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Back to the Future

High-Tech Science and Art Converge at the Bishop Planetarium

The area's only planetarium uses state-of-the-art equipment to take you to the edge of the universe.

03/31/2016 By Hannah Wallace

The Weekend Starts Now

Your Top 7 Things to Do: March 31-April 6

The Sarasota Film Festival begins, Chris Botti plays the Van Wezel, the Bishop Planetarium screens Star Trek and more.

03/31/2016 By Sarasota Magazine Staff

Preview

Van Wezel Announces Broadway, Dance and Classical Season

Included in the 2016-17 line-up: Broadway hit Kinky Boots.

03/31/2016 By Kay Kipling

Theater Preview

Curtain Up! A Peek at the 2016-17 Theater Season

Book your tickets now for these upcoming shows.

03/30/2016 By Kay Kipling

The SEEN

941CEO and CEO Forum Innovation Conversation

Industrial designers Dr. Deana McDonagh and Walter Herbst explore the role of empathy in design

03/29/2016 Photography by Lori Sax

Lights, Camera, Action

Must-See Movies at the 2016 Sarasota Film Festival

SFF programming director Michael Dunaway shares his top 10 picks for this year's festival.

03/29/2016 By Kay Kipling

Limelight

Neuro Challenge Shak'n Not Stirred Gala

The Neuro Challenge Foundation's Cause4Hope gala featured a Bond-inspired theme: Licensed to Thrill...Dressed to Kill, at Michael's On East March 24.

03/28/2016 Photography by Rebecca Baxter

Hop to It

6 Local Family-Friendly Easter Activities

Here's where to hunt eggs, eat brunch, and see the Easter Bunny in our area.

03/24/2016 By Jenna Greenfield

The Weekend Starts Now

The Top 5 Things to Do This Week: March 24-30

The stars of Broadway’s Jekyll & Hyde visit the Van Wezel, the 4th Annual Whiskey Obsession Festival begins, paddling the Myakka River and more.

03/24/2016 By Sarasota Magazine Staff

Oui Oui

Sarasota's Charlotte Perret Publishes Book About Parisian Carnivals

Charlotte Perret shares stories told to her by the family members of French carnival folk and the rare, vintage postcards they entrusted to her.

03/23/2016 By Heather Dunhill

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

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

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If It Bleeds

Movie About On-Air Sarasota Suicide Screens at Film Festival April 2 and 3

Kate Plays Christine comes to Sarasota after winning a special jury award at Sundance and earning rave reviews from a number of critics.

03/23/2016 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Viva Verdi

Sarasota Opera Celebrates with Verdi Cycle Grand Finale

Artistic director Victor DeRenzi led the evening's concert to a triumphant conclusion.

03/22/2016 By Kay Kipling

Remembering Jerry Finn

Banyan Theater Company Founder Jerry Finn's Death is a Loss for Sarasota

Finn was at the heart of the company, producing a summer season that will be missed.

03/22/2016 By Kay Kipling

Puppy Love

Oddity Tattoo's Travis Franklin Tapped to Paint Sarasota Magazine's Southeastern Guide Dogs Sculpture

Oddity Tattoo's Travis Franklin will paint Sarasota Magazine's dog sculpture for Southeastern Guide Dogs' "Superheroes on Parade" initiative.

03/21/2016 By Megan McDonald

Limelight

Verdi Cycle Grand Finale Celebration

Sarasota Opera patrons gathered under tent for dinner before a concert marking the conclusion of the 28-year cycle of producing all of Verdi's music.

03/21/2016 Photography by Rebecca Baxter

Limelight

Florida Winefest Wine on the Water

The annual event brought together food and wine lovers to benefit charities serving disadvantaged children.

03/21/2016 Photography by Rebecca Baxter

Limelight

Lakewood Ranch Community Fund Disco Ball

Guests at the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund gala were moving to the groovin' at the disco-themed event at Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club.

03/21/2016 Photography by Rebecca Baxter

Limelight

An Evening at the Avant-Garde

"Bringing Characters to Life" was the theme for this year's Ringling College of Art and Design fund raiser March 19, and many guests dressed in costume.

03/21/2016 Photography by Rebecca Baxter

941CEO Daily

North Trail Artspace Group Announces Fundraisers

The events will raise money for further research on the possibility of installing affordable housing for artists along Sarasota's North Trail.

03/18/2016 Research by staff

Limelight

Longboat Key Education Center 30th Anniversary Celebration

The center marked its 30th anniversary with dinner and a show at the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe theater.

03/17/2016 Photography by Rebecca Baxter

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