|
|
Charlotte Arts
— April 9, 2021 —
Charlotte Arts and member events through April 23, 2021.
|
|
If you wish to have arts and humanities information
included in the next issue, please provide it by following the "Submit" button below.
The next email will be released Friday, April 23. By Noon on Wednesday, April 21, 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.
|
|
Local Diversions
All events are free unless otherwise noted. COVID-19 precautions remain in effect.
|
|
1200 West Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda
Events at Fishermen's Village are weather permitting.
Enjoy Silas Thorn's debut trumpet performance on April 13. Silas is a member of the Charlotte High School Varsity Symphonic Band.
Kat Orlando Duo: Friday, April 9, 5 to 9 p.m.
Enjoy variety music and jazz classics.
Paul Roush: Saturday, April 10, Noon to 4 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.
Mark Syster: Saturday, April 10, 5 to 9 p.m.
Enjoy feel-good classic rock and Country music.
Dan Meadows: Sunday, April 11, Noon to 4 p.m.
Enjoy variety music.
Silas Thorn: Tuesday, April 13, 4 to 6 p.m.
Enjoy the debut trumpet performance of this member of the Charlotte High School Varsity Symphonic Band.
Chris G: Wednesday, April 14, 4 to 7 p.m.
Enjoy uplifting, lively tunes.
Paul Roush: Thursday, April 15, Noon to 3 p.m.
Terry Dotson performs with Dave Heveron: Friday, April 16, Noon to 3 p.m.
Enjoy bluegrass and folk.
Paul Roush: Friday, April 16, 5 to 9 p.m.
Kraig Kenning: Saturday, April 17, Noon to 4 p.m.
National Slide Guitar Champion mesmerizes with his Contemporary folk, acoustic blues, roots rock, and American fingerstyle performance.
Bob Schiele: Saturday, April 17, 5 to 9 p.m.
Performs acoustic and classic rock and originals, including Charlotte Harbor Moon.
Mark Gorka: Sunday, April 18, Noon to 4 p.m.
Acoustic singer and musician well-known songs of many genres from the 60s to Pop, Rock and Country of today.
Bruce and Tiki D: Tuesday, April 20, Noon to 3 p.m.
Enjoy tropical variety music with the relaxing sounds of this duo.
Mark Gorka: Thursday, April 22, 5 to 8 p.m.
Paul Roush: Friday, April 23, 5 to 9 p.m.
Bruce and Tiki D: Saturday, April 24, Noon to 4 p.m.
Chris G: Saturday, April 24, 5 to 9 p.m.
Mark Gorka: Sunday, April 25, Noon to 4 p.m.
|
|
After seven successful outdoor and socially-distanced concerts this year, Punta Gorda Symphony will close the season on April 11.
Chamber Concert
Sunday, April 11, Noon (3 and 6:30 p.m. concerts are sold out.)
Four Points by Sheraton
Harborside Brass, an outdoor concert featuring an eclectic array of music genres performed by Punta Gorda Symphony’s Brass Quintet. Music on the program will have something for every type of listener, including tunes from Jazz to Pop, Broadway to Opera, and Latin to Cinematic Brass, making the program approachable for everyone, even those who may not have attended a brass quintet concert before.
Maestro Ponti’s popular Behind the Notes lecture series will be live-streamed online at 4 p.m. (dates are listed below) and made available free of charge. Ponti will host and interview audience-favorite guest artists and Punta Gorda Symphony musicians alike, ending with a question-and-answer session.
April 9 | Pianist Terrence Wilson
The Punta Gorda Symphony is partnering with ARTS AXIS Florida, a program born from the circumstances of the pandemic. Visit the website for recordings and other performances from local arts organizations.
|
|
Temperatures are taken upon arrival. Masks are required. Social distancing will take place in the theatre.
Langdon Playhouse
(1182 Market Circle,
Port Charlotte)
Cast, standing, from left, Carl Bowman, Jan Weston, Jimmie Choate, Kyle Marie, Paul Reed, Trish Campbell, and Kevin Higgs; seated, from left, Jenni Elliott and Callie Stahl.
Hotbed Hotel
Wednesday to Sunday, April 15 to 25, 7:30 except 2 p.m. on Sundays
Terri and Brian Cody are hoping to sell their one-star hotel in the Florida Keys, to the only man who has expressed an interest in buying it, Mr. Sam Lewis from New Year. They are not expecting him for a couple of weeks, and are rather caught off-guard when they receive a phone call informing them that he will be arriving that afternoon. Unfortunately, they have so few guests they are afraid that Mr. Lewis will see at once, that the hotel is a bad investment. So, in order to bolster Mr. Lewis's interest, Terri and Brian devise a plan to make the hotel appear busier and more prosperous than it actually is. Cost: $22, $11 students.
|
|
Charlotte County Centennial Events
Charlotte County was created on April 23, 1921, when Gov. Cary A. Hardee signed a bill passed two days earlier by the Florida Legislature that divided DeSoto County into Charlotte, Hardee, Highlands, Glades and DeSoto counties. Learn more about the county's history and events to celebrate the anniversary at https://www.charlottecounty100.com/
Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center (75 Taylor St., Punta Gorda)
Friday, April 23, 6 to 11 p.m.
Charlotte County will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the county’s creation with a Centennial Gala. Enjoy a cocktail hour, dinner, cash bar, dancing and live entertainment. Cost: $65.
|
|
Gilchrist Park (400 West Retta Esplanade)
Friday to Sunday, April 30 to May 2
Enjoy the music on Friday (6 to 10 p.m.), Saturday (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) Learn more about pageant, plant sale, vintage car show, and food vendors at thehibiscusfestival.com. Free.
|
|
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.)
Due to COVID-19, there will be no reception.
Blue Heron Collage by Laura Pucci.
Artists whose work will be on display at the Charlotte Arts Gallery from March 4 to April 4, 2021, include Mark Davern, Donna Dinneen, Laura Pucci, Betty Teramo and Tina Weida. These artists will be joined April 8 to May 9 by Larry Palmer. Visit the website to see samples of their art.
The gallery now has a gift shop. All art in the gift shop costs $55 or less!
|
|
Free art exhibits by visual artists at locations throughout the county. Please visit the website to see the locations now open and artists whose work will be on display. Due to COVID-19, there will be no receptions.
Art by Larry Palmer. (May not be representative of art on display.)
Artists whose work will be on display from January through April, 2021:
- Karen Bell at Cayo Costa Dental (316 Helen Avenue, Punta Gorda)
- Donna Dinneen at Charlotte County Administration (18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte)
- Marilyn Dorsey at Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center (75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda)
- Donna Dinneen at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home (9400 Indian Springs Cemetery Road, Punta Gorda)
- Henry Garcia at Kays-Ponger Uselton Funeral Home (635 East Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda)
- Rosana S Halprine at Punta Gorda Library (401 Shreve Street, Punta Gorda)
- Jill Lindsay (January-February) and Laura Pickell (March-April) at Mid-County Library (2050 Forrest Nelson, Port Charlotte)
- Larry Palmer, Tina Weida and Mary Lundeberg at Punta Gorda Airport (28000 Airport Road, Punta Gorda)
Charlotte Arts is pleased to provide an online directory of artists, cultural non-profits and cultural businesses. With up to four images from each one, you can attend a virtual museum of Charlotte County-area art!
|
|
113 W. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda
Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
They are following CDC guidance and ask that everyone wear a mask.
From the Sea by Renee Farr.
Artists of the Month (April 1 to May 6)
Cheryl McClure, photographer, and Renee Farr, glass artist
Guest Artists (April)
Chris Vernier-Pesce, painter; Dee Cooper, fiber artist; and Brenda Berdnik, mixed media artist
|
|
|
|
Half Day Fishing by Joanne Stramara |
|
|
210 Maud Street, Punta Gorda
Exhibits
New Beginnings: March 13 to April 13
Underwater Fantasea: to April 13 in Goff Gallery
Art created by Janie Duke, a glass artist; Jan Pronko, a clay artist, and water media artist Joanne Stramara
Off-Site Exhibits
The Wyvern Hotel | 101 East Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda
Nix & Associates Real Estate | 2421 Shreve St, Unit 111, Punta Gorda
|
|
2001 Shreve Street, Punta Gorda
PGICA offers a variety of classes and programs: art classes, crafting, and exercise classes, lectures on health topics, members’ world travels, financial seminars, and town hall meetings. All are open to the general public. Visit their website to learn more. Registration is required. Register at PGICA.org.
|
|
Every Monday, 8:30 a.m. to Noon
-- Visit website for more details on locations.--
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.
|
|
Charlotte County Concert Band is working diligently to bring the sound of music back for the 2021-2022 season. No events will be scheduled during the 2020-2021 season.
The concert season remains on hold until the William H. Wakefield Theater at the Cultural Center reopens. Jazz jams at the Golf Club and/or special afternoon events at The Grill at 1951, both limited to 50% capacity now, will likely be our first scheduled activity when some kind of normalcy returns.
|
|
The challenge: re-create your favorite art using just three objects lying around home, photograph your re-creation, and share it through social media. The only tools you need for this activity are your imagination and a picture of a work of art you like or find interesting. Browse any online Getty Museum collection or other free great online collections, including LACMA, The Met, Cleveland, Indianapolis, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Walters, or the National Gallery.
ABOVE: Irises, 1889, Vincent Van Gogh. Oil on canvas in. The J. Paul Getty Museum. Re-creation via Twitter DM by Cara Jo O’Connell and family using Play Doh, carrot slices, and wooden beads
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.
|
|
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with artists from coast to coast, presents free online programming on Facebook Live and YouTube. Visit their website to watch anytime.
|
|
|
Support Charlotte Arts
-
Give a gift of membership to Charlotte Arts. The 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.
-
Are you shopping on Amazon? Amazon will donate 0.5% to Charlotte Arts of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases.
-
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. Charlotte Arts is pleased to offer grants in support of teachers within Charlotte County Public Schools who incorporate arts and humanities into their curriculum. Charlotte Arts has awarded a total of $143,195 in grants, providing arts and cultural programs to more than 52,600 students. Charlotte Arts is anticipating offering additional grants in January for the 2020-2021 school year with support received from the Florida license plate.
|
|
". . . 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
~~~~~~
Charlotte Arts and member events were cancelled because of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) on March 23, 2020. Some member organizations cancelled their events and hours of operation for the season and others are open and following CDC guidance. If you wish to confirm the status of any event or organization, please contact the event host.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
