The Suncoast Culture Club podcast is your weekly dose of what’s happening in the performing and visual arts on Florida’s Suncoast, including interviews, reviews, discussions, behind the scene tidbits, and insider trading. Join State College of Florida arts faculty and staff members as they bring you all the arts happenings on the Suncoast from music to dance to art to theatre. Come along and join our club.
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Audrey Landers, American Actress, Singer, and Sarasota Resident, Joins the Club
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Many know her as Afton Cooper, JR Ewing’s mistress on the hit 1980's television show Dallas, others may know her from her role as Val Clarke in the film version of A Chorus Line, others will recognize her from her many appearances on shows such as Happy Days, the Dukes of Hazaard, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Battlestar Galactica and many others.…
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Joan Ellison, Songstress and Judy Garland Restorationist, Joins the Club
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In 2016, she embarked on a mission to restore Judy Garland's original orchestrations, culminating in a song-for-song recreation of Garland's 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. At Michael Feinstein's invitation, she serves as Editor of the Judy Garland Carnegie Hall Concert Restoration Project for the Judy Garland Heirs Trust. Recently, she was given the p…
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JoAnn Falletta, Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Joins the Club
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You saw her guest conduct the Sarasota Orchestra last February and now she returns to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Monday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m., courtesy of the Sarasota Concert Association, to conduct her very own orchestra, the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic. For their Florida tour, conductor JoAnn Falletta, the Buffalo Philh…
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Linda Moxley, Executive Director of the Sarasota Concert Association, Joins the Club
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She has had an amazing career in marketing and public relations for orchestras such as the Baltimore Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, and Atlanta Symphony, but in October of 2020, she moved to Sarasota to be the first executive director in the 78-year history of the Sarasota Concert Association. Take a listen to Linda Moxley's fascinating life and…
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Scott Keys, Musical Theatre Director and Educator, Joins the Club
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He was the theater teacher and director at Booker's Visual and Performing Arts High School for 22 years, has directed shows at nearly every theatre house on the Suncoast, has won so many awards, we don't have room to list them here, and now he is working on a brand new project called On the Roof featuring the music of Carole King and James Taylor t…
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The Pops Orchestra Presents "Hollywood Holidays" with Four Guest Film Makers from the State College of Florida
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The Pops Orchestra celebrates this holiday season with all your favorite Hollywood holiday film scores, featuring original movies made to the arrangements by four SCF Film students. Their teacher, Chris Bellanca, joins the Pops too as the featured narrator to 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Join conductor Robyn Bell as she talks to Lake Simms, Ma…
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Robert Vodnoy, Conductor of the Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota, Joins the Club
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Robert Vodnoy brings almost 50 years of conducting experience to the Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota, which he founded in 2017. They have grown from one concert a season to five, and Bob joins the club this week to tell us about the inception, growth, and planned upcoming season of his chamber orchestra, which begins on Thursday, December 1. You migh…
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Eddie Weaver, Cast Member of Florida Studio Theatre's "The 70s: More Than a Decade," Joins the Club
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Eddie Weaver hails from Atlanta, was an acting apprentice for Florida Studio Theatre last year, and is now one of the four stars of FST's cabaret "The 70s: More Than a Decade," showing now through February 12 at the John C. Court Cabaret. Take a listen to Eddie's journey to the Suncoast, his dream to run his own theatre company in his hometown, and…
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Urbanite Theatre Presents Matt Schatz's Play "The Burdens," Now Through December 4
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Actors Morgan Lavenstein and Jake Fallon join the Suncoast Culture Club Podcast to talk about their lives, journey to the Suncoast, and this crazy, wacky, dark, raucous family comedy about a brother and sister who are launching a plot to kill their 100-year old grandfather, but only dialogue through the miscommunication laden platforms of text and …
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The Pops Orchestra Presents "The Spirit of America" with Guest Artists from the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
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The Pops Orchestra welcomes Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe performers Amber Myers, Maicy Powell, CJ Melton, and Raleigh Mosely II in presentation of The Spirit of America, featuring spirituals, gospel tunes, and anthems, along with stirring patriotic selections to honor our nation's veterans. Join conductor Robyn Bell as she talks to these four tal…
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Jeffery Kin, Executive Director and CEO of Sarasota Rising, Joins the Club
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You might know him as the former Producing Artistic Director at the Players Centre, but Jeffery Kin has a new job and mission and he wants to share it with the world. Join Robyn Bell and Jeffery Kin as they both talk about their new jobs, the vision of Sarasota Rising, and their plot to get the Benderson Corporation to explore one more philanthropi…
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Joy McIntyre, Retired Opera Singer, Teacher, and Suncoast Arts Volunteer, Joins the Club
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The first 20 years of her career was spent performing leading roles in more than 30 opera houses across Europe. Her second 20 years was spent teaching voice at Utah State University and Boston University. Her next 20 years has been spent on the Suncoast where Joy McIntyre volunteers for countless arts organizations including the Artist Series Conce…
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Jay Handelman, Arts Editor and Theatre Critic for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Joins the Club
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Who has the coolest job in town? Why, it would most certainly be Jay Handelman, the arts editor and theatre critic for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune , his employer since 1984. Jay joins the club to talk about his career at the paper, the many changes he has witnessed in the arts scene on the Suncoast, and how to walk that tightrope when a performance…
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SCF Theatre Program Presents "Nothing Serious," September 23 through October 2 in the Howard Studio Theatre
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The SCF Theatre Program presents its first play of the year, "Nothing Serious" written by Rich Orloff, September 23 through October 2 in the Howard Studio Theatre on the SCF Bradenton campus. The play's director, faculty member Amanda Schlachter, and assistant director, SCF Theatre major Tori Flounders, join the club this week to talk about their e…
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Katherine Michelle Tanner, Founder of Sarasota's Tree Fort Productions, Joins the Club
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She is a graduate of FSU's Asolo Theatre Conservatory and owner and artistic director of Sarasota's Tree Fort Productions. Katherine Michelle Tanner is an actor, playwright, singer, dancer, filmmaker, choreographer, photographer, and teacher, and for the next month, she is producing and performing the one act play she wrote and choreographed about …
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Kerry Smith, Director of Artistic Planning for the Sarasota Orchestra, Joins the Club
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When she was in college, if you would have told Kerry Smith that she would be anything other than a professional viola player, she would have told you to go fly a kite. How she ended up being an arts administrator and becoming the Director of Artistic Planning for the Sarasota Orchestra is a fascinating and heartwarming story. One that has seen her…
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Manatee Performing Arts Center's "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
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Sarah Yonko, Chris Cordero, and Mike Nolan join the club to talk about their careers as community musical theatre performers, lives outside of the theatre hall, and performances in the upcoming run of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, playing at the Manatee Performing Arts Center August 11 through August 21. Directed and choreograph…
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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's "Stage of Discovery" Summer Camp-WE DREAM!
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Each summer, the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe hosts a 5-week summer camp for students ages 10 to 18 called "Stage of Discovery." Jim Weaver, WBTT's education director and artistic associate, and Astrid Victoria, a Stage of Discovery alumnus who now serves on the staff of the camp, join the club this week to tell us about this wonderful program, t…
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Jared Mancuso and Nick Gallardo of Florida Studio Theatre's "Rock 'n' Roll Reignited" Join the Club
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From Pennsylvania to Tucson, the Buddy Holly Story to Dollywood, and many stops in between, Jared Mancuso and Nick Gallardo combined their love of playing rock 'n' roll and formed the band "Not Fade Away." Now, they can travel the country performing your favorite 50's and 60's rock 'n' roll tunes in their reimagined arrangements. Their show "Rock '…
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Urbanite Theatre Presents Gracie Gardner's Play "Athena," Now Through July 10
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Actors Lea Sevola and Emma Giorgio, along with director Summer Dawn Wallace, join the Suncoast Culture Club Podcast to talk about their lives, journey to Urbanite, and this amazing story of two strong young ladies who start as fencing foes and end up wanting something for each other...something more than they want for themselves. Urbanite Theatre's…
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Olivia Steinman Deems, Artistic Operations Manager for the Sarasota Music Festival, Joins the Club
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After a two year pandemic induced hiatus, the Sarasota Orchestra is bringing back the Sarasota Music Festival, June 6 -25 at the Sarasota Opera House and Holley Hall. Here to introduce herself to the podcast and tell us all about this incredible summer festival for approximately 60 pre-professional music fellows and their faculty mentors is Dr. Oli…
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Cory Woomert & Michelle Anaya Starring in Manatee Players' Production of Titanic the Musical
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Based on real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, TITANIC-The Musical is a stunning and stirring production focusing on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her passengers who each boarded with stories and personal ambitions of their own. All innocently unaware of the fate awaiting them, the Third Class immigrants dream of a better …
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SCF Theatre Program Presents "Peter/Wendy," April 15-24 in the Howard Studio Theatre
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The SCF Theatre Program presents its final play of the season, "Peter/Wendy" written by Jeremy Bloom, April 15 through April 24 in the Howard Studio Theatre on the SCF Bradenton campus. Join Theatre Assistant Professor Amanda Schlachter as she talks to guest director India Marie Paul and stage manager Madison Swanson about the play, their experienc…
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Dan Jordan and Rachel Halvorson, Members of the Sarasota Orchestra's String Quartet, Join the Club
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Dan Jordan has been the concertmaster for the Sarasota Orchestra for 23 years while Rachel Halvorson has been the principal violist for only two years, one and a half of which was through the pandemic! But together, along with their colleagues violinist Christopher Takeda and cellist Natalie Helm, they share the amazing experience of performing in …
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Rick Holdsworth, Conductor of Ring Sarasota, Joins the Club
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Sarasota's premier handbell choir, Ring Sarasota, joins the Pops Orchestra of Bradenton and Sarasota for its annual holiday concert, this year called "Ring in the Holidays!" On this week's episode of the Suncoast Culture Club podcast, conductor of Ring Sarasota, Rick Holdsworth and conductor of the Pops Orchestra, Robyn Bell, sit down to talk about…
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Brian Finnerty and Jamie Molina of Dingbat Theatre Project's Production of the SpongeBob Musical Join the Club
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Dingbat Theatre Project is at it again, this time with the SpongeBob Musical production showing at the Bizaare on Apricot and Lime, December 3rd through 19th. Director and choreographer Brian Finnerty, along with the star of the show, Jamie Molina, join the club this week to talk about the production, Dingbat's special take on the show, and what ma…
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Katie Priest, Star of the Manatee Players Production of Cinderella, Joins the Club
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She is product of the Manatee School for the Arts, the State College of Florida, and Florida State University, but now she is back home sharing her gifts of performing and teaching music on the Suncoast. Katie Priest stars as Cinderella in the Manatee Players Production of the hit Rodgers and Hammerstein musical running December 2 through December …
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BELIEVE!-Presented by the SCF Music Program, Thursday, December 2, 7:30 PM in the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center
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On Thursday, December 2 at 7:30 PM, join the SCF Music Program in the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center for our final concert of the semester. “BELIEVE!” brings you all your holiday favorites and will feature the SCF Guitar Ensemble, Men's Choir, Women's Choir, combined Concert and Chamber Choir, and the SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra. Listen to co…
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The SCF Percussion Ensemble Hosts "BEAT HUNGER," a Concert and a Canned Food Drive
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The SCF Percussion Ensemble is hosting a percussion concert and a canned food drive on Tuesday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center. In lieu of tickets, patrons are asked to bring two canned food items to the lobby of the Neel as a donation to the SCF Food Pantry. This concert will feature the SCF Percussion Ensemble, u…
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Donovan Session and Shea Petersen of Urbanite Theatre's At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen Join the Club
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Both are from Texas, both currently reside in Chicago, but currently, Donovan Session and Shea Petersen are starring in Urbanite Theatre's latest production, At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen showing not through December 5. Take a listen to this Suncoast Culture Club podcast episode to learn more about their lives, this play, and the importance of u…
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Nikki Rinsema, Concertmaster for the Pops Orchestra, Joins the Club
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After a 21 month hiatus, the Pops Orchestra is back and ready to bring you our first concert of the season, Sgt. Presley and the Pops Pay Tribute to Our Nation's Veterans, starring Elvis tribute artist Ted Torres Martin. Join conductor Robyn Bell as she interviews Pops Orchestra concertmaster Nikki Rinsema on her life, her family (two of which also…
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Jessica Babcock of Jump Encore Musical Theatre Performance Company Joins the Club
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Jessica Babcock has been working for Jump Dance Company in Lakewood Ranch for eight years helping students learn to sing, dance, act, and entertain. After many years of junior musical productions, Jump Dance Company has taken the leap to produce full scale adult musicals under their new division called Jump Encore! Their first production, Stephen S…
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The SCF Symphonic Band and Veteran Services Presents "Welcome Home: In Gratitude to Our Veterans" Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m. Neel Performing Arts Center
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SCF Veteran Services advisor Lisa Goss, veteran student and president of the SCF Veterans Services of America Club, Dakota Trueba, and SCF Symphonic Band conductor Robyn Bell talk about the important role the Veteran Services program plays in the lives of our veteran students and the impact patriotic music has on our military men and women. All par…
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Jim Weaver and Quinn Cason from Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Production of "Eubie!" Join the Club
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On this episode of the Suncoast Culture Club podcast, hear director and choreographer Jim Weaver and performer Quinn Cason talk about Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's fabulous production of "Eubie!," a toe-tapping revue of songs by Eubie Blake, legendary composer, ragtime pianist and “father of Black Broadway.” Showing in WBTT's Donelly Theatre now…
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The SCF Theatre Program Presents John Cariani's Play Love/Sick
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Join the State College of Florida's Theatre Program for its production of John Cariani's play Love/Sick a collection of nine slightly twisted and completely hilarious short plays. Set on a Friday night in an alternate suburban reality, this 80-minute romp explores the pain and the joy that comes with being in love. Full of imperfect lovers and drea…
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The SCF Musical Theatre Ensemble Presents Rupert Holmes's The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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The SCF Musical Theatre Program is proud to present the 2021 Fall Musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood, directed by Melodie Dickerson, in the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center on the following dates and times: Friday, November 5, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 6, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 7, 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased through the SCF Neel Perfor…
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Jason Pintar of Florida Studio Theatre's The Wanderers Joins the Club
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Though he is from Michigan and currently lives in New York City, Jason Pintar, the bass singer in Florida Studio Theatre's production of The Wanderers, is thrilled to be spending the entire winter season on our beautiful Suncoast of Florida entertaining sold out enthusiastic crowds. Hear his story of finding acting and singing, journey to New York …
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Welcome to Our Carnival-Presented by the SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra featuring trumpet soloist Brandon Ridenour
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Step right up and experience a different kind of carnival by the SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center. Featuring Hector Berlioz’s “Roman Carnival Overture,” the famous trumpet solo the “Carnival of Venice” with guest soloist Brandon Ridenour, and Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival …
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New Beginnings-Presented by the SCF Music Program, Thursday, October 7, 7:30 p.m. in the Neel Performing Arts Center
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On Thursday, October 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center, join the SCF Music Program for our collaborative concert "New Beginnings," celebrating the return of a live audience and the feeling that this year is truly a "new beginning." This performance will feature the SCF Symphonic Band, Big Band, Jazz Combo, Concert Choir, Chamber…
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George Nickson and Samantha Bennett of Ensemble New SRQ Join the Club
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The Sixth Season Five Concerts Four Premiers of commissioned works Two dynamic leaders TONS of guest performers Three options for concert viewings Take a listen to percussionist George Nickson and violinist Samantha Bennett tell us their story of the amazing chamber music series of new music they have envisioned for Ensemble New SRQ's sixth season …
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Cuban Passport: The Rhythms from Havana to New Orleans-Presented by Pete Carney and SCF Jazz. September 23, 7:30 p.m.-Recital Hall
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For the third year in a row, the SCF Music Program is performing a concert to help the SCF Hispanic Latino Heritage Club celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month on the State College of Florida campus. This year, Dr. Pete Carney and SCF Jazz present "Cuban Passport: The Rhythms from Havana to New Orleans," a concert that explores how Latin rhythms and ins…
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The Lopez Tabor Duo, Violinist Alfonso Lopez and Pianist Michelle Tabor, Joins the Club
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Alfonso Lopez and Michelle Tabor both hail from Caracas, Venezuela. Alfonso is the concert master for the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra and Michelle lives in Tallahassee since she completed her doctorate in music theory at Florida State. Together, they prepare programs, rehearse, and tour twice a year presenting violin and piano recitals with music …
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Dr. Joe Holt, Conductor and Artistic Director of Choral Artists of Sarasota, Joins the Club
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After spending 20 years as the principal pianist with the United State Army Band, Dr. Joe Holt decided it was time retire to a place that met three criteria: by the water, warmer weather and less politics than Washington D.C., and cultural arts opportunities. He found all of that in Sarasota, Florida. In 2008, he became the conductor and artistic d…
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Urbanite Theatre's Brendan Ragan and Summer Dawn Wallace Join the Club
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After 18 months of thought provoking time and pent-up creative energy , Urbanite Theatre is back with "Radiance." Committed to creating visceral, shared experiences by fearlessly lifting up the boldest new voices in theatre, Urbanite Theatre believes in inclusive, artist-first storytelling, daring honesty, and the powerful connectivity of an intima…
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Bruce Ensinger, Accompanist for Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota, Joins the Club
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He taught music in the public schools of West Virginia for 38 years before finding the cultural scene of the Suncoast too good to pass up. Since moving here in 2015, he has become the piano accompanist at Sunnyside Village Retirement Community, the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, director of music ministry at St. Andrew United Church of Christ in Sarasota…
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Dingbat Theatre Project's Production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch
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Dingbat Theatre Project's Luke McFatrich and Amanda Heisey tell us all about their upcoming production of the groundbreaking show Hedwig and the Angry Inch being performed August 27 through September 11 at the Bazaar on Apricot and Lime. This Obie and Tony-winning Off-Broadway smash tells the story of "internationally ignored song stylist" Hedwig S…
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Alex Zickafoose, Star of Manatee Players' Pippin, Joins the Club
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He is a homegrown talent whose path to musical theatre began at Braden River High School, continued at the State College of Florida, ventured to the University of South Florida, and landed him as the choir director and department chair at the Visual and Performing Arts program at Booker High School Now, Alex Zickafoose continues his creative expres…
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Jason Cohen, Co-Creator and Star of Great Balls of Fire at Florida Studio Theatre, Joins the Club
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He knew from the tender age of five that he was going to be an entertainer and when the opportunity presented itself for Jason Cohen to play Jerry Lee Lewis in the national tour of the Million Dollar Quartet, his life was changed forever. His co-creation of the spin-off Great Balls of Fire has landed him on the Suncoast for an 11-week run at Florid…
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Dance Teachers and Choreographers Pat Ross and Kelly Burnette Join the Club
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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 Friends Stepping Through Time, to be performed on Sunday, August 8 at 4:00 p.m. at the Music Compound at 1751 Cattlemen Rd in S…
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Marty Scott, George Harrison Tribute Artist and Band Leader of the Liverpool Legends, Joins the Club
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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 ago. Marty Scott joins the club today to talk about his life as a tribute band rock star, his close personal relationship with …
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