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"I've heard people say they can't find art in Sarasota. That needs to change."

- Joanne McCobb, FASS
 

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[Gallery]  FASS Creators and Collectors Tour Begins Friday
Philip Lederer, Phil.Lederer@srqme.com

The Fine Arts Society of Sarasota (FASS) stages its 46th annual Creators and Collectors Tour this Friday and Saturday. The primary fundraiser for this organization dedicated to promoting the local artistic community, this year’s tour includes stops in the studios of six artists working in a variety of media and a group show of 14 other regional artists in the pop-up FASS Galleria at the Diane Roskamp Exhibition Hall at Ringling College of Art and Design. “I’ve heard people say that they can’t find art in Sarasota,” says FASS Member Artist Joanne McCobb, who chaired the volunteer organization’s studio selection committee this year. “That’s something that needs to change.”

It’s not that people don’t know that Sarasota is a great place to visit various cultural institutions, says McCobb, so much as a general overlooking of the astounding number of artists populating the neighborhoods and side streets of the town. “I don’t think people are aware,” she says. “There are so many, even I’m surprised sometimes.” Hopefully, through the Creators and Collectors Tour, visitors will be exposed to more of what’s in their own backyard.

To that end, six local artists open their studios for ticketholders this Friday and Saturday, including oil painters Lucy Barber and Marianne Chapel, printmaker and mixed media artist Joan Lyons, photographer Chuck Reich, sculptor Duncan Chamberlain and resin artist Andrea Dasha Reich. Studios can be viewed in any order on the self-guided tour, allowing visitors the opportunity to linger where they may, explore the spaces and minds of participating artists and “hopefully leave with a little piece of art,” says McCobb. In the studios as well as the Galleria, which features artists working in everything from ceramic sculpture to wearable art to woodworking and enviro-art sculpture, work will be available for sale to the prospective collector.

Running March 10–11 from 10am–4pm each day, the Creators and Collectors Tour begins Friday night. Tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 at the door. In addition to ticket sales, a percentage of every piece sold will go toward FASS scholarship opportunities and educational outreach. Last year, FASS gave out $58,500 in scholarships to more than 15 students seeking advanced arts education. A list of ticket outlets and online ordering is available at the link below. 

Pictured: "Stop Watch" by Marianne Chapel. Photo courtesy of FASS.

FASS Creators and Collectors Tour

[Good Bite]  It's Pho Real
Kendall Sompolski

Don’t let the modern exterior and decor confuse you—Pho 99 serves up some of the most authentic Vietnamese cuisine in the area, with a huge selection of pho, rice vermicelli, fresh spring rolls, boba teas and other Vietnamese comfort foods. Feeling stuffed up? Clear out your sinuses with gulps of the herb-filled pho, a traditional and fragrant beef noodle soup packed with bold spices, soft sliced beef and tender rice noodles with crunchy bean sprouts, Thai basil and cilantro as garnishes. Pro tip: ask for a lime and spicy mix-ins such as sriracha, fish sauce or Hoisin sauce to really pump up the heat and customize your pho just to your liking.  

Pho 99, 5191 Clark Rd., Sarasota, 941-922-1888.

[SRQ Story Project Partner Spotlight ]  Aviva Names Jay Solomon as Next CEO

Aviva: A Campus for Senior Life, Sarasota’s only independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing and rehabilitation rental community, has appointed Jay Solomon as CEO.

Solomon, formerly Aviva’s interim CEO, has an extensive background in healthcare and senior living. He will continue Aviva’s legacy of excellence to provide superior service and support to campus residents and their families. In Solomon’s 30-year career, he has served in executive leadership roles at four major New Jersey not-for-profit healthcare organizations and has successfully built healthy, dynamic partnerships with local communities and leading for-profit partners.

As a nonprofit, Aviva is a mission-driven organization with a passion to enhance the quality of life for older adults in innovative and forward-thinking ways. Solomon joins the organization as Aviva begins its 2017 expansion and the continuation of refreshing community enhancements. “We are excited to build upon our $1.4-million renovation campaign that began in 2016 to improve the quality of life for our residents," says Solomon. "Our newest program initiative, Aviva4Life and our soon to open Center for Wellbeing will cement Aviva on the cutting edge of health promotion and illness prevention in the Sarasota-Manatee community.”  

Aviva: A Campus for Senior Life

[Expansion]  CareerEdge Internship Program to Expand

Through the support of the Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation, local workforce development nonprofit CareerEdge Funders Collaborative, will be expanding its Internship Reimbursement Program for 2017. First piloted two years ago, the internship program incentivizes employers in high-demand industries to hire college interns in order for them to gain valuable work experience. Employees receive up to $1,500 if they hire an intern at a minimum of $10/hour. The program also exposes students to the workforce while helping employers to develop talent in the growing sectors of healthcare, manufacturing, IT, transportation, financial services and construction trades. CareerEdge also partners with local colleges to encourage them to embed internships in more of their programs. Last year, CareerEdge funded approximately 90 students from 40 different organizations from Tampa Bay to Sarasota. This year, in addition to the college program, CareerEdge will pilot a high school internship initiative called Career Quest for 25 low-income rising high school juniors in Sarasota County. Students receive a paid summer internship with the potential to earn $1,000, plus career awareness and financial planning training.

  

CareerEdge

[Recognition]  Icard Merrill Attorneys Present at Charlotte Chamber Breakfast

Icard Merrill attorneys Mark Martella and Jessica Farrelly will be the featured speakers at the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Third Wednesday Coffee on March 15. They will address the crowd on Ten Tips to Prevent your Company from Being Sued.

Farrelly concentrates her practice in the areas of employment law and civil litigation and has a career that includes a partnership at a defense litigation firm in Boston and most recently with a management-side employment boutique firm in Sarasota. Her extensive employment litigation experience includes representing employers in the defense of all types of employment law claims at the administrative, trial and appellate levels. Martella has 28 years of legal experience and currently concentrates his practice in the areas of business law and consulting, real estate, bankruptcy, family law, foreclosure, estate planning and condominium and homeowner association representation. 

Icard Merrill



[Inside The Issue]  Romance with Realism

This month, staff writer Phil Lederer goes deep with three local painters practicing the art of realism. Personalities emerge through each individual artistic ethos—Dustin Juengel is the Architect while Brian Marsh emerges as the Idealist and Lucy Barber as the Seeker. Read about each young artist's musings on imagination, abstraction and illusion in Romance with Realism.  

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[TODAY]  THEATER: God of Carnage , March 8 – March 19

A playground altercation between 11-year-old boys bring together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. Directed by Elliott Raines, tickets are $18. 

The Players Centre for Performing Arts, 838 N Tamiami Trail

[TODAY]  THEATER: God of Carnage , March 8 – March 19

Directed by Elliot Raines This play focuses on a playground altercation between 11-year-old boys who bring together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters. Single tickets are $18 per person. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit http://www.theplayers.org/shows/backstage-at-the-players/G

The Players Theatre of Sarasota, 838 N. Tamiami Trl., Sarasota

[TODAY]  GALLERY: The "Light Chasers" - Plein Air Painters of the Suncoast , March 8, 9-11am

100 talented artists will be setting up their easels at the Farm House Market. Follow the red balloons and watch their works on canvas turn into masterpieces, which will be judged and awarded. Each painting will be available for purchase. 

Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trl., Sarasota

[SOON]  BUSINESS: Modern Home Magazine Symposium , March 9, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Join SRQ MEDIA for the Modern Home Magazine Symposium on Thursday, March 9 from 5:30-7:30pm at SRQ Studios. Hear about the inspiration behind some of Sarasota's most iconic home designs.

$5 cover includes one glass of wine or beer and light bites. Please RSVP to rsvp@srqme.com.

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

[SOON]  THEATER: LipSchtick: One is a crowd , March 10, 7:30pm

LipSchtick is a one-man quick-change show, in which David Scarbie Mitchell evolves through seven characters and eleven costume changes without EVER leaving the stage. The audience sees the whole process, which is fast-paced, set to music and sometimes hysterically “out of control. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit http://www.theplayers.org/shows/snap/

The Players Theatre of Sarasota, 838 N. Tamiami Trl., Sarasota

[SOON]  MUSIC: Vibes and Voices with La Lucha , March 11, 8pm

Vocalist/Poet Ingrid Sertso and Karl Berger, vibraphone/piano will entertain with songs and poetry by Bob Dylan, Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Kahlil Gibran, and originals. Known as the co-founders of the legendary Creative Music Studio (www.creativemusic.org), Ingrid and Karl are internationally active, award-winning performers.  Post-Bop, some might call it experimental or free jazz. Tampa's La Lucha fills out the orchestration.

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

[SOON]  GALA: Cat Depot Gala: Stop in the Name of Love , March 11, 6:30pm-10:30pm

Don’t miss an evening of Motown and soul at Cat Depot’s 2017 Gala: Stop in the Name of Love on March 11 at the Hyatt Regency. Enjoy an evening of dinner, dancing, silent auctions and a premium raffle. Entertainment will be provided by M-Town Connection: The Motown Review. 

The Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Blvd. of the Arts Sarasota, Florida 34236

[SOON]  GRAB BAG: 130 Years of Architecture Laurel Park with John McCarthy , March 11, 9-11am

Back by popular demand, this tour will re-visit the theme of CFAS’s first walking tour in 2015. Right in CFAS’ back yard, the Laurel Park neighborhood preserves over 130 years of architectural history, providing a fantastic opportunity to learn about a wide variety of architectural styles while strolling through one of downtown Sarasota’s most attractive neighborhoods. Space is limited, please register online at http://cfasrq.org/events/calendar/

Center for Architecture , 265 S. Orange Ave., Sarasota

[SOON]  SEMINAR: Stolen Legacy: Theft and the Quest for Justice , March 14, 7pm

How can we seek justice for Holocaust victims whose property was taken and lives were torn apart? In her new book, former BBC investigative journalist Dina Gold describes the Nazi seizure of her family’s stately six-story building and her extensive battle to reclaim it and rebuild their legacy. Join Gold and other guest speakers to learn about the ongoing challenges of restitution and the Museum’s resources that individuals like Gold have used to research the fate of family members and that others have used to build legal cases, including the Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database and the International Tracing Service archive. Register online or contact Museum Southeast@ushmm.org https://www.ushmm.org/online/calendar/eventDetails.php?event=SETLLSARASOTA0317

Temple Beth Sholom

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: New Stages , March 16 – March 19

With the Historic Asolo Theater under renovation Ringling’s New Stages is a work of art that promises to transform your role as a spectator into an active participant through alternate venues. Join Ringling on March 16-19 for Experiment #42.000 by the Institute for Psychogeographic Adventure. By yourself or in the company of a friend, you will be led through a series of performance encounters ranging from the intimate to the spectator. Each, an elaborate experiment that will uncover the psychogeographic qualities of The Ringling galleries and gardens. 

The Ringling , 5401 Bay Shore Rd. Sarasota, FL 34243

[SOON]  GALA: Gala Weekend of Light Chasers Art Shows , March 17, 5-8pm

To restore the Keith Mansion, be sure to wear and bring some green, as donations for the mansion restoration project will be greatly accepted. A percentage of all proceeds from the Light Chasers Art Show sales will be going towards restoration funds. Come mingle with artists from throughout the week as you enjoy refreshments, music and, the gorgeous ambience of the Keith Mansion. Do not miss your opportunity to view wonderful landscapes, rending the Paint Sarasota Paint Out March 18th and 19th.

Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trl., Sarasota

[SOON]  MUSIC: Double Trouble: Anne Feeney & Erick Schwartz , March 17, 8pm

Anne Freeney dubbed the "minister of culture" to the movements for economic, social justice and human rights; her critically acclaimed recordings are widely available. Her anthem "Have You Been to Jail for Justice?" is being performed by activists everywhere, including Peter, Paul and Mary. Award-winning singer/songwriter, performer, satirist multi-instrumentalist and entertainer Eric Schwartz (aka Eric “Red” Schwartz) has been playing music and comedy venues nationally for fifteen years. Eric’s songs go from the political to the profane, sometimes both. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. www.fogartyville.org

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

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