Eye-candy for the sophisticated voyeur
A few weeks back, I wrote a column about how “sex sells” and questioned whether women as a group are empowered or disempowered by our culture’s commercialization of female sex appeal. I mentioned, among other examples, pole-dancing at Sarasota fundraisers and the Black Diamond Burlesque troupe that has been sizzling up Sarasota’s sexy factor.
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Listen Up … for the best Mom’s Day present
My “Sense and the City” column this week is about … what else? Mother’s Day! I give my best advice on what to give to really make your Mom happy all year-round. You can read it in today’s TICKET in the Sarasota Herald Tribune — or find it for free at TICKET boxes around the […]
Birthday brings luck, life, and little creatures!
I’m the kind of person who LOVES her birthday. I plan for it weeks in advance, and usually like to celebrate with at least a full week of hanging out with friends and my Mum, getting together for a bite or drink or walk and talk. This year, my birthday seemed to last all month […]
The Season of Zen
The Sarasota Film Festival is over. Easter has come and gone. “Season” is slowing waa-aay down. As much as I love the hubbub between November and April, I’m ready to breathe deep and exhale. In other words, time to get back to yoga… To read more, check out my Sense and the City column in […]
Sarasota Magazine’s smashing soiree at Selby
Last night’s Sarasota Magazine Best of 2011 party on the great lawn of Selby Gardens was a smashing success. I’m not a big one for the social or party circuit, but this was the perfect party for me — en plein air, fun music, and a very relaxed and happy vibe. Even the 550-person crowd […]
Acclaimed Pianist, Dr. Joseph Holt, Performs Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata!
Nationally acclaimed pianist, Dr. Joseph Holt, will be playing Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” on Sunday, May 1, at 4 p.m., in a fundraising concert to benefit the people of Haiti. Of course, I’ve GOT TO GO. Unbelievably, I’ve never heard this sonata performed live. It is one of my favorite pieces of all time — I’ve […]
“Radio-Free Carmela welcomes Noise Ordinance 2” from yesterday’s Sarasota Herald Tribune
If you are interested in the live music scene this weekend, check out the piece that I wrote that appeared in yesterday’s Sarasota Herald Tribune. Radio-Free Carmela welcomes Noise Ordinance 2
Don’t miss “Best of Sarasota” Magazine party — next Tuesday
If you read my blog you know I’m not a big one for the party circuit here in Sarasota. But there’s one party I’m not missing this season and that’s next Tuesday’s (April 26) relaxed, reggae-infused, Sarasota Magazine “Best of Sarasota” blow-out by the bay … at beautiful, lush, Selby Gardens (one of my fave […]
Paige’s insurance page-turner picks up Pulitzer for paper!
Holy moly! Local Sarasota Herald Tribune reporter Paige St. John (sheesh, even her NAME sounds Pulitzer-worthy!) picked up a Pulitzer (well, it goes to the newspaper technically) for her serious series investigating insurance industry ingrates. (Yes, I’m thinking of that scene in Broadcast News where Al Brooks references alliteration.)