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SRQ DAILY Jan 2, 2017

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"Some of the best days for many merchants are Saturdays."

- Phil Pagano, Sarasota Farmers Market
 

[Culinary]  Market Generates $56M Impact
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

A new economic impact study shows the Sarasota Farmers Market performs in the top 5 percent of such events in the nation in terms of attendance. The study shows that the event, held Saturdays year-round, infuses $56 million into the local economy each year.

Market Manager Phil Pagano says the board for the farmers market decided this year to fund the study in order to gauge the specific impact of the event on surrounding business. “We generate a lot of business for downtown merchants,” he says. “And that’s what the market was started for 38 years ago by Paul Thorpe. It was to bring an economic impact downtown.” The study shows that on average, visitors to the market spend 37.26 percent, and 75 percent visit neighboring merchants when they come to Downtown Sarasota for the market. The study figures the market draws some 520,000 visitors a year, on average 10,000 per week.

In terms of support for area agriculture, the study found 727 acres of local crop production gets supported by the market, and that those farms are located on average 50 miles from the market itself. More than 15,000 pounds of produce get donated as a result of the market, the study says. The information was gleaned from a survey of 883 market shoppers.

The data gathered will also help in decision-making about the future of the market. Nagano notes that in July, a test was done on moving the farmers market to First Street. With development of new condos and the opening of a city garage on State Street, the market will have to explore a change in its footprint, Pagano says. But the goal remains having a positive impact on merchants in the surrounding area. “Some of the best days for many merchants are Saturdays,” he says.

The market today operates as an independent nonprofit, with vendors for the market serving on a board of directors. The Sarasota Farmers Market operates Saturdays from 7am to 1pm. 

[Recognition]  Veldkamp Named Realtor of the Year

The Commercial Investment Division (CID) of the Realtor® Association of Sarasota and Manatee (RASM) presented the 2016 Commercial Realtor® of the Year award to Tony Veldkamp, a Realtor® with SVN Commercial Advisory Group who has been involved with RASM’s Commercial Investment Division for more than 16 years. Veldkamp also served as the 2016 CID president, and previously served on the CID Board of Directors. He was also instrumental in the effort to raise more than $16,000 for the Children’s Guardian Fund through the annual CID Golf Tournament this year. With over 25 years of commercial real estate experience in the Sarasota and Manatee area, Veldkamp currently serves as a Senior Advisor and the Managing Director of SVN Commercial Advisory Group. 

Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee

[Recognition]  Sheriff's Office Recognizes Young Leaders

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has recognized eight local young people who made an impact on the agency and its personnel in 2016. Honorees included students who took part in the local Be Our Guest campaign, locals who opened their doors in friendship and three children who made charitable donations to the department. After recent law enforcement tragedies across the country, on the last working day of the year, the agency's Community Affairs hosted a luncheon and award presentation where each honoree was presented with a certificate and recognized as an 'Honorary Deputy' under the hand of Colonel Kurt A. Hoffman. 

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office



[TODAY]  FESTIVAL: First Responder Appreciation Month , January 1 – March 31

The Downtown Improvement District (D.I.D) kicks off the New Year with the first ever First Responders Appreciation month to honor firefighters, police officers and EMS professionals.  The D.I.D encourages you to show your gratitude for our first responders the entire month of January. Wear D.I.D sponsored First Responder Appreciation Month buttons, display D.I.D sponsored First Responder Appreciation Month flags, give a thumbs up to first responders, write a letter to a first responder, wear your red, whites and blues, or lunch on the D.I.D, in the D.I.D.

[SOON]  FESTIVAL: Thunder by the Bay , January 5 – January 8

The Annual Thunder By the Bay Motorcycle Festival continues to rev up a great time raising money for Suncoast Charities for Children. This year’s festival includes a Sporting Clay Tournament, Born To Be Wild Kickoff Party, Welcome Thunder Event, Cruise for Cash Charity Motorcycle Ride, and a two day Rockin’ & Ridin’ at The Ranch festival held at The Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. The Festival is free admission featuring special guest Blue Oyster Cult in concert on Sunday, January 8. 

Lakewood Ranch

[SOON]  SEMINAR: 13th Annual Home of the Year Competition , January 6

Don't Miss the Late Call for Entries in the 13th Annual SRQ Home of the Year Competition Friday, January 6, 2017!

Local professionals are invited to submit their best work in home design by the late Call for Entries deadline of Friday, January 6, 2017. Winners in each category will be featured in a special SRQ Home of the Year awards supplement in the March 2017 issue of SRQ Magazine. With even more ways to showcase brilliant work in architecture, landscaping, interiors, sustainability, kitchen and bathroom design and renovation, this program celebrates the stunning spaces being forged along the Gulf Coast.

SRQ Magazine, 331 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236

[SOON]  SEMINAR: SILL 2017 Speaker Series , January 9 – March 31

Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning (SILL) is kicking of its 46th season of popular global issue lectures and musical conversations beginning on January 9 and continuing through the end of March. This season will include 96 lectures and musical conversations from internationally renowned musicians, performers and acclaimed experts. SILL also provides delayed presentations to selected senior communities. Single tickets to SILL events are only $10 at the door, when available and a season ticket for 12 lecture series costs just $85. 

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: The Great Society , January 13 – April 2

On the heels of Asolo Rep’s wildly successful All the Way, The Great Society continues Robert Schenkkan’s profound exploration of Lyndon Johnson’s turbulent years in the White House. In his second term as president, besieged by political opponents, Johnson summons all his political wiles to try to push through Congress some of the most important social programs in U.S. history. His vision of a Great Society became the most ambitious effort ever to test what American government is capable of achieving. And in doing so, to discover what it is not. Actor Nick Wyman returns to the Asolo Rep stage to reprise his role as L.B.J. in this unflinching examination of the morality of power.

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

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: Hunter and Doe , January 13, 8pm

Two of Canada's most versatile performers come together in Hunter and Doe to create an unusually magical blend of percussive guitar, agile vocals, dynamic fiddle playing, and fiercely rhythmic tap footwork. The explosive duet of Stephanie Cadman, a world-renowned step-dancer and a fierce fiddler, and Jeremy Walmsley, a multi-instrumentalist and a stellar high tenor, is breaking musical boundaries and giving birth to a new, electric fusion of sound. Tickets start at $22.50 

Glenridge Performing Arts Center , 7333 Scotland Way Sarasota, Florida

[SOON]  THEATER: Thrillers, Chillers and Killers , January 17 – January 29

Join the Crosely Estate for the next installment of their theatre series, Thrillers, Chillers and Killers. Murder and intrigue take center stage as your hosts from the past, Gwendolyn and Powel Crosely present an evening of three, chilling classic stories from Edgar Allen Poe, H.P. Lovecraft and Louisa May Alcott. 

Powel Crosely Estate , 8474 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: Wild Carrot , January 18

Can you play a 1930s’ standard followed by a traditional tune from the 1800's and then launch into a song written just last week? Pam Temple and Spencer Funk of the award-­winning, Cincinnati-­based duo “wild carrot" can. Rooted in traditional American music, their music reaches to jazz, blues, traditional folk songs, not-­so­-traditional songs, show tunes, and originals. Blending guitar, mandolin, concertina, penny whistle, dulcimer, and bowed psaltery, “wild carrot’s” entertaining, honest, and moving performances have something for everyone. Tickets start at $22.50. 

Glenridge Performing Arts Center , 7333 Scotland Way Sarasota, Florida

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: The Originalist , January 20 – March 5

Justice Antonin Scalia’s unexpected death at age 79 has thrown a wrench into the political arena, but has brought intense interest in this daring new stage play that had its world premiere at Arena Stage last spring. When a bright, liberal law school graduate embarks on a nerve-wracking clerkship with Justice Scalia, she discovers him to be both an infuriating sparring partner and unexpected mentor.

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

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