SRQ DAILY Jul 2, 2021
Friday Weekend Edition
"Without spoiling any of the reveals, just know that Marx has had Billboard chart hits in four consecutive decades and his book is sure to please any music lover."
The artist list at Arts Advocates’ new gallery space inside The Crossings at Siesta Mall reads like the song list for “Abbey Road”—readily recognizable and loaded with some of the greatest hits of a generation. Syd Solomon, Jimmy Ernst, Hilton Leech, Robert Chase, Craig Rubadoux and Ben Stahl, among others, all helped put Sarasota on the fine art map as members of the Sarasota Colony Artists group started by Jerry Farnsworth and Helen Sawyer, whose works also grace the walls of the new space.
It represents the first time the collection will have its own dedicated gallery space ever since the Fine Arts Society of Sarasota, Inc.—the original name of Arts Advocates—was formed in 1969. Up to now, the organization’s entire collection was hung in the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. “We’ve loved having the collection at the Van Wezel,” says former Arts Advocates president Donna Maytham, “but some of the work wasn’t well lit or highly visible.” So, the new space at The Crossings gave long-time Sarasota curator and art critic Marc Ormond an opportunity to piece together a collection of different styles that still tells a cohesive story.
The exhibition features work from Colony artists produced between 1940 and 1970, a particularly prolific era for both arts and architecture in Sarasota. The full breadth of the era can nearly be delineated by two pieces from Robert Chase. Both his “Autumn Stream” (watercolor) and “Bird Feeder” (acrylic on Masonite) show an artist responding and adapting to various art movements, with the latter expressing the influence of Picasso’s Cubism.
Other pieces capture the local flavor that came to inspire many of the artists as they made Sarasota their winter home, like circus imagery and Florida landscapes.
Still, even with all the history and cultural significance of the collection on display in the organization’s new gallery, the long-term prospects of the space are far from set in stone. “It’s a very expensive space and we’ll just have to see if we can get the visitor numbers we need to support it,” says Arts Advocates’ current president Jeanette Paladino.
Beginning July 17, the gallery will be open to the public every Saturday from 2 pm - 5 pm. Docent-guided tours led by docent team leader Stephanie Frasher are also open to the public and run the first Wednesday of every month at 11 am. Attendance for guided tours is limited to 10 and the cost is $10. 
Arts Advocates, The Arts Advocates Gallery Suite 119, The Crossings at Siesta Mall, Sarasota.
I may have found my fraternal, yet far more talented, twin brother after reading Richard Marx’s new memoir Stories to Tell. Born the same year, Marx’s vocabulary and humor are exactly as I speak and write, his references and sentence enhancers included. Additionally, his forty-four storied chapters cover his experiences with many musicians and singers with whom I’ve had long distance love affairs with: Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston and Kenny Loggins, just to name a few.
Even better, Marx has a genius way of building his chapters into mini fun tales of suspense. In many, I was reading merrily along, not knowing quite who he was talking about, when whammo! Surprise! A famous singer I admired would be unveiled or a nifty twist to the story revealed.
Richard Marx admits that his father’s work as a jingle writer provided him with a leg up for opportunities many don’t have access to, yet he makes up for that with a generosity in sharing specifics about the actual process of writing, mixing, and maybe most importantly, mindful vision boarding, to create an atmosphere for success.
I had a blast looking up songs on Youtube as I read, many of which I had no idea Marx had had a hand in, moved to tears by songs, both new to me and old familiars I hadn’t listened to in some time. Without spoiling any of the reveals, just know that Marx has had Billboard chart hits in four consecutive decades and his book is sure to please any music lover.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is pleased to announce that they are the recipient of a recent grant from the Eugene F. and Elizabeth Hull Fund of the Manatee Community Foundation. The $10,000 grant will help support The Ringling’s upcoming collaboration with artist Rhodnie Desir.
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces that the nonprofit theatre has met its endowment goal of $50,000 for the Sam Mossler Scholarship Fund, which was established in honor of the late Sam Mossler, a beloved playwright, actor, and teaching artist who passed away unexpectedly in October 2020. This endowment fund will give students in need the opportunity to learn, grow, and be inspired at The FST School—the same program where Sam himself found his artistic home, both as a young student and later as a Teaching Artist.
The most ambitious and expansive exhibition to date of contemporary artworks created with augmented reality (AR) technology will premiere at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' Historic Spanish Point campus in September 2021 as one of 12 participating gardens across six countries. Seeing the Invisible features works by more than a dozen international artists.
The Hermitage Artist Retreat is pleased to announce that the organization has raised more than $367,000 in honor of Hermitage co-founder Patricia Caswell, who recently retired from her longtime position as program director. $300,000 of these funds – comprised of $100,000 gifts from Steve and Dale Adler, son and daughter-in-law of Hermitage co-founder Syd Adler; Nelda Thompson, a longtime and early supporter of the Hermitage; and a third anonymous friend of the Hermitage – will establish an endowed fund in Caswell’s honor to support the Hermitage’s core artist residency program.
Sarasota Memorial’s Laboratory earned re-accreditation from the College of American Pathologists this month following a rigorous on-site survey and numerous accomplishments and critical services provided during a challenging year.
The Board of Directors of Gulf Coast Community Foundation has elected Pauline Wamsler as Chair and David Green as Vice Chair for a one-year term as officers. The Board also reelected Green and Rod Hershberger to a second three-year term as directors. All terms began on July 1. Pauline Wamsler, who succeeds Hershberger as Chair, has served on the Gulf Coast Board for eight years. In that time she has helped lead several important initiatives for the foundation. As co-chair of Gulf Coast’s Finance Committee, she played a key role in overseeing the foundation’s selection of a new outsourced chief investment officer last year. A longtime environmental and land conservation supporter, she also has championed the foundation’s prioritization of environmental grantmaking in the region throughout her Board tenure.
Learn about the dynamic minds behind some of the region's most iconic designs in Fawley Bryant Architecture's July Brandstory. Now online and available to read and download, the BrandStory delves in to how one of the most trusted firms in Southwest Florida has expanded and evolved with new owernship, cutting-edge technology and laser-sharp strategic vision.
A tale of two Indias. The World Before Her is a 2012 Canadian documentary film written and directed by Nisha Pahuja. The film explores the complex and conflicting environment for young girls in India by profiling two young women participating in two very different types of training camps — Ruhi Singh, who aspires to become Miss India, and Prachi Trivedi, a Hindu nationalist with the Durga Vahini. Post-Film Conversation: Directly following the film audience is invited to participate in a conversation with the curator of the series, Anna Green and Dr. Maneesha Lal from New College to discuss some of the important themes from the film. Join us at 6:30pm on July 2 at the Historic Asolo Theater for big-screen movie magic in the Historic Asolo Theater. July is dedicated to Asia in the Movies, an ongoing series of film screenings and conversations showcasing a broad range of films and filmmakers from across Asia and the Asian diaspora. The initiative celebrates established and emerging voices, contemporary films and classics, animated films, as well as documentaries. The series builds on The Ringling’s mission to represent and center diverse voices and celebrate various cultures, as well as to become a space for relevant conversations around current social and political topics. For her final project, Anna Green, the performance Intern from New College of Florida has thoughtfully selected films for a series that educates, provides opportunity for conversation, and fosters understanding. We recommit to our values of equity, to providing a space for representation, and to highlighting the diversity and beauty of the Asian Community through Ringling’s film programming. Asia in the Movies strives to deepen our understanding of Asian cultures and our community. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13.50 for members, and $10.00 for students.
Suncoast Charities for Children, longtime organizer of the Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix Festival, has rebranded the iconic Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix Festival to Suncoast Summer Fest. The traditional Grand Prix Race, presented by Visit Sarasota County, will be organized by Powerboat P1 this year. Powerboat and AquaX (personal watercraft) races are scheduled for June 26 & 27 off Lido Beach. In addition to the Grand Prix Race, various fundraising events for Suncoast Charities for Children will continue to be an important part of the Festival. Additional events will be announced soon. Thursday, June 24 “Waves & Wheels” Festival Kickoff Party at Robarts Arena, Sarasota Fairgrounds from 6pm to 10pm. Friday, June 25 “Meet and Greet Who’s In The Driver’s Seat” at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium from 1:30pm to 3pm, Private Event for Agency Clients To Meet Race Teams. Saturday, June 26 “Red, White & Blue” Motorcycle Poker Chip Run at Rossiter’s Harley-Davidson, Registration is from 9:30am to 11am. Saturday, June 26 Powerboat & AquaX Races at Lido Beach from 9:30am to 4pm. Staurday, June 26 “Boats On The Block” Downtown Block Party on Main Street/Lemon Avenue from 6pm to 10pm. Sunday, June 27 Powerboat & AquaX Races at Lido Beach from 9am to 4pm. Tuesday, June 29 “Friendliest Catch” Fishing Tournament at Sarasota Outboard Club from 8:30am to 1pm, Private Event for Agency Clients. Friday, July 2 “Suncoast Summer Fest” Boat Fun Run Welcome Reception at The Westin Sarasota from 6pm to 10pm. Saturday, July 3 “Suncoast Summer Fest” Boat Fun Run Official Run On Sarasota Bay from 11am to 4pm. Saturday, July 3 “Suncoast Summer Fest” Boat Fun Run Post-Run Awards Dinner at The Westin Sarasota from 6pm to 9pm.
A "Celebration In The Park", organized by the Sarasota Downtown Enrichment Association, is scheduled to take place in J.D. Hamel Park on Saturday, July 3 from 11am until 10pm and again on Sunday, July 4 from 3pm until 7pm. Following the parade on July 4, and preceding the bayfront fireworks display, this season's American Idol breakout star Alana Sherman will be performing the national anthem. For more information please contact: Ron Soto 941-321-0562.
The Suncoast Summer Fest Boat Fun Run will take place on Friday, July 2 Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4. Cash prizes & awards for the top 3 hands are $1,000, $500 and $250. Participation is limited so pre-register today. All boats must be pre-registered by June 7 or until the run is sold out. Available packages: VIP Captain's Package $350, VIP Passenger Package $175, Passenger Package $75, Individual Welcome Reception Tickets $100 Per Person, and Additional Fun Run Poker Hands $50 Each. Casual lunch run down to Evie's at Spanish Point is open to everyone and Fun Run Welcome Reception at The Westin Sarasota from 6pm until 10pm for VIP ticket holders only. On Saturday, July 3 Fun Run on Sarasota Bay from 11am until 4pm for pre-registered boats only and Post Fun Run Awards Dinner at Embassy Suites from 6pm until 9pm for pre-registered boats only. On Sunday, July 4 Celebration in the Park at J.D. Hamel Park from 3pm until 10pm, July 4 Downtown Parade at 8pm, and Sarasota Bayfront Fireworks at 9pm.
Join Dabbert Gallery for their first Friday Gallery Walk, July 2nd, 6 - 9 pm. Several of our local artists will be there to meet and chat with you. The "Summer Showcase" exhibit will be present through September 2021. Artists from Brooklyn to Wisconsin, St. Louis to Westport, Oslo to Sydney, Bogot'a to Yalta, including 17 Florida artist, eight calling Sarasota home. The Gallery will be open Tues - Sat 11am - 5pm.
Dabbert Gallery , 46 S Palm Ave., Sarasota
The Jazz Club of Sarasota is hosting a Scholarship Award Presentation at Bevardi Salute! Restaurant on Sunday, July 11. Join them and support the future of jazz. Music and presentation of the award will include First Annual Matt Bokulic Memorial Scholarship and the Blake Bennett Memorial Scholarship.
The Jazz Club of Sarasota , Bevardi Salute! Restaurant
Celebrate the 4th of July at our bayfront sanctuary from 6pm to 9:30pm. Savor All-American favorites available for purchase, and, of course, enjoy the City of Sarasota fireworks. Selby Experience passes include valet parking, an all-inclusive All-American buffet, open bar, and prime viewing of the City of Sarasota fireworks. Trolley offered from Sarasota Friendship Center 5:30pm to 10pm. Selby Gardens Members $25/Non-members $35/Children 12 and younger $10/3 and under FREE. Selby Experience $200/Children 12 and above $50/3 and under FREE. Limited capacity.
American Fanfare concert will be held Sunday, July 4 at 4pm at the Sarasota Opera House and will be available on demand from July 17 to August 17. Rousing patriotic anthems and stirring inspirational choral works celebrate Independence Day. The Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble joins Choral Artists for the first time, performing Sousa marches to complement the program. Musical fireworks abound in this annual salute to America.
Celebrate Sarasota July 4 Parade & Bayfront Fireworks will take place on July 4 in Downtown Sarasota. The parade will pay tribute to veterans, first responders, and front line workers. It will begin at 8pm starting at Mound St. (U.S. 41) and Orange Ave. ending at Bayfront Drive (U.S. 41) and Main St. (J.D. Hamel Park). Designated areas for public viewing will be marked along the parade route. Bayfront fireworks, organized by Suncoast Charities for Children in partnership with marina Jack, will follow at approx. 9pm to close out the evening celebration. For more information on the parade please contact Dan Kennedy at 941-812-5406 or chessie@comcast.net. For more information on the Bayfront Fireworks please contact Marina Jack at 941-365-4232.
Sarasota Orchestra's Summer Music Camp is the place to be this summer for amazing musical enrichment with 3 sessions from June 21 through July 23. From our Bootcamp for beginners to our Summer Intensive and Audition Workshop for advanced players, every camp module offers incomparable opportunities for skill-building. Our camp ensembles include all orchestra instruments and all experience levels (even no experience). Applicants are registered on a first-come, first-served basis, so don't delay and risk losing a spot. Applications must be mailed by June 1. Visit our website to download an application and learn more about all that's in store this June and July at Summer Music Camp.
The Skyway 20/21 exhibition, now in its second iteration, is a celebration of artistic practices in the Tampa Bay region, as it is a collaboration between four institutions: the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; the Tampa Museum of Art; and the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa. Working together, curators from each institution will offer context for the diversity of art being made in Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties. Artworks and projects in the exhibition will be selected by museum curators and the guest juror, Claire Tancons, an independent curator and scholar whose practice takes a global focus on the conditions of cultural production.
The Ringling Museum , 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota
Florida Studio Theatre (FST)’s resident improv team, FST Improv, returns to the Bowne’s Lab stage with one the troupe’s most popular shows, Life’s a Beach. Drawing inspiration from audience suggestions, FST Improv’s cast members create scenes and musical numbers that celebrate—and poke fun at—all things Sarasota. Beginning June 5, FST Improv will perform Life’s a Beach every Saturday at 7:30pm in FST’s Bowne’s Lab. Doors open one hour before show time. A full food and drink menu is available for pre-show dining. Tickets are now on sale at 941-366-9000 or floridastudiotheatre.org. After performing for live, limited capacity audiences this spring in FST’s Mainstage Keating Theatre, FST Improv will now return to its home theatre, FST’s Bowne’s Lab. Lampooning and celebrating this piece of paradise loved by so many are FST Improv members Kevin Allen, Sarah Durham, Kyle Van Frank, and Will Luera. These quick-thinking performers will also be joined onstage by one of two musical improvisers, Sergei Glushonkov and Michelle Neal. From the annual snowbird migration and never-ending construction to pervasive roundabout confusion and elusive downtown parking, nothing is safe from a good-spirited tease.
Our reimagined Sarasota Music Festival, streaming from June 24 to July 24, kicks off with an appearance by a festival favorite, followed by a fascinating lecture on an astonishing era of music history. SMF Music Director Jeffrey Kahane will present the festival lecture, providing musical illumination at the piano. His presentation will open a panoramic view onto the flowering of Romanticism and the influential ties between some of its most pivotal composers. The festival continues with a majestic program of Brahms’ cello sonatas with Jeffrey Kahane and faculty artist Clive Greensmith; an exciting piano recital by distinguished SMF alumna Angie Zhang; and an exuberant concert of Mendelssohn and Schumann’s chamber works featuring the award-winning Calidore String Quartet performing with Jeffrey Kahane at the piano. Donors at the Patron ($100+) level or above will receive a complimentary Festival Streaming Pass, which unlocks access to enjoy all five SMF events online for 30 days beginning June 24. Register now for the opportunity to purchase tickets to these fantastic, live festival experiences or buy a Festival Streaming Pass for $40. Concert 1 Voices of the Violin on Saturday, June 12 at 7:30pm with Angelo Xiang Yu, violin and Feng Niu, piano. The Romantic Revolution Lecture on Sunday, June 13 at 4pm with Jeffrey Kahane, Festival Music Director. Concert 2 Majestic Cello on Wednesday, June 16 at 7:30pm with Jeffrey Kahane, piano and Clive Greensmith, cello. Concert 3 Dedications on Friday, June 18 at 7:30pm with Angie Zhang, piano. Concert 4 Calidore Quartet on Saturday, June 19 at 7:30pm with Jeffrey Kahane, piano.
The Kids Summer Beach Runs are one mile beach runs held every Tuesday (through July 27) at Siesta Beach on Siesta Key near the pavilion, and every Wednesday (through July 28) at Brohard Beach (1600 Harbor Drive) next to the Venice Fishing Pier, near Fins at Sharky's, Venice. This one-mile fun run for kids is a summer favorite and a great opportunity for families to exercise together and have fun at the beach! Weekly registration begins at 5:30 pm with race time at 6:30 pm. Kids receive a participation ribbon at each run. Complete four runs and earn a free custom t-shirt. The runs are a popular summer event combining exercise and fun. Ages 1 - 17. 948 Beach Rd., Sarasota
Siesta Beach, Venice Beach
In The Round is an opportunity for emerging choreographers from Sarasota Contemporary Dance members and selected choreographers chosen by SCD’s Artistic Staff to set a work in progress during the Sarasota Contemporary Dance Summer Intensive. The choreographers are given feedback during the performance from audience members using the Liz Lerman Critical Response Process (CRP). Each In the Round will be its own unique experience, offering works choreographed on SCD summer participants by a variety of emerging choreographers and SCD Company dancers. In-Person Dates: May 28, June 25 & July 16 at 7pm. Masks are required. Seating is limited at half capacity. Please book in advance to secure a spot. Tickets are $20. Ticket purchases close 30 minutes before the show. Virtual Dates: May 29, June 26 & July 17, 7pm Virtual Broadcast Recording. Tickets are Choose what you pay, $5, $10, $15. Ticket purchases close 30 minutes before the show.
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