Weekend

Concerts: March 23-29

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band plays at 8 p.m. Monday at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band plays at 8 p.m. Monday at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota.

Manatee

Celtic

April 2: The Jacobites, 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W., Bradenton; free will donation.

Choral

April 2: The Bay Chorale and Cole Rumbough, 4 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $15.

Classical

March 26: Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra, The Three Tenors, 2 p.m., Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 6101 Cortez Road W., Bradenton; $25.

March 31: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks: “Magnificent Seven,” 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $33 and up.

April 1: Manatee Community Concert Band: An American Celebration, 7:30 p.m., Manatee High School, 902 33rd St. Ct. W., Bradenton; free will donation.

Handbells

April 23: Ring Sarasota, 4 p.m., Roser Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria Island; free will donation.

Jazz

March 23: SCF Jazz Ensembles, 7:30 p.m., Neel Peforming Arts Center; $4-$8.

Oldies

March 31: Suncoast Mummers String Band’s 40th annual show, 7-9 p.m., Renaissance on 9th, 1816 Ninth St. W., Bradenton; $10. Tickets are available at Renaissance on 9th or by calling 941-729-4069.

Opera

March 26: “Three Tenors,” featuring the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus & Orchestra, 2 p.m., Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 6101 Cortez Road W.; $25 at amicco.org or 410-812-2468.

Pops

April 3: The Pops Orchestra with violist Martha Mooke, “Out of this World,” 7:30 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $20 and up.

Wind/Brass

April 2: The Jacobites and Highland Dancers, 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W., Bradenton; free will donation.

May 27: First Brass of Sarasota, The Jacobites, Sharon Scott and the Highland Dancers, Annual Memorial Day Concert, 4 p.m., Palma Sola Presbyterian Church, 6510 Third Ave. W., Bradenton; $20.

Sarasota

A Capella

April 18: Under the Streetlamp, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.

Broadway

April 5: Rhapsody and Rhythm, The Gershwin Concert Experience, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Peforming Arts Hall; $26 and up.

April 6: Kristin Chenoweth, 7 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.

Choral

March 28: Washington National Cathedral’s choral ensemble “Cathedra,” 7 p.m., Church of the Redeener, 222 S Palm Ave., Sarasota; $20 donation.

April 23: Gloria Musicae: Verdi’s “Requiem,” 4:30 p.m., Sarasota Opera House; $15 and up.

Classical

March 23-25: Sarasota Orchestra, Great Escapes: “Sounds of America,” 7 p.m. March 23, 5:30 p.m. March 24, 8 p.m. March 25, Holley Hall; $38.

March 30: Sarasota Concert Association, Great Performers Series: Sergei Babyan and Daniil Trifonov, piano duo, 7:30 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $37 and up.

April 1-2: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks: “Magnificent Seven,” 8 p.m. April 1, 2:30 p.m. April 2, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $33 and up.

April 5-8: Sarasota Orchestra, Great Escapes, 5:30 p.m. April 5 and 7, 7 p.m. April 6, 8 p.m. April 8; $38.

April 10: GuitarSarasota: Community and Youth Showcase, 7:30 p.m., Crocker Memorial Church, 1260 12th St., Sarasota; no charge.

Country

March 27: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.

Folk

April 9: The Jacobites and Highland Dancers, 3 p.m., St. Andrew United Church of Christ, 6908 Beneva Road, Sarasota; free will donation.

Handbells

April 1: Ring Sarasota, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $20.

Jazz

April 12: Chris Botti, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.

April 19: Suncoast Jazz Ambassadors, noon, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center; no charge.

April 21: New Music New College Concert Series: Bobby Previte, 8 p.m. April 21, 3 p.m. April 22, New College of Florida; $15.

April 22: Jazz Club of Sarasota’s “Jazz in the Ballpark” with Sarasota Jazz Project, Michele James-Pruyn, Swing Sisters: “Big Band Jazz Through the Decades,” 7 p.m., Ed SMith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota; $20-$50.

Oldies

April 7: Neil Sedaka, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $56 and up.

April 7: The Sedaka Show, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $25.

April 8: Rain, a tribute to The Beatles, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.

April 13: The Four Tops and The Temptations, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.

April 23: The Four Freshmen, 2 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $35.

Pop

May 27: Idina Menzel, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $61 and up.

Pops

March 26: Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota; Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway, “Sibling Revelry,” 3 p.m., Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota; $45.

April 2: The Pops Orchestra and violist Martha Mooke, “Out of this World,” 3 p.m., Riverview Performing Arts Center; $20.

May 12-13: Sarasota Orchestra and Clark Beckham: “Hits and Home Runs,” 8 p.m., Orioles Ed Smith Stadium; $15 and up.

May 14: Artist Series Concerts: “Hot ‘n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration,” 3 p.m. Sarasota Opera House; $45.

R&B

April 20: The M.E. Tour with Marsha Ambrosius and Eric Benét, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $39.50 and up.

Rock/Blues

April 17: Boston, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $62.64 and up.

April 23: One Night of Queen, 7 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $41 and up.

Wind/Brass

May 28: First Brass of Sarasota, The Jacobites, Sharon Scott and the Highland Dancers, Annual Memorial Day Concert, 4 p.m., St. James Methodist Church, 2049 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota; $20.

Tampa/St. Petersburg

Broadway

May 12: The Florida Orchestra, “The American Songbook: Then and Now, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.

Choral

May 12: Una Voce: “All You Need is Love: The Music of The Beatles,” 8 p.m., The Palladium Theatre; $20 and up.

May 13: Una Voce: “All You Need is Love: The Music of The Beatles,” 8 p.m., USF Concert Hall; $20 and up.

Classical

March 23: Florida Orchestra: “Sheherazade: A Fantasy in Music,” 6:30 p.m., Straz Center; $37.75 and up.

March 24: Florida Orchestra: “A Night at the Opera,” 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.

March 25: Coppola Conducts: 100 Years Young, 7 p.m., Straz Center; $48.50 and up.

March 30: Il Volo, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $53.50 and up.

March 31: The Florida Orchestra: Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.

April 28: The Florida Orchestra: Symphonie Fantastique, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.

May 19: The Florida Orchestra: Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.

Country

March 29: Home Free, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $25.50 and up.

May 4: Eric Church, 8 p.m., Amalie Arena; $21.25 and up.

May 25: Jamey Johnson, 7:30 p.m. The Mahaffey; $30 and up.

May 28: Alabama, 7 p.m., Amalie Arena; $26 and up.

Folk

March 27: Seth Glier, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $30.50 and up.

April 8: Arijit Singh, 8:30 p.m., Amalie Arena; $39 and up.

April 24: Darrin Bradbury, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $30.50 and up.

May 15: Joshua James, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $30.50 and up.

Jazz

April 21: Florida Orchestra, “Singin’ and Swingin,” 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.

Oldies

March 23: Chubby Checker, 7:30 p.m., The Mahaffey; $39.50 and up.

March 31: “1964”...The Tribute, 7 p.m., The Mahaffey; $38.50 and up.

April 23: Neil Diamond, 7 p.m., Amalie Arena; $35 and up.

Opera

March 24: The Florida Orchestra,”A Night at the Opera,” 8 p.m., Straz Center; 17.75 and up.

March 25: Coppola Conducts: 100 Years Young, 7 p.m., Straz Center; $48.50 and up.

Rap

April 1: MattyB, 7 p.m., Straz Center; $65 and up.

Reggaeton

May 13: Fiesta Maxima: Daddy Yankee and Gente de Zona, 7:30 p.m., USF Sun Dome; $27.75 and up.

Rock/blues

March 24: St. Paul and The Broken Bones, 8 p.m., Jannus Live; $24 and up.

March 25: God Save The Queen plays Queen, 8 p.m., Jannus Live; $13 and up.

April 1: Darcy Malone and The Tangle, 8 p.m., Skipper’s Smokehouse; $7-$10.

April 4: The Flaming Lips, gates 7 p.m., Jannus Landing; $3950 and up.

April 6: Samantha Fish, The Palladium; $20 and up.

April 7: The Wailers, gates 8 p.m., Jannus Landing; $22 and up.

April 8: Portugal. The Man, gates 8 p.m., Jannus Landing;

April 12: Explosions In The Sky, gates at 7 p.m., Jannus Landing; $22 and up.

April 15: Runaway Gin, a tribute to Phish, gates at 8 p.m., Jannus Landing; no charge.

April 16: Chris Brown, 7:30 p.m., Amalie Arena; $26.20 and up.

April 21: One Night of Queen, 8 p.m., The Mahaffey; $39 and up.

April 22: Rocktopia!, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $36 and up.

April 23: Long Beach Dub Allstars, gates at 6 p.m., Jannus Landing; $18 and up.

April 26: Umphrey’s McGee, gates 5:30 p.m., Jannus Live; $27.50 and up.

April 27: Red Hot Chili Peppers, 8 p.m., Amalie Arena; $49 and up.

April 28: 98Rockfest, 6 p.m., Amalie Arena; $25 and up.

April 30: Coheed and Cambria, gates, 7 p.m., Jannus Live; $27.50 and up.

May 2: Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals, gates 7 p.m., Jannus Live; $35 and up.

May 4: Strictly Strange: Tech N9ne, Brotha Lynch Hung, Stevie Stone, Krizz Kaliko and Ces Cre, gates 7 p.m., Jannus Live; $35.

May 12: The Weekend: Starboy, 7:30 p.m., Amalie Arena; $35.75 and up.

May 14: Scott Stapp, 7 p.m., The Mahaffey; $32.50 and up.

May 16: The Head and The Heart, gates 7 p.m., Jannus Live; $28.

May 21: Muse and 30 Seconds To Mars, 7 p.m., MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre; $34 and up.

May 26: Train, Natasha Bedingfield and O.A.R., 7 p.m., MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre; $30 and up.

May 27: Todd Rundgren, 8 p.m., The Mahaffey; $35 and up.

This story was originally published March 22, 2017 at 3:35 PM with the headline "Concerts: March 23-29."

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