Arts events for Sarasota-Manatee: Feb. 4-10
Our weekly guide to the visual and performing arts in the Sarasota-Manatee area.
Tony nominee returns to Asolo Rep
Asolo Repertory Theatre is welcoming back audiences for a weekend of outdoor concerts by two-time Tony nominee Laura Osnes, who made her Sarasota debut in the pre-Broadway run of “Bonnie & Clyde” in 2010. She also starred on Broadway in “Grease,” “Cinderella,” “South Pacific” and “Bandstand.” Osnes, who was seen in the recent Hallmark Channel movie “A Royal Holiday,” plans to perform some of her favorite theater music and songs from the shows in which she has appeared. Concerts are at 7 p.m . Friday and Saturday at Asolo Rep’s Terrace Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail. Seating will follow social distancing guidelines, temperatures will be taken and masks are required. For ticket information: asolorep.org
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Arts events for Sarasota-Manatee: Jan. 7-13
Our weekly guide to the visual and performing arts in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
Taking the music outdoors
Editors Note: The Sarasota Orchestra announced Friday that the Sunday concerts were canceled due to weather and concerns about protecting valuable instruments. More outdoor concerts are scheduled in coming months.
When the Sarasota Orchestra adapted its seasonal concerts to feature chamber programs inside Holley Hall, it focused on musicians who can perform while wearing face masks. That left out brass and woodwind players, who are now bringing the music to the people in a series of outdoor parks concerts that continue this weekend and extend into April. At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the Sarasota Wind Quintet will perform at Nathan Benderson Park, while the Sarasota Orchestra Chamber Players will perform at the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast’s Bay Preserve at Osprey. The concerts are presented, weather permitting, for fre
Sarasota Orchestra musicians who have been unable to take part in the indoor chamber concerts at Holley Hall, are bringing the music outside to area publics over the next few months.
With support from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, the orchestra has launched a series of free concerts by three wind and brass ensembles. The concerts include musicians who are unable to wear masks while playing their instruments. With outdoor programs, it is considered safer for them to blow into their instruments.
The outdoor concert series, which began last month, continues Jan. 10 with a performance by the Sarasota Wind Quintet at Nathan Benderson Park. The same group will also perform there on March. 21.