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Jazz Thursdays at SAM: O Som do Jazz
5:30 p.m. at Sarasota Art Museum, 1001 S. Tamiami Trail
Free for members; $25
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Brazilian jazz group O Som do Jazz perform on Sarasota Art Museum's Marcy and Michael Klein Plaza in a program sponsored by the Jazz Club of Sarasota. The band's frontman is David Manson and its vocalist is Andrea Moreas Manson. The evening features extended hours in the galleries, Bistro and museum shop.
‘Too Darn Hot: Songs for a Summer Night’
7:30 p.m. at FST’s Court Cabaret, 1265 First St.
$39 and up
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Songstress Carole J. Bufford easily skips eras and genres in this showcase of stories and songs featuring the months June, July, August and September. Whether she’s singing songs made famous by Janis Joplin or Randy Newman, she leaves the audience with something they never knew before. What’s more, her cool costumes evoke everything from flappers of the 1920s to the neo-swing era of the 1990s. Runs through Sept. 14.
‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’
8 p.m. at FST’s Gompertz Theatre, 1265 First St.
$42 and up
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Even the best laid plans for adultery can go awry, especially when a scheming wife sees an opportunity for a little hanky-panky of her own with her husband’s best friend. Written by Marc Camoletti (“Boeing-Boeing”) and Robin Howdon, “Don’t Dress for Dinner” is a high-speed farce sure to shake anyone out of their summer torpor. Runs through Aug. 31.
State Stand Up Paddle Competition
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota
Free
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The 2025 Special Olympics Florida Stand-up Paddle Competition will see 155 athletes compete in a variety of SUP races for medals — and for the fun of it — at Nathan Benderson Parks.
'The High Life: Contemporary Photography and the Birds'
10 a.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 1534 Mound St.
$28; $23 online
Visit Selby.org.
Organized by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, the exhibition features 70 breathtaking works of birds in a variety of locales, including nature, the studio and the museum. The show is curated by William Ewing and Danaé Panchaud, the same team that brought "Flora Imaginaria" to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in 2022. The photos are displayed in the Museum of Botany & the Arts and throughout the gardens, where some appear right at home. Runs through Sept. 14.
Patti Smith: A Book of Days
10 a.m. at Selby Gardens Historic Spanish Point, 401 N. Tamiami Trail, Osprey
Included with $20 admission
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Give yourself a break from routine and make a right turn when you see the sign for Selby Gardens Historic Spanish Point while you're driving south on Tamiami Trail. You'll find an outdoor exhibition of large prints taken from poet/rocker's Patti Smith's newly published bestseller, “A Book of Days.” By displaying her photographs outdoors, Selby brings them into conversation with nature. But there's more to see at Spanish Point, a 33-acre campus that Marie Selby Botanical Gardens adopted in 2020. You'll find a Butterfly House filled with live Florida species, gardens developed by Sarasota pioneer Bertha Palmer with a lovely pergola, Mary's Chapel with an historic cemetery and an Indian burial grounds that dates back 2,500 years. Runs through Aug. 31.
Jazz Jam SRQ
5:30 p.m. at Selby Library, 1331 First St.
Free
Visit JazzClubSarasota.org.
Piano, bass and drum set are available at the free jam session open to professional and amateur musicians. Sign up to play and just come to enjoy the music.
'Lillian Blades: Through the Veil’
10 a.m. at the Sarasota Art Museum campus of Ringling College,1001 S. Tamiami Trail
Free for museum members; $20
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Award-winning artist Lillian Blades invites visitors to get lost in her first solo museum exhibition at Sarasota Art Museum. Her installation of “veils” combines handcrafted and found objects to create a mesmerizing display. Blades attributes her use of dazzling color to her childhood in The Bahamas and her process of creating large-scale assemblages to her late mother, an accomplished seamstress. Runs through Oct. 26.
Take in Midsummer Music
7 p.m. at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive, St. Armands Key
Free
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The Klassika Ensemble is set to perform at the church's Midsummer Night Music Festival, bringing a signature classical crossover style. The event is open to the public, with complementary parking available. Seating is first-come, first-served.
‘A Band Called Honalee’
7:30 p.m. at FST’s Goldstein Cabaret, 1239 Palm Ave.
$39 and up
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The subtitle to Florida Studio Theatre’s last cabaret show of the season is “A Tribute to Peter, Paul and Mary… and Friends,” but any self-respecting folk rock fan can spot the play on words in the name “A Band Called Honalee.” ICYMI, it refers to the mythical land made famous by Peter, Paul and Mary's “Puff the Magic Dragon.” The incarnation of A Band Called Honalee appearing in Sarasota includes Brian Ott, a veteran of FST’s “59th Street Bridge,” who has been touring with the group since 2019. Also on stage are Michael Grieve, Geoffrey Neuman and Sigrid Wise. Runs through Oct. 26.
