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The Hat Theater Collective, a new immersive theater company in Bradenton, has announced a charitable contribution in the amount of $4400 to the Manatee County Historical Commission, Inc.

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training has announced its 2023-24 season, featuring two cherished classical works, a staple of modern drama and a play by a leading African American female playwright.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has announced the lineup for its Summer Improv Season, running from June 3 through September 30.

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced the continuation of the Sarasota Cross Arts Collaborative, made possible once more with generous support from the Koski Family Foundation.

The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe has received a $25,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help underwrite its 2024 production of “Ruby” as well as to defray the costs of community outreach activities related to the play.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) kicks off its Summer Cabaret Series with The Surfer Boys, an energetic tribute to the music of The Beach Boys.

Arts Advocates has announced that 11 Sarasota and Manatee county students have been awarded scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year totaling $38,500.

Sarasota Orchestra is celebrating 75 years of live music with its 2023-2024 season.

What did our critic think of MAN OF LA MANCHA at Asolo Repertory Theatre?

Urbanite Theatre will present a second World Premiere for its final production of the 2022/23 season, THAT MUST BE THE ENTRANCE TO HEAVEN by Franky D.

 Asolo Repertory Theatre’s new work development program, Ground Floor, will present a free staged reading of the play, Dancing in the Blue Light, conceived by Tomé Cousin and Monteze Freeland and written by Monteze Freeland on Friday, May 26, at 2:00 p.

Florida Studio Theatre has announced the long-awaited return of the annual Sarasota Improv Festival, the premier Festival of its kind in the Southeastern United States.

Sarasota Opera will present an HD at the Opera House film of a National Theatre production of Oklahoma! starring Hugh Jackman.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) opens its 2023 Summer Mainstage Series with Shear Madness, an interactive comedic whodunit where the audience gets to solve the crime.

Eight playwrights from Florida, including a past winner, have new work featured in Theatre Odyssey's 18th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival.

After a national search, Asolo Repertory Theatre's incoming Producing Artistic Director Peter Rothstein along with the Board of Directors has selected Ross Egan as the new managing director.

What did our critic think of BIG SEXY: THE FATS WALLER REVUE at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe?

Circus fans of all ages, from near and far, can beat the heat this summer at reasonable prices while experiencing the best of the circus arts, thanks to the continued partnership of The Circus Arts Academy and The Ringling.

Friday Fest, the free, outdoor summertime concert series at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall returns this year with an exciting lineup of bands who will bring the audience to their feet! The events run from 5-9 p.

Sarasota Music Festival announced its concert programs for the 2023 Festival season.

Florida Studio Theatre has announced the lineup for its 2023 Summer Season, featuring a three-show Mainstage Series and a three-show Cabaret Series.

Sarasota Opera has announced the lineup for the 2023 Summer Classic Movies at the Opera House.

Facilitated by poet and psychotherapist Claudia Lozano, the series features topics of interest to the local Latinx community.

Following the sold-out successes Derek Live: The Tour, and of Move Live on Tour and Move – Beyond – Live on Tour, including multiple sellouts at prestigious venues such as Radio City Music Hall, DEREK HOUGH returns with a monumental experience for 2023 – DEREK HOUGH SYMPHONY OF DANCE.

Registration is open for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Ringling College's Summer Adventures Program.