Designing Women Boutique Winter Salon Series
12/3/2007 to 5/29/2008
1226 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
(941) 366-5293
http://www.designingwomenboutique.org
You're invited to mini-lectures, luncheons and style shows on the final Thursday of each month, featuring New York designer and artist Michael Vollbracht (Dec. 3), Maestro Leif Bjaland (Dec. 7), J. David Holcomb, M.D. (Jan. 31); author Leslie Glass (Feb. 28), Sarasota Ballet of Florida artistic director Iain Webb (March 27), Diamond Vault's Michael Chokr (April 24) and author Karen Koenig (May 29). $12 per person per event. RSVP required.
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Lady
5/1/2008 to 5/9/2008
351-8000
A new play by Craig Wright, producer of Lost and a writer for Six Feet Under, which places three old buddies on a hunting trip that may change their relationships forever. Onstage May 9 through June 1 in an Asolo Rep production at the Cook Theatre.
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Nebel Photography 28th Annual Juried Exhibition
5/1/2008 to 6/2/2008
2377 Stickney Point Road, suite 121-B, Sarasota
(941) 922-6929
http://www.nebelphotography.com
This year's exhibition will introduce the gallery's new Urban Series, which combines Sarasota's natural beauty with its new architecture.
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Doubt
5/1/2008 to 5/1/2008
351-8000
The John Patrick Shanley award winner about the confrontation between a nun and a priest in the 1960s ends its run May 1 at the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
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Courtyard Concert
5/1/2008 to 5/1/2008
360-7375
The Jerry White Big Band offers swing music and dancing, from 6 to 9 p.m. May 1 in the Ringling Museum courtyard.
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McCurdy's Comedy Theatre
5/1/2008 to 5/31/2008
925-3869
Onstage at the North Trail comedy club this month: Gerry Dee, May 1-4; Valarie Storm, May 7-11; The Bermuda Mavericks, May 14-18; Tim Wilkins, May 19; John DiCrosta, May 21-25; and Diane Ford, May 28-31.
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Dabbert Gallery
5/2/2008 to 5/31/2008
955-1315
Opening May 2 to run throughout the month: The Music of Art, featuring works by Kathleen Carrillo, Candace Knapp, Barbara Krupp and Francois Faucher.
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The Jungle Book
5/2/2008 to 5/2/2008
365-2494
The Jungle Book. Enjoy the tales of Rudyard Kipling, at 7 p.m. May 2 at the Players Theatre.
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Golf Challenge
5/3/2008 to 5/3/2008
366-3911 ext. 121.
Swing your club May 3 at The Meadows Country Club, to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County.
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Smash
5/3/2008 to 5/3/2008
351-8000
This Jeffrey Hatcher adaptation of a Shaw novel about a socialist millionaire whose plans to overthrow the government go awry is mostly entertaining, in a production running through May 3 at the Asolo Rep.
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Classic Corvettes on the Circle
5/3/2008 to 5/3/2008
388-1554
Fulfill your 'Vettes fantasy, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3 on St. Armands.
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Toxic Audio
5/4/2008 to 5/4/2008
366-9000
This Grammy-nominated a cappella production continues through May 4 at Florida Studio Theatre's Stage III.
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Equus
5/4/2008 to 5/4/2008
351-8000
The Peter Shaffer drama about a very troubled young man and his psychiatrist continues through May 4 at Asolo Rep.
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The Underpants
5/4/2008 to 5/4/2008
351-8000
Steve Martin's adaptation of Carl Sternheim's farce, where the action begins with an underwear accident, continues through May 4 in an FSU/Asolo Conservatory production in the Cook Theatre.
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Ringling museum of Art
5/4/2008 to 8/10/2008
359-5700
Continuing on view through May 4: Jacob Lawrence: Three Series of Prints: Genesis, Hiroshima and Toussaint L'Ouverture. Also on view, through May 25, is Old Masters Drawings from the Ringling Museum of Art, including works by Boucher, Fragonard and Giulio Romano. And Asian Art in Focus: Guanyin Personified continues through June 15. Opening May 24 to run through Aug. 10 is Phantasmagoria: Specters of Absence, which explores the work of artists using fog and smoke, light and shadow, such as Regina Silveira and Jim Campbell.
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Festival Latino
5/4/2008 to 5/5/2008
365-2494
The annual celebration of Latino culture, music and dances takes place May 4 and 5 at the Players Theatre.
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Isreal@60 Celebration
5/4/2008 to 5/8/2008
371-4546
The Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation's celebration of Israel's statehood continues with a Family Celebration spotlighting Israeli culture May 4 at the federation campus (foods, music, children's events) and a talk by Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby, "Why the Media Get the Middle East Wrong," at 7 p.m. May 8 at Temple Beth Sholom.
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Key Chorale
5/4/2008 to 5/4/2008
921-4845
The choral ensemble performs works by Campra, Elgar and others, with a "mysterious and divine" theme, at 4 p.m. May 4 at Church of the Palms.
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Monday Night Movies at the Ringling
5/5/2008 to 5/19/2008
360-7399
On this month's schedule are Florida-set films The Yearling, May 5; The Palm Beach Story, May 12; and Night Moves, May 19. All at 7 p.m. in the Historic Asolo Theater and presented with the Sarasota Film Festival.
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Disney’s the Lion King
5/8/2008 to 6/22/2008
(800) 955-1045
Julie Taymor's magical stage interpretation of the Disney musical film comes to life May 8 through June 22 at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.
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The Hobbit
5/8/2008 to 5/18/2008
488-1115
Tolkien's classic tale of elves, wizards, dragons, a ring and one small hobbit named Bilbo Baggins turns up on the Venice Little Theatre stage, May 8-18.
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Ragtime
5/8/2008 to 5/25/2008
748-5875
The sweeping musical adapted from the quintessentially American stories of E.L. Doctorow's book takes to the stage May 8-25 at the Manatee Players Riverfront Theatre.
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Aunt Rudele's Family Reunion
5/8/2008 to 5/17/2008
360-7399
This production starring Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe founder Nate Jacobs as Aunt Rudele, who teaches life lessons between songs and tirades, replaces WBTT's previously announced Love in the Key of Aretha, onstage May 8-17 at the Historic Asolo Theater.
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The Long Weekend
5/8/2008 to 5/18/2008
778-5755
A comedy of manners by Norm Foster, set during a weekend visit between two couples. Onstage May 8-18 at the Island Players.
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The Hobbit
5/9/2008 to 5/10/2008
366-8450
The Sarasota Youth Opera presents the U.S. premiere of Canadian composer Dean Burry's musical adaptation of the Tolkien tale, with performances May 9 and 10 at the Opera House.
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Salvador Dali Museum
5/9/2008 to 6/1/2008
(727) 823-3767
Dali & Film, a look at the relationship between the artist's paintings and his films, continues at the St. Petersburg museum through June 1.
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Longboat Key Center for the Arts
5/9/2008 to 9/30/2008
383-2345
Continuing here are the Spring into Summer exhibition and Members Exhibit and Gift Gallery, through September.
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May Events at Selby Gallery
5/9/2008 to 5/30/2008
359-7563
Remaining on view through May 2, Part II of the Ringling College Juried Student Exhibition. Opening May 9 to run through May 30, Teachers, too presents works by the school's Continuing Studies and Special Programs instructors; and Past Present: The Art of Frank Colson, features longtime Sarasota sculptor Colson's ceramic work.
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Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood
5/9/2008 to 5/10/2008
365-2494
A 1950s-style musical version of that old children's story, at 7 p.m. May 9 and 10 at the Players Theatre, in a Players Performing Arts Studio production.
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New Music New College
5/10/2008 to 5/10/2008
487-4154
The JACK Quartet offers Inventions of Memory, contemporary music by John Zorn, Wolfgang Rihm and others, at 8 p.m. May 10 at Sainer Pavilion. There will be a pre-concert discussion at 6:45 p.m.
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Serrano Contemporary/Sonnet Gallery
5/10/2008 to 5/30/2008
928-6490
Showing here through May 10, works by Tod Bailey and Monica Mary. Opening May 16 to run through May 30: Gone with the Circus, a group exhibition that may be the last at the Towles Court space, which is opening a branch in NYC.
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Art Center Sarasota
5/10/2008 to 7/26/2008
The north Sarasota County student art exhibition continues here through May 10. Up next: Humanity in Black and White, a Florida photography juried exhibition; A Newtown, photography by Steven Katzman in the Front Gallery; and etchings and aquatints by Elizabeth Stevens in the Center Gallery, all May 20 through July 26.
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Florida String Quartet
5/11/2008 to 5/11/2008
953-3434
Works by Barber, Piazzolla and Dvorak are on the program for this concert at 4 p.m. May 11 at Holley Hall.
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Artist Series of Sarasota
5/11/2008 to 5/27/2008
360-7399
Two events this month: First pianist Martin Kasik performs Rachmaninoff and Chopin, May 11 and 13; then soprano Melanie Sarakatsannis offers music by Mozart and Kern, May 25 and 27, all at the Historic Asolo Theater.
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Funny Girl
5/11/2008 to 5/11/2008
366-5454
Fanny Brice (Catherine Randazzo in this production) strives for show biz success and true love in this Jule Styne-Bob Merrill musical, onstage through May 11 at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre.
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Outlaws and Angels
5/12/2008 to 6/7/2008
366-9000
This revue features music by Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline and other country legends, through June 7 on FST's cabaret stage.
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Come Blow Your Horn
5/13/2008 to 5/26/2008
488-1115
Neil Simon's early comedy, about a pair of brothers, one swinging, one not, trying to escape their parents' demands. Onstage May 13-26 at Venice Little Theatre.
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Chicago
5/13/2008 to 7/6/2008
366-5454
The Bob Fosse hit is razzle-dazzlin' 'em May 13 through July 6 over at the Golden Apple.
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Tommy Bahama Golf Classic
5/13/2008 to 5/13/2008
488-4009
The golfers tee off May 13 at Legacy Golf Club at Lakewood Ranch, to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Suncoast.
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Eat, Drink & Think at Canvas Cafe
5/15/2008 to 8/17/2008
Canvas Cafe, downtown Sarasota
(941) 366-2233
http://www.canvascafesrq.com
Come experience intimate interviews with creative leaders, a three-course meal from chef Steven Phelps, a bottle of wine and stimulating conversation. May 15: Leif Bjaland; June 19: TBA; July 19: Piero Rivolta; August 17: Bill Buchman. Attendance is limited to 20 people.
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The Art of Sound at Modern Times Gallery
5/15/2008 to 5/15/2008
1962 Main St., third floor, Sarasota
(941) 365-2800
http://www.moderntimesgallery.com
Exhibiting artists marry the art of the eye with the experience of the ear, creating a unique new experience for gallery-goers.
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Honor Sanctuary's Mutts on Main at Lakewood Ranch
5/15/2008 to 5/15/2008
Main Street at Lakewood Ranch
(941) 302-0933
Join the fun on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch with dogs, puppies, cats and kittens for adoption! Bring your family and your pets -- they'll be able to get micro-chipped, sample gourmet treats and receive a mini-massage.
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Cocktails at the Cà d’Zan
5/15/2008 to 5/15/2008
359-5700
Shaman provides the live music for this month's event, from 6 to 9 p.m. May 15.
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Venice Art Center
5/15/2008 to 6/19/2008
485-7136
The south Sarasota County Public Schools exhibition remains on view through May 15, followed by an exhibition of Florals, May 23 through June 19.
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State of the Arts Gallery
5/15/2008 to 7/1/2008
955-2787
Continuing here through May 15 is White Hot, artistic interpretations in white. Opening May 16 to run through July 1: Flower Power, featuring modern botanica and abstracted landscapes.
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Working: A Musical
5/16/2008 to 6/8/2008
351-8000
Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso adapted the true stories in Studs Terkel's book about workers in all walks of life; it runs May 16 through June 8 at Asolo Rep.
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Physicians Golf Tournament
5/16/2008 to 5/16/2008
917-1286
To be held May 16 at The Meadows Country Club to benefit the Physicians Endowment, an education fund for Sarasota Memorial staff.
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Florida West Coast Symphony Pops
5/17/2008 to 5/17/2008
953-3434
Clarinet prodigy Dave Bennett and his sextet join the orchestra for an evening of swing, Benny Goodman style, at 8 p.m. May 17 at the Van Wezel.
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Swing!
5/19/2008 to 5/29/2008
748-5875
The Manatee Players bring back this 2007-08 season hit offering an evening of swing music, with performances June 19-22 and 26-29 at the Riverfront Theatre.
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Palm Literary Society
5/20/2008 to 5/20/2008
329-2604
The society closes out its season with a luncheon welcoming writer (and Sarasota resident) Jeff Shaara, whose latest book, The Steel Wave, is the second in Shaara's acclaimed World War II trilogy about D-Day. At 11:30 a.m. May 20 at Lakewood Ranch Country Club. Tickets $75 (includes a copy of the book).
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Smooth Jazz on St. Armands
5/23/2008 to 5/23/2008
388-1554
Fourth Friday with Style. A surprise artist, TBA, will perform starting at 6 p.m. May 23 at St. Armands Circle Park.
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The Rocky Horror Show
5/24/2008 to 6/14/2008
488-1115
Brad and Janet, Frank-n-Furter, Riff Raff and the whole crazy gang are back in this ever popular musical, onstage May 24 through June 14 at VLT's Stage II.
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The Miamians
5/24/2008 to 5/24/2008
366-9000
Michael McKeever's play about three families of different ethnic backgrounds living in the city across Alligator Alley from us continues through May 24 at Florida Studio Theatre.
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Third Annual "Savor Sarasota"
5/27/2008 to 6/8/2008
Sarasota, FL
http://www.savorsarasota.com
The third annual "Savor Sarasota" event has been expanded to 13 days and will be held May 27-June 8, offering $15 lunches and $25 dinners at many of the area's top restaurants.
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The Players Performing Arts Studio Spectacular Showcase
5/30/2008 to 5/31/2008
365-2494
Songs, dance and a tribute to T.V. Land, May 30 and 31 at the Players Theatre.
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Shifting Phantoms: An Evening of Illusory Dance
5/30/2008 to 5/31/2008
360-7399
The Moving Ethos Dance Company, with choreographer Courtney Smith, pushes the boundaries of perception in an investigation of loss, illusions and the fleeting nature of earthly existence. At 8 p.m. May 30 and 31 at the Historic Asolo Theater.
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