Marty Clear

Bradenton bands play Pickin' Picnic

The Applebutter Express played the Bonnaroo Music Festival last year. PUBLICITY PHOTO

Pickin' Picnic offers 11 hours of free music from some of the area's best bands, starting at 11 a.m. May 26 on the Riverwalk.

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WEEKEND

McCurdy's celebrates 25 years

McCurdy's Comedy Theatre clebrates 25 years of laughs.
MUSIC

David Guetta headlines Tampa festival

David Guetta headlines a massive lineup of dance, house and trance acts at the Sunset Music Festival in Tampa this weekend.
WEEKEND

Rob Schneider brings his stand-up to Sarasota

Rob Schneider, the former 'SNL' cast member, sitcom actor and star of silly movies, is now devoting his time to stand-up comedy. He's coming to McCurdy's in Sarasota this weekend.
MUSIC

Martin, Brickell play St. Petersburg

Steve Martin brings his banjo, his band and Edie Brickell to the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg.
ARTS & CULTURE

New tap show premieres in Sarasota

"Pulse" at Asolo Repertory Theatre is the world premiere of a celebration of classic American song-and-dance with a contemporary attitude.
ARTS & CULTURE

Contemporary tap show 'Pulse' premieres in Sarasota

"Pulse," a new show celebrating traditional American song and dance but with a modern twist, has its world premiere at Asolo Rep.
MARTY CLEAR

Herald readers pay tribute to their mothers' wisdom

Readers who entered the Herald's Mother's Day contest say their mothers taught them to perservere, to follow their dreams and to floss.
ARTS & CULTURE

Sarasota Opera announces new season

The coming months will bring the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner and the 100th birthday of Benjamin Britten. To celebrate, Sarasota Opera will offer works by those three giants of opera in its recently announced 2013-14 season.
MUSIC

Science says sad songs make you feel better

A new study indicates that listening to sad songs instead of happy ones could make you feel better faster after a break-up. Here are some that should help.
ARTS & CULTURE

Green Day's 'American Idiot' impresses in Tampa

No matter how much you love musical theater, you have to be a little wary when Broadway takes on punk music. The polished appeal of a Broadway show and the rough intensity of punk simply seem antithetical.