Events

Oktoberfest at Calusa Brewing

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Throw on your Lederhosen and come kick it with us in celebration of Octoberfest!

The Schnitzel Trailer will be on site serving up an authentic Bavarian menu to pair with two special release brews:

Marzen – Traditional lager that originated in Bavaria. It has a medium to full body and an amber hue.

Fireborn – Smoked Scwarzbier – opaque and black colour with hints of chocolate or coffee flavours. Smoky flavors from Rauch malt adds a touch of roastiness to this traditional brew.

Justin Layman will be onsite rocking the mic from 3-7pm in the Tasting Room.

As a bonus we have Scwifty Pils canned into 16oz 4 packs for sale!

Oktoberfest at Big Top Brewing!

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Prost! We will be kicking off the Oktoberfest season with a Oktoberfest celebration of our own!

The Schnitzel Trailer will be out in the beer garden with a special menu (coming soon) starting at 5pm and, BABYL, the high energy alternative band will be performing live in the beer garden starting at 7pm with some German songs mixed in!

SPECIALS & BEER RELEASES
We will be tapping a very limited Imperial Pumpkin Stout coming in close to 11% and also releasing limited bottles of our Barrel Aged Pumpkin Stiltskin aged for a year!

Our Pumpkin Stiltskin will also RISE UP on Friday, September 15th, and the new 4 pack cans will be available to purchase for $7.99 a pack!

WEAR YOUR LEDERHOSEN AND GET YOUR FIRST BEER ON US! (limited to core beers only)

Main Street Live in Downtown Bradenton

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This is downtown Bradenton’s most popular street party! Old Main Street (12th Street West) between Manatee and 3rd avenues is closed to vehicular traffic as vendors line the streets and live music plays throughout the night. The event starts around 5 p.m. and ends at 10 pm (except for NYE, which ends at midnight).

BAND LINE UPS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN BEING A VENDOR, PLEASE SEND AND EMAIL TO MORGAN@INDEPENDENTJONES.COM.

2017/2018 SCHEDULE:
SAT Oct. 28, 2017 // Halloween
WED Nov. 22, 2017 // Pre-Thanksgiving
SAT Dec. 16, 2017 // Santa Fundraiser
SUN Dec. 31, 2017 // NYE!!
SAT Feb. 3rd, 2018 // Annual Boat Races downtown
SAT Mar. 17, 2018 // St. Patrick’s
SAT Mar. 31, 2018
SAT May 5, 2018 // Cinco De Mayo

Moxie Productions Presents: Original Showcase

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MOXIE Productions: aka: SRQ Arts Presenters
Bringing you original music from local, regional and touring acts.
Every 2nd Wednesday of the month..
Live Original Showcase is held at the oldest venue, The Gator Club in Downtown Sarasota.
// No Cover // 21+ //

Youth Antics are an alternative indie rock band from Florida. Their sound is composed of shearing/melodic guitar, driving bass lines, enveloping synth sounds, dance-able drum beats, and baritone vocals.

Greg Ferris
Sarasota’s road-weary electric weirdo returns to a guitar based hardware set of classic earworms and unheard dark sing-a-longs.

Moxie Moxie
A collection of work by
Shannon Fortner, Queer Activist and Founder of Harvey Milk Festival.
This is my solo project that allows me to paint a landscape through sound. Allowing you within a vision I have been capturing over the past 10 years. Welcome. It is more about the process of songs and how they evolve within a band setting and morph. These are raw songs / material that captures my experience as a musician.

Ringling International Arts Festival 2017

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Ringling International Arts Festival
October 18 – 21, 2017

Experience the brilliance of internationally-acclaimed musicians, actors, and dancers! Find the full schedule of performances and events: https://www.ringling.org/events/series/ringling-international-arts-festival

Performances are affordably priced and presented in three theaters within walking-distance, you can park the car once and enjoy the entire day. Lunch and dinner are available on-site.

Members save 10% on all tickets / Non-Members save 10% when purchasing 4+ RIAF productions. Tickets may be purchased online, in person or by calling 941-360-7399

Taste of Downtown Food & Wine Festival

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Now in its fourth year, this established Sarasota tradition will bring you onto the Sarasota Opera House main stage where your favorite downtown restaurants will be showcasing their tasty dishes paired with fine wines, assorted beers and specialty cocktails. Proceeds from this event benefit the Sarasota Youth Opera who will perform during the event. Come to mix & mingle, sample tasty bites, and have a drink with us to celebrate the end of summer in Sarasota!

Participating Restaurants include:
Bijou Cafe
Brick’s Smoked Meats
Cafe L’Europe
Clasico Sarasota
Currents at Hyatt Regency Sarasota
Duval’s Fresh. Local. Seafood
El Greco Mediterranean Cafe
H20 Bistro at Hotel Indigo Sarasota
Jack Dusty at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
Kahwa Coffee Sarasota
Louies Modern
Mattison’s City Grille
The Melting Pot
Michael’s On East
Nancy’s Bar-B-Q
The Rosemary
Selva Grill
Sift Bakehouse and Five-O Donut Co
Tsunami Sushi
And more…

Thank you to our sponsors: Whole Foods Market, Cocktails By Spence Consulting, Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, Sarasota Magazine, The Observer, and Serbin Printing Inc

The Reserve Open Mic!

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Bring your acoustic set to The Reserve open mic! Enjoy great local talent over a beer, glass of wine or coffee. Venue is 100% family friendly! Feel free to private message for more details.

ADSOS at Cafe in the Park

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ADSOS makes its Cafe in the Park debut! Join us for a great time!

Original Showcase: Astralis (SRQ) / Greg Ferris

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Astralis (SRQ)
Strewn together with stylistic stardust from across the musical universe, Sarasota five-piece Astralis layers incandescent vocals atop funky bass lines, cosmic synths, moonlit guitar riffs, and intricate percussion.

Greg Ferris (SRQ/ Outer Limits)
Sarasota’s road-weary electric weirdo returns to a guitar based hardware set of classic earworms and unheard dark sing-a-longs.

Special guest TBA

Flagship Romance & Kristopher James

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Flagship Romance – National touring harmonic alternative folk duo, consisting of real-life-lovers, singers, and songwriters Shawn Fisher and Jordyn Jackso. In today’s music market, where more and more avid listeners are clamoring for something honest and real, Flagship Romance plans to take that honesty, chemistry, and “real-ness” to new heights.
Kristopher James – Touring folk/soul songwriter, calls Bradenton home. “Who is a kindred musical spirit to artists like Gavin DeGraw and Amos Lee.” (Jackie Braje – Creative Loafing Tampa) “His vocals are perfectly reighned in to suit his range and his easy gift for melody is almost unrivaled in the Bay are singer-songwriter space.”
(Suburban Apologist)