Arts & Entertainment

Review

Manatee Players Score with Season-closing Phantom

The Maury Yeston-Arthur Kopit version of this famous story delivers the right emotions.

04/22/2016 By Kay Kipling

TV Alert

Watch the WEDU Public TV Segment on Sarasota Keys

Those downtown Sarasota pianos made a homeless man an international star.

04/21/2016 By Ilene Denton

The Weekend Starts Now

Your Top 9 Things to Do: April 21-27

Beatnik bongo jazz at Fogartyville, previews begin for the Asolo Rep’s Josephine, comedian Brian Regan at the Van Wezel and more.

04/21/2016 By Ilene Denton

Circus Days

Circus Arts Conservatory Goes National

Circus Sarasota gets invited to the 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.

04/21/2016 By Ilene Denton

Opera Preview

The Next Sarasota Opera Season Offers "Sarasota Firsts"--and No Verdi.

The 2016-17 Sarasota Opera season features several Sarasota debuts.

04/20/2016 By Kay Kipling

Limelight

Best of Sarasota 2016 Party

PNC Wealth Management presents the annual Sarasota Magazine Best of Sarasota 2016 bash at Selby Gardens. The "Garden of Wonder" features food, drink and more from winners of our Best of Sarasota readers' poll and editors' picks.

04/20/2016 Photography by Rebecca Baxter

Sneak Peek

Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion breaks ground at The Ringling

The pavilion, set to open in the fall of 2017, will house the museum's collection of studio glass.

04/20/2016 By Kay Kipling

Awards

Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Announces Small Business Award Finalists

Winners will be honored Friday, June 3.

04/19/2016 Research by staff

Limelight

Community Video Archives Luncheon

This year's honorees at the luncheon were Van Wezel's Mary Bensel, Superintendent Lori White, Jewish Federation's Howard Tevlowitz and circus daredevil Nik Wallenda.

04/19/2016 Photography by Rebecca Baxter

Limelight

Suncoast Boat Show VIP Party

Boat lovers gathered at the show near Marina Jack, which offered a wide selection of new craft for sale.

04/18/2016 Photography by Rebecca Baxter

Events

Women's Networking Group Gathers April 25

Guest speaker Lori Davis will offer a presentation on 'How to be Stunning, Funny & Thrive.'

04/15/2016 Research by staff

Review

FSU/Asolo Conservatory's Nora

Arts editor Kay Kipling reviews Ingmar Bergman's adaptation of A Doll's House.

04/14/2016 By Kay Kipling

Limelight

Blue Ties and Butterflies

The fourth annual event for the Child Protection Center took place April 13 at Michael's On East.

04/14/2016 Photography by Rebecca Baxter

The Weekend Starts Now

Your Top 7 Things to Do: April 14-20

Sarasota Magazine's Best of Sarasota party, Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash, free admission to the Ringling Circus Museum and more.

04/14/2016 By Ilene Denton

Film

Tim Sutton's New Film Was Shot in 16 Days in Sarasota-Bradenton

Sutton teamed up with Ringling College of Art and Design for his new film, Dark Night, which is receiving rave reviews from critics.

04/13/2016 By Megan McDonald

Awards

Sarasota Stylist Wins Instagram Hair Art Contest

The contest received hundreds of entries and its hashtag was used more than 1,500 times on Instagram.

04/13/2016 Research by staff

Sneak Peek

First Look at Josephine, Asolo Rep's World Premiere Musical

Star Deborah Cox and cast and creative team gave the press a teaser for the new show about Josephine Baker.

04/13/2016 By Kay Kipling

Big Pippin

Previewing Booker High School's Spring Musical

Director Scott Keys tells us about the latest production and what else his students have accomplished this year.

04/12/2016 By Hannah Wallace

Comic Stands

Talking To: Comedian Paula Poundstone

The comedian talks Trump, Robin Williams and falling into a vat of chocolate. She'll perform at the Van Wezel this Sunday.

04/11/2016 Edited by Hannah Wallace

Limelight

Children First Fairytale Ball

The "Sea of Dreams" party at Michael's On East celebrated Children First CEO Philip Tavill's 20th anniversary.

04/11/2016 Photography by Rebecca Baxter