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More than 30 artists have signed up for the Nov. 15 return of the Thursday Night Live arts showcase at the Barn Theatre at Winthrop, where a major recycling effort will be unveiled that includes a city bike program and public art initiative.The event coincides with National Recycling Day and the art will feature recycable themes and materials.
Winthrop also will unveil a public art initiative using recycable construction materials as well as the upcoming establishment of electric vehicle charging stations and a communitywide recycling initiative involving cardboard, cans, and paper. Winthrop artist Bryant Martinez and Winthrop welder Art Davenport have created from rebar and old bicycle parts a “bike limo rack ” that is a piece of changeable art itself. As Winthrop town founder John Sullivan put it, “you can lock in bikes traditionally, or you can lock them in at angles, changing the art as you do.” The rack will house newer bikes and stolen, repossessed, and discarded bikes acquired from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The Wintrhop-wide recycling effort has been spearheaded by Sarah Sullivan, daughter of town founders John and Kay Sullivan, who researched, conceived and executed the effort for her Girl Scout Gold Award, which is the equivalent of the Eagle Scout ranking for boy scouts.“I’ve been a scout since daisies, since kindergarten, and even though I’m in college now, I wanted to complete my gold award because I see it as a culmination of all my years of scouting,” Sarah Sullivan said. Moreover, “Winthrop already has the foundation of being a green development, by building homes and businesses close together and thereby putting the pedestrian above the car,” Sarah Sullivan said. “It’s the perfect place to initiate innovative recycling and reusable ideas that can be a model for other communities.” Thursday Night Live, as initially conceived by Sullivan’s sister, Katharine, and her co-curator, Chris Rutherford, is an opportunity for those active and interested in the visual, performing and communication arts to exhibit and display their talents and support local artists and artisans. “Our community needs something like this, where families, artists, couples and individuals can come out and be a part of something bigger than themselves," said Martinez, who teaches at Tampa Bay Technical High School. "Art gives you a sense of purpose and empowers the community.”
Winthrop also will unveil a public art initiative using recycable construction materials as well as the upcoming establishment of electric vehicle charging stations and a communitywide recycling initiative involving cardboard, cans, and paper. Winthrop artist Bryant Martinez and Winthrop welder Art Davenport have created from rebar and old bicycle parts a “bike limo rack ” that is a piece of changeable art itself. As Winthrop town founder John Sullivan put it, “you can lock in bikes traditionally, or you can lock them in at angles, changing the art as you do.” The rack will house newer bikes and stolen, repossessed, and discarded bikes acquired from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The Wintrhop-wide recycling effort has been spearheaded by Sarah Sullivan, daughter of town founders John and Kay Sullivan, who researched, conceived and executed the effort for her Girl Scout Gold Award, which is the equivalent of the Eagle Scout ranking for boy scouts.“I’ve been a scout since daisies, since kindergarten, and even though I’m in college now, I wanted to complete my gold award because I see it as a culmination of all my years of scouting,” Sarah Sullivan said. Moreover, “Winthrop already has the foundation of being a green development, by building homes and businesses close together and thereby putting the pedestrian above the car,” Sarah Sullivan said. “It’s the perfect place to initiate innovative recycling and reusable ideas that can be a model for other communities.” Thursday Night Live, as initially conceived by Sullivan’s sister, Katharine, and her co-curator, Chris Rutherford, is an opportunity for those active and interested in the visual, performing and communication arts to exhibit and display their talents and support local artists and artisans. “Our community needs something like this, where families, artists, couples and individuals can come out and be a part of something bigger than themselves," said Martinez, who teaches at Tampa Bay Technical High School. "Art gives you a sense of purpose and empowers the community.”
The Nov. 15 Thursday Night Live begins at 7 p.m. For information, call: 601-3129.
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