEMBER 2022 

Season Preview, Part 1 

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Executive Director, Suncoast Waterkeeper 

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■ Arts Highlights, news 

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■ Help others this 

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■ How your community 

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Here are our columns: 

n Out & About: includes 

fundraisers, concerts, art exhibits, 

lectures, dance, poetry, shows & 

performances, theatre, film, 

seasonal events and more. 

Season is here! 

Nothing can stop our wonderful and resilient arts organization from putting on another 

great season or performances, shows, exhibits, lectures and more. 

good news dept. 

Just wait until you see all the uplifting examples 

of generosity in our community in response to 

Hurricane Ian. We have a lot to be thankful for. 

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season highlights 

We’ve got a sampling of events we think you’ll 

find interesting or unique from MOD Weekend, 

Ring Sarasota, the Hermitage, the Van Wezel, 

ArtCenter Sarasota, and lots more. 

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4 editor’s letter 

7 Out & About: listings for things to do 

9 healthier you: the Great Smokeout is 

this month 

11 helping others: 

how you can be a secret Santa 

13 healthier you: The Renewal Point 

14 happening this month: 

Selby Gardens’ Orchid Show 

16 west coast woman: 

Abbey Tyrna Executive Director, 

Suncoast Waterkeeper 

18 season preview: Season Highlights 

21 season preview: Sarasota 

Contemporary Dance’s Season 

23 season preview: 

ensembleNewSRQ’s schedule 

24 season preview: New College 

of Florida’s New Topics 

25 What is Craniosacral Therapy? 

Also… 

west coast woman 

Abbey Tyrna 

Suncoast Waterkeeper has a new Executive 

Director who bring extensive experience and 

education in the environmental sciences to 

this nonprofit that monitors our waterways. 

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27 good news department 

30 nonprofit profile: Suncoast Waterkeeper 

33 news you can use: 

Experience the Bay Runner 

34 dining in: Tips for Eating Better During 

the Holidays 

■ on the cover: West Coast Woman Abbey Tyrna, Suncoast Waterkeeper’s new Executive Director photographed at Sarasota bay. 

■ Photo by Louise Bruderle 

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thoughts 

Louise Bruderle 

Editor and Publisher 

West Coast Woman Abbey Tyrna 

Abbey Tyrna 

Photo by Louise Bruderle 

The topic is water - as in pollution - but last 

month’s near category 5 hurricane adds more 

to the discussion. Hurricane Ian brought a 

water surge of 10 feet or more in some places 

and heavy rains meant municipal facilities 

were overwhelmed to the point of sewage 

backflow, leaking septic tanks and dirty or 

contaminated water moving everywhere. The 

full extent of the environmental damage from 

Ian is unknown, but will unfold in the weeks 

ahead after the grueling task of rebuilding 

continues and reclaiming some form of reality 

returns. 

This month’s WCW profile began with an 

interview on Sarasota Bay. It was a perfect backdrop to begin a profile of 

Abbey Tyrna, the new Executive Director of Suncoast Waterkeeper. The 

Bay looked beautiful - pristine and sparkling - with fish jumping and 

birds flying. 

As we got into our talk and I found out more about Suncoast Waterkeeper 

and what Abbey brings to the organization as its first executive 

director, I realized how fragile our relationship with water is and how, at 

the same, time, so vital. We need water to live, but it does so much more: 

provide us with food and industry, a place to enjoy swimming, boating 

and more. 

But I’d have to conclude that we’re simply not paying attention to 

water’s importance and not doing enough to secure its quality and 

availability. And that’s where Suncoast Waterkeeper comes in. They say 

it succinctly: “We have a fundamental right to clean water,” and they 

make it their mission to monitor conditions in waterways and “hold 

accountable those who pollute or don’t follow laws designed to keep 

waterways clean and safe.” I’m sure they have been out monitoring waterways 

in the two-county area since Ian hit back in September. 

Abbey’s nonprofit seeks solutions. She is a knowledgeable scientist 

who grew up in southwest Florida and brings many skills to the 

organization. We as individuals do not need to be scientists, or have to 

take water samples or file lawsuits or monitor water constantly. They do 

that. But, we as citizens also have a role to play. As Abbey pointed out, 

why have lush lawns, coated in fertilizer (and pesticides)? Why water a 

lawn every day? Or how about, why have a lawn anyway? A lot to ponder 

going forward, but I think you’ll find it’s good someone is monitoring 

our water quality. 

Post Ian 

We’re hoping that you’ve recovered from the wrath of Hurricane Ian. 

While this hurricane couldn’t quite decide where to land and kept 

everyone uneasy and concerned from St. Petersburg to Naples (and everywhere 

in between), 

Sarasota 

and Bradenton 

for the most part 

were spared, but 

parts of southern 

Sarasota 

County including 

Venice, 

Englewood and 

North Port, took 

a hit. Even worse 

was damage 

done to Fort Myers, Cape Coral and their beautiful barrier islands. 

My fellow Floridians, you just survived a hurricane that was a whisker 

shy of a Category 5. Who would have ever thought we would experience 

that here. We’ll need our resilience and a lot more to rebuild where 

necessary and get back on track. I know those of us less affected will 

rebound, I just hope our friends and neighbors to the south can say the 

same thing soon. 

WCW was slightly delayed, but considering our printer is in Fort Myers 

and the plant’s general manager and her staff all lost power, they did a 

fantastic job getting caught up even while they had to go home to houses 

damaged and without power, some without water and all without internet. 

Thank you Renee, and your dedicated team at Breeze Printing! 

Bring on Season! Season Preview, 

part one, is here 

This being our arts issue, we’re saddened 

that Venice Theatre took such a massive 

hit from Ian, but we’ve been told “Venice 

Theatre is delighted to announce that its 

original musical version of A Christmas 

Carol will go on, despite major damage 

to the theatre’s main performance space. 

The 21st annual Christmas Carol will be 

performed in The Raymond Center from 

Dec. 2-19…Tickets will go on sale at www. 

venicetheatre.org.” 

November is part one of our 

arts coverage and it’s packed. 

Schedules look to be close to 

pre-pandemic levels and as they 

say, all systems are go. 

As for the upcoming season, 

in March, TOWN HALL has José 

Andrés: chef, restaurateur, and 

humanitarian. Andrés is known 

for being an internationally-recognized 

culinary innovator and 

owner of an award-winning 

group of nearly three dozen 

restaurants located throughout 

the U.S. and beyond. But he also believes we can use nourishing meals 

to empower people and rebuild communities through his World Central 

Kitchen which provided meals after Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers. 

Also in this issue, we’re turning the spotlight on some arts organizations 

that are newer and perhaps less well known, but just as captivating 

as our usual creative stalwarts in theatre, opera, ballet and orchestral and 

vocal music. Enjoy, and please support the arts. 

Time to go Atomic Nov. 26-27 

Congrats to Adrien Lucas for her grit and determination as she marks 

season 15 of her Atomic Holiday Bazaar. The indy craft show has moved 

to the Sarasota County Fair fairgrounds. Her “Atomic misfit makers” will 

be found inside at Robarts Arena along with other makers located at the 

street fair outside of the arena on the fairgrounds property. 

Dates and hours for Atomic are: Saturday, November 26, 12pm - 7pm 

and Sunday, November 27, 11am - 6pm. Food trucks at the street fair include 

Mouthole BBQ and Big Blue Grilled Cheese and the Robarts indoor 

arena cantina will be open. More info at www.atomicholidaybazaar.com. 

And a Sweet Story about Caring… 

This came in from Venice Theatre…Delaney Lockwood is a 13-year-old 

eighth grader who has performed in several shows at Venice Theatre, 

including A Christmas 

Carol. When she learned of 

the severe damage to the 

theater, she was determined 

to squeeze something 

positive from the situation. 

She set up a lemonade stand 

with all proceeds to help in 

the restoration of the theater 

she loves. Expecting to 

raise perhaps $100, she was 

amazed when, in a mere 

three hours, she sold $700 

worth of lemonade—all for Venice Theatre. 

So in Delaney’s honor, consider a donation to Venice Theatre to 

help them rebuild. Send a check to Venice Theatre, 140 Tampa Ave. W., 

Venice, FL 34285. 

Louise Bruderle | Editor and Publisher | 


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It’s double the star power in this program featuring two 

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Please note: this is information 

we received prior to Hurricane Ian. 

We have tried to update as much 

as possible, but there may be some 

changes to schedules as email has 

been greatly limited. Please be sure 

to check with the organization presenting 

prior to attending. 

Special Events 

This year’s Sunshine From Darkness 

Inspiring Hope Dinner, themed 

“Shining a Light on Mental Illness,” 

will be held on Friday, January 13, 

2023 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. 

Grammy and Tony Award-winning 

actress – and the original star 

of “Dreamgirls” – Jennifer Holliday 

will be the keynote speaker and will 

perform at the event. The gala will 

also feature dancing to the music of 

Quintessence, and a performance by 

the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 

Young Artists Ensemble. During the 

festivities, the Lee and Bob Peterson 

Legacy Award will be presented to 

Joan and Bob Geyer of the Academy 

at Glengary. 

Proceeds will benefit Harvest House 

and Teen Court of Sarasota, and the 

mental health research funded by the 

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. 

For more information, contact 

Marlene Hauck (941-504-6717 or marlene@sunshinefromdarkness.org) 

or 

visit sunshinefromdarkness.org. 

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Violins and hope will be presented 

by The Perlman Music Program 

Suncoast and The Jewish Federation 

of Sarasota-Manatee on November 

16, at Michael’s On East. PMP alumni 

violinist Niv Ashkenazi, and pianist 

Matthew Graybil will perform 

along with a presentation by author 

and photographer, Daniel Levin, followed 

by a dessert reception. Tickets: 

www.perlmanmusicprogramsuncoast.org. 

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St. Armands Circle Park has 

its Fall Art Festival and Sidewalk 

Sale November 12-13. The Circle will 

come alive with gallery-style booths 

filled with every medium of fine art. 

Free. On December 2, 6-9 p.m., St. 

Armands Circle has its Holiday Night 

of Lights to kick off the holiday season. 

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Artist Series 

Concerts of 

Sarasota 

The Lunch & Listen Series moves 

to the Sarasota Yacht Club this season. 

This series spotlights gifted young 

artists in concert at 11 a.m. followed 

by lunch at 12:15 p.m. Next up is 

Vision Duo - Ariel Horowitz, violin 

and Britton-René Collins, marimba 

on December 15. 

The Lighter Fare Series offers classic 

jazz and musical theater favorites 

outdoors at Marie Selby Botanical 

Gardens downtown and indoors at 

Plantation Golf & Country Club in 

Venice. Next up: Bass to Bass: John 

Miller and Michael Ross on November 

9. They’ll offer jazz standards plus 

a little rhythm and blues. 

Sarasota’s elegant 18th century 

theater serves as the backdrop for 

the Tuesdays at the Historic Asolo 

Theater series. SYBARITE5, a 

genre-crossing quintet with Sarasota 

roots, performs November 15. 

The trademark Soirée Series returns 

to the music room of the oneof-a-kind 

Fischer/Weisenborne 

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residence with award-winning tenor 

John Kaneklides and Joseph Holt, 

piano, November 20 and 21. 

For more information, visit Artist- 

SeriesConcerts.org or call 941-306-1202. 

Choral Artists 

The Choral Artists of Sarasota 

present: Peace on Earth. The holidays 

will ring with traditional holiday carols 

resounding with themes of peace 

that are interspersed with “In Terra 

Pax,” a work of childlike serenity that 

is both intimate and universal by 

British composer Gerald Finzi. Guest 

artists: Danielle Talamantes, soprano, 

and Kerry Wilkerson, baritone. Held 

December 11, 7 p.m., at Church of 

the Redeemer, 222 S. Palm Avenue, 

Sarasota. 

To purchase tickets, visit www. 

ChoralArtistsSarasota.org or call 

941-387-4900. 

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The Sarasota 

Orchestra 

Masterworks: November 4-6, 

Symphonie Fantastique with David 

Alan Miller, conductor and Joyce 

Yang, piano. Featuring Quinn Mason 

– A Joyous Trilogy and Grieg – Piano 

Concerto and Berlioz – Symphonie 

fantastique. 

• Masterworks: Luminous Colors is 

on December 2-4 at the Van Wezel 

with Lina González-Granados, conductor, 

Bomsori Kim, violin. Performing 

Nina Shekhar – Lumina; 

Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 and 

Dvořák – Symphony No. 7. 

• Chamber Soirées: Orion Weiss 

and Friends is on November 13, 

at Holley Hall with Orion Weiss, 

piano. Featuring Bach – Trio Sonata 

from The Musical Offering and 

Franck – Piano Quintet in F Minor. 

• Great Escapes: Seasonal Gifts is on 

December 7-11 in Holley Hall with 

Steven Jarvi, conductor 

For information, visit www.Sarasota 

Orchestra.org. 

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Fun Raisers 

All Faiths Food Bank has Bowls 

of Hope again after two years off. 

In previous years, more than 1,500 

guests have attended one of the 

community’s largest and most popular 

family-friendly events, where 40 

of our community’s restaurants and 

caterers serve soups, bread, desserts, 

and more. 

Guests select handcrafted bowls 

to keep, all donated by local potters, 

artists and students, while enjoying 

a modest meal as a reminder of 

the empty bowls they help to fill. 

This year’s event will feature a new, 

expanded layout for guests to enjoy. 

Takes place on November 13 at 11 

a.m. at Ed Smith Stadium (2700 12th 

St., Sarasota). Tickets, contact Becky 

Wright: bwright@allfaithsfoodbank. 

org or 941-549-8131. 

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Galleries 

In November, Art Uptown Gallery 

will exhibit “Judy Gilmer — Artist’s 

Mixology,” a selection of Gilmer’s 

paintings. Usually, the word “mixology” 

refers to mixing drinks. Gilmer 

has chosen this word to describe 

her newest work as they incorporate 

a “mix” of paintings that reflect 

not only her varied processes, but 

varied styles. While known as an 

abstract artist, her muses are nature, 

people, music, color, and her internal 

response to life. It is a dialog 

between her muse, the canvas, 

and her responses to each mark she 

makes. Runs through November 26. 

Visit www.artuptown.com. 

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Art Center Sarasota has four 

exhibits running through November 

23. Mary GrandPré’s “Conjuring the 

Backstory” showcases the artist’s 

compelling abstract, mixed-media 

paintings. “Focus: New College Art” 

is curated by New College professors 

Kim Anderson and Ryan Buyssens 

and features artwork from the best 

and brightest of New College’s thesis-level 

students. Elizabeth Barenis’s 

“Palmistry” features the artist’s 

latest acrylic paintings. 

Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami 

Trail, Sarasota. www.artsarasota.org. 

Sarasota Orchestra’s Harmony 

Gallery jas Jim Stewart. His exhibition 

is titled: Minor Passages. 

Stewart’s drawings and paintings are 

influenced by his career as a graphic 

designer. Fine arts and photographic 

experiences also inspire him to find a 

balance of impact and legibility with 

these abstractions: possibilities for 

describing nature. Stewart’s drawings 

are created using waterproof, 

lightfast India Inks. Runs November 

1-December 12. 

The Harmony Gallery is in the atrium 

of the Beatrice Friedman Symphony 

Center at 709 North Tamiami Trail, 

Sarasota. Exhibitions are free and 

open to the public. For more information 

visit www.sarasotaorchestra.org. 

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At The Bishop 

Join them in The Planetarium for 

a monthly guide to the night skies 

and the latest news from the world of 

astronomy. Feel like an astronaut as 

you experience our upgraded 50-foot 

Planetarium system and dome. They’ll 

be continuing with presentations 

featuring new James Webb Space 

Telescope images, when available, 

and sharing normal content about 

the night sky and other astronomical 

developments. 

The evening begins at 6:30pm with 

beverages and conversation; presentation 

begins at 7pm inside The Planetarium. 

Preregistration required. 

The Bishop Museum of Science 

and Nature, 201 10th St. West, 

Bradenton. www.BishopScience.org. 

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Elling Eide Center 

November 10 at 11am - Dr. Keith 

Knapp Lecture: “The Meaning(s) of 

Birds on Spirit Jars (Hunping): The 

Religious Imagination of Second 

to Fourth Century Southeastern 

China.” Dr. Keith Knapp is an author 

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Sarasota 

Contemporary 

Dance has 

SCD +enSRQ 

on December 1-4. 

Pictured here is 

Monessa Salley 

of Sarasota 

Contemporary 

Dance. 

Photo: Sorcha Augustine 

and professor of Chinese History 

at The Citadel. Attend in person or 

online via ZOOM. 

This lecture will discuss the more 

than 200 heavily decorated jars with 

five mouths that have been excavated 

from tombs in Southeastern China. 

One of their most notable features is 

that they are adorned with figurines 

of many birds. Although several analysts 

believe the birds represent the 

souls of the departed flying to the 

heavens, that does not explain why 

there are so many. This lecture will 

discuss these Spirit Jars and explain 

the presence of these birds in terms 

of the local legend that sparrows stole 

rice from Heaven and introduced its 

cultivation to humans. Birds thereby 

were seen as grain and fertility gods 

and thus emblems of good fortune for 

both the dead and the living. 

Tickets: www.eventbrite.com . Elling 

Eide Center, 8000 South Tamiami 

Trail, Sarasota. 

Perlman Music 

A evening with Randall Goosby is 

on December 8 at The Sarasota Opera 

House. It’s a rare special performance 

by internationally acclaimed violinist 

and PMP Alum, Randall Goosby and 

pianist Zhu Wang. 

The PMP Winter Residency returns 

once again in December. They are 

looking forward to seeing everyone in 

the tent at USF Sarasota-Manatee to 

watch and hear the new and returning 

“Littles” as they train with the esteemed 

faculty led by Itzhak Perlman. 

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At The Ringling 

Running through Feb 12, 2023 is 

Highlights from the Stanton B. and 

Nancy W. Kaplan Collection of Photography—a 

selection of works donated 

to The Ringling in 2019, includes 

over 1000 photographic objects and 

images, representing some of the most 

important photo-based artists of the 

nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 

The Kaplan Collection includes 

works by Berenice Abbott, Manuel 

Álvarez Bravo, Eugène Atget, Ruth 

Bernhard, Margaret Bourke-White, 

Brassaï, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Lewis 

W. Hine, André Kertész, Robert 

Mapplethorpe, Edward Weston, and 

James Van Der Zee, to name but a few. 

The John and Mable Ringling 

Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd., 

Sarasota. Info: www.ringling.org. 

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Theatre 

Discover Sarasota Tours has their 

Murder Mystery and Haunted Sarasota 

theatrical shows on their trolley. 

• Running every Friday at 8 p.m.: 

Haunted Sarasota, Mummies, Murder 

& Mayhem. Explore Sarasota’s 

spooky side on this interactive tour of 

haunted buildings, unsolved crimes, 

and ghostly tales with ghost hostess, 

Mary Whittaker and several mystery 

spirits. $49.99 (includes free beer/ 

wine). 12 and over. 

• Running every Saturday night: 

Murder Mystery Trolley: Who Killed 

The Circus Queen? Fun interactive 

musical where you are part of the 

show. Solve the mystery of Dahlia the 

queen of the high wire while you drive 

to various circus spots made famous 

in Circus City USA. $49.99 (includes 

free beer/wine). 12 and over. 

They’re located at 1826 4th Street. 

Book online: DiscoverSarasotaTours. 

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out and about continued 

Sarasota Players has Rhapsody 

for Gold on November 10-13. It’s a 

coproduction with Sarasota Jewish 

Theatre and SaraSolo Festival and 

written by David and Sharon Ohrenstein. 

The hit of the 2022 SarSsolo 

Festival, this original one-woman 

musical tells the story of the rise of 

one of the greatest stateswomen of 

the 20th Century, Golda Meir. 

Also at Sarasota Players, Miracle On 

34 TH Street, A Live Musical Radio Play, 

running November 29-December 11. 

Both are held at Studio 1130 – The 

Crossings at Siesta Key, 3501 S. Tamiami 

Trail, Sarasota. Visit www.theplayers.org. 

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Manatee Performing Arts Center 

has Pets! running November 

2-20. This musical revue consists of 

22 musical scenes dealing with the 

very special relationship between 

people and their pets. The scenes 

range from a dog hungrily eyeing his 

owner’s bagel in “There’s a Bagel on 

the Piano” to the hilarious, harried 

Rumanian dog walker in “I Walk 

Ze Dogs” to the lonely Argentinian 

iguana pining for his mate in “Night 

of the Iguana.” 

Information: www.manateeperformingartscenter.com. 

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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 

Opening the season is “Guys and 

Dolls,” the 1950 Tony Award-winner 

for Best Musical. A fun, quirky musical 

comedy, “Guys and Dolls” debuted 

on Broadway in 1950. In New York 

City, gambler Nathan Detroit dreams 

of setting up a big dice game while 

avoiding the authorities – enlisting 

fellow gambler Sky Masterson to 

help. Meanwhile, Nathan’s girlfriend, 

nightclub performer Miss Adelaide, 

laments their 14-year engagement, 

while Sky ends up chasing the straitlaced 

missionary Sarah Brown in a 

scheme to raise money for the game. 

With “Guys and Dolls” WBTT will 

add its own special twist. Runs to 

November 20. Call the Box Office at 

941-366-1505 or visit westcoastblacktheatre.org. 

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Asolo Rep has CABARET running 

November 16-December 31. 

Willkommen to Kander and Ebb’s 

iconic CABARET, which transports 

us to 1939 Berlin and the dynamic 

and pleasure-filled Kit Kat Klub. As 

a dark shadow falls over the city and 

the power of the Third Reich begins 

to mount, the Klub’s performers and 

patrons must decide if they’ll wake up 

to the evil on their doorsteps or continue 

to escape to the alluring fantasy 

world of the cabaret. 

Since its debut in 1967, this classic 

musical has won countless awards, 

including the Tony Awards® for Best 

Musical, Best Score and Best Revival 

of a Musical. Packed with vibrant and 

beloved songs like “Willkommen,” 

“Maybe This Time,” “Money,” “Don’t 

Tell Mama” and “Cabaret.” 

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FSU/Asolo Conservatory has 

STICK FLY running November 1-27. 

Stick Fly is comedy-drama following 

an affluent Black American family 

spending a long weekend in their 

home on Martha’s Vineyard. But 

Mom’s MIA, Dad’s acting weird and 

the newcomers to the family – both 

brothers brought home dates for the 

first time – find themselves wilting 

under the weight of familial scrutiny 

and long-hidden tensions. Stick Fly is 

a play about family, class and cultural 

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expectations. 

Tickets can be 

purchased in person 

at Asolo Rep’s 

Box Office at 5555 

N. Tamiami Trail, 

by phone at 800- 

36-8388, or at asolorep.org. 

Something 

Rotten! kicks off 

FST’s Mainstage 

Series on November 

9 in FST’s 

Gompertz Theatre. 

Set in Elizabethan 

England, 

this musical comedy 

follows Nick 

and Nigel Bottom, 

two playwriting 

brothers who are 

stuck in the shadow 

of the Renaissance 

rock star 

known as “The Bard.” Desperate to 

write the next big hit for the stage, 

they visit a local soothsayer, who 

foretells that the future of theatre 

involves singing, dancing, and acting—all 

at the same time. With this 

new insight, the brothers set out to 

write the world’s very first musical. 

Visit https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/. 

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At The Van Wezel 

With ten multi-platinum albums 

and 16 Top 30 hits, Foreigner is 

hailed as one of the most popular 

rock acts in the world with a formidable 

musical arsenal that continues 

to propel sold-out tours and albums 

sales. Their newest tour, Foreigner, 

the Greatest Hits, comes to the Van 

Wezel on November 17. 

Responsible for some of rock ‘n’ roll’s 

most enduring anthems including 

“Juke Box Hero,” “Cold As Ice,” “Waiting 

For A Girl Like You,” “Feels Like the 

First Time,” and the worldwide #1 hit, 

“I Want To Know What Love Is.” 

Pre-show dining is available 

through Mattison’s at the Van Wezel 

which is located inside the theatre. 

Reservations can be made on Van- 

Wezel.org or through the box office. 

Information: www.VanWezel.org. 

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Concerts / 

Live Music 

WMNF Presents:An Evening 

with Keller Williams on December 

9 at Skipper’s Smokehouse, 910 

Skipper Rd, Tampa. Williams 

released his first album, FREEK, in 

1994, and has since created music 

that sounds like nothing else. 

Un-beholden to conventionalism, 

Williams seamlessly crosses genre 

boundaries. The end product is 

music that encompasses rock, jazz, 

funk, and bluegrass, and always 

keeps the audience on their feet. 

Williams built his reputation initially 

on his engaging live performances, 

no two of which are ever 

alike. His stage shows are rooted 

around Williams singing his compositions 

and choice cover songs, while 

accompanying himself on acoustic 

guitar, bass, guitar synthesizer, and 

drum samples; a technique called 

live phrase sampling or “looping”. 

The end result often leans toward a 

hybrid of alternative folk and groovy 

electronica, a genre he jokingly calls 

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Art Center Sarasota has Elizabeth Barenis’s “Palmistry,” featuring the artist’s latest acrylic paintings. 

“acoustic dance music” or ADM. 

For information, call the station 

at 813-238-8001 or visit www.wmnf. 

org/wmnf. 

The Hermitage 

Award-winning musical theater 

composer will perform at the 

Hermitage’s 2022 Artful Lobster: 

An Outdoor Celebration on 

November 12, 11:30am-2pm. 

Gwon is a Kleban Award and 

Richard Rodgers Award-winning 

composer whose work has garnered 

multiple NY Times Critic’s Picks and 

been performed by such luminaries 

as Audra McDonald and Brian d’Arcy 

James. Reggie Harris has been a 

leading voice in the International Folk 

Music Scene for over 40 years and 

won the 2021 Spirit of Folk Award. 

This event on the Hermitage’s Manasota 

Key campus raises valuable 

funds for the Hermitage’s artist residency 

program. Information: https:// 

hermitageartistretreat.org/. 

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Key Chorale 

Perfect Pitch, their annual 

luncheon supporting education 

and community outreach, is on 

November 7, at 11:30 a.m. and will 

celebrate Daniel Jordan, the 2022 

Perfect Pitch honoree. 

They also have a concert, Mystics 

and Kings, featuring The Sarasota 

Ballet Studio Company and Trainees 

on November 27. It’s an evocative 

exploration of the mystical influences 

from the Jewish Kabbalah, to the mysterious 

sounds of southern India and 

the streets of Harlem. 

Information: keychorale.org. 

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Art Classes 

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Registration is now open for 

Art Center Sarasota’s 2022-2023 

adult education season, which runs 

through April and features more 

than 100 classes, workshops, and 

open studio sessions. 

Classes are offered Monday through 

Saturday and cover a rich diversity of 

topics, including painting, photography, 

sculpture, mixed-media, drawing, 

and pastel and taught by more 

than 25 esteemed art instructors. 

Course highlights include “Happy 

Accidents: Beginning Abstract Watercolor 

Florals,” “Freedom in Landscapes,” 

“Party Time Chix,” “Gelli 

Printing,” and a “Mindfulness Workshop 

Series.” To register and for more 

information, visit www.artsarasota. 

org or call 941-365-2032. 

Here’s a sample: Medium: Sculpture/Mixed 

Media; Classes: January 

6, 13, 20, 27, February 3. Discover the 

whimsical world of papier-mâché with 

mixed-media artist Kathy Carrier as 

she hosts a five-week workshop exploring 

this creative medium with a fanciful 

twist. More than a hen party, the 

class starts with balloons and birthday 

hats and covers the entire process of 

creating a papier-mâché chicken. 

Information: www.artsarasota.org. 

Farmer’s Markets 

The Sarasota Farmers Market is 

open on Saturdays, 7 am-1 pm, rain 

or shine. www.sarasotafarmersmarket.org/ 

(941) 225-9256 

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Venice Farmers Market has more 

than 40 vendors on Saturdays, many 

based during the week in Venice, 

Englewood and other areas of Sarasota 

County. Held at Venice City Hall, 

401 W. Venice Avenue, Venice. Call 

(941) 445-9209 or visit https://www. 

thevenicefarmersmarket.org/site/ 

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The Newtown Farmer’s Market is 

open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Friday 

and Saturday. The market is located 

at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 

at the corner of Cocoanut Avenue and 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. 

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The Farmers Market at Lakewood 

Ranch is now at Waterside Place. 

Their Farmers Market currently has 

about 60 vendors and went this past 

summer from a seasonal market to a 

year-round event.When the market 

transfers to Waterside Place, taking 

up space all along Lakefront Boulevard 

and Kingfisher Lake, more than 

80 vendors will line the street. The 

Farmers Market will stick to a 10 a.m. 

to 2 p.m. time slot on Sundays. 

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Art Around 

the State 

At The Baker Museum: Recent 

Acquisitions: 2019 – Present. The 

Baker Museum’s permanent collection 

has grown steadily over the past 

two decades in both breadth and 

quality within the museum’s clearly 

defined scope, which encompasses 

American, Latin American and European 

art from the 1880s to the present 

day. This exhibition presents over 50 

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works that have been added to the 

permanent collection since 2019. 

Runs through January 8. 

The Baker Museum: https:// 

artisnaples.org/baker-museum. 

Artis—Naples is at 5833 Pelican Bay 

Blvd, Naples, FL. artisnaples.org 

At The Dali: Paul Éluard: Poetry, 

Politics, Love is on display through 

Jan. 8, 2023. Paul Éluard: Poetry, Politics, 

Love explores the world of one 

of the most celebrated and idealistic 

surrealist poets. Éluard, the ex-husband 

of Dalí’s wife Gala, helped found 

Surrealism, the French art movement 

whose poetry celebrated dreams, love 

and freedom. The exhibition presents 

selections of Éluard’s poetry in 

context with photographs and selected 

books, giving visitors a glimpse 

into the life of the man who became 

known as “the Poet of Freedom.” 

During his lifetime, Éluard published 

more than 70 books dedicated 

to two main themes: the rejection of 

tyranny and the search for happiness. 

The exhibition examines the poet’s 

beginnings, passionate relationships 

and important publications. In 

addition, the exhibition delves into 

Éluard’s connection to the origins of 

Surrealism and André Breton as well 

as his later communications with Pablo 

Picasso. Located on the first floor 

of the Museum, access to this community 

exhibition is free by reserving 

Ground Floor tickets at https://thedali.org/exhibits/current/ 

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The Museum of Fine Arts has 

Multiple: Prince Twins Seven-Seven 

through January 15, 2023. This 

exhibition highlights the visionary 

work of Prince Twins Seven-Seven, 

who was the only surviving child out 

of seven pairs of twins born to his 

mother. 

Because of this, and the associated 

traditional religious beliefs of the 

Yorùbá people of Nigeria, he held that 

he possessed unique spiritual insight 

and power. His perceptions in turn 

had a profound impact on his artistic 

expression as a printmaker, painter, 

and sculptor. Blending abstracted 

images of the physical world and evocations 

of the spirit world, Prince Twins 

Seven-Seven created a unique, powerful, 

and international style that bridges 

traditional and contemporary arts. 

Multiple: Prince Twins Seven-Seven 

features 14 total pieces, including 10 

works on paper by Prince Twins Seven-Seven 

and four other Yorùbá works 

of art from the MFA’s collection. The 

MFA is at 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg. 

Visit https://mfastpete.org/ 

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Florida CraftArt 

Festival 

The 25th edition of the Florida 

CraftArt Festival runs November 19 

and 20. The Florida CraftArt Festival, 

held the weekend before Thanksgiving 

in downtown St. Petersburg, attracts 

tens of thousands of art lovers and 

collectors. 

The two-day outdoor festival 

showcases a juried exhibition of fine 

craft and offers an opportunity for 

visitors to interact with and buy directly 

from the artists. 

Visit floridacraftart.org. Florida 

CraftArt Festival 2022 will be located 

just outside Florida CraftArt Gallery, at 

the crossroads of Central Avenue and 

5th Street in Downtown St. Petersburg. 

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The Great American 

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Nov. 17 

An opportunity to commit to healthy, 

smoke-free lives 

Get a Complimentary Signed Copy 

of Dr. Pam Smith's New Book 

Opportunity for Q & A!! 

ZRT Laboratory and Sarasota 

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and speaker Pamela W. Smith, MD, 

MPH, MS, as she discusses women's 

hormones and signs copies of her new 

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PMS, Menopause, Osteoporosis, 

PCOS, and More” (2nd edition). 

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 

Nov 17, 2022 4 pm - 5 pm 

Financial Wellness Center Event Room 

3580 S Tuttle Ave, Sarasota 34239 

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out and about continued 

Classical Dance 

The Sarasota Ballet’s Program 

2 sees three ballets—including two 

Company Premieres—by two of the 

choreographic leaders of 20th century 

British ballet, Sir Frederick Ashton 

and Sir Kenneth MacMillan. 

Running November 18-19 at the 

Sarasota Opera House, Program 

2 opens with the Company Premiere 

of MacMillan’s Danses Concertantes 

and pays tribute to the 

30th Anniversary of the great choreographer’s 

passing. The ballet is 

representative of several MacMillan 

firsts: the choreographer’s first ballet 

created on the Sadler’s Wells Theatre 

Ballet; his first, of an eventual seven, 

set to a score by Igor Stravinsky; and 

his first collaboration with Nicholas 

Georgiadis, who would go on to design 

a wide variety of sets and costumes 

for later MacMillan ballets. 

Next follows the Company Premiere 

of Ashton’s Dante Sonata. 

A chilling reflection of the grim 

futility of war, Dante Sonata was choreographed 

in 1940 during the early 

stages of the Second World War; set to, 

and heavily inspired by, Franz Liszt’s 

piano piece of the same name—itself 

composed on Liszt’s reactions to Dante 

Alighieri’s Inferno—the ballet is a 

jarringly bleak example of Ashton’s 

choreographic range. 

Program 2 comes to a close with 

the return of Ashton’s exquisite Rhapsody. 

Created on the renowned star 

Mikhail Baryshnikov during his guest 

tenure with The Royal Ballet, Rhapsody 

combines Ashton’s penchant for 

musicality and exquisite details in the 

upper body, as well as fast and meticulous 

footwork, with the spectacular 

bravura that encapsulated Baryshnikov’s 

artistry. Information: https:// 

www.sarasotaballet.org/. 

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Nutcracker tickets now on at 

The Sarasota Cuban Ballet School 

for The Nutcracker on December 

3 at the Sarasota Opera House. Be 

transported to Clara’s enchanted 

dream world in The Nutcracker by the 

Sarasota Cuban Ballet School. The 

holiday favorite features the beloved 

classic choreography and the beauty 

of Tchaikovsky’s score, with scenery 

and costumes conceived exclusively 

for the school by legendary theater 

designer Steve . 

Tickets: tickets.sarasotaopera.org. 

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Atomic Holiday Bazaar returns 

for season 15 after a two year hiatus 

due to the Covid pandemic. Atomic 

has moved to the Sarasota County 

Fair located at 3000 Ringling Boulevard. 

Atomic Misfit makers will be 

found inside at Robarts Arena along 

with other makers located at the 

street fair outside of the arena on the 

fairgrounds property. 

Atomic’s new dates and hours are: 

Saturday, November 26, 12pm-7pm 

and Sunday, November 27, 11am - 

6pm. Admission is $6 for adults, kids 

12 and under get in free. Food trucks 

at the street fair include Mouthole 

BBQ and Big Blue Grilled Cheese 

and Robarts indoor arena cantina 

will be open for hungry shoppers. 

Atomic is family friendly to PG-Rated 

adult content. 

The Bradentucky Bombers roller 

derby team will continue to work 

as Atomic’s greeters handing out 

an Atomic swag bag to the first 100 

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adult’ish people 

who enter the arena 

at the start of the 

Saturday and Sunday 

shows. Bags are 

filled with vendor 

swag, some gifted 

vendor merch 

and coupons that 

may be used at the 

Atomic show. 

Atomic features a 

wide range of items 

for all: screen printed 

t-shirts, faux 

taxidermy, upcycled 

everything ranging 

from home decor, 

clothing, jewelry, 

(for example, think 

of “upcycled” as 

copper pipe that 

has been refitted 

into a desk lamp), 

vintage clothing, 

kitsch, lowbrow 

to elegant fine 

art, holiday cards, 

jams, jellies and the 

best canned pickle 

selections ever, 

one of a kind baby 

clothing, humorous 

chatchkes, ornaments, 

knits, catnip toys, doggie stuff, 

felted art, plants, plushies (unusual 

and humorous creatures), pop culture-graphic 

art posters, dark sentiments, 

body products, candles, beachy 

vibe stuff, ethnic Latin textiles, rock 

n roll edgy clothing, sweet little creations 

that make you sigh, get the picture? 

Atomic has something for all! 

For information about Atomic Holiday 

Bazaar contact Adrien Lucas at 

941-539-9044 or email at atomicholidaybazaar@gmail.com.tomic. 

Information: 

https://atomicholidaybazaar.com/ 

Wine Women & Shoes is back 

November 17-19. Wine, Women features 

an over-the-top signature luncheon 

at the Ritz-Carlton including 

fabulous wines, stunning stilettos, 

shopping, and a not-to-be-missed 

fashion show. Visit https://www. 

winewomenandshoes.com/event/ 

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In conjunction with their new 

exhibition, MOD Weekend 2022, 

November 10-13, is devoted to the 

subject of tropical modernism. The 

Sarasota School of Architecture practitioners, 

led by visionary Phillip 

Hiss, embodied the critical regional 

modern ethos that we have come to 

know as “tropical modernism”. 

MOD Weekend will explore examples 

from Sarasota and around the 

globe through a variety of tours, talks 

and events. Tickets: There are three 

MOD Passes available: VIP, Ultimate 

and Essential. Tickets: https://architecturesarasota.org/mod-2022. 

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Rotary’s 20th annual Suncoast 

Food & Wine Fest is on November 

12, 1-4 p.m. at Premier Sports 

Campus, 5895 Post Blvd., Lakewood 

Ranch. The event offers an afternoon 

of samplings and tastings from a 

large selection of area restaurants as 

well as a variety of wines and other 

beverages in an outdoor setting. Your 

ticket will support this event which 

provides financial assistance to many 

charitable organizations within Sarasota 

and Manatee counties, and other 

Rotary projects. To date, Rotary Club 

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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe has “Guys and Dolls” through November 

20. Call the Box Office at 941-366-1505 or visit westcoastblacktheatre.org. 

of Lakewood Ranch has given more 

than 2 million dollars from festival 

proceeds to charity. 

General admission is $95 and 

includes all food & beverages and 

free parking. Learn more at www. 

SuncoastFoodAndWineFest.com. 

Selby Library 

On November 14: Novel Writing 

in the Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium. 

From planning to publishing, this 

series will take you through all the 

essentials you need to help turn your 

book idea into a reality. 

From planning to publishing, this 

series will take you through all the 

essentials you need to help turn 

your book idea into a reality. Local 

authors Brian Petkash and Cooper 

Levey-Baker will explore the fundamentals 

of storytelling from crafting 

your setting, characters, and plot, to 

revising your work and submitting 

your manuscript for publication. This 

series is open to all ages, levels, and 

genres of writers, as well as those interested 

in learning more about the 

craft of novel writing. Drop-in to one, 

or all parts of this dynamic series. 

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Selby Gardens 

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 

will host Seeing the Invisible at its 

Historic Spanish Point campus. The 

most ambitious and expansive show 

to date of contemporary artworks 

created with augmented-reality (AR) 

technology, the exhibition launched 

last year at 12 botanical gardens 

around the world. Selby Gardens is 

one of four inaugural sites that will 

continue to host the show for a second 

year, through September 2023. Six 

new garden and museum sites will 

join the global exhibition in October. 

Seeing the Invisible features works 

by more than a dozen internationally 

acclaimed artists, including Ai Weiwei 

of China, El Anatsui of Ghana, Isaac 

Julien CBE RA of the United Kingdom, 

and Sarah Meyohas of the United 

States. At Selby Gardens’ Historic 

Spanish Point campus, the show’s 13 

AR works are installed in carefully 

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curated locations 

throughout the 30- 

acre preserve. Visitors 

engage with the 

art through an app 

that can be downloaded 

to a smartphone 

or tablet. 

Seeing the Invisible 

is the first exhibition 

of its kind 

to be developed 

as a collaboration 

among botanical 

gardens around the 

world. The same 

commissioned artworks 

are placed in 

outdoor settings at 

the participating 

institutions, creating 

parallels and 

contrasts between 

them. The AR nature 

of the exhibition 

has allowed for 

the creation of expansive, 

immersive 

works that engage 

with existing features 

of the natural 

landscape, going 

beyond the limitations 

of what is 

possible with physical artworks. The 

collaboration also allows the partner 

gardens and museums to bring leading 

contemporary art to their communities 

in a sustainable way. 

For more information visit www. 

selby.org. 

At Fogartyville 

Joe Crookston performs on Nov. 

11. If you love a moving song and 

musical madness, singer, songwriter, 

and multi-instrumentalist, Joe 

Crookston delivers it all: the melodies, 

the lyrics, the energy, and a deep 

passion for exceptionally well-written 

songs. His music swirls with themes 

of lightness, darkness, clocks ticking, 

fiddle looping, weeping willows, slide 

guitar bending, cynicism, hope, and 

the cycles of life and rebirth. 

Tickets: wslrfogartyville.tickets 

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• The Slambovian Circus of Dreams 

will perform on Nov. 13. The Slambovian 

Circus of Dreams bring their rootsy 

psychedelica to Fogartyville! From 

the Hudson Highlands of New York, 

the Slambovians’ “hilariously genius, 

philosophically cosmic, folk-metal 

mastery”, delivers a greater human-ness 

that rocks. The band’s music 

taps a British Invasion vocabulary 

with dusty American folk overtones. 

Indoor tickets: wslrfogartyville. 

ticketspice.com/slambovian 

Outdoor tickets: wslrfogartyville. 

ticketspice.com/test-outdoor-seating 

• “Outta The Muck” documentary 

screening is on Nov. 15. Free admission. 

Family, football and history 

come to life in an intimate portrait of 

the Dean family, longtime residents of 

the historic town of Pahokee, Florida. 

Told through stories that transcend 

space and time, “Outta The Muck” 

presents an intimate portrait of a 

community that resists despair with 

love, remaining fiercely self-determined, 

while forging its own unique 

narrative of Black achievement. 

Reservations: wslr.org/event/screening-of-outta-the-muck-documentary 

• David Jacobs-Strain and Bob 

Beach perform on Nov. 18. David 

Jacobs-Strain and Bob Beach are a 

multigenerational, bicoastal duo 

who have been performing blues and 

roots music together since 2010. 

Tickets: wslr.org/event/david-jacobs-strain-and-bob-beach 

• The World Fusion Orchestra Album 

Release Concert is on Nov. 26. 

In The World Fusion Orchestra, Gypsy 

Jazz meets up with funk, classical 

and hardcore fusion for an explosive 

shred fest with music from every corner 

of the globe. Tickets: wslrfogartyville.ticketspice.com/the-world-fusion-orchestra 

Fogartyville Community Media 

and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, 

Sarasota. 

Musica Sacra 

Their Magical Musical Mondays 

are at 7 pm at First Presbyterian 

Church of Sarasota. Next up is A 

Ceremony of Carols on November 

28. Featuring Giuseppina Ciarla on 

Harp. Conducted by Dr. Ann Stephenson-Moe. 

First Presbyterian Church of Sarasota 

is at 2050 Oak Street, Sarasota. Tickets: 

www.musicasacrasarasota.org. 

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UF/IFAS Extension 

Sarasota County 

November 22 EcoWalk: Unique 

Preserves of Sarasota County at 

Sleeping Turtles South. Join a UF/ 

IFAS Extension Sarasota County educator 

for a walk focused on gratitude, 

and learn more about our amazing 

and unique Florida ecosystems. 

Take a leisurely stroll through some 

of our most beautiful and environmentally 

sensitive lands that have 

been preserved in Sarasota County 

and learn more about what makes 

these areas so unique and important, 

the plants and animals that inhabit 

them, how to be watershed wise, 

and the management issues faced 

when trying to preserve these lands 

for future generations. register only 

at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com rather 

For questions, call 941-861-5000. 

Register: https://www.eventbrite. 

com/e/ecowalk. 

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Contemporary 

Dance 

Sarasota Contemporary Dance is 

prioritizing diversity through collaboration 

with local musicians, reviving 

acclaimed SCD repertory, and presenting 

nationally acclaimed guest choreographers 

by bringing their never-before-seen 

original works to Sarasota. 

All performances will be held at the 

Jane B. Cook Theater at the FSU Center 

for Performing Arts. 

Next up: SCD +enSRQ on December 

1-4. This season, SCD will 

collaborate with Samantha Bennett 

and George Nickson of enSRQ on a 

program exploring rhythms, dance, 

and song from around the world. SCD 

+ enSRQ also features scenic design 

by St. Petersburg-based multidisciplinary 

artist Sharon McCaman. 

For more information, visit www. 

sarasotacontemporarydance.org. 

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helping others this holiday season 

Looking for ways to help your community 

over the holidays? 

JFCS of the Suncoast Seeks Adopt-a-Family Donors 

With the devastation 

suffered by our community 

during and 

after Hurricane Ian, 

JFCS of the Suncoast 

hopes to bring cheer and comfort to 

local families and seniors in need 

during the holidays. 

Since 2004, JFCS has organized its annual 

Adopt-a-Family campaign to help 

ease the burden on parents struggling to 

provide holiday meals and gifts to their 

families. Donors can also brighten the day 

of seniors in isolation through the Adopta-Senior 

program. 

JFCS has 150 seniors and more than 

300 children up for adoption this season. 

Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of 

donors, 150 seniors and 338 children were 

adopted in 2021. Donations totaled more 

than $79,000. 

Since its inception, more than 2,100 

children from over 660 families have benefitted 

from the Adopt-a-Family program. 

Adopt-a-Family/Senior recipients are 

current JFCS clients who participate in a 

variety of human services programs. 

“We live in such a generous community 

that comes together to provide toys, clothing, 

shoes and gift cards to families and seniors 

in need each year,” said Karen Pharo, 

Director of Community Outreach. “This is 

my fifth year hosting the Adopt-a-Family/ 

Adopt-a-Senior program and I have seen 

everything from rent and utilities paid, 

laptops provided for school, pots and pans 

and home furnishings for parents and 

caregivers, clothing, shoes, bunk beds, 

appliances, bikes, and dolls. I always look 

forward to seeing the smiles on the faces 

of the recipients and being part of the 

hugs and tears shared each season.” 

How it works: 

Those wishing to adopt a family should 

be willing to purchase a gift card from a 

major retailer to help the parent shop for a 

holiday meal. Donors will be provided with 

details about the families they have been 

paired up with so they can purchase one or 

more of the items on the children’s holiday 

wish lists, as well as clothing and shoes. 

People who prefer not to be matched 

with a specific family can choose to donate 

money toward the purchase of gifts, 

or they can donate general children’s toys 

and items. 

Those adopting a senior should fill gift 

bags with hard candy, stamps, notepads, 

pens, hand lotion, hand sanitizer, lip balm, 

tissues, socks, refrigerator magnets, and 

store gift cards. People can also donate 

funds toward senior gift bags. 

How to participate in 

Adopt-a-Family/Senior: 

• If you would like to adopt a family 

or senior, email Karen Pharo at kpharo@jfcs-cares.org. 

• Donations to the fundraiser can 

be made through Pay Pal by choosing 

Adopt-a-Family/Adopt-a-Senior in the 

drop-down menu. 

• For more information and gift ideas, 

visit https://jfcs-cares.org/holiday-giving. 

Other Ways to Help: 

JFCS will be hosting their annual Turkey 

Box drive-thru event on Thursday, 

November 17, 4-7 p.m. at JFCS, 2688 

Fruitville Rd., Sarasota. For information, 

email kpharo@jfcs-cares.org. 

The 22nd annual Thanksgiving community 

celebration luncheon of the 

Sarasota Ministerial Association that 

brings together local government representatives, 

faith and other community leaders 

to dine with local residents at risk of 

homelessness will take place on Wednesday, 

November 23, 11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. 

at First Sarasota (The Downtown Baptist 

Church) gymnasium at 1661 Main St. For 

information on how to volunteer or to 

come as a guest for the full Thanksgiving 

meal, email kpharo@jfcs-cares.org. 

For more information, visit https:// 

JFCS-Cares.org/ or call (941) 366-2224. 


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women are at such a high risk 

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chemicals: Read on. 

A new American Heart Association study 

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high blood levels of these chemicals, are 70% 

more likely to develop high blood pressure 

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“As soon as you go through menopause, 

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on our clothes,” says Dr. Fairweather. 

They’re also found in water sources and 

foods we eat… “We’re finding that fish we’re 

eating have it because the water is contaminated 

with it. It’s a major contamination in 

wells and other sources of water. It’s in dairy 

products because the cattle or dairy cows 

are receiving it through fertilizer and other 

contaminants in their environment,” says 

Dr. Fairweather. Previous studies have shown 

that even at low levels these forever chemicals 

create adverse health effects. 

“What we can do proactively to help 

ourselves is to read every label on the food 

that we’re purchasing and make sure that 

it does not have chemicals that we don’t 

understand?” says Dr. Fairweather. “We need 

to educate ourselves and just make sure that 

if there’s anything that isn’t the actual food 

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the product.” 

Here at The Renewal Point, we understand 

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especially if it’s not something 

that you’ve already been doing. However, 

we don’t want that feeling to deter you from 

making changes. Even small changes can 

make a big difference. If replacing things 

feels daunting, then a good place to start is 

with any new purchases. For example, the 

next time you buy shampoo, check to make 

sure it has natural ingredients; for Christmas, 

put a stainless-steel pan or ScanPan on your 

wish list; use the “Dirty Dozen” (by the EPA) 

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vegetables. Over time, you’ll see that most of 

your household items are no longer toxic. 

Additionally, at The Renewal Point, we can 

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happening this month 

The Orchid Show 2022: 

Capturing the Perfect Shot 

At Selby Gardens downtown campus through Dec. 4 

Coelogyne pandurata (photo by Sandra Robinson) Brassia maculata (photo by Wade Collier) Installation image: Cliff Roles Photography Installation image: Cliff Roles Photography 

Paphiopedilum fairrieanum (Wade Collier) 

Installation image: Cliff Roles Photography 

Selby Gardens hosts its annual 

Orchid Show each 

fall to explore the beauty 

and diversity of orchids 

through new interpretive 

themes, with a variety of supplemental 

programs and events. 

Starring the plant family for 

which they’re best known, this annual 

exhibition focuses attention 

on Selby Gardens’ living collections 

and research in an imaginative new 

way. The Orchid Show 2022: Capturing 

the Perfect Shot celebrates 

the beauty and diversity of orchids 

by featuring unique horticultural 

displays and scientific photographs 

of their rare orchid collection. 

The Orchid Show showcases 

the camerawork of a group of 

Selby Gardens volunteers whose 

images span 20-plus years and 

who help Selby Gardens scientists 

document the institution’s living 

research collection. They describe 

their work as plant portraiture, the 

aim of which is to capture the distinguishing 

features of each orchid 

as faithfully as possible. 

The photographs on view have 

been created by a group of skilled 

photographers connected to Selby 

Gardens’ mission, including Dr. 

Wade Collier, Dr. Aaron Fink, Suzanne 

Havens, Sandra Robinson, 

and Dr. Phil Nelson—the first to begin 

digitally photographing the collection 

nearly two decades ago. 

The images are displayed within 

the galleries of the Museum 

of Botany & the Arts as well as in 

the Tropical Conservatory at the 

Downtown Sarasota campus. 

The “living art” for which Selby 

Gardens is well known will be 

on full display inside the Tropical 

Conservatory, where installations 

will pay homage to the practice of 

photography by playing with lenses 

and mirrors while showcasing 

hundreds of live orchids in artistic 

arrangements. Different collection 

specimens will be rotated into the 

show throughout its duration, helping 

to ensure a new experience 

with repeat visits. 

Selby Gardens has the best scientifically 

documented collection 

of living orchids anywhere in the 

world, and this year’s Orchid Show 

will tell two main stories about the 

Gardens’ orchid research, according 

to Vice President for Visitor 

Engagement and Chief Museum 

Curator Dr. David Berry. 

The first story is the meticulous 

work of a group of volunteers who 

have systematically photographed 

Selby Gardens’ living collections, 

including its orchid collection, for 

many years. These talented photographers 

combine painstaking 

process, technical ingenuity, and 

individual aesthetic to capture the 

characteristics of each plant. “The 

photographs become another form 

of botanical evidence, a permanent 

record of something ephemeral,” 

said Berry. “They might document 

a flowering process that happens 

only once a year, or portray plants 

so tiny that they literally cannot be 

seen with the naked eye.” 

The second story is the artistic 

sensibility the photographers bring 

to their work, capturing the strange 

beauty and rich diversity of a 

plant family that beguiles people 

the world over. “Compositionally, 

the photographs are quite stunning,” 

said Berry. “They aren’t only 

pictures of pretty plants—they are 

works of art.” 

The Museum of Botany & the 

Arts will showcase 15 large-format 

prints of the distinctive scientific 

photographs, which feature striking 

close-ups of their orchid subjects 

set against a jet-black background. 

Interpretive material will 

detail the photographic process 

and highlight six volunteer photographers 

who have contributed to 

an archive of more than 100,000 

digital images of Selby Gardens’ 

plant collections. A temporary photo 

studio will be set up in the Museum, 

where individual volunteers 

will periodically do their work in 

view of visitors and answer questions 

about it. 

Admission tickets may be 

purchased at 

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Abbey 

Tyrna 

Executive Director, 

SUNCOAST WATERKEEPER 

She’s the Executive 

Director of Suncoast 

Waterkeeper, 

a nonprofit in 

Sarasota whose mission is 

making sure our water is 

clean and safe. She grew up 

in Cape Coral and earned 

her Ph.D. in Geography 

from the Pennsylvania 

State University, a Master’s 

in Environmental Science 

from LSU and a Bachelor’s in 

Environmental Studies from 

Florida State University. 

Most recently, she worked 

with Sarasota County 

government and the 

University of Florida as the 

Water Resources Agent 

for UF/IFAS Extension and 

Sustainability. 


If you like water - that is, water that’s 

clean to drink, safe to swim in, and 

not full of sewage or chemicals 

- this article may interest as well 

as inform you because there’s 

an organization called Suncoast 

Waterkeeper whose mission is just that: 

making sure water is clean and safe. 

We met back in August a few weeks after a 

sewage spill took place in the city of Sarasota 

that was contained and cleaned up (some 

480,000 gallons), but there is some concern 

about pipes and their integrity. There were 

also other examples of water contamination 

and beach advisories since August, but all that 

has been overtaken by the after-effects from 

Hurricane Ian. 

In what seems like years ago, not months, 

we met on the shore of Sarasota Bay in the 

Indian Beach Sapphire Shores neighborhood 

where I spoke with Abbey Tyrna, the Executive 

Director of Suncoast Waterkeeper, a nonprofit 

in Sarasota. 

Suncoast Waterkeeper (SW) is, according to 

their website, “…dedicated to protecting your 

right to clean water so you can enjoy swimmable, 

potable, drinkable, and fishable water. 

We understand the importance of healthy 

ecosystems and their direct connection to the 

health of communities as well as the health of 

the local economy. ” 

SW is an all-volunteer nonprofit started by 

attorney Justin Bloom. They have made the 

next step in their growth by hiring Abbey, who 

grew up in Cape Coral, and is an experienced 

educator and scientist. She earned her Ph.D. in 

Geography from the Pennsylvania State University, 

where her research focused on measuring 

the effects of development on wetlands. 

Before receiving her doctorate in 2015, she 

earned a Master’s in Environmental Science 

from LSU in 2008, concentrating on wetland 

science and management, and a Bachelor’s 

in Environmental Studies from Florida State 

University in 2001. Most recently, she worked 

with Sarasota County government and the 

University of Florida to help bring scientific 

knowledge and expertise to the public as the 

Water Resources Agent for UF/IFAS Extension 

and Sustainability. 

So this article has been updated to reflect 

that a Category 4 hurricane took a glancing 

blow to Manatee County and northern parts of 

Sarasota County, but punched away at south 

Sarasota County. In Lee and Collier Counties 

to the south, it was almost a knockout punch. 

As for her family and friends, “They were 

all lucky—okay physically, but emotionally 

it’s been a very tough time,” she explains, with 

many familiar and favorite places destroyed. 

As of this writing in late October, a beach advisory 

is in place in Sarasota and there’s potential 

for a red tide. 

Some may say that’s “natural,” but to Abbey’s 

way of seeing things, hurricanes, beach 

advisories and red tide are related. They reveal 

systems that are not prepared nor able to handle 

the aftermath of hurricanes, and shows 

that work needs to be done to mitigate those after 

effects. “We shouldn’t grow to expect or accept 

sewage spills,” she explains. Systems need 

to be made resilient, she explains, and adapted 

to rising sea levels and climate change. 

Hurricane Ian led to stormwater and sewage 

discharge along with large amounts of 

debris in local waterways, affecting the Gulf of 

Mexico, as well as bays and estuaries. And all 

those trees that came down? Foliage washed 

into creeks and bays, resulting in spikes in 

bacteria and nutrient loads. 

In what is painfully obvious, water plays a 

huge role in our lives beyond watching the sun 

go down over the Gulf or using it to drink or do 

things like laundry or showering. Abbey notes 

another concern is quantity. “We get our water 

here from surface water and storing water is 

a challenge due to evaporation rates.” Often 

called the aquifer where rainwater and runoff 

are stored, “There is less fresh, potable water. 

Salt water is intruding,” she states. 

That should set off alarm bells since 

Florida’s population is 22 million and climbing 

steadily. Will there be water to drink? Then 

there’s the quality of that water to consider. 

One state plan is to take wastewater (yes, 

that stuff) and make it into drinking water. 

“A terrible idea,” she comments. Such dire 

sounding ideas mean something is off, seriously 

off, but Abbey is decidedly pragmatic. 

“If we just got more efficient,” she feels, things 

could be different, even better. Instead of 

drilling more wells or reusing wastewater, we 

should focus on ways to better use ground water. 

“I don’t want to drink from the ‘collective 

toilet,’” she remarks. 

Suncoast Waterkeeper “watches over 

Sarasota Bay and Tampa Bay water quality 

and recreational water health in Manatee and 

Sarasota counties. We monitor the health of 

our local waterways and watershed and keep 

local citizens up to date,” says their website. 

It’s a large task for a small nonprofit. But 

citizens also help. During roundabout construction 

in downtown Sarasota, a resident of 

a nearby condo emailed SW with video taken 

showing sediment was going into the Bay. SW 

went out, Abbey explains, and saw that barriers 

were not in place to keep sediment from 

entering the Bay, causing the water to become 

cloudy. “They had exceeded their permit,” she 

explains. SW’s actions prompted a barrier to 

be put in place. 

Suncoast Waterkeeper will take action 

when needed to get local governments and 

businesses to follow environmental laws and 

guidelines to keep water healthy. Their goal, 

she explains, “is not to go after…but to solve.” 

They’ve filed eight lawsuits in the past five 

years, she explains - some being industrial 

wastewater suits while others were metal recycling 

and concrete company violations. 

Listening to Abbey is educational and no 

doubt that comes from her six years at UF/ 

IFAS where she was a Water Resources Agent 

for UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability. 

She wanted “to be in a group that does more. 

This [SW] is more direct.” She enjoys “the 

challenge of doing everything - I don’t have to 

go through a lot of channels. I was ready to be 

more active.” 

“I’m a staff of one,” she notes, but her “proactive 

board” and volunteers monitor things 

like water turbidity. It can all seem a bit daunting, 

but Abbey is pragmatic, even optimistic. 

“We can do a lot…first and foremost use less 

water - a lot less water. Reduce that 20-minute 

shower, run the washing machine and dishwasher 

only when full, don’t have a golf course 

like lawn. Use less pesticides and fertilizer, 

pick up after pets.” 

Growing in Cape Coral and playing and 

exploring outside, Abbey enjoyed local waters. 

“In seventh grade, I got to walk through Six 

Mile Cypress in Fort Myers,” she said. “I was in 

water up to my chest, and I couldn’t have been 

happier… I still remember the serenity of the 

swamp and the feel of the water. From that day 

on, I devoted my education to learning about 

wetlands and protecting Florida waters.” 

Her husband also has strong ties to the water 

having been a ship captain and who now 

works for an oil company. They have two children 

who both love the outdoors and her 14 

year-old son especially likes to fish. 

It’s good to know such a vital resource - 

water - is being monitored and that there’a 

knowledgeable team at Suncoast Waterkeeper, 

led by Abbey, to make sure it happens. 

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Season Highlights: 

events we think you’ll find interesting or unique 

MOD Weekend 

November 10 -13 

MOD Weekend 2022 will explore examples 

from Sarasota and around the globe 

through a variety of tours, talks and events 

from kayak and walking tours to a symposium 

and a trolley tour — all with the focus 

on Sarasota School of Architecture. 

Kayak tours are on November 11 and 

offer a way to view architecture in a coastal 

environment with the unique vantage 

point of the water. A nature guide and a 

design expert will lead you through an unforgettable 

tour, beginning with remarks 

by Sarasota School of Architecture practitioner 

Carl Abbott, who will talk about 

his Butterfield House, situated across the 

Bayou from Paul Rudolph’s Healy Guest 

House (aka “Cocoon House”). 

On November 12 there will be a Yoga 

class at Paul Rudolph’s iconic Umbrella 

House. The home is one of the most celebrated 

residential structures in the United 

States, and is a prime example of tropical 

modernism here on the gulf coast. 

On November 11, kick off MOD Weekend 

at the opening party at Ringling Museum’s 

Ca’d’Zan, designed by architect James Baum 

and completed in 1926. Enjoy cocktails, delicious 

hors d’oeuvres, open bar and music. 

November 12, the Trolley Tour visits 

two of the most pristine Sarasota School 

of Architecture structures in town: the 

“Healy Guest House,” 1950, and the “Revere 

Quality House,” 1948, both designed 

by architects Ralph Twitchell and Paul 

Rudolph. You will be guided through these 

privately owned, meticulously restored 

homes by a local architect who is wellversed 

in the Sarasota School of Architecture 

movement. 

On November 13 there’s a symposium 

with preeminent scholars to discuss a variety 

of issues around the topic of Tropical 

Modernism - from Africa to Asia to our 

own Gulf Coast of Florida. 

There’s another trolley tour on November 

13. Join architects and experts and 

tour Sarasota’s best examples of civic, 

commercial and residential tropical modernism. 

Experience well-known public 

structures, iconic masterpieces from 

the Sarasota School and beyond, as well 

as prime examples of vernacular design 

adapted to our local environment 

Info and tickets at https://architecturesarasota.org/mod-2022. 

Do you know… 

Ring Sarasota, 

Sarasota’s Premier 

Handbell Ensemble? 

Ring Sarasota 

This Sarasota‐based group, under the 

direction of former Navy bandleader Rick 

Holdsworth, showcases over 200 individual 

handbells and handchimes rung by 

a large ensemble of ringers to create a 

symphony of sound with special effects 

mimicking the piccolo, percussion, trombone, 

and even the Tibetan singing bowl. 

Handbells are often 

associated with the 

holidays, Christmas in 

particular. Ring Sarasota 

wants to challenge 

that stereotype, offering 

selections where 

handbells imitate other 

instruments, like the 

pipe organ or banjo, 

or musical styles, like 

pop, big band jazz, or 

patriotic music. 

While any music 

played on handbells 

can be enchanting, Ring 

Sarasota knows that 

this instrument truly 

shines when performing 

songs written 

especially for handbells. 

Audiences will be 

immersed in pop music, 

feel the excitement of the big band era, 

and experience the rhythm of Latin music. 

Ring Sarasota will also be a part of 

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ holiday 

season. Ring Sarasota will perform during 

“Wintergreen Weekend” at Spanish Point in 

Osprey and additionally, they are a special 

musical guest as part of the “Lights in 

Bloom” festivities on the main campus of 

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota. 

• Performance dates: 

• December 3 & 4: Wintergreen Weekend 

at Historic Spanish Point 

• December 17: Selby Gardens Lights in 

Bloom 

• February 19, 2023: Trinity Lutheran 

Church, Bradenton 

• March 12, 2023: Bee Ridge Presbyterian 

Church, Sarasota 

• March 19, 2023: Roser Memorial 

Church, Anna Maria Island 

For more information about Ring Sarasota 

performances visit RingSarasota.org. 

Hermitage Marks 

its 20th 

Kicking off its 20th Anniversary Season, 

the Hermitage Artist Retreat offers 

programs in November with their continuation 

of the “Hermitage @ Booker” 

series. Their second season kicks off with 

returning Hermitage Fellow Reggie Harris 

who will visit a Booker music classroom 

to spend time with students there before 

offering a public outdoor performance that 

evening, which will be open to the community 

on November 4 at 5:30pm. 

Nearly all Hermitage programs are free 

and open to the public (with a $5/person 

registration fee). Registration is required 

at HermitageArtistRetreat.org. 

Next up is their popular fundraiser, Artful 

Lobster on November 12—the only benefit 

to take place on their historic Gulf front 

campus on Manasota Key. Features a lobster 

feast catered by Michael’s On East and live 

entertainment featuring Hermitage Fellows. 

The Hermitage did sustain some damage 

to its campus caused by Hurricane Ian. 

The historic wooden cottages that make 

up the Hermitage Artist Retreat on Manasota 

Key are still standing after Hurricane 

Ian, but will probably require more than 

$1 million in repairs. Gifts to support the 

Hermitage campus repair efforts can be 

made at www.HermitageArtistRetreat.org. 

The Smothers 

Brothers at 

the Van Wezel 

The Van Wezel will have The Smothers 

Brothers on March 30, 2023, for an evening 

of memories featuring classic Comedy 

Hour clips and interactive audience Q&A. 

Their own television variety show, The 

Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, became 

one of the most controversial American 

TV programs of the Vietnam War era. 

Despite popular success, the brothers’ 

penchant for material that was critical of 

the political mainstream and sympathetic 

to the emerging counterculture led to their 

firing by the CBS network in 1969. 

The brothers continued to work, both 

independently and as a team, on stage and 

television, and in films during subsequent 

decades. Dick Smothers lives in Sarasota. 

www.vanwezel.org. 

Hermitage House 

Photo by Barbara Banks 

18 WEST COAST WOMAN NOVEMBER 2022 

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Great Performers Series 

Emerson String Quartet 

Jan 30 | 7:30 pm | Riverview Performing Arts Center 

Pianist Awadagin Pratt 

Feb 15 | 7:30 pm | Riverview Performing Arts Center 

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 

Riccardo Muti, Music Director 

March 1 | 7:30 pm | Van Wezel 

English Chamber Orchestra 

José Serebrier, Conductor 


Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta, Music Director 



A Chanticleer Christmas 

Nov 29, 2022 | 7:30 pm | Sarasota Opera House 

National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine 

Jan 18, 2023 | 7:30 pm | Venice Performing Arts Center 

SCAsarasota.org 

941-966-6161 

Programs and artists subject to change. 

THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF SARASOTA-MANATEE 

AND THE PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM SUNCOAST PRESENT 

Violins AND 

AND 

AN EVENING 

OF MUSIC AND INSPIRATION 

Hope 

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 

6:15pm | Sponsor Reception 

7:00pm | Event followed by Dessert Reception 

Michael’s On East | 1212 S East Ave., Sarasota 

Daniel Levin, contemporary artist, photographer and author 

of Violins and Hope, From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall, 

will be joined by two Perlman Music Program alumni, 

violinist Niv Ashkenazi performing with a surviving 

Holocaust violin and pianist Matthew Graybil. 

To purchase tickets 

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Buffalo Philharmonic 

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ISRAEL 

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season highlights continued 

Alexandra Hammond, artist 

Guiseppina Ciarla, Harpist 

Art Center Sarasota’s 

2022-2023 Season 

at a Glance 

Art Center Sarasota’s 2022-23 season 

features work that spans the range of 

artistic mediums—from abstract ceramic 

sculpture to documentary photography. 

According to Kinsey Robb, Art Center 

Sarasota’s executive director, “We’re 

a community arts center,” she says. 

“The community we serve is amazingly 

diverse. We honor that diversity with our 

selection of art and artists.” 

Robb adds that she’s excited to present 

a series of artist talks this season—a program 

that “provides audiences the ability 

to dive deeper into the minds of our artists 

in an intimate and friendly setting.” 

Coming up December 8-January 21 is 

a solo exhibition: “Alexandra Hammond” 

that revolves around the artist’s “Quantum 

Blue” series of acrylic paintings. According 

to the artist, they invite the viewer to 

enter “a zone of pure possibility — a field 

of active emptiness from which all forms 

arise out of formlessness.” 

Opening reception is on December 8, 6-8 

p.m. Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami 

Trail, Sarasota. For information, visit 

www.artsarasota.org. 

ArtCenter Manatee 

has Scratchboard 

Artists 

In November, ArtCenter Manatee has 

the 11th annual exhibit of the International 

Society of Scratchboard Artists 

(ISSA) in its galleries. The “drawings in 

reverse” will be on display November 

30-December 30 with an opening reception 

on December 1, 5-7 p.m. In 2021, 

artists from the USA, China, Canada and 

Australia were represented. Visit https:// 

artcentermanatee.org. ArtCenter Manatee, 

209 9th St West, Bradenton. 

TOWN HALL 

has José Andrés 

The chef, restaurateur, and humanitarian 

will speak on March 23. José Andrés is 

an internationally-recognized culinary 

innovator, author, educator, humanitarian, 

and chef/owner of ThinkFoodGroup. 

A pioneer of Spanish tapas in the 

United States, he is also known for his 

groundbreaking avant-garde cuisine and 

his award-winning group of nearly three 

dozen restaurants located throughout the 

country and beyond. 

Magical Musical 

Mondays by 

Musica Sacra 

They have their Magical Musical 

Mondays coming up on November 28. 

The performance will be a Ceremony of 

Carols featuring conducted by Dr. Ann 

Stephenson-Moe with Guiseppina Ciarla, 

Harpist. 

Program: A Ceremony of Carols by 

Benjamin Britten; Dancing Day by John 

Rutter and Four English Carols by 

Gustav Holst. 

Benjamin Britten composed his A Ceremony 

of Carols while on a 1942 sea voyage 

from America to Britain. The text, 

in eleven movements is taken from The 

English Galaxy of Shorter Poems, edited 

by Gerald Bullett. Originally conceived 

as a series of unrelated songs, it was 

later unified into a single work with the 

inclusion of a Processional and Recesional 

in unison based on the Gregorian 

antiphon “Hodie Christus Natus est. A 

harp solo based on the chant, along with 

a few other motifs from “Wolcum Yole” 

serve to unify the work. Tickets: https:// 

www.musicasacrasarasota.org/a-ceremony-of-carols. 

At The Dalí - 

The Shape of Dreams 

A profound yet common human experience 

— the dream — is examined through 

500 years of paintings from the 16th to 

20th century, demonstrating how artists 

throughout time have depicted the enigmatic 

state of awareness that often leaves 

dreamers searching for meaning. Drawing 

on the irony that dreams are an intense 

visual sensation most often taking place 

when the eyes are closed, the exhibition 

inspires questions about the very nature of 

reality and encourages viewers to examine 

dreams through different lenses — psychological, 

religious and metaphysical. 

The Shape of Dreams features a 

selection of art on loan from American 

institutions, including the National Gallery 

of Art, Detroit Institute of Arts, The New 

Orleans Museum of Art, Saint Louis Art 

Museum, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture 

Garden, Chicago Art Institute and Metropolitan 

Museum of Art. Several works 

from The Dalí’s permanent collection are 

placed in dialog with these works to examine 

how Western artists have conveyed 

dreams, exploring the continuity and disconnections 

between the past and present. 

Running Nov. 25-April 30, 2023. The 

Dalí is located at One Dalí Boulevard, St. 

Petersburg. visit TheDali.org. 

Furled by Scratchboard Artist Cathy Sheeter, 

ISSA, 2021 Silver Award 

He believes we can use nourishing 

meals to empower people and rebuild 

communities. Tapping the same innovative 

spirit that earned his restaurants Michelin 

stars, Andrés formed World Central 

Kitchen in 2010, which provides meals in 

response to humanitarian, climate, and 

community crises. 

The TOWN HALL Lecture Series is presented 

by Ringling College Library Association. 

Tickets: https://www.rclassociation. 

org/membership/upcoming-events/ 

Enchanted Beach by Salvador Dalí 


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Sarasota Contemporary 

Dance’s “Reclaim” 

Celebrating the company’s 17th anniversary 

Sarasota 

Contemporary Dance 

is launching its 

2022-2023 Mainstage 

Season, “RECLAIM,” 

a celebration of the 

company’s seventeen 

passionate years of 

bringing high-caliber 

dance to Sarasota 

and beyond. 


Dance’s 17th Mainstage Season, 

entitled “RECLAIM,” is 

underway. This season, Sarasota 

Contemporary Dance 

is prioritizing diversity through collaboration 

with local musicians, reviving 

acclaimed SCD repertory, and presenting 

nationally acclaimed guest choreographers 

by bringing their never-before-seen 

original works to Sarasota. 

According to Artistic Director, Leymis 

Bolaños Wilmott, “This year, we are 

excited to feature two live musical collaborations: 

enSRQ in 

December 

and a reprise 

of Jehanne 

with Mark 

Dancingers in 

April…These 

offerings continue 

to incite 

our spirited 

Leymis Bolaños Wilmott 

vision: being 

a versatile 

contemporary dance company and training 

ground that nurtures and provides 

resources for dancers and artmakers in 

various stages of development.” 

The season includes these Main 

Stage performances : 

• SCD + enSRQ 

December 1-3 at 7 p.m.; December 4, 

3 p.m. 

Location: Cook Theatre at the FSU 

Center for the Performing Arts 

Offered virtually December 2-4 

Sarasota Contemporary Dance is re-igniting 

relationships with other arts 

organizations that had to be on pause 

during the pandemic. This season, SCD 

will collaborate with Samantha Bennett 

and George Nickson of enSRQ on 

a program exploring rhythms, dance, 

and song from around the world. SCD + 

enSRQ also features scenic design by St. 

Petersburg-based multidisciplinary artist 

Sharon McCaman. 

• Dance Makers 

January 26-28, 2023 at 7 p.m. and 

January 29, 2023 at 3 p.m. 



Offered virtually January 28-30 

“Dance Makers” features new, imaginative 

dance pieces created by nationally 

acclaimed contemporary choreographers. 

Their eclectic stories will be 

embodied by SCD’s versatile dancers. 

“Dance Makers” promises to be a season 

favorite by highlighting a range of 

works from the aesthetics of jazz dance 

performed to Miles Davis and syncopated, 

athletic Afro-Cuban movement, to 

more dramatic solo and duet works. The 

featured artists include Gilliane Hadely 

(Orlando), Lisa del Rosario (Austin, TX), 

Melissa Cobblah Gutierrez (Miami), and 

Tania Vergara Perez (Sarasota). 

• Evolving/Revolving: Jehanne 

April 27-29, 2023 at 7 p.m. and April 

30, 2023 at 3 p.m. 



Offered virtually April 28-30 

SCD closes its 17th season with a 

comeback of its “Evolving/Revolving” 

showcase in which the company 

revives previously staged works to 

expand and deepen their meaning 

into evening-length performances. For 

RECLAIM, SCD’s striking work of “Jehanne” 

returns to the stage, studying 

Joan of Arc’s cultural influence in the 

Hundred Year’s War, accompanied by 

live music with original composition by 

Mark Dancigers. This work honors the 

human SPIRIT by demonstrating the 

resilience that has taken the company 

to this point and will continue its forward-motion. 

• Tickets and subscriptions are 

available at https://www.sarasota 

contemporarydance.org/in-theater 

or by calling the Box Office at 941-260- 

8485. For more information, visit www. 

sarasotacontemporarydance.org. 

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Saturday Nights 

Key Chorale 

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Music Director Troy Quinn 

Holiday Season Spectacular 

with Key Chorale 

December 17 

Night at the Museum 

January 7 

Cinematic Romance 

February 4 

A Tribute to John Williams 

February 25 

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Get to know: 

ensembleNewSRQ 

Founded in 2015, they’re dedicated to playing 

the music of contemporary composers 

ensembleNewSRQ (enSRQ), the 

innovative chamber music ensemble, 

opened its 2022-2023 season 

with “First Voices,” a concert 

showcasing music that reflects 

the historically underrepresented voices of 

Indigenous composers, back in October. 

Violinist Samantha Bennett and percussionist 

George Nickson are the group’s 

founders and co-artistic directors. Both 

artistic directors have announced that, new 

this year, they are bringing local musicians 

on in a new capacity as enSRQ artists. 

“These are the faces you already know and 

love in their capacity to bring 

modern masterpieces to life,” 

says Bennett. “Artists like 

Samantha Bennett 

Jennifer Best Takeda, Bharat 

Chandra, Betsy Traba and 

Marcelina Suchocka strengthen 

our ties to the community 

and will be with you on this 

season’s journey of musical 

discovery.” 

enSRQ is celebrating its 

seventh season with contemporary 

masterworks, new 

compositions, collaborations, 

and world premieres. 

Bennett and Nickson have 

curated a six-program season 

that shines a light on the evolution 

of contemporary music 

in the 21st century. 

Other highlights of en- 

SRQ’s season includes tributes 

to recently passed composers, 

George 

Crumb and Louis 

George Nickson 

Andriessen; world 

premieres of newly 

commissioned 

works by the 

British composer 

Mark-Anthony 

Turnage and the 

emerging American 

percussionist/ 

composer Shaun 

Tilburg; and a 

collaboration with 


Dance. This 

season concludes 

with a first-ever 

concert at the 

Sarasota Opera 

House featuring 40 

musicians. 

streaming will also be available. 

2022-2023 Season 

apple Collaboration With Sarasota Contemporary 

Dance: December 1-4. As 

enSRQ has redefined the limits of new 

music, Sarasota Contemporary Dance has 

pushed the boundaries of modern dance 

with its inventive choreography by Leymis 

Bolanos Wilmott. 

This concert will also showcase scenic 

and projection design by Sharon McCaman, 

the St. Petersburg-based multidisciplinary 

artist. Performances are in the Asolo Repertory 

Theatre. Live streaming will also be 

available to viewers for this concert. 

apple Crumb: January 16, 7:30 p.m. “Black 

Angels,” the epic lament for the troubled 

years of the Vietnam era climaxes a tribute 

to George Crumb (1929-2022), the Pulitzer 

Prize-winning composer whose works are 

among the most frequently performed compositions 

in today’s musical world. 

Soprano and enSRQ favorite, Lucy Fitz 

Gibbon returns to sing Crumb’s evocative 

“Madrigals,” and the “Demeter Prelude” 

by Crumb’s protégé, Margaret Brouwer. It 

will be performed at First Congregational 

Church, 1031 S. Euclid Ave., Sarasota. Live 

streaming will also be available. 

apple Vespers For A New Dark Age: February 

6. The voices of the Dallas-based 

Verdigris Ensemble rise in collaboration 

with ensembleNEWSRQ to present the 

Photos by Matthew Holler 

choral works of 

two internationally 

acclaimed 

composers: 

“The Branch 

Will Not Break” 

by Christopher 

Cerrone—as 

inspired by 

the poetry of 

James Arlington 

Wright; and 

“Vespers for a 

New Dark Age” 

by Missy Mazzoli—set 

to the poetry 

of Matthew 

Zapruder. Held 

at First Congregational 

Church, 

1031 S. Euclid 

Ave., Sarasota. 

Live streaming 

will also be available. 

apple And The Hits Keep 

Coming: March 2. The 

versatility of the percussionist 

is celebrated in a 

program featuring Krizts 

Auznieks’s “Prelude and 

Ether” for marimbas, vibraphone, 

and piano; Emma 

O’Halloran’s “Shell” for 

marimba quartet; and the 

world premieres of newly 

commissioned works for 

percussion ensembles by 

British composer Mark-Anthony 

Turnage and the 

emerging American percussionist/composer 

Shaun 

Tilburg. Held at First Congregational 

Church, 1031 S. 

Euclid Ave., Sarasota. Live 

apple 1976: April 17. Forty musicians ensemble 

to perform a double bill of contemporary 

classics, both composed in 1976. 

HK Gruber’s “Frankenstein” opens the 

program, and Louis Andriessen’s groundbreaking 

“De Staat” concludes it. Held at 

Sarasota Opera House, 61 North Pineapple 

Ave., Sarasota. Live streaming will also be 

available. 

For tickets, visit www.ensrq.org. 

About ensembleNEWSRQ: 

Founded in 2015 by violinist Samantha 

Bennett and percussionist George Nickson, 

ensembleNEWSRQ (enSRQ) is dedicated 

to playing and advocating for the music of 

contemporary composers. 

MORE THAN A CIRCUS 

FOR 25 YEARS! 

25TH ANNUAL CIRCUS SARASOTA 

FRI, FEB 10 – SUN, MAR 5 

UNDER THE ULLA SEARING BIG TOP 

(IN NATHAN BENDERSON PARK, ON THE ISLAND) 

An awe-inspiring show that brings chills, 

thrills and laughs aplenty for only 4 weeks. 

Circus-goers will enjoy world class performers 

including returning favorites and several 

new artists never featured before! 

ART CENTER 

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EXPERIENCE ART 

SAILOR CIRCUS HOLIDAY SPECIAL 

WED, DEC 28 – SAT, DEC 31, 2022 

SAILOR CIRCUS ARENA 

America’s longest running youth circus 

presents amazingly talented student 

performers in this highly anticipated 

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Admission is free 


New College 

New Topics 2023 

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New College 

of Florida 

has its New 

Topics season, 

with a 

lineup of dynamic regional 

and national speakers 

covering a broad range of 

topics. Hosted by the New 

College Foundation, the 

2023 season runs through 

March. 

January 25, 2023 

• Fleeing Atrocities: 

Witness Perspectives, 

in partnership with 

the U.S. Holocaust 

Memorial Museum 

and the Dr. Helen 

N. Fagin Holocaust, 

Genocide and Human 

Rights Collection. 

Join in for a powerful 

conversation with two 

witnesses of mass atrocities 

nearly 80 years apart: 

Holocaust survivor Louise 

Lawrence-Israëls and 

Rohnigya activist and 

survivor Wai Wai Nu. This 

discussion will be moderated 

by Naomi Kikoler, 

Director of the United 

States Holocaust Memorial 

Museum’s Simon-Skjodt 

Center for the Prevention 

of Genocide. 

This conversation will 

shine a light on the ongoing 

persecution of the Rohingya 

in Burma and the unique perspective 

and voice that Holocaust survivors can 

bring to contemporary issues. In March 

2022, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken 

chose the Museum as the location where 

he would announce the US government’s 

determination of genocide in Burma. It 

was there that Louise and Wai Wai first 

met. 

February 16, 2023 

• The Bigger Picture: Entertainment 

Marketing in a Changing World 

Join Smitty Smith ’70 and Jackson 

George ’95 as they discuss Hollywood 

and the evolution of entertainment 

marketing in a rapidly changing world. 

Smith, a movie industry veteran and 

CEO of the creative agency InSync Plus, 

and George, a creative advertising executive 

with Disney, will take you behind 

the scenes to understand how Hollywood 

develops movies and markets 

their product to the consumer. 

With witty stories and insights, Smith 

and George, will also explore how 

Hollywood is changing and the influence 

of rapidly advancing technologies 

have on the marketing and distribution 

of movies. 

Louise Lawrence-Israëls 

Naomi Kikoler 

Cynthia Barnett 

March 21, 2023 

Wai Wai Nu 

Smitty Smith & Jackson George 

Chris Reed 

• The Sound of the Sea: Seashells 

and the Fate of the Oceans with 

Cynthia Barnett 

Award-winning environmental author 

Cynthia Barnett explores the long, rich 

and surprisingly profound relationship 

between humans and seashells. Traveling 

from Florida to the Bahamas to 

the Maldives, West Africa, and beyond, 

Barnett uncovers the ancient history of 

shells as global currency, their use as religious 

and luxury objects, and the rarely 

appreciated but remarkable creatures 

that make them. 

While shells reveal how humans have 

altered the climate and the sea—down to 

its very chemistry—they are also sentinels 

of hope for coastal adaptation for climate 

change, alternative energy and other 

solutions that lie beneath the waves. 

All New Topics events are held 

at Sanier Pavilion on the New College 

campus at 5:30pm. Tickets are $10, 

with some exceptions. To learn more 

and register, visit ncf.edu/new-topics. 

For questions, contact the New College 

Foundation at foundation@ncf.edu or 

941-487-4800. 


your healthier health you 

Craniosacral Therapy Can Be Life Changing 

CST treats the whole body physically, physiologically, mentally, emotionally and energetically 

Clients come to me because they are in physical 

pain such as neck, back, pain and TMJ as well as 

for chronic headaches and migraines. 

Pain and stress caused by 

shortened Fascia 

Fascia (strong connective tissue) encases all 

our muscles, organs, brain and spinal cord. 

Whenever fascia shortens any place in the 

body, the entire network of fascia creates an 

increased tension affecting the functioning 

of our physical body as well as our organs, 

our brain and spinal cord. 

Our body is the history of every major 

trauma we have experienced physically and 

emotionally beginning with birth issues, falls, 

head trauma, car accidents, childhood abuse 

issues, death, divorce and other emotional 

issues. Our body tries to minimize each trauma 

by shortening fascia to isolate the energy 

coming into the body from that trauma. 

Shortened fascia results in pain, loss of mobility 

and range of motion, organs becoming 

less efficient and with parts of the brain and 

spinal cord becoming stressed. 

To keep the brain functioning, the body 

transfers some of your functional work play 

energy (7:00 AM-10:00 PM) to the brain resulting 

in less energy to make it through each 

day. As we age, the accumulation of all the 

tightened fascia, from every major trauma 

in life, begins to restrict every aspect of our 

body’s functions resulting in pain, loss of mobility, 

mis-functioning organs, loss of energy, 

as well as our brain losing some its sharpness. 

How Craniosacral 

Therapy Works 

The Craniosacral Therapist creates a safe 

place, with gentle holding techniques, that 

engages your body’s ability to self correct, 

reorganize and heal itself with the release 

of some of that tightened fascia during 

each session. As the Craniosacral Therapist 

engages your body, you will feel fascia releasing. 

As the fascia releases, pain begins to 

decrease, range of motion and mobility improve, 

organs begin functioning better and 

with less stress on the brain feels, it returns 

the energy it borrowed at the time of each 

trauma resulting in an immediate increase in 

your energy levels. Rarely does anyone leave 

from my first session not feeling better. 

Short Leg Syndrome 

Eighty-five percent of my clients have one 

of their legs pulled up 1/2 to 1 by shortened 

fascia. The tension from short leg syndrome 

on the sacrum (5 fused vertebrae at bottom 

of the spine) is transferred up the dural tube 

that encases the spinal cord into the lower 

and upper back, the neck, the cranium and 

The physical stress in bodies caused by shortened 

fascia (connective tissue) shuts down 

energy flows to certain organs. Short leg syndrome 

by ½ to 1 in (where one leg is pulled up 

by shortened fascia) shuts down energy flow to 

the spleen (an important part of your immune 

system) and the small and large intestine. With 

the release of that shortened fascia, energy returns 

to these organs. 

the brain. Headaches, migraines, TMJ and 

neck problems can originate from the fascial 

stress in the sacrum. 

Releasing this sacral stress increases energy 

in the bladder, sex organs, kidneys and 

the chakras as well as releasing major stress 

in the upper part of the body. 

Cause of Shallow Breathing 

A great majority of the clients who come to 

me for various problems are also shallow 

breathers. Fascial stress in the diaphragm 

restricts the depth of breathing by restricting 

energy flow to the lungs, the pericardium 

and the heart. With the release of fascial diaphragm 

restriction, the client immediately 

starts breathing deeply and energy is restored 

to the pericardium and the heart. 

Shoulder blades that are cemented to the 

body also restricts how much the rib cage can 

open and thereby also restricting depth of 

breath. Without proper breathing, your cells 

do not get enough oxygen. Everyone, especially 

people suffering from bronchitis, asthma 

and COPD as well as shallow breathing can 

benefit when the fascial stress is released. 

Specialized Training 

to work with Brain 

Dysfunctions 

Just as the body physically gets stressed from 

physical and emotional trauma, the functioning 

of the brain is also affected by fascial stress. For 

our brains to remain healthy, we need dynamic 

production of craniosacral fluid which performs 

the important function of bringing nourishment 

to all the cells in the brain and spinal 

cord as well as cleansing all the metabolic 

wastes given off by those same cells. 

Once the craniosacral fluid cleanses these 

metabolic wastes, efficient drainage of these 

metabolic wastes into the lymph system is 

absolutely necessary. Research has shown, 

that at night, craniosacral fluid cleanses amyloid 

plaques from the brain. If the drainage 

is inefficient, then the brain is being bathed 

in a toxic slurry. How does 15 or 20 years of 

your brain being bathed in a toxic slurry 

affect you: senile dementia, Parkinson’s, 

Alzheimer’s and other brain dysfunctions? 

A Craniosacral Therapist, who has received 

training in working with the brain, can reverse 

that stress on the brain that eventually can 

result in those brain dysfunctions. As we all 

know, the proper functioning of the body is 

dependent on a healthy functioning brain. 

Babies and Children can benefit 

■ Our little boy Leo, four years of age, had a 

difficult birth and at 7 months was put on antibiotics 

for an ear infection and as a result developed 

c-diff. His development came to a stop. 

At 3 years, with the help of an OT, he started 

to walk and talk. In spite of the improvements, 

he was unable to answer questions and his 

communication skills were very poor. Leo 

had very poor muscle tone, a lot of stress in 

his body and physical activities such walking, 

jumping and climbing were difficult for him. 

Beginning with the first session with Terry, 

he began showing improvement and with each 

following session. Everyone from his teachers 

to his grandparents noticed an increase in his 

■ “I was in awful pain and the 

MRI showed 2 pinched nerves 

and stenosis. I scheduled surgery. 

My daughter suggested Craniosacral therapy. 

After only 2 visits the pain was reduced to 

advanced craniosacral about 80% and therapy I canceled the surgery. I went 

for a 3rd visit and I am about 90% better.” 

■ “Simply Amazing! One visit was all it took for 

Terry to relieve 85% of my year long, nagging 

(sometimes severe) neck/shoulder tightness/ 

pain!! My breathing improved tremendously.” 

physical strength, as well as improvements in 

comprehension, speech and communication 

skills. For the first time, he started participating 

in class lessons and interacting with his 

classmates. Terry has made a huge impact on 

getting Leo to a place a little boy should be at 

age four. We cannot thank Terry enough. 

■ Terry’s treatment helped our 6 week old 

baby boy from recent hospitalization into 

the first series of healthy bowel movements 

when seemingly nothing could help. Our son 

was able to latch onto the breast and for the 

first time completed his feeding. He was much 

calmer after working with Terry. 

■ “He was able to relieve tension that I have 

been carrying around for 15 years or more. 

I left his office table with more energy than I 

have had in years.” 

■ “I began working with him because I was 

dealing with anxieties, depression and lots of 

emotional pain inside and out. You don’t realized 

how much stress can cause damage to 

your body, mind and soul. I can say Terry was 

a big help.” 

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of Advanced 

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B.A., B.ED., LMT #MA 6049 

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provides immediate and lasting relief from injury, pain, mobility 

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■ “On a recent vacation to Siesta Key, I re-injured 

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I made in the history of my back pain. I have 

sought many modalities and visit a CST regularly 

and never have I had such a healing in 

my entire body. 

After 3 sessions, I made a 16-hour drive 

home with no pain or discomfort in my entire 

body. Unbelievable. My body has a sense of 

moving freely and that is completely new. I’m 

advanced craniosacral therapy 

so grateful to Terry for his knowledge, for his 

sensitivity to my needs and his kind generosity 

in healing my body. I will see him when I return 

next year.” 

■ “I am a snowbird who spends 7 months 

in Sarasota. I have had back problems for 25 

years. Terry’s techniques have led to a great 

deal of release and relief in areas that have 

been problematic. I have been seeing him over 

the years when my body says ”it’s time”. Usually 

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good news department 

Here are just a few of 

the ways our community 

has come together 

to help those 

affected by Hurricane Ian. November 

is traditionally a time to be 

thankful, so join with us in thanking 

all of the organizations, individuals, 

businesses and foundations 

that have come together to help 

others. 

While the tragedy of this hurricane 

will be felt for quite a while, we 

hope that seeing how generous 

people are, it will warm your heart 

and, if you can, contribute to one 

of the organization below. 

Feeding Linemen from 

Kentucky 

Mica England, chef and owner at BLVD 

Café, reports, “We had the privilege of grilling 

at home for these linemen, that had stopped 

by the Café. If you see these great guys from 

Kentucky, they love a cold Dr. Pepper!” 

“Lori, my wife, went to a Feed Lineman 

page on Facebook. These guys were working 

in the same clothes for days…eating a 

cold ham sandwich for dinner every day 

when the returned to their camp. Some 

of the camps just fed the supervisors and 

not the workers because they didn’t have 

enough food.” 

“Lori washed numerous loads of clothes 

for them, I grilled hot dogs and hamburgers 

for them, made baked beans and potato 

salad, and gave them bags of chips and Dr. 

Pepper. So we got them some. They were so 

sweet and kind. We were so happy we could 

help a little.” 

Surprise visit by Lester Holt 

Chef Mica and her wife Lori helping feed linemen 

Chef Mica and her wife Lori also volunteered 

in the kitchen at Booker High school 

getting lunches together when they had 

a surprise visit by Lester Holt, the nightly 

news anchor for NBC who was intern covering 

the hurricane. “I mean what are the 

chances Lester holt walks in to interview 

you when you’re wrapping hot dogs.” 

Hurricane Ian Relief 

Concert Raises More 

Than $ 112,000 

Sarasota Orchestra and the Van Wezel 

held a concert on October 7 to benefit Hurricane 

Ian recovery efforts. The concert was 

organized in less than a week. Through ticket 

purchases, additional onsite donations and 

online fundraising, $56,226.78 was raised for 

the Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund at 

the Community Foundation of Sarasota 

County. With the dollar-for-dollar match 

from The Patterson Foundation, the total 

amount raised was more than $112,000. 

“Heartfelt gratitude goes to the Sarasota 

Orchestra and the 

Van Wezel for providing 

this incredible 

community service 

by presenting this 

concert in support of 

the Hurricane Ian recovery. 

We hope this 

concert lifted spirits 

and offered an opportunity 

for community 

members to play 

an important part in 

contributing to disaster 

recovery across 

the Suncoast,” said 

Roxie Jerde, President 

and CEO, Community 

Foundation 

of Sarasota County. 

The concert program 

included a 

range of inspiring 

music, including Aaron 

Copland’s Fanfare 

for the Common 

Man, John 

Williams’ Summon 

the Heroes – originally 

composed for 

the 1996 Olympics 

– and the theme 

from The Incredibles. 

Crafted by 

Conductor Christopher 

Confessore, a 

Sarasota native and 

Principal Pops conductor of the Alabama 

Symphony, the concert served as a salute to 

extraordinary first responders. 

You can still make a donation at www.cfsarasota.org. 

Feeding and Food trucks - 

JFCS 

JFCS hosted several food trucks in their 

parking lot on October 12 to help feed hurricane 

victims. “Our hearts are with those 

who are struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane 

Ian. We know it’s challenging trying 

to navigate these 

uncertain and devastating 

times, but 

it’s been a blessing 

to see so many people, 

businesses and 

organizations come 

together to help their 

neighbors.” 

JFCS of the Suncoast 

and several 

local food trucks 

joined forces to raise 

money and provide 

meals to people affected 

by Hurricane 

Ian. Organizations, 

churches, subdivisions, 

businesses, 

and community representatives 

were 

able to pick up free 

meals during the 

event to distribute to 

community members in need. 

Funds raised were also used to purchase 

groceries at a discounted rate for 

community members who cannot afford 

to replace the food they lost during the 

hurricane and power outages. Stan and Jo 

Rutstein donated $4,000 to help sponsor 

the Food Truck Event. 

To make a donation to help JFCS purchase 

groceries and meals, go to www.paypal.com/donate. 

In addition to its assistance 

with food, JFCS also offers a variety 

of counseling and mental health services to 

help residents dealing with the challenges 

and stress brought on by the storm and its 

aftermath. For more information, contact 

the Intake Department at 941-366-2224, 

ext. 116, or visit the jfcs-cares.org. 

Michael’s on East partners 

with José Andrés’ World 

Central Kitchen 

Michael’s on East partnered with World 

Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides 

meals in the wake of disasters founded 

by José Andrés, a chef and owner of 

JFCS helping to feed hurricane victims 

restaurants across 

the country including 

Jaleo in Orlando 

and The Bazaar in 

Miami Beach. 

Michael’s on East 

made more than 

10,000 hot meals for 

those in need as of 

October 2 and made 

5,000 more October 

3. Owner Michael 

Klauber said they 

worked to create balanced 

meals with proteins 

such as roasted 

chicken, hand-rolled meatballs or chicken 

cacciatore, carbohydrates such as rice or 

penne pasta, and vegetables including broccoli, 

green beans or corn. The meals were 

transported by Michael’s on East staff to 

hard-hit locations such as Port Charlotte. 

World Central Kitchen’s director of relief 

operations Fiona Donovan said that, along 

with preparing hot meals and sandwiches 

themselves, the organization has worked with 

around 30 restaurant and food truck partners. 

Meals from both World Central Kitchen 

and its partners are being distributed at 

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good new continued 

established sites, with food trucks also able 

to deploy to more hyper-local communities. 

If you’d like to support World Central 

Kitchen visit https://donate.wck.org. Donate 

to World Central Kitchen to help us 

provide fresh meals in Florida here: https:// 

tinyurl.com/3zcbdmb8. 

Christine Nordstrom of 

5-0 Donut Company 

Christine made over eight trips south to 

bring supplies to places like a Rotunda mobile 

home park. “We stopped at my friend 

Allen’s Yummies Donuts + BBQ in Venice 

and dropped hot meals, gas for generators 

and supplies to some shut-in seniors in 

Placida and Rotunda.” 

Christine also collected donations from 

her many donut-loving fans tat she personally 

drove to those whose homes were flooded 

in North Port. Her fabulous donuts also went 

to Lee and Collier sheriff’s departments. On 

Love from 5-0 Donut Company 

another trip, donations went to the Cajun 

Navy Groundforce and more went to an undeserved 

Fort Myers community near the 

water where she and her volunteers loaded 

over 100 families with food, water, ice and 

supplies. She even arranged a marine delivery 

to the heavily-beset islands and later 

worked a National Guard drive through site 

handing out MREs, tarps, ice and water. 

Christine enlisted her two children who 

also helped with deliveries, her car loaded 

up with gas, ice, bread, dog food, cat food, 

personal hygiene, water and food. 

Nancy’s Bar-B-Q Delivers 

Nancy Krohngold, owner of Nancy’s Bar- 

B-Q, took onWorld Central Kitchen’s invitation 

to partner with them to serve 350 hot 

BBQ meals in North Port and in Fort Myers 

as well as 500 meals in Port Charlotte the 

next day and 500 meals again in Englewood 

the day after that. 

Nancy also wanted to “give a shoutout to 

Mothers Helping Mothers for their Pop 

Up in North Port, doing what they do best 

in fulfilling their mission.” Mothers 

Helping Mothers distributed clothing 

and supplies to those in need. 

The Junior League 

of Sarasota and South 

County Food Pantry 

The Junior League of Sarasota 

teamed up with the South County 

Food Pantry to collect donations 

for those impacted by Hurricane 

Ian at the Junior League of Sarasota 

headquarters 3300 S Tamiami Trail, 

in Sarasota. 

The Junior League of Sarasota, Inc. 

has also started a Hurricane Ian Relief 

Fund to allow its members and 

supporters an opportunity to participate 

in the rebuilding efforts of the 

community. Donate at https://members.jlsarasota.org. 

Mattison’s on the move… 

From Paul Mattison, “After a few days of 

no power and cleaning up I am happy to have 

our 41 location reopened. Our catering team 

is in Fort Myers helping with feeding emergency 

workers but hope you will join us for 

brunch, lunch or dinner at 41. Our staff will 

be happy to see you.” 

Sarasota Memorial 

Healthcare Foundation’s 

SMH Employees Hurricane 

Relief Fund 

The Foundation received a $250,000 Gift 

from Eliza and Hugh Culverhouse. The 

Foundation established 

the fund to 

help ease the financial 

burden facing 

SMH employees impacted 

by Hurricane 

Ian. Of the health system’s 

8000+ employees, 

nearly 25% live 

in the most hard-hit 

areas of south Sarasota 

County and the 

surrounding region. 

“Learning that 

over 2,000 staff mem- 

Nancy’s Bar-B-Q Delivers bers, nurses and 

A shoutout to Mothers Helping Mothers 

physicians left their 

families and homes 

behind to care for 

the community was 

heartbreaking,” Mrs. 

Culverhouse said. 

“The fact that many 

of them went home 

to nothing or faced 

unfathomable financial 

hardship was almost 

incomprehensible--we 

had to help.” 

The Healthcare 

Foundation also 

received a $200,000 

grant just received from Charles & 

Margery Barancik Foundation. 

“Getting SMH employees help and 

getting them back to normal is one 

of the most important things we can 

do right now,” said Barancik Foundation 

president/CEO Teri A Hansen. 

A donation to the Sarasota Memorial 

Healthcare Foundation SMH Employee 

Hurricane Relief Fund can be 

made at smhf.org/ian. 

Suncoast Credit 

Union Donates 

$ 

600,000 To Hurricane 

Ian Relief Efforts 

Eliza and 

Hugh 

Culverhouse 

Suncoast Credit Union donated 

$600,000 to provide support and relief 

to those impacted by Hurricane Ian. 

Volunteer Florida will receive $500,000 

and the Foundation for Lee County Public 

Schools will receive $100,000. 

Volunteer Florida will administer the 

$500,000 gift as the state’s lead agency for 

volunteers and donations before, during, 

and after natural disasters. The funds will 

be disbursed to help provide funding and 

resources to over 85 organizations for 

Emergency Management purposes, going to 

those with the greatest need. 

The School District of Lee County will 

use the $100,000 donation to ensure students 

and teachers basic needs are met. 

Funds will cover immediate needs, including 

clothing, hygiene products, bedding, and 

transportation assistance. 

“We believe we have a moral obligation to 

help others when we are able to do so,” said 

Kevin Johnson, President & CEO, Suncoast 

Credit Union. “The impact of Hurricane Ian 

is tragic. Our only goal for these funds is to 

help those with the greatest of needs in order 

to rebuild communities impacted by Ian. 

We believe that by working together, we can 

all do our part to assist struggling Floridians 

persevere through these times.” 

SarasotaOUT Collected 

Donations 

SarasotaOUT collected supplies needed 

for those impacted by Hurricane Ian on 

October 5 at Mellow Mushroom. Items 

collected included baby food, diapers, 

cleaning supplies, Gatorade, water, fruit 

snacks, snacks, capri suns, toiletries, 

and paper towels. The organization 

also raised $425 dollars from their 

Sarasota OUT Awards which was donated 

directly to those in need from 

Hurricane Ian. 

The Soda Fountain 

of Venice 

We had the pleasure of feeding some 

hard working linemen yesterday 

for lunch in Englewood. We are so 

blessed to be able to give to those 

who are out here working away 

from their homes and families to 

help restore our home The Soda 

Fountain of Venice. 

At The Soda Fountain of Venice 

Soul on State Street 

Soul on State Street had an event on 

October 7 and, with over 1,000 friends and 

neighbors in attendance dancing and having 

fun to JAC of All Trades, they were 

able to collect over $5,000 in donations 

for All Faiths Food Bank’s relief efforts in 

southwest Florida. 

If you missed out on the opportunity 

to help out, donate to the All Faiths Food 

Bank at allfaithsfoodbank.org. If you 

missed out on the fun, they have another 

event on November 4: SOUL ON STATE 

and enjoy a soulful celebration of the 60’s 

and 70’s hits from K-LUV AND THE UNIT- 

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Proceeds will benefit local mental health services provided by Harvest House and Teen Court of Sarasota, 

and cutting-edge research funded by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. 

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Suncoast Waterkeeper 

They keep watch over water quality and recreational 

water health in Manatee and Sarasota counties 

Editor’s Note: To go along with our profile 

of Abbey Tyrna, we’re including a look at 

the organization where she is the Executive 

Director, Suncoast Waterkeeper. Here’s 

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S 

uncoast Waterkeeper watches over 

Sarasota Bay and Tampa Bay water 

quality and recreational water health 

in Manatee and Sarasota counties. They 

monitor the health of local 

waterways and watershed 

and keep local citizens up 

to date. Suncoast Waterkeeper 

will take action when 

needed to get local governments 

to follow environmental 

law and guidelines to keep water healthy. 

They’re not a singular entity: Waterkeeper is 

made up of 350 plus groups, defending the fundamental 

human right to clean water in the Americas, 

Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. 

The mission of our local Waterkeeper is to protect 

and restore the Florida suncoast’s waterways 

through enforcement, fieldwork, advocacy and 

environmental education. 

Their first priority is to ensure that appropriate 

laws are being followed, and to take corrective 

action when they are not. Their work is supported 

by science, the appropriate statutes 

and environmental ethics. They seek 

to prevent environmental damage 

wherever possible. 

The suncoast includes the coastal 

areas of Manatee, Sarasota, and 

northern Charlotte Counties. The 

Suncoast’s major waterbodies include 

Sarasota Bay, portions of Tampa 

Bay, the Manatee River, Charlotte 

Harbor and the nearshore waters of 

the Gulf of Mexico. 

The growth of the surrounding 

communities slowly caused deterioration 

of the natural environment. 

Heavy fishing, dredging to deepen 

shipping channels, and the clearing 

of mangroves for shoreline development were important 

factors. Most damaging was the discharge 

of wastewater and other pollutants from stormwater 

into the bay, which destroyed water quality and 

grasses. By the 1970s, sea grass coverage (which is 

vital to marine life) had decreased by more than 

80%, the water was so murky that sunlight could 

not reach the shallow bottom, and area beaches 

were regularly closed due to unsafe levels of pollutants. 

The Clean Water Act and other legislation have 

brought about significant improvements. By 2010, 

measures of sea grass coverage, water clarity, 

and biodiversity had improved to levels last seen 

in the 1950s. The Suncoast’s shallow waters, sea 

grass beds, mud flats, and surrounding mangrove-dominated 

wetlands provide habitat for a 

wide variety of wildlife. More than 200 species 

of fish are found in the waters of the bays, along 

with bottlenose dolphins and manatees, plus 

many types of marine invertebrates including 

oysters, scallops, clams, shrimp and crab. 

Sarasota Bay, Tampa Bay, and Charlotte Harbor 

are included in the twenty-eight estuaries in the 

country designated by the EPA as estuaries of national 

significance under Section 320 of the Clean 

Water Act. Each Bay has an Estuary Program that 

recommends specific actions to be taken by local 

governments as well as state and federal agencies 

to restore and protect specific waters that 

are in the proposed 

jurisdiction 

of the applicant. 

What Suncoast 

Waterkeeper 

has worked on 

and continues to 

monitor: protecting 

coastal habitats, 

dredging and 

beach renourishment, 

sewage and stormwater pollution, offshore 

Justin Bloom, founder 

factory fish farms and informing the public. 

Justin Bloom is the founder and board member 

of Suncoast Waterkeeper. He got his JD at Tulane 

Law School and has been a practicing environmental 

attorney specializing in prosecuting pollution 

cases and representing communities for 

over 18 years. 

His experience includes investigation, enforcement 

and litigation of Clean Water Act violations 

and “Toxic Tort” cases. He has successfully represented 

many plaintiffs affected by the BP Deepwater 

Horizon oil spill and other oil spills in the 

US. Prior to returning to the Suncoast, he worked 

in New York City as Waterkeeper Alliance’s Eastern 

Regional Director. Justin’s family first came 

to the area in the ‘70s. He attended New College, 

where he graduated with a concentration in environmental 

studies in 1991. 

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What is the Clean Water Act? 

The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal 

law in the United States governing water pollution. 

Its objective is to restore and maintain the 

chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the 

nation’s waters; recognizing the responsibilities 

of the states in addressing pollution and providing 

assistance to states to do so, including 

funding for publicly owned treatment works for 

the improvement of wastewater treatment; and 

maintaining the integrity of wetlands. 

The Clean Water Act of 1972 was one of the United 

States’ first and most influential modern environmental 

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governments, though some of its provisions, such 

as those involving filling or dredging, are administered 

by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

Under the CWA, EPA has implemented pollution 

control programs such as setting wastewater 

standards for industry. EPA has also developed 

national water quality criteria recommendations 

for pollutants in surface waters. 

The CWA made it unlawful to discharge any 

pollutant from a point source into navigable 

waters, unless a permit was obtained. For more 

information on Suncoast Waterkeeper, visit 

https://www.suncoastwaterkeeper.org/. 


good new continued 

Making a Difference, one 

squeeze at a time… 

Her name is Delaney Lockwood. She is 

a 13-year-old eighth grader who has performed 

in several shows at Venice Theatre 

including A Christmas Carol. 

When she learned of the severe damage 

to the theater, she was determined to 

squeeze something positive from the situation. 

A lemonade stand with all proceeds 

to help in the restoration of the theater she 

loves. Expecting to raise perhaps $100, 

she was amazed when, in a mere three 

hours, she sold $700 worth of lemonade... 

all for Venice Theatre. 

If you’d like contribute to Venice Theatre, 

and don’t want to operate a lemonade stand, 

consider a donation by sending a check to 

Venice Theatre, 140 Tampa Ave. W., Venice, 

FL 34285. 

Toulmin Foundation 

provides match 

for donations to 

All Faiths Food Bank 

All gifts to the area’s only food bank and largest 

hunger relief organization will matched, 

up to $100,000 thanks to the Virginia B. 

Toulmin Foundation – in partnership with 

Keith Monda and Veronica Brady, Kathy and 

Delaney Lockwood’s lemonade stand 

Travis Brown, and Bob and Lin Williams – 

every gift to All Faiths Food Bank for Hurricane 

Ian disaster relief will be matched, up 

to $100,000. Gifts can be made via All Faiths’ 

website at allfaithsfoodbank.org. 

Before the storm made landfall, All Faiths 

Food Bank initiated the movement of food 

and water to shelters and disaster relief organizations, 

to assist storm victims in our 

community. In the wake of the storm, All 

Faiths is dedicated to working tirelessly to 

provide meals, water and supplies to those 

affected by Hurricane Ian. 

So far, All Faiths has distributed nearly 

150,000 bottles of water, more than 140,000 

meals, and almost 200,000 hand-held, easyto-eat 

snacks. 

All Faiths held a large-scale distribution 

at Van Wezel on October 5. As of that date, 

80% of its agency partners are open and 

able to distribute food. Visit allfaithsfoodbank.org/foodfinder 

for updates on dates, 

locations and times that food and water will 

be available. 

All Faiths will provide support to Harry 

Chapin Food Bank in Fort Myers as it restores 

its facility and begins addressing the 

devastating needs in Lee and Collier counties. 

All Faiths is currently assessing the status of 

Harry Chapin’s agencies in Charlotte County 

and will supply food and water to help meet 

the needs of community members there. 

“Our hearts go out to our neighbors impacted 

in South Sarasota County and the 

An All Faiths Food Bank team member loads a truck with supplies bound for Venice High School; 

AllFaiths sent 60,000 pounds of food, enough to serve 18,000 people over the course of three days. 

families in Southwest Florida. The Food 

Bank is here now and will continue to be 

here to assist in the long-term recovery for 

those impacted by Hurricane Ian,” said All 

Faiths Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank. 

Boys & Girls Club In North 

Port Hosted Food Pantry 

Gene Matthews Boys & Girls Club In 

North Port hosted a Food Pantry with All 

Faith’s Food Bank back on October 7 at 

the Gene Matthews Club, 6851 Biscayne 

Drive in North Port. 

Sarasota Garden Club 

collected goods 

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation 

has provided $644,000 as part of its 

immediate Hurricane Ian relief with an aim 

to help teachers recover from the storm and 

return to their classrooms while also aiding 

area nonprofits to provide critical help in 

food provisions, early learning and youth 

services, mental health, and other areas. 

Barancik Foundation created a $200,000 

fund for the Sarasota County School District 

to assist staff with immediate needs 

and a similar $30,000 effort for the DeSoto 

County School District. 

Another $200,000 was contributed to 

help ease the financial burden on thousands 

of Sarasota Memorial Health 

Care System staffers impacted by storm. 

About 25% of the system’s more than 8,000 

employees live in the hard-hit areas of 

south Sarasota County. 

“With our critical focus on education, we 

knew we wanted to target teachers,” said 

Teri A Hansen, the foundation’s president 

and CEO. “We have seen so much disruption 

in learning since the start of the COVID-19 

pandemic, we want to do everything we can 

to minimize the further impact on our students 

from Hurricane Ian. 

“We also know how hospital staff have 

been facing a continuing cycle of crises, and 

we want to help them take care of their families 

and get back to helping the community 

that needs them,” Hansen said. 

Other recipients of the Barancik funding 

and other aid include the Boys & Girls 

Club of Sarasota and DeSoto counties, 

the YMCA of Southwest Florida, 

All Faiths Food Bank, Harvest House, 

Links2Success, Children First, Florida 

Center, and Early Learning Coalition. 

Barancik and the region’s other major 

foundations are coordinating to make sure 

they are not duplicating efforts and are collaborating 

to provide complementary relief 

that magnifies impact. Additional efforts 

will be made by Barancik Foundation for 

the longer-term recovery. 

More ways you can help: 

• Gulf Coast Community 

Foundation 

On October 2, Gulf Coast Community 

Foundation’s Board of Directors approved 

up to $800,000 to support the Hurricane 

Ian Disaster Relief Fund. These funds 

will be fully matched by donor contributions 

and immediately available to primarily support 

our communities including Venice, 

North Port, Englewood, Charlotte County, 

Lee County, and DeSoto County. 

Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s Hurricane 

Ian Disaster Relief Fund will support 

those most devastated. “We will prioritize 

health and human services needs primarily 

in southern Sarasota County including 

Venice, hard-hit North Port, Englewood, 

Charlotte County, Lee County, and DeSoto 

County. Our generous Board of Directors 

has provided up to $800,000 that will be fully 

matched by our donors and community. 

100% of our Hurricane Ian Disaster Relief 

Fund will go directly to support our community.” 

https://www.gulfcoastcf.org 

• The Community 

Foundation of 

Sarasota County 

The Community Foundation of Sarasota 

County’s Suncoast Disaster Recovery 

Fund gives donors the opportunity to 

support long-term, long-range programs 

to sustain human service agencies serving 

people in Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, 

and Sarasota counties as they recover 

from Hurricane Ian’s impactGulf Coast 

Community Foundation activates Hurricane 

Ian Disaster Relief Fund 

The fund is fueled by a unanimously 

Board-approved $800,000 initiative to support 

our local community most impacted by 

Hurricane Ian. Donor’s contributions to the 

fund will be fully matched by the $800,000. 

Donations can be made via the website at: 

www.gulfcoastcf.org/hurricane-ian-disaster-relief-fund. 

Checks can be mailed 

to Gulf Coast Community Foundation 

Headquarters at 601 Tamaimi Trail 

South, Venice FL 34285 with “Hurricane 

Ian” in the memo line. 

The fund will be used primarily to support 

the recovery and rebuilding of our 

community with a focus on southern Sarasota 

County including Venice, hard-hit 

North Port, Englewood, Charlotte County, 

Lee County, and DeSoto County. Health and 

human services needs will be a top priority 

in the coming months. 

• The Patterson Foundation 

The Patterson Foundation has given 

a gift of $500,000 to the new Suncoast 

Disaster Recovery Fund. In addition, 

TPF has offered a dollar-for-dollar match 

for every donation up to $750,000 – all of 

which has the potential to bring the fund 

to at least $2 million to strengthen Hurricane 

Ian recovery efforts in Charlotte, 

DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. 

Find out more and contribute at https:// 

www.cfsarasota.org/ 

• The Healthcare 

Foundation’s SMH 

Employee Hurricane 

Relief Fund 

Sarasota Memorial’s Healthcare Foundation 

has established the SMH Employee 

Hurricane Relief Fund. Because of the 

number of employees who may need financial 

assistance—possibly thousands—we 

need your support, too. 

Donate at smhf.org, or send a check to: 

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, 

1515 S. Osprey Ave, Ste B4, Sarasota, 

FL 34239. 

Hope this made you feel great about 

your community! We sure enjoyed pulling 

together the many ways people 

have helped their neighbors. 


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Still sitting in traffic going to 

Lido Beach? 

Time to consider — and enjoy — the Bay Runner Trolley instead 

Beautiful Lido Beach is free and, for now, 

parking is also free. Now there’s a free 

transportation option for getting to the 

beach. In the past, I’ve coped with the 

traffic and crowds by heading to Lido at 

off hours - usually the morning hours. I’d 

drive downtown, drive over the bridge and park relatively 

easily, as long as it was before 10 a.m. Then I 

decided to try the Bay Runner Trolley being offered 

by the City of Sarasota as an alternative to driving. 

Here’s how it went. 

I parked at the Second Street garage at Whole 

Foods (3rd or 4th floor - free for four hours) walked 

past Mattison’s, spied the Bay Runner Trolley sign 

at Main and Lemon and waited. I’m the only one at 

the trolley stop and it’s 6 p.m. on a hot August night 

and soon a trolley pulls up. 

It’s open air on the Bay Runner Trolley, but as soon 

as we get up a little speed, things cool off. What 

amazed me soon into the ride is how I actually got 

to see downtown. And that means people, storefronts, 

and all the changes that have taken place 

and yes, new construction. These are things you 

never see when you’re staring straight ahead at the 

car in front of you. 

It’s a circuitous ride through downtown (for now) 

due to the roundabout construction at Gulfstream, 

but hey, you get to see how large that project actually 

is, something you’d never experience if you have 

to drive/navigate around it. 

All told, the Bay Runner has six stops in the downtown 

area, including the intersection of Main Street 

and School Avenue and the intersection of Main 

and Palm Avenue. Look for the Bay Runner sign or 

download the app at SarasotaBayRunner.com, and 

you’ll see all the stops. A trolley appears every 20 

minutes. Ok, enough for the educational part. Now 

for the fun part. 

Off we go over the Ringling Causeway and you get 

to take in that great view of Sarasota Bay —all 

360 degrees worth — another thing you can’t 

(and shouldn’t) do while driving. Then you’re 

on your way to St. Armands Circle and can take 

in “the scene” there and not have to watch for 

someone cutting ahead of you. 

The Bay Runner stops at a few locations on St. 

Armands and then Lido Beach before 

ending its route at Ted Sperling Park 

at South Lido Beach. On the return to 

Sarasota, we pick up vacationers who 

are headed to dinner downtown. It’s 

like a pre-dinner show taking that ride 

and by doing so, they’re free to enjoy a 

cocktail or two without worries about 

driving. The entire roundtrip trip is well 

under an hour and you may just notice 

yourself being more relaxed and 

your knuckles haven’t turned white. 

Sarasota, and Florida in general, are 

not exactly hotbeds of public transportation, 

but the reality of how effective, 

useful, convenient and good for the 

environment it is has expanded greatly in 

the past few years. But the tipping point 

was no doubt that traffic has gotten to be 

quite challenging in the City of Sarasota 

due to traffic that is more like traffic year round - not 

just seasonal. Add to the mix roundabout construction 

for quite a while to come. 

Each trolley is equipped with two wheelchair positions 

and a lift that extends on and off the bus. The 

Bay Runner is also equipped with two front bicycle 

racks. Heading to the beach? You can take some gear 

with you — totes, shopping bags and other carry-ons 

that can easily fit within a passenger seating area. 

But there are even more possibilities - have dinner in 

downtown Sarasota then head to the beach to see 

the sunset— all while not looking for parking or sitting 

in traffic. I spotted a trolley coming back from 

Lido and a crew from the Lido Beach Resort got off. 

Employees and workers can also use it to commute. 

Launched this past March, the Bay Runner Trolley 

has become a hit. Mark Lyons, Division General 

Manager of Parking/Mobility 

at the City of Sarasota, is pleased 

with the ridership. Operating since 

March, he notes that the Bay Runner 

provided 14,257 rides in March 

alone. He adds that peak ridership 

is from noon to 4 p.m. 

The Bay Runner was approved by 

the City Commission to help alleviate 

traffic congestion between 

downtown Sarasota and the barrier 

islands. The Florida Department 

of Transportation (FDOT) 

funded 40% of the cost (it’s free to 

ride) with other funding coming 

from City of Sarasota Economic 

Development Fund, the Business 

Improvement District of St. Armands, 

and the Downtown Improvement 

District. 

The trolley service will have a three-year trial run, 

which will allow the city to gather data and information 

about it, but the numbers are good, according 

to Lyons. Others have taken note as well. Lyons states 

that the International Parking & Mobility Institute 

(IPMI) gave their Award of Excellence for Innovation 

in a Mobility, Transportation, or Parking Program to 

the City of Sarasota last year. 

Habits may be hard to break, but siting in traffic, 

wasting time and fuel, are great reasons to try something 

new. Your blood pressure will be glad you did. 

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• Use the app. It’s available on the App Store, Google 

Play and SarasotaBayRunner.com, has real-time 

information, including approximate arrival times. 

A QR code on Bay Runner stop signs directs users 

to the app as well. 

• Hours: 8 am to midnight, seven days a week, including 

holidays. The Bay Runner carries 28 passengers 

• Nice extra: you can connect to the Legacy Trail. 

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dining in 

Top Tips for Eating Better During the Holidays 

The holiday season is a joyous time of year, but it’s also a challenging one, 

especially when trying to maintain healthy habits and behaviors. Typical celebrations 

tend to include lots of food, sweets, and drinks, and fewer opportunities for 

exercise and self-care. 

But with some preparation and planning, you can avoid the common obstacles that 

may have derailed your efforts in the past. 

Two health experts, Virginia-based Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, FAND, 

author of Prediabetes: A Complete Guide and Karen Collins, MS, RDN, CDN, FAND, nutrition 

advisor to the American Institute for Cancer Research, and founder of Taking Nutrition from 

Daunting to Doable, to created a list of practical cooking, eating, and entertaining tips to 

help you successfully navigate the holiday table with health goals intact. 

Whether you’re hosting a family affair or just a lucky party guest, these tips can be used by 

anyone to eat better during the holidays. 

Add Vegetables to Everything 

Whenever possible, always add more vegetables, says Weisenberger. “If a recipe calls for 3 

carrots, use 5.” And don’t be afraid to modify dishes by dropping in a few extra veggies. 

It’s easy to add more vegetables to dishes like stuffing, soup, stew, rice, or even macaroni 

and cheese. You can pretty much boost the vegetable content of any starchy side dish you 

can think of. 

For people with cardiovascular disease or diabetes, sending blood sugar or blood pressure 

beyond safe levels can be a problem, so making healthier, more vegetable-forward recipes 

can help people enjoy holiday traditions without putting their health at risk. 

1 teaspoon olive oil 

2 teaspoons cooking 

sherry (or white 

wine) 

1 cup chopped onion 

1½ tablespoons 

chopped fresh garlic 

1 cup sliced carrots 

2 stalks celery, sliced 

2 cups cubed potatoes 

1 tablespoon chopped 

fresh thyme, or 1 

teaspoon dried 

1 tablespoon chopped 

fresh marjoram, or 

1 teaspoon dried 

1 tablespoon 

chopped fresh rosemary, 

or 1 teaspoon dried 1 bay leaf 

2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth 

1 cup fresh corn kernels 

F Harvest Chowder 

Harvest Chowder T 

Little steps can have a bit impact 

Heat oil in large heavy saucepan. Add onion and sauté 5 minutes. Add garlic, carrots, 

corn, celery, bay leaf, sherry, potatoes, herbs and vegetable broth. Cover, bring to boil 

and cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Simmer for 

3 more minutes or until corn is tender. Discard bay leaf. Purée 1 cup soup in blender and 

return to pot. Season with cayenne, salt and pepper. Garnish with sliced green onion. 

Servings: 4. Nutritional Information: One serving contains: Calories 269; Total Fat 3g; 

Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 82mg; Total Carbohydrates 59g; Protein 8g. 

F Honey Glazed Carrots 

Cayenne to taste 

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 

to taste 

1 bunch green onion, sliced small 

Honey Glazed Carrots T 

1 tablespoon butter 

1 leek, white part only, 

halved, sliced small and 

washed thoroughly 

1 pound carrots, sliced 

1 cup orange juice 

1/4 cup wildflower honey 

1 cinnamon stick 

2 teaspoons chopped fresh 

a mint 

Freshly squeezed lemon 

juice from 2 small lemons 

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add leek and cook 2 minutes 

or until lightly browned. Reduce heat to medium. Add carrots and cook 2 minutes or 

until lightly browned. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to 

low, cover and simmer 15 minutes or until carrots are soft. Discard cinnamon stick 

before serving. 

Servings: 6 to 8. Nutritional Information: One serving contains: Calories 114; Total Fat 

1g; Cholesterol 2mg; Sodium 111mg; Total Carbohydrates 27g; Protein 2g. 

Focus on Fruit for Low-Fat, Low-Sugar Desserts 

Focusing on fruit and other low-fat ingredients is a healthy way to end the meal with a 

sweet, satisfying treat. Fruit parfait with layers of fruit alternating with layers of plain or 

lower-sugar lemon yogurt, baked pear or apple with nuts and a dollop of yogurt, and ‘nice 

cream’ (blended frozen bananas and other fruit) are all excellent low-fat dessert options, 

says Collins. 

Don’t Fear Your Favorite Holiday Foods 

Whether you’re a person with diabetes or just someone who is watching what they eat, 

you don’t need to avoid all of your favorite holiday foods. The key is portion control and 

thoughtful choices. “Everyone has to make decisions during the holiday season when it 

comes to the dinner table,” says Weisenberger, but focusing on festive, celebratory foods 

(ginger bread, eggnog, latkes) can help provide the most satisfaction. 

Modernize the “Charcuterie” Board 

“Your charcuterie board doesn’t need 

to be confined to sausages and other 

processed meats and cheeses. Make 

plant-based foods at least 2/3 of the 

board by including vegetables, fresh 

fruit, dried fruit, and nuts,” says Collins. 

If you’re hosting, keep things interesting 

by serving some innovative 

homemade dips along with your platter. 

For example, start with a base of 

plain, low-fat Greek yogurt, hummus, 

avocado, or pureed beans, and then 

dress it up with some extra seasonings, 

fresh herbs, spices, or condiments like 

a spicy mustard or chile paste. 

Try to Stick to Normal Eating Patterns 

It’s easy to find yourself enamored by the all the festive foods coming out of the kitchen, 

but you should try to stick to your usual eating pattern when possible. “The plate method 

of meal planning works very well for a buffet. Fill half your plate with non-starchy vegetables, 

one-quarter of your plate with protein-rich foods and the remaining one-quarter of 

your plate with starchy foods,” suggests Weisenberger. 

Build Around Beans 

Beans are a great source of fiber and plant-based protein, and they can easily play the role 

of meat in dishes like shepherd’s pie, pot pie, and stuffed peppers. Try adding them to 

salads, soups, and vegetable dishes, or serve them as an appetizer, like roasted chickpeas 

or steamed edamame. Add more beans, but it’s important to look at salt levels and try to 

purchase canned beans that are low-sodium. 

Drink from Smaller Wine Glasses 

Overdoing it with wine, beer, and spirits is common during the holiday season. To avoid 

this, Collins recommends using a smaller wine glass. “Many wine glasses today can include 

two or three ‘servings’ of wine when filled,” she says. “People often don’t realize that the 

big glasses of were designed to include lots of air space for sniffing.” It’s also wise to have 

a pitcher of water filled with sliced citrus fruits or fresh herbs that’s in close proximity to 

where the alcoholic beverages are being served. 

These tips will allow you to enjoy all the delicious, celebratory foods that are so important 

to the holidays, without having to feel guilty or stressed. Remember, if you slip up or overdo 

it, you can always recommit to your healthy intentions the next day. 

1 large cucumber, 

peeled, seeded and 

cut into 1/4-inch 

diced pieces 

2 large tomatoes, diced 

2 medium red bell 

peppers, diced small 

1 cup red cabbage, finely 

shredded 

2 bunches green onions, 

finely chopped 

1/2 cup radish, finely 

diced 

1 medium half-sour pickle, finely 

diced, or 1/3 cup chopped green 

olives 

3 tablespoons olive oil 

F Fall Salad T 

Fresh squeezed juice of 1/2 to 1 

lemon, or to taste 

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 

to taste 

Combine all the vegetables and pickles or olives in a salad bowl. Use enough olive oil to 

moisten the vegetables and add lemon juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper, then toss. 

Servings: 8. Nutritional Information: One serving contains: Calories 102; Total Fat 6g; 

Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 379mg; Total Carbohydrates 13g; Protein 2g. 


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