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ART
Galleria
Silecchia. Continuing on view at the Palm Avenue gallery
through July 5 are works by mixed media painter Cary Henrie. Opening July 6 to
run through Aug. 2: an exhibition of abstract paintings and sculpture in
aluminum by Paul Tamanian, followed by a show highlighting the blown glass forms
of Hiroshi Yamano, Aug. 3 through Sept. 6. And then comes a show with Colombian
oil painter Homero Aguilar, Sept. 7 through Oct. 4.
365-7414.
Tampa
Museum of Art. Eberhard Havekost 1999-2006: Paintings from
the Rubell Family Collection and
Memorials of Identity: New Media from the
Rubell Family Collection remain
on view through July 8. You can also see works by “outsider” artist Purvis Young
at TMA through July 22. Opening July 21 to run through Sept. 23 is Color: Ten African-American Artists, while the
National Sculpture Society annual award exhibition opens the same date but runs
through Sept. 30. And The Big Picture:
2006 Photographer Laureate Steven
Gregory features digital images capturing the city of Tampa, July 28 through
Oct. 7. (813) 274-8130.
Museum of
Fine Arts. On the Road: Photographs Across America,
and Florida Collects Folk Art continue here through July 8,
as does an exhibition of 20th-century North Carolina pottery. (727)
896-2667.
State of the
Arts Gallery. The Writing on the
Wall, artists’ statements and commentary in the form of art and flags,
continues here throughout the month. 955-2787.
Art Center
Sarasota.
Continuing here through Aug. 4, an open exhibition in both the Main and Member Galleries, and an Easter Seals juried show
in the Front Gallery. 365-2032.
Venice
Art Center. A quilt
exhibition continues here through Aug. 10. 485-7136.
Ringling
Museum of Art. On
view in the new Ulla R. and Arthur F. Searing Wing through Aug. 12: In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers. Landscapes from the Age of
Impressionism, featuring some 40 paintings from the Brooklyn Museum of Art,
continues here through Sept. 16. Opening Sept. 30 to run through Jan. 4 is Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos, a series
of etchings by the great Spanish artist dealing with such themes as the Spanish
Inquisition, witchcraft and the corruption of the Catholic church of the time.
And continuing in one of the museum’s “pocket exhibitions” through July 29 is Canaletto Paired: 18th-Century Venetian View Painting.
359-5700.
Selby
Gallery. Opening July 6 to run through Aug. 8 is the show John Howey, Architect, featuring models and drawings
for his projects, shown in a recent book about his work; also for those dates,
an exhibition of designs for the new Sarasota Museum of Art from the ADP Group.
Those shows are followed by a retrospective featuring the works of David Byrd
and a Social Issues in Graphic Design
show, both running Aug. 17 through Sept. 19. The Ringling School faculty exhibition, Part I, opens
Sept. 28. 359-7563.
Dabbert
Gallery. The gallery offers a Summer
Showcase featuring works by Yuqi Wang, Craig Rubadoux, Barbara Krupp, Robert
Baxter, Ben Stahl, Eric Boyer, Daniel Bilodeau and others, through Sept. 30.
955-1315.
Salvador
Dali Museum. In
St. Petersburg,
this museum presents Dali in Focus,
July 13 through January 2008, a collection of the artist’s oils, watercolors and
drawings. Also on view, through Aug. 19, Dali’s Biblia Sacra, illustrations related to
the Bible; Part II of this exhibit runs Aug. 24 through January 2008. And Traces, displaying works by Catalan
videographer Mabel Palacín, opens Sept. 29. (727)
823-3767.
COMEDY
McCurdy’s
Comedy Theatre. Comic Ralphie May entertains July 19-22.
925-3869.
MISCELLANEOUS
South
Florida Museum. Pirates! Florida’s East Coast Pirates
and Scoundrels, Scalawags and Treasure! continue on view
at the Bradenton
museum through Aug. 19. Tales of real-life pirates are told, and there will also
be Gasparilla Fest memorabilia and pirate paintings by Sarasota artist Don Maitz.
746-4131.
Fourth of
July Family Celebration. The birthday of our country is marked with events
downtown courtesy of the Downtown Merchants Association, as well as a planned
pops concert at the Van Wezel and, at dusk, fireworks over the bay at Sarasota Bayfront Park. For information call 928-9002.
*UPDATED* Wine Dinner Events at Bijou Cafe.
St. Armands
Boat Show. Check out the big boats, July 7 and 8 on the circle.
388-1554.
MUSIC
Oldies
Concert. Opening act The Boyds, followed by Bandana featuring Tony “Butch”
Gerace, formerly of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, at 8 p.m. July 14 at Venice
Little Theatre. 488-1115.
Friday Fests
on the Bay. Live music and refreshments on the Van Wezel bayfront, from 5 to 9
p.m. July 20 (the Robert Harris Group), Aug. 17 (Suzette Jennings &
Moodswings) and Sept. 21 (Project SRQ). 953-3368.
Cocktails at
the Cà d’Zan. Refreshments and live entertainment on the grounds of the Ringling
property, from 6 to 9 p.m. July 19 and Aug. 16. 359-5700.
Florida West Coast
Symphony Chamber Music. With a theme of “Forbidden Music,” the symphony explores
The Power to Inspire (Sept. 13), The Power to Endure (Sept. 20) and the Power to
Survive (Sept. 27). All performances are at 7:30 p.m. at Holley Hall, and works
by Schubert, Schonberg, Weill and Beethoven are included.
953-3434.
Florida Brass
Quintet. The symphony’s brass ensemble performs pieces by J.S. Bach and
Gershwin, among others, in a Chamber Afternoon concert at 4 pm. Sept. 16 at
Holley Hall. 953-3434.
Florida String
Quartet. The quartet plays Mozart’s “Dissonant” Quartet, Shostakovich’s Quartet
No. 8 and Mendelssohn’s Quartet in A Minor, at 4 p.m. Sept. 23 at Holley Hall.
953-3434.
New Artists
Piano Quartet.
*UPDATED* Jazz Brasil. The Haroldo Mauro Trio and Brazilian band O Som Do Jazz are special guests for Jazz Brasil at the Historic Asolo Theatre at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 27. Admission starts at $20. For more information, call 360-7399.
SPORTS
Sarasota Reds. The
Florida State League team continues to play home games at Ed Smith Stadium all
this summer, through Sept. 2. For a full schedule call 954-4464 or visit
SarasotaReds.com.
Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix. The festival winds up its summer run with the really big boat race (from New Pass to Big Pass, best viewing from Lido Beach), in two heats at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on July 1. An awards ceremony is set for 5 p.m. at the Van Wezel. 371-8820 ext. 1800.
THEATER
The All
Night Strut. Musical memories of the 1930s and ‘40s are showcased in this revue,
ending its run on the Florida Studio Theatre mainstage July 1.
366-9000.
A Doll’s
House. Echoes of Ibsen’s masterpiece about that famous housewife, Nora, continue
to reverberate onstage and off; see the original, in an adaptation by Frank
McGuinness, through July 15 in a Banyan Theater Company production at the Cook
Theatre. 358-5330.
Johnny
Guitar. A family-friendly musical version of the Western melodrama that starred
Joan Crawford, onstage through Sept. 2 at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre.
366-5454.
The Play’s
the Thing. The Players of Sarasota’s annual playreading festival takes place
July 9-14, with readings of new works by local and national playwrights
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. each evening. 365-2494.
Venice Little
Theatre Summer Rep Series. Four plays are presented in rotation July 10-22,
including Wonder of the World, Beast on
the Moon, Polish Joke and Don Juan in Chicago. For specific dates and times,
call 488-1115 or go to venicestage.com.
Enigma
Variations. The meeting between a Nobel Prize-winning author and a journalist,
on a remote island in the Norwegian Sea, is the
catalyst for revelations about relationships, July 10 through Aug. 5 in a Banyan
Theater Company offering, again at the Cook. 358-5330.
The Lady
With All the Answers. That lady would be none other than Ann Landers, aka Eppie
Lederer, who’s profiled in this one-woman play starring Carolyn Michel. Onstage
at Florida Studio Theatre July 11-29. 366-9000.
A Grand
Night for Singing. A Venice Little Theatre cabaret show spotlighting the works
of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Aug. 3-26. 488-1115.
Rabbit Hole.
David Lindsay Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize winner about a family trying to fight
their way back to the light after a shattering loss closes out Florida Studio
Theatre’s summer season, running Aug. 8-26. 366-9000.
Faith
Healer. Brian Friel’s play about a charismatic Irishman peddling miracles, his
long-suffering wife, and his devoted manager takes to the stage Aug. 9-26 as the
Banyan’s final summer play at the Cook Theatre. 358-5330.
Oklahoma! The wind
is sweepin’ down the plain at the Manatee Players Riverfront Theatre, as the
season begins with this Rodgers and Hammerstein perennial pleaser. Playing Aug.
30 through Sept. 16. 748-5875.
Big Bang. A
spoofy musical about a show attempting to cover the history of the world,
running Sept. 7-23 as a Venice Little Theatre cabaret production.
488-1115.
Fame
Forever. Remember the kids from Fame,
the musical about New York’s High School of Performing Arts? Want to know what
happened to them 30 years later? Then you’ll want to see this musical sequel,
onstage Sept. 27 through Oct. 7 at the Players of Sarasota. 365-2494.