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SRQ DAILY Apr 3, 2017

Monday Business Edition

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Monday Business Edition

"A lot of people think that happens with a moment of inspiration in the shower. Most don't see themselves as creative. We show them they can be deliberately creative."

- Nathan Schwagler, The Dali Museum
 

[SB2]  Inspiring Art and Corporate Innovation
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg has always created a certain connection to experimental art. Now Nathan Schwagler, co-director of the Dali’s Innovation Labs, helps make the facility a place where corporate ideas are born as well. Schwagler served as the keynote speaker at the most recent installment of SB2, Good Culture: Burgeoning Arts, and spoke with SRQ afterward.

What has happened in the business world that has made innovation such a priority?  It’s a function of competition and the accelerated nature of change. It used to be completely practical to get a job at a company and be there for decades. That was a thing. No millennial thinks they will retire with the company they started with. They will live in five different cities before they are 30, and will hold eight different jobs. The company that wins is the one that unleashes innovation and creative talents.

Why is an art museum the right entity to push this realm of innovation?  We love it when people come to the Dali. It’s our home turf. But we also can go off-site. We can design and facilitate a creative process independent of space. You don’t need to have an art museum to be creative and do creative work. We want to help people understand what the creative process looks like and to feel comfortable in each stage of the game. For a lot of people, the creative process is just this messy thing. A lot of people think that happens with a moment of inspiration in the shower. Most don’t see themselves as creative. We show them they can be deliberately creative. What we try to do with the business community is to help them understand how to put the frameworks into an organization to be deliberately creative. 

And what are some of those critical steps any business can take?  First and foremost is getting comfortable with problem framing, asking questions on the front end. One of the biggest mistakes companies can make is that they will set out to solve the wrong problem. If it’s government, they will solve the wrong problem precisely. So people will spend a ton of money on an elegant solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. So get people to ask what we want to do and why we want to do that. A lot of people just want to jump into brainstorming right away, but then you have a lot of ideas that don’t actually create any value. You want to put a good framework around ideas. 

Photo by Wyatt Kostygan: Nathan Schwagler delivers his SB2 keynote address.

[Backlot]  Filmmakers Descend on Sarasota
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

Barbara Kopple’s newest documentary, This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous, will likely be seen on the video sharing platform YouTube Red by far more people than ever purchase a ticket to see the movie in theaters. But she’s still excited to have brought the film to the Sarasota Film Festival this weekend. “Being on a screen is beautiful,” says Kopple, who still loves the idea of movies as a communal experience.

Of course, this week provides Sarasota cinephiles the chance to see many independent films at the Regal Hollywood 20 that most around the world will have to see on a streaming service. The Sarasota Film Festival opened Friday night at the Sarasota Opera House with a screening of Rory Kennedy’s newest film, Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton. Kennedy’s film tells the story of a surfing legend constantly pursuing the next watery frontier, while Kopple’s tracks the life of a YouTube star still in her early 20s who already boasts 2.5 million subscribers on her online channel. As the week continues, a feature directorial debut from actress Aisha Tyler will host a world premiere in Sarasota, and Academy Award nominees Diane Lane and Stanley Tucci will arrive in town to share their craft and recent works with audiences here.

Follow the festival at SRQBacklot.com, SRQ’s dedicated film site.  

Pictured: Barbara Kopple. Photo by Wyatt Kostygan.

SRQ Backlot

[Recognition]  SRQ Named Best Niche Regional Magazine

The 2017 Nichee Awards have been announced and SRQ magazine has been named Best Niche Regional Magazine. To qualify, contenders must demonstrate excellence, creativity and revenue growth, including monetizing the brand in innovative ways with very small staff. According to the Nichee Awards, winners’ content is high-quality and targeted to their niche, and regarded as a comprehensive resource for their readers. In awarding SRQ the award for Best Niche Regional Magazine, the Nichee Awards said the following about the magazine: “Targeted, targeted, targeted.  They stood out from the rest with their superior design. They also highly engage their audience through events, marketing, industry reviews and more.” 

2017 Nichee Awards

[Expansion]  Manatee County Transit Bringing IVR System

The Manatee County Transit Division will roll out a new interactive communication system that gives Handy Bus passengers the option to receive updates and reminders regarding their schedules trips via phone, email or text. The new technology, known as the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, provides electronic notifications to Handy Bus clients regarding their scheduled trips and real-time alerts for bus arrival times. Clients can also customize their alerts to verify scheduled trips and pick-up times, cancel trips when necessary, receive alerts on pending bus arrivals, as well as receiving periodic updates on pre-paid fare account balances. The IVR system begins April 15. Handy Bus and Long Boat Key Shuttle passengers interested in receiving communications through the new system should contact the Transit Division office to update their contact information. 

Manatee County Area Transit

[Exec Moves]  Crowley Named Goodwill Manasota Board Chair

Peter Crowley has been named chair of the board for Goodwill Manasota for the second time. This is a recurring role for Crowley at an organization he has been a part of for more than two decades, since he began as an intern. In the summer of 1993, Crowley graduated from Duke University and applied for the Goodwill Manasota Summer Internship in the first year it was offered, interviewing with the Rev. Don Roberts, who served as Goodwill CEO from 1977–2012. Since that time, Crowley has graduated from the University of Florida with an MBA and law degree and become the president and broker/co-owner of the RE/MAX Alliance Group. He has also become a trusted leader for Goodwill Manasota, serving on the board of directors since 2004, including a term as chairman in 2010, and now chair again for 2017-2019. 

Goodwill Manasota



[TODAY]  BUSINESS: La Musica International Chamber Music Festival , April 3 – April 12

La Musica’s International Chamber Music Festival brings outstanding European and American chamber musicians together to present exciting programs of familiar and seldom-heard chamber music. Among the events during the annual festival in April are open rehearsals, pre-concert lectures, youth activities and  concerts performed at the historic Sarasota Opera House.

Sarasota Opera House, 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236

[SOON]  GRAB BAG: La Musica - Meet the Musicians , April 5, 5:30-7:30pm

Mingle with the musicians and enjoy wine, light bites and a Mozart mini concert. Tickets are $25 dollars per person space is limited. Dolphin Aviation sponsors this event. For more information please visit https://www.lamusicafestival.org/festival/concerts

Doplin Aviation , 8191 N. Tamiami Trl., Sarasota

[SOON]  SCIENCE AND NATURE: Selby Gardens Hosts Rare Plant Meetings , April 5 – April 7

The gardens are to host the Florida Bromeliad Conservation Working Group, as well as the 2017 Florida Rare Plant Task Force meeting. An estimated 75 plant professionals are expected to attend. The 2017 Florida Rare Plant Task Force is a statewide meeting led by Bok Tower Gardens, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens to bring together conservation professionals. This year’s topic is Non-traditional Partnerships for Rare Plant Conservation. This annual meeting is made possible by grants from the State of Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry. For More information please visit www.Selby.org

Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota

[SOON]  SEMINAR: Faces of Change , April 5, TBA

A face of Change, Asolo Rep’s fifth annual community-based documentary theater project, is created from the real-life experiences of local residents and community members. As the theater concludes a multi-year exploration of the American Character, we bring the real words of local residents to the stage alongside the art and issues in each season. The Education & Outreach Department aims to provide an opportunity for local community building: this process allows for an ongoing discussion and collaboration, and uses theater to create connections and to explore connections that already exist. Tickets are FREE but reservations are required. Please call the box office to reserve tickets.

Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Ct., Sarasota

[SOON]  THEATER: Rich Girl , April 5 – May 26

Held at the Gompertz Theatre, Rich Girl by Victoria Stewart is a clever and contemporary comedy about women and their relationship to men, mothers and money. This play asks to consider two of the most important goals in life: love and money. 

Florida Studio Theatre, 1241 North Palm Avenue

[SOON]  SEMINAR: Manny Diaz: Miami Innovator , April 6, 5:30-7:30pm

Join Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz at the Center for Architecture Sarasota, as he will be wrapping up this seasons exhibit: Architecture in the public Realm. Diaz is a dynamic speaker that you will not want to miss! Seating is limited and registration is required. Tickets are $50.00 students with a student ID are free. Registration will open March 3rd.  All sales are final. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit www.cfas.org

Center For Architecture Sarasota, 265 S. Orange Ave., sarasota

[SOON]  MUSIC: Catie Curtis , April 6, 7pm

Known in and outside the Boston folk-music community for her accessible, socially conscious songwriting and gorgeous voice, Catie Curtis brings her typical mix of insightful wit and pitch-perfect vocals to many different audiences. Tickets are $18 dollars in advances and $20 day of the show. www.fogartyville.org

Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Ct., Sarasota

[SOON]  BUSINESS: Wine & Stein , April 6, 6:00-9:30pm

Join HearCare Connection of Sarasota for their 2nd annual Wine & Stein at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing. Enjoy live and silent auctions, entertainment,wine and beer tastings and heavy hors d'oeuvres. Your participation will help HearCare Connection launch a reduced-free, sliding scale, nonprofit hearing clinic in Sarasota County.

Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, 7051 Wireless Ct, Sarasota, FL 34240

[SOON]  GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club & Art Uptown , April 6, 6pm

Art Uptown has formed a new Partnership with Bird Key Yacht Club. Every first Thursday of every month there will be a reception for a featured artist. Come join Art Uptown and Bird Key Yacht Club as they welcome Jacqueline Clark a watercolor artist.

For more information please visit www.birdkeyyc.com  

Bird Key Yacht Club, 301 Bird Key Drive, Sarasota

[SOON]  MUSIC: Catie Curtis's Final Outing in Sarasota , April 6, 7pm

Catie Curtis's list of accomplishments spans 14 albums; songs featured on TV shows “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Dawson’s Creek”, and “Felicity”; and movies like “Finding Graceland” and “A Slipping Down Life”. For over 25 years, she has been a perennially popular headliner, appearing at Lilith Fair, Carnegie Hall, performing arts centers, concert halls, folk clubs, music festivals and the White House! She was even dubbed a “folk rock goddess” by The New Yorker.  Curtis will play in benefit for WSLR Community Radio. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door.  Advance tickets are available at www.wslr.org.

Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Ct., Sarasota

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: The Little Foxes , April 7 – April 30

Lillian Hellman’s chronicle of the dark side of the American Dream, in the facially stratified South of 1900, Regina Giddens and her two brothers are nouveau-riche cotton growers who have a chance to become mega-riche by investing in a new mill. But the siblings still need $75,000 to seal the deal, which they attempt to swindle from Regina’s ailing husband. A skewering social critique of greed and corruption first produced in 1939, Hellman’s portrayal of class and power remains as potent and compelling as ever.

The Asolo Repertory Theatre , 5555 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, 34243

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