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"I am proud to work with the Alliance as it establishes our region as a higher education destination."

- State Rep. Margaret Good, D-Sarasota
 

[Legislature]  Sarasota-Manatee Scores With State Budget
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

Florida lawmakers will remain in session through Saturday, thanks to extended budget talks between House and Senate leaders. But the Sarasota-Manatee region already scored significant appropriations wins in both chambers.

Higher education and water quality efforts won the support of state lawmakers. State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota received $750,000 from the state to expand its nursing program. The University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee, meanwhile landed a $5 million budget request to help with operational costs.

The Cross College Alliance, which coordinates resource-sharing between the area’s major schools, secured a $500,000 allocation as well.

"The funding in the state budget for the Cross College Alliance will allow Sarasota's five colleges to continue collaborating to provide exceptional learning and job placement opportunities for our students," said state Rep. Margaret Good, R-Sarasota. "I am proud to work with the Alliance as it establishes our region as a higher education destination."

Dr. Larry Thompson, president of Ringling College, said the funding will go toward a specific center that can help people in the region better prepare for the future. "Basically, it gets additional skills for those who will be creative, collaborative, and then they become more competitive," he said.

On the environmental front, Bradenton Beach will get $1.2 million to help with fund control efforts.The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens will see $600,000 in help for its ongoing master planning effort. The Dona Bay Watershed Restoration Project in Nokomis will receive $1 million in state assistance for the county-run effort.

With state Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, in the Senate President’s chair this year, the region saw many of its local needs met. Notably, two budget requests for Easter Seals of Southwest Florida made the state budget. That included $525,000 for capital improvements to the Sarasota area campus and $343,000 for vocational training there.

George Pfeiffer, vice president of marketing for the organization, thanked Galvano and state Reps. Will Robinson, R-Bradenton, and Tommy Gregory, R-Sarasota, and also gave behind-the-scenes credit to state Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, for helping the budget request along.

“Those in our community who have unique and varied abilities that are currently being served, as well as those that need to be served, are now on track to realize some amazing and wonderful improvements in their daily lives,” Pfeiffer said. 

Photo courtesy Sarasota County: Dona Bay.

[Business]  Off The Handle Cycling Studio Launch Party Tonight

Off The Handle, a women-owned indoor cycling studio, has announced the company’s upcoming grand opening in Sarasota at 4061 Clark Road. OTH holds high-energy, daily 45-minute spin classes that welcomes all fitness levels and focuses on harnessing riders’ inner-strength. The new studio will host a variety of high-energy classes daily, combining free weights, core strengthening, stationary cycling and creative choreography—all set to energizing music.

OTH will celebrate its opening with an official launch party at the studio tonight, May 2, from 5pm to 7pm. Guests who attend the event will be eligible to receive a special ‘founders membership’ at a discounted rate of $89/month for unlimited classes.

This marks the first venture for owners Bianca Ventura and Aimee Howe. 

Off the Handle

[Real Estate]  Witte Opens Dream Star Vacation Homes & Real Estate

Real estate broker Teresa Witte has opened Dream Star Vacation Homes & Real Estate LLC, a vacation rental management company serving the Sarasota-Bradenton area. The company also offers full real estate brokerage, property management and staging services.

Dream Star handles the range of vacation rental management for individual property owners, including marketing, reservations, guest services, housekeeping, property maintenance, accounting and all property preparation for arriving guests. Many of the properties Witte manages are in the Lakewood National Golf Club gated community in Lakewood Ranch, featuring resort-style amenities such as championship golf, a fitness center, tennis courts, full-service spa, pool and casual poolside dining, not far from award-winning beaches.   

Dream Star Vacation Homes & Real Estate LLC is located at 2075 Main Street, #33, Sarasota. 

Dream Star Vacation Homes & Real Estate

[Business]  Goodwill Manasota Hosting Multi-Employer Job Fair Next Week

Goodwill Manasota's Job Connection program is hosting a multi-employer job fair on Tuesday, May 7, 9am–12pm at its corporate campus at 2705 51st Ave. E., Bradenton. More than 35 of the area’s top employers are signed up to participate, all with job openings they are seeking to fill. Numerous industries will be represented during the event, from construction, food service, professional services and retail operations to nonprofits (including Goodwill), government entities, senior care and healthcare organizations, and hospitality. The U.S. Census Bureau will also be on hand as it looks to staff itself to strength in preparation for the 2020 census.

Candidates of all experience levels are welcome; they are asked to bring a resume and be dressed for on-the-spot interviews. Goodwill’s Job Connection program is a free service that is designed to help individuals obtain long-term employment or to transition to better-paying jobs. 

Goodwill Manasota Job Connection

[Real Estate]  Founders Club Names Gibson Sales Executive

The Founders Club has named Steve Gibson to the position of sales executive. With almost two decades of experience as a real-estate broker, he’s skilled at helping buyers prioritize their wants and needs to help them find the home that best matches their lifestyle and interests. At The Founders Club, Gibson will help introduce buyers to the range of residential options and array of appealing amenities that can be found at the community. The Founders Club features expansive homesites overlooking preserves, lakes and golf course fairways. Its five preferred builders—Anchor Builders, Lee Wetherington Homes, London Bay Homes, Arthur Rutenberg-Nelson Homes, Inc.,and Nutter Custom Construction—offer a variety of floor plans featuring three to five bedrooms and ranging from 2,200 to more than 6,000 square feet. Home and homesite packages at The Founders Club are priced from the $800,000s to more than $5 million. There are no CDD fees. 

The Founders Club

[Business]  J.E. Charlotte Construction Breaks Ground on Russo Dental Education Facility

J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp. recently broke ground on an 1,800-square-foot state-of-the-art educational seminar facility for Dr. John Russo, a private practice periodontist at Russo Periodontics, a nationally recognized expert in dental implants and bone grafting and director of Russo Seminars.

Now underway, the ground-up construction project will include classroom-style seating for more than 35 clinicians seeking to continue their education through lectures and hands-on courses, as well as the ability to view live GPS-guided surgeries via audio and video feeds. The new education building will also act as the new home of the Sarasota Dental Hygiene Study Club, as well as the Silver King Study Club, which is a group of general dentists and specialists who meet once a month for continuing education. Russo is director of both study clubs. This facility will live stream dental procedures from the Russo Periodontics dental office to the education building, allowing the audience to view procedures performed on patients in real time.

The educational seminar facility is slated for completion in summer 2019, and the office revamp is scheduled to wrap up in fall 2019. 

J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp.



[TODAY]  PERFORMANCE: Evolving/Revolving , May 2 – May 5

"Evolving/Revolving" is becoming SCD's annual homage to the 'upbringing' of Sarasota Contemporary Dance. The final performance of the season will be comprised of diverse, new works by past company collaborators and/or dancers as well as works brought back by popular demand. This year's production will feature Gerri Houlihan, Pamela Pietro, and an aerial work by SCD Co-Founder, Rachael Inman.

Jane B. Cook Theatre, FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 North Tamiami Trl., Sarasota

[TODAY]  PERFORMANCE: Phoebe Hunt and the Gatherers , May 2

Named one of the ‘Top 10 New Country Artists you Need to Know’ by Rolling Stone Country, Phoebe Hunt is an accomplished Americana instrumentalist with foundations in jazz and swing music.  Phoebe is skilled at taking seemingly disparate elements and pulling them together in a dazzling kaleidoscope of lush, coherent sound and rhythm patterns. The result is music that swells, crashes, and breathes organically under Phoebe’s soulful, plaintive voice.

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

[TODAY]  BUSINESS: Hear Me Roar Women in Business Leadership and Awards Luncheon , May 2, 10:30am-1pm

Join us for the 2019 Hear Me Roar Awards and Leadership Luncheon taking place on Thursday, May 2, 2019 from 10:30am to 1pm at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota in Sarasota. Every year, this incredibly powerful event features a nationally-recognized keynote speaker, a noted luminary who has made a significant impact in their field and the announcement of the winners of this year’s 2019 Women in Business Competition. We are thrilled to announce this year's Keynote Speaker Geralyn Lucas, author, breast cancer survivor and inspirational speaker and this year's 2019 Trailblazer Award Recipient, Journalist and Civil Rights Activist Dorothy Butler Gilliam. Stories collected over the course of the past year's Women in Business initiative will be shared along with the announcement of the 2019 inductees into the Women in Business Leadership Circle who will engage in the science and art and mentorship through regional programming aimed to empower women—from 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th-grade girls in Sarasota and Manatee counties to professionals looking to expand their capacity for leadership. Tickets online through March 25.

Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota

[SOON]  FESTIVAL: Run4Love FUN-K , May 4

Run and honor the LGBTQ+ history, at the Ringling Bridge. The Fun-K welcomes everyone just wear your silliest light-up, glowing, flashing, blinking costumes and show up!  Get some cool stuff, including a limited-edition T-shirt of the first-ever Harvey Milk Run4Love! Participants 21+ will also get a free beer alongside some great food offerings from The Overton Restaurant.

JD Hamel Park, JD Hamel Park, Bayfront Dr., Sarasota

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: Plena Adentro , May 4

Plena’s origins can be traced back to the changes in society caused by Puerto Rico’s transfer from Spanish to U.S. rule, and the abolition of slavery which caused displaced colonial sugar cane workers to seek economic opportunities in the growing cities of the island. While it is important to study Plena given the popularity of its folkloric style, it is equally as important because it is a living tradition that is still an active part of Puerto Rico today, marking important occasions in the lives of our people, from birth to death, and even street protests.

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

[SOON]  THEATER: Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , May 4 – June 1

This murder and revenge in 19th Century London has shocked audiences. Unjustly imprisoned for 15 years, barber Sweeney Todd returns to take his revenge on the judge who took him from his family. When he partners with Mrs. Lovett and opens a barber practice above her meat pie ship, Todd’s need for vengeance increases. Their notoriety soars until Todd comes face to face with the judge. This thrilling theatrical treat is Sondheim at his very best.

Asolo Repertory Theatre, 5555 North Tamiami Trl., Sarasota

[SOON]  THEATER: Tomorrow's Voices Today , May 5

Witness a choral festival incorporating more than 200 singers of all ages. Maestro Caulkins inspires music-making at the highest levels, planting seeds that will ripen throughout students’ lives with an eclectic program from classics to contemporary. Key Chorale’s 6th annual collaboration with the Sarasota County Schools will feature Pine View, Venice and North Port High School choirs performing separately and alongside Key Chorale.

Venice Performing Arts Center, 1 Indian Ave., Venice

[SOON]  FESTIVAL: Harvey Milk Festival , May 9 – May 11

The photo exhibition, at the Art Center Sarasota from May 9-11 is intended to showcase American LGBTQ+ history from the 1890s to the times of Harvey Milk. May 10-11, located at 500 Tallevast Rd, presents the BASSment which offers the community a safe space and diverse platform to inspire the youth. May 11 starts off with a brunch at Stage Restaurant following the Harvey Milk Music Festival which celebrates the 10 year anniversary by presenting music at HD Jamal Park.

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[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: An Afternoon of Operetta , May 12

Two centuries after the beginnings of operetta - a form of opera with light music and subject matter - it continues to delight audiences worldwide. Our production showcases the work of favorite composers Gilbert & Sullivan, Franz von Suppe' and Jacques Offenbach. Revel in the glorious melodies featurning soloists, chorus and instrumentalists.

Sarasota Opera HOuse , 61 NOrth Pineapple Ave., Sarasota

[SOON]  HEALTH: Relay for Life Sarasota , May 18

The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life is the world’s largest movement to end cancer. Money raised from Relay For Life helps the American Cancer Society save lives by funding ground breaking research to discover cancer’s causes and cures and help people facing cancer today with free programs and services. People form teams and raise money together leading up to the event. Then, everyone comes together for a night of fun that celebrates cancer survivors, remembers loved ones lost to cancer, and unites us in our commitment to fight back against the disease.

Van Wezel , 777 N Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL

[SOON]  FOOD: Morton's Market 50th Anniversary Party , May 19

Join Morton's Market to celebrate their 50 Year Anniversary. Food & Fun! Live music & raffle prizes! All proceeds to benefits the Morton Culinary Education Fund.

[SOON]  GALLERY: Fur, Feather, Flora & Fauna , May 21 – June 21

An all media, open exhibition throughout all galleries. Includes Art & Animals on June 1—a fun family day with animals and art, nonprofit organizations, information, activities and photo opportunities. Guests are invited to bring their leashed, well behaved pets.

ArtCenter Manatee, 209 9th St W., Bradenton

[SOON]  HEALTH: Warrior Pose For Warriors: A Yoga Fundraiser Supporting Veterans at the Sarasota Opera House , May 23

An evening with Operation Warrior Resolution (OWR) supporting military servicemembers with yoga, breath and body work and sound immersions on the stage of the legendary Sarasota Opera House. The event will be led by popular yogi master and Lululemon ambassador, Ms. Ashley Stewart. All proceeds will support OWR’s mission of providing immediate and effective mental health care at no cost for all U.S. military veterans and family members. Operation Warrior Resolution is a locally-based military nonprofit celebrating its first year as an officially recognized 501 c3 with a warrior pose for warriors – doing a downward dog on the same very stage a young Elvis Presley once shook his hips and sang “Hound Dog” at the Sarasota Opera House.

 

A variety of small eats and juices will be provided by local vendors in the courtyard immediately afterwards. Spots are limited, so get your ticket today and support our country’s warriors with a warrior pose yourself at the Sarasota Opera House!

Sarasota Opera House

[SOON]  FESTIVAL: SRQ Margarita Festival , May 25, 2:00PM - 10:00PM

Join us for the inaugural SRQ Margarita Festival, the perfect combination of live music and margaritas. Enjoy a variety of margarita flavors, 5 great bands, the areas best food trucks, games, anda spectacular firework display to end the night. Tickets are limited and are on sale now. Proceeds from event will benefit Turning Points, Barking Out Loud Rescue, and Farm Dog Fosters. #SRQritafest

Van Wezel, 777 North Tamiami Trl., Sarasota.

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