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Mayor John Marks

and First Lady Jane Marks
show off their dance moves

INTERVIEW ..............................................................................4
Chucha Barber Interviews Chip Chalmers
Veteran TV director and now FSU Film School Professor Chip Chalmers
talks with Chucha Barber about teaching, Hollywood, and his lifelong love of guitars.

COVER STORY .........................................................................8

Artists Incognito by Dorothy Clifford
Sure, you know there are artists living in Tallahassee. But did you know
that some Tallahassee’s most prominent citizens are also artists?

FEATURE ................................................................................14
Summer in the City by Randi Goldstein
From museums to musicals, from fine art to family festivals, the arts and
culture are happening all over Tallahassee this summer.

REVIEW...................................................................................12
The ums’ Sleepytime

PROFILES IN THE ARTS.........................................................21

Julianna Baggott
Poet, novelist, children’s author, radio personality, professor, non-profiteer…
Julianna Baggott may be Tallahassee’s most prolific and diverse literary figure.

REGULAR FEATURES
News of Note.......................................................................................... 2
COCA Notes ....................................................................................... 12
Directory of Arts and Cultural Organizations and Businesses ................. 18
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But we have our magnificent oak trees and canopy roads to give us some shade. Tallahassee is
a great place to visit in the summer. With most of the lobbyists and legislators off in their own
districts, and the college students away at home for the summer, Tallahassee has more time
and space to roll out the red carpet for visitors from near and far.
Tallahassee used to be called “the best kept secret in Florida,” but times are changing. Artists with international reputations,
formerly hidden in nooks and corners, are being increasingly recognized. More and more professional-quality arts activities to attend
and participate in are being offered. Tallahassee culture has something to inspire you, whether you’re here for a day or for a lifetime.
And wherever you are, you can find out what’s going on in our neck of the woods by visiting www.MoreThanYouThought.com.
Give it a try. We know we’ll see you soon.

Peggy Brady

CONTRIBUTORS
Dorothy Clifford, a
retired journalist,
chronicled Tallahassee
political, civic and cultural
events for more than three
decades – and hints that
she still may reveal some of the real gems
she overheard at cocktail parties in a book
of nostalgia. In 1961, as women’s editor for
the Tallahassee Democrat, she won the J.C.
Penney-University of Missouri top award
for best women’s pages in her circulation
category. In 1982, her Home section was
awarded the Dallas Market Center’s first-
place editorial honor in the newspaper’s
circulation category. An active civic volunteer
and great fan of retired Florida State
University dance department dean Nancy
Smith Fichter, Clifford was the founding
president of the FSU Friends of Dance.
Chucha Barber has been
with the Mary Brogan
Museum of Art and
Science since 1998, first
as Director of Institutional
Advancement, and since
2005 as Executive
Director. Previously she worked with the
Miami Museum of Science. Chucha has
also been producing original television
documentaries and programs for more than
20 years. She is the President of Tight Shots
& Sounds, Inc. She is extensively involved in
the Tallahassee community, serving as Vice
President of the Tallahassee Film Festival,
and on the boards of the Greater Tallahassee
Chamber of Commerce, Leon County Tourist
Development Council, and the Florida
Association of Museum, among many others.
Daniel Lyons was born
in Ft. Lauderdale and
grew up in the Broward
County area. He moved
to Tallahassee to attend
Florida State, and finished
his degree in English this year. Dan has
contributed writing to Satellite Magazine and
spent two years as a DJ at V-89 was formerly
Capital Culture Magazine’s Editorial Intern.
On the weekends you can find him either
digging around the used record bins or
paddling through one of the area’s beautiful
waterways. And whichever sports season it
is, you’ll find him in the stands rooting on
the Noles.

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NEWS OF NOTE
Congratulations
Four authors from Tallahassee have won honors in the 2007 Florida
Book Awards. Adrian Fogelin won a gold medal for her children’s
book The Sorta Sisters. FSU English Professor David Kirby won first
prize in the poetry category for House on Boulevard Street. Julianna
Baggott won two awards— a silver medal for her children’s book The
Slippery Map (written under the name N. E. Bode) and a bronze for
her poetry book Compulsions of Silkworms and Bees. FSU History
Professor Elna Green tied for the bronze medal for her non-fiction
book Looking for the New Deal.
Two Tallahassee cultural institutions were chosen as recipients of
the first ever Recognizing Best Practices in Access Awards sponsored
by the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and
VSA Arts of Florida. Congratulations to Russell Daws, Executive
Director of the Tallahassee Museum, and Jennifer Hoesing,
Education Director of LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts.
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his spring, LeMoyne Center
for the Visual Arts hosted 125
jury-selected artists from across
the country and one from Israel, in the 8th
Annual Chain of Parks Art Festival.
Among the award winners were five
local artists: Judges’ Choice awards went
Lucrezia Bieler of Tallahassee and Leon
Weisner of Carabelle, while Awards of
Merit were given to Paul Anderson and
Junia Mason-Edwards of Tallahassee,
and Mary Reynolds of Crawfordville.
Tallahassee composer David Lipten was the winner of the Third
Annual Portland Chamber Music Festival Composers Competition for
his composition Ictus. The piece beat out 85 other entries, and will be
performed at the festival in August in Maine.
Kelly Dozier, board president of LeMoyne Center for the Visual
Arts, was named 2008 Volunteer of the Year in the arts category by
the Tallahassee Democrat. The other finalists in this category were
Mary Powell and Paul Lewis Jr., immediate past president of the
Mary Brogan Museum.
Friends of Dance, the support organization for the Florida State
university Department of Dance, celebrated its 20th anniversary
this year. Founded in 1987, the organization has offered continuous
support to the Department, and has awarded more 450 scholarships
totaling more than $150,000.
Capital Culture Magazine
Congratulations to the arts educators who
have been honored as outstanding this
year! The following have been named 2008
Campus Teachers of the Year : Michele
Berlow, creative writing teacher at Deerlake
Middle School; Tucker Biddlecombe,
choral music teacher at Chiles High School;
Jennifer Buerkle, art teacher at the Academic
Resource Center; Domenick Gheesling,
who teaches art and photography at SAIL
High School; and Margaret McClearn, music
teacher at Astoria Park Elementary School.
The following have were named Glen-Howell
Distinguished Minority Educators of the
Year for 2007-2008: Arnold Abellera,
commercial photography instructor at Lively
Technical Center; Leslie Anderson, art
teacher at Canopy Oaks Elementary School;
xenia Madrid, Spanish and Latin dance club
sponsor at Swift Creek Middle School; and
Millicent Marie Johnnie, dance instructor at
Sail High School.
Local artist Beth Appleton recently
completed a series of twenty commissioned
cut paper assemblages for the new Palm
Healthcare Pavilion and Mollie Wilmot
Children’s Center in West Palm Beach.
Appleton also created the design for a seven-
foot diameter terrazzo tile circle that is being
installed as the centerpiece in the hospital’s
lobby floor.
Tallahassee musician Steve Sternberg
performed for the first time at the Zora Neale
Hurston Festival in Fort Pierce, Florida. He Florida State University art
performed in the children’s activity room,
professor and internationally known
demonstrating flute and saxophones, and playing
blues, ragtime, and boogie-woogie on the piano. sculptor Charles Hook died on
March 16 after a two year battle
with cancer. He was 59. Only ten
Milestones days earlier, the Charles Hook
After teaching for the past 42 years at Sculpture Garden at 621 Gallery
Tuscaloosa County Schools, the University

Out & About of Alabama, Florida State University, the

Florida Institute of Art Education and for the
was dedicated in the artist’s honor

The 621 Gallery, Wood + Partners,
Landscape Architects, and the FSU Master
Craftsman Studios broke ground on the 621
Gallery Sculpture Garden Project on
March 6 in the garden at Railroad Square Art
Park. This project will create Tallahassee’s
largest outdoor exhibition space within the
Gaines Street Corridor.
last 34 years, Florida A&M University, Ron at the Railroad Square Art Park.
Yrabedra retired in May. Ron has had his
studio in Railroad Square since 1981. Since his Hook was one of the founders
retirement, you can find him there full time. of 621 Gallery. His large-scale,
abstract metal sculptures can be
found around Tallahassee.

Humidity Gallery has moved from Railroad

Square to the Verandas shopping center at
the corner of Market Street and Timberlane
Road next to Tasty Pastry Bakery. The gallery
continues to feature all of the regional and local
artists and crafters they have been exhibiting,
and have added many new artists.

Tallahassee’s gourmets had a rare opportunity

to indulge in the fabled delights of Indian
food and culture at “A Taste of India” at the
Woman’s Club of Tallahassee on April 10,
sponsored by the FSu International Center.
The event featured an exhibition of paintings
by Tallahassee artist Roopali Kambo,
originally from Jaipur, India, followed by a
dance performance by Preethy Pynadath and
Saritha Tirumalasetty.
Fernis by Charles Hook, a permanent work in the Charles Hook Sculpture Garden at 621 Gallery.

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Y
ou may not know his face, but if you’re a TV fan, you almost certainly
know his work. Chip Chalmers is a veteran director of film, television, and theatre
with more than 100 credits including Star Trek: The Next Generation, Miami Vice,
Seventh Heaven, Melrose Place, and Beverly Hills, 90210. He has also worked as
a Production Coordinator, 2nd Assistant Director, and 1st Assistant Director on
nearly 1,000 episodes of prime time television programs, including Trapper John,
MD, The Greatest American Hero, The A-Team, and Dynasty. Now after 30 years
in Hollywood, Chip has returned to Tallahassee, to his alma mater, FSU, to teach at
the Film School.
Chip talked with Chucha Barber, Executive Director of the Mary Brogan
Museum of Art and Science, and herself a three-time Emmy-Award-winning
television producer.
CB: Did you always want to be a director?
CC: No, no.
CB: Well then, how did you come to find your path in this field?
CC: After I graduated from FSU, I moved out to Los Angeles and
realized very quickly that it would take forever to break into acting.
There were tens of thousands of people like me who were much more
talented. I got a job offer as a Production Assistant – a runner, some-
body on a bicycle at the studio who picks up call sheets and makes sure
there’s a daily report that goes to all the producers. It had a big fancy
title – Production Coordinator for Fox Television.
CB: What did you work on?
CC: The first set I ever stepped foot onto was M*A*S*H. And there was
everyone – Alan Alda, Harry Morgan, the whole gang. It was right out
of a dream. After about two years doing that I got an offer to work on
Return of the Jedi with George Lucas up in Northern California. But
I would have had to move. So when Twentieth Century Fox said, “If
we put you in the Directors Guild and made you a 2nd A.D., would you
stay?” I said “Sure!” So I was the 2nd A.D. on Trapper John, MD, and
the Greatest American Hero, the A-Team and a number of shows that
some people still remember.
CB: I remember all those shows.
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CC: Then I moved up to 1st A.D. and worked on Dynasty and a show
called The Colbys with Charlton Heston and Barbara Stanwyck. A
lot of people had problems with what Charlton Heston used to stand
for, but he never brought it to set. He was a totally professional man.
He came from the John Ford School where you show up on time, you
know your lines, and you don’t bump into furniture. And he had a
great sense of humor. We had a baseball team, and at the very first
game this figure started walking in from the outfield. It was Charlton
Heston carrying the original staff of Moses from the movie. He got
to the pitcher’s mound, raised it in the air, and said, “Let my people
win.”
CB: Did you win?
CC: We did! At least that day we did. But my focus, always, was to
stand next to the camera and watch the way these different directors
worked. Watch what lenses they put on the camera, watch how they
moved the camera, watch how they worked with each of the actors.
And having come from an acting background I realized that directing
might just be IT for me.
CB: You hadn’t intended to do that?
CC: No, even as a 1st A.D. I really hadn’t considered it. Being a 1st
A.D. doesn’t always lead to being a director. I had some lucky breaks
and I took advantage of them. Don Johnson came up to me one day
after a year and a half on Miami Vice and said, “Hey kid, I’m gonna
get you a show to direct.” Universal said “No way,” and that’s all Don
Johnson ever has to hear.
CB: And then it becomes so.
CC: That’s right. So I got to direct an episode of Miami Vice.
CB: Nice! As a television producer, I don’t think of myself as a
filmmaker. You’re here at one of the greatest film schools in the
country. Tell me about the transition for you from TV to film.
CC: For me, there isn’t one. I only ever worked on filmed television.
There is no difference between that and feature films, except for how
long you take to shoot it and who is in it.
CB: And maybe the budget.
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CC: And the budget, sure. The real dif-
ference between television and feature
films is that for television I’ll shoot seven
and a half pages a day and for features
they’ll shoot one. But it’s all the same
medium: a single camera shooting a
master, and shooting the close-ups,
being edited together. We use the same
equipment, the same film.
CB: You’re an actor. Are you also in
your heart a storyteller? Do you have
a script within you that you‘ve been
toying around with?
CC: No.
CB: Really?
CC: I don’t pretend to be a writer. I’m a
director. My biggest passion is actually
working with the actors. That’s why
I probably have an advantage having
studied acting. I can talk with an actor
and make sense.
CB: Is there anything other than
teaching that you are working on right
now?
CC: Yes, I’m working on a documen-
tary. I’ve been given the rights with
Fender Guitars to do a documentary on
the Stratocaster. I’m a big music fan. I’ve
got a lot of guitars.
CB: Do you play guitar?
CC: I do, it’s my therapy. Guitarists have
always been heroes of mine. We’ve done
quite a few interviews, we’ve shot quite
a bit of footage, and I have the advantage
of having the Fender library for music Chip Chalmers outside his office at the Film School.

and videotape of different concerts. But
I don’t want to do something “normal.”
I don’t want to do a History Channel
documentary, nothing against that,
because it serves its purpose, but I’d
much rather get Eric Idle to come in
and do something off the wall. Make it
entertaining and really different.
CB: If you could spend an evening
with anyone, living or dead, who
would it be?
CC: Well, I guess I would probably
spend an evening having dinner with one
of my rock idols. Maybe Jimmy Page.
Slate from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
CB: For me it’s Carlos Santana. But
I’m with you.
CC: If I could spend four hours sitting
down with him, talking about where
this or that came from in his mind... It
wouldn’t solve the world’s problems, but
it would be one of the all-time amazing
things in my life.
CB: Your students present all kind of
different challenges because of who
they are as individuals. Is there some
underlying core, a philosophy that
you want all of your students to go
away with?
CC: Yes. Number one is impressing
upon them that coming from the Film
School where we only accept 30 stu-
dents a year, they are going to walk out
of here with all the tools that they need
to do virtually any job on a set. They
can make a movie from scratch. They
can shoot it, they can write it, and when
they leave here they’ll also know how to
get that movie into theatres. They are
unique. They are getting on a roller-

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INTERVIEW
coaster that few people ever even get in
line for. I also tell them how jealous I am.
CB: That you didn’t have that op-
portunity?
CC: Well, in that same way. And would
I do what I did for 30 years in California
over again? In a minute. Is it frustrating,
do you lose sleep, do you occasionally
want to punch an actor? Absolutely. But
would I do it again? In a second.
CB: People sometimes measure their
success by the money they make or the
awards that they win. How does Chip
measure his success?
CC: An e-mail from a student saying,
“I’m the 1st AD on a show, and I’ve
joined the union.” I don’t care about
awards. Well, actually, there is an award
I value. It’s called the “Guardian of
the Flame” and I’m the first recipient.
Students were asked: is there someone
who has made a difference in your life, in
your learning? And they selected me.
CB: That’s a very, very nice award,
Chip.
CC: When it comes from the students, it
means a lot. I don’t care about Academy
Awards. I don’t care about a pat on the
back, or whether the legislature gave
me a raise this year or not. I care about
an e-mail from a student saying, “If you
hadn’t told us the way it really was, we
would be lost.”
CB: When I came to Tallahassee ten
years ago, I would go all the way back
to Miami to do my projects. Because
the caliber of equipment or people
that I was accustomed to – not to
sound snobbish – wasn’t here then. I
do sense, though, that Tallahassee is
catching up. Do you have that sense?
CC: I do, and one of the reasons is that
a number of our students have decided
that they are going to stay here and work
in post-production houses. If a company
comes in with the key players in place,
they can supplement their crew with our
students any day of the week.
CB: The Tallahassee Film Festival
just happened recently, and I was one
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of the volunteers who worked on the movie come trampling through here.
event. I feel that a film industry in our I don’t know how big Recount was, or
community has such potential for eco- is going to be. I know it was a big deal
nomic development. I also sense that here.
there are some things the community
CB: It was. People enjoyed being a
needs to address to help that industry
part of it.
grow.
CC: They came out in droves just to be a
CC: Tallahassee is a fairly small com-
part of the crowd. And that’s terrific.
munity. New Orleans is a huge center
for filmmakers, and one of the reasons is CB: Tell me if you have a favorite
the government of Louisiana has given project that you’ve worked on.
incentives to come there. We’d need to
CC: Melrose Place. I directed 36 epi-
adopt something a little bit more like
sodes of that show, so I got to know the
that. Do I think that there is a future for
crew and the cast like family. We went
Tallahassee becoming a giant industry
seven years straight. It was like waking
center for filmmaking? No. But I think
up in the morning, taking a shower, and
it’s entirely possible that it will be a
going home. I knew everyone’s wives,
place where people will come now and
girlfriends, boyfriends, husband, sis-
then to make a movie. Hopefully more
ters… We all got along. I would get up
than they’re doing right now. We just
at 4:30 in the morning and sing in the
had Recount and the last before that was
shower because I got to go to work.
the Jonathan Demme movie, Something
Wild. CB: What would be your ideal future?
Is there a burning passion to go back
CB: Were you here then?
in Los Angeles one day?
CC: No, it was many years ago. But one
CC: I spent 30 years in L.A. Some of my
of the things that the students do get
greatest friends in the world live there, and
here is a community that opens its doors.
the hardest thing about coming back to
A community that doesn’t charge us for
Florida State is missing those friends. Do I
locations, where restaurants will give us
have more to do in Los Angeles? Yes. I want
food to feed the crews, with actors who
to finish that Fender documentary, I really
come in and volunteer their time to be in
do. But as long as I’m learning, as long as
our movies. That doesn’t exist in Miami.
I’m enjoying the process of teaching, as long
That doesn’t happen in Los Angeles. I
as I’m having a good time passing on what
would be hard pressed to say it would be
I know to a new generation of filmmakers,
a good thing to have a huge Hollywood
then I’m happy where I am.
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Sure, you know there are artists living in Tallahassee. But did you know that
some Tallahassee’s most prominent citizens are also artists?

awainga Katsvairo grew up on a farm in Zimbabwe. Both the November/December issue of Capital Culture Magazine. The Marine
of his parents were choir directors. Singing and music came naturally to general served his country with distinction and then spent fifteen successful
young Tawainga – at home, at school, at work, at play. When he came to the years in a highly competitive Chicago business market.
United States to study agriculture at Michigan State University and, later, Music provides magic for family therapist Jane Marks and her husband,
at Cornell University in Ithaca, N. Y., he also majored in choral music and Mayor John Marks. They’re most excited about it when there’s a dance floor
composition. When he moved to Tallahassee six years ago as a soil scientist handy. Romantic popular music turns on retired engineer and real-estate
for the University of Florida’s North Florida Research and Education millionaire Frank Cooke, but the quick-study Renaissance Man currently
Center in Quincy, Katsvairo promptly began introducing the community to is consumed by a love for watercolor painting. Painting in watercolors, oils
classical African music. and acrylics appeals to Florida Representative Faye Culp, too. Photography,
Now a technical advisor to a company that is exploring the production though, is easier to work into her busy schedule at this time.
of renewable energy from waste products, Katsvairo finds time to continue
composing symphonies as well as directing concerts of African music and
dances.
Tawainga Katsvairo
“Music is everything to me and my life revolves around it,” he says. Ladislav Kubic, Florida State University music professor, calls Tawainga
“In my scientific write-ups, I attempt to remind fellow scientists of the Katsvairo “a multi-talented young man who leads cross-boundary careers.”
connection between music and the sciences. . . Through music I have met Kubic says it is not surprising that Katsvairo is both a successful scientist
most of my friends.” and musician. “Music history has bright scientists who were also successful
Katsvairo is one of the increasing number of Tallahassee professionals music composers, notably, Alexander Borodun, the great Russian
and career people who look to the arts for their stimulation – whether it is composer.”
for fun, education, inspiration, or as an emotional release from the cares of
the world.
Music often is described as a universal language that communicates
emotions. One of the most powerful art forms, it draws people to each other
and unites them.
Music is the favorite outlet for Tallahassee attorney Richard McFarlain
and businessman Michael H. Sheridan. Carving birds is the artistic
attraction for retired Marine General Michael K. Sheridan, who is likely to
meet you with the sally, “I’m the other Mike Sheridan.”
In truth, each Mike Sheridan can lay claim to extraordinary
accomplishments – both in their careers and in the arts. Sheridan, the chair
of Fringe Benefits Management Co., a nationally recognized employee
benefits business, played guitar for 25 years with The Wild Rovers Irish
band, and has starred in Tallahassee Little Theatre performances. He is the
immediate past chairman of the Council on Culture and Arts and chatted
about his views on the economics of the arts with music legend Del Suggs in

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Lately, most of Katsvairo’s compositions
have been choral with percussion
accompaniment, the composer says. “The
South in general is very religious and I have
leaned towards composing religious songs.”
The most important of them, perhaps, is “The
Hosanna Chorus.”
Many of the songs are in Shona, his
native language. The composer also is
fluent in English and has basic knowledge
of Spanish, French and Ndebele, another
African language.
Katsvairo is the founder and president of
the African Music and Dance Concert, Inc.
He developed the non-profit organization
while a student in New York to educate
musicians and the public about African
classical works. “Africa with its 54
countries seldom is heard on classical stages
outside of Africa,” he points out.
That’s mainly because it is widely believed
that African music cannot be notated but can
only be taught by ear. In addition, few African
composers have the training necessary to
tackle symphonic complexities. Many music
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COVER STORY
directors shy away from programming African
music because they are afraid to tackle its
intricate rhythms.
Katsvairo has worked in Gadsden County
and in Tallahassee to introduce audiences to
his country’s music and dance. This spring, he
directed the fourth African Music and Dance
Inc. concert at Chiles High School. Last year,
his concert featured the Soweto Street Beat
from South Africa, now based in Atlanta.
Classical concerts may be his first love, but
Katsvairo also appreciates jazz; he spent New
Year’s in New Orleans to enjoy that genre at its
best. He likes ballroom and Latin dancing and,
somehow, he’s found time to write a movie
script. He’s currently looking for a producer.
Jane Marks
Dance affords family therapist Jane Marks
“a healthy distraction.” The busy wife
of Tallahassee Mayor John Marks says,
“When you dance you don’t think about
anything…It’s a sensational feeling, akin to
a runner’s high.”
She and the mayor, an attorney, love
ballroom dancing. They had a marvelous time
chairing the 2005 ball benefit for the Leon
County Heart Association. “We called it
‘Dancing with the Stars,’” Jane recalls.
She’s a late bloomer, actually, when
it comes to dance. She’d taken all of the
traditional classes as a youngster growing up
in Tallahassee but didn’t become passionate
about dance until she was 33. For a birthday
gift, her husband signed her up for a class and
gave her a pair of tights and ballet shoes.
“Dance lifts me. It’s exhilarating. The
essence of art is pleasure, and dancing is the
ultimate pleasure for me.”
She’s an avid fan and strong supporter
for Florida State’s dance department and
the Tallahassee Ballet. Four years ago,
Mayor Marks played the mayor in the ballet
company’s Nutcracker.
Jane appeared on public television for
years in an exercise program. Now, she is a
substitute teacher at Forest Meadows for a
fitness program showcasing Latin dances,
specifically the Zumba.
General Mike Sheridan
The Markses also appreciate gospel music.
“I don’t sing,” says Jane, “but I love to visit
church choirs.”
Richard McFarlain
The piano has been an intellectual pursuit for
Richard McFarlain since he was seven years old.
His mother was a ballet dancer before marrying.
He grew up in Washington, D.C., and was
introduced to symphonic and ballet concerts
at an early age. While in high school, he played
Malaguena on a local radio station. He played
golf at Rollins College in Florida but continued
studying piano all through college.
For fifteen years – during some of his
busiest years as a successful Tallahassee
lawyer-lobbyist – he took lessons from the great
concert pianist, the late Edward Kilenyi. The
illustrious performer only accepted McFarlain
as a pupil after an audition. Each hour-long
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lesson was stressful. Kilenyi was a perfectionist
and not given to excessive compliments.
“He could make me sweat,” McFarlain
recalls today. “It wasn’t ever relaxing. It was
very intense.”
It also was expensive: $100 an hour.
Nonetheless, the two were devoted friends
until Kilenyi’s death in January 2000.
A raconteur, McFarlain was a founding
member of the prestigious political forum,
Capital Tiger Bay Club. Known for his dry wit,
he easily matched wits with such noted speakers
as humorist-columnist Art Buchwald.
McFarlain began his legal career in
1964 as Assistant Staff Counsel at the
Florida Bar and quickly became the Bar’s
chief lawyer and lobbyist. He took a break in
1973 and 1974 to serve on loan during the
Watergate Investigation as Special Counsel
to the American Bar Association’s Center for
Professional Responsibility. He left the Florida
Bar in 1976 to found his own firm, and left
the firm for two and a half years in the early
2000s to serve as general counsel to Florida
State University. He now limits his practice to
defending judges and lawyers.
He also limits his piano playing, he says.
“When you dance you don’t think about anything…
It’s a sensational feeling, akin to a runner’s high.”
- Jane Marks

Fingers aren’t quite as flexible as they once were. But he still plays some
Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, or Mozart for his granddaughter, six-year-old
Ann Bannerman McFarlain, on his conservatory grand piano, a gift from his
great-aunt.

Representative Faye Culp

Photography and painting give
Florida Representative Faye Culp
(R-Tampa) a sense of well-being. “I
feel if I don’t create things, I’m not
getting anything done,” the former
teacher says. She is working on a
doctorate of education leadership.
The first Republican woman to
serve as majority whip in the House,
Culp came to Tallahassee in 1994
and served in the house through
1998. She then took time off before
re-election in 2002. She has been an
active legislator since that time. Piano-playing relates most to his emotional side, he said. “I
Her main thrust has been education, as you might figure, but she also learned only slow, romantic, wistful songs,” such as Always on My
has been a strong advocate for animal rights. Mind by Willie Nelson and John Lennon’s Imagine. He quit because
Culp’s political duties don’t leave a lot of time for other activities, his teacher moved to Colorado.
she says, but she does enjoy capturing scenery and people on camera He is inclined to devote all of his energies to one activity,
in the state’s capital city and on travels. She’s won 200 or so awards for although not to the exclusion of others. He wrote his play during
her photography. his painting era. He’s recently resumed “thumping the piano keys.”
As an undergraduate at Mississippi University for Women, Culp was Plus, he has written one chapter in each of three new books.
in a tour group of modern dancers. She still enjoys music and dance, but He intends to finish all, he says, “but, alas, the retiree’s road
concentrates these days on art and crafts. is pock-marked with good intentions.” Besides, he has to work in
“It’s an avenue for creativity,” Culp says. “I could be very happy tennis three times a weeks, trips to their mountain home, and lots of
painting all day long.” additional travel.
“Andy [as friends know his wife] and I strongly believe that
as we age we must maintain a blend of vigorous physical activity,
Frank Cooke stimulating mental pursuits, and lots of socializing,” Cooke says.
“Otherwise one is in danger of fading away, becoming irrelevant,
At the moment, painting watercolors affords a similar stimulus for and, perhaps, unhappy.”
rental realtor Frank Cooke. That could change tomorrow though. Since
retiring seven years ago, Cooke has written a book with Andrea, his wife
and realty partner, written a ten-minute play, learned to play the piano, General Mike Sheridan
and designed renovations for their 1950s home overlooking Lake Ella. Like another general, Marine General Mike Sheridan is in no danger of just
He’s been painting for about two and a half years. “Some say I’m pretty fading away. He and his wife, Nancy, chose Tallahassee for their retirement
good – for a beginner,” he says, tongue-in-cheek. but maintain a life filled with friends, different interests and travels.

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 CONNECTION

COCA Notes
GAINES STREET

RAILROAD AVENUE
The Arts Exchange project (formerly the Arts on Gaines
project) is moving ahead full-steam. The City of Tallahassee
has agreed to locate the development on a 3.8 acre parcel of
land near the corner of Railroad Avenue and Gaines Street,
RAILROAD SQUARE
A RT PA R K
fronting on Railroad next to the Amtrak Station. COCA is
thrilled with the designation, and is working hard to secure
the rest of the funds needed to build this exciting new facility
for the arts in Tallahassee.

REVIEW
The ums
cally the songs show great direction and three of the previous tracks and mashes it
paint a clear picture of where they want together into pop music exaltation.

Sleepy Time
Cloud 13 Records
Genre: Indie/Pop
Available at:
• cloud13records.com, iTunes,
amazon.com
More information at:
• www.theumsmusic.com
The Ums’ latest release, Sleepy
Time, is a concept E.P. of sorts. Aptly
titled, this eleven-track, twenty-minute
CD touches on falling asleep, tossing
and turning, dreams, nightmares, and
ultimately waking up. But don’t let short
length of the Sleepy Time give the impres-
sion that there is a lack of substance. Like
a great short story, Sleepy Time is dense
with content even though the lyrics are
sparse, repetitive, or non-existent. Musi-
the listener’s mind to wander. Sleepy Time closes the same way
The title track of Sleepy Time opens that it opened, with “Sleepy Time Fare-
the album and begins with a nice strolling well” and The Ums hoping that Sleepy
introduction and a smoothly delivered Time went well for you. Their concern
invitation, “Hope that sleepy time goes for the listener’s pleasure seems sincere,
well for you.” The Ums flaunt their and they bring a song collection that is
craftiness with how they shift from one immediately enjoyable.
song to another; short bursts of sound Give it a listen, but do it justice.
between songs are the glue that holds Go from start to finish and get the whole
the whole thing together, turning eleven experience.
very different songs into one epic. These Dan Lyons
transitions throughout happen to be one
of my favorite things about the CD.
Dreams pop up random and
jumbled, and the songs on Sleepy Time
appear the same way. “Tossing and
Turning” is like one of Zeppelin’s qui-
eter drone songs. “Nighty Night” has a
twisted doo-wop sound, and “Seed Song”
has reverb-soaked vocals similar to music
by My Morning Jacket. Not one sounds
like another. The only song that makes
sense beside the others is “Rapid Eye
Melody,” which combines elements from

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 CONNECTION
Out and About COCA curated an exhibit of local art made
from reused and recycled materials that was
on display in the conference hall of Leon
• Executive Director Peggy Brady joined Mike Pate of the Knight Foundation at the Network of County’s recent Climate Summit. COCA
Young Professionals’ annual forum. They spoke and answered questions about Gaines Street also coordinated having Lincoln High School
development. students craft centerpieces out of recycled
goods for the conference tables, and arranged
• Clint Riley served as a juror for the Florida Womens’ Club of Tallahassee art competition as well for local musician John Paul Walters to feature
as for WFSU’s Be More Creative contest. Clint and Amanda Thompson also served as judges for his topical album There’s No Such Thing as
the Florida History Fair. Away throughout the event.

• Holly Thompson, Clint Riley and Amanda Thompson went ON AIR to help with WFSU’s COCA’s Access Advisory Committee held
semi-annual pledge drive. its workshop Involving Artists, Performers,
Volunteers, and Staff with Disabilities.
• Amanda Thompson taught needle felting classes at both SAIL High School and LeMoyne Center Members of California’s AXIS Dance
for the Visual Arts. She also served as chair of the Creative Classroom Consortium’s Teachers Company and Tallahassee’s own Mickee
Grant Committee. Faust Club spoke to a packed house about
their successes and challenges as artists with
• Randi Goldstein was invited to be a speaker on accessibility issues at the annual meeting of the disabilities, and how local organizations can
Florida Association of Tickets (FLOAT) in Tampa. integrate all artists into their programs.

• Peggy Brady served as a judge in the performing arts category for the “Best and Brightest Awards,”
which honor young people with outstanding service and accomplishments in the community.

• Peggy Brady continues to keep ‘em in stitches with Laughing Stock performances. The Governor was
in the audience at the last Tiger Bay meeting where they were invited to perform their Charlie Crist song.
Peggy is also directing Tallahassee Little Theatre’s summer production of Guys and Dolls.

Congratulations
• COCA congratulates the award winners at its annual juried show, Creative Tallahassee. First
Place went to Leon Wiesener, Second Place was awarded to Bill McKeown, and Third Place
went to Natalia Andreeva. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Edward Babcock, Reed
Craig, Bill Humphries, D.E. Matthews, Mary Liz Tippin-Moody, and Jessie Lovano-Kerr.
Times are Changing
• COCA received a Silver Addy Award from the American Advertising Federation of Tallahassee • Tony Archer, formerly COCA’s
for our Winterfest Art Exhibit invitation design by Tony Archer. In addition, Tony Marketing Director, has left to
and his brother Nathan’s freelance work under their design firm Lorem Ipsum concentrate on his graphic design
Design Studio earned two more Silver Addys. business, Lorem Ipsum Design Studio.
Tony will continue to design Capital
Culture Magazine and various other
COCA publications.
Council on Culture & Arts and the City of Tallahassee Parks & Recreation
present
• Dan Lyons has also graduated and moved
away to St. Petersburg. We wish him well.

Special Thanks
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2. Fold along solid lines.
3. Tape tabs down.

November 26 - December 28, 2007 | City Hall Art Gallery

• Elite Deli & Catering on Capital Circle

NE (www.theelitedeli.com) donated
November 26 - December 28, 2007 boxed lunches to COCA’s Board of
Directors meeting in March, and will
City Hall Art Gallery*

Public Reception
Friday, November 30, 2007
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Awards Presentation 6:30 p.m. continue sponsoring board lunches for the
remainder of our fiscal year.
*300 South Adams Street
Tallahassee, Florida
Exhibit open Monday – Friday;
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Parking available in Kleman Plaza

• Panera Bread Company (www.

panerabread.com) donated lunch items for a
recent meeting of COCA’s Executive Board.

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 by Randi Goldstein
Editor, Capital Culture Magazine

F rom museums to musicals, from fine art to family festivals,

the arts and culture are happening all over Tallahassee this summer.
Whether you’re visiting from out of town, or exploring the area right
outside your backyard, here are ten suggestions for how to let arts and
culture help you make the most of your summer months. (Note: our list
is presented in no particular order, and the numbers are not intended to
imply ratings!)
Apalachee village, the council house, and stop at the home of the
Spanish Deputy Governor. See the church built under the supervision
of Franciscans, and the friary where they lived. Costumed interpreters
guide visitors and demonstrate the skills and activities of the 17th
century among the sights and sounds of mission life. Hours: Tuesday
– Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm. Free.

GET ARTSY DOWNTOWN PARTY AT THE SWAMP

On Saturday, July 12, the Tallahassee Museum will host its 30th Annual
The white canopies line the walkways under the stately oaks of Ponce
Swamp Stomp, an outdoor music festival that has become a staple of the Big
de Leon Park all summer long at the Downtown Marketplace. In this
Bend’s cultural calendar. Organized and headlined by Tallahassee’s own
relaxing setting, celebrated local musicians perform, authors and poets
Del Suggs, this long-standing event features the hottest sounds from local
read from their latest books, and regional artists show their art and fine
musicians and singer/songwriters, including Grant Peeples, Drew Tillman,
crafts. Special events bring hands-on art activities for children or sneak
Mimi Hearn, Wayfarin’ Strangers, Ric Edmiston, The Mayhaws, and more.
previews of upcoming cultural events. The Marketplace also features
Near the outdoor concert stage, the Museum’s educators will conduct
local farmers offering Mother Nature’s best. Homegrown produce,
learning activities for all ages. Come out and churn homemade ice cream,
organic items, fresh bread, and cut flowers abound.
dig for fossils, or have a safe, up-close experience with some of Florida’s
There’s something new every time you take this stroll through the
indigenous animals. Hours: 3-9 pm. Admission fee for non-members.
park. Heads up: on August 16, wear your most outlandish beach shirt
and win a prize at the 6th annual “Beach Shirt Market Bongo” contest.
Open every Saturday from 8 am until 2 pm. Free.
LAuGH OuT LOuD

STEP BACK IN TIME What’s a summer without a laugh track? Tallahassee’s new professional
improv theatre group, Dysfunction Junction, will keep you laughing all
the way to fall.
At Mission San Luis, meticulous reconstructions of Apalachee Indian
A team of seven quick-witted improvisers use audience
and Spanish structures re-create a community that disappeared three
suggestions to create a fast-paced live comedy experience that is unique
centuries ago. Modern day visitors to San Luis discover a place where
every time. No scripts, no sets, no dress rehearsals – they’re on stage
time stands still.
without a net, and it’s hilarious. There’s a full bar and dinner menu, so
Meet the people of San Luis going about the tasks that sustained
go ahead and make a night of it. Shows the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the
life centuries ago. Walk the plaza where the Apalachees played their
month at the Comedy Zone at 8 pm. Admission fee.
traditional ball games. Visit the most important structure in the

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Dysfunction Junction performs twice a month at the Comedy Zone. Photo by Ed Casey
SPEND THE DAY
You can’t call yourself a true Tallahassean if
you haven’t visited Alfred B. Maclay Gardens.
Listed on the National Register of Historic
Places, this 1,184-acre state park showcases
the spectacular gardens which are the
centerpiece of the park on a site full of history.
Maclay Gardens has something for
everyone – spectacular gardens, the historic
Maclay House Museum, hiking, biking,
and horseback riding on Lake Overstreet’s
eight miles of ever-changing scenery. You
can also picnic, swim, fish, or enjoy the
playground at the Lake Hall Recreation Area.
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FEATURE STORY
Special monthly programs include plant care
workshops, children’s activities, and park
interpretive programs. Park hours: daily 8
am until sunset. Garden hours: 9 am to 5 pm.
Admission fee.
TRY YOuR LuCK
Sit back, relax, and enjoy Tallahassee Little
Theatre’s production of the multiple Tony-
awarding winning Guys & Dolls. Directed by
COCA’s own Peggy Brady, it’s the story of
gambling men and the women who try to tame
them. Set in the colorful world of New York
City in the mid 20th century, Guys & Dolls
www.morethanyouthought.com
is populated with gangsters and scantily clad
showgirls, and boasts one the great musical
scores in the history of American theatre.
When Nathan Detroit bets his gambling
pal, Sky Masterson, that he can’t make the next
“doll” he sees fall in love with him, the game
is on. The chips are down when the doll ends
up being straight-laced Sister Sarah Brown. A
sure-fire crowd pleaser for generations, this
classic musical is high stakes entertainment
for all! July 24 to August 3, with performances
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 pm and
Sunday matinees at 2 pm. Admission fee.
BEAT THE HEAT
Tallahassee’s array of galleries and museums
thrive during the summer months. It’s the
perfect time to check out those places you
always meant to see.
Visit the third floor of the Mary Brogan
Museum of Art and Science to see Eclectic
Selections from the Permanent Collection
through August 17. The exhibit celebrates
a wide range of works including folk art,
photography and sculptures. While you’re
there, stop in at Your Energy Generation,
an original science exhibit showcasing
emerging technologies of alternative energy
and renewable resources. Hours: Monday-
Saturday, 10 am-5 pm, Sunday 1-6 pm.
Admission fee for non-members.
To learn something new about a familiar
subject, wander through Pets in America at
the Museum of Florida History. Today almost
two-thirds of all American households own a
pet. However, few Americans know anything
about the history of life with animals at home.
This national exhibit includes more than
200 objects and photographs related to pet
keeping, gathered from public and private
collections. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10
am-4:30 pm, Sunday 12-4:30 pm. Free.
MONKEY AROuND
If you haven’t been to the Tallahassee
Museum, you’re missing a rare
opportunity to see where North Florida’s
history, nature, and wildlife intersect.
From amazing native animals and rare
historic buildings to beautiful natural
scenery, it’s a must-visit. Part zoo, part
park, part historical exhibit, this is a terrific
day out for adults and children alike.
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This summer, two colorful patas
monkeys, native to the plains and savannas
of sub-Saharan Africa, are visiting as guest
animals. The sleek, long-legged pair is on
loan from Wild Adventures Theme Park in
Valdosta. Visit with these playful primates
from a comfortable, shaded viewing
area. Museum hours: Monday through
Saturday, 9 am–5 pm, Sunday 12:30-5
pm. Admission fee for non-members.
Just a little way down the road is the
Thomasville Cultural Center’s Another
Night of Bluegrass Concert Series. With
events every weekend, it’s a great place to
catch national bluegrass acts. And if you’re
a Blues fan, try the Bradfordville Blues
Club which has live music every week
(sometimes Friday, sometimes Saturday,
sometimes both). Shows start at 9:30 pm,
doors open at 8:30 pm.
crafts booths while you listen to local
bluegrass, gospel, and country bands.
Sample a variety of unique foods
including possum ice cream, then
head over to the dance to round out
the evening. And definitely don’t miss
the auction where local politicians and
celebrities bid against one another for
the rights to a live possum!

HEAR MuSIC IN THE AIR POSSuM, ANYONE?

Saturday nights in downtown Tallahassee
are hot this year, as the City of Tallahassee
presents the Sizzlin’ Saturdays Summer
Concert Series through July in Lewis
Park. Come see the Billy Rigsby Band on
July 12, the Tallahassee Fiddlers on July
19, and the Don Juan Band on July 26.
Concerts begin at 6 pm. Bring lawn chairs
or blankets. Free.
On Saturday, August 2, head over
to Wausau (about 90 miles from
Tallahassee) for a north Florida
tradition: the 39th Annual Possum
Festival and Fun Day.
Come see contestants in their
tackiest attire compete to be crowned
Possum King and Queen. Enjoy the
Main Street parade, and visit arts and

Tallahassee’s
array of
galleries and
museums
thrive during
the summer
months.
Forty Hands by Pedro Friedeberg at the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science

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Be Sure to Check Out...
Art&Exhibits
The Color Weihl features works of art by
members of Ten Artists LTD., celebrating its
20th anniversary of artistic collaboration in
Tallahassee, founded by M.J. Weihl. Through
July 27 at LeMoyne Center for the Visual
Arts. For more information, call 222-8800.
On August 1 and September 5, go gallery
hopping with the Council on Culture & Arts’
monthly First Friday Gallery Hop, partially
sponsored by Grolsch Beer. Each first Friday,
galleries and museums are open to the public
with no admission charges and many feature
openings, receptions, and special events. If you
don’t want to drive from place to place, take the
shuttle from Chez Pierre and sample the unique
art and gifts of several different sites. On-board
guides entertain with interesting facts about
Tallahassee and the local arts scene. For further
information, call 224-2500.
At the Museum of Florida History through
August 31, Sunshine and Sand highlights how
tourists coming to Florida have changed over
the past century from the wealthy to the average
American. See vintage objects and also learn
how our beaches were used by the military
during wartime. For information about either
exhibit, call 245-6400.
Note: All events are subject to change without notice. Check www.MoreThanYouThought.com, or contact the
individual organizations listed for updated information.
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Soul Mates, a pictorial discourse on
relationships featuring 40 regional artists in
a variety of two and three dimensional media
will be at LeMoyne Center for the Visual
Arts from August 1 until August 24. For more
information, call 222-8800.
Music
Indulge your musical talents or come listen
to others play in the Wednesday Night Jazz
Jam Sessions at the B Sharps’ Jazz Café,
every Wednesday from 7- 10 pm. For more
information, call 681-2400.
Also on Wednesdays, try the Open Mic Night
at The Warehouse on Gaines Street. See local
musicians show their stuff! Call 222-6188.
Theatre
In preparation for the 100th birthday
celebration of Irene C. Edmonds, members of
the youth theatre named in her honor present
The Ice Patch, a story quilt that records the
cultural, historical and personal events of the
founder’s life. Presented by FAMU Essential
Theatre on July 12 at the Charles Winter
Wood Theatre on the FAMU campus. Call
561-2425 for tickets.
CONTINUED
Artists Incognito
(continued from page 9)
They met as students at Florida State
where he majored in geology because science
happened to be his weakest subject and
he wanted to correct that. He excelled in
the subject, and that probably explains the
determination that caused him to become a
much decorated Marine brigadier general and
a highly successful business entrepreneur in
his hometown of Chicago.
He’s modest about those successes but
he does acknowledge pride in being named
an “FSU Grad Made Good” in 1984. He also
earned a master’s degree in management from
George Washington University.
The beautiful hand-carved birds
scattered throughout the Sheridans’
Killearn home are definitely professional.
They are not for sale, though.
Sheridan began carving birds to relieve
the tensions of directing plans, policies, and
operations for the Defense Department at the
Pentagon.
“I just enjoy working with my hands,”
he says.
He taught himself as he went along, by
observing birds in their natural habitats,
studying a week in Vermont with noted artist
Floyd Scholz, and by reading numerous books.
“I’m convinced you could probably do
brain surgery if you read enough books,” the
general observed.
Carving by General Mike Sheridan
 Arts & Cultural Organizations and Businesses
Unless otherwise specified, all area codes are 850.
LEGEND
See www.cocanet.org for expanded listings
Highlighted are COCA members
Official First Friday participant
live performances and events
exhibitions/attractions
opportunities to participate
adult classes
things to buy
programs/classes for kids
Dance
African Caribbean Dance Theatre
539-4087, www.fadf.org
African Music and Dance, 508-2127,
www.africanmusicanddance.org
Argentine Tango Society of Tallahassee
222-2211, www.tangotallahassee.com
Corazon Dancers
(954) 614-9136
Essence Dance Theatre
412-7525, Essencedance@aol.com
FSU Department of Dance
644-1023, dance.fsu.edu
Halimeda’s Oasis
421-5151, www.halimedasoasis.com
Head Over Heels Dancewear
224-5140, www.head-over-heels.com
In Step Studio
421-5151, www.instepstudio.com
Killearn Performing Arts
443-7512 or 894-9364, www.killearnpa.com
Kollage Dance Troupe
645-1385,
Maggie Allesee National Center For Choreography
(MANCC)
645-2449, www.mancc.org
Mahogany Dance Theatre, 561-2318,
mahoganydancetheatre@hotmail.com
Mountain Dew Cloggers
386-1263, www.clogforfun.com
Orchesis Contemporary Dance Theatre
599-8678
Performing Arts Center of Tallahassee, 562-1430,
performingartscenteroftallahassee.com
Prophecy School of the Arts
222-8085, www.prophecyarts.net
Rhythm Rushers Bahamian Junkanoo Group
412-7087, jandecosmo@comcast.net
Sharon Davis Schools of Dance
893-5900
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Southern Academy of Ballet Arts
222-0174
The Tallahassee Ballet
224-6917, www.tallaballet.com
Tallahassee Community Friends of Old Time
Dance, 421-1559, www.tallydancer.com
Tallahassee Swing Band Dances
894-3789, etoole@aol.com
Tallahassee Zydeco & Cajun Association (TAZACA)
212-0431, zydeco-jan@comcast.net
Tribal Wallah Dance Troupe
459-0371, www.tribalwallah.net
USA Dance, 562-1224, homepage.mac.com/
mweininger/tallusabda
Wildwood Ballet, (850) 891-1400,
www.wildwoodpca.org
Film & Video
Diane Wilkins Productions
893-1441, www.dianewilkinsproductions.com
FSU Film School
644-7728, filmschool.fsu.edu
FSU Student Life Cinema
644-4455, movies.fsu.edu
IMAX Theatre at the Challenger Learning Center
645-STAR, www.challengertlh.com
Mike Vasilinda Productions
224-5420, www.mvptv.tv
Tallahassee Film Society
386-4404, www.tallahasseefilms.com
Video 21, 878-3921
History/Heritage
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
487-4115, www.floridastateparks.org
The Black Archives Research Center & Museum
www.taltrust.org/blkarchv.htm
Character & Heritage Institute
224-0372, www.thechinstitute.org
The Florida Historic Capitol & Legislative Research
Center
487-1902, www.flhistoriccapitol.gov
Goodwood Museum & Gardens
877-4202, www.goodwoodmuseum.org
Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories (Panacea, FL)
850-984-5297, www.gulfspecimen.org
John G. Riley Center/Museum of African
American History and Culture, 681-7881,
www.rileymuseum.org
Kirk Collection
www.wfsu.org
Knott House Museum
922-2459, museumoffloridahistory.com
Lichgate on High Road
383-6556
Mildred and Claude Pepper Museum & Library
644-9311, www.claudepepper.org/museum
Mission San Luis
487-3711, www.missionsanluis.org
Museum of Florida History
245-6400, museumoffloridahistory.com
Pebble Hill Plantation (Thomasville, GA)
229-226-2344, www.pebblehill.com
San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park (St. Marks, FL),
925-6216
Tallahassee Automobile Museum
942-0137, www.tacm.com
Tallahassee Museum
575-8684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org
Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation
488-7100, www.taltrust.org
Literary
Anhinga Press
442-1408, www.anhinga.org
Apalachee Press
942-5041, lnewt@supernet.net
Back Talk Poetry Troupe
459-7399, www.blackonblackrhyme.com
CyPress Publications
576-8820, cypress-starpublications.com
Digital Pulp
www.digitalpulp.org
Fiction Collective Two (FC2)
644-2260, www.fc2.org
Florida Literary Arts Coalition
www.floridarts.org
LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library
606-2665, www.leoncountylibrary.org
Paperback Rack
224-3455
Society of Childrens Book Writers & Illustrators
656-3410, Streetpmr@nettally.com
Tallahassee Writers’ Association
671-3731, www.twaonline.org
Word Traffic Books
422-WORD, wordtraffic@yahoo.com
Multi-disciplinary
Center for Fine Arts Education
254-0123, www.cfaefl.org
Downtown Marketplace
224-3252,www.tallahasseedowntown.com
Florida Center for Performing Arts and Education,893-
2497, sylviaochs@mac.com
Florida Arts and Community Enrichment (F.A.C.E.)
644-8533, faceart@aol.com
Pyramid Studios
513-1733, www.pyramidinc.org
Seven Days of Opening Nights
644-7670

Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center
487-1691, www.tlccc.org
Thomasville Cultural Center (Thomasville, GA)
229-226-0588,thomasvilleculturalcenter.com
Thomasville Entertainment Foundation
(Thomasville, GA), 229-226-7404,
www.tefconcerts.com
Thomasville Road Academy of the Arts
422-7795,
www.thomasvilleroad.org/academy.htm
The Warehouse, 222-6188
Music
Apalachee Blues Society
www.apalacheebluessociety.com
The Artist Series
224-9934, www.theartistseries.com
Barbershop Harmony Society
562-3104, www.capitalchordsmen.org
Beethoven and Company
894-8700, www.beethovenandcompany.com
The Beta Bar
425-2697, www.thebetabar.com
Big Bend Community Orchestra
893-4567, www.bbcorch.org
Boys’ Choir of Tallahassee
528-2403, www.boyschoirtlh.org
Bradfordville Blues Club
906-0766, www.bradfordvilleblues.com
Bradfordville Fine Arts Academy
893-0893, www.b-fbc.org
Classical Guitar Society of Tallahassee
521-0700
Club Downunder
644-1096, clubdownunder.org
FAMU Music Department
599-3334
Florida State Opera
644-5248, music.fsu.edu/opera.htm
Floyd’s Music Store
222-3506, www.floydsmusicstore.com
FSU College of Music
644-4774, music.fsu.edu
Gordon’s String Music
386-7784
Home Music Educators
656-7613, www.homemusiceducators.com
Jim’s Pianos
205-5467, www.jimspianos.com
Mason’s School of Music
412-0102, www.masonsmusic.com
The Moon
878-6900, www.moonevents.com
Music Center
942-0626
MusicMasters
800-848-6158, www.musicm.com
Music Xchange
681-7443, www.themusicxchange.com
Musikgarten
668-2119, www.best-begin.com/
musikgartensignup.html
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (Live Oak, FL)
386-364-1683, www.musicliveshere.com
Stringfest
222-7467, www.stringfest.com
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Stubbs Music Center
893-8754, www.stubbs.org
Tallahassee Chapter, Nashville Songwriters
Association
www.nashvillesongwriters.com
Tallahassee Civic Chorale
878-2711, www.civicchorale.org
Tallahassee Community Chorus
668-5394, www.tcchorus.org
Tallahassee Community College Jazz Band
567-6336 or 201-6070
Tallahassee Girls’ Choir of CHOICE
576-7501
Tallahassee Music Guild
877-4339
Tallahassee Pipe Band
576-0708, www.saintandrewtallahassee.org
The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra
224-0461,www.tallahasseesymphony.org
Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestras
224-9232,www.tallahasseesymphony.org
Tallahassee Winds
668-7109, www.tallahasseewinds.org
Tally Piano & Keyboard Studios
386-2425, www.tallypiano.com
Tocamos
562-3639, www.tocamos.com
Vinyl Fever
580-3480, www.vinylfever.com
Voces Angelorum, 942-6075,
www.voicesofangelstallahassee.org
WFSU
487-3170, www.wfsu.org
Theatre
Bainbridge Little Theater (Bainbridge, GA)
229-246-834,
www.bainbridgelittletheater.com
Capital City Shakespeare in the Park
386-6476, Ccshakespeare@aol.com
The Comedy Zone
575-4242, www.comedyzonetally.com
Curious Echo Radio Theater
228-2473, www.curiousecho.org
Dixie Theatre (Apalachicola, FL)
850-653-3200, www.dixietheatre.com
FAMU Essential Theatre
599-3430, www.essentialtheatre.us
Magic and Fun Costume Shop
224-6244
Mickee Faust Club
224-3089, www.mickeefaust.com
Monticello Opera House (Monticello, FL)
997-4242, www.
monticellofloridaoperahouse.com
Off Street Players
907-5743, Paminole@yahoo.com
Quincy Music Theatre (Quincy, FL)
875-9444, www.qmtonline.com
The School of Theatre at Florida State
644-6500, theatre.fsu.edu
Swamp Gravy (Colquitt, GA)
229-758-5450, www.swampgravy.com
Tallahassee Little Theatre
224-4597, tallahasseelittletheatre.org
DIRECTORY
Theatre A La Carte
385-6700, www.theatrealacarte.org
Theatre TCC!
201-8608, theatre.tcc.fl.edu
Young Actors Theatre
386-6602,www.youngactorstheatre.com
Visual Arts
1123@Midtown
562-8696
621 Gallery
224-6163, www.621gallery.com
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts
(Valdosta, GA), 229-247-2787,
www.turnercenter.org
Ars Magna @ The NHMFL
644-1933
Art Galleries at Tallahassee Community College
201-8713, www.tcc.fl.edu/dept/cohu/art/
artgallery.htm
Artport Gallery
224-2500, www.cocanet.org
Bali HI Trading Company
766-7175, balihi.us
Blue Abaco Trading Company
325-2323, www.blueabaco.com
Brush and Palette Studio
893-1960, brushandpalettestudio.com
Capital City Carvers
562-8460, carvers.mytalweb.com
Capitol Complex Galleries
245-6480, www.florida-arts.org
City Hall Art Gallery
224-2500, www.cocanet.org
Depot Agent Gallery
218-368-5924
Et Ceterocks Gallery
www.et-ceterocks.com
First Street Gallery (Havana, FL)
539-5220, www.firststreetartgallery.com
Florida Society of Goldsmiths, NW Chapter
www.fsgnw.com
FSU Big Bend Contemporary Gallery
www.bigbendcontemporary.com
FSU International Center Art Gallery
645-4793, internationalcenter.fsu.edu
FSU Museum of Fine Arts Artists’ League
644-1299, www.billhumphries.com/
artistsleaguehome.html
FSU Museum of Fine Arts
644-1254, www.mofa.fsu.edu
FSU Oglesby Gallery
644-3898, union.fsu.edu/artcenter
Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery
599-3161
Gadsden Arts Center (Quincy, FL)
875-4866, www.gadsdenarts.com
Glasshopper, 668-5007
www.glasshopperonline.com
Glassworks by Susan
222-5095
Historically Florida: Florida’s History Shops
245-6396, www.floridashistoryshop.com
Humidity Gallery
264-5810, humiditygallery@yahoo.com
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DIRECTORY,
cont.
Unless otherwise specified, all area codes are 850.
Images of Tallahassee
894-5596, www.russellgraceimages.com
It’s A Jem Fine Art (Havana, FL)
539-0335, www.itsajem.com
J. Clinard Studio
942-7036, clinardjennifer@mac.com
Lafayette Park Arts & Crafts Center
891-3945, www.talgov.com/parks/
commcenter/lfartscrafts.cfm
LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts
222-8800, www.lemoyne.org
Light N up Artist Cooperative (Havana, FL)
539-0006, lightnupartcoop.com
M Gallery
531-9925, mgallery_fl@yahoo.com
The Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science
513-0700, www.thebrogan.org
Picture Frames Unlimited
422-0088
Oglesby union Art Center
644-4737, union.fsu.edu/artcenter
Quilters Unlimited
www.quilttallahassee.com
Quincie’s Art Jewelry
222-8411, www.quinciehamby.com
Railroad Square Art Park
224-1308,www.railroadsquare.com
Ribits Enchanted Cottage
671-5859, ribitsenchantedcottage.com
Sally Rude Antiques and Fine Art Gallery
222-4020, www.trocadero.com/mctc
Signature Art Gallery
297-2422,
www.signatureartgallery.com
Simply Artistic, Inc.
402-0073, www.SimplyArtistic.net
South of Soho Co-op Gallery
www.southofsohogallery.com
Southern Scenes Gallery & Frame
504-0555, www.southernscenesgallery.com
Swamp Buddha Sumi-e
386-5041, aekoz@yahoo.com
Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild
656-2887, www.polymerclayart.org
Tallahassee Senior Center for the Arts
891-4000, www.talgov.com
Tallahassee Watercolor Society
385-9517, www.tfn.net/Watercolor
Talleon Independent Artists
386-7176, www.tfn.net/talleon
Ten Thousand Villages
906-9010, www.villagesoftallahassee.org
Turtle Island Trading Post
425-2490, turtleislandtradingpost.com
Uniquely Yours
878-7111
Utrecht Art Supplies
877-0321, www.utrecht.com
Visitors Center Gift Shop & Gallery
413-9200, www.seetallahassee.com
Wild Women Art Gallery
224-1308, Ubewild@aol.com
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As the local arts agency for Tallahassee and Leon County,
the Council on Culture & Arts works on behalf of the
community to support the area’s diverse range of cultural
Vol. 2 July/August 2008 Issue 6
events and traditions. Through innovative partnerships
with community and educational groups, COCA seeks
Official Publication of the
to enrich and improve the lives of citizens and visitors
alike. Our professional staff and board of directors serve
as a community resource to advocate for and support arts
and culture in Florida’s Capital Area.
Publisher Peggy Brady
Editor Randi Goldstein
COCA members include non-profit and commercial
Creative Director Tony Archer
galleries, museums, theaters, music groups, dance
Editorial Assistant Daniel Lyons
companies, festivals, historic sites, film and video
companies, educational organizations, and individual
artists, as well as businesses and individuals interested
Capital Culture Magazine is published bi-monthly by the in supporting local cultural activities.
Council on Culture & Arts with support from the Leon
County Tourist Development Council. Capital Culture Council on Culture & Arts Staff
Executive Director Peggy Brady
Magazine is distributed free of charge to visitors to and
Randi Goldstein
residents of Florida’s Big Bend Area.
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Reproduction of Capital Culture Magazine in whole or Clint Riley
in part is permitted only with written permission from Amanda Karioth Thompson
the Council on Culture & Arts. Reproduction without Holly Thompson
permission is strictly prohibited.
Council on Culture & Arts Board of Directors
Editorial, art, and photography submissions to Capital Chair Anne Mackenzie
Vice Chair Ken Winker
Culture Magazine are considered. Writer’s guidelines
are available at www.cocanet.org. However, the publisher Treasurer/ Secretary Kay Stephenson
assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited Past Chair Michael H. Sheridan
manuscripts or art. Capital Culture Magazine reserves the Exec. Comm. Margo H. Bindhardt
Member At-Large
right to publish any letters to the editor. Although COCA
makes every effort to publish accurate information, we make Valliere Richard Auzenne
no guarantee as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness Mickey Brady
of the information in this magazine. All rights reserved. Alfredo A. Cruz
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Capital Culture Magazine is available in large print upon Longineu Parsons
request. This publication is available in electronic format Mark Ravenscraft
at COCA’s website at www.cocanet.org. The opinions Susan Stratton
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 PROFILES IN THE ARTS

J
ulianna Baggott is
a creative force. This
wildly talented writer
produces poetry collections,
novels, and books for young
readers at a relentless
ess pace.
pac
Since her debut novel, Girl
Talk, was published in 2001,
three more have followed, with
My Husband’s Sweethearts
(under the pen name Bridget
Asher) on the way. Under
her other pseudonym, N.E
Bode, she has produced the
The Anybodies trilogy and
The Amazing Compendium
of Edward Magorium, with
The Prince of Fenway Park to
be released next spring. You
can also catch N.E. Bode’s
specials on XM Kids radio.
Julianna came to Tallahassee
To find out more about Julianna Baggott visit
four years ago to teach creative www.juliannabaggott.com,
writing at FSU. While writing, www.bridgetasher.com
teaching, and raising a family or www.theanybodies.com.
here, she and her husband,
David Scott, found time to For information on Kids in Need, Books Indeed
visit www.booksindeed.org.
create the non-profit, “Kids in
Need, Books Indeed,” which
provides free books to schools
and shelters throughout the
state. Her efforts recently
earned her the 2008 Literacy
Award from the Leon County

Julianna BAGGOTT
Reading Council.

Capital Culture’s profiled artists are selected from the many visual, performing, literary, and media artists featured on COCA’s online
Artist Directory. Listings in the Artist Directory are free, with enhanced listings available for COCA members. Visit the Directory
online at www.cocanet.org.
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