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Friday, June 4, 2010
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Sarasota arts scene active in summer
Sizzling summer, from page 3
Aug 4, 2010, at 7:30 pm
Everybody needs a laugh! Each show is hysterically
different and will chase the blues away.
Every Girl Wants to be Annie
August 12-15, 2010
It’s the premier presentation of an original play from
the winner of the 2009 annual playwriting competition.
Each summer, the region’s most talented playwrights
compete for the rare and wonderful opportunity to have
their work produced on stage before a live audience.
For ticket information call the Players Box Office at
941-365-2494.
org or call 941-953-3434
The Van Wezel
For the best mix in music add one part bandstand, one
part sunset and one part shimmering Sarasota Bay and
what do you get? FridayFest is an ideal way to unwind
after a busy week and usher in another great weekend
in Paradise.
FridayFest will take place the fourth Friday of each
month. The first band performing will be Yesterdayze
on June 25 beginning at 5 p.m. A sixties tribute band,
Yesterdayze, will play everything from The Beatles to
Jimmy Hendrix, from Elvis to Dionne Warwick. The
band’s musicians live and breathe the sound of the 60’s
and invite their audience to join them in their journey
to the past. Not only does Yesterdayze bring a blast from
the past in their sound, but the musicians dress the part,
recreating the entire 60’s experience.
On July 23,The Black Swamp Gypsies will bring everyone to their feet dancing a little bit of country.There are
six full-time members of the band and they will be sure
that everyone can relate to them through their music
they play. They play all the songs that everyone knows
and loves such as “This Time Tomorrow,”“Help Me Make
It Through the Night,” and “Is There.”They just play great
music; their energy is contagious!
The Big- Z Band is center stage on August 27. Big- Z
plays a variety of popular titles and chart-topping hits
with their own distinctive flair. Enjoy the electrifying
showmanship of talented musicians while reminiscing
to all of your favorite songs from Barry White to Luther
Vandross. They are a resident band at the Ritz Carlton in
the Ca d’Zan Room on Thursday and Friday nights. This
Soul and Motown band will have you swaying and dancing throughout the night.
The last concert will be on Friday, September 24, when
Big Night Out wows the crowd with a blend of Latin and
Caribbean dance music. An explosive horn section and a
pulsing conga add to the bouncing rhythm section and
passionate Bi-lingual female vocals. Big Night Out will
have everyone out of their chairs and dancing.
Guests are invited to bring blankets or lawn chairs.
Local vendors offer food and beverages. Outside food
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The Asolo
Robert Levin, Sarasota Music Festival Artistic Director. LBK Special
and drink is prohibited; coolers and weapons of any
kind are prohibited as well.
FridayFest takes place rain or shine. In the event of
inclement weather, the Festival will move indoors to the
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
Players Theatre
This summer the Players has a variety combined a
variety of musicals, comedies, improv, and playwright
competitions to enthrall theatergoers this summer.
Here are some highlights from their summer schedule:
Pete’s Repair Shop by Jeffery Kin
June 17-20, 2010
This captivating, toe-tapping musical is loosely based
on local Sarasota history. Set in mythical Tuscalooga, the
show utilizes down home country and bluegrass music
to tell its timeless tale of family and fortune.
Lazy Fairy Improv Troupe
July 7, 2010, at 7:30 pm
Everybody needs a laugh! Each show is different and
will chase the blues away.
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan
Ball
July 15-18, 2010
The Emmy, Oscar and Golden Globe award-winner
Alan Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under, True Blood)
brings us a crisp wedding reception comedy set in
Tennessee about the five identically clad bridesmaids.
The Plays The Thing 2010 Competition
July 26 - 31, 2010, at 7:30 pm
Each night audiences will witness the birth of a
brand new play as regional playwrights compete for the
opportunity to have their play produced the following
year on The Players main stage.
Lazy Fairy Improv Troupe
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HAIRSTYLES BY TINA
Stylist Leah (Angel) Puckett-Skwierz
• COLOR
• CUT
• FROSTING
• CAP & FOILS
• PERMS
• ROLLER SETS
• BLOW DRYS
• FACIAL WAXING
MANICURES
PEDICURES
by Jerry Carter
There is a Hot Flash coming to Asolo Rep starting
Friday, June 4, 2010. Menopause The Musical comes to
Sarasota. It’s time to kick-up those high heels. Back by
popular demand the international hit show Menopause
The Musical. Menopause The Musical launched a movement that has superseded entertainment and become
a must-see event. It is estimated that nearly 11 million
women have attended a performance
since the 2001 opening in Orlando, Florida. Inspired
by a hot flash and a bottle of wine, writer and producer Jeanie Linders created the show as a celebration
of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of,
or have survived “The Change.” “Most women know
intuitively that every other woman is experiencing hot
flashes or night sweats, “says Linders. “There is always
a close friend or two who can sympathize or identify
with her, but when they are sitting in a theatre with
hundreds of other women, all laughing and shouting‚
‘That’s me! That’s me on stage!’ they know what they
are experiencing is normal. They aren’t alone…or crazy.
It becomes a sisterhood.” Since its first performance, the
show has evolved as a grassroots movement of women
who deal with life after 40 and all the challenges that
result from the mental, physical, and spiritual freedom
of being a woman.
Tickets are on sale now. To ensure availability, early
purchase is recommended. Purchase by phone: 941-3518000, 800-361-8388 or online at www.asolo.org.
Asolo’s student summer sessions offer future thesbians a look at what theater has to offer. Through
the Asolo’s Books Ailive! Exploring Literature Through
Theatre and the Acting and Playbuilding series. Books
Alive! Exploring Literature through theatre.
Investigate popular children’s books through theatre
games and exercises to gain a deeper understanding of
the themes, characters and plot. Students will also practice ensemble building, self-confidence skills and artistic
expression. $200
Session 1, grades 3 to 5, June 14 to 18,
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Acting and Playbuilding
Passionate theatre artists study acting, voice and
movement, focusing on the creation of truthful acting
moments. This session culminates in a performance, in
which students create an original theatre piece based on
their own improvisations and writing. $200
Session 1
Grades 6 to 8, June 21 to 25, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Session
2, Grades 9 to 12, June 28 to July 2, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. All summer programs culminate in an informal
performance on the last day of the session. Programs are
held at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N.
Tamiami Trail. Download a registration form or call 941351-9010 ext. 3306.
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