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"Every single human being has the potential and the ability to be creative."

- Ismet Mamnoon, Beyonder
 

[Gallery]  Inside the Armor: Knights at The Ringling
Philip Lederer, Phil.Lederer@srqme.com

Step inside the Ringling Museum time machine for a trip back to the age of chivalry, of lords and ladies and jousts and dragon-slayers, with the latest special exhibition—Knights. Presented in the Searing Galleries, the extensive installation spans five rooms and features more than 100 artifacts, exploring the role of the iconic warrior from the Medieval Age and Renaissance up through the Gothic Revival of the 19th century, all the while celebrating the artistry behind the armament. “They are, at this level, art objects in themselves,” says Ringling Museum Curator of Collections Dr. Sarah Cartwright.

The exhibition opens at full gallop, with two mounted figures in full plate armor, one equipped for the joust, atop similarly armored steeds dominating the middle of the room, reminding audiences of the full magnificence of this now-mythic archetype they’ve come to explore. Like most of the artifacts on display throughout the exhibition, the majority comes from the 16th and 17th centuries. Informational displays to either side introduce concepts of chivalry and feudalism, offering some historical and cultural framing of what’s to come. A saddle in the corner offers up-close examination of careful engraving.

Progressing through the exhibition, each room presents something of an explorative deconstruction of that opening salvo, breaking down the arms and armor into disparate parts and showcasing stylistic deviation and evolution. In one gallery, see a full German suit of armor in the Maximilian style, its fluted design famous in the early 16th century, but dying out by 1525, in favor of Italian influences, also available for viewing. See polearms on display and a great two-handed sword looking like something out of a nightmare. And see ornamental maces and 17th century portraiture signaling armor’s transformation from battlefield necessity to fashion accessory. Next to a full suit of jousting armor, a helpful diagram breaks down the many interlocking pieces, from comb to sabaton.

In another gallery, the knight’s most iconic weapon—the sword—takes center-stage. With 17 weapons on display (18, counting the one with the full suit of armor in the middle of the room.), trace the “final flourishing and decline of the sword,” says Cartwright, as it (d)evolves from weapon of war to another “gentlemanly” appurtenance. See blades made in Toledo, Spain, and ornate hilts from Italy, France and the Netherlands. Spot one in the 18th century Rococo style, with a porcelain grip. “Clearly not made for battle,” quips Cartwright.

And, soon enough, none of it would be, as the next room dedicates itself to individual pieces of armor as art, from oversized helmets to extravagant greaves, but ending with a preserved flintlock and gun barrel looming next to a cuirass pierced through with a gaping bullet hole. The time of the knight would come to an end as well.

Organized by Contemporanea Progetti and the Museo Stibbert in Florence, Italy—the same institutions behind the 2016 Samurai: The Way of the Warrior exhibition—Knights opens this Sunday, and runs through April 21. 

Pictured: Parade Shield, mid-late 19th century, and sword known as Spanish type, Italian-made, ca. 1670. Both on loan from Museo Stibbert.

[People]  Meet ProjectTHINK Keynote Speaker: Ismet Mamnoon on Creative Parenting
Philip Lederer, Phil.Lederer@srqme.com

This March 1–2 comes the return of ProjecThink—an annual conference dedicated to exploring the world of innovation and creativity in learning. Hosted on the Ringling College of Art and Design campus, the conference kicks off this year with a presentation from Ismet Mamnoon, founder of Beyonder, TedX speaker and featured by Time magazine for her work weaving creativity into parenting and education. SRQ grabbed a seat up front for a preview.

What is Beyonder? Mamnoon: Beyonder is an idea that comes out of research by one of the longest and oldest living legends of creative thinking and research. E. Paul Torrance is known as the father of creativity, and he coined the term Beyonder. He said a Beyonder is someone who can make the creative leap beyond what is usually expected.

Can anyone be a Beyonder? The thing that I believe in and that the research shows is that every single human being has the potential and the ability to be creative. You need the permission to do it, the encouragement and the right kind of fostering and nurturing in order to be able to accomplish that—it needs to be valued and recognized. Those are the things that are missing in the environment within which we are raising the next generation, and that's what we need to bring back into the way that we interact with them.

How has being a parent transformed your thinking on innovation? It was becoming a parent that made me come into the field of creativity and innovation. I was struggling as a parent and being able to see things from a different perspective, being willing to generate options, being willing to try and learn all the time, being willing to be curious and observe and really try and understand that allowed me to finally turn the challenges of parenting into successes.

Such as a creative solution to getting your kids to clean their room? I would dread walking down the corridor to their room. I knew it was going to be a mess, and then there would be a confrontation. It suddenly struck me that if they treat their clothes like garbage, what if I took my cue from them and decided to treat their clothes the same way? So I went back downstairs, I got myself a big garbage bag and, while they were still playing and still creating a snowstorm in the room with clothes, I just started to pick up all the clothes and put them in these bags. “What are you doing?” they said. “That's not garbage, these are our clothes.”

And it worked? Oh my gosh, it was hysterical. Eventually it brought us to a point where we could have a conversation about the fact that if you treat your things this way or you treat yourself this way, this is how others are going to treat you, and treat your belongings as well.

This parent-child relationship is a back-and-forth, right? Who is learning more here? I would definitely say it's me. Without question, it's me.

Early Bird Individual Registration, $30 off the regular price for the full conference ticket, limited time.  

Pictured: Ismet Mamnoon.

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[Real Estate]  David Weekley Homes Breaks Ground at Fox Trace

David Weekley Homes, one of the nation’s largest private home builder, broke ground on a model home in the master-planned community of Fox Trace, located in east Sarasota. The fully-furnished model home, The Crestview, is expected to open in spring 2019. The one-story home will showcase more than 2,100 square feet of living space with three bedrooms, two full bathrooms and a study. The home will also include an open-concept kitchen and dining area with a two-car garage. Priced from the high $300s, homebuyers in Fox Trace will be able to select from 11 floor plans, ranging from 1,650 to 2,700 square feet with a total of 38 homesites situated on 47-foot homesites in the gated section of this community. 

David Weekley Homes

[Real Estate]  Nautilus Welcomes Mountjoy as Vice President of Client Experience

Ryan Perrone, the owner and founder of Nautilus Homes, has recently welcomed Rick Mountjoy as the firm’s vice president of client experience. Mountjoy will work with the entire Nautilus team to ensure they deliver exceptional customer relationships. Mountjoy brings decades of expertise in the building trade to his new position. As a young boy, he helped with his father’s building company. As a young man, he launched his own business, and then went on to join a Fortune 500 homebuilder in the Maryland/Virginia area. 

Nautilus Homes

[Real Estate]  Dew Joins RE/MAX Platinum Realty Sarasota Office

Mike Dew has joined RE/MAX Platinum Realty as a Realtor in the Downtown Sarasota office. Formerly with Prudential Florida WCI Realty, he specializes in luxury residential properties and new construction. Originally from Maryland, Dew attended Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland, and formerly served as a mortgage loan officer and medical sales representative. RE/MAX Platinum Realty’s Sarasota office is located at 1500 State Street, Suite 101, Sarasota. Dew can be reached at (941) 444-6334 or Mike@ForSaleSarasota.com.  

RE/MAX Platinum Realty



[TODAY]  GALA: Land and Sea, Florida Style , February 1

This Gallery features pastel reflections of misty sunrise, cotton candy clouds, drifting above sand, and dreamscapes of moonlight on Sarasota Bay from Griffin, Desmarais, Suys, Palmerio, del Peruiga, McCarthy, Steadman with live perdormer Joni Adno.

Dabbert Gallery , 46 South Palm Ave., Sarasota

[TODAY]  SEMINAR: Meet the Author: Peter Kegeyama , February 1

Manatee Community Foundation will present a free community lecture and discussion with Peter Kegeyama, author of “For the Love of Cities” and “Love Where You Live.” Kegeyama will be joined by Lilly Weinberg of the Knight Foundation and Johnette Isham of Realize Bradenton. Kageyama will talk about what attracts people to get engaged in special places and why people love their cities.

 

Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 3rd Ave W., Bradenton, FL

[TODAY]  FOOD: Steak & Burger , February 1, 6:00PM - 9:00PM

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County is thrilled to announce our Steak & Burger Event, Celebrating Our Youth of the Year, will be held at The Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club on February 1, 2019 at 6:00 pm. Join us for this western-themed, fun filled night, where kids eat steak and adults eat burgers! Support of Steak & Burger helps financially sustain high-quality programs that we offer to more than 7,000 youth in Sarasota County. All proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, helping our members reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club, 3100 Fruitville Road, Sarasota

[SOON]  BUSINESS: Upscale Sidewalk Sale , February 2, 9:00AM - 4:00PM

Join Designing Women Boutique on Saturday, February 2nd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the areas most unique Upscale Sidewalk Sale offering only the best fashion brands with new and gently loved merchandise, as well as vintage and limited selection items.  Entry is free.

Browse amongst booths filled with beautiful clothing and jewelry, elegant handbags, fine art, antiques, home furnishing and more. Expect to see goodies from Chanel, Gucci, Hermes, Versace, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein and many other favorites.  Food court, refreshments and other goodies will be available for purchase.

Another highlight of the day will be the presence of appraisers Linda Dyer, Colleene Fesko, Stuart Whitehurst and Sara Wishart as seen on PBS Antique Road Show will be on-site by appointment providing verbal appraisals and to evaluate any treasures shoppers care to bring along.  There will be a minimal charge for this service and the time slots will fill up fast.

Proceeds will benefit DWB’s grants program and their signature GroundWorks initiative that funds scholarships, mentoring and career advancement opportunities.

Designing Women Boutique, 1226 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

[SOON]  SEMINAR: SWAC Speaker Series: Can We Prevent the Next Attack? , February 4

Join the Sarasota World Affairs Council for the next program in its 2018-19 lecture series, Can We Prevent the Next Attack?  Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges of Countering Violent Extremism, featuring Dr. Stevan Weine, MD, Director of the International Center on Responses to Catastrophes at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. For the past 25 years, Dr. Weine has studied trauma- and migration-impacted populations to provide culturally-sensitive mental health and support services to the victims of mass violence, deprivation, terrorism, displacement, and disease.  Each SWAC lecture is followed by a members-only reception with the speaker in a historic building on Sarasota Bay.  The lecture is free, but reservations are suggested (sarasotawac.org).

[SOON]  THEATER: Burn This , February 7 – February 17

A shared tragedy—the death of a young gay dancer—sets the stage for a quartet of friends to reconsider their identities, their loves and relationships. A powerful, electrifying work by the playwright whom many regard as our theatre’s finest living writer.

The Player Centre For Performing Arts, 838 North Tamiami Trl., Sarasota

[SOON]  GALA: 2019 Lemur Gala: Red Ruffs & Roses , February 7

The 2019 Lemur Gala, Red Ruffs & Roses, is a captivating and inspiring evening to celebrate lemurs and join to help save them from extinction in the wild. World-renowned conservationist Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, world-renowned conservationist who coined the term "biological diversity is the distinguished speaker at the event.

Michael's On East, 1212 South East Ave., Sarasota

[SOON]  THEATER: Sweat , February 8 – April 13

Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Lynn Nottage’s play looks at life of working America. It’s the year 2000 in Reading, Pennsylvania, and friends Tracey and Cynthia only need their factory jobs and their favorite bar. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to be limited, the friends are pitted against each other. This new play confronts issues of race, class, family and friendship—and the tragic community without opportunity.

[SOON]  GALA: Live, Laugh, Love Extravaganza , February 9

Benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Live Laugh Love Extravaganza will take place at The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota on February 9th. Guests will shop at a variety of Boutique vendors selling their wares, and peruse the fabulous treasures at the silent & live auction along with fun and exciting raffles items. The program kicks off with a delicious lunch, and guests will be treated to a fashion show featuring fabulous Bigs and their Littles as they model fashions by Panache, Tommy Bahama, Gap Kids, Debbie Dannheisser Threads and jewelry designed by Contessa Jewels.

The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, 1111 Ritz Carlton Dr, Sarasota

[SOON]  GALA: Party Under the Stars , February 9, 6:00PM - 10:00PM

Party Under the Stars in the Grove is a festive evening “under the stars,” featuring music, dancing, dining and a silent and live auction with fabulous prizes. All event proceeds provide non-medical, financial assistance to cancer patients and their families.

Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: Turandot , February 9 – March 22

Although unfinished at the time of his death, this opera remains one of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini’s most loved works, known for being his most musically adventurous. The story opens with exiled Prince Calaf, wandering outside of the Chinese Imperial Palace, where he falls in love with the cold and distant Princess Turandot. To obtain her hand in marriage, a suitor must answer three riddles—but if they fail, they face execution. Prince Calaf declares his intention to complete the challenge and win the Princess’ heart, but a surprise test follows.

Sarasota Opera House , 61 North Pineapple Ave., Sarasota

[SOON]  BUSINESS: Bradenton Area River Regatta , February 9

The fifth annual Bradenton Area River Regatta oozes over–the–top exhilaration coupled with all the traditional festival favorites—music, food, fun things to do—in one awe-gasping extravaganza that will fascinate spectators of all ages long after the day is done. 

It all starts with the fastest inland boats on water and the largest tunnel boat race on tour—Powerboat Superleague Formula-2—splitting the surf at speeds over 120/mph. And to make sure you get all the speed you need, we’ve added Formula-3 racing this year…nimble, agile and nearly as fast—at speeds hitting 100/mph!

With music that will make your feet move and body groove all day long on two main stage venues! National recording artists and Bradenton natives: We The Kings and headliners on Palmetto's main stage from Arcadia, FL, country music group: The Andy Pursell Band.

Watch as world fly-boarding Champion Kristen Smoyer skies 80 feet into the air on an elevator of water in one somersaulting sequence of acrobatic moves. Then marvel at all the fun four-legs can conjure up in the Frisbee® flying, canine trick antics of Team Zoom and Daredevil Dogs. Plus cool kids zones on both shores of the river and enough food and drinks to satisfy appetites large and small.

And, the after-dark delights are spectacular, too, as the nation’s “First Family of Fireworks,” Zambelli Internationale, paints the sky with pyrotechnic wizardry to end the day in one rousing blast of kaleidoscopic beauty.

The all FREE, fifth annual Bradenton Area River Regatta, Saturday, February 9, 2019. Save the date then savor the excitement!

Bradenton Riverwalk

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