Review

Review: Manatee Players' Assassins

Tackling tough subject material with this Stephen Sondheim musical.

10/31/2016 By Kay Kipling

Season Preview

A&E Season Preview 2016

Our top 24 picks in drama, dance, musicals, opera, art and more.

10/27/2016 By Kay Kipling, Ilene Denton, and Abby Weingarten

Season Preview

24 Shows You Must See This Season

Our top 24 picks (in no particular order) in drama, dance, musicals, opera, art—and more

10/27/2016 By Kay Kipling

Arts Everywhere

InspireSarasota! Kicks Off Nov. 5

The festival takes place in downtown Sarasota's Five Points Park.

10/26/2016 By Kay Kipling

An Evening of Entertainment and More

Awards and Grants Winners Honored at Celebration of the Arts

The Arts and Cultural Alliance presents its annual awards show.

10/25/2016 By Kay Kipling

Review

Review: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's The Wiz

WBTT revives this urban musical about Dorothy and company in Oz.

10/19/2016 By Kay Kipling

Review

RIAF: The Pianist; 17 Border Crossings

Works by Thomas Monckton and Thaddeus Phillips.

10/17/2016 By Kay Kipling

Review

Ringling International Arts Festival: Doug Elkins Choreography, etc.

The 2016 festival begins with performances in three venues and a Brazilian-themed party in the museum courtyard.

10/14/2016 By Kay Kipling

Preview

Celebration of the Arts Coming Up Oct. 24

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County presents this event at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

10/12/2016 By Kay Kipling

Preview

Jazz Club of Sarasota Season Kicks Off Oct. 14

Ten daytime concerts, a pub crawl and more are on the schedule.

10/10/2016 By Kay Kipling

Picking a Winner

Pianist Jim Brickman Welcomes Young Talent

Local ninth-grader Jordan Evans to play with Brickman at his November Van Wezel concert.

10/04/2016 By Kay Kipling

Going to the Dogs

Superheroes on Parade Fill Downtown

The sculpture campaign benefiting Southeastern Guide Dogs winds up Oct. 8 and 9 with this display.

10/03/2016 By Kay Kipling

Celebration of Two Worlds

Sarasota Ballet Announces a Special Evening of Music and Dance

The January 2017 evening brings international stars to the Sarasota Opera House.

09/30/2016 By Kay Kipling

Redemption Man

Bryan Stevenson Fights for Condemned Prisoners

Stevenson—lawyer, author, TED Talk speaker, MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant recipient and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative—will be in Sarasota on Oct. 27 for Legal Aid of Manasota's 25th anniversary.

09/28/2016 By Kay Kipling

Fall Getaways

4 Perfect Fall Getaways

We're going leafing.

09/28/2016 By Megan McDonald, Cooper Levey-Baker, and Kay Kipling

Fall Getaways

History Buffs Will Savor a Trip to Charlottesville, Virginia

Visit Monticello, stay in a historic inn, pick apples, see the leaves change--you can go full fall in Charlottesville.

09/28/2016 By Kay Kipling

Fall Getaways

Small-Town Clayton, Georgia, Offers Big Fun for Travelers

Step into historic Appalachia at the best time of year.

09/28/2016 By Kay Kipling

Preview

Fabulous Independent Film Festival Returns to Burns Court Cinema

The weekend festival presents seven movies centered on LGBTQ lives.

09/26/2016 By Kay Kipling

A New Theater to Come

Players Centre for Performing Arts Chooses Architect and Builder

Community input is invited at a Sept. 30 event.

09/19/2016 By Kay Kipling

Preview

Jewish Federation Announces 2016-17 Season

Art, history, music and more are all included in the line-up.

09/12/2016 By Kay Kipling