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May Events Kay Kipling's guide to the month's best cultural and special events. Kay Kipling |
On Exhibit
VISUAL SEDUCTION
There is a temptress in the galleries of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. She is Salome, as painted by the American artist Robert Henri. From within her gold frame in the corner of a room, she emerges from the darkness of her canvas and looks in our direction. Her eyes lock with ours, and we imagine the power of her performance.
As the legend goes, her dance was to please her stepfather, King Herod, so her mother could be rid of John the Baptist. Henri’s Salome appears less than evil but hardly guileless. She seems more like an actress in costume than a woman from the Bible.
We can see that Henri enjoyed the experience of painting his model. He luxuriated in the lush pigment as he stroked the paint on, the pressure of his brush meeting the tautness of the canvas. He has taken particular delight in the application of dabs of rich color to indicate the flash of the jewels that adorn her fingers, wrist and arms. Her torso is thrust in all the right directions as she flirts with us. The sheer fabric of her black costume reveals as much as it conceals, all of this leaving us to wonder—what mischief awaits?—Mark Ormond
ART
Galleria
Silecchia. On view through May 31, photographs by Michael Kahn and new works and
“sold-out” collectibles by Glenna Goodacre. Opening May 4 to run throughout the
month is an exhibit featuring works in bronze from the original wood carvings of
Leo E. Osborne. 365-7414.
Art Center
Sarasota.
Venice
Selby
Gallery. The 2007 Best of Ringling
Annual Student Exhibitions continue here through May 11. Coming up May 25, to
run through June 15, an exhibition of work by members of the Florida Artists
Group, and a show featuring
Sonnet Gallery. San Francisco-based artist Kate Anderson is highlighted in the
Ringling
Salvador
Museum
Longboat
State of the
Arts Gallery. On view all month here: the White Hot exhibition, featuring artworks
in white. 955-2787.
Palm Avenue
Gallery Walk. The monthly stroll takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. May 4 along the
avenue. 955-1315.
Dabbert
Gallery. All That Jazz, a group show,
opens with a reception at 6 p.m. May 4 and continues through May 29 at the
CHILDREN
Anne of
Green Gables. A Theatre for Young People production of the beloved L.M.
Montgomery story of an orphan girl, onstage May 10-20 at Venice Little Theatre.
488-1115.
COMEDY
McCurdy’s
Comedy Theatre. It’s a full lineup this month at the North Tamiami Trail club,
with Diane Ford performing May 2-6; Janet “The Tramp” Williams up May 9-13;
Valerie Storm May 16 and 17; Tommy Chong and partner Shelby May 18-20; Jim McCue
May 23-27; and Jim Brick May 30 and 31. 925-3869.
FILM
Chinese Film
Festival. Two movies, Chinese food, and pre- and post-movie discussions, at 5
p.m. and 7:30 p.m. May 21 at the Players of Sarasota.
365-2494.
MISCELLANEOUS
*UPDATED* Historical Society of Sarasota County, Inc. The Historical Society presents a re-enactment of the 1885 Bidwell murder trial at 8 p.m. on May 19 in the Sarasota Courthouse's restored courtroom, with a pre-trial reception at 7 p.m. and post-trial desserts and beverages at 9:30 p.m. at the Center Pointe building on Main Street. $150. 358-7737.
*UPDATED* Wordsmitten Writers' Workshop. Sarasota Magazine editor Robert Plunket will be a featured speaker at Wordsmitten's Writing Your Life workshop on Saturday, June 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Feather Sound Country Club in Clearwater. Cost is $95 if you pre-register or $125 at the door. Seating is limited. For more information, call (727) 409-0550 or visit www.wordsmitten.com.
MUSIC
Jazz on the
Water. Join Jazz Club members on the LeBarge, departing at noon May 6 from
the
Artist
Series of
Bjorn Again:
The ABBA Experience. Take yourself
back in time 30 years or so with this interactive re-creation of the band
responsible for Dancing Queen,
Fernando, etc. At 8 p.m. May 9 at the Van Wezel.
953-3368.
Festival
Latino. A musical celebration of Latino culture, at 7:30 p.m. May 11 and 12 at
the Players of Sarasota. 365-2494.
Salon
Afternoon. The Florida String Quartet presents a Spring Bouquet, with works by Puccini,
Shostakovich and Ravel, at 4 p.m. May 13 at Holley Hall.
953-3434.
Cocktails at
the Cà d’Zan. Live entertainment and refreshments on the Cà d’Zan terrace, from
6 to 9 p.m. May 17. 359-5700.
Patriotic
Pops. From Sea to Shining Sea, a
musical adventure across
Smooth Jazz
on St. Armands: Fourth Friday with Style. Live entertainment from performers
TBA, starting at 6 p.m. May 25 on the circle. 388-1554.
SPORTS
Make-A-Wish
Tennis Tournament. The 16th annual event to benefit the Foundation, set for May
5 and 6 at Bath & Racquet. 926-9474.
Sarasota
Life of
Riley Run/Walk. To benefit the Life of Riley Foundation, May 26 on
THEATER
A Few Good
Men. Aaron’s Sorkin’s courtroom drama ends its Asolo Repertory Theatre run May
5. 351-8000.
Pride and
Prejudice. The Catherine Sheehy adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic continues
through May 6 at Asolo Rep. 351-8000.
Blue Window.
A play by Craig Lucas (Prelude to a
Kiss), centering on young New Yorkers discovering the true depths of their
friendships. Onstage through May 6 in an FSU/Asolo Conservatory production at
the Cook Theatre. 351-8000.
Measure for
Pleasure. A 21st-century take on Restoration comedy that’s all about unrequited
love, in many connected cases. Onstage through May 13 at Florida Studio Theatre.
366-9000.
A Chorus
Line. The musical hit about dancers’ lives runs through May 13 at the Manatee
Players Riverfront Theatre. 748-5875.
A Marriage
Minuet. This David Wiltse comedy about tangled marital relations continues
through June 9 on Florida Studio Theatre’s mainstage.
366-9000.
Laughing
Matters…Too. A satiric revue aiming at politics and pop culture, among other
targets, continuing through June 10 at Florida Studio Theatre’s cabaret space.
366-9000
Call Me
Madam. The Irving Berlin tunefest about a famous
Once On This
Guest in the
House. A piece about the disturbing effects of the visit of a seemingly innocent
cousin to the Proctor family, onstage May 10-20 at the Island Players. 778-5755.
Ella. The
late, great Ella Fitzgerald gets her due in this show focusing on one night of
her life, spent in a
Over the
Tavern. Tom Dudzick’s popular piece centers on a Catholic family living through
some challenging times; it runs May 15-27 at Venice Little Theatre.
488-1115.
Darwin
The Rocky
Horror Show. The stage version of the cult movie classic about a pair of
innocents who come across a houseful of horror movie characters, playing May 25
through June 10 in a Venice Little Theatre cabaret space show.
488-1115.