Community Calendar

Samaritan Counseling Services of the Gulf Coast invites the community to a powerful World Mental Health Day event, Moving Forward: From Mental Illness to Mental Wellness. This free event will be held on Friday, October 10, from 9:00 AM to noon at the Manatee Performing Arts Center.

The morning will feature two compelling voices:
• Dr. Amy Weisman de Mamani, licensed clinical psychologist and University of Miami professor, who has published over 100 manuscripts on how family and cultural factors shape mental illness outcomes.
• Todd Arkyn Crush, ultramarathoner, author, and mental health advocate, shares how his scars from trauma and mental illness have become maps guiding thousands of others in their own journeys to wellness.

Crush’s story is a raw journey through abandonment, neglect, anxiety, hallucinations, PTSD, agoraphobia, schizophrenia, and recovery. In his latest book, with a foreword by Dr. Weisman de Mamani, he explores how running became a transformative tool in managing his mental health and reclaiming his life.

The program promises to inspire attendees to confront the realities of the human condition and the courage to move toward wellness.

Bonus Community Event: Start the day at 5:30 AM with Todd Crush at Rossi Park in Bradenton for a community 6.5-mile walk/run loop. All are welcome.

Licensed clinicians can earn CEUs, but the event is open to everyone. Free admission, RSVP requested: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moving-forward-from-mental-illness-to-wellness-tickets-1369605610249?aff=oddtdtcreator

Livestreaming will also be available for those unable to attend in person.

Go nose to nose with Big John, the World’s Largest Triceratops, in an immersive and playful dinosaur exhibit at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Downtown Tampa. Whether you have a child at home or not, all are welcome to visit this colossal exhibit, 66 million years in the making.

La Grande Illusion is a major exhibition of works by internationally acclaimed artist, Brian Maguire. The exhibition spans two decades of work that spotlights the artist’s lifelong quest to draw attention to global injustices, war, and human rights. One of Ireland's leading cultural figures, Maguire has turned the practice and tradition of painting into acts of visual testimony. Maguire’s paintings are global in scope and are derived from projects undertaken between 2007 and 2024 in Mexico, the Mediterranean, Syria, Sudan, the United States, and the Amazon. Maguire's artworks are painted from direct experience and involve the artist spending extensive time on the ground with the communities that welcome him. The results are, plainly put, paintings that visualize the commonality of human suffering and dramatize the plight of people in need.

Tickets are required to enter farm grounds. Event activities and information below.
LOVE Fall SEASON! Join us for our 18th annual Fall Festival. A perfect blend of all the FALL FUN and AGRICULTURE , this event offers a unique opportunity to engage with the rural beauty of our farm, join in lots of exciting activities and make A-MAZING MEMORIES with old friends, new friends and the whole family. Time for all the FALL FUN!  Take a FUN HAYRIDE around our farm, visit the FARM ANIMALS and check out our crop fields with Veggie and Flower U-PICK(when available). Have fun in the HAY PLAY AREA and HAY MAZE. Explore the TREE HOUSE and FUN FARM ACTIVITIES.  Hold on to your hats as you race  PEDDLE TRACTORS, and take aim with the PUMPKIN Launchers . Find your creative side in the FALL Craft ACTIVITY AREA. Treat yourself with some FRESH PRESSED APPLE CIDER,  FOOD VENDORS, our HARVEST BARN market and the beautiful *PUMPKIN PATCH. There is SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE of all ages!  Charge your phones and personal cameras there are lots of moments and photo opportunities to capture this FALL ON THE FARM. 
*pumpkin patch usually sells out by Oct 31st. 
Ag-tivities On The Farm
activities are included in admission unless otherwise noted
- Parking is included FREE with online admission purchase
-Two Corn Mazes
- Visit The Farm Animals : from our Fluffy cows to our Turkeys and everything in between
-We Are Pressing Cider Onsite (Cider For Purchase)
- Hay Maze
- Hay Play Area
-Tree House
- Peddle Tractors
- Pumpkin Patch Area (Pumpkins Available For Purchase)
-Tumbleweed Rollers
-Jumbo Farm Foosball
-Corn Hole
- Farm Yard Basketball
- G.O.A.T. Slide
- Play Area
-Pumpkin Cannon
-Sand Hill And Diggers
-Pumpkin Bowling
-Pitcher Pump Duck Race
- FREE Seasonal DIY Craft
- Paint Pumpkin Craft (Available For Purchase)
- Veggie Garden( For Purchase U-Pick When Available)
- Access To Sunflower Field For Photo Ops (For Purchase U-Pick Sunflowers -When Available)
- Access To Zinnia Field For Photo Ops (For Purchase U-Pick Zinnias -When Available)
-Access To Harvest Barn Market area
-Picnic Area (Food Vendors/Food and Drinks For Purchase)
-Lots Of Photo Ops
Experience Fall in All its Glory
It is recommended to purchase your tickets online prior to heading out. Online tickets will include free parking and prompt access. 
Advanced Purchase Online Admission
is 11.95  + online service fee 1.33 \= 13.28 each
2yrs and under  are free they do not require a ticket .
Tickets sold at the farm
$14 each and will only be available if date is not sold out and tickets are  still available online.
Fall Season Fun at Sweetfields Farm 2025 is an event you won't want to miss!
We look forward to welcoming you to Sweetfields Farm for all the Fall Fun!
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND
✓No pets or emotional support animals are allowed on the farm due to state and federal food safety regulations. Thank you for your understanding.
✓Personal use cameras and cell phones are welcome. All professional photography and sessions must be scheduled with advance approval documentation. 
✓Sweetfields Farm is a working farm, you will be parking and walking in grass and unpaved areas.
✓All events are subject to change or cancellation due to inclement weather and crop availability. Any Changes would be emailed to ticket holders and posted on our website and Facebook.
✓Always check our website on the day of your planned visit for final event details.
✓This ticket is non-refundable, non-transferable and not for resale.
✓This is a non-smoking and non-vaping facility
A full list of farm rules and lots of information on our event and farm can be found on our website SweetfieldsFarm.com

Tickets are required to enter farm grounds. Event activities and information below.
LOVE Fall SEASON! Join us for our 18th annual Fall Festival. A perfect blend of all the FALL FUN and AGRICULTURE , this event offers a unique opportunity to engage with the rural beauty of our farm, join in lots of exciting activities and make A-MAZING MEMORIES with old friends, new friends and the whole family. Time for all the FALL FUN!  Take a FUN HAYRIDE around our farm, visit the FARM ANIMALS and check out our crop fields with Veggie and Flower U-PICK(when available). Have fun in the HAY PLAY AREA and HAY MAZE. Explore the TREE HOUSE and FUN FARM ACTIVITIES.  Hold on to your hats as you race  PEDDLE TRACTORS, and take aim with the PUMPKIN Launchers . Find your creative side in the FALL Craft ACTIVITY AREA. Treat yourself with some FRESH PRESSED APPLE CIDER,  FOOD VENDORS, our HARVEST BARN market and the beautiful *PUMPKIN PATCH. There is SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE of all ages!  Charge your phones and personal cameras there are lots of moments and photo opportunities to capture this FALL ON THE FARM. 
*pumpkin patch usually sells out by Oct 31st. 
Ag-tivities On The Farm
activities are included in admission unless otherwise noted
- Parking is included FREE with online admission purchase
-Two Corn Mazes
- Visit The Farm Animals : from our Fluffy cows to our Turkeys and everything in between
-We Are Pressing Cider Onsite (Cider For Purchase)
- Hay Maze
- Hay Play Area
-Tree House
- Peddle Tractors
- Pumpkin Patch Area (Pumpkins Available For Purchase)
-Tumbleweed Rollers
-Jumbo Farm Foosball
-Corn Hole
- Farm Yard Basketball
- G.O.A.T. Slide
- Play Area
-Pumpkin Cannon
-Sand Hill And Diggers
-Pumpkin Bowling
-Pitcher Pump Duck Race
- FREE Seasonal DIY Craft
- Paint Pumpkin Craft (Available For Purchase)
- Veggie Garden( For Purchase U-Pick When Available)
- Access To Sunflower Field For Photo Ops (For Purchase U-Pick Sunflowers -When Available)
- Access To Zinnia Field For Photo Ops (For Purchase U-Pick Zinnias -When Available)
-Access To Harvest Barn Market area
-Picnic Area (Food Vendors/Food and Drinks For Purchase)
-Lots Of Photo Ops
Experience Fall in All its Glory
It is recommended to purchase your tickets online prior to heading out. Online tickets will include free parking and prompt access. 
Advanced Purchase Online Admission
is 11.95  + online service fee 1.33 \= 13.28 each
2yrs and under  are free they do not require a ticket .
Tickets sold at the farm
$14 each and will only be available if date is not sold out and tickets are  still available online.
Fall Season Fun at Sweetfields Farm 2025 is an event you won't want to miss!
We look forward to welcoming you to Sweetfields Farm for all the Fall Fun!
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND
✓No pets or emotional support animals are allowed on the farm due to state and federal food safety regulations. Thank you for your understanding.
✓Personal use cameras and cell phones are welcome. All professional photography and sessions must be scheduled with advance approval documentation. 
✓Sweetfields Farm is a working farm, you will be parking and walking in grass and unpaved areas.
✓All events are subject to change or cancellation due to inclement weather and crop availability. Any Changes would be emailed to ticket holders and posted on our website and Facebook.
✓Always check our website on the day of your planned visit for final event details.
✓This ticket is non-refundable, non-transferable and not for resale.
✓This is a non-smoking and non-vaping facility
A full list of farm rules and lots of information on our event and farm can be found on our website SweetfieldsFarm.com

New works by Selina Román blend photography, abstraction, and self-portraiture to explore themes of beauty and the politics of size in Selina Román: Abstract Corpulence. Roman’s photographs feature tightly cropped images of the artist’s own body, boldly occupying the full composition and extending past the boundaries of each frame. Pastel bodysuits and tights transform the artist’s flesh into new, gently rolling landscapes as amorphous shapes converge to create modernist-inspired compositions. At this scale, Roman’s tightly cropped portrayals of stomachs, thighs, and hips become formal studies of line, shape and color, asking viewers to consider the human form from a point of true abstraction. The softly hued palette created by the artist’s bodysuits lends itself to narratives around the aesthetics of femininity. Displayed as a colorful never-before-seen installation, Roman’s photographs transform the gallery into a space of quiet resistance, subverting traditional ideas of feminine beauty.

Selina Román: Abstract Corpulence is organized by Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design and curated by Rangsook Yoon, senior curator at Sarasota Art Museum.

Image credit: Selina Román (American, 1978). Blockhead 1, 2025. Dye sublimation on aluminum, 40 x 50 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Sarasota Art Museum shines a spotlight on Art Deco as the artform celebrates its centennial anniversary. Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration showcases 100 rare posters from the Crouse Collection created by some of the world’s earliest master graphic designers during the 1920s and 1930s.

During the 1920s, a bold new artistic style roared to life: Art Deco. This exciting, dramatic, and glamorous new genre bid farewell to the soft, organic forms of Art Nouveau and soon took the world by storm. One of Art Deco’s most significant contributions was the art of printed graphics, giving birth to the disciplines of illustration and typography that permeate our world today.

Featuring subjects ranging from automobiles, airlines, and ocean liners to drinks and tobacco, the works represented in Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration celebrate modernity, dynamism, and luxury—the dreams and desires of the turbulent early twentieth century.

In addition to the iconic posters, Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration conjures the era’s design aesthetic with selected sculptural works and cocktail shakers from the Crouse Collection, and Art Deco furniture pieces on loan from the Wolfsonian Museum at Florida International University in Miami.

Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration is organized by Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design and curated by Rangsook Yoon, senior curator at Sarasota Art Museum.

Image credit: Installation view of Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration at Sarasota Art Museum, Sarasota, Florida, 2025. Photo: Ryan Gamma.

A Return to Espero highlights André Smith’s artistic metamorphosis following a near-death experience. The exhibition features personal letters exchanged with philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok, many of which were illustrated by Smith himself. This exhibition chronicles Smith’s personal journey that contributed to the creation of the Research Studio, known as today’s Maitland Art Center. These artifacts, alongside several of his unseen artworks, explore themes of resilience, friendship, and the transformative power of art. Bok and Smith’s correspondence reflects a shared vision and commitment to pushing Floridian artistic exploration.

Sam Hamilton/Sam Tam Ham (b. 1984, Auckland, New Zealand/Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa) created Te Moana Meridian as a vessel for proposing a radical new United Nations General Assembly Draft Resolution to formally relocate the prime meridian from Greenwich, London, to Te Moana-Nui-ā-Kiwa/the South Pacific Ocean. Since its inception at an 1884 conference in Washington D.C., the prime meridian has functioned to implicitly serve the ambitions of the British colonial empire. Rather than serving as a "beacon of humanity," the prime meridian today more resembles a bygone imperial relic. As an original operatic performance and five-channel video installation, Te Moana Meridian proposes to elect a new "center of the world" while acknowledging that doing so has the potential to reframe the dynamics of global power.

Flowers & Affirmations for World Mental Health Day (Oct 10)
Entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, influencers, and mental health advocates, this afternoon is for you. Petals of Peace is a World Mental Health Day gathering designed to help high achievers pause, reflect, and prioritize wellbeing over constant productivity.

Together, we’ll explore the theme of “giving yourself your flowers” by recognizing your wins, filling your own cup, and creating space for both hardship and healing.

All proceeds benefit the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, which provides 24/7 support for individuals experiencing trauma, crisis, and emotional distress.

Petals of Peace: World Mental Health Day Gathering in Tampa

Sharing Stories & Flowers with Each Other

🗓 October 10, 2025

🕒 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

📍 Eggs Up Grill, Riverview, FL

Presented by:

Rosarium

Dr. Andrea Gleim

Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

Eggs Up Grill

Flower Me Tampa

The Roaming Petal

What to Expect
💐 Flower Power Activity
Build your own bouquet with fresh blooms and tie it together with affirmations. This mindful exercise is both a gift to yourself and a reminder of your resilience.

🗣 Keynote Speaker
Dr. Andrea Gleim, licensed counselor and bilingual psychologist, will guide us through mindfulness, vulnerability, and practical ways to nurture mental health while balancing the demands of leadership and life.

💬 Panel of Experts
Hear real stories of overcoming hardship, finding balance, and building resilience from local voices:

Herbie Mack, The Mental Health Champion — transforming lived experience with depression and survival into powerful conversations that remind us healing is possible, even on our hardest days.
Dr. Saarah Nicolas, licensed psychologist specializing in trauma recovery — blending evidence-based therapies with cultural responsiveness to help entrepreneurs and diverse communities reclaim their lives after hardship.
Shayla Gonzalez, Mental Health & Sexual Assault Services Ambassador, Crisis Center of Tampa Bay — bringing eloquence, passion, and advocacy for survivors while reminding us of the importance of self-care in service to others.
💗 Support & Connection
Learn about the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay and discover ways to connect, volunteer, and support their mission year-round.

Your Ticket Includes

Floral bouquet + affirmations activity
Tea and light snacks
Access to keynote, panel, and networking
A meaningful contribution to the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
🎟️ Tickets: $40 (includes all activities, materials, and refreshments)

Reserve Your Spot Today

Your reservation includes snacks, tea, and a floral arrangement to take home.

All proceeds go directly to the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. If you feel inclined, additional donations are encouraged and greatly appreciated.