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p.m. Stone Hall at the Manatee Performing
Arts Center is located at 502
Third Avenue West, Bradenton.
The outdoor cinema dates are Saturday,
February 13 at 6:30 p.m. and
Sunday, February 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Outdoor Cinema is across from the
Manatee Performing Arts Center at
401 7th Street West Bradenton.
Tickets can be purchased at Manatee
Performing Arts Center by phone
(941) 748-5875 or at www.ManateePerformingArtsCenter.com.
Key Chorale
Key Chorale has “Bach” Together
Again, Bach & Vivald to February 21.
It seems fitting that the greatest composer
of all-time, Johann Sebastian
Bach would be selected to bring us
back together. The Key Chorale Chamber
Singers combine with orchestra for
two of the most festive Baroque works:
Bach’s Magnificat and Vivaldi’s Gloria.
Trumpet, timpani and jubilant choral
writing is ever present in Bach’s Magnificat,
his first large-scale work
composed for the churches in Leipzig.
Vivaldi’s spiritual magnificence and
Italian mastery make his Gloria his
greatest choral masterpiece.
Join them 30 minutes before the
concert for “Behind the Music” with
Joseph Caulkins to learn more about
the music you will hear during the
concert. Online streaming concert will
be available until February 21. Repertoire:
Magnificat – Johann S. Bach and
Gloria – Antonio Vivaldi. Info: https://
keychorale.org.
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Ballet and Dance:
The Sarasota Ballet has specially
filmed performances that ticket
buyers can stream from their homes.
These digital experiences will replace
in-theater performances for the first
three programs of the 30th Anniversary
Season. The priority of The Sarasota
Ballet is to safeguard audience
members, dancers, and staff from the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Program 4 sees a return to the
FSU Center for the Performing Arts,
opening February 26, with the return
of Peter Darrell’s Othello, Will Tuckett’s
Changing Light, and a yet to be
announced third work.
Peter Darrell’s beloved adaptation
of the famed Shakespeare classic, Othello,
returns to the Sarasota stage for
the first time in almost a decade. Condensed
to a one-act ballet, Darrell’s
Othello exemplifies the choreographer’s
notable ability to shape an
intricate narrative through dance
motion. Set to the first movement of
Franz Liszt’s “Faust Symphony”, Othello
maintains the dramatic depths of the
source material through deep characterization
and stunning choreography.
To close this first program of 2021,
Will Tuckett’s iridescent Changing
Light, commissioned in 2013 for The
Sarasota Ballet by Director Iain Webb,
illuminates the stage once more.
Paired with sparkling original music
by Jeremy Holland-Smith, Changing
Light sets dancers clad in shades of
orange and blue swirling around one
another, suggesting the warmth and
luminescence of the Sarasota sunset.
More info at https://www.sarasotaballet.org/fall-digital-season.
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Farmer’s Markets
The Sarasota Farmers Market is
open on Saturdays with normal hours
of 7 am-1 pm, rain or shine. Vendors
are spread out 10-15 feet apart from
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one another to make more room to
socially distance yourself as you shop.
They’ve spread the vendors onto State
and First Streets, as well as on to
Lemon. Be sure to also support those
vendors that are on State and First
Streets during your trip to the market.
Signage and arrows on the ground will
direct the foot traffic flow. Masks are
mandatory. The city of Sarasota has
partnered with The Market to give
away free masks while supplies last.
Venice Farmers Market winter
hours: Saturdays 8am to 1pm,
through March. The Venice Farmers
Market is located at Venice City Hall,
401 W. Venice Avenue.
Face coverings will be required for
those visiting the Market. If customers
do not have a face covering, cloth
masks will be provided for them by the
Market, while supplies last. All staff
and vendors wear masks and gloves
and sanitizing stations are available.
Vendors are offering produce,
baked goods, wild-caught seafood,
Florida-grown mushrooms, boutique
cheeses, locally roasted coffee, kettle
corn, hand crafted soap, essential oils,
nursery plants and fresh cut flowers.
In addition, local artists will be at the
market offering award-winning photography,
unique clay art and jewelry,
hand-designed clothing for children
and adults, and much more.
During the construction of the new
Fire Station 1 and expansion of Venice
City Hall, the Farmers Market has
relocated out of the parking lot but is
still operating at City Hall. The Market
will set up on W. Venice Avenue between
Harbor Drive and Avenue des
Parques, located between City Hall
and the Hecksher Park tennis courts.
For information, go to www.thevenicefarmersmarket.org.
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The Newtown Farmer’s Market is
open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every
Friday and Saturday. The market is
located at Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Park, at the corner of Cocoanut
Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Way. Vendors and shoppers are
expected to follow Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention safety guidelines
and wear a mask.
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Bradenton Farmer’s Market offers
fresh produce, local art, music, demos
by local chefs, and family activities.
Parking is free on weekends, and dogs
on leashes are welcome. Held every
Saturday through May, from 9am –
2pm, on Old Main Street in downtown
Bradenton, 400 12th St. W. Bradenton.
Old Main Street is a tree-lined retail
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Sarasota Orchestra has its outdoor concert series, On the Road with SO: Parks & Partners performing outdoor concerts
for the community. The concerts of chamber music showcases musicians of the Orchestra in public park and partner
venues across Sarasota and Manatee counties.
district of cafes and restaurants running
three blocks north from Manatee
Avenue to the Manatee River, where it
meets the Bradenton Riverwalk.
The Riverwalk is a 1.5-mile park
that features day docks, an amphitheater,
performance areas and pavilion,
a skateboard park, an interactive
splash pad, and much more. There
are over 35 vendors who offer locally-grown
fruits, vegetables, plants,
organic products, fresh seafood,
prepared foods, as well as the work of
local artists and craftspeople.
Every third Saturday, Mainly
Art hosts dozens of local artists and
craftspeople displaying and selling
their creations. Art, crafts, live music,
and food are available from 9am to
2pm on Fourth Avenue West, perpendicular
to the Bradenton Farmers’
Market on Main Street.
Why wait for Saturday? The Phillippi
Farmhouse Market is Sarasota’s
mid-week farmers market. The Farmhouse
Market is open from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. every Wednesday, October
through April, at Phillippi Estate Park,
5500 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.
Over 50 vendors offer produce and
plants from local growers and producers,
as well as prepared foods, specialty
and sustainable items, and Florida
agriculturally-related products. Fruit
and produce vendors at the Phillippi
Farmhouse Market are required to be
growers to support the market’s mission
of promoting local agriculture.
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Lakewood Ranch Farmers’ Market
offers fresh produce and other treats.
The market is open 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
every Sunday through April, and it
sets up in the parking lot of Lakewood
Ranch Medical Center, 8330 Lakewood
Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. You’ll
find vendors selling fruits, vegetables,
herbs, eggs, seafood, desserts, breads,
honey and a ton more.
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At The Van Wezel
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Here’s what on at the Van Wezel:
The Broadway, Classical and Dance
shows are moving to a future season,
with many Subscriber Specials
moving as well. The Hall is arranging
new dates for the subscription shows
listed below. These dates are subject
to change while new tour routes are
sorted and shows are rebooked across
the nation. Patrons will be contacted
directly with final confirmation when
dates are finalized.
Many Variety shows still remain as
scheduled, and the Van Wezel will continue
to announce additional virtual
and in-person programming as it becomes
available. A full listing of shows
on sale now is available at https://
www.vanwezel.org/boxoffice/.
BROADWAY SERIES:
• Come From Away— New dates:
11/23/21–11/28/21
• Chicago: The Musical— New
dates: Tentatively projected for
February 2022
• Jesus Christ Superstar— New
dates: TBD
• An Officer and a Gentleman—
Original dates: 1/5/21–1/6/21. New
dates: Tentatively projected for
4/6/22–4/7/22
• Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory—Original date:
1/17/21. New date: TBD
• Summer: The Donna Summer
Musical—Original dates: 2/9/21–
2/10/21. New dates: Tentatively
1/11/22–1/12/22
• Jersey Boys—Original dates:
2/26/21–2/28/21. New dates: Tentatively
projected for 1/25/22–1/26/22
• Anastasia—Original dates:
3/23/21–3/28/21. New dates: Tentatively
projected for 3/18/22–3/20/22
• South Pacific—Original dates:
3/29/21–3/30/21. New dates: Tentatively
projected for April 2022
• Blue Man Group—Scheduled
dates: 4/12/21–4/13/21. New dates:
Tentatively projected for 2/1/22–
2/2/22
• Riverdance: 25th Anniversary
Tour—Original dates: 4/23/21–
4/25/21. New dates: TBD
• Fiddler on the Roof—Original
dates: 4/27/21–4/29/21. New dates:
Tentatively projected for April 2022
CLASSICAL SERIES:
• Salute to Vienna—Original date:
1/4/21. New date: 1/3/22
• Renée Fleming—Original date:
1/13/21. New date: 1/5/22
• Israel Symphony Orchestra—
Original date: 1/19/21. New date:
None, canceled
• Itzhak Perlman in Recital—Original
date: 3/8/21. New date: Tentatively
March 8, 2022
• Lang Lang—Original date: 3/11/21.
New date: TBD for 2023 season
DANCE SERIES:
• Tango Fire—Original date:
1/27/21. New date: 1/24/22
• Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater—Original dates: 2/16/21–
2/17/21. New dates: TBD
• Russian National Ballet: Swan
Lake—Original date: 3/22/21. New
date: TBD
SUBSCRIBER SPECIALS:
• Kathleen Turner: Finding My
Voice—Original date: 1/20/21.
New date: None at this time
• The Choir of Man—Scheduled
date: 1/28/21. New date: 1/30/22
• Neil Berg’s 112 Years of Broadway—Original
date: 2/2/21. New
date: 3/9/22
• The Simon & Garfunkel Story—
Original date: 2/12/21. New date:
2/12/22
• STOMP—performances on
March 7, 2021 have been rescheduled
to December 5, 2021.
A full listing of rescheduled and canceled
performances can be found at
www.VanWezel.org and is updated
regularly as changes are confirmed.
The Van Wezel’s box office can be
reached at (941) 263-6799.
Get tickets and updates for these
future shows at the Van Wezel:
• Jay Leno – performance on February
14, 2021 has been rescheduled to
January 15, 2022
• A Tribute to Aretha Franklin: The
Queen of Soul on February 18, 2021
has been rescheduled to February
9, 2022.
• PROUD Tina: The Ultimate Tribute
to Tina Turner – March 9, 2021
• America – March 10, 2021. Rescheduled
to November 21, 2021.
• An Evening with Chris Botti
– March 14, 2021 has been
rescheduled to March 17, 2022.
• Engelbert Humperdinck: Reflections
Tour – March 18, 2021. Rescheduled
to February 28, 2022.
• South Pacific – March 29-30, 2021
• Kenny G – March 31, 2021
• Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock and
Roll Part IV – April 1, 2021
• Terry Fator: It Starts Tonight –
April 2, 2021 has been rescheduled
to April 10, 2022.
• Mansion of Dreams starring Illusionist
Rick Thomas – April 8, 2021
• Johnny Mathis 65 Years of
Romance – April 14, 2021
• Sweet Caroline – April 21, 2021
• RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles –
May 9, 2021
• One Night of Queen performed by
Gary Mullen and the Works – May
15, 2021
• Maks & Val LIVE: Motion Pictures
Tour featuring special guests Jenna
Johnson and Peta Murgatroyd – July
25, 2021
• An Evening with Bruce Hornsby –
November 11, 2021
• Celtic Thunder: Ireland – November
17, 2021
• Come From Away – November 23-
28, 2021
• The Temptations and the Four
Tops – December 2, 2021
• Sarah Brightman – December 14, 2021
Tickets: www.VanWezel.org, or call
the box office at 941-263-6799.
Art Around the
State - many of
these exhibits
are online/virtual
At Tampa Museum of Art:
Sketches and Sculptures: A Study of
C. Paul Jennewein. On view through
February 28, 2021. Active throughout
the early to mid-20th century, sculptor
Jennewein created works that ranged
from intimate small-scale bronze
sculptures to major architectural projects.
His creations reveal the inspiration
of the ancient world while also engaging
with the new sculptural styles
of his time, merging Art Deco with the
neo-classical tradition. In 1978, the
Tampa Bay art Center, predecessor of
the Tampa Museum of Art, received a
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