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SRQ DAILY Mar 8, 2022

Tuesday Dining and Food Edition

Tuesday Dining and Food Edition

"Since the pandemic began, we have seen a large increase in the number of families needing assistance. Our goal is to keep families and their pets together. "

- Patty Giarrusso, President and Founder of Lost Pet Services, Inc.
 

[The Dish]  A Boatload of Seafood at The Creek
Abby Weingarten. Abby@srqme.com

With its decadent heaps of Dungeness crab legs, lobster tails, peel-and-eat shrimp, mussels and lobster tails, the Seafood Boil at Phillippi Creek has a domino effect on diners. When one table orders the feast—served in a boat-shaped dish and stacked high with fresh seafood—echoes of  “What’s that?!” and “We want that!” ripple through the restaurant.

Crafted by chefs Pedro Flores and Rafael Manzano, the southern-style dish is designed to feed two very hungry people (though, even then, a take-home box is typically in order). Sounds like
paradisial perfection, right? So, what’s the catch? It’s a little messy. Take off your rings and tuck in your napkin, because you’re going to require a lot of wet naps. That glorious, dripping mess comes from a combination of Old Bay seasoning and drawn butter. A thick layer of garlic-and-parsley red potatoes lines the bottom of the boat, with some garlic toast points on top, corn on the cob and all the crustaceans you can crack.

While you're indulging, soak in the creek-side sights. Sit outside under an umbrella-shaded picnic table on the wooden dock, and scope out the water for dolphins and manatees. You can even pull up your boat. Pair your boil with a tropical beverage like a Chocolate Monkey—with silver rum, banana liqueur, Baileys Irish Cream, vanilla crème and banana puree (served frozen with swirls of chocolate syrup, a pineapple wedge, a maraschino cherry and a mini umbrella). There’s happy hour every day and plenty of key lime pie for dessert. And if you don’t have the appetite for a full seafood boil, scarf the award-winning fish tacos. There’s a reason The Creek has been a peak seafood experience in Sarasota for nearly four decades. Ready to get deliciously messy? Boy oh boil, this is so worth it.

Phillippi Creek Oyster Bar, 5353 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, 941-925-4444. creekseafood.com. 

Pictured: Creek Seafood Boil. Photo taken by Abby Weingarten.

[Board Leadership]  Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Announces New Board Chair For The 2021-2022 Board of Trustees

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation announced Deb Kabinoff’s appointment to board chair as Michael J. Valentino steps down to devote more time to his family. “We are grateful for Mike’s leadership and passion for our mission. During his time on our board, Mike was instrumental in growing the Healthcare Foundation’s presence throughout the community. We wish him the best,” says Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation president Mason Ayres.

Deb Kabinoff’s appointment to chair is effective immediately. “I’m looking forward to working with Deb in her new role as Healthcare Foundation chair. Her long standing commitment to Sarasota Memorial and making great healthcare available to all in our community will help fuel our continued growth as an organization,” added Ayres. Deb has a strong background in healthcare having had two companies specializing in innovative management strategies for healthcare. She holds an MBA and master’s certificate in health services management. Deb has served on the Healthcare Foundation board since 2019. She currently chairs the Grants Committee and has co-chaired several Healthcare Foundation events including the Women & Medicine Educational Luncheon.

“It’s an honor to have the opportunity to serve as chair of an organization I am so passionate about, and one whose mission truly benefits our community,” says Deb. “We have a very strong board and I am fortunate to be stepping in at a time when the Healthcare Foundation and SMH are experiencing exponential growth. Mike helped create that momentum and I plan to keep it going.” 

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[Event]  All Faiths Food Bank Reviving Walk to End Summer Hunger

All Faiths Food Bank is bringing back a popular awareness event, after two years off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Sunday, March 27, All Faiths will present its Walk to End Summer Hunger, the kick-off for the annual Campaign Against Summer Hunger, which supports efforts to feed area children when they do not have access to food at school. The Walk takes place Sunday, March 27, 8 a.m. at Nathan Benderson Park; organizers expect attendance of approximately 500 members of the community. Participants can choose between a one-mile “fun walk” or a 5K walk. Cost is $10/adults, $5/children; includes T-shirt and lite breakfast. Register by March 14. 

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[Grant Awarded]  Lost Pet Services, Inc. Awarded $20,000 Grant From the Community Foundation of Sarasota County

Lost Pet Services, Inc. has been honored with a $20,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County through their Animal Welfare Grant Program thanks to the Martha Leiter and Nancy Streetman Fund I and Robert Parker Fund. Lost Pet Services is a 100% volunteer-based organization dedicated to reuniting lost pets with their families through systematic, free pet recovery services, medical funding and promoting responsible pet ownership through educational resources to keep loved pets out of our over-crowded shelters and home safe with their families.

Since 2018, Lost Pet Services (LPS) has funded over $115,000 in pet medical care for local pets in the Sarasota and Manatee County area. “Since the pandemic began, we have seen a large increase in the number of families needing assistance. Our goal is to keep families and their pets together. We are extremely grateful to the Community Foundation of Sarasota County for awarding us this grant which will allow us to save more pets,” says Patty Giarrusso, President and Founder of Lost Pet Services, Inc.

All services provided by Lost Pet Services are free of charge to the local community. Besides providing medical assistance, LPS provides free microchips, free ID tags, financial support to those struggling with shelter fees and donates microchip scanners to our local police, fire stations and others who volunteer in our community. By providing medical funding for injured stray pets and owned loved pets injured when they are lost, LPS can keep more family pets out of the overcrowded local shelters and home safe with their families. 

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[Preventative Care]  Free Colorectal Cancer Screening Event 03-08-2022 @ 5:00 pm

In observance of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, We Care Manatee, Inc. is partnering with Manatee Memorial Hospital to present a Free Colorectal Cancer Screening Event on Tuesday March 8, 2022 from 5:00-7:00pm. The event will be held in the Main Lobby of Manatee Memorial Hospital. Anyone over the age of 45 is qualified to receive a FREE colorectal cancer screening kit to use in the privacy of their own home. Specimen must be returned to MMH by March 31st to complete the screening. There will be no cost to the patient. Local colorectal surgeons, oncologists, gastroenterologists, primary care physicians and their staff will be onsite to discuss colorectal cancers and other care needs. Community organizations such as We Care Manatee will also be on site to provide information on free and reduced cost options for those patients without insurance. 

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[New Show]  A Van Wezel and Sarasota Premiere: Terry Fator: Who's the Dummy Now?

America’s Got Talent winner and ventriloquist and singer Terry Fator brings his new show Who’s the Dummy Now? to the Van Wezel on Sunday, April 10 at 7 p.m. Terry Fator’s journey from the plains of Corsicana, Texas to the bright lights of Las Vegas was not without its challenges. He had some help along the way, thanks to the millions of fans who named him winner of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. After headlining his own record-breaking show at The Mirage Hotel & Casino for 11 years, Terry launched his new show at New York-New York Hotel & Casino in March 2021. Terry Fator: Who’s the Dummy Now? features his cast of characters, including Winston; the Impersonating Turtle, Maynard; the World’s Greatest Elvis Impersonator, Elton John, Vicki the Cougar, Duggie; the annoying neighbor, and many more. Terry is among the world’s most gifted and accomplished ventriloquists, but his talents go far beyond that unique skill. He is a first-rate comedian as well as a world-class singer and mimic, able to perform in more than 200 unique celebrity voices. His vocal repertoire includes Elton John, Garth Brooks, Karen Carpenter, Justin Timberlake, Elvis, Sammy Davis, Jr., David Bowie, Meghan Trainor and Bruno Mars. 

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[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe: Broadway in Black , March 9 – April 24

Honoring the significant contributions of African Americans over the years on the “Great White Way” is “Broadway in Black.” Broadway musicals have charmed the world for decades; WBTT salutes that genre with an original revue by Nate Jacobs – who will direct – that was first presented in the summer of 2017. Sing along with your favorite songs from award-winning shows and breakthrough roles that helped launch the careers of such African-American artists as Melba Moore in “Purlie,” Ben Vereen in “Pippin,” Jennifer Holliday in “Dreamgirls,” and Nell Carter in “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” It’s Broadway, WBTT style! Jacobs will direct; resident choreographer Donald Frison will take the production to the next level with thrilling new choreography. Show runs from March 9 to April 24, 2022. Ticket sales are scheduled to begin in the late summer. Call the Box Office at 941-366-1505 or visit westcoastblacktheatre.org.

[SOON]  GRAB BAG: Transformation in Philanthropy and Change Agents Awards Luncheon , March 10, 11:30am-1pm

The SB2 Transformation in Philanthropy luncheon and panel discussion will explore how nonprofits ride the wave of change, particularly after a year of extreme change. We speak to the Change Agent Award Honorees to find out how they embraced and catalyzed change to transform their organizations — from mission, programming and community partners to communications, positioning and donor development. SRQ MEDIA recognizes nonprofits who have the ability to lean into change in the face of either challenge or opportunity. The Change Agents in Philanthropy Awards focus on the capacity of the independent sector to be innovative in the face of change in fundraising, donor cultivation and development, mission, programming, branding and visibility and operations. We invite the community to nominate local nonprofits, local nonprofit programs and individuals who have embraced change and leveraged innovative thinking, strategies and practices in engaging their organization to more powerfully realize its mission. This is a “by invitation only” competition where we invite only nonprofits to submit an application. There are no nominations. The Luncheon will take place on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency, Sarasota with an 11am registration and 11:30am to 1pm program. 

[SOON]  MUSIC: Sarasota Orchestra: Masterworks: New World , March 10 – March 13, 8pm and 2:30pm

Maestro Thomas Wilkins conducts a captivating program of music born in and inspired by America on Thursday, March 10 at 8pm at the Neel Performing Arts Center, Friday, March 11 at 8pm, Saturday, March 12 at 8pm, and Sunday, March 13 at 2:30pm at the Van Wezel. The concert opens with James Beckel's symphonic showpiece Toccata for Orchestra. American violinist Simone Porter returns to Sarasota for her solo debut with Barber's passionate Concerto for Violin. The Concerto combines lyricism with virtuosic technical demands. The program concludes with Dvořák's love letter to America, his "New World" Symphony.

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: The Ringling: Yissy Garcia , March 10 – March 11, 11am and 7:30pm

Yissy Garcia–a composer and drummer- is one of the most powerful artists of this new generation of Cuban musicians. Born into a musical family headed by renowned Cuban percussionist Bernardo Garcia, Yissy has ushered in a new era of "high-speed Cuban jazz," which fuses street conga and rumba, plenty of drums, bass and funk -- all rhythms the artist says are "carried in our blood." Considered one of Cuba’s most dynamic and innovative musicians who defies genre and tradition with every funky groove, she demonstrates the art of combining traps and percussion, drawing from the wealth of Cuban folkloric and popular styles alongside serious jazz and funk. Yissy has quickly become an iconic figure of female percussion in Cuba and beyond, having performed with the likes of Dave Matthews, Esperanza Spalding, Omara Portuondo and Bobby Carcasses, and has been likened to “the Cuban version of Terri Lyne Carrington” by Tom Tom Magazine. Since 2012, she leads Bandancha, an off-the-charts quintet that follows the routes of Latin jazz, funk, and afro Cuban music. Its first record, Última Noticia (2015), joined the island´s musical scene as a paradigm of the most contemporary sound. She is part of the line up of Maqueque, together with the Canadian sax player Jane Bunnett, whose first record, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, won the Juno Award to the best Jazz Album and the second record, Oddara, was recently nominated for the Best Latin Jazz Grammy award. This performance will show on March 10 at 11am and March 11 at 7:30pm.

[SOON]  DANCE: Sarasota Contemporary Dance: In-Studio Performance Series featuring Heidi Brewer , March 11 – March 12, 7pm

Directed by Heidi Brewer in collaboration with performers Tammy Carrasco and Kirsten Standridge, and dramaturg Ajani Brannum. Inspired by concentricity, fashion shows, scrimmages, spectacles, cyclical infinity, endurance, continuity, pattern recognition and what happens whether it is witnessed or not. This performance will take place on Friday March 11th and Saturday March 12th 2022 at 7pm and its Virtual Stream will take place on Saturday, March 12th at 7pm. 

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: Sarasota Opera: Attila , March 12 – March 22

Attila by Giuseppe Verdi with words by Temistocle Solera. Attila the Hun has conquered most of Western Europe and is about to take Rome itself, but is brought to his knees by his love for a female warrior, Odabella. Attila will run from March 12 until March 22, 2022.

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: The Ringling: Jamison Ross , March 12, 7:30pm

Jamison Ross is a vocalist and drummer that delivers messages of humanity through the medium of jazz. A native of Jacksonville, FL, Jamison’s passion for music was cultivated while growing up in his grandfather’s church, where he realized the effectiveness of music. After earning his BA in Jazz Studies at FSU, he pursued a Masters in New Orleans where he now resides. In 2012, Ross’ career began to take shape after winning the Thelonious Monk Jr. International Jazz Competition for his drumming. This achievement afforded him a recording contract with Concord Jazz. His 2015 debut release, Jamison, introduced the world to his concept of rhythm and melody and also garnered a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. This performance will show on March 12 at 7:30pm.

[SOON]  FESTIVAL: Lakewood Ranch Fine Art Festival , March 12 – March 13, 10am-5pm

Are you an art collector, seek art for your home or office, or merely wish to support the arts? If so, join us for the 2nd Annual Lakewood Ranch Fine Art Festival on March 12-13, 2022. The event is located in downtown Lakewood Ranch on Main Street. Come enjoy an outdoor gallery of original, handmade works by artisans from across America. This gallery is created from the artistic visions and skills of artisans in all art mediums. Explore art created in painting, sculpting, jewelry, photography, glass, ceramics, fiber and wearable art, mixed-media, woodworking and much more. Meet the artisans creating the works and if you don't find exactly what you want - commission a piece from the artist that will be made just for you. Hours are Saturday and Sunday from 10am-5pm with free admission. Bring your sense of discovery and appreciation of the beautiful as you explore art! We learn in life that art inspires and touches our souls, on a daily basis, in ways we often cannot comprehend. Come experience that yourself.

[SOON]  SEMINAR: The Ringling: Artist Talk with Jamison Ross and Yissy Garcia , March 12, 10:30am

Join The Ringling for an artist talk with musicians Jamison Ross and Yissy Garcia on March 12 at 10:30am. One of the hottest young names in music, singer and drummer, Jamison Ross’ music shimmers between jazz, R&B, soul, gospel and blues. Yissy Garcia–a composer and drummer- is one of the most powerful artists of this new generation of Cuban musicians. Less formal than a lecture presentation, Artist Talks are designed to be programs where artists and guests can share topics of special interest. Artist Talks will normally take place in the Chao Lecture Hall - please remember to allow extra time to walk or take a tram to the Center for Asian Art.

[SOON]  THEATER: Florida Studio Theatre: The Play That Goes Wrong , February 2 – March 13, Varies.

Welcome to the opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), everything that can go wrong does go wrong during this 1920s murder mystery play. Will these accident-prone performers beat the odds and make it to their final curtain call? Find out with this Olivier Award-winning comedy. The Play That Goes Wrong, by Henry Lewis, Johnathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, will play beginning January 19, 2022 through March 13, 2022 in FST's Gompertz Theatre.

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: Asolo Repertory Theatre: The Learned Ladies , February 23 – March 13, Varies.

The Learned Ladies, By Molière, Translated by Richard Wilbur, and Directed by Benny Sato Ambush, will show from February 23 through March 13, 2022 with a Preview on February 22, 2022.  Clitandre seeks the hand of Henriette, a match heartily approved of by her father, Chrysale. However, his wife, Philaminte, has other plans for her younger daughter—namely marriage to a foppish wit who panders to Philaminte’s middle class pretensions. Full of wildly comic characters, each one more extreme than the other, Molière’s most popular play is sure to have you rolling in the aisles. 

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