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Flower Power

Selby Gardens' 2024 Orchid Show Reopens Oct. 17

The botanical gardens closed this year's orchid show ahead of Hurricane Milton, but it reopens Thursday.

10/15/2024 By Staff

Hurricane Milton

Mote, the Van Wezel and the Hermitage Artist Retreat Experienced Major Damage from Hurricane Milton

The Van Wezel has canceled shows through December. Mote and the Hermitage are closed due to the impacts of the storm.

10/14/2024 By Staff

Impact Report

Ca' d'Zan Sustained Major Damage During Hurricane Helene

The rest of the museum campus made it through unscathed, but the mansion's dock was battered by untethered boats and its basement flooded, causing its mechanical systems to fail.

10/02/2024 By Megan McDonald

Soundtrack the Storm

Your Hurricane Playlist

You have no control over the storm, but you can control your radio!

09/25/2024 By Isaac Eger

Here Comes the Sun

George Harrison's Love of Gardening Is the Theme of Selby Gardens' Upcoming Exhibition

The late Harrison—the legendary lead guitarist of the Beatles—even dedicated his book "to gardeners everywhere."

09/16/2024 By Megan McDonald

Climate Change

Climate Adaptation Center Announces 2024 Climate Conference

This year's theme is "climate and human health."

09/04/2024 By Staff

Heat Check

How to Embrace 'Florida Fall'

Pumpkins? For autumn? Groundbreaking. Here's how we Floridians make this season our own.

09/01/2024 By Lauren Jackson

Flashback

Did You Know That Bob Dylan First Recorded 'Mr. Tambourine Man' on Siesta Key?

Dylan was staying at the home of friend and fellow musician Eric von Schmidt when the recording was made.

09/01/2024 By Cooper Levey-Baker

The Show Must Go On

Now in Its 75th Season, Venice Theatre Looks Back to Its Very First Show—and Forward to a Restored Theater

The theater is still struggling to get its mainstage space, the Jervey Theatre, in working order after 2022’s Hurricane Ian wrought major havoc.

09/01/2024 By Kay Kipling

Talks

Bill Nye Is Coming to Sarasota as Part of New College's 'Socratic Stage' Speaker Series

The beloved 'Science Guy' will join author and journalist Michael Shellenberger on stage at the Sarasota Opera House on Saturday, Sept. 14.

08/29/2024 By Staff

Popular Content

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Green Light

Investors Have Purchased the Lime Arts Building. Good News: Nothing Is Changing.

A respectful restoration by developer Howard Davis made this iconic teal-colored building a beloved destination for creatives. Its new owners agree.

08/28/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Deep Dive

Jasmin Graham's New Memoir Shines a Light on Race, Sharks and Science

"Do science!" Graham says. "And if someone tells you that you can’t, don’t listen to them.”

08/28/2024 By Megan McDonald

I Want You to Know My Story

A New Show at The Ringling Features Jess T. Dugan's Striking, Intimate Photo Portraits

The work 'hinges on me and my subject having an emotional experience together, and it works best in the quiet and private,' says Dugan.

08/27/2024 By Andrea González

Preview

Sarasota Opera Announces Lineup and Casts for 2025 Winter Festival

The season opens Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, and casts include some company favorites, along with singers making their Sarasota Opera debuts.

08/26/2024 By Staff

Coming Up

What's New at the Van Wezel

The performing arts hall announces more music, dance and comedy for its 2024-25 season.

08/25/2024 By Kay Kipling

Pedal Power

The Late Dr. Nik's Whimsical Bikes Have Been Saved from the Scrap Heap

A friend of the beloved local artist, who died in April, spotted the bikes on a flatbed trailer headed for the junkyard. The WSLR+ Fogartyville community rallied to save them.

08/23/2024 By Megan McDonald

Music Man

The Sarasota Orchestra Announces Its New Music Director

Giancarlo Guerrero will lead the orchestra into its future, including a vision for a new music center.

08/22/2024 By Kay Kipling

Preview

Portraits by Jess T. Dugan Featured in New Photography Exhibition at The Ringling

Grounded in their own experience as a queer, nonbinary person, Dugan’s work reflects the ways our identities are shaped by experiences of intimacy, desire and companionship. 

08/21/2024 By Staff

Toy Story

Sarasota Has a New Toy Museum, and It Is Awesome

The museum boasts a huge collection of vintage toys and collectibles, and is also home to a retail toy and comic book shop.

08/14/2024 By Lauren Jackson

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Black Stallion Author Walter Farley Built a Vibrant Life in Venice

The author of the beloved books about protagonist Alec Ramsey and his horse moved to south Sarasota County in 1950 and spent the rest of his life there.

08/14/2024 By Clayton Trutor

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