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SUMMARY:Happy Hour Every Day at Arts & Central
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Happy Hour every day available in the bar & lounge only! Enjoy great deals from 2–6 PM! \nGood Food\, Great Drinks and Good times here at Arts and Central. See you soon! \n*NO FOOD SPECIALS DURING BRUNCH ON SUNDAYS*\n\n\n\n\n\n$5 off ANY Shareable Snacks\n$4 off ANY Glass of Wine\n$3 off ANY Signature Cocktail\n$2 off ANY Draft or Bottled Beer\n$1 Off ANY Hand Crafted Zero Proof Cocktail
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LOCATION:Arts & Central\, 611 CENTRAL AVE\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
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SUMMARY:Live Music
DESCRIPTION:Th – 10/29 – Dean Johanesen (guitar/vocals) – 6-10pm \nFri – 10/30 – Enrique Casados Duo (guitarist & vocals) \nSat – 10/31 – Hot Club SRQ – 3 hours (6:30pm-9:30pm) \n________________________________________ \n\nSun – 11/1 – David Muňoz – 10:30am-2pm  \nTh – 11/5 – Eddie Manzanares (guitar/vocals) – 6-10pm \nFri – 11/6 – Jack Berry Trio (Jazz Trio) – 6-10pm \nSat – 11/7 – Sarah Fleener (Guitar/vocals) – 6-10pm \nSun – 11/8 – Jamie Tremps – 10:30am-2pm \nTh – 11/12 – Ryan Faraday (guitar/vocals) – 6-10pm \nFri – 11/13 – Matt Gerhardt (Guitar/vocals) – 6-10pm \nSat – 11/14 – Tasa + Rob (guitar/violin/vocals) – 6-9:30pm \nSun – 11/15 – Jamie Tremps – 10:30am-2pm \nTh – 11/19 – Dean Johanesen (guitar/vocals) – 6-10pm \nFri – 11/20 – Suzanne Lucas Duo (piano/vocals) 6-10pm \nSat – 11/21 – Hot Club SRQ – 3 hours (6:30pm-9:30pm) \nSun – 11/22 – Jamie Tremps – 10:30am-2pm \nTh – 11/26 – CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING \nFri – 11/27 – Enrique Casados Duo – 6-10pm \nSat – 11/28 – Sarah & Jason Hedges – 6-10pm \nSun – 11/29 – Jamie Tremps – 10:30am-2pm \n_______________________________________
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SUMMARY:Lodali Italian Wine Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Indulge in the Italian flavors of Lodali Wines paired with delectable dishes prepared by Arts & Central’s talented culinary team. \n\n\n\n\nThe Cellar at Arts & Central will host a night of Italian indulgence with Lodali Wines\, paired expertly with dishes from our talented culinary team. \nCourse 1: Lodali Chardonnay Lorens 2023 with an Apple Tarte\, Goat & Blue Cheese Pudding\, and Fennel Fronds \nCourse 2: Lodali Barbaresco Rocche dei 7 Fratelli DOCG 2021 with Salmon\, Raspberry Compote\, and Herbed Pearl Onion \nCourse 3: Lodali Barolo Bricco Ambrogio 2020 with Burrata\, Cherry Balsamic Vinaigrette\, Crispy Quinoa\, and Herbs \nCourse 4: Lodali Moscato D’asti 2024 with Braised Lamb Shank\, Late Harvest Stone Fruit\, Apple Infused Honey and Almond & Raisin Couscous \n\nClick the link below to purchase your seats today! \n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/lodali-italian-wines-dinner-at-arts-central-tickets-2002664226612?aff=oddtdtcreator
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SUMMARY:MEET OUR NOVEMBER ARTIST AND POETS!
DESCRIPTION:Meet our November Artists and Poets!\nTaste the local flavor\, experience the local art. Featured this month\, our menu shares the spotlight with talented artists and poets from our community. We are hosting an artist reception here on Sunday\, November 22nd at 3pm. \n  \nArtist:\n\nNancy Barrie\n\n\nVisiting my grandfather’s studio was the highlight of my New Jersey childhood. He was a fine artist\, as was my Uncle Joe\, a noted graphic artist. Watching Grandpa paint filled me with wonder\, though I wouldn’t recognize it as inspiration until much later. When he placed a canvas before me and gently encouraged me to pick up a brush\, I froze. “What should I make?”  He said\, “Paint anything. Do what makes you happy. Start there.” \nMy first-grade teacher once praised my scissor skills\, a compliment I took quite seriously. I began cutting up magazines and arranging the images into stories—or so I thought. It was my first attempt at self-expression. I added captions to enhance these collages\, and\, enamored with the process\, acquired the notion I should write\, too. At age six\, I became a dilettante. \nA high school creative writing class prompted my father to reveal that his cousin\, whom I’d never met\, was a famous novelist. Artists on my mother’s side\, a real author on Dad’s. All that genetic aptitude! Clearly\, I had a family legacy to live up to. I would pursue both arts—at some point…. \nAfter attending the University of Miami\, I moved to New York City and enrolled in The New School’s Writers’ Program\, as well as the New York School of Interior Design. A writer needs a day job\, after all. I graduated and started an interior design business. \nYears later\, with two young children in tow\, I relocated to Los Angeles—a decision I’ll leave unexamined. Once settled\, I enrolled at UCLA Extension\, where I continued studying creative writing and took an assortment of self-help courses\, which were vital after the recent transition.  My curiosity led me to spiritual studies and consciousness exploration\, along with yoga and meditation. I was a graduate student of myself. \nI share this background because I can’t offer a roster of prestigious art schools here and abroad. My art education has been decidedly informal. I am self-taught. For years I treated art as a hobby; messing around with acrylics and collage\, trying to instill in my daughters a love of the creative process by doing fun projects with them. It was a form of escape—yet\, as it turned out\, much more than that. \nMeanwhile I was working on a novel—a thinly veiled autobiography which morphed into memoir once I overcame fear of writing in first person. A bold encounter\, to be sure. I wanted to tell my story—to make art of my life’s experience. \nI loved the writing craft\, but over the years\, while plodding toward imagined literary stardom\, the turmoil of the past made the process nerve-racking. I would turn to visual art as respite from the intensity. I came to understand it was another way to express myself. With collage\, I could play with images\, colors\, and textures\, change my mind\, and let intuition take over. I didn’t have to know what I was trying to say—or how the story would end—before I began. I could just start and see where it led. What a revelation: I could simply enjoy myself! \nCollage has an intriguing connection to memoir. Both involve putting the pieces together and finding relationships among them. A memoirist weaves fragments of experience into a narrative; a collage artist assembles images\, materials…color…into a composition that may symbolize experience—or whatever theme she chooses. In both\, the arrangement matters. Or in my case the rearrangement; it is a pleasure to create a visual reinterpretation of my story. \nI enjoy experimenting with new techniques and have recently begun making my own collage papers—pivoting from my voluminous collection of found paper\, aka organized chaos. I gravitate toward vibrant color\, though sometimes prefer more subtle tones. It depends on my mood. \nMy work often draws on observations of human behavior\, particularly its ironies\, and on the experience that accumulates with age. My aim is to amuse and surprise\, often through an unexpected detail or twist within the imagery. I delight in seeing someone smile at a piece or hearing it described as unique\, clever\, or even eccentric. I’ll take it. \nI have had several solo exhibitions and participated in juried shows at The Art Center Sarasota and other local venues. My work is held in private collections throughout Florida\, as well as in New York City\, Chicago\, and Glenburnie\, Maryland. In 2022\, I was invited to be Artist in Residence at Art Ovation Hotel. And recently Arts & Central restaurant selected me as its featured artist for November 2026. \nIt took years for my artistic nature to fully emerge. Discovering it has been a privilege and a gift. And being recognized as a talented artist is an honor I don’t take for granted. \nFor me\, art is joyful\, generous…liberating. \nAs Grandpa instructed\, “Do what makes you happy. Start there.” \n\n \n\nPoets:\nPoet Thomas Allen grew up in Bridgeport\, Connecticut\, the son of a first-generation Irish American mother and a father from Bulloch County\, Georgia\, who was the first in his family to graduate from college. He began making music and writing poetry in high school\, but after years of pursuing a corporate career\, he came back to what moves him. Thomas’s faith comes first in his life\, followed by his love of family\, friends\, travel\, and the arts. He is in training to be a husband and father. \n  \n \n  \nPoet Susan Colton is a creative artist who writes about her journey toward resilience\, healing\, and the courage to reclaim her voice and rise with self-esteem. She shares her journey with truth\, honesty\, and hope. LIE. DENY. CRY.\, her memoir\, is forthcoming soon. \n 
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