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[SHOP] Dear Diary: Write On Sarasota
For the budding travel writer on your list: Write On Sarasota stocks a dizzying variety of accessories for capturing those fleeting moments and errant strands of thought. In addition to their planners, photo books and the classic Moleskin line of notebooks, Write On also carries glittering Olivia Riegel picture frames, Graf Von Faber-Castell pens and matching bull/bear bookends for those readers who prefer to devour the stock reports. Our personal faves: business card holders by Acme Studio come with modernist and art deco fronts, glossy as a candy shell and just as sweet to the eyes. And if you’re doing your shopping online, Write On and More, the Internet storefront for Write On Sarasota, is offering free ground shipping for the holidays.
Write On Sarasota, 1423 1st St., Sarasota, 941-953-2800
[EAT] Sweets Week: Gift Baskets from the Wired Whisk
It’s the second day of Sweets Week here at PAGE1, and today we visit one of the exciting newcomers to Sarasota’s retail pastry game. The Wired Whisk Bakehouse has been catering and providing pastries to local coffee shops for some time. But their new storefront is the home to some of the best holiday gift baskets you could hope to receive. The baskets include the Wire Whisk’s popular custom cookies (as seen at this year’s SRQ Hotlist party), decorated with a design or holiday saying of your choice. Also included, Sugar and Spice Nuts, dusted in cayenne and sugar, an organic, a private label blend of holiday coffee by Latitude 23.5, hot cocoa mix, sugar and spice grinders, Rocky Road Bars and the Whisk’s gorgeous chocolate barks. Bonus fun: this Saturday from 11am-1pm, the Whisk is hosting a gingerbread decorating party. For just $4, adorn your gingerbread boy or girl with all the frosting and sprinkles they can carry.
Wired Whisk Bakehouse, 4141 S. Tamiami Trl., Sarasota, 941-921-4445
[NEWS] Evolution Opens Loft
The Loft at Evolution, the fitness club’s new classroom, has now opened on the third floor of Courthouse Centre—right above the club's Main location. For the group exercise enthusiast, Evolution Health and Fitness has introduced a new level of membership for as low as $29 a month for unlimited classes. Choose from yoga, pilates, BodyElite (ballet focus), Zumba, Corepole (intense cardio and strength), Hip-Hop and Latin Dance Craze. Full club memberships start at $49 per month. The Main Club is located on the second floor of Courthouse Centre at 1990 Main St., Sarasota. Free garage parking is available by entering behind the building from Ringling Blvd.
[NEWS] Krumanocker Joins Sonnet Gallery
Sonnet Gallery in Towles Court has announced the addition of Dennis Krumanocker as owner Ramses Serrano’s new assistant and art consultant for the gallery. Starting this week Dennis will be in charge of all sales. Krumanocker can be reached at the gallery Wednesdays through Fridays from noon to 6pm and Saturdays from 11am to 3pm.
[TODAY] ART: Francisco Goya’s LOS CAPRICHOS, 10am-5:30pm
Los Caprichos deals with themes such as the Spanish Inquisition, the abuses of the church and the nobility, witchcraft, child rearing, avarice and the “frivolity” of young women. The importance of the edition featured in this exhibition, one of the original four acquired by Goya’s loyal patrons, the Duke and Duchess of Osuna, lies as much in the quality of its impressions as in its evidence of the generosity of a liberal noble couple, and their rapport with a radical artist (Goya). Exhibit closes January 6. The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota, 941-359-5700.
[TODAY] THEATER: Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 2pm and 7pm
Enjoy a new production of Charles Dickens' timeless classic A Christmas Carol, featuring new music by Kevin Rotty with traditional carols of the season. Follow the life-transforming journey of miser Ebenezer Scrooge as he goes from holiday humbug to saintly status. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trl., Sarasota, 941-953-3368.
[TODAY] EXHIBITION: 20/20: Petticoat Painters Vision, 54th Annual Exhibit, 9am-5pm
The Petticoat Painters, founded in 1953 by Martha Hartman, is one of the oldest working women’s art groups in the United States today. The group was originally formed to showcase the talents of female artists at a time when women had difficulty getting their work exhibited. Their first show was hosted at the Hartman Gallery in Sarasota. Art Center Manatee, 209 Ninth Street West, Bradenton, 941-746-2862.
[SOON] December 21-22: THE NUTCRACKER, 7pm
The Nutcracker, the Sarasota Ballet’s perennial holiday production, returns to the Van Wezel with the Florida West Coast Symphony. In addition to the principals and corps de ballet dancers, this year’s production will feature nearly eighty young performers who were chosen from an open audition, allowing student dancers from all over the area an opportunity to dance with a professional company. Sarasota Ballet is encouraging everyone to “Take A Child to the Ballet” by offering a discount for families. Anyone who loves a child and wishes to introduce them to the wonders of ballet will receive 50% off tickets purchased for children under 12 years old. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trl., Sarasota, 941-953-3368.
[SOON] January 4: ATONEMENT, Call theater for showtimes
Award-winning director Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice) has reunited with his filmmaking team and his Academy Award-nominated actress, Keira Knightley, for another classic British romance, starring James McAvoy. In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling atmosphere, stoking young Briony’s vivid imagination. Robbie Turner (McAvoy), the educated son of the family’s housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony’s headstrong older sister Cecilia (Knightley). Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony, who has a crush on Robbie, is compelled to accuse Robbie of a crime he did not commit, with drastic consequences. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, Briony finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love. Nominated for seven Golden Globes. Lakewood Ranch Cinemas, 10715 Rodeo Dr., Lakewood Ranch, 941-955-3456.
[SOON] January 13: Broadway’s James Barbour Show Added, 8pm
Come see the star of A Tale of Two Cities performing some of Broadway’s greatest music, live and in concert, on the Asolo Repertory Theatre's mainstage. Relive the magic of the voice you fell in love with in Beauty and the Beast, Camelot, Jane Eyre and Asolo Rep's unforgettable production of A Tale of Two Cities the musical. If you could not get a ticket to the sold-out run, this is your chance to experience James Barbour's incredible voice in concert. Tickets are limited for this event. Asolo Repertory Theatre/FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trl., Sarasota, 941-351-8000.
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