out and about continued Transfer,’ BoyGirlBoyGirl takes the A-Train through some of the best four-part vocal jazz in the history of the charts. The foursome performs a variety of tunes, from the greatest hits of the Rat Pack to the tender and tight harmonies of old-time radio. • March 27, 4 pm at Temple Sinai, Sarasota. Steven Banks, classical saxophone with Xak Bjerken, piano: Recognized for his ‘glowing mahogany tone’ and ‘breathtaking performances,’ and the first saxophonist in 60 years to earn a place on the Young Concert Artists roster, musician, composer and educator Steven Banks is one of the bright young stars pioneering the evolution of great classical music. He performs sonatas by Brahms and Creston plus an original work of his own. • April 7, 11 am performance; 12:15 pm luncheon at Bird Key Yacht Club, Sarasota. Max Tan, violin with Joseph Holt, piano: Taiwanese-American violinist Max Tan is a past winner at Artist Series Concerts National String Competition, an alumnus of the Perlman Music Program and a member of the Sarasota Orchestra. As a recitalist and chamber musician he has performed with major orchestras and on prominent stages throughout the world. For more information, visit www. ArtistSeriesConcerts.org. Venice Symphony Venice Symphony has: • Game of Romes March 18-19. The rousing score of Ben-Hur opens the program, followed by intermezzos from Mascagni and Puccini, the theme from Game of Thrones and Rossini’s masterpiece, the Overture from William Tell. The finale is Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, also known as “The Italian Symphony.” Location: Venice Performing Arts Center, 1 Indian Ave, Venice. Tickets: https://www.thevenicesymphony.org/ t Sarasota Orchestra t Masterworks 6: • New World, March 11-13 at the Van Wezel with Thomas Wilkins, conductor; Simone Porter, violin performing Jim Beckel – Toccata for Orchestra; Barber – Concerto for Violin and Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 (New World Symphony). During his 1892 visit to America, Dvoˇrák began his “New World” Symphony out of love and appreciation for the African-American spirituals that captivated him. This work honoring diversity and inclusion takes the spotlight in this program led by Maestro Wilkins. Simone Porter joins Sarasota Orchestra for Barber’s passionate Violin Concerto, which she promises to “devour like a cat playing with a mouse.” The concert begins with James Beckel’s Toccata for Orchestra, a 21st-century work that gives every instrument in the orchestra a solo moment to shine. • Masterworks 7: Breaking Boundaries, April 1-3 at the Van Wezel with Bramwell Tovey, conductor; Angelo Xiang Yu, violin performing R. Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks; Mendelssohn – Concerto for Violin; Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade for Orchestra and Ravel – Daphnis and Chloé. Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, his final orchestral work, breaks tradition with its single movement and will unleash Angelo Xiang Yu’s electrifying stage presence. The program opens with Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Richard Strauss’ tone poem based upon the capers of a 14th-century folk hero. The second half of the program features Black British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s alternately tender and dramatic Ballade for Orchestra and concludes with Daphnis and Chloé, Ravel’s “vast musical fresco.” • Great Escapes 5: Journey on the Orient Express, March 16-20 at Holley Hall with Steven Jarvi, conductor. Join an unfolding murder mystery as the orchestra travels the fabled route of Europe’s most famous train, conducted by Steven Jarvi. Tickets: www.SarasotaOrchestra.org At The Ringling On exhibit is “As long as there is sun, as long as there is light.” Selections from the Bring Gift and The Ringling Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art. The exhibition runs through Aug. 13, 2023, in the museum’s Searing Wing. Highlights include an important minimalist work by Anne Truitt and a monumental work on canvas by Gene Davis, both artists affiliated with the Washington Color School, an art movement during the 1950s to 1970s in Washington D.C., made up of abstract expressionist artists. Additional work represent a generation of prominent artists who work, or have worked, in abstraction, including Clement Meadmore, Jules Olitski, Beverly Pepper, Rebecca Salter, Kenneth Snelson, and Yuriko Yamaguchi, among others. Also on view are sculptures and paintings by African American and Latin American artists from The Ringling collection, including William Edmondson, Eduardo Mac Entyre, Omar Rayo, Baruj Salinas, and Joyce de Guatemala. The Ringling has Haitian-Canadian artist Rhodnie Désir for the world premiere of her first gallery installation, Rhodnie Désir: Conversations in the Ringling’s Monda Gallery. In her multidimensional choreographic career, dancer/choreographer Rhodnie Désir created BOW’T TRAIL, a choreographic-documentary journey in which she has conducted research throughout the Americas since 2015. Her work included visits to countries such as Martinique, Brazil, Haïti, Canada, Mexico, and the United States to immerse herself within the African and afro descendant cultures and rhythms generated from the ingenuity of her ancestors since the Slave Trade. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art also has Eleanor Merritt: Remembrance, running through Aug. 21. The exhibition celebrates the life and artwork of Merritt who was a volunteer at The Ringling for many years as a docent and board member. She t New College Foundation’s next New Topics lecture will be on March 10 and it’s “The Hollywood Sell: Entertainment Marketing in a Changing World” with Smitty Smith and Jackson George. also served as president of the Venice Art Center and was active in other arts organizations as well. Eleanor died in 2019 leaving a legacy of art and public service. This exhibition is dedicated to her spirit and creativity and represents a small sample of a significant body of work the artist created over her long career. The exhibition highlights her creative use of materials, movement between figuration and abstraction, and her commitment to women’s rights. Arriving in Sarasota in the 1980s, Eleanor exhibited widely in Florida. Her final exhibition in 2017 at the Arts & Cultural Alliance celebrated her 60 years of painting. In 2013, she received national recognition with an exhibition at the Houston Museum of African American Culture. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota. Info: www.ringling.org. Theatre Asolo Rep has Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, OUR TOWN through March 26. The inhabitants of a small American town go about their business: newspapers are delivered; people go to work; gardens are tended. And a boy and girl fall in love. But as life’s events unfold, one question remains: “Do any human beings ever realize life as they live it?” • Also running is GRAND HORIZONS through April 1. You’re never too old to learn, but what if you learn that the person you’ve been married to for 50 years is making you miserable? Bill and Nancy practically breathe in unison; they anticipate each other’s sighs, sneezes, and ends of sentences. But just as they settle into their new retirement home in Florida, Nancy wants out. As their two adult sons struggle to cope with the news, they’re forced to question everything they assumed about the people they thought they knew best. • THE GREAT LEAP runs through April 2. Born in the United States but inextricably tied to far off and forbidden China, Manford Lum finds his home on the basketball courts of San Francisco’s Chinatown. As fast-talking as he is athletically skilled, Lum wisecracks and dazzles his way onto a college team headed for a “friendly” exhibition game in Beijing. As the story bounces between 1989 and 1971, past relationships collide t with present day revelations right up to the final buzzer. Tickets: asolorep.org or call the Box Office at 941- 351-8000. At Island Players: Ken Ludwig’s “A Comedy of Tenors” is a sequel to his hit “Lend Me a Tenor.” Set in Paris in the 1930s, it features four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends and a stadium full of music lovers who aren’t aware of the comical complications happening offstage. It runs March 3-20. For more information, call 941-7785755 or visit theislandplayers.org. t t At Florida Studio Theatre has The Play That Goes Wrong. Welcome to the opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), everything that can go wrong does go wrong during this 1920s murder mystery play. Will these accident-prone performers beat the odds and make it to their final curtain call? Tickets: FloridaStudioTheatre.org or call the Box Office at (941) 366-9000. At Venice Theatre: • Folk Legacy Trio is on March 6-7. The Folk Legacy Trio sings the Great American Folksong Book, the songs of the great Folk Era from the ‘50s through the mid-‘70s, including songs from The Weavers, The Kingston Trio, The Limeliters, Peter Paul & Mary, The New Christy Minstrels, Tom Paxton, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Gordon Lightfoot, Simon & Garfunkel, John Denver, and others. The Folk Legacy Trio are George Grove, formerly with the Kingston Trio for 41 years, Rick Dougherty, member of the Limeliters and Kingston Trio for 25 years and Jerry Siggins, former lead singer of the doowop group The Diamonds for 27 years. • Sounds of Soul: A Motown Tribute March 13-14. Get ready to relive the hits of Motown and beyond, as this exciting, high-energy group unleashes superior vocals and slick dance moves powered by pure soul. • The Anthems: The Music of Whitney Houston. March 20-21. Jade and Samuel E form the perfect duo combining powerhouse vocals with show stopping arrangements. The Anthems: The Music of Whitney Houston takes the listener on an exclusive journey, using multi-media platforms to give an inside look at the stories behind the music. Tickets: https://venicetheatre.org/ Located at 140 Tampa Ave., Venice. t Manatee Performing Arts Center has Danny, King of the Basement, opening March 3. Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 Third Avenue West, Bradenton. Ticket/Box Office: 941-748-5875. t The Players Centre for Performing Arts has Some Enchanted Evening running March 16-19, 22-26 at 7:30pm and March 20, 26-27 at 2pm. More than those of any composer or lyricist writing for the stage, the songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein have become an integral part of our everyday lives. This collection of their compositions places five performers in a theatrical setting: first ‘backstage,’ where the songs are sung as personal interplay, and then ‘onstage,’ where the songs are presented to an audience. www.theplayers.org. t Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT) is honoring the significant contributions of African Americans over the years on the “Great White Way” with “Broadway in Black.” WBTT salutes that genre with an original revue by Nate Jacobs that was first presented in the summer of 2017. Sing along with your favorite songs from award-winning shows and breakthrough roles that helped launch the careers of such African-American artists as Melba Moore in “Purlie,” Ben Vereen in “Pippin,” Jennifer Holliday in “Dreamgirls,” and Nell Carter in “Ain’t Misbehavin.” Jacobs will direct; resident choreographer Donald Frison will take the production to the next level with thrilling new choreography. Show runs March 9-April 24. Call the Box Office at 941-366-1505 or visit westcoastblacktheatre.org. t Sarasota Concert Association Here’s what’s coming up with The Sarasota Concert Association: • FRIENDS Gala - The Music Is Back! On March 16 with featured entertainment by The Luca Stine Jazz Trio; Marco Jimenez, piano and Eddie Tobin, piano at Laurel Oak Country Club. • BOYGIRLBOYGIRL Hailed as ‘Milwaukee’s Manhattan Transfer,’ Boy- GirlBoyGirl takes the A-Train through some of the best four-part vocal jazz in the history of the charts. The foursome performs a variety of tunes, from the greatest hits of the Rat Pack to the tender and tight harmonies of old-time radio on March 23 at Plantation Golf & Country Club in Venice. • Teven Banks, saxophone, is on March 27 at Temple Sinai in Sarasota. Recognized for his “glowing mahogany tone” and “breathtaking” performances,” and the first saxophonist in 59 years to earn a place on the Young Concert Artists roster, Banks is one of the bright young stars pioneering the evolution of great classical music. • Sarasota Concert Association also has its Music Matinees. Next up: Sarasota Opera Artists perform on March 16. These young singers are an integral part of the Sarasota Opera season serving as understudies in mainstage productions throughout the season. Tickets are free but advance registration is required for all Music Matinee concerts. Tickets : www.SCAsarasota. org or call (941) 966-6161. t Circus Sarasota CIRCUS SARASOTA runs through March 6 under the Ulla Searing Big Top (in Nathan Benderson Park, on the island) Don’t miss this international cast of circus artists, many that appeared on America’s Got Talent, in continued on page 13 t 10 WEST COAST WOMAN <strong>MARCH</strong> <strong>2022</strong>
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