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Featured Artist
 Carole Kleinberg is well known in the area for her passion for and participation in theatre of many forms, from the educational aspects to directing. Before moving to Florida, Carole was a theatre professor at Oakton Community College on Chicago’s north shore. Once in the Sunshine State, she was the education director for the Asolo Repertory Theatre: she managed the Access to the Arts program which brought school kids to plays; taught theatre classes; and co-produced the Kaleidoscope Musical Theatre Workshop, a summer camp for teens and adults with developmental disabilities. (Editor’s note: If you’ve never seen a Kaleidoscope production, you must. You will laugh, cry, and be on your feet cheering at the end of the show.) Carole has directed over 70 plays, including award-winning productions of The Diary of Anne Frank and The Elephant Man. Local audiences might recall her productions of I Never Saw Another Butterfly and The World of Sholom Aleichem at The Players of Sarasota, Crossing Delancey at the Sarasota Jewish Theatre and the Lemon Bay Playhouse, and Mixed Emotions at the Island Players. Carole conceived and directed the original staged readings Movies that Changed My Life and Uncommon Woman: A Tribute to Wendy Wasserstein with the Women’s Theatre Collaborative. She directed Private High, a substance abuse prevention play that’s performed for local high schools; and she was involved in the Sarasota Actors Workshop. Never lacking ideas, energy or enthusiasm, Carole is currently settling into her new position as the Banyan Theater Company’s artistic director while she works on the final touches as director for the Island Players upcoming production of The Long Weekend (see articles below for more information on each). (click here to nominate our next artist) |
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April 24 - 30 [ music in the loft ] The Haye Loft at Euphemia Haye offers wonderful live music along with their famous abbreviated dinner menu and expanded dessert selection. April 24, 29 & 30: Dean Miller (pictured here; vocals, guitar) does jazz, blues, pop, Spanish, classical and standards. April 25 & 26: Carol Ettman (piano, vocals) cranks out jazz, blues, bossa nova, Latin, and both familiar and obscure songs from Gershwin, Porter, Arlen, Ellington and other luminaries of the Great American Songbook. Mike Markaverich (piano, vocals) serves up jazz on April 27, as does Matt Bokulic (piano) on April 28. “Music starts at around 7:30 pm and goes through around 11:15 pm.” |
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April 26 & 27 [ puppet dreams ] Venue Youth Theatre presents “Pinocchio,” the childhood favorite in which a puppet dreams of becoming a boy, on April 26 and 27 at 2:30 pm. Venue Theatre is located at 9125 US 19 North, Pinellas Park (in the Broyhill Furniture Plaza at the corner of Mainlands Blvd.). Tickets are $6; a family 5-pack for the same performance is $25. For more information and reservations (highly recommended) call 727-822-6194. |
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April 26; May 2 & 6 [ acoustic folk ] The Studio@620, 620 First Avenue South in St. Pete, presents "Acoustic Folk Concert Series." St. Petersburg's own Veronika Jackson does a night of music and conversation on April 26 at 7:00 pm. Aztec Two-Step (pictured here) continues the series with an evening of fine, folksy, progressive acoustic music on May 2 at 7:30 pm. Mary Flower finishes the series with springwater-clear vocals combined with elegant, funky and inventive playing on vintage guitars on May 6 at 7:30 pm. Phone: 727-895-6620. |
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May 2 [ may blooms ] The Dancing Crane Gallery, 1019 10th Avenue West, features “Bloomin’ Kaleidoscope” in May, with an opening reception on May 2 (during the Village ArtWalk). A celebration of springtime, artistic and creative blooms will adorn the gallery walls in shapes of anything floral, thinking creatively both “in and out of the box.” The exhibition highlights various artists, including Barbara Schicitano, Sherren Baughman, Mary Louise Ringers, Martin F. Hennigan, Helene Hirmes, Nancy Heart, Marianthe Pastore, Wil Dawson and Zard. Gallery hours Thursday through Saturday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm and First Fridays from 6:00 - 9:30 pm. (shown: detail of Ringers’ Reflections) |
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May 2 [ hearts desire ] Hearts Desire, 1221 12th Street West, features artist Vicki Lucas in May and June. Lucas paints colorful botanicals and Florida landscapes. Opening reception is from 6:00 – 9:30 pm during the Village ArtWalk; sip wine, nibble and meet the artist (but no nibbling the artist). Hearts Desire also features ceramic wall art by local artists Maryanne Bona-Huber and Georganne Nugent as well as jewelry designs by owner Vicki Rollo. Summer hours: Friday and Saturday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, First Fridays 6:00 – 9:30 pm. |
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May 4 [ organ recital ] This is the final concert of the season for the Bradenton Community Fine Arts Series. Dwight Thomas is an organist at The Roaring 20’s in Ellenton and was awarded the American Theater Organ Society’s Organist of the Year award in 2006. Mr. Thomas has been a recitalist on theatre organs and some of the major classical organs of the US and the UK, including Westminster Abbey. 4:00 pm at the First Methodist Church, 603 11th Street West. Free-will offering; call 941-747-4406 for more info. |
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May 5 [ 10-minute plays ] The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training presents the third annual 10-Minute Play Festival at 8:00 pm in the Mertz Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail (in the FSU Center for Performing Arts). This free event is a creative collaboration between Florida State University writers and FSU/Asolo Conservatory actors and faculty. It is also the Sarasota premiere of their original works. No reservations are necessary but tickets are given on a first-come, first-seated basis. Contact the Asolo Rep box office at 941-351-8000 for more information. |
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May 8 - 18 [ long weekend ] The Island Players, 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, present “The Long Weekend.” Max and Abby have been seeing one another behind the backs of their respective spouses, Wynn and Roger. On the surface all appear to friends, and yet... Playwright Norm Foster is known as the Neil Simon of Canada, and he uses a 1-2-3 punch to keep the audience (that’s you) always laughing with surprise. Call 941-778-5755 for times and tickets. |
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May 8 – 25 [ ragtime ] Manatee Players, 102 12th Street West, offers “Ragtime,” a nostalgic and powerful portrait of life in turn-of-the-last-century America. Based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel. Show times are Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sunday at 2:00 pm. Phone the box office at 941-748-5875. |
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Get Tix Now [ banyan theater company ] It’s never too early to get tickets to the award-winning Banyan Theater Company’s summer productions. This year it’s “A Moon for the Misbegotten” from June 26-July 13, “True West” from July 17-August 3, and “The Clean House” from August 7-24 in the Jane B. Cook Theatre at the FSU Center. Visit their website for more information. |
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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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The Banyan
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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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