SRQ DAILY Mar 1, 2018
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"If you look at the history of why this was instituted 100 years ago, those reasons aren't relevant anymore."
Can't remember whether to spring forward or fall back? Legislation proposed by state Sen. Greg Steube, R- Sarasota, seeks to settle that issue forever. Turns out every state can decide on its own rules on how to adhere to Daylight Savings Time, a practice with roots in the agrarian economy. And in an era when time typically isn’t measured from when the rooster crows, a Smart Access report in fact finds that switching between Daylight Savings Time and normal time costs the national economy $1.7 billion.
“If you look at the history of why this was instituted 100 years ago, those reasons aren’t relevant anymore,” says Steube. While that could impact the timing of phone calls with interstate commerce, Steube says most business in Florida happens during daylight, so toying with the time each March and November makes no sense.
Steube’s bill originally sought to eliminate Daylight Savings Time altogether, but after passing its first committee vote in January with a unanimous vote by Community Affairs, the bill was amended to put the Sunshine State on Daylight Savings Time all year long; that will require some assistance from Congress.
On Feb. 12, the bill also won approval from the Commerce and Tourism committee and Steube says he expects the bill to get heard on the Senate floor before the end of session. The bill is scheduled to be considered by the Rules committee in the Senate today.
A House version of the bill passed by a 103-11 vote in that chamber. There was some opposition there, with state Rep. Joe Geller, D-Aventura, telling the Miami Herald that the solution to business concerns regarding time changes wasn’t to stay on Daylight Savings year-round. “Just wake up earlier,” he told the paper.
And while the bill at one point called for the whole state to be put on Eastern Standard Time, Steube dropped that provision after Panhandle lawmakers objected to peninsula legislators telling them to change their clocks.
A Senate staff analysis of the bill expects little to no tax revenue impact to the state budget from the bill should it become law, though some computers will need a software patch to stop automatically adjusting the clock. Florida wouldn't be the first state to sidestep the tradition of changing the clocks; Hawaii and most of Arizona ignore Daylight Savings Time, as do many Native American nations across the country. 
University Park Country Club plays host to the 18th Annual “Art In The Park” exhibition and sale. More than 30 award-winning and local artists will present recent art works to compete for cash awards from a juried panel of professionals as well as a coveted “People’s Choice” award from visitors. This year’s impressive jurors include– Gloria Pearse, certified by the Professional Photographers of America. Gloria has won Florida education, regional and national print awards and has over 20 years of portrait, wedding, food and fine art photography experience. Tim Jaeger, a Sarasota artist, educator, and frequent juror who is currently on the staff of Ringling College of Art and Design. Jaeger is responsible for campus and community engagement. Jamie Friedli, a professional and award-winning artist since 1964, Friedli is also a teacher and holder of leadership positions in numerous artist organizations.
For you avid art buffs, good news– artists’ work will also be available for purchase. Fine art and three-dimensional art include paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache and multimedia, along with figurative, still life and scenic photography. In addition, metal and clay sculptures and prints and cards of artists’ fine art pieces will also be showcased. On-site Park Grille & Café will be open for lunch service and serving its award-winning Sunday Mimosa Brunch Buffet with additional a la Carte lunch items. Come for a stroll in the park on Saturday, March 10th and Sunday, 11th from 10:00AM to 5:00PM– rain or shine!
Free to the public, the exhibit will take place under a large Gazebo tent at University Park Country Club–7671 The Park Boulevard, University Park, FL 34201
Photo� Ellen Kaiden's "Spring Symphony," among the works of art being showcased and for sale.
Join fellow Hound Dogs for a memorable evening of delicious food, rock-and-roll music & memories of the “The King”. The Grille at IMG Academy Golf Club will be hosting an exclusive Elvis Presley Tribute dedicated to a Little Less Conversation, and a lot more entertainment. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, a class-act impersonator will be taking center stage for your 50’s, 60’s and 70’s nostalgic pleasure. Reprised performances from this Big Hunk of Love also include dinner before the show, along with one house drink. The Grille will be serving up true Southern cooking paying homage to Elvis’s home state of Mississippi– warm buttermilk biscuits with honey butter along with roasted chicken and cheesy grits served etouffee style with fried okra and andouille sausage. Then it’s the King’s favorite combo for dessert, peanut butter banana pudding– a jar full of cookies, pudding, whipped cream and candied bacon.
We Can’t Help Falling in Love with IMG Academy’s continued innovation of fun community events to attend, and this one is no exception! From Jailhouse Rock to Unchained Melody, Elvis's legacy will live on inside The Grille Room on Thursday, March 29th. Ticket Prices are $31 per person or $36 per person for front row seats. Dinner starts at 5:30pm and show begins at 7:15pm. Time to get All Shook Up!
See Mark Metzler in the Clubhouse to purchase your tickets–4350 El Conquistador Pkwy, Bradenton, FL 34210, 941.758.1466
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Realtor Kevin McEvoy has joined RE/MAX Platinum Realty in the Lakewood Ranch office. He has 38 years of real estate experience, including working in the central and southwest Florida markets. Specializing in relocations, McEvoy is himself a Florida transplant, having moved with his family from North Brunswick, New Jersey, to Winter Garden, Florida, in 2005. His strengths include internet marketing and optimization skills, branding, and "closing the deal." McEvoy attended Kean University in Union, New Jersey, and has earned the Graduate, Realtor Institute (GRI) designation. The Lakewood Ranch office is located at 8215 Natures Way, Suite 109, Lakewood Ranch.
F. Steven Herb, a business attorney and arbitrator with the full-service law firm Kirk Pinkerton, PA, was recently selected as the new vice chairman of the board for Sarasota Military Academy, a public charter school with high school and middle school campuses and an authorized International Baccalaureate World School. Since 2010, Herb has assisted on the board in various positions. In his new role, he will serve alongside the nonprofit’s other board members, all unpaid volunteers, and help steer and govern the nonprofit. Herb’s primary areas of practice are corporate, business and real estate law, including preparation of contracts, transactions, collections, products and warranty liability and manufacturer and dealer relationships. From 1975-78, Herb served as a United States Air Force as a Judge Advocate General and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal.
After more than 40 years of doing business together, Neal Communities and GE Appliances have announced a three-year partnership extension, making GE Appliances the sole appliances supplier to Neal Communities through 2020. Based in Lakewood Ranch, Neal Communities is the area's largest locally owned and operated private builder. From Hillsborough to Manatee, and further south to Lee and Collier counties, Neal has built communities over four decades of diligent research and hard work. For decades, these furnishings have included GE Appliances, such as GE, GE Profile, GE Café and Monogram.
Join New College of Florida President Donal O’Shea and Anne-Marie Russell, Executive Director of the Sarasota Museum of Art, as they tease out the beauty and complexity of math and fashion using Dr. Thurston’s studies as a point of departure. Celebrate interdisciplinary thinking, and find out how peeling an orange can lead to revelations about the shape of the universe.
Mildred Sainer Auditorium, 5313 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota.
Ringling Underground is a monthly happening that combines live music and experimental artwork in the Courtyard for one night only. This month's event will include the music of Millionyoung, DieAlps! and Eduardo Correa. Among the art featured will be Maggie Dillon Designs, her work is influenced by old film from the 1930s to the 1950s and Elizabeth Goodwill, whose art is described as "playful, bright and natural." This event is rain or shine.
Ringling Museum, 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota.
Three couples work their way towards parenthood under three very different sets of circumstances in this new hit musical.
Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 3rd Ave West., Bradenton.
Both highly acclaimed vocalists in their own right, Darin and Brooke Aldridge combine rich harmonies with impeccable musicianship to create the unmistakable sound that has made them one of the hottest young acts in acoustic music. John Cowan, a friend and mentor of Darin and Brooke will be performing alongside of them. Cowan is also known as the Voice of Newgrass, has been singing his heart out for thirty-seven years now, and his soaring vocals have only improved with time.
Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Ct., Sarasota
The fifth season of Project 180's explores the process and impact of prisoner reentry, for the individual, family and broader community. The first in this three-part lecture series presents internationally recognized scholar-author Dr. Joyce Arditti, professor of human development at Virginia Tech, to share her research on incarcerated citizens as parents, the vulnerabilities of the incarcerated and their families, and the public safety threats and injustices that result from the nation’s incarceration-heavy approach to punishment. Tickets are $30 at the Project 180 website.
The Francis, 1289 North Palm Ave., Sarasota.
Sir Frederick Ashton’s imaginative interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream opens this program of company premieres with lavish sets, astonishing costumes and expressive choreography. This performance melds the beauty of ballet with some social commentary, as endangered animals seek shelter from the storm at the Penguin Cafe.
Sarasota Ballet, 5555 North Tamiami Trl., Sarasota
Craig Rubadoux has been described as a “Sarasota master" and his mastery of figure and form, composition and gesture are plain to see in every work. His paintings are intensely personal glimpses into particular emotions. Greatly affected by his environment and a love of nature, Rubadoux focuses on line, color, and spatial relationships. He references both surrealist automatic drawing and biomorphic figuration. His art is included in many public and private collections, including the Guggenheim Museum, the High Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, and The Ringling.
Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, 1288 North Palm Ave., Sarasota.
Bradenton’s Main Street becomes canvas for the city’s multitudinous scribblers, doodlers, sketchers and creatives of all stripes, as ArtSlam brings 23 teams of students and artists out onto the pavement for a day of free-wheeling expressive enterprise. Take a stroll to appreciate the art and jump right in if the inspiration strikes.
Bradenton Main Street, 400 12th St. West, Bradenton
The opera brings to you an enthralling tale that follows the affair between a Druid priestess and a Roman official, Norma and Pollione, in a Roman occupied Gaul. Defying her sacred vows, Norma has borne two children, but Pollione’s sights are now set on Adalgisa, a temple virgin. The scorned Norma contemplates murder, but as her heart battles between love and duty, she chooses to be cleansed by the flames of a sacrificial pyre.
Sarasota Opera House, 61 North Pineapple Ave., Sarasota.
Celebrating Jewish Culture seeks to showcase Jewish culture and the diversity that exists in Jewish artistic expressions. The exhibit will feature works by Nadja Marks, Ellen Goldberg Tishman, Lori Charnow, Harry Samtur, and Janet Mishner. Musical entertainment will be featured as well.
Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Ct., Sarasota.
Golfing with heart takes on a new meaning at The Concession Golf Club as two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin partners with The Concession Charities for the 8th Archie Griffin Celebrity Golf Classic. More than 20 professional athletes are expected to attend, including current and former NFL players Eddie George, Joey Galloway, Leroy Hoard, Isaac Curtis, Will Allen, Michael Merriweather, Robert Smith, Louis Breeden and Keith Byars. Proceeds from the celebrity tournament will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, empowering more than 7,000 youth to reach their potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Full event details are available online including an up-to-date list of attending celebrities and sponsorship opportunities
The Concession Golf Club , 7700 Lindrick Ln, Bradenton, FL 34202
This concert features the striking work of Bartók and Schumann. Bartók's final string quartet is a curious and powerful work, ranging from playfulness to melancholy. As the music succumbs to the impending end, it transforms into something majestic in its resignation. Schumann's String Quartet No. 3 features a Clara motif, as he wrote it during his first marital crisis, a domestic issue with a modern ring to it. Typical for Schumann, the finale sweeps away all that has gone before in a surge of energy with a grand conclusion.
Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 North Tamiami Tr., Sarasota.
The ninth annual event will feature films that "explore, record, and celebrate Jewish life and experience" from both the past and present. Films vary in genres from exciting fast-paced features to more serious and somber films. Enjoy great cinema for only $15.
Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, 580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota
Change the destiny of the 30,000 homeless cats and kittens in Sarasota County by joining Cat Depot for an enchanting celebration under the stars at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Guests will enjoy live entertainment, hand-crafted cocktails, delectable bites and delicious desserts prepared by award-winning Michael’s on East and Cat Depot’s best silent auction to date. Every ticket sold will provide much needed support and medical care for the homeless, abandoned, and injured cats and kittens the organization rescues each year.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 S Palm Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236
Headlining a program of Broadway favorites is Tony-nominated actor Norm Lewis, recognized for his roles in Phantom of the Opera, Porgy and Bess and Showboat at Lincoln Center. Also on the program is Sierra Boggess, who starred in Phantom with Lewis. The program includes music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Jerome Kern, Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein.
Van Wezel, 777 North Tamiami Tr., Sarasota.
Marta is the unwilling mistress of awealthy landowner, Sebastiano. To ensure the poor girl will remain close, Sebastiano marries Marta off to Pedro, a shepherd on his land. Pedro falls in love with Marta. Eventually, the awful secret comes to light, but the shepherd is still willing to do whatever it takes to free his beloved from her warden.Performed by the likes of Maria Callas and Montserrat Caballé, this extraordinary example of early 20th century verismo opera is seen regularly in Germany and Austria, but there has only been one other U.S. production in a century.
Sarasota Opera House, 61 North Pineapple Ave., Sarasota.
Face Autism, Inc. is teaming up with the Sarasota Jeep Club and Firkins Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram by rasing funds to continue to serve the local Bradenton, Sarasota, and Venice autism communities. The event will include live music, food and performances from Dynasty Dance and Face Autism clients. All event proceeds will go directly to Face Autism.
Firkins Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, 2700 1st Street Bradenton, FL 34208
Year after year of sold-out performances at VT prove that these Grammy winning legends of folk music just get better with time! The Kingston Trio always provides a wonderful trip through a musical genre that is adored by millions. You'll be sure to enjoy their beautiful harmonies, simple-yet-meaningful songs, and top-notch musicianship. The Kingston Trio: George Grove, Bill Zorn and Rick Dougherty
Venice Theatre, 140 Tampa Ave W., Venice,
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