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Featured Artist
Jeff Kin seems to need very little sleep. He is involved
in so many different things that having him as our
Featured Artist was an easy decision. Jeff is the
Artistic Director at
The
Players Theatre, no small undertaking for a
community theatre that produces 30 shows per year,
engaging over 700 volunteer actors , ushers, and crew
members with a total audience that exceeds 65,000 per
year. As Artistic Director, he also oversees the
educational component of the theatre, The Players
Performing Arts Studio, and sets the tone for the more
than 57 classes offered and a cadre of students, kids
through adults, topping 300. |
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[ #*&’ing computers ] This paragraph is an apology to all of the artists, actors, writers and photographers that have submitted their information for a free AnythingArts.com webpage and have yet to see it on the site. We had a computer crash in the midst of everything and we are just now getting back to the long list. Sorry for the delay, thanks for your patience. |
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Now Playing [ fst cabaret ] “ ‘Outlaws and Angels’ is a rousing celebration of songs by the rugged Outlaws of early Western music and the Angels who loved them. Featuring music by legendary "outlaws" like Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash and "angels" such as Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton. The cast of Outlaws and Angels uses guitars and fiddles to tell the American story of lessons learned from hard knocks and lively living,” says the FST site. Now playing at the Florida Studio Theatre Goldstein Cabaret. Call 941-366-9000 for more information and click here for everything that’s now playing. |
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April 16 – May 4 [ play at conservatory ] “The Underpants,” by Carl Sternheim and adapted by Steve Martin, has just opened at the FSU/Asolo Conservatory’s Cook Theatre. The very staid, middle-class household of Theo Maske is thrown into chaos when his cheeky wife Louise loses her bloomers during the king’s parade. Intrigues and misunderstandings, sleeping potions and a cast of outrageous characters parade through the Maske household as Louise begins to discover just how resourceful she is capable of being. Based on a 1911 one-act play by the German playwright. Tickets are available at the theatre box office, by calling 941-951-8000 or online by clicking right here. (Photo by Frank Atura: FSU/Asolo Conservatory student Brent Bateman) |
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April 17 [ reinvent you ] Dr. Toni LaMotta will be signing copies of her book, “What You Really Want, Wants You” at Barnes & Noble at 1:00 pm. Dr. Toni is a “Midlife Reinvention Specialist” and is available to help you become the you you always wanted you to be (I just wanted to see how many times I could say ‘you” in one sentence… may be a record). Hey Dr. Toni, I could use some reinvention. Do you work with men too? Check her out by clicking here and here. |
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April 18 [ jazz concert ] “Jazz at Two” at the Bayfront Community Center (803 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota) from 2:00 – 4:00 pm featuring the jazzy styling of The Carol Ettman Quartet, including Matt Bokulic, Henry Ettman and Dominic Mancini. |
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April 18 [ new abstract art ] Artist Beverly A. Smith exhibits her new abstract work at bas studio/gallery, in Towles Court. Plan to visit Beverly during this month’s Towles Court Art Walk from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. |
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April 18 [ best of ringling ] Juried work by Ringling College students from the departments of Computer Animation, Fine Arts, Graphic and Interactive Communication, Interior Design, Illustration and Photography and Digital Imaging. The awards ceremony is at 5:00 pm in the Ulla Searing Exhibit Hall followed by an opening reception. Exhibitions in Selby Gallery & Crossley Gallery will be open 5:30 pm -7:00 pm. Fine Arts and Photography & Digital Imaging will be installed in the Crossley Gallery and run concurrently with Selby Gallery hours. Call 941-359-7563. |
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April 18 [ champagne reception ] Join the State of the Arts Gallery, 1525 State Street, for a special exhibition of “Seascapes, Landscapes, Modern Sophisticated Botanica and Nature Photography.” The reception is from 5:00 – 9:00 pm. Info at 941-955-2787. |
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April 18 & 19 [ panama pete ] Panama Pete and Friends light up BC’s Recovery Room (2119 Siesta Drive, map) this weekend; each night from 9:00 pm to midnight. Phil the Hat and Jimmy Pop are expected to show up too. |
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April 19 [ art lecture ] Your chance to discuss the Sarasota Season of Sculpture’s bayfront exhibit: “Controversy in Public Art: A Civil Dialogue” at The Players Theatre at 10:30 am. Co-presenters Marjorie Floyd and Gayle Fulton Ross will lead a discussion that will focus on some of the most controversial works exhibited on the bayfront this year and in year’s past. This program is sponsored by the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. |
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April 19 [ live music ] Radio Free Carmela opens for The Mayhaws at 7:00 pm at The Bungalow (301 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota). The Mayhaws liven things up with a mix of soul, bluegrass and old-school country. The shin-dig is a benefit for WSLR 96.5 LPFM. |
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April 19 [ peace ] Local musician Drew hunter leads a Song Circle at the Peace Education and Action Center (PEAC). Song circles are a method of group singing where each person takes a turn choosing a song, and either leading it or getting one of the musicians present to do so. All peace songs are welcome: reggae, movement hymns, folk... you name it. There is a potluck dinner beginning at 5:30 pm and the singing starts right after. Call 941-812-5073 for details. (**Peace Education & Action Center serves as a resource center for educators, youth and families on topics related to justice, peacemaking, and nonviolence. The Center will build a stronger community by providing youth and adults with the tools, strategies and experiences needed to honor differences and resolve conflicts peacefully. PEACenter @ the Friends Meeting House 3139 57th Street at Lockwood Ridge Road) |
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April 20 [ anna maria music ] Lithuanian concert organist Jurate Landsbergyte will be joined in performance by Principal Trumpet Todd Craven and Trombonist Laurie Penpraze of the Florida West Coast Symphony at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Anna Maria Island at 3:00 pm. There is no charge to the public for the one-hour concert. The church is located at Palm and Marina Drives. The concert is a POPS Extras! Production and proceeds from the Free Will Offering will benefit Gloria Dei Church and local youth charities. |
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April 20 & 22 [ get a load of Shakespeare ] The students of the Asolo Conservatory have put together a special 40-minute version of Romeo & Juliet that they will perform at a very special venue: on the loading dock of the Asolo Theatre’s Stage Door. That’s right, this free production is on the loading dock each night at 6:00 pm. Gotta love it! |
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April 21 [ arts council celebration ] The Sarasota Arts Council is having its Annual Meeting from 4:30 – 6:30 pm at The Players Theatre and you are invited (members no charge, others $20). They are calling it “Celebrating the Art of Business and the Business of the Arts." There will be live entertainment by The Players. Call 941-365-5118, ext 308, for information. (photo by: Barbara Banks) |
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April 21 & 28 [ historic asolo movies ] The Sarasota Film Festival and the Historic Asolo present “Monday Night Movies.” This series is a bunch of movies with Florida as the inspiration or at least the setting. “Body Heat” by Lawrence Kasdan on April 21st. It’s the story of a wealthy woman conspiring to kill her husband and starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner (before she started sounding all British upperclasty with a deep whiskey voice). Then on April 28th it’s “Ulee’s Gold," starring Peter Fonda and “Tool Time’s” Patricia Richardson. The story is about a reclusive bee-keeper that attempts to bring his family back together through some tough times. All movies are $7 and start at 7:00 pm. Call 941-360-7399 or click here for more information. |
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April 23 [ portfolio open house ] Students in Manatee Community College’s Graphic Design Technology Program will display their work from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in room 202 of the Art & Design Building (bldg. 10 at MCC Bradenton; 5840 26th St. W). This is a great time to check out student work if you are hiring graphic designers or interested in the course. Check out course requirements and what the students learn by clicking here. Call 941-752-5521 for more. |
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April 23 [ classical guitar ] Live classical guitar, on stage at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center on Palmer Ranch. Croatian guitarist Robert Belinic performs at 8:00 pm. $20 and $15 for Guitar Sarasota members. Call 941-552-5323. |
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April 25 [ christine & rick on the radio ] Christine and Rick will turn the tables on Cliff Roles and ask him questions for a change. Cliff interviews everyone in the area and shares their stories. Well, what about Cliff? Did he wear those AC/DC British schoolboy short pants growing up? Did he play football/soccer, how many siblings, how did he get to Germany, the music business and then to America, boxers or briefs? Inquiring minds want to know. Be sure to listen from 4:00 – 5:00 pm at AM 1220 on your radio or click right here and listen on your computer. We will be taking call-ins too, so think of a good questions for Cliff. |
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Along with other member of the
James Joyce Society,
I'm reading Dubliners
by The Master. I first read it in undergrad school but it eluded me (as did
most things in those days, including co-eds). But I've read it a couple of
times over the years and I've read the concluding story, "The Dead" a few
times. Better critics than I have called it the greatest short story ever
written and if the standard is a deeper revelation each time through then
they're probably right. When the work was musicalized a few years back I
viewed it as a form of genuine heresy. Ditto, the film. In fact, they're
both pretty interesting interpretations. But you don't mess with JJ. I vowed
to read Finnegan's Wake before I passed on and I'm set to slog my way into
it thus assuring myself a substantial remaining time on earth. I'm finishing up Rediscovering Jacob Riis (New Press) by friend and collaborator, Daniel Czitrom and Bonnie Yochelson. It's a revisionist history of the famed photographer-journalist and author of the groundbreaking, How The Other Half Lives. Also, Volcanic Jesus by Lee Jacobus (Hammonasset House Books), a series of Hawaiian tales exploring the erosion of the native culture as Americanization permeates. Jack Gilhooley's play The Warrior -- produced last year at BacklotArts -- goes to the D.C. Fringe Festival in July and the NYC Fringe Festival in August, produced by Theatre of The First Amendment in VA and Catholic U Theatre Department. He's a double NEA winner, an alum of New Dramatists, a Shubert, O'Neill Conference, NYFTA, Canada Council and double Fulbright awardee (Spain and Ireland). He has received four grants from the Florida Arts Council (two Individual Artist and two Enhancement) and was the first winner of the Sarasota County Arts Council's John Ringling Fund's Artist Fellowship. His Plays By Jack Gilhooley has been issued by the prestigious Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. (Mamet, LaBute, Kushner, etc.) He is trying to get his two-character "play with songs", Champagne Jimmy And The Ingenue' produced at the Historic Asolo since a crucial scene takes place on the actual Asolo stage in Italy in 1932. The play is about the beloved rogue mayor of New York, Jimmy Walker and his showgirl-mistress, Betty Compton. Prominent in the scenario is their relationship with John Ringling and their tumultuous time spent in Sarasota. Inquiries invited: email Jack. |
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April 25 [ live improv show ] The “Lazy Fairy Improv Troupe” presents, “The Living Room” at Home Resource at 8:00 pm. Based on audience suggestions, conversations blend seamlessly into scenes and back again in the fast paced two-act free-for-all. No one – not even the performers themselves – knows what’s going to happen next. It is this element of the unknown that makes every Improv show unique – and what makes for some exciting moments onstage. Lazy Fairy Improv Troupe is: Christine Alexander, Tim Beasley, Catey Brannan, Chris Friday, and Angel Parker. (is it named after Tim?) Click here for reservations. |
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April 25, 26, 27 [ ballet performances ] Iain Webb and the Sarasota Ballet continue a season of firsts with a program including Tony Award winning choreographer Matthew Bourne’s The Infernal Galop from 1989, a world premiere of Wolfgang for Webb by Dominic Walsh and a reprise performance of George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante. The performance is at the FSU Center for Performing Arts (5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota). To purchase tickets, call the box office at 941-351-8000 or toll free at 1-800-361-8388. Tickets can also be purchased online at the Sarasota Ballet website by clicking here. Tickets start at $15 and tickets for children under 12 are 50% off. |
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April 26 [ new college concert ] The Florida String Quartet will perform compositions by New College of Florida students Alejandro Castano, Adele Fournet and Brian Oberlander at this free 4:00 pm concert at Mildred Sainer Pavilion at New College. Each year, selected student composers from New College create music for a resident chamber ensemble of the Florida West Coast Symphony. The students hear their music rehearsed and benefit from the guidance of the Symphony's experienced musicians. Come hear the fruits of this exciting collaboration! No reservations required. |
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April 27 & 29 [ yunus concert ] The Artist Series of Sarasota presents soprano Monica Yunus in concert at the Historic Asolo Theatre for two 7:30 pm performances. Selections for the evening will include Mozart’s Alleluia from Exsultate Jubilate, Rachmaninoff’s How Fair This Spot, Granados’ Songs from the Tonadillos, and Weill’s My Ship from Lady in the Dark. Tickets are available from the Historic Asolo Theatre Box Office online, or by phone at 941-360-7399. |
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April 28 – May 2 [ dance, dance, dance ] Since 1982, April 29 has been “Dance Day.” Now the dancing community has created “National Dance Week,” designed to bring added exposure to the art of dance. Fuzion Contemporary Dance is hosting events all over the place during this special week. Call 941-345-5755 for information or click here and check out the schedule. |
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May 1 – 3 [ words worth hearing ] New College of Florida will host a three-day celebration of innovative writing featuring Charles Bernstein, professor of English at the U. of Pennsylvania and the author of 40 books of poetry, essays, and libretti, who will give both a lecture and a reading from his own work. In addition, there will be readings from Catherine Daly, Adjunct Assistant Professor and Writer in Residence at New College and author of six books, as well as New College student poets. May 1at 7:00 pm: Bernstein's "Poetry Rules!: The Concept of Poetry." (reception afterwards in Cook Hall) May 2nd at 7:00 pm a reading by Catherine Daly. May 3 at 3:30 pm a student poetry reading and at 7:00 Bernstein's "The Attack of Difficult Poems: Poetry Reading and Performance." Call 941-487-4155. |
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May 3 [ “best of” films ] Three films chosen as “best of the best” by sold-out audiences at the 9th Annual Through Women’s Eyes film festival will be screened on Saturday from 10:00 am to Noon-thirty at Lakewood Ranch Cinemas. The award-winning films, by women directors, are “In Sickness and In Health,” “The Women’s Kingdom” and “The Oldest Basketball Team in the World.” Presented by Gulf Coast Chapter, US National Committee for UNIFEM. Proceeds benefit UNIFEM’s Safe Cities Program to end violence against women and girls in Latin America. Tickets $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for coffee. Call 941-284-1027 for tickets and information. |
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May 4 [ benefit concert ] “Humanity Working to End Genocide” presents The Gulf Coast Community Choir’s Concert to benefit the Refugees of Darfur. The special benefit concert is at 4:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church (104 S. Pineapple, Sarasota). For more information call 941-922-1257. |
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May 9 & 10 [ youth opera ] The Sarasota Youth Opera returns to present the U.S. premiere of Dean Burry's “The Hobbit.” The prequel to “The Lord of the Rings”, the opera recounts how the comfort-loving Bilbo Baggins, unwillingly dragged into a heroic quest, accidentally acquires the golden ring of power. “Opera Now” magazine praised the Canadian composer for his "rhythmically vital and melodic music." The performances are May 9 at 7:30 pm and May 10 at 1:30 pm. Call 941-366-8450 (x-1) for tickets. |
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Call to Artists Art Center Sarasota invites all Florida artists to submit up to three photographs to their 5th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition: “Humanity in Black & White”. How do you see our society? How would you capture social concerns? They ask you to find those answers everywhere from your own backyard to the furthest reaches of the planet - in black and white. Receiving date is May 13. For guidelines and information click here. |
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Call to Artists Sarasota Bay Club seeks artists to exhibit their works in its gallery. Media can include photography, watercolor, oil, pastels, acrylic, collages, and weaving. Subject matter should be nature, animals, landscapes, and portraits, "more on the conservative side," suggests Jill Ross, arts and leisure director. Interested artists should contact Jill at 366-7667, or email her. (lifted in its entirety from Arts Beat, the newsletter of the Sarasota Arts Council) |
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Audition Venice Little Theatre has announced additional auditions for its Summer Stock production of Oklahoma. The auditions will be by appointment only on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 beginning at 7:00 p.m. To get a time slot, actors should call the Education Department at the theatre at 941-486-8679. |
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Auditions [ pick me, no me ] Be sure to check the audition pages of local
theaters to make sure you don’t miss anything (click the theater name):
Venice Little Theatre •
Florida Studio Theatre
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Information about show times, places and dates is assumed accurate but not guaranteed. Please contact the presenting organization directly, by the link or phone number provided, to confirm information.
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