Snooty’s Birthday Bash

Saturday, July 19

Join everyone’s favorite manatee, Snooty, at the South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium and Parker Manatee Aquarium to celebrate his 66th birthday. Enjoy a water slide, children's games and art activities, free cookies and drinks for the kids, Snooty’s birthday card contest, and much more. The birthday party will be held in the Spanish Plaza and in front of the museum and is free from 10 am to 2 pm for all Snooty's friends, with reduced admission to the Museum, Planetarium & Aquarium all day. For more information, go to southfloridamuseum.org.

 

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Intent to Deceive

May 23- Aug. 14

Art lovers: Does the discovery of a fake make it any less of a work of art? Learn about the tangled webs forgers have woven at the thought-provoking Intent to Deceive at the Ringling Museum. This groundbreaking exhibition spotlights some of the world’s most notorious con artists, illuminating their dubious legacies and examining how their talents, charm and audacity beguiled and assaulted the art world for much of the 20th century through the present day. For tickets and information, visit ringling.org.

 

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The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Sarasota Chamber Prime Time

August 20

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Sarasota Chamber Prime Time, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Sahib Shrine Center, 600 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota. Visit sarasotachamber.org for information.

 

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A Taste of Downtown Food & Wine Festival

September 13

Menu tastings from more than 20 of your favorite downtown restaurants, plus fine wine pairings by Pangea Wine & Spirits. Proceeds benefit Sarasota Youth Opera. Tickets are $45 per person in advance/$55 per person day of event, and can be purchased at sarasotaopera.org/taste.