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Archive for November, 2012
Sarasota After Dark: Best of The Season
Arts editor Kay Kipling picks the shows you need to see. Every Sarasota cultural season feels jampacked, and this year’s is no exception. From world premiere dance and theatrical productions and straight-from-Broadway dramas to spine-tingling concerts, sumptuous art exhibitions and recharged presentations of classic and beloved works, year 2012-13 has it all. While each arts [...]
Read More >>Only in Sarasota: John Henry’s Complexus
John Henry’s Complexus, U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue. Part of the 2011-2012 Season of Sculpture, this work may find a permanent home in Sarasota; the Sarasota Public Art Fund is raising money to purchase the 70-foot-tall sculpture and give it to the city. (To learn more aboout the fund, contact Tom Savage at tjso84@aol.com.)
Read More >>Sarasota After Dark: Nocturnal Nature
For spectacle and entertainment, you can’t beat the great outdoors. Moon Over Myakka Concert Series Myakka River State Park comes alive at night, to the tune of ‘gators, frogs, coyotes and all the other animals who call the park home. The Friends of Myakka add live music to the mix. Moon Over Myakka is a [...]
Read More >>Sarasota After Dark: Bandwidth
These local musicians deliver a range of sounds, from country to alt-rock and beyond. Listen up. Pound for pound, tune for tune, few Florida cities can touch Sarasota when it comes to musical talent these days. Believe it. Over the past few years, fans have witnessed a rising tide of ambition and creativity in what [...]
Read More >>Insider: Play
Mild temperatures, calm waters and consistent, favorable wind year-round make Sarasota Bay a sailor’s heaven and ideal locale for events like the 33rd annual Drumstick Regatta, Nov. 17, hosted by the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Lean Back: Competitive sailors often “hike out,” with their bodies fully extended over the water. This helps keep the boat from [...]
Read More >>Good Deal: Boothbay Harbor Lobster Direct
The Place: Boothbay Harbor Lobster Direct, 1839 Hillview St., Sarasota, (941) 556-9039. The Fare: Seafood market featuring Maine lobster airlifted in alive and sold at an excellent price ($6.99/lb. on a recent visit but varies), either steamed or ready to cook at home. The Drill: I owe this discovery to my brother, Frank, who never [...]
Read More >>War By Other Means
For Tony-Award-winning Frank Galati, who’s directing this month’s 1776 at Asolo Rep, the stage has always been a battlefield of emotion, ideas and history. I first came to Florida’s Sun Coast in 1966. It was mid-August and brutally hot. I traveled from Chicago by train to start my first job as an instructor in the [...]
Read More >>Get The Look: Mid-Century Modern
When Robert and Julie Garvin purchased the renowned Philip Hiss Studio on Lido Shore’s Westway Drive, they set out to decorate the beautifully preserved library with furnishings worthy of its classic Sarasota School of Architecture style. Designed by Tim Seibert (then 25 years old and working in Paul Rudolph’s architecture practice), the studio was built [...]
Read More >>Top Tickets: November 2012
Little Nemo in Slumberland The Sarasota Youth Opera has a world premiere with this brand-new adaptation of the famous Winsor McKay comic strip, by composer Daron Hagen and librettist J.D. McClatchy. It’s not just for kids; McKay’s Nemo adventures remain magical more than 100 years after they first appeared in print. At the Sarasota Opera [...]
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