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Game Changer

Hermitage Artist Retreat Announces Shariffa Ali as Major Theater Award Winner

Theater artist Ali will create a new work and receive a $35,000 cash prize.

05/31/2022 By Kay Kipling

Golden Age Medals

These Sarasota Seniors Are Fighting Ageism in Competitive Sports

A group of archers, a swimmer and a table tennis player have competed for years at the National Senior Games—and winning big.

05/27/2022 By Allison Forsyth

Class Reunion

The Sarasota Music Festival Is Back

For the first time since 2019, the classical music fest returns in full, June 6-25.

05/26/2022 By Kay Kipling

Unscripted Humor

The Available Cupholders Return to Sarasota for a Special Residency

The improv troupe will perform next weekend at Florida Studio Theatre.

05/24/2022 By Dariela Delgado

Right on Time

Asolo Rep Breaks Out Two Timely Shows to Close Its Season

Both have local connections.

05/19/2022 By Kay Kipling

Preview

The Venice Symphony Announces 2022-23 Season

Some renowned guest soloists join the orchestra in its seven-concert series.

05/17/2022 By Kay Kipling

Leading Ladies

Marie Selby Gardens and The Players Centre to Host Broadway-Style Cabaret

The Players Centre will honor the talented leading ladies of Broadway with an evening of show tunes in the gardens performed by The Sarasota Divas.

05/16/2022 By Chloé Cuyler

Review

Asolo Rep Scores in Timely Fashion with 'Eureka Day'

Jonathan Spector's play set in a private school during a mumps outbreak has topicality in spades.

05/15/2022 By Kay Kipling

Preview

Looking Ahead to the Community Theater Season

Expect musicals, comedy and a drama or two for 2022-23.

05/13/2022 By Kay Kipling

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

A Mariachi Band and a Symphony Are Partnering for an UnidosNow Fundraiser

The two-day musical extravaganza takes place next week.

05/12/2022 By Samantha Lane

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Mr. Chatterbox Returns

Mr. Chatterbox Makes His Own List of Banned Books

Perhaps the following books once had some merit, but in these “woke” times they constitute a clear and present danger, and they need to be “canceled” ASAP.

05/10/2022 By Robert Plunket

Preview

Florida Studio Theatre Heads Into Summer with Six Shows

Music and comedy are the main focus of the summer season's offerings.

05/10/2022 By Kay Kipling

Lectures

Ringling College Library Association Announces 2023 Town Hall Lecture Series

The speakers are Maria Ressa, Michael Phelps, Admiral James Stavridis, José Andrés and Thomas Friedman.

05/09/2022 By Staff

Limelight

Photos: Dick Vitale Gala

The annual event at the Ritz welcomed a host of well-known athletes and raised over $11 million for the fight against pediatric cancer.

05/09/2022 Photography by Lori Sax

Review

Two Black Stars Get the Musical Bio Treatment in WBTT's New Playwrights Series

Actress Nell Carter and boxer Muhammad Ali are the duo at work in these world premiere one-act plays.

05/09/2022 By Kay Kipling

Get Crafty

Check Out the Second Annual Downtown Sarasota Spring Craft Fair

Local and national artists will showcase their one-of-a-kind, handmade crafts all weekend.

05/06/2022 By Samantha Lane

Preview

Sarasota Concert Association Announces 2023 Season

Among the artists coming to town: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine.

05/05/2022 By Kay Kipling

Welcome To Our World

Get a Sneak Peak at The Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County's New Art Exhibit

The photography club's exhibit is currently on display in the Ringling Community Gallery.

05/05/2022 By Chloé Cuyler

Around the World

Celebrate Our City's Many Cultures at a Festival in Newtown This Weekend

The free "We Are One" Multicultural Festival, hosted by Newtown Nation, will showcase sights, sounds and flavors from around the world. Proceeds will go to a new program for incarcerated folks re-entering society.

05/03/2022 By Allison Forsyth

Talks

Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative Panel Explores Black Identity in the Arts

Three artists talked recently about their struggles and hopes in the art world as people of color.

05/02/2022 By Kay Kipling

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