Posted by barbara on March 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
ShareThe O&A Adventurers were out in the field for research once again, this time in Weedon Island Nature Preserve, exploring the 4-mile kayak loop through the mangrove tunnels. The research team – consisting of Barbara and Robert – found the kayak exhilarating and breathtakingly beautiful!
Following the route’s 38 numbered signposts, the two paddled through the [...]
Posted by barbara on March 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment
ShareIt was an evening of mangia bene, vivi felice! Seven courses of fine Italian food and wines, and wonderful camaraderie!
It was paradise for the palate, as we savored these special creations by Primi Urban Cafe: tomato bruschetta, eggplant bruschetta, and mini Italian cheese plate paired with Bonacchi Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, house salad paired with Casalino Pinot Grigio, [...]
Posted by barbara on March 7, 2011 · 2 Comments
[ May 6, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. May 7, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] O&A Savings for outdoor theater, it’s American Stage in the Park, with the blockbuster rock musical, Rent!
About the Play
This hit rock musical by playwright Billy Aronson was based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme. The story follows a year in the lives of a community of impoverished young artists and musicians, all struggling to live and celebrate [...]
Posted by barbara on March 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
ShareWhat an amazing afternoon! 37 O&A members, Creative Clay member artists, family, and supporters gathered at Ten Pins Bowling Alley in St. Pete for the 2nd Annual Lanes for Change Bowling Benefit for Creative Clay!
And the benefit was a rousing success! Contributions for Creative Clay were generous, and everyone had a wonderful time. Throughout the [...]
Posted by barbara on March 4, 2011 · 4 Comments
[ March 27, 2011; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Join O&A for this exciting introduction to one of the fastest growing watersports in the world, Stand Up Paddle Boarding! And at one of the most beautiful beach areas of the world!
What’s SUP?
Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) is the hottest trend in water fun and fitness, but it’s far from new. Originally an ancient form [...]
Posted by barbara on February 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
ShareO&Aers gathered on the beautiful grounds of a Thai Buddhist Temple for a wonderful afternoon of photography!
We started with a visit to the food market on the grounds to get some Thai dishes for lunch. From fried bananas and pumpkin curry to satays and big steaming bowls of noodle soup, it was all delicious! We [...]
Posted by barbara on February 9, 2011 · 6 Comments
[ April 3, 2011; 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ]
Join us on an incredible kayaking adventure, as we set out through the beautiful mangrove tunnels and lagoons of the Weedon Island Nature Preserve!
About Weedon Preserve
Weedon Island Preserve is filled with rich estuaries that attracted nomadic archaic populations 5,000 years ago. The preserve is filled with tidal forests – with giant oaks, wild flowers, winding [...]
Posted by barbara on January 31, 2011 · 5 Comments
ShareIt was a beautiful day to explore the tranquil Boca Ciega Bay off Gulfport Beach. The O&A research team – Robert, Barbara, and Brody Welte of StandUp Fitness – grabbed their paddle boards and headed out into this protected basin that extends outward from Gulfport past Isla del Sol and under the Pinellas Bayway, into [...]
Posted by barbara on January 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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January 28th, O&Aers attended a performance of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at American Stage, and to a one, we were all stunned at this powerful play and wonderful production. O&A is offering tickets for a second night of this production, so if you missed the first chance, I urge you to go.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom [...]
Posted by barbara on January 26, 2011 · 1 Comment
[ March 26, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Join O&A for “a scorching, scalding, revealing and completely engrossing drama” at American Stage, with Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
About the Play
Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee created this masterpiece, one of the landmark plays of the 20th Century and winner of the 1963 Tony Award, and the 1962-63 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, for [...]
Posted by barbara on January 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
[ February 5, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Here’s your second chance to see this incredible play at American Stage! Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, SOLD OUT for our first night (1/28), and available here for yet another performance at O&A for a phenomenal value!
About the Play
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is one of a ten-play set by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson about the [...]
Posted by barbara on January 25, 2011 · 2 Comments
[ March 10, 2011; 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Mangia! Mangia! O&A takes over Primi Urban Cafe for a full evening of great eating and mingling, the Italian way!
O&A is proud to partner with Primi Urban Cafe, one of St. Petersburg’s culinary gems and an annual winner of Creative Loafing “best of” awards since the restaurant opened in 2006. Along with collaborating to offer [...]
Posted by barbara on January 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
ShareIt was a delicious evening! Forty O&A members gathered to taste the culinary creations of StoneChef and learn the basics of complimentary wine pairings from master sommelier Cile Moreno.
The featured menu was phenomenal, offering samplings of 10 courses – from lobster bisque and lobster lollipops, to beef wellington, ahi tuna nachos, and creme brulee. These fabulous [...]
Posted by barbara on January 18, 2011 · 2 Comments
ShareO&A was privileged to be a sponsor of Sarasota’s ALSO Out Youth comedy show fundraiser, featuring comedian Eddie Sarfaty and Friends at the Florida Studio Theater in Sarasota.
The theater was filled for the show. Sarfaty – known for his appearances on The Today Show, The Joy Behar Show, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, Logo’s Wisecrack, and [...]
Posted by barbara on January 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
[ March 19, 2011; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] O&A sets the compass on adventure and heads out for geocaching!
A Global Game
Geocaching is a game played around the world by people of all age groups. The object is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors, using coordinates for latitude and longitude. Most geocachers use hand-held GPS devices to enter the coordinates, and then through [...]
Posted by barbara on January 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
[ March 5, 2011; 12:45 pm to 3:00 pm. ] O&A is proud to host its second annual Lanes for Change bowling fundraiser to benefit Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center!
About Creative Clay
Creative Clay is a nonprofit cultural arts center which makes the arts accessible for everyone, regardless of age, gender, ability and/or race. Since 1995, Creative Clay has been providing local artists with developmental, physical, [...]
Posted by barbara on December 22, 2010 · 1 Comment
[ January 4, 2011; 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Join O&A and Watermark as they host a special VIP night at Ruth Eckerd Hall for Celebrity Autobiography!
Created and developed by Emmy award nominated writer-performer Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel, Celebrity Autobiography features a first-rate comedic ensemble performing from the actual memoirs of a wide range of celebrities. The passages run the gamut from [...]
Posted by barbara on December 20, 2010 · 4 Comments
[ February 11, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] To kick off its launch of O&A Sarasota, O&A has teamed up with Asolo Repertory Theater for its season of OUT@Asolo. The kickoff begins with the theater’s production of La Bete!
About Asolo Rep
Asolo Repertory Theatre is one of the most important cultural forces in the southeastern U.S. A center for theatrical excellence, Asolo Rep stages up [...]
Posted by barbara on December 20, 2010 · 1 Comment
[ January 17, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] O&A teams up with Sarasota’s ALSO Out Youth to sponsor comedian Eddie Sarfaty and Friends at the Florida Studio Theater in Sarasota. Sarfaty has appeared on The Today Show, The Joy Behar Show, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, Logo’s Wisecrack, and the documentary Laughing Matters.
This show is a fundraiser for ALSO Out Youth, an organization striving to [...]
Posted by barbara on December 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
[ March 31, 2011; 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] O&A Sarasota once again heads to the Asolo Repertory Theater for another production in its OUT@Asolo season. This time it’s for a devilishly clever and suspense-filled mystery, Deathtrap!
About Asolo Rep
Asolo Repertory Theatre is one of the most important cultural forces in the southeastern U.S. A center for theatrical excellence, Asolo Rep stages up to fifteen productions [...]
Posted by barbara on December 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
[ April 15, 2011; 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] O&A Sarasota once again teams up with Asolo Repertory Theater for its season of OUT@Asolo, this time for the world premiere of the dark comedy, The Innocents!
About Asolo Rep
Asolo Repertory Theatre is one of the most important cultural forces in the southeastern U.S. A center for theatrical excellence, Asolo Rep stages up to fifteen [...]
Posted by barbara on December 20, 2010 · 2 Comments
[ May 9, 2011; 7:45 pm to 10:45 pm. ] Continuing the inaugural year of O&A Sarasota, we once again team up with Asolo Repertory Theater for its season of OUT@Asolo. This time we’ll see its ONE-NIGHT ONLY show featuring Lypsinka in The Passion of the Crawford!
About Asolo Rep
Asolo Repertory Theatre is one of the most important cultural forces in the southeastern U.S. A center for theatrical excellence, [...]
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