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Gulf Gate Library's 10th Anniversary: Family Day

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Gulf Gate Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, History & Culture, Music in the Libraries, Performances, Special Events, Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Details:

Happy 10th anniversary Gulf Gate Library !Join us for a day of celebration, starting with an unforgettable event packed with engaging activities. We will serve delicious refreshmen...

Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Age Group: Youth, Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, History & Culture, Music in the Libraries, Performances, Special Events, Storytimes
Details:

Happy 10th anniversary Gulf Gate Library !

Gulf Gate Library's 10th Anniversary: Family Day - Storytime with MerMandy

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Gulf Gate Library
Program Type:
Performances, Special Events, Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Details:

 Happy 10th anniversary Gulf Gate Library !Join us for a day of celebration, starting with an unforgettable event packed with engaging activities. We will serve delicious refr...

Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Age Group: Youth, New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Performances, Special Events, Storytimes
Details:

 Happy 10th anniversary Gulf Gate Library !

Music Club

Music Club

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy mu...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy music. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

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Jazz Jam SRQ

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Library
Program Type:
Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Details:

Come to listen or to play at this bi-monthly open mic jazz jam session for amateur performers. No registration is required. Bring your instrument, and if you would like to play, yo...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

Come to listen or to play at this bi-monthly open mic jazz jam session for amateur performers. No registration is required. Bring your instrument, and if you would like to play, you may sign up when you arrive.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

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Spring Classical Concert Series: Tropicalia

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Details:

Jessé Martins is joined by Cuban pianist Lisandra Rodriguez Varela on a program featuring music from Brazil and Cuba.Registration required. All dates in the series: March 31, April...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Jessé Martins is joined by Cuban pianist Lisandra Rodriguez Varela on a program featuring music from Brazil and Cuba.

Silhouettes of different musicians playing music

Jazz Concert with Dr. Pete Carney

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Fruitville Library
Program Type:
Cultural Life, Lectures, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
Adults
Details:

Fruitville Library is excited to welcome Dr. Pete Carney, Director of Jazz Studies at State College of Florida for a series of lecture-concerts on four topics throughout jazz histo...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cultural Life, Lectures, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Fruitville Library is excited to welcome Dr. Pete Carney, Director of Jazz Studies at State College of Florida for a series of lecture-concerts on four topics throughout jazz history. Join Dr.

Music Club

Music Club

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy mu...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy music. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Spring Classical poster with titles and pictures of performers

Spring Classical Concert Series: Journey

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Details:

Lebanese American soprano Christine Honein takes us on a journey from Seville to Beirut with this unique program of art songs in Spanish, Italian, French and Arabic. Christine...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Lebanese American soprano Christine Honein takes us on a journey from Seville to Beirut with this unique program of art songs in Spanish, Italian, French and Arabic. 

Christine Honein, soprano

renaissance

Sarasota Earlye Musicke Consort

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Gulf Gate Library
Program Type:
Music in the Libraries, Performances, Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Details:

The Sarasota Earlye Musicke Consort performs music spanning from the Renaissance Era to Modern Times. Each performance features descriptions of the instruments and insightful comme...

Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Music in the Libraries, Performances, Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Details:

The Sarasota Earlye Musicke Consort performs music spanning from the Renaissance Era to Modern Times. Each performance features descriptions of the instruments and insightful commentary about the music being shared.

Music Club

Music Club

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy mu...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy music. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Sarasota Jazz Club Logo

Jazz Jam SRQ

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Library
Program Type:
Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Details:

Come to listen or to play at this bi-monthly open mic jazz jam session for amateur performers. No registration is required. Bring your instrument, and if you would like to play, yo...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

Come to listen or to play at this bi-monthly open mic jazz jam session for amateur performers. No registration is required. Bring your instrument, and if you would like to play, you may sign up when you arrive.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

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Spring Classical Concert Series: REEDing

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Details:

Join Sarasota Orchestra musicians Daniel Parrette, Assistant Principal Clarinet, and Fernando Traba, Principal Bassoon in a program featuring trios by Mendelssohn, Hurlstone and Gl...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Join Sarasota Orchestra musicians Daniel Parrette, Assistant Principal Clarinet, and Fernando Traba, Principal Bassoon in a program featuring trios by Mendelssohn, Hurlstone and Glinka. 

Daniel Parrette, clarinet

debra weller

Folk Tales and Fables, Interactive Storytelling with Guitarist

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Classroom A/B (both rooms) at Osprey Library and History Center
Program Type:
Music in the Libraries, Performances, Remake Learning Days, Storytimes, Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Details:

Join storyteller Debra Weller on a fun and Interactive storytelling presentation with guitar accompaniment. Debra brings fables and folktales to life in an engaging way and will pu...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Osprey Library and History Center
Room: Classroom A/B (both rooms)
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Music in the Libraries, Performances, Remake Learning Days, Storytimes, Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Details:

Join storyteller Debra Weller on a fun and Interactive storytelling presentation with guitar accompaniment. Debra brings fables and folktales to life in an engaging way and will put a smile on your face.

Music Club

Music Club

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy mu...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy music. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Jack and the Beanstalk Marionette Show

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library
Program Type:
Cultural Life, Performances, Remake Learning Days, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Details:

Kids will love this creative presentation of the classic fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" from the Bits N Pieces Puppet Theater! Preschoolers will laugh and learn while experien...

Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Cultural Life, Performances, Remake Learning Days, Storytimes
Details:

Kids will love this creative presentation of the classic fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" from the Bits N Pieces Puppet Theater! Preschoolers will laugh and learn while experiencing the magic of classic marionette puppetry.

Spring Classical poster with titles and pictures of performers

Spring Classical Concert Series: Untimely

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Details:

Principal cellist of the Sarasota Orchestra, Natalie Helm, presents an exquisite program with music written by composers who died too young including Lili Boulanger, Samuel Colerid...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Principal cellist of the Sarasota Orchestra, Natalie Helm, presents an exquisite program with music written by composers who died too young including Lili Boulanger, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and William Hurlstone. 

Logo for Eat Your Spanish inside an open mouth

Preschool Bilingual Story Time with Evan and Vanessa

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Elsie Quirk Library
Program Type:
Performances, Remake Learning Days, Spanish/En Español, Storytimes, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Details:

Join Evan and Vanessa as they bring all of the fun of their podcast to the library with fun sing-along songs, engaging stories, interactive sound games and much more!Evan and Vanes...

Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Performances, Remake Learning Days, Spanish/En Español, Storytimes, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Details:

Join Evan and Vanessa as they bring all of the fun of their podcast to the library with fun sing-along songs, engaging stories, interactive sound games and much more!

Remake Learning - Out of My Hands Juggling & Illusion SHOW

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Lifelong Learning, Performances, Remake Learning Days, Special Events
Age Group:
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Details:

Gerard Tricarico uses choreographed juggling with illusions to deliver a high-energy show that is innovative and interactive. A great event for families to attend together!

Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Performances, Remake Learning Days, Special Events
Details:

Gerard Tricarico uses choreographed juggling with illusions to deliver a high-energy show that is innovative and interactive. A great event for families to attend together!

Music Club

Music Club

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy mu...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy music. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Remake Learning - Out of My Hands Juggling & Illusion WORKSHOP

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Career Journeys, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning, Performances, Remake Learning Days, Special Events
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Details:

Join Gerard Ticarico in a scarf workshop designed for tweens and teens. This workshop includes illusions and choreographed juggling demonstrations.

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Career Journeys, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning, Performances, Remake Learning Days, Special Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Details:

Join Gerard Ticarico in a scarf workshop designed for tweens and teens. This workshop includes illusions and choreographed juggling demonstrations.

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Jazz Jam SRQ

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Library
Program Type:
Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Details:

Come to listen or to play at this bi-monthly open mic jazz jam session for amateur performers. No registration is required. Bring your instrument, and if you would like to play, yo...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

Come to listen or to play at this bi-monthly open mic jazz jam session for amateur performers. No registration is required. Bring your instrument, and if you would like to play, you may sign up when you arrive.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Spring Classical poster with titles and pictures of performers

Spring Classical Concert Series: Crossroads

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Details:

The Sarasota Piano Trio presents a special program featuring Ukranian Clarinetist Yurii Padkovski in two rarely performed quartets by Walter Rabl and Peter Schickele Yurii Pad...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Details:

The Sarasota Piano Trio presents a special program featuring Ukranian Clarinetist Yurii Padkovski in two rarely performed quartets by Walter Rabl and Peter Schickele 

Yurii Padkovski, clarinet 

Milene Moreira, violin

Libraries and History Center Closure

All Day
Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library, Elsie Quirk Library, Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, Fruitville Library, Gulf Gate Library, North Port Library, Osprey Library and History Center, Selby Library, Shannon Staub Library, William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Libraries and History Center ClosureWe will resume normal hours on Thursday, May 8.

Closing
Branches:
Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library, Elsie Quirk Library, Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, Fruitville Library, Gulf Gate Library, North Port Library, Osprey Library and History Center, Selby Library, Shannon Staub Library, William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Description:

Libraries and History Center Closure

We will resume normal hours on Thursday, May 8.

Music Club

Music Club

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy mu...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy music. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.