wcw DEC 2021
West Coast Woman's December issue here! Are you excited that Season has again returned? We are! Check out our Season Preview Part 2 where we look at the arts in our community and highlight events we think you’ll like. And, Virginia Shearer, the new Executive Director at Sarasota Art Museum. We have seven features on the arts this month. Also find a future on how you can give back to nonprofits serving the less fortunate. And don’t miss our Nonprofit Feature on Rise ’n Nye’s. Our dining in column has some sparkly cocktail recipes for the holidays.
West Coast Woman's December issue here! Are you excited that Season has again returned? We are! Check out our Season Preview Part 2 where we look at the arts in our community and highlight events we think you’ll like. And, Virginia Shearer, the new Executive Director at Sarasota Art Museum. We have seven features on the arts this month. Also find a future on how you can give back to nonprofits serving the less fortunate. And don’t miss our Nonprofit Feature on Rise ’n Nye’s. Our dining in column has some sparkly cocktail recipes for the holidays.
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Holiday Gift Guide<br />
A classic pen set, updated<br />
Faber-Castell has this<br />
beautiful pen set that<br />
has an elegant fountain<br />
pen and a ballpoint pen.<br />
A great gift or stocking<br />
stuffer, the Hexo<br />
set offers clean lines<br />
with clear-cut visual<br />
design combined with<br />
professional functionalism.<br />
(Fountain<br />
Pen $100 // Ballpoint<br />
$85). Faber-Castell<br />
pens are available<br />
at Write On<br />
Sarasota and Art<br />
Ovation Hotel.<br />
https://www.<br />
faber-castell.com/<br />
Everyone<br />
loves a new<br />
calendar<br />
Consider the Heirs Wall Calendar<br />
2022: Connecting a Vibrant Past to<br />
a Brilliant Future ($14.99). From the<br />
photographers behind the New York<br />
Times bestseller Glory: Magical Visions<br />
of Black Beauty, Kahran and Regis<br />
Bethencourt, comes a collection of<br />
gorgeous images of Black children<br />
wearing clothing designs from Nigeria,<br />
Kenya, Liberia, South Africa, and the<br />
United States.<br />
The looks are inspired by Maasai,<br />
Zulu, Ndebele, and Samburu traditions<br />
and play with notions of royalty and<br />
power. Each month is an affirmation,<br />
deepened by quotes from modern-day heroes like Ella Baker, Zora Neale Hurston, and Maya Angelou.<br />
By Workman Publishing: https://www.workman.com/products/heirs-wall-calendar-2022/calendar<br />
A little bubbly for the holidays<br />
La Gioiosa Prosecco, because everyones likes some bubbly, right? La Gioiosa,<br />
which means “The Jouyous,” Prosecco is one of Italy’s favorite sparkling wines<br />
and the perfect way to enhance a holiday meal or party.<br />
La Gioiosa has two delicious Proseccos perfect for holiday celebrations, La<br />
Gioiosa Prosecco Superiore DOCG ($19.99) and La Gioiosa Prosecco Treviso<br />
DOC ($14.99). https://lagioiosa.it/en/<br />
Some sipping<br />
bourbon<br />
Love bourbon? Then consider Longbranch<br />
Bourbon – born from a partnership<br />
between Academy Award-winner Matthew<br />
McConaughey and Wild Turkey Master<br />
Distiller Eddie Russell. Perfect for<br />
the practical liquor purists or<br />
the cocktail connoisseurs<br />
in your life, Longbranch<br />
Bourbon is an eight-yearold<br />
Kentucky straight<br />
bourbon refined with<br />
Texas Mesquite and<br />
oak charcoals.<br />
It also has notes of caramel<br />
and pear with subtle hints<br />
of citrus giving Longbranch<br />
a subtle, smoky, and smooth<br />
finish that both works on<br />
its own and pairs with your<br />
favorite mixers.<br />
Longbranch Bourbon costs<br />
$39.99 for 750ml. https://www.<br />
wildturkeybourbon.com/news/<br />
Pickleball, anyone?<br />
Pickleball is one of the<br />
fastest growing sports in<br />
the U.S, and is played by<br />
people of all ages because<br />
it is so easy to play, it’s<br />
competitive, easy on the<br />
body and a lot of fun.<br />
Sweet Pickle Paddles<br />
offers stylish pickleball<br />
paddles. Paddles are<br />
available individually<br />
($79.99) or in sets in a<br />
case with balls ($139.99)<br />
on Amazon or on the<br />
Sweet Pickle Paddle<br />
website https://www.<br />
sweetpicklepaddles.com/.<br />
24 WEST COAST WOMAN <strong>DEC</strong>EMBER <strong>2021</strong>
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