West Coast Woman October 2020

out& about
At The Ringling
On exhibit:
• Howie Tsui: Retainers of Anarchy to
November 29. Vancouver-based artist
Howie Tsui’s solo exhibition is an
amalgamation of martial arts characters
and techniques woven together
with threads of social and political
realities of present-day Hong Kong.
Presented as a non-linear counter
narrative in the form of hand-drawn
animation, Retainers of Anarchy offers
an opportunity to reflect on
notions of identity and nationhood
using Hong Kong’s past and more
recent surge of political unrest.
• Being Seen: Recent Acquisitions
from The Ringling Photography Collection
runs to January 3. Features
works by photographers who examine
the complexities of identity and
the staging of selfhood. Consisting
primarily of self-portraits and portraits
of empowered subjects, these
works explore personal agency at
the intersection of politics and the
female body.
Many of the artists in the exhibition
are recognized as leading voices
in contemporary art and offer diverse
perspectives on issues surrounding
power, sexuality, and self-representation.
Being Seen also includes works
by significant women photographers
from the twentieth century, added to
the collection in recent years.
The John and Mable Ringling
Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd.,
Sarasota. Info: www.ringling.org.
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Virtual
Fundraisers
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center
(SPARCC) has its one-of-a-kind,
virtual clue-quest event, SPARCC
SRclue, slated for 6 p.m. on Saturday,
October 24. With the outbreak
of COVID-19, this virtual-fundraising-event
keeps health concerns
regarding the virus at the forefront
while also providing entertainment
and a wonderful opportunity to support
SPARCC’s life-saving programs
and services for survivors of domestic
and sexual violence.
With safety for SPARCC supporters
in mind, the event design centers
around delivered meals, small teams
of 4 players, personal locations, a
virtual party atmosphere and an unparalleled
virtual clue-quest game.
Guests will have the options of gourmet
wine and lobster dinner delivered
from Michael’s on East or delicious
Italian dinner and beer provided by IL
Panificio while enjoying live DJ tunes
and a personalized photo booth experience
during the virtual party.
After dinner, each team will get in
on the clue-quest action and explore
our beloved Sarasota community
through a curated and professionally-developed
virtual adventure game.
Once the teams have completed the
game, the winner will be announced
during the virtual wrap-up party.
For tickets, visit www.sparcc.net/
events. Follow SPARCC Facebook
and Instagram @SPARCC_Sarasota
for more updated information.
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The Artful Lobster is on Saturday,
November 14, 11:30 am – 2 pm.
The Artful Lobster is The Hermitage’s
signature fundraising event, and the
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only benefit to take place
on their historic Gulf front
campus on Manasota Key.
With a lobster feast catered
by Michael’s On East
and live entertainment
featuring Hermitage Fellows,
the Artful Lobster is
anticipated as the season
kick-off for many across
our community. Tickets:
941-475-2098 ext 5.
This year, they’ll celebrate
the legacy of Nelda
and Jim Thompson,
longtime Hermitage supporters
and champions
of Manasota Key. In addition,
they’ll host a special
celebration honoring the
Thompsons on Friday,
November 13.
The health and safety
of our guests, artists, and
staff are top priorities. As
one of the first events of the
fall season, they are taking
extra precautions to ensure
a safe and enjoyable
outdoor celebration.
Don’t Forget
Halloween
The Florida Railroad
Museum’s Pumpkin
Patch Express Train
Ride runs October 17
and 18 and October 24 and 25.
Tickets for this popular event will be
available on the museum’s website
at www.frrm.org.
The ticket office is open Wednesday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
from 10am to 4pm. Due to Covid-19,
the event will operate at 50% capacity.
Only window seats will be sold.
However, you may consolidate your
group using unsold aisle seats within
your seating area. Mask requirements
will be based on Manatee
County mask ordinance at the time
of the event.
The Florida Railroad Museum,
Inc. was founded as The Florida Gulf
Coast Railroad Museum with the
goal of preserving Florida’s railroad
history. Over the years, the Museum
has acquired and restored rolling
stock and equipment to operate for
the public’s enjoyment. Enjoy the
sights and sounds of Florida railroading
as it existed in the 1940s
and 1950s.The Museum is located 25
miles north of Sarasota and 35 miles
south of Tampa off Interstate 75 at
exit 229 at 12210 83rd St East, Parrish.
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Manatee Village Historical
Park is hosting “Tombstone Tour”, a
digital event about the 1850 Manatee
Burying Ground. Learn about the
history of the cemetery, the meaning
of tombstone symbols, and listen to
some of the stories of those who were
buried there.
The 1850 Manatee Burying Ground
is the oldest public cemetery in Manatee
County. It was the first burying
ground for the Village of Manatee,
which was the first established white
settlement between Tampa and Key
West, dating to 1842. The Burying
Ground was in use from 1850-1892,
with a few family burials occurring
up until the 1960s.
This event will be digital and you
need to sign up to receive the digital
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Manatee Village Historical Park is hosting “Tombstone Tour”,
a digital event about the 1850 Manatee Burying Ground. Learn
about the history of the cemetery, the meaning of tombstone symbols,
and listen to some of the stories of those who were buried
there. The event is digital. Sign up at www.manatee village.org/
events or call (941) 749-7165 for assistance.
event. Sign up at https://www.manateevillage.org/events
or call (941)
749-7165 for assistance. Cost: Signing
up for this digital event and watching
the video is free.
“Tombstone Tour” is pre-recorded
and will be available through video
format on October 16 at 4 pm through
November 1. Those who sign up may
watch or re-watch this digital event
anytime during this time period. Persons
who sign up after 4pm on October
16 and before October 30 will receive
the video on the next business day.
Manatee Village Historical Park is
located at 1404 Manatee Avenue East
(State Road 64) Bradenton, Florida.
For information call (941) 749-7165 or
visit: www.manateevillage.org.
Lectures
and Classes
The New College Foundation,
offers New Topics, a lecture series
showcasing national speakers from a
broad range of disciplines exploring
topical issues. To mark New College’s
60th anniversary, this year’s series
features noteworthy alumni whose
New College experience prepared
them for lives of note and careers
of impact. The series runs through
March and will be presented via the
Zoom platform. Each lecture will be
presented at 5 pm. Tickets are $10,
and all proceeds go to fund student
scholarships.
Speakers Princeton University’s
Center for Economic Policy Studios
senior research scholar William
Dudley speaking on “Challenge and
Response: Facing Hard Choices in
a Time of Economic Crisis” on November
12, R. Derek Black, Allison
Gornik and James Birmingham on
the topic of “Inclusion at any Cost?
When New College was ‘Home’ to
a White Nationalist” on January
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27, Cuban-American
attorney, consultant,
and human rights advocate
Lincoln Rafael
Diaz-Balart on the topic
of “Reflections on a Congressional
Career; Lessons
for Today’s Politics”
on February 18 and “
Cybersecurity and Civil
Liberties” by the ACLU’s
surveillance and cybersecurity
counsel Jennifer
Granick on March 18.
Registration required.
Go to ncf.edu/new-topics or
call the New College events
hotline at 941-487-4888.
Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute at Ringling
College has its 2020 Fall
Semester through November
20.
The fall semester features
44 courses and
other programs covering
a wide variety of topics.
Classes will be offered
in a hybrid model—both
on the Ringling College
Museum Campus and via
the Zoom platform.
Classes cover a diversity
of topics, including
art and music appreciation,
languages, health,
global issues, philosophy,
religion, digital and studio arts,
photography, sculpture, painting,
and more. When offered in-person,
classes will be at the Ringling
College Museum Campus (1001 S.
Tamiami Trail, Sarasota); masks
and physical distancing will be required.
To register for classes, visit
www.OlliatRinglingCollege.org or
call 941-309-5111.
The fall Einstein’s Circle presentation
is Turbulent Times and Their
Effect on the 2020 Election, with
political analyst Susan MacManus.
Her talk will center on voting history,
changing demographics in
Florida, and what the numbers are
telling us about the outcome of this
contentious race. This online presentation
takes place on October 21,
3-4:30 pm. To register and for information,
visit www.OlliatRingling-
College.org or call 941-309-5111.
OLLI at Ringling College’s fall
documentary film series, CONNEC-
TIONS: Exploring Today’s Global
Issues, is an opportunity for students
to connect to many of today’s
pressing global issues via the penetrating
perspectives of contemporary
documentary films. The moderator
of the series is Julie Cotton, a
member of the Advisory Council’s
Strategic Program Committee, executive
coach, and aficionado of documentary
films.
The fall term features two films
that will be screened via Zoom. Following
the screening, participants
can engage in a Zoom chat with the
moderator and one another about
the film’s content and impact, as
well as raise questions. The films
are shown on Tuesdays, 2:30-4:30
pm; October 13 (Made in Boise) and
November 10 (Liyana). To register
and for information, visit www.
OlliatRinglingCollege.org or call
941-309-5111.
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At Bookstore1
Sarasota
Online Events:
• On October 20 at 7 p.m. they have
Celebrating Elena Ferrante, a virtual
conversation, with Ann Goldstein,
Ferrante’s translator, and Michael
Reynolds, Editor-in-Chief of Europa
Editions, Ferrante’s US publisher.
With over 10 million copies of
her Neapolitan novels sold in over
50 countries, Elena Ferrante is a
global literary sensation. Her new
novel is The Lying Life of Adults. Set
in Naples, like My Brilliant Friend,
and told through the eyes of a young
girl, The Lying Life of Adults is a book
of transformations. A singular portrayal
of emerging selfhood, but also
a fresco of the city of Naples in its
many guises. Change, transformation,
fluidity, flux, division and reconciliation,
submergence and emergence,
metamorphosis: these themes
are as central to Ferrante’s new book
as they are to our own restless age.
Tickets are $28 and includes a
copy of The Lying Life of Adults
which you can pick up curbside or
have shipped, and the virtual Zoom
event. To register: https://www.sarasotabooks.com/events.
At The Bishop
Small Wonders: Insects in Focus
at The Bishop runs to October
20. Insects inhabit every domain
of our daily lives, performing essential
functions that balance our
ecosystem on Earth — functions
that often go unnoticed because of
their small size or scale. Now, using
cutting-edge technology and custom
methods that put tiny insects on a
human scale, artist and photographer
Bob Sober allows visitors to see
the patterns, textures, colors and
details that have always been present,
but too small to appreciate
Creating human-scale images of
insects, with resolution so high that
every hair, dimple and tiny structure
is clearly revealed, was impossible
prior to the technological advancements
of the past 10 years. Sober’s
skills allow us to see the intersection
of natural science and art in the
smooth metallic finishes and heavily
stippled textures, strange body
shapes, delicate wing structures and
beautifully engineered body components
in this series of 30 images that
will are on display in the Museum’s
second-floor Rincon Gallery and
throughout the Museum.
The Bishop Museum of Science and
Nature, 201 10th St. W, Bradenton
Did you know that The Bishop has
Florida’s premier astronomy
dome and projection system? They
upgraded to the Digistar 6 system
during their temporary closure this
spring and the new system provides
images that are even more clear and
vivid, and have even greater depth
to them. It also has state-of-the-art
software that allows them to take
you on immersive journeys to the far
reaches of the cosmos.
Right now, they’re featuring Flight
Through Our Solar System, a
10-minute narrated tour that begins
at the sun then travels through our
solar system — including the asteroid
belt — past Pluto and the other
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