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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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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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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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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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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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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Chicago
6/1/2008 to 7/6/2008
366-5454
Those merry murderesses of the Bob Fosse musical continue their wicked ways through July 6 at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre.
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Art Center Sarasota
6/1/2008 to 7/26/2008
365-2032
Remaining on view here through July 26 are three shows: Humanity in Black and White, a juried photography exhibition; A New Town: Photographs by Steven Katzman; and Elizabeth Stevens: Etchings and Aquatints.
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Dabbert Gallery
6/1/2008 to 9/30/2008
955-1315
A Summer Showcase exhibit features the works of artists Yuqi Wang, Craig Rubadoux, Ben Stahl, Barbara Krupp, Robert Baxter, Eric Boyer, Daniel Bilodeau and William Suys, June 1 through Sept. 30.
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Ringling Museum of Art
6/3/2008 to 8/10/2008
Call 359-5700 for exhibition info; call 360-7399 for Historic Asolo tickets.
Focus on Asian Art: Guanyin Personified continues here through June 15. Also on view, through Aug. 10, is Phantasmagoria: Specters of Absence, featuring works dwelling in an otherworldly space of fog, smoke and dreams. In addition, the Historic Asolo Theater presents Backstage Onstage, featuring the local artists of Soulspeak/Soulmoves, who will reveal the methods used to elicit the "speaking" of the soul in voice, dance, visual art and more, at 11 a.m. June 3.
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Galleria Silecchia
6/5/2008 to 7/30/2008
365-7414
Continuing on view at the Palm Avenue space through June 5 are works by Native American sculptor Roxanne Swentzell, totems by Richard Hunt, and ceramics by Yasuko Nakamura. Sculptures by Glenna Goodacre and mixed media paintings by Cary Henrie take center stage through July 30.
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Venice Art Center
6/11/2008 to 10/4/2008
485-7136
Artists John and Suzie Seerey Lester, Jack and Mary Jo Perkins, Maureen and Chuck Snyder and Dr. Robert Woefel are highlighted here through Aug. 15. Coming up next: Landscapes & Seascapes, running Sept. 12 through Oct. 4.
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Salvador Dali Museum
6/11/2008 to 9/21/2008
(727) 823-3767
Women: Dali's View continues here through Sept. 21, offering 70 works from the permanent collection tracing the artist's depiction of the feminine sex.
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Dabbert Gallery
6/11/2008 to 9/30/2008
955-1315
Continuing through Sept. 30 is a Summer Showcase of gallery artists.
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Museum of Fine Arts
6/11/2008 to 9/28/2008
(727) 896-2667
On view at the St. Petersburg museum through Aug. 26: Unveiled: Rarely Seen Art from the Collection and Mrs. Stuart's Legacy. On view through Oct. 5: Ansel Adams and the West, and through Sept. 28, Art, Friendships and the New York School: The Benjamin Gollay Collection.
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Sarasota Reds
6/11/2008 to 8/31/2008
http://sarasotareds.com
The minor league team continues to play throughout the summer at Ed Smith Stadium; for ticket info go to sarasotareds.com.
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Menopause The Musical
6/13/2008 to 7/13/2008
351-8000
They're ba-a-a-ck! Yes, those ladies with the hot flashes and mood swings return to the Asolo Rep stage, in a production running June 13 through July 13. A hot ticket, indeed, as an earlier Menopause at the Asolo ran on…and on…and on.
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Selby Gallery
6/20/2008 to 7/25/2008
359-7563
Threads, a fiber show held in conjunction with the international Convergence fiber art conference in Tampa, features the work of artists Alice Schlein, Monika Auch, Monica Naugle, Jan-Ru Wan and Ringling instructors Sheryl Haler and Dee Hood, June 20 through July 25.
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A Moon for the Misbegotten
6/26/2008 to 7/13/2008
358-5330
Eugene O'Neill's often wistful play about a hard-drinking man and the rough-edged woman who could be his soulmate opens the Banyan Theater Company's season, with performances June 26 through July 13 at the Cook Theatre.
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Venice Art Center
6/27/2008 to 8/15/2008
485-7136
Works by John and Suzie Seerey Lester, Jack and Mary Jo Perkins, Maureen and Chuck Snyder and Dr. Robert Woefel go on view with a reception at 5 p.m. June 27; continuing through Aug. 15.
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Museum of Fine Arts
6/28/2008 to 9/28/2008
(727) 896-2667
The recently expanded St. Petersburg museum continues its exhibition Revelations: Works by Self-Taught African-American Artists through July 27, along with Unveiled: Rarely Seen Art from the Collection and Mrs. Stuart's Legacy, through Aug. 26. Opening this month: Ansel Adams and the West, June 21 through Oct. 5, and Art, Friendships and the New York School: The Benjamin Gollay Collection, June 28 through Sept. 28.
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Majestic Ma Xi Tuan
7/1/2008 to 7/24/2008
360-7399
The Ringling Museum and Circus Sarasota partner to present this Chinese acrobatic troupe, lion dancing, hoop diving, pole climbing and more in performances through July 24 at the Historic Asolo Theater.
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Fourth of July Fireworks
7/4/2008 to 7/4/2008
Sparklers to celebrate our country's birthday are once again going off at various area venues, among them Sarasota Bayfront Park and Siesta Key beaches, around 9:15 p.m. on the Fourth. Plan to carpool.
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Gloria Musicae: A Glorious Fourth
7/4/2008 to 7/4/2008
360-7399
The choral ensemble presents a concert of patriotic favorites for the holiday, starting at 4 p.m. July 4 at the Historic Asolo Theater.
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Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix
7/4/2008 to 7/6/2008
371-8820 ext. 1800
http://suncoastoffshore.org
The big summer event continues through July 6 and includes a Sarasota Reds baseball and fireworks night and festival parade of boats, July 3; powerboats by the bay and the world's largest offshore party July 4; a bike show July 5; and, of course, the big boat race itself starting at 11 a.m. July 6 (best viewing along Lido Beach). Proceeds benefit the Florida Center for Child and Family Development.
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Chicago
7/6/2008 to 7/6/2008
366-5454
The Kander-Ebb-Fosse hit ends its run at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre July 6.
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Monday Night Movies at the Ringling
7/7/2008 to 9/29/2008
360-7399
A selection of art, independent and foreign films, at 7 p.m. each Monday in July, August and September (except Sept. 1) at the Historic Asolo Theater.
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The Play’s the Thing Playreading Festival
7/7/2008 to 7/12/2008
365-2494
A minimum of six new plays will receive readings at the Players Theatre in this annual summer competition, taking place July 7-12 with performances at 7:30 p.m. each night.
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The Musical of Musicals The Musical
7/8/2008 to 8/31/2008
366-5454
Remember that old melodrama line "I can't pay the rent"? It turns up again in this musical parody, which offers stories and songs on that theme done in the style of various composers, including Andrew Lloyd Webber and Kander and Ebb. Onstage July 8 through Aug. 31 at the Golden Apple.
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Ringling Museum of Art
7/12/2008 to 11/30/2008
359-5700
Phantasmagoria: Specters of Absence continues here through Aug. 10, while Ringling Retro, offering modern and contemporary art from the permanent collection, is on view through Sept. 7. You can also enjoy Focus on Asian Art: 20th-Century Japanese Prints, July 12 through Nov. 30.
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Menopause the Musical
7/13/2008 to 7/13/2008
351-8000
More hot flashes and failing memories as the popular musical receives a reprise, through July 13 on the Asolo Repertory Theatre's mainstage.
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The Mystery of Irma Vep
7/13/2008 to 7/13/2008
366-9000
Two actors play eight classic characters (think Wuthering Heights, The Mummy's Curse and more) in this campy, quick-change satire, playing through July 13 on Florida Studio Theatre's mainstage.
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True West
7/17/2008 to 8/3/2008
358-5330
Two brothers clash violently while collaborating on a Hollywood script in this Sam Shepard play, onstage July 17 through Aug. 3 in a Banyan Theater Company production at the Cook Theatre.
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If the Devil Could Fall in Love
7/17/2008 to 7/20/2008
365-2494
Satan develops a thing for a New York novelist in this new piece by Jenny Beres, winner of the Players' 2007 The Play's the Thing competition. Onstage at the Players Theatre July 17-20.
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FridayFest on the Bay
7/18/2008 to 9/19/2008
953-3368
The Van Wezel summer bayfront music series continues with live entertainment July 18, Aug. 15 and Sept. 19; bands TBA.
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Carla's Clay Free Clay Day
7/19/2008 to 7/19/2008
Carla's Clay, 1733 Northgate Blvd., Sarasota
(941) 359-2773
http://www.carlasclay.com
Carla O'Brien is offering local patrons free clay and studio time to create bowls for All Faiths Food Bank's "Bowls of Hope" event. Reservations required.
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7/19/2008 to 7/19/2008
, 1064 N. Tamiami Trail, at the corner of 10th Street and U.S. 41 in Sarasota
(941) 351-0024
Broadway Promenade will host Operation Feed Sarasota, a barbecue bash and food drive supported by the realtor community and benefiting the Salvation Army and All Faiths Food Bank. The barbecue will be held in the courtyard of Broadway Promenade. Realtors in both Sarasota and Manatee counties are invited and are requested to bring a bag of non-perishable goods to donate to the food drive.
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Oldies Concert
7/19/2008 to 7/19/2008
488-1115
Featuring the music of Bandana, at 8 p.m. July 19 at Venice Little Theatre.
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Southern Comforts
7/23/2008 to 8/9/2008
366-9000
A play by Kathryn Clark about a retirement-age couple (he a New Jersey widower, she a Southern widow) who marry and face questions about their new life together, onstage July 23 through Aug. 9 at Florida Studio Theatre.
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Red, White and You
7/24/2008 to 7/24/2008
Westfield Southgate Mall, Sarasota
(941) 363-0211
http://www.cosimos.net
Cosimo's Brick Oven celebrates the United States of America with a buffet of American cuisine created by owners John and Susie Ganley and chef Shane Dabney. Cost is $25 plus tax and tip.
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Selby Gallery.
7/25/2008 to 10/11/2008
359-7563
Continuing on view here through July 25 is Threads, a fiber arts show. Up next: a show of digital work, Aug. 8 through Sept. 13, followed by Part I of the annual Ringling College faculty show, opening Sept. 19 and running through Oct. 11.
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Musem of Fine Arts
7/27/2008 to 8/26/2008
(727) 896-2667
On view at the St. Petersburg museum are Revelations: Works by Self-Taught African-American Artists, through July 27; and Unveiled: Rarely Seen Art from the Collection and Mrs. Stuart's Legacy, through Aug. 26.
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Galleria Silecchia
7/30/2008 to 10/3/2008
365-7414
Continuing on view at the Palm Avenue space through July 30: works by sculptor Glenna Goodacre and mixed media painter Cary Henrie. Also on view this summer: new works by Ulla Darni, July 3 through Aug. 2; and art by glass artist Hiroshi Yamano and oils by Homero Aguilar, Aug. 3 through Oct. 3.
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Oklahoma!
7/30/2008 to 8/9/2008
488-1115
A "summer stock" production of the classic musical, running July 30 through Aug. 9 at Venice Little Theatre.
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