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Handz-on Family Program
Every Sunday
1:00-3:00 PM
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Children ages 6 - 12 are invited to bring their favorite adult to the Ringling Museum for Handz-On! Guided by creative Museum educators, families will explore the galleries, enjoy family-friendly activities, and make fabulous works of art.
Location: John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Information: To reserve your space, call Janine Packard, Education Specialist at 941-359-5700 ex 1-3703, or email jpackard@ringling.org www.ringling.org |
Palm Singles
Every Monday
6:00 PM |
Over 50's singles group meets for dinner at 6 pm followed by a program. We also offer a full monthly calendar of events. This is a great time to come out and make new friends.
Location: Church of the Palms 3224 Bee Ridge Road
Information: For dinner reservation call 924.7430.Dotty |
Sarasota African Violet Society
Every 3rd Tuesday except June, July, August
10:00 AM - Noon
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Learn and share America's favorite and most recognized house plant,including monthly workshops.
Location: First Baptist Church 265 N. Tamiami Trail, Osprey
Information: 941.343.0976 |
Preschool
Storytime
Every Thursday
10:00 & 11:15 |
For ages 3 and
up. Read-aloud stories, music, films, finger games, and community
guests.
Location: Selby Public Library, 1331 First St.
Information: 941.316.1181 |
Not-Two-Young
Storytime
Every Thursday
10:00 & 11:15 |
For 2-year-olds
and an accompanying adult. Read-aloud stories, music, films, finger
games, and community guests.
Location: Selby Public Library, 1331 First St.
Information: 941.316.1181 |
Positively Speaking Toastmasters
Every Friday
6:00 PM |
Do something different on Friday nights by challenging your mind and having loads of fun with a great group of people. Guests are always welcome.
Location: Episcopal Church of the Nativity, 5900 N. Lockwood Ridge Road
Information: 941.685.1614 or posspeaking.freetoasthost.org |
Art Walks on Palm Avenue
First Friday of the Month
6:00 - 9:00 PM
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Palm Avenue hosts a monthly Art Walk on the First Friday of each month. Browse the fine art galleries, jewelers, and restaurants of Palm Avenue while enjoying dancing, live music, and refreshments. A mainstay in Sarasota for many years, monthly special events make this a must-do.
Location: Palm Avenue in Downtown Sarasota |
Art by the Light of the Moon
Third Friday of the Month
6:00 -
10:00 PM |
Towles Court Artist Colony is an eclectic artist colony where artists live, work and sell their art. There are sculptors, fine craftsmen, all types of painters, potters, muralists, designers and digital artists. There are also healing arts and a back porch cafe where patrons can enjoy the art and sculptures as they dine. Come see art happening.
Location: 1938 Adams Lane (2 Blocks South of Ringling Blvd. just west of Hwy 301)
Information: 941.365.8683 or www.towlescourt.com |
Downtown Farmers' Market
Every Saturday
7:00 AM - Noon |
Every Saturday, rain or shine, the Downtown Farmers' Market is the place to be. Peruse the market for the freshest produce and seafood, creative artisans and ecletic foods. Come join us!
Location: Main St. and Lemon Ave. |
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Coming Events
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In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers
May 19 - Aug. 12
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Organized by the George Eastman House. This exhibition celebrates 50 years of Magnum Photos, Inc., one of the world's most renowned photographer-owned photographic agencies. From its outset, the images of Magnum photographers have helped to create a vivid record of momentous events throughout the world, those of great social and human consequence. Simultaneously, Magnum photographers, through their travels and a willingness and sensitivity to record a wide range of human experience, have captured the particular lives of individuals. Such works of mundane and pedestrian subjects in out of the way places are given a sense of grandeur and importance through the visual qualities of the photographs, both stunning and memorable.
Location: John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Information:
ringling.org
or 941.358.3180 |
Kids Summer Beach Run
Jun. 5 - Aug. 14
Every Tuesday 5:30 PM
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Free 1 mile fun runs for kids of all ages. Every participant under 18 gets a ribbon for completing the race and a tee shirt for completing any four races in the 12 week summer series. New Balance Sarasota, sponsors the race, will be collecting donations of gently donation worn shoes for Soles4Souls to help the homeless refugees in the Sudan. Donors get a $5 coupon towards a new pair of NB shoes. 5:30 PM Registration, 6:30 PM Race
Location: Siesta Key Beach Main Pavilion
Information:
941. 926.3696 |
Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism
Jun. 15 - Sep. 16
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Organized by the Brooklyn Museum. While the Brooklyn Museum is renovating, they are traveling several of their collections including a sizable collection of their Impressionist works. Here approximately 50 works are traveling including works by French artists Claude Monet, Eugene Louis Boudin and Gustave Caillebotte, as well as works by American Impressionists Julian Alden Weir and Theodore Robinson.
Location: John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Information:
ringling.org
or 941,358.3180 |
From Sea to Shining Sea: 200 Years of America's Coast Survey
Jun 21 - Aug 20
Mon - Sat
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun
Noon - 5:00
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Historic Spanish Point, the Smithsonian Institution and NOAA present a special exhibit to celebrate the 200th anniversary of America's Coast Survey. The accomplishments and scientific contributions of the survey are explored through richly illustrated photos, charts, and artwork. This exhibition compliments Historic Spanish Point's association with exploration and maritime history.
Location: Historic Spanish Point Visitors Center Exhibit Gallery 337 N. Tamiami Tr , Osprey
Information:
www.historicspanishpoint.org
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Suncoast Offshore
Jun 23 - Jul 4
Various
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Fast boats, golf, parties, parades, and of course fireworks. There really is something for everyone.
Location:
Information:
http://www.suncoastoffshore.org/events.htm
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Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement
Tue. Jun. 26
7:00 PM
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FREE Seminar on Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy. Learn how to improve your quality of life through hormone balance. Topics include bio-identical hormones, thyroid, osteoporosis, stress and saliva testing. Sponsored by Family Pharmacy.
Location: Michele's Original Market, Gulfgate Village
Information:
941.921,6645 |
Free Christian Concert
Jun 28
6:30 PM -9:00 PM
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Free Admission with non-perishable food items.
Green Stick Fracture in Concert. Also Featuring:
FishOutOfWater
Location: Crossroads United Methodist Church, 4726 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
Information:
ourcrossroad.com
or 941.355.5485 |
An Evening With Mary Cassatt
Sun. Jul. 1
8:00 PM
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Jenny Aldrich brings to life this remarkable woman. Cassatt was a unique artist because she was a woman who succeeded in a predominantly male profession, because she was the only American invited to exhibit with the Impressionists, and because she responded in a very distinctive way to their mandate to portray modern life.
Location: The Glenridge Performing Arts Center
Information:
941.552.5325 |
Palmetto Independence Day Celebration
Jul 4
11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
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A day full of fun, food and entertainment. Feature acts-Edgar Winter and Rick Derringer. Other entertainment-Karaoke contest, Dr. Dave Band, KOKO Ray, the Blusers adn Shaman Band with Henry Lawrence. Carnival rides and shows. Fireworks scheduled to start at 9:30 p.m. Free family event.
Location: Riverside Park West
Information:
941.721.2138 |
The Play's the Thing - Playreading Festival
Mon. Jul. 9
7:30 PM
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Participate in "The Play's the Thing" playreading festival, now in it's 7th season. Be there at the start of daring and darling new works by
national and local playwrights. Participate in the talk-backs between the audience and playwright. Each play in the series is directed by a professional director with volunteer actors, mounted in a creative setting. See all six plays, enjoy the mix! Tickets $7 for 1 play, $15 for 3 plays, $24 for 6 plays
Location: The Players Theatre, 838 N Tamiami Trail
Information:
941.365.2494 |
ine & Discover Prospective Student Information Session
Wed. Jul. 11
5:30 PM
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Find out about our academic programs; the application process; Financial aid; and meet with an advisor about your academic program of interest and educational goals. Scholarship Raffle will be held. Food and beverages served. Open to the public.
Location: USF Sarasota-Manatee Selby Auditorium, 8350 Tamiami Trail
Information:
www.sarasota.usf.edu
or 941.359.4334 |
Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement
Thu. Jul. 12
7:00 PM
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FREE Seminar on Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy. Learn how to improve your quality of life through hormone balance. Topics include bio-identical hormones, thyroid, osteoporosis, stress and saliva testing.
Location: Family Pharmacy, 3644 Webber Street
Information:
941.921,6645 |
The Magic of Laraf
Mon. Jul. 23
6:30 PM
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Circus Sarasota and the Ringling Museum of Art present the World Premiere of a breathtaking extravaganza by Grand Illusionists Laraf. Tickets $50.
Location: Historic Asolo Theater
Information:
www.ringling.org
or 941.360.7399 |
FridayFest on the Bay
Jul. 27
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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FridayFest on the Bay featuring: The Robert Harris Group. Free music drawing together the best of the Gulfcoast – its people, products and lifestyles, entertainers and uncompromising sunsets. The event is a community celebration bringing together everyone who enjoys great music, food, fun, and the beautiful Sarasota Bayfront.
Location: Sarasota Bay at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Information:
941.953.3368 |
The Fab Four
Sat. Jul. 28
8:00 PM
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The Fab Four is elevated far above every other Beatles tribute due to their precise attention to detail. With uncanny, note-for-note live renditions of Beatle’s songs, the Fab Four will make you think you are watching the real thing. This incredible stage show includes three costume changes representing every era of the Beatles ever-changing career. Tickets: $35, $30.
Location: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Information:
vanwezel.org
or 941.953.3368 |
Monday Sailing Squadron Concert
Mon. Jul. 30
7:15 PM
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Featuring Something Special, No open mike. Sponsored by the Sarasota Folk Club.
Location: Sailing Squadron, 1717 Ken Thompson Pkwy.
Information:
www.sarafolk.org
or 941.377.9256 |
FridayFest on the Bay
Aug. 24
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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FridayFest on the Bay featuring: Suzette Jennings & Moodswings . Free music drawing together the best of the Gulfcoast – its people, products and lifestyles, entertainers and uncompromising sunsets. The event is a community celebration bringing together everyone who enjoys great music, food, fun, and the beautiful Sarasota Bayfront.
Location: Sarasota Bay at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Information:
941.953.3368 |
Monday Sailing Squadron Concert
Mon. Aug. 27
7:15 PM
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Featuring Not From Texas - no open mike. Sponsored by the Sarasota Folk Club.
Location: Sailing Squadron, 1717 Ken Thompson Pkwy.
Information:
www.sarafolk.org
or 941.377.9256 |
Monday Sailing Squadron Concert
Mon. Sep. 24
7:15 PM
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Featuring Tammerlin - no open mike. Sponsored by the Sarasota Folk Club.
Location: Sailing Squadron, 1717 Ken Thompson Pkwy.
Information:
www.sarafolk.org
or 941.377.9256 |
FridayFest on the Bay
Sep. 28
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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FridayFest on the Bay featuring: Project SRQ. Free music drawing together the best of the Gulfcoast – its people, products and lifestyles, entertainers and uncompromising sunsets. The event is a community celebration bringing together everyone who enjoys great music, food, fun, and the beautiful Sarasota Bayfront.
Location: Sarasota Bay at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Information:
941.953.3368 |
Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos
Sep. 30 - Jan. 4
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions. Los Caprichos deals with themes such as the Spanish Inquisition, the abuses of the church and the nobility, witchcraft, child rearing, avarice, and the frivolity of young women. The importance of the edition featured in this exhibition, one of the original four acquired by Goya's loyal patrons, the Duke and Duchess of Osuna, lies as much in the quality of its impressions as in its evidence of the generosity of a liberal noble couple, and their rapport with a radical artist. These etchings were purchased directly from Goya.
Location: John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Information:
ringling.org
or 941.358.3180 |
Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Faber Collection
Oct. 7 - Dec. 31
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Organized by the Sameuel P. Harn Museum of Art
This exhibition consists of 58 works by 42 artists. All artists are born in Cuba. Here a variety of media ranging from works on paper to sculpture by the most important Cuban artists of the past 50 years brings to the Ringling a new approach and incredible works of art.
Location: John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Information:
ringling.org
or 941,358.3180 |
FridayFest on the Bay
Oct. 19
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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FridayFest on the Bay featuring: Allon Sams & Friends. Free music drawing together the best of the Gulfcoast – its people, products and lifestyles, entertainers and uncompromising sunsets. The event is a community celebration bringing together everyone who enjoys great music, food, fun, and the beautiful Sarasota Bayfront.
Location: Sarasota Bay at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Information:
941.953.3368 |
5th Annual Sarasota Folk Festival
Oct. 20
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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5th Annual Sarasota Folk Festival
Location: Crowley Museum and Nature Center, 16405 Myakka Rd.
Information:
www.CrowleyMuseumNatureCtr.org
or 941.322.1000 |
"Out of the Darkness" 3rd Annual Walk for Suicide Prevention
Sun. Oct. 28
8:00 AM
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"Out of the Darkness" Walk for Suicide Prevention
Sarasota's annual OUT OF THE DARKNESS walk is open to the general public, survivors of suicide loss, and mental health workers / medical community. The walk is 3 miles in length (5K), with the route along the Gulf of Mexico at Siesta Key Beach. Walk benefits The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, a National non-for-profit organization. 8am registration; 9 am walk begins. "Join the Cause, Reduce the Stigma, Educate the Public, Make a Difference, Save a Life..." Call Carla Stumpf Patton at 941.726.2038
Location: Siesta Key Beach, Picnic Area
Information:
www.outofthedarkness.org
or 941,726.2038 |
Monday Sailing Squadron Concert
Mon. Oct. 29
7:15 PM
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Featuring Tom & Chris Kastle - open mike at 7:15 pm. $5 or more donation requested. Sponsored by the Sarasota Folk Club.
Location: Sailing Squadron, 1717 Ken Thompson Pkwy
Information:
www.sarafolk.org
or 941.377.9256 |
A Dog's Night Out
Jan. 18
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Come celebrate your canine companion at Animal Rescue Coalition's Fifth Annual A Dog's Night Out at Saks Fifth Avenue. Bring your best friend
for an evening of cocktails, shopping, and great food. All proceeds to benefit Animal Rescue Coalition.
Location: Saks Fifth Avenue
Information:
941.957.1955 |
Animal Rescue Coalition's 9th Annual "Best in Show" Gala
Sat. Feb. 16
6:30 PM
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Join the Animal Rescue Coalition for our 9th Annual "Best in Show" Gala at Michael's on East. At this black tie event, you'll enjoy a great dinner, bark with delight at the silent and live auctions, and shake your tail feathers with drinks and dancing. All proceeds to benefit the Animal Rescue Coalition.
Location: Michael's on East
Information:
941.957.1955 |
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