Events

Art Center Sarasota : Cycle 4

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ON VIEW MARCH 16 – APRIL 21, 2017

OPENING RECEPTION MARCH 16, 2017, 5 PM – 7 PM, Free and Open to the Public

GALLERY 1: SPECTRUM II
CODY BERRINGER, CAITLIN BURNS & SHAWN PETTERSEN
Curated by Nathan Skiles. An experimental installation that embeds the independent work of three artists.

GALLERY 2: BEGINNING TO END
PEPPI ELONA
A personal poetic tale of an artist’s search to expose the sensory delight from a found piece of fabric.

GALLERY 3: INTANGIBLE CORPOREAL
Curated by Dustin Juengel. A group exhibit by artists whose work documents their body or the physicaility of the material.

GALLERY 4: FROM WITHIN
Open, all media, juried exhibition
Juror: Tom Winchester, Photographer, Art Critic and Instructor at RCAD

Q Dash Scavenger Hunt

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SAVE THE DATE! The Sarasota Young Professionals Group is proud to announce the Q Dash Scavenger Hunt–celebrating the unique arts, culture, history and small business of Sarasota!

Teams of 4 will compete to find landmarks throughout downtown Sarasota using the official Q Dash Clue Book to earn points. The team with the most points will win a grand prize package! Registration opens February 20th. Stay tuned for additional details and registration details. Gather your friends, family, corporate team, or alumni group, and show your hometown pride!

Sponsorship opportunities are available! For more information, please contact YPG Coordinator, Mimi Cirbusova, at mcirbusova@sarasotachamber.com or (941) 556-4038.

Seesaw by Wise Fool New Mexico

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Doors will open at 6:30pm. Performances will take place at 7:30 PM and 9:00 PM. Your Admission ticket includes admission to the courtyard for the entire evening/event. Stage side seating $30/Lawn (No Seating) $20
Acrobatic theater artists in the air and on stilts inhabit an ever-changing environment of kinetic sculpture, drawing in, disarming, and instilling audiences with wonder and compassion as they open the door for new ideas in movement and performance.

Circus Ring of Fame

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The Circus Ring of Fame honors the legacy of St. Armands Founder, John Ringling, and Sarasota’s long standing connection to the Circus and its incredible performers. Every year The Circus Ring of Fame Foundation inducts 5 new members into the prestigious “Ring of Fame”. This years inductees are : Reggis Armor, Allen Bloom, Dora Foster (Rogana), Henry Ringling North, The Pedrolas and Starless Night. The event begins, at 1:15pm, with a live musical concert, of circus music, performed by the Sarasota Ciurcus Concert Band. The Induction Ceremony begins at 2:00pm. For more information visit: https://www.starmandscircleassoc.com

Glass: A Contemporary Musical Performance

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Sarasota’s own contemporary music collective, ensemblenewSRQ, along with Alfstad& Contemporary and the LBK Center for the Arts: Glass Art Weekend, have joined forces to bring you a musical performance like no other, with musical works mirrored and inspired by the exquisite glass art that will be on display throughout Sarasota during the Art Glass Weekend.
This will be an intimate performance and will take place in the Alfstad& Contemporary gallery space with glass art on display by Kathleen Mulcahy, and Ron Desmett.
Kaija Saariaho: Mirrors (flute and cello)
Philip Glass: String Quartet #2 “Company”
Jacob Druckman: Reflections on the Nature of Water (solo marimba)
Isang Yun: Together (violin and double bass)
Andrew Norman: Light Screens (flute, violin, cello, viola)

Ticket purchases ($40) are required for the following performances:
Jan 30, 2017 | Monday Evening
7:00 – 8:00 Tour the Gallery and Glass Art, Hors d’oeuvres, Pastries and Fine Wine
8:00 – 9:00 Musical Performance

St. Armands 14th Annual Winter Art Festival

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St. Armands Winter Art Festival is a juried Art Show with over 175 artists from around the country participating. Sculpture, pottery, ceramics, oil, watercolor, etc. will be on display. Out of 10,000 Art Festivals that take place each year, throughout the country, the St. Armands Winter Art Festival was voted to be in the top 50 !! For more information on this wonderful event please visit https://www.artfestival.com or call 561-746-6615.

Meet the Artists of “Madama Butterfly”

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Executive Director Richard Russell will interview the singers and artistic staff responsible for bringing our revival of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” back to the Sarasota Opera stage.

From her little house on the hill overlooking the Nagasaki port, with a little boy at her side, Butterfly awaits the return of her beloved. Three years earlier, at the tender age of fifteen, she married Pinkerton, a Liutenant in the United States Navy, and now he’s returned to break her heart. Filled with Puccini’s most expansive melodies, “Madama Butterfly” is at the top of a very short list of the most performed and best loved operas of all times.

Meet the Artists of Rossini’s “The Italian Girl in Algiers”

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Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi will interview the singers and artistic staff responsible for bringing our new production of Rossini’s “The Italian Girl in Algiers” to the Sarasota Opera stage.

Lindoro’s attempts to escape Mustafa, the Bey of Algiers, have all been in vain. He is now faced with a hand-me-down bride instead of his beloved Isabella who has gone missing. A unique turn of events brings Isabella right where she needs to be to save her lost fiance and the day!

Harvey Milk Festival

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The 8th Annual Harvey Milk Festival (HMF) will take place May 11-13, 2017, culminating in a 10-band concert at Five Points Park in historic downtown Sarasota, Florida. This event is part of a three-day festival. The mission of HMF is to honor and celebrate the life of Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay Americans elected to public office, by fostering emerging talent in musicians and artists who support diversity and reject discrimination.

Three days of theatre, performance art, and music that embrace equality and bring the community together. Find out how you can be a part of this magical event.

We are looking for sponsors & volunteers, let us know if you will join us this year.

LOVE CONQUERS ALL!

Principals’ Luncheon

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SOLD OUT! We hope you will join us next year!

Join the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County for the 16th Annual Principals Luncheon, “Raise Your Voice for the Arts!” Together we’ll celebrate our Sarasota County School Principals and their contributions to arts education in our schools!

Featuring student performances and Keynote Speaker Jayne Ellspermann – President, National Association of Seconday School Principals, and Principal of the Year, 2015.

Tickets are $50. RSVPs are due by Dec. 1.

For any questions, please contact Cindy Balistreri at the Alliance: 941-365-5118, Ext. 301.

We look forward to seeing you at the Opera House!