What to Do in Sarasota This Weekend: March 5-11
The Manhattan Transfer, headlining the 40th annual Sarasota Jazz Festival.
Image: John Abbott
40th Sarasota Jazz Festival Kicks Off
March 8-14
A free Jazz in the Park concert with three bands at Phillippi Estate Park Sunday afternoon kicks off the 40th annual Sarasota Jazz Festival—seven days of nonstop musical joy, including a trolley pub crawl Wednesday evening, a screening of a jazz-related documentary, and a full day of music by eight bands on four stages, as well as The Manhattan Transfer headlining mainstage concerts at the Municipal Auditorium next weekend. Check it all out here.
Josh Groban
March 9
The sexy superstar returns to the Van Wezel with some of the hits that have sold 35 million records worldwide.
Sarasota Orchestra Pops: "My Favorite Things"
March 6-7
Bright young Broadway actress Maria Wirries (she’s been touring in the national tour of Dear Evan Hansen) got her singing start in Sarasota, and she returns home this weekend to headlin the next Sarasota Orchestra pops concerts. Andrew Lane conducts the orchestra in songs from The Sound of Music, Mamma Mia!, Funny Girl and more. Three performances at the Van Wezel.
GuitarSarasota Presents Irina Kulikova
March 7
Next up in GuitarSarasota’s international concert season is this acclaimed Russian classical guitarist, who has performed at leading festivals around the world.
Sarasota Opera Presents La Wally
March 7
A rare chance to experience Alfredo Catalani’s tragic masterpiece about a young girl in the Alps and her unrequited love; it’s the first time the opera is being produced in the U.S. in more than 30 years. Additional performances March 10, 12, 15, 18 and 22.
Light My Fire
Thru June 14
Are you California dreaming? Don’t you want somebody to love? Okay, you get the idea, as Florida Studio presents this all-new music revue that celebrates the music of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Thru June 14 in FST’s Court Cabaret.
