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BMX World Cup First Major Event at Revamped Sarasota Track

The world’s best BMX racers, including newly crowned Olympic champions, will race for the World Cup title at the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.

10/03/2016 Research by staff

Giving

Women in a Changing World Event Features Industry Leaders, Olympic Gold Medalist

A handful of notable women from around the world are participating in Women in a Changing World, an event presented by the Women Ambassadors and benefitting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County.

10/03/2016 Research by staff

Going to the Dogs

Superheroes on Parade Fill Downtown

The sculpture campaign benefiting Southeastern Guide Dogs winds up Oct. 8 and 9 with this display.

10/03/2016 By Kay Kipling

Celebration of Two Worlds

Sarasota Ballet Announces a Special Evening of Music and Dance

The January 2017 evening brings international stars to the Sarasota Opera House.

09/30/2016 By Kay Kipling

Weekly Planner

Your Top 7 Things to Do: Sept. 29-Oct. 5

Beer, Bands & BBQ; Old Miakka Schoolhouse Hootenanny; and lots more.

09/29/2016 By Ilene Denton

Fall Getaways

4 Perfect Fall Getaways

We're going leafing.

09/28/2016 By Megan McDonald, Cooper Levey-Baker, and Kay Kipling

Preview

Fabulous Independent Film Festival Returns to Burns Court Cinema

The weekend festival presents seven movies centered on LGBTQ lives.

09/26/2016 By Kay Kipling

Rising Stars

Ringling College Computer Animation Students Win Student Academy Award

Kal Athannassov, John McDonald and Echo Wu's The Wishgranter took home silver in the Student Academy Awards animation category.

09/23/2016 By Megan McDonald

Honors

Ringling College Animators Win Student Academy Award

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences this week held its 43rd Student Academy Award Ceremony, honoring Ringling College of Art and Design computer animation students Kal Athannassov, John McDonald and Echo Wu.

09/23/2016 Research by staff

Instasarasota

Our Favorite Photos on Instagram This Week - 9/22/16

From dusk at the Marina bayfront to vibrant Siesta Key sunsets, here's what we loved on Instagram this week.

09/22/2016 By Lana Allen

Popular Content

    The Untold Stories of Sarasota's Women Artists

    Sarasota Art Museum's 'Something Borrowed, Something New' Features Contemporary Art on Loan From Local Residents

    What to Do in Sarasota and Manatee Counties This Week

    The Ultimate Sarasota Summer Splurge Guide

    Harold Mendez, a Dancer Who Doesn’t Fit the Traditional Ballet Aesthetic, Ends His Career While Still in His Prime

    Van Wezel Announces Holiday Season Lineup

Weekend Planner

Your Top 5 Things to Do: Sept. 22-28

Van Wezel’s last Friday Fest of the season; this Saturday’s free at South Florida Museum, Historic Spanish Point and The Ringling; and lots more.

09/22/2016 By Ilene Denton

New hires

Venice Symphony Names New Executive Director

The Board of Directors of The Venice Symphony appointed Christine Kasten as the symphony's executive director on Sept. 1.

09/21/2016 Research by staff

So You Want to Be in Pictures?

Here's an Update on Rashida Jones' New Local TV Show

Claws, a new show from Rashida Jones, will begin filming in Sarasota on September 27 and is looking for extras.

09/21/2016 By Megan McDonald

A New Theater to Come

Players Centre for Performing Arts Chooses Architect and Builder

Community input is invited at a Sept. 30 event.

09/19/2016 By Kay Kipling

Art Beat

Here's What's Coming Up at The Sarasota Museum of Art

From films to artist talks, here's a look at what's coming up at the Sarasota Museum of Art this fall.

09/15/2016 By Riley Board

Weekend Planner

Your Top 5 Things to Do: Sept. 15-21

Dinosaur Discoveries, Fab Lab festival for families, moonlight kayaking and more.

09/15/2016 By Ilene Denton

Culture Klatch

Watch/Listen/Love: Our September Pop Culture Obsessions

This month: Harry Belafonte, Stranger Things, charming British bakers and more.

09/15/2016 By Staff

Preview

Jewish Federation Announces 2016-17 Season

Art, history, music and more are all included in the line-up.

09/12/2016 By Kay Kipling

On the Homefront

Lunch with Ca d’Zan Curator Ron McCarty; Sarasota MOD Weekend Tickets Now on Sale and More

Here are this week’s news and notes from the real estate and design community.

09/09/2016 By Ilene Denton

The Arts

New College Professor Recommended for Literature Translation Grant

Amy Baram Reid's $12,500 grant will support the translation of the 2013 novel When the Plums Are Ripe by the Cameroonian novelist Patrice Nganang.

09/08/2016 Research by staff

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