Capital Culture Magazine: May/june 2007

May/June 2007 Priceless

Art is Everywhere Are You Missing Out?

Mark Mustian

Reveals His Creative Side

Valerie Goodwin

Architecture Meets Quilting at FAMU The Reviews Are In!

Two Tallahassee Albums You Can’t Afford to Miss!

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For Capital Culture Magazine Publisher Peggy Brady Editor Randi Goldstein Creative Director Tony Archer Editorial Assistant Topher Sherman Capital Culture Magazine is published bi-monthly by the Council on Culture & Arts with support from the Leon County Tourist Development Council and in cooperation with Tallahassee’s Family Forum Magazine. Capital Culture Magazine is distributed free of charge to visitors to and residents of Florida’s Big Bend Area. Reproduction of Capital Culture Magazine in whole or in part is permitted only with written permission from the Council on Culture & Arts. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. Editorial, art, and photography submissions to Capital Culture Magazine are considered. Writer’s guidelines are available at www.cocanet.org. However, the publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or art. Capital Culture Magazine reserves the right to publish any letters to the editor. Although COCA makes every effort to publish accurate information, we make no guarantee as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information in this magazine. All rights reserved. May/June 2007 Priceless

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Art is Everywhere Are You Missing Out?

Mark Mustian

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Architecture Meets Quilting at FAMU

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COCA members include non-profit and commercial galleries, museums, theaters, music groups, dance companies, festivals, historic sites, film and video companies, educational organizations, and individual artists, as well as businesses and individuals interested in supporting local cultural activities. Council on Culture & Arts Staff xecutive Director Peggy Brady E Tony Archer Randi Goldstein Leslie Puckett Clint L. Riley Topher Sherman Amanda Karioth Thompson Holly Thompson Council on Culture & Arts Board of Directors Chair Michael H. Sheridan Vice Chair Ken Winker Treasurer Anne Mackenzie Secretary Kay Stephenson Exec. Comm. Margo H. Bindhardt Member At-Large Valliere Richard Auzenne Mickey Brady Lydia A. McKinley-Floyd Longineu Parsons Mark Ravenscraft Susan Stratton Mike Vasilinda Stacey Webb Johanna Williams Ex-officios John Marks, Mayor Bob Rackleff, County Commission Marge Banocy-Payne, TCC Valencia E. Matthews, FAMU Donna H. McHugh, FSU Paula P. Smith, PACC Chair Dick Fallon, Cultural Ambassador 2222 Old St. Augustine Road, Tallahassee, FL 32301 (850) 224-2500 office / (850) 224-2515 fax [email protected] / www.cocanet.org

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On the Cover: Mohamed Diaby performs at the 9th Annual Florida African Dance Festival. See page 9 for details on the 10th Annual Festival. Photo by Austin Roberts

As the local arts agency for Tallahassee and Leon County, the Council on Culture & Arts works on behalf of the community to support the area’s diverse range of cultural events and traditions. Through innovative partnerships with community and educational groups, COCA seeks to enrich and improve the lives of citizens and visitors alike. Our professional staff and board of directors serve as a community resource to advocate for and support arts and culture in Florida’s Capital Area.

A COCA publication sponsored in part by the City of Tallahassee, Leon County, the State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Conversations With...Mark Mustian

Attorney, City Commissioner, Author – Mark Mustian Shows His Artistic Side Interview by Elise Judelle

Adventures in the Arts: Finding Art in the Everyday Melissa Scholes Young Explores the Nature of Art and the Art of Nature

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Music Reviews

Two Very Different Tastes of Tallahassee • Tallahassee Selects by Kerry Dexter • The Fertile Compilation by Matt Amuso

Profiles in the Arts

Valerie S. Goodwin: Fiber Artist, Architect, Professor

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Regular Features

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From the Publisher

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Contributors

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News of Note Keep up with arts & culture!

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More Than You Thought The Florida African Dance Festival turns 10, plus theatre, music, dance, art exhibits, and MORE!

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COCA Connection Art abounds at City Hall & the Airport, plus all that’s new with COCA.

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Directory of Arts and Cultural Organizations and Businesses



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FROM THE PUBLISHER

Tell Us What You Think!

Capital Culture is your magazine—we want to hear from you. Illustration by Nathan Archer

COCA is constantly on the lookout for new ideas to help us continue to make this magazine more interesting, more useful, and more fun. As a reader, you are our most important critic and commentator. We value your opinion and want to know what we’re doing right, what we could do better, what subjects you’d like to see us cover, and any other words of wisdom you’re willing to pass our way. So tell us what you think … of the magazine, or of the state of the arts in Tallahassee. Let us know about what current topics and emerging issues are of interest to you. Or, just drop us a line about what your organization is up to. Write to us at [email protected], or by mail at 2222 Old St. Augustine Road, Tallahassee, FL, 32301. See you out and about!

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CONTRIBUTORS Matthew Amuso

Kerry Dexter

Matthew Amuso was born in Washington, Pennsylvania, and came of age in Sarasota, Florida. He briefly attended Florida State University before dropping out to work full time, and eventually traveled cross-country to Portland, Oregon. There, he survived on generosity and ingenuity for two months, before a brief stay back in Pennsylvania. Since then he has returned to Tallahassee to work, write, and attend community college, all while plotting to start an independent publishing company.

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Kerry Dexter is a Tallahassee-based independent writer, photographer, and producer who specializes in folk and heritage music. Among her credits are VH1, CMT, the folk music magazine Dirty Linen, CBC, Barnes & Noble Online, the MusicHound guides, and the Encyclopedia of Ireland and the Americas. You can read more of her writing on her blog, Music Road, at www.musicroad.blogspot.com.

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NEWS OF NOTE 3,000 Degrees of Art On Friday, March 23, 2007, a new era began for FSU’s seven-year-old Master Craftsman Program, when it held an inaugural “iron pour” at its new studio in a renovated warehouse on Gaines Street. Visual fireworks at the outdoor metal casting facility and glass furnace will now be a regular occurrence.

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Elise Judelle Elise Judelle is an attorney in the Tallahassee office of Bryant, Miller, Olive, P.A. She loves her job because nobody knows what a public finance lawyer does, and she never has to talk about work at cocktail parties. Elise has written one thing or another all her life, most recently The Laughing Stock, with Peggy Brady, with whom she has also co-written several plays and an animated screenplay starring a cockroach. Elise is a past president and frequent misbehaver at the Capital Tiger Bay Club. She is married to her favorite audience, local physician Jesse Judelle.

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Melissa Scholes Young grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which she loyally claims as her hometown. When not raising butterflies with her four-year-old daughter, Melissa teaches English and Creative Writing at Lincoln High School. She taught for the past eight years at all levels from middle school to college. Her articles have been published in Tallahassee’s Family Forum Magazine, A Cup of Comfort for Teachers, and the nationally syndicated Front Porch. Melissa moved to Tallahassee a few years ago after being persuaded by her Floridian husband that winter is optional.

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NEWS OF NOTE Well Done!

Five Tallahassee writers were recently named winners of 2006 Florida Book Awards: • Julianna Baggott, writing under her alternate name of N.E. Bode, won the gold medal in “Children’s Literature” for The Somebodies • Adrian Fogelin was awarded the gold medal in the“Young Adult Literature” category for TheRealQuestion • James Kimbrell was honored with the gold medal in Poetry for My Psychic • Elizabeth Dewberry won the bronze medal in the “General Fiction” category for her novel, His Lovely Wife • J. Stanley Marshall, former President of Florida State University, was awarded a bronze medal in the category of“Florida Non-Fiction”for The Tumultuous Sixties: Campus Unrest and Student Life at a Southern University

Art & History in Bronze American Royalty, the third sculptural group in the Indian Heritage Tableau at the corner of the R.A. Gray Building, was dedicated on March 15, 2007. Movin’ On, the first group, was dedicated March 2005, and Seminole Family, the second group, was dedicated March 2006. A final group, depicting native peoples of the preColumbian era, will be installed in March 2008. The Indian Heritage Tableau was created by local sculptors Bradley Cooley and Bradley Cooley, Jr.

They’re All Winners

Good luck to the nominees for the Tallahassee Democrat’s “Volunteer of the Year” in the arts category: • John Cross, nominated by Young Actors Theatre • Chris Dudley, nominated by the Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Sciences • Martha Olive-Hall, nominated by the Tallahassee Ballet • Charles Hazelip, nominated by Tallahassee Senior Services

Congratulations!

Jennifer Calienes, Director of the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC), has been named as one of Tallahassee’s “2007 Top Women in Business.” Calienes is one of 26 women featured by the Tallahassee Democrat during March, which was also Women’s History Month. The women were selected from nominations by readers, and the final list was created by a jury of women business leaders.

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Interview by Elise Judelle

You probably know Mark Mustian – you may have even voted for him for City Commission. What you might not know is that he is also a writer.

Mark Mustian’s first novel, The Return, an intense thriller about the

EJ: Here we are, sitting at Clusters and Hops, feeling very artsy.

return of Christ as a black woman in a Brazil ghetto, was published in

MM: In a dark corner.

2000. Hardly what you might expect from this mild mannered public

EJ: So, here’s the first thing we want to get into. I love this topic – being an attorney and politician versus being an artist. Is there a difference? Personally, I think they’re identical.

finance attorney and architect of the Capital Cascades Greenway Project, who is known for his soft-spoken style, his dedication to his family, and his commitment to community. Elise Judelle, coincidentally, is another public finance attorney who is also a writer. You might well have seen her wickedly irreverent parodies performed on stage by The Laughing Stock, known as “Florida’s Musically Twisted Political Cabaret.” Mark and Elise often find themselves around the state at the same meetings for organizations like the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. Whenever possible, they prefer to chat about anything but the law.

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MM: Well, I spoke at something the other day – it was a writing thing – and I said, “Well, you know, I’m an attorney, and a politician, and a writer,” and someone in the audience said, “We can’t trust you at all!” EJ: Is writing something you’ve done all your life? MM: No, it’s not. It fills a void for me, I think. Being a lawyer, you know, there’s not a whole lot of creativity there. There’s some in being a city commissioner. But just trying to use your imagination is the fun part of being a writer, and for a long time I really wasn’t doing that. EJ: When did you do your first writing? MM: Not until I started the novel. EJ: When was that?

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CONVERSATIONS WITH... There are 16 million people, as many people as live in the entire state of Florida. I just thought it was an interesting place, so most of the book is set there, and some in Miami. EJ: How is the sequel? Is there a sequel? MM: I worked on a sequel, and I ended up not being able to get it published. But I have actually finished a manuscript for something else now, and so I’m trying to get that published. EJ: What’s this one about? MM: It’s about… my heritage is Armenian somewhere way back… so this is about a guy who is a World War I vet, but fought on the other side for the Turks, immigrated to the U.S., and was injured in the war. You know, sometimes you wonder if the gods conspire against you, because since the first of this year, there have been two books on sort of the same subject. EJ: There’s a whole bunch of Turkish war veteran novels suddenly? MM: I started in 1994. EJ: Wait a minute… so where was your imagination all those years before that? MM: Probably deep in some bond documents. But I had always read a lot, and this story percolated around for all those years. It took me a long time to write it, about four years, so I was grateful that it worked out as well as it did. I wasn’t sure I would finish it, or anyone would want it. EJ: It was a massive undertaking – it was impressive. MM: I told very few people I was doing it. I didn’t tell my parents. After I finished the manuscript, I gave it to a few people, including you, to read. Bryan Desloge was one of them, and he ran into my parents somewhere and said, “How about Mark’s book?” And they said, “What book?” So I had to give it to my mother to read, and she said, “Well, it’s as good as some other stuff that’s out there.” Thanks, Mom! EJ: I thought you were incredibly free about letting people read it. Whenever I write anything, I’m much more possessive about it, and sensitive about other people looking at it and commenting on it. Was your ego not invested in it being good? MM: Well, I had no idea what I was doing, so it was less of an issue. I learned a lot from that

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experience. It was interesting to hear people’s comments. Some things struck home, and I said, “Well yeah, you’re right, I hadn’t really thought about this,” and some I just said, “Well, no, that’s not really what I’m doing.” I was very lucky to have it published. You go through this enormous rejection after rejection after rejection, and it wears on your self-confidence, even though you know it will be that way. But this agent finally read the whole thing and she said, “My God, this is great! You need to take this to New York.” So I felt somewhat justified… finally somebody actually read the thing and thought, “Yeah, this is pretty good!” EJ: But you didn’t set it in Tallahassee; you didn’t use Tallahassee in any way. MM: No, I didn’t. I just wanted to do something different. I had people before and since say, “Why don’t you write legal thrillers?” EJ: Been done. MM: I wanted to be as far away from the law as I could! EJ: Yeah, edge of your seat stuff like, “Will these bonds be tax-exempt… or not?” MM: Right! So I had been to Brazil, and we flew over Sao Paulo one day, and it took about 20 minutes just to fly over the city – it’s so huge.

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MM: Well, a bunch about the Armenian situation. But I think it’s pretty good. It’s a little more literary, a little darker. And I’ve learned that to get published, it’s helpful to have a track record of being published. EJ: You have to have succeeded to succeed. MM: Exactly. EJ: How do you manage to write with all the other things you have to do? How do you work it into your daily life? MM: I try and do it a little bit each day. It varies depending on my schedule, but I usually do it first thing in the morning, before the kids wake up. EJ: Oh my God, so what time would that be? MM: Around five a.m. EJ: Oh yeah, I feel so creative at five a.m. MM: Well, I found that strong coffee helps me a lot there. It’s just kind of time to myself, and that’s when I enjoy doing it. EJ: How do you feel about Tallahassee as a home to an artist? Does it have any effect on you? Is it a fertile ground? Is it irrelevant? MM: Oh, I think there’s all the potential in

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the world here, and it’s exciting from that standpoint. The bedrock of the community in one respect is that it’s an arts community. There are a lot of artists here, and a lot of authors, actually. It’s been helpful to me to meet some of the other writers in town. I try to read almost everything that’s written by local people, just to see what they’re doing. One guy I’ve gotten to know is Jeff VanderMeer, who writes fantasy stuff, and has been super successful. I just read one of his books and e-mailed him and said, “Hey I liked your stuff, you want to get together?” I’ve enjoyed getting to know him, and I’ve learned a lot from him. EJ: You’ve lived here all your life? MM: Pretty much, since first grade. I went away to college, and worked in Jacksonville for a little while, but for the most part I’ve been here. It’s a nice place to be. I think Tallahassee’s very creative. Nobody tends to focus on it, and it started well before I got there, but there are even art shows constantly at City Hall. The visual art is very good. EJ: COCA does that, you know. They curate that. MM: The stuff at the airport is very good, too. EJ: Instead of hot dogs? You like that better than the hot dogs? MM: Yeah, I like it. I always swing by to see what’s there.

MM: It sounds good! EJ: How do you feel about Tallahassee as a creative community?We have this initiative coming up, this “creative communities” initiative – are you going to participate in that? MM: Well, sure. I think Tallahassee’s very creative as a community. I mean, I don’t get the feel that if you drive into Tallahassee, you’re immediately swept with,“Oh, well, this is an arts community,” like you do in some other communities around the country or the world, so there’s a lot more we could do. But you can look at the whole Railroad Square thing – it just kind of came into being. You can look at Seven Days of Opening Nights – that kind of came out of nowhere, and is now a pretty nationally known thing. EJ: Anything else you would like to say to all the good people who will be reading your cultural conversation? MM: Well, I have a little idea. EJ: Uh oh. MM: It’s only a partly formed idea. In terms of the literary things we do here: there’s a library weekend where they have some speakers and stuff, there’s the library author dinner, there’s Seven Days, where they usually have an author, there’s the Warehouse -- they do readings there. But I’d like to think about us

doing a festival or something, and I’d like it to be different somehow. One of the things I’ve kicked around is the idea of something with a theme, like humorous writing, that could attract some publicity, to showcase what we have here. EJ: Right. I guess we don’t have cowboy poets, but maybe there’s something similar. MM: Farmer poets. EJ: Farmer humor! MM: So, I’m trying to think it through and solicit some thoughts from people about what might work. You know, I remember when The Winter Festival started, it was kind of on the back of a fire truck, and there wasn’t much to it. Now it’s an institution. EJ: I think that would be exciting. I’ll be there! Do you have a title for your next book, so that we can be looking for it? We could all lobby our agents and publishers… MM: Not yet. I’ve been writing some short stories too, and sent some of those off. EJ: Can you make a living with your art? MM: I don’t know. We’ll see, I guess. But, I’m not quitting either of my jobs yet.

EJ: Where else do you go in town? MM: I like the Miracle Theater.

Mark Mustian’s novel, The Return, is

EJ: I love the Miracle. I love what they’re showing there. You ever get to the All Saints Theatre?

available from most major online booksellers. You can find more

MM: You know, I’ve never been there.

information about his writing at

EJ: You need to go check that out!

www.markmustian.com. And, of

MM: I’ve intended to. Is it set up like a theater?

course you can catch up with him at

EJ: It is. It’s a wonderful story, because it’s actually the waiting room for Amtrak, but it’s not used very often, especially since Hurricane Katrina. But the Tallahassee Film Society managed to get Amtrak and the County to agree to let them use it on the weekends for showing films. They have 50 or 55 seats. They line up the benches from the waiting room, and they have Dolby Surround Sound and their own popcorn machine and everything.

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the City Commission Chambers. To find out about future performances of The Laughing Stock, join their e-mail list by writing to [email protected].

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ou may not be familiar with Mabiba Baegne, Youssouff Koumbassa, and Aziz Faye, but in the world of African dance and drumming, these names are like Fred Astaire or the Rolling Stones. Likewise their credits – Les Ballet Africains, the Ballet National Djoliba, Balafon West African Dance Ensemble – might not sound all that impressive, but they are the equivalent of Julliard, Alvin Ailey, the Metropolitan Opera, and American Idol, all rolled into one. And these folks are coming to Tallahassee. But this ain’t your parents’dance concert. Don’t expect to sit back and be a tame audience at the grand finale African Dance & Drumming Performance Concert, the culmination of the 10th Annual Florida African Dance Festival. Some of the top African dancers and percussionists in the world are bringing the rhythm to Tallahassee, and they’ll have you itching to jump up and join them.

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Some of the by Randi top African Goldstein dancers and percussionists in the world are bringing the rhythm to Tallahassee .

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The finale event, to be held at Lee Hall on FAMU’s campus, will feature most of the visiting artists from the three-day festival, as well as the local hosts, the African Caribbean Dance Theatre. And there’s no excuse for missing it this year – parking guides will be available around Lee Hall to help you find your way. The African Caribbean Dance Theatre, created and run by husband and wife Marcus and Jevelle Robinson, has wowed audiences for the past fourteen years with its pulsating and energizing performances at inaugural events, festivals, concerts, weddings, and other special occasions throughout the Southeast. The company’s year-round schedule of African dance and drum classes serves as the training ground for all ages, and helps preserve the traditions for future generations. The festival typically attracts 4,500 dancers, drummers, participants, and spectators from around the United States and Africa, and this year’s 10th anniversary celebration is expected to be the biggest ever.

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Friday (5 - 9 pm)

Friday (12 & 3 pm) Saturday (12 pm)

Forum: What is the status of African American literature? Featuring mystery novelist Vincent Alexandria, with author/civil rights activist Patricia Stephens Due, author/folklorist Dr. Jerrilyn McGregory, and author/psychologist Dr. Sharon Dennard. Moderated by FAMU’s Dr. David Jackson.

Introduce your children to the thrilling world of African dance with these workshops designed especially for them. No previous experience is required! Workshops are free, but pre-registration is required. For ages 5 and up.

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Health Education

Saturday (10:30 am - 1 pm) Forum: Colon Cancer: What You Should Know. Learn what you need to know to protect yourself and your loved ones. Featuring Dr. Joseph L. Webster of the Webster Surgical Center and the Institute for African American Health. Plus free health screenings by the FAMU College of Pharmacy.

Natural Hair Extravaganza Saturday (1 - 2:30 pm) The Mandisa Ngozi Art & Braiding Gallery will display and highlight their spectacular natural hairstyles and fashions. Consult the featured presenter about transforming your mind, body, and soul through the ancient African art of hair braiding.

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African Marketplace

Dance & Drum Workshops

Friday and Saturday (all day)

Friday and Saturday (see www.fadf.org for detailed schedule)

More than 30 vendors will showcase their distinctive wares. Come see (and buy!) art, jewelry, clothing, oils, incense, bath and body products, and more, all with a uniquely African slant. Enjoy delicious ethnic foods and check out the book fair featuring local and regional authors while you take in the sights and sounds of the festival around you.

Whether you want to learn some new moves, or would rather stay back and watch this exhilarating art form, the dance and drum workshops are for you. Some of the top African dance and drum artists and teachers in the world will be sharing their craft. $10 per workshop to participate, $5 per workshop to observe. For ages 10 and up.

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COCA’s MoreThanYouThought.com is a free, on-line interactive community events calendar. Everyone is invited to post their events (art-related and otherwise) to the calendar for no charge.

Here is a small sampling of the events posted in May and June 2007... (Note: All events are subject to change without notice. Check www.MoreThanYouThought.com, or contact the individual organizations listed for updated information.)

Music Don’t want to be stuck indoors? Check out the free, outdoor, family-friendly Pops in the City concert presented by the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. It’s May 12 on the steps of the Capitol, with the Supreme Court as the backdrop. No tickets needed. For information, call 224-0461. On May 25 & 26, the Florida State Opera presents Gluck’s Orfeo et Euridice, a deeply moving legendary tale of Orpheus, who loses his beloved wife to death but is able to restore her through the power of music. In French with English supertitles. At Opperman Music Hall on FSU Campus. For tickets, call 644-6500 or tickets.fsu.edu.

If you miss Tuesday, try the Open Mic Night every Wednesday at the Warehouse on Gaines Street. See local musicians show their stuff! Call 222-6188.

Festivals Bradfordville Blues Club and Tallahassee Zydeco & Cajun Association want to show you a good time at the 3rd Annual Zydeco & Cajun Mudbug Bash on May 11 & 12. Listen to bands from S.W. Louisiana, eat fresh boiled crawfish, take free dance lessons, and browse creations from local crafts vendors. For information, call 212-0431.

On June 1 & 2 in Turner Auditorium on TCC’s campus, listen to that Crazy Little Thing Called Harmony, the annual barbershop show by the Capital Chordsmen. Also featuring Tallahassee’s Sweet Adelines, and a guest quartet. For tickets, call 224-6336.

On May 20, the Knott House Museum hosts its annual commemoration of the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation on the front steps of this historic site downtown. The Tallahassee tradition includes a ceremonial reading, music, and a picnic in Lewis Park across the street. For information, call 922-2459.

In the mood for some live jazz and martinis? Every Tuesday night in May, CoolGrindz Downtown presents the Dayve Stewart Band plus different guest musicians each week. No cover charge, 18+. Call 575-9003.

Every Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Downtown Marketplace in Ponce de Leon Park features regional artists, fresh homegrown produce and flowers, plus celebrated local musicians, authors and poets, and special activities for kids. Call 224-3252.

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Dance Now in its eighteenth year, Pas de Vie Ballet is raising the curtain for its annual Spotlight on Dance, featuring “Firebird” and other classical and contemporary works. A silent auction along with Mother’s Day intermission treats by Au Peche Mignon round out the performances at Opperman Music Hall on the FSU Campus, May 12 & 13. For tickets, call 644-6500 or tickets. fsu.edu. Join the FSU Department of Dance for When the Delta Speaks, a heartfelt evening of modern dance inspired by first hand experiences of Hurricane Katrina. Performances are June 1 & 2 in the Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre in Montgomery Gym on FSU’s Campus. Call 644-4425 for tickets or tickets.fsu.edu.

Theatre An opera company stands to lose $50,000 unless they can find a way for a dead singer to deliver the performance of his life. Join this merry company on a wild 1930s romp of desperate measures, mistaken identity, and compromising positions in Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig. At Tallahassee Little Theatre, May 24 to 27, and May 31 to June 3. Call 224-4597 for tickets. Grease is the word….Young Actors Theatre is the place from June 21 to July 1! Join the coolest gang of high school students you’ll ever meet, as this musical production celebrates youth through its popular songs and exuberant dancing. Call 386-6602 for tickets.

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Visual Art Come see what all the fuss is about! AfroProvocations is on exhibit at the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science until June 3. Six contemporary artists display works concerned with notions of identity, culture, sexuality, gender, religion, and outright political debate. Call 513-0700 for information. See the cream of the crop of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama watercolor artists at the 19th Tri-State Watermedia Competition, through May 26 at LeMoyne Art Foundation, presented in collaboration with the Tallahassee Watercolor Society. For information, call 222-8800. Celebrating art and flowers, Flower Power is on display at Gadsden Arts Center in Quincy from May 11 through June 30. The exhibit features paintings and photographs of nature’s beauty, plus magnificent live flower arrangements – perfect for the summer, and only 15 minutes from Tallahassee. Call 875-4866. View and bid on over 150 pieces of original artwork at Artopia 2007, the annual fundraiser for Big Bend Cares, at The Moon on June 23, 2007. Call 656-2437 ext. 225 for information about the auction and Big Bend Cares’ HIV/AIDS education and support programs.

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id you know that monarchs migrate to Mexico? My four-yearold teaches me this on the way home from her preschool. Isabelle and her class are learning the letter “M,” and this little mnemonic device is helping. “Have you ever seen a monarch, Isabelle?” I ask. “Of course, Mom. I’ve seen lots of pictures,” she replies. “The boys are the cocoons, and the girls are the butterflies.” Hmm…I surmise we’ll need to back up the learning process. The next day I bring home five monarch cocoons munching on milkweed. We “monarch sit” regularly in our classrooms at Lincoln High School, thanks to the brilliance and dedication of Jim West, our horticulture hero. “We are going to watch these cocoons become butterflies, Isabelle,” I instruct her as we place the container

wing pattern and notes the intricacies of their design. She’s learning about monarchs migrating to Mexico, but I think her learning goes beyond my surface observation. This summer in Tallahassee will bring us another season of monarchs emerging and, once again, will open our eyes to the art in the everyday. Each Saturday we journey to the Downtown Marketplace to stroll in and out of the artist’s booths. The jewelry is made with stone, glass, and natural objects, and much of the pottery is handmade from clay. Many local artists rely on nature for their palette. A piece of driftwood becomes a landscape of yellow and orange sunsets with lavender undertones. “I saw that sunset at the beach with grandpa!” Isabelle exclaims. This artist has clearly captured her memory. Local icons, like canopy roads and St. Marks, are portrayed in forms ranging from photography to mixed media to landscape paintings. Another artist paints decorative scenes on rocks.

atmosphere of First Fridays is perfect to discover art and listen to live music. If the art doesn’t suffice, the men on stilts, belly dancers, face painting, and food will. The idea of eating dinner in The Renaissance Café inside of the historic caboose is enough to entice my family for an evening. When we need to appreciate the art created by the outdoors, we head to Maclay Gardens to walk among the shade and blooms. The garden, as explained on the park’s website*, “is meant to soothe the senses and be a place of peace and serenity. It is intended to work with nature, rather than to manipulate nature.” We love strolling the brick paths and enjoying the unscheduled pace as we search for our elusive monarchs. “Mommy, I think I saw our monarch. It had black and orange dots!” Isabelle chases the butterfly down a canopied path, determined to capture the art in the everyday. *www.ssnow.com/maclay

“This summer in Tallahassee will bring us another season of monarchs emerging and, once again, will open our eyes to the art in the everyday.” on our screened porch. Isabelle eagerly pulls up her miniature blue chair and assumes a “Thinking Man” pose. After a few moments, she breaks the silence. “Can we do anything else while we watch?” Ten days later our monarchs begin emerging and it is our charge to release them safely into the world for their migration to Mexico. Isabelle now thinks she sees our monarchs everywhere. She claims she knows their spots and markings – which she calls “butterfly art” – by heart. My daughter memorizes each butterfly’s

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How many times have I cleared out my garden and discarded rocks without noticing their uniqueness? “Mommy, I could paint our rocks when we get home!” Clearly, my daughter is inspired by the artist’s renderings of nature. One of our favorite family-friendly spaces to explore the arts is the Railroad Square Art Park. An eclectic variety of art and technique pour out into the street from each studio. We feel as if we are on a scavenger hunt for the most unique art form, and surprises greet us as we pass through the many open doors. The festival

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rom emerging talent to established professionals, local artists have the opportunity to show their work in sixteen exhibits a year through the Art in Public Places Program, managed by COCA for the City of Tallahassee. Each June, expert jurors select artists for an exciting and diverse season of exhibitions at the City Hall Art Gallery and the Artport Gallery at the Tallahassee Regional Airport. Both galleries are free and open to the public. The exhibition season features painting, sculpture, fiber art, photography, and other fine crafts. Additional juried group shows highlight winning examples of our youth art and fine art photography and the art of our talented city employees. For most exhibitions, COCA holds a free reception for members of the public to meet the artists. COCA accepts applications to exhibit from professional and amateur artists who are at least 18 years old and live within 100 miles of Tallahassee. The next deadline for proposals is June 1, 2007. Visit www.cocanet.org/community/apply.html to download an application.

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Tallahassee Regional Airport (3300 Capital Circle SW) Hours: Daily 8:00 a.m. – 11 p.m. Amid the comings and goings of Tallahassee’s airport, an oasis of art welcomes more than a million people each year. Located in the lobby just beside the main entrance to the terminal, the ArtPort Gallery promotes local artists to travelers and citizens, and serves as a cultural gateway to Florida’s Capital City.

Upcoming ArtPort Exhibition D.E. Matthews & Carole Robertson (Photography) Exhibit: 6/8/07 – 7/08/07 Public Reception: 6/8/07, 6–7:30 p.m.

City Hall Art Gallery

2nd Floor, City Hall (300 South Adams Street) Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Located in the heart of downtown, this spacious public gallery filled with natural light complements the architectural design of Tallahassee’s City Hall. Whether you are attending a City Commission meeting or doing business with the City, you can enjoy the 360° display of artwork throughout the 2nd floor mezzanine.

Upcoming City Hall Exhibition Inger Avant & Jessica Tonry (Photography) Exhibit: 5/30/07 – 7/10/07 Public Reception: 6/1/07, 6–9 p.m.

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COCA Notes Out & About

• Staff members Peggy Brady, Leslie Puckett, and Amanda Karioth Thompson and Board member Anne Mackenzie made up “Team COCAnuts” for the Celebrity Grape Stomp at the 2007 Florida Wine Festival at the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science. • Executive Director Peggy Brady is serving as a member of Whole Child Leon’s “Spiritual Foundation Action Team,” the facet of the program that includes music and the arts. For information about the project, visit www. wholechildproject.org/leon.

• Sound familiar? Tony Archer, Peggy Brady, and Holly Thompson were all on-air volunteers for WFSU’s recent pledge drive.

Congratulations to the 23 local cultural organizations that were recommended for FY08 funding on April 21, 2007 at COCA’s “City of Tallahassee Cultural Services Grant” panel meeting. The recommendations now go COCA’s Board of Directors and then to the City Commission for approval during the budget process. Special thanks to the volunteer grant panelists – David Gregory, Jeannine Meis, James Perry, Geraldine Seay, Aurora Torres-Hansen, Harris Wiltsher, and Jennifer Wolf – for their extraordinary commitment of time and expertise.

Pushing Ahead

• Associate Director Randi Goldstein is serving on a statewide committee to improve access to the arts for people with disabilities. • Art in Public Places Director Leslie Puckett served as one of the judges selecting photographs for Brehon Institute for Family Services’ Blue Ribbon Baby Calendar.

They’re in the Money

COCA Executive Director Peggy Brady got down and dirty stomping grapes at the annual Wine Festival on Saturday, April 14, 2007.

• Peggy Brady served as a judge in the “drama and performing arts” category of the Best & Brightest awards, which honors students dedicated to their education and committed to their community (www.thebestandbrightest.org). • Tony Archer has been nominated by Big Bend Cares as 2007 Volunteer of the Year, sponsored by the Tallahassee Democrat.

In March, COCA once again hosted representatives from Artspace, Inc. (www. artspaceusa.org), a national non-profit arts developer based in Minneapolis. Artspace creates, fosters and preserves affordable space for artists and arts organizations in all disciplines, cultures, and economic circumstances. After this highly productive visit, the “Arts on Gaines” project is ready to take the next step forward – a survey to determine the extent of the artist housing market in the area.

We Mean Business

• Topher Sherman, COCA’s Administrative Assistant, was seen onstage as Hamlet in TheatreTCC’s production of Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits.

Nearly 50 local artists participated in two COCA workshops: Making a Living as a Performing Artist and Making a Living as a Visual Artist in March. Special thanks go to the nine workshop presenters – Bob Bischoff, Debbie Borowski, Chip Chalmers, Rick Carroll, Ben Gunter, Bill Holllimon, Sonya Livingston, Katherine Owen, and Leo Welch – for their generous gift of time and combined knowledge, and to Tallahassee Little Theatre for providing the space.

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And They Have Talent, TOO! • The artwork of COCA’s Education Director, Amanda Karioth Thompson, was featured on the cover of the April 2007 issue of Natural Awakenings magazine. The featured piece, Glass Wave, is a leaded stained glass window created in late 2006. • COCA’s Marketing Director Tony Archer won both Gold and Silver ADDY® Awards at the Greater Tallahassee Advertising Federation’s annual awards ceremony in February.

The Council on Culture & Arts (COCA) would like to thank Mr. Sam Thompson’s CBI class at Raa Middle School for their assistance in preparing the 2007 Art in Public Places Desktop Calendars.

From left to right: Amber Hines, Phyllis Jakes, Zachary Stone, Sam Thompson, Anthony Goss and Anthony Harvey

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COCA would like to thank Datamaxx Group, Inc. (www.datamaxx.com) for their in-kind support. Datamaxx, a leading technology company focused on the law enforcement, criminal justice, public safety, and homeland security marketplace, recently donated the use of its large assembly room for COCA’s public grant panel meetings. Kay Stephenson, CEO of Datamaxx, serves on the COCA Board of Directors.

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MUSIC REVIEWS Tallahassee Selects Label: Cascades Recording Company Release Date: October 2006 Genre: Americana/Folk/Pop

Cover art by Laura Pichard Murphy at Paisley Design

North Florida is a crossroads of sorts, and producer Del Suggs has chosen fourteen tracks that give an idea of the range of the region’s music, in melody, lyric, and style. Danica Winter’s intensity in the opening cut, “Paradise,” reminds a bit of Joni Mitchell, while David Murphy’s “Thoughts of Heaven” takes a quieter, reflective turn that offers a shifting sand of images from Saint Mark’s Lighthouse to distant churches. Bill Richardson rocks out with “Forget About It,” and Deborah Lawson and Stanton Rosenfeld add an elegant touch and a bit of swing-influenced fun with “Bad Dog.” Blues finds its way into the mix, too, especially with the track from Quanta called “Walkin’ from Richmond.” Ben Edmund shows the skill of how to say a lot with a few words as he evokes love and questions in the poetry of the everyday with “Morning,” and Suggs himself reminds of those island breezes with the saltwater style of folk that’s become his trademark in “Caribbean Money.” It’s a narrative of community, really, these fourteen songs: though each

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artist’s presence is clearly defined with an individual track, many’s the time that lead players from other tracks sit in to add harmony or backup playing to another’s slot. Many’s the background they’ve come from, as well. Glenn and Laurie Ring have played in pop bands and helped found non-profits. Edmund claims three Billboard song writing awards. Merelyn Falcilgia has published more than three dozen songs, Mimi Hearn has background in acting and stage work as well as singing, and Del Suggs tours internationally as well as the college circuit in the United States. Wherever their travels have taken them, each of these musicians calls North Florida home. The ‘selects’ of the title harks back to the time when Tallahassee was a center for cigar making, and the finest flavored were chosen to be featured as selects. It could as well refer to the choices on this collection, which offers a well-flavored introduction to the regional singer and songwriter scene.

Kerry Dexter Available online at: • www.SaltwaterMusic.com • www.Amazon.com In Stores: • Beethoven & Company (1415 Timberlane Road) • Tallahassee Area Convention & Visitor’s Bureau Gift Shop (106 E. Jefferson St.)

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The Fertile Compilation Produced by: Cloud 13 Records & Jesse Ricke Release Date: December 2006 Supported by: 621 Gallery, FC2, V89, & CPE

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Tallahassee, can you hear yourself talking? In a town like this, with such a diverse cast of clubbers, punks, lifetime students, legislators, activists, and more, we often fail to notice what’s happening outside the safe corners we’ve carved ourselves. The Fertile Compilation’s goal is to break down some of those barriers and ensure we hear each other. With material from local musicians, poets, and visual artists, it shows off Tally’s creative side, which turns out to be larger than a walk down the strip or around downtown would suggest. There’s everything from Mark Leadon’s mountainside-wandering bluegrass to the Soular Systems’ kicksmad party funk, from an infuriated, socially-conscious poem by Keith Rogers to the more lackadaisical, tripped-out poetry of Jay Snodgrass. Gettysburg’s “Opium” deserves to be playing in your favorite bar at 1:20 a.m. The Ums aren’t just one of the best bands in Tallahassee, but one of the best things in Tallahassee, period.

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JOIN Visual art from the likes of Joey Fillastre, Kyle Pace, Daniel Allen, and others will make your eyes spin around, jump out, and go see what else they’re missing. The Fertile does fail in some places. Dull and pretentious poetry flowers around the world, and clearly it’s growing in Tally as well. The music could use a shot of adrenaline, or maybe something stronger – punk, metal, and hip-hop are all conspicuously absent, leaving indie rock to dominate. This isn’t really the producer’s fault though, because the local scene does seem to be lacking on these fronts. It’s a problem caused by college kids being the primary audience. Regardless, this is a sweet trip around town, and the only one I’ve seen of its kind. I didn’t mention many of the featured creators, including some good stuff, so give it a try and see what you think. The Fertile’s creator, Jesse Ricke, wants this to eventually spin off into live events, and I wanna be there. Oh, and Cory Surjiner does a poem about the last thing you want to see in the restroom. Check it out, yo.

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Arts & Cultural Organizations and Businesses LEGEND

See www.cocanet.org for expanded listings Highlighted are COCA members Official First Friday participant live performances and events exhibitions/attractions opportunities to participate adult classes things to buy programs/classes for kids

Dance African Caribbean Dance Theatre 539-4087, www.fadf.org African Music and Dance, 508-0165, [email protected] Argentine Tango Society of Tallahassee 222-3449, www.tangotallahassee.com Community School of the Performing Arts and Culture, 574-2237 Corazon Dancers 212-1714 , www.fsucorazon.com Essence Dance Theatre 412-7525, [email protected] FSU Ballroom Dance Club www.fsuballroomdance.com FSU Department of Dance 644-1023, dance.fsu.edu Halimeda’s Oasis 421-5151, www.halimedasoasis.com Head Over Heels Dancewear 224-5140, www.head-over-heels.com In Step Studio 421-5151, www.instepstudio.com Killearn Performing Arts 443-7512 or 894-9364, www.killearnpa.com Kollage Dance Troupe 645-1385, kdtfl.tripod.com Maggie Allesee National Center For Choreography (MANCC) 645-2449, www.mancc.org

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Mahogany Dance Theatre 561-2318, mahoganydancetheatre@ hotmail.com Montgomery Schools of Dance 877-4874 Mountain Dew Cloggers 386-1263, www.nettally.com/mountaindew Orchesis Contemporary Dance Theatre 599-8678 Performing Arts Center of Tallahassee 562-1430, performingartscenteroftallahassee.com Prophecy School of the Arts 222-8085, www.prophecyarts.net Rhythm Rushers Bahamian Junkanoo Group 412-7087, [email protected] Sharon Davis Schools of Dance 893-5900 Southern Academy of Ballet Arts 222-0174 The Tallahassee Ballet 224-6917, www.tallaballet.com Tallahassee Community Friends of OldTime Dance 421-1587 or 421-1838, www.tallydancer.com Tallahassee Swing Band Dances 894-3789, [email protected] Tallahassee Zydeco & Cajun Association (TAZACA) 212-0431, [email protected] USA Dance 562-1224, homepage.mac.com/mweininger/ tallusabda

Film & Video Diane Wilkins Productions 893-1441, www.dianewilkinsproductions.com FSU Film School 644-0453, filmschool.fsu.edu FSU Student Life Cinema 644-4455, movies.fsu.edu IMAX Theatre at the Challenger Learning Center 645-STAR, www.challengertlh.com Mike Vasilinda Productions 224-5420, www.mvptv.tv Rossier Productions, Inc. 224-0372, www.rossierprod.org

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Tallahassee Film Society 386-4404, www.tallahasseefilms.com Video 21, 878-3921

History/Heritage Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park 487-4115, www.floridastateparks.org The Black Archives 561-2603, www.famu.edu/acad/archives Claude Pepper Museum 644-9311, www.claudepepper.org/museum Goodwood Museum & Gardens 877-4202, www.goodwoodmuseum.org Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories (Panacea, FL) 850-984-5297, www.gulfspecimen.org John G. Riley Center/Museum of African American History and Culture 681-7881, www.rileymuseum.org Kirk Collection www.wfsu.org Knott House Museum 922-2459, museumoffloridahistory.com Lichgate on High Road 383-6556 Mission San Luis 487-3711, www.missionsanluis.org Museum of Florida History 245-6400, museumoffloridahistory.com The Old Capitol 487-1902, museumoffloridahistory.com Pebble Hill Plantation (Thomasville, GA) 229-226-2344, www.pebblehill.com San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park (St. Marks, FL), 922-6007 Tallahassee Automobile Museum 942-0137, www.tacm.com Tallahassee Museum 575-8684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation 488-7100, www.taltrust.org

Literary Anhinga Press 442-1408, www.anhinga.org

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DIRECTORY Apalachee Press 942-5041, [email protected] Back Talk Poetry Troupe 459-7399, www.blackonblackrhyme.com Book Den 980-2989, www.book-den.com Digital Pulp 297-1373, www.digitalpulp.org Fiction Collective Two (FC2) 644-2260, www.fc2.org Florida Literary Arts Coalition www.floridarts.org LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library 606-2665, www.leoncountylibrary.org Paperback Rack 224-3455 Society of Childrens Book Writers & Illustrators 656-3410, [email protected] Tallahassee Contemporary Poets Society 1-888-248-3495, myspace.com/tcpoetssociety Tallahassee Writers’ Association 671-3731, www.twaonline.org

Multi-disciplinary Caribbean Carnival International 878-5148, www.carnivaltallahassee.com Center for Fine Arts Education 254-0123, www.cfaefl.org Downtown Marketplace 224-3252, www.tallahasseedowntown.com Florida Center for Performing Arts and Education, 893-2497, [email protected] Florida Arts and Community Enrichment (F.A.C.E.) 644-8533, [email protected] Pyramid Studios 513-1733, www.pyramidinc.org Seven Days of Opening Nights 644-7670, www.sevendaysfestival.org Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center 487-1691, www.tlccc.org Thomasville Cultural Center (Thomasville, GA) 229-226-0588, www.tccarts.org Thomasville Entertainment Foundation (Thomasville, GA) 229-226-7404, www.tefconcerts.com Thomasville Road Academy of the Arts 422-7795, www.thomasvilleroad.org/ academy.htm The Warehouse, 222-6188

Music Apalachee Blues Society 668-5863, www.apalacheebluessociety.com The Artist Series 224-9934, www.theartistseries.com Bannerman’s 668-8800

Barbershop Harmony Society 562-3876, www.capitalchordsmen.org Beethoven and Company 894-8700, www.beethovenandcompany.com The Beta Bar 425-2697, www.thebetabar.com Big Bend Community Orchestra 893-4567, www.bbco.org Boys’ Choir of Tallahassee 528-2403, www.boyschoirtlh.org Bradfordville Blues Club 906-0766, www.bradfordvilleblues.com Bradfordville Fine Arts Academy 893-0893, www.b-fbc.org Classical Guitar Society of Tallahassee 521-0700 or 668-1643, istal.com/cgst/index.html Club Downunder 644-6673, union.fsu.edu/cdu FAMU Music Department 599-3334 Florida State Opera 644-5248, music.fsu.edu/opera.htm Floyd’s Music Store 222-3506, www.floydsmusicstore.com FSU College of Music 644-4774, music.fsu.edu Gordon’s String Music 386-7784 Home Music Educators 656-7613, www.homemusiceducators.com Jim’s Pianos 205-5467, www.jimspianos.com Mason’s School of Music 412-0102, www.masonsmusic.com The Moon 878-6900, www.moonevents.com Music Center 942-0626 MusicMasters 224-6158, www.musicm.com Music Xchange 681-7443, www.themusicxchange.com Musikgarten 668-2119, www.best-begin.com/ musikgartensignup.html Southern Blend, Sweet Adelines, International 907-2034 or 385-7219, southernblend.com Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (Live Oak, FL) 904-364-1683, www.musicliveshere.com Stringfest 668-6896, www.stringfest.com Stubbs Music Center 893-8754, www.stubbs.org Tallahassee Bach Parley 942-6075, www.bachparley.org Tallahassee Chapter, Nashville Songwriters Association 509-2695, www.nashvillesongwriters.com

Tallahassee Civic Chorale 878-2711, www.civicchorale.org Tallahassee Community Chorus 668-5394, www.tcchorus.org Tallahassee Community College Jazz Band 567-6336 or 201-8360 Tallahassee Girls’ Choir of CHOICE 576-7501 Tallahassee Music Guild 893-9346 Tallahassee Pipe Band 576-0708, www.saintandrewtallahassee.org The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra 224-0461, www.tallahasseesymphony.org Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestras 224-9232, www.tallahasseesymphony.org Tallahassee Winds 668-7109, www.tallahasseewinds.org Tally Piano & Keyboard Studios 386-2425, www.tallypiano.com Tocamos 212-0325, www.tocamos.com Vinyl Fever 580-2480, www.vinylfever.com Voces Angelorum 942-6075, www.voicesofangelstallahassee.org

Theatre Bainbridge Little Theater (Bainbridge, GA) 229-246-834, www.bainbridgelittletheater.com The Brink 284-5753, [email protected] Capital City Shakespeare in the Park 386-6476, [email protected] Curious Echo Radio Theater 228-2473, www.curiousecho.org Dixie Theatre (Apalachicola, FL) 850-653-3200, www.dixietheatre.com FAMU Essential Theatre 599-3430, www.essentialtheatre.us In the Moment Players 383-1718, www.inthemomentplayers.com Magic and Fun Costume Shop 224-6244 Mickee Faust Club 224-3089, www.mickeefaust.com Monticello Opera House (Monticello, FL) 997-4242, [email protected] Off Street Players 907-5743, [email protected] Oncoming Traffic 445-8076, www.oncomingtraffic.net Quincy Music Theatre (Quincy, FL) 875-9444, www.qmtonline.com The School of Theatre at Florida State 644-6500, theatre.fsu.edu Swamp Gravy (Colquitt, GA) 229-758-5450, www.swampgravy.com

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DIRECTORY (continued) LEGEND

See www.cocanet.org for expanded listings Highlighted are COCA members Official First Friday participant live performances and events exhibitions/attractions opportunities to participate adult classes things to buy programs/classes for kids Tallahassee Little Theatre 224-4597, tallahasseelittletheatre.org Theatre A La Carte 385-6700, www.theatrealacarte.org Theatre TCC! 201-8608, theatre.tcc.fl.edu Wind & Grace 894-2888, www.windandgrace.homestead.com Young Actors Theatre 386-6602, www.youngactorstheatre.com

Visual Arts 1123@Midtown 562-8696 621 Gallery 224-6163, www.621gallery.com Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts (Valdosta, GA) 229-247-2787, www.lvac.org Artisans 395-7671, www.perditaross.com ArtisTree 893-2937, www.bigbendhospice.org Ars Magna @ The NHMFL 644-8053 Art Galleries at Tallahassee Community College 201-8713, www.tcc.fl.edu/dept/cohu/art/ artgallery.htm Artport Gallery 224-2500, www.cocanet.org Arts Learning Gallery 245-6480, www.florida-arts.org/ programs/learninggallery.htm Artsy Phartsy Chics 422-3946 ASH Gallery 510-5621, [email protected] BALI HI Trading Company 766-7175 Barbara Psimas Studios 894-1444, www.BarbaraPsimas.com Blue Abaco Trading Company 325-2323, www.blueabaco.com Bonifay Guild For The Arts (Bonifay, FL) 850-547-3530, www.bonifayguildforthearts.com

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Brush and Palette Studio 893-1960, brushandpalettestudio.com Capital City Carvers 562-8460, carvers.mytalweb.com Capitol Complex Galleries 245-6480, www.florida-arts.org City Hall Art Gallery 224-2500, www.cocanet.org Et Ceterocks Gallery www.et-ceterocks.com First Street Gallery (Havana, FL) 539-5220, www.firststreetartgallery.com Florida Society of Goldsmiths, NW Chapter www.fsgnw.com FSU Big Bend Contemporary Gallery www.bigbendcontemporary.com FSU International Center Art Gallery 645-4793, internationalcenter.fsu.edu FSU Museum of Fine Arts Artists’ League 644-1299, www.billhumphries.com/ artistsleaguehome.html FSU Museum of Fine Arts 644-1254, www.mofa.fsu.edu FSU Oglesby Gallery 644-3898, union.fsu.edu/artcenter Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery 599-3161 Gadsden Arts Center (Quincy, FL) 875-4866, www.gadsdenarts.com Glasshopper, 668-5007 www.glasshopperonline.com Glassworks by Susan 222-5095 Historically Florida: Florida’s History Shops 245-6396, www.floridashistoryshop.com Images of Tallahassee 894-5596, www.russellgraceimages.com It’s A Jem Fine Art (Havana, FL) 539-0335, www.itsajem.com James Glaser Studios 218-368-5924 Lafayette Park Arts & Crafts Center 891-3945, www.talgov.com/parks/ commcenter/lfartscrafts.cfm LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts 222-8800, www.lemoyne.org Light N Up Artist Cooperative (Havana, FL) 539-0006 M Gallery 531-9925, [email protected] The Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science 513-0700, www.thebrogan.org Muse · 3, 222-6873 Picture Frames Unlimited 422-0088 Oglesby Union Art Center 644-4737, union.fsu.edu/artcenter Quilters Unlimited www.quilttallahassee.com

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Quincie’s Art Jewelry 222-8411, www.quinciehamby.com Railroad Square Art Park 224-1308, www.railroadsquare.com Reaver Enterprises Fine Art Supplies 561-6285, home.earthlink.net/~trreaver Ribits Enchanted Cottage 671-5859, ribitsenchantedcottage.com Sally Rude Antiques and Fine Art Gallery 222-4020, www.trocadero.com/mctc Signature Art Gallery 297-2422, www.signatureartgallery.com South of Soho Co-op Gallery 907-3590, www.southofsohogallery.com Swamp Buddha Sumi-e 386-5041, [email protected] Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild 656-2887, www.polymerclayart.org Tallahassee Senior Center for the Arts 891-4000, www.talgov.com Tallahassee Watercolor Society 385-9517, www.tfn.net/Watercolor Talleon Independent Artists 386-7176, www.tfn.net/talleon Ten Thousand Villages 906-9010, www.villagesoftallahassee.org Thomas Eads Fine Art 224-1435, thomaseadsfineart.com Turtle Island Trading Post 425-2490, turtleislandtradingpost.com Uniquely Yours 878-7111 Utrecht Art Supplies 877-0321, www.utrecht.com Visitors Center Gift Shop & Gallery 413-9200, www.seetallahassee.com Wild Women Art Gallery 224-1308, [email protected]

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Photo of Valerie S. Goodwin inside the FAMU School of Architecture with one of her fabric pieces. Taken April 2007 by Tony Archer.

PROFILES IN THE ARTS Like the colorful quilts she creates, Valerie Goodwin is a complex and intricate artist. A practicing architect, she utilizes structural design elements like city grids and mapping as sources of inspiration for her artwork. Her quilts focus on and reflect the geometric relationships, patterns, and ordering principles found in architecture. Valerie also teaches at Florida A&M University’s School of Architecture, where she encourages her students to investigate the parallels between architecture and quilting as way to learn about composition, color, and pattern. “I consider myself an artist/ architect who values and incorporates the elements of traditional quilt making,” notes Valerie. “But I try to move the definition of ‘work of art’ beyond its previous boundaries.” Valerie’s quilts have been exhibited all over the country and have appeared in publications such as Quilt National, American Craft Magazine, Fiber Art Magazine, and Surface Design Journal. See images of her architectural and abstract fiber art, and get information about where to see her work in person at www. quiltsbyvalerie.com.

Valerie S. Goodwin Capital Culture’s profiled artists are selected from the many visual, performing, literary, and media artists featured on COCA’s online Artist Directory. Listings in the Artist Directory are free, with enhanced listings available for COCA members. Visit the Directory online at www.cocanet.org.

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