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Ronda Ryan

Executive Director

Sarasota Bay Watch

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■ The Ringling’s

Bayfront Gardens’ Tour

■ Ringling College

Galleries

■ Dining Out - Tommy

Bahama Marlin Bar

■ What’s on with OLLI

■ And lots more….

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dining out

Tommy Bahama goes east with

its new Marlin Bar. This iteration

includes cocktails and lights bites,

open air dining and a store next door.

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focus on the arts

Ringling College Galleries has two

interesting and very different exhibits at

present: Jack Davis: Legacy of Laughter

Running to March 22, 2025 and Archives

of Affection running to February 1, 2025.

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the great outdoors

The Ringling Offers Bayfront Gardens

Tours through April. Learn about the

varied trees, plants, sculpture and

buildings on the Museum’s grounds,

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departments

4 editor’s letter

7 Out & About - listings for things to do

10 out & about

11 healthier you -

all about craniosacral therapy

15 focus on the arts -

Ringling College Galleries

16 west coast woman -

Ronda Ryan, Sarasota Bay Watch

18 dining out: Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar

19 healthier you - The Renewal Point

20 the great outdoors -

Ringling Bayfront Gardens Tours


Artist Series Concerts


Sarasota Concert Association

27 dining in - A New Year

and the DASH for a new diet

28 happening this month -

Get into Genealogy

29 happening this month - Discover OLLI

30 coming up - Orioles Spring Training

■ on the cover: Ronda Ryan, Executive Director, Sarasota Bay Watch.

■ Image: Louise Bruderle

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just some

thoughts

Louise Bruderle

Editor and Publisher

West Coast Woman

This Month’s profile:

Ronda Ryan

Executive Director of

Sarasota Bay Watch

Ronda Ryan

Image: Louise Bruderle

Seems right to start the shiny new year with a very upbeat

story - a story about caring people giving back to their

community by making our waterways cleaner, healthier

and more enjoyable for all.

I’m talking about Sarasota Bay Watch. This volunteer

nonprofit based in Sarasota makes it their mission to do

waterway cleanups and help to keep the bay healthier in

creative and resourceful ways. Some of those ways include

distributing native hard-shell clams in the bay to help improve

water quality. Clams act as filters and they’re amazingly good at helping

to make water cleaner.

On land, they plant native plants and do trail maintenance and habitat restoration

at places like the Jim Neville Marine Preserve. They’re all about involving

the public from young people to those well beyond “young” by making it

easy for them to get involved and help. Fort example, this past December they

cleaned up at Midnight Pass.

Keeping everyone on the

same page is Sarasota Bay

Watch’s Ronda Ryan. She’s been

involved with SBW since 2007.

She is married to John Ryan, a

founder of SBW, and has raised

two boys and worked as a critical

care nurse (now retired).

She is the Executive Director of

Sarasota Bay Watch.

They do what it sounds like:

they scoop every imaginable

type of discarded or misplaced

or trashed item from tires (lots

of tires) to cell phones, fishing

line, port-o-potties - you name

it. And Ronda is not beyond

donning her wading boots and,

with bucket and scoop in hand,

gets right into the sand or muck

like everyone else just like you

see on our cover this month.

Read more about the great

work she and her board do in

A past clean up at the Venice South Jetty

this issue. And be sure to sign up for a waterway cleanup in the future. After all,

as their tagline says, “A healthy Bay is everybody’s business.”

Sign up at www.sarasotabaywatch.org/

Dining Out and Dining In

Something I haven’t done in some time is write up a restaurant. In December, I

had the chance to dine at Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar. This one is not to be confused

with their St. Armands restaurant (that’s been there since 1996).

Rather, this Tommy Bahama version

is out east, past I-75 on University Parkway.

As you’ll read, the concept is different,

but still has the Florida cuisine in

a casual setting that Tommy Bahama

restaurants are known for.

Blood Orange

Margarita

at Tommy

Bahama

Marlin Bar

Also, the Tommy Bahama on St. Armands

is moving - across the Circle to

the spot once occupied by Shore which

is leaving (they still have their restaurant

on Longboat Key).

Our Dining In column tackles a common challenge this time of year - the

resolution to lose weight and eat healthier. This month we feature the DASH diet

which is anything but extreme or difficult.

DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension and it’s been vetted

and approved by many health organization. Researchers developed DASH more

than 20 years ago with support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

(NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Give it a go and enjoy great health in 2025.

A New Leadership Role for Erin Minor

Erin Minor, Harvest House CEO, is on to her next career

move as Vice President of Community Leadership at

Gulf Coast Community Foundation in March 2025.

“Erin’s visionary leadership transformed lives and

shaped Harvest House,” the press release noted, and we

couldn’t agree more having profiled Erin in West Coast

Woman back in 2022.

“In her new role, Minor will create and implement key

strategies for achieving our vision of thriving communities

with opportunities for all together with our donors

and nonprofit partners.”

She is joined by Community Leadership team members

Jennifer Johnston, Hollie Mowry, Harriet Thompson,

and will partner with Jon Thaxton who will step into the role of Director of Policy

and Advocacy in 2025.

Busy Month for WCW

We had some fun getting out and about in December. On a beautiful, sunny day I

took a Bayfront Gardens tour at The Ringling. I highly recommend this leisurely

tour of the property - informative, relaxing and a great way to get some healthy

steps in.

Even if you’ve visited the Museum or Ca’ d’Zan or the Circus Museum, you’ll

learn something new. And if you have visitors from out of town wanting something

to do, steer them to this enjoyable experience.

Then I toured two of the Ringling College Galleries - I didn’t know they had

seven in total - which are open to the public and there is no fee to visit. They offer

enjoyable art of all types and themes as you’ll read. Add this to your list of new

things to do.

And congratulations

go to the

Leonard Reid

house in Newtown.

I attended their

reception to mark

their one year anniversary

at their

new home. Hurricane

Milton did

not touch the Reid

house and at age 98

it looks great.

Congratulations

Erin Minor

The Leonard Reid house in Newtown

to Vickie Oldham and all the volunteers and donors who made this happen.

Here’s to many more as the new Sarasota African American Cultural Center.

Here’s to 2025

No getting around it, 2024 was one

of the roughest years we have ever

experienced. Many of you may still

be recovering from the damage that

three storms caused. Judging by the

rapid response by public employees

and from homeowners and business

owners alike, there’s a spirit of rebuilding quickly and getting things back to what

we want most - that Florida lifestyle.

Louise Bruderle | Editor and Publisher |


We welcome your thoughts and comments on this column and on other columns and features in this issue.

You can reach us at westcoastwoman@comcast.net. We’re on the web at www.WestCoastWoman.com.



PROGRAM FOUR | JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 3, 2025

FSU CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Renato Paroni’s Rococo Variations

Paul Taylor’s Brandenburgs

Gemma Bond’s World Premiere

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out &about

Special Events

At OLLI: “Listening to Women”

a weekly series which recognizes

women whose skills have helped to

make a difference in today’s communities.

At each session, you’ll hear the

personal stories of women with the

passion and determination to have

achieved success in a variety of fields.

Held January 23-March 6 at the

Ringling College Museum Campus.

Speakers and moderators: Maria

Cino, Cindy Stevens, Sandi Stuart,

Shelia Atkins, Harriet Moore, Ph.D.,

Sheila Sanders, Vickie Oldham, Katherine

Haley, Ph.D., Lucie Lapovsky,

Ph.D., Patricia Okker, Ph.D., Laurey T.

Stryker, Ph.D., Lynne P. Brown, Ph.D.,

Captain Debra Kiner, Chris Hernandez

Voelker, Janice Bini, Martha Collins,

and Debra Wren.

Tickets: www.olliringlingcollege.org

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Temple Beth Israel on Longboat

Key is having a Shabbat service

during which they will commemorate

Martin Luther King at 5:30pm

on January 17. The speaker, Walter

Gilbert, will deliver the sermon,

followed by an Oneg Shabbat (hors

d’oeuvres). Walter is the past president

of Sarasota County NAACP and

currently VP of Diversity and Equity

at Selby Gardens. His talk is “Dr.

King, The Greatest Speech?”

Temple Beth Israel is located at

567 Bay Isles Rd, Longboat Key. RSVP

by January 13 to the TBI Office at 941-

383-3428 or office@longboatkeytemple.org

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Women’s Interfaith Network

presents World Peace: Can Interfaith

Dialogue Help? on February 8,

3:30 p.m. at the Oakhurst Clubhouse,

4255 Oakhurst Circle East, Sarasota.

The U.S. Congress says “YES!” Since

1984, the government has funded The

United States Institute of Peace to

prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent

conflict around the world, including

those with religious undertones–or

overtones.

On any given day, their experts are

deployed, deploying or returning

from active conflict zones. Melissa

Nozell, their officer for Religion and

Inclusive Societies, will bring her

global experience and insights to

Sarasota. Registration is limited. Free

and open to all. Email: melamarcus777@gmail.com

womensinterfaithnetwork.org

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Sunshine From

Darkness Inspiring

Hope Dinner Jan. 17

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tal health is a journey no one should

have to walk alone.

The evening – with the theme “Creating

a Spark” – will also feature the

bestowing of the 2025 Lee and Bob

Peterson Legacy Award to devoted

supporter Elisabeth Waters, in honor

of her contributions. Guests will witness

powerful testimonials by community

members and participants

from Sunshine From Darkness-supported

programs, participate in a

paddle raise, and enjoy dancing to

the music of Quintessence as well as

the special performance by Gregory.

Proceeds benefit two Sunshine

from Darkness initiatives: enhanced

“Blue Door Services,” which focus on

empowering youth through emotional

literacy, and youth mental health

research, to discover impactful mental

health treatments and explore

mental health disorders.

Tickets: visit sunshinefromdarkness.org

or call 941-504-6717.

Sarasota Concert

Association

SCA’s Great Performers Series

has pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet on

January 15 at Riverview Performing

Arts Center. Thibaudet makes his

Sarasota Concert Association debut

performing Debussy’s Preludes

Books I and II.

The Cleveland Orchestra performs

on January 26 at the Van Wezel with

Kahchun Wong, conductor and Sayaka

Shoji, violin. The program will feature

Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and

Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition,

led by internationally acclaimed

conductor Kahchun Wong.

The Czech National Orchestra performs

on February 13 at Van Wezel

with Steven Mercurio, Music Director,

Maxim Lando, piano. First prize

winner in the NY International Liszt

Competition, Maxim Lando joins the

Czech National Symphony in Liszt’s

Piano Concerto No. 1. The program

also includes Dvořák’s Symphony No.

9, “From the New World.”

Visit www.SCAsarasota.org or call

941-966-6161.

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Music Matinees

Sarasota Concert

Association

The Sarasota Concert Association

continues its Music Matinees.

These free afternoon concerts

showcase regional musicians performing

a variety of musical styles,

from opera to jazz. Next up: Sarasota

Opera Studio Artists on January

29 at 2 p.m.

The Sarasota Opera’s Studio

Artists are members of the more

advanced level of Sarasota Opera’s

two training programs and often

participate in main stage productions

by performing supporting roles

and covering principal roles.

Flutist Karen Large and Pianist

Heidi Louise Williams will

perform on February 19 at 2 p.m.

Large and Williams will take listeners

on a journey through flute

history with their program, “Storytellers.”

Featuring composers from

the Baroque era through the present

day, the musicians tell stories using

different musical styles and instruments,

including the traverso, piccolo,

and contrabass flute.

Pre-registration is required and

available 30 days before each concert.

Performances take place at First

Presbyterian Church, 2050 Oak St.,

Sarasota. Visit www.SCAsarasota.

org or call 941-966-6161.

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SPAACES Studio Artists present KX2 - A Collaborative Exhibition by

Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman. Opening reception: January 10, 6-8 p.m.

Exhibition runs January 10-February 1.

At the Van Wezel

The Van Wezel has announced

that many shows have been

rescheduled to 2025 and 2026 following

cancellations due to Hurricane

Milton. Shows initially

scheduled for 2024 that have been

rescheduled include:

• Funny Girl on January 14-19

• Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock ‘n’

Roll, now scheduled for January 30

• Burton Cummings on February 11

• Gladys Knight on March 5

• Lewis Black: Goodbye Yeller

Brick Road – The Final Tour, now

scheduled for March 11

• The Commodores, now scheduled

for April 17

• John Crist: Jokes for Humans, now

scheduled for May 1

• Air Supply, now scheduled for May 4

• TINA – The Tina Turner Musical,

now scheduled for February 20-22,

2026

Tickets have been automatically

moved to these new dates, and ticket

buyers have been informed of the

changes. Ticket buyers who cannot

attend the rescheduled performance

can contact the Box Office at 941-

263-6799.

Tickets: www.VanWezel.org

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At The Leonard

Reid House

The Harlem Renaissance exhibit

at the Reid house, When I Rise Up:

The Power of Black Artists,” is an

exhibition presented by the Sarasota

African American Cultural Coalition

that runs to January 30 at the

historic Leonard Reid House, 2529

N. Orange Ave. in Sarasota.

Black artists of the Harlem Renaissance

such as Romare Bearden,

Jacob Lawrence and Elizabeth

Catlett and contemporary painters

inspired by them will command the

spotlight.

“Music and poetry of the period

against the backdrop of visual art

creates a cultural immersion experience.

I hope residents will visit

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the show to receive a boost of inspiration

from artists who handled

setbacks and sparked a cultural

rebirth and revolution,” said Dr.

James Stewart, professor Emeritus

at Penn State University. Stewart

and his wife Dr. Caryl Sheffield,

co-curators of the exhibition are

avid African American art collectors.

Paintings from the couple’s

collection are displayed.

SAACC’s collection of Harlem

Renaissance prints in the exhibition

were donated by co-curators

Michael and Sherle Berger. “Why

do we love the works? They show

the flowering of Black culture after

years of Jim Crow segregation,” said

Berger, a Pittsburgh gallery owner.

Reid House hours are Tuesday,

Thursday, and Saturday 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. To schedule group tours,

contact Mydahlia Glover, mgloverssaacc@outlook.com

or 813-

419-0454.

The Pops Orchestra

The Pops Orchestra presents

Islands in the Stream February 16,

3 p.m., and 7 p.m. at Riverview Performing

Arts Center, Sarasota and

February 17, 7:30 p.m. at SCF Neel

Performing Arts Center, Bradenton

The Valentine’s weekend concert

features Marty Edwards as “Kenny

Rogers” and Wendy Engler as

“Dolly Parton” performing all their

beloved hits including “Jolene,”

“I Will Always Love You,” “9 to 5,”

“The Gambler,” “Lady,” “Lucille,”

“We’ve Got Tonight,” “Islands in the

Stream,” and many more!

Edwards and Engler have also

appeared at major resort hotels in

Atlantic City in addition to shows in

Australia, Asia, the UK, Ireland, the

USA and Canada. They are widely

regarded among the top tribute artists

in the world, and Edwards has

even appeared on Oprah, CNN and

the Jay Leno Tonight Show.

Tickets: www.ThePopsOrchestra.

org or call 941-926-7677.

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Artist Series

Concerts

of Sarasota

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota’s

Top Shelf Tuesdays has a performance

by Ani Aznavoorian, cello

and Marta Aznavoorian, piano on

January 7 at 7:30 pm at First Congregational

United Church of Christ,

Sarasota.

Virtuoso performers of Armenian

and classical repertoire, Ani and

Marta Aznavoorian have performed

at the White House, Kennedy Center,

and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall

and tour internationally. This program

includes Robert Schumann’s

Piano Quintet with violinists Daniel

Jordan and Shawn Weil, and violist

Philip Payton.

Lighter Fare program has Violinist

to the Stars with Caroline Campbell,

violin with Joseph Holt, piano

on January 14, 5:30 pm performance

followed by dinner at Plantation Golf

and Country Club, 500 Rockley Boulevard,

Venice.

Caroline Campbell has shared the

stage with the likes of Barbra Streisand,

Beyoncé, Michael Bublé, Paul

McCartney, Andrea Bocelli, and

Sting. She tours regularly with jazz

trumpeter Chris Botti, with whom

she has appeared nationwide with

orchestras including the Philadelphia

Orchestra and the Boston Pops. This

program includes music from West

Side Story and Sting.

Soirée Next Generation has Sarah

Fleiss, soprano and Delvan Lin, piano

on January 26 and 27 January 27.

Held at the Fischer/Weisenborne

Residence, 7459 Cabbage Palm

Court, Sarasota. Two current superstars

from the Curtis Institute of

Music, Sarah Fleiss and Delvan Lin

have already set themselves apart

in performances throughout the

United States and in Lin’s native

New Zealand. These concerts focus

on folk music from different traditions,

including works by Manuel

de Falla, Isaac Albéniz, and Benjamin

Britten.

Lunch and Listen features Karolina

Mikołajczyk, violin and Iwo

Jedynecki, accordion on February 6

at the Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John

Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota.

The duo of Karolina Mikołajczyk

and Iwo Jedynecki is one of the most

interesting and original chamber

ensembles performing today, breaking

all stereotypes about their instruments

and defying categorization.

They have given recitals in 30 countries

on four continents, including in

Carnegie Hall, the Star Performing

Arts Centre in Singapore, and the

National Philharmonic in Warsaw.

The duo’s wide-ranging repertoire

includes everything from Bach and

Mozart to Gershwin and Piazzolla.

Tickets: ArtistSeriesConcerts.org

or call (941) 306-1202.

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At Bookstore1

Sarasota

Poetry Mic: Featuring Jamaal

Rocke, Kaileia Suvannamaccha,

and Louisa Wargo on January 12,

from 12-1 p.m.

Their free PoetryMic series introduces

you to a varied group of talented

poets that live in and around

Sarasota. Jamaal Rocke is an author,

educator, and community advocate.

Originally from Belize City, Belize, he

embarked on a journey to the United

States bringing a passion for writing

and performing poetry. He combines

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Sunshine From Darkness is a

nonprofit organization dedicated to

the funding of local mental health

services and programs and mental

health research. The organization’s

annual fundraising event is on January

17 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

This evening promises to be one of

inspiration, connection, and hope,

while raising critical funds for youth

mental health initiatives.

The keynote speaker this year is

educator and Broadway performer

Dr. Chester Gregory, who turned personal

tragedy and internal struggles

into motivation for promoting mental

wellness. After a transformative

experience through therapy allowed

him to navigate self-doubt and

imposter syndrome, Gregory recognized

the importance of community

in the healing process.

He launched THE C.H.E.S.S.

BOARD! (Collectively Healing Every

Single Soul) with the belief that mencontinued

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out and about continued

his love for education with his commitment

to serving the youth, making

a profound impact within and

beyond the classroom.

Kaileia Étaín Melusine Suvannamaccha,

also known as The Princess

Poetess, is a published author

and literary artist. Her raw, reflective

writing has won contests and appears

in print and online publications.

Awarded Trustee Scholar, she earned

her BFA in Creative Writing from

Ringling College of Art and Design

in 2022. Her debut poetry collection,

IN TIME I SEE, was published in

November 2023.

Louisa Wargo, a Sarasota resident

for the past 27 years, is a poet and

spoken word artist. Her passion for

writing began at age seven. A prolific

writer, Louisa has penned hundreds

of poems. She is currently working on

her first anthology.

This is a free event. RSVP www.

sarasotabooks.com/poetry

“A Light in the Dark: Surviving

More Than Ted Bundy” with Kathy

Kleiner-Rubin is on January 15, from

6-7 p.m. Although Kleiner Rubin

was attacked by Ted Bundy in January

of 1978 at the Chi Omega sorority

house at Florida State University, it

wasn’t her first brush with death,

and it wouldn’t be her last. On the

anniversary of the attack, come hear

the story of a survivor speaking up

for the women and girls who cannot.

This is the first book by a confirmed

survivor of Ted Bundy, and the only

memoir to challenge the popular narrative

of Bundy as a handsome killer

who charmed his victims into trusting

him.

Since 2018, Kleiner Rubin has been

sharing her story with audiences

eager to hear of her courage and

survival. She has given dozens of

interviews including CBS News, 48

Hours, 20/20, USA Today, CNN,

and Newsweek.

Emile Le Beau Lucchesi is the

author of Ugly Prey and This

Is Really War. She is a regular

contributor to Discover magazine

and her work has appeared

in the New York Times, Chicago

Tribune, Atlantic, and the nation’s

other top newspapers.

This is a ticketed event. RSVP here:

www.sarasotabooks.com/events .

Bookstore1 at The Mark, 117 South

Pineapple Ave., Sarasota.

Sarasota Ballet

Program Five has the Mark

Morris Dance Group performing

February 28-March 3. The Sarasota

Ballet presents the acclaimed Mark

Morris Dance Group for Program

Five. Founded in 1980 by trailblazing

Choreographer Mark Morris,

the group has performed across the

globe garnering critical acclaim

through Morris’ expressive choreography

and distinctive musicality.

Held at the FSU Center for the Performing

Arts.

Tickets: www.sarasotaballet.org

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Choral Music

Gilbert & Sullivan Revue is on

January 26, 4 pm. Choral Artists

presents the topsy-turvy world of

Gilbert & Sullivan where absurdities

reach logical conclusions. The famed

English team of the 19th Century

wrote such memorable shows as The

Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance,

Gondoliers, and HMS Pinafore

among others, featuring many hit

tunes from these shows are familiar

to this day.

On January 16 at 6 pm, join them

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for Meet the

Music, where

Dr. Joseph Holt

and singers

from the Choral

Artists will

share highlights

from

the upcoming

performance

and explore

some of the

stories behind

the songs.

Refreshments

will be served.

www.choral

artistssarasota.org/

“American

Roots: Storytellers,”

featuring

The Lubben

Brothers takes

place January

18 in Sarasota

and 19 in Lakewood

Ranch.

The Key Chorale Chamber Singers

reimagine the music of pop’s great

storytellers Simon and Garfunkel,

Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, and

others through the artistic genius of

the Lubben Brothers Band. Triplet

brothers Michael, Tom, and Joshua

bring their acoustic folk roots

to a concert celebrating rich vocal

harmonies, timeless melodies, and

unforgettable stories. Visit www.keychorale.org

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The Venice Chorale Stars &

Stripes: Celebrating Great American

Songs is on February 23, 7 pm.

From beloved patriotic anthems to

iconic tunes from Broadway and

beyond, this concert showcases the

diverse melodies that have shaped

the nation’s cultural landscape. Featuring

the world premiere of the 1st

Annual Choral Composition Competition.

Tickets: www.thevenicechorale.org

.

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Via Nova Chorale has Modern

Jazz Mass: For A New Humanity. This

new work by Steven Phillips uses jazz

styles to explore new meanings of the

traditional mass in the modern world.

The multi-movement piece is interlaced

with the words of contemporary

poets and texts from various spiritual

traditions.

Accompanying the Chorale are

top regional and national jazz musicians.

Presented in appreciation for

Second Heart Homes and the work of

its founder, Megan Howell, of bringing

community, help, and dignity to

homeless persons. Held on March 7.

First Presbyterian Church is located

at 2050 Oak Street, Sarasota. Tickets:

www.eventbrite.com/e/a-celtic

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Sarasota Orchestra

Great Escapes:

• Masterworks: “Ravel’s Bolero” is

on January 10 at Neel Performing

Arts Center and January 11-12 at

the Van Wezel. Shiyeon Sung leads

a concert that marks the 150th anniversary

of Maurice Ravel’s birth,

including his popular “Bolero” and

Natash Paremski playing his Piano

Concerto in G Major. The concert

also includes Dvorˇák’s Symphony

No. 6 and French composer Lili Boulanger’s

“D’un matin de printemps”

(Of a Spring Morning)

• “Heroic Spirit” is on January 30 at

Neel; January 31-February 2, at the

Van Wezel. Giancarlo Guerrero, who

led Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 this

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Sarasota Opera’s

Winter Opera

Festival opens

on February 15

with a double

bill featuring

Mascagni’s

Cavalleria

rusticana and

Leoncavallo’s

Pagliacci.

season, returns with Shostakovich’s

Symphony No. 5 and Beethoven’s

“Coriolan Overture.” Violinist Anne

Akiko Meyers joins the orchestra to

perform Marquez’s “Fandango for

Violin and Orchestra.”

• Discoveries has “Mozart on the

Road” on January 5 with 15-year-old

piano prodigy Anwen Deng joining

conductor David Alan Miller to perform

Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20

and the premiere of a new commission

by 12-year-old composer Isaac

Thomas. The program also includes

works by Haydn and Bach.

• Pops has All in at the Van Wezel with

“Kings of Soul” on January 24-25.

Herb Smith conducts a program that

showcases legendary soul artists

such as Marvin Gaye, James Brown,

Otis Redding, and The Temptations

with guest singers Michael Lynche

and Darren Lorenzo.

• Great Escapes has “TV Tunes and

Treasures” on January 15-19.

Evan Roider leads this program that

features everything from “Looney

Tunes” cartoons to themes from

“The Flintstones,” “Star Trek” and

“Downton Abbey.”

For tickets: 941-953-3434;

sarasota orchestra.org

• Celebrating Mendelssohn with

La Musica on January 21 at 7 p.m.

at Riverview Performing Arts Center.

La Musica will take a rare deep

dive into Mendelssohn’s work. Pianist

and Artistic Director Wu Han,

cellist David Finckel, and violinist

Julian Rhee bring fresh voices to

powerful music.

Included in the program: Mendelssohn

Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major,

op. 58; Mendelssohn Violin Sonata in F

major, op. 4 and Mendelssohn

Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, op. 66

Tickets and more information: www.

lamusicafestival.org or Call 941-

347-9658

Venice Symphony

They have ‘Sports Orchestrated’

January 10-11. Artistic Director

Quinn admits the title of this concert

may be a “little misleading. It’s not

just sports music or pop music.” It

features Strauss’ Olympic Hymn, an

all-star suite featuring Beethoven and

Respighi, and music from sports-related

films like “Rocky” and “Rudy.”

‘A Salute to Pops’ is on January

31-February 1. This concert is a tribute

to Arthur Fiedler and the Boston

Pops Orchestra and some of their best

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arrangements.

It will include

the “Boston

Pops March,”

“Bugler’s Holiday,”

Leroy

Anderson’s

arrangement

of “Yankee

Doodle,” John

Williams’

arrangement

of “That’s

Entertainment”

and

“Seventy-Six

Trombones.”

Concerts are

at the Venice

Performing

Arts Center, 1

Indian Ave.,

Venice. For

tickets, call

941-207-8822;

or visit thevenicesymphony.org

Sarasota Opera

The 2025 Winter Opera Festival

will open on February 15 with

a double bill featuring Mascagni’s

Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo’s

Pagliacci. The violent passions

and raw emotions of these two works

changed the direction of Italian

opera forever.

The Barber of Seville by Gioachino

Rossini is one of the most beloved

comedic works in the operatic repertory.

Ten performances: February 22-

March 29. The Barber of Seville was

last seen in 2018.

The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart is one of opera’s

masterpieces. Seven performances:

March 8, 13, 16, 19, 22(m), 25, 28,

2025. The Marriage of Figaro was last

seen here in 2015.

Stiffelio by Giuseppe Verdi. Written

just before Rigoletto, this long neglected,

emotionally charged work is now

recognized as an important opera

by the great Verdi. Six performances:

March 15-30

Tickets: SarasotaOpera.org, or call

(941) 328-1300, and at the Sarasota

Opera Box Office 61 N. Pineapple

Avenue, Sarasota.

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The Chamber

Orchestra of

Sarasota

The Chamber Orchestra of

Sarasota’s season continues on February

13 with pianist Inna Faliks

performing Shostakovich’s Piano

Concerto in C Minor, and on March

20 with the Florida premiere of

“Anne Frank’s Tree” by American

composer Victoria Bond. Virtuoso

violinist George Maxman will be

featured on the March program,

performing Mendelssohn’s Violin

Concerto in E Minor.

Tickets: www.chamberorchestra

sarasota.org or call 219-928-8665.

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At The Ringling

The John and Mable Ringling

Museum of Art has Radical Clay:

Contemporary Women Artists

from Japan through Apr 6, 2025

in the Chao Center for Asian Art.

Radical Clay is an exhibition of 41

ceramic sculptures by 36 contemporary

Japanese artists, all of whom

happen to be women.

• Enduring Light: Photographs

by Roy DeCarava and Danny Lyon

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from the Sandor Family Collection

will be on view through February

9, 2025. The exhibition showcases

works from two significant portfolios:

Twelve Photogravures by

Roy DeCarava and Memories of

the Southern Civil Rights Movement

by Danny Lyon. These bodies

of work by two of America’s most

consequential photographers offer

distinct but complementary expressions

of Black life and the struggle

for civil rights in the US.

Through their respective lenses,

both DeCarava and Lyon elevate

and communicate the beauty, complexities,

and unique perspectives of

Black life, and the struggle for equality.

Capturing the raw and vulnerable

realities of the movement was a

central struggle for both artists. Their

work aimed to reclaim the narrative

of Black life, presenting its complexities

and richness with authenticity.

• Also at The Ringling, NocheUnidos

has been rescheduled for January

31 and will be performed in

the Museum of Art Courtyard. Wear

your finest white attire.

Join in for a celebration of Hispanic

Heritage, hosted by The Ringling

and UnidosNow. This elegant

evening features dining, dancing,

music, and fellowship that honor the

rich and dynamic cultures that have

influenced our Gulf Coast community,

including the African diaspora,

Indigenous America, and Europe.

The event kicks off with festive

Puerto Rican rhythms from Bomba

Yemayá and parades into the night

with an upbeat Mardi Gras spirit

captured by the New Orleans-based

79rs Gang.

Tickets: ringling.org. The John

and Mable Ringling Museum of Art,

5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota.

The Hermitage

The Hermitage Artist Retreat’s

series, “Hermitage Sunsets @

Selby Gardens,” continues at Selby

Gardens” on January 30, 5:30pm.

(Hermitage Artist TBA). Presented

in Partnership with Marie Selby

Botanical Gardens. Registration is

required at HermitageArtistRetreat.

org ($5/person registration fee).

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens –

Downtown Sarasota Campus, 1534

Mound Street, Sarasota.

“Hermitage Sunsets @ Selby

Gardens” is on February 20. Presented

in Partnership with Marie

Selby Botanical Gardens. Registration

is required at HermitageArtist-

Retreat.org. Marie Selby Botanical

Gardens – Historic Spanish Point

Campus, entrance at 401 North

Tamiami Trail, Osprey

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Theatre

Asolo presents Ken Ludwig’s

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard runs

January 24-February 8. A new world

premiere from master of stage comedy

Ken Ludwig, writer of Crazy for

You and Agatha Christie’s Murder

on the Orient Express. You know

Holmes and Watson. You know Nick

and Nora.

Now, meet Molly and Peg: two brilliant

detectives from Scotland Yard.

With bombs dropping over London,

a simple murder investigation

leads Molly and Peg deep into the

British war effort and the top-secret

code-breaking operation at Bletchley

Park. Going undercover as cryptographers,

they uncover a plot that will

strike at the very heart of the United

Kingdom, launching a high-octane,

laugh-out-loud race against time.

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CALLING ALL

CAC SUPERHEROES!

2025

Under the CAC Big Top at

Nathan Benderson Park’s Regatta Island

Proceeds of our 2025 Circus Arts Gala help

underwrite student scholarships, training fees

and performance costs.

For Sponsorships, Tables, and Tickets:

941.355.9335 • CircusArts.org/Gala



Asolo Conservatory has John

Proctor is the villain by Kimberly

Belflower running February

4- March 2, in the Cook Theatre. In

this witty and brutally honest play

set in rural Georgia of 2019, a group

of high-school students struggle to

separate reality from illusion, truth

from lie and right from wrong, as

they study Arthur Miller’s The Crucible,

while navigating their own complex

and imperfect world. On that

dizzying journey, full of heartbreak,

betrayal and scandal, they find their

true identities and beliefs, forge

deeper friendships and challenge

social stereotypes.

Tickets: asolorep.org/conservatory.

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The Players Hit the Road. They’ll

be offering Shakespeare’s Twelfth

Night on February 5-9 at The Bazaar

on Apricot and Lime (821 Apricot Ave,

Sarasota).

One of the bard’s most beloved

comedies, Viola, separated from her

twin Sebastian, dresses as a boy and

works for the Duke Orsino, whom

she falls in love with. Orsino is in love

with the Countess Olivia, and sends

Viola to court her for him, but Olivia

falls for Viola instead. Sebastian

arrives, causing a flood of mistaken

identity. Info and tickets: www.theplayers.org

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Florida Studio Theatre Mainstage

has the regional premiere of

The Heart Sellers by Lloyd Suh.

On Thanksgiving 1973, two young

women, Jane and Luna, run into each

other at the grocery store. In this

comedy they soon discover they have

much in common; both are recent

Asian immigrants, homesick and

lonely with hardworking absentee

husbands, trying to adjust to a new

country.

The Cabaret Series has 59th Street

Bridge in the Goldstein Cabaret to

March 30, 2025. In the ‘60s and ‘70s,

a new sound came into mainstream

music that changed the scene forever.

Led by early folk-rock artists

like John Denver, Simon and Garfunkel,

Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez,

this musical revue is a celebration

of the music such as, “Annie’s Song,”

“50 Ways to Leave Your Lover,” and

“Both Sides Now.”

Tickets: www.floridastudiotheatre.

org

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Sarasota Jewish Theatre has

Jeff Baron’s “Visiting Mr. Green”

(January 29-February 9) which is a

post-pandemic rewrite of the play in

which elderly Mr. Green is almost hit

by a car driven by 29-year-old Ross

Gardiner. Gardiner is sentenced to

community service; he must help the

lonely widower once a week for six

months. Directed by Gus Kaikkonen,

this 21st century “odd couple” will

take audiences on a roller coaster of

humor, heartbreak, and healing.

On February 3, “The Catskills

– The Rise and Fall of the Borscht

Belt” will be screened. Winner of

the 2024 Miami Jewish Film Festival,

this documentary is a humorous

and nostalgic tribute to the “Borscht

Belt” from its beginning as a refuge

for working-class Jews, to becoming

a lavish summer playground for the

affluent, to its eventual decline. A discussion

follows the screening.

Tickets: visit ThePlayers.org or

call 941-365-2494. Information:

SarasotaJewishTheatre.org.

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Urbanite Theatre has SPACE-

MAN. This regional premiere runs

January 3 to February 16. Astronaut

Molly Jennis has embarked on

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an interplanetary

expedition following

her husband’s

tragic, failed attempt

to reach Mars. As

the first to the Red

Planet, she faces not

only the dangers

of solitude and the

unknown frontier,

but also the haunting

reflections of her past

decisions.

SPACEMAN is a

weightless, full-sensory,

surround-sound

exploration of both

the challenges of

space travel and the

uncharted future that

awaits Molly at her

Martian destination

More info: www.

urbanitetheatre.

com. Urbanite is

located at 1487 2nd

Street, Sarasota.

Manatee Players

have Tootsie running

January 16-26.

Michael Dorsey will

go to any length for

his career in this

award-winning

musical based on

one of the funniest comedic films of

all time. Michael Dorsey is a skilled

actor with a talent for not keeping

a job. Desperate and out-of-work,

Michael makes a last-ditch effort at

making his dreams come true...by

disguising himself as actress Dorothy

Michaels.

Steel Magnolias runs January

23-February 2. Before the iconic 1989

film broke box office records nationwide,

Louisiana salon owner Truvy

first set up shop on the stage. The

colorful cast of regulars and employees

that frequent her establishment

include a mother-daughter duo

planning a wedding, a woman who’s

“been in a bad mood for 40 years,”

and a mysterious newcomer.

Caribbean Chillers Tribute to

Jimmy Buffet runs January 28. The

Caribbean Chillers are a dynamic

Florida-based Jimmy Buffett Tribute

Band that brings you the sights and

sounds, and the fun of a real Jimmy

Buffett Concert.

The Temps, Tops, Supremes &

Smokey: A Motown Revue runs

February 6-8. The Motown Sound is

now over 60 years old but it remains

current and brings excitement and

unforgettable memories for several

generations of music lovers. The Soul

Sensations return for the fourth year

with many new selections.

Manatee Performing Arts Center,

502 Third Avenue W, Bradenton.

ManateePerformingArtsCenter.com

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WBTT has “Fences,” written by

American playwright August Wilson.

WBTT’s Education Director/

Artistic Associate Jim Weaver will

direct. Wilson had a massive impact

on Broadway with this play, which

tells the story of a responsible yet

otherwise flawed Black garbage collector

in pre-Civil Rights America.

Runs from January 15-February

23. Tickets: www.westcoastblacktheatre

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Venice Theatre Don’t Touch That

Dial by Roger BeanIn the Pinkerton

Theatre January 17-February 9.

A fast-moving, nostalgic visit of hit

show theme songs from television’s

bygone golden age, presented as an

audience participatory trivia contest.

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Arts Advocates has Marty Hylton III, president of Architecture

Sarasota, as their featured speaker on January 16 To register, visit

ArtsAdvocates.org.

Test your memory and win a prize.

Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady

Composed by Frederick Loewe | Book

and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

Is in the Raymond Center January

31-March 2. Professor Henry Higgins’s

effort to teach young Cockney

accent-speaking flower seller Eliza

Doolittle how to speak like a proper

lady to upgrade her station in life

develops into an unlikely friendship.

Seating is limited due to the

unavailability of the main stage Jervey

Theatre. Tickets: VeniceTheatre.

org or call 941-488-1115.

Selby Gardens

Patti Smith: A Book of Days is

on view through August 31, 2025 at

the Historic Spanish Point campus.

The exhibition has a selection of

photographs taken by the poet and

musician that offers an intimate

view of her life on and off the road.

The photographs are taken from

Smith’s recently published, New

York Times bestselling publication,

A Book of Days.

The exhibition at Selby Gardens

will feature large prints of Smith’s

photographs outdoors, bringing them

into dialogue with nature, which has

long been a source of inspiration for

the artist. Her images will take visitors

on a journey through time and

space, charting both the course of a

year and the natural environment of

the Historic Spanish Point campus.

Visit selby.org for tickets

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At The Galleries

Art Center Sarasota’s Cycle 2 runs

through January 18.

E.A. KAHANE’s “¡¡Come Join the

Parade!! From My Third Floor Window,”

is a celebration of over 25 years

of capturing the Macy’s Thanksgiving

Day Parade through her camera

lens from a third-floor window. This

installation is a quintessential New

York love story, radiating KAHANE’s

joy, excitement, and wonder.

Ermin Tabakovic presents “Sigma

Series,” a body of work conceived

during the Covid lockdown of 2020.

His paintings showcase bold, vibrant

representations of his core vision,

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characterized by

geometric forms,

structural sensibility,

dimensionality,

and metaphysical

exploration.

Keenan Perren

showcases a new

body of work crafted

from broken skateboards,

creating layered

compositions

that explore human

connection and

reflect on past experiences.

Inspired by

friends, family, the

skateboard community,

and the landscape

of everyday

life, these pieces

resonate with personal

and collective

memory.

Cycle 3: January

30-March 1.

Opening reception

January 30, 5-7 p.m.

In “Jon or Juan,”

Jon Green playfully

explores his identity

as a second-generation

Mexican American.

His sculptural

work, rooted in Latin

American craft traditions,

delves into themes from both

pre- and post-colonization. Through

a humorous lens, Green invites viewers

to challenge their expectations of

Latino communities

Frederico Torres presents a new

photographic series that immerses

viewers in his exploration of foreign

landscapes, tranquil meditations,

and environmental connections.

Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil,

Torres discovered his passion for

photography while studying advertising

and marketing.

Madie Gotshall presents a collection

of paintings centered around

the formation of identity during a

changing world. Using a collage-like

painting style, meaning is found in

the mundane moments of life.

Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami

Trail, Sarasota. Info: www.

artsarasota.org

“SPAACES Studio Artists present

KX2 - A Collaborative Exhibition

by Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman

Opening reception: January

10, 6-8 p.m. Exhibition runs January

10- February 1.

KX2 is a collaboration between

Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman,

sisters and artists whose practice

revolves around the fusion of metalwork

and painting. Their artwork

delves specifically into the domain

of data research, with a particular

emphasis on climate change and

water infrastructure, in order to

illuminate pressing environmental

concerns. Employing a blend of

repurposed and sometimes salvaged

industrial materials with more traditional

artistic mediums such as

paint on canvas, KX2’s work yields a

distinctive visual encounter. KX2 is

environmentally conscious of material

choices, using up to 50% recycled

metals and recycled canvas.

SPAACES (www.spaaces.art) is

located at 2051 Princeton St., Sarasota.

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At Harmony Gallery: Booker

High School Student Exhibition

through January 30. Reception:

January 9, 5-6:30pm. Booker High

School, a comprehensive learning

facility, is home to the Visual and

Performing Arts (VPA) program,

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which offers rigorous, pre-professional

training in the arts in five

disciplines: Dance, Digital Film &

Motion Design, Music, Theatre, and

Visual Art. In collaboration with

Sarasota Orchestra, Booker VPA

visual art students will present a

collection of two-dimensional artwork

from various genres.

Visit sarasotaorchestra.org.

Define Art Gallery and Studio

has Pearl Berger - Solo Exhibition

- Orbital Abstractions. Join them

during First Friday ArtWalk on Palm

for the opening reception January

3, from 6-8 p.m. The exhibition is on

view until January 31. They’re located

at 68 S. Palm Ave, Sarasota, has.

Info: 941-500-2393.

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At Ringling College Galleries:

Jack Davis: A Legacy of Laughter,

celebrates the illustrated artwork of

iconic American artist Jack Davis. In

honor of his 100th birthday, this show

is a unique and nostalgic journey

through the whimsical and satirical

world he created. Home to a collection

of over two dozen drawings and

memorabilia that pays homage to

Davis’ unparalleled talent and enduring

influence on the world of comics

and illustration. Held in the Lois

and David Stulberg Gallery. Runs

to March 21.

Born in 1924, Davis began his

career as a freelance artist and

quickly gained recognition for his

humorous and exaggerated drawings.

He regularly contributed to the

iconic MAD Magazine, where his

work became highly influential. He

received numerous accolades for his

contributions to the field of cartooning,

including an induction into the

Will Eisner Hall of Fame. The Stulberg

Gallery is located at 1188 MLK

Way Sarasota.

Nothing New: Archives of Affection

runs to February 1 at Willis

Smith Gallery. Delve into the timeless

essence of queer love, beautifully

captured through over 300 historic

daguerreotypes of male couples. Witness

the remarkable power of photography

as it unveils a narrative of love

that triumphs against all odds, even

when shrouded in secrecy.

Explore the pioneering world of

daguerreotypes, the earliest form of

popular photography, prevalent in the

mid-19th century. Among these images

are portraits taken in photo booths,

a novel concept introduced in the U.S.

in 1924, offering couples a discreet

means to immortalize their bond.

Some photographs were candidly

captured by friends and family,

showcasing moments where love

transcended barriers, with outsiders

symbolizing acceptance within

their circle.

www.ringlingcollege.gallery/

upcoming

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ArtCenter Manatee has Women

Contemporary Artists (WCA) in the

Kellogg Gallery. WCA is an established

organization of women in the

visual arts based in Florida’s Sarasota

and Manatee counties. Their mission

is to provide visibility, support and

inspiration to women artists.

Founded in 1984, a group of

twenty women artists in the region

developed a plan to form a group to

encourage other women artists in

their artistic journeys. This group of

women artists has continually grown

each year and now has more than 150

regional members. Opening reception:

January 2, 5-7 p.m. Info: vwww.

artcentermanatee.org/

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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.”

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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.

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January 28-February 28 has the

American Watercolor Society 157th

Traveling Exhibition in the Kellogg

Gallery. The American Watercolor

Society began as a group of eleven

painters who gathered in New York

City in 1866 and began to hold exhibitions

of their work. Their annual

exhibitions have continued from

that day. The traveling exhibition

features 40 paintings from the original

160+ exhibitors each year and

travels to three to six locations each

year. Opening Reception: January

30, 5-7 p.m.

Arts AdvocatesArts Advocates

Gallery, located in the Crossings at

Siesta Key mall, 3501 S. Tamiami

Trail in Sarasota, hosts monthly

exhibits by member artists. Shows

run from the first Saturday to the

last Saturday of each month.

The 19 studio artists of Creative

Liberties Artist Studios & Galleries

will exhibit their work from January

4-25, Saturdays only from 2-4 p.m.

These artists work in many different

mediums including painting, fiber,

paper, jewelry making, photography,

resin, and printmaking. Admission

is free; registration not required.

After a brief hiatus due to Hurricane

Milton, the Behind the Curtain:

Exploring the Van Wezel from

the Art to the Stage tourreturns

January 13 from 1-3 p.m. The art in

the Van Wezel was created by noted

Florida artists and is part of the Arts

Advocates collection. A docent leads

a tour of the paintings and sculptures

including those by Robert Chase,

William Hartman, Eugene White,

Ben Stahl, Thornton Utz, Frank Colson,

and others.

Participants then step onto the

stage where a Van Wezel guide

shares stories and anecdotes about

the colorful world of show business.

Tickets can be purchased at the Van

Wezel box office or by calling 941-

263-6799

Kathryn Chesley presents the art

talk “Becoming Ladies of History”

on January 14 from 4-6 p.m. in the

Arts Advocates Gallery. A theater

educator, playwright, and trained

actress with a love of history, Chesley

performs “Life and Times” portrayals

of 10 historic women including

Mable Ringling, Bertha Honore

Palmer, and Marie Selby.

Arts Advocates presents monthly

luncheon programs at the Sarasota

Yacht Club featuring speakers

discussing local arts-related topics.

Morris (Marty) Hylton III, president

of Architecture Sarasota, is the featured

speaker on January 16, 11 a.m.

to 1 p.m. Since the mid-20th century,

Sarasota has been globally recognized

as an epicenter of innovative

modern architecture and design,

often referred to as the Sarasota

School of Architecture. Hylton’s presentation

will explore Architecture

Sarasota’s efforts to document, preserve,

and promote the region’s built

and cultural heritage.

The Arts Advocates’ collection of

Sarasota Art Colony and Florida

Highwaymen works is on permanent

display in the Arts Advocates

Gallery, which is open every Saturday

from 2-4 p.m. Admission is

free. Free docent-guided tours are

available for gallery visitors who

wish to learn more about the art and

written information is available for

self-guided tours.

To register for events, visit Arts-

Advocates.org.

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Island Gallery and Studios’

featured artist for January is Charlotte

Sorsen. The theme

is Beachy Breezes. Charlotte

Sorsen has worked

in various art forms for as

long as she can remember.

Although painting is

her first love, Charlotte has

also worked in glass making,

lamp-worked glass

beads, jewelry and clothing

design.

Charlotte paints to

express her joy of the magic

of the Gulf waters, as well

as the skies, clouds, birds,

and flora. Join them for

their First Friday artist

reception January 3, 5-7

p.m. and meet Charlotte.

Bring your friends and

mingle with our artists

while taking in the fine art

works and enjoying beverages

and small bites. Musician

Chip Ragsdale will

provide live music.

Visit www.islandgalleryandstudios.org

or call 941-

778-6648. They’re located

at 456 Old Main Street in

downtown Bradenton.

“Unveiled Strength:

Portraits of Intimacy

and Vulnerability”—portraits

by Gary LaParl is on display

through January 16 in the Lexow

Gallery at Unitarian Universalist

Church of Sarasota. An evening

reception is on January 10, 5-7 p.m.

This collection of portraits

explores complex themes of male

relationships and vulnerability,

inviting viewers to engage with deep,

often overlooked aspects of masculinity.

The Lexow Gallery is located

at 3975 Fruitville Road in Sarasota

and is open Tuesday through Friday,

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

LaParl is an art coordinator at Creative

Liberties in Sarasota and also

works as a flat-glass craftsman at

Glass Crafters in Fruitville Farms.

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Perlman Suncoast

The PMP Winter Residency runs

through January 11. The Celebration

Concert and Dinner Gala is

on January 11. This year marks the

21st PMP Winter Residency here in

Florida and the 30th Anniversary of

The Perlman Music Program. ABEO

QUARTETFebruary 11,Njioma Grevious,

violin; Rebecca Benjamin,

violin; James Kang, viola; Macintyre

Taback, celloTickets: (941) 955-4942

or visit www.perlmanmusicprogramsuncoast.org/

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Sarasota

Art Museum

Molly Hatch: Amalgam runs to

April 26, 2026. Hatch’s newly commissioned

“plate painting,” Amalgam

(2023), was created specifically for

Sarasota Art Museum. Consisting of

more than 450 earthenware plates

hand-painted in white, blue, and gold

luster, the abstract lines and shapes

in Amalgam are drawn from a variety

of historical ceramics

from around the globe. Info: sarasota

artmuseum.org/visit

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LaMusica

They have Celebrating Mendelssohn

on January 21 at Riverview Performing

Arts Center. It’s a rare deep

dive into a beloved composer’s work

with pianist and Artistic Director Wu

Han, cellist David Finckel, and violinist

Julian Rhee.

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Selections include: Mendelssohn

Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major,

op. 58; Mendelssohn Violin Sonata

in F major, op. 4; Mendelssohn Piano

Trio No. 2 in C minor, op. 66

Tickets and more information at

www.lamusicafestival.org or Call

941-347-9658

Farmers’ Markets

Lakewood Ranch Farmers’ Market

starhas more than 100 curated

vendors and is located at Waterside

Place in Lakewood Ranch. Open

Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. yearround

and offers produce, prepared

foods, and specialty items and gifts.

The Market also works with Community

Harvest SRQ as part of the

Suncoast Gleaning Project. Among

other efforts, volunteers pick up leftover

vegetables from the farmers

weekly and take them to food banks

to make meals for those in need,

thereby helping diminish food waste

while providing nutritious produce to

diverse populations. Other activities

on Market Sundays include yoga at

the adjacent Waterside Park, weekly

live music, Kids’ Corner crafts,

facepainting and balloon twisting,

among others.

For more, visit www.lakewood

ranch.com.

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Phillippi Farmhouse Market

is located in Phillippi Estate Park.

This seasonal market is open every

Wednesday through April from 9

a.m. to 1 p.m. Experience fresh produce,

prepared foods, artisanal products

and live music.

Beyond shopping, visitors can

explore the park’s beautiful grounds,

including the historic Edson Keith

Mansion, through a free, docent-led

tour beginning promptly at 10 a.m.

each Wednesday.

Phillippi Estate Park is located at

5500 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

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Events, Meetings,

Lectures and More

At Sarasota Tiger Bay Club:

• January 16 —The 2024 Election.

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What Happened/What didn’t

Happen and What Should Have

Happened. Opinions from the next

generation. C. J. Morgan, President

Sarasota County Young Republicans;

Sebastian Martinez, President,

Sarasota Next Gen Democrats

• February 6—FloodingWhy it

happened and what did Sarasota

City and County do to rectify the

problem?

Spencer Anderson,Sarasota County’s

Public Works DirectorSteve

Suau, Civil Engineer - Specialty is

watershed management planning-

Hugh Culverhouse, Attorney, Real

Estate investor and Philanthropist

To reserve and pay at the door,

email SarasotaTigerBayClub

@gmail.com or call/text

941.228.9144

Held at Michael’s On East in Sarasota.

Info: www.sarasotatigerbay.com

The Palm-Aire Women’s Club

(PAWC) Annual Fashion Show

Luncheon and Fundraiser,

“EFFORTLESS ELEGANCE,” is

scheduled for February 21 at the

Palm-Aire Country Club in Sarasota.

This event is open to the community

and will feature local celebrities

and members as models.

SUMMER SMITH, the ABC NEWS

ANCHOR will emcee. This fashion

show puts the “fun” in fundraising,

with proceeds benefiting scholarships

for State College of Florida, and

Manatee Technical College. Additionally,

it provides grants to local

qualified charities.

The fashion show will feature

fashions from Darci Jacob’s boutique,

Darci’s on Main Street. Darci’s

is known for its high-style fashion

in a boutique environment. Darci

has developed deep roots within

the Sarasota community and often

sponsors charitable events, including

prior PAWC fashion shows.

Tickets are $75 and must be purchased

in advance. Tickets : www.

zeffy.com/ticketing/2025. For more

information call 443-974-8520.

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The Greater Sarasota Chamber

of Commerce has a New Year’s

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Bomba Yemayá

The Ringling has NocheUnidos on January 31 in the Museum of Art

Courtyard. Tickets: ringling.org.

Kick-Off Brunch on January 17,

9-11:30 at The Ora, located at 578

McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Register

at: sarasotachamber.com.

This annual event is the perfect

opportunity to network with local

professionals, enjoy breakfast, and

gain insights into Sarasota’s economic

future. The morning will feature a

keynote presentation by Mark Wilson,

President and CEO of the Florida

Chamber of Commerce, who will

deliver an update on Sarasota’s economic

landscape for 2025.

Boxser Diversity has these speaker

events:

January 9, 6 p.m.—John Lewis:

In Search of the Beloved Community

with Dr. Raymond Arsenault.

For six decades John Lewis was a

towering figure in the U.S. struggle

for civil rights. As an activist and

congressman, he was renowned for

his unshakable integrity, courage,

and determination to get into “good

trouble.”

Join historian Ray Arsenault as he

traces Lewis’s upbringing in rural

Alabama, his championing of voting

rights and anti-poverty initiatives,

and his decades of service as

the “conscience of Congress.” Arsenault

recounts Lewis’s lifetime of

work toward one overarching goal:

realizing the “beloved community,”

an ideal society based in equity and

inclusion.

This event is free and open to the

public. Space is limited; reservations

required at www.secure.qgiv.

com/for/boxserdiversityinitiative

Arsenault is the John Hope

Franklin Professor of Southern

History emeritus at the University

of South Florida, St. Petersburg. A

distinguished scholar and nationally

acclaimed author, he has written

several award-winning books,

including John Lewis: In Search of

the Beloved Community, published

in 2024.

On January 23, 6 p.m. — Power

and the People: Social Justice in

America Since the Civil Rights

Movement. It’s a panel discussion

moderated by Timothy Patrick

McCarthy, Ph.D.

The civil rights movement was a

watershed in U.S. history, inspiring

and shaping subsequent social

justice movements, including those

advocating for Latino, LGBTQI+,

and disability rights. Its legacy of

nonviolent protest, legal challenges,

and grassroots organizing has

served as a blueprint for advancing

these causes.

Dr. Timothy Patrick McCarthy

will provide historical context on

the evolution of these movements,

followed by a discussion with local

leaders C.J. Czaia, Zander Moricz,

and Kehsi Iman Wilson.

Together, they will explore how

their work in Latino civil rights,

LGBTQI+ advocacy, and disability

justice continues to build on the

strategies and successes of the civil

rights era, while addressing the

challenges of today.

Free and open to the public.

Space is limited; reservations

required.www.secure.qgiv.com/

for/boxserdiversityinitiative/

Held at Unitarian Universalists

of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Rd.,

Sarasota.

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OLLI at Ringling College

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Jan. 23-March 6, 2025

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Listening to Women is a weekly series

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Jan. 23

Government, Politics, and Friendships:

Women Who Made It Happen

Speakers: Maria Cino and Cindy Stevens

Moderator: Sandi Stuart

Jan. 30

Beaches, Boycotts, and Court Battles:

Sarasota’s Civil Rights Movement

Speakers: Shelia Atkins,

Harriet Moore, Ph.D., and Sheila Sanders

Moderator: Vickie Oldham

Feb. 6

Head of the Class: Women Leaders in

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Speakers: Katherine Haley, Ph.D.,

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focus on the arts

Ringling College Galleries Offer

Beautiful Variety

Explore a Mad Magazine Genius’ work and Portraits of Queen Love

If you were one of those kids who

enjoyed the guilty pleasure of

reading Mad magazine (which

started in 1952 and is still being

published), there’s an exhibit at Ringling

College that will appeal to you.

Thinking back on

the magazine that

every mother hated

their child to read,

let alone possess,

the cartoonists were

the best - witty, silly,

unique and most of

all satirical. One of

the most memorable

was an artist who

often skewered politicians

with hilarious

caricatures. You

know his work, but

maybe not his name:

Jack Davis.

Jack Davis: Legacy

of Laughter, is

on view in the Lois

and David Stulberg

Gallery through

March 22.

The man behind

the Davis exhibit is

Tim Jaeger, Director

+ Chief Curator,

Galleries and Exhibitions

at Ringling

College who also

admits/confesses to

be a Mad magazine

fan himself. Interestingly,

they surveyed

students and staff

and that’s where Davis’

name came up

Another reason

for the exhibit is due to the fact that Davis

was a brilliant illustrator and Ringling’s

largest major is illustration. Davis himself

attended art school. Though you wouldn’t

know it, Jaeger points out that Davis’ career

had its ups and downs and show the

important of resilience in an artist’s career.

He wasn’t an overnight success, in other

words.

In 2011, Davis told The Wall Street Journal

about his early career and his breakthrough.

“I was about ready to give up,

go home to Georgia and be either a forest

ranger or a farmer.” And then he met Mad’s

founders, Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines who

were putting out horror [comic] books.

“They looked at my work and it was horrible

and they gave me a job right away.”

Davis was an American cartoonist and

illustrator, known for his advertising art,

magazine covers, film posters, record

album art, and numerous comic book

stories.

It’s a fun exhibit with over two dozen

drawings, but one that also shows the hard

work behind being a cartoonist.

Jack Davis:

Legacy of Laughter

Runs to March 22, 2025

Lois and David Stulberg Gallery

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Nothing New: Archives of Affection

is at the Willis Smith Gallery, also on the

campus. It’s a visual tribute to queer love

as captured by over 300

historic daguerreotypes

of male couples.

Their faces and body

language almost make

them contemporary, but

their bowler hats, pocket

watches and handlebar

mustaches suggest

their true timeline of

19th to early 20th century

America.

They’re very touching

to view. You can feel the

tenderness between the

men in they thoughtful

poses, arms interlocked,

holding hands, smoking

matching cigars and

wearing similar outfits.

It’s also a look into

daguerreotypes, the

earliest form of popular

photography, prevalent

in the mid-19th century. Some of these

portraits were taken in photo booths, “a

novel concept introduced in the U.S. in

1924, offering couples a discreet means

to immortalize their bond,” the exhibition

notes. Others were taken by friends

and family.

Photo booths “…were a

novel concept introduced

in the U.S. in 1824, offering

couples a discreet means to

immortalize their bond. Some

photographs were candidly

captured by friends and

family, showcasing moments

where love transcended barriers.

Accompanying these

couples were outsiders, symbolizing

acceptance within

their private circle,” according

to the Ringling’s website.

Nothing New:

Archives of

Affection

Runs to February 1, 2025

Willis Smith Gallery

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Both exhibits were created by

students at Ringling as part

of the Presented by Ringling

College’s Exhibition Design

and Management course, under

the Business of Art & Design

program where Jaeger teaches

classes. “We’re not a commercial

gallery - these are teaching galleries,”

he notes.

Ringling College has seven

galleries in total offering a wide

variety of media. “We like to

keep it fresh,” Jaeger adds, “and

keep everybody curious.” The goal, according

to Jaeger, is to “Create dialogue. It’s not

artwork - it’s art that works.”

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Getting There:

Ringling College Galleries + Exhibitions

2700 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

Free and open to the public. Hours:

Tuesday-Saturday 10-4

Visitors can find parking across the campus,

and no appointments are necessary.

Detailed operating hours, contact information,

and a campus map are on their website

www.ringlingcollege.gallery

The Galleries + Exhibitions program

of Ringling College of Art and Design

includes exhibitions and activities that

celebrate the work and production of students,

faculty, alumni, and visiting artists.

They also offer rotating programming, you

will always find an exciting new exhibition,

artist talk, lecture, or event to attend.

Sign up for their

newsletter which

tells you about

upcoming exhibits

https://www.

ringlingcollege.

gallery/about

Be sure to

stop in madeby

Gallery. Ringling

College of Art

and Design is one

of only a few colleges

in the country

that provides

an exclusive

gallery for its students

and graduates

to show and

sell their work.


Ronda Ryan

Executive Director

Sarasota Bay Watch

She’s the Executive

Director at

Sarasota Bay

Watch and has

been with the nonprofit

since 2007. She and her

board and volunteers

do waterway cleanups,

remove invasive plants,

replant with native

ones and distribute

native clams that filter

the water in Sarasota

Bay. “A healthy Bay is

everybody’s business,”

she says.


TRY A THERAPY

THAT WORKS!

We’re at the Phillippi

Estate Park

on South Trail in

Sarasota, but we’re

not visiting the Edson

Keith Mansion or

going to the farmer’s

market. Instead, we’re headed to the

back of the park where Phillippi Creek

meets land. Ronda effortlessly dons her

hip waders due to years of experience.

Then she dons her sun protection hat and

her tools of choice: a trash grabber and a

bucket.

We head down to water’s edge to set up

photos and it becomes apparent why a

nonprofit like Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW)

is so important. Amidst the old shells and

the elaborate root systems of mangroves

is trash. Cans, the ubiquitous plastic

bag, pieces of metal and sadly, more. This

would be considered not too trashy compared

to recent SBW cleanups at places like

Midnight Pass, Whitaker Bayou, Venice’s

south jetty, Jim Neville Preserve and the

Sarasota Bayfront.

It’s there that Ronda and volunteers

spend hours removing trash from the water,

on the shore and stuck in mangroves. They

scoop and pull out every imaginable type of

discarded, misplaced or trashed item like

tires (lots of tires), cell phones, fishing line,

even a port-o-potty. She notes that styrofoam

needs to be removed quickly before it

breaks into pellets which can harm fish —

and humans — if somehow ingested.

It’s sad and disturbing that there’s so

much trash. Some of it is hurricane-related,

though the city and county have hauled

away lots of debris. But there’s also loads

of trash dumped by thoughtless people. As

Executive Director of Sarasota Bay Watch,

Ronda’s there to lead her volunteers, not

offer commentary and besides, there’s always

lots to do.

Ronda grew up in Colorado and always

enjoyed outdoor activities and nature and

even considered being a forest ranger. She

has a BS in Biology and Chemistry and,

until recently, worked for 40 years as a critical

care nurse.

One of the founders of Sarasota Bay

Watch is John Ryan, who is the board’s treasurer

and Ronda’s husband. John was an

environmental scientist and manager for

Sarasota County Government for 30 years.

He and two other people formed Sarasota

Bay Watch in the couple’s living room.

In addition to John, the SBW board is

made up of an impressive group of businesspeople,

SCUBA divers and dive instructors

as well as science teachers and

scientists. But all have in common a love

and appreciation for the water - from fishing

to boating to kayaking and underwater

diving - and all have done numerous cleanups

over the years.

SBW is not a government entity nor politically

motivated. “We’re community funded,

volunteer fueled,” Ronda explains. Ronda

is THE staff - doing it all in their small

office at Southface Sarasota. A big part of

her work is educating the public about the

problem and getting them involved. “If

you’re not involving the community, you’re

not doing it right,” she explains.

Unlike other nonprofits with staff, offices,

programs and fundraisers, SBW is

more of a simple concept. “It’s a conduit for

people to be involved.” Ronda also guesstimates

SBW is “98% about education.”

On a typical cleanup day they have volunteers

of all ages, all abilities. Since SBW

doesn’t own a boat, some people “volunteer”

their boats. “Some don’t want to be

in the water, but there are other things you

can do like hand out water bottles.”

One of their programs is Youth Leadership.

According to their website, “We shape

future marine stewards. Youth are encouraged

to participate in all our projects like

marine debris cleanup, shellfish and vegetative

restoration, and outreach activities.”

The program involves anywhere from

120 to 150 kids. For high school students. or

Youth Leaders as they’re called, they help

by teaching after school marine camps for

elementary students. “Those students get

community service hours for college,” Ronda

notes, so it’s win-win.

SBW’s work can be seen in impressive (if

not eye-popping) numbers. On a cleanup

in 2014, MOTE interns measured 292 yards

(2.92 football fields) of entangling monofilament

(fishing line) that was collected

by SBW volunteers during their island and

coastal shoreline cleanups.

In 2016 almost 1000 pounds of waste

was pulled from a cleanup at the Venice

Mooring Field. For all of 2019 they collected

29,805 pounds of debris including 2,431

pounds of rope, 424 pounds of nets and a

whopping 365 pounds of lead weights.

Ronda says with pride she’s been picking

up trash for 12 years. But there’s more: she

and her volunteers remove invasive plants,

replant with native ones and have done

bird counts. And then there’s their clam

project.Sarasota Bay Watch’s clam project

began in 2018 and they’ve released a total

of 1,525,000 clams with, of course, the help

of the community and volunteers.

A turning point for SBW was in 2022

when they were granted the state’s first underwater

aquaculture lease rights. The 4.5-

acre plot is leased for 5 years and will host

scientific research, and the shellfish located

within the leased area are protected by

law from harvesting from outside parties so

don’t even think about having anything on

the half shell.

The process involves deploying millions

of clams that are placed within what is

called a “pre-assessed restoration site”

and that’s where the clams will filter water,

spawn and reproduce within the leased

area.Volunteers come in many forms —

some donate the use of their boats, while

volunteer divers help to place the clams.

Others do clam drop weighing or counting,

sorting and loading the clams onto boats in

order to release them into Sarasota Bay.

SBW’s goal is to continue improving

regional water quality and the natural filtering

properties of the clams help to keep

the water clean.

For 2025 there’s more to be done and her

checklist includes more debris removal,

more work with clams and expanding their

youth project (program) because, she notes

“if you get that kid involved, you usually get

the family.”

As for the hard work, the hauling, the

muddy environment, “Trash is always

there - some places have less, some more.

There’s no winning if you get discouraged.

A healthy Bay is everybody’s business,”

Ronda believes.

To those who do not understand maintaining

healthy water quality especially

in our waterways, particularly the bay,

she adds, “You live here. I hope you feel a

responsibility for water quality and our

coastline.”

Be sure to sign up for a waterway cleanup

in the future. They’re flexible and there’s

something for everyone - bring a friend,

too, and be a part of keeping our community

beautiful and making waterways cleaner

and healthier.

More info at: www.sarasotabaywatch.

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It was a gorgeous night - clear

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that we anxiously await and hope

never ends. It’s the weather that

says, “sure would be nice to eat outside.”

A newish restaurant (opened in October,

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more. The restaurant is Tommy Bahama

Marlin Bar. Now, if you’re thinking it’s

another one like the one on St. Armands,

you’d only be partly correct.

This restaurant, which is located on

University Parkway past 75, has many

unique things going for it. First, as mentioned,

the seating is all outdoors, but it’s

also under cover. Imagine a restaurant

with no walls. But you can also eat truly

outside (no cover) and see the stars in

their patio.

Also unique is that you place your order

at the counter. It’s kind of like those

British pubs where you sit and look at

the menu then go over and order things

at the bar. Then there’s the menu which,

as we were told, no steaks, big plates—

more like small plates/shareables,

bowls, and lots of tacos.

To start, we had their version of street

corn, that popular Mexican dish that

can be elote (on the cob) or esquites (off

the cob) as prepared here. And there are

many iterations of this dish. This one can

best be described as mac ‘n cheese (with

some heat), but switch out the mac with

corn ($12). Staff raved about it so that

also influenced our choice.

Coconut shrimp - one of their signature

dishes - had good-sized, fresh

shrimp that came with papaya mango

chutney and crunchy slaw to add more

Florida to the dish. ($14)

Under tacos, we tried the Baja grouper

tacos ($19) that were dressed with Baja

tartar sauce, tomato relish and crunchy

slaw. I’m a fan of small plates, but it also

helps if the people you’re with like to

share so you can experience a wonderful

mix of flavors and seasonings.

Being a salad AND shrimp fan, I tried

the blackened shrimp chopped salad

that had greens, feta, tomatoes bacon,

avocado, roasted corn salad and buttermilk

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imagine eating every night of the week.

Desert makes a token appearance with

just three options, but they are sweet

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The cake was a flurry of coconut and

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The list of cocktails dwarfs the food

options - mojitos, mai tais, piña coladas,

coolers, margaritas, martinis and red,

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while my companion had an espresso

martini ($17) - both were great.

Tommy Bahama works in as many

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as possible—blood orange in

drinks, mango, avocados, shrimp, grouper,

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matching cocktails along with flavorful

small plates and then sharing.

The night we were there they had live

music. Another unique feature: they have

a Tommy Bahama retail store next door.

This iteration of Tommy Bahama is

different from the one that has been on

St. Armands for since 1996. That one has

more traditional meals and tableside

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Bayfront Gardens Tours through April

Learn about the varied trees, plants, sculpture and buildings on the Museum’s grounds

Massive banyans adorn the state in many places

The Ringling estate is expansive and has many imported, mature trees

Maybe you’ve seen the

Museum’s art or visited

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down memory lane at

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but here’s another way to experience

the Ringling estate by

walking its grounds.

The Ringlings chose their Bayfront

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water. They lavished on their new

home while also building their

extensive art collection for the

museum. But they also made no

sacrifices when it came to the

grounds. Don’t think it’s just some

banyans and palm trees. With an

experienced guide you can learn

there’s so much more

The Ringling Museum is offering

guided tours of the extensive

grounds. Small groups are accompanied

by knowledgeable guides

(who are also plant enthusiasts and

gardeners in their own right).

You start at the entrance and begin

your walk heading toward the Cà

d’Zan mansion. Along the way you’ll

stop and learn about the many

plants that the Ringlings had imported

- yes, imported. It was a thing

back then to bring plants from

exotic locales versus today’s trend

to plant local or nearly local. (Their

non-native plants are gradually being

replaced by native plants).

You’ll see kapok, red silk, live oaks

and strangler figs in the tree category

as well as some massive staghorn

ferns—all pointed out by your guides

who offer interesting insights on

their origin and growth habits.

Then there are those massive banyans

that develop accessory trunks

Mable’s rose garden

is adorned with romantic statuary

that drop roots to the ground, allowing

the tree to spread outwards

indefinitely in a way that defies

gravity. The kapok tree is another

unique specimen that is intimidating

with its nasty protruding thorns

that will never draw tree huggers.

Unfortunately, two hurricanes

roughed up the grounds. Some

tress were lost and, in the case of

the banyans, dramatically thinned

of their leaves. But in the months

ahead, expect to see more and more

plants bloom and strut their stuff.

After leaving the entrance area

you’ll pass the Circus Museum then

the Banyan Cafe (now closed), now

called the Rupp Pavilion, that will

be returned to its original Modernism

configuration. You’ll also see a

charming house (not open to the

public) once occupied the Ringling’s

yachtsmen

Don’t go

hugging that

kapok tree

Next is Mable Ringling’s rose garden

which was awaiting a total replanting.

The rose garden is

surrounded by stone

statues—pairs of people

attired in Italian peasant

clothing, engaged in

activities associated with

couples courting.

John and Mable are both

buried on the other side

of the roadway in what is called the

Secret Garden. Though it has nothing

to do with gardening, the Ringlings

were buried and reburied a few

times including once in New Jersey.

Ask your guide for the full version -

it’s quite interesting, but also sad.

It’s at this point you can take in the

full view of Cà d’Zan and imagine

what the Ringlings enjoyed—if ever

so briefly. Once at the mansion, and

looking back, you’ll see the road

they drove home to is lined with

stately Royal palms.

Heading back, you’ll see some of

Ringling’s statuary that he had

made in Florence. At this viewpoint

you can now see the Museum, a

large pond, the Tea Room and the

Royal palms line the entrance to Cà d’Zan

green cube that is the Chao Center

for Asian Art.

Your final stop on the tour is crossing

over a large pond with many

happy turtles in residence. Then it’s

on to what is called the Dwarf Garden

who, ironically are “dwarfed” by

massive banyans.

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STORY and IMAGES:

Louise Brudrle



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Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota’s

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includes a diverse array

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Imani Winds

2024 Grammy Award winner in the classical

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imaginative collaborations, inspiring audiences

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Their Legacy Commissioning Project

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Mark Dover, clarinet; Kevin Newton, French

horn; and Monica Ellis, bassoon – perform on

Tuesday, February 11, 7:30 pm at First Congregational

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$63 (VIP seating). The artists are sponsored by

Miles and Barbara Capron, and Robin Radin.

In the rarified world of orchestral harp playing,

there are gifted players and then there are

“rock stars.” Harp Royalty – Sunday, March 2,

4:00 pm performance followed by a reception

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celebrated harpists, each of whom has Sarasota

roots: Hannah Cope Johnson, Eleanor Kirk,

Phoebe Powell, and Katherine Siochi. From

the Metropolitan Opera to the San Francisco

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powerhouse players are true “harp royalty.”

Their diverse program includes original

works for harp ensemble by living harpist-composer

Caroline Lizotte, innovative

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beloved hits from the Great American Songbook.

Do not miss this once-in-a-lifetime

opportunity to hear them all together in one

glorious performance at First Presbyterian

Church, 2050 Oak Street in Sarasota. Tickets

are $43 and $63 (VIP seating). The concert is

sponsored by David Chivas and Ron Rice.

The Grammy Award-winning Catalyst

Quartet was founded by the internationally

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ensemble of violinists Abi Fayette and Karla

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followed by a reception, at First Presbyterian

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music by Gershwin, Piazzolla, and Ravel.

Tickets are $43 and $63 (VIP seating).

This concert is sponsored by The Exchange

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Violinist Tessa Lark is one of the most

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Tickets are $43 and $63 (VIP seating).

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performance followed by a reception, at First

Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $43 and $63

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is ready for your call.

Courtney Wise Snyder, MSG, CMC, President

Years of Caring

2022

Community Voted Best Home Health since 2012


focus on the arts


Celebrates 80 Years

of Bringing Renowned Musicians

to Sarasota

Marking its 80th season, the


presents an extraordinary

lineup of world-renowned

orchestras and ensembles

in its 2025 Great Performers

Series. With five Great Performer Series

concerts, including acclaimed orchestras,

virtuoso soloists, and an additional special

evening with Yo-Yo Ma, this season is one

of celebration, excellence, and unforgettable

musical experiences.

/ Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Jean-Yves

Thibaudet

/ An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma

Experience a once-in-a-lifetime evening

with legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma on February

27 at the Van Wezel Performing

Arts Hall. Renowned for his unparalleled

artistry and humanitarian spirit, Yo-Yo

Ma offers an intimate evening of music

and reflections, sharing insights into his

journey as one of the world’s most beloved

musicians.

/ Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

Celebrate the timeless beauty of Vivaldi’s

Four Seasons on March 14 at the

Riverview Performing Arts Center. This

vibrant performance marks the 300th anniversary

of Vivaldi’s iconic work and features

baroque violinist Théotime Langlois

de Swarte alongside the acclaimed ensemble

Les Arts Florissants. They bring fresh

life and energy to one of classical music’s

most cherished masterpieces.

AAUW Sarasota mission is to advance gender equity for

women and girls through education, advocacy, and research.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Sheryl Faye as Eleanor Roosevelt

A Fundraiser to Benefit AAUW Education

Opportunities for Girls in Sarasota

Eleanor Roosevelt’s legacy as a champion

for women’s rights, her leadership and

empowerment of women, her willingness to

challenge gender norms, her commitment to

humanitarianism and social justice, and her

resilience in the face of adversity all make her

incredibly important to today’s women and

society as a whole.

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 10:30 a.m.

Cost: $40.00 per ticket

Location: Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, FL

Purchase tickets online at https://aauwsarasota.org/events

To pay by check please send your payment:

AAUW Sarasota, P.O. Box 3554, Sarasota, FL 34230

Please allow five (5) business days for delivery of your check by January 13, 2025

All tickets will be at the door the day of the presentation

Florida fundraising Registration Number is: CH66300. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL

INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-

FREE (800- 435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT APPROVAL OR

RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE FLORIDA.

Acclaimed for his

elegance, technical

brilliance, and emotional

depth, French

pianist Jean-Yves

Thibaudet opens the

Sarasota Concert

Association’s 2025

Great Performers

Series on January

15 at the Riverview

Performing Arts Center.

Thibaudet, who has performed on the

world’s most prestigious stages, will present

a recital of Debussy’s extraordinary

Préludes Books I and II.

/ The Cleveland Orchestra

Recognized for its exceptional artistry and

rich musical legacy, The Cleveland Orchestra

returns to Sarasota on January 26,

bringing its unparalleled artistry to the Van

Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Conducted

by rising star Kahchun Wong, the program

features Beethoven’s majestic Violin Concerto,

performed by the dazzling violinist

Sayaka Shoji, and Mussorgsky’s dramatic

and colorful Pictures at an Exhibition.

/ Czech National Symphony

Orchestra

On February 13, the Czech National

Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor

Jan Chalupecky, takes the stage at the

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, performing

an all Dvorˇák program including

Serenade for Strings, Czech Suite,

and the composer’s Piano Concerto, featuring

21-year old award-winning pianist

Maxim Lando.

Les Arts Florissants

/ National Symphony Orchestra

Concluding this monumental season,

the National Symphony Orchestra, under

the masterful direction of Gianandrea

Noseda, performs on March 24 at the Van

Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The evening

includes Beethoven’s triumphant Symphony

No. 5, and also features three-time

Grammy-winning violinist Hilary Hahn performing

Korngold’s lush Violin Concerto.

It’s a grand finale befitting the celebration

of Sarasota Concert Association’s 80 incredible

years in Sarasota.

S R SOT CONCERT

SSOCI TION

Tickets and Subscriptions

Five-concert Great Performers Series subscriptions

are available at savings of up to

20%. Choose any three concerts and save

10%. Single tickets are also on sale now.

Please note that discounts do not apply

to the Yo-Yo Ma concert. Visit www.

SCAsarasota.org or call 941-966-6161

for tickets and more information.

Want to hear about a “good read”

– come to our BOOK REVIEW BREAKFASTS

at the Selby Library Auditorium.

Our speakers will tell you about a book that they

tell their friends to be sure they read.

10:00 am on the 4th Tuesday of January, February & March

• January 28 – Carrie Seidman – “I’m not sick, I don’t need help”

• February 25 – Shirley Brown – “My Family and Other Animals”

• March 25 - Judy Pearson – “Crusade to Heal America:

The Remarkable Life of Mary Lasker”

All Book Review Breakfasts are free and open to the public.

January - Book Review Breakfast “I’m not sick, I don’t need help”

by Dr. Xavier Amador

Carrie Seidman is an

opinion columnist for the

Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

When: 10:00 am, Tuesday

Carrie

January 28, 2025

Where: Selby Public Library,

1231 First Street, Sarasota, FL 34236

All Book Review Breakfasts are free and

open to the public.

Interested in joining?

Let us take you out for coffee! Whether you’re new to Sarasota,

are looking to get more involved in advancing equity for women

and girls or just want to chat, we’d love to get to know you

better. Email sarasota.AAUW@gmail.com for a coffee meeting

with an AAUW member

For more information visit www.aauwsarasota.org

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MORE THAN A CIRCUS

THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY EMBODIES:

PERFORMANCE

TRAINING

OUTREACH

LEGACY

The CAC offers year-round

professional performances

featuring international circus

stars. Our seasonal Sailor Circus

Academy shows are a Sarasota

tradition—fun for the whole family!

Try out our programs for

team bonding, fitness, or just

curiosity—You can even try

the flying trapeze! Sign up for

as many classes as you like or

bring your whole corporate

team for a one-of-a-kind team

bonding experience.

In addition to our arts-integrated

classroom programs, we offer

recreational classes for children

and adults, summer camps, and

events with community partners.

The CAC makes it easy to find

circus fun in the Sarasota area.

The CAC, founded by

Pedro Reis and Dolly Jacobs,

preserves Sarasota’s rich and

vibrant Circus Arts legacy

through everything we do,

including supporting annual

events like the Circus Ring

of Fame induction.

FOLLOW YOUR CIRCUS DREAM and try a recreational class! Let your

child join the circus for a week of camp or have an unforgettable circus

team-bonding experience with your colleagues. Be dazzled and delighted

by a circus show!

Learn more about how you can Join the Circus at circusarts.org


dining in

A New Year and the DASH for a new diet

It’s a new year and inevitably, we’re all making resolutions about our health. This is

a diet that isn’t about weight loss. Instead, the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to

Stop Hypertension) is a diet to control hypertension.

Hypertension, aka high blood pressure, is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease

(CVD), the leading cause of death in women in every major developed country and

most emerging countries. Hypertension is estimated to occur in 85.7 million adults in

the United States (44.9 million women and 40.8 million men)

Hypertension is less common in women, compared with men, in those younger than

65 years of age, but is more common in older (65 years and older) women than men.

You have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure if you are overweight

or obese.

The DASH diet isn’t quack “science” — it’s promoted by the U.S. National Heart, Lung,

and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. It has also been recommended

by the National Kidney Foundation and The American Heart Association, the

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and also forms the basis for the USDA MyPyramid.

It also gets the thumbs up from the American Diabetes Association and medical institutions

including the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic

You don’t need to buy unusual food or eat stuff you may not like - that is if you don’t

like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy foods, meat, fish, poultry, nuts,

and beans. You will have to limit sugar-sweetened foods and beverages, red meat, and

added fats and most importantly, salt.

The standard DASH diet limits salt to 2,300 milligrams (mg) a day. That amount agrees

with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. That’s about the amount of sodium in 1

teaspoon of table salt.

A lower sodium version of DASH restricts sodium to 1,500 mg a day. You can choose

the version of the diet that meets your health needs. If you aren’t sure what sodium

level is right for you, talk to your health care provider.

What to Eat

Foods in the diet are at grocery stores and in most restaurants. When following DASH,

it is important to choose foods that are rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, fiber

and protein, low in saturated fat and low in salt.

As you cut back on processed, salty foods, you might notice that food tastes different.

It can take time for your taste buds to adjust. But once they do, you might prefer the

DASH way of eating. And you’ll be healthier for it.

As for weight loss, A 2020 study found that following DASH containing at least 126

grams of lean protein helped older adults over 65 with obesity reduce body fat. A 2023

study also suggests DASH can be helpful in lowering belly fat.

Many of the protective effects are attributed to the diet’s high fruit and vegetable

content. In general, eating more fruits and vegetables can help reduce the chance of

developing disease.

Here are some recipes.

Skillet or grill, these turkey burgers

cook up deliciously. If you’re making

them for children, you may want

to serve the apples and veggies raw

and on the side instead of on top of

the burger — some kids prefer their

fruit and veggies that way. And don’t

forget to purchase ground white meat

turkey. Not all ground turkey is lean,

so be choosy.

The DASH diet is designed to control hypertension

Turkey Burgers with Apples, Onions & Peppers

Ingredients:

3/4 pound ground white meat

turkey

1/8 teaspoon kosher salt, optional

Freshly ground pepper

Canola cooking spray

1/2 ounce low-fat cheddar cheese,

very thinly sliced

2 large cooking apples, such as

Braeburn, Granny Smith or Macintosh,

cored and cut into thin slices

1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion

1 medium red bell pepper, seeded

and cut into julienne strips

4 whole-wheat sandwich rolls, split

and toasted

Mustard, optional

Low-sodium ketchup, optional

Directions:

Shape the ground turkey into four round uniform patties. Season with salt, if using,

and pepper.

Lightly coat two large nonstick skillets with cooking spray. Cook the patties over medium-high

heat in one skillet for four minutes. Flip the burgers and top with cheese.

Continue to cook another four minutes, or until the burgers are done or register 170

F on an instant meat thermometer. Meanwhile, cook the apples, onions and peppers

in the other skillet, approximately 10 minutes, until soft. Place a turkey burger on each

roll and top with apples and vegetables.

Calories: 250 (12.5% calories from fat). Total fat: 3.5 g. Saturated fat: 0.5 g. Cholesterol:

35 mg. Sodium: 227 mg

SOURCE: Speaking of Women’s Health.

Roast Chicken, Raspberry and Walnut Salad

Try this fun, healthy twist on

classic chicken salad. Roast the

chicken a few days ahead to make

it quick and easy to put together.

Or you can use leftover roast

chicken or a store-bought rotisserie

chicken.

Ingredients:

FOR THE CHICKEN SALAD:

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 large celery rib, finely chopped

1/4 cup organic mayonnaise

1 small shallot, finely chopped

2 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh

herbs (dill, parsley, cilantro,

tarragon, or thyme)

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1 pound roast chicken breast,

chopped into bite-size pieces

Salt and pepper

8 ounces salad greens (spring mix,

arugula, baby kale, or romaine)

1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and sliced

3/4 cup fresh raspberries

FOR THE VINAIGRETTE:

2 tablespoons walnut oil

1 tablespoon vinegar (champagne,

raspberry or red wine)

Salt and pepper

Instructions:

Combine the walnuts, celery, mayonnaise, shallots, herbs and lemon juice in a medium

bowl and stir together until well mixed.

Add the chopped chicken breast and toss to coat evenly. Season with salt and pepper,

as needed.

To assemble the dish, divide the greens into four portions on dinner plates.Whisk the

oil and vinegar together until combined and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Drizzle around the greens.

Divide the chicken salad into four portions and mound on top of the greens. Add the

sliced avocado and the raspberries around the edges of the plate.

Makes 4 servings

Serving: 1/2 cup chicken salad, 2 cups dressed greens. Calories: 450. Fat: 34 g.

Saturated fat: 4 g. Cholesterol: 55 mg. Sodium: 151 mg

The classic flavor combination of bright

lemon and refreshing dill make a

creamy sauce for cooked shrimp, served

over an avocado half with crisp greens.

This salad can transport easily for lunch

away from home, with the items packed

separately and kept cold.

Ingredients:

SOURCE: Eat Fat, Get Thin, by Mark Hyman, MD.

Lemon-Dill Shrimp and Avocado Salad

FOR THE SALAD:

1 1/4 pounds cooked bay shrimp

Juice of 1 lemon

1 small shallot, finely chopped (2

tablespoons)

3 tablespoons organic mayonnaise

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Dijon

mustard

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon capers,

rinsed and drained

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill

Sea salt and ground black pepper

2 ribs celery, finely chopped

12 ounces salad greens, washed

and dried

2 avocados, peeled, pitted, and halved

Directions:

Place the shrimp in a bowl and toss with 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice.

In another small bowl, mix together the shallots, mayonnaise, 4 teaspoons of the

lemon juice, mustard, capers and dill until well combined.

Season with a little salt and pepper, to taste. Drain the shrimp and add it and

chopped celery to the bowl with the creamy dressing. Toss gently to coat.

Make the vinaigrette for the salad greens by whisking together the olive oil, vinegar

and mustard until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Divide the salad greens among four plates.

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon hemp

seeds

2 large scallions, finely chopped

1/2 pint grape tomatoes, halved

(about 20)

FOR THE VINAIGRETTE:

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 1/2 tablespoons champagne or

white wine vinegar

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Sea salt and ground black pepper

Place 1 avocado half in the center of each plate and pile a quarter of the shrimp salad

into the center of the avocados.

Top the shrimp salad with 1 teaspoon of hemp seeds and a little extra chopped dill, if

desired, for garnish.

Sprinkle scallions on top for garnish and scatter tomatoes around the plate. Drizzle

vinaigrette on the salad greens and serve.

Makes 4 servings. Serving = 1 cup shrimp, 2 cups salad, 1/2 avocado. Calories:

520. Fat: 38 g. Saturated fat: 5 g. Cholesterol: 235 mg. Sodium: 600 mg

SOURCE: Eat Fat, Get Thin, by Mark Hyman, MD.


happening this month

Helping Children Diagnosed With Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that can strike

ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. In fact, 1 in

26 people will have a seizure during their lifetime.

The stigma and social isolation; the uncertainty of

when the next seizure might occur; and the fear of

SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy) are the

frightening realities for many families in our community.

JoshProvides pulls back the curtain on epilepsy, through

community awareness, education, offering a monthly

Epilepsy Support Group, and providing seizure

detection & alert devices, transportation assistance and

assistance with medical services. Our families are NOT

defined by their disorder…they are warriors who will

overcome these obstacles thanks to your support!

Mission: To improve the quality of life for those

living with epilepsy or other seizure disorders.

(800) 706-2740 | JoshProvides.org

Manatee Genealogical

Society has a

Virtual Seminar Jan. 25

The theme of the seminar:

“Finding Your Elusive Ancestors”

The Manatee Genealogical Society

is hosting a Virtual Seminar

on Saturday, January 25, 10

a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Four nationally

known speakers will address

the theme of the seminar: “Finding Your

Elusive Ancestors,” and the seminar will

serve as a fundraiser for the project to

digitize the Veteran Bounty Land Records,

being coordinated by the National

Genealogical Society (NGS) and the National

Archives Records Administration

(NARA).

Registered attendees will have access

to recordings of the speakers for 30 days.

You will also have the chance to win prizes

from major genealogical companies.

Program speakers and topics:

• Tom W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGG, FASG,

FNGS, FUGA, “DNA Helps Clarify a Puzzling

Relationship and Reveal forgotten Mixed-

Race Ancestry: A Case Study” This presentation

shows how genealogical reasoning can

overcome a scarcity of records to identify

unrecorded parents. The research methods it

demonstrates include the resolution of conflicting

evidence, recognizing that differing

details refer to one person, distinguishing

men of the same name, and testing multiple

hypotheses to identify which of four sisters

was the mother and which of twenty-four

men with the same Y DNA was the father.

Tom is a genealogical researcher, author,

and educator whose Manatee County

roots predate 1908. He has been tracing

his ancestry since 1963 and teaching genealogical

methods since 1997. Besides

25 published genealogical case studies, he

wrote the textbooks Mastering Genealogical

Proof and Mastering Genealogical Documentation,

three chapters in Professional Genealogy:

Preparation, Practice and Standards,

and one chapter in Advanced Genetic Genealogy:

Techniques and Case Studies.

• Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL, The

Legal Genealogist, “Landing the Fourths:

Proving a Case with Court, Land, and DNA

Evidence” The father of Gustavus Boone

Robertson (1827 MS-1903 TX) was William

M. Robertson (c1795 NC-1864 MS). But who

was Gustavus’s mother? No record directly

identifies her, but court, land, and DNA

evidence combine to prove the case as to

the identity of this third great-grandmother

and, in doing so, landing the fourths—fourth

great-grandparents, that is.

Russell is a genealogist with a law degree

who provides expert guidance through the

murky territory where law and family history

intersect. An internationally known lecturer

and award-winning writer, she holds credentials

as a Certified Genealogist and Certified

Genealogical Lecturer from the Board for

Certification of Genealogists.

• Richard G (Rick) Sayre, CG, CGL,

“Bounty Land Applications as Good as a Pension”

Many bounty land records rival pension

records in their genealogical value. These

records provide evidence of military service

and even evidence of kinship. The federal

government and some states awarded land

from 1776 to 1855 to encourage and reward

service in the military. Awards continued into

the early twentieth century. Heirs and associates

may be found in these records. Strategies

to locate these records will be explained.

• Richard (Rick) G. Sayre is a Certified

Genealogist, and a Certified Genealogical

Lecturer. He is also past president of the

Board for Certification of Genealogists. His

areas of genealogical expertise encompass

records of the National Archives, the Bureau

of Land Management, and the Daughters of

the American Revolution, including military

records, land records, using maps in genealogy,

urban research, Irish research, and

government documents.

• Lisa Louise Cooke, “Reconstruct Your

Ancestors’ World with Google” A wide variety

of rich resources are available for free

through Google. Google’s empire includes a

collection of free online tools that are all powered

by the same Google search engine, and

many are brimming with historical information.

You’ll learn the techniques and strategies

needed to flesh out an ancestor’s story using a

variety of Google tools and bring it all together

in a compelling video that can be shared.

Cooke is the author of several books including

The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox,

3rd edition. She produces and hosts the

popular Genealogy Gems Podcast (founded

in 2007) and publishes weekly videos at the

Genealogy Gems YouTube channel.

The seminar will be a fund raiser to support

efforts by National Genealogical Society

(NGS) and National Archives Records Administration

(NARA) to digitize the Veteran

Bounty Land Records. The Bounty Land Warrant

application files are comprised of about

360,000 files, including the veteran records of

the War of 1812, the rejected Revolutionary

War applications, and the Indian wars and

Mexican wars applications, all relating to

veterans who served from 1790s to 1855.

Claimants included veterans themselves,

their widows, minor children (if no widow),

and also Native American Veterans and their

widows or minor children. The project will

conserve the records, digitize them, and

make them freely accessible.

The Manatee Genealogical Society is a

member of NGS and is a leader among genealogy

societies in supporting this important

project.

COST: Members: $40; Non-members:

$50. Learn more about the speakers and register

for the seminar at www.mgsfl.org/


happening this month

Osher Lifelong Learning

Institute at Ringling

College’s Winter Semester:

Jan. 13-March 7

Registration is open for the

2025 winter semester at the

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

(OLLI) at Ringling

College, which offers noncredit

educational opportunities for

adults to pursue new interests and expand

intellectual horizons.

The semester, which runs Jan. 13-March

7, 2025, features more than 90courses,

lectures, workshops, and special presentations

covering a wide variety of topics,

including arts and entertainment, history,

music appreciation, health, literature, philosophy,

religion, and science.

Semester highlights include The Florida

Highwaymen: Pioneers of Art and Enterprise;

Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and

the Constitution; Leontyne Price: Queen of

the Met; How to Successfully Self-Publish

Your Book; Introduction to Biotech Drugs:

From Insulin to Gene Therapy; Listening

to Women; and an interactive magic show

featuring Star Newman.

Classes are offered at Sarasota Art Museum

of Ringling College of Art and Design,

1001 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota; and online

via Zoom.

Highlights of the 2025

winter semester include:

• The Florida Highwaymen: Pioneers

of Art and Enterprise – In 2004, 26 Florida

Highwaymen artists were inducted

into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Selftaught

artists who began painting in the

mid-1950s, the Highwaymen overcame the

social conditions of the Jim Crow South

and thrived as painters and entrepreneurs

by selling their paintings from the trunks of

their cars along Highway A1A. Join Stephenie

Frasher for an in-depth look at six of

the 26 Highwaymen artists.

• Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and

the Constitution – This class will survey

how the Constitution affects law enforcement

and public safety. Study how the

Exclusionary Rule evolved to limit the use

of evidence seized unlawfully by law enforcement

officers under the Fourth, Fifth,

and Sixth Amendments to the Constitution

and how those limitations have expanded

and contracted periodically during the 20th

and 21st centuries.

• Leontyne Price: Queen of the Met

– When Leontyne Price opened the “new”

Metropolitan Opera House in 1966, her

status as America’s reigning soprano and

resident Met diva was confirmed. From her

sensational Met debut in 1961 to her farewell

in 1985, Price’s voice remained luxuriantly

beautiful and fresh. Price was also a

role model for Black opera singers breaking

down the barriers Black artists

faced in 1950s America.

• How to Successfully

Self-Publish Your Book – Do

you have a book idea that you’re

eager to share with the world?

Self-publishing is now an accepted

and increasingly popular

way for anyone to publish a

book; the key is having a book

that is as professional as a traditionally

published one. This

workshop will provide a step-bystep

guide to the self-publishing

process including editing, cover

design, back cover copy, choosing the right

Amazon categories, marketing, and more.

• Introduction to Biotech Drugs: From

Insulin to Gene Therapy – There is a

lot in the news about the newest drugs

for cancer, obesity, diabetes, and genetic

disorders that all fall under the category of

biotechnology. This course will explore the

history of biotechnology in drug development,

from insulin to gene therapy.

• On Jan. 10, 1-2 pm, OLLI presents Magic

and Other Wonders featuring Star Newman.

Newman is a magician/mentalist who

defies physics, manipulates minds, and delights

with worldly wit. The audience plays

a crucial role in this unique and engaging

performance.

• OLLI presents its sixth annual Listening

to Women, a seven-session series that

recognizes women whose brilliance and

fortitude have reshaped industries and who

are making a difference in today’s communities.

The series takes place on Thursdays,

2-3:30 pm, from Jan. 23 to March 7.

• CONNECTIONS, the documentary

film series, returns, featuring a screening

of Resistance — They Fought Back with a

special guest appearance by Paula Apsell,

Emmy winner and writer and co-director of

the film, Feb.11, 2:30-5 pm. We’ve all heard

of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but most

people have no idea how widespread and

prevalent Jewish resistance to Nazi barbarism

was. There were uprisings in ghettos,

large and small; rebellions in death camps;

and thousands of Jews fought Nazis in the

forests. Filmed in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia,

Israel, and the U.S., Resistance — They

Fought Back provides a much-needed corrective

to the myth of Jewish passivity as

told by survivors, their children, and expert

witnesses. This film will be shown at the

Ringling College Museum Campus.

• Additionally, OLLI at Ringling College

offers two lectures and a special program

during the winter semester. Lectures

include How the Supreme Court Is

Re-Making America on Feb. 7, 2:30-3:30

pm; and Black Hollywood: African

Americans in Film: The Early Years on

Feb. 26, 2-3:30 pm.

• On Feb. 28, 2-4 pm, OLLI presents Tennessee

Williams’ one-act play “Auto Da

Fe,” in partnership with NoName Repertory.

A psychological study of the self-destructive

effects of paranoia and intolerance,

“Auto De Fe” follows the descent of a

family into madness.

To register, or for information, visit www.

OLLIatRinglingCollege.org or call 941-

309-5111.


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Orioles Spring Training

is Back in Feb.

15-game home schedule to feature

seven weekend games

The Orioles’

2025 Grapefruit

League

schedule

begins Saturday,

February 22,

at Ed Smith Stadium

in Sarasota against

the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The club’s

2025 spring schedule

features 15 home

games, including seven weekend games.

The O’s will face nine different opponents

during Grapefruit League play, with eight of

the club’s 30 games coming against American

League East divisional rivals – Boston Red

Sox (two games; one at home), New York

Yankees (two games; one at home), Tampa

Bay Rays (one game; one at home), and Toronto

Blue Jays (three games; two at home).

The Orioles will play a spring-high seven

games against the Pittsburgh Pirates, three

of which will be at Ed Smith Stadium. Baltimore

will also host the Atlanta Braves,

Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, and Philadelphia

Phillies during the 2025 Spring

Training slate.

The team’s 15-game road schedule features

four games at the Pirates, three at the

Phillies, two at the Tigers and Twins, and

one each against the Blue Jays, Braves, Red

Sox, and Yankees.

Split-squad dates will be March 9 versus

Minnesota and at Philadelphia, and March

16 vs. the Phillies and at Detroit. The second

annual Spring Breakout game, featuring top

minor league prospects from each organization,

will take place in Sarasota when the

O’s host the Yankees on March 15.

The 2025 season will mark Baltimore’s

16th Spring Training season in Sarasota and

the club’s 15th season at the renovated Ed

Smith Stadium. In the 15 years since the

Orioles moved Major League Spring Training

operations to Sarasota, more than 1.4

million fans have enjoyed Orioles baseball

at the stadium.

The Orioles have provided more than

$3.9 million to local Sarasota organizations

through cash donations and in-kind contributions.

Over the past 14 years, the team

has made it a priority to help combat food

insecurity and has partnered with All Faiths

Food Bank to host food collections throughout

the year.

Ed Smith Stadium is used for their annual

“ThankFULL” Turkey Distribution, providing

local families in need with necessary

food prior to the holidays. Last Spring

Training, the Orioles partnered with numerous

local non-profits, including All Faiths

Food Bank, Mothers Helping Mothers, and

SunCoast Blood Centers, encouraging fans

to assist them in giving back to their Spring

Training home. For details, visit Orioles.

com/Sarasota.

To get information on 2025 ticket offers,

fans can subscribe to the free Orioles Insider

digital newsletter at Orioles.com/Newsletter.

For the complete 2025 spring training

schedule, visit Orioles.com/Schedule.

About Ed Smith Stadium

Location: 2700 12th Street, Sarasota

The 53-acre site houses the stadium and the

surrounding spring-training complex with

four-and-a-half practice fields and 35,000

square feet of clubhouses and office space.

Sarasota has a long history of spring training

baseball dating back to the 1920s and Calvin

Nathaniel Payne. John McGraw’s New York

Giants held spring training at Payne Park

from 1924 through 1927 at the persuasion of

one of his good friend John Ringling.

After the Giants left in 1927, the Boston

Red Sox called Payne Park their spring

training home from 1933 until 1958 and

were followed by the Chicago White Sox

and Cincinnati Reds.

Ed Smith Stadium opened in 1989 and has

served as the spring training home for the

Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds.

It was a basic ballpark that had begun to age.

In 2010, that all changed when the Baltimore

Orioles arrived in Sarasota. Before the team

played its first game in the stadium, a more

than $31 million renovation was underway.

Refurbished seats from Camden Yards were

installed to replace the worn, weather-beaten

seats used by the Reds. The seats were

also moved closer to the field. The concourses

of the stadium were more than doubled

in width to allow a better flow of fans during

the game. Fan comfort was improved with

the installation of a fabric sunshade to keep

fans in the top ten rows out of the sun.

The exterior of the stadium was redone

with a Spanish Mediterranean finish. Fans

now enter the home plate gate through a

grand hallway, complete with a chandelier

made of balls, bats, and pennants the

Orioles have won. Ceramic oriole weathervanes

were added to the top of the press

box and the outfield’s HD scoreboard. Ed

Smith Stadium is considered one of the nicest

stadiums in the Grapefruit League.

Since 2009, the Baltimore Orioles have

referred to Sarasota County as “Birdland

South”.Ed Smith Stadium is located less

than 2 miles from downtown Sarasota and

seats over 7,500 spectators.

Located just off I-75 exit 205, an additional

training complex known as “Buck O’Neil

Baseball Complex” features 5 major league

fields, outdoor and indoor batting cages,

bullpens, umpire rooms and a cafeteria.


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