Shake up your ideas about chamber music with a program that combines familiar instruments in unexpected ways. Arnold Bax’s Quintet for Harp and Strings brings lush Romanticism, while Florence Price’;s Octet for Brass and Piano reveals the lyrical richness of…
A guided daytime walking tour unlocks the hidden artistic assets of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. While the waterfront building is famous for its purple shell and mainstage concerts, its lobby and corridors house a substantial collection of fine…
Cellist Mike Block returns to Sarasota with Biribá Union, a genre-defying trio formed over a shared appreciation for Brazilian music. The ensemble features Block on cello and vocals, Christylez Bacon supplying beatbox rhythms and guitar, and Patricia Ligia on electric…
Common urban and suburban wildlife are the subject of this outdoor lecture hosted by Save Our Seabirds. Instructor Mattie Watson breaks down the plumage, calls and nesting habits of the songbirds, jays and woodpeckers frequently found in residential neighborhoods. The…
Helen Mirren reprises her defining role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience, broadcast to the Historic Asolo Theater at The Ringling via National Theatre Live. Written by Peter Morgan, the playwright behind The Crown, the narrative is structured around…
The Sarasota Ballet explores varied choreographic voices with three diverse pieces at the Sarasota Opera House. The bill features two company premieres: Alexei Ratmansky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, set to the monumental Modest Mussorgsky piano suite, and Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s…
Participants design and construct their own seasonal floral arrangements during the Autumn Harvest Centerpiece workshop at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Guided by horticultural staff at the downtown Sarasota campus, attendees learn the structural basics of arranging live plants, soil, and…
The sprawling lawn of The Oval inside The Bay Park hosts a late-afternoon set of classic soul and contemporary R&B from the Matthew Frost Band. Led by keyboardist and vocalist Matthew Frost, the regional ensemble is heavily grounded in the…
Pioneering artist and world traveler Yoshida Fujio is the subject of this focused exhibition at The Ringling. A champion of women in the arts during the twentieth century, Fujio forged a career that spanned continents and defied conventional expectations. The…
Live music unfolds along the Sarasota Bay waterfront as The Ringling opens the Bolger Campiello for an evening concert overlooking Longboat Key. Set beneath the banyans adjacent to the historic Ca' d'Zan mansion, the recurring outdoor series showcases regional dance…
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