2008 Overview

The 2008 season kicks off with Music Mondays featuring the “Busy B’s", ten sessions covering composers from Bach to Bernstein, a program we know music lovers will enjoy at Holley Hall. Among those visiting this year will be Sherril Milnes, Metropolitan Opera baritone; internationally renowned flutist, Eugenia Zuckerman and former principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic, Joseph Robinson. These programs combine commentary with recorded examples and some feature live performances by the guest presenters.

The Tuesday Contemporary Series focuses more on domestic issues, many of which will impact the 2008 Presidential election. We do have one international program on Tuesday and are especially excited about it. This featured presentation January 15 will be a special Dialog dealing with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. An expected sellout, a subscription to this series will ensure that you won’t miss this program and as well provide the opportunity to hear ten other great speakers. Programs are presented at the Players Theater on Tuesday mornings in Sarasota and repeated in Venice at the Venice Community Center in the afternoon.

The International Programs on Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Players Theater in Sarasota and Fridays in Venice at the Venice Community Center will again feature some old favorites. Dr. Robert Barylski, Martin Walker and Dr. Jerry Pubantz all return and are joined by some very exciting new speakers. As you might expect, the Middle East and China are featured in a number of sessions. Another explores the global competition for scarce resources, and we will look at Islam from the perspective of a Palestinian- American. Always popular, the Thursday series sold out last May when series ticket holders were offered the opportunity to renew
their subscriptions, but series tickets are available for Wednesday.

Even though Thursday series tickets are not available, and Wednesday’s will likely sell out, we are always able to accommodate some daily ticket buyers on the day of the lecture since all series ticket holders do not attend all lectures. Those wishing to attend individual lectures should arrive early and will be admitted on a space available basis beginning 15 minutes prior to the start of a lecture. The Friday morning Venice programs will be at the Venice Community Center, except for the Feb 1 and March 7 lectures, which will be at the Venice Little Theatre. All of the Advanced Seminars will be held at G.WIZ. All seminars this season will be on Thursday afternoons at 2 PM. These three hour sessions are limited to 30 participants to allow for in depth treatment of the subject and an informal interaction between speaker and attendees. If you are interested in attending this season, we recommend you order your tickets early, because with the limited seats available, they fill up quickly.

VOLUNTEERS

We wish to thank our 2008 team of committed volunteers for their many talents and energy. It is their dedication and passion that keeps Sill running smoothly.

Our volunteers manage many functions, including: Moderators to introduce speakers and manage the Q&A sessions, Ticket Management to disperse ticket orders, Community Outreach to deliver our program brochure to libraries, hotels and other locations, Lecture Reception to receive ticket holders and sell available seating, Ushers to help address attendees questions and needs, Web Editors to update our web site on lecture information to include speaker bios, pre and post lecture suggested readings and added information sources, and Speakers to address local groups interested in hearing the SILL story.

We also need more volunteers and would welcome any interested newcomers to the Sarasota and Venice committees. Volunteering is a wonderful way to meet and interact with the inspired and informed people who are the heart and soul of SILL. If you would like to get more information or volunteer for one of these committees, please contact:

Bill Jones 941-387-7495 (jones16@comcast.net.)

COMPACT DISCS

Compact discs of Sarasota lectures at Holley Hall and The Players Theater are available for $10. Order forms may be picked up at the end of each session. Payment by cash or check. We do not accept credit cards.

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Ticket Orders

You can place your order for Series and Seminar tickets either by using the forms from the 2008 brochure or by downloading the forms from this website.

In either case, you must fill out both the “Subscription Ticket Order Form” and the “Enrollment Form” and mail with your check payable to “SILL”, along with a stamped and self-addressed return envelope.

The 2008 program brochures will be mailed the end of October to SILL’s regular mailing list, and at that same time will be available at libraries and other locations

If you chose to subscribe using the website forms, your order will be held by the Registrar, and will begin to be filled after November 1, at the same time as those received from customers who use the U.S. Mail.

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