Friday february 12TH

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12^TH

Quilt & Craft Sale 1087 Beneva Road Sarasota, FL 34232

Quilt & Craft Sale to benefit our Haiti Mission. Sale days: Feb 10-12, each day open from 8am-5pm and Feb 13 8am-12noon $2 donation at the door, handicap accessible

Wings of Freedom Tour - Venice Municipal Airport - 9:00 am | $6-$12

Venice Municipal Airport 120 Airport Ave E Venice, FL 34285

Each year, the Collings Foundation take their Wings of Freedom Tour through Florida with their Boeing B17 Fortress,

Consolidated B24 Liberator and two-seater North American TP51C Mustang fighter. Their North American B25 Mitchell also joined the tour at selected venues though from 2014 onwards it has not visited Florida. They fly into a number of

regional airports and at most venues you can take a walk through tour of one of the bombers for $12 for adults and $6 for children. World War II veterans get free access. You can also get some idea of what it was like to fly in these amazing

aircraft on a 30 minute air experience flight. Prices are $400 for the B25 and $450 for the B17 and B24. A minimum of six

passengers is required for each flight (four for the B25) and it is recommended you wear foam ear-plugs as inside the aircraft can be very noisy! It can also be quite draughty so a sweatshirt is also useful. For the TP51C, prices range from $2,200 to

$3,200 for a half hour or one hour flight respectively. Wings of Freedom 2016 Tour Schedule (Florida Locations) For the

2016 tour, the B17, B24 and TP51C will take part in the Florida portion of the tour

1927 Train Depot Tour - 10:00 am | Free

1927 Train Depot 303 E Venice Avenue Venice, FL 34285

Free docent-led tours of 1927 Train Depot. Displays and information about Venice history and the role of the train depot. Red caboose open Wednesday and Saturday. Statue of Gunther Gebel-Williams on the grounds. For reservations for groups of 10 or more, call 941-412-0151. 303 E. Venice Ave., Venice FL. M-W-F 10-3, Sat. 10-1. Info 941-412-0151.

Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses - 10:00 am | Free

Historical Exhibits and Education Center 701 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236

Visit and learn about famed architect Paul Rudolph and his Florida houses. Exhibit features photographs and architect models previously seen at the Sarasota School of Architecture. Exhibit runs through the end of March.

Sarasota Garden Club Annual Fashion Show, Tutta Bella! - 11:00 am | $45

Hyatt Regency Sarasota 1000 Boulevard of the Arts Sarasota, FL 34236

Sarasota Garden Club Luncheon and Fashion Show, Tutta Bella! A Day in Italy. Fashions by Dillard's UTC, Luncheon and Show. Opportunity drawings, surprise guest speaker! The SGC supports area scholarships, helps to maintain many area public gardens and supports its mission. Individual and Groups welcome!

Art Gallery Exhibition Michael Taylor - 11:00 am | Free

Alfstad& Contemporary 1419 5th Street Sarasota, FL 34236

ART GALLERY EXHIBITION Michael Taylor: Particles: Something Out of Nothing, Jan 29 Feb 26, Tues-Sat, 11-5pm,

Open to the public Acclaimed glass artist Michael Taylors exhibition kicks off the 2nd Annual Art Glass Weekend in

Sarasota. Recognized by his peers as one of the most innovative glass artists and educators today, his distinctive work in this exhibition features 10 new cold-cut pieces, along with 5 formerly displayed works, and 10 digital prints created in collaboration with Alfstad& Contemporary. His sculptural pieces distribute rays of light to create colorful plays and subtle nuances of refractions and reflections. Alfstad& Contemporary, 1419 5th Street, Sarasota, 34236.

Ah, Wilderness! - 11:00 am | Free

Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art 1288 N. Palm Avenue Sarasota, FL 34236

Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art gallery presents Ah, Wilderness!, an exhibition celebrating nature with works by landscape painter Susan Klein, painter, printmaker, photographer and naturalist Jean Blackburn and sculptor Joe Segal, February 5March 1. The gallery is at 1288 N. Palm Ave., in Sarasota. Gallery hours are Mon. Sat., 11 a.m. 5 p.m. Call for Monday hours. For more information about this exhibit, call 941-366-2454 or visit www.allyngallup.com.

7th Annual Tidewell Hospice Signature Luncheon - 11:30 am | $100-$150 The Ritz Carlton 1111 Ritz Carlton Drive Sarasota, FL 34236

The 7th Annual Signature Luncheon is Tidewell’s signature fundraising event and this year, Joan Lunden, former host of

Good Morning America, entrepreneur, and health and wellness advocate, will be the keynote speaker. The luncheon gets under way at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota. A book-signing with Joan Lunden

immediately follows the program. Sponsorship opportunities for the luncheon begin at $1,250, and also include invitations to a private VIP Meet and Greet Reception preceding the luncheon. In its six-year history, the luncheon has raised more than

$645,000 to help fund the services Tidewell provides to more than 8,000 patients annually, regardless of the ability to pay.

Sushi and Live Music - 4:30 pm | Free

Tsunami Sushi & Hibachi Grill 100 Central Ave No 1022 Sarasota, FL 34240

Come enjoy sushi that is bar none while being soothed by the sultry sounds of the live background jazz music at Tsunami Sushi and Hibachi! Every Friday night Tsunami hosts an acoustic guitar player that has forty years of experience being a professional performer. Make your Friday date night extra special by coming and enjoying our alluring atmosphere, and exceptional sushi.

Tour De SRQ - 5:00 pm | $105

Downtown Sarasota Main Street Sarasota, FL 34230

Wine, food, and dessert will be seasonal and incorporate chocolate. Each restaurant will be provide wine, specialty dish, and chocolate dessert. Art galleries will provide wine and dinner dishes or chocolate. . Tour will feature restaurants at Siesta Key,

St. Armands, & Downtown, signature sites in Sarasota and transportation aboard SRQ Trolley. Grab your friends for an exciting ride through Sarasota. Following us on facebook and twitter @tourdesrq. Purchase tickets now for Wine and

Chocolate Edition. Seating is limited to 100. Tickets are $105. Must be 21 years of age or older. www.tourdesrq.com

Sarasota Orchestra presents A Song In My Heart - 5:30 pm | $36-$48. 941-953-3434

Holley Hall In The Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center 709 N Tamiami Trail

The Valentine's week concert features Ray Charles standards such as Ain't that Love and Georgia on My Mind, as well as I

Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables, a celebration of Marvin Hamlisch favorites, La Vie en Rose, and the Overture from The Barber of Seville. Enjoy Beethoven's Violin Romance No. 2 performed by concertmaster Daniel Jordan.

Downtown Sarasota

'Shop, dine and enjoy everything downtown Sarasota has to offer. Live performances by musicians, entertainers and performing arts organizations. Featuring a different downtown neighborhood every Friday. 1st Friday: Main Street at Five

Points Park and Palm Avenue. 2nd Friday: Burns Square 3rd Friday: Towles Court 4th Friday: Rosemary District and Historic Downtown Village'

Florida Studio Theatre 1241 North Palm Ave. Sarasota, FL 34236

By Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Hopkins, and Jim Prosser. In the mid-1960s, groups such as The Beatles, The Who, and The

Rolling Stones were topping the charts. While trying to replicate the rebellious tone of American Rock N Roll, a new sound emerged. By 1964 The Beatles alone had 31 hits on the Top 100. Journey back to a time of peace, love, and everything in between with songs such as Let It Be, Satisfaction, and I’m Into Something Good. Yesterday will play in the Goldstein Cabaret from January 6 through May 1.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota 3975 Fruitville Road Sarasota, FL 34232

The Unitarian Universality Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Rd, will host internationally renowned Episcopal Bishop John

Shelby Spong, Feb 12 and 13. Recently named 'Person of the Year' by Americans United for the Separation of Church and

State, Spong is an outspoken advocate for a 'kinder, more gentle, more inclusive' form of Christianity - one that he claims is necessary for the survival of the religion. 941-371-4974. The event is open to the public. Tickets and advance reservations are required as seating is limited. Details, fee and registration information are available at: www.uucsarasota.com/spong.html

Music Compound Open House - 6:00 pm | Free

Music Compound 1747 Cattlemen road Sarasota, FL 34232

OPEN HOUSE NIGHT AT MUSIC COMPOUND FRIDAY, FEB. 12TH FROM 6-9PM LIVE PERFORMANCES BY

RISING STARS Complimentary food and drinks. Families welcome. Tours and chances to win the Music Compound

Experience RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-house-at-music-compound-tickets-20627693988

Mumbo Jumbo Band - 6:00 pm | Free

The Five O'clock Club 1930 Hillview St. Sarasota, FL 34239 Happy Hour with Mumbo Jumbo

Fox Lea Farm 800 North Auburn Road Venice, FL 34292

Grand Prix Horse Show Jumping is an Olympic Sport requiring extraordinary athleticism from both horse and rider, with jumps approaching 5 feet in height. Come join us at Fox Lea Farm Friday night for Show Jumping Under the Stars, a $25,000

Grand Prix event. Food and Beverage available for purchase, family-friendly event, admission $5 (proceeds benefit InStride

Therapy) and free parking. Go to our website for full details www.foxleafarm.com

Eddie Tobin - 6:30 pm | Free

Amore By Andrea Restaurant 555 Bay Isles Parkway, Longboat Key, FL 34228

Would you like to have a relaxing evening in a romantic and cozy ambient? Then you should join us every Wednesday and

Friday and enjoy the wonderful musician and singer Eddie Tobin. Call for reservations: (941)383-1111

Centennial Park-Venice 200 W. Venice Ave. Venice , FL 34285

Join us in Downtown Venice for our Free Friday Night Concert series at the Gazebo In Centennial Park. 7-9pm

Circus Sarasota Winter Performance - 7:00 pm | $15-$55. Seating is in the round: VIP Seating= $55, Premium= $42-47, Select= $20-37, Value= $15.

Big Top Tent

140 University Center Drive, SE of UTC Mall Sarasota, FL 34243

Under the Big Top for over 18 seasons we have presented an international, all-star lineup of circus artists with an unparalleled array of thrilling acts. The Circus Sarasota Winter Production will once again amaze audiences celebrating the unique circus heritage of our community for only two weeks! Last year’s shows all sold out, so get your tickets early! For more information, call 941-355-9805.

Historic Asolo Theater 5401 Bay Shore Rd. Sarasota, FL 34243

Kate Weares choreography reflects her fascination with what connects us as we navigate our particular period in human history. Drawing on the body’s power to speak with a clarity that transcends the spoken word, Weare decodes a language of movement that illuminates the shifting emotions that keep our relations falling in and out of balance. For her third New

Stages engagement, Weare delves deeper into her exploration of spontaneous movement with UNSTRUCK a work created in collaboration with composer Curtis Macdonald. In an intimate trio of unceasing contact and energetic exchange, an evermorphing sculpture of dance emerges wherein the dancer’s relation to their own bodies and the surrounding space is a sensual one; every gesture is alive to the environment and to all others who inhabit it.

The Players Theatre FL 838 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236

Join The Players and sing along to this iconic movie you know and love. come dressed as your favorite character and help support The Players Endowment fund.

"The Sound of Music" - Sing-A-Long "Fun"raiser - 7:30 pm | $25 The Players Theatre FL 838 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236

Join The Players and sing along to the iconic movie you know and love. Come dressed as your favorite character and help support The Players Endowment Fund.

Manatee Performing Arts Center 502 3rd Avenue West Bradenton, FL 34282

This complex rock opera tells the story of a conflicting love triangle between an American Grandmaster, a Russian

Champion, and a Hungarian-American female chess second. Engage in this captivating story while the music leads you through each players struggle to get the upper hand.

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 777 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236

The New York Times calls it the best musical of this century. The Washington Post says, It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals. Entertainment Weekly declares, Grade A: the funniest musical of all time. Jon Stewart of The Daily Show calls it a crowning achievement. So good it makes me angry. It’s THE BOOK OF MORMON, the nine-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical from the creators of South Park. Contains explicit language.

Butler - 8:00 pm | $20-$50. See site for pricing details

Florida Studio Theatre 1241 North Palm Ave. Sarasota, FL 34236

By Richard Strand. The Civil War, 1861. An escaped slave seeks sanctuary, but the laws of the land are unrelenting. With sharp wit and tongue-in- cheek humor, Butler takes us on a journey through legal loopholes to find the true meaning of

freedom. REGIONAL PREMIERE! Butler by Richard Strand plays from December 9 through February 20 in the Keating Theatre.

Florida Studio Theatre 1241 North Palm Ave. Sarasota, FL 34236

From the author of Doubt and Moonstruck comes a delightful gritty comedy set in rural Ireland. Between fading families, a bitter land feud, and familial rivalries, two misfit neighbors will have to overcome their own fears to find happiness. Full of surprising humor and poetic prose, this tender-hearted portrait reminds us that what we’re looking for is sometimes right in front of us. REGIONAL PREMIERE!

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - 8:00 pm | $22-$36. Adult: $36.00 | Student/Active Military*: $22.00 *with valid ID

Westcoast Black Theatre 1646 10th Way Sarasota, FL 34236

Its 1927 in Chicago, and the fiery Blues legend Gertrude Ma Rainey is ready to record her signature songs. Inside the cramped studio, she squares off against a battling quartet of musicians and a tight-fisted, white producer. This gripping play with music highlights a time in American history when even the most renowned black singer of her day had to fight against

racism for the respect she deserved. In Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the Jazz Age is in full swing and it’s a moment as full of possibility as it is risk for those striving to achieve the American side of being African American.

Asolo Repertory Theatre5555 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243

There’s only one person with a worse temperament, bigger ego and more flamboyant sense of self-importance than opera diva Raquel and that’s her husband, the Italian maestro Vito De Angelis. When Raquel discovers that Vito has become enamored with a young lady hired to ghostwrite his largely fictional autobiography, she retaliates by hiring her own handsome young scribe to chronicle her life as an opera star. Sparks fly, silverware is thrown and romance blossoms in the most unexpected ways in this glamorous romp through the world of music, marriage and celebrity. With a highly anticipated Broadway run starting this April starring Renee Fleming, Asolo Rep is thrilled to receive the rights to present the regional premiere of this sparkling new comedy.

Sweeney Todd - 8:00 pm | $13-$29. $29 Adult | $15 College | $13 Child

Venice Theatre 140 W Tampa Ave Venice, FL 34285

Venice Theatre's next Stage II production is Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's musical thriller Sweeney Todd, the

Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The production is generously sponsored by Eric Styren. Sweeney Todd is an eight-time Tony winner that tells the story of a barber who was unjustly imprisoned for decades. He returns to England bent on revenge - a

revenge that turns murderous - leading his accomplice, Mrs. Lovett, to bake his victims into 'the worst pies in London.'

Jah Movement Reggae Band - 9:30 pm | $5

Five O' Clock Club 1930 Hillview St Sarasota, FL 34239

Reggae music with a touch of R & B and Soul. www.facebook.com/pages/Jah-Movement-Reggae-Band/1422762028029428

Glittering Grandeur: Spectacles Under the Big Top - All Day | $5-$25. $25.00 Adults; $23.00 Seniors; $5.00 Child and Students with ID

The Ringling 5401 Bay Shore Road Sarasota, FL 34243

While the classic circus performance is a rich spectacle in itself, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries show owners including P.T. Barnum and the Ringling’s recognized that they had the ability to increase attendance by including a different kind of spectacle in their traveling shows. Circuses would frequently open with a large scale theatrical performance that included hundreds of performers engaged in scenes of battle and festivals of dance and song. These spec displays were created on such a grand scale that they frequently rated several different poster designs each season. See the illustrated extravagance of the spec in print.

Samurai: The Way of the Warrior - All Day | $0-$25. Free with admission. Pricing: http://www.ringling.org/hoursadmissions

The Ringling 5401 Bay Shore Road Sarasota, FL 34243

Drawing from the rich and varied Japanese collection of the Stibbert Museum in Florence Italy, this evocative exhibition features some 70 exquisite objects related to the legendary Samurai warriors - full suits of armor, helmets, swords, sword-

hilts, and saddles, as well as exquisite objects intended for more personal use such as lacquered writing boxes, incense trays

and foldable chairs that all characterize the period in which Japan was ruled by the Samurai military class. This Exhibition is organized by Contemporanea Progetti, Florence, Italy in collaboration with the Museo Stibbert.

Ink, Silk and Gold - All Day | $0-$25. Free with admission. Pricing here: http://www.ringling.org/hours-admissions

The Ringling 5401 Bay Shore Road Sarasota, FL 34243

Ink, Silk and Gold: Islamic Art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, features approximately one hundred great works of Islamic art from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Never before presented in a dedicated exhibition, this collection covers virtually all aspects of Islamic art in almost all media, ranging from the eighth to the twenty-first century and from Spain to Indonesia. Through silver inlaid metalwork, Quran pages inscribed with gold, brocaded velvets, luster-

painted ceramics and more, it offers a window into many different facets of the dynamic and complex artistic traditions of the

Islamic world. More than 130 years after the MFA began collecting Islamic art, the objects presented in Ink, Silk and Gold are being comprehensively studied, restored and presented to the public for the first time. The exhibition, which is

accompanied by a catalogue, is arranged chronologically and regionally to introduce viewers to the rich world of Islamic art.

Within this framework the exhibition emphasizes the material aspects of the objects, proceeding from the notion that meaning in Islamic art is rooted in the substance of an object its color, shape and texture. Drawing upon the results of state-of-the-art scientific analyses and conservation treatments currently in progress at the MFA, the exhibition encourages visitors to explore the unique and expressive material presence of Islamic art.

Happy Valentine's Day from 5Petal!! - All Day | $199

Five Petal Holistic Healing Center 830 Central Ave Sarasota, FL 34236

Love is in the air!!! 5Petal Holistic Healing Center invites you and your special someone to celebrate Valentine's Day with us. Book a couple's massage side by side in a romantically misted room diffused with essential oils. 5Petal Valentine’s Day

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