Still Life With Parrot - Ringling Museum

This is by a Dutch painter. Our docent explained that aside from it being a beautiful and complicated painting; it is allegorical - everything in the painting is transitional - as is life - the oysters are about to fall off the plate; the mango is starting to brown. Nothing lasts! A bit morbid - all that luxury and abundance is fleeting.

Sarasota - Theatre, Jazz, Restaurants

February 18th 2009
It is hard to beat Sarasota especially for its diverse cultural, urban, natural beauty and beach destination mix. We can't get enough! We saw Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale at The Mertz Theatre at the Asolo Center for the Performing Arts near the Ringling complex. We enjoyed a play last year at the beautiful, intimate and Historic Asolo Theatre and decided to try the larger theatre this year. ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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