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Sarasota News Leader October 19, 2012 an opportunity for younger people to get in- volved, to have a say in the kind of program- ming that the museum develops. Those people … who are collaborating with us help to make it what it is, and they help to do that in a way that we wouldn't be able to do on our own." Some of the pieces displayed at the most re- cent show conveyed universal issues, such as that of self identity, in a candid manner com- mon among younger artists. A piece called The Faceless, created by RCAD student Kieren Collen, for example, demon- strated this challenge in a way that was un- avoidable in a literal sense. At the front en- trance of the lobby, attendees were met by a young woman who handed them a sticker with the word "FACELESS" printed in plain capital letters above a barcode as they walked through a mock PVC fence with several cam- eras directed at them. The feeling created by confrontational piec- es like this, along with more aesthetically ori- ented sculptures, challenging performance art Page 76 pieces and buoyant musical acts is something Berry feels the museum would not be able to accomplish alone. "This is not a program that we could put together on our own, without the support, without the energy and enthusi- asm of the young people who help to make it what it is," he said. Berry is not bluffing, either. He said commu- nity members who want to get involved by suggesting musical acts or pieces can do so by contacting any of the individuals who are directly involved in the program. The next Ringling Underground event is com- ing up on Nov. 1. It will feature musicians the Send-Offs, Bwedge and Teeth alongside a fresh lineup of local visual and performing art- ists. After that, the program will take a short break before coming back in February for three more shows. The lineup for that spring season has not been completely decided yet, so there is still time to get involved. Vacationer mixes the upbeat stylings of indie rock bands such as Vampire Weekend with the laid- back aesthetics of chillwave.