- March 12, 2025
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Martha Robinson invites guests to explore life's mysteries in a recitation.
Photo by Ian SwabyVee Parker offers a performance amid the activity at the event.
Photo by Ian SwabyGlowing stones are placed on the stand of artist Drita Dawn Hajroja.
Photo by Ian SwabyOwls by artist Joseph Caprara sit on display.
Photo by Ian SwabyEntertainer KC Allen welcomes guests to the event from up high on stilts during the Magic & Mystery Night Faire on July 29, 2023.
Photo by Ian SwabyArtist Benjamin Saucier enjoys painting ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, and other mysterious subjects.
Photo by Ian SwabyCandy apples are set out for guests.
Photo by Ian SwabySteve McAllister types poems for visitors.
Photo by Ian SwabyMary Connelly pours a cup of wine for Lynn Hagan.
Photo by Ian SwabySteve Mann, Juwan Rivas, and Cas Bradley gather candy apples.
Photo by Ian SwabyIllusionist Marshall Chandler levitates three globes.
Photo by Ian SwabyChris and Terra Tominelli speak with artist Virginia Bright, who repurposes many used items for her paintings.
Photo by Ian SwabyIllusionist Marshall Chandler handles an orb as it is set aflame.
Photo by Ian SwabySimon Miken examines the jewelry items of artist Joseph Caprara
Photo by Ian SwabySimon Miken shows the piece of art he purchased from artist Drita Dawn Hajroja.
Photo by Ian SwabyArtist Amy Zeusler sells items including cards and jewelry
Photo by Ian SwabyMike Rivera, artist Drita Dawn Hajroja, and Jessica Rivera talk with one another.
Photo by Ian SwabyEntertainer KC Allen talks with artists Jake and Alicia Loomis.
Photo by Ian SwabyIllusionist Marshall Chandler entertains Lynn Hagan and Mary Frances Mondo.
Photo by Ian SwabyThe public had a chance to delve into a smaller Sarasota venue growing the variety of its events during the Magic & Mystery Night Faire on July 29.
Hosted by Creative Liberties, the event featured performances including stilt walking and illusions, foods including kebabs and candy apples, and an array of work by local artists that often celebrated the magical and mysterious.
“This is a real special spot in Sarasota; this is a little hidden gem for a lot of people,” said artist Joseph Caprara. It’s a great community of artists. Everyone here is very kind, very loving, very supportive of the arts.”
Barbara Gerdeman, who co-founded the studio with Elizabeth Goodwill in 2022, said the event was part of a plan to explore new directions at Creative Liberties. The studio had previously held monthly market events with entertainment and food trucks.
“We just wanted to mix it up and do something new,” she said.
She and Goodwill sat down with artist Stephanie Grae of Grae Productions, who planned and organized the event.
Grae also has three other ideas planned: a progressive dinner in October, an event themed around the film “The Nightmare Before Christmas” in December, and then a “rubbish fest” celebrating unconventional art materials in March 2024.
