A&E Picks and Highlights

From: Blue Rooster, 1525 Fourth St.

When: From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays

What is it? Every week live traditional and contemporary spirituals accompany a buffet of more than 20 Southern-comfort menu items. $24.95 for adults; $12 for children 12 and under; free for children 5 and under.

What makes it special? Favorites include farm-raised catfish dusted in corn meal seasoning; thick-cut fried green tomatoes in buttermilk lime dressing; deviled eggs made with Duke’s Mayonnaise and Creole mustard; classic fried chicken and a piece of moist chocolate cake for dessert.

Best paired with: A “Hail Mary.” This is Blue Rooster’s house bloody Mary complete with a jumbo shrimp wrapped around pickled okra and a bacon stir stick.

On display: From March 29 through April 25 at Art Uptown, 1367 Main St.

Size and Medium: 20 inches by 25.5 inches. Photography.

Inspiration: “The image is an artistic interpretation of what space-time may have looked like less than one nanosecond after the Big Bang, when the universe was very rapidly expanding. ‘The Origin of Time’ is one of a series of images in a show at the Art Uptown Gallery titled ‘Where Time Goes.’ The image was created by visually displaying a set of repeating computer-generated fractal equations of differing size and color. Since this is the only fractal image in the show, the method has opened a new means of expression for me that I expect to use in the future.”

Role: Jean in “Quartet” at Glenridge Performing Arts Center, 7333 Scotland Way from March 27 through April 2. Tickets are $15.

When and what was the last production you were in before this? “Disenchanted,” “Drowsy Chaperone” and “Oliver” before I developed lung cancer in 2012 and 2013

What’s it like acting with your husband? It’s the most comfortable I am with any actor. We’ve done a number of shows together… that’s how I met him ... The rest was history and that was 54 years ago.

Describe “Quartet” in one sentence: It’s how the arrival of a diva (I’m the diva) disrupts the placid often boring life of the other residents of this retirement home — all opera singers and orchestral musicians.

If you could get stuck in a retirement home with just three other people, who would they be? I would love to have Harry Truman, Bill Clinton and Nelson Rockefeller.

What’s the worst part about aging? I have just gone through hell the past six months: radiation, chemotherapy, even more chemotherapy and I’ll probably face even more. It doesn’t help the aging process. It accelerates it … I’m fighting the effects of cancer and aging at the same time. I’d rather do one at a time.

What’s the best part? Getting to know more and more people. And learning things that you didn’t know before because you’ve had a little more time.

Why should people come see “Quartet?” It’s an entertaining, amusing and touching show. And the theater at Glenridge is just so comfortable. The acoustics are fabulous. It’s a lovely intimate house.

A&E EDITOR'S PICKS: 

Thursday, March 27
Spring Dance Performance
7 p.m. at Booker VPA
Runs through Saturday. Call 355-2967.

Indigo Girls with Symphony Orchestra
8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Call 953-3368.

‘Quartet’
8 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center
Runs through April 2.
Tickets $20. Call 552-5325.

Friday, March 28
Iconcept 6
Benefiting Art Center Sarasota
6 p.m. at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium
Tickets $125. Call 365-2032.

Pops Series: ‘Satchmo, Fats & The Duke.’ Sarasota Orchestra
8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Runs through Saturday.
Tickets $32 to $69. Call 953-3434.

Saturday, March 29
2014 Scholarship Competition for Piano
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota
7:30 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center
Free. Call 306-1202.

Sunday, March 30
Embracing Our Differences
At Sarasota’s Bayfront Park and Bradenton Riverwalk
Runs through June 1. Free. Call 404-5710.

Unplugged New Play Festival
Asolo Repertory Theatre
7 p.m. at Asolo Rep rehearsal hall
Call 351-8000.

Monday, March 31
Open Rehearsal
La Musica International Chamber Music Festival
9:30 a.m. at Sanier Pavillion at New College of Florida
Runs through April 15
Tickets $15 to $75. Call 366-8450, Ext. 3.

Season Celebration on Stage
6:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre. Tickets $250. Call 351-9010, Ext. 4712.

Tuesday, April 1
‘In Tribute.’ Chroma Quartet
5:30 p.m. First Church of Sarasota
Tickets $10. Call 955-0935.

Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
8 p.m. at the Beatrice Friedman Theater.
Tickets $36. Call 552-6301.

Wednesday, April 2
‘4000 Miles’ (Preview)
8 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre
Runs through April 17.
Tickets $15 to $45. Call 351-8000.

‘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 Sarasota Opera House
Tickets $40 to $175.
Call 366-8450, Ext. 3.