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JUNE 2023 

-Jane 

Gill Watt 

Founding President of 

Impact100 SRQ 

Also in this issue: 

■ Sarasota Orchestra’s 

Music Festival 

■ Balance Your 

Hormones, Balance 

Your Brain 

■ Lots of Good News 

■ Summer Circus 

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focus on the arts 

Sarasota Music Festival runs from June 5-24. 

This year’s Festival centers around a special 

theme that ties together the 12 concerts: the 

power of storytelling through music. There 

will also be a wide range of masterclasses, 

coaching sessions, and rehearsals. 

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The Summer Circus Spectacular returns 

June 9-August 12. The Spectacular offers an 

affordable entertainment option for all ages. 

They’ll have circus talent from around the 

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departments 

4 editor’s letter 

7 Out & About: listings for things to do 

live and/or online 

9 healthier you: The Renewal Point 

13 focus on the arts: 

Sarasota Orchestra’s Music Festival 

14 focus on the arts: 

The Summer Circus Spectacular 

16 west coast woman: Jane Gill Watt, 

Founding President of Impact100 SRQ 

18 good news in our community 

22 feature: Sea Grapes - find out more 

about these ubiquitous plants 

24 you’re news 

26 dining in: Plant-based Recipes 

for Egg Lovers 

28 focus on the arts: the summer 

schedule at Florida Studio Theatre 

29 preservation news: Sarasota Alliance 

for Historic Preservation Sarasota 

County Heritage Awards 

30 Selby Gardens has 

“Seeing The Invisible” Art Exhibition 

■ on the cover: Jane Gill Watt, Founding President of Impact100 SRQ. 

■ Image: Evelyn England 

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Louise Bruderle 

Editor and Publisher 

West Coast Woman 

Jane Gill Watt 

Jane Gill Watt, Founding President of Impact100 

SRQ, along with her fellow 762 members, get to be 

fairy godmothers to several nonprofits every year. 

Impact100 SRQ, a 501(c)(3) not for profit, is one of 

more than 60 chapters worldwide that joins its sister 

chapters in embracing a local collective giving 

model. 

Formed in 2018, Impact100 SRQ has brought 

together a diverse group of women who annually 

fund transformational grants to local nonprofits in 

Jane Gill Watt both Sarasota and Manatee Counties. The model 

Photo: Evelyn England is simple: each woman gives a $1,000 tax-deductible 

donation, and together they collectively award 

grants in increments of at least $100,000 to local nonprofits in five focus 

areas: Arts, Culture & History, Education, Environment & Recreation, 

Family and Health & Wellness. 

Each member’s annual donation strengthens the power of giving 

and funds innovative projects that make a high “Impact” (thus the 

name) and sustainable difference in the community. The current 

Impact100 SRQ President is Pam Kandziora, who will lead the organization 

through, no doubt, another record-breaking year of grants she 

and her members will give to the community. Congratulations to Jane, 

Pam, and all the women who make up this innovative and compassionate 

organization. 

The Importance of Local News 

WCW has joined with over 20 other news outlets as part of a new collaboration 

called Community News Collaborative (CNC) and funded by 

the Barancik Foundation. Long story short, a year ago WCW was asked 

to offer input on what stories and issues need to be covered in our area. 

This was part of a new project to address the lack of local and in-depth 

news coverage. Articles would be edited, reported and written by a 

neutral staff who would then share the stories for publication with all the 

member news outlets, WCW included. 

As of last month, an editor was chosen and staff were in place. No 

sooner had they organized and were having a meeting at USF Sarasota-Manatee 

than gunshots were fired on the campus. So they covered it 

and WCW and others then posted it online - giving readers immediate 

access. Granted, this was not the original goal of the collaborative, but it 

was news literally in the making right in front of them and thankfully, no 

one was hurt. 

WCW signed on and we will share stories written and edited by a 

talented team including editor Eric Garwood and Jim DeLa who covered 

the shooting. CNC is made possible by a grant from Charles & Margery 

Barancik Foundation. Look for articles in the months to come with 

bylines by various writers. If you have a story you’d like to see covered, 

contact Eric Garwood, Executive Editor, Community News Collaborative, 

at ericgarwood@wusf.org. 

Courageous and Giving Women 

Jone Williams, Educational Outreach Director for Safe Children Coalition 

(SCC), was honored at the national 

level for her work with children and 

families. Williams is responsible for the 

HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents 

of Preschool Youngsters) Program for 

Sarasota County as well as oversees Safe 

Children Coalition’s Achievers Program 

for teens. 

Out of 12 nominees from throughout 

the nation, Williams won the Avima D. 

Lombard Award at the HIPPY National 

Leadership Conference in Mobile, Ala. 

in April. The award is presented to a 

HIPPY staff person at a local, state, 

or national program office in the U.S. 

whose professional services have made 

a significant contribution to HIPPY and 

Jone Williams 

to improving the lives of young children 

and their families. 

“Jone Williams exemplifies the true definition of servant leadership. 

She excels at building community,” said Lidia Clarke, Associate State 

Director of Florida HIPPY. HIPPY is a home-based early intervention 

program that helps parents teach their 2-5-year-old children. Early 

literacy and language skills are crucial in helping children be 

kindergarten-ready, so that they are poised to be successful learners. 

The ages of 2-5 are especially important as children experience 

rapid cognitive development and building of language skills. There are 

125 area families currently participating in Safe Children Coalition’s 

HIPPY program. 

“The reason I’m so passionate about HIPPY is I know first-hand that 

it works,” Williams said. “My son went through the program, graduated 

high school and college, and now works with children himself at Girls 

Inc. We both have a love for children and for the benefits – to children, 

families and communities – of early childhood education.” 

“We’re so honored to have Jone serving children and families on our 

organization’s behalf,” said SCC president and CEO Brena Slater. 

We have more amazing stories in this month’s You’re News column 

such as the University of South Florida Women in Leadership & 

Philanthropy naming two faculty members on the Sarasota-Manatee 

campus as recipients of Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Awards, 

which recognize female faculty at USF for their research, instructional 

excellence, mentorship and student engagement. 

Both Lindsay Persohn and Helene Robinson have used podcasts 

to translate their research and other academic interests for larger 

audiences and will use cash awards that come with the WLP’s 

recognition to support that work. 

Persohn, an assistant professor of literacy studies, received the USF 

Sarasota-Manatee Faculty Excellence Award. Robinson, an associate 

professor of instruction and director of USF’s Critical and Creative 

Design Thinking program on the Sarasota-Manatee campus, received 

the Instructor Excellence Award. 

Persohn focuses her research on children’s literature and illustrations. 

She currently is helping lead the Booker Literacy Initiative, which 

connects youngsters at one of Sarasota’s most economically 

impoverished middle schools with USF students, who provide tutoring 

and mentorship. 

A former teacher for students who experienced disability, Robinson’s 

15 years in higher education has focused on creating inclusive 

environments using multi-tiered systems of support, arts integration, 

self-regulation strategies, critical thinking creativity and design 

thinking to remove barriers to learning so that all students, staff and 

faculty can thrive. Due to her own experience with breast cancer, 

her recent research explores the intersection of disability, feminine 

identity, ableism and disenfranchised grief among breast cancer 

survivors and warriors. 

And then there’s Sarasota Memorial Health Care System which 

recently honored staff who reached milestone career anniversaries. 

OB/GYN perinatal sonographer Barbara Pittenger, who has served 

Sarasota Memorial patients for 45 years, was the guest of honor at 

the health system’s annual service anniversary celebration back in 

April. Affectionately known as Bip, Pittenger started working at SMH 

as an X-ray tech in 1977, and within a few years, completed training to 

become a perinatal sonographer, specializing in ultrasound exams for 

high-risk pregnancies. She eventually worked her way from the hospital’s 

radiology department to Sarasota Memorial’s First Physicians Group OB/ 

GYN practice. 

Sarasota Memorial’s longest-serving employee, Lenora “Nori” Yoder, 

was honored for 50 years at the service anniversary celebration last 

year. A lab tech in the microbiology department, she had postponed 

retirement to support SMH staff and the community through multiple 

surges of the pandemic, including the deadly Delta wave. At 47 years and 

counting, nurse Clara Rock, who was honored at last year’s celebration, 

is currently the longest serving employee still working at SMH. 

Congratulations to all of you! Your dedication to your work shows, and 

our community is better for your many efforts. 

Louise Bruderle | Editor and Publisher | 

westcoastwoman@comcast.net 

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Special Event 

On June 4 at 10 a.m. at My West- 

Church, 2209 75th St W, Bradenton, 

join The WestChurch and Pastor 

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Free Dance Class 

There’s a free trial dance class day 

on Saturday June 10 at Dance Alliance 

of Bradenton, 862 62nd Street 

E, #103, Bradenton. Here’s the schedule: 

9:30 yoga; 10:30 Broadway Jazz; 

11:15 tap; noon bellydance; 12:30 

hula and at 1 p.m. there’s Balletone 

Standing Flow. 

RSVP requested, via email: info@ 

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At The Bay 

Enjoy a walking and sitting exploration 

of finding peace within nature and 

amongst the mangroves with Meditation 

Mondays in the Mangroves. 

No prior experience is needed. Wear 

comfortable, loose clothing and bring 

water and a portable chair or blanket 

to sit upon as we will stop to sit along 

the trail. Appropriate for ages 12-102. 

Registration required. Instructor: 

Dr. Katherine Clements, UF/IFAS Extension 

Sarasota County ecology and 

natural resources educator, or Noreen 

Delaney, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota 

County volunteer. For questions, 

call 941-861-5000. Register at www. 

eventbrite.com/e/meditation-mondays. 

Location: The Bay Park, 655 

North Tamiami Trail Sarasota 

Also at The Bay, experience Walking 

in Wonder Guided Nature Tour 

where you can explore the newly 

opened Bay Park during a free, guided 

nature tour. Location: The Nest at 1055 

Blvd of the Arts Sarasota. Offered Saturdays, 

9:30-10:30 a.m. 

There’s also Ride and Paddle at The 

Bay. Experience the flora and fauna 

at The Bay through a guided kayak 

nature tour. Offered every Saturday 

at 8:30, a.m. join in for a free, 2-hour, 

intermediate-level tour through The 

Bay’s restored mangroves and to the 

north and south of the park, allowing 

paddlers to explore Sarasota Bay 

and learn more about The Bay Park 

from Ride & Paddle’s experienced 

guides. Location: The Bay Park- Kayak 

Launch, 1055 Boulevard of the Arts, 

Sarasota. Reservations: www.thebaysarasota.org/ 

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Get to Know 

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Southface has a Green Drinks 

Meetup on June 15, 5-7 

p.m. Join them at Sun King 

Brewery. It’s a sustainably 

good time every third 

Thursday of the month. Join 

Southface Sarasota members 

and local experts to 

talk sustainability and network 

over drinks at the Sun 

King Brewery. No registration 

required. 

The event is offered in 

partnership with Green 

Drinks Sarasota and the 

USGBC (U.S. Green Building 

Council). Held at Sun King 

Brewing, 1215 Mango Ave., 

Sarasota. The next one is on 

July 20. Information: www. 

southface.org/sarasota/ 

Choral Artists 

Presents 

American 

Fanfare 

Choral Artists will be 

partnering with the Lakewood 

Ranch Wind Ensemble 

for a star spangled event 

on Tuesday, July 4 at 4:30 

pm the Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. 

Palm Avenue, Sarasota. 

Come celebrate our National Day 

of Independence and patriotic pride 

through choral fireworks, Sousa 

marches, and the American songs 

we all know and love. Tickets: 941- 

387-4900 or visit ChoralArtists 

Sarasota.org. 

In addition, join in their “Meet the 

Music” talk with Dr. Joseph Holt that 

offers engaging background and insights 

into the music and performers 

of American Fanfare along with musical 

excerpts from featured performers. 

Free for ticket holders, $10 at the door 

for non-ticket holders on June 22, 5:30 

pm at Art to Walk On, 16 S. Palm Ave., 

Sarasota. RSVP to director@choralartistssarasota.org 

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RADD Bike Rides 

DreamLarge is behind BLVD Bike 

Rides, a free community bike ride 

that aims to bring residents, neighbors 

and friends together to celebrate 

the community and cycling in downtown 

Sarasota. 

Join them every quarter from April to 

December for a specially-themed ride 

(each with its own fantastic guide). The 

guided group ride will end at a different 

local restaurant or bar. Riders are 

encouraged to stay and mingle with 

their fellow bikers after the ride. 

The event is free and open to everyone 

in the community and aims to 

bring residents, neighbors and friends 

together, while enjoying a fun bike 

ride in downtown Sarasota. Bring your 

own bike and water bottle for this ride. 

Their next ride is on July 13. Ride 

Leader is Bill Waddill, Chief Operating 

Officer The Bay Park Conservancy. 

Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m.; Ride begins 

at 5:45 p.m. 

So you can plan ahead, here are future 

ride dates: October 19 Halloween 

Edition with Ride Leader: Jeff Vredenburg, 

Sustainability Program Educator 

for the City of Sarasota. Check-in 

begins at 5:15 p.m.; Ride begins at 5:30 

p.m. Held at DreamLarge Office, 513 

Central Ave, Sarasota. 

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At Norton Museum of Art 

On View: Portrait of 

Mrs. Frederick Guest 

(Amy Phipps) 

by John Singer 

Sargent. 

Norton Museum 

of Art, 1450 S. 

Dixie Highway, 

West Palm Beach 

For information, visit www. 

DreamLarge.org. Register at www. 

eventbrite.com 

Mote Marine 

Laboratory & 

Aquarium 

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium 

has “Mote Aquarium World 

Ocean Day Celebration 2023” on 

June 10, 9:30 am-3 pm. in the Aquarium 

Courtyard. 

Enjoy ocean-themed games, educational 

displays, live music, visits 

with local authors, a live mural painting, 

personal interaction with Mote’s 

mascots, face painting, and more! All 

activities are included with normal 

admission to Mote Aquarium. 

Reserve tickets at mote.org. Mote 

Marine Laboratory & Aquarium,1600 

Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota. 

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Van Wezel Updates 

and Friday Fest 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 

celebrates its 48th Anniversary kicking-off 

its 30-city national tour on 

Sept. 29 and visiting the Van Wezel 

on Sept. 30. 

Fans will be able to meet and talk 

with Barry Bostwick, star of this original 

cult classic in person. His iconic 

portrayal of “Brad Majors” has thrilled 

generations of fans for nearly 50 years. 

The show will also feature a costume 

contest, a performance by the 

local Shadow Cast and a memorabilia 

display with artifacts and costumes 

from the movie. The Shadow Cast 

acts out the movie on stage while the 

movie plays on screen. 

Tickets: www.VanWezel.org. Preshow 

dining is available through Mattison’s 

at the Van Wezel which is located 

inside the theatre. 

The van Wezel also has its free, outdoor 

summertime concert series, Friday 

Fest. The lineup of bands this year 

includes: 

• June 16: Kettle of Fish 

• July 21: One Night Rodeo 

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• August 11: TEN76 

• September 22: 

Jah Movement 

Bring blankets or lawn 

chairs, take in the music 

and the sunset by the bay, 

and enjoy food and beverages 

from local vendors. 

Bishop 

Museum of 

Science and 

Nature 

In the field of engineering, 

human achievements 

receive the most recognition, 

but Eco Engineers, the 

new temporary exhibit at 

the Bishop Museum of Science 

and Nature, shifts the 

spotlight to the flora and 

fauna that shape ecosystems 

with their own engineering 

feats. 

The exhibit pays homage 

not only to furry friends like 

beavers, but also to plants 

like red mangroves and live 

oaks that leave an indelible 

mark on the landscape. The 

exhibit is divided into three zones, including 

the land, water’s edge, and sea 

sections. Giant photos of the featured 

species fill the space, creating an immersive 

environment. 

A selection of photos bring each 

species to life, with the largest photos 

measuring about 3 by 6 feet. The coral 

photos, lent to the Bishop by the Coral 

Restoration Foundation, will stun 

visitors. 3D elements, like corals and a 

beaver skull from the museum’s collections 

complement the photos and text. 

Eco Engineers runs through Sept. 

3. Bishop Museum of Science and 

Nature, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton, 

bishopscience.org. 

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Sarasota 

Art Museum 

Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling 

College presents A Beautiful 

Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the 

Vanguard, on view through June 

25. From micro artworks the size of 

your hand to mammoth, room-sized 

installations, the 11 women artists 

represented in A Beautiful Mess push 

the boundaries between craft and fine 

art, taking the art form to new heights 

both conceptually and physically. 

• Stephanie J. Woods: my papa used 

to play checkers runs through September 

17. In her first solo museum exhibition, 

Woods presents new multidisciplinary 

works inspired by her firsthand 

experience of West Africa and 

with themes focusing on transatlantic 

cultural continuity and memories. 

Sarasota Art Museum is located 

at 1001 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 

Info: SarasotaArtMuseum.org. 

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Art Galleries 

In June, Art Uptown Gallery will 

present “Small Works Show,” showcasing 

small framed pieces of their 

original art. Meet the artists at the 

First Friday public reception on June 

2, 6-9 p.m. The exhibit runs through 

June 30. Art Uptown Gallery, 1367 

Main St., Sarasota. Info: 941-955-5409 

or www.artuptown.com 

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At Art CenterSarasota: On view 

through August 5: Regional Juried 

Show: Identity, Exploring the 

Human Condition. 

Artists will submit work that addresses 

a sense of who they/we are as individuals, 

or who we are as a society. 

These works will highlight the journey, 

the turmoil, the ecstasy of the 

human condition. 

These works may reinforce the 

underlying communication of emotional 

truth as only understood by 

other human beings. The Annual Juried 

Regional Show is Art Center Sarasota’s 

largest juried show of the year 

and encompasses all four of our gallery 

spaces. The show is open to all artists 

in the southeast region of the United 

States. Juror: Christy Paris, Adjunct Art 

History Professor and PhD candidate 

at the University of South Florida. 

Location: 707 N. Tamiami Trail, 

Sarasota, www.artsarasota.org. 

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At The Hermitage 

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has 

new programs throughout the month 

of June. Continuing its 20th Anniversary 

Season, these events will be 

presented all across Sarasota County, 

from the Hermitage’s beautiful beachfront 

campus on Manasota Key to the 

Van Wezel Terrace overlooking Sarasota 

Bay, as well as virtual offerings 

expanding access beyond geographic 

limitations. Hermitage programs 

introduce world-renowned artists to 

Florida’s Gulf Coast community and 

audiences across the country for candid 

and engaging conversations, musical 

performances, play readings, workin-process 

showings, and educational 

opportunities for students and adults. 

Here’s what’s coming up: 

• “The Radiant Tarot: Pathway to 

Creativity” on June 16 at 6:30pm on 

the Hermitage Beach with Hermitage 

Fellow and writer Tony Barnstone. 

Inspired by the words of Rilke and 

William Blake amongst many other 

artists and practitioners, the artwork 

and guidebook of this Tarot deck are 

aimed at awakening creativity and 

personal growth. In this program, 

Barnstone, author of the guidebook, 

will illuminate some of the impulses 

behind its creation, its potential interpretations, 

and the creative projects it 

has already inspired. 

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• The Hermitage presents “The Many 

Languages of Jennifer Croft” at 6:30 

pm on June 20 on the Hermitage 

Beach. Recipient of the 2020 William 

Saroyan International Prize for Writing 

for her illustrated memoir Homesick 

and the 2018 Man-Booker International 

Prize for her translation of from Polish 

of Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s 

Flights, Jennifer Croft is an accomplished 

writer as well as translator. 

She also happens to be married to 

writer and translator Boris Dralyuk 

who joins her as part of the Hermitage’s 

Family Residency program. Croft 

and Dralyuk share selections from 

their original and translated works as 

well as offering insight on the mercurial 

art of translation. The Hermitage 

is partnering with a number of literary 

organizations to support the event 

including Sarasota County Libraries 

and the Johann Fust Library Foundation 

on Boca Grande. 

• The Hermitage travels to Lakewood 

Ranch on June 23 at 7pm to present 

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out and about continued 

“Songs from the Sand: A Hermitage 

Cabaret.” This evening of song at 

Lakewood Ranch’s “Waterside Pavilion” 

stage will feature original songs 

and words created by artists who have 

been in residence on its Manasota Key 

campus presented by Sarasota performers. 

From Adam Gwon to Jeanine 

Tesori, Michael R. Jackson to Kit Yan, 

and Rona Siddiqui to Zoe Sarnak, 

the Hermitage has provided space 

and time to some of the most exciting 

musical theater writers working in the 

industry today. Hear some of these 

breathtaking and inspiring works, as 

well as little known stories surrounding 

some of their creation, performed 

by some of Sarasota’s greatest talents. 

Nearly all Hermitage programs are 

free and open to the public (with a 

$5/person registration fee), offering 

Gulf Coast audiences a rare chance to 

engage and interact with some of the 

world’s leading talent. Due to capacity 

limitations and social distancing, registration 

is required at HermitageArtistRetreat.org. 

At The Ringling 

Reclaiming Home, Contemporary 

Seminole Art runs through September 

4. This group exhibition marks 

The Ringling’s first presentation of 

contemporary art by Native American 

artists with ancestral, historical, and 

present-day connections to Florida. 

An imperative step toward establishing 

a meaningful relationship 

with the Native American artistic 

community, Reclaiming Home will 

highlight the breadth and depth of 

the artwork by Seminole, Miccosukee, 

and mixed-heritage artists from 

Florida with the important work by internationally-recognized 

artists. The 

exhibition will expand the conceptual 

framework of Native American art 

made in Florida today and provide a 

fuller understanding of the complexities 

of issues within the art of the Seminole 

diaspora. 

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• From the Chambers Honoring 

John Sims is also at Ringling Museum 

through August 6. In December 

2022, the innovative artist, activist, 

writer, and filmmaker John Sims 

passed away suddenly at his studio in 

Sarasota. 

The tragic loss of Sims left a deep 

impact on the art world. His art, informed 

by mathematics, design, sacred 

symbols, and poetic text, boldly 

confronted white supremacy, the Confederate 

flag, and the deep disparities 

and division within our society. 

The Ringling worked closely with 

Sims, who was their artist in residence 

in 2020. The exhibition From 

the Chambers, Honoring John Sims 

brings those two works together, on 

view publicly for the first time, in conjunction 

with John Chamberlain’s 

sculpture Added Pleasure. The exhibition 

serves as just one part of the 

significant legacy the artist leaves behind, 

in Sarasota and beyond. On view 

in the Searing East galleries. 

The John and Mable Ringling 

Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd., 

Sarasota. Info: www.ringling.org. 

Theatre 

Florida Studio Theatre has Shear 

Madness in the Gompertz Theatre. 

There’s been a murder in a local hair 

salon, and it’s up to the audience to 

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solve the crime! Everyone’s 

a suspect when the old lady 

living above Shear Madness 

salon is mysteriously “offed.” 

Join two police officers to 

piece together the clues 

behind this strange, scissor-stabbing 

homicide. 

• Black Pearl Sings! begins 

June 28 in the Keating Theatre. 

In 1935 Texas, two 

women from very different 

backgrounds discover the 

other holds the key to everything 

they’ve each been 

searching for. Susannah is an 

ambitious Library of Congress 

musicologist, determined to 

record undocumented slave 

songs. Pearl is an African 

American woman with a soulful 

voice, a steely spirit, and 

a sentence in a high-security 

female prison. Pearl’s memory 

is a treasure trove of unrecorded 

slave era music, but 

can she hand over her ancestors’ 

songs without giving up 

something of herself? 

• Ken Ludwig’s A Comedy 

of Tenors begins August 2 in the 

Gompertz Theatre. One hotel suite, 

four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends, 

and a stadium filled with 

screaming fans. It’s 1930s Paris and 

the stage is set for the concert of the 

century…as long as producer Henry 

Saunders can keep Italian superstar 

Tito Merelli and his hot-blooded wife 

from causing utter chaos. Prepare for 

an uproarious ride full of mistaken 

identities, blissful romance, and madcap 

delight. 

• Florida Studio Theatre has Reel 

Music. From silent films and movie 

musicals to Casablanca and The 

Greatest Showman, the silver screen 

transports us to places and times we 

dream about. Reel Music celebrates 

the movies that helped create the 

soundtrack to the last century, with 

classics like “Singing in the Rain,” “Circle 

of Life,” and “My Heart Will Go On.” 

Through June 25. 

Visit www.floridastudiotheatre.org/ 

Asolo Repertory Theatre has 

Man of La Mancha, through June 11. 

Considered by many to be one of the 

best musicals of all time, MAN OF LA 

MANCHA is brilliantly reimagined 

with a contemporary urgency by celebrated 

director Peter Rothstein, who 

immerses us in Miguel de Cervantes’s 

retelling of Don Quixote and his quest. 

The winner of five Tony Awards, 

including Best Musical, and featuring 

a soaring score, including “Man 

of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)” and 

one of theatre’s most beloved songs, 

“The Impossible Dream,” this classic 

musical celebrates the power of theatre, 

the bravery of holding strong 

to our dreams, and the resilience of 

imagination. 

Tickets: asolorep.org. 

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Urbanite Theatre has its That 

Must Be The Entrance To Heaven 

running June 9-July 9. Four Latino 

boxers all chase a world title to 

achieve their personal versions of 

heaven. But to get there, they must 

battle each other, their own battered 

bodies, and the universe itself. All 

four men walk the line between life 

and death in this poignant, poetic 

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Sea turtle nesting season runs through Oct. 31. 

Leatherback turtle nest. 

— Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 

collision of combat and cosmos. 

Urbanite Theatre, 1487 2nd Street, 

Sarasota. Tickets: (941) 321-1397 or 

visit www.urbanitetheatre.com. 

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 

in Bradenton. For more information, 

call 941-749-7165, or visit www.manateevillage.org. 

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Sea Turtle Nesting 

Season 

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It’s that time of year, when sea 

turtles make their way to 

the shore for nesting season. 

Despite spending the 

majority of their lives in 

the ocean, adult female sea 

turtles lay their eggs on dry 

land. Between their ocean 

home and sandy nesting 

sites, they travel hundreds 

or even thousands of miles 

each year. 

As you walk along the 

beach during this season, 

keep your eyes peeled for 

any signs of turtle tracks 

leading up to the dunes. 

Remember to give these 

amazing animals plenty of 

space and respect their nesting 

areas. 

Sarasota County beaches 

play host to the largest 

population of nesting sea 

turtles on the Florida’s Gulf 

Coast. Sea turtle nesting 

season runs through Oct. 

31. In this time, residents 

are urged to keep light out 

of sight and remove unused 

beach furniture and coastal 

structures during that time. 

Each season, there’s an average of 

more than 200 sea turtle nests per 

mile along Sarasota County’s coastline; 

however, only one out of every 

1,000 hatchlings survive to adulthood. 

Most die from predators, and the 

exhaustion and starvation caused by 

disorienting bright, artificial lights. 

Here are some ways to help sea turtles 

beat the odds: 

• Each night, remove all furniture 

and recreational items from the 

beach and store them in an area 

landward of the beach and dunes. 

• Properly dispose of trash. Sea turtles 

ingest plastic bags, and garbage 

attracts predators that eat turtle eggs. 

• Knock down sand sculptures and 

fill in holes before you leave the 

beach so turtles have direct access 

into and out of the water. A turtle that 

falls into a hole cannot get out. 

• Reduce use of flashlights on the 

beach at night. 

• Recreate in locations away from 

marked nesting areas. 

• Property owners must either extinguish 

all white lights visible from the 

beach or replace them with amber 

or red light-emitting diodes (LED) 

or low-pressure sodium vapor (LPS) 

bulbs and pair them with shielded 

fixtures. 

For questions or assistance, 

visit scgov.net. 

Selby Gardens 

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 

has Tiffany: The Pursuit of Beauty in 

Nature. The exhibition showcases the 

creativity and innovation of the American 

artist and designer Louis Comfort 

Tiffany. It marks the seventh edition 

of Selby Gardens’ annual Goldstein 

Exhibition, which examines the work 

of major artists through the lens of 

their connection to nature. 

Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) 

was one of the most influential American 

artists and designers of the late 

19th and early 20th centuries. He 

founded Tiffany Studios and served 

as the first design director of Tiffany & 

Co., the renowned jewelry and silver 

firm established by his father, Charles 

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Lewis Tiffany. Tiffany was closely associated 

with Art Nouveau, an international 

style of art and design characterized 

by organic line and natural 

form. He began his career as a painter, 

but later turned his attention to decorative 

arts, particularly stained glass, 

for which he became best known. 

Tiffany: The Pursuit of Beauty in 

Nature will be the first exhibition of 

its type to be presented in a botanical 

garden, an especially appropriate 

setting in which to highlight the connection 

between Tiffany’s work and 

the natural world. Tiffany’s celebrated 

stained-glass windows and lamps will 

inspire stunning horticultural displays 

in Selby Gardens’ world-famous Tropical 

Conservatory and throughout the 

grounds of its 15-acre Downtown Sarasota 

campus. Kaleidoscopic vignettes 

of flowers and foliage will play with 

light, color, and material to create a 

truly immersive experience for visitors. 

Accompanying the horticultural 

displays will be examples of Tiffany’s 

work, in various media, on view in the 

Museum of Botany & the Arts. Generously 

lent from a private collection, 

this remarkable group of lamps, vases, 

and other objects will be used to 

tell the story of Tiffany and his firm, 

which revolutionized glassmaking 

and elevated the status of American 

decorative arts at home and abroad. 

As the next installment in the Goldstein 

Exhibition Series, the show follows 

a 2022 exhibition that featured 

the work Tiffany: The Pursuit of Beauty 

in Nature will be on view at Selby Gardens’ 

Downtown Sarasota campus 

through June 25. For information, 

visit www.selby.org. 

Summer Movies at 

Sarasota Opera 

House 

Sarasota Opera again has its 

Summer Classic Movies at the Opera 

House. These are the movies for June 

and July. Next month we’l post more. 

• Auntie Mame — June 30 at 7:30 

p.m. This Best Picture nominee is 

about a young impressionable orphan 

who receives a dizzyingly wild 

upbringing from his eccentric aunt 

who detests nonsense in others but 

loves it in herself. The script is based 

on Patrick Dennis’ autobiographical 

novel that also spawned a Broadway 

hit and was made into movie musical 

in 1974. Directed by Morton DaCosta, 

starring Rosalind Russell, Forrest 

Tucker, Coral Browne, Fred Clark, 

Roger Smith and Lindsay Woolsey. 

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• The Big Lebowski — July 14 at 7:30 

p.m. From the Academy Award-winning 

Coen Brothers, this hilariously 

quirky comedy-thriller about bowling, 

avant-garde art, nihilistic Austrians, 

and a guy named “The Dude.” Directed 

by Joel Coen, starring Jeff Bridges, 

John Goodman, Steven Buscemi, 

Julianne Moore, Peter Stormare, John 

Turturro, David Huddleston, Sam 

Elliott, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. 

• You Can’t Take It With You — July 

28 at 7:30 p.m. This film is an adaptation 

of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 

play about an eccentric family of 

carefree misfits, whose only seemingly 

normal member, a young lady, falls 

for her employer’s son, the gentlemanly 

product of stuffy, snobby parents. 

And when the members of the 



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two disparate clans meet, there are 

fireworks. Directed by Frank Capra, 

starring Jean-Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, 

James Stewart, Edward Arnold, 

and Mischa Auer. 

Information and tickets can be 

found at SarasotaOpera.org. 

Volunteers Needed: 

JFCS offers a variety of volunteer 

opportunities. Contact Carolan 

Trbovich for more information at 

ctrbovich@jfcs-cares.org. 

Volunteers are needed for the following: 

• Savvy Seniors Program – Volunteer 

needed to develop and implement 

a program titled Savvy Seniors 

that pairs high school seniors with 

senior citizens to increase their 

knowledge of iPads. 

• Aging Services Volunteer/Group 

Facilitator – Volunteers needed to 

work with Aging Services staff to 

help facilitate an online caregiver 

support group. Volunteers will be 

trained by Aging Services staff to 

facilitate this group. 

• Administrative Assistant Veteran 

Services - Assist director with 

scheduling, veteran call routing, and 

greeting veteran walk-in appointments 

with case managers. Sending 

emails, Stand Down Planning. 

• Ignite Ambassador - Work collaboratively 

with Outreach Specialist to 

promote the Ignite Fatherhood Program 

to organizations and partners 

in Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte 

Counties. 

• Camp Mariposa Volunteer Mentor - 

Provide a place for kids to have fun, 

build confidence and learn critical 

life-skills to help manage feelings 

and practice self-care and to offer 

campers positive choices in life 

and to connect campers with ongoing 

support and resources to meet 

needs that are identified. 

• HR Assistance - Assist with filing 

and data entry. 

• Receptionist – Answer phones, 

transfer calls to proper extensions, 

and answer the door for deliveries 

and visitors. 

• Facilities – Assist facilities with 

various tasks such as landscaping, 

paint touch-ups, and small general 

maintenance duties. 

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Art Around 

the State 

The Boca Raton Museum of Art 

has Benn Mitchell Photographs: 

Hollywood to NYC. From the age of 

13, when he received his first camera, 

Mitchell produced photographs 

that capture a particularly American 

vitality. Born in New York City in 1926, 

he sold his first photograph to “Life” 

magazine when he was 16. Then, at 

age 17, he headed west, gaining permission 

from Warner Brothers to 

frequent the studios, shooting Hollywood 

stars on various sets and sound 

stages. One of his most valued photographs 

in this exhibition features 

Humphrey Bogart in a rare moment 

of respite, having a cigarette break 

between takes. 

After two years of duty as a navy 

photographer, he returned to New 

York City and worked as a photographer 

in a large commercial studio. 

In 1951 he started a commercial studio. 

Finally, he retired to Boca Raton, 

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where he and his 

wife Esther avidly 

supported the 

Museum, donating 

many of Mitchell’s 

photographs to 

the collection. The 

Museum is located 

at 501 Plaza Real, 

Boca Raton. 

More info at: 

bocamuseum.org/art/ 

benn-mitchell-photographs-hollywood-nyc 

USF Contemporary 

Art Museum 

has Identity 

in the Ancient World presents Rico 

Gatson: Visible Time running June 

2-July 29. The USF Contemporary 

Art Museum, part of the Institute for 

Research in Art in the USF College of 

The Arts, presents Rico Gatson: Visible 

Time. For more than two decades, 

Brooklyn-based artist Rico Gatson 

has been celebrated for his vibrant, 

colorful, and layered artworks. Inspired 

by significant moments in 

African American history, identity 

politics and spirituality, his oeuvre 

includes images of protests and longstanding 

injustices—touching on 

subjects like the murder of Emmett 

Till, the Watts Riots, and the formation 

of the Black Panthers—as well as 

dynamic abstract geometries that celebrate 

Pan-Africanist aesthetics and 

Black cultural and political figures. 

Gatson has transformed the walls of 

the USF Contemporary Art Museum 

with a kaleidoscopic, life-size image 

of Zora Neale Hurston—author, 

anthropologist, filmmaker, and Florida 

resident—along with a large-scale 

abstract composition. USF students 

have painted alongside the artist 

to help complete the installation 

inspired by the author of Their Eyes 

Were Watching God. While Visible 

Time also includes important paintings 

and works on paper by Gatson, 

the exhibition will additionally feature 

a mini-survey of the artist’s video 

works from 2001 to the present. 

Rico Gatson is a multimedia visual 

artist whose work explores themes 

of history, identity, popular culture, 

and spirituality, through sculpture, 

painting, video, and public art projects. 

His work has been exhibited 

nationally and internationally at 

venues such as The Studio Museum 

in Harlem, NY; The Whitney Museum 

of American Art, NY; The Essl 

Museum, Vienna, Austria, and The 

Smithsonian American Art Museum 

in Washington, D.C. In 2019, Gatson 

completed an important commission 

for New York’s Metropolitan Transit 

Authority titled Beacons; it consists of 

eight permanent large-scale mosaics 

of prominent Black figures installed 

in the 167th Street Subway station in 

the Bronx. 

His work is also featured in the permanent 

collections of The Smithsonian 

American Art Museum, The Studio 

Museum in Harlem, The Denver 

Art Museum, The Cheekwood Museum, 

The Kempner Museum, and The 

Yale University Art Gallery. 

USF Contemporary Art Museum, 

4202 E. Fowler Ave. CAM101, Tampa. 

For more info, visit CAM.USF.EDU. 

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at www.eventbrite.com. 

Tampa Museum of Art has Identity 

in the Ancient World on view 

through March, 2025. Today, we recognize 

various expressions of identity, 

such as personal, social and national 

identity. Certain frames of identity 

are well-defined or fixed, others are 

based on personal choice or may 

change over time. Think of economic 

class and social status, education and 

profession, culture and nationality. 

Also, language, lifestyle, musical 

preference, personal companionship, 

political allegiance or religion. These 

frames of identity may invoke a sense 

of belonging or form exclusive alliances. 

They may also provoke feelings of 

marginalization, even policies of segregation. 

Or, they may create demands 

for acceptance and equal treatment. 

This exhibition engages the public 

to reflect upon the differences and 

similarities between the ancient world 

and our contemporary society. Some 

themes the visitor may encounter include 

masculinity and femininity, intimacy 

and ethnicity. 

In the ancient world such expressions 

of identity could not always be 

articulated explicitly because the 

terminology for voicing thoughts 

about personal, cultural and national 

frames of identity often did not exist. 

That is not to say that Egyptians or 

Persians, Greeks or Romans did not 

experience a sense of belonging to a 

certain group sharing a cultural, linguistic 

and historical heritage. They 

recognized biological differences 

between men and women, and they 

believed that certain social roles belonged 

to the different genders. Ancient 

societies were unambiguously 

patriarchal and hierarchical, with certain 

political rights held as privileges 

of well-defined classes. Others were 

excluded – such as enslaved persons, 

peasants, women and/or resident 

aliens (even when living in the same 

country for generations), who had little 

or no rights. 

Tampa Museum of Art, Cornelia 

Corbett Center, 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, 

Tampa. tampamuseum.org/ 

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Best In Showdogs in Art is at The 

MFA through August 6, 2023. The 

MFA curators (and resident dog-lovers) 

have collaborated on an exhibition 

linking their disparate areas of 

expertise and media across time and 

space with a unifying theme—in this 

case, our beloved canine partners. 

Humans and canines have been 

co-evolving for over 30,000 years, 

developing a rich and complex set of 

relationships that is revealed through 

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works of art. Working exclusively from 

our collection, our curators have chosen 

their favorite works that memorialize 

this special relationship. 

From ancient times through contemporary 

times, dogs have been constant 

companions. They have assisted 

by hunting and guiding, supported 

through their steadfast loyalty, and 

amused with their energy and antics. 

This small focus show—drawn entirely 

from the MFA Collection—highlights 

the ways dogs have been represented 

throughout the history of art. 

• Also on display is Shashin Japanese 

Photographs From the Meiji 

Era, 1870-1900. Runs through July 

23, 2023. Although photography was 

invented in 1839 in France, shashin— 

the Japanese word for photograph— 

was not fully introduced in Japan 

until the mid-1860s. Learning the 

craft from European photographers, 

Japanese photographers were quick 

to embrace the ambrotype, albumen, 

and carte-de-visite processes. Most 

opened studios in the 1870s amid stiff 

European competition, but by the 

1890s, Japanese photographers dominated 

the market. 

While many Japanese studios 

adopted the earlier conventions established 

by European studios, photographers 

like Kusakabe Kimbei 

(1841–1934) incorporated subtle variations 

in content which underscored 

the movement toward modernization 

prevalent in Meiji-era Japan (1868– 

1912). Discovering a new approach to 

present local subjects to a primarily 

foreign audience, his meticulously 

hand-painted genre images reflect a 

dynamic merging of the subject matter 

and artistic sensibility of Japanese 

woodblock prints with photographic 

technology. Ogawa Kazumasa (1860– 

1929)—a pioneer in photomechanical 

color printing—produced lusciously 

colorful botanical works that emphasized 

the artistic merits of photography. 

Ambrotype portraits housed 

in handmade kiri-wood boxes—a 

uniquely Japanese presentation— 

served as personal mementos of loved 

ones. Later, cartes-de-visite made images 

of family and notable personalities 

accessible to everyone. 

This selection of photographs showcases 

the skill and innovation of Japanese 

photographers working in Japan 

from 1870–1900. Comprised of almost 

50 works from the MFA Collection, 

early Japanese photography served a 

multitude of functions including mementos 

for remembrance, collectibles 

for tourists, and furthered the notion 

of photography as an art. 

The MFA is located at 255 Beach Dr 

NE, St. Petersburg. mfastpete.org 

At Norton Museum of Art On 

View: Portrait of Mrs. Frederick 

Guest (Amy Phipps) by John Singer 

Sargent. Last month, we unveiled our 

first oil painting by celebrated American 

artist, John Singer Sargent. Portrait 

of Mrs. Frederick Guest (Amy 

Phipps), 1905, is a generous gift from 

the sitter’s grandson, Alexander M. 

D. C. Guest, and the Guest family. Not 

only is this work a significant example 

of Sargent’s defining style, but the portrait 

also showcases the captivating 

history of Amy Phipps Guest, whose 

interest in aviation led to Guest learning 

to pilot an aircraft herself, and ultimately 

providing the crew and plane 

for Amelia Earhart’s world-famous 

transatlantic flight in 1928. You can 

view this work in the Trust Gallery on 

the First Floor. 

Forty years of American Modernism 

will be on view at the Norton 

beginning March 18th with two exhibitions, 

At the Dawn of a New Age: 

Early Twentieth-Century American 

Modernism and From Man Ray to 

O’Keeffe, American Modernism at 

the Norton. 

Held in conjunction with the exhibition 

At the Dawn of a New Age: 

Early Twentieth-Century American 

Modernism, this show will explore 

connections between the leading collections 

of American modernist art 

held by the Norton and the Whitney 

Museum of American Art. The core of 

the Norton’s holdings in this area is 

still the works acquired by museum 

founder Ralph Norton, who grew increasingly 

fascinated by modernism 

in the last years of his life. His bequest 

to his museum reflects his passion 

for work by painters such as Charles 

Demuth, John Marin, and Georgia 

O’Keeffe who were supported by New 

York photographer and dealer Alfred 

Stieglitz as well as American direct 

carvers like John Flannagan. To July 

16, 2023 

Norton Museum of Art | 1450 S. Dixie 

Highway, West Palm Beach, https:// 

www.norton.org/ 

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Come celebrate freedom and 

the power of music! 

American Fanfare 

Dr. Joseph Holt, Artistic Director 

Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble joins the 

Choral Artists to celebrate freedom with 

beloved American songs. Our National Day of 

Independence swells with patriotic pride through 

choral fireworks and rousing Sousa marches. 

Great Voices. 

Powerful Music... 

Experience It! 

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The three-week Festival runs from June 5-24 

Sarasota Music Festival takes place 

this month, running June 5-24. This 

year’s Festival centers around a special 

theme that ties together the 12 

concerts: the power of storytelling 

through music. 

“One of the most fascinating aspects of music 

history is that music eventually developed into a 

language with the capacity to tell stories and evoke 

images without using words,” says Music Director 

Jeffrey Kahane. 

The Festival’s student fellows, who come from 

many of the nation’s top conservatories and music 

schools, are afforded the opportunity to perform 

alongside world-renowned faculty artists on Friday 

and Saturday evening concert programs. 

In addition to a schedule of 12 different concerts, 

there will also be a wide range of masterclasses, 

coaching sessions, and rehearsals. 

Sarasota Music Festival Highlights Include: 

• Tales of the verdant countryside unfold under 

the baton of Yaniv Dinur in the first orchestral 

program of the 2023 Festival, “Pastorale.” Felix 

Mendelssohn’s incidental music to A Midsummer 

Night’s Dream depicts the magical forest 

Yaniv Dinur 

world of elves and fairies and the raptures of 

young love. Festival faculty pianist Anne-Marie 

McDermott, a Festival alumna, will perform Robert 

Schumann’s Piano Concerto. 

The program concludes with Beethoven’s “Pastorale” 

Symphony. From bird calls to burbling streams 

to the terrifying power of an afternoon thunderstorm, 

Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony is a timeless 

expression of his reverence for the natural world. 

• Aaron Copland’s portrayal of a day in the life of 

a newly married pioneer couple lies at the heart 

of a program entitled “Appalachian Spring.” The 

Pulitzer Prize-winning score to Martha Graham’s 

ballet will be heard in its original 13-instrument 

version. New SMF faculty oboist Marion Kuszyk, 

Associate Principal Oboe of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, 

joins faculty hornist Michelle Reed 

Baker and six fellows in Mozart’s serenade for 

Attacca Quartet 

wind octet. 

The program concludes with one of the crown 

jewels of the chamber music repertoire—Brahms’ 

Piano Quintet in F Minor—performed by the Grammy-winning 

Attacca Quartet and SMF Music Director 

Jeffrey Kahane. 

• Past and present intertwine in “Sound Stories” as 

Kazem Abdullah, who attended SMF as a clarinet 

fellow, makes his conducting debut at the Festival. 

Art and music meld in Ottorino Respighi’s Botticelli 

Triptych, a musical rendering of three iconic 

paintings by the Renaissance artist. 

Longtime faculty cellist Desmond Hoebig is featured 

in Tchaikovsky’s “Rococo” Variations, the 

Russian composer’s homage to Mozart. The concert 

concludes with Mozart’s final symphony, “Jupiter.” 

• The final Artist Showcase of the 2023 Festival, 

“Fairy Tale,” features an all-star roster of 

musicians. Hai-Ye Ni, Principal Cellist of the 

Philadelphia Orchestra, is the protagonist of 

Janáček’s Pohádka (Fairy Tale), which tells 

the story of 

a prince who 

faces a series 

of tests put 

to him by the 

ruler of the 

underworld. 

David Halen, 

Concertmaster 

of the St. Louis 

Symphony Orchestra, 

shares 

two favorites 

by Fritz Kreisler—one 

of the 

Hai-Ye Ni 

greatest violinists 

of all time. Henri Dutilleux’s Sonatine features 

Jasmine Choi, the “goddess of the flute” according 

to The Korea Times. Along with Ni, faculty 

artists Jennifer Frautschi, Teng Li, Timothy 

Cobb, and Robert Levin will perform Schubert’s 

iconic “Trout” Quintet. 

Festival Music Director Jeffrey Kahane leads the 

Festival Orchestra from the keyboard as the soloist 

in Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, which has 

long been associated with the legend of Orpheus’ 

descent to the underworld. Exploring the different 

aspects of spring’s beauty, Schumann’s joyous 

“Spring” Symphony brings the 2023 Sarasota Music 

Festival to a rousing close. 

Fourteen new faculty members join the illustrious 

roster, representing several of the nation’s 

major performing organizations, including the Los 

Angeles Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 

Dallas Symphony, yMusic and Harlem String 

Quartet, as well as leading conservatories and music 

schools including the USC Thornton School of 

Music, University of Michigan and The Juilliard 

School, among others. 

About Sarasota Music Festival: 

For three weeks each June, internationally recognized 

guest artists and musicians come together in 

Florida to study and perform chamber music. Nearly 

500 students worldwide audition to participate in 

the Sarasota Music Festival each year, but only 60 

are accepted for the prestigious Festival, a program 

of Sarasota Orchestra. 

Founded by Paul Wolfe, the Sarasota Music Festival 

began in 1965 as a one-week event with seven 

guest mentors. Wolfe was its director for 42 years 

as the Festival garnered international 

acclaim. Pianist and 

scholar Robert Levin served 

as director of the Festival 

from 2007 to 2016. 

In its seventh year under 

Music Director Jeffrey Kahane, 

the 2023 

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Festival welcomes 

more than 40 

guest artists on its faculty, 

including many of the 

Festival’s own alumni. 

Kahane is a renowned 

conductor and pianist who 

has performed with many of 

the world’s great orchestras. 

In May 2017 he completed his 

20th season as Music Director 

of The Los Angeles Chamber 

Orchestra, where he is now Conductor Laureate. 

He is the Professor of Keyboard Studies at USC 

Thornton School of Music. 

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The Summer Circus 

Spectacular returns 

June 9 - August 12 

The Summer Circus Spectacular 

returns this year, with some of 

the circus world’s most exciting 

acts signed on for the one-hour, 

action-packed show. 

The 2023 Summer Circus Spectacular 

takes place at the Historic Asolo Theater 

at The Ringling from June 9 through 

August 12. 

“This show not only offers an affordable 

entertainment option for all ages but is also 

the perfect summer family-friendly activity. 

Being able to showcase circus talent at The 

Ringling Historic Asolo Theater makes it one 

of the most memorable and unique performances 

in town,” said CAC Executive Vice 

President/COO Jennifer Mitchell. 

“All of our shows throughout the year bring 

circus talent from around the world as well 

as top artists here in the U.S. With daytime 

and evening options available at The Ringling, 

there will always be a convenient time to 

come and enjoy the magic of the circus arts!” 

The lineup for the Summer Circus Spectacular 

includes: 

• Heidi Herriott, Master 

of Ceremonies: Herriott is 

a third-generation American 

circus artist who has traveled 

North America performing 

as an aerialist, equestrian 

and ringmaster. 

Career highlights include 

appearing on “America’s 

Got Talent,” Studio 54 Night 

Club, Animal Planet, Walt 

Disney World, Ringling Bros. 

Circus, Circus Sarasota, Big 

Apple Circus, Excalibur/Las 

Vegas, and more. 

• The Alexis Brothers, Hand Balancers: 

Performing together for more than 40 

years, brothers Marco 

and Paulo Lorador 

have demonstrated 

their strength, beauty 

and balance around 

the world – from a 

command performance 

before Queen 

Elizabeth, to the most 

prestigious circus 

festivals in Europe, 

to their legendary 25- 

year stint with Cirque 

du Soleil. Born into 

a circus family, their journey began at ages 7 

and 9, working under the Big Top with their 

father, Alexander. As a tribute to him, they 

perform as The Alexis Brothers. 

• Serge Sergeev & Aurika Annaeva, Crystal 

Balance: Serge 

and Aurika are 

second-generation, 

worldwide traveling 

performers. 

They have presented 

their art in different 

genres, such 

as acrobatics, juggling, 

dancing, and 

horseback riding. 

They have showcased 

their many talents in countries all over 

the world, including France, Australia, China, 

Singapore, Brazil, and Argentina. Together in 

2013, they created their Crystal Balance act, 

which they love performing for audiences. 

• Dick Monday 

& Slappy, 

Clowning: 

Dick Monday 

and Tiffany Riley 

have headlined 

circuses 

and festivals 

worldwide for 

many years. 

They co-founded 

the New York Goofs Clown Troupe and 

the Laughter League, a nonprofit organization 

dedicated to uplifting lives with humor 

through performance outreach and education. 

Riley pursued a master’s degree that she 

used as a springboard for writing the book, 

“Beyond the Red Nose: The Serious Business 

of Healthcare Clowning.” 

• Tersit Asefa Dersu, 

Bounce Juggler: Dersu 

grew up in Addis Ababa, 

Ethiopia and currently 

resides in Seattle, Wash. 

She has been involved in 

professional circus since 

early childhood and was 

trained and certified by the 

Ethio Selam circus school 

in Ethiopia. She has been 

performing her unique 

solo form of bounce 

juggling professionally for over 12 years on 

different circus stages around the world, 

including Egypt (International Circus); Eilat, 

Israel (Wow Show); European tour (Mother 

Africa show); the Caribbean (Suarez Brothers 

Circus); U.S. tour (Dream Holidays); and Denver, 

Colo. (Spirit of Christmas). 

• Garrett Allen, Aerial Rope: Allen began 

his circus journey at the age of 10. Learning 

handstands, aerial acts, contortion, dance 

and other forms of performance art, he began 

showcasing his skills throughout California 

and neighboring states from a very young age. 

At 18, he began performing in various festivals, 

theaters, touring shows, night clubs, theme 

parks and cruise ships around the world. 

“It is such a pleasure and an honor to bring 

a live, professional circus show to the beautiful 

Historic Asolo Theater at The Ringling, 

which works to preserve the history and 

legacy of the circus,” said CAC founder and 

president/CEO Pedro Reis. “Our missions are 

so closely aligned – we both strive to inspire, 

educate and entertain. Our collaboration has 

provided immeasurable joy for thousands of 

circus fans over the years.” 

The show runs 

Friday, June 

9 – Saturday, 

August 12. 

Show times are 

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p.m. Tuesdays 

through Fridays, and 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on 

Saturdays. Tickets are $20/adults, $13 children 

(12 and under); tickets for the 7 p.m. opening 

night performance and celebration on Friday, 

June 9 – which includes a gala reception with 

the artists – are $50. 

To complete their circus experience, 

Summer Circus Spectacular patrons can 

enjoy access to the Circus Museum on the 

day they attend a show for just an additional 

$5. Visit ringling.org or call the Box Office at 

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Founding President of 

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It’s a nonprofit that 

launched in 2018 with 

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president. In its first 

year, $228,999 was 

raised. The causes 

it supports run the 

gamut from women’s 

and children’s needs, 

to the arts and the 

environment — to 

name a few. Now at 

763 members, this past 

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fifth anniversary—the 

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women members resulted in 

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Anxious about your financial future? 

It’s such a blissfully simple concept 

with equally blissful results. Impact100 

SRQ is a nonprofit where 

women each donate $1,000, pool 

their money, and then engage in 

active philanthropy that helps 

nonprofits. Yep, it’s that simple. 

Then take that $1,000 and multiply it by 

763 members, and you have a hefty amount 

of capital to give towards the betterment of 

our community. 

Jane Gill Watt brought Impact100 to the 

Sarasota area and became its founding 

president in 2018 and, judging by the radiant 

look on her face, she is still enjoying 

every minute of it. 

And there’s a lot to enjoy, like handing 

out lots and lots of much needed funds 

which is probably tops on the list, but also 

the camaraderie of women coming together 

to make it happen and experiencing a 

sense of empowerment — a “collective 

force for good” — as it says on their website. 

There’s power in numbers. The Sarasota 

chapter debuted as the third largest startup 

and raised $228,000 in its first year. While 

it’s an all-female organization, the causes it 

supports run the gamut from women’s and 

children’s needs, to the arts and the environment 

— to name just a few. 

But how did Impact100 SRQ come into 

being? It was January 2017, a time Jane recalls 

thinking how divided this country had 

become. She talked with her mother who 

who in turn told Jane about an organization 

called Impact100 Pensacola which she and 

Janes’s sister had joined. When Jane heard 

that, it was as if “a lightbulb went on.” 

Enjoying a get together with close friends 

Jodie Zerega and Tilly McFadden, Jane 

talked with them about the Impact100 idea 

and who, like Jane, had kids and careers, 

but still wanted to do something. 

“There was a spark in me,” Jane retells 

and she reached out to Wendy Steele, the 

founder of Impact100, who just so happened 

to be vacationing in the area and 

they met up. 

From the Impact100 SRQ website, “together, 

these three women built the infrastructure 

while enlisting the assistance 

of other amazing women in our community, 

and created an all-volunteer committed 

Board of Directors that enabled the Impact100 

SRQ dream to become a reality.” 

In 2019, Impact100 SRQ kicked off its 

inaugural giving year with 228 founding 

members and awarded two grants in the 

amount of $114,000 each and had “ignited 

the passion of women to empower one 

another, solve problems in our community, 

and affect meaningful and sustainable 

change,” according to the Impact100 

SRQ website. 

“It’s changed my life,” Jane says. Both of 

Jane’s parents had an impact on her life, 

but in different ways. Her father was a veterinarian, 

“he loved horses….and I learned 

at a young age to find your passion.” Her 

mom, besides being the one who told Jane 

about Impact100, “was always the steady 

force” in the family, always emphasizing 

being truthful. 

Born in Kentucky, Jane moved with 

her family to upstate New York, attended 

college in Virginia, and for 19 years Jane 

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A single mom, she moved to Sarasota 

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to Naples - a bit of a challenge, she recalls, 

but she had to support her family. She 

remarried, had her two kids and a career 

and it was her husband who noted, “Something’s 

got to give, Jane,” noting she was 

maxed out with family, and career. 

Jane realized Impact100 was her purpose 

and she took a career sabbatical and 

she turned her attention to Impact100, calling 

it, “The most rewarding thing I’ve ever 

done in my life.” 

The blissfully simple concept extends to 

the fact there’s no office (they meet in each 

other’s homes, condo association community 

rooms and wherever they can get 

everyone in). Also there are no dues, galas 

or fundraisers. 

Members range, she notes, from ages 18 

to 93. To join, you fill out the online application, 

prepare to write a check and you’re 

in. It’s a well-run organization and, “We 

strive to be good stewards of our money,” 

she explains. 

And speaking of money, in four years, Impact100 

SRQ has given out 15 grants totaling 

$1,637,000. This past March, in what’s called 

their “Big Reveal” event (and the nonprofit’s 

fifth anniversary), Impact100 SRQ announced 

its 2022 Giving Year grant impact 

for Sarasota and Manatee Counties. 

The goal to #FundAllFive was surpassed 

on March 8 when they announced it will 

fund 6 transformational grants to nonprofits 

in each of five focus area categories: Arts 

& Culture now arts culture and history, Education, 

Environment & Recreation, Family 

and Health & Wellness. 

In November there will be the Big Celebration 

where finalists speak and explain 

their organizations’s mission which must 

be new or an expansion of a program. 

2022’s recipients include Florida West 

Coast Symphony, Booker Promise, Dreamers 

Academy, Conservation Foundation of 

the Gulf Coast Senior Friendship Center 

and Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center. All 

grant seekers must complete an online 

grant application. 

Current President Pam Kandzior joined 

Impact100 SRQ as a founding member in 

2019 and immediately became active by 

volunteering in a variety of key roles over 

the years. In 2021, she was elected to the organization’s 

Board of Directors as Co-Treasurer 

and most recently had served as Vice 

President, Organizational Services. She has 

a full working board of 18. 

There are no service hours at Impact100 

SRQ, and anyone can join. All you need is “a 

giving heart” said by one who should know 

because hers is so giving. “I love it with every 

ounce of my being,” Jane states. 

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that more members means more grants 

can be funded. For more information on 

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From the Impact100 website: “Impact100 

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launched the organization with the goal 

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as activists through utilizing large grants to 

make an impact within their communities. 

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and donated its first grant of $123,000. 

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began to spread. Today, her model has been 

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Children First 

In April, Children First hosted its 23rd Annual 

Fairytale Ball at Michael’s on East, with the 

magic of Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking 

Glass,” his sequel to “Alice in Wonderland,” 

creating a backdrop. Auctioneer Michael 

Klauber led a record-setting live auction 

and paddle raise, with 

the event netting more 

than $600,000 in funds 

raised. 

Guests were welcomed 

by Vice President 

of Philanthropy Jessica 

Rogers, who began by 

thanking event co-chairs 

Lisa and John Giglio, Teresa 

and Trevor Harvey, 

and Janna and Josh Kim. 

She then introduced Trevor 

Harvey, a Children 

First alumni and former 

board chair. 

The pair cited two special 

awards. First, Children 

First parent Maria 

Somera was honored by the Florida Head 

Start Association as Parent of the Year, one of 

the highest honors awarded to a parent within 

the Head Start Community. And secondly, 

after receiving recognition at both the state 

and regional levels, CEO Philip Tavill will be 

honored this May by the National Head Start 

Association with the Sargent Shriver Excellence 

in Community Service Award. 

A video celebrated the accomplishments 

of Kenny Hughes, his wife Lisa, and their son 

Matthew, who, Kenny said, “inspires me to be 

the best dad I can be.” Kenny has taken on 

leadership roles at Children First with the Policy 

Council and the Board of Directors, and expressed 

his gratitude to everyone in the room. 

“Thank you for changing our lives, and for all 

the lives you continue to change, now and for 

generations to come.” 

Founded in 1961 and ranked in the top 1% 

left to right: CEO Philip Tavill, Co-Chairs Josh & Janna Kim, 

Lisa & John Giglio, Teresa & Trevor Harvey, and VP of Philanthropy 

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a comprehensive approach to development, 

education, health, and well-being. At 15 sites 

throughout Sarasota County, Children First 

offers full-day preschool, infant and toddler 

care, and nutrition and health care assistance 

to children ages birth to five years old from 

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Rotarians Donate to Venice Theatre 

On April 6, a group of Rotarians from 

Venice Suncoast and Wellen Park 

Rotary Clubs attended a community 

performance of “Everybody Makes 

Mistakes.” This is the original play 

that Venice Theatre’s “Troupe in a 

Trunk” program performed at area 

schools throughout the spring. The 

interactive performance is geared to 

students in pre-kindergarten through 

5th grade. 

Joining the Rotarians in the audience 

at Venice Theatre that day were 

homeschoolers, unschoolers, and 

area families with young children. 

After the 30-minute show, the club members 

presented a $2,440 check to Kelly Duyn, Venice 

Theatre’s Assistant Director of Education and 

Community Engagement. This grant covered 

the expenses of the Troupe in a Trunk Spring 

Tour which gave over 30 performances. 

Don Moore, President of Venice Suncoast Rotary, 

says, “The show was direct and very educational. 

It stressed some of the guidelines we 

as Rotarians strive to live by. Education is one 

of Rotary’s most supported areas of focus. This 

year our Board felt that we should concentrate 

our efforts on organizations in the community 

that were damaged by Ian. VT certainly met our 

criteria! Who knows, maybe some of our members 

would want to volunteer as actors.” 

The grant was made possible by contributions 

from Venice Suncoast Rotary, Wellen 

Park Rotary - led by President Rich Wilbert 

- and matching funds from a Rotary District 

6960 grant. Every year the designated funds 

from the Rotary District are pooled into a 

fund for District grants. Clubs apply for those 

grants and are awarded based on the Rotary 

seven areas of focus. For those grants selected 

- the District matched the club donation. 

Wilbert reiterated Moore’s enthusiasm about 

the performance and its message, adding, 

“Troupe in a Trunk is one of the best things I’ve 

seen in a long time that introduces live theater 

to children. It also provides a true- to-life 

experience on how to deal with certain issues 

which is extremely important in today’s world.” 

Duyn, Director of Troupe in a Trunk, explains, 

“Troupe In A Trunk is such an important 

program. It brings live theatre to students 

who may not have a chance to see a live performance 

otherwise. We consistently have 

teachers tell us how important the lessons 

our stories teach are for even their youngest 

students. We are so grateful to our local Rotarians 

for offering their support to our program 

this year, inspiring imaginations all over 

Sarasota County.” 

Gulf Coast Community Foundation Repeats as a 

“Best Nonprofit To Work For” 

For the sixth time, The NonProfit Times has 

recognized Gulf Coast Community Foundation 

(Gulf Coast) as one of the country’s 

“Best Nonprofits To Work For.” 

The national publication ranked Gulf Coast 

17th on its 2023 list of the 50 “Best Nonprofits 

To Work For” which was published in a special 

report on April 1. The foundation placed 

12th on the Small Employer Category (15 to 

49 employees). Gulf Coast also received the 

“Best Nonprofit to Work For” recognition in 

2010, 2011, 2017, 2020, and 2021. The NonProfit 

Times partners with Best Companies Group 

to vet the organizations from where leaders 

submit applications to complete. The program 

is designed to recognize outstanding 

places of employment in the United States. 

“The ‘Best Nonprofits’ recognition is really 

a tribute to our supportive Board of Directors, 

our generous donors, and our resilient 

nonprofit partners,” said Gulf Coast’s President|CEO 

Mark Pritchett. “Making this list 

again solidifies Gulf Coast’s ability to connect 

philanthropists and community organizations 

that are helping people in need. It 

also shows the strength of our team,” he said. 

The “Best Nonprofits” program, conducted 

annually by The NonProfit Times, is designed 

to identify the best 

employers in the nonprofit 

sector and recognize 

leadership and 

strategies that can 

benefit the sector and 

those it serves. The 

results are based on a 

survey process open 

to nonprofits across 

the country. 

As part of the survey, 

there is one section 

where staff members 

are asked to react 

to 77 statements. Most 

of the organizations 

on the list survey staff 

at least annually to keep communication lines 

open. Besides the list ranking, the “Best Nonprofits” 

program offers participating organizations 

the opportunity to receive a benchmark 

report it can use to further organizational and 

staff development. 

Big Brothers Big Sisters Launches Workplace 

Mentoring Program 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast recently 

launched a workplace mentoring program 

in partnership with the Venice Police 

Department and Venice High School. 

Called Beyond School Walls, the program allows 

high school students to experience work 

at a corporation, learn business etiquette, and 

identify educational requirements for professional 

success. Big Brothers Big Sisters has 

matched 17 students from Venice High School 

with Venice police staff members. 

“Through a collaborative partnership, we 

have extended the education of our youths 

beyond their school to a law enforcement 

agency,” Big Brothers Big Sisters president 

Joy Mahler said. “The skills that students 

will gain through this program will help 

guide them to the next steps in their lives 

and careers.” 

To learn more about the program and how 

to get involved, call 941-488-4009, 855-501- 

BIGS or visit bbbssun.org. 

Sarasota Technology Users Group Refurbishing 

Project Receives Grant 

Sarasota Technology Users Group (STUG) Refurbishing 

Project has received a $11,150 grant 

from the Community Foundation of Sarasota 

to fund the purchase of parts (batteries, AC 

adapters, disk drives, etc.) to be used in the 

refurbishing of used laptops and desktop 

computers. 

STUG is a volunteer organization that provides 

used computers at no charge to those 

in need throughout Sarasota, Manatee and 

Desoto Counties. Old computers are collected 

from local governments, businesses and 

individuals. STUG then provides a rigorous 

refurbishing process that erases the old data 

protecting the donors. Microsoft Corporation 

donates Windows 10 and their Office Suite 

software for each unit allowing the Refurbishing 

Project to complete the job. 

The Community Foundation of Sarasota’s 

grant will continue to help STUG facilitate 

the donation of much-needed computers to 

foster kids, low-income students, veterans, 

single-parent families in need and local charitable 

organizations. In nearly two decades of 

service, STUG has contributed over 20,000 refurbished 

computers to those in need. 



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.” 

Terrence Grywinski 

of Advanced 

Craniosacral Therapy, 

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

Testimonials from Clients 

SOURCE: 

■ Terrence Grywinski of Advanced Craniosacral Therapy, 

B.A., B.ED., LMT #MA 6049. Terry has specialized in Craniosacral 

Therapy since 1994 when he began his training at the Upledger 

Institute. Described by his teachers, clients and colleagues 

as a “gifted healer”, Terry’s intuitive sense and healing energy 

provides immediate and lasting relief from injury, pain, mobility 

issues as well as dysfunctions of the body and the brain. Part 

of Terry’s ongoing education, he has completed 4 craniosacral 

brain and peripheral nervous system classes which enables him 

to work at a cellular 

level and with brain 

dysfunctions. 

Call 941-321-8757 

for more information, 

Google Advanced 

Craniosacral 

Therapy. 

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

my back. I found Terry online. I can say 

with complete joy that was the best decision 

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 

after a few sessions, I can tell a huge difference.” 



good news department continued 

Selby Foundation Awards $ 1,042,735 in Capital Funds 

The William G. and Marie Selby Foundation 

has awarded $1,042,735 in grants to 

support nonprofits located in Sarasota, 

Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties 

with capital funds needed to better 

serve youth, families, neighborhoods, 

the environment, and the arts. Here’s 

what the funds are supporting. 

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

• Second Heart Homes - $56,967 to repair 

plumbing and roofing in three 

homes serving individuals who were 

experiencing homelessness. 

• Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc. - $50,000 

to assist with the purchase of a refrigerated 

truck dedicated to delivering food to pantries 

and vulnerable residents of Manatee 

County. 

• Children First - $71,542 for new playground 

equipment and enhancements at the Dalbeck 

Center serving children in Head Start 

programs. 

• ALSO Youth - $30, 000 for technology and 

furnishings for the new youth services 

center supporting LGBTQ youth in Manatee 

County. 

• First Step of Sarasota - $250,000 to co-locate 

life-saving crisis detox services and the crisis 

mental health services onto one campus. 

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast 

Inc. - $90,000 to assist with the renovation of 

the newly purchased one-to-one mentoring 

headquarters. 

• Arc DeSoto Inc. - $20,725 to purchase IT equipment 

to improve learning and job training experiences 

for individuals with intellectual and 

developmental disabilities. 

• Family Oriented Community United Strong, 

Inc. (FOCUS) - $13,650 for equipment to support 

progress in restoring human/environmental 

health to the Tellevast community. 

COMMUNITY AND CIVIC 

• Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition 

Inc. - $99,956 to renovate the historic Reid 

House which will host exhibits and public 

programs bringing diverse people together. 

Allison Albee and Abbey Tyrna of Suncoast 

Waterkeeper sample for harmful bacteria at 

Longboat Key Town Boat dock. 

• Old Punta Gorda, Inc. - $39,375 to restore the 

Woman’s Club, a National Registered Historic 

Property in Charlotte County used for community 

events. 

• Sarasota Audubon Society - $100,000 for 

a restroom facility for visitors to the new 

Celery Fields Quads, a partnership with the 

Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast. 

• Historical Society of Sarasota County - 

$40,000 to assist with restoration of the historic 

Crocker Memorial Church. 

• Suncoast Waterkeeper - $25,000 toward a 

patrol boat to identify environmental problems, 

engage the community, and devise appropriate 

solutions for protecting our waters. 

• Military Heritage Museum - $21,653 for new 

equipment to enhance the experience of visitors 

learning about our military. 

ARTS AND CULTURE 

• Circus Arts Conservatory Inc. - $50,000 to 

assist with improvement of a newly designed 

Plaza and Entrance to the iconic Sailor Circus 

Arena. 

• Urbanite Theatre - $43,867 to upgrade technical 

equipment for theatre productions. 

• Sarasota Cuban Ballet School, Inc. - $40,000 

to purchase a portable dance floor for performances 

at venues not otherwise totally 

appropriate for ballet performance. 

To learn more about the William G. and 

Marie Selby Foundation, visit SelbyFoundation.org. 

Harvest House Awarded Grant to Support ‘2Gen’ Programs 

Harvest House has received a $120,000, threeyear 

grant from the Community Foundation 

of Sarasota County to provide classroom 

equipment for the organization’s Life Enrichment 

Campus and to support its “2Gen” Home 

Again programs that provide supportive housing 

for families experiencing homelessness. 

Home Again serves 108 parents and children 

with multiple barriers to sustainability across 

three campuses. In 2022, 70% of clients served 

came from homelessness or institutional settings 

and 86% exited to stable housing. 

Former SNN-TV Reporter & Anchor Launches Nonprofit 

Founded by Hallie Peilet Young, 

“As a journalist, I saw firsthand 

the power that negative 

No Blues News (NBN) is a nonprofit 

organization dedicated to 

news can have on people’s 

sharing the good news that’s 

perception of the world,” Peilet 

happening all around us. The 

Young said. “But I also saw the 

former local news reporter who 

incredible impact that positive 

left the industry to tell stories 

stories can have, both on an individual 

level and on a broader 

at local nonprofit The Haven, No 

Blues News seeks to uplift and 

scale. By sharing stories of hope, 

inspire through stories of hope, 

kindness, and progress, we can 

kindness, and progress. 

uplift and inspire others to be 

After spending four years in 

their best selves and make a 

local television, Young realized 

Hallie Peilet Young 

difference in their communities. 

that while there were plenty 

That’s why it’s so important to 

of negative stories to cover, there was also a have a platform like No Blues News, where 

wealth of positive news that wasn’t getting the we can showcase the good that’s happening 

attention it deserved. From acts of kindness in the world and remind people that there is 

to innovative solutions to social and environmental 

issues, there was a lot of good happen- 

distribute its newscasts digitally beginning 

always reason for hope.” No Blues News will 

ing in the world that wasn’t being shared. June, 2023. 

Sarasota Audubon Society Receives $ 75,000 Grant 

Candice Holloway and MaryBeth Rempp collected supplies 

for Resurrection House at the April Luncheon 

Sarasota Audubon Society received a $75,000 

grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation 

in support of their joint project with 

Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast to 

re-wild the Quad Parcels at the Celery Fields. 

According to Jeanne Dubi, president of Sarasota 

Audubon Society. “Their investment in 

this project will transform the Quad Parcels 

into habitat that supports a greater diversity 

of birds and wildlife and becomes a special 

destination for residents and visitors to enjoy.” 

“We are honored to provide this grant 

to Sarasota Audubon Society for the re-wilding 

of the Quad Parcels at the Celery Fields, including 

an improved and expanded water storage 

and filtration system for flood prevention 

and improved water quality,” said Gulf Coast 

Community Foundation’s Senior Vice President 

for Community Leadership Jon Thaxton. 

The two environmental not-for-profits have 

been working together since late 2020 when 

the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners 

gifted the 33-acre property adjacent to the 

Celery Fields to the community as a conservation 

easement, protecting it from development 

forever. Commissioners tasked Sarasota 

Audubon Society with managing the properties 

and Conservation Foundation 

with managing the conservation 

easement. 

The Quad Parcels, located at 

the intersection of Palmer Blvd 

and Apex Road, buffer the western 

edge of the 440-acre Celery 

Fields from industrial areas. With 

more than 250 species recorded 

here, the Celery Fields is a nationally 

and internationally recognized 

birding hotspot and vital to water 

quality and flood protection in 

the region. The re-wilding will increase 

habitat for birds and other 

wildlife and, at the same time, expand 

water storage and filtration 

to help with flood prevention and 

improved water quality. 

Sarasota Audubon and Conservation Foundation 

are currently in the permitting phase 

of their project and hope to start the physical 

transformation of the three protected parcels 

in the near future. Envisioned improvements 

include extensive plantings, meadows, woodland 

areas, additional trails, high and low point 

of terrain along a meandering stream, shaded 

picnic areas, ADA-compliant walkways, a bird 

blind/observation platform, facilities, a discovery 

area for kids, and more. 

To learn more about the re-wilding of the 

Quad Parcels, visit: www.SarasotaAudubon. 

org/quad. 

Help To Home Inc. Receives Funds for Hope Village Project 

Help To Home Inc. has received $30,000 in 

matching funds from the Manatee Community 

Foundation for use in building its new 

Hope Village community to help parents with 

children who are homeless or threatened by 

homelessness. 

“This $30,000 and the matching funds we 

raise to go with it will help transition parents 

threatened with homelessness so they can 

have a stable living environment,” said Rod 

Urban, president of Help To Home. The Manatee 

Community Foundation’s “Manatee Match” 

Winners of PAWC 2022 Grants Announced 

group involves individual donors dedicated to 

helping nonprofit service organizations. 

Help to Home assists with lower-rent housing 

primarily for single mothers threatened 

with homelessness. The nonprofit is raising 

funds for its new Hope Village on 4.8 acres 

it acquired last year for a 53-home community 

on 30th Avenue West between 14th and 

28th Streets West. For information on Help To 

Home and Hope Village, visit helptohome.org. 

For information, visit harvesthousecenters. 

org or call 941-953-3154. 

Palm Air Women’s Club (PAWC) announced 

that this year’s grant recipients include 

Baby Basics of Sarasota County, Dollar 

Dynasty, Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee 

County, Hope Family Services, Mothers 

Helping Mothers and Second Chance Last 

Opportunity. 

Baby Basics supplies diapers and wipes 

to one hundred low-income working families 

who do not receive government assistance. 

Dollar Dynasty assists underprivileged 

adults and children with basic needs and 

counseling. Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee 

County offers peer education to help teens 

reduce risky behavior and make informed 

choices regarding their physical, mental, and 

emotional well-being. 

H.O.P.E. is Manatee County’s State certified 

domestic violence service provider, helping 

and sheltering families who are not safe in 

their own homes. Mothers Helping Mothers 

furnishes basic needs and baby items to families. 

Second Chance Last Opportunity empowers 

individuals in crisis by providing them 

with essential life skills and tools as well as 

emergency food, clothing, hygiene items, and 

baby supplies. 

At their April Luncheon, the Palm Aire Women’s 

Club awarded scholarships to local students. 

This year, scholarships were awarded 

to: Lyndsey Carter, LaShawn’te Lee, David Pard, 

and Sylvia Pardome from the State College of 

Florida. Manatee Technical College students, 

Krystal Camacho and Emma Ramirez also received 

scholarships. 

LaShawn’te Lee, Krystal Camacho and 

Emma Ramirez were on hand to accept their 

awards. La Shawn’te is a single mother studying 

early childhood education. Krystal is a 

future nurse while Emma is planning to join 

the dental field. All the students spoke movingly 

of their struggles to attend college and 

admitted that the awards would allow them 

to continue their studies. 

For more info on PAWC, visit www.palm-airewomensclub.org. 


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LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT 

Sea Grapes 

They have many uses: postcards, wine and preventing beach erosion to name a few 

They’re those large, orangeybrown 

leaves you see scattered 

about on the sand as 

you walk to the beach. Unlike 

northern leaves, they’re 

tough and don’t crumble 

over time. There’s also a quasi rumor 

that at one time they were used as postcards 

and that, with a stamp, would be 

accepted by the U.S. Postal Service, but 

not anymore. 

Coccoloba uvifera is a species of flowering 

plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae, 

that is native to coastal beaches 

throughout tropical America and 

the Caribbean, including southern Florida, 

the Bahamas, the Greater and Lesser 

Antilles, and Bermuda. Common names 

include sea grape and baygrape. 

Sea grapes are wind-resistant, moderately 

tolerant of shade, and also highly 

tolerant of salt, so they’re often planted 

to stabilize beach edges or used as a 

dune stabilizer. They also help to create a 

protective habitat for small animals. For 

example, tall sea grape plants behind 

beaches help prevent sea turtles from 

being distracted by lights from nearby 

buildings. 

But there are many other uses that 

are perhaps less known. The sap has 

been used for dyeing and tanning 

leather. The wood has occasionally 

been used in furniture, as firewood, 

or for making charcoal. In 

late summer, sea grapes bear 

green fruit, about 3/4 inches in 

diameter, in large, grape-like 

clusters. The fruit gradually ripens 

to a purplish color. Each contains 

a large pit that constitutes 

most of the volume of the fruit. 

The fruits of the sea grape may be 

eaten raw, cooked into jellies and 

jams, or fermented into sea grape wine. 

The fruit is very tasty, and can be used 

for jam or eaten directly from the tree— 

so says the internet, anyway. 

Sea grape leaves are round and wide. 

The younger growth is red, but foliage 

matures to a bright green with red veins. 

The flowers are small and cream-colored, 

blooming in long clusters. They 

usually bloom from spring to early summer, 

but can occur year-round. 

Immature fruit resembles 

green grapes on the vine. 

As a landscape plant, 

sea grape has a lot going 

for it. It’s a Florida 

native species. It grows 

in full sun or partial 

shade, and is very drought 

tolerant once established. It 

also tolerates salt spray 

and salty soils, making it 

a Florida-friendly choice 

for beachfront homes. 

It requires very little 

maintenance beyond 

pruning to maintain 

the desired shape. 

STORY and IMAGES: Louise Bruderle 


feature 

Community News 

Collaborative 

LAUNCHES 

Coverage of Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto 

counties begins with a variety of stories 

TRY A THERAPY 

THAT WORKS! 

Immediate Relief Beginning 

with the First Session: 

Chronic Pain: Sciatic, Back, Neck and TMJ 

Migraines, Foggy Brain and 

Lack of Concentration 

Sight and Eye Problems 

Asthma, Bronchitis, COPD, Shallow Breathing 

Digestive and Constipation Issues 

Leaky gut and Autoimmune problems 

Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Depression 

Concussions, Brain and Spinal Cord Health 

Mobility and Energy Issues for Seniors 

T. Grywinski specializes in difficult issues with great success 

The Community News Collaborative consists of reporters Sarah Owens, left, Catherine Hicks, 

Jim DeLa and Alejandro Romero. Editor Eric Garwood, center, leads the team. 

The Community News Collaborative 

is ready to begin telling the 

stories of Manatee, Sarasota and 

DeSoto counties, and you’ll be 

able to read, see and hear them at 

your favorite local media outlets. 

Launched in 2022 with funding provided 

by the Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation, 

the CNC operates in conjunction 

with WUSF Public Media to provide an additional 

level of community news coverage 

in the region at a time when many newsroom 

staffs are shrinking. 

The five-member CNC news team, based 

in Sarasota, will produce journalism on a 

variety of topics for about a dozen media 

partners including newspapers, radio and 

television stations and magazines in Sarasota, 

Manatee and DeSoto counties. 

The CNC consists of an executive editor 

and four multimedia reporters. News staffers 

are employees of WUSF Public Media, 

itself one of the CNC’s partners, though the 

CNC operates independently. 

“It is wonderful to see the Community 

News Collaborative fully staffed and delivering 

content,” Barancik Foundation president 

and CEO Teri A Hansen said. “This 

will provide our partners with a steady flow 

of stories about our community, many of 

them that have not been covered in recent 

years. Most importantly, the CNC will help 

boost civic engagement and knowledge for 

many, many of our neighbors.” 

Among the topics CNC journalists will report 

on: the environment, grassroots education, 

social and criminal justice issues, development 

and underserved communities. 

Here are the journalists who form 

the CNC: 

• Catherine Hicks is a graduate of 

University of South Florida where she is 

also finishing a Masters degree in digital 

journalism. She served as a digital 

producer for Fox 21 TV in Denver, 

Colorado, while also running a freelance 

reporting and copy writing business. She 

is a native of Pinellas County and served 

as a graduate teaching assistant at USF. 

Hicks is particularly interested in issues 

of mental health and the environment. 

She can be reached at chicks@cncfl.org 

• Sarah Owens is a graduate of Milligan 

University, where she played intercollegiate 

soccer before joining the staff of 

the Johnson City Press in Tennessee as 

a reporter. She has focused on issues of 

social justice, cultural practices, mental 

health and criminal justice. Owens 

was the editor in chief of her campus 

newspaper and is a native of Alabaster, 

Alabama. Sarah can be reached at slowens@cncfl.org 

• Jim DeLa is a veteran of the news 

business, serving in a variety of roles 

over four decades. He’s worked in 

television, newspapers and radio while 

reporting, editing and supervising teams 

of journalists. He was the night metro 

editor of the Bradenton Herald, worked 

in university offices of communications 

and was director of communications 

for the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest 

Florida. In his spare time, DeLa is a 

baseball and softball umpire. He most 

recently served as a digital producer 

at WWSB-TV in Sarasota. Jim can be 

reached at jdela@cncfl.org 

• Alejandro Romero is the CNC’s video 

specialist. He is familiar with the people 

and issues of Manatee, Sarasota and 

DeSoto counties after his time as a 

multi-media journalist, producer and 

occasional anchor for Suncoast News 

Network, where he worked for about 

three years. You can reach Alejandro at 

Alejandro23@cncfl.org 

• Leading the team is Executive Editor 

Eric Garwood, who most recently 

served as managing editor of the Observer 

Media Group’s news operations 

in Sarasota-Siesta Key and Longboat 

Key. Garwood has been a reporter, page 

designer, editor and newsroom leader 

for 39 years at newspapers in Florida 

and North Carolina. If you have story 

ideas for the news team, reach out to 

Eric at ericgarwood@cncfl.org. 

SOURCE: Eric Garwood, 

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This story is courtesy of the Community News 

Collaborative (CNC), made possible by a gift from 

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Accolades 

■ University of South Florida 

Women in Leadership & Philanthropy 

named two faculty members 

on the Sarasota-Manatee campus as 

recipients of Dr. Kathleen Moore 

Faculty Excellence Awards, which 

recognize female faculty at USF 

for their research, instructional 

excellence, mentorship and student 

engagement. 

Both Lindsay Persohn and 

Helene Robinson have used podcasts 

to translate their research and 

other academic interests for larger 

audiences and will use cash awards 

that come with the WLP’s recognition 

to support that work. 

Lindsay Persohn, left, and 

Helene Robinson 

Persohn, an assistant professor 

of literacy studies, received the USF 

Sarasota-Manatee Faculty Excellence 

Award. Robinson, an associate 

professor of instruction and director 

of USF’s Critical and Creative 

Design Thinking program on the 

Sarasota-Manatee campus, received 

the Instructor Excellence Award. 

A former elementary teacher, 

school librarian and coordinator of 

libraries for a large public school 

district, Persohn focuses her research 

on children’s literature and 

illustrations. She currently is helping 

lead the Booker Literacy Initiative, 

which connects youngsters at 

one of Sarasota’s most economically 

impoverished middle schools with 

USF students, who provide tutoring 

and mentorship. One main goal of 

the program is to support Booker 

Middle School students as they 

cultivate a love of reading. 

Persohn also is the host and 

executive producer of the “Classroom 

Caffeine” podcast, where she 

translates the work of education researchers 

for practicing teachers so 

they can apply it in their classrooms. 

The podcast has been downloaded 

more than 17,000 times in almost 

2,000 cities in 80 countries. 

A former teacher for students 

who experienced disability, Robinson’s 

15 years in higher education 

has focused on creating inclusive 

environments using multi-tiered 

systems of support, arts integration, 

self-regulation strategies, critical 

thinking creativity and design 

thinking to remove barriers to 

learning so that all students, staff 

and faculty can thrive. Due to her 

own experience with breast cancer, 

her recent research explores the 

intersection of disability, feminine 

identity, ableism and disenfranchised 

grief among breast cancer 

survivors and warriors. 

Much of Robinson’s research, 

mentorship and advocacy are 

inspired by her own experience 

with breast cancer. On her podcast, 

“Hugs from Heaven for Sister 

Warriors,” Robinson has interviewed 

other USF professors, other 

breast cancer warriors and medical 

professionals to provide translational 

research and explore stories 

about “the struggles we have to 

reclaim the power of our feminine 

identity and sexuality,” acknowledging 

the grief and the gratitude that 

is part of the journey on the way to 

becoming a breast cancer thriver. 

Robinson said she will use her 

award to support both the editing of 

her podcast and her arts-based research, 

which involves using creative 

dance, music and visual art collages 

to tell the stories of breast cancer 

warriors, thrivers and survivors and 

provide translational research. 

WLP members in 2007 established 

the Faculty Research Award 

program to recognize a female faculty 

member whose research and 

scholarly efforts focused on women. 

The program was expanded in 2018 

after lifetime member Kathleen 

Moore made a generous contribution 

to establish six annual awards. 

■ Sarasota Memorial Health Care 

System recently recognized Barbara 

Pittenger, who celebrated her 45- 

year milestone work anniversary 

this year. SMH honored her and 

more than 700 other employees 

celebrating milestone work anniversaries 

this year, including dozens 

of others who marked 20, 30 and 

40-years of service. 

Barbara (Bip) Pittenger, OB/GYN 

perinatal sonographer (center), with 

Sarasota Memorial President & CEO 

David Verinder and First Physicians 

Group OB/GYN practice manager 

Barbara Tello-Accola 

With more than 9,000 employees, 

the community-owned health 

system is Sarasota County’s largest 

employer. It has been repeatedly recognized 

for creating a work environment 

and culture that fosters a team 

of committed, highly engaged staff. 

OB/GYN perinatal sonographer 

Barbara Pittenger, who has served 

Sarasota Memorial patients for 45 

years, was the guest of honor at the 

health system’s annual service anniversary 

celebration back in April. 

The health system also recognized 

a group of five employees marking 

40 years of service; 12 celebrating 35 

years of service; 15 celebrating 30 

years; 30 celebrating 25 years; 60 celebrating 

20 years; 97 celebrating 15 

years; 130 celebrating 10 years and 

381 employees celebrating 5 years. 

Affectionately known as Bip, Pittenger 

started working at SMH as 

an X-ray tech in 1977, and within 

a few years, completed training to 

become a perinatal sonographer, 

specializing in ultrasound exams 

for high-risk pregnancies. She 

eventually worked her way from the 

hospital’s radiology department to 

Sarasota Memorial’s First Physicians 

Group OB/GYN practice. 

Sarasota Memorial’s longest-serving 

employee, Lenora “Nori” Yoder, 

was honored for 50 years at the 

service anniversary celebration last 

year. A lab tech in the microbiology 

department, she had postponed 

retirement to support SMH staff and 

the community through multiple 

surges of the pandemic, including 

the deadly Delta wave. At 47 years 

and counting, nurse Clara Rock, 

who was honored at last year’s celebration, 

is currently the longest serving 

employee still working at SMH. 

Jackie Bland, RN, Medical/Wound 

Care; Cindi Little, Occupational 

Therapist/Rehabilitation Services; 

Craig Dibler, Respiratory Therapist/ 

Trauma. Not shown: Twila Krick, Pharmacy 

Technologist and Eric Chernin, 

Pharmacy Care Specialist 

Appointments 

■ Ringling College of Art and 

Design has announced that Sara 

Curtis Robinson has joined Ringling 

College as Vice President for 

Advancement. 

Robinson 

will be working 

across all areas 

of the Ringling 

College 

community, 

including 

the College’s 

senior officers, 

faculty, staff, 

Sara Curtis Robinson Sarasota Art 

Museum of 

Ringling College of Art and Design, 

the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 

(OLLI) at Ringling College, and 

Englewood Art Center. 

A Certified Fundraising Executive, 

Robinson’s career spans a number 

of organizations and a variety of 

fundraising roles in Massachusetts 

and Florida. Since 2019, she has 

resided in Sarasota, first taking on 

the role of Chief Advancement Officer 

at The Sarasota Ballet and then 

being recruited in 2022 to lead the 

private philanthropy campaign for 

The Van Wezel Foundation/Sarasota 

Performing Arts Center. 

Robinson holds a Bachelor of 

Arts degree in visual arts from Pine 

Manor College in Boston and certificates 

in Professional Fundraising 

and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

in the Workplace. Her career began 

and has been shaped in the visual 

and performing arts since her first 

position with the Museum of Fine 

Arts in Boston, supporting the Asiatic 

Art Curator. 

■ The Hermitage Artist Retreat 

has added Stacia Lee as its first 

Managing Director. Lee joins the 

Hermitage team after serving as the 

publisher for Sarasota Magazine 

and overseeing 

the Florida 

and Texas 

operations 

for SagaCity 

Media. In her 

new role, Lee 

will serve as 

a right hand 

to Artistic 

Stacia Lee 

Director and 

CEO Andy 

Sandberg in overseeing the management 

and daily operations of the 

company. She will be responsible 

for implementing core strategies 

and systems, overseeing marketing 

and strategic partnerships, and 

executing the vision of this rapidly 

expanding organization. 

Lee joins a team that also 

includes Amy Wallace as Development 

Director, Elizabeth Power 

as Operations Director, and James 

Monaghan, who was recently 

promoted to Programs Director. 

Over the past two seasons, the 

Hermitage team has expanded to 

include Sydney Ladendecker (Executive 

Assistant and Residency Coordinator), 

Whitney Stone (Grants 

Coordinator), Kaitlin Smith (Artist 

Alumni Coordinator), Adrienne Hill 

(Development Coordinator), and 

‘Chef’ Jordan Moore (Events and 

Hospitality Assistant). 

Beyond serving as the publisher 

for both Sarasota Magazine and 

Houstonia Magazine at SagaCity 

Media, Stacia Lee was responsible 

for building and sustaining partnerships 

with key businesses, vendors, 

and non-profits across the Southeast. 

Prior to her move to lifestyle 

magazines, Lee’s career in news 

media has given her the opportunity 

to lead multimillion-dollar 

operations across the country with 

Gannett (publisher of the Sarasota 

Herald Tribune), Lee Enterprises, 

and McClatchy. Her career in 

management and leadership has 

encompassed marketing, communications, 

branding, and organizational 

development. 

The Hermitage hosts artists 

on its Gulf Coast Manasota Key 

campus for multi-week residencies, 

where diverse artists from around 

the world and across multiple 

disciplines create and develop new 

works of theater, music, visual art, 

literature, dance, and more. As 

part of their residencies, Hermitage 

Fellows participate in free 

community programs, offering 

audiences in the region a unique 

opportunity to engage with some 

of the world’s leading artists and to 

get an authentic “sneak peek” into 

extraordinary projects and artistic 

minds before their works go on 

to major galleries, concert halls, 

theaters, and museums around the 

world. These free and innovative 

programs include performances, 

lectures, readings, interactive 

experiences, open studios, school 

programs, teacher workshops, and 

more, serving thousands in our 

regional community each year. 

For more information about 

the Hermitage and upcoming 

programs, visit HermitagArtist 

Retreat.org. 

Board News 

■ The Bay Park Conservancy 

(BPC) , the non-profit organization 

responsible for designing, developing, 

managing and operating a 

signature public park on 53 acres 

of City-owned land along Sarasota 

Bay, has elected three new Board 

members. 

Tony Gamelin, Managing Principal 

of CFO Integrity, transitions 

from his previous role as CFO of the 

Bay Park Conservancy to become a 

member of the Board and Finance 

Committee. As BPC CFO, Gamelin 

helped create and implement 

financial controls and management 

processes to improve management 

implementation and operations. 

Gamelin is a finance and accounting 

executive with a broad base of experience 

and has performed CFO-level 

services with non-profit and private 

companies across a wide range of 

industries including retail, construction 

and professional services. 

Jeff Jackson is President and 

CEO of PGT Innovations, a leading 

manufacturer of premium windows 

and doors. Jeff is a Certified Public 

Accountant with prior management 

experience at The Hershey Company, 

Coca-Cola, and KPMG, among 

others. Jeff serves as Board Chair 

for the Sarasota Manatee Airport 

Authority. Jeff and the PGT Innovations 

team are helping end human 

trafficking in the state of Florida. 

Jennifer Jorgensen, City of 

Sarasota Governmental Relations 

Manager, previously worked for the 

Walt Disney Company as Manager, 

Vendor Management and Business 

Affairs Manager. Jennifer has her 

Juris Doctor from the University 

of Nebraska. She also worked as 

Legal Counsel and Lobbyist for the 

Nebraska School Board Association 

and held various leadership and 

fundraising positions in higher education 

and the non-profit sector. 

Ron Hamilton joins the BPC 

team as the Senior Human Resources 

Consultant. He is a former 

HR executive at a Fortune 500 

financial services company. He 

has also been a HR Consultant for 

over 20 years working with large 

international companies, as well as 

smaller non-profits like Meals on 

Wheels Plus of Manatee and Jewish 

Family and Children Services. Ron 

is an Adjunct Professor at Webster 

University. 

For more information, visit www. 

thebaysarasota.org. 


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Plant-based Recipes for Egg Lovers 

Alternatives are available that can recreate many egg dishes 

In the United States we eat a lot of eggs. In 1945, the year of 

the highest egg consumption per capita, Americans ate a 

staggering 404 eggs per person. Today egg consumption is not 

where it used to be, but, as of 2011, Americans are still eating 

over 240 eggs per year. 

In 2019, the U.S. produced more than 113 billion eggs, to 

be used in everything from fast-food breakfast sandwiches to 

mayonnaise to boxed cake mixes. But industrial egg production 

INGREDIENTS: 

6 oz. adzuki beans, soaked overnight 

11 oz. bulgur wheat 

1 pint vegetable stock 

3 tbsp. olive oil 

1 onion, finely chopped 

2 garlic cloves, crushed 

1 tsp. ground coriander 

DIRECTIONS: 

Preheat oven to 350°F. 

Cook the adzuki beans in boiling water for 40 minutes until tender. Drain and rinse. Let cool. 

Cook the bulgur wheat in the vegetable stock for 10 minutes until the stock is absorbed. 

Set aside. 

Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a skillet to fry onion, garlic, and spices for 4-5 minutes. 

In a bowl, mix onion, beans, coriander, curry powder, and egg replacer and mash with 

a potato masher. Add the breadcrumbs and bulgur wheat and stir well. 

Cover and chill for 1 hour, until firm. 

With wet hands mold the mixture into 30 ball shapes. 

Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes. 

Prep time: 15-20 minutes; Cook time: 30-40 minutes; Serves 3-4 

INGREDIENTS: 

1 block of extra firm tofu 

1 1/2 tbsp. curry powder 

2 tbsp. chopped onion 

2 tbsp. chopped parsley 

1/4 cup vegan or regular 

mayonnaise 

1 1/2 tbsp. stoneground mustard 

DIRECTIONS: 

Drain the tofu and wrap it in paper towels, setting a heavy pan on top. Let sit for 20 

minutes, changing the paper towels once. This will dry up the excess moisture and allow 

the tofu to crumble more easily. 

In a large bowl, crumble the tofu block with a fork until it reaches an egg-like consistency. 

Add the curry, salt, pepper, parsley, onions and cayenne and mix. 

Add the mayo and mustard and mix again. If you like your egg salad more creamy, feel 

free to adjust the mayo and mustard amounts. 

Fold in the sliced almonds and refrigerate for an hour before serving. 

Serve inside one half peeled avocado and enjoy! 

Serves 6-8 

F Adzuki Bean and Bulgur Meatballs 

Adzuki Bean and Bulgur Meatballs T 

A cross between a falafel, a meatball, 

and a hush puppy, these adzuki bean 

and bulgur meatballs can be served for 

lunch or dinner, added to salads, or 

placed atop plates of spaghetti. An egg 

replacer is used to bind the “meatballs” 

together. These “wheat balls” are simple 

to make and are packed with flavor and 

protein. 

The pungent notes of 

curry go well with cold, creamy 

salads. A dash of mustard, fresh 

herbs, and sliced almonds 

elevate this tofu “egg salad.” 

1 tsp. ground cumin 

3 tbsp. egg replacer (for more info on 

vegan egg alternatives) 

3 oz. dried breadcrumbs 

2 tbsp. mild curry powder 

F Curried Tofu Egg Salad 

Curried Tofu Egg Salad T 

Dash of cayenne 

Salt and pepper, to taste 

2 tbsp. sliced almonds 

Typical crab cakes 

use an egg or 

mayonnaise to bind 

the patty together. 

These crab cakes 

don’t use eggs — or 

crab, but rather a 

base of hearts of 

palm and a vegan 

garlicky dill aioli 

sauce for dipping. 

INGREDIENTS: 

For the GARLICKY 

DILL AIOLI: 

1/2 cup vegan 

mayonnaise 

1 tablespoon fresh 

lemon juice 

1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill 

1 teaspoon minced garlic 

For the CRAB CAKES: 

3 tablespoons grapeseed or safflower 

oil, divided, plus more for frying 

1 (14-ounce) can hearts of palm, (not 

packed in sugar), roughly chopped 

to the consistency of crab meat 

1/4 cup chopped celery 

1/4 cup diced red bell pepper 

1/2 cup chopped onion 

2 teaspoons minced garlic 

2 teaspoons seafood seasoning 

1 teaspoon cornstarch 

1/4 cup vegan mayonnaise 

DIRECTIONS: 

To make the GARLICKY DILL AÏOLI 

Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well and add salt and pepper to taste. 

Set in the fridge to keep cool. 

To make the CRAB CAKES: 

Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the hearts of 

palm and sauté for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Cook until 

golden brown on all sides. Set aside to cool. Add the celery and peppers and mix well. 

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet over medium-heat heat. Add the onions and 

sauté until translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute. 

Remove from the heat, add to the hearts of palm, and mix well. Add the seafood seasoning, 

cornstarch, and mayo. 

Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and mix well. Set aside to cool to room 

temperature, then shape the mixture into four round patties. 

BREADING: 

In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs and seafood seasoning, stirring to mix. 

Coat the patties with the breadcrumb mixture and refrigerate for 20 minutes. 

Heat about 3 tablespoons oil in a medium skillet over medium- high heat until hot and 

shimmering. Carefully place the patties in the skillet and cook until golden brown on 

each side, approximately 2 minutes per side. Watch closely to prevent burning. Transfer 

the cooked patties to a plate lined with paper towels to drain any excess oil. Serve hot, 

topped with the aïoli, with lemon wedges on the side. 

Serves 2 

isn’t a pretty scene: it’s not good for the environment and it’s certainly 

not great for the hens. Plus bird flu outbreaks that have driven prices 

high several times. 

And while it’s true that eggs have played an important role in the 

American diet for centuries, alternatives are now available that can help 

the home cook recreate a number of egg dishes without having to crack 

a single shell. 

Here are some recipes and egg alternatives. 

F Hearts of Palm Crab Cakes 

Hearts of Palm Crab Cakes T 

For the BREADING: 

1/2 cup gluten-free bread crumbs, 

or more 

1 tablespoon seafood seasoning 

Lemon wedges, to serve 

3 oz. dried breadcrumbs 

2 tbsp. mild curry powder 


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New Monarch 

Dance Studio Opens 

In Bradenton 

JEFFREY KAHANE, MUSIC DIRECTOR 

Classical musicians from around the 

world converge on Sarasota for three 

weeks of breathtaking performances. 

ARTIST SHOWCASES 

Thursdays |4:30 pm |Holley Hall 

JUNE 8, 15, 22 

FESTIVAL CONCERTS 

Fridays | 7:30 pm | Sarasota Opera House 


Lifelong dance 

student and arts 

enthusiast Winifred 

Strange had seen 

firsthand the problems 

that dance teachers have 

finding good rental space for 

their specialized classes. For almost 

ten years, she had followed 

her instructor all over Manatee 

County to different studios. 

“About a year ago, I started thinking 

about creating a studio and the idea just 

grew,” said Strange. She enlisted the help 

of her dance instructor, Bonnie Gray, 

and local realtor Kris Kesling-Hays and 

started looking for a suitable studio. The 

trio found a space located at 862 62nd 

Street Circle East, just off of I-75 and renovations 

began. Of course, as long as she 

was designing a space from the ground 

up, Strange wanted to fill it with all of the 

amenities that dance and dance-related 

businesses need to thrive. 

For dancers, that means actually starting 

at the ground. Strange had danced on 

a sprung floor before and knew that her 

studio had to have one. The new space 

now boasts a world-class floor of suspended 

maple made by O’Mara Sprung Floors 

of Flint, Michigan. This floor is not only 

strong enough for percussive dance, but 

soft enough for the “give” that all dance 

styles prefer. “We also had to install a new 

air conditioning system that will protect 

the floor,” said Strange. 

The studio has wall-mounted ballet barres, 

a wall of mirrors, a professional sound 

system, and a smart television. A kitchenette 

and dressing room are available. 

The Monarch Studio is operated by a 

new local organization, the Dance Alliance 

of Bradenton. The Alliance is made up 

of a group of dance and fitness educator 

entrepreneurs who will share the space. It 

has an umbrella website, www.danceallianceofbradenton.com, 

with individual pages 

for each member. Gray is the program 


director of the 

Alliance. She has 

been teaching 

dance in southwest 

Florida since 

1982 and in Bradenton 

since 2001. 

Gray explained 

that dance is a 

great form of exercise for adults. “In addition 

to the cardiovascular benefits, dance 

works the whole body, increases flexibility 

and supports cognitive ability. Best of all, 

it’s fun. You don’t have to worry about coordination 

or rhythm, anyone can dance.” 

A semi-retired stage performer, Gray and 

her company “That’s Dancing! Dance Education 

for Adults,” offer classes in Broadway-style 

tap and jazz, hula and Polynesian 

classes, Balletone Fitness and Hot Hula 

Fitness. Home to the award-winning Starfire 

Dancers and Aloha Stars, the Monarch 

Studio also hosts the Diva Dance Program 

which will be offering adult classes. Other 

dance and fitness educators are expected 

to hold classes at the studio soon. 

In addition to day and evening, classes, the 

Monarch Studio is available to the public 

for events, small parties and private gatherings. 

For more information, visit www. 

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Series and a three-show Cabaret Series 

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) 

has announced the lineup for 

its 2023 Summer Season, 

featuring a three-show 

Mainstage Series and a threeshow 

Cabaret Series. 

The Mainstage Series includes the 

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drama, Black Pearl Sings!; and Ken Ludwig’s 

A Comedy of Tenors, a fast-paced 

comedy. The Cabaret Series features 

some of the country’s top Cabaret artists 

celebrating the soaring harmonies of The 

Beach Boys, female vocalists like Aretha 

Franklin and Celine Dion, and Creedence 

Clearwater Revival’s songbook. 

Shear Madness, the longest running 

play in American history, kicks off FST’s 

Mainstage Series in FST’s Gompertz Theatre. 

By Paul Pörtner, Shear Madness is 

a comedic murder mystery 

that gets the audience directly 

involved in solving the crime. 

In the play, the old lady living 

above a local hair salon is 

killed under strange circumstances. 

Two police officers 

work with the audience to 

spot the clues, question the 

suspects, and determine the 

identity of the killer. 

Next on the Mainstage 

is Black Pearl Sings! by Frank 

Higgins, a stirring 

drama about two 

women from 

different backgrounds 

who are 

brought together 

by the power of 

music. Set during 

The Great Depression, 

Black 

Pearl Sings! follows 

Susannah, 

an ambitious Library 

of Congress 

musicologist 

determined to 

record undocumented 

slave 

songs, and Pearl, 

a Black American 

woman with a 

soulful voice, a 

steely spirit, and 

Black Pearl 

Sings! 

a prison sentence. Pearl’s memory is a treasure 

trove of songs from her ancestors, but 

can she share these beloved songs without 

giving up something of herself? It will begin 

playing June 28 in FST’s Keating Theatre. 

FST’s Summer Mainstage Series comes 

to a close with Ken Ludwig’s A Comedy 

of Tenors, a boisterous comedy featuring 

mistaken identities, absurd situations, 

witty one-liners, and unexpected surprises. 

It’s 1930s Paris, and the stage is set 

for the concert of the century—as long as 

producer Henry Saunders can keep Italian 

superstar Tito Merelli and his hot-blooded 

wife from causing utter chaos. A Comedy 

of Tenors begins playing August 2 in FST’s 

Gompertz Theatre. 

In the Cabaret, FST will present The 

Surfer Boys, a spirited tribute to the band 

credited for creating pop music’s iconic 

“California sound.” In this lively music 

revue, four Broadway veterans bring The 

Beach Boys’ biggest hits to life with classics 

like “California Girls,” “Good Vibrations,” 

“Barbara Ann,” and “Surfin’ USA.” 

Filled with the honey-tinged harmonies 

and unforgettable melodies that defined 

1960s California and pop music, The Surfer 

Boys will begin playing in FST’s Goldstein 

Cabaret on June 13. 

Next up is Divas Three, a celebration of 

the artists whose musical impact earned 

them the coveted title of “Diva.” In this 

dazzling Cabaret, three powerhouse female 

vocalists deliver the biggest hits by some 

Divas Three 

of music’s most influential 

women, such as Aretha 

Franklin, Carole King, 

Celine Dion, and Whitney 

Houston. Featuring classics 

like “We Are Family,” 

“Stop! In the Name of 

Love,” “Total Eclipse of the 

Heart,” and “It’s Raining 

Men,” Divas Three begins 

playing in FST’s Court 

Cabaret on July 11. 

FST’s Summer Cabaret 

Series culminates 

with Creedence Clearwater 

Remixed!, a new music 

revue following a group of 

four friends on a musical 

journey through the songbook 

of Creedence Clearwater 

Revival. Featuring 

hit songs like “Proud 

Mary,” “Fortunate Son,” 

“Bad Moon Rising,” and “Have You Ever 

Seen the Rain?,” this rousing revue celebrates 

music’s pioneers of country rock. 

Created by Vaden Thurgood, Creedence 

Clearwater Remixed! will begin playing in 

FST’s Goldstein Cabaret on August 22. 

Subscriptions are now on sale at Florida 

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preservation news 

Sarasota Alliance for Historic 

Preservation Sarasota County 

HERITAGE AWARDS 

This year’s winners represent achievements in the 

areas of architecture, historic preservation, collections 

management, archaeological conservancy, and 

organizational and individual achievement. 

The Sarasota Alliance for Historic 

Preservation (SAHP), in 

collaboration with the History 

& Preservation Coalition of 

Sarasota County (HPCOSC), 

presented the 2023 Heritage Awards for 

Sarasota County. 

The awardees were honored at a ceremony 

on May 6, in the Grand Foyer of the Van 

Wezel. An awards presentation was hosted 

by John McCarthy, vice president of regional 

history for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. 

Lorrie Muldowney, the president of SAHP 

and chairperson of the Heritage Awards 

committee, says that the Heritage Awards 

program was developed in 2014 “to recognize 

individuals and organizations that 

have made outstanding contributions to the 

preservation and understanding of Sarasota 

County’s historical resources. These activities 

are important to lend public support to 

governmental and citizen-based efforts that 

preserve our common past so future generations 

can enjoy what is so unique and beautiful 

about Sarasota County.” 

Muldowney explains that this year’s winners 

represent achievements in the areas 

of architecture, historic preservation, collections 

management, archaeological conservancy, 

and organizational and individual 

achievement. 

The 2023 Heritage Award recipients: 

Adaptive Re-Use 

• First Place Winner: The McCulloch 

Pavilion, Architecture Sarasota, 265 

South Orange Avenue, Sarasota. 

The McCulloch Pavilion, First place, Adaptive Re-Use. 

Photo by Ryan Gamma 

• Citation of Merit: Sarasota Waterworks, 

1005 Orange Avenue North, Sarasota 

• Honorable Mention: Caldwell Trust 

Building, 27 South Orange Avenue, 

Sarasota 

Historic Rehabilitation 

• The Eagle House, 2516 Mulberry Terrace, 

Sarasota 

Eagle House, Historic Rehabilitation. 

Historical Research 

• US Modernist (Modernist Archive, Inc.), 

Durham, North Carolina 

Historic Collections Preservation 

• Ana McGrath, 

MLIS, Jane 

Bancroft Cook 

Library, New 

College, Sarasota 

Lillian Burns 

Individual 

Achievement 

• First Place 

Winner: Don 

Bayley, 

Englewood 

Ana McGrath, 

• Distinguished Historic Collections 

Service: Harold Preservation recipient. 

Bubil, Punta Gorda 

• Honorable Mention: Becky Ayech, 

Sarasota 

Organizational Achievement 

• First Place Winner: Venice Area 

Historical Society, Venice 

• Special Recognition: Marie Selby 

Botanical Gardens, Sarasota and Osprey 

• Honorable Mention: Denise Kowal and 

Avenida De Colores (Chalk Festival), 

Sarasota 

Archeological Conservancy 

• Time Sifters Archeological Society, Sarasota 

The Heritage Awards committee is comprised 

of professionals in the fields of architecture, 

historic preservation, 

real estate development, archaeology, 

history and collections 

management who deliberated 

over the awards submissions 

before making their final 

selections. 

The Sarasota Alliance for 

Historic Preservation, Inc., is a 

nonprofit organization whose mission is to 

“Preserve and Enhance our Historic Places.” 

SAHP was incorporated in 1985 in an 

attempt to save architect Dwight Baum’s El 

Vernona Hotel in downtown Sarasota. 

The Alliance, a membership-driven organization, 

is comprised of more than 500 residents, 

visitors, artists, architects, engineers, 

historians, builders, archaeologists, Realtors, 

planners, designers, and writers working together 

to preserve and encourage 

others to preserve 

- not only the remaining significant 

landmarks - but also 

the contributing structures 

that define Sarasota County. 

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www.PreserveSRQ.org. 

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Selby Gardens Extends 

“Seeing The Invisible” Art Exhibition 

Featuring Contemporary Art Created with Augmented-Reality Technology 

Marie 

Selby 

Botanical 

Gardens 

is hosting a 

second year of the 

contemporary-art exhibition 

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. 

According to Jennifer 

O. Rominiecki, 

president and CEO of 

Marie Selby Botanical 

Gardens. “Placing this 

augmented-reality artwork 

amid the native 

Florida nature and 

historic structures on 

our bayfront campus in 

Osprey has created an 

experience like no other 

in our region.” 

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 

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 

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1 2 

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. 

The show was initiated by Hannah 

Rendell, Executive Director at the Jerusalem 

Botanical Gardens, and Candida 

Gertler, co-founder of the London-based 

Outset Contemporary Art Fund, with 

support from The Jerusalem Foundation’s 

Innovation Fund. Seeing the Invisible 

is co-curated by Hadas Maor and 

Tal Michael Haring. For Selby Gardens’ 

installation, Vice President for Visitor 

Engagement and Chief Museum Curator 

Dr. David Berry led the local curatorial 

team. The show is sponsored here by 

Gulf Coast Community Foundation. 

As part of Seeing the Invisible, the 

Eden Project in the U.K. has developed 

accompanying educational content that 

explores the exhibition’s themes of art, 

nature, sustainability, and technology. 

Visit their website (www.selby.org) for 

educational programming and activities 

such as plant and animal scavenger 

hunts, seed-planting kits, recycled-material 

art projects, and much more planned 

throughout Season 2. 

In addition to Selby Gardens’ Historic 

Spanish Point campus, year two of Seeing 

the Invisible will be presented at: 

• Adelaide Botanic Garden (Australia) 

• Eden Project (England) 

• Gardens by the Bay (Singapore) 

• The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens 

(Israel) 

• Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s 

Garden at Elm Bank (U.S.) 

• Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto 

(Canada) 

• National Garden, Athens (Greece) 

• University of Texas at Austin Lady Bird 

3 

1 

Isaac 

2 

Mel 

3 

Refik 

4 

Pamela 

5 

Refik 

Julien CBE 

RA, Stones Against 

Diamonds (Ice Cave) 

AR, 2015 

O’Callaghan, 

Pneuma, 2021 

Anadol, Machine 

Hallucinations/ Nature 

Dreams AR, 2021 

Rosenkranz’s 

Anamazon (Limb), 2021 

Anadol, Machine 

Hallucinations / Nature 

Dreams AR, 2021 

Johnson Wildflower 

Center (U.S.) 

• Walter Sisulu National 

Botanical Garden 

(South Africa) 

Seeing the Invisible 

features AR works by 

the following artists: 

• Ai Weiwei (b. 1957, 

Beijing, China; lives and 

works in multiple locations, 

including Beijing, 

China; Berlin, Germany; 

Cambridge, U.K.; and 

Lisbon, Portugal) 

• Refik Anadol (b. 

1985, Istanbul, Turkey; 

lives and works in Los 

Angeles, U.S.) 

• El Anatsui (b. 1944, 

Anyako, Ghana; lives 

and works in Nigeria) 

• Ori Gersht (b. 1967, 

5 Tel Aviv, Israel; lives and 

works in London, U.K.) 

• Isaac Julien CBE RA 

(b. 1960, London, U.K.; lives and works 

in London) 

• Mohammed Kazem (b. 1969, Dubai, 

UAE; lives and works in Dubai, UAE) 

• Sigalit Landau (b. 1969, Jerusalem, Israel; 

lives and works in Tel Aviv, Israel) 

• Daito Manabe (b. 1976, Tokyo, Japan; 

lives and works in Tokyo, Japan) 

• Sarah Meyohas (b. 1991, New York City, 

U.S.; lives and works in New York) 

• Mel O’Callaghan (b. 1975, Sydney, Australia; 

lives and works in Paris, France) 

• Pamela Rosenkranz (b. 1979, 

Switzerland; lives and works in Zurich, 

Switzerland) 

• Timur Si-Qin (b. 1984, Germany; lives 

and works in New York City, U.S.) 

• Jakob Kudsk Steensen (b. 1987, 

Denmark; lives and works in Berlin, 

Germany) 

For more information visit 

www.selby.org. 


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