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focus on the arts 

Art and Race Matters: The Career of 

Robert Colescott is at Sarasota Art 

Museum to October 21. Colescott is 

one of America’s most compelling artists 

and this exhibit brings together 54 works 

spanning over 50 years of his career. 

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dining in 

Summery delights include 

linguine with clams, 

parsley shrimp salad with 

champagne beurre blanc, 

and blueberry crumble cake. 

Enjoy! 

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Welcome to The City of Palms 

travel feature - 

fort myers 

Want to get out of town, but prefer 

a road trip? Check out our Fort 

Myers feature which highlights our 

Lee County “cousin” to the south 

including a beautiful new hotel, the 

Luminary. The Fort Myers’ skyline 

as well as its density are changing 

— more slowly than Sarasota’s, 

but changing nonetheless with 

more hotels and restaurants. 

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7 Out & About: listing for things 

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11 women’s health: The Renewal Point 

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14 focus on the arts: Art Center Sarasota exhibit 

16 west coast woman: Christine Nordstrom, 

owner of 5-0 Donuts 

18 you’re news 

20 dining in: Summery delights: shrimp, clams 

and blueberries 

22 travel feature: 

weekend in Washington, D.C 

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weekend in Fort Myers 

30 focus on the arts: 

The Skyway exhibit 

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Louise Bruderle 

Editor and Publisher 

West Coast Woman Christine Nordstrom 

Christine Nordstrom 

Photo by Evelyn England 

Donuts are the goodwill ambassadors of 

food. Who hasn’t had someone show up 

at work with a dozen and everyone smiles 

and goes ooooohhhh? Birthdays, weekend 

breakfasts—it’s a pick-me-up, or more like 

cheer-me-up food. 

So it was not a tough assignment to 

profile Christine Nordstrom, owner of 5-0 

Donuts and do some onsite, uh, research. 

Actually I am a serious donut fan and had 

already enjoyed her donuts at the Ringling 

store. I found them light (a bit of an 

oxymoron for sure), pillowy soft and fresh 

with quality ingredients. 

Donut makers have crazy hours - baking in the wee hours so all 

the goodies are fresh and ready to go before most businesses open. 

But imagine you’re also raising two young children as a single parent. 

And you have multiple locations in downtown Sarasota, south 

Sarasota on US 41 and Bee Ridge, and further down US 41, north of 

Outback Steakhouse. Since I interviewed Christine back in June, 

she has plans to open another store at UTC in late 2021 near Target 

and Chipotle. 

Speaking with Christine, I learned again what it was like to run 

a small, woman-owned business during a pandemic. Her stores 

are smallish so she had to be innovative to keep her business going. 

You’ll see how she did that then and how her growing business 

is doing now in this month’s profile. 

So Glad to be Traveling Again - 

Two Travel Features This Month 

I got on a plane! A big deal after a year and a half. My last trip was 

in early 2020 and was to the east coast of Florida for a travel feature 

on North Palm Beach. After that, my next trip was supposed to be 

to New York City for an art exhibit opening at the Met Museum. 

But the big apple was heading towards a shutdown so I canceled. 

Everything pretty much canceled and we hung on for our lives. 

With that unpleasant experience - I hope - in the rearview 

mirror, I went to Washington, D.C. for a long overdue visit. 

The timing wasn’t quite perfect as the District was pretty much 

shutdown, but I experienced enough for a feature in this issue. 

Closer to home, I headed south to Fort Myers to experience what 

our cousin city to the south was like and to experience a brand new 

hotel on the water. I’m so glad I did both trips. A bit nervous? Sure! 

And I had forgotten what flying in the summer is like with its shake, 

rattle and roll experience when there are storms everywhere. 

So I hope that with both features you can see what’s on in a 

popular destination, our nation’s capitol, as well as a place close to 

hope that’s interesting, but only 90 minutes away. Hope you enjoy 

reading them. 

Coming Up in WCW 

We’re now into the summer snooze, but that doesn’t mean we’re 

not busy! WCW is bringing back its Lifelong Learning Issues this 

fall and winter so you’ll have easy access all in both issues for all 

kinds of learning experiences. 

In October we’ll have our Women’s Health Issue - always an important 

issue with lots of relevant information for women on their 

health. And, of course, there’s our Season Preview in November 

Part 1 and December Part 2. 

Welcome to Sarasota! 

The Florida Board of Governors has 

confirmed Patricia Okker, Ph.D., as the next 

president of New College of Florida. She is 

also the first woman to lead the school. 

Okker, who had served as dean of the 

College of Arts and Science at the University 

of Missouri since 2017, assumed the role on 

July 1, 2021. She succeeds President Donal 

O’Shea, who has led New College since 2012. 

“I’m so excited to be part of this incredible 

community and to help New College grow 

and thrive,” Okker said. “I’m optimistic about what is next for 

New College, and I look forward to leading such an impactful, 

inspiring institution to an even greater future in the world of 

higher education.” 

The New College of Florida Board of Trustees selected Okker as 

president from a pool of 130candidates in April, after a six-monthlong 

search process. Okker joined the University of Missouri as 

an assistant professor of English in 1990. She was promoted to 

full professor in 2004, a year after winning the William T. Kemper 

Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. 

From 2005 to 2011, Okker chaired the English Department at the 

University of Missouri, overseeing 70 full-time faculty and a $5.5 

million annual budget. She then moved to the Provost’s Office, 

where she developed a new model for academic program reviews 

of 280 degree programs and led the university’s successful 10-year 

accreditation team. 

From 2017 to 2021, Okker served as dean of the College of Arts 

and Science, where she oversaw 450 full-time faculty, 135 staff and 

6,500 students across 26 departments and schools with an annual 

operating budget of $120 million. In her role as dean, she raised 

the College’s graduation and retention rates by implementing a 

data-driven strategic plan for student success and increased the 

diversity of the faculty. 

Okker holds three degrees in English language and literature: a 

bachelor’s degree with honors from Allegheny College, a master’s 

degree with distinction from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. 

from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her teaching 

and research interests include 19th-century American literature, 

American women writers, American periodicals, career preparation 

in the liberal arts, and writing and wellness. 

Patricia Okker, Ph.D. 

Updates 

Atomic Holiday Bazaar has moved to the Sarasota County Fairgrounds 

located at 3000 Ringling Boulevard. The Bazaar will be 

held inside Robarts Arena while the street fair will occur outside of 

the arena on fairgrounds property. 

New dates and hours for Atomic are: Saturday, November 

27, 12pm - 7pm and Sunday, November 28, 11am - 6pm. 

Atomic was created in 2006 showcasing 50 unconventional 

crafters who needed an affordable and welcoming venue to 

sell their unusual handmade wares. More info at https://www. 

atomicholidaybazaar.com/ 

Louise Bruderle | Editor and Publisher | 

westcoastwoman@comcast.net 

We welcome your thoughts and comments on this column and on other columns and features in this issue. 

You can reach us at westcoastwoman@comcast.net. We’re on the web at www.WestCoastWoman.com. 



Art and Race Matters: 

The Career of Robert Colescott 

• At Sarasota Art Museum to October 21 • 

Robert Colescott, The Wreckage of the Medusa, 1978, Acrylic on canvas, 

66 x 84 inches © 2021 The Robert H. Colescott Separate Property Trust 

/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo Credit: Ray Litman 

Robert Colescott, Interior II - Homage to Roy Lichtenstein, 

1991, Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 18 inches © 2021 The Robert 

H. Colescott Separate Property Trust / Artists Rights Society 

(ARS), New York 

The first comprehensive 

retrospective of Robert 

Colescott, one of America’s 

most compelling artists and 

accomplished painters, is 

at Sarasota Art Museum of 

Ringling College. 

Bringing together 54 works spanning over 

50 years of Colescott’s prolific career, Art 

and Race Matters: The Career of Robert 

Colescott, explores the work of an artist who 

— through vibrant paintings laced with biting 

satire — confronted issues of race, gender, 

identity, and the uncomfortable realities of 

U.S. life in the latter half of the 20th century. 

Over a nearly six-decade painting career, 

Robert Colescott (b. 1925, Oakland) was 

a proud instigator who fearlessly tackled 

subjects of social and racial inequality, class 

structure, and the human condition through 

his uniquely rhythmic and often manic style 

of figuration. Colescott's distinctive works, 

while not easily placed within any one 

specific school of painting, share elements 

of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, "Bad" 

painting, Renaissance painting, Neo-Expressionism, 

and Surrealism. 

Equally adept at figuration and abstraction, 

his figurative compositions at first 

glance seem to tilt and spiral off of their 

axis and are ultimately held together with a 

masterful sense of balance. Colescott's intense 

interest in critiquing painting's failure 

to accurately represent the Black experience 

is manifested in a lifetime of work that 

offers a revisionist art historical narrative 

and has subsequently influenced an entire 

generation of artists. 

Known for satirical figurative paintings 

that expose the ugly ironies of racism in 

America, Colescott worked at the vanguard 

of the resurgence of figuration in art starting 

in the 1970s, which marked the emergence 

of post-modernist thought. He infused his 

works with narrative, humor, and cultural 

criticism long before it became common 

for artists to do so. Through his subversive 

appropriation of existing imagery from pop 

culture, mass media, and the art historical 

canon, Colescott reclaimed racist stereo- 

Robert Colescott, 1919, 1980, Acrylic on canvas, 71 3/4 x 83 7/8 inches 

© 2021 The Robert H. Colescott Separate Property Trust / Artists 

Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo Credit: Joshua White 

types and lampooned prevalent mythologies 

about Blackness. This visually outspoken 

work therefore addresses issues of race and 

gender hierarchies, oppressive power structures, 

and societal taboos—with a biting 

satirical touch—exposing the absurdity of 

ideas that often go unchallenged. 

Art and Race Matters invites a renewed 

examination of the artist, whose work is 

still as challenging, provocative, and relevant 

now as it was when he burst onto the 

art scene over five decades ago. Presenting 

works from across Colescott’s career, the 

exhibition traces the progression of his stylistic 

development and the impact of place 

on his practice, revealing the diversity and 

range of his oeuvre: from his adaptations of 

Bay Area Figuration in the 1950s and 60s, to 

his signature graphic style of the 1970s, and 

the dense, painterly figuration of his later 

work. Art and Race Matters also explores 

prevalent themes in Colescott’s work, including 

the complexities of identity, societal standards 

of beauty, the reality of the “American 

Dream,” and the role of the artist as arbiter 

and witness in contemporary life. 

Colescott’s first major retrospective 

was organized in 1987 by the San Jose 

Museum of Art and subsequently traveled 

to the Contemporary Arts Center, 

among other venues. In 1997, Colescott 

was the first African American painter 

to have a solo exhibit at the Venice 

Biennale in Italy. His work is in the permanent 

collections of many museums, 

including the Museum of Modern Art, 

the Metropolitan Museum, the Seattle 

Art Museum, the Studio Museum in 

Harlem, and the Oakland Museum. 

Colescott was born in 1925 in Oakland, 

California, where his father was 

as a waiter on a dining car on the 

Southern Pacific Railroad. The politics 

of race and social justice were woven 

into Colescott’s everyday life and 

experience of this city. Colescott left 

Oakland to fight in the 86th Blackhawk 

Division during World War II. He returned 

to the Bay Area and enrolled at 

the University of 

California at Berkeley 

on the GI Bill, 

earning his B.A. 

in 1949. After receiving 

his degree, 

he spent a year in 

Paris at the Atelier 

Fernand Leger and 

then returned to 

Berkeley, earning 

an M.A. in 1951. 

In 1964, Colescott 

spent a year 

as Faculty Artist in 

Residence at the 

American Research 

Center in Cairo, 

prompting a period 

of transformation 

as his work grew 

more graphic and 

explicitly political. 

Colescott received 

international recognition 

for his satirical re-envisioning of 

American history in paintings like George 

Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware 

(1975). Later work brought together personal, 

political, and societal issues. Paintings 

such as The Other Washingtons (1987), 

Arabs: The Emir of Iswid (How Wide the 

Gulf?) of 1992, Choctow Nickel (1994), 

and The Bi-lingual Cop (1995) demonstrate 

Colescott’s perceptive and prescient view 

of world events. 

Robert Colescott, Sleeping Beauty? 2002, Acrylic on canvas, 85 1/2 x 145 1/8 inches © 2021 The 

Robert H. Colescott Separate Property Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo 

Credit: Joshua White 

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At The Ringling 

On exhibit: 

• The American abstract painter Sam 

Gilliam is known for his experimentation 

with materials and constant 

invention. Gilliam first received critical 

attention in the 1960s as a later 

member of the Washington Color 

School. He quickly expanded beyond 

the Color School tradition with his 

experimentation in the use of color 

and materials. This exhibition brings 

together nearly 20 unique works and 

limited edition prints by the artist 

from the early 1970s to 2010 drawn 

primarily from local collections. 

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• The Ringling also has Saitō Kiyoshi’s 

(1907–1997) whose keen sense of 

design, superb technique and engagement 

with an appealing variety 

of themes made him one of the best 

known and most popular Japanese 

print artists of the twentieth century. 

In the wake of the Second World 

War, Saitoˉ emerged as a seminal 

figure of the modernist creative 

print movement, in which artists 

claimed complete authorship of 

their work by carving and printing 

their own designs. He flourished 

as the movement attracted patrons 

among members of the occupying 

forces and, later, Western travelers 

for business and pleasure. 

Saitō Kiyoshi: Graphic Awakening 

is the first comprehensive exhibition of 

this artist’s work in the United States. 

The exhibition focuses on prints Saitō 

created in the 1940s and 50s, arguably 

the most vibrant period of his career, 

and includes several rare, early designs. 

Runs to Aug. 15, 2021. 

The John and Mable Ringling 

Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd., 

Sarasota. Info: www.ringling.org. 

HD at the Sarasota 

Opera House 

Sarasota Opera continues with its 

2021 summer movie series. The HD 

at the Opera House series features 

productions of opera and ballet from 

around the world. All seating is reserved 

at 50% capacity of the theater. 

Masks are required for those who are 

not vaccinated and recommended for 

all others. Information and tickets can 

be found at SarasotaOpera.org or by 

calling (941) 328-1300. 

• August 7, 7:30 pm—Pillow Talk. 

When Jan Morrow, an uptight interior 

decorator, is forced to share a party 

line with carefree playboy Brad Allen, 

there’s no connection between 

them. But when the two accidentally 

meet, the smitten Brad pretends to 

be a wealthy Texan, wooing Jan with 

seductive late-night calls. Pillow Talk, 

from 1959, stars Rock Hudson, Doris 

Day, Tony Randall, and Thelma Ritter. 

• August 8, 1:30 pm—Orphée et Eurydice. 

Juan Diego Flórez dazzled 

audiences and critics alike when he 

played the virtuoso role of Orphée in 

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala’s first ever 

staging of Gluck’s opera in its French 

version. Also starring Christiane Karg 

and Fatma Said. Conducted by Michele 

Mariotti, with stage direction by 

Hofesh Shechter & John Fulljames. 

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• September 12, 1:30 pm—R. 

Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos Opera 

Film. The proven Richard Strauss 

trio of Renée Fleming, Sophie Koch 

and Christian Thielemann gets 

together once again at the Festspielhaus 

in Baden-Baden, which 

continues its series of triumphs 

after Rosenkavalier. In this colorful 

and humorous staging by Philippe 

Arlaud, Strauss specialist Thielemann 

leads his first opera at the 

head of the Sächsische Staatskapelle 

Dresden, which performed the world 

premieres of nine Strauss operas. 

• September 26, 1:30 pm—Gounod’s 

Faust Opera Film. Doctor Faust is 

an aging scholar who is tired of life 

and fantasizes about ending it all. 

Suddenly, Mephistophélès, the Devil 

himself, appears before him. He 

makes a pact with Faust, guaranteeing 

him eternal youth in exchange 

for his soul. This 2018 production 

from Teatro Real Madrid stars Piotr 

Beczała, Luca Pisaroni, Marina Rebeka, 

and Stéphane Degout. 

Special Events 

The Palm Avenue First Friday 

Walks event in downtown Sarasota 

gives art lovers a backdoor peek 

without the hustle and bustle of the 

crowds but with the cool breeze and 

moonlight sky the evening brings. 

The event is held the first Friday of 

every month, beginning 6 to 9pm. 

The next ones are on August 6 and 

September 3. https://palmave.com. 

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The Caring Hearts Luncheon Benefitting 

Mothers & Infants Program 

is on September 15, 11 am-1 pm. First 

Step’s Mothers and Infants Program is 

a substance abuse treatment program 

for pregnant and postpartum women 

and their infants. Emphasis is placed 

on prenatal care, parenting skills, 

relapse prevention, life management 

skills and family reunification. Evidence 

based clinical practices address 

substance abuse, mental health, gender-specific 

and trauma related issues. 

Held at Michael’s on East, Co-Chairs 

are Chelsea Arnold, DNP, APRN, First 

1000 Days Suncoast Directorand 

Amie Austin, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist. 

They ill be honoring Dr. 

Washington Hill, M.D. FACOG. 

Tickets: $85. Tickets: https://www. 

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Artists Guild of Anna Maria Island’s gallery is open after extensive renovations. They’re at 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. 

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 to 6:30. View local artists on display. The artwork includes watercolor, oil paintings, photographs, 

stained glass, acrylic painting, jewelry, prints, posters, cards depicting artwork, mosaics, sculpture, and more. https:// 

www.amiartistsguildgallery.com/. 

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Info: 941-552-4027. 

Forty Carrots Family Center has 

its 19th annual Educational Community 

Speaker Event presented in partnership 

with the Community Foundation 

of Sarasota County. The virtual 

presentation will feature psychotherapist 

and New York Times bestselling 

author Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D at 7 

p.m. on Sept. 22. The event is free and 

advance registration is required. 

Dr. Bryson will present insights 

from the book The Power of Showing 

Up: How Parental Presence Shapes 

Who Our Kids Become and How 

Their Brains Get Wired, which she 

co-authored with Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, 

psychiatrist and best-selling author. 

She will share how parents and role 

models can manage their skills with 

kids in a digital world; learn to navigate 

in uncertain times; and discover 

4 simple strategies for long term success. 

Her presentation will highlight 

while parenting isn’t easy, showing 

up is. Attendees will receive a complimentary 

e-book while supplies last. 

To sign up for event notifications, 

visit www.fortycarrots.org or call (941) 

365-7716. 

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Conservation Foundation of the 

Gulf Coast has The Wondrous Workings 

of Planet Earth on September 24 

at Michael’s On East. Award-winning 

author and illustrator Rachel Ignotofsky, 

author of the best-selling book 

The Wondrous Workings of Planet 

Earth is the speaker. 

Rachel is a Los Angeles-based illustrator 

who believes that illustration is 

a powerful tool that can make learning 

exciting. She hopes to use her work 

to spread her message about scientific 

literacy and feminism. Rachel is the 

author and illustrator of four books 

including The Wondrous Workings 

of Planet Earth: Understanding Our 

World and Its Ecosystems. Books will 

be available for purchase. Tickets: 

www.conservationfoundation.com/ 

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Manatee Pride Festival means fun 

for the whole family is on September 

18. It will be held at the Bradenton 

Riverwalk Pavilion area from noon 

until 5 p.m. Admission is free. The 

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Festival is a fundraiser for ALSO 

YOUTH, a non-profit community organization, 

that has provided services 

and a safe and supportive center for 

LGBTQ Youth in Manatee County and 

Sarasota County. 

The Festival opens with an interfaith 

service, led by clergy f rom our 

local faith communities, followed by 

a day of performers and musical acts. 

Many event sponsors will be on-site, 

along with invited public officials. 

Vendors include community and faithbased 

organizations, artisans, crafters, 

and area businesses as well as purveyors 

of food and drink. Information is 

available at www.manateepride.com. 

SPARCCle in the City Gala — Save 

the date for their 2021 SPARCCle 

Gala. Enjoy thoughtfully curated live 

and silent auction packages, a sumptuous 

3-course dinner and a live band. 

A Sample of our Exclusive Live 

Auction Items: 

• Luxury vacation property in 

Manzanillo, Mexico for 12 people 

• $5,000 Shopping Spree at 

McCarver & Moser Jewelers 

• Play, Relax and Explore Santa Fe 

with a 5 Day Stay for 2 

• Wall of Wine - A Prestigious 

Collection of Award-Winning Wines 

• Wine Train, Chauffeur, Meritage 

Resort and Spa 3-Night Stay for 2 

• 2 Night Golf Package at Gasparilla Inn 

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The event is on October 22, 6 p.m. 

at The Westin Sarasota. Reservations: 

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Lots of Fun 

Outdoor Events 

St. Armands Circle will kick off 

a new summer happening series 

through September: Sol of the Circle. 

Sol of the Circle includes: 

• Songs on the Circle – Every First 

Tuesday of the Month, 6–9 p.m. 

• Breathe: An Outdoor Yoga Series – 

Every Second Wednesday of the 

Month, 6–7 p.m. 

• St. Armands Family Day – Every 

Last Sunday of the Month, 

11 a.m.–1 p.m. 

• Sarasota Arts LIVE – September 18. 

Songs on the Circle, scheduled for 

Aug. 3, and Sept. 7, brings a collection 

of nearly a dozen local musicians to 

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the bustling sidewalks of the Circle, 

each setting up for an impromptu performance 

for passersby, shoppers, and 

diners at each intersection of the Circle. 

Enjoy music while you stroll and 

shop. Expect to hear classics like blues, 

acoustic guitar, country, R&B, and jazz. 

Each second Wednesday of the 

month, or Aug. 11, and Sept. 8, St. Armands 

will host Breathe: An Outdoor 

Yoga Series. Enjoy a breath of fresh air 

and exhale deeply as you stretch, twist, 

and pose with Liana Sheintal Bryant. 

During this free, one-hour program, 

beginner to experienced yoga enthusiasts 

can relax and get a quick workout 

under the lush canopy of the Circle. 

Participants can join by bringing their 

own mat and stopping by the Circle’s 

inner park to meet their instructor. 

The third Sol of the Circle program 

is St. Armands Family Day. This recurring 

happening, held on the last 

Sunday of each month, focuses on 

fun family activities and entertainment 

for kids and parents. Sol of the 

Circle will crescendo on Sept. 18 

with Sarasota Arts LIVE, a one-time 

extraordinary ensemble of performances 

and immersive artist experiences, 

presented in partnership with 

the Sarasota Arts Alliance. 

For the event, the Sarasota Arts 

community will bring their talents to 

the main stage of St. Armands Circle. 

This family-friendly event looks to 

highlight the very best of Sarasota’s 

vibrant art scene and feature emerging 

artists new to the scene. 

For more information, visit https:// 

starmandscircleassoc.com/sol-ofthe-circle/. 

Zumba with Lena is available 

August 5, 12, 19, 26 and September 

2 at The Ringling. Shake, shimmy, 

and sweat into a healthier you with 

Zumba fitness dance classes. An energizing 

dance fitness class featuring 

Latin music. 

Dress for a moderate- to highintensity 

60-minute workout. We 

encourage you to bring a small 

towel and a non-plastic water bottle. 

Helena “Lena” Porter is a licensed 

Zumba instructor and a health 

and fitness lifestyle coach. She is 

the founder of Fitness with Lena. 

Register: https://www.ringling.org/ 

events/zumba-lena. 

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Start your Saturday with a sunrise 

stretch at The Sarasota Farmers 

Market. They’ve partnered with 

Pineapple Yoga Studio to bring free, 

weekly Sunrise Yoga to downtown 

Sarasota throughout the Summer. 

Participants meet at the Mermaid 

Fountain in Paul Thorpe Park, near 

the Intersection of Pineapple and 

Lemon Avenues. Starting at 7 am, 

participants will enjoy a gentle yoga 

flow suitable for all ages and levels. 

The weekly 45-minute yoga practice 

will focus on movements that foster 

inner and outer balance. 

The practice is led by Claudia 

Baeza, a 500 hour Kripalu trained 

yoga instructor and the owner of 

Pineapple Yoga + Cycling Studio, 

located nearby in Burns Court. For 

information, call 941-225-9256 or 

visit sarasotafarmersmarket.org/yoga. 

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out and about continued 

Early birds love Mote’s Rise & 

Shine Paddle. Start your morning 

with a Mote-guided kayak tour of 

Sarasota Bay. Paddle across shallow 

seagrass beds and take in the wildlife 

that depends on this dynamic ecosystem. 

For ages 12 and older. Time and 

date: Mote’s Rise and Shine Morning 

Paddles take place from 7:30 to 9 

a.m. (check in at 7:15 a.m.) on August 

10 and 24. Registration: Required at 

least 24 hours before the program 

begins. Visit https://mote.org/. 

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Marie Selby 

Botanical Gardens 

We Dream A World: African 

American Landscape Painters of 

Mid-Century Florida, The Highwaymen, 

runs to September 26, 2021. 

Dubbed “Florida Highwaymen,” these 

African American artists were entrepreneurial 

landscape artists in segregated 

Florida beginning in the 1950s. 

Mostly self-taught, this small collective 

of artists was shut out of museums 

and art galleries. Instead of settling 

for traditional labor jobs in the citrus 

industry, however, they forged ahead 

and found success selling their works 

to consumers along Florida’s Atlantic 

coast. This exhibition will be presented 

in collaboration with the Sarasota 

African American Cultural Coalition. 

The Florida Highwaymen exhibit 

explores the artists’ use of native botanical 

imagery to achieve economic 

success within the confines of a still 

segregated Florida. 

Special Lectures at Selby: 

• Old Florida Captured in Oil – A 

Personal Journey with The Highwaymen, 

presented by John Mc- 

Carthy, vice president for Historic 

Spanish Point is on August 11, noon 

to 1 p.m. Registration is required for 

this lecture. 

• Botanical Briefing: The Nature of 

Glass, presented by artists from 

Duncan McClellan Glass is on August 

18, noon to 1 p.m. For more 

information, visit www.selby.org. 

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At Bookstore1 

Sarasota 

Upcoming Virtual Events at Bookstore1Sarasota. 

All events presented 

via Zoom, registration is required. 

• August 10, 7 p.m. Meg Lowman, 

biologist, educator, ecologist, writer, 

editor, and public speaker, joins in 

on Zoom to launch her most recent 

book The Arbornaut: A Life Discovering 

the Eighth Continent in the 

Trees Above Us. 

• August 19, 7 p.m. James Beard 

Award–winning food writer Alexander 

Lobrano joins us on Zoom to talk 

about his memoir My Place at the 

Table: A Recipe for a Delicious Life 

in Paris. 

• Poetry Writing Workshop presented 

via Zoom. Registration required. 

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• Virtual Book Clubs for August. 

All book clubs presented via Zoom, 

registration is required. 

• August 10, 2 p.m. The Mysteries 

to Die For Zoom Book Club led by 

Elsie Souza. This month they’re discussing 

The Cellist by Daniel Silva. 

A fee of $36 is required for 

participation. This includes 

a copy The Cellist to be 

picked up at Bookstore1 and 

the book club. 

• August 11, 2 p.m. The Poetry 

Zoom Book Club led 

by Doug Knowlton. The Poetry 

Book Club is discussing 

works of local published 

poets beginning in August 

2021. This month’s selection 

is Pat Owen’s Orion’s Belt 

at the End of the Drive. Pat 

will be joining us for the 

book club discussion. A fee 

of $22 is required for participation. 

This includes a copy 

of Orion’s Built at the End of 

the Drive. 

More event info 

at https://www.sarasotabooks.com/bookclubs 

or 

941-365-7900. 

Art Exhibits 

Manatee County Agricultural 

Museum, 1015 

6th St. West, Palmetto, is 

open and no appointments 

necessary. Hours will continue 

to be limited, Tuesday 

through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 

p.m. The number of visitors 

is limited to 8 at one time. Staff will be 

wearing masks in the common areas 

when visitors are present. Hand sanitizing 

stations are available throughout 

the museum. 

Exhibits at the Ag Museum include 

“Underwater Farms,” which examines 

aquaculture in Manatee County 

and “An Icy Enterprise,” an exhibit 

about local commercial ice manufacturing. 

While exploring, see the 

Museum’s 1924 Model-T in the Farm 

Shop & Garage and the 1950 Crosley 

Farm-o-Road. 

For more information call 941-721- 

2034, visit www.manateecountyagmuseum.com. 

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MARA Art Studio + Gallery in 

Rosemary District has an exhibit 

called WOMXN: Together for Art. 

MARA Art Studio + Gallery is owned 

by Mara Torres González who opened 

her gallery last August of last year. 

The exhibit will display mixed media 

pieces comprised mostly of paintings, 

but photography from a student 

of Ringling College of Art + Design 

and a pottery and painting duo will 

also be featured. The gallery also offers 

art workshops slated to kick off in 

October. MARA Art Studio + Gallery, 

1521 Fifth Street, Suite A, Sarasota. 

Info: (941) 914-8110. 

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Art Center Sarasota’s 2021 exhibition 

season continues with “Here 

Comes the Sun,” a juried exhibition 

showcasing the wide-ranging talents 

of regional artists, through August 20. 

Art Center Sarasota is located at 

707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. A 

Sunshine State of Mind” gives area 

residents and visitors a chance to see 

outstanding works by area-based 

artists—as well as art by artists from 

outside our tri-county region. For 

information, visit www.artsarasota. 

org or call 941-365-2032. 

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Forty Carrots Family Center has its 19th annual Educational 

Community Speaker Event presented in partnership with 

the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The virtual 

presentation will feature psychotherapist and New York Times 

bestselling author Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D at 7 p.m. on Sept. 

22. The event is free and advance registration is required. To 

sign up, visit www.fortycarrots.org or call (941) 365-7716. 

An international art exhibit designed 

to proclaim inclusion, respect 

and kindness is at Sarasota-Bradenton’s 

Nathan Benderson Park. 

The annual, juried art exhibit is 

composed by a Sarasota-based arts 

and education non-profit, Embracing 

Our Differences (EOD). It consists of 

50 billboard-sized works of art, each 

accompanied by an inspirational 

quote. The international exhibit uses 

the power of art and prose to promote 

diversity and inclusion. 

The exhibit is on display at the park 

through August 8 and is free to view. 

For more information, call 941- 

404-5710 or visit www.embracingourdifferences.org. 

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ArtVersations Student Art Exhibition 

at Manatee Performing Arts 

Center, has a new student art exhibition 

open to the public through August 

26 at their facility located at 502 

Third Avenue West, Bradenton. This 

exhibit is free to the public and available 

to view Monday through Friday 

from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Masks are required 

while in the facility. 

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Dabbert Gallery, 46 S Palm Avenue, 

Sarasota, has its 1st Friday Gallery 

Walk on Friday, August 6, 6 - 9 pm. 

Several of their local artists will be at 

the gallery to meet and chat with you. 

On exhibit at Dabbert is “Summer 

Showcase” which runs through September. 

Artists from Brooklyn to Wisconsin, 

St. Louis to Westport, Oslo to 

Sydney, Bogot’a to Yalta, including 17 

Florida artists who call Sarasota home. 

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Artists Guild of Anna Maria Island’s 

gallery is open after extensive 

renovations. They’re at 5414 Marina 

Drive, Holmes Beach. Hours: Tuesday 

through Saturday, 11 to 6:30. 

View local artists on display. The artwork 

includes watercolor, oil paintings, 

photographs, stained 

glass, acrylic painting, 

jewelry, prints, posters, 

cards depicting artwork, 

mosaics, sculpture, and 

more. https://www.amiartistsguildgallery.com/. 

At Art Uptown Gallery: 

August’s “Summer’s End” 

show starts new season 

of monthly exhibits at Art 

Uptown Gallery. All 28 

Art Uptown artists will 

exhibit in the August 2021 

show entitled “Summer’s 

End,” through August 27. 

A public reception will be 

held on First Friday, Aug. 6 

from 6 to 9 p.m. 

The schedule of monthly 

exhibits then continues 

with “New Color Perspectives,” 

New Members’ Show, 

from August 28 through 

September 24 with a public 

reception on First Friday, 

Sept. 3 from 6-9 p.m. 

Art Uptown welcomes 

patrons and friends to the 

Gallery at 1367 Main Street 

in Sarasota. Call 941-966- 

5409 for gallery hours. www. 

artuptown.com. 

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Florida CraftArt presents: “Oh, 

the places we can go!” exhibition of 

fine craft running to August 28. “Oh, 

the places we can go!” is a juried 

exhibition of handmade fine crafts 

where artists have created imaginative 

pieces inspired by places they’ve 

been or would like to go. From 

around the state, 37 artists created 

more than 80 pieces in ceramics, 

fiber, glass, metal and wood. Florida 

CraftArt is located at 501 Central Avenue 

in St. Petersburg. Gallery hours 

are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 

5:30 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 

For information, visit www.Florida- 

CraftArt.org or call (727) 821-7391. 

Gardening 

Manatee County’s Agriculture 

and Extension Service has a mobile 

plant clinic on the first Thursday 

of every month. Hours are 9 a.m. 

to noon. The clinic is located at St. 

George’s Episcopal Church, 912 63rd 

Ave. West, Bradenton. 

Master Gardeners will be available 

during these times to share their 

knowledge on horticulture and assist 

the community. The existing Plant 

clinic is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 

and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

and is located at the Agriculture and 

Extension Service, 1303 17th Street 

West, in Palmetto. Soil testing for pH 

and soluble salts is also available for a 

small fee. Educational garden tours are 

available. Various educational classes 

in residential horticulture are offered 

throughout the year to the public. 

Information: 941-722-4524 ext 1822. 

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Extension Sarasota 

County Classes 

and Lectures 

The UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota 

County office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

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Monday through Friday. They’re at 

6700 Clark Road (Twin Lakes Park, 

Green Building), Sarasota. Call 

941-861-9900. 

• August 17, 9-11 a.m.—EcoWalk: 

Unique Preserves of Sarasota County 

- Sleeping Turtles North. Tue, August 

17, At 3462 Border Rd in Venice. 

Join a UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota 

County educator and learn more 

about our Florida ecosystems. Take 

a leisurely stroll through some of 

our most beautiful and environmentally 

sensitive lands that have 

been preserved in Sarasota County 

and learn more about what makes 

these areas so unique and important, 

the plants and animals that inhabit 

them, how to be watershed wise, 

and the management issues faced 

when trying to preserve these lands 

for future generations. Register for 

this event ONLY at ufsarasotaext. 

eventbrite.com rather than any third 

party websites. 

• August 17, 9-11 a.m.—Native Plants 

to Attract Birds (webinar) Learn how 

you can attract songbirds to your yard, 

simply. They’ll show you an array of 

native plants that provide food for these 

winged wonders, offer them shelter 

from predators, and allow them to safely 

nest and raise their young. Join them for 

tips and techniques on landscaping for 

songbirds, whether you’re just starting 

on your yard or looking for a change. 

Register for this event only at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com 

rather than any 

third party websites. 

• September 9, 10-11 a.m.—Shared 

Spaces: Florida-Friendly Principles 

in Your Edible Garden (webinar) 

Growing edibles in Florida can be 

done while being Florida-friendly, 

too. Join this webinar for Florida-friendly 

tips to get a productive 

growing space that’s also low maintenance 

and eco-friendly. Whether you 

are designing a community garden 

space, applying these principles to 

your own personal garden plot, or 

your home edible garden- there is 

something for everyone. 

Speakers are: Wilma Holley, Florida-Friendly 

Landscaping program 

specialist, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota 

County and Mindy Hanak, community 

and school garden coordinator, 

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County. 

Register for this event ONLY at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com. 

For questions or further information, 

call 941-861-5000 or email sarasota@ 

ifas.ufl.edu. Register early through 

ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com. You must 

register for all classes online beforehand. 

Similar classes or events often 

are offered on future dates. 

Theatre 

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has 

a these Mainstage Series and Cabaret 

Series shows running to October. 

• 2021 SUMMER MAINSTAGE SERIES 

• My Lord, What a Night (NNPN 

Rolling World Premiere) by Deborah 

Brevoort. To August 15 in FST’s Keating 

Theatre 

• Rounding Third by Richard Dresser. 

Held in FST’s Gompertz Theatre. 

Runs to August 29. 

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More than 60 classes, lectures, 

and special events offered. 

OLLI at Ringling College 

Ringling College 

Museum Campus 

1001 S. Tamiami Trail 


941-309-5111 

OLLI@ringling.edu 

www.OLLIatRinglingCollege.org 

OLLI at Ringling College offers intellectually 

stimulating, non-credit courses and learning 

opportunities designed for adults “50 and better.” 

We strive to enrich the lives of our members 

by offering affordable, high-quality educational 

programs and social interaction with their peers. 

Our curriculum is liberal arts-based and includes 

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• 2021 SUMMER CABARET SERIES 

• Great Balls of Fire. Created by Jason 

Cohen and Michael Schiralli. To August 

29 in FST’s Court Cabaret 

• Shades of Bublé: A Three-Man Tribute 

to Michael Bublé. Created by 

Melissa Giattino and Ron DeStefano. 

Held in FST’s Goldstein Cabaret. To 

September 26. 

• Jukebox Saturday Night with The 

Swingaroos. Created by Kimberly 

Hawkey for The Swingaroos. Musical 

Arrangements by Assaf Gleizner. 

Beginning September 7 in FST’s 

Bowne’s Lab 

Tickets on sale at FloridaStudioTheatre.org 

or by calling the Box Office at 

(941) 366-9000. 

Florida Studio Theatre (FST)’s 

resident improv team, FST Improv, 

returns to the 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.” 

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. 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.Tickets on sale at 941-366-9000 

or floridastudiotheatre.org. 

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Venice Theatre has its 8th Annual 

Summer Cabaret Festival. The 

festival continues in “Pinky’s Cabaret” 

(the theatre’s black box Yvonne Pinkerton 

Theatre) through Aug. 8. Tickets 

are at www.venicetheatre.org. 

Also at VT, My Favorite Things runs 

Aug. 5 & 6 at 7:30 p.m. Alana Opie will 

be singing some of her favorite songs 

from shows she’s starred in before. 

From Blood Brothers to Smokey Joe’s 

Cafe to Always... Patsy Cline and more. 

Distinctive Diva’s, A Tribute to 

the Ladies is on Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m. & 

Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. Michelle Kasanofsky, 

accompanied by her talented son 

Mikal Mancini and longtime associate 

Joel Broome, will pay homage to 

famous females throughout the ages. 

From Ella to Adele and including the 

music of dozens of other divas such 

as Cher, Carrie Underwood, Dusty 

Springfield and Gloria Estefan, this 

cabaret is jam-packed with lots of 

well-known, high-energy music to 

keep your toes tapping. 

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The Island Players on Anna Maria 

reopens with “The Savannah Sipping 

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Society,” by Jamie Wooten, 

Jessie Jones and Nicholas 

Hope, authors of more than 

a dozen other comedies. The 

“Sipping Society” is about 

four southern women who 

are brought together during 

an impromptu happy hour 

as they all try to find a little 

escape from their daily routines. 

It runs Sept. 16-26. 

Evening performances 

will be at 7:30 p.m. in the 

new season. Tickets are $25 

each and will be available 

later this summer. Season 

tickets are $110 for all five 

shows. Auditions will be 

held at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1. 

For more information, 

call 941-7785755 or visit 

theislandplayers.org. 

Manatee Performing 

Arts Center has Pippin 

running August 12-22. 

The man ‘born to be King’ 

or rather Emperor, has a 

problem – boredom. Pippin, 

eldest son of Charlemagne, 

tired of books, war, love, 

and politics, in his quest 

for happiness finally finds 

fulfillment only in peaceful 

domesticity. This brilliant 

score is set in the dazzling court of the 

8th Century Holy Roman Emperor. 

With an infectiously unforgettable 

score from four-time Grammy winner, 

three-time Oscar winner and musical 

theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, 

Pippin is the story of one young man’s 

journey to be extraordinary. Winner 

of four 2013 Tony Awards including 

Best Musical Revival, this updated 

circus-inspired version of Pippin continues 

to captivate and appeal to the 

young at heart throughout the world. 

Next up is Doubt: A Parable running 

September 9-19. “What do you do 

when you’re not sure?” So asks Father 

Flynn, the progressive and beloved 

priest at the St. Nicholas Church School 

in the Bronx, in his sermon. It’s 1964, 

and things are changing, to the chagrin 

of rigid principal Sister Aloysius. However, 

when an unconscionable accusation 

is leveled against the Father, Sister 

Aloysius realizes that the only way to 

get justice is to create it herself. And as 

for the truth of the matter? As Father 

Flynn says, “Doubt can be a bond as 

powerful and sustaining as certainty.” 

In stunning prose, John Patrick Shanley 

delves into the murky shadows of moral 

certainty, his characters always balancing 

on the thin line between truth and 

consequences. Doubt: A Parable is an 

exquisite, potent drama that will raise 

questions and answer none, leaving the 

audience to grapple with the discomfort 

of their uncertainties. 

Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 

Third Avenue West, Bradenton. Ticket/ 

Box Office941-748-5875. 

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Farmer’s Markets 

The Sarasota Farmers Market is 

open on Saturdays with normal hours 

of 7 am-1 pm, rain or shine. 

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Venice Farmers Market summer 

hours are Saturdays 8am to noon 

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At Bookstore1 Sarasota: August 10, 7 p.m. Meg Lowman, 

biologist, educator, ecologist, writer, editor, and public speaker, 

joins in on Zoom to launch her most recent book The Arbornaut: 

A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above 

Us. Register at https://www.sarasotabooks.com. 

through September. The Market has 

more than 40 vendors on Saturdays, 

many based during the week in 

Venice, Englewood and other areas of 

Sarasota County. 

They sell nuts (A Little Nuts) and 

more nuts (Bliss Nutbutters) and soap. 

They sell handmade clay and cement 

art (Ask Cynthia Harper; she’ll explain). 

They sharpen knives, sell ethnic 

food, bread and more. They also sell 

fine art and wearable art (clothing, 

Hats of Madagascar and sandals.) They 

even sell handmade alpaca products. 

Also sold: herbs, micro-greens, hemp 

oil and essential oils, meat and prepared 

foods and a lot more. 

Held at Venice City Hall, 401 W. 

Venice Avenue, Venice. Call (941) 445- 

9209 or visit https://www.thevenicefarmersmarket.org/site/ 

The Newtown Farmer’s Market is 

open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Friday 

and Saturday. The market is located 

at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 

at the corner of Cocoanut Avenue and 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. 

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Bradenton Farmer’s Market offers 

fresh produce, local art, music, demos 

by local chefs, and family activities. 

Parking is free on weekends, and dogs 

on leashes are welcome. Held every 

Saturday through May, from 9am – 

2pm, on Old Main Street in downtown 

Bradenton, 400 12th St. W. Bradenton. 

Old Main Street is a tree-lined retail 

district of cafes and restaurants running 

three blocks north from Manatee 

Avenue to the Manatee River, where it 

meets the Bradenton Riverwalk. 

The Riverwalk is a 1.5-mile park that 

features day docks, an amphitheater, 

performance areas and pavilion, a 

skateboard park, an interactive splash 

pad, and much more. There are over 

35 vendors who offer locally-grown 

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fruits, vegetables, plants, 

organic products, fresh 

seafood, prepared foods, 

as well as the work of local 

artists and craftspeople. 

Every third Saturday, 

Mainly Art hosts dozens 

of local artists and craftspeople 

displaying and 

selling their creations. Art, 

crafts, live music, and food 

are available from 9am to 

2pm on Fourth Avenue 

West, perpendicular to the 

Bradenton Farmers’ Market 

on Main Street. 

At The Van 

Wezel 

On August 26, America’s 

favorite musical satirist, 

Randy Rainbow, is taking 

his act on the road. On The 

Pink Glasses Tour, the 

two-time Emmy-nominated 

singer, writer and comedian 

will take on the hottest 

topics and skewer politicos 

of the day as only he 

can, as he brings his most 

viral video song parodies 

to life onstage. Featuring 

live accompaniment by 

some of Broadway’s finest 

musicians, the show will also include 

personal stories, an audience Q&A 

and brand new original songs written 

by Rainbow with Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, 

Mary Poppins Returns) 

and Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, 

Beauty and the Beast). 

A Meet & Greet Package is available 

and includes a post-show meet & greet 

with Randy Rainbow. Randy Rainbow 

is a two-time EMMY nominated 

American comedian, producer, actor, 

singer, writer and satirist best known 

for his popular YouTube series, The 

Randy Rainbow Show. His musical 

parodies and political spoofs have garnered 

him worldwide acclaim and two 

EMMY nominations for Outstanding 

Short Form Variety Series. 

Other Van Wezel updates: Sixteen-time 

Grammy-winner David 

Foster returns to the Van Wezel 

on Monday, December 6 at 8 p.m. A 

prolific songwriter, David played a key 

role in the career launches of Celine 

Dion, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé and 

more. Some of his most beloved hits 

include “And Love Goes On,” “Follow 

Me,” “Only You” and “Please Hold On.” 

This performance will feature many 

of David’s top hits, with musicians 

and vocalists performing along with 

him. This performance was most recently 

scheduled for December 9 and 

has now moved to December 6. 

Audra McDonald’s performance 

on February 13, 2021 has been rescheduled 

to February 11, 2022 at 

8 p.m. Chart-topping a cappella group 

Straight No Chaser returns to Sarasota 

on November 12 at 8p.m. Their “Back 

In The High Life” tour marks the group’s 

return to in-person shows after a year 

of cancellations due to the pandemic. 

To celebrate their return to the road, 

this Friday, Straight No Chaser will 

reveal their take on “Leave The Door 

Open,” the smash hit by Silk Sonic, aka 

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Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak. 

Future updates can be obtained at 

www.VanWezel.org. 

At The Bishop 

At The Museum of Fine Arts in St. 

Petersburg. 

• Antioch Reclaimed: Ancient Mosaics 

at the MFA runs through August 

22, 2021. 

In 1964, a year before it opened to 

the public, the Museum of Fine Arts, 

St. Petersburg acquired five mosaic 

pavements from ancient Antioch in a 

purchase from Princeton University. 

These works were the first shipment 

of art received by the new museum, 

signaling that the MFA’s founders 

would be creating a comprehensive 

permanent collection. 

Antioch Reclaimed: Ancient Mosaics 

at the MFA will feature these 

recently cleaned and conserved 

mosaics, which date from the 2nd 

to the 5th centuries AD. They will be 

combined with other major works 

excavated at Antioch to present a vivid 

picture of the sophistication and 

prosperity of this great Greco-Roman 

city, and the elegant private homes in 

its suburbs. Founded by one of Alexander 

the Great’s generals, Seleukos 

I, in c. 300 BC, it became the capital of 

the Roman province of Syria after 64 

BC. For centuries, Antioch accommodated 

a unique fusion of ethnicities, 

languages, and cultures, and played 

a fundamental role in ushering in 

Christianity as the dominant religion 

of the Roman Empire. 

From Margins To Mainstays - 

Highlights from the Photography 

Collection runs through September 

26, 2021. 

This exhibition will feature masterworks 

from the photography 

collection that were made by artists 

whose careers and personal lives 

were sidelined, ignored, or impacted 

by their gender, race, sexuality, or 

nationality. From Margins to Mainstays 

will illustrate how the canon of 

photography has changed since the 

medium first began being shown in 

museums in the 1940s, with particular 

emphasis on rectifying the small 

percentage of women and artists of 

color historically acquired by and 

displayed in public collections. The 

exhibition will include works by 

Berenice Abbott, Lotte Jacobi, Carrie 

Mae Weems, Lee Miller, Cornelius 

Marion Battey, James Van Der Zee, 

and Manuel Álvarez Bravo. 

More info at https://mfastpete.org/ 

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Art Around the 

State - many of 

these exhibits 

are online/virtual 

Florida CraftArt presents: “Oh, 

the places we can go!” exhibition 

of fine craft. “Oh, the places we can 

go!” is a juried exhibition of handmade 

fine crafts where artists have created 

imaginative pieces inspired by places 

they’ve been or would like to go. From 

around the state, 37 artists created 

more than 80 pieces in ceramics, fiber, 

glass, metal and wood. 

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1. Lord RS, Bongiovanni B, Bralley JA: Estrogen 

metabolism and the 

diet-cancer connection: 

Rationale for assessing 

the ratio of urinary 

hydroxylated estrogen 

metabolites. Altern Med 

Rev 7:112-129, 2002. 

2. Kabat GC, O’leary 

ES, Gammon MD, et al: 

Estrogen metabolism and 

breast cancer. Epidemiology 

17:80-88, 2006. 

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The public is invited to attend the 

exhibition and programming free of 

charge which is made possible with 

support from the exhibition’s sponsor 

Elizabeth Reilinger, along with David 

and Becky Ramsey, Regions Bank, the 

City of St. Petersburg, and Florida’s 

Division of Arts & Culture.” 

The show runs through August 

28 when the People’s Choice Award 

will be presented. People can vote 

for their favorite work of art in the 

Florida CraftArt Exhibition Gallery 

and on Facebook. 

Florida CraftArt is located at 501 

Central Avenue in St. Petersburg. 

Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday, 

10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, 

noon to 5 p.m. For more information, 

visit www.FloridaCraftArt. 

org or call (727) 821-7391. Fine craft 

art is presented in its 2,500-squarefoot 

retail gallery and curated exhibitions 

are featured in its adjacent 

exhibition gallery. 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: 

• Saturday, August 14, 5-9 p.m. Second 

Saturday ArtWalk in the Gallery. 

Visit ArtLofts on our second floor. 

• Thursday, August 5, 6 p.m. Ekphrastic 

performance by writers who 

share stories inspired by the art. 

• Tuesday, August 17, 6 p.m. “Mad 

Traveler” author Dave Seminara 

talks about the pleasures and perils 

of wanderlust. 

Tampa Museum of Art has An 

Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 

1960-2018, is on view through September 

5, 2021. Jasper Johns (American, 

b. 1930) made his first print, 

a lithograph of a target, in 1960. He 

immediately realized that printmaking 

was the perfect medium through 

which to explore his interest in 

change. Since 1960, he has reworked 

many of his paintings in print form, 

using strategies such as fragmentation, 

doubling, mirroring, and variations 

in scale or color. 

To date, he has created more than 

350 prints in intaglio, lithography, 

wood- and linoleum cut, screen 

printing, lead relief, and blind embossing. 

Because of his commitment 

to graphic art, his dazzling virtuosity, 

and his technical inventiveness, he is 

widely regarded as one of the greatest 

printmakers of the 20th century. An 

Art of Changes surveys Johns’s career 

as a printmaker though a selection of 

some 100 prints from 1960 through 

2018. It is organized in four thematic 

sections that follow Johns as he revises 

and recycles key motifs over time, 

including his signature imagery of 

flags, targets, and maps. 

Tampa Museum of Art, Cornelia 

Corbett Center, 120 W. Gasparilla 

Plaza, Tampa. Tickets: 813.421.8380. 

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On view now at the Boca Raton 

Museum of Art: Some of the world’s 

leading contemporary artists are 

invited to breathe new life into centuries-old 

glassmaking in Venice— 

maestros of glassblowing from the 

legendary Berengo Studio residency 

help artists manifest their visions. 

Among the 34 artists: Ai Weiwei, Fred 

Wilson, Joyce J. Scott, Jimmie Durham, 

Ugo Rondinone, Fiona Banner, Vik 

Muniz, Monica Bonvicini,Jake & Dinos 

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Chapman, Laure 

Prouvost, 

Renate Bertlmann, 

Thomas 

Schütte, Loris 

Gréaud, and 

Erwin Wurm. 

The exhibition 

runs through 

September 5, 

2021 and the 

Museum will 

feature online 

initiatives for 

virtual viewing. 

• Also on 

view: An Irresistible 

Urge 

to Create: 

The Monroe 

Family Collection 

of Florida Outsider Art. Runs to 

September 5. Collecting Outsider art 

was not intentional for Gary Monroe. 

“Things just came my way,” he says. 

“The artists were all interesting. I became 

curious about the work, which 

was all so invigorating because of the 

makers’ freedom of expression and, of 

course, the visual resolve they found to 

express themselves. These works questioned 

assumptions of what art is or 

what art can be. While they provoked, 

they delighted. Further, the artists possessed 

little, if any, concern with public 

acclaim, museum exhibitions, or their 

creations’ sales. Needless to say, they 

did not have artists’ reps or résumés.” 

One thing led to another, and Monroe 

accumulated nearly 1,000 pieces of 

art. Eighty-six works from the Monroe 

Family Collection have been selected 

for this exhibition, accompanied by 

an exhibition catalog. The publication 

includes an introduction by 

Gary Monroe, a discussion by Senior 

Curator Kathy Goncharov about the 

changing vocabulary of self-taught 

and folk artists, an in-depth essay by 

Tampa Museum of Art Curator Joanna 

Robotham, and a specially-commissioned 

poem by Campbell McGrath 

about artists’ urge to create. 

Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 

Plaza Real, Boca Raton. https://bocamuseum.org/. 

The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg 

has The Woman Who Broke Boundaries: 

Photographer Lee Miller, an 

exhibition surveying the remarkable 

work and fascinating life of Lee Miller 

on view through Jan. 2, 2022. 

The exhibition surveys the work of 

photographer Lee Miller, concentrating 

on Miller’s portraits of important writers 

and artists, the majority associated 

with the Surrealist movement in Paris, 

and with whom she had sustained personal 

relationships. Also featured is a 

small selection of striking self-portraits, 

images captured during the liberation 

of Paris and Germany at the end of the 

Second World War, and photos representative 

of technical advancements 

in the medium she chose to express 

herself and capture the times. 

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On display at Norton Museum of 

Art (West Palm Beach)is For the Record: 

Celebrating Art by Women 

which runs to October 3. Organized 

by the Norton, the exhibit looks at the 

breadth of contributions by women to 

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the visual arts through the lens of the 

Museum’s collection. Representing a 

wide range of themes, this grouping 

emphasizes today’s working artists and 

as well as innovators of modernism. 

Some of the nearly 50 objects, including 

paintings, sculptures, works 

on paper, photography, and video, 

will be on view for the first time. For 

the Record spans multiple generations 

of artists from early 20th century 

portraits by Suzanne Valadon and 

Käthe Kollwitz to Agnes Martin’s 

nascent exploration of the geometric 

grid, and an expressive mixed media 

composition by Emma Amos as well 

as imposing sculptures that employ 

the female form by Viola Frey, Alison 

Saar, and Mary Sibande. Together, 

the exhibition and its supporting 

programs highlight artists’ diverse 

practices while offering opportunities 

for visitors to reflect on gender-based 

inclusion, exclusion, and equity in the 

art world and beyond. More info at 

https://www.norton.org/ 

At The Sidney & Berne Davis Art 

Center: Encounter. Runs August 

6-26. ENCOUNTER: Seven Contemporary 

Cuban Artists is an exhibition 

conceived from a body of works from 

nine artists. The compendium is composed 

of creators of different aesthetic 

tendencies, who express moods, feelings 

and points of view on dissimilar 

subjects or diverse interests about the 

individuals, their surroundings, everyday 

issues, landscapes and objects that 

have caught their attention. 

The participating artists are Aimeé 

Pérez, Rigoberto Mena, Lía Galletti, 

Ismael Gómez Peralta, Asbel 

Dumpierre, Armando Pérez 

Alemán, and Víctor Gómez, all considered 

outstanding representatives 

of contemporary art, appealing with 

their imaginary to the expression of 

technical virtuosity learned in their 

student years. An interest in research, 

of wide and imaginative diapason, 

is part of the particular discourse of 

those involved, whose gaze is watchful 

to technical and formal searches. 

This visual compendium inserts itself 

in the contemporary Cuban plastic 

arts with its own stamp and inescapable 

style. The creators are entities 

with autonomous lives, recognized 

as artistic personalities, whose professional 

careers have been enriched 

by experience, which complements a 

broad and diverse creative work. 

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From their 

distinctive 

artistic discourses, 

these 

creators, 

all living in 

Miami, think 

about the vast 

and complex 

reality of the 

artistic universe 

through 

different 

codes, which 

allow them to 

conceive the 

iconographic 

dimension 

of their visuality 

as an 

expression of 

identity based on visual associations 

that contribute to enrich the artistic 

panorama of the contemporary scene. 

Their creations exalt the knowledge of 

the Cuban culture’s historical legacy 

and the cultural heritage of the society. 

The purpose of this encounter 

focuses on variants of artistic expressions, 

the result of the work of various 

artists, with the intention of reacting 

and promoting the talent, the diversity 

of trends and the different ways of 

assuming art, expressed with an aesthetic 

repertoire that moves us. This 

collection forms a wide spectrum of 

diverse creations, made by artists renowned 

for their extensive participation 

in both collective and individual 

exhibitions, throughout their prolific 

professional careers. 

Carded Miniature Masterpieces 

is on display August 6-26. The first 

artist trading card dates back to 1997 

in Zurich and started as a collaborative 

cultural performance. The Artist Trading 

Card project builds on different 

traditions. Miniature art has been in 

existence for centuries tracing its heritage 

back to the illustrated manuscripts 

of scribes in the Far East and Europe 

prior to the 15th century. 

The origin of the modern trading 

card is associated with cigarette cards 

first issued by the US-based Allen and 

Ginter tobacco company in 1875. They 

were the precursors of the sports cards 

and other trading cards. An important 

influence on the ATC concept were art 

movements of the 20th century which 

advocated a more popular art: Art not 

for museums or auctions but from and 

within everyday life. 

In this respect, the ATC project has 

an affinity with the Fluxus movement 

and with Robert Filliou’s notions of a 

“fête permanente”, a “création permanente”, 

or an “eternal network”. The “art 

of participation” as an interactive process 

can be traced back to the 1950s, 

and it developed within different 

genres like performance art and happenings, 

action art, mail art, or later 

computer art. 

Artist Ndola Pensy introduced the 

artist trading card idea to SWFL in 2017 

with great reception among artists of 

different mediums in the area. 

Call the box office for more info 

239-333-1933. The Sidney & Berne 

Davis Art Center is located at 2301 

First Street, Fort Myers. Info: https:// 

www.sbdac.com. 

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Summer Fun 

The City of Sarasota Parks & 

Recreation District is increasing the 

accessibility and enjoyment of swimming 

at the Arlington Park & Aquatic 

Complex. From lessons, to extended 

hours, they have your swimming 

needs covered. 

Their swimming program provides 

a positive, fun-filled opportunity for 

youth to learn abilities that will help 

reduce the number of water accidents 

and provide lifelong skills in swimming. 

Swim lessons are geared toward 

youth ages 6 months to 12 years. Participants 

will be divided into classes 

based on their abilities and ages. 

Sessions offer eight lessons for a registration 

fee of $65. Parent & Me classes 

are offered in a four-week session 

consisting of four lessons on Saturday 

mornings for $35. 

For a detailed schedule of swim 

lesson levels and times or to register 

your child for swim lessons, visit 

https://www.letsplaysarasota.com/ 

facilities/arlington-park. 

Also available is Aqua Blast. Adding 

to Arlington Park & Aquatic Complex’s 

Aquatic Programming is the NEW 

Aqua Blast Class. Join them every 

Tuesday and Thursday for a steady 

paced cardio exercises mixed with 

weights and resistance training. This 

class is a great way to burn calories 

just before lunch time. Non-swimmers 

welcomed, as this class is in our 3-foot 

Water Instructional Pool. 

Offered Tuesdays and Thursdays 

from 10 am to 10:45 am. Ages 18 and 

up are welcome, and classes are $3 

each. Registration Deadline: Mondays 

prior to Tuesday class and Wednesday 

prior to Thursday class. Call 941-263- 

6732 or register on eTrak: https:// 

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how-to-register. 

Arlington Park & Aquatic Complex 

is now open on Saturdays. Reservations 

are available on the hour between 

11 am and 4 pm. The high diving 

board is closed, but the low diving 

board is available. Reservations for 

Saturday swim are now available on 

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ART CENTER SARASOTA PRESENTS: 

“Here Comes the Sun” 

————————————— A Regional Juried Exhibition through August 20 ————————————— 

This regional exhibition, juried by 

Savannah Magnolia, showcases 

the wide-ranging talents of 

regionally based artists. 

RT CENTER SARASOTA’s 

2021 exhibition season 

continues with “Here 

Comes the Sun,” a juried 

exhibition showcasing 

the wide-ranging talents of regional artists, 

through August 20. The juror is Tampa-based 

artist and first-place recipient of 

the Kennedy Center’s 2020 VSA Emerging 

Artists Award, Savannah Magnolia. 

According to Andrew Long, Art Center 

Sarasota’s exhibition coordinator, “Here 

Comes the Sun” gives area residents and 

visitors a chance to see outstanding works 

by area-based artists—as well as art by 

artists from outside our tri-county region. 

“By staging this exhibition in the summer 

months, we’re able to create cultural opportunities 

for tourists and year-round 

residents during a time when there are less 

arts and cultural events happening in our 

area,” says Long. 

Regional artists were permitted to submit 

up to three works for jurying. All accepted 

work is on display and for sale at 

the center. Winning artists receive $800 

for first prize; $600 for second prize; $400 

for third prize; $100 for merit awards; and 

$50 for special recognitions. 

Juror Savannah Magnolia lives and 

works in Tampa. She graduated from 

Ringling College of Art and Design with a 

BFA and is the first-place recipient of the 

Kennedy Center’s 2019-2020 VSA Emerging 

Artists Award. Magnolia’s work is currently 

part of the “Skyway” exhibition at 

the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg 

(through August 22). This spring, ACS presented 

Magnolia’s solo exhibition “Micro 

& Macro,” and her work has been shown 

in numerous exhibitions around the region 

and the country. 

Photos courtesy of Art Center Sarasota and represent four of the artworks received last month. 

Savannah Magnolia 

Jaqueline 

Wasserman, 

Soil 

Susan Rienzo, 

Heat Wave 

707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 

For information, 

visit www.artsarasota.org 

or call 941-365-2032 

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FUTURE EXHIBITS 

at Art Center Sarasota: 

September 2 - October 1, 2021 

Gallery 1: Petticoat Painters 

Gallery 2: Art Venti 

Gallery 3: A Fine Line - Open, 

Figure Drawing Show 

Gallery 4: TBD 

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Giovanni, 

Agostini 

Qing 

Wang, 

Blue 

White 

Yellow 

Jim 

Verrilli, 

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Surely the donut survived 

the pandemic. It’s recession-proof 

and it’s survived 

all the no carb/ 

gluten-free diet trends. 

And besides, who 

doesn’t love donuts? So 

we asked the donut maven 

herself what the pandemic was like for her business, 

Five-0 Donuts in Sarasota. How did she 

survive? And how is she doing now? 

When the pandemic was in full swing Christine 

explains that she actually had to hire more 

people due in part to switching to curbside pickup 

and upping delivery. But using delivery services 

was challenging - business owners have 

to fork over 30% for food delivery service and 

they’re not “easily interfaced,” as she explains. 

For example, if you go online, you may see 

a type of donut you want, but in reality it may 

have just sold out. Such is the nature of a product 

with high demand, but limited quantity. Hassles 

aside, Five-0 Donuts still offers delivery via Uber 

Eats, Door Dash, Grubhub, and Bite Squad. 

Christine brought back limited seating this 

past June and staff continue to wear masks. 

She also uses special HEPA filters to clean the 

air in all her stores. 

There have been some challenges, her words 

are, “near altercations” about masks and she 

had to turn away business because some refused 

to mask up coming in. Christine, however, 

felt it would be uncomfortable to ask people 

coming in if they were vaccinated. 

Her Ringling location has very limited space 

and it wasn’t possible to maintain a six-foot separation. 

Siesta Row (opened in 2020) has more 

space and a safe distance can be maintained, 

and the south trail location - her largest - is 

much easier to maintain a safe distance. 

In reality, she admits she did “surprisingly 

well during covid.” So much so that a fourth 

store is coming later this year at the University 

Town Center mall. 

Prior to Five-0, in 2010 Christine started a 

retail business called Sift Bakehouse in downtown 

Sarasota where she made and sold small 

batch baked goods from scratch. She also operated 

a Startup Cafe inside Sarasota Ford and 

was the managing partner of the HuB Startup 

Cafe. For two years (2007-2009) she ran Wired 

Whisk (across the road from Walt’s Fish Market) 

where she sold retail and wholesale and was 

also selling at numerous farmer’s markets. 

In October, 2019 she closed the retail part and 

went to a “commissary/orders and events and 

farmer’s market only operation,” according to 

her Facebook page. Why? Her new Five-0 Donuts 

stores were taking off and she was juggling 

too many locations. 

So the decision was made to focus on donuts 

even though Sift’s birthday and wedding cakes, 

judging by the Facebook comments, were 

adored by many. When given a free hand, her 

cakes were over-the-top with M&Ms pouring 

out of them while others had a meteor shower of 

peanut butter cups, Oreos, Hershey kisses and 

yes, donuts, dug deep into the icing. 

Early in her career here Christine sold her 

baked goods at numerous farmer’s markets— 

Sarasota, Bonita Springs, Sanibel Island, Boca 

Grande, Largo, Englewood, Phillippi Farmhouse 

Market, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lakes 

Park and Punta Gorda. 

At one point she was selling at 15 markets 

and then launched Sift retail in 2015. When 

Five-0 opened she had four other business ventures 

running. “It was stepping over dollars to 

pick up pennies,” she recounts and thus scaled 

back her operations. 

Christine earned a four-year degree in Culinary 

Arts from the prestigious Johnson & Wales 

College in Providence, Rhode Island. According 

to her website, “Christine fell into her calling 

as a pastry chef during her time spent at Napa 

Valley Grill, where she discovered where her 

true passion and talents lie.” 

If driving from Largo to Sanibel and running 

a retail organization was not enough, Christine 

is also single mom to two children, Annika and 

Ian. She’d bring them to work with her six days a 

week while she baked. Dinner was in the freezer 

at the bakery, they’d eat, and then go home. 

Annika graduated this past June and is headed 

to New College this fall. “I'm so proud of this 

Prew Academy Valedictorian… It's not easy 

being the daughter of a workaholic single mom, 

but her drive, independence and integrity will 

take her far,” she wrote on the Five-0 Facebook 

page she manages (which also has 21,000 plus 

likes and 22,000 followers). 

Like many startups, the owner usually does 

it all. Christine does payroll, marketing, leases 

and social media. “Right now, I’m way less a 

pastry chef than a business woman.” As she sees 

it, “I create a position, I perfect it and then bring 

someone in.” One role, however, she always kept 

for herself. For over 10 years she didn’t do retail 

(a storefront) so she could raise her kids, feeling 

it important to “be there and be available” 

to them. She has tinkered with her many start 

ups and ventures usually growing them only to 

have them morph into a new business. A scaled 

back operation has Five-0 still baking for a few 

restaurants and selling at the Sarasota Farmer’s 

Market. “I had to learn to say no,” is her honest 

self-assessment. 

Five-O, by the way, is American slang 

for law enforcement. It’s also a throwback to 

Hawaii Five-O, an American television police 

drama that ran from 1968 to 1980. In these contentious 

times, her brand’s name was seen by 

some as being a pro police stance (in the wake of 

the George Floyd murder) when nothing could 

be further from the truth. Christine states she 

received some misguided blowback, but it had 

no lasting damage and certainly didn’t slow her 

ambition and drive one bit. In fact, Christine 

always donates donuts to the Sarasota Police Department 

on National Donut Day and they give 

her a big thank you on their own Facebook page. 

It was also in 2020 that she lost her dad to 

brain cancer. She calls the pandemic, the flack 

about her store’s name, and losing her dad as a 

“whole dark year.” As a self-funded, single mom 

she says she has “walked the fire with Five-0.” 

And she wisely stayed focused and channeled 

her energy into growing her business. 

As a prelude to opening her fourth store, 

Christine has hired a director of operations and, 

when we met to take her photos, she was on her 

way to the airport to begin a long vacation with 

her kids out west. 

Now to the serious part. Five-0 sells fritters, 

glazed, chocolate, gluten-free, filled donuts, 

croissants, Long Johns and an ever-changing 

array of filled, topped donuts. They use local Dakin 

Dairy products and locally roasted coffee. 

She offers “simple” or “fancy” donuts. You can 

get six “plain” donuts that only sets you back $10. 

Go all “fancy” (i.e. chocolate croissants, banana 

peanut butter filled) and it’s $20. Be forewarned 

or delighted: the donuts are large. Her stores are 

open 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. or when sold out. 

Next up is Five-O Donut Co. at University 

Town Center mall. It’ll be her company’s fourth 

doughnut shop and will open possibly later this 

year or in early 2022 near Target and Chipotle. It 

will also be her first location with evening hours. 

Christine is a go-getter so expect a lot more in the 

future from this hard-working entrepreneur. 

Five-O Donut Company 

Downtown: 2241 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota 

Siesta Row: 3800 S. Tamiami Trail 

South Trail: 7119 S. Tamiami Trail 

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Accolades 

■ Arts Advocates recently awarded 

nine Sarasota and Manatee county 

students with $25,584 in scholarships 

for the 2021-2022 school year. 

Since 1969, the scholarship program 

has awarded over $1.1 million to 

students whose studies include 

visual and related arts, dance, writing, 

music, theater and architecture. 

Jackie Salvino and Deb Altshul-Stark 

were the Arts Advocates scholarship 

team co-chairs. 

Emily Cain 

is near the 

completion of 

her five-year 

program at 

Rensselaer 

Polytechnic 

Institute (Troy, 

NY) pursuing 

design architecture 

and explor- 

Emily Cain 

ing photography. She is a previous 

Arts Advocates scholarship recipient; 

Sophia Coscia is a freshman at Carnegie 

Mellon University (Pittsburgh, 

PA) where she will pursue a B.F.A. in 

theatrical production and design. She 

is the first scholarship awardee in this 

field of the arts. 

Thaleia Dasberg studies performing 

arts at Barnard College of Columbia 

University (New York, NY). This 

is her second year winning an Arts 

Advocates scholarship; Pablo Gonzalez 

is a student at Parson’s/The 

New School (New York, NY) majoring 

in communication design. This is the 

third year in which he has received 

an Arts Advocates scholarship. 

Colin Leonard, co-founder of 

the jazz quartet Loose Change, is a 

freshman at the Oberlin Conservatory 

of Music (Oberlin, OH) majoring 

in jazz performance; Zaine Lodhi is 

a junior at Ringling College of Art 

and Design, studying to become a 

visual development artist. 

Zoe Nikirk studies studio art and 

art history at the College of Arts and 

Architecture, Florida International 

University and is applying to an arts 

business program there as well; Luca 

Stine attends the University of Miami 

Frost School of Music (Coral Gables, 

FL), where he is majoring in jazz 

trumpet performance and minoring 

in classical composition. He plans to 

pursue master’s and doctoral degrees 

in jazz trumpet performance. 

Markella Wagner is in the creative 

writing program at Ringling College 

of Art and Design. She is a first time 

Arts Advocates scholarship winner 

who intends to pursue a career in 

young adult literature. This past year, 

she had an article published in the 

New York Times. 

To learn more about Arts 

Advocates, visit artsadvocates.org. 

■ The Education Foundation of 

Sarasota County has presented five 

Sarasota County graduating seniors 

from the Class of 2021 and three 

upcoming seniors from the Class 

of 2022 with scholarship awards 

valued at $46,000. 

In partnership with the Florida 

Grace Wagler, The Linda J. Jellison 

and Craig T. Wedge Scholarship 

(pictured left to right: Rafeal 

Robles, Executive Director, 

Sarasota Military Academy 

Foundation; Grace Wagler, 

Scholarship Recipient, Sarasota 

Military Academy; Jennifer Vigne, 

President & CEO, Education 

Foundation of Sarasota County) 

Prepaid College Foundation, the 

Education Foundation announced 

two students were selected for the 

In-Demand Career Scholars Program, 

designed to develop a trained 

workforce with entrepreneurial skills 

to be competitive for high-demand 

career fields in Florida. 

The award includes a Florida 

Prepaid scholarship that covers 

tuition for two years at a Florida 

public college, college and career 

preparation through the Education 

Foundation Student Success Centers 

at students’ respective schools, 

and continued advocate support 

through college graduation and 

entry into the workforce. 

Madison Christian and Kaitlyn 

Hurlburt, both North Port High 

School seniors, are this year’s 

recipients of the In-Demand Career 

Scholars Program. Christian plans to 

be a physical therapist and Hurlburt’s 

goal is to be a teacher. 

Through a partnership with 

Suncoast Credit Union Foundation, 

the Education Foundation was 

provided with two $2,000 one-time 

scholarship awards for high school 

seniors planning to attend a fouryear 

or two-year college, university, 

or technical school in Florida. 

The awards were presented to 

Samuel Behr, NPHS graduate, who 

will major in computer science at 

the University of Florida, and Jessica 

Contreras-Franco, Suncoast Polytechnical 

High School graduate, who 

will attend Florida State University 

to study political science. 

The Education Foundation also announced 

two $2,000 one-time awards 

funded by the Retsy Lauer Visual 

Arts College Student Scholarship, 

which is designated for Pine View 

School student artists who submit artwork 

and meet GPA and other criteria. 

McKenzie Gerber, Class of 2021 

graduate, will attend Syracuse University 

to study studio arts/design 

and art history. Rising senior Layna 

Malave will attend Ringling College 

Art + Design’s pre-college summer 

arts program. 

In addition, two renewable scholarships 

and their recipients were 

announced. The Michael J. Archer 

Memorial Fund, named in memory 

of a former Venice High School star 

athlete and graduate, is a $1,000 renewable 

scholarship (up to $4,000) 

awarded to a high school senior at a 

Sarasota County public school who 

plans to attend an eligible Florida 

postsecondary school. The recipient, 

Rousemary Aguilar Estrada, NPHS 

graduate, has been accepted into the 

Innovation Academy at University 

of Florida and plans to major in 

business management with a focus 

in entrepreneurship. 

The Linda J. Jellison and Craig 

T. Wedge Scholarship is a $5,000 

renewable scholarship (up to 

$20,000) awarded to a Sarasota 

Military Academy senior pursuing a 

STEM-related major at an accredited 

college or university. This year’s 

recipient, Grace Wagler, plans to 

attend Liberty University and study 

computer science with specialization 

in cybersecurity, forensic 

science, or industrial psychology. 

Visit https://edfoundationsrq.org/ 

■ Congratulations to the 39 leaders 

from across the region who graduated 

from the Greater Sarasota 

Chamber of Commerce’s Adult 

Leadership Sarasota program. 

The 2021 Adult Leadership Graduates 

include: Eloise Abraham, Sweet 

Sparkman Architecture & Interiors; 

Brent Anderson, Florida Realtors; 

Paul Bachmann, SVN Commercial 

Advisory Group; Lynn Beck, Kerkering, 

Barberio & Co.; Craig Bennison, 

HBK LLC; Timothy Bisson, Mental 

Health Community Centers; Barbara 

Braun, Self Employed; Ernest Cave, 

Cave Wealth Management; Nicole 

Christie, Williams Parker; Christine 

Coney, Lakewood Ranch Medical 

Center; Will Cromie, CenterState 

Bank; Adam Cromie, Tidewell 

Hospice; Jade Davis, Shumaker, Loop 

& Kendrick, LLP; Ugur Durmaz, Servis1st 

Bank; Kimberley Evener, Caldwell 

Trust Company; Paul Gammons, 

SSR; Anthony Giovi, BBVA; Gillian 

Hagerty, The Christopher Group; 

Devaney Iglesias, Florida Power & 

Light; Brad Johnson, Sarasota County 

Government; Katie Kominos, Willis 

Smith Construction; Micki Kastel, 

White Oaks Wealth Advisors; Kristen 

Lessig-Schenerlein, NeuroChallenge; 

Christopher Lopez, TECO Peoples 

Gas; Nels Matson, BoaLytics LLC; 

Hollie Mowry, Gulf Coast Community 

Foundation; Monaca Onstad, Lakewood 

Ranch Communities; Joseph 

Savinsky, Hembree and Co.; Daniel 

Shaffer, Clifford M. Scholz Architects; 

Crystal Skinner, Nova Therapy 

Specialists; Candice Smith-Singh, 

SouthTech; Maris Snell, Shumaker, 

Loop & Kendrick, LLP; Elizabeth 

Sparr, Tidewell Foundation; Allyssa 

Tobitt, Doctor's Hospital; Heather 

Todd, Teen Court of Sarasota; 

Samantha Valentin, Conservation 

Foundation; Lana Walsh, USF Federal 

Credit Union; Cassie Wegeng, Mote 

Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and 

Destin Wells, Economic Development 

Corporation. 

Leadership Sarasota is a program 

of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of 

Commerce. For more information, 

visit www.sarasotachamber.com or 

call (941) 556-4039. 

Board News 

■ The Education Foundation of 

Sarasota County announced the 

addition of four new members to the 

board of directors. Steven Krause 

and Nelle Miller 

are new community 

members 

elected to serve 

three-year terms. 

Elizabeth 

Donofrio, 

English teacher 

at Venice High 

School, was 

Nelle Miller 

elected as teacher 

representative and will serve a 

three-year term. Malissa Maurice, a 

rising senior at Sarasota High School, 

will serve as student representative 

for a one-year term. 

Krause is a senior vice president at 

Northern Trust Co. in Sarasota. He is 

involved in community organizations 

including the Westcoast Black Theatre 

Troupe, Tidewell Foundation, 

ALSO Youth, and Equality Florida. 

Miller, co-founder of BizTank in 

Sarasota, is an entrepreneur who 

works with emerging technology 

companies in the process of moving 

from startup to exit. She is on numerous 

Sarasota-area boards including 

Canandaigua National Trust Co., 

Community Foundation of Sarasota 

County, All Faiths Food Bank, Glasser-Schoenbaum 

Human Services 

Center, and Jewish Federation of 

Sarasota-Manatee. 

Education Foundation board officers, 

both returning and newly elected, 

include: Brock H. Leach, chair; 

Linda Jellison, first vice-chair; Kara 

Saunders, second vice-chair; Lucie 

Lapovsky, treasurer; and Gregory 

Matthews, secretary. Serving as additional 

board members are Jeremy 

H. Chambers, Kent Hayes, Jennifer 

Infanti, Lisl Liang, Anne Rollings, 

Shane C. Swezey, and Es Swihart. 

Jennifer Vigne is president and chief 

executive officer. 

■ Sarasota Opera has added 

new officers to its Board of Trustees. 

Waldron Kraemer has been 

elected Chair for a two-year term, 

succeeding Syble Di Girolamo who 

served from 2019 to 2021. Kraemer 

has served on the board since 2014, 

most recently as Vice Chair. 

Rosanne Martorella has been 

selected as Vice Chair, while 

Arthur Siciliano continues as 

Treasurer. Katherine Benoit has 

been elected Secretary. 

Appointments 

■ The Florida Board of Governors 

officially 

confirmed 

Patricia Okker, 

Ph.D., as the 

next president of 

New College of 

Florida. Okker, 

who had served 

as dean of the 

College of Arts 

Patricia Okker and Science at 

the University of Missouri since 

2017, assumed the role on July 1, 

2021. She succeeds President Donal 

O’Shea, who has led New College 

since 2012. 

The New College of Florida 

Board of Trustees selected Okker as 

president from a pool of 130candidates 

in April, after a six-month-long 

search process. Okker joined the 

University of Missouri as an assistant 

professor of English in 1990. She was 

promoted to full professor in 2004, 

a year after winning the William T. 

Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. 

From 2005 to 2011, Okker 

chaired the English Department at 

the University of Missouri 

She then moved to the Provost’s 

Office, where she developed a 

new model for academic program 

reviews of 280 degree programs and 

led the university’s successful 10- 

year accreditation team. 

From 2017 to 2021, Okker served 

as dean of the College of Arts and 

Science, where she oversaw 450 

full-time faculty, 135 staff and 6,500 

students across 26 departments and 

schools with an annual operating 

budget of $120 million. 

Okker holds three degrees in 

English language and literature: a 

bachelor’s degree with honors from 

Allegheny College, a master’s degree 

with distinction from the University of 

Georgia and a Ph.D. from the University 

of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

■ Michelle Bente has been named 

Director of Marketing at the Van 

Wezel. Bente has served as Assistant 

Director of Marketing 

of the VW 

for 18 years. Executive 

Director 

Mary Bensel 

says, “I am proud 

of the leader 

Michelle has 

become over the 

years, and even 

Michelle Bente more thrilled to 

be able to promote a hard-working 

individual from within the organization. 

She knows this venue, our patrons, 

sponsors and donors so well, 

and I am confident that she will lead 

her team with poise and expertise.” 

To learn more about the Van Wezel, 

visit www.VanWezel.org. 

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dining in 

Summery delights: shrimp, clams and blueberries 

These summery recipes are via Jean-Georges Vongerichten one of the 

world’s most famous chefs. A savvy businessman and restaurateur, Jean- 

Georges is responsible for the operation and success of 40 restaurants 

worldwide. 

Born and raised on the outskirts of Strasbourg in Alsace, France, Jean-Georges' 

began his training in a work-study program at Auberge de l'Ill as an apprentice to 

Chef Paul Haeberlin, then went on to work under Paul Bocuse and Master Chef 

Louis Outhier at L'Oasis in southern France. 

With this impressive three-star Michelin background, Jean-Georges traveled to 

Asia and continued his training at the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok, the Meridien 

Hotel in Singapore and the Mandarin Hotel in Hong Kong. Vongerichten 

commands restaurants in Miami, Las Vegas, London, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo, 

as well as New York's Jean-Georges restaurant and Tangará Jean Georges in São 

Paulo's luxurious Palácio Tangará, by Oetker Collection. Vongerichten is the 

author of five cookbooks, two with Mark Bittman. 

F Linguine with Clams, Chile, And Parsley 

Linguine with Clams, Chile, And Parsley T 

8 ounces linguine 

1/3 cup bottled clam juice 

3 tablespoons dry white wine, such 

as Sauvignon Blanc 

Kosher salt 

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 

plus more for drizzling 

1/3 cup finely diced carrot 

1/3 finely diced leek, white and pale 

green parts only 

Stir together the clam juice and wine. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it 

generously. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan with a lid over medium-high heat. Add the 

carrot, leek, celery, garlic, chile and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until golden, about 

4 minutes. Add the clams and clam juice mixture, cover, and cook, shaking the pan 

occasionally, just until the clams open, about 5 minutes. 

Meanwhile, add the linguine to the boiling water and cook until al dente, about 3 

minutes. Drain and add to the clam mixture. Cook, tossing gently, until the pasta is 

glazed with the sauce. Transfer to shallow serving bowls and sprinkle the ground chile 

all over. Garnish with the parsley and serve immediately. 

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted 

butter, preferably cultured, melted 

plus more for the pan 

1/3 cup buttermilk, at room 

temperature 

1 large egg, at room temperature 

1 large egg yolk, at room 

temperature 

1/3 vanilla bean, split lengthwise 

and seeds scraped, pod reserved 

for another use 

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 

¾ cup granulated sugar 

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder 

¾ teaspoon kosher salt 

SERVES 4 

¼ cup finely diced celery 

1 tablespoon minced fresh red Thai 

chile 

4 dozen little neck clams (about 5 

pounds), well scrubbed 

1 teaspoon crushed red chile flakes, 

ground finely in a spice grinder, or 

1/8 teaspoon 

¼ cup fresh flat leaf parsley leaves, 

thinly sliced 

4 tablespoons (½ 

stick) unsalted 

butter, softened; 

plus more for 

the pan 

1 cup champagne 

vinegar 

2 tablespoons 

minced shallots 

1/3 cup heavy 

cream 

kosher salt 

cayenne pepper 

20 large shrimp 

(16- to 20-count), 

shelled and deveined 

12 ounces (about 8 cups) mixed 

greens 

1/2 cup peeled and diced fresh 

tomatoes 

F Greg's Blueberry Crumble Cake 

F Shrimp Salad with Champagne Beurre Blanc 

Arrange an oven rack 4 inches from the broiler heat source. Preheat the broiler. 

Generously butter a rimmed baking sheet. In a small saucepan, combine the vinegar and 

shallots. Boil over high heat, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has almost completely 

evaporated and the shallots are glazed, 12 to 15 minutes. 

Stir in the cream and continue boiling until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Reduce 

the heat to low and whisk in the butter, a little at a time, until well incorporated. Season 

to taste with salt and cayenne. Meanwhile, butterfly the shrimp by cutting each in half 

along its vein, slicing all the way through the curved middle, but keeping the stubby 

ends connected. 

Open the butterflied shrimp and arrange in the prepared pan in a single layer. Season 

with salt and cayenne, then splash a little water over the shrimp. Broil until the shrimp 

just become opaque, about 3 minutes. 

Divide the greens among serving dishes. Arrange the tomatoes and avocados over the 

greens, then scatter the mushrooms all around. Spoon the dressing all over. Arrange 

the shrimp around the center and spoon the beurre blanc over the shrimp. Garnish 

with chives. 

Whisk together the truffle juice, soy sauce, lemon juice, oil, and pepper until well combined. 

Whisk again before using. The dressing can be covered and refrigerated for up 

to 3 days. 

Greg's Blueberry Crumble Cake T 

Shrimp Salad with Champagne Beurre Blanc T 

FOR HOUSE DRESSING: 

2 tablespoons truffle juice 

2 tablespoons soy sauce 

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 

SERVES 4 

2 avocados, halved; pitted; peeled; 

and thinly sliced 

4 large white mushroom caps, 

thinly sliced 

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black 

pepper 

Preheat the oven to 375F. Butter a 9x5-inch nonstick loaf pan. 

In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, yolk, and 

vanilla seeds until well blended. Continue whisking while drizzling in 

the butter. 

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and 

salt. Add the buttermilk mixture and whisk until just blended. Use a 

rubber spatula to fold in the blueberries. Transfer to the prepared pan, 

smoothing the top. 

FOR THE SPICED CRUMBLE TOPPING: 

½ cup all-purpose flour 

3 tablespoons granulated 

sugar 

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

¼ teaspoon ground allspice 

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, 

preferably cultured, cup up 

and chilled 

1 tablespoon raw sugar 

1 teaspoon flaky sea salt 

1 pint blueberries Whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and allspice 

in a medium bowl. Rub in the butter using your fingers until the 

mixture is crumbly with a few pea-sized pieces remaining. Sprinkle 

evenly over the cake batter. Sprinkle the raw sugar and salt evenly 

over the topping. 

Bake until deep golden brown and a tester inserted in the center of 

the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool completely in the 

pan on a wire rack. Unmold and cut into slices to serve. 


FALL 

SHOWS! 


travel feature 

Since you’ve been away… 

Washington, DC has lots more museums, exhibits and new hotels 

1. The National Museum of African American History and Culture 

2. At the National Gallery: Leonardo Da Vinci, the portrait of Ginevra DiBenci 

3. The National Museum of the American Indian 

4. The National Museum of Women in the Arts 

5. The National Portrait Gallery 

6. Inside The Rotunda of the National Archives 

THE DESIRE FOR 

TRAVEL may include 

Washington, 

D.C., because it 

always has so much 

going on and there are so many 

new museums. But, there are 

also a lot of new hotels. 

To the latter, there’s an amazingly 

daunting challenge of 

finding a place to stay. There’s 

always the question of budget. 

If you don’t do budgets, DC has 

numerous luxury hotels. But if 

you want something, new, nice 

and well-located, but don’t need 

the robes, living room-sized 

bath, or a massive ornate lobby, 

consider The Ven. 

The Ven will also appeal to 

those who are passionate about 

their Bonvoy accounts and are 

loyal to the Marriott brand. The 

Ven (www.thevenembassyrow. 

com/) is part of Marriott’s Portfolio 

collection (Portfolio hotels 

are often colorful and quirky). 

In a place like DC you want to 

be out and about not necessarily 

sitting in your room. But it is 

nice to come back to a bright and 

colorful room then head off to 

the pool to recover from all that 

sightseeing. The Ven offers that. 

This trip took place in June 

and, having lived in Florida for 

many years, the threat of rain 

was no big deal. The humidity 

was another matter. I have always 

struggled with it and DC 

is like Florida in that it can get 

very humid in the summer. But 

things change in the fall (they 

have one; we don’t). 

Ven is Danish for “friend” and 

thus the Scandinavian decor. 

Two female guests at the hotel 

told me The Ven’s location is 

close to museums, great restaurants 

and as one said, feels safe. 

They were repeat guests and 

seemed to be quite happy with 

their hotel choice. 

Keeping with the Scandinavian 

theme of welcome the 

hotel offers free yoga on the 

roof and has an art gallery with 

items made by local artists. 

If you like big hotels be forewarned 

(or relieved): this is 

not one of them. But The Ven 

doesn’t lack for amenities. 

You can dine have breakfast 

and dinner or drinks at Frank 

and Stilla, the hotel’s restaurant. 

Dress code is casual. The 

menu offers spring rolls, pierogies, 

chicken skewers, lettuce 

wraps and more. Due to labor 

shortages and other challenges, 

I wasn’t able to experience the 

restaurant. It’s open, but check 

their website to see the latest on 

their offerings. 

The rooftop pool affords a 

view of the surrounding area 

and you can see Washington 

National Cathedral off in the 

distance. They’re set up to cook 

and barbecue so look for that in 

the future. Easier still, go with 

UberEats and have a meal sent 

to you poolside. Better still, get 

the Bonvoy app and earn more 

precious points. 

The king size standard room 

is fresh and new with bright 

colors and all you need as a 

starting point. The hotel is very 

quiet at night - good for light 

sleepers. They offer Nest brand 

bath accessories which I love as 

they smell wonderful. A Deluxe 

room, queen, ranges from $200- 

$240. Be sure to check out their 

specials and add-ons. 

Things to do 

close by: 

____________ 

Just three minutes from The 

Ven is The Phillips Collection 

(https://www.phillipscollection. 

org/). Founded by art collector 

and philanthropist Duncan Phillips 

in 1921, The Phillips Collection 

has been collecting works 

of modern and contemporary 

art for a century. Phillips’s 

former home—and modern 

additions to it—in Washington’s 

historic Dupont Circle neighborhood 

provides a unique 

setting for the collection’s nearly 

6,000 works. Location: 1600 21st 

St NW, Washington, DC. 

The Heurich House Museum 

is also close by and was built 

in 1892 for German-American 

immigrant Christian Heurich 

whose brewery was the largest 

in DC. It is the city’s best-preserved 

example of Richardsonian 

Romanesque residential architecture 

and one of the most 

landmarked interiors in DC. 

The mansion incorporated 

many technological advancements, 

including metal speaking 

tubes, electric lighting, 

burglar alarms, and “fireproofing.” 

In 2003, a family-created 

non-profit purchased the house 

and turned it into a museum. 

It’s at 1307 New Hampshire Ave 

NW, Washington. The Museum 

building is closed (check later) 

but the Garden is open for public 

access and beer/cider pickup. 

https://heurichhouse.org/ 

Going a bit further away, The 

Renwick Gallery https://americanart.si.edu/visit/renwick 

is at 

1661 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 

The Renwick Gallery, a branch 

museum of the Smithsonian 

American Art Museum, is dedicated 

to contemporary craft and 

decorative arts. It’s steps from 

the White House. 

More Attractions 

____________ 

At this time, most museums 

have timed entry and you must 

book your visit online and in 

advance. Just showing up may 

bring disappointment. 

For example, The Rotunda of 

the National Archives Building 

in Washington, DC, is open for 

viewing the Declaration of Independence, 

U.S. Constitution, 

and Bill of Rights, (with limited 

capacity of 25 percent), by timed 

reservations, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, 

and is open every day. Visitors 

will also be able to view the 

Magna Carta in the Rubenstein 

Gallery. Reserve tickets on Recreation.gov. 

https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/facility/234645. 

1 The National Museum of 

Women in the Arts 

1250 New York Ave., NW, 

Washington, DC • nmwa.org 

The National Museum of Women 

in the Arts (NMWA) is the 

only major museum in the world 

solely dedicated to championing 

women through the arts. 

NMWA addresses the gender 

imbalance in the presentation 

of art by bringing to light important 

women artists of the 

past while promoting great 

women artists working today. 

1 The National Museum of African 

American History and 

Culture 

1400 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC. 

https://nmaahc.si.edu/ 

This is the only national museum 

devoted exclusively to 

the documentation of African 

American life, history, and culture. 

It was established by Act 

of Congress in 2003 to promote 

and highlight the contributions 

of African Americans. The Museum 

has collected more than 

36,000 artifacts. The Museum 

opened to the public in 2016 as 

the 19th and newest museum of 

the Smithsonian Institution. 

1 The National Museum of the 

American Indian (NMAI) 

Fourth Street and Independence 

Ave., S.W. Washington, 

DC. https://americanindian. 

si.edu/ 

The NMAI carries an expansive 

collections of Native artifacts, 

including objects, photographs, 

archives, and media 

covering the entire Western 

Hemisphere, from the Arctic 

Circle to Tierra del Fuego. 

Opened in 2004. On exhibit: 

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Terrence Grywinski and Advanced Craniosacral Therapy has reopened for a limited number of sessions per week. 

Craniosacral Therapy Can Be Life Changing 

CST treats the whole body physically, physiologically, mentally, emotionally and energetically 

Clients come to me because they are in physical 

pain such as neck, back, pain and TMJ as well as 

for chronic headaches and migraines. 

● Both myself and all clients will be provided with Face Masks. 

● Appointments will allow the client to come directly into my 

office from their cars avoiding time in the waiting room. 

● Hand disinfectant will be provided. 

● An excellent air filtration system has been installed in the 

Pain and stress caused by 

shortened Fascia 

Fascia (strong connective tissue) encases 

all our muscles, organs, brain and spinal 

cord. Whenever fascia shortens any place 

in the body, the entire network of fascia 

creates an increased tension affecting the 

functioning of our physical body as well as 

our organs, our brain and spinal cord. 

Our body is the history of every major 

trauma we have experienced physically 

and emotionally beginning with birth 

issues, falls, head trauma, car accidents, 

childhood abuse issues, death, divorce 

and other emotional issues. Our body tries 

to minimize each trauma by shortening 

fascia to isolate the energy coming into the 

body from that trauma. Shortened fascia 

results in pain, loss of mobility and range 

of motion, organs becoming less efficient 

and with parts of the brain and spinal cord 

becoming stressed. 

To keep the brain functioning, the body 

transfers some of your functional work play 

energy (7:00 AM-10:00 PM) to the brain 

resulting in less energy to make it through 

each day. As we age, the accumulation of 

all the tightened fascia, from every major 

trauma in life, begins to restrict every 

aspect of our body’s functions resulting 

in pain, loss of mobility, mis-functioning 

organs, loss of energy, as well as our brain 

losing some its sharpness. 

How Craniosacral 

Therapy Works 

The Craniosacral Therapist creates a safe 

place, with gentle holding techniques, that 

engages your body’s ability to self correct, 

reorganize and heal itself with the release 

of some of that tightened fascia during 

each session. As the Craniosacral Therapist 

engages your body, you will feel fascia releasing. 

As the fascia releases, pain begins to 

decrease, range of motion and mobility improve, 

organs begin functioning better and 

with less stress on the brain feels, it returns 

the energy it borrowed at the time of each 

trauma resulting in an immediate increase in 

your energy levels. Rarely does anyone leave 

from my first session not feeling better. 

Short Leg Syndrome 

Eighty-five percent of my clients have one 

of their legs pulled up 1/2 to 1 by shortened 

fascia. The tension from short leg syndrome 

on the sacrum (5 fused vertebrae 

at bottom of the spine) is transferred up 

Testimonials from Clients 

■ “On a recent vacation to Siesta Key, I 

re-injured my back. I found Terry online. I 

can say with complete joy that was the best 

decision I made in the history of my back 

pain. I have sought many modalities and 

visit a CST regularly and never have I had 

such a healing in my entire body. 

After 3 sessions, I made a 16-hour drive 

home with no pain or discomfort in my 

entire body. Unbelievable. My body has 

a sense of moving freely and that is completely 

new. I’m so grateful to Terry for his 

knowledge, for his sensitivity to my needs 

and his kind generosity in healing my body. 

I will see him when I return next year.” 

—Caroline M. 

■ “I am a snowbird who spends 7 months 

in Sarasota. I have had back problems for 

25 years. Terry’s techniques have led to a 

great deal of release and relief in areas that 

have been problematic. I have been seeing 

him over the years when my body says ”it’s 

time”. Usually after a few sessions, I can tell 

a huge difference.” —Lana S. 

■ “I was introduced to Terry and Craniosacral 

Therapy by a Neuromuscular 

massage therapist who thought I needed 

higher level of care. I found Terry to be 

IN CONSIDERATION OF COVID-19 

kind, empathetic and he genuinely seemed 

to take an interest in my challenges. I have 

a mild Chiari malformation (part of the 

brain protrudes and puts pressure on the 

spinal cord) I had been experiencing vertigo, 

extreme pain in my neck combined 

with a limited range of motion (I could not 

turn my neck right or left) I tried both traditional 

and holistic modalities including 

chiropractic and acupuncture with limited 

success. So I did not have lofty expectations 

(unrealistic) going into my first session, but 

was pleasantly surprised in the immediate 

difference I experienced in my entire body. 

There was less pain in my back and 

shoulders, but also in my diaphragm and 

rib cage area. I was able to breathe more 

deeply, felt more limber and overall more 

relaxed. With additional sessions, Terry 

was able to relieve the burning sensation 

in my shoulders that would radiate into 

my lower neck and down my arms which 

had been plaguing me for a long time and 

causing numbness in my extremities. I have 

been impressed by his intuitive nature and 

his ability to listen to my body and focus in 

on specific issues and pain points. The therapist 

who referred me to him was right…he 

is a gifted healer.” —Nicole M. 

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● All surfaces will be disinfected between treatments. 

● All clients will be questioned about self isolation and having 

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as well as being free of any symptoms. 

The physical stress in bodies caused by 

shortened fascia (connective tissue) shuts 

down energy flows to certain organs. Short 

leg syndrome by ½ to 1 in (where one leg is 

pulled up by shortened fascia) shuts down 

energy flow to the spleen (an important part of 

your immune system) and the small and large 

intestine. With the release of that shortened 

fascia, energy returns to these organs. 

the dural tube that encases the spinal cord 

into the lower and upper back, the neck, 

the cranium and the brain. Headaches, migraines, 

TMJ and neck problems can originate 

from the fascial stress in the sacrum. 

Releasing this sacral stress increases 

energy in the bladder, sex organs, kidneys 

and the chakras as well as releasing major 

stress in the upper part of the body. 

Cause of Shallow Breathing 

A great majority of the clients who come to 

me for various problems are also shallow 

breathers. Fascial stress in the diaphragm restricts 

the depth of breathing by restricting 

energy flow to the lungs, the pericardium 

■ Chronic Pain: Sciatic, Back, 

Neck and TMJ 

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Lack of Concentration 

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B.A., B.ED., LMT #MA 6049. Terry has specialized in Craniosacral 

Therapy since 1994 when he began his training at the Upledger 

Institute. Described by his teachers, clients and colleagues 

as a “gifted healer”, Terry’s intuitive sense and healing energy 

provides immediate and lasting relief from injury, pain, mobility 

issues as well as dysfunctions of the body and the brain. Part 

of Terry’s ongoing education, he has completed 4 craniosacral 

brain and peripheral nervous system classes which 

enables him to work at 

a cellular level and with 

brain dysfunctions. 

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and the heart. With the release of fascial 

diaphragm restriction, the client immediately 

starts breathing deeply and energy is 

restored to the pericardium and the heart. 

Shoulder blades that are cemented to 

the body also restricts how much the rib 

cage can open and thereby also restricting 

depth of breath. Without proper breathing, 

your cells do not get enough oxygen. 

Everyone, especially people suffering from 

bronchitis, asthma and COPD as well as 

shallow breathing can benefit when the 

fascial stress is released. 

Specialized Training 

to work with Brain 

Dysfunctions 

Just as the body physically gets stressed 

from physical and emotional trauma, the 

functioning of the brain is also affected 

by fascial stress. For our brains to remain 

healthy, we need dynamic production 

of craniosacral fluid which performs the 

important function of bringing nourishment 

to all the cells in the brain and spinal 

cord as well as cleansing all the metabolic 

wastes given off by those same cells. 

Once the craniosacral fluid cleanses these 

metabolic wastes, efficient drainage of these 

metabolic wastes into the lymph system is 

absolutely necessary. Research has shown, 

that at night, craniosacral fluid cleanses amyloid 

plaques from the brain. If the drainage 

is inefficient, then the brain is being bathed 

in a toxic slurry. How does 15 or 20 years 

of your brain being bathed in a toxic slurry 

affect you: senile dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s 

and other brain dysfunctions? 

A Craniosacral Therapist, who has 

received training in working with the 

brain, can reverse that stress on the brain 

that eventually can result in those brain 

dysfunctions. As we all know, the proper 

functioning of the body is dependent on a 

healthy functioning brain. 

What conditions does 

CranioSacral Therapy address? 

Immediate Relief Beginning with the First Session: 

■ Shallow Breathing 

■ Digestive and Constipation Issues 

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■ Concussions, Brain and Spinal Cord Health 

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The Ven offers a quiet respite amidst DC’s 

many embassies but with all the amenities 

and close to museums 

You can find a shared, electric Lime 

vehicle for any trip under five miles 

Walk Embassy Row 

Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab 

Between the United States and 

American Indian Nations to 

January 25, 2025 

1 National Portrait Gallery 

Eighth and F Streets NW, 

Washington, DC. 

https://npg.si.edu/ 

Probably my favorite art 

museum in DC. The nation’s 

only complete collection of 

presidential portraits outside 

the White House. On exhibit: 

Storied Women of the Civil War 

Era runs to March 20, 2022 and 

Her Story: A Century of Women 

Writers runs to January 23, 

2022 which highlights 24 noted 

women writers from the last 

one hundred years who are 

represented in the Portrait Gallery’s 

collection. 

1 National Gallery 

West Building: 6th St and 

Constitution Ave NW 

East Building: 4th St and 

Constitution Ave NW 

https://www.nga.gov/ 

Love DaVinci? The National 

Gallery has the only DaVinci in 

the Western Hemisphere: the 

50/day. Want to drive to 

dinner in DC? Be prepared 

to also fork over 

a lot for parking. Street 

parking, let alone free 

street parking, is almost 

impossible to find. 

By comparison, the DC 

Metro is easy and accessible. 

You can plan your trip 

The Ven at Embassy Row 

and find the best route 

using Metro’s 

Trip Planner. 

Best bet: 

download 

the app. 

Very cool. 

Metro 

riders must 

pay via Smar- 

Trip card or 

the Smar- 

Trip app 

on iPhone 

and Apple 

The Embassy Row view from The Ven 

portrait of Ginevra DiBenci. 

Also has 150,000 sculptures, 

decorative arts, prints, drawings, 

photographs, and paintings. 

Coming up: October 31, 

2021 – January 30, 2022: The 

Woman Behind the Camera features 

more than 120 international 

photographers and explores 

the diverse “new women” 

who embraced photography as 

a mode of professional and personal 

expression from the 1920s 

to the 1950s. 

1 The National Air and Space 

Museum 

655 Jefferson Drive, SW 

Washington 

airandspace.si.edu 

This popular Museum reopened 

in late July. It has thousands of 

objects on display, including 

the 1903 Wright Flyer and Friendship 

7, the spacecraft in which 

John Glenn orbited Earth 

Getting Around 

____________ 

Yes, rent a car if you wish, but 

bring your fainting pills as 

parking at hotels can run $40- 

Old Ebbitt Grill 

Watch. SmarTrip cards are rechargeable 

fare cards that can 

be purchased by cash or credit 

at any Metro station or in advance 

on wmata.com. 

SmarTrip in Apple Wallet or 

Google Pay allows you to quickly 

purchase a transit card to pay 

for a train, bus or parking wherever 

SmarTrip is accepted. 

Everywhere it seems you’ll 

see those Lime mopeds, bikes 

and scooters. You can find a 

shared, electric Lime vehicle 

for any trip under five miles. 

https://www.li.me/en-US/home. 

Download the app. Use bike 

lanes and wear a helmet. 

Editor’s Picks 

____________ 

Walk Embassy Row. I’m an 

old building and history buff 

so I wanted to know all about 

Embassy Row. Embassy Row is 

the informal name for the section 

of Massachusetts Avenue, 

N.W. between Scott Circle and 

the North side of the United 

States Naval Observatory in 

which embassies, diplomatic 

missions, and other diplomatic 

representations in the U.S. are 

concentrated. 

Across the street from The 

Ven is the embassy of Indonesia 

which occupies what was once 

the proud home of a wealthy 

family. Keep walking and you’ll 

pass all matter of architectural 

styles and sizes. 

Considered Washington’s premier 

residential address in the 

late 19th and early 20th centuries, 

Massachusetts Avenue became 

known for its numerous 

mansions housing the city’s social 

and political elites. The segment 

between Scott Circle and 

Sheridan Circle gained the nickname 

“Millionaires’ Row”. 

The Great Depression caused 

many to sell their homes. The 

expansive old estates proved 

well-suited for use as embassies, 

and also as lodges of social 

clubs, giving Embassy Row its 

present name and identity. The 

relocation to Embassy Row of 

diplomatic representations 

was further catalyzed by the 

construction of the British 

Embassy, completed in 1930, 

and the Japanese Embassy, 

built in 1931. 

The walk will make you wish 

you had your flags of the world 

book with you. Some embassies 

are smallish and quiet, but others 

are more elaborate and send 

out messages via their statuary. 

It’s worth experiencing since 

this walk starts right at your 

doorstep, literally. 

Accommodations 

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2015 Massachusetts Avenue 

NW Washington 

www.thevenembassyrow.com/ 

The Ven at Embassy Row, 

Washington, D.C., is a Tribute 

Portfolio Hotel that has 231 

guest rooms and suites along 

with a rooftop pool. There’s The 

Exchange gift shop that offers 

unique and curated items, and 

three meeting spaces. The hotel 

has Fred & Stilla, a full-service 

restaurant in a living room 

setting that offers eclectic offerings 

of no specific genre, but 

maybe comfort food. The hotel 

will soon offer an on-demand 

tea ceremony, and rotating art 

from local, national and international 

artists on display. 

Current Special: Soak up 

the Sun-Rooftop Package includes 

two signature cocktails 

plus a Ven-branded welcome 

amenity which includes branded 

sunscreen and a koozie The 

package starts at $199 per night. 

Getting There 

____________ 

Delta, United and American fly 

to Reagan. Some are nonstops. 

Allegiant and Southwest fly 

nonstop to BWI (Baltimore/ 

Washington International). 

Dining 

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1 Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak 

& Stone Crab 

750 15th St NW, Washington, 

DC www.joes.net/dc/reservations/ 

I did a double take when I saw 

the name Joe’s and had a flashback 

to the Miami Joe’s. DC has 

an outpost and yes they have 

Stone Crab claws. The legendary 

Joe’s Stone Crab first opened 

in Miami Beach in 1913. The DC 

version is in an elegant old bank 

building with high ceilings. It’s 

a sprawling space with back 

rooms that are quieter. 

Oysters, king crab, shrimp 

and those stone crab claws are 

prominent on the menu, but the 

halibut entree was especially 

delicious. Steaks, chops, fillets 

and seafood prepared a million 

different ways. Not a stuffy place 

even though the waiters all wear 

tuxedoes. Excellent wine selection. 

Next time I’ll sit at their 

snazzy bar in the front room. 

1 Old Ebbitt Grill 

675 15th St NW, Washington, 

DC ebbitt.com 

In 1852 Millard Filmmore was in 

office and the government was 

selling off land in a new place 

called Minnesota. That’s also 

when Old Ebbitt Grill opened 

making it Washington’s oldest 

bar and restaurant. 

It had several iterations and 

locations until 1983 when it 

moved into its current quarters 

on 15th Street NW. Old Ebbitt 

Grill has been frequented by numerous 

politicians, some known 

for scandals and maneuvering. 

The Beaux-Arts building was 

once the old B. F. Keith’s Theater. 

Go for the oysters, but also go 

for a drink at the bar before dinner 

so you can check out all the 

memorabilia on the walls. They 

offer gourmet oysters with rarified 

pedigree like Clark’s Island 

oysters from Plymouth Bay, MA, 

or Pemaquid Crassostrea virginica 

from Damariscotta River, ME. 

Mussels, calamari, chowder, 

pork chops, meatloaf and filets. 

This place is relaxed and 

playful and has great food in an 

eclectic atmosphere. 

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The new and spacious Luminary Hotel offers all you need and more 

Welcome to The City of Palms 

First Street, downtown Fort Myers 

Edison and Ford Winter Estates 

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AH, SUMMER IN FLORIDA. It brings 

to mind that quote that summer in 

Florida is like taking a hot shower 

and then putting your clothes 

on. But we persevere, we wear 

light, loose-fitting clothes, we find water 

somewhere to dip into and we love our 

subtropical home nonetheless. 

So no surprise if you know Florida 

that means Fort Myers is also warm and 

sauna- like. But having been close to our 

homes this past pandemic, open spaces, 

water vistas and a change of venue are 

greatly appreciated as well as a doable 

option for road trips if you still don’t 

want to fly. 

I’ve been to Fort Myers before to visit 

the Edison museum and home. I’ll also 

headed that way to visit Sanibel and 

Captiva Islands. There are, in my opinion, 

quite a few similarities between Sarasota 

and Fort Myers.In terms of density, I’d 

say Sarasota has an edge (good or bad 

depends on your perspective) with so 

much filling in downtown and so many 

hotels and restaurants. 

Surprisingly, Lee County has over 

770,000 people and 800 square miles while 

Sarasota County has over 434,000 people 

and 572 square miles. Lee County sprawls 

with Boca Grand to the north, and below 

that Captiva and Sanibel Islands and Pine 

Island. There’s also fast-growing Cape 

Coral on one side of the Caloosahatchee 

River and Fort Myers on the other. 

The Fort Myers’ skyline as well as its 

density are changing — more slowly than 

Sarasota’s, but changing nonetheless with 

more hotels and restaurants. The Luminary 

Hotel, which opened in 2020, has 12 

floors and 220 plus rooms, as well as lots 

of meeting space since the Caloosa Sound 

Convention Center is right next door. 

The Luminary is part of the Marriott 

Portfolio collection and this property sits 

not on the Gulf, but downtown and overlooking 

the Caloosahatchie River. It’s in a 

perfect location to explore the area. 

The hotel’s decor is contemporary, but 

what you’ll notice over your stay and after 

you acclimate yourself, is that there are so 

many places to be - just sit and be - maybe 

with a book or an iPad or just accompanied 

by a refreshing drink. I was also amazed 

there are also so many places and ways to 

dine in one hotel. Plus they have a pool, 

a fitness center, a rooftop bar and a large 

classroom - but more about all that later. 

Choose a river view for your room as 

well as a higher up floor facing north. 

The lobby is spacious and the open layout 

gives you a view of the Silver King Ocean 

Brasserie and Lobby Bar. 

I was exhausted and got in late so a 

soft bed and some quiet were in order 

and both were attained to my great relief. 

The next morning, I headed to breakfast 

before venturing out. Ella Mae’s Diner 

offered the best grits I have ever had and I 

went all Southern and had them with butter 

and nothing else. Short ribs and fried 

catfish for breakfast? Why not? They also 

have all the sweet stuff like pancakes and 

French toast. 

So who is or was Ella Mae, or is she 

fictional? The diner honors Dr. Ella Mae 

Piper who, in the late 19th century opened 

the first beauty shop in Fort Myers. Her 

entrepreneurial skills blossomed as she 

became owner of Big 4 Bottling Company 

where customers enjoyed soft drinks for 

just 5 cents a bottle. And she accomplished 

all of that as an African American woman 

during a time of strict racial segregation. 

Dr. Piper was instrumental in helping 

young people earn scholarships to Tuskegee 

College, as well as helping underprivileged 

children and the elderly. Dr. Piper 

died in 1954, but you can learn more about 

her at the Dr. Piper Center https://www. 

drpipercenter.org/. 

The hotel incorporates the narratives 

of Fort Myers by also having Dean Street 

Coffee Roastery & Retail on its premises. 

It’s named for a part of Dean Street that 

used to exist where the Luminary Hotel 

now sits and offers specialty coffees, teas 

and Fort Myers related gifts. 

John Morgan Dean may not be wellknown, 

but his name survives in Dean 

Park, a historic section of Fort Myers 

developed during the 1920’s land boom. 

Dean Park was home to many of the city’s 

most prominent businessmen and civic 

leaders, showcasing various architectural 

styles. In 2013, Dean Park was named to 

the National Register of Historic Places by 

the U.S. Department of the Interior. The 

descendants of John Dean sold the land 

to the City of Fort Myers where Luminary 

Hotel & Co. is now located. 

You can walk to historic First Street 

from the hotel though parking was readily 

available. Like so many in south Florida, 

First Street was the center of town before 

expanding in all directions from there. In 

1885, Fort Myers was incorporated and 

had 349 occupants. Thomas Edison arrived 

in 1886 and then came the railroad 

and ensuing tourists. The 1920s were a 

period of growth and gave the street its 

unique look, dotted with palm trees and 

earning Fort Myers the moniker “The City 

of Palms.” (Squint and the street may remind 

you of Palm Avenue in Sarasota.) 

First Street is brick-lined and the buildings 

are low-rise—many just two stories 

also with brick, and overhangs to ward 

off the sun. There are a variety of clever 

stores selling local art, clothes and jewelry 

and the like, but you’ll also find lots and 

lots of restaurants offering indoor and 

outdoor dining (even in the heat). 

I drove to Fort Myers Beach - well I 

tried anyway - and it was shades of Siesta 

Key’s logjam and had to turn back. But 

it’s an easy straight shot and you pass 

through some lovely neighborhoods in 

and around the Edison House so it’s a nice 

drive. Fort Myers Beach offers seven miles 

of coastline. 

You can also ride the trolley or walk 

the boardwalks over tidal lagoons to less 

crowded Lovers Key State Park, an isolated 



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ribbon of beach skirted by sea oats. Then 

farther south on Bonita Beach, you’ll find 

good shelling and the county’s only offleash 

dog beach. 

Or island-hop by boat to the bridgeless 

islands of North Captiva and Cayo Costa 

State Park. Remote and sparsely populated, 

you’ll find wide-open beaches and a 

more exclusive selection of shells. Boca 

Grande Beach is accessible by road ($6 

causeway toll) on Gasparilla Island along 

with five beaches facing the Gulf of Mexico. 

Back at the hotel, if you’ve worked up 

an appetite, there’s the somewhat dressy 

Silver King Ocean Brasserie off the lobby. 

Decidedly casual is Oxbow which is across 

the street and overlooks the river. I’m a 

sucker for water views so I went there. 

It’s a bustling place with lots of wood and 

glass and is casual and comfortable. 

Start with one of their cocktails such 

as the Grapefruit Margarita or the Hemingway 

Daiquiri, but they also have a very 

good wine selection as well. The menu has 

a decidedly southern theme: Low Country 

Shrimp ($21) has cheddar grits, Mahi 

Mahi ($28), has Hoppin’ John risotto as 

two examples. 

Rounding out the dining at the hotel, 

you can dine at the pool, get a grab and go 

snack at Dean’s and then there’s the Beacon 

Social Drinkery Rooftop Bar that has 

beautiful views. But, if you really want to 

chill, use the in-room TV and order off the 

menu they have there - couldn’t be easier. 

Throughout my stay, staff was friendly and 

eager to please without being intrusive. 

Attractions 

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• In 1908, the Arcade Theater on First 

Street was constructed in Downtown 

Fort Myers. Originally a vaudeville 

house, Edison viewed films here for 

the first time with friends Henry 

Ford and Harvey Firestone. With the 

growth of the film industry, the Arcade 

Theatre was converted into a full movie 

house. It was renovated and repurposed 

for the Florida Repertory Theatre. 

• Burroughs Home & Gardens at 2505 

First St. The Burroughs Home was Fort 

Myers’ first year-round luxury home. 

It’s in the Georgian Revival style and was 

built in 1901 for John T. Murphy, a cattle 

rancher. Take a guided or self-guided 

tour of the beautiful home. https://burroughshome.com/ 

• The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center 

brings art events from concerts to 

art exhibitions, galas to lectures, and 

providing educational arts experiences 

for children and adults alike. Sidney 

& Berne Davis Art Center, 2301 First 

Street. Visit https://www.sbdac.com/ 

• The Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium 

is set on a 105-acre site. It has a 

museum, three nature trails, a planetarium, 

butterfly and bird aviaries, a gift 

shop and picnic areas. 3450 Ortiz Ave. 

https://www.calusanature.org/ 

• Edison and Ford Winter Estates, 2350 

McGregor Blvd. Offers historic winter 

homes, acres of botanic gardens, museum, 

laboratory and Garden Shoppe. 

Really interesting. https://www.edisonfordwinterestates.org/ 

• IMAG History and Science Center - 

kind of like Mote combined with The 

The new waterfront restaurant in downtown Fort Myers, Oxbow Bar & Grill 

Bishop. Great if you’re traveling with 

little ones. https://theimag.org/ 

• Norman Love Confections - Lucky Fort 

Myers! They have two Norman Love 

locations plus they sell them in Whole 

Foods there. Yes, Sarasota has one, but 

be sure to stop in here and get some 

chocolates. You won’t be disappointed. 

Locations: 11380 Lindbergh Blvd, Fort 

Myers and 13261 McGregor Blvd., Suite 

105. https://www.normanloveconfections.com/ 

Accommodations 

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Luminary Hotel & Co., 

Autograph Collection 

The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center 

The Studio King Suite at the Luminary Hotel 

2200 Edwards Drive, Fort Myers 

LuminaryHotel.com 

Opened in September 2020, Luminary 

Hotel is part of the Autograph Collection 

of Marriott. The waterfront property 

offers Silver King Ocean Brasserie and 

Lobby Bar; Beacon Social Drinkery rooftop 

lounge; Ella Mae’s Diner and Dean Street 

Coffee. The Workshop culinary theater; 

offers classes. There’s an indoor and 

outdoor fitness facility. Pool area on the 

fourth floor features an event deck overlooking 

the Caloosahatchee River. The hotel 

has 12 floors, 220 rooms and 23 suites. 

King Room Partial river view goes for 

$190-$220 according to their website. I 

totally recommend the Studio King Suite 

$246-$279. Just a few more dollar and you 

have your own living room. Parking onsite 

parking is $12 daily. Valet parking is 

$20 daily. 

Dining 

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○ Beacon Social Drinkery Rooftop Bar— 

Great views of Fort Myers, matched by 

select wines, craft beers and inventive 

cocktails. Savor small plates of Asian 

fusion cuisine. 

○ The Silver King Ocean Brasserie—Seafood 

restaurant decorated with coastal-inspired 

artwork with an open kitchen; 

outdoor seating available. Open for 

dinner 

○ Ella Mae’s Diner—serves up diner classics 

and “soul food with finesse” for 

breakfast and lunch. 

○ Dean Street Coffee Roastery & Retail— 

The Art of Roasting is practiced daily 

for a quick, grab and go meal or caffeine 

pick me up. 

○ Lobby and Pool Bars— perfect for lingering 

over a cocktail. 

Getting There 

____________ 

Take I-75 south and you’re there in 

about an hour and a half covering 

around 75 miles. 

In Many Ways 

Similar 

____________ 

In so many ways, Fort Myers and Sarasota 

are like cousins - close ones - not distant. 

They’re similar in population. As of 

2019, the population in Fort Myers was 

87,103. The city of Sarasota has 56,919. 

Fort Myers’ identity is often tied to its 

winter resident by the name of Thomas 

Edison while Sarasota has circus tycoon 

John Ringling. The latter, sadly was not 

quite as successful. But both men’s beautiful 

homes anchor the community as well 

as give many streets, bridges and eateries 

their names. 

And walking Front Street, I was reminded 

of downtown Sarasota especially Palm 

Avenue. Both cities have depression-era 

Kresge’s Five and Dime stores 

Both were a part of the Civil War activity, 

but in Fort Myers, Confederate blockade 

runners and cattle ranchers were based 

there. These settlers prospered through 

trading with the Seminole and Union 

soldiers. The Fort Myers community was 

founded after the American Civil War by 

Captain Manuel A. Gonzalez in 1866. 

Though the Spanish were in the area of 

Sarasota, it took a foreigner from another 

country - Scotland - to make it come 

to life. Around 1883 to 1885, The Florida 

Mortgage And Investment Company of Edinburgh 

bought 60,000 acres for development 

in what is now the City of Sarasota. 

Many Scottish people began to arrive in 

Sarasota in December 1885. 

Both communities had the Calusa, 

a North American Indian tribe living 

in their areas, primarily on the coast. 

They have baseball (Boston) and so does 

Sarasota (Orioles). Fishing is big. Beachgoers 

sit in their cars in traffic waiting to 

sit on the beach. 

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COMING TO THE RINGLING 

Three other regional art museums - 

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Red Falls 

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Altar with Limp 

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The John and Mable Ringling 

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A Contemporary Collaboration, a 

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Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota counties. 

Four regional art museums - the Museum of 

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Mason, OK! Transmit, Eric Ondina, Heather 

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