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out and about continued with her “sumptuous coloratura and otherworldly pianissimi” (Herald Tribune). On March 27: With his orchestral playing praised as “a rock-solid foundation” and his solo playing described as being “remarkable for both its solid power and its delicacy,” Aaron Tind<strong>all</strong> is the principal tubist of the Sarasota Orchestra and is a frequent soloist, guest artist/clinician, and orchestral tubist throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Visit SillSarasota.org or c<strong>all</strong> 941- 365-6404. Art Classes Registration continues for Art Center Sarasota’s 20<strong>23</strong> 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 diversity of topics, including painting, photography, sculpture, mixed-media, drawing, and pastel and taught by more than 25 art instructors. To register and for more information, visit www.artsarasota.org or c<strong>all</strong> 941- 365-2032. ▼ Local History Manatee Village Historical Park has Living Off the Land: Florida’s Pioneering Efforts to Make a Living. The exhibit explores the various ways settlers in the mid-1800s through the early 1900s took advantage of readily available natural resources of the land and sea. As Manatee County developed during the Pioneering Period (1830- 1918), a number of commercial activities grew out of the environmental realities people moving into the area built upon. One of the earliest brought fishermen who set up seasonal camps along our shores. These fishermen set up semi-permanent Fishing Ranchos where they caught and prepared schools of mullet and other fish for Cuban markets. In the 1840s, when the first waves of American expansion into the area started, sugar production became a major economic engine. At its peak, there were over a dozen sugarcane plantations established within the Manatee River area. By the mid-1800s and early 1900s, Florida’s population was growing along with its economic prosperity. With the development of steamship lines, connected to the first railroads, local businesses began to send products to ports and destinations around the nation and throughout the world. Living Off the Land: Florida’s Pioneering Efforts to Make a Living will be available on-site at Manatee Village Historical Park through November, 2024. Manatee Village Historical Park is located at 1404 Manatee Avenue East (SR64) in Bradenton, Florida. For more information, c<strong>all</strong> 941-749-7165, or visit www.manateevillage.org. ▼ Art Around the State At The Dali: the shape of dreams through April 30. The Shape of Dreams explores 500 years of dream-inspired paintings from the 16th to 20th century, demonstrating how artists throughout time have ▼ depicted a profound yet universal phenomenon of human experience — the dream. The exhibition will examine how Western artists have depicted dreams for very different audiences throughout time, exploring the continuity and disconnections between the past and present. The exhibition features a selection of art on loan from American institutions, including the National G<strong>all</strong>ery 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. The exhibition includes some reproductions to ensure visitors can experience the essential images to our curated story of dreams. 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. Works by Frida Kahlo, Paul Delvaux, Pat Steir, Philip Guston, Max Beckmann, Lodovico Carracci and Odilon Redon, many of which are monumental canvases, address manners of representation and consider how the waking world influences the dream. The exhibition seeks to understand how these artistic expressions shape the imagination. Information: thedali.org. The Museum of Fine Arts has True Nature Rodin And The Age Of Impressionism through March 26. True Nature presents works by one of the most celebrated sculptors of <strong>all</strong> time, side by side with paintings by his contemporaries. Rodin (1840-1917) created dramatic works that are instantly recognizable, and pervade our collective cultural consciousness. This exhibition includes nearly 40 of his masterpieces, ranging from intimately scaled marble statues to monumental bronzes. It offers a remarkably comprehensive look at Rodin, placing him within the context of the profound artistic, cultural, and social changes occurring at the end of the nineteenth century in France. True Nature also explores Rodin’s desire for academic recognition, even as he remained at the forefront of the avant-garde alongside the Impressionists. Featuring examples of the artist’s most eminent works, such as Saint John the Baptist Preaching (1878), and Jean d’Aire (1886), this exhibition looks beyond Rodin’s popular persona as the tormented Romantic genius, revealing his extraordinary powers of observation and ability to capture emotion and movement. True Nature also includes major paintings such as Claude Monet’s Nympheas (circa 1897-1898), Paul Cézanne’s Still Life with Cherries and Peaches (1885-1887), and Edgar ▼ Degas’s The Bellelli Sisters (1865-1866). Consummate photographs, drawings, and sculptures by other masters of the period also join the exhibition.https:// mfastpete.org/exh/rodin-and-the-impressionists/ The MFA is at 255 Beach Dr., NE, St. Petersburg. Visit mfastpete.org. Selby Gardens Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has 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 20<strong>23</strong>. Six new garden and museum sites will join the global exhibition in October. Seeing the Invisible features works by more than a dozen internation<strong>all</strong>y 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 inst<strong>all</strong>ed in carefully 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 par<strong>all</strong>els and contrasts between them. The AR nature of the exhibition has <strong>all</strong>owed 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. For more information visit www. selby.org. ▼ The Venice Farmers Market Runs October – March: Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and April – September: Saturdays from 8 a.m. to Noon Fresh Florida-grown produce, delicious baked items, wild-caught seafood, artisan handmade food items, homemade pickles, kettle corn, local ▼ honey, gourmet prepared food to eat, and don’t miss our wide array of green space vendors offering tropical plants, potted herbs, citrus trees and fresh-cut flowers, creative art and crafts, live music and much much more. The Venice Farmers Market at City H<strong>all</strong>, 401 W. Venice Avenue, is one of four non-profit community markets under the Friends of Sarasota County Parks donates proceeds after operating costs back to the local community. www.thevenicefarmersmarket.org/. Circus Sarasota’s 25th anniversary show continues with an international cast of world-class circus artists through March 5. CircusArts.org At Bookstore1 Sarasota PoetryLife brings the world’s best poets come to Sarasota to engage with the community through open discussion and readings. This year PoetryLife’s featured events will be held at Florida Studio Theatre. Afternoon Conversation & Coffee with award-winning poets is on March 13 at 3 pm in FST’s Court Cabaret featuring Martín Espada and Patricia Jabbeh Wesley. The theme is “Celebrating Heritage” and the discussion will focus on the richness brought to poetry by poets from different ethnic backgrounds. Evening reading by award-winning poets is on March 13 at 7 pm in FST’s Keating Theatre. Featuring Martín Espada and Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, with special guest appearance by Sarasota’s First Youth Poet Laureate, Hayley Peace Each ticket includes a book by each featured poet (different titles than those included with the afternoon event). Tickets are available through FST’s box office at 941-366-9000. Their book clubs meet in person in the loft at Bookstore1 at The Mark, 117 South Pineapple Ave. Register for <strong>all</strong> book clubs at www.sarasotabooks.com, or c<strong>all</strong> 941-365-7900. Book Club Meetings: March 14 at 11 a.m. The Mysteries to Die For Book Club Vintage Edition led by Elsie Souza. This monthly book club is dedicated to reading vintage mystery novels. March’s pick is The Son by Jo Nesbø, a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption. About The Son: Sonny Lofthus has been in prison for almost half his life: serving time for crimes he didn’t commit. In exchange, he gets an uninterrupted supply of heroin--and a stream of fellow prisoners seeking his Buddha-like absolution. Years earlier Sonny’s father, a corrupt cop, took his own life rather than face exposure. When Sonny discovers a shocking truth about his father’s suicide, he makes a brilliant escape and begins hunting down the people responsible. But he’s also being hunted--by enemies too numerous to count. A fee of $18 is required for participation. This includes a copy of The Son to be picked up at Bookstore1 and the book club meeting. March 15 at 11 a.m. The Short and Satisfying Book Club led by Georgia ▼ Court. The Short and Satisfying Book Club is for those looking for a shorter read that is ripe for discussion. March’s pick is Claire Keegan’s beautiful new novella, Foster, a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love. About Foster: It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas’ house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household—where everything is so well tended to—and this summer must soon come to an end. Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internation<strong>all</strong>y bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan’s great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers. A fee of $20 is required for participation. This includes a copy of Foster to be picked up at Bookstore1 and the book club meeting. March 21 at 11 a.m. The Banned Book Club led by Bryn Durgin. In this monthly book club dedicated to reading and protecting the most important and threatened books for our generation March’s pick is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou’s debut memoir, a modern American classic beloved worldwide. About I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. A fee of $15 is required for participation. This includes a copy of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to be picked up at Bookstore1 and the book club meeting. The Florida Waters Stewardship Program 20<strong>23</strong> The UF/IFAS Extension Services in Manatee and Sarasota County are co-hosting an educational program about water conservation and stewardship from March 8-April 19. To make a difference for water in our community, we must understand the various ways in which we interact with water. This program will use expert presentations, experiential learning, field experience in watershed science, and communication skills training to foster a greater understanding of these interactions and provide the tools necessary to become stewards of our water resources. During this seven-session course, stewards will travel to locations across Sarasota and Manatee County to learn about emerging water issues, meet with local experts, and explore the natural beauty found in these areas. Registration link: bit.ly/FWSP<strong>23</strong> ▼ MARCH 20<strong>23</strong> WEST COAST WOMAN 13
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