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Charlotte Arts
— October 23, 2020 —
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Local Diversions
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
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with Gloria Urban
Cooper Gardens | 14186 Edsel Dr., South Gulf Cove in Port Charlotte
Sunday, Oct. 25, Noon to 5 p.m.
Spend a relaxing afternoon strolling the gardens and view the many affordable representational coastal landscapes, florals, and abstract paintings. You will find many paintings of Gloria's Plein Air paintings of the local surrounding landscapes for your coastal home. Raffle and refreshments. Contact Gloria for details (gurbanstudio@comcast.net, 610-741-3318).
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Thursday through Saturday,
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
| Sunday, Noon to 6 p.m.
Port Charlotte Town Center Mall | 1441 Tamiami Trail
(The gallery is located between J.C. Penney and Dillards.)
Art by Ryan Hayes.
Artists whose work will be on display at the Charlotte Arts Gallery from Oct. 15 to Nov. 8, 2020, include Donna Dinneen, Marilyn Dorsey, Henry Garcia, Ryan Hayes, Larry Palmer and Betty Teramo. Due to COVID-19, there will be no reception.
Visit the website to see samples of their art.
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Free art exhibits by visual artists at locations throughout the county. Art changes as often as six times a year. Please visit the website for see the locations now open and artists whose work will be on display. Due to COVID-19, there will be no receptions.
Wild Palm by Rosana Halprine. (This may not be representative of the art on display.).
- Rosana Halprine at Mid-County Library (2050 Forrest Nelson, Port Charlotte)
- Howard Spielman at Cayo Costa Dental (316 Helen Avenue, Punta Gorda)
- Larry Palmer and Jill Lindsay at Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center (75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda)
- Betty Teramo at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home (9400 Indian Springs Cemetery Road, Punta Gorda)
- Gina Battle at Kays-Ponger Uselton Funeral Home (635 East Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda)
- Linda Soderquist at Charlotte County Administration (18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte)
- Larry Palmer, Tina Weida and Mary Lundeberg at Punta Gorda Airport (28000 Airport Road, Punta Gorda) Art can only be seen by passengers.
- Marilyn Dorsey at Port Charlotte Library (2280 Aaron Street, Port Charlotte)
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Every Monday, 8:30 a.m. to Noon
Oct. 26: South Jetty Beach (2000 Tarpon Center Dr., Venice)
South Jetty Beach is known for fishing, surfing, sunset, and Gulf views.
The second Plein Air of the season will be Oct. 26. Anyone with a desire to paint outside may join us any Monday. There are no fees and no instruction. For those who wish, at 11:15 a.m. paintings are shared and discussed. This group meets at a different location each week.
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1200 West Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda
Events at Fishermen's Village are weather permitting.
Enjoy the music of CJ & Pearl on Oct. 24.
Chris G: Friday, Oct. 23, 5 to 9 p.m.
Enjoy uplifting, lively tunes.
CJ & Pearl: Saturday, Oct. 24, Noon to 4 p.m.
Take a walk down memory lane with music from yesteryear.
Paul Roush: Saturday, Oct. 24, 5 to 9 p.m.
Enjoy country, rock and standards from the last 30 years with Paul's own songs that tell stories in his own way and time.
Skylark: Friday, Oct. 30, 5 to 9 p.m.
Enjoy acoustic variety music.
Dan Meadows: Saturday, Oct. 31, Noon to 4 p.m.
Enjoy variety music.
“Sunny” Jim White: Saturday, Oct. 31, 5 to 9 p.m.
Enjoy classic and original troprock music.
Paul Roush: Thursday, Nov. 5, 5 to 8 p.m.
Mark Gorka: Friday, Nov. 6, 5 to 9 p.m.
Acoustic singer and musician well-known songs of many genres from the 60s to Pop, Rock and Country of today.
Dan Meadows: Saturday, Nov. 7, Noon to 4 p.m.
Beth Travers: Saturday, Nov. 7, 5 to 9 p.m.
Enjoy Englewood/Nashville-based singer songwriter whose unique vocal quality is enhanced by her skillful wordplay and creative melodies.
Paul Roush: Thursday, Nov. 12, Noon to 3 p.m.
Paul Roush: Friday, Nov. 13, 5 to 9 p.m.
Chris G: Saturday, Nov. 14, Noon to 4 p.m.
Southbound with Rita Beach: Saturday, Nov. 14, 5 to 9 p.m.
Enjoy music that crosses the entire spectrum.
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210 Maud Street, Punta Gorda
Galleries: Tuesday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday and Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Visit their website for additional details.
Exhibits
Falling for Art: Oct. 10 to Nov. 18.
This is a juried exhibition of 2D art of any subject.
Portrait Group: Oct. 12 to 29 in Goff Gallery
The Visual Arts Center (VAC) announced those selected from these shows during a Facebook Live presentation Oct. 15. The winners are:
The Portrait Studio:
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Dotted Swiss - Self Portrait by Sandy Miller, pastel- Third Place
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The Quilter by Ralph La Gro, pastel- Second Place
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Florida Self Portrait by Valdimir Chapko, oil- First Place
Falling for Art:
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Elsa by Linda Benson, pen and ink- Merit
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Bygone Barn by Susan James, hint-tinted photogravure- Merit
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Fence Line by James Beech, watercolor- Merit
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Boy with Hat On by Stephen Schwarz, scratchboard- Bowles Portrait Award
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Summer Reading by Anne Tuttle, colored pencil- Third Place
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Puppy Love by Ruth Renshaw, scratchboard- Second Place
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Gwendolyn by Kitt Moran, oil- First Place
Visual Arts Center Off-Site Exhibits
The Wyvern Hotel | 101 East Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda
Nix & Associates Real Estate | 2421 Shreve St, Unit 111, Punta Gorda
Classes begin Nov. 5. Take onsite instructor-led four- and six-week classes in a variety of 2D and 3D mediums. Learn more on the VAC website. Cost.
Paint a Masterpiece: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 6 to 8 p.m.
Gather your friends online for a fun, socially-distanced evening and a live online paint-along art session via Zoom. Learn some art history while receiving step-by-step instruction. Cost: $40.
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Dec. 5 and 6,
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Laishley Park (100 Nesbit Street, Punta Gorda)
Nationally recognized juried artists represent various mediums including art glass, fiber arts, jewelry, leather goods, metalwork, oil paintings, photography, pottery, stone sculptures and watercolor. Live music, art demonstrations and an array of food and beverages complement the art show for an immersive cultural experience. Cost: $5 a person.
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Mom's Gift by Phil Olson
Thursdays to Saturdays, 7:30 on
Nov. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
Sundays, 2 p.m. on Nov. 8 and 15
182 Market Circle, Port Charlotte
In this comedy with a heart, Mom has been dead for 11 months and shows up at her husband’s birthday party as a ghost with a mission. Like Clarence in It’s A Wonderful Life, she has to accomplish a task to earn her wings. Only what the task actually is, is a mystery. The problem is complicated by the fact that the only person who can hear or see Mom is her daughter who has been ordered by the court to spend Dad’s birthday with him as part of her Anger Management Program. One by one the family’s secrets are peeled away revealing a shocking truth that surprises even our ghost. Cost.
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Punta Gorda Symphony announces plans for live and livestreamed programs. Making modifications due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-2021 season will include two exciting programs. Daytime outdoor socially-distanced concerts will be held in partnership with Florida SouthWestern State College Charlotte Campus on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, and Feb. 6, 2021. Visit the website to place yourself on a ticket waiting list. Cost: $49. Maestro Ponti’s Behind the Notes lecture series will begin in November as an online livestreamed lecture series. It will be free to all patrons.
Charlotte County Concert Band is working diligently to bring the sound of music back. While not confirmed, they are hopeful to start the season in 2021.
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Florida Humanities is offering a wide array of "virtual" public humanities programming from engaging lectures on local history and relevant panel discussions on community issues, to timely museum exhibitions and diverse cultural events! Together, these events serve to preserve, promote and share the history, literature and culture of Florida. The virtual events are free for everyone to attend but require a registration. Visit their full events calendar for details and to register. Events are added weekly.
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with arts organizations from coast to coast, presents 20 weeks of free five days a week at 4 p.m. online on Facebook Live and YouTube. Visit their website to watch anytime.
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If you wish to have information included
in the next issue or would like to provide art that provides a moment of joy, please provide it by following the "Submit" button.
The next email will be released Friday, Nov. 6. By Noon on Wednesday, Nov. 4, please follow "Submit Events, News and Opportunities" link below to provide information for both this e-newsletter (member events only) and the online cultural calendar (all arts and humanities events), member news, and opportunities for artists.
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". . . the arts are a powerful and important part of what unites us as Americans. The arts celebrate our differences through a collective, shared experience."
-- National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter
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Charlotte Arts and member events were cancelled because of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) on March 23. Some member organizations cancelled their events and hours of operation for the season and others are now re-opening. If you wish to confirm the status of any event or organization, please contact the event host.
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Support Charlotte Arts
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Become a member of Charlotte Arts. Your membership helps ensure the success and vibrancy of the entire cultural community. Memberships for artists, individuals and families are $50, nonprofit, government and university-based organizations are $75 and businesses are $100. If you already are a member, thank you. Please encourage others to support Charlotte Arts by becoming a member.
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Are you shopping on Amazon? Amazon will donate 0.5% to Charlotte Arts of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases.
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Purchase the "State of the Arts" license plate tags. A portion comes back to Charlotte County to support quality arts and humanities programs, including Arts in Education classroom grants.
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