It’s a week of tributes — whether to America, Barbra Streisand or Freddie Mercury. Pick your passion and your pleasure with a few suggestions from the ArtsBeat staff.

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Last year, Jeffrey Steiger was named the winner of the Sarasota Players’ annual New Play Festival for his play “Radical Honesty.” And this week, Steiger and the rest of the community, have a chance to see his story told in a full production. The play is described as “an emotionally volatile contemporary drama about desire, devotion and what it costs to be truly seen.”

It involves an engaged couple who are unsettled by a play they have just seen, and they invite the playwright’s wife to their home after the performance. Their conversation turns both confessional and seductive. Because of sexual content, the play is recommended for ages 18 and over.

“Radical Honesty” will be presented Aug. 11-16 at the Players Studio, 1400 Boulevard of the Arts, Suite 200. Tickets are $25, $15 for students. theplayers.org; 941-365-2494

— Jay Handelman

August 13

Strings con Brio presents collaborative, conducted performances that bring together an ensemble of dozens of gifted local string musicians. This concert, led by the organization’s conductor, Kenneth Bowermeister, and held at St. Andrew United Church of Christ, presents “An Evening of Light Orchestral Music,” featuring classical Americana and pops music.

Violinist Nancy Eldrige is the featured soloist for Veracini’s “Largo,” but you’ll also hear some Bach, some Meyerbeer and some well-loved pieces honoring the country’s 250th birthday, including “American the Beautiful.” Music from “Pirates of the Caribbean” will be the grand finale.

Strings con Brio presents “An Evening of Light Orchestral Music,” at St. Andrew United Church of Christ, 6908 Beneva Road, Sarasota. 7 p.m. Tickets $15. Call 941-677-3291 or visit stringsconbrio.org/tickets

— Carrie Seidman

August 15

Sarasota native Delores Mckenzie is a talented triple threat (actress, singer and dancer) and her one-woman show, “Don’t Rain on my Parade: A Barbra Streisand Tribute,” celebrates one of the greatest female entertainers of all time. Through songs, storytelling and theatrical flair, McKenzie explores the artistry, humor, vulnerability, musical genius and enduring legacy of “Babs.” Enjoy it all up close and personal in Sarasota Contemporary Dance’s intimate black box studio theater.

Delores Mckenzie in “Don’t Rain on My Parade: A Barbra Streisand Tribute” at Sarasota Contemporary Dance, 1400 Boulevard of the Arts, Suite 300, Sarasota. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets $15-25. sarasotacontemporarydance.org/in-studio/

— Carrie Seidman

August 15

Calling all Freddie Mercury fans!

The Kings of Queen was formed by frontman and lead singer Emo Alaeddin after recording lead vocals for a Queen project that required him to sound as close to Freddie Mercury as possible. After performing more than 20 Queen songs, Alaeddin embraced the challenge of bringing one of rock music’s greatest icons to life on stage, assembling a group of musicians and vocalists dedicated to honoring the band’s legacy.

In addition to faithfully reproducing Queen’s iconic sound — entirely live and with no backing tracks —Alaeddin channels Freddie Mercury’s stage presence through mannerisms, movement and costume changes. Be prepared for the audience to sing along with such favorites as “We Will Rock You” and “We are the Champions,” not to mention “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Kings of Queen at the Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota. 7 p.m. Tickets $30-70. 941-328-1300; tickets.sarasotaopera.org/8602/8603

— Carrie Seidman

Through August 16

This is the last week to see the heartwarming “The Last Romance” at Florida Studio Theatre, which has added four performances to the schedule to accommodate demand. The play by Joe DiPietro is about an 80-year-old widower, who takes a break from his normal daily routine, and walks in a different direction, where he meets an intriguing woman in a dog park. That meeting offers them both a feeling of hope for renewal and the potential for romance to blossom. John Guerrasio and Laura Gardner play the potential couple and Bonnie Black plays his overly concerned sister.

“The Last Romance” runs through Aug. 16 at Florida Studio Theatre’s Gompertz Theatre, 1265 First St., Sarasota. Tickets are $25-$46. floridastudiotheatre.org; 941-366-9000

— Jay Handelman

Through Oct. 25

There are always several different exhibits on display in different rooms and spaces at the Sarasota Art Museum. One of them worth seeing is “Beautiful Ideas: The Prints of Sol LeWitt,” featuring work by an artist who is considered one of the founders of minimalism and conceptual art. LeWitt, who died in 2007, is most known for large-scale wall drawings and modular structures. The exhibit also includes some of the 350 print projects he created during his 40 year career, including lithographs, silkscreens, etchings, woodcuts and linocuts. He found that printmaking served his views on conceptual art, where the “idea becomes a machine that makes the art.”

“Beautiful Ideas: The Prints of Sol LeWitt” is on display through Oct. 25 at the Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College, 1001 S. Tamiami Trail. sarasotaartmuseum.org; 941-309-4300

— Jay Handelman