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Historic Preservation 101, Part 3
6 p.m. at Architecture Sarasota, 265 S. Orange Ave.
$15
Visit ArchitectureSarasota.org.
Architecture Sarasota President Morris (“Marty”) Hylton III is teaching this series on Historic Preservation and he knows a little something about the subject matter. Before joining Architecture Sarasota in 2023, Hylton spent time at the World Monuments Fund, the University of Florida, where he was director of the Historic Preservation Program, and the National Park Service. Raised in Kentucky, Hylton blends a country boy sensibility with a formidable intellect to deliver entertaining and informative presentations.
‘Discovery Road’ Live: Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn
7 p.m. at Fogartyville, 525 Kumquat Court
$20
Visit WSLR.org.
WSLR deejay Louise Coogan takes her "Discovery Road" radio show out of the studio and onto the Fogartyville stage with a live concert featuring Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn. A New York-based Americana folk-rock duo, Bonet and Flynn have performed at Carnegie Hall, Mountain Stage and the White House for President Obama. The concert, which includes an artists’ conversation with Coogan on stage, will be simulcast on WSLR 96.5 LPFM in Sarasota and Fogartyville’s YouTube channel.
‘How Sweet It Is’
7:30 p.m. at FST’s Goldstein Cabaret, 1239 N. Palm Ave.
$18-$42
Visit FloridaStudioTheatre.org.
As the mercury rises, locals know how to escape the heat with Florida Studio Theatre’s Summer Cabaret. The series kicks off with a Motown tribute called “How Sweet It is.” Led by dynamic vocalist and songwriter Luke McMaster, an energetic trio demonstrates the enduring appeal of hits by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Supremes and others with songs like “Tracks of My Tears,” “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “Stop! In the Name of Love.” Runs through Aug. 3.
'Jesus Christ Superstar'
7:30 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail
$35-$95
Visit AsoloRep.org.
This is it — the one we've been waiting all season for! Broadway director Josh Rhodes ("Spamalot") returns to Sarasota to direct and choreograph Asolo Rep's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar," the granddaddy of rock musicals. The show promises to be Biblical in more ways than one. Look for Sarasota's own Ann Morrison, Mary in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along," as King Herod. Runs through June 28.
‘Divas: Time After Time’
8 p.m. at FST’s Court Cabaret, 1265 First St.
$37-$39
Visit FloridaStudioTheatre.org.
New to Sarasota? We’ve got two words for you: Jannie Jones. When Jones is performing at Florida Studio Theatre, run — don’t walk — to the Court Cabaret. She is one-third of the trio performing in FST’s new cabaret show, “Divas: Time After Time.” The other talented singers are Aja Goes and Dakota Mackey-McGee. First-timers to FST’s cabaret shows leave the show amazed that there is such talent here in our laid-back beach town. Runs through June 22.
Patti Smith: A Book of Days
10 a.m. at Selby Gardens Historic Spanish Point, 401 N. Tamiami Trail, Osprey
Included with $20 admission
Visit Selby.org.
Selby Gardens collaborates with poet and musician Patti Smith, its artist-in-residence, on an outdoor exhibition of large prints taken from her newly published bestseller, “A Book of Days.” By displaying her photographs outdoors, Selby brings them into conversation with nature. Runs through Aug. 31.
Hermitage Fellows: ‘Movement of Body and Story’
4 p.m. at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, 1012 N. Orange Ave.
$5 with registration
Visit HermitageArtistRetreat.org.
Sam Steiner and nicHi douglas, two award-winning Hermitage Fellows and theater artists, explore how the mind moves the body and the body inspires the mind. Choreographer and experimental theater-maker nicHi douglas recently won the Lucille Lortel Award, for the Off-Broadway production “(pray).” Manchester playwright and screenwriter Sam Steiner’s wide-ranging subjects range from censorship to Kanye West to table tennis and his works have appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and London’s West End.
Schmidt Vocal Arts Competition Nationals
10 a.m. at Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave.
$10-$25
Visit SarasotaOpera.org.
The fourth annual Schmidt Vocal Arts Competition showcases 50 high-school classical singers from across the country who have made their way to the national finals in Sarasota. The two-day program, which includes contests and master classes, culminates when 16 finalists perform for a panel of judges that includes mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, countertenor John Holiday and the Metropolitan Opera’s Melissa Wegner. Continues June 1.
Artist Talk: 'Lilian Blades: Through the Veil’
1 p.m. at the Sarasota Art Museum campus of Ringling College,1001 S. Tamiami Trail
Free for museum members; $20
Visit SarasotaArtMuseum.org.
Award-winning artist Lillian Blades invites visitors to get lost in her first solo museum exhibition at Sarasota Art Museum. Her installation of “veils” combine 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 from a hodgepodge of materials to her late mother, an accomplished seamstress who died giving birth to the artist. Runs through Oct. 26.
‘From 145th to 98th Street’
2 p.m. at Urbanite Theatre, 1487 Second St.
$30-$44
Visit UrbaniteTheatre.com.
Urbanite Theatre wraps its season with Nia Akilah Robinson’s world premiere, “From 145th to 98th Street,” which follows a Black family’s move to a better neighborhood in search of a better life for their children. The American Dream proves elusive when the family’s son is wrongfully accused of a crime committed by someone with the same name. But the power of family prevails in this realistic tale of New York City life sure to resonate with all audiences. Runs through June 29.
The Grand Carnival
8 p.m. at The Circus Arts Conservatory, 2075 Bahia Vista St.
$125-$250
Visit PPSRQ.org.
Project Pride SRQ kicks off Pride month with the return of its Grand Carnival fundraising gala. Dance the night away with singer/songwriter John Duff, and enjoy jaw-dropping decor, delicious lite bites and amazing cocktails.
‘George Harrison: A Gardener's Life’
10 a.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens,1534 Mound St.
$28
Visit Selby.org.
"George Harrison: A Gardener's Life" is the ninth installment of the annual Jean and Alfred Goldstein Exhibition Series. Walking around the 15-acre sanctuary on the Sarasota bayfront where gardens and botanical displays have been erected to mirror those in Harrison's estate, Friar Park, you can't help feeling the late Beatle would approve of this living tribute. Runs through June 29.
Sarasota Music Festival: Echoes Across Eras
4 p.m. at Holley Hall, 709 N. Tamiami Trail
$30-$43
Visit SarasotaOrchestra.org.
The Sarasota Music Festival kicks off its 61st edition with a musical tour of three centuries. Nicolas Namoradze makes his festival debut with Bach’s Prelude and Fugue from “Well-Tempered Clavier.” The bill also includes Namoradze’s own arrangement of Ravel’s ballet music. SMF Director Jeffrey Kahane, also the new conductor of the revitalized San Antonio Philharmonic, joins Namoradze for Schubert’s Rondo in A Major for four hands.
'Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic and Mediums'
10 a.m. at the John and Mable Ringling Art Museum, 5401 Bay Shore Road
Free with $25 admission; Mondays free
Visit Ringling.org.
Go on the trail of things that go bump in the night with this fascinating interactive exhibition, which follows the growth of Spiritualism in the mid-19th century from its roots in dining room seances to traveling shows featuring magicians and mediums. Along the way, you’ll learn the opposing views of Houdini and Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about the existence of spirits and see an assortment of memorabilia and tools used both to contact spirits and trick audiences. Runs through July 13.
Monday Night Jazz at the Cabaret: Barbara King Quartet
7:30 p.m. at FST’s John C. Court Cabaret, 1265 First St.
$39-$44
Visit JazzClubSarasota.org.
Monday doesn’t always get great billing in music (“Manic Monday,” “I Don’t Like Mondays,”), but it’s a good day to be a jazz fan in Sarasota, thanks to this weekly series by Jazz Club of Sarasota at Florida Studio Theatre's Court Cabaret. This week features the Barbara King Quartet, which will play selections from the Great American Songbook as well as jazz classics. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for food and beverage service.
Kids’ Summer Beach Runs
6:30 p.m. at Siesta Beach, 948 Beach Road, Siesta Key
Free
Visit SarasotaCountyParks.com.
Kids exercise on the beach with the summer favorite 1-mile run at Siesta Beach. Participants receive a ribbon after each run and a T-shirt after their fourth run. The beach runs are free. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. and the race at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday through July 29. There is no beach run the week of July 4.
