Vol. 7, No. 2 Fall 2010THE

Threads of Gold: Renaissance Tapestries

from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

OctOber 9, 2010 January 2, 2011

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Message from the Interim Director

Its hard to believe that fall is already here and in the blink of an eye the holidays will be upon us. This autumn brings such an incredible variety of programming and exhibitions you wont want to miss

a thing.

Im sure October 13 17 has already been marked on your calendar for the second Ringling International Arts Festival. If you havent ordered your tickets already, call the box office immediately! Our partners at the Baryshnikov Arts Center are once again bringing artists from around the world to the Ringling Center for the Arts. As part of the festival, there are terrific opportunities for learning more about the arts and exhibitions through RIAF 360 - programming that will be taking place all over the Estate well into the evening. As for holiday programming, we have wonderful options including our annual Holiday Splendor event which will take place on December 2 this year followed by Deck the Halls at Ca dZan, a new fundraiser planned for December 3, offering a rare opportunity to tour the mansion at night and the annual Holiday Swing Courtyard Concert December 9. All surrounded by heartwarming, holiday performances in the Historic Asolo Theater. Add our spectacular exhibitions to the mix,Threads of Gold: Renaissance Tapestries from the Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna, 20th Century Abstract Art from the Ringling Collection,With the Greatest of Ease and Splendid Treasures of the Turkomen Tribes of Central Asia and I cant think of a better place to spend this fall.

Sincerely yours,

T. Marshall Rousseau

Interim Director

The John and Mable Ringling MuseuM of aRTThe State Art Museum of FloridaFlorida State University

Accredited by the American Association of Museums

contact the Museum 5401 bay Shore road Sarasota, FL 34243 www.ringling.org

GovernorThe Honorable Charlie Crist

Florida State universityEric J. Barron, President

board of DirectorsSenator John M. McKay, Chair*Dr. Patrick J. Hennigan, Vice Chair*Les R. Smout, TreasurerClifford L. Walters, III, Secretary*

Sara A. Bagley*Robert E. Christopher*George R. EllisAndrea Gonzmart-TurnerPriscilla M. GreenfieldJ. Roderick (Rod) Heller, IIIPaul G. Hudson*Senator Robert M. Johnson*Thomas B. Luzier*Jeffrey L. Maultsby*Samuel L. (Bo) Perry, Jr.Roger C. Pettingell*Alice W. Rau*Michle D. Redwine*Frank J. (Sandy) RiefTana V. Sandefur*Ina L. Schnell*Howard C. Tibbals*James B. Tollerton*Michael E. UretteDr. Helga M. Wall-Apelt

ex-Officio board MembersWilmer I. Pearson, Chair, Volunteer

Services Advisory CouncilDonna N. Grasel*, President, Members

CouncilSharon W. Erickson*, President, Docent

Advisory Council

Interim DirectorT. Marshall Rousseau

Production teamRingling Museum Marketing and

Communications Department

*Sarasota/Manatee County residentAvailable in alternative format upon request.

ON THE COVER: The Twins Sharing the Loot, detail, Brussels, Workshop of Frans Geubels, c. 1560-70. Courtesy of The Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

Thank you to our sponsor Hyatt Place Sarasota/Bradenton Airport

The Ringling Quarterly is published in partnership with:

The Museums exhibitions and programs are sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, by a grant from the Sarasota County Arts Council, Tourist Development Council and the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners. Paid for in part by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax Revenues.

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Museum Information

General Museum Information Open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ; Thursdays until 8:00 p.m.

Advance Tickets Available for a nominal handling fee, weekdays 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., weekends 10:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Reservations must be made at least one day in advance of your visit. 941.358.3180

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Events 941.359.5700, ext. 5705

FSU Center for the Performing Arts 941.351.8000

Getting Around the Estate Trams provide easy access throughout the estate. Stops are located on the west side of the Visitors Pavilion and at each venue.

Groups Reservations required call 941.358.3176. Groups of 20 or more Discount pricing applies. School groups Online reservations at ringling.org. Accessibility Groups Interactive tours available.

Historic Asolo Theater Tickets at the Box Office in the John M. McKay Visitors Pavilion, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday, by phone: 941.360.7399 or online: ringling.org

Membership 941.360.7330

Museum Store Located in the Visitors Pavilion and open daily 10:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m., Thursdays until 8:00 p.m. and Ca dZan daily 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 941.359.5700, ext. 1110

Parking Free at the adjacent FSU Center for the Performing Arts.

Rentals 941.359.5733

Restaurants and Snacks Treviso Located in the Visitors Pavilion with both indoor and outdoor dining, Treviso features a blend of classic Italian and American favorites. 941.360.7390

Lunch: Daily 11:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

Dinner: Daily 5:00 8:00 p.m.

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Daily 10:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Saturday for Educators 941.358.3180

Volunteer Information 941.359.5700, ext. 3502 or ext. 3503

Weather Hotline for events 941.360.7375

Save the DateJanuary 30, 2011, 12:00 4:00 p.m.Forks and Corks Grand Tasting in the Museum of Art CourtyardMore information at ringling.org

Art after 5 is now on Thursdays!Museum of Art & Circus Museum open until 8:00 p.m.

calendar October 7 Art after 5 13-17 Ringling International Arts Festival 14 RIAF 360: In The Galleries Rome Wasnt Built in a Day 15 RIAF 360: In The Galleries And Now for Something

Completely Different 16 RIAF 360: Family FunFest Make it Modern 17 RIAF 360: sARTe Soiree 21 Art after 5; Gallery Walk & Talk 25 Monday Night Movies: The Divorce 28 Art after 5; Gallery Walk & Talk

November 1 Monday Night Movies: Sin of Madelon Claudet 4 Art after 5: Artists of Hermitage Retreat 6-7 Key Chorale: The New Era - Annelies 8 Monday Night Movies: It Happened One Night 9 The Art of Food 11 Art after 5: Artists of Hermitage Retreat13-16 Artist Series of Sarasota: The Chopin Project 15 Monday Night Movies: The Good Earth 18 Art after 5; New Music Night 18 Backstage at the Ballet: The Sarasota Ballet 20 Viewpoints Lecture 22 Monday Night Movies: Jezebel 25 Museum is closed for Thanksgiving 29 Monday Night Movies: Gaslight

December 2 Art after 5; Holiday Splendor 3-5 Artist Series of Sarasota: Rodgers &

Hammersteins Broadway 3 Deck the Halls at Ca d Zan 4 Members Shopping Spree 6 Monday Night Movies: Mildred Pierce 9 Art after 5; Gallery Walk & Talk 9 Backstage at the Ballet: Costumes in Ballet 9 Courtyard Concert: Holiday Swing 11 Viewpoints Lecture 12 Art & Music: Ave Maria: The Nativity in Music and Art 13 Monday Night Movies: To Each His Own 16 Art after 5 17-19 Artist Series of Sarasota: The Sounds of Christmas 23 Art after 5 23 Holiday Shopping Spree 25 Museum is closed for Christmas 28-29 One Man Star Wars 30 Art after 5

January 1 Museum is closed for New Years Day 5 FSU Lecture at the Historic Asolo Theater 6 Art after 5: Artists of Hermitage Retreat 8 Viewpoints Lecture 10 Monday Night Movies: Born Yesterday 13 Art after 5: Artists of Hermitage Retreat

Prices, programming and hours of operation are subject to change. Tickets to all programs subject to availability.

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Gabriel Kohn, Homage to Dylan Thomas, Bequest of the artist, 1980

Art of Our Time

20th Century Abstract Art from the Ringling CollectionComposed entirely of the Ringling Museums

permanent collection, 20th Century Abstract

Art provides a glimpse at this watershed

moment in the history of Western art. View

rarely seen gems and familiar favorites by

artists such as Vassily Kandinsky,

Arthur Dove, Franz Kline, Jules Olitski,

Louise Nevelson, Alexander Calder, Yves

Tanguy and Frank Stella.

Viewpoints:Lecture SeriesAfter the Expanded Field: Sculpture in the 21st CenturyDecember 11, 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

Glenn Harper, Author, Editor, Sculpture

magazine. Sculpture is a publication of the

International Sculpture Center, a member-

supported, nonprofit organization founded in

1960 to advance the creation and

understanding of sculpture and

its unique, vital contribution to

society.

ViewPoints are complimentary

for Ringling members at the

Contributor level and above. $15

for all other Ringling members

and $20 for the general public.

$5 for Florida college students

and college/university faculty

with valid school ID. Tickets are

available at the Historic Asolo

Theater Box Office 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily,

by phone: 941.360.7399, or online at

ringling.org. All programs take place in the

Historic Asolo Theater. Additional Viewpoint

on page 9.

Yinka Shonibare MBE: Mother and Father Worked Hard So I Can PlayClosing October 24Mother and Father Worked Hard So I Can Play has been organized by the Brooklyn Museum.

Yinka Shonibare MBE, Girl Playing with Doll, 2009 Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New YorkPhoto: JaSoN MaNdElla

New Music NightCages Song Books

November 18, 6:00 p.m.

Meet in the Searing Galleries

John Cages Song Books (1970) consist of 92 solos for voice, ranging from conventionally notated songs to theater pieces, in which simple actions produce sounds that are transformed electronically. For this performance, five soloists will sing selections from the Song Books in simultaneous recitals, each following an independent course through the Searing Galleries. The vast range of the Song Books will provide sonic counterpoint to the modern and contemporary works on display, which articulate the various manifestations of abstraction.

This special New College 50th anniversary event marks New Musics return to the Museum after its landmark first performance in 1998. Free with museum admission.

RIAF 360: In The Galleries And Now for Something Completely DifferentOctober 15, 10:30 a.m.

Modernism rejects the traditions and concerns of the past.

Explore how this backlash is represented in painting and

sculpture of the 20th century.

Meet in the Searing Wing lobby for this tour of the

Museums Modern and Contemporary galleries with

Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art,

Dr. Matthew McLendon. Free with Museum Admission.

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Romulus Invites the Neighbors to the Combat Games, Brussels, Workshop of Frans Geubels, c. 1560-70. Courtesy of the Kunsthistorisches

Museum, Vienna.

World-renowned for its artistic treasures, the Kunsthistorisches

Museum in Vienna, Austria, houses the art collections formed

over centuries by successive generations of the House of

Hapsburg, Austrias royal family. The tapestry collection of

the Kunsthistorisches Museum is widely known as one of the

greatest in existence.

In the late medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods,

tapestries were among the most prestigious objects owned

by the European elite, their cost surpassing that of sculptures

or paintings. Richly woven with silk, wool, and gold and silver

threads, the eight tapestries in this exhibition were made at

the height of the Renaissance Brussels, Europes foremost

center of tapestry production. They depict one of the most

popular secular themes in the 16th-century repertoire of

Flemish tapestry production the legendary founding of

ancient Rome by the twins, Romulus and Remus.

Six of the eight tapestries are part of a set once owned by the

Emperor Matthias (15571617). Completing the sequence of

the legend are two tapestries from another 16th-century set

in the Kunsthistorisches Museums collection that belonged to

the Emperor Franz I (17081765), husband of Empress Maria

Theresia (17171780). All of the tapestries were recently and

painstakingly restored.

This exhibition is developed by the Kunsthistorisches Museum,

Vienna, and tour organized by International Arts & Artists,

Washington, D.C.

Save the DateMember Preview

Friday, October 8, 11:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Threads of Gold: Renaissance Tapestries from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

IN THE SEARING WING

Threads of Gold: Renaissance Tapestries from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, ViennaOpening October 9

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RIAF 360: In the GalleriesRome Wasnt Built in a DayOctober 14, 10:30 a.m.

Discover the myth of the founding of Rome as told in a set

of magnificent tapestries.

Meet in the Searing Wing lobby for this tour with Associate

Curator of European Art, Dr. Virginia Brilliant.

Free with Museum Admission

Gallery Walk & Talk: Threads of Gold: Renaissance Tapestries

October 28, 6:00 p.m.

Meet in the Searing Galleries

The Art of FoodPrograms that satisfy your appetite for art as well as fine dining. Art

of Food evenings combine a curator-led tour of Museum collections

or special exhibitions with a multi-course meal designed by Treviso

Executive Chef Jeff Trefry. For full menus visit ringling.org. Meet in

the Visitor Pavilion at 4:15 p.m.

A Tapestry of TastesNovember 9, 4:30 7:30 p.m.

Like a tapestry, a Renaissance banquet

was a work of art that included diverse

dishes, excellent wines, and exceptional

entertainment. Banquet halls were usually

hung with sumptuous tapestries like the

ones we will view during the curator-

led tour of Threads of Gold: Renaissance

Tapestries from the Kunsthistoriches

Museum. The banquet to follow at Treviso,

the Museums restaurant, will be a

feast to remember.

Dr. Virginia Brilliant, Associate

Curator of European Art, The John

and Mable Ringling Museum of Art;

Maureen Zaremba, Curator

of Education, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art;

Jeff Trefry, Executive Chef, Treviso

Fee: $75/$60 for Ringling Museum members. For reservations call

941.358.3180.

The Rape of the Sabines, Brussels, Workshop of Frans Geubels, c. 1560-70. Courtesy of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

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Viewpoints:Lecture SeriesThe Habsburgs as Patrons of the Arts: 150 Years of Imperial TapestriesNovember 20 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

Dr. Geza von Habsburg, Faberg Curator, Virginia

Fine Arts Museum; independent art historian, curator,

author, lecturer.

This talk will cover the political function of tapestries,

their impact on the economy of the Netherlands,

discuss weavers techniques and then focus on the

major tapestry commissions from the Burgundian

Dukes, ancestors of the 16th century Habsburgs in

the mid-15th century, until the early 17th century.

Key historical personalities touched on will include

Emperor Maximilian, Emperor Charles V, King Philip II of

Spain, and the two Governors of the Netherlands, the

Archduchesses Margaret and Maria of Austria. The talk

will discuss the exhibited Romulus and Remus tapestry

series in the light of the Habsburgs tapestry commissions

and will be illustrated with some of the key Habsburg

related works in The Ringling Museums collection.

Registration information on page 7.

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Splendid Treasures of the Turkomen Tribes from Central AsiaThrough January 30, 2011Right: teke tribe, Bilezik (Pair of Bracelets), dated 1880 1920 Gift of Stephen Van C. Wilberding, 2009

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IN THE CIRCUS MUSEUMS TIBBALS LEARNING CENTER

With the Greatest of EaseThrough December 13, 2010

Aerial acts are now considered among the most quintessential of circus acts. however, the flying trapeze was not performed until 1859 when Frenchman Jules Lotard first flew from one suspended bar to another. Before that year, some circuses had featured single trapeze acts, where the performer accomplished acrobatic feats on first, a still bar and later, a swinging one. Once a second bar, the catch bar, was introduced the act was raised high above the rings and became a focal point for the entire performance. The skill and daring of aerial artists have long been popular subjects for circus advertising. With the Greatest of Ease features posters printed in the 19th and 20th centuries featuring some of the most amazing feats performed above the circus ring.

Coming to the Circus Museums Tibbals Learning Center in December 2010Opening December 14

Tumbling & Twisting Talents Under the Big Top is an exhibition

of posters and ephemera that illustrate some of the amazing

ground acts featured with American circuses.

Gallery Walk & Talk: With the Greatest of easeOctober 21, 6:00 p.m.

Meet in the Tibbals Learning Center

Exhibitions

Strobridge lithographing Co., 1899 Forepaugh-Sells Shows Combined: Zorella, Ryan and Weitzel

Strobridge lithographing Co., circa 1888Barnum & Bailey: Miss Duray Leonora Contortionist

Save the Date

Family Festival January 22, 2011

Step right up for the Museums annual Circus Day celebration !

RIAF 360: Family FunFestMake it Modern!Children 17 and under FREE with paid adult admissionSaturday, October 16, 2010 1:00 4:00 p.m.

Museum of Art Courtyard

Come to the Ringling Family Festival for far-out family fun! .

MUSIC AND DANCE

Participate in performances of dance and music:

Daring art in motion by Sprout

Vibrant vocals by New Music New College

Dance as part of a happening staged by Florida Studio Theatres

ART MAKING ACTIVITIES

Mix it up! What do you get when you mix red with blue? Fun, thats what! Learn about the science of COLOR!

Crazy about dots! Make deliriously dotty book covers, gift wrap or wall hangings

Balance in the Breeze! have fun with foam and form with Calder inspired mobiles

Build a house of cards! Design your own cardboard casa

Saturday Family DaysThe Art Cart rolls out every Saturday, 1:00 4:00 p.m.

From October 23 December 18

Find the cart in front of the large tapestry in Gallery 1 of the Museum of Art. Weave

together connections between the Museums tapestry collection and the special

exhibition, Threads of Gold.

Weave your own mini tapestry

Use the family guide to hunt for details in the Renaissance tapestry exhibition, Threads of Gold

See tapestry weaving demonstrations by members from the Tapestry Artists of Sarasota.

* Saturday Family Days are included in the price of regular

Museum admission.

Daily Family ActivitiesAppreciate the Abstract! In the Searing WingMake your own modern art with family-friendly gallery activities based on works from the Museums permanent modern and contemporary collection displayed in the Searing Wing; build your own three-dimensional wooden sculpture; make fine art out of found objects; make a polyptych a many-paneled painting. Free with regular museum admission.

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Historic Asolo Theater

Monday Night Movies:

And the Winner Is 32 Academy Award-winning Performances by the Great Ladies of the American Cinema*

Mondays at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: $7 per film

November 29 GaslightThis 1944 classic won an Academy Award for Ingrid Bergman in the story of a deceitful husband who tries to deliberately drive his wife insane.

Turner/MGM; Directed by George Cukor Black and White; Not Rated; 114 minutes; 1944

December 6 Mildred PierceJoan Crawford gives one of her most convincing performances in this story of a determined womans rise from waitress to restaurateur.

Turner/Warner Bros.; Directed by Michael Curtiz Black and White; Not Rated; 111 minutes; 1945

December 13 To Each His OwnA small-town girl (Olivia Dehavilland) gives up her illegitimate son for adoption, then devotes her life to loving him from afar.

Universal; Directed by Mitchell Leisen Black and White; Not Rated; 122 minutes; 1946

*The series continues through June 10 with 24 additional films. See ringling.org for the entire schedule

October 25 The DivorceeWhen a woman (Norma Shearer) discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she decides to respond to his infidelities in kind.

MGM/UA; Directed by Robert Z. Leonard Black And White; Not Rated; 83 minutes; 1930

November 1 Sin of Madelon Claudethelen hayes won the Academy Award for her first talking role in this poignant story about a mother who sacrifices everything so that her illegitimate son may become a doctor.

MGM/UA; Directed by edgar Selwyn Black and White; Not Rated; 74 minutes; 1931

November 8 It Happened One NightAn unhappy heiress (Claudette Colbert) falls for a news reporter (Clark Gable) she meets on a Depression-era bus trip across America.

Columbia Pictures; Directed by Frank Capra Black and White; Not Rated; 105 minutes; 1934

November 15 The Good EarthThe determination of a Chinese slave/bride (Luise Rainer) to survive the forces of nature and greed which threaten to tear her and her family apart is both moving and inspiring.

Turner/MGM; Directed by Sidney Franklin Black and White; Not Rated; 138 minutes; 1937

November 22 JezebelBette Davis won her second Academy Award for this outstanding performance as the tempestuous Southern belle, Jezebel.

Turner/Warner Bros.; Directed by William Wyler Black and White; Not Rated; 104 minutes; 1938

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Backstage at the BalletThursdays at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: $30 per program

Join Sarasota Ballet Director Iain Webb in conversation with featured guests who help illuminate the stories behind the magic of the ballet on stage.

The Sarasota Ballet: 20 Years Ago, Today and the FutureNovember 18

Sarasota Ballet Founder Jean Weidner and Director Iain Webb talk about the Ballets first 20 years as well as the next 20 years.

Costumes in Ballet: So Much More than Tutus and TightsDecember 9

Director Iain Webb interviews Sarasota Ballet Costume Designer Bill Fenner. Learn about the art of costume designs and the special needs of a ballet company.

One Man Star Wars featuring Charles RossDecember 28 - 29 at 5:00 & 8:00 p.m.

Presented by the Asolo Repertory Theatre

A high-energy, 75-minute one-man theatrical tour de force taking you at warp speed through the Star Wars trilogy, all performed by the celebrated actor Charles Ross. A thoroughly entertaining cosmic experience!

For tickets contact the Asolo Repertory Theatre: 941.351.8000

The Artists of the Hermitage RetreatTickets: $5 general admission

The hermitage Retreat on Manasota Key in southern Sarasota County nurtures creativity in artists who share their work and themselves in these public programs. The series continues through March, 2011.

For a complete listing see ringling.org.

Writer Tom SleighThursday, November 4, 7:30 p.m.

Winner of awards from Guggenheim, Shelley, Lila Wallace, NeA, houghton Mifflin and the New York Times Book Review, this accomplished and respected writer shares his poetry and process. If you missed his work in The New Yorker, find it at www.poets.org

Composer Andrew McKenna LeeThursday, November 11, 7:30 p.m.

This guitar virtuoso has played Jimi hendrix, Bach, and his own music at Carnegie hall, BAM, Aspen, throughout europe, and recently with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Listen at www.andrewmckennalee.com

aNdREW MCKENNa lEE

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Artist Series of Sarasota

The Chopin ProjectNovember 13 - 16

In celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Fryderyk Chopins birth, the Artist Series of Sarasota presents concerts featuring six renowned pianists, plus a screening of the 1945 award-winning biographical film, A Song to Remember.

Chopins EuropeSunday, November 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Chopin: Favorites & RaritiesPart I: Sunday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. Part II: Tuesday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $40, $35, $30 / $35, $30 for Ringling Members

A Song to RememberSaturday, November 13 at 2:00 p.m.

Steinway piano artist Arthur Greene hosts a screening of the 1945 film starring Cornel Wilde as Chopin and Merle Oberon as George Sand, the beautiful muse for his romantic compositions.

Columbia Pictures; Directed by Charles Vidor / 113 minutes; 1945. Tickets: $7

Rodgers & Hammersteins BroadwayDecember 3 - 5

A quartet of outstanding singers performs favorites from the great scores that defined the Golden Age of the American Musical: The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The King and I, Flower Drum Song, Carousel, and Oklahoma.

Friday & Saturday, Dec 3-4 at 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, Dec 5 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: $40, $35, $30 / $35, $30 for Ringling Members

The Sounds of ChristmasDecember 17 - 19

A delightful holiday presentation for the entire family led by 2010 Tony Award-nominated (best actress/musical) Kate Baldwin and Broadway baritone Graham Rowat featuring the Sarasota Brass Quintet and Belle Canto singers.

Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m. | Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: $40, $35, $30 / Children age 12 and under: $15 / Ringling Members: $35, $30

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The regional premiere (and only the second US performance) of a setting for chorus, soprano soloist, and chamber ensemble of the Anne Frank diaries, one of the most compelling stories to come out of the cataclysm that was World War II. Tickets: $20

Art and MusicSundays at 2:00 p.m.

Great masterworks of art serve as the inspiration for this new series of lecture/recitals presented in collaboration with our communitys fine musical organizations.

Tickets: $25 (includes post-performance Museum admission), $15 for Ringling Members

Ave Maria: The Nativity in Music and ArtSunday, December 12

A program that includes classic holiday music, sacred lullabies, and traditional carols and hymns, invites the audience to contemplate paintings such as Tintorettos Holy Family and others while enjoying the music of Franz Schubert, hugo Wolf, Gabriel Faur, and many more. The program was created by the Artistic Director of the Artist Series of Sarasota, Lee Dougherty Ross. She will accompany soprano Marca Porter.

Art and Music continues through March with programs presented by Sarasota Opera on January 16, Key Chorale on February 6, and Sarasota Orchestra on March 20. For more information see ringling.org.

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Members Annual Shopping Spree December 4 - 6 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

SAVE 25%!

Members do all your holiday shopping and receive a 25% discount. This is a great opportunity to check out some of the new harlequin Merchandise at the Museum Store. Adapted from a series of paintings by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti (Italian, 1692 1768), a joyous carnival of pastel colors are featured on an umbrella, scarves, watch and pen. And dont forget the free gift wrapping, December 4 only 10:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. in the John M. McKay Visitors Pavilion.

Deck the Halls at Ca dZanDecember 3, 6:00 p.m.

Come to a special twilight celebration of the holidays benefitting the Ca dZan preservation fund. enjoy holiday cocktails, hors doeuvres, and music on the beautiful terrace followed by a rare evening docent tour all the while supporting the historic home youre visiting. For reservation/donation information call 941.358.3180.

Gallery Walk & Talk: Portraits of Christmas Past, December 9, 6:00 p.m.

Meet in the Museum of Art lobby

Courtyard Concert - Holiday SwingDecember 9 Music 6:30 8:30 p.m. enjoy the sounds of the season as your holiday favorites are performed in the Museum of Art Courtyard.

Bring your chair or blanket and enjoy a festive evening of live music. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

No outside food or beverages please.

Holidays at the Ringling Museum

Holiday Splendor December 2, 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.

Celebrate the holidays Ringling style with festive holiday decorations, music, shopping and extended evening hours in the Ca dZan, Museum of Art, Tibbals Learning Center and the Circus Museum.

Stroll the beautiful grounds lit by luminaries.

Holiday music and performances by local schools.

Food and beverages available for cash purchase.

Admission: One unwrapped toy per guest or $10.00 without a toy. No advanced tickets.

Benefits: The U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots, covering Sarasota and Manatee Counties. For more information, call 941.359.5700 ext. 5705.

GIve the GIFt OF MeMberShIPFor the person who has everything, Membership Gift Certificates make great holiday gifts. there are 2 ways to make a gift:

Visit our website ringling.org

Call the Membership department at 941.360.7330 to create a personalized gift package. Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

upgrade your Membership and expand your benefits

Current Ringling Members may upgrade their membership at anytime to enjoy additional benefits such as guest privileges; ViP event invitations; complimentary Monday Night Movie Passes, Private Places tours of Ca dZan and admission to over 400 museums. Visit our website at ringling.org and check on Membership Benefits for more details.

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