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Bingo Bash & Twisted Silent Auction Fundraiser
5 p.m. at Town Square, 3882 Central Sarasota Parkway
$10
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Music, Bites, and Libations. All proceeds will benefit Sarasota County Senior Advocacy Council. Bring your cash and smiles! Let's donate for your Sarasota Seniors.
‘The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA’
7:30 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 North Tamiami Trail
$52-$72
Visit VanWezel.org.
“The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA” will present the Swedish superstar group’s most iconic hits, including “Mamma Mia,” “Waterloo” and “Dancing Queen.”
‘Black Women in our Collective Culture’
6:30 p.m. at Hermitage Beach, 6660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood
$5
Visit HermitageArtistRetreat.org.
Two acclaimed Hermitage Fellows – visual artist Delita Martin and author Imani Perry – share a common goal: redefining the role and representation of Black women. Martin’s works, which use collaging, drawing, painting, printmaking and sewing techniques, have been shown nationally and internationally. Perry is the author of seven books, including “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon Line to Understand the Soul of a Nation” and is a professor of African American Studies at Princeton University.
Movies in the Park
7 p.m. at Waterside Park, 7301 Island Cove Terrace
Free
Visit LakewoodRanch.com.
Enjoy watching Disney Pixar's "Up," which will start at 8 p.m. Grace Community Church will provide a free Chick Fil A sandwich or nuggets to the first 200 attendees. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. It's recommended to bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Concessions from We B' Poppin Popcorn and Kettle Corn and Chick Fil A will be available. Face painting and inflatables will be available from 7-9 p.m.
Spring Showcase with Giuseppina Carla
7 p.m. at Sarasota Contemporary Dance, 1400 Boulevard of the Arts
$20; students $10
Visit SarasotaContemporaryDance.org.
Sarasota Contemporary Dance’s In-Studio Series serves as an incubator for artists at different stages in their career. This performance features a harpist and dancers. Continues Friday and Saturday.
Abby Posner + BABYL
8 p.m. at Fogartyville, 525 Kumquat Court
$18; members $15; students $9
Visit WSLR.org/fogartyville.
A working musician in Los Angeles for 18 years, Abby Posner is best known for her ability to play nearly any instrument that she can get her hands on and pushing the definitions of folk, roots, electronic, and pop music, making her “genre fluid.”
Second Saturday Open Studios
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Palmer Modern Gallery + Studios, 925 N. Lime Ave.
Free
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Abstract artist Craig Palmer Modern joins the nearly 70 other members of the Sarasota Studio Artists Association in opening his gallery to the public for Second Saturday. For a map of participating artists, visit srqartists.com/2nd-saturday-open-studios.
Florida Festival Polonaise
3-9 p.m. at JD Hamel Park, 199 Bayfront Drive
Free
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Celebrate Polish American culture in downtown Sarasota at the annual Florida Festival Polonaise. Enjoy Polish cuisine, beer, music, children’s activities and more.
Celebrating Young Talent
3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Sarasota, 2050 Oak St.
Free
Visit SarasotaMusicClub.org.
Six talented Suncoast Music Scholarship 2023 winners will perform a free concert to celebrate earning a music scholarship. The young musicians come from six area high schools and will be featured in voice, piano, violin, cello, flute and French horn performances.
Pride: Be Fabulous Festival
3 p.m. at Fogartyville, 525 Kumquat Court
Free
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For over a decade the Pride: Be Fabulous Festival has been known as the Harvey Milk Festival. It recently changed its name to provide greater support for the LGBTQ+ community. As in previous years, the 13th edition of the fest includes arts and music.
The 13th edition of the music and arts festival, which supports the LGBTQ+ community, features performances from MeteorEYES, DJ DaliGanja, The Tilt Orchestra and more, as well as keynote speakers Yoleidy Rosario-Hernandez, the former dean of diversity at New College who was quietly fired earlier this year, and Zander Moricz, a Pine View alum who went viral in 2022 for his class president graduation speech on his curly hair as a euphemism for being gay.
Discoveries: ‘Musical Postcards’
7:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House, 61 N Pineapple Ave.
$32-$70
Visit SarasotaOrchestra.org.
Sarasota Orchestra’s final concert of the season takes listeners on a whirlwind journey guided by guest conductor Joseph Young. Villa-Lobos traces connections between the German composer J.S. Bach and the music of Brazil in his “Bachianas Brasileiras.” Korean guitarist Bokyung Byun brings Joaquín Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez” to life while Mendelssohn’s vacation to Italy spawned his joyful "Italian" Symphony.
Still Friends
2 p.m. at Fogartyville, 525 Kumquat Court
$15
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Why not treat Mom to a performance of “Still Friends,” an acoustic group that combines strong songwriting with elements of folk, rock, bluegrass, jazz and soul? The concert is sponsored by the Will McLean Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the works of McLean and other Florida artists.
Viola Royale
4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 2050 Oak St.
$40
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Brothers Paul and Steven Laraia are both world-class violists. Paul is with the Grammy Award-winning Catalyst String Quartet while Steven is with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Their program features music by composers who played the viola, including a viola quintet by Mozart where they will be joined by several Sarasota Orchestra musicians.
'Cinderella'
4 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail
$27-$86
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Professional dancers and students of the International Ballet of Florida will perform the timeless classic "Cinderella." IBF welcomes principal guest artists from the National Ballet of Ukraine, Lithuanian Ballet, Dance Alive National Ballet and more.
Mike Paramore
7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre, 1923 Ringling Blvd.
$25
Visit McCurdysComedy.com.
A featured comedian on FOX's hit show "Laughs," Mike Paramore has performed at the Just for Laughs Festival and the Cleveland Comedy Festival. He was the winner of Laughing Devil Festival in NYC, the Laugh Fest's Best in the Midwest competition and the Best of the Fest Big Pine Comedy Festival. Runs through May 21.
