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Museum Pieces

Artist Joe Fig Paints Viewers Looking at Paintings by Johannes Vermeer

“It’s pretty meta," Fig says.

01/15/2025 By Kay Kipling

Be Still

Joe Abel Wows Passersby With His Living Statue Routine

Abel is a regular at downtown Sarasota events and baseball spring training games, where he wears a custom spray-painted uniform and yellow contact lenses. In addition to the tips he earns, people’s reactions make his unusual career rewarding.

01/14/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Reel Genius

At Town Hall, Ron Howard Shared Stories of His Long Hollywood Career

The prolific actor, director and film producer says that although the industry has changed, "the core challenge of translating a script into a scene has not."

01/14/2025 By Kim Doleatto

45 Over 45

Meet 45 People Who Are Doing Amazing Things to Make Our Community a Better Place

We think you’ll be moved, surprised and inspired by the stories we’ve collected here.

01/13/2025

Broadway's Back!

Van Wezel Hall Launches Its 2025 Broadway Season With 'Funny Girl'

Singer-actress Melissa Manchester is among the stars of the show in its first national tour.

01/10/2025 By Kay Kipling

Poly Wanna Roundabout

'Poly,' a 20-Foot-Tall Sculpture, Was Just Installed at the 14th Street Roundabout

Five years after its approval, the 20-foot-tall piece by Hou de Sousa is located at U.S. 41 and 14th Street.

01/08/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Review

Urbanite Theatre Goes on a Journey with 'Spaceman'

An astronaut on a long solo mission confronts both technical and personal crises.

01/06/2025 By Kay Kipling

Editors' Picks

Our Editors' Favorite Holiday Movies

It's a Wonderful Life, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Bad Santa... the gang's all here.

12/23/2024 By Sarasota Magazine Staff

2024 Year in Review

A Look Back at Some of Our Best Stories of 2024

Editor in chief Cooper Levey-Baker selects his personal favorites.

12/19/2024 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Spared!

Local Leaders Strike Deal to Save the Colson Hotel for Good

Recently slated for demolition to make way for new townhomes, the historic hotel in the Rosemary District has officially been saved.

12/17/2024 By Kim Doleatto

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Review

FST's 'The Heart Sellers' Is a New Asian-American Tale

Set in the 1970s, Lloyd Suh's two-character play both touches and amuses.

12/16/2024 By Kay Kipling

Rainbow Connection

The Limelight District's New LGBTQ+ Center Will Host a Grand Opening on Friday

Located in the Limelight District, northeast of downtown Sarasota, the center will offer a roster of services and workshops spanning mental health to gardening.

12/13/2024 By Kim Doleatto

It's Lit

Selby Gardens' Lights in Bloom Is Back

The downtown botanical garden's holiday celebration has entered its 21st year. It runs through Wednesday, Jan. 1.

12/13/2024 By Lauren Jackson

Q&A

Meet Ciera Coleman, the City of Sarasota's New Public Art Administrator

We caught up with Coleman, a Sarasota native, to learn more about her background and the future of the city's public art plan. "The arts bring and keep people here," she says.

12/12/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Sew What

South Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild Presents 'Mid-Century Modern Astro-Futurism' Exhibit at The Ringling's Community Gallery

The exhibit is inspired by the design and cultural trends of the 1950s and '60s.

12/10/2024 By Staff

Art Smart

Embracing Our Differences Announces Its 2025 Outdoor Art Exhibition Locations and Top Winners

This year's exhibit kicks off Jan. 19 in Sarasota's Bayfront Park and also returns to St. Petersburg in March.

12/09/2024 By Staff

Preview

Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents 'Snow Queen' at the Van Wezel

The performance is set to reopen the hall after flooding, and the company has its own survival story.

12/09/2024 By Kay Kipling

Forever Daredevil

Circus Legend Elvin Bale Reflects on His Groundbreaking Career

Bale, who lives in Myakka, will be inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame's class of 2025. Due to post-hurricane damage to the Circus Ring of Fame plaques, the event will take place in 2026.

12/06/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Talk to Us

The Ultimate Generation Alpha Glossary

How to be GOATed when it comes to communicating with your kid.

12/02/2024 By Lauren Jackson

Get Creative

12 Local Arts Activities Kids Will Love

Your little ones can channel their inner artists at these spots, with offerings from glass-blowing to theater to robot building.

12/02/2024 By Kim Doleatto

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