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SRQ DAILY Sep 16, 2016

Friday Weekend Edition

Friday Weekend Edition

"The trick is just to start making movies."

- Bob Layton, writer/filmmaker
 

[Film]  Layton Drawn to Sarasota
Philip Lederer, Phil.Lederer@srqme.com

Efforts to invigorate the area film scene continue with a visit from celebrated comic book and graphic novel writer/artist turned media entrepreneur Bob Layton, who spoke at Ringling College of Art and Design last night to an auditorium full of local creatives, filmmakers and business people. With credits including multiple stints at both comic powerhouses—DC and Marvel, where he penned the seminal Iron Man story Demon in a Bottle—and co-founder of both Valiant and Future Comics, Layton’s second career in film brings him to Sarasota with actor/producer James C. Burns, plans for a film studio of his own and a host of projects looking for a home.

Organized by the Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office (SCFEO), which hosts three to five such mixers with notable guest attendees each year, the purpose is two-fold and the street runs both ways, says SCFEO Director Jeanne Corcoran. While the night presents an opportunity to showcase facilities at Ringling College and area locations ripe for filming to people like Layton, it also serves to further connect local but disparate filmmakers and actors and producers into a cohesive community capable of creating a real film scene. “We’re educating our guests on the wonders of Sarasota County and the resources and the artists,” says Corcoran, “but we’re also educating our own production community to help them improve and grow and make more content to the best of their abilities.” And there have been tangible results—an upcoming pilot from Rashida Jones’ production company, Le Train Train, will film portions in Sarasota, and past guests such as producer Michael Uslan lead to new connections like Layton.

“We’re all working together to build a larger film presence here in Florida,” says Layton, who grew up down the road in Brandon before departing and eventually landing in Los Angeles. Part of the reason for his return to the area, he says, was the opportunity presented to him by Corcoran and Sarasota. “This is like heaven to me,” he says, gesturing to the walls of Ringling and making special mention of the incoming sound stage and post-production facility coming up fast on campus. “When I die,” he jokes, “I want my ghost to come here.” Though Layton can’t make any guarantees, he says it is “highly possible” that his horror-comedy film Shambler, a modern update of The Mummy, will come to Sarasota for at least portions of filming.

But for the students and aspiring filmmakers in attendance, there is no trick to success, according to Layton. Ringling College or even Layton himself could teach the skills required, but it ultimately comes down to being willing to do the work, “and actually be what you pretend to be,” he says. “If you’re going to be a filmmaker, a screenwriter, a cartoonist—nobody’s going to stop you.” 

Pictured: James C. Burns and Bob Layton (right).

[Good Bite]  Far East Feast
Aviel Kanter, aviel.kanter@srqme.com

Peer into the Land of the Rising Sun by taking bite after delicate bite of each narrow Orgami Stack; sticky layers of sushi rice envelop windows of succulent tuna and salmon. Topped with masago, scallions and the chef's "secret sauce," the morsels somehow find balance with a smoky essence, each mouthful more surprising than the last. The special sauce is (possibly) part teriyaki, part ponzu, part spicy mayo—the source of the woodsy zing unknown. Pair with a hot sake and discover why readers named Yume Sushi Best of SRQ last year.  

Yume Sushi, 1532 Main St., Sarasota, 941-363-0604.

[Recipe]  Match Made In Breakfast
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Warm, moist slices of fresh-baked banana bread get a welcome twist of traditional sweet and eggy flavors of french toast at the Blue Dolphin Cafe. Their banana bread french toast is coated in powdered sugar—one bite is enough to lure you back to crisp, autumn mornings spent with the family.

Ingredients: 7 eggs; 1 ¼ cup sugar; ½ cup softened butter; 2 tsp. vanilla; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1 ½ cups ripe banana; ½ cup buttermilk; 2 ½ cups flour; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. salt; ¼ cup milk; ½ cup walnuts or pecans (optional).

Mix sugar and butter until smooth. Add two eggs into mixing bowl and mix slowly. (Mixing slowly is key here). Slowly mix in vanilla, mashed ripe bananas and buttermilk. Add the dry ingredients: baking soda, salt and the optional walnuts or pecans and mix slowly. Bake at 350 degrees for roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes in a bread baking pan. After bread has rested, slice loaf into ¾ to 1 inch thick slices.

For french toast batter:

Whisk ¼ cup of milk, five large eggs, a tablespoon of vanilla and a tablespoon of cinnamon. Dip the slices of banana bread in the french toast batter and cook on a well-oiled pan on each side of the bread until lightly golden brown. Top with powdered sugar, sliced bananas and whipped cream.  

Blue Dolphin Cafe, 470 John Ringling Blvd, (941) 388-3566

[Recognition]  SNAC Awards Scholarships

To help boost the number of qualified nursing instructors in the region and address the continuing nursing shortage, the Suncoast Nursing Action Coalition (SNAC) awarded advanced degree nursing scholarships. Due to staff shortages, SNAC developed two scholarship programs: one that provides financial support for current nursing faculty in the Suncoast region pursuing doctoral degrees in nursing and the other will soon be announced for individuals pursuing a BSN degree.  

Suncoast Nursing Action Coalition

[Hires]  Knight Marketing Hires Ried

A national marketing firm with locations in Sarasota and Washington, Knight Marketing, recently hired Deena Suliman Ried to its Sarasota team. Ried’s role will be managing the firm’s clients and major projects and working with Knight Marketing’s on-site and remote team members to deliver a variety of marketing services.  

Knight Marketing

[Recognition]  Recognitions Awarded to Grapevine Communications

Recognition for multiple prestigious honors from both the community and the business industry was awarded to Grapevine Communications. The Tampa Bay Business Journal named the agency among the Top 25 Public Relations Firms in Southwest Florida. Grapevine was also listed on the Business Observer’s Gulf Coast Top 500”and owners Angela Massaro-Fain and John Fain were recognized as the Humanitarians of the Year by the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund. 

Grapevine Communications



[Inside the Issue]  Kerry Kirschner After Argus

Retirement doesn't agree with Kerry Kirschner—the former executive director at the Argus Foundation has never stopped moving and shaking, even after relinquishing the role. With an overriding passion for bringing business leaders to Sarasota, Kirschner has had a hand in all things big policy in the area, leaving a legacy both in his own name and in that of his children, each following in their father's footsteps in their own right. Give some attention to the man, the myth, the legend of Kerry Kirschner in After Argus in this month's issue.  

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