You couldn’t ask for a broader range of artistic programs to choose from than you’ll find among some new, continuing and about-to-end performances and exhibits. Here are our suggestions for some cultural experiences you might enjoy in the week ahead.

Through June 21

This week is your last chance to get a glimpse into the life of entertainer Eartha Kitt with the final performances of “Who is Eartha Mae?” The show, at Urbanite Theatre through June 21, was created by and stars Jade Wheeler, who really makes you believe you’re watching Kitt sharing the story of her life. She had a difficult and abusive childhood, but found her way to New York and launching a career as a dancer and then becoming a nightclub singer before broadening her horizons with roles on TV shows, movies and Broadway. It’s a fascinating tale interspersed with some of the songs most associated with Kitt.

“Who is Eartha Mae?” continues through June 20 at Urbanite Theatre, 1487 Second St., Saraosta. Tickets are $44, $30 for those 40 and younger and $5 for students. urbanitetheatre.org; 941-321-1397

— Jay Handelman

June 19-20

Now in its fourth year, the Westcoast Black Theater Troupe’s festival celebrating Juneteenth, a holiday marking the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, has expanded to two days. It begins Friday with an exhibition featuring African artifacts from The African American Cultural Resource Center's collection and ends Saturday evening with a performance of WBTT artist Brian L. Boyd’s “Enigma,” an exploration of Black identity, culture and legacy which premiered last December. In between there will be workshops, food trucks, films and a performance, “Words, Beats & Movement,” celebrating talented local artists from multiple genres. It’s all free and everyone is welcome. (Seating first come, first served for festival performances.)

Juneteenth Arts Festival June 19 and 20 on the Westcoast Black Theater Troupe’s campus, 1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota. Free. Visit westcoastblacktheatre.org/productions/juneteenth-arts-festival for a complete schedule.

— Carrie Seidman

June 19-July 19

If you know Dingbat Theatre Company, you know to expect the unexpected, particularly when they’re producing a classic like “Romeo and Juliet.” Founder Luke Manual has adapted and directs Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy. Instead of a tale about lovers from rival families, the setting is star-crossed lovers from dueling drag hauses, timed for Pride Month. It is set in an adult nightclub with club music, burlesque performances and drag artists. Eren Pagan-Overmyer plays Romeo opposite Jamie Saunders as Juliet. Manual plays The Nurse. Yasha Wilson is the choreographer. The production is open only to those 18 and old. Minors will not be admitted. On June 19-20 and June 26-27, there is a post-show After-Dark Club Classics production featuring drag artists, burlesque performers, singers, dancers and DJs. ing at 10:30 p.m. June 19-20 and June 26-27

“Romeo and Juliet” runs June 18-July 19 at Dingbat Theatre Project, 7288 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Tickets are $15-$36 or $54 for VIP admission. After Dark is $10 or $50 for table of four. dingbattheatre.org

— Jay Handelman

June 20 through September 13

Over the past 50 years, Lynn Goldsmith’s celebrity portraits and fine arts images have appeared in Life, Newsweek, Time, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated and many other notable publications. A new indoor/outdoor exhibition of the legendary American photographer’s work at the Marie Selby Botanical Garden will combine images of flowers with intimate portraits of the the garden’s artist in residence, Patti Smith.

“Shared Light: Lynn Goldsmith,” at the Mare Selby Botanical Garden, 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota. Opens Saturday. For hours and admission fees, visit https://selby.org/dsc/dsc-exhibitions/shared-light-lynn-goldsmith/

— Carrie Seidman

June 22

If you’ve yet to experience one of the sunset presentations by Hermitage Artist Retreat fellows on the beach of the organization’s campus in Englewood, now couldn’t be a more ideal time. “Script and Song: A Beachfront Evening of Theater and Music,” will feature Grammy Award nominee Sam Beam (also known as Iron & Wine) and celebrated Broadway playwright Lindsey Ferrentino (“The Queen of Versailles”) sharing original work and music from their careers while discussing the nuances of collaborating across mediums. Bring a blanket and bug spray and kick back and enjoy some some beautiful artistry in a beautiful venue.

“Script and Song: A Beachfront Evening of Theater and Music,” 6:30 p.m. at the Hermitage Artist Retreat, 6660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood. $5 per person; registration required at HermitageArtistRetreat.org. 941-475-2098.

— Carrie Seidman

Through Nov. 15

Multi-media visual artist Andrea Carlson, a descendant of Grand Portage Ojibwe and European settlers, creates work that challenges “colonial narratives presented by modern artists, museum collections and cannibal genre horror films,” according to The Ringling. “A Constant Sky” is the first museum survey of her work. She works in various disciplines, with both small and large-scale paintings, depicting landscapes that play with the viewer’s own history with such images. She recently began working with sculpture, and her monumental “Columns for a Horizon” will be displayed in two installations in the show.

“A Constant Sky” is on display through Nov. 15 in the Keith D. Monda Gallery for Contemporary Art at The Ringling, 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota. ringling.org; 941-359-5700

— Jay Handelman