Books & Talks

Meat Me

Renowned Cookbook Author Visits Sarasota

Love cured meat and literary fiction? Michael Ruhlman's talk Friday evening at Bookstore 1 is for you.

04/05/2016 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Town Hall

Retired Four-Star Gen. David Petraeus Speaks in Sarasota

The former commander in Iraq and Afghanistan talks geopolitics.

03/16/2016 By Ilene Denton

Economic Outlook

Fed Reserve's Loretta J. Mester Predicts Slow and Steady Growth

Mester spoke to FPA of the Suncoast at the Sarasota Yacht Club Friday morning.

02/19/2016 By Pam Daniel

Creativity Matters

Sir Ken Robinson Speaks at Ringling College Library Association Town Hall

Sir Ken Robinson, the most-watched speaker in the TED Talk video series, spoke at the Van Wezel on Feb. 16.

02/18/2016 By Isaac Eger

Election Fever

Republican Karl Rove and Democrat Jim Messina on the 2016 Presidential Election

Karl Rove and Jim Messina headline Ringling College Library Association's Town Hall.

02/04/2016 By Pam Daniel

Article

Elizabeth Smart Visits Sarasota

Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart visited Sarasota this week to give a talk presented by Designing Women Boutique and Selah Freedom.

10/16/2015 By Megan McDonald

Article

Seafood Shack Hosts Coastal Collaboration Dinner on Sept. 2

The dinner will feature a four-course meal by Manatee County chefs and a reading and Q&A, moderated by Sarasota Magazine web editor Megan McDonald, with author Vanessa LaFaye on the 80th anniversary of the Labor Day hurricane of 1935.

08/25/2015 By Megan McDonald

Article

Sarasota Hot Spot: Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium

In our second Sarasota Hot Spot installment, we revisit a great Sarasota resource: Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

06/16/2015 By Chelsey Lucas

Article

Billy Collins, Marie Howe and Tracy K. Smith on Why Poetry Matters

PoetryLife Weekend is this Friday and Saturday at Florida Studio Theatre. Here's a brief introduction to the poets Billy Collins, Marie Howe and Tracy K. Smith.

04/27/2015 By Chelsey Lucas

Article

Richmond Fed President Jeffrey M. Lacker Speaks at Sarasota Yacht Club

Lacker delivered a generally upbeat economic prediction.

04/10/2015 By Pam Daniel

Article

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Katty Kay Speak at Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series

Hirsi Ali and Katty Kay are the latest speakers in this year's sell-out series.

03/06/2015 By Megan McDonald

Article

X Prize Founder Peter Diamandis Visits Sarasota

The author and "techno-optimist" was in town for a book signing and lecture with 350 local philanthropists and business leaders.

02/26/2015 By Tony D'Souza

Article

PINC.Sarasota Launched a Successful, Sold-out Event Last Week

Like a marathon film festival, PINC, with its almost nonstop one amazing speaker after another, left me feeling I couldn’t hold onto enough of the details.

11/10/2014 By Chelsey Lucas

Article

Aubrey Plaza Visits Ringling College Studio Lab

Aubrey Plaza, zombie star in "Life After Beth," visited Ringling College Studio Lab to talk about her new movie.

10/09/2014 By Chelsey Lucas

Article

New Music New College Season Preview

Preview the artists and sounds in the 2014-2015 season of New Music New College.

09/10/2014 By Chelsey Lucas

Article

Author Wes Moore Speaks at Ringling College Town Hall

Author Wes Moore was the latest in this year's lineup of Ringling College Town Hall lecturers.

03/07/2014 By Pam Daniel

Article

Motivational Speaker Linda Larsen Will Appear at Women's Resource Center 2013 Fall Gathering

Larsen will give a speech titled “You: Superstar, Superhero, Superexhausted" at the Women's Resource Center on November 8.

10/23/2013 By Megan McDonald

Article

Ringling International Arts Festival Opens Next Wednesday

Here's a preview of what you can expect at this year's festival.

10/02/2013 By Kay Kipling

Article

Authentic Florida Reads: The Barefoot Mailman

With a name like The Barefoot Mailman, I just had to read this Authentic Florida book.

09/12/2013 By Robin Draper

Article

Astronaut Mark Kelly Visits Sarasota

Astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, visits Sarasota to talk about his career, his wife's shooting and--in a press conference before the lecture--gun control.

03/11/2013 By Beau Denton

Sarasota Magazine

Books & Talks

Renowned Cookbook Author Visits Sarasota

Retired Four-Star Gen. David Petraeus Speaks in Sarasota

Fed Reserve's Loretta J. Mester Predicts Slow and Steady Growth

Sir Ken Robinson Speaks at Ringling College Library Association Town Hall

Republican Karl Rove and Democrat Jim Messina on the 2016 Presidential Election

Elizabeth Smart Visits Sarasota

Seafood Shack Hosts Coastal Collaboration Dinner on Sept. 2

Sarasota Hot Spot: Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium

Billy Collins, Marie Howe and Tracy K. Smith on Why Poetry Matters

Richmond Fed President Jeffrey M. Lacker Speaks at Sarasota Yacht Club

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