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Rhythms & Roots

Where to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Sarasota and Manatee

Live music, dance, film and food mark a month of culture and community across the region. Plus, fun facts you didn't know.

09/15/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Paths Reimagined

Sarasota Turns to Art After Statewide Crosswalk Ban

Community members in Sarasota will gather to create mosaic stepping stones after the state ordered the removal of rainbow crosswalks and sidewalk art.

09/12/2025 By Kim Doleatto

In Full Flower

Selby Gardens Announces 2025-2026 Programming

The gardens will open its 2025 Orchid Show next month with an installation by British contemporary artist Rebecca Louise Law. Plus: "Flowers and Friendship" from Lynn Goldsmith and Patti Smith, and more.

09/10/2025 By Staff

Theater for Everyone

Sarasota Jewish Theatre Continues to Grow Its Audience and Its Programming

The company enjoyed a sold-out season last year and continues to expand under artistic director Carole Kleinberg.

09/08/2025 By Kay Kipling

A Family's Leap

The Sarasota Cuban Ballet School Is Built on Politics, Determination and Family

After escaping Cuba for America, Ariel Serrano and Wilmian Hernandez started a ballet school. Now their son Francisco is a star at The Royal Ballet in London.

09/08/2025 By Carrie Seidman

Made in Sarasota

Gary Drouin’s Retro Tube Amplifiers Have a National Market

Drouin, 72, meticulously hand-builds and repairs amplifiers from his home garage for tube amp devotees around the country.

09/04/2025 By Megan McDonald

Happy Days

Emmy-Award Winning Mauro Gatti, Creator of the Happy Broadcast, Brings Good Vibes to This Year’s PINC

"You have to take care of yourself to take care of others. I’m in that sweet spot right now in my life. I love it.”

09/03/2025 By Megan McDonald

Sculpting the Unseen

Ringling Students Are Bringing Cold Cases Back to Life Through Forensics

Led by veteran forensic artist Joe Mullins, the workshops are yielding not just practice, but breakthroughs in real-world criminal investigations. 

09/02/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Follow the Money

Where Do Your Donation Dollars Go?

We followed the money at these nonprofits to learn about the impact your donation–from $10 to $10,000–can make.

09/01/2025

Powered by Philanthropy

10 Major Philanthropic Moments

From big gifts to grassroots campaigns, here are 10 of the year’s major philanthropic moments with huge community impact.

09/01/2025 By Lauren Jackson

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Preview

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Announces More Shows for the Season

A lineup of musicians, comedians and even game shows adds to the already announced Broadway show list.

08/25/2025 By Kay Kipling

Suncoast Searchlight

Art Center Sarasota Celebrates 100 Years of Making Art Accessible to Everyone

As she prepares for the milestone, executive director Katherine Ceaser brings with her a conviction formed in childhood: that art must remain open to the community, regardless of background or income.

08/22/2025 By Clinton Engelberger/Suncoast Searchlight

Homegrown Vision

Sarasota Filmmaker Shaun Greenspan Brings His Star-Studded Opioid Drama to Burns Court

His latest film project, "What We Hide," filmed in Tampa Bay and stars McKenna Grace, Dacre Montgomery and Jesse Williams dealing with the aftermath of their mother's overdose.

08/20/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Preview

Ringling Exhibit Features the Work of Nine Native American Women Artists

Ancestral Edge explores craft, cultural, spiritual and ceremonial traditions through media including basket weaving, collage, clay, textiles, photography, metalwork and printmaking.

08/19/2025 By Staff

Review

Florida Studio Theatre Goes for Farcical Fun with 'Don't Dress for Dinner'

The action is fast and the lies are even faster in this piece by Marc Camoletti, adapted by Robin Hawdon.

08/11/2025 By Kay Kipling

The Sound of Music

The Hermitage's "Sunsets @ Selby Gardens" Series Returns This Fall

The outdoor performance series features works-in-progress by Hermitage artists-in-residence and alumni at Selby Gardens' two campuses.

08/07/2025 By Staff

Book Report

What the Sarasota Magazine Team Is Reading This Summer

Need a book rec? We've got one!

08/06/2025 By Staff

On View

Ringling Museum's 'Currents of Resistance' Tackles Our State's History, Ecology and More

Hermitage Greenfield Prize-winning artist Sandy Rodriguez fills the Monda Gallery with images depicting Florida's complicated past—and present.

07/30/2025 By Kay Kipling

On Stage

Review: FST's "Dorothy's Dictionary" Spells It All Out for Us

The intimate two-character play reminds that human relationships--and books--matter.

07/14/2025 By Kay Kipling

On Pointe

Royal Ballet Soloist Francisco Serrano Returns to Sarasota for a Gala Performance on July 19

Serrano is the son of Sarasota Cuban Ballet School founders Ariel Serrano and Wilmian Hernandez—native Cubans and former dancers who defected to the U.S. in 1993 and whose school now draws students from around the world.

07/11/2025 By Carrie Seidman

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