What’s On Suncoast? 12.16 – 12.23

The Suncoast Post asks, “What’s On, Suncoast?” Here are some ideas for the area this week of December 16 – 23, 2022!

Enchant St. Petersburg, FL

Enchant St. Petersburg, FL
1 Tropicana Drive Saint Petersburg, FL 33705

Enchant is the World’s largest Christmas light maze and village, which has come to the Suncoast. Start your adventure in our spectacular, newest, story-themed Christmas Light Maze that will impress and amaze you in ways you can only appreciate by experiences. This year you’ll be transported to the ends of the earth by Santa’s Magic Timepiece. Stroll through lighted tunnels, travel to magical illuminated lands as you search for stars, find your way to our epic 100-foot-tall Christmas tree, and look for special surprises along the way. Along with the amazing sites, you can lace up your skates and hit the trail on real ice. Skates are provided so you can create amazing new memories.

Hours: Hours through Christmas is Monday/Tuesday 4:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday 4:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.; Saturday/Sunday 12 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Bascom’s Chop House

Bascom’s Chop House
5445 Fruitville Rd Sarasota, FL 34232

Bascom’s Chop House here on the Suncoast works to impress in every way to make the restaurant the perfect destination for any occasion. They are proud to offer a superbly crafted wine list and Certified Black Angus American Mid-Western beef, aged to our own exacting specifications to ensure the most tender and flavorful steaks served anywhere at any price. Try the house signature bone-in ribeye with a featured homemade sauce of the day. Don’t forget their hearty 16 oz. New York Strip! And, true to our Bascom’s Chop House name, they also offer hand-cut veal, pork, and lamb chops, all prepared to perfection, and a great selection of native seafood dock fresh. 

Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Friday, 11:30 – 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Something Rotten!

Something Rotten!
Florida Studio Theatre – 1265 1st Street, Sarasota, FL 34236

In Elizabethan England, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are stuck in the shadow of the Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing, and acting—all at the same time—Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. Nominated for ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “Something Rotten!” is a humorous mash-up of 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway.

Hours: Performances run Tuesdays – Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Michelangelo’s – Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

Michelangelo’s – Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
1091 S Toledo Blade Blvd North Port, FL 34288

Michelangelo’s of North Port is a family-friendly Italian Restaurant. Our award-winning chefs prepare authentic Italian classics and gourmet pizza offerings. Come and enjoy the fresh taste and warm welcoming atmosphere. Dine in or take out. With great food and great service, it’s no wonder we are North Port’s favorite Italian Restaurant! From amazing starters to mouth-watering pizza options in a great location on the Suncoast.

Hours: Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Thursday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.

June Clark: Harlem Quilt

June Clark: Harlem Quilt
The Ringling – 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL 34243

June Clark’s solo exhibition at The Ringling marks the Harlem Quilt’s first presentation at a US museum since its unveiling at the Studio Museum in New York City in 1997. It is a re-introduction to this immersive installation, consisting of over three hundred pieces of fabric, each with a black-and-white photo transferred onto its surface. 

Clark left Harlem for Canada at the height of New York City’s riots and political unrest of the late 1960s. Once in Toronto, the artist began making photographs and co-founded the Women’s Photography Co-op in 1972. Her dedication to photography was recognized in an artistic residency at the Studio Museum in Harlem from 1996 –1997 where Clark produced her seminal piece Harlem Quilt. In Harlem for the residency and coming to terms with being home, Clark made photographs of street scenes, building facades, people, and store windows in New York City neighborhoods between 110th and 168th streets. Harlem Quilt expresses the artist’s deep love and sensibility for Harlem’s community through a unique method of quilt-making where a lightbulb above each image creates a sense of intimacy and commemoration. 

Works by Clark on canvas and paper ranging from 1994 to 2022 are also presented in this exhibition. They offer an engagement with issues affecting Black communities in Canada and the United States and allow a broader understanding of Clark’s oeuvre as a record of social history.

Hours: December 17, 2022 – March 26, 2023. Museum Hours

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