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The Napiers fight to get their animals back.

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Mills: Foundation set for future Hired when community trust was at an all-time low, Manatee County’s superintendent spent his first year changing public perception.

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+ Henley community goes Florida friendly

EAST COUNTY — As a school district leader who didn’t build his career in the classroom, Rick Mills, a superintendent with a military background and a master’s degree in national security affairs, likes to bring outside perspective to education.

In November, Mills led a professional development workshop for all of the Manatee County

School District’s principals and senior administrative staff.

There, he showed a clip of the film “Moneyball,” which tells the true story of a baseball team, the Oakland Athletics, that experiences a long run of success with a unique, data-based approach required because it has little revenue.

“I did it to show how, as leaders,

we make decisions that produce outcomes,” said Mills, whose completes one year as Manatee County Schools’ superintendent March 20. “It’s about how metrics and projections produce wins.”

One year into his tenure as the leader of Manatee County

SEE MILLS / PAGE 8A Superintendent Rick Mills

Residents in University Park’s Henley neighborhood are making strides to make their community FloridaFriendly certified.

Manatee County’s Director of Florida Friendly Landscape Services Michelle Atkinson recently inspected several homes in the neighborhood, bringing the total number of certified homes to 18 of 32.

Residents hope to have the remaining homes certified within six months.

“Because our neighborhood is along the Braden River, with considerable preserve, pine and oak hammock, we feel a responsibility to follow the nine principles outlined in the (Florida Friendly landscaping) program,” says Polly Curran who is leading the team’s project along with Emily Vosnos, neighborhood chairwoman, and resident Maureen Hager.

Henley’s common-area landscaping was certified as Florida-friendly two years ago.

+ Harvest packs food to fight hunger Members of Harvest United Church worked to stop hunger Feb. 23 during an interactive meal-packing party at the church.

The organization packed about 40,000 meals to support Stop Hunger Now’s worldwide work, which includes ongoing hunger relief operations in the Philippines.

On Sunday, Harvest also donated $17,227 — half of its 2013 Christmas Eve offering — to Stop Hunger Now. The packing party was part of the Florida Conference of United Methodist Church’s “A Million Reasons” campaign, a yearlong mission to pack 1 million meals to fight hunger.

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Aliyah Rozanski, 6, rests after racing through the obstacle course at B.D. Gullett Elementary School’s annual Winter Carnival Saturday, Feb. 22. Students and their families gathered for games and socializing. See more photos from the carnival on page 5B.

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by Josh Siegel | Staff Writer

Pentathlon changes venues As excitement builds for the 2015 Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final, Lakewood Ranch assumes a greater share of the spotlight.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — A hard-charging community with ambition for national status, Lakewood Ranch is not accustomed to being a backup plan.

But when officials behind four future pentathlon events in the Sarasota-Bradenton region visited Lakewood Ranch to speak with Rex Jensen, Schroeder-Manatee Ranch

CEO and president, he obliged without consideration.

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Local organizing committee Chairwoman Katherine Harris announced the venue switch at a Feb. 23 press conference.

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Officials investigate possible damage to Lake Manatee’s dam

BY THE NUMBERS

5.9 billon — The number of gallons the dam can hold 1 — The number of miles the dam measures 18 — The number of homes downstream from the dam 40 — The number of feet the dam’s water is above sea level 300 — The number of cubic feet per second the dam releases to go from 40 to 38 feet above sea level 1800 — The number of surface acres of a full dam

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DID YOU KNOW

• The dam provides drinking water to 300,000 people in Manatee and Sarasota counties.

• The dam was built in 1967.

• The Lake Manatee dam does not conduct electricity.

Manatee County officals hope to finish any repairs, if deemed necessary by engineers, before the summer.

EAST COUNTY — As Bruce MacLeod watched construction crew members drill into sections of the Lake Manatee dam last week, he looked a bit worried.

As the superintendent of Manatee County’s Lake Manatee Water Treatment Plant, MacLeod closely monitors the condition of the barrier every day.

The structure, which provides drinking water to more than 300,000 residents in Manatee and Sarasota counties, is about due for repairs, and MacLeod hopes they will be minor, if needed.

About three weeks ago, while reviewing notes from a regular inspection of the dam, MacLeod noticed that the report revealed irregularities near the dam’s spillway gate.

It appears there were spaces in a few areas in the dam’s clay core, which stops water from leaking downstream. If this core becomes compromised, it could prevent the structure from regulating the amount of water that flows through the dam.

The worst-case scenario is this could result in spillage, flooding 18 homes located downstream from the dam’s location on Waterline Road.

MacLeod hired engineers to investigate the potential problem.

“It’s serious enough that we’ve designed a fix, but we’re just taking precautionary measures right now,” MacLeod said. “It’s better to be safe.”

On Feb. 18 and Feb. 19, individuals working on site at the East County structure conducted coring techniques — accessing the heart of the dam by drilling into different areas of the core and lowering cameras into the holes.

The images captured below the surface are displayed to engineers in Tampa in “real time” and will be compiled and presented to MacLeod this week.

The photographs will reveal whether the soil protecting the core on the upstream side of the dam is loose — and how big of a fix is required.

If the soil is loose, water has the ability to seep through and reach the core. In turn, the core would

NEWS BRIEFS + RaceTrac gas station slated for East County RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. purchased a 2.75-acre vacant property at State Road 64 E. and Lena Road. It plans to build a new RaceTrac gas station/convenience store this year on the site.

The Georgia-based corporation bought the property at 8100 State Road 64 E. from Edith D. Butler for $1.5 million Feb. 10, court records show.

Amanda Rodriguez, RaceTrac’s associate manager of external communication, says the new East County RaceTrac will offer more than 4,000 retail and grocery items. It will also offer a coffee bar, frozen yogurt and free WiFi. Rodriguez said the RaceTrac store will bring 20 jobs to the community.

The new store, RaceTrac’s fourth location in Bradenton, will open by the end of 2014.

+ Lakewood Ranch Edwin Watts to close

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Engineers investigating the 48-year-old Lake Manatee dam worry the structure’s core may be compromised due to erosion. start to erode and fail to prevent the excess flow of water. Without controlling how much water flows out of the dam, which relies on Lake Manatee as its primary source, flooding can occur.

Should the core have eroded areas, MacLeod has a plan.

Engineers will fill the spaces with concrete to seal the holes and prevent further stress on the core. Costs are contingent upon how many areas need to be filled and how much cement is needed.

However, repairs could cost millions of dollars.

MacLeod said the dam is about due for some repairs. He estimates that a dam often needs some sort of repair by its 50th year. The Lake Manatee dam is 48.

If the dam requires repairs, MacLeod plans to have the first stages of the remedy to the core problem in place before the rain picks up in the late spring or early summer months. He predicts the work will take about two months.

“We’re lucky we found the problem when we did,” MacLeod said. “It should be good for another 50 years, after we make the needed repairs.”

TEST PREPARATIONS To conduct the coring test last week, Superintendent of Manatee County’s Lake Manatee Water Treatment Plant Bruce MacLeod said the dam’s water level had to be lowered from 40 to 38 feet above sea level, to put less pressure on the dam as a precaution.

Heavy rains also have contributed to the pressure on and damaging of the soil at the dam’s core, MacLeod said.

Rainfall adds to the amount of water in the dam, which comfortably stores water at up to about 40 feet above sea level, before spilling over onto designated rocks and spill off areas. Once the water level returns to normal, and inches back off the land, it takes soil with it. The soil circulates back into the dam, causing erosion.

“Think of it as the water rushing over your feet at the beach,” MacLeod said. “Once it pulls back, your feet start to sink into the sand; that’s what’s happening here.”

The Edwin Watts golf equipment retail store in Lakewood Ranch will close in midto late March.

Edwin Watts Golf, a corporation based in Fort Walton Beach, is closing 40 of its stores, including its Lakewood Ranch location at 6230 Lake Osprey Drive, after filing for bankruptcy protection last year.

Edwin Watts sold its assets to Hilco Merchant Resources and an affiliate of Worldwide Golf Shops for $40.8 million.

The Lakewood Ranch store will be one of the last of the 40 stores to close.

+ University Park woman killed in plaza parking lot A University Park woman died Feb. 21 while loading items into her car at The Shoppes at University Town Center.

A Florida Highway Patrol report states 69-year-old Susan Roberts Murphy was loading items into the front passenger side of her 2001 Chrysler Town and Country at about 4:30 p.m. For unknown reasons, the vehicle went in reverse and began traveling westbound in the parking lot.

Murphy fell beneath the vehicle, causing the vehicle’s tire to strike her body and head. The vehicle was unoccupied at the time of the incident.

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More than 300 animals taken in by local rescue groups cannot be adopted until a decision is made.

EAST COUNTY — A battle of custody for animals seized during a raid of Napier’s Log Cabin Horse and Animal Sanctuary, located at 20010 State Road 64 E., will begin March 12.

Manatee County Judge Mark Singer on Feb. 18 issued an order granting the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office’s demand for custody, control and disposition of more than 300 animals seized from property owned by Alan and Sheree Napier Feb. 5.

Local animal rescue groups and Manatee County Animal Services are sheltering the more than 300 animals confiscated during the raid. The animals cannot be adopted until the sheriff’s office obtains custody of the animals, which include dogs, cats, goats, horses and others.

The Napiers have petitioned to regain custody of the animals.

A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. March 12. Attorneys representing the sheriff’s office and the Napiers met Monday and requested additional hearing time for the case.

Peter Lombardo, attorney for the Napiers, said the hearing likely will extend all day March 13, as well.

Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Dave Bristow confirmed the sheriff’s office also is asking for permission to spay and neuter dogs and cats confiscated in the raid, while both parties await the hearing. Lombardo said the Napiers have agreed to the stipulation.

Lombardo called the sheriff’s office’s decision to pursue potential criminal charges, including fraud and animal cruelty, against the Napiers “unfounded.” He said the Napiers are being “punished” for working to save animals, many of which

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Local rescue groups are sheltering nearly 300 dogs and cats.

were “skipped over” by other organizations that could have saved them.

“The Napiers run a rescue; they don’t run a pet store,” Lombardo said. “There’s a lot of sick animals. Without knowing the condition of the animals, it’s impossible to say (the Napiers) are responsible for the mistreatment of these animals.”

In a report written by the Manatee County Health Department Feb. 5, health department officials deemed the Napiers’ property a “sanitary nuisance,” citing the accumulation of animal feces on the ground and in a semi-trailer and the accumulation of garbage, among other violations that contribute to fly breeding, transmission of disease and rodent harborage.

Lombardo said the Napiers are working to correct problems within the 30-day time limit.

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CDDs near agreement on gate costs Lakewood Ranch CDDs 2, 5 and 6 hope to vote in March on a proposed interlocal agreement to share the cost of the gates at Balmoral Woods and Legacy boulevards.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Supervisors of Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts 2, 5 and 6 may have a simple solution to an issue that has confused and divided residents in their respective districts.

At board meetings March 20, CDD supervisors, who have held collaborative monthly meetings since August, likely will vote on an interlocal agreement to share the cost of maintaining and operating the gate at Balmoral Woods Boulevard and the gate at Legacy Boulevard.

Currently, CDD 6 exclusively bears the cost of the Balmoral Woods Boulevard gate, while CDDs 2 and 5 share the cost of the Legacy Boulevard gate. Both gates are open to public traffic.

“It’s a simple financial document that indicates the CDDs share costs on an EDU (equivalent dwelling unit) basis,” said Bob Burstein, chairman of CDD 6, which maintains the Balmoral gate because it is located within the district’s boundaries.

In response to a draft of the agreement posted earlier this month to the Lakewood Ranch Town Hall website, chairmen of neighborhoods within those districts circulated emails expressing concern with the proposed agreement.

As a result, more than 100 residents attended the CDD 6 meeting Feb. 20, forcing staff to open an additional salon to accommodate them.

But, during a lengthy public comment period, few individuals in the audience spoke about the interlocal agreement. Instead, attendees talked about gate security and recent burglaries in the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club community.

James Rogoze, secretary of the Country Club West Homeowners Association, asked the CDD 6 board to gather public input regarding the interlocal agreement and to hold a special meeting for residents before any decision is made. Supervisors did not comment, but vowed to include the community in whatever decision they make.

Under the most recent draft of the agreement, CDD 6 would pay 20.27% of costs related to the gatehouses, while districts 2 and 5 would pay 35.70% and 44.03%, respectively.

The interlocal agreement, if approved by the majority of CDD 2, 5 and 6 supervisors, would take effect Oct. 1 and last two years.

“No one is giving up authority,” Burstein said. “This is nothing more than a cost sharing agreement. It in no way gives up rights that CDD 6 has, which seems to be a perpetual concern to those opposing this. I am hopeful we can finally put this behind us.”

In a memorandum to his fellow board members, CDD 6 supervisor Richard Williams, who cannot attend the March workshop, rejected the proposed agreement.

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IN OTHER BUSINESS CDD 1:

• The district has collected 90.3% of its assessments, compared with 89.3% at the same time last year.

CDD 2:

• Wild hogs are damaging landscaping in the Edgewater community. The board authorized staff to hire a trapper, if necessary.

• The district has collected 89.3% of its assessments, compared with 88.9% at the same time last year.

Park. The contractor finished the work on time and in budget.

CDD 5:

• The district has collected 91.7% of its assessments, compared with 90.3% at the same time last year.

CDD 6:

• The boards approved redesign and repairs to the Legacy Boulevard gatehouse for a cost not to exceed $36,000, with CDD 2’s contribution not to exceed $16,120.80 and CDD 5’s not to exceed $19,879.20. The secondfloor overhang has sustained water damage. Because the cost is unbudgeted, money will come from reserves. Staff is pulling permits for the repairs this week.

• Building off a 10-point security plan proposed by supervisor James Hill and adopted by the board in December, Lakewood Ranch Town Hall staff prepared a draft of a comprehensive Balmoral gate policy that contains the board’s contract with U.S. Security Associates, the protocols the company must follow and any other information relevant to managing the gate. The board will vote to accept the document, which formalizes rules already in place at the gate, at its March meeting.

• CDD 6 has collected 83.4% of its assessments, compared with 84% at the same time last year.

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• The district has collected 91.7% of its assessments, compared with 89.7% at the same time last year • Spectrum Underground Inc. completed repairs to an eroded riverbank on the Braden River, behind Greenbrook Adventure

• Landscape contractor Down to Earth has staged its equipment at the new maintenance facility but will not occupy its trailer on the property until March 1.

• Board members approved the installation of a weather camera at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.

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Supervisors from each of the Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts and the Inter-District Authority approved their 2013 audit reports at their Feb. 20 meetings.

Joe Welch, of Purvis, Gray and Co., the accounting firm that conducted the audits, complimented Town Hall’s internal controls and deemed each of the districts to be in good financial health.

“The overall transparency and documentation of the district is very good, probably a little above average for an organization your size,” Welch told CDD 5 supervisors, a sentiment he shared with all the boards.

This is the first year that the boards contracted with Purvis, Gray and Co. to complete the annual financial report.

The audit reports were for fiscal year 2013.

Board members described an auditing process that was more efficient than in recent years.

“This is the first time we have had an audit in decent amount of time and it looked effortless,” said June Stroup, representing CDD 1.

Welch also recommended each district provide a more detailed depreciation schedule of its capital assets.

Steve Zielinski, chief financial officer for Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, said he felt confident he could obtain the information for future audits.

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EAST COUNTY — With the hopes of providing convenient, quality learning experiences for students, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine braces for an innovative step forward.

Starting in August, the Lakewood Ranch campus of LECOM will offer online courses for its pharmacy program, making it the second college in the country to offer a distance-education pharmacy program.

Creighton University, located in Nebraska, pioneered the idea to offer an online pharmacy program in 2001.

LECOM representatives began researching the option two years ago, meeting with Creighton University officials last year to discuss best practices. LECOM announced its new program this month.

“The biggest benefit will be for people who can’t come to campus,” said Dr. Katherine Tromp, director of the distance-education program. “Maybe they have children and they can’t send them to daycare.

This way, they are able to balance that.”

Tromp said the four-year online program will be just as rigorous as on-site classes.

About 40 instructors from LECOM’s Bradenton and Erie, Pa., campuses will record lectures focused on topics such as different types of medications, how to apply them to patients and the chemistry behind creating medicine. Students can later watch or listen to the lessons via the school’s website.

To substitute for what would be in-class

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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s distance-education pharmacy program will start in August.

group work, students will be required to log on to an online forum — GoToMeeting — to engage with other students.

Once logged in to the program, group members can see each other through Web cameras and share screen shots with their classmates.

Students enrolled in the program maintain responsibility for the same assignments, exams and other material covered in the traditional classroom setting.

So far, 300 students have applied to the program. March 1 marks the application deadline for the program.

Students competing for a place in the national program should expect to dedicate more than 60 hours per week to the program.

“Students will be putting in full days; it’s not like they have an hour or two of class,” Tromp said. “They’re putting in seven-hour days, and a lot of effort to get that learning.

It’s all there, just in a different way.”

Contact Amanda Sebastiano at amandas@yourobserver.com.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — meeting, after the East County THE RESULTS Observer went to press.

Given the chance to enhance security in their community, CEVA planned to present • 73% failed to the majority of residents in the survey results to CDD 2, respond to the surthe Lakewood Ranch Golf and 5 and 6 board members, who vey.

Country Club revealed they would determine further ac• Of the 27% don’t have a preference. tion, if any. of residents who Of the 2,910 residents surIndividual neighborhood responded, 50% veyed from about 20 neighchairmen obtained the survey favored additional borhoods within Lakewood responses though email and police patrols and Ranch Community Developshared the results with Lake50% did not. ment Districts 2, 5 and 6, 27% wood Ranch Town Hall staff, • Two-thirds of indiresponded. The survey sought who compiled the data. viduals who favor to determine if residents want Although survey results additional patrols increased security patrols from were not definitive, some support 12-hour the Manatee County Sheriff’s residents continue to be vocal daily patrols,while Office, in light of recent burabout security concerns. one-third prefers glaries.

After the Manatee County 24/7 patrols.

The survey, completed on Sheriff’s Office and Sarabehalf of the Country Club/ sota County Sheriff’s Office Edgewater Village Association, the home- worked together to arrest individuals they owners association for the country club believe were responsible for a series of burand Edgewater, showed that about half of glaries east of Interstate 75 that occurred in the 27% who responded want additional the fall, crime within Lakewood Ranch Golf security, while the remaining half do not. and Country Club subsided in January.

Of homeowners who want more security, But two daytime burglaries occurred in two-thirds favor police patrols 12 hours the Thornhill community Feb. 10 and Feb. daily, while one-third supports 24/7 patrols 17, reigniting alarm. in the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country At the CDD 6 board meeting Feb. 20, resiClub. dents questioned the inability for gates at “The results seem to indicate that the the country club to deter criminals. recent rash of crimes don’t deserve more Eva Rey, executive director for Lakewood attention than it’s getting,” CEVA President Ranch Town Hall, said gate guards are folSteven Peters said, noting decisions to en- lowing protocols. Beyond that, law enforcehance patrols would be made by the CDDs. ment must secure communities, she said.

CEVA board members were set to reContact Josh Siegel at jsiegel@yourobservveal and discuss the results at their Feb. 25 er.com.

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John Amabile, of USA Pentathlon; Katherine Harris, the lead organizer for the event; James Hamill-Reeves, with Union International de Pentathlon Moderne; and Paul Blackketter, also an event organizer, spoke Feb. 23 at the Sarasota Polo Club.

PENTATHLON / PAGE 1A ficials announced a venue change Feb. 23, revealing the 2014 Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final in June — the first event of four to be held in the Sarasota-Bradenton area over the next three years — will be held at the Sarasota Polo Club in Lakewood Ranch.

Nathan Benderson Park was slated to host the majority of events for the pentathlon — a sport that combines swimming, fencing, running, shooting and equestrian show jumping — but scheduling conflicts there, specifically the Sunshine State Games, forced a change of venue.

“We are happy to help out,” Jensen said. “We support anything that will be good for SarasotaBradenton. It will give Lakewood Ranch residents something neat to watch. And it will give Lakewood Ranch national exposure, which is something we’re trying to do.”

Jensen will not require Katherine Harris, a former congresswoman and Florida Secretary of

State, and her organizing committee, to pay for use of the polo club.

Harris and her team had originally submitted the week of June 11 through June 15 as their choice for the world cup final because there were no events scheduled at Nathan Benderson Park. But the sport’s governing body requested to move it a week earlier, causing the conflict.

The Selby Aquatics Center in Sarasota will host swimming and the round-robin component of fencing, as originally planned.

The polo club, which will serve as the site for equestrian, running and shooting events, as well as the “ladder” portion of the fencing competition, has always been more than a venue for polo.

Members of the polo club lobbied Jensen with emails offering their facility when they learned Sarasota-Bradenton had won the bid for pentathlon events.

“The polo club has been a center for events from day one,” said Jensen, who also noted hosting pentathlon athletes and families would fill area hotels during the

MILLS / PAGE 1A Schools, it’s impossible to measure success in wins. Mills spent this year trouble-shooting.

It was a year defined by audits, staff restructuring, teacher cuts and rehires, town hall-style meetings, budget building and hard-to-measure change.

Sure, Mills put his stamp on the district, hiring new faces (deputy superintendents Don Hall, his former comrade from Minneapolis Public Schools, and Diana Greene, his former competitor for the Manatee superintendent job) and making other staffing changes.

He devised a five-year strategic plan, to be published in March, that sets funding priorities based on community feedback. He reinstalled basic budget procedures such as position control, payroll encumbrance and requisition so that $38 million in public money (the new administration’s valuation of the budget shortfall over the last four years) won’t be lost again.

But he also couldn’t shed old district warts.

Two State Auditor General’s Office reports produced in December revealed the district could spend more than $9 million to recover from major financial errors incurred in the past – threatening his efforts to produce a positive fund balance for the first time in three years.

Hearing the community’s calls for accountability, Mills continues to probe the past.

He recently engaged the state inspector general’s office, an agency that detects government fraud, waste and abuse, to study the school district, although the inspector general has not agreed to do so yet.

Mills cares less about public perception than about results, yet a year full of change makes it difficult to predict if he will reach his ultimate long-range goal — for Manatee County Schools to rank in the top 25% in Florida by five years into his tenure.

For now, Mills will let another figure tell

slow summer tourist season. “It will look like a small event for us.”

Jensen said Harris and Blackketter, president of Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates, which operates Nathan Benderson Park, promised him the polo club would require no permanent improvements to support the world cup final, the culmination of the world cup series. The event brings the top 36 male and 36 female pentathlon athletes from across the country. Those athletes aspire to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.

Before the venue changes became public, international and USA officials traveled to SarasotaBradenton Feb. 22 through Feb. 24 to tour the facilities.

They said the switch of facilities will do little to change the impact of the world cup final June 4 through June 8. It will be held in the United States for the first time in more than 40 years.

“I am blown away by this facility,” said James Hamill-Reeves, the director of Union International de Pentathlon Modern, the sport’s International governing body. “We accept the new venue because it’s great, but also because it’s not a change in location. The event is still in Sarasota-Bradenton, a community that beat out cities such as Cairo, Rome and Buenos Aires. It’s all about the experience around the event.”

Reeves expects smaller, temporary additions to the polo club, such as building an obstacle course for the equestrian show jumping event.

The organizing committee now must market and raise money for the event.

On Sunday, the committee launched the world cup final’s website, http://sbpentathlon. com, where it hopes to take donations and sell tickets in the future.

The site features a new logo, designed by students at the Ringling College of Art & Design.

PENTATHLON EVENTS Pentathletes achieve performance-related points in each discipline: fencing; 200-meter freestyle swimming; 12-obstacle show-jumping equestrian contest; 3,000-meter run; and pistol shooting.

• June 2014: World Cup finals, including 36 men and 36 women.

• March 2015: World Championships, including individuals and relay teams from all over the world.

• 2016: World Cup finals and U.S. Olympics trials.

Harris is leading efforts to raise $750,000 to $1 million from the private sector to host the world cup final.

The committee will need to raise a total of $5 million to host all of the events, including a world cup in March 2015 and the world cup final and Olympic qualifier in June 2016. Visit Sarasota County, the Bradenton Area Convention Center & Visitor’s Bureau, SANCA and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation already have committed $50,000 each to host the event.

In March, the president of pentathlon’s international governing body, Klaus Schormann, will visit the venues for the first time.

Harris hopes the culmination of events represent a lasting relationship that extends both ways.

“It’s an ongoing endeavor,” Harris said. “This is the midterm exam. I want it to be something that is so closely knit with the community, where Olympic medal winners are talking in local schools. And then, we will show them how to tailgate at the polo club.”

Contact Josh Siegel at jsiegel@ yourobserver.com.

MILLS’ REPORT CARD

We have a good working relationship with the new adminThe Manatee County School Board voted to hire Superintendent istration. But teacher moral is very low. Teachers are being Rick Mills Feb. 20, 2013. He officially assumed the school disasked to be patient until the trict’s lead role March 20, 2013.

Here is what people are saying about his performance during his restructuring is done and they are hearing it will be a numfirst year on the job. ber of years until they see an effect in the classroom. So, easy. But it’s difficult to KAREN CARPENTER, measure him on what he actu- it’s difficult. I don’t believe Manatee County School students can be successful ally accomplished. As the Board: unless teachers are empowbudget gets under control, I “Superintendent ered.” am looking for better student Mills has done a performance. Accountability very competent job.

LINDA SCHAICH, increases. Public perception He has strong leadformer candidate right now is mixed because ership and manfor the Manatee there’s a lot of change hapagement skills. He County School pening. It’s scary and not uncovered much Board: more disarray than we thought everyone agrees with it.”

“Manatee there was. From a public perCounty is forception standpoint, it depends RICK KIMSEY, volunteer on tunate to have three top the district’s Citizen Audit on whom you talk to. Some administrators who are doing Committee and are happy with him. Others an excellent job trying to put parent of a district are unhappy because they Humpty Dumpty together high school studon’t like change. I get anger again. They have surpassed dent: from certain sectors. People our expectations. The citizens “Superintendent are looking for accountability. need to understand that these Mills and his But it’s sort of not Rick Mills’ problems started in 2008 and team have done a problem.” that the ‘fix’ will take many phenomenal job. years of hard work.”

There was a ‘yes man’ culture BOB GAUSE, here, and he’s tried to change Manatee County HOLLY MCANDREW, that by hiring competent School Board: PTO vice president at people who have been there “Superintendent and done that and who will do Bashaw Elementary School: Mills’ best strength “We are in the same situait in Manatee County.” is also kind of tion we were in before. I am his weakness. He upset about budget cuts. I PAT BARBER, has experience in understand budgeting within president of the Manatee highly different County Education Association: means, but I’m not convinced systems and with that, he we’re in a better spot than we “There’s a lot to overcome, has brought structure to the were before. How long do we but I think Superintendent district. He’s accomplished have to wait?”

Mills is trying hard to do it. a lot, although it’s not been

the story, and have others interpret it as they may.

“To turn it around, there has to be a foundation,” Mills said. “The public understands that the district was a heartbeat away from fatal catastrophe. But I just revealed to the

School Board an $8.1 million surplus for this year’s fund balance. That’s coming off an $8.5 million deficit last year. And that represents a turnaround of $17 million.”

Contact Josh Siegel at jsiegel@yourobserver.com.

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To The Editor: (March is) Red Cross Month, and we would like to recognize our everyday heroes who reach out to help their neighbors when they are in need.

These everyday heroes are our volunteers who help disaster victims get on the road to recovery. They brighten the day of an injured service member in a hospital far from home. They take our classes and step forward to help someone having a heart attack or to save a drowning child.

March is also a great time to become part of the Red Cross.

It’s easy. Household members can work together on a preparedness plan. People can sign up to take a class, volunteer their time or make a financial donation.

Our mission is to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

The Red Cross responds to nearly 70,000 disasters a year

in this country. It provides 24hour support to members of the military, veterans and their families; collects and distributes about 40% of the nation’s blood supply and trains millions of people in first aid, water safety and other life-saving skills every year.

More than 96% of the American Red Cross’ work is done by volunteers.

Here in our area, the Southwest Florida Chapter responded to more than 100 local emergencies, assisted nearly 700 military families and trained more than 6,700 people in lifesaving skills.

Red Cross Month is observed in dedication of everyone who supports our mission. We are grateful to people for their generosity which enables us to continue our work, and encourage everyone to become an everyday hero during Red Cross Month by helping their neighbors.

Sincerely, Brent Myers, Chairman Southwest Florida Chapter of the American Red Cross

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by Pam Eubanks | Managing Editor

Ranch CERT team mobilizes community The Lakewood Ranch CERT team will offer a disaster training course for the public.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Kay Marcus would have been someone to run away during a natural disaster.

But not anymore.

The Lakewood Ranch resident joined the Lakewood Ranch Community Emergency Response Team, CERT, in October, after recognizing the need for disaster preparedness.

“In the case of a disaster, we cannot count on this hospital as a place to go,” Marcus said. “It will be full of transfers. There will be no beds and (we will) need to know how to take care of ourselves. That was a really important thing to know.”

Lakewood Ranch’s Community Emergency Response Team will host a FEMA Disaster Preparedness Training course 7 to 9 p.m. March 13, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall. The course continues 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 15, 7 to 9 p.m. March 20 and 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 22.

Advanced registration is required for the free training.

“If you go through CERT, you learn basic first aid, search and rescue that enables you and CERT to help your neighbors (during a disaster),” said Victor Kline, vice president of Lakewood Ranch CERT. Kline said the last hurricane

IF YOU GO What: FEMA Disaster Preparedness Training Course When: 7 to 9 p.m.

March, 13, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch.

(Required followup courses are scheduled for March 15, March 20 and March 22).

Details: Course trains participants in emergency response, including first aid and search and rescue.

Cost: Free Registration: Advanced registration required to lwr. cert@gmail.com Info: Lwrcert.org to hit Manatee County struck in the early 1900s and leveled Anna Maria Island, making it difficult to convince East County residents of the need for disaster training.

However, Kline says if a hurricane were to hit Lakewood Ranch and surrounding communities, the decision to stay or leave should be made even before forecasters issue a hurricane watch.

“You and hundreds of thou-

sands of other people are going to get out on the roads,” Kline said, noting gas stations likely will run out of gas and stores will run out of water as residents stockpile whatever goods they believe they will need to prepare for the storm.

Residents who choose to evacuate also should have a specific plan in place — where they will refuel and get food, their final destination and a list of supplies such as vaccination records for pets, medications, glasses, and other important items that could easily be forgotten.

“We cover this in the course so you can keep safe and keep your family safe,” Kline said.

Individuals who stay behind, he said, should know what to do should they lose power, suffer injuries or face other challenges following a hurricane, tornado or other disaster. Manatee County has only 16 ambulances, Kline noted, and emergency responders will focus on the areas with the greatest need first.

“Our individual residents and our CERT members need to be ready to hold the fort until emergency services are able to reach us,” Kline said.

For more information on the Lakewood Ranch CERT program or disaster preparedness, visit lwrcert.org.

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Sixteen-year-old Alexa Hafley remembers passing Sam Woolf in the hallway on her way to classes, but she never struck up a conversation with him.

After closely monitoring his progress on “American Idol” each week since the show aired in January, she has learned more about the student she has shared a school with for the last three years.

“It’s really cool that this experience is happening for him,” Hafley said. “It’s kind of surreal.”

Hafley sat among more than 50 of her classmates, who cheered as they watched Woolf’s performance projected on three giant screens inside the Braden River High auditorium last week during an “American Idol” watch party.

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The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

FEB. 13 CLASSROOM DISRUPTION 12:05 a.m. — 6200 block of River Club Boulevard. Information Only. A female middle school teacher reported that a female student looked at her and said, “You’re lame.” About 45 minutes later, the student looked at the teacher again and said, “You are going to be sharkeished.” The student demonstrated what that phrase meant with an uppercut punch. The teacher said she never felt threatened. The teacher sent the student to the office, where she received detention. The student’s mother said the incident would not happen again. The incident did not warrant being considered abuse.

FEB. 14 EASY ACCESS 11:37 a.m. — 8600 block of State Road 70 E. Burglary. A 17-year-old girl parked her vehicle at a gas station to go inside and change her clothing. Once inside, she realized she left the doors unlocked. Upon returning to the vehicle, she discovered her wallet had been stolen from the center console.

FEB. 16 LAPTOP LURE 4:12 p.m. — 5000 block of 32nd Street E. Theft. A man reported a laptop was stolen from his home. The victim believes that his ex-girlfriend, who has a key to his home, stole the laptop.

FEB. 17 LONG-DISTANCE PURCHASE 6:10 p.m. — 29400 block of Saddlebag Trail. Fraud. A man and his wife reported his Visa card showed $75 withdrawn from

FEB. 8 FLASHING LIGHTS 2:05 a.m. — 5100 block of Creekside Trail. DUI. Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle, sitting on a person’s lawn with its lights flashing on and off. Deputies spoke with the driver of the vehicle, who appeared impaired. The deputies requested the assistance of a traffic unit deputy. The traffic unit deputy conducted a DUI test on the driver. Deputies deemed the driver impaired. The driver’s mother arrived on scene to take custody of the vehicle. his account. The purchase was made in Illinois. The man has never been to Illinois and never lost possession of his card.

FEB. 18 RECOVERED CALL 9:49 a.m. — 700 block of Greyhawk Boulevard. Theft. Three juveniles were at the community pool of a residential neighborhood. Another juvenile, who was not associated with the others, also was there. The three juveniles who knew each other left the scene. The boy reported the theft of his cell phone to his mother, who owns the phone.

She tracked the location of the phone to a residence by using an app. Upon arrival at the residence, she confronted the three juveniles, who denied knowledge of the theft. However, during the sheriff’s office investigation, one of the juveniles admitted to stealing and destroying the phone. The juvenile’s father gave the victim $600 cash to buy a new phone.

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JAMIE UIHLEIN In 2004, Jamie Uihlein received a diagnosis that would change his life: tongue cancer.

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Uihlein immediately began scheduling radiation treatments, but at the advice of his family and friends, he decided instead to go to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, which is regarded as one of the leading cancer treatment centers in the country.

He stayed in Houston for several months. The process was a hard time for his family, but Uihlein says it left him with a renewed sense of confidence.

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“I’m so thankful I was able to go to MD Anderson. You try to write checks to support the organizations that helped, but we also had access to polo, so I thought Polo Under the Palms would be a great way to get more people involved.”

Since its inception, the event has grown into a weeklong tournament, culminating in the final match and gala.

Over the years, it has raised $950,000. This year marks the first time that the Uihlein’s own 501c3 nonprofit, Little Owl Charities Inc., will take over as the host of the event, and it is also the first time the event will benefit a local organization, the Center For Building Hope.

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Jamie Uihlein says he has enjoyed watching the event continue to attract more people outside the polo community, and he hopes to continue repaying his gratitude to the

people who helped him when he needed it most.

“It’s such a nice thing to give back,” he says. “Sometimes, it’s a lot easier to write a check, but it’s also rewarding to work at something and put together an event that will hopefully be ongoing for years to come. Being able to help organizations that can help other people and helping bring more awareness is the most rewarding part of whole benefit.”

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EAST COUNTY — Janet Mixon smiles as she walks through the gift shop and toward the citrus groves on her property.

Her love of creating memories for families who visit Mixon Fruit Farms, which she owns with her husband, Dean, and the events the farm hosts, make her feel like she works at Disney World, she said.

This weekend, the Mixons plan to compete with the “happiest place on Earth” as the farm hosts its seventh annual Orange Blossom Festival, which celebrates oranges coming into season. Festivities, which run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 1 and March 2, include games, vendors, snacks and live entertainment.

“It’s just a fun day,” Mixon said. “We hope (the tradition is) never ending and keeps going on for years.”

In celebration of the farm’s 75th season, the couple decided to add a new attraction to this year’s festival: a classic car show. The show will feature more than 40 cars, and show participants with vehicles 75 years old and older will receive free entry.

For the children, the Mixons offer citrus-themed games as part of Mixon’s Kids Gamin’ Grove. The new attraction features games such as the Orange Picker’s Toss, Whippin’ Fruit and Juicin’ Bottle Bust.

Wildlife Inc., a local wildlife rehabilitation and education center, will educate individuals about alligators and provide photo opportunities with the reptile.

Patrons also can watch Rick Wallenda, and his high wire stunt troupe, the World Famous Wallendas, perform again this year. Individuals can complete a 200foot zipline, which will take event goers through the farm’s groves, for $5, as well.

Attendees also can enjoy a variety of foods, including Mixon’s famous orangeswirl ice cream and Amish doughnuts.

O’Brien Family Farms will offer strawberry shortcakes for sale.

The event also celebrates the sign that Florida’s signature fruit will soon be in season, Mixon said. Despite fickle weather patterns, the Mixons expect oranges to arrives just in time for the festival, as they had hoped.

“We’re here to celebrate the season,” Mixon said. “Dean thinks this will be a good year for the oranges.”

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Janet Mixon, co-owner of Mixon Fruit Farms with her husband, Dean, will celebrate this weekend.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 28 Lakewood Ranch Republican Club — meets at noon at the Lakewood Ranch Holiday Inn, 6231 Lake Osprey Drive, Lakewood Ranch. Dr. Diana Greene, deputy superintendent of instruction for Manatee County Schools, will speak.

Lunch costs $20. Reservations are required to sjc@mailmt. com.

Inspiration Academy Open House — runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at Inspiration Academy, 7900 40th Ave. W., Bradenton.

Guests can see live performances from national recording artists and local radio personalities, hear from guest speaker and NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles, enjoy cuisine from Suncoast Food Trucks, explore the campus and more.

Guests should register at inspirationacademy.com/stars.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1 Horseshoe Cove Spring Fine Arts Craft Sale — runs from 9 a.m. to noon at Horseshoe Cove, 5100 60th St. E., Bradenton. Guests can purchase a variety of handmade crafts. For more information, call 758-5335.

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Mixon Fruit Farms Orange Blossom Festival — runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 1 and March 2, at Mixon Fruit Farms, 2525 27th St. E., Bradenton.

More than 90 vendors will be on-site. Guests also can enjoy a rock wall, a zip line, food and crafts and performances by the Famous Wallendas, among other attractions. For more information, visit mixon.com.

Waterlefe Annual Group Show and Sale — runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Waterlefe River Club, 955 Fish Hook Cove, Bradenton. Artists from Waterlefe will show and sell various types of art. Wine and cheese will be served. For more information, contact Vicki Sanborn at 748-6343 or email vickisanborn@tampabay.rr.com.

MS Walk 2014 — starts at 9 a.m. at Lakewood Ranch Main St., 8131 Lakewood Main St., Lakewood Ranch. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Participants can walk 1-mile or 3-mile routes. For information, call 407-478-8882 or email flcwalkinfo@nmss.org.

Take Stock in Children 10K/5K/ Fun Run — starts at 7:30 a.m. at 8131 Lakewood Main St., Lakewood Ranch. Take Stock in Children will host this fifth annual event, with the 10K and 5K races starting at 7:30 a.m. and the fun run following at 8:30 a.m. All proceeds benefit Take Stock in Children of Manatee County. Entry costs $35. For information, visit lakewoodranch.com.

American Girl Fashion Show — runs at 10 a.m. and 2 and 6 p.m. at Renaissance on 9th, 1816 Ninth St. W., Bradenton.

Junior League of Manatee County will host this annual event for girls ages 6 and older.

Guests can enjoy an interactive presentation of historical and contemporary fashions highlighting how fashion has changed over the years.

For more information, visit jrleaguemanatee.org.

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MONDAY, MARCH 3 Archie Griffin 2014 Celebrity Golf Classic Pairings Party — runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Concession, 7700 Lindrick Lane, Bradenton. Enjoy cocktail hour overlooking the 18th green and dinner with sports celebrities such as Mike Alstott, Eddie George, and Robert Smith. Event also includes live and silent auctions.

Tickets cost $175 per person.

Proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 Soup with with Supe — starts at noon at The Ranch Grill, 14475 State Road 70 E., Bradenton. Following a complimentary lunch, Superintendent Rick Mills will discuss issues related to the Manatee County School District and answer questions from the audience.

Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, contact Deborah Gambino at 708-8770, Ex. 2225, or email gambinod@ manateeschools.net.

UPCOMING Memory Disorders Leadership Conference — starts at 2 p.m. March 7, at Windsor Reflections, 8230 Natures Way, Lakewood Ranch. Local and regional leaders will join a panel discussion about memory disorders and resources available to serve patients. Seating is limited. Reservations required to 957-1400.

Classic Car Show — starts at 5 p.m. outside Ed’s Tavern, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

Guests can view classic cars and trucks while enjoying food, music and prizes. For more information, call Ed’s Tavern at 907-0400.

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance March Networking Social — runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at C1 Bank, 2025 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. Guests can enjoy complimentary food and a cash bar while networking.

Guitarist Greg Roche will provide live music. Event is free for business alliance members, or $20 for nonmembers. To register, visit lwrba.org or call 757-1671.

House, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. The health fair, sponsored by Kobernick-AnchinBenderson and Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, includes booths from health and wellness practitioners and free cholesterol and blood sugar screenings (10-hour fast required). The event is free to the public. For more information, call 377-0781.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6 Health Fair — runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kobernick

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Leadership Luncheon — starts at 11:30 a.m. March 12, at the Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. Blair Bloomston, vice president of game on Nation, will present on how to empower young women to remain confident against bullies. Lunch starts at noon. Cost is $75 per person. Reservations are required by Feb. 28 by calling 921-5358, Ext. 324 or emailing sbunn@gsgcf.org.

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The Out-ofDoor Academy hurdler Madison Shaw set a new school record in the 100-meter hurdles Feb. 18 with a time of 16.2 seconds.

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The Braden River High girls tennis team defeated Sarasota 4-3 Feb. 20.

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Amanda Rak pitched a no-hitter to lead the Lakewood Ranch High softball team to a 3-0 victory against Palmetto Feb. 20.

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The Monsters Lacrosse Academy’s U11 Orange team won the Casey Powell Orange Classic in June and is expected to participate again this year.

PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP LB3 Lacrosse recently announced a new partnership with the Monsters Lacrosse Academy, which will provide year-round opportunities for local youth lacrosse players.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — The possibilities are endless.

Athletes can receive professionallevel coaching on a regular basis.

They have a chance to play alongside some of the sport’s top athletes on a national stage.

And there’s an opportunity to further promote lacrosse in the area while building upon the philosophies and fundamentals the Monsters Lacrosse Academy has already put into place.

Earlier this month, LB3 Lacrosse, a national lacrosse training organization led by Syracuse University All American and 2000 NCAA Championship Most Valuable Player Liam Banks, announced a new partnership with the Monsters Lacrosse Academy, based out of the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

Through the partnership, the Monsters Lacrosse Academy will be able to use LB3 Lacrosse’s coaches and training programs throughout the year.

Monsters Lacrosse, which offers recreational and competitive youth lacrosse programs to 250 children and youth locally, becomes only the second location in Florida to have an LB3 partnership. LB3 offers programs in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Greensboro, N.C., St. Louis and Jacksonville.

It’s a win-win situation for the two organizations, and Monsters Lacrosse Academy players and coaches alike are ecstatic.

“My first reaction was that I was psyched to be coached by new professional coaches and former players,” 10-year-old Ryan Sforzo says.

“LB3 has a great staff that is going to make our program even better.”

“The sport has grown so much in the area, and our organization is growing by leaps and bounds,” Monsters Lacrosse Academy board member and coach Dr. Chris Sforzo says. “We’ve had a really good working relationship with LB3 Lacrosse, and we decided to join forces to basically help grow the game of lacrosse.”

The Monsters Lacrosse Academy first became involved with LB3 Lacrosse several years ago after some of its coaches attended some of Banks’ clinics. Since then, Banks, the founder and CEO of LB3 Lacrosse, has offered his expertise through a series of coaching clinics, position clinics and summer camps.

“I have worked with the Monsters for the past four years, and they are truly a firstclass organization,” Banks says.

“They have done a great job of creating a positive culture in the area, and we are excited to support the continued growth of that culture.”

Through the new partnership, LB3 Lacrosse will work with the Monsters Lacrosse Academy and its director of coaching, Jason Morales, to implement LB3 Lacrosse’s developmental curriculum across the Monsters’ boys and girls spring recreational programs.

“I was happy because they are good and can teach us more moves and positioning,” 11-year-old Hayden Coakley says.

The Monsters Lacrosse Academy is home to more than 250 players.

“The kids are extremely excited

because they are going to have the best coaches available to them in the country,” Chris Sforzo says.

In addition, the Monsters club teams now will play as the LB3 Monsters. The Monsters club program will offer summer and fall travel teams for boys and girls. The teams will become a part of the LB3 family of club teams with players from the LB3 Monsters being eligible for LB3 Lacrosse’s national teams.

LB3 Lacrosse Director of Coaching Casey Powell will work with the Monsters Lacrosse Academy on camps, clinics and instructional leagues and tournaments. Powell will act as the director of the LB3 Monsters while also helping with the Monsters’ spring recreational teams.

“We have formed a solid relationship with the Monsters Lacrosse (Academy) over the past few years,” Powell says.

Connor Perry competes with the Manasota Monsters U11 Green team against the Bay Area Sand Sharks during the Rippin at the Ranch tournament last June.

“Both LB3 and the Monsters share similar philosophies and passion for the game of lacrosse. We feel this is a great opportunity to work together and provide the Monsters kids the best in lacrosse training.”

The LB3 Monsters summer program will begin in April and run through mid-July. Each team will compete in roughly three to four tournaments each summer. Last year, the Monsters Lacrosse Academy partnered with LB3 Lacrosse to create the Rippin at the Ranch tournament, which will be held again this June.

Through the partnership, LB3 Lacrosse will bring professional coaches, as well as NCAA players and coaches, to Lakewood Ranch this summer to help coach the LB3 Monsters teams.

“I am looking forward to getting better myself and hopefully having the opportunity to play with other talented kids nationally,” 12-yearold Hunter Coakley says.

In addition to helping grow the Monsters Lacrosse Academy, the organization’s board members, along with Banks, hope to continue to implement the ROOTS of positive play, which include rules, opponents, officials, teammates and self, while eventually implementing lacrosse into the public schools.

“Our goal has always been to not just develop and train fantastic lacrosse players to go on and play at the highest levels but to help develop great citizens,” Monsters board member and coach Chris Markowski says. “We want kids that not only do well on the field, but also perpetuate core values of high moral character, honor and relentless hard work that they will perpetuate in all aspects of their lives.

This partnership is another tool in helping us achieve that goal.”

Chris Sforzo agrees: “As a nonprofit, we pride ourselves on growing the game in a positive and fun manner while making it accessible to all. We feel it’s imperative to maintain the ability for anyone to be able to play that wants to play.”

For more information on LB3 Lacrosse, visit lb3lacrosse.com. For more information on the Monsters Lacrosse Academy, visit monsterslax.com.

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by Jen Blanco | Sports Editor

Trainer, athletes improve muscular reflexes Sarasota resident Chris Vercelli is one of only three people in Florida certified as a Muscle Activation Techniques Master Specialist.

SARASOTA — What began as a bout of curiosity sparked a newfound career path for Chris Vercelli.

Vercelli was 22 years old at the time and in pristine physical shape. He worked out regularly and felt no pain.

So when he first heard about Muscle Activation Techniques, a process designed to enhance muscle function, Vercelli decided to learn more.

The experience surprised Vercelli.

“The guy pushed (me) all over the place with no effort,” Vercelli says. “It’s so humbling because I realized I’m not as strong as I thought I was.”

Vercelli not only discovered the answer as to why people’s bodies respond the way that they do, but also a solution to fix the problem.

“Every injury the body accrues is a result of one thing — too much force to specific parts of the body,” Vercelli says.

Today, Vercelli, who is one of only three people in Florida certified as a Muscle Activation Techniques Master Specialist, has performed MAT on hundreds of people. Most recently, Vercelli began working with Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Travis Snider and infielder Neil Walker.

Snider and Walker both were introduced to MAT after suffer-

ing baseball-related injuries.

They began using the process as a way to avoid further injury.

During a typical training session, Vercelli will meet with Snider and Walker in his office at the fitness center at the Meadows Country Club. He puts each one through a series of tests designed to fit their specific professional needs and to identify particular areas of neuromuscular dysfunction. “(Athletes) are ticking time bombs waiting to explode,” Vercelli says. “You can’t afford to not know what’s going on with your muscular system.”

When the muscles don’t function properly, a person’s range of motion is limited, which in the case of Snider and Walker, can affect the way they swing a bat, throw a ball or run the bases.

“Spring training is a high volume work load,” Snider says.

“We’re trying to get stronger, faster and build ourselves up for the season.”

Once the weakness is identified, Vercelli treats the weakness by applying pressure to the spot where the muscle adheres to the bone. He then repeats the test, measuring the nerve’s stretchreflex to verify the treatment’s efficiency.

“It gives you a sense of body awareness,” Snider says.

Since he’s been in Braden-

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Chris Vercelli typically works on Pirates outfielder Travis Snider five days a week during spring training. ton for spring training, Snider has met with Vercelli five days a week. Recovering from toe surgery, Snider’s main focus this spring has been on getting his feet ready for the grind of the season. But Vercelli also has worked on strengthening his calves and hamstrings, which, if not treated properly early on, could lead to problems further up the body, including the spine, neck and shoulders.

“It was definitely hard on the

ego (at first),” Snider says. “You have to let go of your competitive spirit, which is hard to do.”

Unlike Snider, Walker only began working with Vercelli in early February. But after a few weeks, he’s already noticed a difference.

“I’ve been very happy working with (Chris),” Walker says.

“I’ve already seen some really good results. I just want to know what’s going on with my body.”

Following his injury, anytime Walker got fatigued, his ham-

strings and calves were the first muscles to cause him problems.

But after working with Vercelli, Walker already has seen a noticeable difference on the field.

“My muscles weren’t working correctly.” Walker says. “They were getting stronger, but not in the places they needed to be. I feel like (now) my muscles are finally starting to work where they need to work.”

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@ yourobserver.com.

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The Braden River High baseball team defeated rival Lakewood Ranch 4-1 in Class 7A-District 10 action Feb. 21.

Eric Kimsey earned the win for the Pirates, allowing one run on five hits while striking out nine.

Derek Cozzette went 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored to lead the way for Braden River at the plate. Brian Dillingham went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

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The number of goals Kimmy Comito scored in The Out-of-Door Academy girls lacrosse team’s 15-10 victory against Sarasota Military Academy in its season opener Feb. 18.

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Lindsay worked with Home Runs That Help, a community outreach initiative of the POWER SHOWCASE All-World/ All-American Baseball Classic, to raise money for the Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund.

Members of the ODA family and the community supported Lindsay in the 2014 POWER SHOWCASE Home Run Derby.

Lindsay also was awarded the 2014 Home Runs That Help Humanitarian Award for raising the most money in the eightyear history of the Power Showcase.

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Hillcroft defeats Villages 12-10 Hillcroft defeated The Villages 12-10 in the 12goal Suncoast Porsche Cup Feb. 23 at the Sarasota Polo Club.

Hillcroft took an early 3-0 lead in the first chukker and maintained a four-goal lead at halftime.

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Gianna and Gabriella Pento fish with their friend Michael McQueeny.

Right: Frank Asaro grabs lunch with his grandson, Joey Tabbita, 6.

Tournament winners show off their trophies and ribbons.

More than 100 children grabbed their fishing rods and headed to Summerfield Lake for Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp.’s Youth Fishing Tournament Feb. 22. Participants spent the morning fishing before breaking for a lunch provided by the Kiwanis Club of Lakewood Ranch and the awarding of trophies.

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Ken and Jason Quinn take a break to get a snack.

Nolan Middle School student Connor White, 11, attends the event with his grandmother, Dot Horton.

Nico Juliano helps his sister, Bella, reel in her second catch of the day.

Emma O’Brien fishes with her dad, Jimmy.

Peter Van Beuren, right, fishes with his sons, Jonathan, Andrew and Peter.

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OASIS hits high note for animals

Todd Hallinger and Phil Bradshaw say they are bound to win the tournament.

East County-based Opera for Animals: Singing is Saving (OASIS) hosted its first fundraiser golf tournament Feb. 21 at the Palm-Aire Country Club. About 60 golfers hit the greenway for the cause of helping animals.

OASIS also hosted its annual dinner and benefit concert Feb. 22 at the Palm-Aire Country Club. More than 140 guests enjoyed visiting with animals, a silent auction, raffles and live opera performances by OASIS founders Carol Sparrow and Randolph Locke, as well as other performers.

Monty Childs, with OASIS founders Carol Sparrow and Randolph Locke and friend Fred Benzing

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Sarasota Orchestra’s Masterworks V concerts this past weekend may have been titled “Homage,” but, for me, they should have been called “Revelations.” The homage was a tribute to music stemming from the classical period of Mozart and Haydn and looking forward to Sibelius and Prokofiev, who took some lessons from these earlier iconic figures. The revelation was in the performances, which emphasized the power of emotion, historic relevance and silence.

Anu Tali, the new music director of the Sarasota Orchestra, is an international sensation who seems dazzled by Sarasota’s treatment of her as a “rock star.” In many ways, that’s just what she is and, in her stunning musicianship, she’s rocking our musical world.

Opening with Prokofiev’s “Clas-

sical Symphony,” Tali and the orchestra paid exquisite attention to detail, always focusing on the line the composer intended us to hear, while underscoring the inner voices that take this homage to 18th century musical styles into the early 20th century while keeping the clean, lean lines of the classical period intact.

This is not an easy task. There are places where the strings are as exposed as they would be running nude down Siesta Beach.

Lots can happen in that kind of revelatory playing, but, with Tali’s tight grip on the firm principle of classicism, the players’ unisons shimmered. There were precision-perfect pizzicatos in the second movement; wonderfully heavy, peasant-like dances in the slightly tipsy Gavotte; and a finale that was seamless, as the winds, in their overlapping rhythms, sped off to the races with classic grace.

The classicism of Prokofiev was followed by the classical master, Mozart, who can be misunderstood and played as if he were a wimp regarding his writing

background music for tea parties and light, country dances. In fact, much of Mozart’s music cries out for color, fervor and excitement. As with his operas, the difficulty lies in combining that innate excitement with the amazing clarity and precision called for in this style of music.

Violinist Ray Chen got it right. Playing with strength, color and a complete understanding of Mozartean style, he, Tali Violinist Ray Chen and the orchestra gave Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 a reading that was physime realize why. It was a revelacal, sexy, energetic and filled with tion. For all of the warmth of the character. Chen wrote his own music, there is a solid core of ice cadenzas and played them with at its center, from its opening conviction, technical prowess chords to its organic textures. In and the kind of intelligence that fact, the Saint-Saens organ symwas more “Don Giovanni” than phony and the Sibelius second singspiel. Chen is a muscular have much in common because player, leaning into the sound and they both surround you in sound, emitting pure vocalism. This was even though the Sibelius does not stylistically correct playing that use that instrument. reminded us that Mozart was, in Sibelius was probably the greatevery way, a virtuosic, assertive, est, and certainly best known, fearless composer who would of Finnish composers. Finland have cheered this performance. and Estonia share a common Sibelius’ second symphony has neighbor: Russia. And, because always been one of my favorites. of their geographic and historic Hearing it performed Saturday commonalities, it is hard not to night with Tali at the helm made imagine the Estonian Tali does

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The resolute pizzicato duet between the basses and the cellos in the second movement could have cut through the core of an iceberg and then lasered into the Titanic.

The icy silences were as thunderous as the fortes. The scherzo-like Courtesy third movement, marked vivacissimo, was like a Mendelssohnian nightmare.

Finally, the thrumming of the basses through the finale, with the extremely Russian (think Borodin) themes, led to an allembracing amen.

When addressing the audience, Tali usually starts by saying, “Dear friends,” like a letter in person.

For the encore, Tali’s dear friends were embraced by a passionate string serenade by Heino Eller. It was a simple “Homeland Tune” but, being played in honor of Estonia’s Independence Day, which is being celebrated this week, it was more of a revelation than a tune.

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Kevin Short champions opera’s casting process In 1991, Kevin Short went on tour with New York City Opera as Figaro in “Marriage of Figaro” — it’s not often you’ll see a black leading man in opera. He remembers a particularly stinging review from the performance, in which the writer asked: “Why is New York City Opera pushing this social experiment on top of us?”

Short knows firsthand the casting plight black males face in opera companies.

But, he says, Sarasota Opera does it differently — Maestro Victor DeRenzi casts for voice first, then for appearance. Short will play the title role of The Dutchman in “The Flying Dutchman,” which opens March 1.

Short, who was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in southern Maryland, calls Sarasota Opera his home opera because it’s where he first got his start in winter 1991, prior to his Metropolitan Opera debut later that year. He’s come back to perform in title roles in about 10 seasons since then. He says it’s in part to DeRenzi’s casting process.

“I’ve performed roles here that in the states, I probably wouldn’t ever have the opportunity to perform,” he says.

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“Sarasota Opera does things traditionally,” Kevin Short says. “(It’s first about) ‘Can this person produce? Can they sing?’ and then it’s about the role. That’s why I love it here.” unspoken prejudices barring black men from singing the lead regardless of their qualifications, Short says.

Short is qualified for a lead role, at least according to his resume, which includes singing with the Metropolitan Opera, the most championed opera house in the country. He was also the operatic soloist featured in the winter Olympics’ opening ceremony in 1998 in Nagano, Japan.

Short thinks the decisions stem from a certain level of comfort, or perception

of the audience’s comfort.

It makes some people uncomfortable to see a white female paired with a black male lead. He also thinks it’s easier for black women in opera because people have less of a problem with that pairing. He also suggests it’s hardest for tenors, who typically play the love interest.

“Luckily, I’m a bass so I often sing the role of devils and villains,” he says. “Playing bad guys makes it somewhat easier, but if I were a tenor playing a love interest, I’d have an even harder

time.”

Short, who lives in Switzerland part of the year, has been successful abroad. It’s a trend among black male opera singers pursuing title roles.

“In Europe, they turn opera over on its ear,” he says.

“They look for things to jar what the stereotype would be.”

But, it depends on each individual opera house.

Short says he doesn’t make a big deal about it, and only discusses it when prompted because he says he under-

stands the motive for some casting decisions, especially if the piece is historical, such as King Philip II in “Don Carlos.”

“It’s like doing a biopic of John F. Kennedy and casting Denzel Washington,” he says.

He’s seen some men get frustrated with the same plight, but he’s not letting it affect him. He doesn’t even mind when they use makeup to lighten his skin at some places because he thinks it makes his expressions easier to read on stage. Plus, he thinks with the advent of high definition, anyone who doesn’t fit the physical “normal” stereotype faces similar prejudices. He has seen some of his overweight colleagues have weight-loss surgeries because of this.

He’s noticed opera companies have less of a problem with amplifying singers (which opera buffs consider cheating) if they have the right look. Or, if a role comes down to two singers, one with the right look and one who’s a better singer — the look typically wins.

“You see it, and you may acknowledge it, but you can’t in any way let it affect you,” he says. “You have to keep casting your net and someone will buy it — you only need a few champions in your corner — that’s enough.”

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A man, who turned out to be the music director, asked, ‘Can I help you?’ Short said he missed singing and was curious, so the director had him sing through a few patriotic songs.

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Home in Riva Trace sells for $722,400 The following residential real estate transactions took place between Feb. 10 and Feb. 14.

A home in Riva Trace tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Mandarin Development Inc. sold the home at 8024 Rio Bella Place to William and Sherri Carteaux, of University Park, for $722,400. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,269 square feet of living area.

pool and 2,290 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $290,000 in 2012.

Mote Ranch Village

James and Carol Raridon, trustees, sold the home at 6903 Ranch Road to Glenn Duffy, trustee, of Sarasota, for $280,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,000 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $215,000 in 2010.

Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch

Harborage on Braden River

Christiana Trust, trustee, sold the home at 7435 Greystone St. to Audrey Price, of Bradenton, for $700,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 4,296 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $1,201,900 in 2013.

River Club North

Encore Properties I LLC sold the home at 6406 Shoal Creek St. Circle to Michael and Arianne Austen, of Bradenton, for $472,500. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,108 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $296,600 in 2012.

Hidden Oaks

Robert and Lynda Kucera, of Parrish, sold their home at 744 132nd St. Circle N.E. to Clint and Lisa Burgess, of Bradenton, for $445,000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,016 square feet of living area.

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This Riva Trace home, which has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,269 square feet of living area, sold for $722,400.

Rye Wilderness Estates

D.R. Horton Inc. sold the home at 17103 Second Ave. E. to Joey and Dawn Plantz, of Bradenton, for $435,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,109 square feet of living area.

Mill Creek

IX ST Portfolio 16 LP sold the home at 14705 21st Ave. E. to Philip and Vanessa Heuss, of Bradenton, for $375,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,919 square feet of living area.

River Point of Manatee

Manatee 217 LLC sold the home at 217 36th St. N.E. to Mireillie Ferdinand, of Overijse, Belguim, for $375,000. Built in 1999,

it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,738 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $412,500 in 2007.

Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch

Richard Hagenbach, trustee, sold the home at 7123 Sandhills Place to Joseph Campise, trustee, for $334,500. Built in 2004, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,753 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $290,000 in 2012.

Mandalay

Ryan and Allison Rasmussen, of Peyton, Colo., sold their home at 6163 47th St. E. to Brent and Amy Elliott, of Bradenton, for $315,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a

Bobby and Patricia Garner, of Lake Winnebago, Mo., sold their home at 5524 Simonton St. to Newton and Mary McCollough, trustees, of Bradenton, for $279,900. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,110 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $374,600 in 2006.

Avalon at the Village of Palm-Aire

Eugene and Helge Christiano, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5006 Lakescene Place to Paul and Diane Scheurich, of Sarasota, for $265,100. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,649 square feet of living area.

Summerfield Village

Mary Gillum, trustee, and Erwin Ullrey, of Sarasota, sold the home at 12211 Winding Woods Way to James and Marilyn Snodgrass, of Urbana, Va., for $240,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,828 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $190,000 in 2012.

Stoneybrook at Heritage Harbour

Mark and Cheryl Fisher, of Washington Court House, Ohio, sold their home at 370 Fairway Isles Lane to Terrence and Elaine McCarthy, of Bradenton, for $229,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,665 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $176,000 in 2009.

Gate Creek

Federal National Mortgage Association sold the home at 11022 Fourth Ave. E. to FREO Florida LLC for $225,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,173 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $128,100 in 1999.

Creekwood

Edna Kincannon, trustee, sold the home at 7819 48th Place E. to Matthew McElhiney, of Bradenton, for $200,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,635 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $112,200 in 1999.

NORTH MANATEE Foxbrook

Marcia and Charles Rentz, of Myakka City, sold their home at 18204 Coyote Creek Court to Shawn and Jamie Kitchell, of Parrish, for $465,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,194 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,240,000 in 2006.

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13103 Raven Ter #A3989334 $499,000 Maureen Doherty

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3702 54th Dr W # Q203 #A3992869 $435,000 Adam Cuffaro

Bradenton 941-752-2683 941-812-0791

12141 Thornhill Ct #A3990259 $429,000 Christine Mazur

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-374-4015

1701 51st St W #M5837466 $349,900 Maria Christenson

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-920-3583

11511 Griffith Park Ter #M5843942 $344,900 Jonnie Dwyer

Bradenton 941-907-9595 941-812-6283

13626 2nd Ave NE #M5841811 $330,000 Erica Thomas

East County 941-748-6300 941-799-9365

6422 Moorings Point Cir # 202 #A3989313 $379,900 Howie Drourr

3705 E Bay Dr # 106 #M5842677 $330,000 Patty Brooks

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Anna Maria Island 941-748-6300 941-545-1194

8346 Farington Ct #M5842919 $1,750,000 Jody Shinn

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8253 Villa Grande Ct #M5843822 $285,000 Antaeus Balevre

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7947 Whitebridge Gln #A3992414 $279,000 Edward Haggerty

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11507 30th Cove E #A3989656 $275,000 Diane Fogo Harter

Parrish 941-907-9595 941-445-2431

840 Audubon Dr # 840 #M5841426 $239,000 Ralph Faillace

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4751 Woodbrook Drive #M5844022 $234,900 Bryan Dwyer

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344 Shore Dr #M5841214 $228,000 Collette Quinehan

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8219 Simpson Falls Ct #M5843086 $223,500 Margaret Ann Quinlan

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4126 Murfield E Dr #M5842048 $222,500 Judy Browning

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These are the largest East County building permits issued by Manatee County for the week of Feb. 10 through Feb. 14, in order of dollar amounts.

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Permit

Applicant

Amount

4719 Seneca Park Trail 14717 Castle Park Terrace 15004 Castle Park Terrace 15665 Lemon Fish Drive 7638 Windy Hill Cove 11203 Third Ave. E. 9803 Sweetwater Ave. 4825 W. Country Club Drive 1115 67th St. Court E. 4950 Clubview Court E. 13628 Fourth Ave. N.E. 22907 73rd Ave. E. 4127 Murfield Drive E. 9934 Laurel Valley Ave. Circle 4520 Swordfish Drive 9011 61st Ave. Drive E. 7104 Melrose Place 2105 152nd Court E. 13637 Second Ave. E. 7405 Haddington Cove

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Robert Crawford Michael Rainier Joseph Malleck Christopher Rubal Charles Jones Shawn Trent Adam Altholtz Florence Rozan Charles Doty Patrick Mitchell Lennie Berger Mike Melton J. Paul Clapper Danial Snyder Nesto Balisi Philip Jones Gary Schibler Kevin Roberts Brian Mount Ronald Mitchell

$46,500 $39,748 $39,294 $35,000 $34,616 $25,000 $21,760 $19,052 $15,250 $15,200 $14,600 $14,590 $14,570 $14,500 $14,500 $13,000 $12,867 $12,450 $12,000 $10,283

3919 Hawk Island Dr #M5843362 $2,350,000 Laura Tracy Clekis

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-915-4167

Source: Manatee County

McKinley Oaks

D.R. Horton Inc. sold the home at 2807 130th Ave. E. to Connie Allen, of Parrish, for $268,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,662 square feet of living area.

River Plantation

Cargor Partners III-Parrish LLC sold the

10623 58th St E #M5839499 $209,995 Leah Secondo

5722 31st Ct E #M5843915 Kendra Vogel

5549 Key West Pl # 5549 #M5843929 $184,000 Charlene Griffith

6210 36th Ave W #M5841517 $127,500 Debbie Capobianco

$1,625

1660 Ranch Club Blvd #A3986009 $2,775,000 Thomas Cinquegrano

Braden River 941-552-4200 941-773-4372

6425 Barberry Ct #M5841692 Laurie Rastovski

7308 Greystone St #M5842021 $999,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-730-0777

7014 Dominion Ln #A3991277 $939,000 Karen Cash Greco

Lakewood Ranch 941-966-8000 941-504-6927

9620 18th Avenue Cir NW #M5837420 $850,000 Debbie Vogler

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

105 66th St # 11 #A3978703 $725,000 Kevin Carroll

Anna Maria Island 941-748-6300 941-465-8843

7205 County Road 675 #A3990796 $725,000 Chris Baylis

Myakka City 941-907-9595 941-735-4713

4529 51st St E #A3980931 Kristen Srur

$699,000

Braden River 941-966-8000 941-350-0612

15911 Painted Post Ln #M5840358 $625,000 Joanna Sternberg

Sarasota 941-907-9595 941-928-7345

11723 Darsey Rd #M5841282 $625,000 Joe Foster

Parrish 941-907-9595 941-812-7634

311 Snapdragon Loop #A3991637 $625,000 Sandra Maslen

East County 941-907-9595 941-726-0035

2007 21st St W #M5832159 Lynne Callahan

$599,000

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-720-3278

306 107th Ct W #A3983717 $545,000 Stephanie Church

Bradenton 941-388-4447 941-724-5448

1614 Point Pleasant Ave W #M5843091 $525,000 Kathy Valente

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

Covered Bridge Estates

Fannie Mae sold the home at 5746 French Creek Court to FREO Florida LLC for $224,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,909 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $392,500 in 2006.

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Braden River 941-907-9595 941-400-5081

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-704-2394

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Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-447-9988

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6103 65th Ct E #M5844059 $155,000 Kimberly Roehl

Parrish 941-748-6300 941-545-4430

home at 12823 24th St. Circle E. to Steven and Cindy Jakuboski, of Parrish, for $253,500. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,610 square feet of living area.

2111 7th Ave W #M5843886 $160,000 Paula Keegan-Bock

2502 11th Ave W #M5839590 $113,000 Dana Preston

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-224-5909

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-5510

Lakewood Ranch $1,600 941-552-4200

210 3rd St W # 8108 #M5843162 Laurie Rastovski

Bradenton $1,400 941-552-4200

Sarasota 941-907-9595 941-284-5049

Bradenton 941.748.6300 • Lakewood Ranch 941.907.9595 • IMG Academy 941.752.2683

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Max and Ginny Zobel, of Wimauma, sold their home at 11305 30th Cove E. to Michael and Cynthia Zint, of Parrish, for $310,000.

Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,768 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $252,600 in 2001.

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+ Lakewood Ranch developer expands to Naples Kjims Development Co. LLC, with a specialty in luxury homebuilding and multifamily projects in Lakewood Ranch and Siesta Key, has acquired Bonita Springsbased Mac Contractors.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Lakewood Ranch-based Kjims will now take on projects in Marco Island and Naples, in addition to Manatee and Sarasota counties.

“We are going to be looking for ways to do things better and different,” Mac Contractors founder Jon MacDonough said in an interview with the Business Observer. “We want to serve our customers better than typical builders.”

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Kawaljit “Tony” Singh founded Kjims Development. “ “This was an important step in positioning our company to provide a vertically integrated suite of services with improved communications, quality control and budget analysis our clients can directly benefit from,” Singh says in the release.

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Auctions Auctions SUPER INVESTOR AUCTION. Great cap rate on 3 homes & duplex on two different lots. 3/1/14 one at 10a.m. other 12:30p.m. Call for info & terms.

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Good Things Things To Eat Good Eat

STIHL 350 Concrete/Cement saw, gas, $195.

941-721-7392.

CLAIRE’S PRODUCE & PLANTS

TICKETS: YANKEES & Redsox vs. Orioles, for sold out games. $40 each. 941-306-5027.

Local Fruits/Veggies

TV STAND: Bell’O, brushed nickel/glass, 21.5X41.5, 3 level, new, $75. 941-355-7524.

Honey, Eggs & More Tuesday - Friday 12-6

WINGBACK CHAIR: Attractive, upholstered, mint condition. Only $49. Elegant Roman tub faucet, $79 new-in-the-box. 941-358-5270.

Autos Wanted WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-4 7275 N. Lockwood Ridge Rd.

Observer EAST COUNTY JULY FREE • THURSDAY,

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS.

SPORTS

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Boats ChitwoodCharters.com Cruise or Fish Hyatt Sarasota Docks 32’/53’ Yachts - 2hrs./2 months 941-383-5232

Furnishings Furnishings BRAND NEW Serta Queen Pillowtop Mattress Set. Willing to sacrifice for $150. Need to sell quickly!

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Garage/Moving/Estate Sales Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ALWAYS LBK’S BIGGEST & BEST! ROYAL RUMMAGE SALE VII ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA 4280 Gulf of Mexico Dr. SAVE THE DATES Friday, March 7, noon to 4p.m. $5.00 Admission Saturday, March 8, - 9a.m.-1p.m.

Free Admission

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7210 36th Ct. E., The Trails (Located off Prospect Rd., north of University).)

Sectional sofa, teacart, chaise lounge, dinette, bar stools, love seat, desk, Kimball organ, clock, computer desk, pair of twin beds, Oriental, Belleek, Waterford, tool chest, work bench, bikes, golf clubs, patio furniture, kitchenware, linens and other late editions.

Sale Conducted by Palma Sola Sales Numbers at 8a.m.

Neal Communities marks 9,000th home with commemorative tree. PAGE 5

Thirteen-year-old figure skater competes in Philadelphia.

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OUR TOWN

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by Pam Eubanks |

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Local parades honor the American spirit for Fourth of July.

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Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356

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Call 941-907-8141.

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Please call 377-4465 for more info. or visit us on the web @ eldercaresarasota.com. Licensed, bonded and insured. Lic.#30211372

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Auto Transport Transport SHIP YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Cleaning 30 YEARS experience. We take pride in pleasing customers. Homes, schools, churches, resorts, offices. 941-756-4570.

BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812.

Insured, Bonded. Affordable reliable home cleaning, $60, 2 cleaners, 2 hours.

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential/ Commercial. Meticulous Cleaning.

Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable.

Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

CLEANING SERVICE by Asian. Residential, Commercial, Office. Very Reliable, Trustworthy, Reasonable Price. Estimates. 941-780-3816, 941-755-6590.

ND SPARKLE. We are a family business experienced in both home and office cleaning great rates. Call for a quote. 941-330-4466. Email: norgrasi@hotmail.com

Computer Services Computer Services COMPUTER TECHNICAL Support. H/W & S/W problems solved. Virus/Malware removal; data recovery; Networking/ Internet Issues; Upgrades; A+, Network+ Cert. Tech. Navy trained electronics tech veteran. 941-225-0046.

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Training, troubleshooting, and help shopping for the right product. 941-404-5585.

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2014

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1. A singer, an artist and a counselor got into an argument over what “the blues” meant. It was colorful, moody and very baleful haggling.

2. A woodworker bored a hole in a board. His cute assistant said she was bored with the boards and would like to take a board to the beach.

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YOUR PERSONAL BOOKKEEPER, LLC Gail Sunray, Owner

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Try us for free! First week free with no contract when switching from current company. We offer complete lawn care and landscaping services.

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iconcept 6 Benefiting: Art Center Sarasota When: 6 p.m. Friday, March 28 Where: Sarasota Municipal Auditorium Tickets: $125 | Call: 365-2032 Not many fashion shows take trash and send it down the runway with such high acclaim. This year’s show featuring area artists creating fashion from non-traditional materials will be just as clever as previous years. For instance, Andrea Silvergleit will send down a piece made of Activia containers titled “Regular Fashion for Regular People.”

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The Grapes of Wrath When: 8 p.m. Friday, March 14. Runs through April 19.

Where: Asolo Repertory Theatre | Tickets: $21 to $76 | Call: 351-8000

When: April 30 through May 3 Where: 8 p.m. performances at Sarasota Opera House; noon lectures and 3 p.m. films at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets: Subscriptions run from $80 to $324 Call: 359-0099, Ext. 101

In 1990, Frank Galati adapted Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” for the stage, and he won a Tony award for his work. Asolo Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards directs this production set during the Great Depression. It follows the Joad family’s migration from Oklahoma to California, where they hope to find more opportunity.

Vijay Iyer presents 2012 Greenfield Prize Commission PremierE Benefiting: Hermitage Artist Retreat, Greenfield Foundation, La Musica International Chamber Music Festival When: 8 p.m. Thursday, April 10 Where: Sarasota Opera House Tickets: $40 Call: 475-2098 Vijay Iyer received the Greenfield Prize ($30,000 in the form of a commission) in 2012, and had two years to create a commission. The pianist/composer created a work, “Turbulence,” inspired by the Gulf Coast and will present it April 10. This year Hermitage Artist Retreat teamed up with La Musica International Chamber Music Festival, which means leading up to the commission’s presentation La Musica will host artist talks and open rehearsals.

Sarasota ballet will present a four-day festival dedicated to the work of late founding choreographer of the British Royal Ballet, Sir Frederick Ashton. Critics from the New York Times and Pointe Magazine have hailed Sarasota Ballet for its Ashton repertoire, of which the ballet will perform 11 works at the festival.

PoetryLife When: Various times May 2 and 3 Where: Florida Studio Theatre Tickets: Events $15; Above and Beyond luncheon $35 | Call: 365-7900 This event promotes poetry education for teachers and students of poetry, but a few of the events are open to the public — and these are the ones that shouldn’t be missed. Each year, Bookstore1Sarasota and Florida Studio Theatre partner to bring great visiting writers. This year, Mark Doty, author of New York Times bestseller “Dog Years,” and Kevin Young, a renowned leading contemporary poet, will read and speak about their work.

“Real Italian Food Finds a Home In Sarasota” CasAntica Restaurant is a refined and exclusive Italian culinary haven, located in the charming historic theater district of Sarasota, Florida. Owner and operator Pietro Migliaccio incorporates an intimate restaurant within this quaint Mediterranean style home. Pietro was born and raised on the small remote Isle of Ischia, Italy. This beautiful Island is nestled off the volcanic coast of Naples where Mount Vesuvius is royally viewed on the distant horizon. Pietro moved to America when he was 18 years old where he gained extensive restaurant knowledge and experience and has worked in some of New York’s finest restaurants. In 1968 Pietro opened his very first Italian Restaurant with his brother Giorgio. The very successful “Mamma Lucia’s” located in Brooklyn has hosted big names such as Isabella Rossellini, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Luciano Pavarotti all who praised the culinary excellence, attention to detail and service on national television.

In 1980 the New York Times named Mamma Lucia “Restaurant of the Year” and later Mimi Sheridan, famous food writer and critic gave Mamma Lucia Four Stars. In 2003 Pietro found the pristine setting of Siesta Key to be very similar in foliage and climate to his native Ischia where he opened his restaurant “Gabbiano’s”.

Pietro has recently ventured away from Siesta Key moving his attention and talents “back home” to a more intimate and exclusive downtown setting.

CasAntica translates to “Old House”.

As you step into this rustic yet elegant historic home you feel immersed in CasAntica’s charm. Pietro’s desire was to reproduce a familiar atmosphere bringing him back to the beginning of his career, when he learned to cook at home with his mother, Lucia. In fact his family recipes can still be found within all of his previous restaurants. CasAntica features a spacious outside dining area where the gentle bay breeze and scent of salt air adds to the created ambience. This historic home hosts a warm welcoming wine bar as you enter, a cozy dining room with the glow of an antique fire place, exclusive dining rooms where your family occasions can be privately celebrated and converted upstairs rooms for intimate dining are all part of this Italian home cooking experience.

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AJC Award Dinner honoring AJC´s Executive Director David Harris and Gerri Aaron Benefiting: AJC West Coast Florida When: 6 p.m. Monday, March 17 | Where: Michael’s On East Chairs: Larry and Debbie Haspel, Matt and Lisa Walsh and Honorary Chair Bea Friedman Tickets: $250 | Call: 365-4955

`Out to Lunch´ with Col. Mark Tillman Benefiting: Designing Women Boutique | When: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4 Where: Michael’s On East | Chairs: Bert Minot, Ann Sundeen and Chris Sancin Tickets: $95 | Call: 366-5293 Building on the success of last year’s luncheon with secret service agent Clint Hill, the women of Designing Women Boutique have brought in yet another enthralling figure in American history — Col. Mark Tillman. Remember that day in September when President George W. Bush was in Sarasota reading to students at Booker Elementary?

Tillman was the commander who had to rush him back to Washington, D.C., that day.

Expect good food and enthralling intel about transporting the president on 9/11.

AJC’s West Coast Florida Region will honor two individuals with awards this year — nationwide AJC Executive Director David Harris will receive the Human Relations Award, and Gerri Aaron will receive the Legacy of Leadership Award, which has only been awarded four times in the history of AJC. The event chairs are also all past AJC award recipients.

La Musica Interactive Dinner Benefiting: La Musica International Chamber Music Festival When: 6 p.m. Thursday, April 3 | Where: Michael’s On East Chairs: Janet Hunter and Sally Faron Tickets: $150 Call: 371-6798 The event was such a success last year, La Musica is hosting another interactive dinner. Host Phil Mancini, along with musicians Dmitri Atapine and Jennifer Frautschi, will lead guests to cook several dishes for their table.

Fairytale Ball Paws on the Catwalk Luncheon Benefiting: The Humane Society of Sarasota County When: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 17 | Where: The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Chairs: Chris Voelker and Alex Miller | Tickets: $125 | Call: 955-4131 The 8th annual Paws on the Catwalk Luncheon returns to the The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota on April 17. Guests will be greeted with a special welcome cocktail to begin their action-packed day. They will have the opportunity to bid on silent auction items and shop boutiques. The live entertainment will feature Jonathan Cortez and surprise guest appearances. The fashion show will feature both two and four-legged models in designs from INfluence Style.

Benefiting: Children First When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26 Where: Michael’s On East Chairs: Paul Brannan and Heidi Anderson, Larry and Nola Hietbrink, Stan and Jo Rutstein and Matt and Lisa Walsh Tickets: $200 | Call: 953-3877, Ext. 124.

Expect Michael’s On East to be transformed into a whimsical fairytale land for the Children First gala, “Fairytale Ball.” Indulge in the storybook theme — wear your tiaras, dress up your princes and head to the ball for a magical evening supporting Children First.

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• Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ Sarasota Season of Sculpture At Sarasota bayfront Runs through May 30. Free.

Visit SarasotaSeasonofSculpture.org.

• 13th annual Downtown Venice Art Classic Howard Alan Events 10 a.m. at West Venice Avenue Free. Call 561-746-6615.

• Ringling In Bloom 10 a.m. at The Ringling Tickets $25. Call 359-5700.

• Bayfront Grounds and Gardens Tour: Ringling in Bloom 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $20. Call 359-5700.

• Bayfront Gardens Walk and Talk: ‘Florida Friendly Landscape, Right Plan, Right Place’ 11 a.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Flower Arranging Workshop: Beauty in Your Own Backyard!

2 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $45. Call 359-5700.

• Program 5 — ‘Graziano, Ashton and DeMille’ Sarasota Ballet. 2 and 8 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts Tickets $30. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• Family Night at the Museum 4 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $7 to $9. Call 746-4131.

• ‘Daddy Long Legs’ Florida Studio Theatre. 5 and 8 p.m. at Gompertz Theatre. Runs through April 5. Tickets $18 to $36. Call 366-9000.

• Asolo Rep’s Annual Gala ‘A Night at the Rainbow Room’ Asolo Repertory Theatre. 6 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. Tickets $300. Call 351-9010, Ext. 4702.

• ‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ Florida Studio Theatre 6 and 9 p.m. at Goldstein Cabaret Runs through April 20.

Tickets $18 to $26. Call 366-9000.

• ‘The Mane Event’

MARCH  Sailor Circus performs ”Legacy” March 27 through April 5 at The Sailor Circus Arena.

InStride Therapy Inc. 6 p.m. at InStride Therapy, Nokomis Tickets $125. Call 412-9333.

• ‘Too Darn Hot’ Florida Studio Theatre 6 and 9 p.m. at John C. Court Cabaret. Runs through June 7.

Tickets $18 to $36. Call 366-9000.

• Dick Hyman and Ken Peplowski 34th annual Jazz Festival 7:30 p.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $35 to $40. Call 366-1552.

• Special Event: ‘Thrill of a Lifetime’ Sarasota Orchestra 7:30 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Hall. Tickets $10. Call 953-3434.

Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• ‘Harry and Lena’ Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 8 p.m. at WBTT Theatre Runs through March 23.

Tickets $29.50. Call 366-1505.

• Celebration of Imagination ‘Vintage Vegas.’ Temple Beth Sholom Schools. 7 p.m. at Michael’s On East. Tickets $100. Call 552-2770.

• Tempest Trio Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $25 to $45. Call 306-1200.

• ‘How I Learned to Drive’ FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. 8 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through March 9.

Tickets $28 to $29. Call 351-8000.

• Community Humanitarian Award honoring Anne Weintraub Temple Sinai. 7 p.m. at The Francis Tickets $150. Call 924-1802.

• ‘Beehive’ Manatee Players. 8 p.m. at Manatee Performing Arts Center. Runs through March 16. Tickets $26. Call 748-5875.

• ‘Oklahoma!’

8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Runs through March 16.

Tickets $10 to $28. Call 488-1115.

• Rich Guzzi – comedy hypnosis show 7 and 9 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $19. Call 925-3869.

• ‘The Flying Dutchman’ by Richard Wagner Sarasota Opera 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House

• ‘Radio Gals’ 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $10 to $28. Call 488-1115.

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SUNDAY

• 13th annual Downtown Venice Art Classic Howard Alan Events 10 a.m. at West Venice Avenue Free. Call 561-746-6615.

• Ringling In Bloom 10 a.m. at The Ringling Tickets $25. Call 359-5700.

• Ringling In Bloom Brunch: ‘Fine Art, Flowers and Fine Dining!’

11 a.m. at The Ringling Tickets $39.95. Call 359-5700, Ext. 5710.

• UCP’s Chocolate Sundae United Cerebral Palsy of Southwest Florida 1 p.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $20 to $30. Call 251-4956.

• ‘Il trovatore’ by Giuseppe Verdi Sarasota Opera 1:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• Ann Votto 2 p.m. Bookstore1Sarasota 365-7900.

• ‘Cruisin’ Through the ’50s with Jimmy Mazz’ 2 p.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $20. Call 365-2494.

• Program 5 — ‘Graziano, Ashton and DeMille’ Sarasota Ballet 2 and 7 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts Tickets $30. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• ‘Radio Gals’ 2 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $10 to $28. Call 488-1115.

• Kristine Stout Handbell Choir 3 p.m. at Englewood United Methodist Church Freewill offering. Call 474-5588.

• Karen and Chris Romig 4 p.m. at Siesta Key Chapel Donation $10. Call 349-1166.

• Sigma Alpha Iota concert and reception 4 p.m. at The Church of the

 Couture in the Courtyard, benefiting South Florida Museum, takes place March 3.

Redeemer Tickets $20. Call 955-4263.

• ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ Musica Sacra Cantorum 4 p.m. at St. Boniface Episcopal Church Tickets $20. Call 405-7322.

• Alton Brown ‘The Edible Table Tour’ 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $40 to $55. Call 953-3368.

• Rich Guzzi — comedy hypnosis show 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $19. Call 925-3869.

• Rich Little: ‘Jimmy Stewart and Friends’ 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $49.

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• Music Mondays Series: Paul Plishka Sarasota Institute of Lifelong Learning 10:30 a.m. at Holley Hall 3 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice Call 365-6404.

• Couture in the Courtyard South Florida Museum Noon at South Florida Museum Tickets $100. Call 746-4131, Ext. 17.

• Rich Little: ‘Jimmy Stewart and Friends’ 3 and 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $49. Call 488-1115.

• Archie Griffin Celebrity Golf Classic Pairings Party Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County 6 p.m. at The Concession. Tickets $175. Visit boysandgirlsclubs.com.

• Monday Night Movie: ‘Billy Elliot’ 7 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $7. Call 359-5700.

• Program 5 — ‘Graziano, Ashton and DeMille’ Sarasota Ballet 7 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts Tickets $30. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• 2014 Special Lecture Series: Dr. Kevin Main 7:30 p.m. at Mote Marine Aquarium Tickets $15. Call 388-4441.

• The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin with Olga Kern Sarasota Concert Association Great Performers Series 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $45 to $75. Call 955-0040.

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• Guided art and backstage tours Fine Arts Society of Sarasota and Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 10 a.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Tickets $5. Call 953-3368.

• ‘Out to Lunch’ featuring Colonel Mark Tillman. Designing Women Ambassadors’ Guild. 11:30 a.m. at Michael’s On East.

Tickets $95. Call 366-5293.

• ‘Everybody Must Get Sconed,’ Royal Tea Service. 2 p.m. at Powel Crosley Estate. Tickets $32. Call 225-9122.

• Global Issues Series I: ‘Turkey’s Middle East Policy and U.S. Interests’ Sarasota Institute of Lifelong Learning 2:30 p.m. at Venice Community Center. Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• Meet the Artists of ‘Jérusalem’ Sarasota Opera. 5 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House. Tickets $15. Call 328-1300.

• ‘(Chroma-1)+88’. The Chroma Quartet. 5:30 p.m. First Church of Sarasota. Tickets $10. Call 955-0935.

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• Countdown to Mardi Gras 2014 Goodwill Manasota 6 p.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $125. Call 355-2721, Ext. 104.

• ‘Madcap Musicale & Musings’ Senior Friendship Centers 6:30 p.m. at the Friendship Center Tickets $150. Call 556-3205.

•’52 Card Pickup’ Florida Studio Theatre Improv. 7:30 p.m. at Bowne’s Lab Theatre. Runs through April 12. Tickets $12 to $15. Call 366-9000.

• ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ 7:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through April 13.

Tickets $21 to $76. Call 351-8000.

• ‘Chicago: The Musical’ 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

Tickets $35 to $80. Call 953-3368.

• ‘The Flying Dutchman’ by Richard Wagner Sarasota Opera. 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House. Tickets $19 to $120.

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• ‘Close-Up on Opera: Puccini’s ‘La Boheme’ The Sarasota Music Archive/Friends of Selby Public Library 10:30 a.m. at Selby Public Library Free. Call 861-1168.

• Global Issues II: ‘Turkish Elections in 2014 and Turkey’s Future’ Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 10:30 a.m. at The Players Theatre Theatre. Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• 12th annual Legacy Luncheon featuring David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower Junior League of Sarasota 11 a.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $95. Call 953-5600.

• Music in the park: Manatee Concert Band 11:30 a.m. at Riverwalk Pavilion Free. Call 840-0013.

• Randy Wayne White Noon at Bookstore1Saroasta Call 365-7900.

• ‘Chicago: The Musical’

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• Seminar: ‘Managing Catastrophe, Japanese Style’ Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 2 p.m. at Plymouth Harbor Tickets $30. Call 365-6404.

2 and 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $35 to $80. Call 953-3368.

• ‘Philadelphia Here I Come!’

2 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through April 12.

Tickets $21 to $76. Call 351-8000.

• Art After 5. 5 p.m. at The Ringling.

Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Mark Sweeney 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• The American Music Concert Sarasota Opera 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $10 to $30. Call 328-1300.

• Lee Lessack ‘Too Marvelous for Words’ (The Songs of Johnny Mercer) 8 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center. Tickets $27.50. Call 552-5325.

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• Concert preview with Jonathan Spivey and Guest Conductor Mei-Ann Chen Sarasota Orchestra Association 10 a.m. at Holley Hall Tickets $10. Visit SOAssociation.org.

• Visiting Artists Dinner Series: JeanPhilippe Collard and Mei-Ann Chen Sarasota Orchestra. 6 p.m. at PNC Bank. Tickets $150. Call 487-2737.  “Red Trunk 2009” by Hans Van

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• Global Issues III: ‘Japan’s Grand Strategy’ Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 10:30 a.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• Town Hall Series: Wes Moore Ringling College Library Association.

10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 925-1343.

• Mark Sweeney 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• New Stages 2014 — The Foundry, ‘No Hero’ The Ringling. 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater. Tickets $30, $25 members, $10 students. Call 360-7399.

• ‘The Flying Dutchman’ by Richard Wagner Sarasota Opera 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• Ringling Underground. 8 p.m. at The Ringling. Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

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• Fairy House Festival 9 a.m. at Historic Spanish Point Tickets $5 to $12. Call 966-5214, Ext. 255.

• Global Issues Series II: ‘Japan’s Grand Strategy’ Sarasota Institute of Lifelong Learning 10 a.m. at Venice Community Center. Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• ‘The Barber of Seville’ by Gioachino Rossini Sarasota Opera 1:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• ‘Jazz at Two’ John DePaola, trumpet The Jazz Club of Sarasota 2 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church Tickets $7 to $12. Call 366-1552.

• Film Fridays – ‘An American Legacy’ 6 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $5, $3 members. Call 746-4131.

• First Friday Art Walk 6 p.m. at Palm Avenue Free. Visit palmavenue.org.

• Live! From Downtown 6 p.m. at Main Street Free. Visit Dsasarasota.com.

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• Music and movies in the park: Sarasota Pops, ‘Kelly’s Heroes’ 6 p.m. at Riverwalk Pavilion Free. Call 840-0013.

• Music on Main 6 p.m. at Main Street, Lakewood Ranch. Free. Visit Lakewoodranch.com.

• Mark Sweeney 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

‘Beehive’ runs through March 16 at Manatee Performing Arts Center. See March 1 listing.

Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront.

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‘Daddy Long Legs’ runs through April 5 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

‘Harry and Lena’ runs through March 23 at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Theatre. See March 1 listing.

’52 Card Pickup’ runs through April 12 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘How I Learned to Drive’ runs through March 9 at FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. See March 1 listing.

• Jerry Seinfeld 7 and 9:30 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

‘Oklahoma!’ runs through March 16 at Venice Theatre. See March 1 listing.

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• New Stages 2014 — The Foundry, ‘No Hero’ The Ringling 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $30, $25 members, $10 students. Call 360-7399.

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‘Philadelphia Here I Come!’ runs through April 12 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 5 listing.

8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

7:30 p.m. at Bowne’s Lab Theatre Runs through April 24.

Tickets $12 to $15. Call 366-9000.

• Masterworks Series: ‘Exotic Stories’ Sarasota Orchestra 8 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center Tickets $30 to $84. Call 953-3434.

• Drag Queen Bingo Bonanza, Hollywood 8 p.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $5. Call 365-2494.

• Ring Sarasota in Concert 8 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center. Tickets $15. Call 552-5298.

• ‘Il trovatore’ by Giuseppe Verdi Sarasota Opera

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• ArtSlam 2014 Noon at Old Main Street, Bradenton Free. Call 840-0013.

• ‘Darling Divas’ Manatee Players 2 p.m. at Manatee Performing Arts Center Runs through March 16.

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• Polo Under the Palms Center for Building Hope and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 3 p.m. at Sarasota Polo Club Call 928-9296.

• Ear Research Foundation 11th annual Gala Ear Research Foundation 6 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $250 Call 365-0367.

• Polo Under the Palms Special Event Center for Building Hope and MD Anderson Cancer Center 6 p.m. at Sarasota Polo Club Tickets $175. Call 928-9296.

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• Mark Sweeney 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

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• New Stages 2014 — The Foundry, ‘No Hero’ The Ringling 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $30, $25 members, $10 students. Call 360-7399.

• ‘Jérusalem’ by Giuseppe Verdi Sarasota Opera 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• Masterworks Series: ‘Exotic Stories’ Sarasota Orchestra 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Center Tickets $30 to $84. Call 953-3434.

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• ‘Springfest’: The 26th annual Festival of Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Anna Maria Island Art League. 10 a.m. at City Hall Field. Free. Call 778-2099.

• ‘The Flying Dutchman’ by Richard Wagner Sarasota Opera 1:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• ‘Colors of My Life’ Sarasota Silver Stars 2 p.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $18. Call 365-2494.

• ‘Joy of Jazz’ Tom Ellison and Hip Pocket 2 p.m. at Centennial Park, Venice Free. Call 366-1552.

• ‘Mardi Gras’ Suncoast Concert Band 3 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church. Tickets $5. Call 907-4123.

• 11th annual Concert The Polish-American Association of Sarasota. 4 p.m. at Holley Hall Call 925-8417.

• Cruising on Marina Jack II Sarasota Orchestra Association 5:30 p.m. at Marina Jack boat dock Tickets $75 to $95. Visit SOAssociation.org.

• Mark Sweeney 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• Poetry LocalMic 2 p.m. at Bookstore1Sarasota Call 365-7900.

• ‘Singspiration III: And Then There Was Music’ Gwyneth Walker, Sarasota Young Voices, Chroma Quartet. 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Donation $10. Call 955-0935.

• Masterworks Series: ‘Exotic Stories’ Sarasota Orchestra. 2:30 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Center Tickets $30 to $84. Call 953-3434.

• ‘Let’s Hang On’ (a tribute to Frankie Valli) 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $32. Call 488-1115.

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• ‘Let’s Hang On’ (a tribute to Frankie Valli) 3 and 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $32. Call 488-1115.

• Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance — Latin Variations Gala Friends of the Sarasota Ballet 6 p.m. at Sarasota Yacht Club Tickets $150. Call 350-6872.

• Monday Night Movie: ‘RabbitProof Fence’ 7 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $7. Call 359-5700.

• ‘People of the Book’ featuring author Robert Edsel The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee. 7 p.m. at Riverview High School Auditorium Tickets $36 to $72. Call 552-6304.

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• Youth Showcase Concert GuitarSarasota. 7:30 p.m. at Art Center Sarasota. Free. Call 362-2991.

• Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

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• Collecting Recollections: ‘Remembering Chick Austin’ The Ringling. 10:30 a.m. at Historic Asolo Theater. Tickets $5, free to members and with admission.

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• Global Issues I: ‘The Evolving Asian Maritime Environment’ Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 10:30 a.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• ‘Everybody Must Get Sconed,’ Royal Tea Service 2 p.m. at Powel Crosley Estate Tickets $32. Call 225-9122.

• Global Issues Series I: ‘The Evolving Asian Maritime Environment’ Sarasota Institute of Lifelong Learning 2:30 p.m. at Venice Community Center. Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• Celebration Luncheon Launch Party and Designer Meet and Greet Girls Inc. of Sarasota County. 5:30 p.m. at Carats Fine Jewelry. Call 366-6646.

• Conversations at the Crocker: ‘Batter Up:

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• ‘Jérusalem’ by Giuseppe Verdi Sarasota Opera. 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Song: The Music of Harold Arlen’ 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

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• Global Issues II: ‘Strategic Choices in Northeast Asia’ Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 10:30 a.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• 3rd annual Leadership Luncheon Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Inc. 11:30 a.m. at Fête Ballroom Tickets $75. Call 921-5358.

• ‘Reading is for Lovers:’ bookbased speed dating. Friends of the Selby Public Library. 6 p.m. at Selby Public Library. Free. Call 861-1133.

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‘Daddy Long Legs’ runs through April 5, at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

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‘Oklahoma!’ runs through March 16, at Venice Theatre. See March 1 listing.

‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ runs through April 20, at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30, at Sarasota bayfront.

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‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7, at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing. ’52 Card Pickup’ runs through April 12, at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ runs through April 13, at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 4 listing.

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‘Text M … for Murder’ runs through April 24, at Florida Studio Theatre.

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‘Darling Divas’ runs through March 16, at Manatee Performing Arts Center.

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• Peking Acrobats. 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

Sarasota Opera, 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House. Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• Scott Novotny 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• ‘Freud’s Last Session’ Florida Studio Theatre. 8 p.m. at Keating Theatre. Runs through March 23.

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• think + drink (science) 7 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $4, $2 members. Call 746-4131.

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• Global Issues III: ‘China’s Leaders and Their Path Since Den Xiaoping: What it Means for the World’ Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 10:30 a.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• Girls Inc. Honoree Luncheon Girls Inc. of Sarasota County 11:30 a.m. at The Francis

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• Seminar: ‘What Drives Chinese Foreign Policy?’

Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 2 p.m. at Plymouth Harbor Tickets $30. Call 365-6404.

• ‘A Paris Flea Market’ — Upscale Sale preview night Sarasota Orchestra Association 4 p.m. at 1605 Main Street Tickets $5. Visit SOAssociation.org.

• Art After 5 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Music • Dance & Theater • Black Tie • Art, Festivals & Fun

• ‘Dance Couture: Art Meets Dance’ Fuzión Dance Artists 7:30 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts Tickets $36. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• Ringling Courtyard Swing 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Aaron Neville 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

• Chamber Series: ‘Mozart Madness 1’ Sarasota Orchestra 5:30 p.m. at Holley Hall Tickets $29 to $37. Call 953-3434.

• ‘Bill Morrison’s Unbearably Beautiful Decomposition of Film’ Hermitage Artist Retreat and The Ringling

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• Galleria kickoff for the Fine Arts Society of Sarasota’s ‘Creators and Collectors annual Self-Guided Art Tour’ 5 p.m. at Ulla Searing Student Center Free. Call 330-0680.

• Celebrate! 48th annual Planned Parenthood Dinner honoring Barbara Zdravecky Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida 6 p.m. at USF Sarasota-Manatee Tickets $175. Call 365-3913, Ext. 1045.

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March 13 through March 16, at FSU Center for the Performing Arts.

7 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $5, free for members/sameday ticket holders. Call 360-7399.

• Scott Novotny 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy

• ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ (Preview) 8 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through April 19.

Tickets $21 to $76. Call 351-8000.

• ‘Jérusalem’ by Giuseppe Verdi Sarasota Opera 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• ‘Underneath the Lintel’ 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Runs through March 30.

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• Manatee County Library Foundation Luncheon 11 a.m. at Polo Grill Visit manateelibraryfoundation.org.

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• Chamber Series: ‘Mozart Madness 2’ Sarasota Orchestra 5:30 p.m. at Holley Hall Tickets $29 to $37. Call 953-3434.

• Film Fridays — ‘An American Legacy’ 6 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $5, $3 members. Call 7464131.

• Live! From Downtown 6 p.m. at Burns Court Free. Visit Dsasarasota.com.

• Music in the Park: Scott Blum and Friends 6 p.m. at Mosaic Amphitheater Free. Call 840-0013.

• Tea with Bertha Palmer 11:30 a.m. at Historic Spanish Point Tickets $20 members, $25 nonmembers. Call 966-5214, Ext. 255.

• Scott Novotny 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

• Concert at Noon: studio and apprentice artists Sarasota Opera Noon at Sarasota Opera House lobby Tickets $5. Call 328-1300.

• ‘Dance Couture: Art Meets Dance’ Fuzión Dance Artists 7:30 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts Tickets $36. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• ‘Jazz at Two’ Henry Ashwood, saxophone The Jazz Club of Sarasota 2 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church Tickets $7 to $12. Call 366-1552.

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• ‘Annual Creators & Collectors Self Guided Art Tour’ The Fine Arts Society of Sarasota 10 a.m. at various locations Tickets $20 to $25. Call 330-0680.

• Renaissance Luncheon featuring Dr. Ruth Westheimer Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota County 10:30 a.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Tickets $125. Call 366-1700.

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• ‘A Paris Flea Market — Upscale Sale’ Sarasota Orchestra Association 10 a.m. at 1605 Main St. Free. Visit SOAssociation.org.

Saturday, March 15 – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 16 – 2:00 & 7:30 p.m.

“YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU” JENNIFER SHEEHAN, theatre/cabaret singer - Popular songs from the Great American Songbook Saturday & Sunday April 12 & 13 – 7:30 p.m.

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• Global Issues Series II: ‘China’s Leaders and Their Path Since Deng Xiaoping: What It Means for the World’ Sarasota Institute of Lifelong Learning 10 a.m. at Venice Community Center. Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

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• Academy of St. Martin In the Fields 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

• Sarasota County Fair 2 p.m. at Sarasota Fairgrounds Runs through March 23.

Tickets $20 to $25. Visit Sarasotafair.com

• ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ 8 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through April 19.

Tickets $21 to $76. Call 351-8000.

• Covers at 3 Sarasota Opera 3 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $5. Call 328-1300.

• ‘Il trovatore’ by Giuseppe Verdi Sarasota Opera 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

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• ‘Annual Creators & Collectors Self Guided Art Tour’ The Fine Arts Society of Sarasota 10 a.m. at various locations Tickets $20 to $25. Call 330-0680.

• 14th annual Lakewood Ranch Fine Art Festival 10 a.m. at Main Street, Lakewood Ranch. Free. Call 746-2862.

• ‘Gardens in Paradise’ – Garden Tour Sarasota Garden Club 10 a.m. at five private coastal gardens Visit SarasotaGardenClub.org • ‘A Paris Flea Market — Upscale Sale’ Sarasota Orchestra Association 10 a.m. at 1605 Main St. Free. Visit SOAssociation.org.

• ‘The Barber of Seville’ by Gioachino Rossini Sarasota Opera 1:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• ‘Let’s Hang On: A Tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’

• Music • Dance & Theater • Black Tie • Art, Festivals & Fun Manatee Players 2 and 8 p.m. at Manatee Performing Arts Center Tickets $26. Call 748-5875.

• Banyan Bash The Out-of-Door Academy 6:30 p.m. at The Out-of-Door Academy Uihlein Campus Tickets $175. Call 554-3408.

• Cat Depot Gala 'Caturday Night Fever' Cat Depot 6:30 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Sarasota Tickets $175. Call 366-2404.

• Scott Novotny 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

• ‘Dance Couture: Art Meets Dance’ Fuzión Dance Artists 7:30 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets $36. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• Pops Series: Jennifer Sheehan Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $25 to $45. Call 360-7399.

STILL PLAYING ‘Beehive’ runs through March 16 at Manatee Performing Arts Center. See March 1 listing.

‘Daddy Long Legs’ runs through April 5 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

‘Harry and Lena’ runs through March 23 at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Theatre. See March 1 listing.

‘Oklahoma!’ runs through March 16 at Venice Theatre. See March 1 listing.

‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ runs through April 20 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront.

See March 1 listing.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing. ’52 Card Pickup’ runs through April 12 at

• ‘The Flying Dutchman’ by Richard Wagner Sarasota Opera 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• Jim Cullum 8 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center. Tickets $35. Call 552-5325.

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Florida Studio Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ runs through April 13 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘Philadelphia Here I Come!’ runs through April 12 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 5 listing.

‘Text M … for Murder’ runs through April 24 at Florida Studio Theatre.

See March 7 listing.

‘Darling Divas’ runs through March 16 at Manatee Performing Arts Center.

See March 8 listing.

‘Freud’s Last Session’ runs through March 23 at Florida Studio Theatre.

See March 12 listing.

‘Underneath the Lintel’ runs through March 30 at Venice Theatre. See March 13 listing.

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ runs through April 19 at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

See March 14 listing.

• Joan Rivers 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

• New Music New College: The DIY Ensemble Concert 8 p.m. at Pepsico Arcade Tickets $15. Call 487-4888.

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• 5th annual Jewish Film Festival Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee Various times and venues Runs through March 21.

Tickets $10. Call 552-6304.

• 14th annual Lakewood Ranch Fine Art Festival 10 a.m. at Main Street, Lakewood Ranch. Free. Call 746-2862.

• Eight Over Eighty — honoring Herman Frankel, Ed Kalin, Florence Katz, Alisa and Ernest Kretzmer, Lee Peterson, Sam and Sally Shapiro, Sally Yanowitz and Jeanne and Bob Zabelle Jewish Housing Council Foundation 10:30 a.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $100. Call 377-0781, Ext. 124.

• ‘Jérusalem’ by Giuseppe Verdi Sarasota Opera 1:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• ‘Dance Couture: Art Meets Dance’ Fuzión Dance Artists

2 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets $36. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• Sarasota Music Festival Special Event: Shooting Stars Sarasota Orchestra 3 p.m. at Holley Hall Tickets $40 to $50. Call 953-3434.

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• Stephen King 4 p.m. at Bookstore1Sarasota Call 365-7900.

• Music Mondays Series: Sarasota Young Voices Sarasota Institute of Lifelong Learning 10:30 a.m. at Holley Hall 3 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice Call 365-6404.

• Jelani Eddington Manasota Theatre Organ Society 2:30 p.m. at Grace Church Tickets $15 to $18. Call 379-6301.

• Scott Novotny 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• ‘Rave On’ (A tribute to Buddy Holly) 3 and 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $32. Call 488-1115.

• ‘And for Our Next Number: 007 and Other Numerous Movies’ Sarasota Pops Orchestra 3 p.m. at Riverview Performing Arts Center Tickets $20 to $25. Call 926-7677.

• ‘A Night at the Opera’ Gloria Musicae 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. Tickets $35, $15 students.

Call 953-3368.

• AJC Award Dinner honoring AJC’s Director David Harris and Gerri Aaron American Jewish Committee 6 p.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $250. Call 365-4955.

• Pops Series: Jennifer Sheehan Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $25 to $45. Call 360-7399.

• Bill Cosby 3 and 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

• ‘Beware the Ides of Jazz’ Jazz Ambassadors 7:30 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church Tickets $5. Call 907-4123.

• Giulia Vazzelor, pianist Allegro Music Academy 3 p.m. at Congregational Church Free. 358-8511.

• ‘Rave On’ (A tribute to Buddy Holly) 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $32. Call 488-1115.

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• ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

• Monday Night Movie: ‘Finding Neverland’ 7 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $7. Call 359-5700.

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• ‘Getting it Right’: Walter Herbst Seminar 8:30 a.m. at Sudakoff Conference Center at New College of Florida Tickets $35. Call 487-4888.

• Sensational social and singing and snacks Sarasota Opera Guild. 9:45 a.m. at David Cohen Hall. Free. Call 549-1068.

• Conversations with a Curator: ‘What is History Painting?’

10:30 a.m. at The Ringling Tickets $5, free for members and with admission. Call 360-7399.

• Global Issues I: ‘Who Stole the American Dream?’

Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 10:30 a.m. at The Players Theatre 2:30 p.m. at Venice Community Center. Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• 3rd annual JFCS Golf Challenge Jewish Family and Children’s Service 11:30 a.m. at Longboat Key Club and Resort. Tickets $350. Call 3662224, Ext. 142.

• 2014 Author Luncheon with Carl Hiassen Library Foundation for Sarasota

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County. 11:30 a.m. at Michael’s On East. Tickets $75. Call 228-6274.

• Asolo Rep’s 14-15 Season Announcement 3 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Free, call to reserve. 351-8000.

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• 10th annual JFCS Celebrity Chefs and Wine Tasting Jewish Family and Children’s Service 6 p.m. at Longboat Key Club and Resort. Tickets $100. Call 3662224, Ext. 142.

• Playdate at The Asolo — Dinner and Performance Designing Women Ambassador Guild. 6:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre. Tickets $75. Call 366-5293.

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• Artists Choice Concert Sarasota Opera 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $15 to $40. Call 328-1300.

• Choirs in Concert ‘Sonic Art’ SCF choir. 8 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center. Tickets $8, students/ employees $4. Call 752-5252.

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• Bradenton Opera Guild members meeting. 10 a.m. at IMG El Conquistador Country Club. Free. Call 358-5660.

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• ‘A Few of My Favorite Songs’ featuring Dick Reynolds The Sarasota Music Archive/Friends of Selby Public Library. 10:30 a.m. at Selby Public Library. Free. Call 861-1168.

• Global Issues II: ‘Poisoned Waters’ Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 10:30 a.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• ‘Seaside Serenity Luncheon’ with designer Sigrid Olsen Historic Spanish Point 11 a.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $80 to $95. Call 966-5214.

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• Mark Rivera 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• Irish Tenors 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

• ‘Jérusalem’ by Giuseppe Verdi Sarasota Opera 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• Going for the Gold Patron Party YMCA Foundation of Sarasota 5:30 p.m. at the home of Stanley Kane. By Invitation Only. 951-1336.

• Harm de Blij Bookstore1@FST Luncheon At Florida Studio Theatre Tickets $15. Call 365-7900

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• Great Escapes Series: ‘Come Fly with Me’. Sarasota Orchestra. 5:30 p.m. at Holley Hall. Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

• Munchtime Musicales: Sarasota Opera studio artists Sarasota Concert Association. Noon at Beatrice Friedman Symphony

• New Topics New College: ‘Contemporary Afghanistan’ with David Staats. 5:30 p.m. at Mildred Sainer Pavilion. Tickets $20. Call 487-4888.

• The Silver Foxes 22nd annual Follies 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $24. Call 488-1115.

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• Global Issues III: ‘The Parties v. the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans’ Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 10:30 a.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• Town Hall Series: Leon Panetta Ringling College Library Association 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 925-1343.

• ‘Lunch, Look and Listen’ Leo Adamov and Eliot Lawson Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 11 a.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $45. Call 306-1202.

• Musical Mornings South — Sarasota Piano Quartet Sarasota Orchestra Association 11 a.m. at Jacaranda Trace. Tickets $45. Visit SOAssociation.org.

• The Glitz at the Ritz-Carlton: The Schoenbaum Humanitarian Award Luncheon honoring Alice Rau and

• Music • Dance & Theater • Black Tie • Art, Festivals & Fun Joyce Tate The Salvation Army of Sarasota 11:15 a.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. Tickets $75. Call 3648845, Ext. 221.

• Art After 5 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Ringling by the Bay — The Venturas 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• 5th annual Cause4Fashion Neuro Challenge Foundation 6:30 p.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $150. Call 321-3747.

• nowHERE Gallery Performance: Todd Reynolds 6:30 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ 7:30 p.m. at The Players Theatre Runs through March 30.

Tickets $25 to $30. Call 365-2494.

• Great Escapes Series: ‘Come Fly

STILL PLAYING ‘Daddy Long Legs’ runs through April 5 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

‘Harry and Lena’ runs through March 23 at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Theatre. See March 1 listing.

‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ runs through April 20 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront.

See March 1 listing.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing. ’52 Card Pickup’ runs through April 12 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ runs through April 13 at Asolo

with Me’ Sarasota Orchestra 7:30 p.m. at Holley Hall Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

• ‘Man of La Mancha’ Manatee Players 7:30 p.m. at Manatee Performing Arts Center Runs through April 6.

SEASON Repertory Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘Philadelphia Here I Come!’ runs through April 12 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 5 listing.

‘Text M … for Murder’ runs through April 24 at Florida Studio Theatre.

See March 7 listing.

‘Freud’s Last Session’ runs through March 23 at Florida Studio Theatre.

See March 12 listing.

‘Underneath the Lintel’ runs through March 30 at Venice Theatre. See March 13 listing.

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ runs through April 19 at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

See March 14 listing.

5th annual Jewish Film Festival runs through March 21 at various locations.

See March 16 listing.

Tickets $27 to $37. Call 748-5875.

• ‘Mama Won’t Fly’ 8 p.m. at The Island Players Runs through April 6.

Tickets $20. Call 778-5755.

• The Silver Foxes 22nd annual follies 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $24. Call 488-1115.

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• Global Issues Series II: ‘The Parties V. the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans’ Sarasota Institute of Lifelong Learning 10 a.m. at Venice Community Center Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• Salute to the Stars Awards Luncheon Sarasota Opera 11:30 a.m. at Sarasota Yacht Club Tickets $65. Call 366-8450, Ext. 402.

• ‘Jazz at Two’ Johnny Varro, piano The Jazz Club of Sarasota 2 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church Tickets $7 to $12. Call 366-1552.

• A ‘Secret’ Garden Tea Party Sarasota Ballet 3 p.m. at The Garden Club. Free.

Call 225-6513.

• Pineapple Antique Show Preview Party The Rotary Club of Sarasota Sunrise. 5 p.m. at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

Tickets $15. Visit sarasotasunrise.com.

• Great Escapes Series: ‘Come Fly with Me’

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Sarasota Orchestra 5:30 p.m. at Holley Hall Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

• Film Fridays — ‘An American Legacy’ 6 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $5, $3 members. Call 746-4131.

• Live! From Downtown 6 p.m. at Towles Court Free. Visit Dsasarasota.com.

• Music in the park: George Worthmore 6 p.m. at Mosaic Amphitheater Free. Call 840-0013.

• nowHERE Genre Creates Ghetto: The Artist and The Curator The Ringling 6:30 p.m. at Mildred Sainer Pavilion Tickets $5. Call 360-7399.

• ‘Dancing Through the Decades’ Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County. 7 p.m. at Lee Wetherington Boys and Girls Club. Tickets $50.

Call 366-3911, Ext. 135.

• Rosie O’Donnell 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $44. Call 925-3869.

 “Pageant” takes place March 21 at The Players Theatre.

• Soprano Michelle Giglio 7 p.m. at St. Thomas More’s Chelsea Center. Tickets $10 to $20.

Call 923-1691.

• ‘Faces of Change: Growing America’ 7:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Free, call to reserve. 351-8000.

• ‘The Barber of Seville’ by Gioachino Rossini Sarasota Opera 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House

Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• ‘Pageant’ 8 p.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $10. Call 365-2494.

• The Silver Foxes 22nd annual follies 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $24. Call 488-1115.

• Vince Gill with special guest Amy Grant 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

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• YouthArts Fest Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County 9 a.m. at Five Points Park Free. Call 365-5118, Ext. 304.

• 12th annual Downtown Sarasota Art & Craft Festival 10 a.m. at Main Street Free. Call 561-746-6615.

• Arts Day Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance 10 a.m. at Five Points Park Free. Call 359-0099.

• Pineapple Antique Show preview party The Rotary Club of Sarasota Sunrise 10 a.m. at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium Tickets $6. Visit sarasotasunrise.com.

• H'attitude Scholarship Luncheon and Hat Show Business and Professional Women/ North Sarasota 11 a.m. at Hyatt Regency Sarasota

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• Music • Dance & Theater • Black Tie • Art, Festivals & Fun

• ‘Faces of Change: Growing America’ 7:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Free, call to reserve. 351-8000.

Tickets $45. Call 351-8155.

• ‘Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.’ 1 and 4 p.m. at Venice Theatre Call 488-2215.

• ‘Jérusalem’ by Giuseppe Verdi Sarasota Opera 1:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• An Evening at the Avant-Garde ‘The Swinging Sixties’ Ringling College of Art and Design 6:30 p.m. at Ringling College of Art and Design campus Tickets $250. Call 359-7589.

• Lakewood Ranch Community Fund ‘Havana Nights’ Gala Lakewood Ranch Community Fund 6:30 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club Tickets $175. Call 556-5442.

• nowHERE Genre Creates Ghetto: Curating in a Post-Genre World The Ringling 6:30 p.m. at Mildred Sainer Pavilion Tickets $20, $15 members. Call

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• Music in the Park: The Second Time Arounders Marching Band 7 p.m. at Riverwalk Pavilion Free. Call 840-0013.

• Great Escapes Series: ‘Come Fly with Me’ Sarasota Orchestra 8 p.m. at Holley Hall Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

• ‘Il trovatore’ by Giuseppe Verdi Sarasota Opera 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• Jazz Juvenocracy – All Star Reunion Concert 8 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center Tickets $20. Call 552-5325.

• Rosie O’Donnell 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $44. Call 925-3869.

• New Stages 2014 — ‘Inuksuit: in the Capacity of the Human’ by John Luther Adams 7:30 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $30, $25 members. Call 360-7399.

• The Silver Foxes 22nd annual Follies 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $24. Call 488-1115.

• The Tim Conway Show 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

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• 12th annual Downtown Sarasota Art & Craft Festival 10 a.m. at Main Street Free. Call 561-746-6615.

• Pineapple Antique Show Preview Party The Rotary Club of Sarasota Sunrise 10 a.m. at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium Tickets $6. Visit sarasotasunrise.com.

• ‘The Flying Dutchman’ by Richard Wagner Sarasota Opera 1:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

• David Cleveland 2 p.m. at Bookstore1Sarasota Call 365-7900.

• Mozart & Haydn Concert Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus & Orchestra. 2 p.m. at CrossPointe Fellowship Church Tickets $25. Call 896-3899.

• The Silver Foxes 22nd annual Follies 2 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $24. Call 488-1115.

• ‘Spring Selections’ 3 p.m. at Church of the Palms Tickets $5. Call 907-4123.

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• Ring Sarasota in Concert 4 p.m. at First Congregational Church. Call 953-7044.

• ‘Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.’ 7 p.m. at Venice Theatre. Call 488-2215.

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• Johnny Clegg with Ladysmith Black Mambazo 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

• Rosie O’Donnell 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $44. Call 925-3869.

• Unplugged New Play Festival Asolo Repertory Theatre. 7 p.m. at Asolo Rep rehearsal hall. Call 351-8000.

• Patti Highland 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $15. Call 488-1115.

• The Verdi Concert Sarasota Opera. 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House. Tickets $25 to $100.

Call 328-1300.

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• Music Mondays Series: Circus Sarasota Sarasota Institute of Lifelong Learning 10:30 a.m. at Holley Hall 3 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice Call 365-6404.

• Women in a Changing World: Panel Discussion Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County 5 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Tickets $35.

Call 366-3911, Ext. 135.

• Inside the Studios — Inside Antony Tudor’s Gala Performance 6 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts Studio 1 Tickets $35.

Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• The Moody Blues 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

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TUESDAY

• Global Issues I: ‘Boston Marathon Bombing Revisited’ Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 10:30 a.m. at The Players Theatre 2:30 p.m. at Venice Community Center Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• Ann Hood 6 p.m. at Bookstore1Sarasota Call 365-7900.

• Patti LuPone 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

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• Global Issues II: ‘Russia, America and the Snowden Affair’ Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 10:30 a.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• Inside Asolo Rep: ‘4000 Miles’ 11 a.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Tickets $5. Call 351-8000.

STILL PLAYING ‘Daddy Long Legs’ runs through April 5 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ runs through April 20 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront.

See March 1 listing.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing. ’52 Card Pickup’ runs through April 12 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ runs through April 13 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 4 listing.

• Millennium Magnates Dinner YMCA Foundation of Sarasota 6 p.m. at Michael’s Wine Cellar

By Invitation Only. Call 951-1336.

• Stelliferous Live!

7 p.m. at South Florida Museum

‘Philadelphia Here I Come!’ runs through April 12 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 5 listing.

‘Text M … for Murder’ runs through April 24 at Florida Studio Theatre.

See March 7 listing.

‘Underneath the Lintel’ runs through March 30 at Venice Theatre. See March 13 listing.

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ runs through April 19 at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

See March 14 listing.

‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ runs through March 30 at The Players Theatre. See March 20 listing.

‘Mama Won’t Fly’ runs through April 6 at The Island Players. See March 20 listing.

‘Man of La Mancha’ runs through April 6 at Manatee Performing Arts Center. See March 20 listing.

Tickets $4, $2 members. Call 7464131.

• Where the Action Is Tour 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

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THURSDAY

• Global Issues III: ‘India Will the Transofrmation Continue?’

Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 10:30 a.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• Salon Series Deli Lunch, Speaker and Fashion Show Designing Women Ambassador Guild 11:30 a.m. at Designing Women Boutique Tickets $20. Call 366-5293.

• Seminar: ‘Pakistan: What’s Next?’

Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning 2 p.m. at Plymouth Harbor Tickets $30. Call 365-6404.

Tickets $18 to $36. Call 343-2109.

• Sailor Circus 65th Anniversary Show: ‘Legacy’ The Circus Arts Conservatory 7 p.m. at The Sailor Circus Arena Runs through April 5.

Tickets $12 to $16. Call 355-9805.

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• Spring Dance Performance 7 p.m. at Booker VPA Call 355-2967.

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• Jazz Ensembles in Concert SCF Music 8 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center Tickets $8, students/employees $4.

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• Art After 5 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Quartet 8 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center Tickets $20. Call 552-5325.

• Interfaith Passover Seder Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative of The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee 6 p.m. at Michael’s On East

• Indigo Girls with Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

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• Global Issues Series II: ‘India: Will the Transformation Continue?’

Sarasota Institute of Lifelong Learning 10 a.m. at Venice Community Center Tickets $8. Call 365-6404.

• ‘Jazz at Two’ Canadian Jazz Guitarist/composer Andre Roy The Jazz Club of Sarasota 2 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church Tickets $7 to $12. Call 366-1552.

• Music • Dance & Theater • Black Tie • Art, Festivals & Fun Tickets $75. Call 966-5214, Ext. 295.

Call 366-1552.

• Film Fridays – ‘An American Legacy’ 6 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $5, $3 members. Call 746-4131.

• ‘Drag Queen Bingo Bonanza,’ James Bond Theme 8 p.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $5. Call 365-2494.

• Live! From Downtown 6 p.m. at Rosemary District Free. Visit Dsasarasota.com.

• Music in the Park: Michael Weiss 6 p.m. at Mosaic Amphitheater Free. Call 840-0013.

• Wine Walk to Cá d’Zan 6 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $125, $110 members, $185 VIP. Call 359-5700.

• Oz + You Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation 2:15 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Sarasota Tickets $100. Call 214-765-0064.

• Bobby Collins 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $23. Call 925-3869.

• Fourth Friday Village Walk 5 p.m. at Historic Downtown Village of Sarasota. Free. Call 388-3700.

• Spring Dance Performance 7 p.m. at Booker VPA Call 355-2967.

• 2014 InShore SLAM — Catch ‘n Release 5:30 p.m. at Historic Spanish Point

• Shawn Brown and Trio The Jazz Club of Sarasota 7:30 p.m. at Holley Hall

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• Quartet 2 and 8 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center Tickets $20. Call 552-5325.

• Pops Series: ‘Satchmo, Fats & The Duke’ Sarasota Orchestra 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $32 to $69. Call 953-3434.

• Iconcept 6 Art Center Sarasota 6 p.m. at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium. Tickets $125. Call 365-2032.

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• Winterfest 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Premier Sports Campus, Lakewood Ranch Tickets $25 to $40. Visit lwrwinterfest.com.

• Rainforest Friends: Sidiki Conde, No Feet to Dance

SEASON 1 p.m. at Selby Gardens’ Children’s Rainforest Tickets $19. Call 366-5731, Ext. 237.

• Firefly Gala featuring the Go-Go’s Forty Carrots Family Center 6 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club Tickets $300. Call 365-7716.

• Bobby Collins 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $23. Call 925-3869.

• Spring Dance Performance 7 p.m. at Booker VPA Call 355-2967.

• 2014 Scholarship Competition for Piano Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 7:30 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center. Free. Call 306-1202.

• Pops Series: Satchmo, Fats & The Duke Sarasota Orchestra 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $32 to $69. Call 953-3434.

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SUNDAY

• Embracing Our Differences At Sarasota’s Bayfront Park At the Bradenton Riverwalk Runs through June 1.

Free. Call 404-5710.

• Barbara Fleisher 2 p.m. Bookstore1Sarasota Call 365-7900.

• Dance for Selah Freedom 2 p.m. at SASHY Ballroom Tickets $50. Call 677-8840.

• ‘Musical Journeys: The Iberian Peninsula’ 4 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church Tickets $20. Call 924-4664.

• ‘The Day He Wore My Crown’ 9:30 a.m. at Englewood United Methodist Church Call 474-5588.

• Celtic Music with Marcille Wallis and Friends 4 p.m. at Siesta Key Chapel Donation $10.

Call 349-1166.

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• My Three Sons Quartet in Concert 5 p.m. at Pine Shores Presbyterian Church. Free.

Call 922-1597.

• The Midtown Men 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

• Unplugged New Play Festival Asolo Repertory Theatre 7 p.m. at Asolo Rep rehearsal hall Call 351-8000.

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• Open Rehearsal La Musica International Chamber Music Festival 9:30 a.m. at Sainer Pavillion at New College of Florida Runs through April 15.

Tickets $15 to $75.

Call 366-8450, Ext. 3.

• Mark Russell 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

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STILL PLAYING

• Summer ART sign up opens Ringling College of Art and Design 9 a.m. at Continuing Studies and Special Programs. Free with registration fee. Call 955-8866.

• Open Rehearsal La Musica International Chamber Music Festival. 9:30 a.m. at Sainer Pavillion at New College of Florida Runs through April 15. Tickets $15 to $75. Call 366-8450, Ext. 3.

• Guided Art and Backstage Tours Fine Arts Society of Sarasota and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 10 a.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Tickets $5. Call 953-3368.

• ‘In Tribute’ Chroma Quartet 5:30 p.m. First Church of Sarasota Tickets $10. Call 955-0935.

APRIL

• Annual April Fools’ Party Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 6 p.m. at Michael’s On East Call 366-1505.

• ‘Five Guys Named Moe’ 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Runs through April 19.

Tickets $10 to $28. Call 488-1115.

• Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee 8 p.m. at the Beatrice Friedman Theater. Tickets $36. Call 552-6301.

• Mandy Patinkin: Dress Casual 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

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• Pique Nique Sur la Baie New College of Florida 11 a.m. at New College bayfront Tickets $150. Call 487-4800.

• Tom Simmons 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• ‘4000 Miles’ (Preview) 8 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through April 17.

Tickets $15 to $45. Call 351-8000.

SEASON

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• ‘Bring it On: The Musical’ 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

• La Musica International Chamber Music Festival Concert 1 8 p.m. at Saraota Opera House. Tickets $40 to $175. Call 366-8450, Ext. 3.

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• Concert previews with hosts Phil Gainsley and guests Philip Mann and Cheryl Losey Sarasota Orchestra Association 10 a.m. at Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center. Tickets $10.

Visit SOAssociation.org.

• Girls Inc. Celebration Luncheon Girls Inc. of Sarasota County 10:30 a.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Tickets $100. Call 366-6646.

• Art After 5 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Interactive Dinner La Musica Interational Chamber Music Festival. 6 p.m. at Michael’s On East.

Tickets $150 to $250. Call 371-6798.

• Visiting Artist Dinner: Cheryl Losey and Philip Mann Sarasota Orchestra. 6 p.m. at private home. Tickets $150. Call 487-2737.

• Classical Concert 7 p.m. at Booker VPA. Call 355-2967.

• Tom Simmons 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• ‘4000 Miles’ (Preview) 8 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through April 17.

Tickets $15 to $45. Call 351-8000.

• Chamber Ensembles in Concert SCF Music. 8 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center. Tickets $8, students/ employees $4. Call 752-5252.

• ‘Denial’ Backstage at The Players Theatre. 8 p.m.

‘Daddy Long Legs’ runs through April 5 at Florida Studio Theatre.

See March 1 listing.

‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ runs through April 20 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront. See March 1 listing.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing. ’52 Card Pickup’ runs through April 12 at Florida Studio Theatre.

See March 4 listing.

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ runs through April 13, at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘Philadelphia Here I Come!’ runs through April 12 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 5 listing.

‘Text M … for Murder’ runs through April 24 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 7 listing.

‘Underneath the Lintel’ runs through March 30 at Venice Theatre. See March 13 listing.

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ runs through April 19 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 14 listing.

‘Mama Won’t Fly’ runs through April 6 at The Island Players. See March 20 listing.

‘Man of La Mancha’ runs through April 6 at Manatee Performing Arts Center. See March 20 listing.

Sailor Circus 65th Anniversary Show: ‘LEGACY’ runs through April 5 at The Sailor Circus Arena. See March 27 listing.

Embracing Our Differences runs through June 1 at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park and at The Bradenton Riverwalk. See March 30 listing.

‘Five Guys Named Moe’ runs through April 19 at Venice Theatre. See April 1 listing Open Rehearsals for La Musica International Chamber Music Festival run daily through April 15 at Sainer Pavillion. See April 1 listing.

at The Players Theatre. Runs through April 13. Tickets $15. Call 365-2494.

• Ringling Underground 8 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Music Makes Community The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee. 8:15 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Tickets $18 to $72. Call 953-3368.

SEASON FRIDAY

• Sarasota Film Festival 2014 Runs through April 13.

Various times at Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20. Call 366-6200.

• ‘Jazz at Two’ vocalist Judy Alexander The Jazz Club of Sarasota 2 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church Tickets $7 to $12. Call 366-1552.

• Drama, video and music on the beach 5:30 p.m. at Hermitage Artist Retreat Free. Call 475-2098.

• First Friday Art Walk. 6 p.m. at Palm Avenue. Free. Visit palmavenue.org.

• Live! From Downtown 6 p.m. at Main Street Free.Visit Dsasarasota.com.

• Music in the Park: Brian Spainhower 6 p.m. at Mosaic Amphitheater Free. Call 840-0013.

• Music on Main 6 p.m. at Main Street, Lakewood Ranch Free. Visit Lakewoodranch.com.

• Silver Lining Gala: From Victims to Victories. Cancer Care Services at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

6 p.m. at Michael’s On East.

Tickets $125. Call 266-9205.

• Tom Simmons 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

• ‘4000 Miles’ 8 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through April 17.

Tickets $15 to $45. Call 351-8000.

• ‘Drag Queen Bingo Bonanza,’ Pop Divas Theme 8 p.m. at The Players Theatre Theatre. Tickets $5. Call 365-2494.

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• Masterworks Series: ‘Beethoven’s Fifth’ Sarasota Orchestra 8 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $30 to $84. Call 953-3434.

• Program 6: Ashton, Graziano & Tudor Sarasota Ballet 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $35. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

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STILL PLAYING ‘Daddy Long Legs’ runs through April 5 at Florida Studio Theatre.

See March 1 listing.

‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ runs through April 20 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront. See March 1 listing.

 Sarasota Film Festival runs through April 13.

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• Program 6: ‘Ashton, Graziano & Tudor’ Sarasota Ballet 2 and 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $35. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• Family Night at the Museum 4 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $7 to $9. Call 746-4131.

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• Sailor Circus 65th Anniversary Celebration The Circus Arts Conservatory 5 p.m. at Sailor Circus Arena Tickets $25 to $30. Call 355-9335.

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• Casual Gourmet Evening Garden Party Designing Women Ambassador Guild 6 p.m. at private residence Tickets $60. Call 366-5293.

• ‘The Little Mermaid’ School of Russian Ballet 6 p.m. at Braden River High School Tickets $11 to $20. Call 962-6664.

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• Orchid Ball Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 6:30 p.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Tickets $300. Call 3665731, Ext. 229.

• Tom Simmons 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

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• Masterworks Series: ‘Beethoven’s Fifth’ Sarasota Orchestra

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• Spring Music Series 1 p.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Tickets $17. Call 366-5731, Ext. 229.

• La Musica International Chamber Music Festival Concert II. 2:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House. Tickets $40 to $175. Call 366-8450, Ext. 3.

• Masterworks Series: ‘Beethoven’s Fifth’ Sarasota Orchestra. 2:30 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $30 to $84. Call 953-3434.

• ‘Broadway and The Theater’ 3 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church. Tickets $5. Call 907-4123.

• ‘Life and Music of Peter Tchaikovsky’: Student and Teacher in Concert 3 p.m. at Allegro Music Academy Free. Call 358-8511.

• Ring Sarasota in Concert ‘Music From Around the World’ SCF Music Department 3 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center. Tickets $10, students/ employees $5. Call 752-5252.

• Tom Simmons 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• Unplugged New Play Festival Asolo Repertory Theatre. 7 p.m. at Asolo Rep rehearsal hall. Call 351-8000.

• Monday, Monday (a tribute to the Mamas and the Papas) 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $22. Call 488-1115.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing. ’52 Card Pickup’ runs through April 12 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ runs through April 13 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘Philadelphia Here I Come!’ runs through April 12 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 5 listing.

‘Text M … for Murder’ runs through April 24 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 7 listing.

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ runs through April 19 at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

See March 14 listing.

‘Mama Won’t Fly’ runs through April 6 at The Island Players. See March 20 listing.

‘Man of La Mancha’ runs through April 6 at Manatee Performing Arts Center. See March 20 listing.

Sailor Circus 65th Anniversary Show: ‘LEGACY’ runs through April 5 at The Sailor Circus Arena.

See March 27 listing.

Embracing Our Differences runs through June 1 at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park and at The Bradenton Riverwalk.

See March 30 listing.

‘Five Guys Named Moe’ runs through April 19 at Venice Theatre.

See April 1 listing.

Open Rehearsals for La Musica International Chamber Music Festival run daily through April 15 at Sainer Pavillion. See April 1 listing.

‘Denial’ runs through April 13 at The Players. See April 3 listing.

‘4000 Miles’ runs through April 17 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See April 4 listing.

Sarasota Film Festival 2014 runs through April 13 at Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20 and various locations. See April 4 listing.

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• Monday, Monday (a tribute to the Mamas and the Papas) 3 and 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $22. Call 488-1115.

• Sunset in a Garden Paradise Sarasota Orchestra Association 5:30 p.m. at The Home of Frank and Anne Folsom Smith Tickets $65 to $90. Visit SOAssociation.org.

• Starry Night Dinner #4, celebrating ‘Hero: The Musical’ Asolo Repertory Theatre 6:30 p.m. at a private residence Tickets $250. Call 351-9010, Ext. 4702.

• ‘American Idiot’ 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

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• Conversations with a Curator: ‘All the World’s a Stage: The Art of the

SEASON

• Music • Dance & Theater • Black Tie • Art, Festivals & Fun Theater’ 10:30 a.m. at The Ringling Tickets $5, free for members and with museum admission. Call 3607399.

• Gems of Philanthropy Luncheon Association of Fundraising Professionals Southwest Florida Chapter 11:30 a.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $50. Call 921-5410.

• Conversations at the Crocker: ‘Ken Thompson and the Making of Modern Sarasota’ 7 p.m. at Crocker Memorial Church Tickets $10. Call 364-9076.

• ‘Antigone’ (Preview) FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training 7:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through April 27.

Tickets $25. Call 351-8000.

• ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

STILL PLAYING ‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ runs through April 20 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront.

See March 1 listing.

See March 14 listing.

Sailor Circus 65th Anniversary Show: ‘LEGACY’ runs through April 5 at The Sailor Circus Arena. See March 27 listing.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

Embracing Our Differences runs through June 1 at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park and at The Bradenton Riverwalk.

See March 30 listing.

’52 Card Pickup’ runs through April 12 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘Five Guys Named Moe’ runs through April 19 at Venice Theatre.

See April 1 listing.

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ runs through April 13 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 4 listing.

‘Philadelphia Here I Come!’ runs through April 12 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See March 5 listing.

‘Text M … for Murder’ runs through April 24 at Florida Studio Theatre.

See March 7 listing.

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ runs through April 19 at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

Open Rehearsals for La Musica International Chamber Music Festival run daily through April 15 at Sainer Pavillion. See April 1 listing.

‘Denial’ runs through April 13 at The Players. See April 3 listing.

‘4000 Miles’ runs through April 17 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See April 4 listing.

Sarasota Film Festival 2014 runs through April 13 at Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20 and various locations.

See April 4 listing.

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WEDNESDAY

• Musical Mornings — Mozart String Quartet Sarasota Orchestra Association 11 a.m. at The Field Club. Tickets $45. Visit SOAssociation.org • Imani Winds open rehearsal of 2012 Greenfield Prize commission

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• Principal Film Series with Kate Honea and Ricki Bertoni 6 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts third floor screening room Tickets $35. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• ‘Blue Ties and Butterflies’ Child Protection Center 6 p.m. at Michael’s On East. Tickets $175. Call 365-1277, Ext. 103.

• Wine Tasting & Supper by the Bite La Musica International Chamber Music Festival 6 p.m. at Michael’s Wine Cellar

• John DiCrosta 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• think + drink (science) 7 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $4, $2 members. Call 7464131.

• ‘Antigone’ FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. 8 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre. Runs through April 27.

Tickets $25. Call 351-8000.

• ‘Bubbling Brown Sugar’ Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. 8 p.m. at WBTT Theatre. Runs through May 11. Tickets $29.50. Call 366-1505.

• ‘Tom Jones’ Florida Studio Theatre 8 p.m. at Gompertz Theatre Runs through June 1.

Tickets $18 to $36. Call 366-9000.

• ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

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• Meet the Composer, Vijay Iyer Hermitage Artist Retreat and La Musica International Chamber Music Festival Noon at Sainer Auditorium Free.

Call 475-2098.

• Art After 5 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Ringling Courtyard Swing 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Florida Winefest and Auction: Winemaker Dinners 6:30 p.m. at various locations Call 952-1109.

• Florida Winefest and Auction: Sarasota Pops Orchestra Rocks Winefest 6:30 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 952-1109.

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• ‘Greater Tuna’ Manatee Players 7:30 p.m. at Manatee Performing Arts Center Runs through April 27.

Tickets $27 to $37. Call 748-5875.

• Faculty Recital, Marc Mannino, Jazz Guitar SCF Music 8 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center Tickets $8, students/employees $4.

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• ‘Parallel Lives’ 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Runs through April 27.

Tickets $10 to $28. Call 488-1115.

• Vijay Iyer 2012 Greenfield Prize Commission Premier Hermitage Artist Retreat, Greenfield Foundation, La Musica International Chamber Music Festival 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $40. Call 475-2098.

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• Florida Winefest and Auction: Bayfront Showcase Lunch - Tasting 11 a.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall bayfront Tickets $55. Call 952-1109.

• Creative Conversations about music with Vijay Iyer and Bob Seymour Hermitage Artist Retreat and FSU Asolo Conservatory 1 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Free with reservations. Call 475-2098.

• Creative Conversations about music with Vijay Iyer and guests Hermitage Artist Retreat and FSU Asolo Conservatory 2:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre. Free. Call 475-2098.

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• Film Fridays — ‘Recycle, Remake, Reboot’ 6 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $5, $3 members. Call 746-4131.

• Music in the Park: Kristopher James 6 p.m. at Mosaic Amphitheater Free. Call 840-0013.

• Florida Winefest and Auction: Banquet on the Block 6:30 p.m. on Lemon Avenue Call 952-1109.

• Jazz Festival 7 p.m. at Booker VPA. Call 355-2967.

• John DiCrosta 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

• Pops Series: ‘The Beatles in America’ Sarasota Orchestra. 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Tickets $32 to $69. Call 953-3434.

• SCF Studio 84 Productions: ‘The Grove’ 8 p.m. at David S. & Anne V. Howard Studio Theatre Tickets $12, students/employees $10. Call 752-5252.

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• Florida Winefest and Auction: Grand Tasting, Brunch & Charity Auction Brunch 11 a.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall bayfront Call 952-1109.

• Greenfield Prize Dinner honoring Nilo Cruz with Olympia Dukakis Hermitage Artist Retreat 6:30 p.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $195. Call 475-2098.

• St. Martha Catholic School 3rd annual Cajun Crawfish Festival 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Martha Catholic School. Call 953-4181.

• John DiCrosta 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

• 65 Roses Golf Classic Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1 p.m. at The Founders Club Tickets $225. Call 813-374-9041.

• Alexander Schimpf Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $25 to $45. Call 360-7399.

• Nilo Cruz, My Life, My Work Hermitage Artist Retreat and FSU/ Asolo Conservatory 1 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Free with reservations.

Call 475-2098.

• Pops Series: ‘The Beatles in America’ Sarasota Orchestra. 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Tickets $32 to $69. Call 953-3434.

• Theater Panel with Olympia Dukakis, Nilo Cruz and others Hermitage Artist Retreat and FSU Asolo Conservatory 2:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory

• SCF Studio 84 Productions: ‘The Grove’ 8 p.m. at David S. & Anne V. Howard Studio Theatre Tickets $12, students/employees $10. Call 752-5252.

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• ‘And for Our Next Number: Take 5 Around the World’ Sarasota Pops Orchestra 3 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center Tickets $20 to $25. Call 926-7677.

• Florida Winefest and Auction: ‘Wine on the Water’ 1 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall bayfront Tickets $25. Call 952-1109.

• ‘Voices of Reflection: From What has been to What Will Be’ Exsultate! Chorale 3:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church Tickets $17. Call 484-8491.

• Ann Sweeten 2 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center Tickets $20. Call 552-5325.

• John DiCrosta 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• SCF Studio 84 Productions: ‘The Grove’ 2 and 8 p.m. at David S. & Anne V. Howard Studio Theatre Tickets $12, students/employees $10. Call 752-5252.

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• La Musica International Chamber Music Festival Concert IV 2:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $40 to $175.

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• Unplugged New Play Festival Asolo Repertory Theatre 7 p.m. at Asolo Rep rehearsal hall Call 351-8000.

• ‘Foolin’ Around’ 7:30 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church Tickets $5. Call 907-4123.

• Baby Boomer Comedy Show 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $20. Call 488-1115.

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• Baby Boomer Comedy Show 3 and 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $20. Call 488-1115.

‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ runs through April 20 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

• Inside the Studios — Panel Discussion with Principals 6 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts Studio 1 Tickets $35. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• Miami Guitar Trio GuitarSarasota. 7:30 p.m. at Art Center Sarasota. Free. Call 362-2991.

• Monday Night Movie: ‘Eight Men Out’ 7 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $7. Call 359-5700.

• Musical Theatre Showcase SCF Music 8 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center. Free. Call 752-5252.

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16 in Sarasota Concert Association’s Munchtime Musicales series at Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center.

10 a.m. at IMG El Conquistador Country Club.

Free. Call 358-5660.

• Munchtime Musicales: Gloria Musicae Singers Sarasota Concert Association Noon at Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center Free. Call 955-0040.

WEDNESDAY

• USF Sarasota-Manatee HospitaBull Evening 6 p.m. at Fête Ballroom Tickets $100. Call 359-4603.

• Bradenton Opera Guild members meeting

• Keith Alberstadt 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy

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• Music • Dance & Theater • Black Tie • Art, Festivals & Fun

Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront.

See March 1 listing.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

‘Text M … for Murder’ runs through April 24 at Florida Studio Theatre.

See March 7 listing.

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ runs through April 19 at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

See March 14 listing.

Embracing Our Differences runs through June 1 at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park and at The Bradenton Riverwalk.

See March 30 listing.

‘Five Guys Named Moe’ runs through April 19 at Venice Theatre.

See April 1 listing.

Theatre Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

• La Musica International Chamber

Open Rehearsals for La Musica International Chamber Music Festival run daily through April 15 at Sainer Pavillion. See April 1 listing.

‘4000 Miles’ runs through April 17 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See April 4 listing.

‘Antigone’ runs through April 27 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See April 9.

‘Bubbling Brown Sugar’ runs through May 11 at WBTT Theatre. See April 9 listing.

‘Tom Jones’ runs through June 1 at Florida Studio Theatre. See April 9 listing.

‘Greater Tuna’ runs through April 27 at Manatee Performing Arts Center.

See April 10 listing.

‘Parallel Lives’ runs through April 27 at Venice Theatre. See April 10 listing.

Music Festival Concert V 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $40 to $175.

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• ‘Lunch, Look and Listen’ Deborah Berioli Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 11 a.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $45. Call 306-1202.

• Keith Alberstadt 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

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• SCF Studio 84 Productions: ‘The Grove’ 8 p.m. at David S. & Anne V. Howard Studio Theatre Tickets $12, students/employees $10. Call 752-5252.

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• Intermediate and Advanced Allegro Music Academy student recital Noon at Allegro Music Academy Free. Call 358-8511.

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• Film Fridays – ‘Recycle, Remake, Reboot’ 6 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $5, $3 members. Call 746-4131.

• Keith Alberstadt 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

• Chroma Quartet 8 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center. Tickets $15. Call 552-5325.

• SCF Studio 84 Productions: ‘The Grove’ 8 p.m. at David S. & Anne V. Howard Studio Theatre. Tickets $12, students/ employees $10. Call 752-5252.

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• Party on the Pass Mote Marine Laboratory. 6 p.m. at The Aquarium at Mote Marine Laboratory.

Tickets $85. Call 388-4441, Ext. 509.

• Keith Alberstadt 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

• New Music New College: Miranda Cuckson and Christopher Burns. 8 p.m. at Mildred Sainer Pavilion. Tickets $15. Call 487-4888.

• SCF Studio 84 Productions: ‘The Grove’ 8 p.m. at David S. & Anne V. Howard Studio Theatre. Tickets $12, students/ employees $10. Call 752-5252.

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• Soiree Series: ‘Leading Men and Their Music.’ Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota.

2 p.m. at Weisenborne/Fischer residence.

Tickets $45. Call 914-306-1202.

• Keith Alberstadt 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

MONDAY

• Monday Night Movie: ‘The Babe Ruth Story.’ 7 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater. Tickets $7. Call 359-5700.

• Soiree Series: ‘Leading Men and Their Music’ Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota. 7:30 p.m. at Weisenborne/Fischer residence.

Tickets $45. Call 914-306-1202.

• Faculty Recital: Felicia Brunelle, violin; Alfred Gratta, cello with guest Cheryl Tschanz, piano SCF Music. 8 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center. Tickets $8, students/ employees $4. Call 752-5252.

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• Sensational social and singing and snacks. Sarasota Opera Guild 9:45 a.m. at Sarasota Opera House Free. Call 549-1068.

• CVA Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon Community Video Archives 11:30 a.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $80. Call 365-7052.

STILL PLAYING ‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ runs through April 20 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront.

See March 1 listing.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

‘Text M … for Murder’ runs through April 24 at Florida Studio Theatre.

See March 7 listing.

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ runs through April 19 at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

See March 14 listing.

Embracing Our Differences runs through June 1 at Sarasota’s Bayfront

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Park and at The Bradenton Riverwalk.

See March 30 listing.

‘Five Guys Named Moe’ runs through April 19 at Venice Theatre.

See April 1 listing.

‘Antigone’ runs through April 27 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See April 9.

‘Bubbling Brown Sugar’ runs through May 11 at WBTT Theatre. See April 9 listing.

‘Tom Jones’ runs through June 1 at Florida Studio Theatre. See April 9 listing.

‘Greater Tuna’ runs through April 27 at Manatee Performing Arts Center.

See April 10 listing.

‘Parallel Lives’ runs through April 27 at Venice Theatre. See April 10 listing.

‘Urinetown’ runs through April 27 at The Players Theatre. See April 17 listing.

• Shen Yun Show 7:30 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

• Andrew Norelli 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

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• Stelliferous Live!

7 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $4, $2 members. Call 746-4131.

WEDNESDAY

• Chamber music concert with Paul Wolfe and Friends. The Sarasota Music Archive/Friends of Selby Public Library. 10:30 a.m. at Selby Public Library. Free. Call 861-1168.

• Great Escapes Series: ‘A Wink and a Smile.’ Sarasota Orchestra 7:30 p.m. at Holley Hall. Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

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and a Smile’ Sarasota Orchestra 5:30 p.m. at Holley Hall Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

Theatre.

Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

THURSDAY

• La Cirque Appetit Outreach Luncheon 11 a.m. at Sailor Circus Arena

By Invitation Only. Call 355-9335.

• Musical Mornings South — Sarasota Brass Quintet Sarasota Orchestra Association 11 a.m. at Venetian River Club Tickets $45. Visit SOAssociation. org.

• Film Fridays — ‘Recycle, Remake, Reboot’ 6 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $5, $3 members. Call 7464131.

• Great Escapes Series: ‘A Wink and a Smile’ Sarasota Orchestra 7:30 p.m. at Holley Hall Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

• Salon Series Deli Lunch, Speaker & Fashion Show Designing Daughters 11:30 a.m. at Designing Woman Boutique Tickets $20. Call 366-5293.

• ‘Men Are From Mars — Women are From Venus LIVE!’ 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Call 953-3368.

• Art After 5 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Poet Tess Gallagher 6 p.m. at Ringling College of Art & Design. Free. 365-7900.

• Andrew Norelli 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy

• Spring Fling Concert ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ SCF Music 7 p.m. at Robert C. Wynn Baseball Field Tickets $8, students/employees $4.

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• Bayfront Gardens Walk and Talk: ‘The Hidden Value of Trees’ 9:30 a.m. The Ringling Tickets $20, $10 members. Call 359-5700.

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• ‘Jazz at Two’ The Kevin Celebi Quartet The Jazz Club of Sarasota 2 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church Tickets $7 to $12. Call 366-1552.

• Andrew Norelli 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

• ‘Drag Queen Bingo Bonanza,’ Church/Gospel Theme 8 p.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $5. Call 365-2494.

• Fourth Friday Village Walk 5 p.m. at Historic Downtown Village of Sarasota Free. Call 388-3700.

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• Program 7 — The Sarasota Ballet presents Johan Kobborg, Alina Cojocaru & Friends 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $35. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101. ™ ™

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• 36th annual Siesta Fiesta American Craft Endeavors 10 a.m. at Siesta Key Village Free. Call 561-746-6615.

• Summer ART Open House Ringling College of Art and Design. 10 a.m. at Ringling College. Free. 955-8866.

• Program 7 — The Sarasota Ballet presents Johan Kobborg, Alina Cojocaru & Friends 2 and 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $35. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• ‘Tropical Nights’ Englewood YMCA 5 p.m. at Palm Island Resort Tickets $150. Call 375-9108.

• Fairytale Ball Children First. 6:30 p.m. at Michael’s On East. Tickets $200.

Call 953-3877, Ext. 124.

• Andrew Norelli 7 and 9:15 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $15. Call 925-3869.

• Great Escapes Series: ‘A Wink

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STILL PLAYING Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront. See March 1 listing.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

Embracing Our Differences runs through June 1 at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park and at The Bradenton Riverwalk. See March 30 listing.

‘Antigone’ runs through April 27 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See April 9.

‘Bubbling Brown Sugar’ runs through May 11 at WBTT Theatre.

See April 9 listing.

‘Tom Jones’ runs through June 1 at Florida Studio Theatre. See April 9 listing.

‘Greater Tuna’ runs through April 27 at Manatee Performing Arts Center. See April 10 listing.

‘Parallel Lives’ runs through April 27 at Venice Theatre. See April 10 listing.

‘Urinetown’ runs through April 27 at The Players Theatre. See April 17 listing.

and a Smile’. Sarasota Orchestra. 8 p.m. at Holley Hall. Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

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• 36th annual Siesta Fiesta American Craft Endeavors 10 a.m. at Siesta Key Village Free. Call 561-746-6615.

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• ‘Luminosity’ Ola Gjeilo Premiere Concert Key Chorale. 2:30 and 7 p.m. at St. Boniface Church. Tickets $25 to $35. Call 921-4845.

• ‘Remember’ Suncoast Concert Band 3 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church. Tickets $5. Call 907-4123.

• Andrew Norelli 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre. Tickets $11. Call 925-3869.

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• Base/Flight Partnering Technique Intensive for Modern Dance with

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Tampa Bay artists Erin Cardinal and Brian Dean Fidalgo Fuzión Dance Artists. 10:30 a.m. at New College of Florida Fitness Center. Tickets $25, $10 observation. Call 345-5755.

• Monday Night Movie: ‘The Natural’ 7 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $7. Call 359-5700.

• ‘Voices of the Holocaust’ Gloria Musicae, Sarasota Jewish Chorale, Sarasota Young Voices, Booker High Music Program, Sarasota-Manatee Dance Alliance, Chroma Quartet. 7:30 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

Tickets $25 to $70. Call 953-3368.

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• ‘Hero: The Musical’ (Preview) 7:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre. Runs through May 31.

Tickets $21 to $76. Call 351-8000.

• ‘The Elephant Man’ 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Runs through May 11.

Tickets $10 to $28. Call 488-1115.

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• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival film Sarasota Ballet 3 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $10. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• 13th annual Celebration of Hope Dinner Center for Building Hope 6 p.m. at Fête Ballrom Tickets $250. Call 921-5539.

• ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ 7 p.m. at Booker VPA Call 355-2967.

• Base/Flight Partnering Technique Intensive for Modern Dance with Tampa Bay artists Erin Cardinal and Brian Dean Fidalgo Fuzión Dance Artists 10:30 a.m. at New College of Florida Fitness Center. Tickets $25, $10 observation. Call 345-5755.

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• Opening Sir Frederick Ashton Festival VIP Luncheon Sarasota Ballet. Noon at Bijou Café Tickets $100. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

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• ‘Hero: The Musical’ (Preview) 7:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through May 31.

Tickets $21 to $76. Call 351-8000.

• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival — Opening night performance with live music from Sarasota Orchestra 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets starting at $20.

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THURSDAY

Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30, at Sarasota bayfront. See March 1 listing.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7, at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

• SPARCCle on the Links Golf Tournament Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center 12:30 p.m. at Plantation Golf and Country Club. Call 365-0208, Ext. 106.

Embracing Our Differences runs through June 1, at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park and at The Bradenton Riverwalk. See March 30 listing.

• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival – film Sarasota Ballet 3 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $10. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

‘Bubbling Brown Sugar’ runs through May 11, at WBTT Theatre.

See April 9 listing.

‘Tom Jones’ runs through June 1, at Florida Studio Theatre. See April 9 listing.

• Art After 5 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

‘The Elephant Man’ runs through May 11, at Venice Theatre. See April 29 listing.

• Base/Flight Partnering Technique Intensive for Modern Dance with Tampa Bay artists Erin Cardinal and Brian Dean Fidalgo Fuzión Dance Artists 6 p.m. at New College of Florida Fitness Center. Tickets $25, $10 observation. Call 345-5755.

MAY

 “Lotus” by Jae-Hyo Lee will be on display in Sarasota’s Season of Sculpture

• ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ 7 p.m. at Booker VPA Call 355-2967.

“Season VII: Shared Ground” through May 30 along Sarasota’s bayfront.

• Gershwin’s ‘My One and Only’ Manatee Players 7:30 p.m. at Manatee Performing Arts Center. Runs through May 18.

Tickets $27 to $37. Call 748-5875.

• The Craft of Poetry PoetryLife 10 a.m. at Florida Studio Theatre Call 365-7900.

• ‘Hero: The Musical’ (Preview) 7:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre. Runs through May 31.

Tickets $21 to $76. Call 351-8000.

• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival — Thursday performance presented with live music Sarasota Ballet 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $20. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• Ninth annual 10-Minute Play Festival Theatre Odyssey At Asolo Repertory Theatre Call 799-7224.

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• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival — lecture/discussion Sarasota Ballet Noon at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $15. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• nowHERE Gallery Performance: Bora Yoon and R. Luke DuBois 6:30 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

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• 13th annual Grand Rounds Golf Tournament Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation. 11:30 a.m. at Laurel Oak Country Club Tickets $295. Call 917-1286.

• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival — lecture/discussion Sarasota Ballet Noon at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $15. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival – film Sarasota Ballet 3 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $10. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• Film Fridays — ‘Recycle, Remake, Reboot’ 6 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $5, $3 members. Call 746-4131.

• First Friday Art Walk 6 p.m. at Palm Avenue Free. Visit palmavenue.org.

Gershwin’s ‘My One and Only’ runs through May 18, at Manatee Performing Arts Center. See May 1 listing.

• Mark Doty and Kevin Young on stage PoetryLife. 7:30 p.m. at Bookstore1Sarasota.

Call 365-7900.

• Designing Daughters Gala ‘A Fashionable Gala – Garden Glam’ Designing Women Boutique 8 p.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Tickets $95. Call 366-5293.

• ‘Hero: The Musical’ 8 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through May 31.

Tickets $21 to $76. Call 351-8000.

• Live! From Downtown 6 p.m. at Main Street Free. Visit Dsasarasota.com.

• ‘Pageant’ 8 p.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $10. Call 365-2494.

• Music on Main 6 p.m. at Main Street, Lakewood Ranch Free. Visit Lakewoodranch.com.

• ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ 7 p.m. at Booker VPA. Call 355-2967.

• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival – Friday performance presented with live music Sarasota Ballet 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $20. Call 359-0099.

• 2nd annual Glow Run Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida 7 p.m. at Nathan Benderson Park Ticket $40. Call 952-9474.

• Ninth annual 10-Minute Play Festival Theatre Odyssey At Asolo Repertory Theatre Call 799-7224.

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SATURDAY

• Girls on the Run 5K Girls Inc. of Sarasota County 8 a.m. at Nathan Benderson Park Tickets $25. Call 366-6646.

• HOPE's Annual Black & White Gala ‘Cinco de Mayo’ HOPE Family Services 6 p.m. at IMG Golf and Country Club. Tickets $125.

Call 747-8499.

• Young Voices Poetry Reading PoetryLife 10 a.m. at Florida Studio Theatre 366-9000.

• 7th annual Sharon Monk Golf Tournament and Dinner Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota County Noon at University Park Country Club Tickets $125.

Call 366-1700.

• Above and Beyond Luncheon PoetryLife Noon at Florida Studio Theatre Call 365-7900.

• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival — lecture/discussion Sarasota Ballet 12:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $15. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

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Tickets $10. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ 2 and 7 p.m. at Booker VPA Call 355-2967.

• Community Favorite Poem Reading PoetryLife 3 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre Call 365-7900.

• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival – film Sarasota Ballet 3 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater

• Family Night at the Museum 4 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $7 to $9.

Call 746-4131.

• Going For the Gold ‘The Golden Lotus’ YMCA Foundation of Sarasota 6 p.m. at the Frank G. Berlin, Sr.

• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival – Saturday closing night gala performance presented with live music from Sarasota Orchestra Sarasota Ballet 6 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets starting at $20.

Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• Sir Frederick Ashton Festival Closing Night Gala Sarasota Ballet 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $350 and $500.

Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

• Ninth annual 10-Minute Play Festival Theatre Odyssey At Asolo Repertory Theatre Call 799-7224.

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• Ninth annual 10-Minute Play Festival Theatre Odyssey At Asolo Repertory Theatre Call 799-7224.

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• Musica Sacra Cantorum 4 p.m. at St. Boniface Episcopal Church Tickets $20 to $25. Call 405-7322.

• 4th annual Men Who Cook Asolo Repertory Theatre 6 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $150. Call 351-9010, Ext. 4702.

• Monday Night Movie: ‘42’ 7 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $7. Call 359-5700.

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STILL PLAYING Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront. See March 1 listing.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

Embracing Our Differences runs through June 1 at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park and at The Bradenton Riverwalk. See March 30 listing.

‘Bubbling Brown Sugar’ runs through May 11 at WBTT Theatre.

See April 9 listing.

‘Tom Jones’ runs through June 1 at Florida Studio Theatre. See April 9 listing.

‘The Elephant Man’ runs through May 11 at Venice Theatre. See April 29 listing.

Gershwin’s ‘My One and Only’ runs through May 18 at Manatee Performing Arts Center. See May 1 listing.

‘Hero: The Musical’ runs through May 31 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See May 2 listing.

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THURSDAY

• Art After 5 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

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• Gallery Walk and Talk — All Things Precious and Rare 6 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• ‘The Merry Widow’ Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $25 to $45. Call 360-7399.

• Booker Kids 7:30 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center Free. Call 552-5325.

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• Dancing with the Docs Senior Friendship Centers 6 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Sarasota Tickets $150. Call 925-3900.

• Film Fridays — ‘Recycle, Remake, Reboot’ 6 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $5, $3 members. Call 7464131.

• Live! From Downtown

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• Mother’s Day Brunch 10 a.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Tickets $38 members, $48 nonmembers.

Call 366-5731, Ext. 229.

• Spring Music Series 1 p.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Tickets $17. Call 3665731, Ext. 229.

• ‘The Merry Widow’ Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $25 to $45. Call 360-7399.

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• Monday Night Movie: ‘A League of their Own’ 7 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $7. Call 359-5700.

• think + drink (science) 7 p.m. at South Florida Museum Tickets $4, $2 members. Call 7464131.

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• Art After 5 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

• Spring Band Concert 7 p.m. at Booker VPA. Call 355-2967.

• ‘And the Winner Is’ 8 p.m. at The Island Players Runs through May 25.

Tickets $20. Call 778-5755.

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• Live! From Downtown 6 p.m. at Towles Court Free. Visit Dsasarasota.com.

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• The Ariel Quartet: The Beethoven Cycle The Perlman Music Program Suncoast. 7 p.m. at Selby Auditorium at USF Saraota-Manatee Tickets $20. Call 955-4942.

• Dick Vitale Gala honoring Mike Brey, head basketball coach of Notre Dame; Nick Saban, head football coach of Alabama; and Tom Crean, head basketball coach of Indiana 7 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Tickets $1,000. Call 350-0580.

• ‘Drag Queen Bingo Bonanza,’ Lindsay’s Birthday 8 p.m. at The Players Theatre Tickets $5. Call 365-2494.

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• The Ariel Quartet: The Beethoven Cycle The Perlman Music Program Suncoast. 7 p.m. at Selby Auditorium at USF SarasotaManatee Tickets $20. Call 955-4942.

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• Season Celebration on Stage Asolo Repertory Theatre 6:30 p.m. at Asolo Rep Theatre main stage Tickets $250. Call 351-9010, Ext. 4702

• Art After 5 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

‘Too Darn Hot’ runs through June 7 at Florida Studio Theatre. See March 1 listing.

• 11th annual Downtown Sarasota Craft Fair American Craft Endeavors 10 a.m. at Main Street Free.

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Embracing Our Differences runs through June 1 at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park and at The Bradenton Riverwalk. See March 30 listing.

• Inside the Vault: From Codex to Code, the History of the Book 10 a.m. at The Ringling Call 359-5700.

• Monday Night Movie: ‘Field of Dreams’ 7 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $7. Call 359-5700.

• Fourth Friday Village Walk 5 p.m. at Historic Downtown Village of Sarasota Free. Call 388-3700.

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Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30 at Sarasota bayfront. See March 1 listing.

‘Tom Jones’ runs through June 1 at Florida Studio Theatre. See April 9 listing.

Gershwin’s ‘My One and Only’ runs through May 18 at Manatee Performing Arts Center. See May 1 listing.

‘Hero: The Musical’ runs through May 31 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See May 2 listing.

‘And the Winner Is’ runs through May 25 at The Island Players. See May 15 listing.

‘I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti’ runs through May 31 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. See May 21 listing.

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Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art 1228 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota.

366-2454. Allyngallup.com.

Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

March 5 through March 29 — “Made in Sarasota: 14 Sarasota Artists.” Reception 6 p.m. March 7.

Art and Photography School, Gift and Framing of Colleen Cassidy 4613 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

924-1200. Colleencassidy.com.

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Monday through Friday; and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Mondays — 6 to 8 p.m. Watercolor and Wine March 5 through March 26 — Colleen’s Furniture Painting Classes March 19, April 23, May 21 — Connie’s Pastels with Panache classes

All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church Art Gallery 563 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. 383-8161. AllangelsLBK.org.

Open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.

March — Neil Adamson April — Carol Berman-Jahn May — Arthur Dillard

Celery Barn 266 S. Links Ave., Sarasota.

330-6865. Open noon to 4 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday.

March 14 through April 30 — “Paradise in Season: New Works

by Beverly A. Smith, Vladislav Yeliseyev and Joseph Palmerio.”

Artists reception 6 to 9 p.m.

March 21.

Anna Maria Island Art League 5312 Holmes Beach. 778-2099.

Islandartleague.org. Open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and Saturdays by appointment.

ArtCenter Manatee 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton.

746-2862. Artcentermanatee.org.

Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Friday and Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

March 4 through March 28 — American Watercolor Society 146th Traveling Exhibition. Opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. March 7.

March 4 through March 28 — Florida Suncoast Water Society “Aqueous Show 2014.” Opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. March 6.

April 1 through May 2 — Herbie Rose. Opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. April 3.

April 1 through May 2 — Bill Gotwald, Ph.D. African Masks.

Opening reception 5 p.m. April 3.

April 1 through May 2 — Florida Society of Botanical Artists. Opening reception 5 p.m. April 3.

 ”Eternal Spring” by Bill Buchman. Take the Expressive Breakout master class from March 19 through March 21 at Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design.

May 6 through June 6 — Manatee County School Exhibition.

Opening reception 5 p.m. May 8.

Art Center Sarasota 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

365-2032. Artsarasota.org. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

March 13 through April 25 — “Confluence Israel,” “The Secret Life of Jewelry,” “MASHterpieces,” and “One World.” Opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. March 13.

April 28 through May 10 — North Sarasota County Schools show May 22 through June 27 — “Unconventional Inventions,”

“Vanishing,” “Black Box Projects,” “Perspectives.”

Art Uptown Gallery 1367 Main St., Sarasota. 9555409. Artuptown.com. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; and 6 to 9 p.m.

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Through March 28 — “A Walk in the Woods” featuring paintings

by Deborah Brestel. Reception 6 to 9 p.m. March 7.

March 29 through April 25 — “Where Time Goes and Other Images” photography by Frank Bibbins. Reception 6 p.m. April 11.

Through May 30 — New work

Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast 400 Palmetto Ave. Sarasota. 9182100. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Crossley Gallery, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design 2698 Bradenton Road, Bradenton.

351-5100. Crossleygallery.tumblr. com. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Dabbert Gallery 76 S. Palm Ave, Sarasota. 9551315. Dabbertgallery.com. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 6 to 9 p.m. on first Fridays.

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Elizabeth Stevens Gallery 1911 Morrill St., Sarasota. 5879857. Elizabethstevensgallery.net.

Open noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 6 to 10 p.m. on third Fridays.

March 1 through April 30 — “Color it Bright” featuring works by Marge Bennett.

May 1 through May 31 — “Summer Time” featuring works by Marge Bennett.

work of James Griffin. Reception 6 p.m. March 7.

April 4 through April 28 — “Fog and Mist” featuring the work of Barbara Krupp; “Going Places, Doing Things” featuring the work of Allan Teger. Reception 6 p.m. April 4.

May 2 through May 31 — “Expressions of Spring” featuring the work of five florida artists: Luke Steadman, Jeff Cornell, William Jerdon, Beatrice del Perugia, and Nancy Turner. Reception 6 p.m.

May 2.

The Dancing Crane Gallery 1019 10th Ave. W., Bradenton.

744-1333. Dancing-crane.com.

Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and 6 to 9 p.m. first Fridays.

March 7 through March 29 — “Mood Makers” Plein Air Group.

Reception 6 p.m. March 7.

April 4 and 5 — Award-winning gardens on display.

 “Beach Path III” by Maro Lorimer will be on display from March through May at Art Uptown.

April 4 through April 26 — Alan Zawacki. Reception 6 p.m.

April 4.

May 2 — Cinco de Mayo and Art Celebration. Reception 6 p.m.

May 2.

David O’Keefe Gallery 438 St. Armands Circle, Sarasota.

388-4266. Davidokeefe.com.

Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday and Saturday.

Galleria Silecchia 20 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota. 3657414. Galleriasilecchia.com. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on first Fridays; and by appointment.

March 7 through April 3 — Glenna Goodacre, American master sculptor; Marsha Hammel, American oil painter.

April 4 through May 1 — Christian Zvonik, David Walker and Joshua Poll, American glass artists; Paul Tamanian, American painter and sculptor.

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May 2 through June 5 — Glenn Harrington, American oil painter; Carlos Jacanamijoy, native Colombian oil painter.

Friedman Symphony Center 709 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

953-4252. Open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

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Isermann Gallery in the New College Caples Fine Arts Complex 5313 Bayshore Road, Sarasota.

Open noon to 5 p.m. daily.

Through March 14 — Juried Student Art Exhibition

and during concerts.

March 4 through April 1 — Karin Billings: Gyotaku fish printing. Reception 5 p.m. March 12.

April 2 through May 23 — Ron Semrod: magic mirrors. Reception 5 p.m. April 9. the IceHouse 1314 10th St., Sarasota. 366-6400.

Alfstadand.com. Open noon to 6 p.m. daily.

March 7 through March 16 — “Hans Weigand: Neu Vienna Art.” Opening night gala March 6, $25 admission.

April 11 through April 20 — “Rediscovering David Budd: The Lost Abstract Expressionist.” Opening night gala April 10, $25 admission.

Island Gallery West 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

778-6648. Islandgallerywest.com.

Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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 “The Origin of Time” and other works by Frank Bibbins will be on display March 29 through April 25, in “Where Time Goes and Other Images“ at Art Uptown.

March 1 through March 31 — Works by Don Pulver. Reception 5:30 p.m. March 14.

April 1 through April 30 — Works by Brenda Alcorn.

Reception 5:30 p.m. April 11.

March 1 — 10:30 a.m. Art demonstration working with Polymer Clay by Shirley Rush Dean.

March 8 — 10:30 a.m. Art demonstration painting in watercolor with Anne Abgott.

March 15 — 10:30 a.m. Art demonstration figure drawing with a clothed model by Barbara Hines.

March 22 — 10:30 a.m. Art demonstration painting in oils with Don Pulver.

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota.

359-5700. Ringling.org. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week and until 8 p.m. Thursdays.

Through March 9 — “Unfamiliar Realities.”

Through March 9 — “Optical Impulses.”

Through June 3 — “Conserved.”

March 21 through July 13 — “In the Street: Photographing Urban Spaces Special Exhibitions” Through April 6 — “Picturing Japan.”

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March 1 through March 28 — 5th annual community juried exhibition. Reception 4:30 p.m.

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Through March 5 — “C’est Grand” Mirald Cake Solo Show March 7 through March 19 — Aaron Blaise Solo Show March 14 and March 15 — Creators and Collectors March 21 through March 26 — DPSC Contest Show. Opening night 5 p.m. March 21.

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Opening night 5 p.m. April 18.

Manatee County Cultural Alliance 926 12th St. W., Bradenton.

746-2223. Manateearts.org.

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Pastry Art 1512 Main St., Sarasota. 9557545. Pastryartbakerycafe.com.

Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesdays; 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Thursdays; 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Through April 20 — “Where the Flowers Grow” featuring works by Marge Bennett.

 “Into the Woods” and other work by Marge Bennett will be on display May 1 through May 31, in “Summer Time,” at Elizabeth Stevens Gallery.

Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy 2121 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

364-3399. Whimsymuseum. org. Open 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota. 366-

5731. Selby.org. Open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

March 6 through April 18 — 10th anniversary Rainforest Masks of Costa Rica.

May 2 through June 22 — 24th annual Juried Photography Exhibition: Tropical Visions

Selby Gallery at Ringling College of Art and Design 2700 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

351-5100. Ringling.edu/selbygallery. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays.

Through April 5 — “Revelations on the World As It Is: Adriane Colburn and Christina Seely” April 11 through May 2 — “Annual Ringling College Student Exhibitions.” Opening reception 5 p.m. April 11.

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State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota Fine Art Gallery 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton.

752-5225. Open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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South Florida Museum 201 10th St. W. 746-4131.

Southfloridamuseum.org. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Runs through May 4 — “Plastics Unwrapped“

State of the Arts Gallery 1525 State St., Sarasota. 9552787. Sarasotafineart.com. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

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Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

The Studio at Gulf and Pine 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria.

778-1906. Studioatgulfandpine. com. Open 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

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Two Columns, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design 1947 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. 3094704. 1947gallery.blogspot.com.

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Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota Gallery 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota.

371-4974. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday; and 9 a.m. to noon Sunday.

DINING OUT Bijou Café This elegant and comfortable continental-American restaurant is known for specialties such as their Rack of Lamb, Pepper Steak, Pommes Gratin Dauphinois and daily fresh seafood offerings. For more than 25 years, the Bijou set the standard for enduring excellence in fine dining with both locals and visitors flocking to enjoy their highly-rated and award wining cuisine influenced by owner Jean-Pierre Knaggs’ South African and French heritage. Make sure you also try their new Happy Hour and Bar Bites menus from 5 to 6:30 p.m. With an expansive wine list, sumptuous lunch and dinner specials, and impeccable yet friendly service, the Bijou Cafe remains a jewel in the heart of Sarasota’s downtown Theatre & Arts District.

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1287 First Street, Sarasota 941-366-8111 www.bijoucafe.net Café Americano A cosmopolitan Sarasota restaurant in the heart of the lively downtown historic and arts district. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with world-view menus enhanced by international wines. Dine inside or on the shaded street-side pavilion. Dinner includes branzino (sea bass), linguine with clams, filet mignon, sole with white wine and lemon sauce. Lunch – soup and sandwich combinations, enticing brunch platters, an array of pasta plates, panini assortment, hearty salads.

Breakfast - salmon platter, vegetarian frittata, omelets, Belgian waffles, pancakes. Happy Hour and nightly specials. Look for our chic red awnings.

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www.CafeAmericanoSRQ.com 1409 MAIN STREET, DOWNTOWN SRQ

1409 Main Street, Sarasota 941-365-1026 www.cafeamericanosrq.com Crow’s Nest Marina Restaurant Venice’s Waterfront Landmark since 1976, The Crow’s Nest features casual fine dining overlooking the Venice Inlet and intracoastal waterway. Renowned for fresh seafood, steaks and chops. Recently remodeled dining room and outside deck. 1100+ selection Wine Cellar recipient of “Best of Award of Excellence” from the Wine Spectator. Open everyday for lunch and dinner. Casual menu, raw bar and entertainment in the 1st floor Tavern Thursday, Friday & Saturday Come by boat or car. All major credit cards.

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DINING OUT Jalea A lively and intimate restaurant in downtown Sarasota specializing in authentic classic and modern dishes from Peru and Spain. A collection wines expertly selected to pair with Jalea flavors. Hot and cold tapas all day for $5.

Ceviche selection, paella, empanadas, grilled steak with fried plantains, sea scallops, slow-braised lamb with cilantro sauce with rice and beans. Desserts include Spanish custard with caramel sauce/ice cream, or dulce de leche/whipped cream. Espresso and latte. Happy Hour, 3-6, Monday through Friday. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

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1532 Main Street, Sarasota 941-955-8272 www.jaleasarasota.com

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MacAllisters Grill & Tavern An authentic Scottish golf themed restaurant, established in 2006, in the heart of Lakewood Ranch. The castle-like features and the tartan clad booths bring home a touch of Scotland while you dine. The menu features a balance of Scottish dishes such as steak pie, fish and chips, bangers and mash, and liver and onions alongside favorites of burgers, pasta, sandwiches and salads. Now serving Scottish scones with cappuccinos, lattes and espressos with sides of shortbread. Daily drink specials, kids menu and extensive patio seating all make MacAllisters the perfect place to visit. Open daily. Serving lunch from 11:30am. Dinner from 4pm. Happy hours 3-7pm & 9pm till close. Sunday brunch menu. Kid and dog friendly.

Now Serving An Extensive

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Full regular lunch menu also available Open from 11:30 am Every Sunday.

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Main Street, Lakewood Ranch 941-359-2424 www.macallisters.com

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8131 Lakewood Main Street • Lakewood Ranch 941-907-1518 • www.mstrattoria.com

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Main Street Trattoria Opened in 2010 by owner Gary Fennessy, Main Street Trattoria in Lakewood Ranch features fresh Italian cuisine including their signature bruschetta focaccia, chicken Milanese, and hand tossed thin crust pizza, just to name a few. Mr. Fennessy wanted to create a place where friends and family alike can gather for a one of a kind dining experience. Make sure to save room for their homemade tiramisu and a cappuccino for dessert. One of the best features is their inside/outside bar that opens up to a great outdoor dining area, where you’ll find live music Wed.- Sat. from 6-10 p.m. and Sundays 4-8 p.m.

Offering happy hour daily 3-7 p.m. Kids menu and take-out menu also available.

8131 Main Street, Lakewood Ranch 941-907-1518 www.mstrattoria.com

DINING OUT Oh Mamma Mia Chef Giuseppe Urbano, native of Milan, Italy, opened Oh Mamma Mia 6 years ago in Gulf Gate. He brought real Italian food and dining experience to Sarasota. All meals are prepared and broadcasted live on a giant screen in an open kitchen atmosphere. He educates his customer on ingredients and history of the traditional Italian regional recipes. On Mondays, he performs authentic Italian cooking class. Wines are chosen personally within various Italian wineries for their fine taste and affordability. The restaurant is open Tuesday through Saturday during the evenings. Reservations are highly recommended.

Live!!

Interactive Italian Cooking Show!!

Watch on the big screen as Chef Giuseppe prepares your dinner

2324 Gulf Gate Drive, Sarasota 941-706-2821 www.ohmammamiarestaurant.com

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Star Keeper Cafe & Flower Market Star Keeper Cafe & now, Flower Market offers a step back in time in a charming 140 year old house featuring fresh, healthy (but still a little southern) “comfort” breakfast and lunch as well as fresh cut flowers and arrangements. Our meats are roasted every morning, soups and desserts are made from scratch and veggies are the freshest possible featuring endless grilled cheese options sure to make your taste buds dance. We offer an eclectic dining experience and a beautiful garden patio (pet-friendly) in the midst of downtown Sarasota.

Come by to enjoy daily specials!

941-706-2821

OPEN Tues to Sat 4:30PM 2324 Gulf Gate Drive Sarasota, FL 34231

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Star Keeper Cafe & Flower Market

Mon Open Mic Night 6pm-9pm

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1734 Bamboo Lane, Sarasota 941-955-9434 www.starkeepercafe.com

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Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM

www.starkeepercafe.com 1734 Bamboo Lane, Sarasota

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State Street Eating House The anticipation is growing…we see people peeking in the windows of what is sure become Sarasota’s hottest new destination! Though the proprietors are pretty tight lipped about details, we hear the place will feature a package store and a lounge unlike nothing else I town; that sort of trend setting has become a hallmark this proprietor. We can’t wait for the un-veiling…Watch for it!

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