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Mark MustianReveals His Creative Side

Art is EverywhereAre You Missing Out?

Valerie GoodwinArchitecture MeetsQuilting at FAMU

The Reviews Are In!Two Tallahassee AlbumsYou Cant Aford to Miss!

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As the local arts agency or allahassee and Leon County,the Council on Culture & Arts works on behal o the

community to support the areas diverse range o culturalevents and traditions. Trough innovative partnerships with community and educational groups, COCA seeksto enrich and improve the lives o citizens and visitorsalike. Our pro essional sta and board o directors serveas a community resource to advocate or and support artsand culture in Floridas Capital Area.

COCA members include non-pro t and commercialgalleries, museums, theaters, music groups, dancecompanies, estivals, historic sites, ilm and videocompanies, educational organizations, and individualartists, as well as businesses and individuals interested insupporting local cultural activities.

Council on Culture & Arts Staf

Executive Director Peggy Brady ony Archer

Randi GoldsteinLeslie PuckettClint L. Riley

opher ShermanAmanda Karioth TompsonHolly Tompson

Council on Culture & Arts Board o Directors

Chair Michael H. Sheridan Vice Chair Ken Winker Treasurer Anne Mackenzie Secretary Kay Stephenson

Exec. Comm. Margo H. BindhardtMember At-Large

Valliere Richard AuzenneMickey Brady Lydia A. McKinley-Floyd

Longineu ParsonsMark Ravenscra tSusan StrattonMike VasilindaStacey WebbJohanna Williams

Ex-o fcios John Marks, MayorBob Rackle , County

CommissionMarge Banocy-Payne, CCValencia E. Matthews, FAMUDonna H. McHugh, FSUPaula P. Smith, PACC ChairDick Fallon, Cultural

Ambassador

2222 Old St. Augustine Road, Tallahassee, FL 32301

(850) 224-2500 ofce / (850) 224-2515 ax [email protected] / www.cocanet.org

Vol. 2 May/June 2007 Issue 2

O cial Publication o the

For Capital Culture Magazine Publisher Peggy Brady Editor Randi Goldstein Creative Director ony Archer

Editorial Assistant opher Sherman Capital Culture Magazine is published bi-monthly by the Council on Culture & Arts with support rom theLeon County Tourist Development Council and incooperation withTallahassees Family Forum Magazine.

Capital Culture Magazine is distributed ree o charge to visitors to and residents o Floridas Big Bend Area.

Reproduction o Capital Culture Magazine in whole orin part is permitted only with written permission romthe Council on Culture & Arts. Reproduction withoutpermission is strictly prohibited.

Editorial, art, and photography submissions toCapital Culture Magazine are considered. Writers guidelines areavailable at www.cocanet.org. However, the publisherassumes no responsibility or return o unsolicitedmanuscripts or art.Capital Culture Magazine reserves theright to publish any letters to the editor. Although COCAmakes every e ort to publish accurate in ormation, wemake no guarantee as to the accuracy, completeness,or timeliness o the in ormation in this magazine. Allrights reserved.

Capital Culture Magazine is available in large print uponrequest. Tis publication is available in electronic ormatat COCAs website at www.cocanet.org. Te opinionsexpressed in this magazine are those o the individualcontributors and do not necessarily refect those o theCouncil on Culture & Arts, or Capital Culture Magazine ssponsors or advertisers.

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Copyright 2007 Council on Culture & Arts

A COCA publication sponsored in part by the City o Tallahassee, Leon County,the State o Florida, Division o Cultural A airs, the Florida Arts Council, and theNational Endowment or the Arts.On the Cover:

Mohamed Diaby per orms at the 9 th AnnualFlorida A rican Dance Festival. See page 9

or details on the 10 th Annual Festival.

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Mark MustianReveals His Creative Side

Art is EverywhereAre You Missing Out?

Valerie GoodwinArchitecture MeetsQuilting at FAMU

The Reviews Are In!Two Tallahassee AlbumsYou Cant Aford to Miss!

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CONTENTS

Regular Features2 From the Publisher

2 Contributors

3 News o Note Keep up with arts & culture!

8 More Than You ThoughtThe Florida African Dance Festival turns 10, plus theatre, music, dance, art exhib

14 COCA ConnectionArt abounds at City Hall & the Airport, plus all thats new with COCA.

18 Directory o Arts and Cultural Organizations and Businesses

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Conversations With...Mark MustianAttorney, City Commissioner, Author Mark Mustian Shows His Interview by Elise Judelle

Adventures in the Arts:Finding Art in the EverydayMelissa Scholes Young Explores the Nature o Art

and the Art o Nature

Music ReviewsTwo Very Diferent Tastes o TallahasseeTallahassee Selectsby Kerry DexterThe Fertile Compilationby Matt Amuso

Profles in the ArtsValerie S. Goodwin: Fiber Artist, Architect, Pro essor


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CONTRIBUTORS

Illustration by Nathan Archer

Peggy Brady

Tell Us What You Think!Capital Culture is your magazinewe want to hear rom you.

COCA is constantly on the lookout or new ideas to help us continue to make this magazinemore interesting, more use ul, and more un. As a reader, you are our most important critic andcommentator. We value your opinion and want to know what were doing right, what we could dobetter, what subjects youd like to see us cover, and any other words o wisdom youre willing to passour way.

So tell us what you think o the magazine, or o the state o the arts in Tallahassee. Let us knowabout what current topics and emerging issues are o interest to you. Or, just drop us a line aboutwhat your organization is up to.

Write to us at [email protected], or by mail at 2222 Old St. Augustine Road, Tallahassee, FL,32301.

See you out and about!

Matthew AmusoMatthew Amuso was born in Washington,Pennsylvania, and came o age in Sarasota,Florida. He brie y attended Florida StateUniversity be ore dropping out to work ulltime, and eventually traveled cross-countryto Portland, Oregon. There, he survived ongenerosity and ingenuity or two months,be ore a brie stay back in Pennsylvania.Since then he has returned to Tallahassee towork, write, and attend community college,all while plotting to start an independentpublishing company.

Kerry DexterKerry Dexter is a Tallahassee-basedindependent writer, photographer, andproducer who specializes in olk andheritage music. Among her credits areVH1, CMT, the olk music magazine Dirty Linen, CBC, Barnes & Noble Online, theMusicHound guides, and the Encyclopedia of Ireland and the Americas . You can read moreo her writing on her blog, Music Road, atwww.musicroad.blogspot.com.


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3,000 Degrees o ArtOn Friday, March 23, 2007, a newera began or FSUs seven-year-oldMaster Cra tsman Program, whenit held an inaugural iron pourat its new studio in a renovatedwarehouse on Gaines Street. Visual

reworks at the outdoor metalcasting acility and glass urnace willnow be a regular occurrence.

F SU P r e s ide nt T . K. W e the r e ll ( s e c ond f r om le f t) and f r ie nd s at the r e c e p tion.

NEWS OF NOTE

Elise JudelleElise Judelle is an attorney in the Tallahasseeo ce o Bryant, Miller, Olive, P.A. She loves her job because nobody knows what a public

nance lawyer does, and she never has totalk about work at cocktail parties. Elise haswritten one thing or another all her li e, mostrecently The Laughing Stock , with Peggy Brady,with whom she has also co-written severalplays and an animated screenplay starringa cockroach. Elise is a past president and

requent misbehaver at the Capital Tiger BayClub. She is married to her avorite audience,local physician Jesse Judelle.

Melissa Scholes YoungMelissa Scholes Young grew up in Hannibal,Missouri, which she loyally claims as herhometown. When not raising butter ies withher our-year-old daughter, Melissa teachesEnglish and Creative Writing at Lincoln HighSchool. She taught or the past eight years atall levels rom middle school to college. Herarticles have been published in TallahasseesFamily Forum Magazine , A Cup of Comforfor Teachers, and the nationally syndicatedFront Porch. Melissa moved to Tallahassee a

ew years ago a ter being persuaded by herFloridian husband that winter is optional.

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Art & History in Bronze American Royalty , the thirdsculptural group in the Indian

Heritage Tableau at the cornero the R.A. Gray Building, wasdedicated on March 15, 2007.Movin On, the rst group, wasdedicated March 2005, andSeminole Family , the secondgroup, was dedicated March2006. A nal group, depictingnative peoples o the pre-Columbian era, will be installedin March 2008. The IndianHeritage Tableau was created bylocal sculptors Bradley Cooleyand Bradley Cooley, Jr.

NEWS OF NOTEWell Done! Five Tallahassee writers were recentlynamed winners o 2006 Florida Book Awards:

Julianna Baggott , writing underher alternate name o N.E. Bode,won the gold medal in ChildrensLiterature or The SomebodiesAdrian Fogelin was awarded the goldmedal in the Young Adult Literaturecategory or The Real Question James Kimbrell was honored withthe gold medal in Poetry or My Psychic Elizabeth Dewberry won thebronze medal in the GeneralFiction category or her novel, HisLovely Wife J. Stanley Marshall , ormer Presidento Florida State University, wasawarded a bronze medal in thecategory o Florida Non-Fiction orThe Tumultuous Sixties: Campus Unrest and Student Life at a Southern University

Theyre All WinnersGood luck to the nominees or theTallahassee Democrat s Volunteero the Year in the arts category:

John Cross , nominated by Young

Actors TheatreChris Dudley , nominated by the MaryBrogan Museum o Art & SciencesMartha Olive-Hall , nominated bythe Tallahassee BalletCharles Hazelip , nominated by Tallahassee Senior Services

Congratulations! Jenni er Calienes , Director o theMaggie Allesee National Center orChoreography (MANCC), has beennamed as one o Tallahassees 2007 Top Women in Business. Calienes isone o 26 women eatured by theTallahassee Democrat during March,which was also Womens HistoryMonth. The women were selected

rom nominations by readers, andthe nal list was created by a jury o women business leaders.

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EJ: Here we are, sitting at Clusters and Hops, eeling very artsy.

MM: In a dark corner.

EJ: So, heres the rst thing we want to get into. I love this topic beingan attorney and politician versus being an artist. Is there a di erence?Personally, I think theyre identical.

MM: Well, I spoke at something the other day it was a writing thing andI said, Well, you know, Im an attorney, and a politician, and a writer, andsomeone in the audience said, We cant trust you at all!

EJ: Is writing something youve done all your li e?

MM: No, its not. It lls a void or me, I think. Being a lawyer, you know, therenot a whole lot o creativity there. Theres some in being a city commissioner.But just trying to use your imagination is the un part o being a writer, and

or a long time I really wasnt doing that.

EJ: When did you do your rst writing?

MM: Not until I started the novel.

EJ: When was that?

You probably know Mark Mustian you may have even voted or him or City CommissionWhat you might not know is that he is also a writer.

Mark Mustians rst novel,The Return, an intense thriller about the

return o Christ as a black woman in a Brazil ghetto, was published in

2000. Hardly what you might expect rom this mild mannered public

nance attorney and architect o the Capital Cascades Greenway

Project, who is known or his so t-spoken style, his dedication to his

amily, and his commitment to community.

Elise Judelle, coincidentally, is another public nance attorney

who is also a writer. You might well have seen her wickedly irreverentparodies per ormed on stage by The Laughing Stock, known as

Floridas Musically Twisted Political Cabaret.

Mark and Elise o ten nd themselves around the state at the

same meetings or organizations like the Florida Housing Finance

Corporation. Whenever possible, they pre er to chat about anything

but the law.

CONVERSATIONS WITH...

Interview by Elise Judelle P ho to b y K a trice Demo

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CONVERSATIONS WITH...

MM: I started in 1994.

EJ: Wait a minute so where was yourimagination all those years be ore that?

MM: Probably deep in some bond documents.But I had always read a lot, and this storypercolated around or all those years. It took me a long time to write it, about our years, so Iwas grate ul that it worked out as well as it did.I wasnt sure I would nish it, or anyone wouldwant it.

EJ: It was a massive undertaking it wasimpressive.

MM: I told very ew people I was doing it.I didnt tell my parents. A ter I nished themanuscript, I gave it to a ew people, includingyou, to read. Bryan Desloge was one o them,and he ran into my parents somewhere andsaid, How about Marks book? And they said,What book? So I had to give it to my mother

to read, and she said, Well, its as good as someother stu thats out there. Thanks, Mom!

EJ: I thought you were incredibly reeabout letting people read it. Whenever Iwrite anything, Im much more possessiveabout it, and sensitive about other peoplelooking at it and commenting on it. Wasyour ego not invested in it being good?

MM: Well, I had no idea what I was doing, soit was less o an issue. I learned a lot rom that

experience. It was interesting to hear peoplescomments. Some things struck home, andI said, Well yeah, youre right, I hadnt reallythought about this, and some I just said, Well,no, thats not really what Im doing.

I was very lucky to have it published. Yougo through this enormous rejection a ter

rejection a ter rejection, and it wears on yoursel -con dence, even though you know itwill be that way. But this agent nally readthe whole thing and she said, My God, this isgreat! You need to take this to New York. So I

elt somewhat justi ed nally somebodyactually read the thing and thought, Yeah, thisis pretty good!

EJ: But you didnt set it in Tallahassee; youdidnt use Tallahassee in any way.

MM: No, I didnt. I just wanted to do somethingdi erent. I had people be ore and since say,Why dont you write legal thrillers?

EJ: Been done.

MM: I wanted to be as ar away rom the lawas I could!

EJ: Yeah, edge o your seat stu like, Willthese bonds be tax-exempt or not?

MM: Right! So I had been to Brazil, and we ewover Sao Paulo one day, and it took about 20minutes just to y over the city its so huge.

There are 16 million people, as many people aslive in the entire state o Florida. I just thoughtit was an interesting place, so most o the book is set there, and some in Miami.

EJ: How is the sequel? Is there a sequel?

MM: I worked on a sequel, and I ended up notbeing able to get it published. But I have actually

nished a manuscript or something else now,and so Im trying to get that published.

EJ: Whats this one about?

MM: Its about my heritage is Armeniansomewhere way back so this is about aguy who is a World War I vet, but ought onthe other side or the Turks, immigrated tothe U.S., and was injured in the war. You know,sometimes you wonder i the gods conspireagainst you, because since the rst o this year,there have been two books on sort o thesame subject.

EJ: Theres a whole bunch o Turkish warveteran novels suddenly?

MM: Well, a bunch about the Armeniansituation. But I think its pretty good. Its a littlemore literary, a little darker. And Ive learnedthat to get published, its help ul to have a track record o being published.

EJ: You have to have succeeded tosucceed.

MM: Exactly.EJ: How do you manage to write with allthe other things you have to do? How doyou work it into your daily li e?

MM: I try and do it a little bit each day. It variesdepending on my schedule, but I usually do it

rst thing in the morning, be ore the kids wakeup.

EJ: Oh my God, so what time would thatbe?

MM: Around ve a.m.

EJ: Oh yeah, I eel so creative at ve a.m.MM: Well, I ound that strong co ee helps mea lot there. Its just kind o time to mysel , andthats when I enjoy doing it.

EJ: How do you eel about Tallahasseeas a home to an artist? Does it have anye ect on you? Is it a ertile ground? Is itirrelevant?

MM: Oh, I think theres all the potential in



the world here, and its exciting rom thatstandpoint. The bedrock o the community inone respect is that its an arts community. Thereare a lot o artists here, and a lot o authors,actually. Its been help ul to me to meet some

o the other writers in town. I try to read almosteverything thats written by local people, justto see what theyre doing. One guy Ive gottento know is Je VanderMeer, who writes antasystu , and has been super success ul. I justread one o his books and e-mailed him andsaid, Hey I liked your stu , you want to gettogether? Ive enjoyed getting to know him,and Ive learned a lot rom him.

EJ: Youve lived here all your li e?

MM: Pretty much, since rst grade. I wentaway to college, and worked in Jacksonville

or a little while, but or the most part Ive been

here. Its a nice place to be. I think Tallahasseesvery creative. Nobody tends to ocus on it, andit started well be ore I got there, but there areeven art shows constantly at City Hall. Thevisual art is very good.

EJ: COCA does that, you know. They curatethat.

MM: The stu at the airport is very good, too.

EJ: Instead o hot dogs? You like that betterthan the hot dogs?

MM: Yeah, I like it. I always swing by to seewhats there.

EJ: Where else do you go in town?

MM: I like the Miracle Theater.

EJ: I love the Miracle. I love what theyreshowing there. You ever get to the AllSaints Theatre?

MM: You know, Ive never been there.

EJ: You need to go check that out!

MM: Ive intended to. Is it set up like a theater?

EJ: It is. Its a wonder ul story, because its

actually the waiting room or Amtrak, butits not used very o ten, especially sinceHurricane Katrina. But the Tallahassee FilmSociety managed to get Amtrak and theCounty to agree to let them use it on theweekends or showing lms. They have 50or 55 seats. They line up the benches romthe waiting room, and they have DolbySurround Sound and their own popcornmachine and everything.

MM: It sounds good!

EJ: How do you eel about Tallahassee as acreative community? We have this initiativecoming up, this creative communitiesinitiative are you going to participate inthat?

MM: Well, sure. I think Tallahassees very creativeas a community. I mean, I dont get the eel thati you drive into Tallahassee, youre immediatelyswept with, Oh, well, this is an arts community,like you do in some other communities aroundthe country or the world, so theres a lot morewe could do. But you can look at the wholeRailroad Square thing it just kind o came intobeing. You can look at Seven Days o OpeningNights that kind o came out o nowhere,and is now a pretty nationally known thing.

EJ: Anything else you would like to say toall the good people who will be readingyour cultural conversation?

MM: Well, I have a little idea.

EJ: Uh oh.

MM: Its only a partly ormed idea. In terms o the literary things we do here: theres a libraryweekend where they have some speakersand stu , theres the library author dinner,theres Seven Days, where they usually havean author, theres the Warehouse -- they doreadings there. But Id like to think about us

doing a estival or something, and Id like it tobe di erent somehow. One o the things Ivekicked around is the idea o something witha theme, like humorous writing, that couldattract some publicity, to showcase what we

have here.EJ: Right. I guess we dont have cowboypoets, but maybe theres somethingsimilar.

MM: Farmer poets.

EJ: Farmer humor!

MM: So, Im trying to think it through and solicitsome thoughts rom people about whatmight work. You know, I remember when TheWinter Festival started, it was kind o on theback o a re truck, and there wasnt much toit. Now its an institution.

EJ: I think that would be exciting. Ill be there!Do you have a title or your next book, sothat we can be looking or it? We could alllobby our agents and publishers

MM: Not yet. Ive been writing some shortstories too, and sent some o those o .

EJ: Can you make a living with your art?

MM: I dont know. Well see, I guess. But, Im noquitting either o my jobs yet.

Mark Mustians novel, The Return, is

available rom most major online

booksellers. You can nd more

in ormation about his writing at

www.markmustian.com. And, o

course you can catch up with him at

the City Commission Chambers.

To nd out about uture

per ormances o The Laughing

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You may not be amiliar withMabiba Baegne, Youssouf Koumbassa, and Aziz Faye,but in the world o A rican

dance and drumming, these names arelike Fred Astaire or the Rolling Stones.Likewise their credits Les Ballet A ricains,the Ballet National Djoliba, Bala on WestA rican Dance Ensemble might not

sound all that impressive, but they arethe equivalent o Julliard, Alvin Ailey, theMetropolitan Opera, and American Idol , allrolled into one. And these olks are comingto Tallahassee.

But this aint your parents dance concert.Dont expect to sit back and be a tameaudience at the grand nale African Dance& Drumming Performance Concert , theculmination o the 10th Annual Florida African Dance Festival . Some o the topA rican dancers and percussionists inthe world are bringing the rhythm to Tallahassee, and theyll have you itching to

jump up and join them.F l o r i d a Af r i c a n D a n c e F e s t i v a l T u r n s 1 0 ! Some o f t he t o p A f r ic an danc e r s and p e r c u s s ioni s t s in t he w or ld ar e b r in g in g t he r h y t hm t o T allaha s s The nale event, to be held at Lee Hall

on FAMUs campus, will eature most o thevisiting artists rom the three-day estival, aswell as the local hosts, the A rican CaribbeanDance Theatre. And theres no excuse ormissing it this year parking guides willbe available around Lee Hall to help you

nd your way. The A rican Caribbean Dance Theatre,

created and run by husband and wi eMarcus and Jevelle Robinson, has wowedaudiences or the past ourteen years withits pulsating and energizing per ormancesat inaugural events, estivals, concerts,weddings, and other special occasionsthroughout the Southeast. The companysyear-round schedule o A rican danceand drum classes serves as the trainingground or all ages, and helps preserve thetraditions or uture generations.

The estival typically attracts 4,500dancers, drummers, participants, andspectators rom around the UnitedStates and A rica, and this years 10 th anniversary celebration is expected tobe the biggest ever.

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A ricanMarketplaceFriday and Saturday(all day)

More than 30vendors willshowcase theirdistinctive wares.Come see (and buy!)art, jewelry, clothing,oils, incense, bathand body products,

and more, all witha uniquely A ricanslant. Enjoy deliciousethnic oods andcheck out thebook air eaturinglocal and regionalauthors while youtake in the sightsand sounds o the

estival around you.

Dance & DrumWorkshopsFriday and Saturday(see www. ad .org ordetailed schedule)

Whether you wantto learn some newmoves, or wouldrather stay back and watch thisexhilarating art

orm, the dance and

drum workshopsare or you. Someo the top A ricandance and drumartists and teachersin the world will besharing their cra t.$10 per workshop to participate, $5 per workshop to observe.For ages 10 and up.

Childrens DanceWorkshopsFriday (12 & 3 pm)Saturday (12 pm)

Introduce yourchildren to the

thrilling world o A rican dance withthese workshopsdesigned especially

or them. Noprevious experienceis required!Workshops are free,but pre-registrationis required. For ages 5and up.

LiteraryShowcaseFriday(5 - 9 pm)

Forum: What is thestatus of African American literature? Featuring mysterynovelist Vincent

Alexandria, withauthor/civil rightsactivist PatriciaStephens Due,author/ olklorist Dr.Jerrilyn McGregory,and author/psy-chologist Dr. SharonDennard. Moder-ated by FAMUs Dr.David Jackson.

HealthEducationSaturday(10:30 am - 1 pm)

Forum: ColonCancer: What YouShould Know.Learn what youneed to know toprotect yoursel and

your loved ones.Featuring Dr. JosephL. Webster o theWebster SurgicalCenter and theInstitute or A ricanAmerican Health.Plus ree healthscreenings by theFAMU College o Pharmacy.

Natural HairExtravaganzaSaturday(1 - 2:30 pm)

The Mandisa NgoziArt & Braiding

Gallery will displayand highlight theirspectacular naturalhairstyles and ash-ions. Consult the

eatured presenterabout trans ormingyour mind, body,and soul throughthe ancient A ricanart o hair braiding.

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COCAs MoreThanYouThought.com is a ree, on-line interactivecommunity events calendar. Everyone is invited to post their events

(art-related and otherwise) to the calendar or no charge.Here is a small sampling o the events posted in May andJune 2007...

(Note: All events are subject to change without notice. Check www.MoreThanYouThought.com,or contact the individual organizations listed for updated information.)

MusicDont want to be stuck indoors? Check out the ree, outdoor,

amily- riendlyPops in the City concert presented by theTallahassee Symphony Orchestra . Its May 12 on the stepso the Capitol, with the Supreme Court as the backdrop. Notickets needed. For in ormation, call 224-0461.

On May 25 & 26, theFlorida State Opera presents GlucksOrfeo et Euridice, a deeply moving legendary tale o Orpheus,who loses his beloved wi e to death but is able to restoreher through the power o music. In French with Englishsupertitles. At Opperman Music Hall on FSU Campus. Fortickets, call 644-6500 or tickets. su.edu.

On June 1 & 2 in Turner Auditorium on TCCs campus,listen to that Crazy Little Thing Called Harmony , the annualbarbershop show by the Capital Chordsmen . Also eaturingTallahassees Sweet Adelines , and a guest quartet. Fortickets, call 224-6336.

In the mood or some live jazz and martinis? Every Tuesdaynight in May, CoolGrindz Downtown presents the DayveStewart Band plus di erent guest musicians each week. Nocover charge, 18+. Call 575-9003.

I you miss Tuesday, try theOpen Mic Night every Wednesday

at the Warehouse on Gaines Street . See local musiciansshow their stu ! Call 222-6188.

FestivalsBrad ordville Blues Club and Tallahassee Zydeco &Cajun Association want to show you a good time at the 3rd Annual Zydeco & Cajun Mudbug Bashon May 11 & 12. Listen tobands rom S.W. Louisiana, eat resh boiled craw sh, take reedance lessons, and browse creations rom local cra ts vendors.For in ormation, call 212-0431.

On May 20, the Knott House Museum hosts its annual

commemoration o the reading o the EmancipationProclamation on the ront steps o this historic site downtown. The Tallahassee tradition includes a ceremonial reading,music, and a picnic in Lewis Park across the street. Forin ormation, call 922-2459.

Every Saturday rom 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., theDowntownMarketplace in Ponce de Leon Park eatures regional artists, reshhomegrown produce and owers, plus celebrated local musicians,authors and poets, and special activities or kids. Call 224-3252.

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Visual ArtCome see what all the uss is about! AfroProvocationsis on exhibitat the Mary Brogan Museum o Art and Science until June

3. Six contemporary artists display works concerned with notionso identity, culture, sexuality, gender, religion, and outright politicaldebate. Call 513-0700 or in ormation.

See the cream o the crop o Florida, Georgia, and Alabamawatercolor artists at the 19th Tri-State Watermedia Competition,through May 26 at LeMoyne Art Foundation , presented incollaboration with the Tallahassee Watercolor Society . Forin ormation, call 222-8800. Celebrating art and owers, Flower Power is on display atGadsden Arts Center in Quincy rom May 11 through June 30. The exhibit eatures paintings and photographs o natures beauty,

plus magni cent live ower arrangements per ect or thesummer, and only 15 minutes rom Tallahassee. Call 875-4866.

View and bid on over 150 pieces o original ar twork at Artopia2007 , the annual undraiser orBig Bend Cares , at The Moonon June 23, 2007. Call 656-2437 ext. 225 or in ormation aboutthe auction and Big Bend Cares HIV/AIDS education andsupport programs.


DanceNow in its eighteenth year, Pas de Vie Ballet is raising thecurtain or its annualSpotlight on Dance, eaturing Firebird andother classical and contemporary works. A silent auction alongwith Mothers Day intermission treats by Au Peche Mignonround out the per ormances at Opperman Music Hall on theFSU Campus, May 12 & 13. For tickets, call 644-6500 or tickets.

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Join the FSU Department o Dance orWhen the Delta Speaks,a heart elt evening o modern dance inspired by rst handexperiences o Hurricane Katrina. Per ormances are June 1 & 2 inthe Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre in Montgomery Gym onFSUs Campus. Call 644-4425 or tickets or tickets. su.edu.

TheatreAn opera company stands to lose $50,000 unless they can nda way or a dead singer to deliver the per ormance o his li e.Join this merry company on a wild 1930s romp o desperatemeasures, mistaken identity, and compromising positions inLend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig. AtTallahassee Little Theatre ,May 24 to 27, and May 31 to June 3. Call 224-4597 or tickets.

Grease is the word.Young Actors Theatre is the placerom June 21 to July 1! Join the coolest gang o high school

students youll ever meet, as this musical productioncelebrates youth through its popular songs and exuberantdancing. Call 386-6602 or tickets.

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ADVENTURES IN THE ART

Did you know thatmonarchs migrate toMexico? My our-year-old teaches me this on

the way home rom her preschool.Isabelle and her class are learning theletter M, and this little mnemonicdevice is helping.

Have you ever seen a monarch,Isabelle? I ask.

O course, Mom. Ive seen lotso pictures, she replies. The boysare the cocoons, and the girls arethe butter ies. HmmI surmisewell need to back up the learningprocess.

The next day I bring home vemonarch cocoons munching onmilkweed. We monarch sit regularlyin our classrooms at Lincoln HighSchool, thanks to the brillianceand dedication o Jim West, ourhorticulture hero.

We are going to watch thesecocoons become butter ies, Isabelle,I instruct her as we place the container

wing pattern and notes the intricacieso their design. Shes learning aboutmonarchs migrating to Mexico, butI think her learning goes beyond mysur ace observation.

This summer in Tallahassee willbring us another season o monarchsemerging and, once again, will openour eyes to the art in the everyday.

Each Saturday we journey to theDowntown Marketplace to stroll inand out o the artists booths. The jewelry is made with stone, glass,and natural objects, and much o thepottery is handmade rom clay. Manylocal artists rely on nature or their

palette. A piece o dri twood becomesa landscape o yellow and orangesunsets with lavender undertones.I saw that sunset at the beach withgrandpa! Isabelle exclaims. This artisthas clearly captured her memory.Local icons, like canopy roads and St.Marks, are portrayed in orms ranging

rom photography to mixed media tolandscape paintings. Another artistpaints decorative scenes on rocks.

on our screened porch. Isabelleeagerly pulls up her miniature bluechair and assumes a Thinking Manpose. A ter a ew moments, shebreaks the silence.

Can we do anything else while wewatch?

Ten days later our monarchsbegin emerging and it is our chargeto release them sa ely into the world

or their migration to Mexico. Isabellenow thinks she sees our monarchseverywhere. She claims she knowstheir spots and markings whichshe calls butter y art by heart. Mydaughter memorizes each butter ys

by MelissaScholes Young

This summer in Tallahassee will bring us another season emerging and, once again, will open our eyes to the art in the

How many times have I cleared outmy garden and discarded rockswithout noticing their uniqueness?Mommy, I could paint our rockswhen we get home! Clearly, mydaughter is inspired by the artistsrenderings o nature.

One o our avorite amily- riendlyspaces to explore the arts is theRailroad Square Art Park. An eclecticvariety o art and technique pour outinto the street rom each studio. We

eel as i we are on a scavenger huntor the most unique art orm, and

surprises greet us as we pass throughthe many open doors. The estival

atmosphere o First Fridays is per ectto discover art and listen to live music.I the art doesnt su ce, the men onstilts, belly dancers, ace painting, and

ood will. The idea o eating dinner in The Renaissance Ca inside o thehistoric caboose is enough to enticemy amily or an evening.

When we need to appreciate theart created by the outdoors, we headto Maclay Gardens to walk amongthe shade and blooms. The garden,as explained on the parks website*,is meant to soothe the senses andbe a place o peace and serenity. It isintended to work with nature, ratherthan to manipulate nature. We lovestrolling the brick paths and enjoyingthe unscheduled pace as we search

or our elusive monarchs.

Mommy, I think I saw our monarch.It had black and orange dots! Isabellechases the butter y down a canopiedpath, determined to capture the art inthe everyday.

*www.ssnow.com/maclay



SPOTLIGHT ON...

From emerging talent to established pro essionals, local artists havethe opportunity to show their work in sixteen exhibits a year throughthe Art in Public Places Program , managed by COCA or the City o Tallahassee. Each June, expert jurors select artists or an exciting anddiverse season o exhibitions at the City Hall Art Gallery and the ArtportGallery at the Tallahassee Regional Airport. Both galleries are ree and

open to the public. The exhibition season eatures painting, sculpture, ber art, photography, and

other ne cra ts. Additional juried group shows highlight winning examples o ouryouth art and ne art photography and the art o our talented city employees. Formost exhibitions, COCA holds a ree reception or members o the public to meet theartists.

COCA accepts applications to exhibit rom pro essional and amateur artists whoare at least 18 years old and live within 100 miles o Tallahassee. The next deadline orproposals is June 1, 2007. Visit www.cocanet.org/community/apply.html to downloadan application.

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ArtPort Gallery Tallahassee Regional Airport (3300 Capital Circle SW)

Hours: Daily 8:00 a.m. 11 p.m.

Amid the comings and goings o Tallahassees airport, an oasis o art welcomes morethan a million people each year. Located in the lobby just beside the main entrance

to the terminal, the ArtPort Gallery promotes local artists to travelers and citizens, andserves as a cultural gateway to Floridas Capital City.

City Hall Art Gallery2nd Floor, City Hall (300 South Adams Street)

Hours: Monday Friday, 8:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m.Located in the heart o downtown, this spacious public gallery lled with natural lightcomplements the architectural design o Tallahassees City Hall. Whether you are attend-ing a City Commission meeting or doing business with the City, you can enjoy the 360display o artwork throughout the 2nd oor mezzanine.

Upcoming ArtPort E xhibitionD.E. Matthews &Carole Robertson (Photography)

Exhibit: 6/8/07 7/08/07Public Recep tion: 6/8/07,67:30 p.m.

Upcoming City Hall Exhibit ionInger Avant &Jessica T onry (Photography)

Exhibit:5 / 30 /07 7 /10 / 07Public Reception:6 / 1 / 07,69 p.m.

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COCA NotesTheyre in the MoneyCongratulations to the 23 local culturalorganizations that were recommended orFY08 unding on April 21, 2007 at COCAs

City o Tallahassee Cultural Services Grantpanel meeting. The recommendations nowgo COCAs Board o Directors and then tothe City Commission or approval duringthe budget process. Special thanks to thevolunteer grant panelists David Gregory,Jeannine Meis, James Perry, GeraldineSeay, Aurora Torres-Hansen, Harris Wiltsher,and Jenni er Wol or their extraordinarycommitment o time and expertise.

Pushing AheadIn March, COCA once again hostedrepresentatives rom Artspace, Inc. (www.artspaceusa.org), a national non-pro t artsdeveloper based in Minneapolis. Artspacecreates, osters and preserves afordablespace or artists and arts organizationsin all disciplines, cultures, and economiccircumstances. A ter this highly productivevisit, the Arts on Gaines project is readyto take the next step orward a survey todetermine the extent o the artist housingmarket in the area.

We Mean BusinessNearly 50 local artists participated in two

COCA workshops: Making a Living as aPerforming Artist and Making a Living asa Visual Artist in March. Special thanks goto the nine workshop presenters BobBischof, Debbie Borowski, Chip Chalmers,Rick Carroll, Ben Gunter, Bill Holllimon,Sonya Livingston, Katherine Owen, andLeo Welch or their generous gi t o time and combined knowledge, and to Tallahassee Little Theatre or providingthe space.

Special Thanks

COCA would like to thank DatamaxxGroup, Inc. (www.datamaxx.com) ortheir in-kind support. Datamaxx, aleading technology company ocusedon the law en orcement, criminal justice,public sa ety, and homeland securitymarketplace, recently donated the use o its large assembly room or COCAs publicgrant panel meetings. Kay Stephenson,CEO o Datamaxx, serves on the COCABoard o Directors.

Out & AboutStaf members Peggy Brady , Leslie Puckett , andAmanda Karioth Thompson and Board memberAnne Mackenzie made up Team COCAnuts or theCelebrity Grape Stomp at the 2007 Florida Wine Festivalat the Mary Brogan Museum o Art and Science.

Executive Director Peggy Brady is serving as a membero Whole Child Leons Spiritual Foundation Action Team, the acet o the program that includes music andthe arts. For in ormation about the project, visit www.wholechildproject.org/leon.

Associate Director Randi Goldstein is serving on astatewide committee to improve access to the arts orpeople with disabilities.

Art in Public Places Director Leslie Puckett served asone o the judges selecting photographs or BrehonInstitute or Family Services Blue Ribbon Baby Calendar .

Sound amiliar? Tony Archer , Peggy Brady , and HollyThompson were all on-air volunteers or WFSUs recentpledge drive.

Peggy Brady served as a judge in the drama and per orming arts category o the Best &Brightest awards, which honors students dedicated to their education and committed totheir community (www.thebestandbrightest.org).

Tony Archer has been nominated by Big Bend Cares as 2007 Volunteer o the Year, sponsoredby the Tallahassee Democrat .

And They Have Talent, TOO! The artwork o COCAs Education Director, Amanda Karioth Thompson , was eatured onthe cover o the April 2007 issue o Natural Awakenings magazine. The eatured piece, GlassWave, is a leaded stained glass window created in late 2006.

COCAs Marketing Director Tony Archer won both Gold and Silver ADDY Awards at theGreater Tallahassee Advertising Federations annual awards ceremony in February.

Topher Sherman , COCAs Administrative Assistant, was seen onstage as Hamlet in TheatreTCCs production o Shakespeares Greatest Hits .

COCA Executive Director Peggy Brady got down and dirty stomping grapes at the annual Wine Festival on Saturday, April 14, 2007.

Special Thanks

The Council on Culture & Arts (COCA) would like to thank Mr. Sam Thompsons CBI class at Raa Middle School ortheir assistance in preparing the 2007 Art in Public PlacesDesktop Calendars.

From left to right: Amber Hines, Phyllis Jakes, Zachary Stone, SamTompson, Anthony Goss and Anthony Harvey



North Florida is a crossroads o sorts,and producer Del Suggs has chosen

ourteen tracks that give an idea o therange o the regions music, in melody,lyric, and style. Danica Winters intensity

in the opening cut, Paradise, remindsa bit o Joni Mitchell, while DavidMurphys Thoughts o Heaven takesa quieter, re ective turn that ofersa shi ting sand o images rom SaintMarks Lighthouse to distant churches.Bill Richardson rocks out with ForgetAbout It, and Deborah Lawson andStanton Rosen eld add an eleganttouch and a bit o swing-in uenced unwith Bad Dog.

Blues nds its way into the mix, too,especially with the track rom Quanta

called Walkin rom Richmond. Ben Ed-mund shows the skill o how to say a lotwith a ew words as he evokes love andquestions in the poetry o the everydaywith Morning, and Suggs himsel re-minds o those island breezes with thesaltwater style o olk thats become histrademark in Caribbean Money.

Its a narrative o community, really,these ourteen songs: though each

Cover art by Laura Pichard Murphyat Paisley Design Cover art by Andrew Ross

Tallahassee, can you hear yoursel talking?

In a town like this, with such adiverse cast o clubbers, punks, li etimestudents, legislators, activists, and

more, we o ten ail to notice whatshappening outside the sa e cornersweve carved ourselves. The FertileCompilation s goal is to break downsome o those barriers and ensure wehear each other. With material romlocal musicians, poets, and visualartists, it shows of Tallys creativeside, which turns out to be largerthan a walk down the strip or arounddowntown would suggest.

Theres everything rom Mark Leadons mountainside-wandering

bluegrass to the Soular Systems kicks-mad party unk, rom an in uriated,socially-conscious poem by KeithRogers to the more lackadaisical,tripped-out poetry o Jay Snodgrass.Gettysburgs Opium deserves to beplaying in your avorite bar at 1:20a.m. The Ums arent just one o thebest bands in Tallahassee, but one o the best things in Tallahassee, period.

artists presence is clearly de ned withan individual track, manys the timethat lead players rom other tracks sit into add harmony or backup playing toanothers slot.

Manys the background theyvecome rom, as well. Glenn and LaurieRing have played in pop bands andhelped ound non-pro ts. Edmundclaims three Billboard song writingawards. Merelyn Falcilgia has publishedmore than three dozen songs, MimiHearn has background in acting andstage work as well as singing, and DelSuggs tours internationally as well asthe college circuit in the United States.Wherever their travels have takenthem, each o these musicians calls

North Florida home. The selects o the title harks back

to the time when Tallahassee was acenter or cigar making, and the nest

avored were chosen to be eaturedas selects. It could as well re er to thechoices on this collection, which ofersa well- avored introduction to theregional singer and songwriter scene.

Kerry Dexter

Del Suggs

TallahasseeSelects Label: Cascades Recording CompanyRelease Date: October 2006Genre: Americana/Folk/Pop

The FertileCompilation Produced by: Cloud 13 Records & Jesse RickeRelease Date: December 2006Supported by: 621 Gallery, FC2, V89, & CPE

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Visual art rom the likes o Joey Fillastre,Kyle Pace, Daniel Allen, and others willmake your eyes spin around, jump out,and go see what else theyre missing.

The Fertiledoes ail in some places.Dull and pretentious poetry owersaround the world, and clearly itsgrowing in Tally as well. The musiccould use a shot o adrenaline,or maybe something stronger punk, metal, and hip-hop are allconspicuously absent, leaving indierock to dominate. This isnt really theproducers ault though, because thelocal scene does seem to be lackingon these ronts. Its a problem causedby college kids being the primaryaudience.

Regardless, this is a sweet triparound town, and the only one Iveseen o its kind. I didnt mention manyo the eatured creators, includingsome good stuf, so give it a try andsee what you think. The Fertiles creator,Jesse Ricke, wants this to eventuallyspin of into live events, and I wannabe there.

Oh, and Cory Surjiner does a poemabout the last thing you want to see inthe restroom. Check it out, yo.

Matthew Amuso

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PROFILES IN THE ART


VALERIE S. GOODWINCapital Cultures profled artists are selected rom the many visual, per orming, literary, and media artists eatured on COCAs online AListings in the Artist Directory are ree, with enhanced listings available or COCA members. Visit the Directory online at www.co

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VALERIE S. GOODWIN

Like the color ul quilts she creates,Valerie Goodwin is a complexand intricate artist. A practicingarchitect, she utilizes structuraldesign elements like city grids andmapping as sources o inspiration

or her artwork. Her quilts ocuson and re ect the geometricrelationships, patterns, and orderingprinciples ound in architecture.

Valerie also teaches at FloridaA&M Universitys School o Architecture, where she encouragesher students to investigate theparallels between architectureand quilting as way to learn aboutcomposition, color, and pattern.

I consider mysel an artist/architect who values andincorporates the elements o traditional quilt making, notesValerie. But I try to move thede nition o work o art beyond itsprevious boundaries.

Valeries quilts have beenexhibited all over the country andhave appeared in publications suchas Quilt National , American Craft Magazine , Fiber Art Magazine , and

Surface Design Journal .See images o her architecturaland abstract ber art, and getin ormation about where tosee her work in person at www.quiltsbyvalerie.com.


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