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Mayor John Marks and First Lady Jane Marks show off their dance moves

INTERVIEW ..............................................................................4 Chucha Barber Interviews Chip Chalmers

Veteran TV director and now FSU Film School Professor Chip Chalmers talks with Chucha Barber about teaching, Hollywood, and his lifelong love of guitars.

COVER STORY .........................................................................8 Artists Incognito by Dorothy Clifford

Sure, you know there are artists living in Tallahassee. But did you know that some Tallahassee’s most prominent citizens are also artists?

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Summer in the City by Randi Goldstein

From museums to musicals, from fine art to family festivals, the arts and culture are happening all over Tallahassee this summer.

REVIEW...................................................................................12 The ums’ Sleepytime

PROFILES IN THE ARTS.........................................................21 Julianna Baggott

Poet, novelist, children’s author, radio personality, professor, non-profiteer… Julianna Baggott may be Tallahassee’s most prolific and diverse literary figure.

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News of Note.......................................................................................... 2 COCA Notes ....................................................................................... 12 Directory of Arts and Cultural Organizations and Businesses ................. 18

It’s Summer. And It’s HOT.

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But we have our magnificent oak trees and canopy roads to give us some shade. Tallahassee is a great place to visit in the summer. With most of the lobbyists and legislators off in their own districts, and the college students away at home for the summer, Tallahassee has more time and space to roll out the red carpet for visitors from near and far. Tallahassee used to be called “the best kept secret in Florida,” but times are changing. Artists with international reputations, formerly hidden in nooks and corners, are being increasingly recognized. More and more professional-quality arts activities to attend and participate in are being offered. Tallahassee culture has something to inspire you, whether you’re here for a day or for a lifetime. And wherever you are, you can find out what’s going on in our neck of the woods by visiting www.MoreThanYouThought.com. Give it a try. We know we’ll see you soon.

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CONTRIBUTORS Dorothy Clifford, a retired journalist, chronicled Tallahassee political, civic and cultural events for more than three decades – and hints that she still may reveal some of the real gems she overheard at cocktail parties in a book of nostalgia. In 1961, as women’s editor for the Tallahassee Democrat, she won the J.C. Penney-University of Missouri top award for best women’s pages in her circulation category. In 1982, her Home section was awarded the Dallas Market Center’s firstplace editorial honor in the newspaper’s circulation category. An active civic volunteer and great fan of retired Florida State University dance department dean Nancy Smith Fichter, Clifford was the founding president of the FSU Friends of Dance.

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Chucha Barber has been with the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science since 1998, first as Director of Institutional Advancement, and since 2005 as Executive Director. Previously she worked with the Miami Museum of Science. Chucha has also been producing original television documentaries and programs for more than 20 years. She is the President of Tight Shots & Sounds, Inc. She is extensively involved in the Tallahassee community, serving as Vice President of the Tallahassee Film Festival, and on the boards of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, Leon County Tourist Development Council, and the Florida Association of Museum, among many others.

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Daniel Lyons was born in Ft. Lauderdale and grew up in the Broward County area. He moved to Tallahassee to attend Florida State, and finished his degree in English this year. Dan has contributed writing to Satellite Magazine and spent two years as a DJ at V-89 was formerly Capital Culture Magazine’s Editorial Intern. On the weekends you can find him either digging around the used record bins or paddling through one of the area’s beautiful waterways. And whichever sports season it is, you’ll find him in the stands rooting on the Noles.

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his spring, LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts hosted 125 jury-selected artists from across

the country and one from Israel, in the 8th Annual Chain of Parks Art Festival. Among the award winners were five local artists: Judges’ Choice awards went Lucrezia Bieler of Tallahassee and Leon Weisner of Carabelle, while Awards of Merit were given to Paul Anderson and Junia Mason-Edwards of Tallahassee, and Mary Reynolds of Crawfordville.

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Four authors from Tallahassee have won honors in the 2007 Florida Book Awards. Adrian Fogelin won a gold medal for her children’s book The Sorta Sisters. FSU English Professor David Kirby won first prize in the poetry category for House on Boulevard Street. Julianna Baggott won two awards— a silver medal for her children’s book The Slippery Map (written under the name N. E. Bode) and a bronze for her poetry book Compulsions of Silkworms and Bees. FSU History Professor Elna Green tied for the bronze medal for her non-fiction book Looking for the New Deal. Two Tallahassee cultural institutions were chosen as recipients of the first ever Recognizing Best Practices in Access Awards sponsored by the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and VSA Arts of Florida. Congratulations to Russell Daws, Executive Director of the Tallahassee Museum, and Jennifer Hoesing, Education Director of LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts.

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Tallahassee composer David Lipten was the winner of the Third Annual Portland Chamber Music Festival Composers Competition for his composition Ictus. The piece beat out 85 other entries, and will be performed at the festival in August in Maine. Kelly Dozier, board president of LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts, was named 2008 Volunteer of the Year in the arts category by the Tallahassee Democrat. The other finalists in this category were Mary Powell and Paul Lewis Jr., immediate past president of the Mary Brogan Museum. Friends of Dance, the support organization for the Florida State university Department of Dance, celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. Founded in 1987, the organization has offered continuous support to the Department, and has awarded more 450 scholarships totaling more than $150,000.

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Congratulations to the arts educators who have been honored as outstanding this year! The following have been named 2008 Campus Teachers of the Year : Michele Berlow, creative writing teacher at Deerlake Middle School; Tucker Biddlecombe, choral music teacher at Chiles High School; Jennifer Buerkle, art teacher at the Academic Resource Center; Domenick Gheesling, who teaches art and photography at SAIL High School; and Margaret McClearn, music teacher at Astoria Park Elementary School. The following have were named Glen-Howell Distinguished Minority Educators of the Year for 2007-2008: Arnold Abellera, commercial photography instructor at Lively Technical Center; Leslie Anderson, art teacher at Canopy Oaks Elementary School; xenia Madrid, Spanish and Latin dance club sponsor at Swift Creek Middle School; and Millicent Marie Johnnie, dance instructor at Sail High School.

Out & About

The 621 Gallery, Wood + Partners, Landscape Architects, and the FSU Master Craftsman Studios broke ground on the 621 Gallery Sculpture Garden Project on March 6 in the garden at Railroad Square Art Park. This project will create Tallahassee’s largest outdoor exhibition space within the Gaines Street Corridor.

Local artist Beth Appleton recently completed a series of twenty commissioned cut paper assemblages for the new Palm Healthcare Pavilion and Mollie Wilmot Children’s Center in West Palm Beach. Appleton also created the design for a sevenfoot diameter terrazzo tile circle that is being installed as the centerpiece in the hospital’s lobby floor. Tallahassee musician Steve Sternberg performed for the first time at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival in Fort Pierce, Florida. He performed in the children’s activity room, demonstrating flute and saxophones, and playing blues, ragtime, and boogie-woogie on the piano.

Florida State University art professor and internationally known sculptor Charles Hook died on March 16 after a two year battle with cancer. He was 59. Only ten

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After teaching for the past 42 years at Tuscaloosa County Schools, the University of Alabama, Florida State University, the Florida Institute of Art Education and for the last 34 years, Florida A&M University, Ron Yrabedra retired in May. Ron has had his studio in Railroad Square since 1981. Since his retirement, you can find him there full time.

Sculpture Garden at 621 Gallery was dedicated in the artist’s honor at the Railroad Square Art Park. Hook was one of the founders of 621 Gallery. His large-scale, abstract metal sculptures can be found around Tallahassee.

Humidity Gallery has moved from Railroad Square to the Verandas shopping center at the corner of Market Street and Timberlane Road next to Tasty Pastry Bakery. The gallery continues to feature all of the regional and local artists and crafters they have been exhibiting, and have added many new artists. Tallahassee’s gourmets had a rare opportunity to indulge in the fabled delights of Indian food and culture at “A Taste of India” at the Woman’s Club of Tallahassee on April 10, sponsored by the FSu International Center. The event featured an exhibition of paintings by Tallahassee artist Roopali Kambo, originally from Jaipur, India, followed by a dance performance by Preethy Pynadath and Saritha Tirumalasetty. Fernis by Charles Hook, a permanent work in the Charles Hook Sculpture Garden at 621 Gallery.

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Interview by Chucha Barber

ou may not know his face, but if you’re a TV fan, you almost certainly know his work. Chip Chalmers is a veteran director of film, television, and theatre with more than 100 credits including Star Trek: The Next Generation, Miami Vice, Seventh Heaven, Melrose Place, and Beverly Hills, 90210. He has also worked as a Production Coordinator, 2nd Assistant Director, and 1st Assistant Director on nearly 1,000 episodes of prime time television programs, including Trapper John, MD, The Greatest American Hero, The A-Team, and Dynasty. Now after 30 years in Hollywood, Chip has returned to Tallahassee, to his alma mater, FSU, to teach at the Film School. Chip talked with Chucha Barber, Executive Director of the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, and herself a three-time Emmy-Award-winning television producer. CB: Did you always want to be a director? CC: No, no. CB: Well then, how did you come to find your path in this field? CC: After I graduated from FSU, I moved out to Los Angeles and realized very quickly that it would take forever to break into acting. There were tens of thousands of people like me who were much more talented. I got a job offer as a Production Assistant – a runner, somebody on a bicycle at the studio who picks up call sheets and makes sure there’s a daily report that goes to all the producers. It had a big fancy title – Production Coordinator for Fox Television. CB: What did you work on? CC: The first set I ever stepped foot onto was M*A*S*H. And there was everyone – Alan Alda, Harry Morgan, the whole gang. It was right out of a dream. After about two years doing that I got an offer to work on Return of the Jedi with George Lucas up in Northern California. But I would have had to move. So when Twentieth Century Fox said, “If we put you in the Directors Guild and made you a 2nd A.D., would you stay?” I said “Sure!” So I was the 2nd A.D. on Trapper John, MD, and the Greatest American Hero, the A-Team and a number of shows that some people still remember. CB: I remember all those shows.

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CC: Then I moved up to 1st A.D. and worked on Dynasty and a show called The Colbys with Charlton Heston and Barbara Stanwyck. A lot of people had problems with what Charlton Heston used to stand for, but he never brought it to set. He was a totally professional man. He came from the John Ford School where you show up on time, you know your lines, and you don’t bump into furniture. And he had a great sense of humor. We had a baseball team, and at the very first game this figure started walking in from the outfield. It was Charlton Heston carrying the original staff of Moses from the movie. He got to the pitcher’s mound, raised it in the air, and said, “Let my people win.” CB: Did you win? CC: We did! At least that day we did. But my focus, always, was to stand next to the camera and watch the way these different directors worked. Watch what lenses they put on the camera, watch how they moved the camera, watch how they worked with each of the actors. And having come from an acting background I realized that directing might just be IT for me. CB: You hadn’t intended to do that? CC: No, even as a 1st A.D. I really hadn’t considered it. Being a 1st A.D. doesn’t always lead to being a director. I had some lucky breaks and I took advantage of them. Don Johnson came up to me one day after a year and a half on Miami Vice and said, “Hey kid, I’m gonna get you a show to direct.” Universal said “No way,” and that’s all Don Johnson ever has to hear. CB: And then it becomes so. CC: That’s right. So I got to direct an episode of Miami Vice. CB: Nice! As a television producer, I don’t think of myself as a filmmaker. You’re here at one of the greatest film schools in the country. Tell me about the transition for you from TV to film. CC: For me, there isn’t one. I only ever worked on filmed television. There is no difference between that and feature films, except for how long you take to shoot it and who is in it. CB: And maybe the budget.

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INTERVIEW CC: And the budget, sure. The real difference between television and feature films is that for television I’ll shoot seven and a half pages a day and for features they’ll shoot one. But it’s all the same medium: a single camera shooting a master, and shooting the close-ups, being edited together. We use the same equipment, the same film. CB: You’re an actor. Are you also in your heart a storyteller? Do you have a script within you that you‘ve been toying around with? CC: No. CB: Really? CC: I don’t pretend to be a writer. I’m a director. My biggest passion is actually working with the actors. That’s why I probably have an advantage having studied acting. I can talk with an actor and make sense. CB: Is there anything other than teaching that you are working on right now? CC: Yes, I’m working on a documentary. I’ve been given the rights with Fender Guitars to do a documentary on the Stratocaster. I’m a big music fan. I’ve got a lot of guitars. CB: Do you play guitar? CC: I do, it’s my therapy. Guitarists have always been heroes of mine. We’ve done quite a few interviews, we’ve shot quite a bit of footage, and I have the advantage of having the Fender library for music and videotape of different concerts. But I don’t want to do something “normal.” I don’t want to do a History Channel documentary, nothing against that, because it serves its purpose, but I’d much rather get Eric Idle to come in and do something off the wall. Make it entertaining and really different. CB: If you could spend an evening with anyone, living or dead, who would it be? CC: Well, I guess I would probably spend an evening having dinner with one of my rock idols. Maybe Jimmy Page.

Chip Chalmers outside his office at the Film School. Slate from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

CB: For me it’s Carlos Santana. But I’m with you.

you want all of your students to go away with?

CC: If I could spend four hours sitting down with him, talking about where this or that came from in his mind... It wouldn’t solve the world’s problems, but it would be one of the all-time amazing things in my life.

CC: Yes. Number one is impressing upon them that coming from the Film School where we only accept 30 students a year, they are going to walk out of here with all the tools that they need to do virtually any job on a set. They can make a movie from scratch. They can shoot it, they can write it, and when they leave here they’ll also know how to get that movie into theatres. They are unique. They are getting on a roller-

CB: Your students present all kind of different challenges because of who they are as individuals. Is there some underlying core, a philosophy that

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INTERVIEW coaster that few people ever even get in line for. I also tell them how jealous I am. CB: That you didn’t have that opportunity? CC: Well, in that same way. And would I do what I did for 30 years in California over again? In a minute. Is it frustrating, do you lose sleep, do you occasionally want to punch an actor? Absolutely. But would I do it again? In a second. CB: People sometimes measure their success by the money they make or the awards that they win. How does Chip measure his success? CC: An e-mail from a student saying, “I’m the 1st AD on a show, and I’ve joined the union.” I don’t care about awards. Well, actually, there is an award I value. It’s called the “Guardian of the Flame” and I’m the first recipient. Students were asked: is there someone who has made a difference in your life, in your learning? And they selected me. CB: That’s a very, very nice award, Chip. CC: When it comes from the students, it means a lot. I don’t care about Academy Awards. I don’t care about a pat on the back, or whether the legislature gave me a raise this year or not. I care about an e-mail from a student saying, “If you hadn’t told us the way it really was, we would be lost.” CB: When I came to Tallahassee ten years ago, I would go all the way back to Miami to do my projects. Because the caliber of equipment or people that I was accustomed to – not to sound snobbish – wasn’t here then. I do sense, though, that Tallahassee is catching up. Do you have that sense? CC: I do, and one of the reasons is that a number of our students have decided that they are going to stay here and work in post-production houses. If a company comes in with the key players in place, they can supplement their crew with our students any day of the week. CB: The Tallahassee Film Festival just happened recently, and I was one

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of the volunteers who worked on the event. I feel that a film industry in our community has such potential for economic development. I also sense that there are some things the community needs to address to help that industry grow. CC: Tallahassee is a fairly small community. New Orleans is a huge center for filmmakers, and one of the reasons is the government of Louisiana has given incentives to come there. We’d need to adopt something a little bit more like that. Do I think that there is a future for Tallahassee becoming a giant industry center for filmmaking? No. But I think it’s entirely possible that it will be a place where people will come now and then to make a movie. Hopefully more than they’re doing right now. We just had Recount and the last before that was the Jonathan Demme movie, Something Wild. CB: Were you here then? CC: No, it was many years ago. But one of the things that the students do get here is a community that opens its doors. A community that doesn’t charge us for locations, where restaurants will give us food to feed the crews, with actors who come in and volunteer their time to be in our movies. That doesn’t exist in Miami. That doesn’t happen in Los Angeles. I would be hard pressed to say it would be a good thing to have a huge Hollywood

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movie come trampling through here. I don’t know how big Recount was, or is going to be. I know it was a big deal here. CB: It was. People enjoyed being a part of it. CC: They came out in droves just to be a part of the crowd. And that’s terrific. CB: Tell me if you have a favorite project that you’ve worked on. CC: Melrose Place. I directed 36 episodes of that show, so I got to know the crew and the cast like family. We went seven years straight. It was like waking up in the morning, taking a shower, and going home. I knew everyone’s wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, husband, sisters… We all got along. I would get up at 4:30 in the morning and sing in the shower because I got to go to work. CB: What would be your ideal future? Is there a burning passion to go back in Los Angeles one day? CC: I spent 30 years in L.A. Some of my greatest friends in the world live there, and the hardest thing about coming back to Florida State is missing those friends. Do I have more to do in Los Angeles? Yes. I want to finish that Fender documentary, I really do. But as long as I’m learning, as long as I’m enjoying the process of teaching, as long as I’m having a good time passing on what I know to a new generation of filmmakers, then I’m happy where I am.

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Sure, you know there are artists living in Tallahassee. But did you know that some Tallahassee’s most prominent citizens are also artists?

awainga Katsvairo grew up on a farm in Zimbabwe. Both of his parents were choir directors. Singing and music came naturally to young Tawainga – at home, at school, at work, at play. When he came to the United States to study agriculture at Michigan State University and, later, at Cornell University in Ithaca, N. Y., he also majored in choral music and composition. When he moved to Tallahassee six years ago as a soil scientist for the University of Florida’s North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy, Katsvairo promptly began introducing the community to classical African music. Now a technical advisor to a company that is exploring the production of renewable energy from waste products, Katsvairo finds time to continue composing symphonies as well as directing concerts of African music and dances. “Music is everything to me and my life revolves around it,” he says. “In my scientific write-ups, I attempt to remind fellow scientists of the connection between music and the sciences. . . Through music I have met most of my friends.” Katsvairo is one of the increasing number of Tallahassee professionals and career people who look to the arts for their stimulation – whether it is for fun, education, inspiration, or as an emotional release from the cares of the world. Music often is described as a universal language that communicates emotions. One of the most powerful art forms, it draws people to each other and unites them. Music is the favorite outlet for Tallahassee attorney Richard McFarlain and businessman Michael H. Sheridan. Carving birds is the artistic attraction for retired Marine General Michael K. Sheridan, who is likely to meet you with the sally, “I’m the other Mike Sheridan.” In truth, each Mike Sheridan can lay claim to extraordinary accomplishments – both in their careers and in the arts. Sheridan, the chair of Fringe Benefits Management Co., a nationally recognized employee benefits business, played guitar for 25 years with The Wild Rovers Irish band, and has starred in Tallahassee Little Theatre performances. He is the immediate past chairman of the Council on Culture and Arts and chatted about his views on the economics of the arts with music legend Del Suggs in

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the November/December issue of Capital Culture Magazine. The Marine general served his country with distinction and then spent fifteen successful years in a highly competitive Chicago business market. Music provides magic for family therapist Jane Marks and her husband, Mayor John Marks. They’re most excited about it when there’s a dance floor handy. Romantic popular music turns on retired engineer and real-estate millionaire Frank Cooke, but the quick-study Renaissance Man currently is consumed by a love for watercolor painting. Painting in watercolors, oils and acrylics appeals to Florida Representative Faye Culp, too. Photography, though, is easier to work into her busy schedule at this time.

Tawainga Katsvairo Ladislav Kubic, Florida State University music professor, calls Tawainga Katsvairo “a multi-talented young man who leads cross-boundary careers.” Kubic says it is not surprising that Katsvairo is both a successful scientist and musician. “Music history has bright scientists who were also successful music composers, notably, Alexander Borodun, the great Russian composer.”

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Lately, most of Katsvairo’s compositions have been choral with percussion accompaniment, the composer says. “The South in general is very religious and I have leaned towards composing religious songs.” The most important of them, perhaps, is “The Hosanna Chorus.” Many of the songs are in Shona, his native language. The composer also is fluent in English and has basic knowledge of Spanish, French and Ndebele, another African language. Katsvairo is the founder and president of the African Music and Dance Concert, Inc. He developed the non-profit organization while a student in New York to educate musicians and the public about African classical works. “Africa with its 54 countries seldom is heard on classical stages outside of Africa,” he points out. That’s mainly because it is widely believed that African music cannot be notated but can only be taught by ear. In addition, few African composers have the training necessary to tackle symphonic complexities. Many music

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directors shy away from programming African music because they are afraid to tackle its intricate rhythms. Katsvairo has worked in Gadsden County and in Tallahassee to introduce audiences to his country’s music and dance. This spring, he directed the fourth African Music and Dance Inc. concert at Chiles High School. Last year, his concert featured the Soweto Street Beat from South Africa, now based in Atlanta. Classical concerts may be his first love, but Katsvairo also appreciates jazz; he spent New Year’s in New Orleans to enjoy that genre at its best. He likes ballroom and Latin dancing and, somehow, he’s found time to write a movie script. He’s currently looking for a producer.

Jane Marks Dance affords family therapist Jane Marks “a healthy distraction.” The busy wife of Tallahassee Mayor John Marks says, “When you dance you don’t think about anything…It’s a sensational feeling, akin to a runner’s high.”

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She and the mayor, an attorney, love ballroom dancing. They had a marvelous time chairing the 2005 ball benefit for the Leon County Heart Association. “We called it ‘Dancing with the Stars,’” Jane recalls. She’s a late bloomer, actually, when it comes to dance. She’d taken all of the traditional classes as a youngster growing up in Tallahassee but didn’t become passionate about dance until she was 33. For a birthday gift, her husband signed her up for a class and gave her a pair of tights and ballet shoes. “Dance lifts me. It’s exhilarating. The essence of art is pleasure, and dancing is the ultimate pleasure for me.” She’s an avid fan and strong supporter for Florida State’s dance department and the Tallahassee Ballet. Four years ago, Mayor Marks played the mayor in the ballet company’s Nutcracker. Jane appeared on public television for years in an exercise program. Now, she is a substitute teacher at Forest Meadows for a fitness program showcasing Latin dances, specifically the Zumba.

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General Mike Sheridan The Markses also appreciate gospel music. “I don’t sing,” says Jane, “but I love to visit church choirs.”

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lesson was stressful. Kilenyi was a perfectionist and not given to excessive compliments. “He could make me sweat,” McFarlain recalls today. “It wasn’t ever relaxing. It was very intense.”

The piano has been an intellectual pursuit for Richard McFarlain since he was seven years old. His mother was a ballet dancer before marrying. He grew up in Washington, D.C., and was introduced to symphonic and ballet concerts at an early age. While in high school, he played Malaguena on a local radio station. He played golf at Rollins College in Florida but continued studying piano all through college. For fifteen years – during some of his busiest years as a successful Tallahassee lawyer-lobbyist – he took lessons from the great concert pianist, the late Edward Kilenyi. The illustrious performer only accepted McFarlain as a pupil after an audition. Each hour-long

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It also was expensive: $100 an hour. Nonetheless, the two were devoted friends until Kilenyi’s death in January 2000. A raconteur, McFarlain was a founding member of the prestigious political forum, Capital Tiger Bay Club. Known for his dry wit, he easily matched wits with such noted speakers as humorist-columnist Art Buchwald. McFarlain began his legal career in 1964 as Assistant Staff Counsel at the Florida Bar and quickly became the Bar’s chief lawyer and lobbyist. He took a break in 1973 and 1974 to serve on loan during the Watergate Investigation as Special Counsel to the American Bar Association’s Center for Professional Responsibility. He left the Florida Bar in 1976 to found his own firm, and left the firm for two and a half years in the early 2000s to serve as general counsel to Florida State University. He now limits his practice to defending judges and lawyers. He also limits his piano playing, he says.

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“When you dance you don’t think about anything… It’s a sensational feeling, akin to a runner’s high.” - Jane Marks

Fingers aren’t quite as flexible as they once were. But he still plays some Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, or Mozart for his granddaughter, six-year-old Ann Bannerman McFarlain, on his conservatory grand piano, a gift from his great-aunt.

Representative Faye Culp Photography and painting give Florida Representative Faye Culp (R-Tampa) a sense of well-being. “I feel if I don’t create things, I’m not getting anything done,” the former teacher says. She is working on a doctorate of education leadership. The first Republican woman to serve as majority whip in the House, Culp came to Tallahassee in 1994 and served in the house through 1998. She then took time off before re-election in 2002. She has been an active legislator since that time. Her main thrust has been education, as you might figure, but she also has been a strong advocate for animal rights. Culp’s political duties don’t leave a lot of time for other activities, she says, but she does enjoy capturing scenery and people on camera in the state’s capital city and on travels. She’s won 200 or so awards for her photography. As an undergraduate at Mississippi University for Women, Culp was in a tour group of modern dancers. She still enjoys music and dance, but concentrates these days on art and crafts. “It’s an avenue for creativity,” Culp says. “I could be very happy painting all day long.”

Frank Cooke At the moment, painting watercolors affords a similar stimulus for rental realtor Frank Cooke. That could change tomorrow though. Since retiring seven years ago, Cooke has written a book with Andrea, his wife and realty partner, written a ten-minute play, learned to play the piano, and designed renovations for their 1950s home overlooking Lake Ella. He’s been painting for about two and a half years. “Some say I’m pretty good – for a beginner,” he says, tongue-in-cheek.

Piano-playing relates most to his emotional side, he said. “I learned only slow, romantic, wistful songs,” such as Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson and John Lennon’s Imagine. He quit because his teacher moved to Colorado. He is inclined to devote all of his energies to one activity, although not to the exclusion of others. He wrote his play during his painting era. He’s recently resumed “thumping the piano keys.” Plus, he has written one chapter in each of three new books. He intends to finish all, he says, “but, alas, the retiree’s road is pock-marked with good intentions.” Besides, he has to work in tennis three times a weeks, trips to their mountain home, and lots of additional travel. “Andy [as friends know his wife] and I strongly believe that as we age we must maintain a blend of vigorous physical activity, stimulating mental pursuits, and lots of socializing,” Cooke says. “Otherwise one is in danger of fading away, becoming irrelevant, and, perhaps, unhappy.”

General Mike Sheridan Like another general, Marine General Mike Sheridan is in no danger of just fading away. He and his wife, Nancy, chose Tallahassee for their retirement but maintain a life filled with friends, different interests and travels. (continued on pg. 17)

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CONNECTION COCA Notes GAINES STREET

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The Arts Exchange project (formerly the Arts on Gaines project) is moving ahead full-steam. The City of Tallahassee has agreed to locate the development on a 3.8 acre parcel of land near the corner of Railroad Avenue and Gaines Street, fronting on Railroad next to the Amtrak Station. COCA is thrilled with the designation, and is working hard to secure the rest of the funds needed to build this exciting new facility for the arts in Tallahassee.

REVIEW The ums Sleepy Time Cloud 13 Records Genre: Indie/Pop Available at: • cloud13records.com, iTunes, amazon.com More information at: • www.theumsmusic.com The Ums’ latest release, Sleepy Time, is a concept E.P. of sorts. Aptly titled, this eleven-track, twenty-minute CD touches on falling asleep, tossing and turning, dreams, nightmares, and ultimately waking up. But don’t let short length of the Sleepy Time give the impression that there is a lack of substance. Like a great short story, Sleepy Time is dense with content even though the lyrics are sparse, repetitive, or non-existent. Musi-

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cally the songs show great direction and paint a clear picture of where they want the listener’s mind to wander. The title track of Sleepy Time opens the album and begins with a nice strolling introduction and a smoothly delivered invitation, “Hope that sleepy time goes well for you.” The Ums flaunt their craftiness with how they shift from one song to another; short bursts of sound between songs are the glue that holds the whole thing together, turning eleven very different songs into one epic. These transitions throughout happen to be one of my favorite things about the CD. Dreams pop up random and jumbled, and the songs on Sleepy Time appear the same way. “Tossing and Turning” is like one of Zeppelin’s quieter drone songs. “Nighty Night” has a twisted doo-wop sound, and “Seed Song” has reverb-soaked vocals similar to music by My Morning Jacket. Not one sounds like another. The only song that makes sense beside the others is “Rapid Eye Melody,” which combines elements from

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three of the previous tracks and mashes it together into pop music exaltation. Sleepy Time closes the same way that it opened, with “Sleepy Time Farewell” and The Ums hoping that Sleepy Time went well for you. Their concern for the listener’s pleasure seems sincere, and they bring a song collection that is immediately enjoyable. Give it a listen, but do it justice. Go from start to finish and get the whole experience.

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CONNECTION Out and About • Executive Director Peggy Brady joined Mike Pate of the Knight Foundation at the Network of Young Professionals’ annual forum. They spoke and answered questions about Gaines Street development. • Clint Riley served as a juror for the Florida Womens’ Club of Tallahassee art competition as well as for WFSU’s Be More Creative contest. Clint and Amanda Thompson also served as judges for the Florida History Fair. • Holly Thompson, Clint Riley and Amanda Thompson went ON AIR to help with WFSU’s semi-annual pledge drive. • Amanda Thompson taught needle felting classes at both SAIL High School and LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts. She also served as chair of the Creative Classroom Consortium’s Teachers Grant Committee. • Randi Goldstein was invited to be a speaker on accessibility issues at the annual meeting of the Florida Association of Tickets (FLOAT) in Tampa.

COCA curated an exhibit of local art made from reused and recycled materials that was on display in the conference hall of Leon County’s recent Climate Summit. COCA also coordinated having Lincoln High School students craft centerpieces out of recycled goods for the conference tables, and arranged for local musician John Paul Walters to feature his topical album There’s No Such Thing as Away throughout the event. COCA’s Access Advisory Committee held its workshop Involving Artists, Performers, Volunteers, and Staff with Disabilities. Members of California’s AXIS Dance Company and Tallahassee’s own Mickee Faust Club spoke to a packed house about their successes and challenges as artists with disabilities, and how local organizations can integrate all artists into their programs.

• Peggy Brady served as a judge in the performing arts category for the “Best and Brightest Awards,” which honor young people with outstanding service and accomplishments in the community. • Peggy Brady continues to keep ‘em in stitches with Laughing Stock performances. The Governor was in the audience at the last Tiger Bay meeting where they were invited to perform their Charlie Crist song. Peggy is also directing Tallahassee Little Theatre’s summer production of Guys and Dolls.

Congratulations • COCA congratulates the award winners at its annual juried show, Creative Tallahassee. First Place went to Leon Wiesener, Second Place was awarded to Bill McKeown, and Third Place went to Natalia Andreeva. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Edward Babcock, Reed Craig, Bill Humphries, D.E. Matthews, Mary Liz Tippin-Moody, and Jessie Lovano-Kerr. • COCA received a Silver Addy Award from the American Advertising Federation of Tallahassee for our Winterfest Art Exhibit invitation design by Tony Archer. In addition, Tony and his brother Nathan’s freelance work under their design firm Lorem Ipsum Design Studio earned two more Silver Addys.

Council on Culture & Arts and the City of Tallahassee Parks & Recreation present

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November 26 - December 28, 2007 | City Hall Art Gallery

November 26 - December 28, 2007 City Hall Art Gallery* Public Reception Friday, November 30, 2007 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Awards Presentation 6:30 p.m.

*300 South Adams Street Tallahassee, Florida Exhibit open Monday – Friday; 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Parking available in Kleman Plaza

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Times are Changing • Tony Archer, formerly COCA’s Marketing Director, has left to concentrate on his graphic design business, Lorem Ipsum Design Studio. Tony will continue to design Capital Culture Magazine and various other COCA publications.

• Dan Lyons has also graduated and moved away to St. Petersburg. We wish him well.

Special Thanks

• Elite Deli & Catering on Capital Circle NE (www.theelitedeli.com) donated boxed lunches to COCA’s Board of Directors meeting in March, and will continue sponsoring board lunches for the remainder of our fiscal year. • Panera Bread Company (www. panerabread.com) donated lunch items for a recent meeting of COCA’s Executive Board.

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rom museums to musicals, from fine art to family festivals, the arts and culture are happening all over Tallahassee this summer. Whether you’re visiting from out of town, or exploring the area right outside your backyard, here are ten suggestions for how to let arts and culture help you make the most of your summer months. (Note: our list is presented in no particular order, and the numbers are not intended to imply ratings!)

PARTY AT THE SWAMP

GET ARTSY DOWNTOWN The white canopies line the walkways under the stately oaks of Ponce de Leon Park all summer long at the Downtown Marketplace. In this relaxing setting, celebrated local musicians perform, authors and poets read from their latest books, and regional artists show their art and fine crafts. Special events bring hands-on art activities for children or sneak previews of upcoming cultural events. The Marketplace also features local farmers offering Mother Nature’s best. Homegrown produce, organic items, fresh bread, and cut flowers abound. There’s something new every time you take this stroll through the park. Heads up: on August 16, wear your most outlandish beach shirt and win a prize at the 6th annual “Beach Shirt Market Bongo” contest. Open every Saturday from 8 am until 2 pm. Free.

STEP BACK IN TIME At Mission San Luis, meticulous reconstructions of Apalachee Indian and Spanish structures re-create a community that disappeared three centuries ago. Modern day visitors to San Luis discover a place where time stands still. Meet the people of San Luis going about the tasks that sustained life centuries ago. Walk the plaza where the Apalachees played their traditional ball games. Visit the most important structure in the

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Apalachee village, the council house, and stop at the home of the Spanish Deputy Governor. See the church built under the supervision of Franciscans, and the friary where they lived. Costumed interpreters guide visitors and demonstrate the skills and activities of the 17th century among the sights and sounds of mission life. Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm. Free.

On Saturday, July 12, the Tallahassee Museum will host its 30th Annual Swamp Stomp, an outdoor music festival that has become a staple of the Big Bend’s cultural calendar. Organized and headlined by Tallahassee’s own Del Suggs, this long-standing event features the hottest sounds from local musicians and singer/songwriters, including Grant Peeples, Drew Tillman, Mimi Hearn, Wayfarin’ Strangers, Ric Edmiston, The Mayhaws, and more. Near the outdoor concert stage, the Museum’s educators will conduct learning activities for all ages. Come out and churn homemade ice cream, dig for fossils, or have a safe, up-close experience with some of Florida’s indigenous animals. Hours: 3-9 pm. Admission fee for non-members.

LAuGH OuT LOuD What’s a summer without a laugh track? Tallahassee’s new professional improv theatre group, Dysfunction Junction, will keep you laughing all the way to fall. A team of seven quick-witted improvisers use audience suggestions to create a fast-paced live comedy experience that is unique every time. No scripts, no sets, no dress rehearsals – they’re on stage without a net, and it’s hilarious. There’s a full bar and dinner menu, so go ahead and make a night of it. Shows the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at the Comedy Zone at 8 pm. Admission fee.

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FEATURE STORY is populated with gangsters and scantily clad showgirls, and boasts one the great musical scores in the history of American theatre. When Nathan Detroit bets his gambling pal, Sky Masterson, that he can’t make the next “doll” he sees fall in love with him, the game is on. The chips are down when the doll ends up being straight-laced Sister Sarah Brown. A sure-fire crowd pleaser for generations, this classic musical is high stakes entertainment for all! July 24 to August 3, with performances Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. Admission fee.

BEAT THE HEAT

Dysfunction Junction performs twice a month at the Comedy Zone. Photo by Ed Casey

SPEND THE DAY You can’t call yourself a true Tallahassean if you haven’t visited Alfred B. Maclay Gardens. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this 1,184-acre state park showcases the spectacular gardens which are the centerpiece of the park on a site full of history. Maclay Gardens has something for everyone – spectacular gardens, the historic Maclay House Museum, hiking, biking, and horseback riding on Lake Overstreet’s eight miles of ever-changing scenery. You can also picnic, swim, fish, or enjoy the playground at the Lake Hall Recreation Area.

Special monthly programs include plant care workshops, children’s activities, and park interpretive programs. Park hours: daily 8 am until sunset. Garden hours: 9 am to 5 pm. Admission fee.

TRY YOuR LuCK Sit back, relax, and enjoy Tallahassee Little Theatre’s production of the multiple Tonyawarding winning Guys & Dolls. Directed by COCA’s own Peggy Brady, it’s the story of gambling men and the women who try to tame them. Set in the colorful world of New York City in the mid 20th century, Guys & Dolls

Tallahassee’s array of galleries and museums thrive during the summer months. It’s the perfect time to check out those places you always meant to see. Visit the third floor of the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science to see Eclectic Selections from the Permanent Collection through August 17. The exhibit celebrates a wide range of works including folk art, photography and sculptures. While you’re there, stop in at Your Energy Generation, an original science exhibit showcasing emerging technologies of alternative energy and renewable resources. Hours: MondaySaturday, 10 am-5 pm, Sunday 1-6 pm. Admission fee for non-members. To learn something new about a familiar subject, wander through Pets in America at the Museum of Florida History. Today almost two-thirds of all American households own a pet. However, few Americans know anything about the history of life with animals at home. This national exhibit includes more than 200 objects and photographs related to pet keeping, gathered from public and private collections. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 am-4:30 pm, Sunday 12-4:30 pm. Free.

MONKEY AROuND If you haven’t been to the Tallahassee Museum, you’re missing a rare opportunity to see where North Florida’s history, nature, and wildlife intersect. From amazing native animals and rare historic buildings to beautiful natural scenery, it’s a must-visit. Part zoo, part park, part historical exhibit, this is a terrific day out for adults and children alike.

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FEATURE STORY This summer, two colorful patas monkeys, native to the plains and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, are visiting as guest animals. The sleek, long-legged pair is on loan from Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta. Visit with these playful primates from a comfortable, shaded viewing area. Museum hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 am–5 pm, Sunday 12:30-5 pm. Admission fee for non-members.

Just a little way down the road is the Thomasville Cultural Center’s Another Night of Bluegrass Concert Series. With events every weekend, it’s a great place to catch national bluegrass acts. And if you’re a Blues fan, try the Bradfordville Blues Club which has live music every week (sometimes Friday, sometimes Saturday, sometimes both). Shows start at 9:30 pm, doors open at 8:30 pm.

HEAR MuSIC IN THE AIR

POSSuM, ANYONE?

Saturday nights in downtown Tallahassee are hot this year, as the City of Tallahassee presents the Sizzlin’ Saturdays Summer Concert Series through July in Lewis Park. Come see the Billy Rigsby Band on July 12, the Tallahassee Fiddlers on July 19, and the Don Juan Band on July 26. Concerts begin at 6 pm. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Free.

On Saturday, August 2, head over to Wausau (about 90 miles from Tallahassee) for a north Florida tradition: the 39th Annual Possum Festival and Fun Day. Come see contestants in their tackiest attire compete to be crowned Possum King and Queen. Enjoy the Main Street parade, and visit arts and

crafts booths while you listen to local bluegrass, gospel, and country bands. Sample a variety of unique foods including possum ice cream, then head over to the dance to round out the evening. And definitely don’t miss the auction where local politicians and celebrities bid against one another for the rights to a live possum!

Tallahassee’s array of galleries and museums thrive during the summer months. Forty Hands by Pedro Friedeberg at the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science

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Art&Exhibits The Color Weihl features works of art by members of Ten Artists LTD., celebrating its 20th anniversary of artistic collaboration in Tallahassee, founded by M.J. Weihl. Through July 27 at LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts. For more information, call 222-8800. On August 1 and September 5, go gallery hopping with the Council on Culture & Arts’ monthly First Friday Gallery Hop, partially sponsored by Grolsch Beer. Each first Friday, galleries and museums are open to the public with no admission charges and many feature openings, receptions, and special events. If you don’t want to drive from place to place, take the shuttle from Chez Pierre and sample the unique art and gifts of several different sites. On-board guides entertain with interesting facts about Tallahassee and the local arts scene. For further information, call 224-2500. At the Museum of Florida History through August 31, Sunshine and Sand highlights how tourists coming to Florida have changed over the past century from the wealthy to the average American. See vintage objects and also learn how our beaches were used by the military during wartime. For information about either exhibit, call 245-6400.

Soul Mates, a pictorial discourse on relationships featuring 40 regional artists in a variety of two and three dimensional media will be at LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts from August 1 until August 24. For more information, call 222-8800.

Music Indulge your musical talents or come listen to others play in the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam Sessions at the B Sharps’ Jazz Café, every Wednesday from 7- 10 pm. For more information, call 681-2400.

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They met as students at Florida State where he majored in geology because science happened to be his weakest subject and he wanted to correct that. He excelled in the subject, and that probably explains the determination that caused him to become a much decorated Marine brigadier general and a highly successful business entrepreneur in his hometown of Chicago. He’s modest about those successes but he does acknowledge pride in being named an “FSU Grad Made Good” in 1984. He also earned a master’s degree in management from George Washington University. The beautiful hand-carved birds scattered throughout the Sheridans’ Killearn home are definitely professional. They are not for sale, though. Sheridan began carving birds to relieve the tensions of directing plans, policies, and operations for the Defense Department at the Pentagon. “I just enjoy working with my hands,” he says. He taught himself as he went along, by observing birds in their natural habitats, studying a week in Vermont with noted artist Floyd Scholz, and by reading numerous books. “I’m convinced you could probably do brain surgery if you read enough books,” the general observed.

Also on Wednesdays, try the Open Mic Night at The Warehouse on Gaines Street. See local musicians show their stuff! Call 222-6188.

Theatre In preparation for the 100th birthday celebration of Irene C. Edmonds, members of the youth theatre named in her honor present The Ice Patch, a story quilt that records the cultural, historical and personal events of the founder’s life. Presented by FAMU Essential Theatre on July 12 at the Charles Winter Wood Theatre on the FAMU campus. Call 561-2425 for tickets.

Note: All events are subject to change without notice. Check www.MoreThanYouThought.com, or contact the individual organizations listed for updated information.

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Arts & Cultural Organizations and Businesses

Unless otherwise specified, all area codes are 850.

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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, 508-2127, www.africanmusicanddance.org Argentine Tango Society of Tallahassee 222-2211, www.tangotallahassee.com Corazon Dancers (954) 614-9136 Essence Dance Theatre 412-7525, [email protected] 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, Maggie Allesee National Center For Choreography (MANCC) 645-2449, www.mancc.org Mahogany Dance Theatre, 561-2318, [email protected] Mountain Dew Cloggers 386-1263, www.clogforfun.com 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

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Southern Academy of Ballet Arts 222-0174 The Tallahassee Ballet 224-6917, www.tallaballet.com Tallahassee Community Friends of Old Time Dance, 421-1559, www.tallydancer.com Tallahassee Swing Band Dances 894-3789, [email protected] Tallahassee Zydeco & Cajun Association (TAZACA) 212-0431, [email protected] Tribal Wallah Dance Troupe 459-0371, www.tribalwallah.net USA Dance, 562-1224, homepage.mac.com/ mweininger/tallusabda Wildwood Ballet, (850) 891-1400, www.wildwoodpca.org

Mildred and Claude Pepper Museum & Library 644-9311, www.claudepepper.org/museum Mission San Luis 487-3711, www.missionsanluis.org Museum of Florida History 245-6400, museumoffloridahistory.com Pebble Hill Plantation (Thomasville, GA) 229-226-2344, www.pebblehill.com San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park (St. Marks, FL), 925-6216 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

Film & Video

Literary

Diane Wilkins Productions 893-1441, www.dianewilkinsproductions.com FSU Film School 644-7728, 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 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 Research Center & Museum www.taltrust.org/blkarchv.htm Character & Heritage Institute 224-0372, www.thechinstitute.org The Florida Historic Capitol & Legislative Research Center 487-1902, www.flhistoriccapitol.gov 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

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Anhinga Press 442-1408, www.anhinga.org Apalachee Press 942-5041, [email protected] Back Talk Poetry Troupe 459-7399, www.blackonblackrhyme.com CyPress Publications 576-8820, cypress-starpublications.com Digital Pulp 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 Writers’ Association 671-3731, www.twaonline.org Word Traffic Books 422-WORD, [email protected]

Multi-disciplinary

Center for Fine Arts Education 254-0123, www.cfaefl.org Downtown Marketplace 224-3252,www.tallahasseedowntown.com Florida Center for Performing Arts and Education,8932497, [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

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DIRECTORY Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center 487-1691, www.tlccc.org Thomasville Cultural Center (Thomasville, GA) 229-226-0588,thomasvilleculturalcenter.com 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 www.apalacheebluessociety.com The Artist Series 224-9934, www.theartistseries.com Barbershop Harmony Society 562-3104, 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.bbcorch.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 Club Downunder 644-1096, clubdownunder.org 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 800-848-6158, www.musicm.com Music Xchange 681-7443, www.themusicxchange.com Musikgarten 668-2119, www.best-begin.com/ musikgartensignup.html Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (Live Oak, FL) 386-364-1683, www.musicliveshere.com Stringfest 222-7467, www.stringfest.com

Stubbs Music Center 893-8754, www.stubbs.org Tallahassee Chapter, Nashville Songwriters Association 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 201-6070 Tallahassee Girls’ Choir of CHOICE 576-7501 Tallahassee Music Guild 877-4339 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 562-3639, www.tocamos.com Vinyl Fever 580-3480, www.vinylfever.com Voces Angelorum, 942-6075, www.voicesofangelstallahassee.org WFSU 487-3170, www.wfsu.org

Theatre

Bainbridge Little Theater (Bainbridge, GA) 229-246-834, www.bainbridgelittletheater.com Capital City Shakespeare in the Park 386-6476, [email protected] The Comedy Zone 575-4242, www.comedyzonetally.com 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 Magic and Fun Costume Shop 224-6244 Mickee Faust Club 224-3089, www.mickeefaust.com Monticello Opera House (Monticello, FL) 997-4242, www. monticellofloridaoperahouse.com Off Street Players 907-5743, [email protected] 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 Tallahassee Little Theatre 224-4597, tallahasseelittletheatre.org

Theatre A La Carte 385-6700, www.theatrealacarte.org Theatre TCC! 201-8608, theatre.tcc.fl.edu 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.turnercenter.org Ars Magna @ The NHMFL 644-1933 Art Galleries at Tallahassee Community College 201-8713, www.tcc.fl.edu/dept/cohu/art/ artgallery.htm Artport Gallery 224-2500, www.cocanet.org Bali HI Trading Company 766-7175, balihi.us Blue Abaco Trading Company 325-2323, www.blueabaco.com 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 Depot Agent Gallery 218-368-5924 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 Humidity Gallery 264-5810, [email protected]

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DIRECTORY, cont. Unless otherwise specified, all area codes are 850. Images of Tallahassee 894-5596, www.russellgraceimages.com It’s A Jem Fine Art (Havana, FL) 539-0335, www.itsajem.com J. Clinard Studio 942-7036, [email protected] 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, lightnupartcoop.com M Gallery 531-9925, [email protected] The Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science 513-0700, www.thebrogan.org Picture Frames Unlimited 422-0088 Oglesby union Art Center 644-4737, union.fsu.edu/artcenter Quilters Unlimited www.quilttallahassee.com Quincie’s Art Jewelry 222-8411, www.quinciehamby.com Railroad Square Art Park 224-1308,www.railroadsquare.com 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 Simply Artistic, Inc. 402-0073, www.SimplyArtistic.net South of Soho Co-op Gallery www.southofsohogallery.com Southern Scenes Gallery & Frame 504-0555, www.southernscenesgallery.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 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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Vol. 2

July/August 2008

Issue 6

Official Publication of the

Publisher Editor Creative Director Editorial Assistant

Peggy Brady Randi Goldstein Tony Archer Daniel Lyons

Capital Culture Magazine is published bi-monthly by the Council on Culture & Arts with support from the Leon County Tourist Development Council. 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. Capital Culture Magazine is available in large print upon request. This publication is available in electronic format at COCA’s website at www.cocanet.org. The opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Council on Culture & Arts, or Capital Culture Magazine’s sponsors or advertisers. Subscriptions to Capital Culture Magazine are available by joining the Council on Culture & Arts. Please visit www.cocanet.org/about/join.html to download an application or call (850) 224-2500.

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PROFILES IN THE ARTS

J

ulianna Baggott is a creative force. This wildly talented writer produces poetry collections, novels, and books for young readers at a relentless ess pace. pac Since her debut novel, Girl Talk, was published in 2001, three more have followed, with My Husband’s Sweethearts (under the pen name Bridget Asher) on the way. Under her other pseudonym, N.E Bode, she has produced the The Anybodies trilogy and The Amazing Compendium of Edward Magorium, with The Prince of Fenway Park to be released next spring. You can also catch N.E. Bode’s specials on XM Kids radio. Julianna came to Tallahassee four years ago to teach creative writing at FSU. While writing, teaching, and raising a family here, she and her husband, David Scott, found time to create the non-profit, “Kids in Need, Books Indeed,” which provides free books to schools and shelters throughout the state. Her efforts recently earned her the 2008 Literacy Award from the Leon County Reading Council.

To find out more about Julianna Baggott visit www.juliannabaggott.com, www.bridgetasher.com or www.theanybodies.com. For information on Kids in Need, Books Indeed visit www.booksindeed.org.

Julianna BAGGOTT

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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