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Authentic Florida

10 Awesome Things to Do in Sarasota This Summer

Sarasota offers plenty of outdoor family fun.

06/24/2016 By Robin Draper

Culture Klatch

Watch/Listen/Love: Our June Pop Culture Obsessions

Zombies, "Happy Valley" and O.J.--here's what our editors are totally into this month.

06/22/2016 By Staff

Art News

The Ringling’s Phantom Bodies: The Human Aura in Art Explores Heavy Themes of Human Nature

The Ringling's new exhibit is thought-provoking, chilling and emotional.

06/22/2016 By Felicity Warner

Weekend Planner

Your Top 5 Things to Do: June 23-29

Suncoast Powerboat Grand Prix Festival kickoff, Kids Rock at Lakewood Ranch, Urbanite Theatre and more.

06/22/2016 By Ilene Denton

Preview

Bradenton Blues Festival Announces 2016 Line-Up

The annual festival weekend also includes a free concert and a blues brunch.

06/22/2016 By Kay Kipling

Limelight

AIA Design Awards Exhibition

An opening night celebration of the 2016 awards took place at Alfstad& Contemporary, where an exhibition featuring the winners will run through July 15.

06/22/2016 Photography by Lori Sax

Unscripted Fun

Florida Studio Theatre Gears up for Sarasota Improv Festival

The three-day festival runs July 14-16 and will feature 18 improv groups.

06/22/2016 By Kay Kipling

Rapper's Delight

Venice Musician Dick Hyman Has Serious Hip Hop Cred

Hyman's work has been sampled in songs by Kendrick Lamar, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul and Kanye West, among others.

06/22/2016 By Cooper Levey-Baker

From the Editor

Talking to Dr. Beach

Siesta Beach tops the annual list of the nation’s top 10 beaches.

06/22/2016 By Pam Daniel

Limelight

Goodwill Manasota Salute the Runway

Area women veterans were honored with a dinner and fashion show featuring women vets walking the runway in fashions from Goodwill.

06/20/2016 Photography by Lori Sax

New hires

Sarasota Ballet Picks New Director of Education

The Sarasota Ballet announced Thursday that it has appointed Christopher Hird as its new director of education and as the principal of the Margaret Barbieri Conservatory.

06/16/2016 Research by staff

Women of Influence 2016

Women of Influence Event at Asolo Repertory Theatre

More than 150 women gathered for 941CEO's annual Women of Influence event at Asolo Repertory Theatre, which included a showing of the Asolo's new play, Hetty Feather.

06/16/2016 Photography by Lori Sax