Sporting Events The Scottish Highland Games & Celtic Festival includes athletics and other Scottish activities in late January. Then batter up in February and March for Spring Training to watch the Atlanta Braves or Baltimore Orioles in full swing along with other MLB teams. April is jam-packed with action—including the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open bringing rising tennis stars and seasoned pros to the courts, top golf pros competing at the Senior PGA Championship and teams from across the world paddle-racing sleek dragon boats across Nathan Benderson Park at the Sarasota International Dragon Boat Festival . Stick around in June to witness the USRowing Youth National Championships, where the top youth crews and clubs compete to win crowning medals and titles. Sarasota International Dragon Boat Festival In November, the four-day Siesta Key Crystal Classic features incredible sand sculpting right along gorgeous Siesta Beach, while Sarasota Int’l Chalk Festival turns our downtown pavement into mind-bending 3D masterpieces from chalk artists around the world. Celebrate the area’s mid-century modern architectural legacy during this design-lover’s dream weekend each fall at Sarasota MOD . Art & Culture Gatherings In March, the Sarasota Jazz Festival showcases our region’s top jazz artists, food and drinks and a Jazz Trolley Pub Crawl . The red carpet rolls out at the Sarasota Film Festival every April, featur-ing a varied lineup of indie film premiers from around the region and country—stargazing included. La Musica Chamber Music Festival brings world-class chamber music in April, showcasing top international musicians in intimate settings, celebrating both classic repertoire and adventurous new works. Come November, the Living Arts Festival hosted by Sarasota Rising offers a vibrant week-long celebration of perfor-mances, exhibitions and hands-on experiences across various art forms. La Musica Chamber Music (courtesy photo) Key Crystal Classic VisitSarasota.com 37
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