Let the drums roll as The Ringling kicks-off a new season of performance! Play a plethora of percussive instruments in a jam session lead by percussionist Matthew Duvall then enjoy a dynamic performance by The Kraken Quartet, crescendo-ing to a fireworks display! Join us in the Museum of Art Courtyard to experience delicious hors d’oeuvres stations from Sarasota-Manatee Originals, complimentary beer and wine with an additional cash bar. Don’t miss this chance to get the pulse of The Ringling’s year-long New Stages performance series as you revel in the rhythms of The Ringling. Tickets: $95 (Member's save 10%) available online now: http://bit.ly/rhythmringling Rhythm of the Ringling will be the culmination of two days of performance by Matthew Duvall, percussionist for GRAMMY® winning chamber ensemble Eighth Blackbird. Duvall returns to The Ringling to present a series of percussive performances on October 19th and 20th that simultaneously celebrate and utilize The Ringling’s flora and fauna as an instrument of sound. Inlets, Oct. 19th, 7:30 pm: Special performance by Matthew Duvall in the Historic Asolo Theater. There will be a reception at 6:30 PM in the Dwarf Garden featuring the sound installation OM by Kyong Mee Choi. Tickets are $20-$30 http://bit.ly/MDinlets Transient Landscapes, Oct. 20th, 10:30 am - 7:15 pm: Join us for this event where we celebrate an often overlooked masterpiece of The Ringling, the Bayfront Gardens. Featuring percussionist Matthew Duvall a