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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Abstraction: New and Review at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art
8/15/2008 to 11/1/2008
1419 Fifth St., Sarasota
(941) 366-2093
http://www.allyngallup.com
"Abstraction: New and Review" will open at Allyn Gallup on Aug. 15. "Abstraction: Part 2" will run Sept. 24-Nov. 1
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The Will Rogers Follies
8/21/2008 to 9/7/2008
748-5875
The Manatee Players open their season with this look at the life of folksy humorist Rogers, Aug. 21 through Sept. 7.
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Cocktails at the Cà d’Zan
8/21/2008 to 9/18/2008
359-5700
Koko Ray provides the live entertainment for July's outing on the Ringling Museum grounds, from 6 to 9 p.m. July 17. You can also count on music and refreshments here Aug. 21 and Sept. 18.
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Art Center Sarasota
9/2/2008 to 10/25/2008
365-2032
Continuing through July 26: Humanity in Black and White, the 5th Annual Florida Photography Juried Exhibition; A Newtown: Photographs by Steven Katzman; and etchings and aquatints by Elizabeth Stevens. Coming up Sept. 2 through Oct. 25: Too Precious to Sell (or is it?), a juried members' exhibition.
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Forbidden Broadway
9/5/2008 to 9/21/2008
488-1115
A Venice Little Theatre cabaret production of the long-running spoof, Sept. 5-21 in VLT's Pinkerton Theatre.
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Honor Sanctuary Animal Rescue Fur Bowl-a-Thon
9/6/2008 to 9/6/2008
AMF Bradenton Lanes, 4208 Cortez Rd. W., Bradenton, FL 34210
(941) 302-0933
Help Honor Sanctuary save the lives of area animals. Proceeds provide medical care, fund spay and neuter programs, help find foster homes and host weekly adoption events. Register by Aug. 20. $50 per person includes food, shoes, music and three drink tickets.
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Florida West Coast Symphony Splendid September Series
9/14/2008 to 9/21/2008
953-3434
Offering musical afternoons each Sunday in September at 4 p.m. at Holley Hall, this series begins Sept. 7 with the Florida Brass Quintet performing a world premiere by Brusick and selections from Ewald, Bach, Bernstein and Pirchner. On Sept. 14, the Florida String Quartet offers Haydn, Shostakovich and Brahms; on Sept. 21, the Florida Wind Quintet performs Farkas, Janacek and Hidas; and on Sept. 28, the New Artists Piano Quartet diverts with selections from Mozart, Francaix and Strauss.
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Company
9/25/2008 to 10/5/2008
365-2494
One of composer Stephen Sondheim's earlier works, centering on a young bachelor whose friends are all married…for better or for worse…and his own fears of commitment. Playing Sept. 25 through Oct. 5 at the Players Theatre.
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Steel Magnolias
9/25/2008 to 10/12/2008
748-5875
Playwright Robert Harling's comedy-drama about the ladies in a small-town Southern beauty parlor takes to the stage Sept. 25 through Oct. 12 at the Manatee Players.
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Steel Magnolias
9/30/2008 to 10/19/2008
488-1115
No, it's not déjà vu…this Southern-fried weeper is actually onstage at Venice Little Theatre as well, Sept. 30 through Oct. 19.
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