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A+E EDITOR’S PICKS
BY OBSERVER STAFF
Sarasota Jazz Festival
When: March 13-18
Where: Ulla Searing Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park
Tickets: $48-$125
Info: Visit SarasotaJazzFestival.com
Enjoy all the jazz you can handle during this five-day music fest put on by the Jazz Club of Sarasota. Enjoy classics like Dick Hyman as well as fresh voices like Lizz Wright. But don’t miss out on the other fun events, such as the Trolley Pub Crawl and late night Open Jams.
Cirque Des Voix
When: March 10-12
Where: Sailor Circus Arena
Tickets: $35-$75
Info: Visit CircusArts.org.
Cirque des Voix translates to “Circus of the Voices,” and that’s just what you’ll get with this annual collaboration between the Circus Arts Conservatory and Key Chorale. Enjoy the fusion of death-defying circus arts put to the soundtrack of live choral music for a performance unlike any other.
HERMITAGE TURNS
20: ANDY SANDBERG & BROADWAY FRIENDS IN CONCERT
When: March 20
Where: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Tickets: $25-$250
Info: Visit VanWezel.org
To celebrate the Hermitage’s 20th and raise money for hurricane repairs, Artistic Director Andy Sandberg goes back to his Broadway roots, joined by 2023 Grammy nominee and Hermitage fellow Rona Siddiqui.
Tribute To Balanchine
When: April 28-29
Where: Sarasota Opera House
Tickets: $35-$115
Info: Visit SarasotaBallet.org.
Outdoor Pops
When: May 5-6
Where: Ed Smith Stadium
Tickets: $15-$50
Info: SarasotaOrchestra. org
For this year’s outdoor pops concert, “Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown,” the Sarasota Orchestra will play the best the genre has to offer. Then to top it all off, enjoy a spectacular fireworks show for a home run evening.
To properly honor iconic choreographer George Balanchine — and the 40th anniversary of his death — the Sarasota Ballet presents this triple bill of his work.
