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PERFORMING ARTS Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus & Orchestra
Brahms B Major Piano Trio
Stan Kenton All-Star Big Band
January 24, 2019
March 17, 2019
PO Box 1213 Holmes Beach, FL 34218 941.795.2370 Amicco.org
Principal Harp – Emmanuel Ceysson
Symphony on the Sand
February 19, 2019
November 10, 2018
An Island Christmas
Celebrating Bernstein’s World
December 9 & 16, 2018
March 9 – 10, 2019
Brahms B Major Piano Trio
The Best of Gilbert and Sullivan
Mallets and Forethought
January 24, 2019
March 21, 2019
Melodica Men
February 17, 2019
Piano Pizzazz Meets Fiddle Finesse: Brian Gurl and Carlann Evans
February 19, 2019
March 26, 2019
Mallets and Forethought
Classical Trios: Goldstein/Peled/ Fiterstein, Piano, Cello, Clarinet
March 21, 2019
Diva Wars March 31, 2019
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 1226 N Tamiami Trail, Ste 300 Sarasota, FL 34236 941.306.1200 ArtistSeriesConcerts.org Performances at various venues.
February 2, 2019
Melodica Men
Lunch, Look & Listen Sarasota:
Olé! Popular Latin and Spanish Music November 6, 2018
Russian Folk Music and Dance February 28, 2019
Piano Pizzazz Meets Fiddle Finesse March 26, 2019
April 6 – 7, 2019
Gershwin and Chopin – Igor Lovchinsky April 21 – 22, 2019
Soiree Series:
The Singing Harp – Giuseppina Ciarla October 21 – 22, 2018
Classical Recitals
Pops
Gershwin and Chopin
The Singing Harp – Giuseppina Ciarla
Piano Grand III
April 21 – 22, 2019
October 21 – 22, 2018
Soundtrack: The Music of our Lives – Will & Anthony Nunziata
Special Events:
Armistice: The Journey Home November 3 – 4, 2018
December 2, 2018
May 12, 2019
Classical Holiday Brass – Seraph Brass Quintet
Forbidden Broadway
December 15 – 16, 2018
My Three Sons Vocal Quartet – The Ditchfield Family Singers
Images: “Who Stole the Mona Lisa?” January 12 – 13, 2019
October 6, 2018
January 27, 2019
March 7, 2019
An Afternoon of Operetta
Asolo Repertory Theatre 5555 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243 941.351.8000 AsoloRep.org
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man
Sweat
Sounds of the Season
March 13, 2019
December 19, 2018
November 13 – December 29, 2018
Noises Off April 3, 2019
St. Paddy’s Day Concert (Artist Series)
The Crucible
Sweeney Todd
March 17, 2019
January 9 – March 10, 2019
May 16, 2019
Festival of Women’s Voices
A Doll’s House, Part 2
Illumination
January 16 – March 31, 2019
The Crucible
Sweat
A Doll’s House, Part 2
February 6 – April 13, 2019
March 6, 2019
Noises Off
Sweat
March 20 – April 20, 2019
April 6, 2019
PO Box 52987 Sarasota, FL 34232 941.387.6046 ChoralArtistsSarasota.org
The Cake
The Cake
Then Sings My Soul
April 3 – 28, 2019
April 24, 2019
October 14, 2018
April 13, 2019
February 9, 2019
Faces of Change
Choral Artists of Sarasota
Rejoice!!
April 7 – 8, 2019
Family Day
December 9, 2018
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Music Man
From The Heart
December 1, 2018
February 16, 2019
Around the World in 80 Days
Sounds of Freedom
May 1 – June 1, 2019
July 4, 2019
Around the World in 80 Days
June 15, 2019
June 6 – 23, 2019
The Music Man
FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training Arcadia October 30 – November 18, 2018
November 1, 2018
Ghosts
The Crucible and A Doll’s House, Part 2
January 1 – 20, 2019
January 22, 2019
Sweat and Noises Off
February 19 – March 10, 2019
February 27, 2019
As You Like It
December 27 – 30, 2018 Windjammers Performance January 20, 2019
Sweeney Todd
April 9 – 27, 2019
Circus Sarasota 2019
Belle Canto
February 15 – March 10, 2019
Inside Asolo Rep
Reckless
April 10, 2019 OUT@AsoloRep
The Music Man November 28, 2018
The Crucible January 24, 2019
A Doll’s House, Part 2 February 21, 2019
The Circus Arts Conservatory 2075 Bahia Vista St Sarasota, FL 34239 941.355.9805 CircusArts.org
Sailor Circus Academy: Big Top Holidays
8148 36th St E Sarasota, FL 34243 941.400.2152 BelleCanto.org
Cirque des Voix
Rise and Sing-Belle Canto Season Debut Concert
April 11 – 20, 2019
November 17, 2018
March 22 – 24, 2019
Sailor Circus 70th Anniversary Performances
Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota
Florida Studio Theatre
PO Box 2453 Sarasota, FL 34230 888.550.6279 DiversitySarasota.org
1241 N Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236 941.366.9000 FloridaStudioTheatre.org See website for performances.
Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center
Sarasota Pride
Mainstage
October 20, 2018
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Holiday performances December 2 & 9, 2018
November 7 – December 30, 2018
ensemblenewSRQ
Regional Premiere: Straight White Men
PO Box 15372 Sarasota, FL 34277 ensrq.org
enSRQ + HUB New Music October 29, 2018
Metal, Wind, & Wood December 3, 2018
Holographic
December 12, 2018 – March 1, 2019
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time January 23 – March 17, 2019
January 7 & 8, 2019
World Premiere: Wednesday’s Child
Railroad 150
April 3 – May 24, 2019
Snow White January 12 – February 16, 2019
A ‘Beary’ Big Adventure and Other Winning Plays March 30 – April 20, 2019
Glenridge Performing Arts Center 7333 Scotland Way Sarasota, FL 34238 941.552.5325 TheGlenridge.com
Guitar Sarasota PO Box 2498 Sarasota, Fl 34230 941.260.3306 GuitarSarasota.org International Concert Series Riverview Performing Arts Center 1 Ram Way, Sarasota, FL 34231
Tengyue Zhang – China
February 11, 2019
Orpheus and His Lyre
Cabaret
January 12, 2019
March 4, 2019
Unchained Melodies
Marcin Dylla – Poland
Working Notes
October 3, 2018 – February 3, 2019
February 9, 2019
Guitar Girls
March 9, 2019
The First Brass of Sarasota
November 28, 2018 – March 31, 2019
Henderson-Kilk Duo – Canada
4565 Northlake Dr Sarasota, FL 34232 941.928.0296 TheFirstBrass.org Visit website for performances.
The Wonder Years
April 6, 2019
April 22, 2019
David Russell – Scotland
February 6 – June 9, 2019
October 13 – November 3, 2018
Mini-Concert & Lecture Series St. Paul Lutheran Church 2256 Bahia Vista St Sarasota, FL 34239
Deck the Halls: Home for the Holidays
Sarasota Guitar Duo – Classical Guitar
November 24 – December 29, 2018
November 12, 2018
Children’s Theatre
Peter Pan
Ben Pila – Classical Guitar December 10, 2018
Corde Voce – Guitar and Voice
Jazz at Two
James Suggs Quartet
Al Hixon Jam Session
March 29, 2019
January 21, 2019
October 19, 2018
Mike Whitty Quartet
Kevin Mandeville – Classical Guitar
Eddie Tobin & Friends
April 5, 2019
October 26, 2018
Melanie Massell
February 18, 2019
Marc Mannino
April 12, 2019
Nick Haas – Flamenco, Bossa Nova, Jazz
November 2, 2018
Valerie Gillespie
Key Chorale
March 18, 2019
November 16, 2018
Community and Youth Showcase – Classical Guitar
Billy Marcus Trio
PO Box 20613 Sarasota, FL 34276 941.921.4845 KeyChorale.org
November 23, 2018
Skip Conkling’s Dixie Mix November 30, 2018
American Roots: Digging Deeper
The Island Players
Greg Nielsen
October 27, 2018
10009 Gulf Dr Anna Maria, FL 34216 941.778.5755 TheIslandPlayers.org
December 7, 2018
Misatango
Sarasota Jazz Project
November 25, 2018
December 14, 2018
Christmas in Venice
Lori Hafer Quartet
December 8, 2018
Baggage
December 21, 2018
November 8 – 18, 2018
Scholarship Winners
Honoring Heroes: Sarasota Choral Festival
I Hate Hamlet
December 28, 2018
January 26, 2019
January 10 – 27, 2019
Dan Miller Quartet
Mendelssohn’s Elijah
A Flea in Her Ear
January 4, 2019
March 10 – 11, 2019
March 7 – 24, 2019
Mary Radamacher-Reed
Cirque des Voix®
Present Laughter
January 18, 2019
March 22 – 24, 2019
May 2 – 12, 2019
Tom Ellison Quartet
Fauré Requiem
January 25, 2019
April 13, 2019
Jacobite Pipe Band
Mark Moultrup
Tomorrow’s Voices Today
7120 Myakka Valley Trail Sarasota, FL 34241 941.350.0271 JacobitesBand.com See website for locations.
February 1, 2019
May 3, 2019
April 15, 2019
Al Hixon & The Underheard Herd February 8, 2019
Tony Boffa February 15, 2019
Jazz Club of Sarasota
Synia Carroll
330 S Pineapple Ave, Ste 111 Sarasota, FL 34236 941.366.1552 JazzClubSarasota.com See website for locations.
February 22, 2019
39th Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival
Patricia Dean Trio
March 3 – 10, 2019
Bill Buchman & Art of Jazz March 1, 2019
Jerry Eckert Trio March 15, 2019 March 22, 2019
La Musica International Chamber Music Festival PO Box 5442 Sarasota, FL 34277 941.366.8450 ext. 7 LaMusicaFestival.org April 8 – 16, 2019
Lemon Bay Playhouse
Manatee Community Concert Band
96 W Dearborn St Englewood, FL 34223 941.475.6756 LemonBayPlayhouse.com
941.363.1237 Manateeconcertband.com See website for concert information.
DeathTrap October 17 – November 4, 2018
Manatee Performing Arts Center
Paisley Craze: Flower Power! The Music That Changed The World
502 3rd Ave W Bradenton, FL 34205 941.749.1111 ManateePerforming ArtsCenter.com
November 17, 2018
Into the Night February 28 – March 17, 2019
Clybourne Park April 4 – 21, 2019 Community Artistic Collaborations
The Goldtones November 3, 2018
Jack Frost December 21, 2018
Carpenters: Once More January 26, 2019
Neil Diamond Tribute
Dear Santa November 28 – December 16, 2018
Broadway Series
February 23, 2019
Cabaret
Chuck Gillespie: Tribute to Andy Williams
October 25 – November 11, 2018
Liverpool Live: Beatles Tribute
January 5, 2019
Elf the Musical
It Was a Very Good Year
Men are Dogs
November 29 – December 16, 2018
April 6, 2019
Pirates of Penzance
Powel Crosley Theater Performances
January 16 – February 10, 2019
10th Annual Shorts Aloud Festival: The Best of Shorts Aloud February 16 – 17, 2019
January 10 – 27, 2019
Mary Poppins February 14 – March 3, 2019
March 30, 2019
A Classic Crosley Christmas December 11 – 23, 2018
Cynthia Sayer: Hot Jazz Quartet
Ain’t Misbehavin’
An Improv to Murder
March 21 – April 7, 2019
January 15 – 27, 2019
February 23, 2019
Barnum
Looking
April 25 – May 12, 2019
McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre
Studio Series
1923 Ringling Blvd Sarasota, FL 34236 941.925.FUNY (3869) McCurdysComedy.com Visit website for lineup.
March 6 – 31, 2019
John Tuff and Friends: Celebrating the Legends of Country Music
Calendar Girls
April 13, 2019
October 18 – November 4, 2018
Old Love
A Christmas Carol
April 24 – May 12, 2019
November 29 – December 16, 2018
‘Til Beth Do Us Part June 5 – 23, 2019
Oh Freedom January 24 – February 10, 2019
Moving Ethos Dance 1768 Briar Creek Ln Sarasota, FL 34235 941.312.1693 movingethos.org Visit website for performances.
Musica Sacra of Sarasota
North Port Performing Arts Association
Strauss, Strouse & More
6400 W Price Blvd North Port, FL 34291 941.426.8479 NPPAA.net
March 24, 2019
Stabat Mater
North Port Concert Band
February 25, 2019
NorthPortConcertBand.org
The Sacred Stage
God Bless The U.S.A.
8437 Tuttle Ave #333 Sarasota, FL 34243 941.351.1007 OperaForAnimals.org
March 18, 2019
November 1, 2018
PO Box 50581 Sarasota, FL 34232 941.405.7322 musicasacrasarasota.org
Going Baroque at Christmas - AGAIN! December 10, 2018
Christmas Winds
New Music New College New College of Florida Caples Fine Arts Complex 5800 Bayshore Rd Sarasota, FL 34243 941.487.4888 NewMusicNewCollege.org
December 16, 2018
Thanks For The Memories January 17, 2019
Sweet Suites February 17, 2019
Let’s Dance March 28, 2019
Sō Percussion
On The Menu
October 6, 2018
April 28, 2019
Inter/Action: New works featuring Mark Dancigers, North Port Chorale New College students, TheNorthPortChorale.org and Grand Electric A Christmas Tale
February 24, 2019
Themes Like Old Times
OASIS — Opera for Animals: Singing is Saving
Perlman Music Program/Suncoast 941.955.4942 PerlmanMusicProgram Suncoast.org
PMP Alumni: Around Town & In Schools November 2018, February & April 2019
Itzhak Perlman – In The Fiddler’s House – A Night of Klezmer December 17, 2018
15th Anniversary PMP Sarasota Winter Residency December 20, 2018 – January 5, 2019
November 10, 2018
December 8, 2018
Ensemble Dal Niente with George Lewis
You and the Night and the Music
January 26, 2019
February 16, 2019
December 29, 2018
“Tigers Above and Tigers Below”: Eliza Ladd with New College students
The American Century
Works-in-Progress Recital
April 13, 2019
January 3, 2019
February 15 – 17, 2019
Super Strings
Celebration Concert
North Port Symphony
Wet Ink Ensemble: Kate Soper’s “Voices from the Killing Jar”
NorthPortSymphony.com
April 27, 2019
November 11, 2018
Star Spangled Spectacular Jingle All The Way December 9, 2018
Love Is In The Air January 27, 2019
January 5, 2019
The Players Centre for Performing Arts 838 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 941.365.2494 ThePlayers.org Broadway Season
Annie Get Your Gun Through October 7, 2018
The Pops Orchestra PO Box 1622 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.926.POPS (7677) ThePopsOrchestra.org SCF’s Neel Performing Arts Center Riverview High School Performing Arts Center
John Denver Coming Home
Matthew Duvall: Transient Landscapes October 20, 2018
Theatre Re: The Nature of Forgetting November 19 – 20, 2018
Raphael Xavier: Point of Interest November 30 – December 1, 2018
November 11 – 12, 2018
Bill Bowers: All Over the Map
October 25 – November 11, 2018
Hi, I’m Rich...
January 18 – 19, 2019
December 9 – 10, 2018
All Shook Up
Matt Haimovitz & Vijay Iyer
December 6 – 23, 2018
“Jersey Boys, California Girls” Valentines Concert
Hairspray
February 10 – 11, 2019
January 17 – February 3, 2019
By George, I Think We’ve Done It!
Union Tanguera & Kate Weare: Sin Salida
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
March 24 – 25, 2019
March 29 – 30, 2019
February 21 – March 10, 2019
Ring Sarasota
Spotlight Florida: Moving Ethos
Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike
Follies March 28 – April 14, 2019
P.O. Box 2113 Sarasota, FL 34276 RingSarasota.org
An Arthur Miller Classic – TBA
Christmas Concerts
April 25 – May 5, 2019
Ring Sarasota Salutes our Hometown Area of Sarasota
Backstage at The Players Series
Sight Unseen
December 7 – 9, 2018
March 10, 17 & 31, April 7, 2019
November 8 – 18, 2018
Burn This
The Ringling
February 7 – 17, 2019
5401 Bay Shore Rd Sarasota, FL 34243 941.359.5700 Ringling.org For a complete list of exhibitions, programs, lectures and events, see Museums & Visual Arts section of guide.
Blown Sideways Through Life March 14 – 24, 2019
A View From the Bridge April 25 – May 5, 2019
Matthew Duvall: Inlet October 19, 2018
February 23 – 24, 2019
April 12 – 13, 2019
Rise Above Performing Arts PO Box 51837 Sarasota, FL 34232 941.702.4747 riseabovearts.com Glenridge Performing Arts Center
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat January 10 – 13, 2019
The Addams Family May 2 – 5, 2019
SaraSolo Productions, Inc. (Gotta Van) PO Box 3102 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.400.2036 SaraSolo.org
FSU Center for the Performing Arts January 25 – 28, 2019
The Martha Graham Dance Company (Program 5)
Sarasota Chorus of the Keys P.O. Box 51751 Sarasota, FL 34232 ChorusoftheKeys.org
Chorus of the Keys Annual Show: Celebrating 70 Years of Song
SaraSolo Encores Inner Voices: Sex, Intimacy, and Aging with Hedda Matza-Haughton
FSU Center for the Performing Arts February 15 – 17, 2019
Poetry and Liberty (Program 6)
February 16, 2019
January 11, 2019
Will Rogers Revived with Steve McAllister
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall March 8 – 9, 2019
Sarasota Concert Association
January 25, 2019
Giselle (Program 7)
2019 SaraSolo Festival
Sarasota Opera House April 26 – 27, 2019
January 27 – February 3, 2019
PO Box 1714 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.225.6500 SCASarasota.org
Principal Film Series November 26, 2018; February 4, March 25, April 15, 2019
Great Performers Series Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Riverview Performing Arts Center
5555 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243 941.359.0099 SarasotaBallet.org
Inside The Studio
Diamonds
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
December 5, 2018
January 14, 2019
World Premiere
Meet Me at the Barre
January 16, 2019
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
October 15, 2018
Apparitions
January 24, 2019
Iconographic (Program 1)
February 27, 2019
FSU Center for the Performing Arts October 26 – 28, 2018
Giselle
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
April 10, 2019
February 11, 2019
Coming to Myself with Elizabeth Weil Bergmann February 1, 2019
The Sarasota Ballet
Masters of Dance (Program 2)
Sarasota Choral Society
Sarasota Opera House November 16 – 17, 2018
5317 Fruitville Rd #147 Sarasota, FL 34232 SarasotaChoralSociety.org
Victorian Winters (Program 3) Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall December 14 – 15, 2018
Transcending Movement (Program 4)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields February 21, 2019
Pavel Haas Quartet March 15, 2019
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra April 3, 2019 Music Matinees Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center 709 N Tamiami Trail
Aaron Romm, trumpet and Avis Romm, piano
Sarasota Cuban Ballet School
December 10, 2018
January 16, 2019
501 N Beneva Rd, Ste 700 Sarasota, FL 34232 SarasotaCuban BalletSchool.com
Michael Baron and Priscilla Navarro, piano
Selby Gardens Performance
February 6, 2019
November 7, 2018
Sarasota Jewish Chorale
Sarasota Opera Studio Artists
Nutcracker Show
941.355.8011 SarasotaJewishChorale.org
Marc Mannino, classical and jazz guitar
March 6, 2019
Hein Jung, soprano, and Grigorios Zamparas, piano April 10, 2019
Sarasota Concert Band 5317 Fruitville Rd #192 Sarasota, FL 34232 941.650.1177 SarasotaConcertBand.org
Sarasota Contemporary Dance Company 8437 Tuttle Ave #160 Sarasota, FL 34243 941.345.5755 SarasotaContemporary Dance.org
Sarasota Opera House December 1, 2018
Nutcracker Show Venice Performing Arts Center December 8 – 9, 2018
Spring Show Venice Performing Arts Center March 2 – 3, 2019
End of Year Show Booker High School May 25, 2019
Summer Intensive Performances Sarasota Opera House July 27, 2019
Sarasota Folk Club
October 11 – 14, 2018
941.371.1433 SarasotaFolk.org Sarasota Sailing Squadron 1717 Ken Thompson Pkwy. Sarasota, FL 34236 941.377.9256
Voices: Emerging Choreographers
Sailing Squadron Concerts
December 6 – 9, 2018
October 29, November 26, December 17, 2018
Jane B. Cook Theatre
SCD + Now Ensemble
Dance Makers January 31 – February 3, 2019
Evolving/Revolving May 2 – 5, 2019
Sarasota International Folk Dancers (Sarasota Grapeviners) 803 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 941.923.3302 ifdsarasota.webs.com
Commemoration of Kristallnacht Temple Beth Sholom November 8, 2018
Chanukah Concert at Aviva, private performance December 7, 2018
Chanukah Concert, private performance Temple Israel, Longboat Key December 8, 2018
Dinner concert, private performance Temple Beth Sholom January 18, 2019
Chanukah Concert, private performance March 31, 2019
Sarasota Music Archive Selby Public Library, Geldbart Auditorium 1331 First St Sarasota, FL 34236 941.861.1168 SarasotaMusicArchive.org
Friends of the Library Fall Music Events
The Blue Heron Sextet
Sarasota Musica Viva
February 20, 2019
Opera Talk, presented by Phyllis Lowitt Verdi, “Aida”
Close-Up on Opera: Verdi, “Nabucco”
PO Box 1244 Osprey, FL 34229 941.870.9885 sarasotamusicaviva.org
October 3, 2018
Tom Purviance
Fall Music Film Series Joy McIntyre, “Erich Wolfgang Korngold”
March 6, 2019
Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera Studio Artists
October 24, 2018
March 13, 2019
Rossini, “The Barber of Seville”
Close-Up on Opera: “Wagner’s Ring Cycle – An Overview”
61 N Pineapple Ave Sarasota, FL 34236 941.328.1300 SarasotaOpera.org
November 7, 2018
February 27, 2019
Diana Walters, “Famous Operatic Duets with Superb Singers”
March 20, 2019
November 14, 2018
March 27, 2019
Phyllis Lowitt, “The Great Tenors”
Sarasota Music Club
December 5, 2018 Lecture and Performance Series
Chamber and Solo Works by Winners of the Suncoast Competition: Andrea Guaita, Lindsay McKenna, Marco Jimenez
Close-Up on Opera: Wagner, “Die Walküre”
Opera House Tours October 29 & November 5, 2018, February 19 & 25, March 4, 11 & 18, 2019 Fall Recital Series
Spanish Night
Sarasota Music Club PO Box 19613 Sarasota, FL 34276 941.925.3602 SarasotaMusicClub.org
October 12, 2018
Jensen Family Players
April 5, 2019
October 19, 2018
Opera Composers in Song
Mike Markaverich, Jazz Piano and Vocals
Operetta Night December 14, 2018
Diamond Anniversary Recital
May 10, 2019
November 16, 2018
January 9, 2019
Sunnyside Singers
Fall Opera
Close-Up on Opera: The Basic Elements of Opera
December 21, 2018
The Barber of Seville October 26, 28, 31, November 6, 8, 11, 2018
January 16, 2019
Jason Stearns, Baritone & Lee Dougherty Ross, Piano
Daniel Baer
January 18, 2019
Youth Opera
January 23, 2019
Katherine Siochi, Harpist
The Little Sweep
Close-Up on Opera: Puccini, “Turandot”
February 15, 2019
November 3 – 4, 2018
Johanna Fincher, Soprano; Luis Gonzalez, Baritone; Donna Smith, Piano
Concerts At Noon
January 30, 2019
Live from the Archive February 6, 2019
Close-Up on Opera: Mozart, “The Magic Flute” February 13, 2019
Peterson Great Room November 9, 2018; March 8, 15, 22, 2019
March 15, 2019
Suncoast Music Scholarships Competition April 27, 2019
Winter Opera
Turandot February 9, 12, 14, 17, 20, 23, 28
March 3, 8, 15, 17, 20, 22, 2019
Performances/Lectures
Peace and Joy
Pagliacci’s Torment
April 5 – 7, 2019
The Magic Flute
October 18, 2018
February 16, 19, 21, 24, 27; March 1, 16, 21, 23, 2019
Understanding the Libretto
Great Escapes
January 24, 2019
October 10 – 13, 2018
Nabucco
Trouser Roles
‘Tis the Season
March 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 24, 2019
February 21, 2019
December 5 – 8, 2018
Aging Prematurely on the Opera Stage
Shuffle
March 14, 2019
A Many Splendored Thing
Rita (Two Men and a Woman)
Musical America
January 23 – 26, 2019
March 9, 12, 14, 17, 20, 23, 2019
Prologues
Sounds of the Stage
Susanna’s Secret
Barber of Seville
March 20 – 23, 2019
March 9, 12, 14, 17, 20, 23, 2019 Understanding Opera Jonas Kamlet Library
October 22, 2018
Dance, Dance, Dance!
Turandot
May 1 – 4, 2019
The Magic Flute
POPS
Fabulous 50s: 1850s, that is
January 14, 2019
La La Land in Concert
Nabucco
January 11 – 12, 2019
October 11, 2018
January 21, 2019
What is an aria?
Rita and Susanna’s Secret
An Evening with Judy Garland
October 18, 2018
January 28, 2019
March 1 – 2, 2019
February 13 – 16, 2019
January 7, 2019
Critics have their say
Hollywood Hits
October 25, 2018
Sarasota Orchestra
April 12 – 13, 2019
Take a letter, Mr. Postman
709 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 941.953.4252 SarasotaOrchestra.org
Outdoor Pops
November 1, 2018 Community Events
May 10 – 11, 2019 Chamber Soiree
The Ditchfield Family Singers 19th Annual Christmas Show
Masterworks
October 25, 2018
Legends
French Flair
December 7 – 8, 2018
November 2 – 4, 2018
January 13, 2019
Celebration Concert
Perfect Pairs
Baroque Fireworks
January 5, 2019
November 30 – December 2, 2018
February 7 & 10, 2019
Sarasota Opera Guild
Summer to Winter
February 28, 2019
941.374.2914 sarasotaopera.org
January 4 – 6, 2019
Sarasota String Quartet
Ax Plays Beethoven
March 3, 2019
Social & Singers
January 17 – 20, 2019
Cinematic Sounds
Sarasota Opera House October 16, November 13, 2018 & January 15, February 19, March 19, 2019
Round Trip to Paris
April 14, 2019
January 31 – February 3, 2019
Discoveries:
To Sarasota with Love
Hidden Holiday Treasures
February 21 & 23 – 24, 2019
December 22, 2018
Three’s a Charm
Gran Partita
Music of the Americas
District Honor Choir Concert
The Kingston Trio
January 19, 2019
Simply Streisand
Special Events
Music Student Showcase
January 20, 2019
Sarasota Music Festival
January 24, 2019
Alter Eagles
June 2 – 22, 2019
Symphonic Band, “I Love You to Death”
February 17, 2019
State College of Florida
February 14, 2019
February 24, 2019
SCF Choirs and SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra, “Kings, Queens and Crowns– Music for Royalty”
Jay White
February 28, 2019
October 5 – 7 & 12 – 14, 2018
March 31, 2019
5840 26th St Bradenton, FL 34207 941.752.5252 scf.edu Neel Performing Arts Center Music/Dance
SCF Guitar Ensemble, “Light the Fire” March 14, 2019
Fall Festival of Music, SCF Jazz “Welcome to Our House” “Jazz at the Movies: October 4, 2018 From Casablanca to SCF Bradenton La La Land” Symphony Orchestra, March 21, 2019 “Global Initiative” Chamber Music Concert October 11, 2018 “Close Encounters of Fall Musical, the Music Kind” “Oklahoma!” March 28, 2019 October 26 – 28, 2018 Music Theatre Faculty Recital, Ensemble Showcase Dr. Pete Carney, “Music April 15, 2019 from a Distant River SCF Bradenton November 1, 2018 Symphony Orchestra, SCF Jazz “Third Time’s a Charm” Veterans Tribute Concert April 18, 2019 November 8, 2018 Music and Theatre Symphonic Band Concert Scholarship Auditions “Animal Instinct” April 20, 2019 November 15, 2018 Spring Fling, SCF Jazz “Rhythm of Life” Christmas with Blue Eyes: April 25, 2019 A Sinatra Big Band Party Sophomore Recital December 1, 2018
April 29, 2019
Holiday Concert, The Many Moods of Christmas
Sundays at Neel
December 6, 2018
December 9, 2018
The Nowhere Band
January 13, 2019
Broadway at the Movies
March 24, 2019 Howard Studio Theatre
The Laramie Project
The Foreigner November 30, December 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 2018
Suncoast Concert Band 12308 Lobelia Terrace Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 941.907.4123 SuncoastConcertBand.org Northminster Presbyterian Church
Concert Season November 4 & 18, December 2 & 16, 2018; January 13, February 10, March 10, April 7 & 28, 2019
Suncoast Jazz Ambassadors December 9, 2018, January 20, February 17, March 17, April 14, 2019 Church of the Palms
Special Concerts January 27, February 24, March 24, 2019
Theatre Odyssey PO Box 1383 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.799.7224 TheatreOdyssey.org
One-Act Play Festival November 1 – 4, 2018
Urbanite Theatre 1487 Second St Sarasota, FL 34236 941.321.1397 UrbaniteTheatre.com
An Evening with Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen
Moscow Ballet: Great Russian Nutcracker
November 6, 2018
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer The Musical
Capitol Steps – Orange is the New Barack
December 21, 2018
December 22, 2018
On Your Feet
November 7, 2018
December 26 – 30, 2018
Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock and Roll Part II
The Sweet Caroline Tour
November 9, 2018
Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert
December 31, 2018
Modern Works Festival
DooWop Spectacular Volume 3: Caravan of Stars
October 2 – 14, 2018
November 10, 2018
January 3, 2019
Dike
Stills & Collins
Something Rotten
November 9 – December 16, 2018
November 16, 2018
January 7 – 8, 2019
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis
3 Redneck Tenors
Angel January 11 – February 17, 2019
In a Word March 8 – April 14, 2019
January 2, 2019
Jay Leno
January 9, 2019
KC and the Sunshine Band
Blue Suede Shoes – The Premier Elvis Birthday Bash Starring Scot Bruce and Mike Albert
November 23, 2018
November 24, 2018
January 10, 2019
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Black Violin – Classical Boom Tour
Air Supply
November 27, 2018
The Righteous Brothers
777 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 941.953.3368 VanWezel.org
Jim Brickman – A Joyful Christmas
January 15, 2019
November 28, 2018
January 17, 2019
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King & I
Pilobolus – Shadowland: The New Adventure
December 4 – 5, 2018
January 22, 2019
Brian Wilson Presents: The Christmas Album Live
Howie Mandel
December 11, 2018
The Midtown Men
October 19, 2018
A Christmas Carol
January 25, 2019
Kenny G
December 16, 2018
Gladys Knight
October 19, 2018
January 26, 2019
Bob Dylan and His Band
Itzhak Perlman: In The Fiddler’s House
October 21, 2018
December 17, 2018
January 27, 2019
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Celtic Thunder X
Tony Orlando
December 18, 2018
January 28, 2019
October 27, 2018
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music
Dick Fox’s Golden Boys
Eddie Izzard – Believe Me Tour October 11, 2018
Lord of the Dance – Dangerous Games
December 19 – 20, 2018
January 13, 2019
Linda Eder
January 23, 2019
Jerry Lee Lewis
January 29, 2019
Neil Berg’s 110 Years of Broadway
The Beach Boys – Now and Then February 25, 2019
The Music of Cream – 50th Anniversary World Tour April 15, 2019
The Second City – It’s Not You. It’s Me.
Travis Tritt
Russian National Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
February 5, 2019
February 27, 2019
Menopause the Musical
Lords of 52nd Street
David Foster
April 17, 2019
February 6, 2019
February 28, 2019
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Cinderella
Boz Scaggs – Out of the Blues Tour
February 28, 2019
April 18, 2019
February 7, 2019
Celtic Woman
Patti LaBelle
March 3, 2019
Alan Cumming – Legal Immigrant
February 8, 2019
Rain
April 20, 2019
New Shanghai Circus
March 5, 2019
February 10, 2019
The Lion King
Lea Salonga – The Human Heart Tour 2019
Boston Pops on Tour
March 14 – 31, 2019
April 23, 2019
February 12, 2019
Michael Bolton
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
February 13, 2019
April 4, 2019
Stomp February 17, 2019
RENT 20th Anniversary Tour
Finding Neverland
April 9 – 10, 2019
The Temptations and the Four Tops
February 19 – 20, 2019
Peter Gros
April 26, 2019
Bernadette Peters
April 14, 2019
January 30, 2019
February 22, 2019
April 16, 2019
Rosanne Cash and Band – She Remembers Everything April 25, 2019
Whoopi Goldberg April 27, 2019
Lee Greenwood and Crystal Gayle
Artrageous
Venice Musicale
January 18, 2019
April 28, 2019
Decades Rewind
The Illusionists – Live from Broadway
January 19, 2019
PO Box 179 2357 S Tamiami Trail #3 Venice, FL 34292 941.488.4902 VeniceMusicale.org Monthly concerts October – April
April 30, 2019
Venetian Harmony Chorus
Artrageous: Art Exhibition and Gallery Auction at Venice Art Center January 24, 2019
701 N Indiana Ave Englewood, FL 34223 941.480.1480 VenetianHarmony.com
The Filharmonic
The Venice Symphony
January 26, 2019
The Venice Chorale
February 3, 2019
The Venice Performing Arts Center 1 Indian Ave Venice, FL 34285 941.484.8491 TheVeniceChorale.org
New Christy Minstrels
Venice Performing Arts Center 1 Indian Ave Venice, FL 34285 941.207.8822 TheVeniceSymphony.org
February 8, 2019
Festa Italia!
Good Vibrations: A Tribute to the Beach Boys
November 16 – 17, 2018
February 9, 2019
Strauss, Schumann and Mendelssohn
Terry Myers Orchestra: A Tribute to Benny Goodman
Tis the Season – Vienna Boys Choir A Festive Holiday Concert February 20, 2019 December 2, 2018 All Hands on Deck Shades of Love February 24, 2019 February 10, 2019 Spring Ballet In the Land of the Living Extravaganza: On Stage April 16, 2019 with Sarasota Cuban Ballet School
Holiday Pops December 14 – 15, 2018
January 11 – 12, 2019
Rhapsody in Blue: Gershwin’s Greatest February 1 – 2, 2019
European Masters Featuring Beethoven’s 7th February 22 – 23, 2019
The Venice Institute for Performing Arts
March 2 – 3, 2019
Direct From Las Vegas
Mozart and Mahler: Jupiter and Titan
1 Indian Ave Venice, FL 34285 941.218.3779 VenicePerforming ArtsCenter.com
March 10, 2019
March 22 – 23, 2019
The Gatlin Brothers: Unplugged
American Roots
The Nutcracker
Clyde Butcher: Visions of Dali’s Spain
Co-presented with the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School December 8 – 9, 2018
March 15, 2019
An Afternoon of Operetta
March 24, 2019
feat. Sarasota Opera artists December 16, 2018
April 26 – 27, 2019
March 14, 2019
Queen Nation March 16, 2019
Venice Theatre 140 W Tampa Ave Venice, FL 34285 941.488.1115 VeniceStage.com
Rhythm of the Dance Main Stage
Lend Me A Tenor Through October 7, 2018
South Pacific October 26 – December 2, 2018
The Sounds of Christmas starring the Ditchfield Family Singers
Assisted Living: The Musical
Let’s Hang On
February 1 – March 10, 2019
Buddy Returns!
March 10 – 11, 2019 March 17 – 18, 2019
Generations
Education & Outreach
December 21 – 22, 2018
A Christmas Carol
Always...Patsy Cline
December 14 – 20, 2018
January 11 – February 3, 2019
Honk! A Musical Tale of “The Ugly Duckling”
Showtime Benefit to support Alzheimer’s Association
The Sounds of Harry James & the Andrews Sisters
May 10 – 19, 2019
The 27th Annual Silver Foxes Show
February 4, 2019
Special Events
March 25 – 30, 2019
42nd Street
The Alter Eagles
February 22 – March 24, 2019
October 28 – 29, 2018
The 24th Annual Loveland Show
The Folk Legends
May 30 – June 2, 2019
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
November 11 – 12, 2018
April 12 – 28, 2019
Michael L. Walters as Dame Edna
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
Stage II
November 18 – 19, 2018
Suds: The Rocking 60s Musical Soap Opera
Dwight Icenhower’s Tribute to The King
Through October 21, 2018
December 2 – 3, 2018
1646 10th Way Sarasota, FL 34236 941.366.1505 westcoastblacktheatre.org
Silence! The Musical
The Sounds of Christmas
Raisin
November 2 – 25, 2018
December 21 – 22, 2018
The Santaland Diaries
The Capitol Steps
October 3 – November 11, 2018
November 30 – December 23, 2018
December 29 – 31, 2018 & March 3 – 4, 2019
Marvin Gaye: Prince of Soul
See Rock City
America’s Diamond Live
January 4 – 20, 2019
January 13 – 14, 2019
November 28, 2018 – January 13, 2019
Assisted Living: The Musical
Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone
February 1 – March 10, 2019
January 20 – 21, 2019
Disenchanted!
January 27 – 28, 2019
March 22 – April 14, 2019
The Sounds of Harry James and the Andrews Sisters
Race April 26 – May 12, 2019
Rocket Man
March 2, 2019
Black Nativity December 12, 13, 19, 20, 2018
Martin Luther King Day Celebration January 21, 2019
The Amen Corner
February 4, 2019
January 23 – March 3, 2019
See Rock City
Back Home Again, A Tribute to John Denver
Love Sung in the Key of Aretha
January 4 – 20, 2019
February 24 – 25, 2019
March 20 – April 28, 2019
The Pinkerton
Soul Sensations Show April 14 – 15, 2019
visualize museums & visual arts
MUSEUMS & VISUAL ARTS Anna Maria Island Art League
TBA
Reid Hodges Gallery
May 21 – June 21, 2019
5312 Holmes Blvd Holmes Beach, FL 34217 941.778.2099 IslandArtLeague.org
Open Juried Show
Florida Watercolor Society
June 26 – July 27, 2019
October 26, 2018
KidsArt
National Sumi-e
July 30 – August 3, 2019
October 30 – November 30, 2018
March 9 – 10, 2019
Searle Gallery
Art Center Manatee
Florida Watercolor Society
Inspirations Juried Open Show
Springfest 2019
209 9th St W Bradenton, FL 34205 941.746.2862 ArtCenterManatee.org Exhibitions Kellogg Gallery
Florida Watercolor Society October 26, 2018
National Sumi-e October 30 – November 30, 2018
Women Contemporary Artists December 4, 2018 – January 11, 2019
American Watercolor Traveling Show
October 26, 2018
National Sumi-e October 30 – November 30, 2018
Inspirations Juried Open Show
December 4, 2018 – January 11, 2019
Florida Suncoast Watercolor Show January 15 – February 22, 2019
Student Show
December 4, 2018 – January 11, 2019
February 26 – March 29, 2019
Florida Suncoast Watercolor Show
Annual Member Open Juried Show
January 15 – February 22, 2019
April 2 – 26, 2019
Acrylic Painters USA Annual Juried Show February 26 – March 29, 2019
Annual Member Open Juried Show
Manatee County School District Show April 30 – May 17, 2019
Fur, Feathers, Flora & Fauna Open Juried Show May 21 – June 21, 2019
April 2 – 26, 2019
Open Juried Show
January 15 – February 22, 2019
Manatee County School District Show
June 26 – July 27, 2019
Florida Color Pencil Curated Show
April 30 – May 17, 2019
July 30 – August 3, 2019
February 26 – March 29, 2019
Fur, Feathers, Flora & Fauna Open Juried Show
Art Center Sarasota
TBA
May 21 – June 21, 2019
April 2 – 26, 2019
Open Juried Show
Manatee County School District Show
June 26 – July 27, 2019
April 30 – May 17, 2019
July 30 – August 3, 2019
KidsArt
KidsArt
707 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 941.365.2032 ArtSarasota.org
Exhibitions
Embracing Our
Brookhart Jonquil, Natalie Differences Lerner, An Onghena, New Outdoor Exhibit Modern PO Box 2559 October 11 – November 16, 2018
Art Center Instructors, Stephen McMennamy, Peter Gatzambide, Intermix November 29, 2018 – January 4, 2019
Elisabeth Condon, Jen Nugent and Jack Arbaugh, ASALH: Black Muse 2019, Work of He(art) January 24 – March 1, 2019
John Pirman POP UP March 4 – 8, 2019
Walter Matthews, SPECTRUM IV, New Realities, Unbound March 14 – April 19, 2019
Monumental, Keith Crowley, Caitlin Albritton, Made Fresh May 30 – July 5, 2019
Sarasota, FL 34230 941.404.5710 EmbracingOurDifferences.org
Exhibit in Island Park January 19 – March 15, 2019
Englewood Art Center Ringling College of Continuing Studies 350 S McCall Rd Englewood, FL 34223 Ringling.edu/EAC See website for Exhibits.
5414 Marina Dr Holmes Beach, FL 34217 941.778.6694 AMIArtistsGuildGallery.com
March 9, 2019
Fine Arts Society of Sarasota PO Box 1432 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.330.0680 FineArtsSarasota.com
Guided Art & Backstage Tours at The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall First Tuesday of each month, October – May Programs
Reception for Galleries Julie Kanapaux, Abstract, Rita Schwab
Mark Twain: The American, by Alan Kitty
October 13, 2018
Jim Shirley, Arts & Cultural Alliance
Fall Open House Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, Jill Lindsay
October 18, 2018
November 15, 2018
Lee Dougherty Ross, Artist Series Concerts
November 17, 2018
January 19, 2019
Winter Art Market
Bradley Battersby, Ringling College of Art & Design
December 14 – 15, 2018
Judy Saltzman, Kyle Exhibitions in the Petreycik, Imprint, Natural Galleries: Selection Paul Spyropolous, Warren July 18 – August 23, 2019 Loranger, Denise DeLong
Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island
23rd Annual Youth Art Show, EAC Students & Studios
February 21, 2019
Harold Bubil, Herald Tribune
January 12, 2019
March 21, 2019
Spring Open House Craig Rubadoux, Figure and Form, Figure Studies/ Figure Open Studio
Rhiannon Paget Helga, Wall-Apelt Curator of Asian Art April 19, 2019
February 2, 2019 Creators & Collectors Salons
Jack Dowd October 3, 2018
Watercolor Paint-Around
Lectures
Ringling by the Bay
October 30, 2018
Amalfi Manor
Dolphins: Our Coastal Neighbors
December 5, 2018
October 17, 2018
Monthly November 19, 2018 – May 20, 2019
The Colsons
What’s the Big Deal About Seagrasses?
Exhibitions
December 14, 2018
November 14, 2018
Florida Maritime Museum
Scuba Diving History in Florida
4415 119th St W Cortez, FL 34215 941.708.6120 FloridaMaritimeMuseum.org
December 12, 2018
Music on The Porch Second Saturday of each month
Round Robin Jam Session Fourth Saturday of each month
Nautical Flea Market October 20, 2018
Maritime by Candlelight
Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society (FSWS) 7215 11th Ave W Bradenton, FL 34209 941.792.0608 SuncoastWatercolorSociety.com
First 5 Years of Art of Our Time Through November 1, 2018
Storytelling: French Art from The Horvitz Collection Through December 2, 2018
Watercolors from the Permanent Collection Through February 3, 2019
Coco Fusco: Twilight October 14, 2018 –
The John and Mable February 17, 2019 Ringling Museum of Art Woodblock Prints from (The Ringling) Post War Japan
June 6, 2019
5401 Bay Shore Rd Sarasota, FL 34243 941.359.5700 Ringling.org
Permanent Collections
Events
The Blake Banks Ship Models Maritime Library
Art After 5
On Screen
Every Thursday evening throughout the year
National Theatre Live The Merry Wives of Windsor
December 8, 2018
Second Annual Coastal Community Celebration
Turrell Skyspace Featured Exhibits
The Greek Communities of Tarpon Springs and the Bahamas: An Intertwined History Through February 2, 2019
Knights February 3 – April 28, 2019
Select Thursday & Friday evenings
October 26, 2018
Ringling Underground
November 2, 2018
First Thursday each month: October 4 – November 1, 2018 & February 7 – April 4, 2019
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Spring Exhibit Opening: Always Ready | U.S. Coast Rhythm of the Ringling Season Kick-Off Party Guard in Florida February 22, 2019
November 18, 2018 – May 5, 2019
October 20, 2018
King Lear
November 16, 2018
The Madness of King George III December 7, 2018
Performances
ViewPoint Lecture
Matthew Duvall: Inlet
Infusing Women Into The History Of Japanese Tea Culture
October 19, 2018
Matthew Duvall: Transient Landscapes
October 27, 2018
Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy 2121 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234 941.364.3399 WhimsyMuseum.org
October 20, 2018
Dance Composition
Theatre Re: The Nature of Forgetting
November 20, 2018
Theatrical Dance
North Port Art Center
November 19 – 20, 2018
March 23, 2019
5950 Sam Shapos Way North Port, FL 34287 941.423.6460 NorthPortArtCenter.com
Raphael Xavier: Point of Interest November 30 – December 1, 2018
Bill Bowers: All Over the Map January 18 – 19, 2019
Matt Haimovitz & Vijay Iyer February 23 – 24, 2019
Union Tanguera & Kate Weare: Sin Salida
Light Chasers: Plein Air Painters of the Suncoast PO Box 17463 Sarasota, FL 34276 941.924.0818 LightChasersinc.com
Light Chasers Quick Draw Contest
Best of the Best Art Show October 8 – 26, 2018
Art in Motion Art Show November 12, 2018 – January 4, 2019
February 6, 2019
Palm Avenue Arts Alliance
Paint Sarasota Paint Out
PalmAvenue.org
March 29 – 30, 2019
February 14 – 20, 2019
Spotlight Florida: Moving Ethos
Light Chasers 8th Annual Member Show & Paint Sarasota Paint Out Show
First Friday Walks
February 22 – 24, 2019
A Prelude to Season
Joseph McGurl 2019 Workshops
November 2, 2018
Thursday and Friday once each month
April 3 – 5 & 8 – 10, 2019
December 7, 2018
Stroller Tours
Longboat Key Center for the Arts
April 12 – 13, 2019 Programs
Literati Book Club
October 30, November 27, December 18, 2018
Conversation with… Theatre Re November 10, 2018
Raphael Xavier December 1, 2018
Division of Ringling College of Art and Design 6860 Longboat Drive South Longboat Key, FL 34228 941.383.2345 ringling.edu/lbkca
An Evening of Classics October 5, 2018
Holiday Treasures An Evening on Palm January 4, 2019
Romancing the Arts February 1, 2019
A Taste of Palm Avenue March 1, 2019
An Affair to Remember April 5, 2019
Jazz on the Ave May 3, 2019
Sunset Serenade June 7, 2019
An American Salute July 5, 2019
Ringling College of Art + Design 2700 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234 941.359.7563 Ringling.edu/campus-galleries
2018 Ringling College Staff and School of Continuing Studies Instructors Exhibition Through October 3, 2018 Richard and Barbara Basch and Willis Smith Galleries
Film-Based Fiction and Fashion January 15 – March 23, 2019
Victor Lundy: Sacred Structure, Christopher Domin November 29, 2018
Sarasota Museum of Art
Sarasota Sculpture Center
891 S Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 Ringling College Academic Center Auditorium 2363 Old Bradenton Rd Sarasota, FL 34234 941.309.7662 ringling.edu/museum
1662 Floyd St Sarasota, FL 34239 941.928.4445 SarasotaSculptureCenter.org
Siesta Key Crystal Classic 5114 Ocean Blvd Sarasota, FL 34242 941.349.3800 SiestaKeyCrystalClassic.com
April 6 – 20, 2019
Still Striking: Creativity + Aging, Dr. Douglas Dreishpoon
Senior Thesis Exhibitions
October 4, 2018
May 6 – 9, 2019 Willis Smith Gallery
New York: Art + Cultural Capital of The Gilded Age, Dr. Chelsea Bruner
Microplastics
October 9, 2018
The Southern Atelier
November 13 – December 14, 2018
Public Art Controversies + A Bear Story, John Hatfield
Richard & Barbara Basch Gallery
October 18, 2018
7226 21st St E Sarasota, FL 34243 941.753.7755 TheSouthernAtelier.org Exhibitions & workshops offered year-round.
Annual Best of Ringling Juried Exhibitions
Noelle McCleaf – Recent Photographs October 13 – December 14, 2018
Decimo Anniversaro Del Vetro: A Decade of Glass from the Richard and Barbara Basch Collection January 8 – March 23, 2019 Lois and David Stulberg Gallery
Sheryl Oring October 12 – December 7, 2018
Towards Experimental Architecture, Aaron Betsky + Chris Lasch October 25, 2018
Siesta Key Crystal Classic International Sand Festival November 9 – 12, 2018
Huihan Liu: Painting Plein Air in Old Cortez
Frank Stella: Experiment + Change, Bonnie Clearwater
October 22 – 26, 2018
November 1, 2018
November 28 – December 7, 2018
Building A New Museum: The Education Program November 8, 2018
Art on Film, Art21: Johannesburg November 13, 2018
Steven Assael: 10-Day Master Class
Dan Thompson: Drawing the Figure and Portrait January 14 – 18, 2019
Dennis Perrin: Painting from the Inside Out: Still Life February 1 – 3, 2019
Zhoaming Liu: Clothed Figure Painting March 25 – 29, 2019
5840 26th St W Bradenton, FL 34207 941.752.5225 Scf.edu/ArtGallery
Surface Design Guild Sarasota
SarasotaSurfaceDesign.com David Shevlino: Painting the Figure with Expression Exhibitions & workshops April 25 – 28, 2019
Charles Miano: Red Chalk Drawing
offered year-round
May 17 – 19, 2019
Towles Court Art District
State College of Florida Fine Art Gallery
1938 Adams Ln Sarasota, FL 34236 941.587.9851 TowlesCourt.com
Art Walks Third Friday of every month
Venice Art Center 390 Nokomis Ave Venice, FL 34285 941.485.7136 VeniceArtCenter.com
Women Contemporary Artists 941.358.9159 WomenContemporaryArtists.com
Women Contemporary Artists Annual Art Exhibit December 6, 2018 – January 11, 2019 Opening reception – December 6, 2018
expand history,
science & education
HISTORY, SCIENCE & EDUCATION Adult and Community Enrichment Center 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233 941.361.6590 ACE-Sarasota.com
Alliance Française de Sarasota 715 N Washington Blvd, Ste C Sarasota, FL 34236 941.955.0700 AFSarasota.org
French Language Lunch & Lecture Series October 9, November 13, 2018 & January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, 2019
Anna Maria Island Historical Society 402 Pine Ave Anna Maria, FL 34216 941.778.0492 amihs.org
C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota PO Box 50611 Sarasota, FL 34232 941.952.8188 cgjungsarasota.org Jung Library at Argosy University
Jungian Analysis of Mythopoetic Literature, “Odyssey” By Homer October 9, 2018 – September 24, 2019 Every other Tuesday
Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast 400 Palmetto Ave Osprey, FL 34229 941.918.2100 conservationfoundation.com
Exhibition: The Living Landscape Through October 26, 2018
2018 Wild About Nature Festival
Friends of the Sarasota County History Center 701 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 941.361.2453 foschc.org
Historical Society Of Sarasota County 1260 12th St Sarasota, FL 34236 941.364.9076 HSOSC.com Conversations at The Crocker Crocker Memorial Church
Historical Detectives: Jeff LaHurd/ Brandon Steinert October 9, 2018
Ringling College: Larry Thompson November 13, 2018
My Old Home: Erin DiFazio January 8, 2019
Museum
November 3, 2018
January – April: May – December: Closed Sundays and Mondays
Pride of Place: Jon Thaxton/John McCarthy
Crowley Museum & Nature Center
February 12, 2019
Big Cat Habitat 7101 Palmer Blvd Sarasota, FL 34240 941.371.6377 BigCatHabitat.org
16405 Myakka Rd Sarasota, FL 34240 941.322.1000 CrowleyFL.org
Archaeology Matters: Jeff Moates March 12, 2019
Florida Highwaymen: John McCarthy April 9, 2019
Sunday Afternoon Socials January 13, February 10, March 10, 2019 Sue Blue’s Historic Trolley Tours October 13 & 27, November 10 & 24, December 8, 2018 January 5 & 19, February 2 & 16, March 2, 16 & 30, April 13 & 27, 2019
Archaeology Lecture Series November 8, December 8, 2018; January 10, February 9, March 7, 2019
Lights in Bloom December 19, 2018 January 6, 2019 (closed December 24, 25 & 31)
Fairy House Festival
New Year’s Eve at Selby Gardens
February 23 – 24, 2019
December 31, 2018
Manatee County Agricultural Museum
Keynote Lecture: Gauguin’s Voyage to Paradise with Dr. Carol Ockman
Special Events
1015 6th St W Palmetto, FL 34221 941.721.2034 ManateeClerk.com/ historical/AgMuseum.aspx
Luncheon at Spanish Point / Bus Tour to Solomon’s Castle
Manatee Village Historical Park
Lecture Series
1404 Manatee Ave E Bradenton, FL 34208 941.749.7165 ManateeClerk.com/historical/ manateevillage.aspx
Monthly, October – May
January 2019
Sparkly Saturday February 9, 2019
Historic Spanish Point 337 N Tamiami Trail Osprey, FL 34229 941.966.5214 HistoricSpanishPoint.org
Tea with Bertha Palmer November 18, 2018; January 20, March 17, 2019
Full Moon Ghost Tours October 24, 2018; January 20, February 19, March 20, April 19, May 18, June 16, 2019
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 900 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236 941.366.5731 Selby.org
February 12, 2019
Tahitian Nights at Selby Gardens February 20, 2019
Botanical Briefings
Lunch in the Gardens
Endless Forms October 17, 2018
Orchid Show feat. Tom Mirenda October 25, 2018 Wine & Design
Orchid Mania with Angel Lara
The Orchid Show: Endless Forms Opening Reception
October 24, 2018
October 10, 2018
Tropical Paradise
The Orchid Show: Endless Forms
March 13, 2019
October 12 – November 25, 2018
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Spooktacular October 28, 2018
Savage Gardens October 31, 2018
Holiday Splendor October 24, 2018
1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy Sarasota, FL 34236 941.388.4441 Mote.org
Mote’s Night of Fish, Fun & Fright
New Topics Speaker Series
October 20, 2018
October 18 & November 15, 2018 January 22, February 14, March 5 & 28, April 17, 2019
Youth Making Ripples (Film Festival) February 8, 2019
Dispatches from the Gulf (Documentary) February 13, 2019
Special Lecture Series February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019
World Oceans Day Family Festival June 8, 2019 Year-Round Exhibits
Shark Zone Creatures from the Reef Florida Bay Habitats Sea Turtles: Ancient Survivors Manatees Otters & Their Waters From the River to the Seas Oh Baby! Life Cycles of the Sea Exploration Gallery Fossil Creek
New College of Florida 5800 Bay Shore Rd Sarasota, FL 34243 941.487.4153 ncf.edu/new-topics-newcollege Benefiting New College Foundation.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Ringling College of Continuing Studies 1050 S Tuttle Ave, Bldg 1 Sarasota, FL 34237 olliatringlingcollege.org Connections: Documentary Film Series
Expedition Happiness October 2, 2018
Naledi: A Baby Elephant’s Tale October 23, 2018
The Mars Generation November 13, 2018
Powel Crosley Estate 8374 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243 941.722.3244 PowelCrosleyEstate.com
Ringling College of Art + Design 2700 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234 941.351.5100 Ringling.edu See Museums & Visual Arts for gallery exhibits.
Ringling College of Continuing Studies 2700 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234 ringling.edu/ continuingstudies
Digital + Studio Arts + Lectures Through December 12, 2018, January 9 – May 31, June 10 – July 26, 2019
Lectures
Cuban Art Guest Lecturer: David Horta
Featured Immersions
October 24, 2018
October 13 & 20, 2018
Einstein’s Circle Lecture: Robert Essner
Cold Wax & Oil
Mark Making
October 31, 2018
October 6 – 7, 2018 March 9 – 10, 2019
Robert Collins
Encaustic
November 8, 2018
March 11 – 13, 2019
Stuck of Unstuck: Women in the 21st Century
Glass Workshops
November 14, 2018
Book Art & Letterpress: TBA Digital Painting: TBA Digital Sculpting: TBA
3rd Annual Boomer Conference with Jeri Sedlar November 16, 2018
May & June 2019 Woodworking: TBA
Master Classes: Winter/Spring
Charles Reid Watercolor Workshop March 11 – 15, 2019
Sarasota Architectural Sarasota Institute Foundation of Lifetime Learning 941.364.2199 (SILL) SarasotaArchitectural Foundation.org
Traditional Figure, Anatomy & more w/Glenn Vilppu
Umbrella House Tour
March 11 – 15, 2019
Cocoon House Tour
Portrait in Clay w/Philippe Faraut
October 6 & 20, December 1 & 15, 2018; January 5 & 19, February 2 & 16, March 2 & 16, 2019
March 15 – 17, 2019
Ink Painting w/Elisabeth Condon & Chalice Mitchell January 19 – 20, 2019
October 20, December 15, 2018
SarasotaMOD Architecture Festival
Acrylic Painting w/Tim Jaeger
November 9 – 11, 2018
January 12, 20, 27, 2019
Sarasota Children’s Garden
Magic of Tromp L’Oeil & Trilogy w/Jennifer Pace TBA
Art Quilts & Fiber Collages: Maggie Dillon March 10 – 11, 2019
Ringling Town Hall Lecture Series
1670 10th Way Sarasota, FL 34236 941.330.1711 sarasotachildrensgarden.com For a list of nature, gardening & art programs, please visit website.
8499 S Tamiami Trail, Box 219 Sarasota, FL 34238 941.365.6404 SILLSarasota.org
Sarasota Jungle Gardens 3701 Bay Shore Rd Sarasota, FL 34234 941.355.5305 SarasotaJungleGardens. com Schedule of events available online.
South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium & Parker Manatee Aquarium 201 10th St W Bradenton, FL 34205 941.746.4131 SouthFloridaMuseum.org
Film Fridays
Sarasota Garden Club
Every Friday Night
1131 Blvd of the Arts Sarasota, FL 34236 941.955.0875 SarasotaGardenClub.org
Family Night at the Museum
Flower Show & Plant Sale
IQuest
James Comey February 4, 2019
October 13, 2018
Jimmy Wales February 18, 2019
Margaret Taylor – Italian Designer
Caroline Kennedy
November 7, 2018
March 4, 2019
Gardens in Paradise: 5th Annual Premier Garden Tour
Benefiting Ringling College Library Association 941.925.1343 RCLassociation.org
Shaquille O’Neal January 21, 2019
Ian Bremmer April 11, 2019
March 16, 2019
First Saturday every month Second Saturday every month
think + drink (science) Second Wednesday every month
Stelliferous Live! Last Wednesday every month
STREAM Saturdays Third Saturday of every month
KidSpace Second & Fourth Saturdays of each month
Lunch & Learn Second & Fourth Wednesdays of each month
SunCoast Alliance for Lifelong Learning (SCALL) PO Box 1072 Sarasota, FL 34236 SunCoastLifelong Learning.org
Lifelong Learning Expo November 15, 2018
Suncoast Science Center Faulhaber Fab Lab 4452 S Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233 941.840.4394 suncoastscience.org For a list of camps, programs and events, please visit website.
Star of Bethlehem December 20 – 21, 2018
Venice Heritage PO Box 1190 Venice, FL 34284 941.237.0478 VeniceHeritage.org
engage festivals &
fairs
FESTIVALS & FAIRS Classic Car Show
Sarasota-Bradenton Triathlon Festival/ITU World Cup
Oktoberfest
The Native Plant Show
OCTOBER 2018 Lakewood Ranch Main St lakewoodranch.com October 3, November 7, December 6, 2018
W Venice Ave venicemainstreet.com October 4, 2018
Beer, Bands and BBQ Music Compound musiccompound.com October 6, 2018
24th Annual Downtown Sarasota Art & Craft Festival Main St, Sarasota artfestival.com October 6 – 7, 2018
Downtown Sarasota Home Show Municipal Auditorium, Sarasota 10times.com October 6 – 7, 2018
Giving Hunger the Blues & Jazz on the Bay
Van Wezel Bayfront givinghungertheblues.org October 12 – 13, 2018
Jaguar Concours d’Elegance
St. Armands Circle Park starmandscircleassoc.com October 12, 2018
Nathan Benderson Park nathanbendersonpark.org October 13 – 14, 2018
Bradenton Area Convention Center, Palmetto 10times.com October 18 – 19, 2018
Coin Show & Sale
Municipal Auditorium, Sarasota 10times.com October 19 – 21, 2018
45th Sun Fiesta
Venice Airport Festival Grounds womenssertoma.com October 19 – 21, 2018
Suncoast International Dragon Boat Festival Nathan Benderson Park gwndragonboat.com October 20, 2018
St. Armands Boat Show
St. Armands Circle starmandscircleassoc.com October 20 – 21, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Boo Fest
Lakewood Ranch Main St LakewoodRanch.com October 26, 2018
Sarasota Celtic Music Festival
Nathan Benderson Park celtoberfest.org October 26 – 27, 2018
Barctober Fest
Bob Gardner Community Park, LWR lakewoodranch.com October 27, 2018
Sarasota Oktoberfest Gulfstream and Main, Sarasota paragonartevents.com October 27 – 28, 2018
UTC Fine Art Fair with Craft Marketplace
140 University Town Center Dr. artfestival.com October 27 – 28, 2018
Venice Children’s Halloween Parade Venice Main St visitvenicefl.org October 31, 2018
10th Anniversary Fright Night
St. Armands Circle starmandscircleassoc.com October 31, 2018
NOVEMBER 2018 Sarasota Boat Show Sarasota Fairgrounds 10times.com November 2 – 4, 2018
2018 Wild About Nature Festival
conservationfoundation.com Bay Preserve, 400 Palmetto Ave, Osprey November 3, 2018
Beers, Boats and Bacon Festival
Nathan Benderson Park beerboatsandbacon.com November 10, 2018
30th Annual Ferraris on the Circle St. Armands St. Armands Circle Park Art & Craft Festival starmandscircleassoc.com November 3, 2018
Downtown Venice Art Classic
Venice Ave. artfestival.com November 3 – 4, 2018
Sarasota Medieval Fair
Sarasota Fairgrounds sarasotamedievalfair.com November 3 – 4, 10 – 11, 17 – 18, 2018
Sarasota Architectural Foundation
SarasotaMOD Weekend Multiple Venues sarasotamod.com November 9 – 11, 2018
2018 Chalk Festival: Garden of Wonders
Venice Airport Fairgrounds visitvenicefl.org November 9 – 12, 2018
Siesta Key Crystal Classic
Master Sand Sculpting Competition Ocean Blvd, Siesta Key siestakeycrystalclassic.com November 9 – 12, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Seafood & Music Festival
Lakewood Ranch Main St lakewoodranch.com November 24 – 25, 2018
Siesta Key Village Annual Holiday St. Armands Circle, Sarasota Lighting ArtFestival.com November 10 – 11, 2018
SiestaKeyVillage.org See website for date
Suncoast Food & Wine Fest
Bradenton Blues Festival
Sarasota Polo Club at LWR SuncoastFoodAnd Winefest.com November 10, 2018
Oktoberfest Jazz Trolley & Pub Crawl Downtown Sarasota jazzclubsarasota.org November 14, 2018
Fixx Fest
Bradenton Motorsports Park 10times.com November 17, 2018
Sarasota Fall Fine Art Festival
Gulf Stream Ave paragonartevents.com November 17 – 18, 2018
Ponies Under The Palms Mustang Show LWR Main St lakewoodranch.com November 18, 2018
Venice Blues Festival VisitVenicefl.org VeniceBlues.com November 2018
Bradenton Riverwalk Pavilion BradentonBluesFestival.org November 30 – December 2, 2018
DECEMBER 2018 Sarasota Art & Handmade Home Show
Robarts Arena sarasotaartandhandmade homeshow.com November 30 & December 1 – 2, 2018
Siesta Key Seafood & Music Festival Siesta Beach paragonartevents.com December 1 – 2, 2018
Venice Christmas Boat Parade North & South Jetties VisitVenicefl.org December 1, 2018
Holiday Night on St. Armands
St. Armands Circle starmandscircleassoc.com December 7, 2018
Atomic Holiday Bazaar
Municipal Auditorium, Sarasota 10times.com December 8 – 9, 2018
Lido Beach Holiday of the Arts paragonartevents.com December 8 – 9, 2018
Holidays Around the Ranch
Lakewood Ranch Main St LakewoodRanch.com December 14, 2018
Porsches in the Park
St. Armands Circle Park starmandscircleassoc.com December 15, 2018
Arts & Crafts Shows
Elks Lodge, Englewood 10times.com December 15 – 16, 2018
Sarasota New Year’s Eve Pineapple Drop
Sarasota December 31, 2018
JANUARY 2019 Bradenton Boat Show Bradenton Area Convention Center, Palmetto 10times.com January 4 – 6, 2019
The Venice Antiques Show
Venice Community Center 10times.com January 5 – 6, 2019
Coquina Tides Arts & Crafts Show
12th Annual Downtown Venice Anna Maria Island Chamber Craft Festival 10times.com January 12 – 13, 2019
Sarasota Fine Arts Festival
Downtown Sarasota paragonartevents.com January 12 – 13, 2019
23rd Annual Anna Maria Islandfest Arts & Craft Show 5801 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach Sunsetboulevard Promotions.com January 12 – 13, 2019
Taste of St. Armands
St. Armands Circle Park starmandscircleassoc.com January 19, 2019
Sarasota Seafood & Music Festival
Main St, Venice ArtFestival.com January 26 – 27, 2019
St. Armands Circle Winter Art Festival ArtFestival.com January 26 – 27, 2019
FEBRUARY 2019 Coquina Beach Winterfest Arts & Craft Show Phillippi Estate Park 10times.com February 2 – 3, 2019
Winterfest at the Mansion Arts & Craft Show
Five Points paragonartevents.com January 19 – 20, 2019
Phillippi Estate Park sunsetboulevard promotions.com February 2 – 3, 2019
Embracing Our Differences
Grand Ovation at Lakewood Ranch
2019 Embracing Our Differences Exhibit Bayfront Park embracingourdifferences.org January 19 – March 14, 2019
27th Annual Venice Nokomis Rotary Arts Festival
Venice Airport Grounds VeniceNokomisRotary.org January 19 – 20, 2019
Forks and Corks 2019 DineOriginal.com January 24 – 28, 2019
Lakewood Ranch Main St LakewoodRanch.com February 2019
Sarasota Masters Art Festival
Main St and Gulfstream Ave BoulderBrook.net February 2 – 3, 2019
Bradenton Area River Regatta desotohq.com February 9, 2019
5th Annual Maxine Barritt Park Arts & Craft Show
1600 Harbor Dr, Venice Sunsetboulevard Promotions.com February 9 – 10, 2019
Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts Main St, Sarasota ArtFestival.com February 9 – 10, 2019
Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival Village of Cortez cortez-fish.org February 16 – 17, 2019
Art at JD Hamel Park Arts & Craft Show 2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota Sunsetboulevard Promotions.com February 16 – 17, 2019
Lido Beach Winter Fine Art Festival
Lido Beach paragonartevents.com February 16 – 17, 2019
25th Annual Siesta Key Craft Festival
MARCH 2019 ArtSlam
Old Main St, Bradenton realizebradenton.com March 2, 2019
Suncoast Blues Festival Robarts Arena suncoastbluesfestival.com March 2, 2019
Sarasota Bradenton Home & Garden Show Bradenton Area Convention Center 10times.com March 2 – 3, 2019
18th Annual Downtown Venice Art Classic W Venice Ave ArtFestival.com March 2 – 3, 2019
Lido Tides Arts & Craft Show
400 Ben Franklin Dr, Sarasota Sunsetboulevard Promotions.com March 2 – 3, 2019
39th Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival
Siesta Key artfestival.com February 16 – 17, 2019
Downtown Sarasota jazzclubsarasota.org March 6 – 9, 2019
Sarasota Invitational Regatta
10th Annual Jewish Film Festival
Annual Siesta Key Craft Festival
Anna Maria Island Art League Springfest Art Festival
Nathan Benderson Park sarasotainvitational.com February 22 – 24, 2019
Ocean Blvd & Beach Rd artfestival.com February 23 – 24, 2019
jfedsrq.org March 6 – 17, 2019
City Hall Field, Holmes Beach islandartleague.org March 9 – 10, 2019
1st Annual Springfest at the Mansion Arts & Craft Show 5500 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota SunsetBoulevard Promotions.com March 9 – 10, 2019
Sarasota Spring Fine Art Festival
Downtown Sarasota paragonartevents.com March 9 – 10, 2019
Anna Maria Taste of Arts & Crafts 5801 Marina Dr, Holmes Beach SunsetBoulevard Promotions.com March 16 – 17, 2019
Lakewood Ranch Winter Fine Art Festival
Lakewood Ranch paragonartevents.com March 16 – 17, 2019
Sarasota County Fair Sarasota Fairgrounds SarasotaFair.com March 15 – 24, 2019
University Town Center Art Fair
140 University Town Center artfestival.com March 23 – 24, 2019
Downtown Sarasota Springfest Arts & Craft Show
Main & Pineapple Streets SunsetBoulevard Promotions.com March 23 – 24, 2019
Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival Centennial Park VeniceBookFair.com March 23 – 24, 2019
Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash
Venice Airport Festival Grounds visitvenicefl.org March 29 – 30, 2019
Florida Creativity Conference
Florida Studio Theatre 10times.com March 29 – 31, 2019
Lido Beach Spring Fine Art Festival paragonartevents.com April 6 – 7, 2019
Downtown Sarasota Art & Craft Festival artfestival.com April 6 – 7, 2019
Venice Shark Tooth Festival Venice Airport grounds SharksToothFest.com April 2019
La Musica International Chamber Music Festival
The Rotary Club of LaMusicaFestival.org Englewood’s Fine Arts April 8 – 16, 2019 Festival Dearborn St, Englewood DeSoto Bottle Boat EnglewoodRotary.org Regatta March 30 – 31, 2019
APRIL 2019 Florida Winefest & Auction Sarasota FloridaWineFest.org April 4 – 7, 2019
desotohq.com April 13, 2019
InspireSarasota! 2019 Five Points Park, Downtown Sarasota sarasotaarts.org April 13, 2019
Annual Siesta Fiesta
DeSoto Seafood Festival
Ocean Boulevard, Siesta Key Village ArtFestival.com April 27 – 28, 2019
Sarasota Film Festival
Lakewood Ranch Fine Arts Festival
desotohq.com April 5 – 7, 2019
SarasotaFilmFestival.com April 5 – 14, 2019
Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival
Hollywood II, Sarasota unwomen-usnc.org/gcc April 6 – 7, 2019
Lakewood Ranch paragonartevents.com April 27 – 28, 2019
MAY 2019 Classic Corvette Car Show
St. Armands Circle starmandscircleassoc.com May 4, 2019
Venice Seafood & Music Festival
Centennial Park paragonartevents.com May 4 – 5, 2019
10th Annual Harvey Milk Festival Five Points Park harveymilkfestival.org May 4 & 9 – 11, 2019
Dragon Boat Festival 2019
Nathan Benderson Park gwndragonboat.com May 11, 2019
SUMMER 2018 St. Armands Seafood & Music Festival
St. Armands Circle Park paragonartevents.com June 1 – 2, 2019
Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week SavorSarasota.com June 1 – 14, 2019
Sarasota Music Festival
SarasotaOrchestra.org June 2 – 22, 2019
World Oceans Day Family Festival Mote Marine Mote.org June 8, 2019
connect arts communities & organizations
ARTS COMMUNITIES & ORGANIZATIONS Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County 1226 N Tamiami Trail, Ste 300 Sarasota, FL 34236 941.365.5118 SarasotaArts.org
Celebration of the Arts Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall October 22, 2018
Remnants of Memory: Brenda K. Robinson February 5 – 28, 2019 Artist Reception February 6
A Study in Glass Steve Iitis & Susan Kutno March 5 – April 5, 2019 Artist Reception April 17
DC Designs: Continuity and Change – Alan Ward December 13, 2018 Exhibits
American Designed Landscapes: Space and Light, Photographs by Alan Ward
A Potpourri of Genres Karen Chandler, Ivonne Henry & Susan Mass
October 16 – December 29, 2018
InspireSarasota! Festival
April 10 – May 15, 2019 Artist Reception March 6
Five Points Park, Downtown Sarasota April 13, 2019
Center for Architecture Sarasota
February 7, 2019 – April 30, 2019
265 S Orange Ave Sarasota, FL 34236 cfasrq.org
Florida Creativity Alliance
Principals Luncheon Art Ovation Hotel November 7, 2018
Art Exhibits
James Griffin: Moments of Color and Light
Trolley Tours Thursdays, October – May
Through October 31, 2018
An “Exchange” of Ideas Ann Hollister, Linda Moor Anelli
CFAS 5 Year Anniversary Exhibit
Building A Day
A Designed Life: Contemporary American Textiles, Wallpapers and Containers & Packages, 1951-1954
4331 Woodmans Chart Sarasota, FL 34235 440.724.4427 flcreativity.com
Navigating Now & Beyond March 29 – 31, 2019
November 5 – December 14, 2018 Artist Reception November 14
October 1 – 31, 2018 October 5, 2018
Florida West Coast Bead Society
Expansion of Abstraction/ Originality of Gouache Laurie Maves Guglielmi & Gennifer March
Lectures
FloridaWestCoast BeadSociety.com
For the Love of Architecture – Harold Bubil Speaker
Classes with nationally known beading instructor Cristie Prince
January 2 – 31, 2019 Artist Reception January 9
October 23, 2018
Designing Women Boutique November 3 – 5, 2018
Celebration Reception
American Designed Landscapes: Space and Light – Alan Ward November 15, 2018
Founders Garden Club of Sarasota
Manatee County Cultural Alliance
Art Slam 2019
PO Box 25612 Sarasota, FL 34277 FoundersGCSarasota.org See website for events.
926 12th St W Bradenton, FL 34205 941.746.2223 ManateeArts.org
Long Table Cars & Cuisine at Jake’s Automotive
March 2, 2019
April 13, 2019
First Friday Art Walk
Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild
First Friday every month
Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation
FriendshipKnot QuiltersGuild.com
Manatee Village Historical Park
941.953.8727 HistoricSarasota.org
1404 Manatee Ave E
Hermitage Artist Retreat Bradenton, FL 34208 6660 Manasota Key Rd Englewood, FL 34223 941.475.2098 HermitageArtistRetreat.org Check website for event schedule.
Lakewood Ranch Main Street 8100 Lakewood Ranch Blvd Bradenton, FL 34202 941.907.9243 LakewoodRanch.com
manateevillage.org
Manasota Weavers Guild PO Box 17876 Sarasota, FL 34276 ManasotaWeavers Guild.com
The Parrish Arts Council
Music on Main
ParrishArtsCouncil.org Bradenton Area Convention Center
Free concerts the first Friday of each month.
East2West Art Market & Show
Classic Car Show
October 6 – 7, 2018
First Wednesday of each month.
Petticoat Painters petticoatpaintersfl.com
Events at Lakewood Ranch 6220 University Pkwy Lakewood Ranch, FL 34240 941.907.6000 LakewoodRanch.com/events
Suncoast Food & Wine Fest Sarasota Polo Club November 10, 2018
Sarasota County Film And Entertainment Office 1680 Fruitville Rd Sarasota, FL 34236 941.309.1200 filmsarasota.com
“Robert McKee STORY” Seminar Ringling College October 19 – 21, 2018
Sarasota Film Society Burns Court Cinemas 506 Burns Court Sarasota, FL 34236 Lakewood Ranch Cinemas 10715 Rodeo Drive #8 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 941.955.3456 FilmSociety.org
Cine-World Film Festival
Realize Bradenton
November 2 – 11, 2018
941.621.6471 realizebradenton.com
Sarasota Garden Club
Bradenton Farmers Market
Music in the Park
1131 Blvd of the Arts Sarasota, FL 34236 941.955.0875 SarasotaGardenClub.org
Fridays, March 8 – April 26, 2019
Flower Show & Plant Sale
Bradenton Blues Festival
October 13, 2018
Saturdays, October 6, 2018 – May 25, 2019
November 30 – December 2, 2018
Margaret Taylor – Italian Designer
Tapestry Artists of Sarasota
November 7, 2018
8069 Stirling Falls Cir Sarasota, FL 34243 941.359.1765 AmericanTapestry Alliance.org
Gardens in Paradise: 5th Annual Premier Garden Tour March 16, 2019
Sarasota Pen Women 941.342.8542 SarasotaPenWomen.com Workshops
Boost Your Creativity: An Expressive Writing Workshop October 26, 2018
Marketing 101 – Selling Your Self-Published Book November 2, 2018
Calligraphy for Christmas December 14, 2018 Luncheon
Launching Leaders in the Arts Awards Luncheon 2018-19 March 6, 2019
Sarasota Shell Club PO Box 4124 Sarasota, FL 34230 SarasotaShellClub.com
Annual Sarasota Shell Show February 8 – 10, 2019
Sumi-E Society of America Sarasota Chapter sarasotasumi-e.ipower.com
Small Tapestry International 6: Beyond the Edge, Orville Hanchey Gallery, Northwestern State University May 1 – June 30, 2019
Small Tapestry International 6: Beyond the Edge Augustana College, Rock Island August 26 – October 12, 2019
U.S. National Committee for UN Women Gulf Coast Chapter PO Box 4102 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.923.1050 unwomen-usnc.org/gcc
Village of the Arts Bradenton, FL 941.747.8056 VillageoftheArts.com
Art Walks First Friday & Saturday every month. Events & workshops schedules available online.
Visit Sarasota County 701 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 941.955.0991 VisitSarasota.org
Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week June 1 – 14, 2019
WSLR+Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center 525 Kumquat Ct Sarasota, FL 34236 941.894.6469 Concerts
Jim Lauderdale w/ Grant Peeples opening October 12, 2018
International Women’s Day New Orleans Jazz Vipers Art Center Sarasota March 8, 2019
October 19, 2018
Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival
October 28, 2018
Hollywood II, Sarasota April 6 & 7, 2019
November 4, 2018
Venice Main Street
November 9, 2018
941.484.6722 VeniceMainSt.com See Festivals & Fairs section.
John McCutcheon
Daymark Irish Trio Paul Brock Band Frank’s Hot Jazz Guitar Trio
December 15, 2018
David Wilcox January 18, 2019
Emerging Artists Showcase February 1, 2019
Hightime Celtic Band March 8, 2019
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