Reading and Roaming
INTIMATE PORTRAIT The Chancellor by Kati Marton Members of my local book group enjoyed reading Marton’s portrayal of Angela Merkel. It’s an accessible biography of an intensely private woman in a prominent public position. It isn’t a comprehensive biography and does not provide detailed analysis of some of Merkel’s questionable decisions and actions. And the author is perhaps too …
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NATURE AND ART Robinson Preserve Manatee County is blessed with a collection of nature preserves, several fairly close by. We returned to Robinson Preserve twice in the past two weeks with my visiting sisters and brothers-in-law. It’s a great place for a winding walk up, down, and around several bodies of water. Each time we …
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BEAUTY IN GLASS Each year, Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota highlights the work of a notable artist as inspiration for special art throughout the gardens. Other years have built on the interplay of art and nature in the works of Andy Warhol, Marc Chagall, and Monet. This year’s focus is on the stained glass art of Louis …
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It was a week that showcased some of the best in culture and learning Sarasota has to offer. The play was powerful and timely, the orchestra’s performance moving, and the lecture, food for the mind. WOMAN POWER & SCIENCE Silent Sky at Asolo Repertory Theatre Silent Sky by playwright Lauren Gunderson is a woman-centered work about astronomer …
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