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Sarasota News Leader September 20, 2013 Page 108 FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORY TO PRESENT OLEANNA ON SEPT. 30 The Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training will present Oleanna, a Special Late Night Series Event, at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, the company has announced. Produced and directed entirely by the Conservatory students, the two-character play by David Mamet "explores the power struggle between a university professor and his student," a news release says. "The one-night-only production will star second-year FSU/Asolo Conservatory students Allie Henkel and Matthew Olson. The play will be performed in the Cook Theatre at the Asolo Repertory Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, on the grounds of the Ringling Museum of Art. The event is free and open to the public, the release notes. David Mamet appears at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. Photo by David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons POTTERY AND FIBER ART TO BE FEATURED AT ART UPTOWN Art Uptown, Sarasota's oldest continuously operated cooperative fine art gallery, will feature guest artists Mary Chadsey, Nancy Morris and Carole Reiss during October in an exhibition of pottery and fiber art titled, Thrown and Sewn, the gallery has announced. The show will run from Sept. 28 to Oct. 25, with an artists' reception scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 4. The gallery is located at 1367 Main St. "The three artists work out of the studio they call Mariooch on South Tamiami Trail in Sarasota," a news release notes. "Chadsey works in multiple media, including pottery and fabric arts, while Morris works in clay, producing pots and other functional vessels, and Reiss creates unique artwork with fabrics," the release continues. Canisters, a flower purse and scarves will be among the works by Mary Chadsey, Nancy Morris and Carole Reiss on exhibit at Art Uptown during October. Contributed photos