SarasotaMOD VIP, $500

Includes 1 admission to each of the following SarasotaMOD Weekend 2020 events*

• "In/Formed by the Land: Carl Abbott's Architecture for Nature" Online Film Screening (Friday)

• “Carl by Car” North Tour (Saturday morning)

• MidMOD Weekend Party (Saturday evening) includes first entrance to Sarasota Art Museum Exhibition and VIP gift bag. VIP gift bag includes Carl Abbott autographed book “In/Formed by the Land” and SarasotaMOD 2020 souvenir poster autographed by illustrator by John Pirman.

• “Carl by Car” South Tour (Sunday morning)

• Bundle – Self-Guided Lido Shores “Gulf & Gardens” Walking Tour + Umbrella House Interior Tour (Sunday afternoon)

See event descriptions below.

*No Substitutions. “Yoga Under the Umbrella” and “Carl & Co. by Kayak“ sold separately.

Please note that demand for tickets is high, availability is very limited.

Friday

Special Online Program: ”In/Formed by the Land: Carl Abbott’s Architecture for Nature”
Presented with SarasotaMOD’s Education Partner, the Sarasota Art Museum.
Online Viewing

Catch a virtual presentation, “In/Formed by the Land: Carl Abbott’s Architecture for Nature”, online on Friday.  Hear SarasotaMOD Weekend 2020 honoree Carl Abbott FAIA speak about his career, his influences and his projects in a recorded conversation with Anne-Marie Russell, Executive Director of the Sarasota Art Museum and curator of the “Carl Abbott: Architecture for Nature” exhibition.

Approximately 1 hour

Saturday

Carl by Car - Self-Guided Driving Tour- North Tour
Sponsored by Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Timed starts from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, in 20 minute intervals. Select your start time when you reserve your ticket. Tours start from the Summerhouse (Summer Cove Clubhouse), 1620 Summerhouse Lane, Siesta Key

Visit a selection of personally-curated Carl Abbott residential and commercial projects.  Short videos, created especially for SarasotaMOD Weekend 2020, capture Abbott as he explains his creative process for ten of these projects. Tour includes access to multiple exterior properties. Videos will be available for viewing via personal smartphone or tablet at each applicable site via WiFi hot spots.

Tour includes residential and commercial buildings in North Sarasota and Siesta Key. Exterior access only.

Tour is approximately 1 hour 15 minutes driving time; total time approximately 3 hours.

Saturday

MidMOD Weekend Party
Sponsored by Lisa Russo, Director & Financial Advisor, Baird Private Wealth Management
6:00 pm, Sarasota Art Museum

Be among the first to see the “Carl Abbott: Architecture for Nature” Exhibition at Sarasota Art Museum on the Ringling College Museum Campus. Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.  Timed entry to the exhibition in small groups. VIP gift bag includes Carl Abbott autographed book “In/Formed by the Land” and SarasotaMOD 2020 souvenir poster autographed by illustrator by John Pirman.

Sunday

Carl by Car - Self-Guided Driving Tour- South Tour
Sponsored by Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Timed starts from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, in 20 minute intervals. Select your start time when you reserve your ticket. Tours start from the Summerhouse (Summer Cove Clubhouse), 1620 Summerhouse Lane, Siesta Key

Visit a selection of personally-curated Carl Abbott residential and commercial projects.  Short videos, created especially for SarasotaMOD Weekend 2020, capture Abbott as he explains his creative process for ten of these projects. Tour includes access to multiple exterior properties. Videos will be available for viewing via your personal smartphone or tablet at each applicable site via WiFi hot spots.

Tour includes residential and commercial buildings on Siesta Key, South Sarasota, and Casey Key. Exterior access only.

Tour is approximately 1 hour 15 minutes driving time; total time approximately 3 hours.

Sunday

Bundle – Self-Guided Lido Shores “Gulf & Gardens” Walking Tour + Umbrella House Interior Tour
Sponsored by Michael Saunders & Company
Timed Tours 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, ticket holders will receive pass in advance and their starting location via email. Houses on tour noted by a SarasotaMOD Weekend yard sign.

Enjoy a self-guided walking tour of Lido Shores, Sarasota’s enclave of mid-century modern & modern gems. Lido Shores also has some of the best and varied water views in Sarasota - come and walk through gardens by the Gulf. See breathtaking views of the Bay and Ringling Bridge. Enjoy the protected waterway of Pansy Bayou, take in lovely New Pass views, and more. Tours are exteriors only this year, but with a variety of water and garden vistas, several new houses this year, some rarely seen. Of note is the Carl Abbott Putterman Residence on Pansy Bayou, long considered one of Abbott’s masterpieces. Entry for the Umbrella House tours will be allowed only at the time shown on the ticket.