New plays, legendary singers, art walks and comedy highlight the week of arts and entertainment in Sarasota.

The New Year brings a widely varied slate of acts including concerts, concertos and debuts of new plays.

New Year's celebrations, plays, concerts and comedy dot the calendar in the first week of January.

Sarasota pulls out all the holiday stops this week with concerts, comedy, theater performances, a circus and much more.

Concerts, comedy shows, festivals, ballet and dance recitals are all on tap in Sarasota's arts scene this week.

Catch all the holiday action and performances in Sarasota this week.

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.