Community Calendar

Southeastern Premiere. Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a century.

Cherry Docs by David Gow
Presented by Sarasota Jewish Theatre at The Sarasota Players, 3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239
Preview: April 8, 7:30 p.m.
Performances: April 10, 12, 15, 17, 19 at 1:30 p.m.; April 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets ($34-46): ThePlayers.org or 941-365-2494
“Cherry Docs” by David Gow
Directed by Diane Cepeda
When Mike Downey (Jim Floyd), a small-time white supremacist, is charged with the brutal murder of an immigrant, the case appears open-and-shut. The crime is savage, the motive hateful, and public outrage immediate. Assigned to defend him is Danny Dunkelman (Michael Raver), a young Jewish lawyer and the son of a Holocaust survivor. For Danny, the appointment is more than professionally challenging. It is morally explosive. How does a man whose family history is scarred by genocide stand beside someone who glorifies it? Single tickets are $34-$46. For more information about Sarasota Jewish Theatre, visit SarasotaJewishTheatre.org.

Go nose to nose with Big John, the World’s Largest Triceratops, in an immersive and playful dinosaur exhibit at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Downtown Tampa. Whether you have a child at home or not, all are welcome to visit this colossal exhibit, 66 million years in the making.

MAACM The Love Birds Fused Glass Class
Thursday, April 9, 2026; 10:30-11:30am

Create these adorable lovebirds in fused glass as a wonderful decoration for home or office. Finished projects are kiln-fired and can be picked up the following week. This 1-hour class on April 9th is limited to 20 people. Class fee: Non-Members: $75; Members $65.

Each year Moffitt Cancer Center hosts an annual luncheon in Sarasota that benefits breakthroughs in Moffitt's cancer research.

Sounds of the Street transforms Water Street Tampa into a lively, open-air soundtrack every second Thursday of the month.

Whether you're strolling, dining, or simply exploring, you'll wander into pockets of live music as bands and local artists add a little rhythm to Raybon Plaza, Via Corazon, and Water Street.

Think of it as a pop-up music festival woven right into your evening plans, with new genres, new faces, and something for every kind of music lover.

Doors Open at 5:00pm for mingling & refreshments, Artist Talk begins promptly at 5:30pm.

Join us for an intimate conversation with Herion Park as she explains the inspirations behind the work in her current exhibition, UnBroken.

Herion Park’s soft-form fiber sculptures, presented as a wall-based installation, explore the intricate terrain of the human emotional landscape. Rooted in intimate familial narratives, this body of work honors the enduring love of her mother and six sisters while navigating the profound grief following her mother’s passing. Through precariously balanced and deliberately fragmented compositions, Park’s sculptures function as physical metaphors for the tender, unstable moments that define our closest relationships. The work reflects both the fragility of the human condition and the quiet resilience that sustains us, capturing the tension between breaking apart and holding on.

Herion Park is a Korean born, American visual artist, fashion designer, and educator. She received a BFA in Painting and Fashion Design and an MDes in Fashion, Body and Garment from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has participated in an expansive list of significant exhibitions. Awards include a HALO Arts Project Fellowship, Windgate Fellowship for Innovation in Craft, and Raymond Hudd Millinery Crossover Award. Her residency invitations include The Vermont Studio, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Hambidge, and Yaddo.

Join us for Art in Conversation, a night of poetry and prose readings by graduate students in USF's MFA Program in Creative Writing. The original poems and prose pieces were written in response to the exhibition of work by the 3rd year Master of Fine Arts students from the USF School of Art & Art History, Things Don't Seem The Same: 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition.

This event is free and open to all.

Image: Kenzie Ferrell.

Southeastern Premiere. Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a century.

Cherry Docs by David Gow
Presented by Sarasota Jewish Theatre at The Sarasota Players, 3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239
Preview: April 8, 7:30 p.m.
Performances: April 10, 12, 15, 17, 19 at 1:30 p.m.; April 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets ($34-46): ThePlayers.org or 941-365-2494
“Cherry Docs” by David Gow
Directed by Diane Cepeda
When Mike Downey (Jim Floyd), a small-time white supremacist, is charged with the brutal murder of an immigrant, the case appears open-and-shut. The crime is savage, the motive hateful, and public outrage immediate. Assigned to defend him is Danny Dunkelman (Michael Raver), a young Jewish lawyer and the son of a Holocaust survivor. For Danny, the appointment is more than professionally challenging. It is morally explosive. How does a man whose family history is scarred by genocide stand beside someone who glorifies it? Single tickets are $34-$46. For more information about Sarasota Jewish Theatre, visit SarasotaJewishTheatre.org.