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Violin Shop Sarasota Opens on First Street

Violin Shop Sarasota makes, sells and repairs string instruments in its new downtown Sarasota store.

10/18/2017 By Ella Melzer

Preview

Annual Celebration of the Arts Coming Oct. 23

The evening at the Van Wezel highlights the artistic talent of Sarasota County.

10/17/2017 By Kay Kipling

Review

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Soars with In the Heights

The company's season opener boasts strong performances, lots of energy and some new voices telling Lin-Manuel Miranda's moving story.

10/16/2017 By Kay Kipling

Ready for the Road

"Hail Caesar" Continues FSU/Asolo Conservatory's Winning Formula

An FSU/Asolo Conservatory touring production of Julius Caesar aims to introduce students to Shakespeare.

10/02/2017 By Kay Kipling

Ready for RIAF

Preview: Ringling International Arts Festival

Hot tickets at this month’s festival at The Ringling.

09/27/2017 By Kay Kipling

Preview

Florida Studio Theatre 2017-18 Season Includes a World Premiere

The company has revealed its line-up for mainstage and cabaret productions.

09/21/2017 By Kay Kipling

Preview

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Presents Its 2017-18 Line-up

Willie Nelson, George Benson, Audra McDonald and Diana Krall are among the stars headed our way.

08/27/2017 By Kay Kipling

Way Down Low

How a Sarasota Educator Got the FBI to Investigate the Lyrics of a Rock Song

"‘Louie Louie’ leaped up the chart on the basis of a myth about its lyrics so contagious that it swept cross country quicker than bad weather.”

08/25/2017 By Craig Pittman

Preview

The Pops Orchestra Heads Into "A Season of Celebrities"

The community orchestra offers pop, classical and jazz concerts featuring well-known names.

08/24/2017 By Kay Kipling

Style Star

What I Wear to Work: Sarasota Ballet’s Anaïs Blake

A ballerina shares her in-studio and off-duty style.

08/18/2017 By Alicia King Robinson

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Review

Dogs Days Theatre Goes Noir with Double Indemnity

A stage adaptation of the classic James M. Cain murder tale visits a world of shadows.

08/11/2017 By Kay Kipling

Review

Urbanite Theatre Takes a Compelling Journey with Pilgrims

This new work by Claire Kiechel offers challenges for cast and audience alike.

08/07/2017 By Kay Kipling

Review

A Working Class Hero Takes the Stage in Florida Studio Theatre's Doublewide

In Stephen Spotswood's new play, one man's dream of a home faces harsh realities.

08/07/2017 By Kay Kipling

Preview

Sarasota Contemporary Dance Season Reaches for New Heights

Come fall, SCD will open a new season, and have a new studio home.

08/02/2017 By Kay Kipling

It's Alive!

A Monster Season for New Music New College

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein turns 200, and NMNC plans a big musical celebration.

07/31/2017 By Kay Kipling

Heat Index

Goodbye, Gregg Allman

Sarasota Blues Festival producer Barbara Strauss remembers Gregg Allman.

07/26/2017 By Barbara Strauss

Hot Flash

Dog Days Theatre Aims to Provide New Shows This Summer

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory’s new Dog Days company fills the summer months’ theater gap.

07/26/2017 By Kay Kipling

World Premiere

Asolo Rep Goes Wild with World Premiere of The Jungle Book

The final show of the 2017-2018 season promises interactive entertainment.

07/24/2017 By Kay Kipling

Love Means Trouble

Sarasota Opera Season: Women on the Verge

Sarasota Opera has announced its casts for the 2017-18 "femme fatale" season.

07/21/2017 By Kay Kipling

Review

The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey Shines at Florida Studio Theatre

This one-actor play about a missing boy in a small Jersey town covers a lot of emotional ground.

07/20/2017 By Kay Kipling

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