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Sarasota News Leader September 6, 2013 Schoolhouse Rock Live! adds a storyline to help unify the songs. It introduces audiences to Terry (played by Pine View High School student Katie Dunn-Rankin), a nerve-wracked teacher who is nervous about her first day in a classroom. As she tries to relax by watching TV, various characters representing facets of her personality emerge from the set and show her how to win over her students. The stage show, conceived by writer/director Scott Ferguson, opened in Chicago in 1993. It played for eight months to sold-out houses in the basement theater of an eclectic vegetarian restaurant, the release adds. It then moved to larger venues in Chicago and won several awards as well as critical acclaim. The Chicago Sun-Times gave the production an A+ calling it "sheer joy." Page 94 Schoolhouse Rock Live! moved to New York City in 1995, where it enjoyed an 11-month off-Broadway run, receiving positive notices from CNN, MTV News and Entertainment Tonight, the release points out. Performances will take place on the Pinkerton Stage at 7 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $10 for students and $17 for adults. They may be purchased online at www.venicestage.com or by calling the box office at 4881115. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more, as well as for educators and families who attend the Saturday matinees. Box office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and one hour before show time. The theater is located at 140 W. Tampa Ave. in Venice. FLORIDA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY'S ANNUAL EXHIBITION PLANNED The Florida Watercolor Society's 42nd Annual N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. The event is free Exhibition will be held Sept. 16 through Oct. and open to the public. 25 at Art Center Sarasota, the Society has anAwards will be presented at a gala dinner on nounced. Sept. 21 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 The show will present "100 of the best works Boulevard of the Arts in Sarasota. by artists from Florida and around the country," a news release says. Among them are 40 "The exhibition is one of the highlights of works of west central Florida artists, includ- the Florida Watercolor Society's (FWS) aning Kris Parins, Helen Burkett, Elaine Charney nual conference," which is scheduled Sept. and Diane Schmidt of Sarasota; Roger Parent 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, the reof Osprey; Gary Morgan of Nokomis; Mar- lease continues. The convention will feature ilyn Priem and Deb Wicks of Venice; Roger demonstrations by 20 artists, critiques from Rockefeller of Longboat Key; Pauline Boston award-winning artists and an extensive trade of Parrish; Anne Abgott and Susanna Spann of show with vendors from across the United Cortez; and Kathy Simon-McDonald and Linda States offering products at exclusive prices, the release adds. Lucas of Bradenton, the release notes. The opening reception will be held Sept. 20 Internationally renowned watercolorist Linda from 5 to 7 p.m. at Art Center Sarasota, 707 Baker has been named the judge for the exhi-