The Ringling hosts its first underground event of the school year.
By
Niki Kottmann
| 1:40 a.m. September 9, 2016
Arts + Culture
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The facebook page for Ringling Underground said it would be a “rain or shine event,” and organizers lived up to their promise. Attendees enjoyed snacks and brews in the courtyard of the Ringling until a mid-song downpour limited local indie pop band Cassolette’s performance to just a few songs — but after a brief rain delay the crowd re-emerged. Those who stuck it out bounced and head banged along to the dreamlike sounds of St. Petersburg-based psych/experimental band Soapbox Soliloquy And The Nimbus Initiative under the roofed breezeway.
This monthly event is a part of the Art After 5 program that offers discounted admission to the museum after 5 p.m. on Thursdays. Along with live music, the event also featured five pieces of artwork from a project called Products of the ‘The Zone’ that focuses on artists who, according to the event description, “utilize the power of the machine to process images with a synthetic treatment.”
Ann DeBellevue and Pam Sweeney.
Cassolette guitarist/vocalist Jesse Coleman rocks out with wife Ciera Bobera on piano/vocals, Darren Ankersmit on guitar and vocals and Todd Weissfeld on drums.
Bridget Leavy, Lacy Thomas, Jayden Irizarry and Jo Rodriguez.
Attendees take cover from the rain after Cassolette’s performance was cut short.
Adam Buchanan and Victor Tirado.
The first of the five works included in Products of ‘The Zone.’ This piece is “Ghost Town,” a silent video projected onto the outside wall of the museum that utilizes color-saturation and sepia treatments.
Micaela Doerfler and Jacinda Dunphy.
Multicolored stage lights project onto the walls and ceiling outside the museum before the performance by Soapbox Soliloquy And The Nimbus Initiative.
D.J. Larson, Kyle Shoemaker and Shannon Fortner.
Members of Soapbox Soliloquy And The Nimbus Initiative warm up after their set was delayed and moved to a roofed area of the courtyard due to rain.
Miri Hardy and Laine Nixon.
Attendees bounce, twirl and sway to the sounds of Soapbox Soliloquy And The Nimbus Initiative.
Melissa Loveton and Samantha Shobe.
Despite the rain, crowds continued to file into the flower-lined courtyard as the night went on.
Sarasota-based indie pop band Cassolette performs in the courtyard of the Ringling.
Jordan Mannain, Josh Heitman and Brie Fah.
Lead singer Jasmine Deja performs with her band, Soapbox Soliloquy And The Nimbus Initiative.
Morgan Nelson with Daniel, Sue and Darren (guitarist/vocalist for Cassolette) Ankersmit and Trisha Martin.
