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THIS WEEK
THURSDAY
‘A WORLD OF HARMONY’
7 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave. $20; at door $25 Visit SarasotaJewishChorale.org.
The Sarasota Jewish Chorale’s more than 30 volunteer singers share their diverse musical heritage.
HEALING THROUGH ART
6-8 p.m. at Siesta Key Wine Bar, 5138 Ocean Blvd. $35 Visit MoreTooLife.org.
More Too Life, a Florida-based anti-human trafficking organization, partners with Sarasota artist Marie Therese Lacroix for a fundraiser to benefit the nonprofit that provides services to children and youth victimized by human exploitation.
DON’T MISS
‘LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING’
When: 8 p.m. Saturday, April 1
Where: Municipal Auditorium, 801 Tamiami Trail N. Tickets: Individual tickets are $18. A variety of festival passes are also available Info: SarasotaFilmFestival.com.
Director Lisa Cortés uses archival footage and interviews with family members, musicians as well as Black and queer scholars to rip away the whitewashed veneer of the musical superstar Richard Penniman. “I Am Everything” unspools as part of the 25th Sarasota Film Festival, which runs through April 2.
PALMER MODERN OPENING
5:30-7:30 p.m. at 925 N. Lime Ave. Free
Visit CraigPalmerArt.com.
This event celebrates the opening of local abstract artist Craig Palmer’s art gallery with working artist studios in a converted warehouse in the Limelight District neighborhood.
FRIDAY
JAZZ AT TWO:
SARASOTA JAZZ PROJECT
2 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road $15-$20
Visit JazzClubSarasota.org.
Led by co-founder George McLain, a 17-piece band plays the music of the great big bands of the past, as well as original compositions and arrangements.
‘CRUISE IT OR LOSE IT’
7 p.m. at The Players Studio, 1400 Boulevard of the Arts, Suite 200 $15
Visit ThePlayers.org.
The 55+ performance group the Players Follies presents a musical set aboard the maiden voyage of the S.S. Luna Sea, and it’s anything but smooth sailing. Continues on April 1 and 2 p.m. on April 2.
MASTERWORKS: ‘A HERO’S LIFE’
7:30 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail $37-$99
Visit SarasotaOrchestra.org.
The Sarasota Orchestra performs Richard Strauss’ thinly veiled musical autobiography, which has been thrilling audiences for 125 years.
Carlos Miguel Prieto, music director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México and of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, will conduct. Continues Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday
SARASOTA OPEN AIR
FINE ART SHOW
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail Free; parking $5 Visit ArtsAndEducationInc.org.
Award-winning artists present their works — including paintings, clay, glass, sculpture, fiber, wood, jewelry and more — for sale in this juried show that benefits the Institute for the Arts and Education. Continues Sunday.
SPIRIT FEST
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Robarts Arena, 3000 Ringling Blvd. $12 all day; $18 weekend Visit SpiritFestUSA.com/SarasotaAPR2023.
Vendors, readers, authors and more gather at this metaphysical and holistic fair featuring 80 booths. For an extra $10, attend a talk from 2-4 p.m. by History Channel personality Jim Vieira on the legendary healer Edgar Cayce. Show continues Sunday.
ROMA DOWNEY BOOK SIGNING
11 a.m. to noon at Bookstore 1, 1172 S. Pineapple Ave. Visit SarasotaBooks.com.
The “Touched by an Angel” star, film producer and author will sign her latest book, “Be An Angel” and host a conversation.
‘CHICKEN & BISCUITS’
2 and 8 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami
Trail $33 and up
Visit AsoloRep.org.
This hilarious play, presented by the Asolo Repertory Theatre, follows the Jenkins family as they celebrate the life of their recently deceased father and learn a family secret. Runs through April 13.
‘MAKE IT A BROADWAY NIGHT’
7 p.m. at the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton $15
Visit ManateeConcertBand.org.
The Manatee Community Concert Band featuring favorite Broadway show tunes. Members of the band range from hobbyists to those who have been professional musicians for 40 years.
‘BOTH SIDES OF JONI’
8 p.m. at Fogartyville, 525 Kumquat Court $22; $20 members Visit WSLR.org/fogartyville.
Vocalist Alexis Cole is accompanied by an all-star cast of musicians, including arranger/pianist Monika Herzig, as they reimagine Joni Mitchell songs from their recent release “Both Sides of Joni.”
FST IMPROV PRESENTS:
TOURNAMENT OF FOOLS
8:30 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre’s Bowne’s Lab Theatre, corner of Cocoanut and First Street.
$15 Visit FloridaStudioTheatre.org.
In this one-day comedy battle royale,
20th Anniversary Season
Hermitage
Friday, April 14 @ 5:30pm • Aleshea Harris
“Presenting a New Play” @ Asolo/FSU Center Cook Theater (Sarasota)
Saturday, April 15 @ 2pm • Sandy Rodriguez
“Putting Sarasota on the Map” @ Hermitage Palm House (Manasota Key)
Saturday, April 15 @ 6pm • Rennie Harris
“Street Dance Pioneer” @ Hermitage Beach (Manasota Key)
*Sunday, April 16 @ 6pm • Hermitage Greenfield Prize Dinner*
Gala Dinner @ Ca’ d’Zan, John and Mable Ringling Museum (Sarasota)
“The Pop-Folk World of Zoe Sarnak”
Wednesday, April 26 @ 7pm @ Nathan Benderson Park (Sarasota) with Hermitage Alum and Musical Theater Composer Zoe Sarnak
Award-winning composer Zoe Sarnak returns to Sarasota to perform her pop-rock, folk, and musical theater songs, and she’s bringing her ‘downtown vibe’ with her.
Presented in partnership with Nathan Benderson Park Conservancy Zoe Sarnak’s residency made possible by the Ruby E. Crosby Alumni Music Initiative at the Hermitage. 389688-1
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12 FST Improv ensemble members compete for the coveted title of “Champion of the Fools.” After each round, the audience votes on who stays and who goes. There can only be one comedian left standing.
SUNDAY
APPALACHIAN ROAD SHOW
7 p.m. at Fogartyville, 525 Kumquat Court $27; members $22
Visit WSLR.org/fogartyville.
Grammy-nominated banjoist
Barry Abernathy joins forces with Grammy-winning fiddler Jim VanCleve, fresh off his recent stint touring with multiplatinum country artist Josh Turner as well as esteemed vocalist and mandolinist Darrell Webb, who has recorded and toured with Dolly Parton.
DESOTA BAROQUE CONCERT
7:30 p.m. at Church of the Redeemer, 222 S. Palm Ave.
Tickets $25
Visit RedeemerSarasota.org.
The Sarasota-based group plays baroque music on period instruments.
MONDAY
FRANK TORCHIO: COMEDIC AND SINGING IMPRESSIONS FROM THE GOLDEN ERA
7 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave. $30 Visit FloridaStudioTheatre.org.
Frank Torchio reprises the nightclub acts of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jimmy Durante and more.
TUESDAY
‘LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST’ FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor
Training
8 p.m. at The Ringling Museum of Art’s Bayfront Gardens
Runs through April 23
$35
Visit AsoloRep.org/conservatory.
This early William Shakespeare comedy follows four young men, one of them a king, who swear off women. Good luck with that!
‘INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP’
7 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail $33 and up Visit AsoloRep.org.
Travel back to 1973 to see how the O’Shea family deals with the potential loss of its prized respectability in this coming-of-age tale. This play explores first loves, Catholic guilt and the power of family. Runs through April 22.
Our Pick
GAELIC STORM AND THE HIGH KINGS
— THE MIGHTY TOUR 2023
Formed in June 2007 as a ballad group specializing in traditional Irish music, The High Kings will be joined by chart-topping Celtic band Gaelic Storm.
IF YOU GO
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 5
Where: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail
Tickets: $27-$72 Info: Visit VanWezel.org.
WEDNESDAY
LENTEN NOONTIME RECITAL:
RICHARD BENEDUM Noon at Church of the Redeemer Free Visit RedeemerSarasota.org.
The is the last performance of a Wednesday organ series that continues through Lent.
‘VISIT JOE WHITEFEATHER (AND BRING THE FAMILY!)’
8 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre’s Gompertz Theatre, 1265 First St. Tickets $25-$39 Visit FloridaStudioTheatre.org.
Faced with a decline in tourism, a Pennsylvania town decides to rename itself in honor of a dead Native American war hero who never even visited. Runs through May 21.
‘PARALYZED’
7:30 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre’s Bowne’s Lab Theatre, corner of Cocoanut and First Street $18-$39 Visit FloridaStudioTheatre.org.
The lives of two strangers with little in common besides their names — Leigh and Lee — come together after the discovery of a mysterious suicide note. Runs through April 21.
3 NIGHTS, 9 PERFORMERS, INFINITE DELIGHT. IT’S CHAMBER MUSIC THAT WILL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF.
