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out &about
Special Events
On April 19, Josh Provides will
host its 5th annual Interactive
Dinner & Auction at Michael’s On
East. Guests can take part in silent
and live auctions and cook their
own gourmet meals, guided by
Michael’s co-owner Phil Mancini
and Michael’s chef, Jamil Pineda. For
information, contact Andria Bilan at
info@joshprovides.org.
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Safe Children Coalition presents
2023 Giving Breakfast on March
23. The inaugural Giving Breakfast
has four “Champions for Children”
who will be honored for their contributions
to caring for children. The
2023 honorees are: Michele Grimes,
attorney, Williams Parker Attorneys
at Law; Rick Oswald, senior vice president,
CMSA Architects; and Bobbie
and Floyd Price, Guardian Angels
of SW Florida. The event takes place
from 8-9:30 a.m. at Michael’s On East.
A practicing attorney by day, Grimes
has spent many years supporting area
nonprofits, especially those that help
children. She has served on the boards
of organizations including Boys & Girls
Clubs of Sarasota County, the Service
Club of Manatee County, the Greater
Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, and
the Sarasota Bar Association. She also
chaired the board of the previous Sarasota
Family YMCA and served as a trustee
of the YMCA Foundation of Sarasota.
Oswald has used his architectural
skills and licensed contractors’ knowledge
to support Safe Children Coalition
through thick and thin. Oswald is
involved in the upcoming Youth Shelter
project, using his unique ability to
craft ideas into reality for the benefit of
homeless youth in our community.
Bobbie and Floyd Price had a vision
– along with other caring members of
the community – to help large sibling
groups of foster children in Circuit 12.
That vision has resulted in the on-campus
Foster Family Homes in Palmetto
which, in partnership with the Florida
Baptist Children’s Homes – One More
Child, has provided loving physical,
emotional and spiritual care for hundreds
of foster children ages 0-19.
Safe Children Coalition is the lead
agency for community-based care
for Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto
counties (Circuit 12), providing foster
care, adoption, and prevention and
diversion programs; nearly 9,300 children
received services last year. Funds
raised at the event will support these
programs as well as youth prevention
services, Schoolhouse Link (for children
who are homeless or unaccompanied),
a Youth Shelter, and more.
For more information, visit sccfl.
org or contact Jacqueline House, Safe
Children Coalition’s vice president
of communications and community
engagement: jhouse@sccfl.org or 941-
225-6166.
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Art in the Park returns for the
23rd year. Hosted by the University
Park Country Club, the show features
over 150 works of art created by
60 local artists. The pieces range from
large and small scale original paintings,
mixed media, photographs,
sculptures, small prints and beautiful
notecards. There truly is something
to satisfy everyone’s taste and budget.
This year’s show is open to the public
on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday,
March 12, 10 am to 5 pm. The show is
indoors and takes place rain or shine.
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After visiting
the show, a perfect
place to have lunch,
brunch or a glass
of wine, is at the
freshly renovated
club restaurant in
a beautiful setting
overlooking the
lake and championship
golf course.
The restaurant
offers an extensive
menu, including
craft cocktails.
Admission to the
show is free and
there is free parking
at the club. More
info at artinthe
parkupcc.com.
History
Day in
The Park
Takes place
March 25, 10-5 at
Phillippi Estate
Park 5500 S. Trail,
Sarasota. A day
for the whole family to raise funds
for the Interpretive History Center
which will be housed in the Keith
Farmhouse, when the Farmhouse is
fully restored.
Enjoy the Mansion filled with
antiques, antique toys and appraisals,
antique dolls (harkening back to
when Mae Prodie lived there, while
she made a fortune designing Barbie
Doll accessories), authors of Florida
History in the Library
Outside, enjoy a children’s circle,
filled with fun activities for children,
demos of historic activities by
the various Historical Groups in the
county and beyond, music, quilts,
historic crafts and equipment displays,
antique cars, plein air painters
and more. Information: www.facebook.com/HistoryDayinthePark.
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Circus Sarasota
presents 25th
anniversary show
An international cast of worldclass
circus artists will thrill audiences
during Circus Sarasota 2023 show.
From February 10-March 5, the
Circus Arts Conservatory is proud
to present “Circus Sarasota Legacy:
25th Anniversary Show” under the
Ulla Searing Big Top at Nathan Benderson
Park. This celebratory production
will feature outstanding circus
artists from around the world as well
as a couple of Sarasota natives/local
favorites. The closing act is a duo
from Ukraine: the CAC has joined
other members of the Global Alliance
of Circus Schools in supporting
circus artists from Ukraine by sponsoring
visas and providing performance
opportunities as the war with
Russia rages on. Visit CircusArts.org
or call (941) 355-9335.
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ArtCenter Manatee
March brings the International
Society of Watercolor Artists Florida
USA and the Florida Suncoast
Watercolor Society Annual Aqueous
Exhibit on display through March
21. Opening reception is on March 2,
5-7pm. In the Kellogg Gallery. Admission:
$5.
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Art Uptown Gallery has “Maro Lorimer: Peace Time” through March 24. Art
Uptown Gallery, 1367 Main Street gallery. www.artuptown.com
For a complete list of exhibits,
classes and events, visit ArtCenter-
Manatee.org.
Sarasota Jazz
Festival
This year’s festival runs March
13-18 at Nathan Benderson Park. The
venue, a big top tent, will be arranged
to seat roughly 1,400 concertgoers.
The main tent shows will feature an
array of nationally recognized talent.
First-time Program Director Terell
Stafford, a successful trumpeter and
bandleader, has crafted a formidable
lineup that sees jazz through a
wide-angle lens. This includes the
long-time festival mainstay, world-acclaimed
pianist and composer Dick
Hyman, along with jazz-funk bassist
Marcus Miller as well as the contemporary-minded
vocalist Lizz Wright.
Saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera covers
the Latin side, and pianist Christian
Sands represents a new era in an
enduring jazz form: the piano trio.
Sarasota Jazz Festival Lineup
• March 14: Jazz Trolley Pub Crawl:
10 locations, 10 bands, 5 trolleys.
• March 15: Main Stage Concert:
Christian Sands Trio (6 p.m.); Lizz
Wright Band (8 p.m.). Nathan Benderson
Park.
• March 16: Jazz Film Series: “The
Benny Goodman Story,” Burns Court
Cinema
• March 16: Main Stage Concert:
Allen Carmen Project with Gumbi
Ortiz (6 p.m.); Marcus Miller Band (8
p.m.). Nathan Benderson Park.
• March 17: Jazz Film Series: “Miles
Davis: Birth of the Cool.” Burns
Court Cinema.
• March 17: Main Stage Concert: Dick
Hyman & Diego Figueiredo (6 p.m.);
Kurt Elling Superblue Band featuring
Charlie Hunter (8 p.m.). Nathan
Benderson Park.
• March 17: Late Night Open Jam
Session: La Lucha. Nathan Benderson
Park
• March 18: Main Stage Concert:
Houston Person & Charlie Monaco
(6 p.m.); Paquito D’Rivera (8 p.m.).
Nathan Benderson Park.
• March 18: Late Night Open Jam
Session: Synia Carroll Band. Nathan
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Benderson Park.
Ticket and event
information are
available on SarasotaJazzFestival.
com.
Musica
Sacra
Next up is
Magnificat by
John Rutter and
other smaller
works. The concert
is on April
17 and conducted
by Dr.
Robert Parrish.
Tickets and Info:
www.musicasacrasarasota.org.
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La
Musica
Coming up:
Voices of the
Americas on
March 13, 7:30
p.m. at Riverview
Performing
Arts Center. Directly from the Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
stage, this program opens and closes
with classics by Aaron Copland and
George Gershwin. In between are
short personal statements inspired
by the composers’ relationship to
religion, their interpretation to native
folk music, and the deeply intimate
reaction to the death of a friend. Take
a trip in sound from the pulsating
dance hall to the quieter prayer in this
exploration of music from the Americas
in the 20th century.
Performers: Jessica Rivera,
soprano; Michael Stephen Brown,
Gilles Vonsattel, pianos; Nicholas
Canellakis, cello; Ian David Rosenbaum,
percussion.
Music selections: Copland El Salón
México for Piano and Percussion; Bernstein
Three Meditations from Mass for
Cello, Piano, and Percussion; Ginastera
“Chacarera” from Cinco canciones
populares argentinas for Voice and
Piano, op. 10, Chávez: “North Carolina
Blues” for Voice and Piano; Ginastera
“Gato” from Cinco canciones
populares argentinas for Voice and
Piano, op. 10; Ponce “Estrellita” for
Voice and Piano; Bernstein “I Feel
Pretty” and “Somewhere” from West
Side Story for Voice and Piano; Golijov
Mariel for Cello and Marimba; Villa-Lobos
“A maré encheu” and “O polichinelo”
from Guia prático for Piano;
Ginastera Pampeana no. 2, Rhapsody
for Cello and Piano, op. 21; León “Oh
Yemanja” from Scourge of Hyacinths
for Soprano, Cello, and Piano
Gershwin Cuban Overture for
Piano, Four Hands, and Percussion
https://www.lamusicafestival.org/
festival/concerts-events.
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Venice Symphony
Next up is A Celtic Celebration
on March 17-18. The guest artist is
vocalist and harpist Orla Fallon,
an original member of the popular
group Celtic Woman. Highlights
include Percy Granger’s exuberant
Molly on the Shore, music
from Riverdance and Symphony No.
3 in F Minor, known as the “Irish,” by
Charles Villiers Stanford.
Tickets: www.thevenicesymphony.org.
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Ring Sarasota
Ring Sarasota performs on
March 12 at Bee Ridge Presbyterian
Church, Sarasota and on March 19
at Roser Memorial Church on Anna
Maria Island.
These musicians offer a combination
of entertainment, education, and
community engagement. Dedicated to
enhancing handbell ringing as an art
form, the Sarasota‐based group under
the direction of former Navy bandleader
Rick Holdsworth showcases
over 200 individual handbells and
handchimes rung by a large ensemble
of ringers to create a symphony of
sound with special effects mimicking
the piccolo, percussion, trombone,
and even the Tibetan singing bowl.
Ring Sarasota attracts member ringers
from as far north as Tampa Bay and as
far south as Fort Myers.
For more information about Ring
Sarasota, visit RingSarasota.org.
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Sarasota Ballet
Program 6 runs March 24-25 at
the Van Wezel for Johan Kobborg’s
production of August Bournonville’s
iconic full-length romantic ballet
with La Sylphide.
A crown jewel of Danish ballet,
Bournonville’s La Sylphide recounts a
narrative of a Scottish man, betrothed
to a local woman, becoming entranced
by the vision of a sylph, and the ensuing
chaos as he is torn between two
romances. Kobborg’s production preserves
the source material’s dramatic
potency while reinvigorating the choreography
and designs and maintaining
a thoroughly Danish flair.
This production has become one of
the preeminent versions of Bournonville’s
ballet and has been performed
by companies across the world including
The Royal Ballet and the Bolshoi
Ballet. Tickets: www.SarasotaBallet.
org or call 941-359-0099.
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Artist Series
Concerts of
Sarasota
Daniel Solowey, clarinet, and
Milana Strezeva, piano, perform on
March 5, 4 p.m. and March 6, at the
Fischer/Weisenborne Residence.
Solowey is the son of two Sarasota
Orchestra musicians and was featured
on NPR’s From the Top where he was
a Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist award
winner at age 17. He is currently a member
of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Michelle Cann, piano, performs on
March 7 at the Historic Asolo Theater.
Winner of the 2022 Sphinx Medal of
Excellence recognizing extraordinary
classical Black and Latinx musicians,
Cann made her orchestral debut at age
14 and has since performed as a soloist
with numerous orchestras including
The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland
Orchestra, and The Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra. Her program
includes repertoire by Florence Price,
whose music Cann has championed.
Samantha Bennett, violin, performs
on March 23 at the Sarasota Yacht
Club. Principal second violin of Sarasota
Orchestra and co-artistic director
of ensembleNEWSRQ, Bennett has become
one of the most visible and versatile
classical musicians in the community
since arriving here in 2015.
In this program of music that has
inspired her career, she will perform
works by Prokofiev and Berio, and the
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