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July 29, 2021

Dance Teachers and Choreographers Pat Ross and Kelly Burnette Join th…

Many may know them as the heart of dance instruction at the Manatee School for the Arts for the past several decades, but now Pat Ross and Kelly Burnette are teaming up to produce Kelly Burnette's one-woman show, Kelly and …

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July 22, 2021

Marty Scott, George Harrison Tribute Artist and Band Leader of the Li…

Many may not know that Louise Harrison, George Harrison's sister, lives in Sarasota and the leader and "George Harrison" of the Beatles tribute band in Branson, Missouri, the Liverpool Legends, befriended Louise many years ag...

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July 15, 2021

Dr. Jane Hoffman, Principal Flutist for the Pops Orchestra and Instru…

From California to Spain to Florida's Suncoast, from swimmer to skier to flute player, from community music school director to instructor of flute at SCF to principal flutist in the Pops Orchestra, Dr. Jane Hoffman has done i...

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July 8, 2021

Christine Alexander, Sarasota's Laughter Facilitator, Joins the Club

She may have gotten her start as a founding member of Florida Studio Theatre's Improv Troupe, but that led to Christine Alexander starting her own company called Laugh to Feel Good, through which, using comedy and improvisati...

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June 30, 2021

Joseph Caulkins, Conductor and Artistic Director of Key Chorale, Join…

He is the recipient of the 2019 Arts Leadership Award for Artistic Achievement for Sarasota County, freelance writer and music critic, author of a new vocal pedagogy text, mountain climber, and conductor and artistic director...

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June 24, 2021

Jenny Townsend, President and Owner of the Music Compound, Joins the …

A fifth generation Sarasotan was working at the Packinghouse Cafe and Leroy Selmon's Restaurant when she noticed that area musicians needed a place to interact, engage, and learn from each other. After several years of resear...

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June 17, 2021

Ronnie and Avis Romm, Suncoast Music Power Couple, Join the Club

He walked into Music Theory class at Juilliard on day 1, sat next to the prettiest girl in the room, and they have been making beautiful music together for the past 53 years. In Part II of the Romm Family …

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June 8, 2021

Rex Willis and Kelly Burnette, Composer and Director of the New Music…

When Rex Willis' son Ryan joined some friends for a "Dumpster Diving" excursion a decade ago, Rex never knew it would lead to him composing his second musical. During the last ten years, Rex's extensive research on homelessne...

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June 3, 2021

Suncoast Music Power Couple, Aaron Romm and Sun-Young Gemma Shin, Joi…

Well, if your dad was one of the founding trumpet players in the Canadian Brass and your mother is one of the foremost collaborative pianists on the planet, your destiny maybe laid out for you. Oh, while you're at it, …

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May 20, 2021

Rick Kerby, Producing Artistic Director of the Florida Cultural Group…

From Kentucky, to New York City, to our beloved Florida Suncoast, Rick Kerby, Producing Artistic Director of the Florida Cultural Group, says his whole life has been a rehearsal for this job. Take a listen at how the events o...

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May 13, 2021

Aimee Blenker, Arts and Culture Manager for the Bradenton Area Conven…

Her ancestors came to Manatee County in 1840 and now she works for the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau to support arts and culture in her beloved hometown. Hear Aimee Blenker's story of her life, career, passion...

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May 6, 2021

Dingbat Theatre Project Joins the Club

What does a creative, imaginative theatre junkie do during a pandemic? Well, establishes a new theatre company on the Suncoast, of course! Come join the founder of the new Dingbat Theatre Project, Luke McFatrich, and the proj...

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April 26, 2021

Dr. Owen Bradley, Band Director at North Port High School, Joins the …

For the past 20 years of his 32-year teaching career, Dr. Owen Bradley has been the band director at North Port High School in Sarasota County. Looking back on his career choice, he says he can't remember a time when …

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April 19, 2021

Quintessential-Presented by the Bradenton Symphony Orchestra, Thursda…

To celebrate its 5th season, the SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra brings you Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Brahm’s Hungarian Dance No. 5, Stamitz’s Clarinet Concerto No. 5 featuring soloist and SCF clarinet instructor Er...

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April 13, 2021

SCF Music and Theatre Presents "Music and Monologues"-Friday, April 1…

In a brilliant collaborative project, the SCF Theatre students have chosen monologues to act out while the SCF Music student composers have written original compositions to accompany the readings. Listen to composition instru...

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April 12, 2021

Sarasota Orchestra's Guest Conductor and Soloist, Stephen Mulligan an…

The Sarasota Orchestra's upcoming concert, "Mozart and Mendelssohn," features its first guest conductor and soloist since March 12, 2020! Maestro Stephen Mulligan, violin soloist David Coucheron, concertmaster of the Atlanta ...

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April 8, 2021

Mythos Project, an SCF Theatre and SCF Film Collaborative Production

When Covid shuts down your theatre performances at the State College of Florida, what do you do? You turn to the Greek myths, where mask wearing was the norm, and you allow your students to pick their myths, write their …

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April 1, 2021

Summer Dawn Wallace, Co-Founder of Urbanite Theatre, Joins the Club

From Crossville, Tennessee to Sarasota, Florida, how did Urbanite Theatre's co-founder and artistic director Summer Dawn Wallace land on the Suncoast to bring us cutting edge, ground breaking theatre? And who are the amazing ...

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March 26, 2021

Godzilla Eats Las Vegas and Other Music You Won't Believe-Presented b…

Don’t let the SCF Symphonic Band fool you, this music may be unbelievable, but it is true! Featuring band works such as Godzilla Eats Las Vegas, Voodoo, Snakes, and more, this concert will have you fooled into thinking you ha...

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March 22, 2021

Julie Hebert, Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum Specialist with t…

For the past four years, she has been the leader of the visual and performing arts teachers for the the Manatee County School District by helping them devise curricula, working with principals to understand scheduling, and se...

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March 18, 2021

Around the World in Eighty Minutes, Presented by the SCF Guitar Ensem…

The SCF Guitar Ensemble presents music from all four corners of the earth: east, west, above and below the equator, music inspired by Thailand, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, the Northern Lights of Alaska, who knows ...

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March 11, 2021

E. Faye Butler, Actress, Singer & Entertainer, Joins the Club

On the Suncoast, you've seen her as Queenie in Showboat and as Fannie Lou Hamer in Fannie (both at the Asolo Repertory Theatre), but you may have also seen her as the Narrator in the PBS production of A Christmas …

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March 4, 2021

The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Nate Jacobs, Michael Mendez, and…

How has the pandemic affected the Suncoast's most culturally relevant artistic organization? How has Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's founder Nate Jacobs seen the color barriers of our area's cultural arts offerings change over the past 25 years? What's next for …

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Feb. 25, 2021

Musical Mosaics-Presented by the SCF Concert and Chamber Choirs, Thur…

Just as using shards of glass and tile to create a whole new image in art, so can individual singers be brought together to create a variety of vocal ensembles from small duos to a large choir. In this concert, …

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