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Featured Artist
Piero Rivolta

The definition of a renaissance man should include a reference to Piero Rivolta. Rivolta, an artist on many levels: designing and building cars, yachts, racing boats and even snowmobiles. He was instrumental (pun intended) in the creation of La Musica International Chamber Music Festival in Sarasota. He has even raised and managed race horses. In recent years, Piero has turned his creative energies to writing fiction and has published two novels: Sunset in Sarasota and Just One Scent: The Rest is God. A third novel will be published in October, entitled Alex & the Color of the Wind.

Following one’s dreams, passions and artistic urges is a freedom few people take the time to experience in life. Piero finds the time and credits lessons from his father as significant in his personal and professional success. He says, “Most of all, my father had transmitted to me the longing to always be a free man, to be the master, as far as it is possible, of one’s own destiny, able to assume life’s responsibilities without being overly influenced by boards of directors, committees, religions and, especially, political ideologies and politics in general.” Great advice. (click here to nominate our next artist)

Sarasota’s Film and Entertainment Office had a photo contest that you probably saw here in AnythingArts.com. The contest asked shutterbugs to find interesting shots, throughout the county, that would be interesting sites for movie and other media shoots. The winning entry was submitted by John Barkenquast, who captured the shot at right located at Oscar Scherer State Park. See all the finalists by clicking here.

[ take a stand ] Another event that may interest readers on this topic, is a scheduled Take A Stand Town Meeting at the Newtown Community Center, AKA the Robert Taylor Community Center, at 1845 34th Street, in Sarasota, on August 28 at 6:00 pm. The Take a Stand Campaign is a nation-wide organizing drive to demand that Republican members of Congress and the Senate take a stand with the vast majority of Americans who want a safe and responsible redeployment of American Forces from Iraq. Call 813-877-6712 for information.

September 4
[ bead-azzled ]

Ok, I learn something new with every issue. For example, I had no idea that making things with beads was so popular that there are shops, classes and even contests and awards. Now I know! At BEADS FOB you can join Award Winning Bead Artist Karen Johnson and develop your beading skills in off loom needle weaving techniques from 10:30 am -1:30 pm. Karen will teach garden lovers the art of brick stitch, using this versatile beading technique to create a woven basket made to look like a flower pot, with a cascade of embellished, beaded, flowered fringe. Check out all of the other beading information and classes here.

The Big Bang runs through September 23 on Venice Little Theatre’s Pinkerton stage. The play originally ran Off-Broadway and is a full throttle comedy: In an elegant Park Avenue apartment, two house sitters and wannabe producers try to line up backers for their original musical. Titled: The Big Bang, it would be the most expensive Broadway musical ever produced, with a budget of $83 million a cast of 318 with 6428 costumes and 1400 wigs.

Photographs celebrating Cuba's natural landscape by renowned photographer Clyde Butcher will be on view in the Ulla R. and Arthur F. Searing Wing at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. The photographs included in Clyde Butcher's Cuba will be shown concurrently with the Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Art from the Farber Collection exhibition, in the Ringling Museum's Searing Wing.

The Art School, Gift and Framing Gallery of Colleen Cassidy-Berns is having a juried art contest. E-mail a jpeg digital picture of your original artwork to colleen@colleencassidy.com. Indicate on the e-mail your name, address, phone number, title of your artwork and your interest in submitting your artwork for the "America's Got Art Talent" contest. There will be three top prize awards for Adults ages 17 plus and three top awards for Children age 16 and under. Winners of the top prize awards will be announced an Open House on October 5.

Learn The Commedia Dell’ Arte, one of the oldest forms of comedy and improvisation. You will learn the physical style of Commedia dell' Arte as it was then and how it may be used now as a creative tool. This class will help all actors free themselves on stage and in life!  No experience necessary. Tuesdays Sept 18 through Dec 18 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Instructed by Amanda Schlachter. Click here for more information or call 941-685-8885.

ArtCenter Manatee will be scheduling artists for the new satellite gallery space at the ComCenter at 9040 Town Center Parkway in Lakewood Ranch. They are looking for high quality, fine art from individuals or groups of artists to exhibit their artwork including original paintings, gicleés or prints for two months at a time. The next available exhibition months are October/November, 2007 and then again April/May, 2008. Artists interested in applying for the exhibit space can fill out the application available on their website. All artwork will be juried. Rental for this space is $400 for the two month time span. Contact Diane Shelly, Executive Director of ArtCenter Manatee at 941-746-2862.

Venice Little Theatre’s fall class schedule includes something for everyone from third grade to adult. Classes include everything from Beginning Creative Dramatics for the tots, to Dance Style for Adults, to Showgirls for Teens to Drama for Developmentally Challenged Adults.

Art for Everyone classes run September 26 through December 20 at the Ringling College of Art. Classes include painting, art & healing, figure drawing, Photoshop, digital photography and more. There is an Open House for prospective students, of all ages, on September 15 from 10:00 - Noon. There you can meet the faculty, see demonstrations and artwork and even enter a drawing for a $100 tuition certificate to be given away. See full course offerings by clicking here.

The Players Theatre is offering classes, beginning the week of August 27, in just about everything. Check out their website for info on classes in acting, playwriting, voice, dance, movement for seniors, audition skills, acting for the camera and so forth. It’s not too late to improve, try something new or just get your groove on.

Information about show times, places and dates is assumed accurate but not guaranteed. Please contact the presenting organization directly, by the link or phone number provided, to confirm information.

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