WEEKEND BEST BET: Bluegrass in the Groves

The Claire Lynch Band will perform at 6 p.m. Nov. 4, at Bluegrass in the Groves at Mixon Fruit Farms, 2525 27th St. E.

Lynch, fresh from her second win as Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2010 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, will be the first major bluegrass artist to perform at the concert series. Lynch has received two Grammy Award nominations, been nominated for IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year 11 times and was previously a member of the bluegrass Front Porch String Band. She has worked with such artists as Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Pam Tillis, and songs she has written have been recorded by artists such as Kathy Mattea and Patty Loveless. Florida favorites HWY 41 SOUTH will open the show.

Tickets will be on sale on the day of the show and in advance at sarasotabluegrass.ticketleap.com.

For more information, visit www.mixon.com.