Art & Culture Events in Sarasota

Art Exhibitions - Community - Concerts - Festivals - Theater

ART EXHIBITIONS (scroll down for Ringling Museum Events)

Summer Collection
Katharine Butler Gallery, 1943 Morrill St.
through – Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008
Tues.-Sat. 11-4 pm/Fri 11-4 pm; 6-9 pm
This summer exhibition pulls together the highlights of the 2008 season with artwork by all 16 gallery artists

20th Annual "St. Armands Art Festival"
St. Armands Association
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 - Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
10 - 5 pm, Sunday Sidewalk Sale noon - 5 pm
Art Festival with Live Entertainment plus Sidewalk Sale

"Expressionist Figurative Painting" with Daniel Petrov
Art Center Sarasota
Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 - Friday, Dec. 5, 2008
Wednesdays
Learn how to paint the human figure with confidence and pizzazz! You’ll work from a live model and from your imagination.

"Acrylic Cafe" with Jpseph Melancon
Art Center Sarasota
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 - Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008
Thursdays
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Tap into your subconscious.

"Mingling not Mixing" with Anne Abgott
Art Center Sarasota
Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Learn from one of the leading watercolor artists in our area. She was the president of the watercolor society in 2006.

The following exhibits are all at the John Ringling Museum
John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Call 358-3180

Ringling Retro: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection
through – Sunday, Sep. 7, 2008
10 am - 5:30 pm

Ringling Museum of Art Foreign Language Tour: French
Saturday, Sep. 13, 2008
1:30 pm
Museum Tour in French

Monday Night Movies at the Ringling
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008
7 pm
The best in art, independent and foreign films

Cocktails at the Ca d'Zan
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2008
every third Thursday of the month
6 pm - 9 pm
Live music and dancing

Ringling Spotlight Series presents: Modern Masters of the Japanese Print
Friday, Sep. 19, 2008
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Program will examine changes as reflected in the Museum's collection of woodblock prints

Ringling Museum of Art Theme Tours: Pearls and Other Wonderful Things
Saturday, Sep. 20, 2008
1:30 pm
Visit some of the Ringling Collection's pricelsss gems

Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum of Art
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 - Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
10 am - 5:30 pm
Over a hundred objects from the Brooklyn Museum's world renowned collection of ancient Egyptian art

Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 - Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009
10 am - 5:30 pm
Japanese Kimono Exhibit

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT/ FAMILY ACTIVITIES.

Paul Rudolph: Florida Houses & The Sarasota School of Architecture
Historic Spanish Point
through – Tuesday, Sep. 30, 2008
9am-5pm Mon-Sat 12pm-5pm Sun

Second Saturday Family Programs at Mote - ongoing though 2009, Second Sat. of every month
1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy; Mote's Marine Education Center
Bring the family and explore marine science - Call 388-4441 x 229

Tai Chi on Siesta Beach -
Every Monday beginning October 1
Siesta Key, Siesta Beach Access #5
15 minutes before Sunset, FREE. Call Diana 349-6804

Fleming's Prime Rib Dinner
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 941-358-9463
through – Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008
Every Sunday at 5:00PM - 9:00PM

Pups at the Point
Historic Spanish Point
through – Saturday, Sep. 20, 2008
Every Third Saturday 9am to 12pm
9am-5pm Mon-Sat 12pm-5pm Sun
Bring your dog for a walk at Historic Spanish Point

OLD RECORD NIGHT
Canvas Cafe Gallery, 1912 Adams Lane
941.957.0609
through – Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008
Every Wednesday night 8 p.m-1 a.m.
Enjoy old records and new friends at the Canvas Cafe Gallery

Identity Krisis
Five O'clock Club
through – Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
10pm - 2am
Identity Krisis at the Five O'clock Club every Tuesday

Democracy at the Five O
Five O'clock Club 366 5555
through – Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009
Every Thursday
10pm - 2am

Adult Tennis Instruction
Sarasota County Parks and Recreation
through – Sunday, Jun. 29, 2008 Sundays, 6/1 - 6/29
7 - 8 p.m.
Colonial Oaks Park 941-358-2855
Tennis for any level taught by USTA certified instructors.

Segway Tours
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
through – Monday, Sep. 1, 2008
9 a.m. to 12 noon
941-309-2569
We invite you to see the beautiful sights of Sarasota like you’ve never seen them before-on a Segway Personal Transporter!

Turtle Walks
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
through – Monday, Sep. 1, 2008
7 a.m.
North Lido Lifeguard Stand on Lido Key
Turtle Walks are complimentary and are conducted Saturday mornings from May through September. 

Canvas Wine by Michael Mondavi
Hyatt Regency Sarasota
through – Tuesday, Sep. 30, 2008
Enjoy a complimentary bottle of Canvas Wine by Michael Mondavi with the purchse of two or more entree selections this summer.

Dance Trance Sarasota
through – Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008
YMCA, 1991 Main St., Ste 200
High energy fitness class using choreographed dance to get a total body workout!

Adult Dodgeball League
Sarasota County Parks and Recreation
Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2008 - Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008
Every Wednesday, 9/3 - 10/15
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Longwood Park, 6050 Longwood Run Blvd.
Dip, duck, and dive your way to victory! Join us for our second season of adult dodgeball. Have fun, meet new people, and get fit.

Mote Island Quest: Hide and Seek
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008 - Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008
Three consecutive Saturdays
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Mote's newest hands-on offering for kids ages 8-11.

CONCERTS

After Work Jazz
Canvas Cafe Gallery - Come hear the eclectic sounds of DJ Mark Lippert
Through – Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008 - Every Thursday evening
5:30-7:30 p.m.
1912 Adams Lane
(941.957.0609 )

SHACK SHAKIN' KARAOKE
5ONE6 BURNS
through – Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
Every Saturday night
10:30pm - 2:00am
Under the Banyan Tree, 516 Burns lane

“SoundWaves on Siesta Key Beach” Concert Series
Hyatt Siesta Key Beach
through – Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
July 27, 2008, August 10, 2008, August 31, 2008
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Hyatt Siesta Key Beach presents its summer concert series, SoundWaves. Featuring four different bands on four Sundays.

Up Close, Informal, On Stage
Sarasota Opera House
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008
8:00 p.m.
(941) 366-8450 ext. 1
Join the Barber of Seville Principal Artists on the stage of the Sarasota Opera House for this intimate concert.

The Barber of Seville/ Gioacchino Rossini
Sarasota Opera House
Friday, Nov. 7, 2008
8:00 PM
(941) 366-8450, ext. 1
Figaro uses his wits to out-scheme Dr. Bartolo and help Count Almaviva win his beloved Rosina.

Munchtime Musicales
Sarasota Concert Association
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 - Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008
Wednesdays once a month
12 noon - 1 pm
David Cohen Hall, 709 Tamiami Trail N
Piano concert

FESTIVALS

Downtown Sarasota Farmers Market
Through– Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008
Every Saturday - rain or shine 7:00 Am - Noon
Lemon Avenue and Main Street
Buy Fresh - Buy Local - a Sarasota tradition for over 28 years

Sarasota Blues Festival
18th annual
At Ed Smith Statium Complex
November 1, 2008

Selby Instructors’ Showcase
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
through – Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
10am-5pm
The Selby Instructors’ Showcase exhibition will be on display in the Museum of Botany and the Arts at Selby Gardens through Oct 7

Programs for Teens and Tweens
North Sarasota Library
through – Thursday, Jul. 31, 2008
Every Thursday, 2:00-3:00 PM
North Sarasota Library presents weekly fun summer activites for patrons ages 9-18.

Third Friday Jam featuring the Gashouse Gorillas
Friday, Sep. 19, 2008
8PM - Midnight
Downtown Sarasota, Lemon & Main
Live music downtown

"Classic Antique Car Show"
S & S Antique Auto Show
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 - Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008
10 am - 4 pm
St. Armands Circle

Efest Green Living Music & Arts Festival
Efest Florida
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 - Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008
9:30am - 5pm
Sarasota Polo Club in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, 8201 Polo Club Lane
Efest is one of the region's most popular outdoor events focused on green and healthy living.

THEATER – (scroll down for all Van Wezel Events)

Southern Comforts
Florida Studio Theatre
through – Friday, Aug. 15, 2008
A play by Kathleen Clark

Banyan Theater Company presents: "The Clean House" by Sarah Ruhl
Banyan Theater Company, 5555 N Tamiami Trail
through – Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008
8 pm August 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23,
941--358-5330

Houdini's Showplace Dinner Theatre Staring Vince Carmen
Sarasota Cay Club
Through – Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 - 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
7150 N. Tamiami Trail, 7150 N. Tamiami Trail
(941-355-2781)

Improv Nights
Florida Studio Theater
through – Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
8:30 pm
Saturday NIghts - Improv

The following shows are all at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center
Van Wezel Performing Arts Center: Call 953-3368

Friday Fest on the Bay – Big Fish High Energy Modern County Music S
Friday, Sep. 19, 2008
5:00 PM TO 9:00 PM
COUNTRY, ROCK AND SOUTHERN ROCK SONGS

Kirov Orchestra
Friday, Nov. 7, 2008
8 pm
Conductor Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra perform Beethhoven & Prokofiev