Weekend

Concerts: Dec. 7-13

Acclaimed Canadian jazz vocalist June Garber returns to Sarasota to ring in the holidays with “A Cool Yule,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Historic Asolo Theater, 5401 Bayshore Road, Sarasota. The program features a selection of holiday songs and celebrates the centennial of legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Tickets are $25 to $45 and are available online at www.artistseriesconcerts.org or by calling 941-306-1202.
Acclaimed Canadian jazz vocalist June Garber returns to Sarasota to ring in the holidays with “A Cool Yule,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Historic Asolo Theater, 5401 Bayshore Road, Sarasota. The program features a selection of holiday songs and celebrates the centennial of legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Tickets are $25 to $45 and are available online at www.artistseriesconcerts.org or by calling 941-306-1202. Provided photo

Manatee

Holiday

Dec. 9: First Brass Christmas concert, 4 p.m., Palma Sola Presbyterian Church, 6510 Third Ave. W., Bradenton; free.

Dec. 9: Manatee Concert Band’s Holiday Pops Cabaret Concert, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph’s Parish Auditorium, 3100 26th St. W., Bradenton; free but those coming need to call 941-462-3188 with their time preference. There will be a cut off when full.

Dec. 11: The Pops Holiday Popera, 7:30 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center, State College of Florida, Bradenton; $20-$25.

Dec. 18: Gulf Coast Flute Choir’s annual Christmas concert, 7 p.m., Palma Sola Presbyterian Church, 6510 Third Ave. W., Bradenton; free. Reception follows.

Jazz

Dec. 7: SCF Big Band & Jazz Combo presents “Jazz from Pearl Harbor: A Veterans Tribute,” 7:30 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center, State College of Florida, Bradenton; $10 general, $5 students and staff.

Sarasota

Classical

Dec. 8-10: Sarasota Orchestra Masterworks II: “Symphonic Carnival,” various times, Van Wezel; $33 and up

Holiday

Dec. 10: Too Hot to Handel, Choral Artists of Sarasota, Van Wezel; $15 and up

Dec. 10: The Pops Holiday Popera, 3 p.m., Riverview Performing Arts Center; $20-$25.

Dec. 11: 98 Degrees Christmas, 8 p.m., Van Wezel; $26-$76.

Dec. 16-17: A Cool Yule: A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald nu June Garber, various times, Historic Asolo Theater; $25 and up.

Dec. 17: First Brass Christmas concert, 4 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 7740 Beneva Road; $20, free for students.

Dec. 20-23: Sarasota Orchestra’s “Home for the Holidays,” Holley Hall; SOLD OUT

Opera

Dec. 4: Bradenton Opera Guild presents 4-Hand Grand Concert featuring Stacy and Rich Ridenour, duo pianists, 6:30 p.m. cocktail party, 7:30 p.m. concert, Sarasota Opera House; $40.

Tampa/St. Petersburg

R&B

Dec. 8: R.Lum.R., 9 p.m., Crowbar, Ybor City; $15-$17.

Pop/Rock/Blues

Dec. 15: Katy Perry, 7:30 p.m., Amalie Arena, Tampa; $45.75 and up.

Holiday

Dec. 6: Jonathan Cain’s “A Christmas Journey, Unsung Noel,” 7 p.m., Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg; $29 and up.

Dec. 8: 98 Degrees Christmas, 8 p.m., Mahaffey Theater; $39.50 and up.

Dec. 16: 93.3 FLZ’s Jingle Ball featuring Zedd, Nick Jonas, Charlie Puth, Camila Cabello and more, 7 p.m., Amalie Arena, Tampa; $68 and up.

Dec. 17: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, 3 and 7:30 p.m., Amalie Arena, Tampa; $32.25 and up.

Dec. 21: The Ten Tenors “Home for the Holidays,” 7:30 p.m., Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg; $47.50 and up.

This story was originally published December 6, 2017 at 4:20 PM with the headline "Concerts: Dec. 7-13."

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