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Feb. 18, 2021

Boots, Banjos & the South-Presented by the SCF Bradenton Symphony Orc…

Strap on your cowboy hat and boots to join the SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra for Boots, Banjos and the South on Thursday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. Selections will include Aaron Copland’s Hoedown and Buckaroo Holiday from R...

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Feb. 11, 2021

Nate and Erin Mayland, Broadway Orchestra Musicians for Beetlejuice a…

Nate and Erin Mayland have been making a living playing on Broadway in pit orchestras for the past decade. Nate plays jazz and orchestral trombone having toured with the Four Tops, the Temptations, the Platters, and Frankie V...

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Feb. 4, 2021

Maria Schaedler-Luera, Co-Founder of Atomica Arts, Joins the Club

She is a Brazilian-born educator and artist with extensive work experience and knowledge in theater, music, arts and literacy, and cross-cultural engagement. On the Suncoast, Maria Schaedler-Luera has served as the Manager fo...

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Jan. 28, 2021

Dr. Dan Burdick, New Tuba/Euphonium Instructor at the State College o…

Dr. Dan Burdick "retired" to Lakewood Ranch about a month ago. He is a world-class tuba player and teacher, was on the faculty of Edinboro University in Pennsylvania, has two degrees from Boston University and his doctorate ...

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Jan. 20, 2021

Barbara Banks, Celebrated and Respected Photographer, Joins the Club

From shooting the Worker Project at the Sarasota Art Museum to hanging from the ceiling by her belt to shoot for the Sarasota Ballet, to taking photos of political figures such as Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Michelle O...

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Jan. 13, 2021

SCF Music's Best of the Best Recital: Thursday, January 21, 7:30 p.m.

Ever wonder what the state of Florida does to support music education? Listen to this episode as Melodie Dickerson and Robyn Bell explain what the state sponsored "Student Artist Competition" is and meet SCF Music's eight stu...

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Jan. 7, 2021

Aza Torshkoeva, World Class Piano Performer and Piano Teacher at Stat…

In the halls of the SCF Music building, you often hear, "Ms. Aza! Ms. Aza!" as student affectionately call her. To her colleagues, she is simply known as "Aza, piano player and teacher extraordinaire." Her road from Russia le...

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Dec. 21, 2020

Fireside Chat-The Podcasters of the Suncoast Culture Club Chat Up The…

The Suncoast Culture Club podcasters Robyn Bell, Kelly Burnett, Katherine Bzura, Melodie Dickerson, and Amanda Schlachter chat together about their experiences in the cultural arts and the semester in the arts at SCF over the...

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Dec. 13, 2020

Tomasz Kowalczyk, Acting Principal Percussionist of the Sarasota Orch…

From Poland to Baltimore to Philadelphia to Boston to Houston to Sarasota, find out how this trip around the planet brought the Sarasota Orchestra's Acting Principal Percussionist and new SCF Percussion Instructor Tomasz Kowa...

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Dec. 7, 2020

Suzanne Hudson-Smith, Associate Director of Leadership Gifts for the …

As the Van Wezel Foundation looks to expand is arts education programs while raising money and awareness for the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center on the Sarasota Bay, Suzanne Hudson-Smith has returned to the Suncoast to he...

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Nov. 30, 2020

Joy to the World-Presented by the SCF Music Program, Thursday, Decemb…

On Thursday, December 3 at 7:30 PM, join the SCF Music Program on our Facebook Page for our final concert of the semester. “Joy to the World” brings you all your holiday favorites and will feature the SCF Big Band …

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Nov. 23, 2020

Natalie Helm, Principal Cellist of the Sarasota Orchestra, Joins the …

Her tour of the world includes Louisville, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Des Moines, Boston, Montgomery, and finally, Bradenton/Sarasota. Natalie Helm is celebrating year number five as the principal cellist of the Sarasota Orch...

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Nov. 18, 2020

Sarasota Contemporary Dance & Ann Hobson Pilot present "SCD + Piazzol…

For the second performance of its 2020-21 season, Sarasota Contemporary Dance will reprise a popular collaboration with renowned harpist Ann Hobson Pilot called SCD + Piazzolla. Performances are November 19-22 at the Historic...

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Nov. 16, 2020

Steven High, Executive Director of the John and Mable Ringling Museum…

How does one fulfill the will of the world's most famous circus leader and art collector, John Ringling? Just ask Steven High, Executive Director of the John and Mable Ringling Museum Art, he can tell you how exact and precis...

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Nov. 9, 2020

Calling All Veterans presented by the SCF Symphonic Band, Thursday, N…

This episode welcomes Lisa Goss from the SCF Veterans Service Department, Tenesia Pinkney, a flute player in the SCF Symphonic Band and a US Navy Veteran, and Garrett Height, an actor in the SCF Theatre Program who will be na...

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Nov. 2, 2020

Anne-Marie Russell, Executive Director of the Sarasota Art Museum, Jo…

She moved to the Suncoast from Tucson, Arizona to open the much anticipated Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College at the repurposed Sarasota High School on 41. Three months later, it closed due to Covid. Now that it has reo...

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Oct. 29, 2020

The SCF Musical Theatre Ensemble Presents Stephen Schwartz's Children…

The SCF Musical Theatre Program is proud to offer the 2020 Fall Musical Children of Eden through a pre-recorded scheduled content viewing experience available on Saturday, November 7, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 8, 2:00 p.m. S...

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Oct. 26, 2020

Jim Shirley, Executive Director of the Arts and Cultural Alliance of …

How does one go from owning a medical sales company in Atlanta, Georgia to being the Executive Director of the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County? Jim Shirley is here to tell us. As our area's number one lobbying …

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Oct. 19, 2020

George Nickson and Samantha Bennett, Founders of Ensemble New SRQ, Jo…

He's a percussionist and she's a violinist. Together, they might just rule the world one day, but for now, they want to make the best and highest level of music they can. George Nickson and Samantha Bennett founded Ensemble N...

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Oct. 13, 2020

Brendan Ragan, Co-Artistic Director of Urbanite Theater, Joins the Cl…

So you say you want to start a theatre company that produces thought provoking, deeply moving, audience engaging, can't wait to come back for more content? That's just what Brendan Ragan has done with Urbanite Theatre. Along ...

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Oct. 9, 2020

Symphonie Espagnole-Presented by the SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra…

On Thursday, October 15 at 7:30 p.m., the SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a fantastic lineup of Latin/Spanish inspired music and solo violinist Felicia Brunelle performing Lalo’s Symph...

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Oct. 6, 2020

Mark Mitchell, Conceptual Pop Painter and Multimedia Artist, Joins th…

As a multimedia artist on the Suncoast who specializes in painting conceptual pop art, Mark Mitchell has spent his career honing his visual and communication skills, always in pursuit of the big idea. Whether his medium is pa...

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Oct. 1, 2020

Stronger Together-Presented by the SCF Music Program, Thursday, Octob…

On Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 PM, join the SCF Music Program on our Facebook Page for our first concert of the season. “Stronger Together” celebrates the unique power of people in the aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic and w...

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Sept. 29, 2020

Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of the H…

What's it like to go from living in New York City working as an actor, writer, director, and Tony Award winning producer one day to living on the beaches of Manasota Key running the Hermitage Artist Retreat the next? And...ju...

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