Your Top 5 Things to Do: Jan. 31-Feb. 6
Suit of Armor, 1500-1510, Steel, leather and fabric, Overall: 73 1/4 × 28 3/4 × 19 11/16 in. (186 × 73 × 50 cm), On loan from Museo Stibbert, Firenze
Knights exhibit at The Ringling
Feb. 3-April 21
Travel back to the age of Camelot as more than 100 rare pieces of European arms and armor from the Museo Stibbert in Florence, Italy—full suits of armor, mounted equestrian figures, helmets, swords and other weaponry—go on display at the Ringling Museum through April 21. A ViewPoint Lecture: Knights, Arms, and Armor, with the associate curator of arms and armor at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is set for Feb. 16.
Travis Tritt
Travis Tritt
Feb. 5
The Van Wezel welcomes the CMA and Grammy Award-winning country artist for his Sarasota debut.
Viviane Hagner
Image: Courtesy Sarasota Orchestra
Sarasota Orchestra Masterworks: Roundtrip to Paris
Jan. 31-Feb. 3
Viviane Hagner, who has been a soloist with many of the world’s great orchestras, performs two violin showpieces in her appearances with the Sarasota Orchestra this weekend: Vieuxtemps’ Violin Concerto No. 5 and Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. Also on the program are Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Bernstein’s Symphonic Suite from On The Waterfront.
Sarasota Contemporary Dance
Image: Sorcha Augustine
Sarasota Contemporary Dance: Dance Makers 2019
Jan. 31-Feb. 3
SCD brings works by some of today’s brightest choreographers to the stage of the Cook Theatre for four performances.
Music on Main
Image: Courtesy Lakewood Ranch
Lakewood Ranch Music on Main
Feb. 1
The Betty Fox Band brings soul and blues to this free monthly street party on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch, this month benefiting HOPE Family Services.
