5 Things To Know: Joyful Noise Festival Announces Bands

1. The Joyful Noise Music Festival is getting ready for its first-ever concert Saturday from 6 to 11 p.m. in downtown Sarasota by announcing its lineup. The concert benefits Second Chance-Last Opportunity.

The free concert will on Lemon Avenue between Main and First streets. 
Here's who will perform: 

• Canyon

• Lil Chris

• Completely From Mountains

• E-MAN

• Greatness Beyond Measure

• Henry Lawrence

• Johanna Fincher

• John Derick

• Michael McPherson

• Skylah Mello

• Team Cybergeist

• Tim Sukits

2. Commuters near Gulf Gate will have to build some extra time into their drive today. A closed a portion of southbound Beneva Road (south of Markridge Road) and the northbound lane will be used to allow traffic to pass. Work is expected to last throughout today.

3. The Republican Party of Sarasota will host a grand opening of what it's calling a Victory Office from 2 to 4 p.m. June 2 in the Target Shopping Center on Fruitville Road. Free coffee and cookies will be provided. The party is taking RSVPs on Facebook.

4.  will host casting calls Wednesday from 1 to 5 p.m. at The Players Theatre for folks interested in participating in future webisodes of the HuB-produced series.

Here are their qualifications:

"• Do you have a special talent (impression, music instrument, singing)
• Do you like to be on camera?
• Are you clinically insane?
• Do you feel like there is somebody watching you, and you get no privacy?"

For more info, visit http://ads.localsocial.net/saratopiacastingcall.

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