wcw DEC 2021

out and about continued
Nutcracker Suite, Corelli’s Christmas
Concerto, and more.
In January they have Harmumi
Hanafusa, piano (January 9); The
Hanafusa Sisters Piano Duo (January
10): Japanese pianist Harumi Hanafusa
has been a major star of Japan’s
classical music scene for more than 40
years. She also performs with her sister
Mami Hanafusa as the Hanafusa Sisters
Piano Duo.
In a pianistic ‘double header,’ Harumi
Hanafusa plays a solo recital on Saturday
evening, followed by a duo piano
performance with her sister Mami on
Sunday afternoon. Saturday, January
8, 2022, 7 pm (Harumi Hanafusa)
Sunday, January 9, 2022, 3 pm (The
Hanafusa Sisters Piano Duo). Held at
Historic Asolo Theater.
For more information, visit www.
ArtistSeriesConcerts.org.
Venice Symphony
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Venice Symphony has “A Holly
Jolly Holiday” on December 17-18.
A time-honored tradition with a twist
featuring classic carols and Chanukah
music, beloved standards Sleigh
Ride and White Christmas, music
from The Nutcracker and holiday film
favorites. Sarasota’s Key Chorale, the
area’s premier symphonic chorus, is
scheduled to return to our stage for
Handel’s majestic “Hallelujah Chorus”
and a traditional sing-a-long.
Under the Big Top: A Tribute to
the Circus is on January 14-15, 2022.
Celebrate our community’s ties to
the circus with this concert accompanied
by video and images from the
Ringling Circus Museum. Selections
include the Overture from Gypsy,
music from The Lion King and Swan
Lake, The Can-Can and much more.
Guest soloist Coya Bailey Jones will
perform “Never Enough” from The
Greatest Showman.
Location: Venice Performing Arts
Center, 1 Indian Ave, Venice. Tickets:
https://www.thevenicesymphony.org/
Events at
Bookstore1 Sarasota
Virtual Book Clubs:
• December 7 at 11 a.m. The Mysteries
to Die For Book Club led
by Elsie Souza. This month we are
discussing State of Terror by Hillary
Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny.
State of Terror is a unique and utterly
compelling international thriller
cowritten by Hillary Rodham Clinton
and author Louise Penny.
A fee of $37 is required for participation.
This includes a copy
of State of Terror to be picked up at
Bookstore1 and the Zoom book club
meeting. Ticket purchase required
for Zoom link.
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• December 8 at 2 p.m. The Poetry
Zoom Book Club led by Doug
Knowlton. The Poetry Book Club is
discussing works of local published
poets. This month’s selection is S.
M. Kozubek’s On the Water: Haiku,
Tanka and Haibun. Over 60 new
short-verse poems on nature and the
human condition based on traditional
forms in China and Japan before
the year 1000.
S. M. Kozubek has published over
150 haiku, tanka, and haibun in
many anthologies and was awarded
second prize in the International
Section of the
2018 Mainichi
(Japan) Haiku
Contest. A
fee of $13 is
required for
participation.
This includes
a copy of On
the Water to be
picked up at
Bookstore1 and
the Zoom book
club meeting.
Ticket purchase
required for
Zoom link.
More event info
at https://www.
sarasotabooks.
com/bookclubs
or 941-
365-7900.
Key Chorale
A Holly Jolly Holiday will be offered
at Venice Performing Arts Center,
1 Indian Ave., Building 5, Venice.
Key Chorale joins Music Director Troy
Quinn and The Venice Symphony for
“A Holly Jolly Holiday.” Classic carols
such as O Come All Ye Faithful and O
Holy Night, beloved standards Sleigh
Ride and White Christmas, and music
from The Nutcracker are just a few of
the highlights on December 17, 3:30-
5p.m. and December 18 @ 7:30- 9
p.m. https://keychorale.org/.
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Sarasota Orchestra
Sarasota Orchestra continues
outdoor concert series, “On the Road
with SO: Parks and Partners.” Small
ensembles will perform free concerts
outdoors at local parks inSarasota and
Manatee counties.
Capacity at the outdoor venues is
limited. Admission is free at all locations,
but attendees are required
to register for each performance to
reserve a space. Registration will
open one month prior to each concert.
Registration links and additional information
about the Parks & Partners
series, venues, and parking are available
at https://www.sarasotaorchestra.org/concerts/parks-and-partners.
This is a partial list.
Concert Schedule:
• Sarasota Brass Quintet on Sunday,
December 19 at 2:30 pm at Nathan
Benderson Park Pavilion
• Sarasota Wind Quintet – Children’s
Performance on Sunday, January 23,
2022 at 2:30 pm at Nathan Benderson
in the Park Playground
• Sarasota Brass Quintet on Sunday,
January 30, 2022 at 2:30 pm at The
Bay Park’s Civic Green, north of the
Sarasota Municipal Auditorium
For further information, visit www.
SarasotaOrchestra.org
Masterworks:
• American Voices – December 10,
11, 12 with Teddy Abrams, conductor
and Conrad Tao, piano. Program
includes: Teddy Abrams – Overture
in Sonata Form; Beethoven – Piano
Concerto No. 1; Ellen Reid – Petrichor
Copland – Appalachian Spring (full
orchestra version).
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Discovery Series:
• Winter Dreams on December 22
Sameer Patel, conductor with Geneva
At Boca Raton Museum: Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru on view
through March 6, 2022. https://bocamuseum.org/
Lewis, violin performing Debussy – Petite
Suite; Respighi – “Adoration of the
Magi” from Trittico Botticelliano; Massenet
– “Méditation” from Thaïs; Vivaldi
– Winter from The Four Seasons and
Mozart – Symphony No. 31 (Paris)
The Great Escapes 2:
• Holiday Lights is on December 1-5
at Holley Hall with William Waldrop,
conductor. Take time to savor the holidays
as Broadway conductor William
Waldrop serves a program of seasonal
favorites, including “Feliz Navidad,”
Festive Sounds of Hanukkah, and
Christmas at the Movies.
Chamber Soirée:
• Sarasota String Quartet is on December
19. Program includes “The
Gods of Greece” by Friedrich Schiller;
Mozart – String Quartet No. 14, K. 387;
Caroline Shaw – Plan & Elevation;
Schubert – String Quartet No. 13 in A
minor (Rosamunde); Mendelssohn
Octet | January 23; “The Beautiful
Night” by Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe; Schubert – Nocturne (for trio)
and Mendelssohn – Octet.
Tickets: www.SarasotaOrchestra.org
At The Ringling
Prints, Ceramics, and Glass from
Japan runs to January 16, 2022. Located
in the Pavilion Gallery, Ting
Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Center for
Asian Art, this double-bill exhibition
features modern and contemporary
works on paper, glass, and ceramic
sculpture from The Ringling and private
collections.
Since the first piece of clay was
baked in a fire over 12,000 years ago,
pottery has become one of the pinnacles
of Japan’s artistic achievements.
Over its long history, Japanese pottery
has drawn stylistic and technical
know-how from its neighbors, especially
China and Korea. The artists
represented here, working between
the mid-20th century and the present,
demonstrate different approaches to
the legacy of the past and the ever-expanding
possibilities of this medium.
The John and Mable Ringling
Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd.,
Sarasota. Info: www.ringling.org.
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Theatre
Asolo Rep has HAIR, November
20–January 1, 2022. HAIR is a joyous
rebellion proudly reclaims love as the
heart of what it means to be American.
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Packed with
music that
is beautiful,
irreverent and
deeply evocative,
the quirky,
all inclusive
vibe doesn’t
shy away from
poignant social
commentary.
This iconic musical
and Grammy
Award winning
score, get
an exuberant
and resonant
retelling in the
hands of Broadway
and Asolo
Rep favorite,
Josh Rhodes.
Numbers
include “The
Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In),”
“Aquarius,” “Good Morning Starshine”
and “Hair.” Tickets: asolorep.org or call
the Box Office at 941-351-8000.
At Urbanite Theatre: At The Wake
Of A Dead Drag Queen by Terry Guest
runs to December 5. In rural Georgia,
drag star Courtney Berringers (given
name: Anthony Knighton) would like
to welcome you to her wake. She has
recently died from complications due
to AIDS, you see. But make no mistake,
this isn’t your grandma’s funeral. There
will be no black frocks, no perfumed
flowers, and definitely no crying.
Location: 1487 2nd Street, Sarasota.
Tickets: (941) 321-1397 or visit https://
www.urbanitetheatre.com/season.
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At Florida Studio Theatre:
• Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story begins
November 3. Experience the true
story of Buddy Holly’s meteoric rise to
fame, from “That’ll Be the Day” hitting
the airwaves in 1957 to “The Day The
Music Died” two years later. With over
20 of Holly’s greatest hits brought to
life by performers playing their own
instruments, Buddy celebrates the
legend who changed the face of Rock
& Roll forever. Featuring Holly’s “Peggy
Sue,” “Everyday,” and “Oh Boy,”
plus Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba” and
The Big Bopper’s “Chantilly Lace.”
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• America in One Room By Jason Odell
Williams begins December 8. When
eight strangers receive an invitation
to the America in One Room convention,
nobody knows what will happen.
However, as each attendee files into
the aptly-titled Liberty Room, their
insecurities, strengths, and beliefs are
soon on full display. As everyone is
convinced they are right – sparks fly,
tempers flare, and humor abounds.
Can these eight people find a way to
bridge the divide?
• FST Improv has these performances:
• Treble in Paradise - Every Saturday
from December 4-18 in FST’s
Bowne’s Lab.
• Resolution Rewind - Thursday, December
30 and Friday, December 31
in FST’s Bowne’s Lab
Tickets on sale at FloridaStudioTheatre.org
or by calling the Box Office at
(941) 366-9000.
At Venice Theatre:
• Assisted Living the Musical runs to
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December 19. The comedy team of
Compton and Bennett are off their
walkers again in this hysterical sequel
to the runaway hit about the nursing
home and beyond. Christmas,
Hanukkah, and retirement will never
be the same.
Tickets: https://venicetheatre.org/
Located at 140 Tampa Ave., Venice.
Manatee Performing Arts Center
has Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
Cinderella opening on December 2.
Cinderella is the timeless enchantment
of a magical fairy tale is reborn with
the hallmarks of originality, charm and
elegance. Originally presented on television
in 1957 starring Julie Andrews,
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
was the most widely viewed program
in the history of the medium. Its recreation
in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren
was no less successful in transporting
a new generation to the miraculous
kingdom of dreams-come-true, and so
was a second remake in 1997, which
starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney
Houston as her Fairy Godmother.
Manatee Performing Arts Center,
502 Third Avenue West, Bradenton.
Ticket/Box Office: 941-748-5875.
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The Players Centre for Performing
Arts has The Marvelous Wonderettes
running Dec. 8-11, 14-18 at 7:30pm
and Dec. 12, 18-19 at 2pm.
This smash Off-Broadway hit takes
you to the 1958 Springfield High School
prom, where we meet Betty Jean, Cindy
Lou, Missy and Suzy: four girls with
hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline
skirts! As we learn about their lives
and loves, the girls serenade us with
classic ‘50s hits including “Lollipop,”
“Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,” and
“Lipstick on Your Collar.” In Act II, the
Wonderettes reunite to take the stage
and perform at their ten-year reunion.
www.theplayers.org.
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The Circus
Sailor Circus presents LET IT
SNOW on Sunday, Dec 26 - Thursday,
Dec 30; Time: Sunday 1 & 6 pm;
Monday – Thursday 7 pm at Sailor
Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia Vista St.,
Sarasota. America’s longest running
youth circus presents amazingly talented
student performers in this highly
anticipated annual holiday show.
https://circusarts.org/programs/sailor-circus-academy/
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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. http://
www.sarasotafarmersmarket.org/
(941) 225-9256.
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Venice Farmers Market has more
than 40 vendors on Saturdays, many
based during the week in Venice,
Englewood and other areas of Sarasota
County. Held at Venice City Hall,
401 W. Venice Avenue, Venice. Call
(941) 445-9209 or visit https://www.
thevenicefarmersmarket.org/site/
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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.
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