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Luz Corcuera, the executive director of UnidosNow, said that she and her team were delighted to welcome nearly 100 guests to the organization's Appreciation Afternoon on December 8.

The Circus Arts Conservatory's Sailor Circus Academy, the nation’s longest-running youth circus, will present an amazing spectacle as students flip, fly and soar to new heights in the highly-anticipated new holiday production, “Let It Snow.

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota will return to the great outdoors with two added performances by the bay at Selby Gardens’ downtown Sarasota campus, 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota.

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall will welcome back award-winning Tango Fire to the stage on Monday, Jan.

The Righteous Brothers concert experience features a string of their biggest #1 hits, including You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (the most played song in radio history), Soul & Inspiration, Unchained Melody, Rock and Roll Heaven, Medley’s Grammy-winning Dirty Dancing theme The Time of My

The world premiere show “Ruby” (which was originally scheduled for the 2019-2020 season but delayed due to COVID-19) is a musical retelling by WBTT founder/artistic director Nate Jacobs and his brother, Michael Jacobs, of the shocking killing of a White doctor in Live Oak, Florida, by a Black wo

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has announced the lineup for its 2022 Stage III Series, dedicated to presenting edgy new work that is challenging in both content and form.

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Jay Leno is widely characterized as “the hardest working man in show business.

The Hermitage Artist Retreat announced today a full slate of early 2022 programs featuring new and returning Hermitage Fellows, from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel and Avery Fisher Prize-winning flutist Claire Chase to Beyonce collaborator and soloing band member Lady Jess and interdi

In addition to presenting high-quality professional productions and plentiful artistic opportunities for artists of color, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is committed to arts education that utilizes the organization's authentic voice to celebrate Black achievements, history and culture.

Due to audience demand, Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces the extension of its opening Winter Mainstage production, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story by Alan Janes.

The Van Wezel has announced special guests for the upcoming performance A Tribute to Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul on Wednesday Feb.

The powerful raspy vocals, high-intensity dancing and thrilling stage presence live on stage, complete with band, brass section, backing vocalists and dancers to make this the definitive tribute, and a fabulous fun night out.

IL Divo makes their Sarasota debut at the Van Wezel on Thursday, Jan.

It is time for a little bit of magic as Manatee Performing Arts Center produces their next mainstage production of “Cinderella.

Since 2004, Embracing Our Differences has used the power of art and prose to promote diversity.

Four-time Grammy winning singer Renée Fleming will perform at the Van Wezel on Wednesday, Jan.

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

General Director Richard Russell and Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi announced that Melissa Voigt has returned to Sarasota Opera as Senior Development Officer.

Graci McGillicuddy, All Star Children’s Foundation’s co-founder and board chair, announced recently that the board of directors has appointed Sharon Ghazarian, Ph.

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is thrilled to welcome Jefferson Starship for the band's Sarasota show on Friday, December 31 at 8 p.

It is such an exciting time with Broadway reopened.

Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, announced today that the Hermitage will present new public programs in January with acclaimed theater artists and Hermitage Fellows Gavin Creel and Michael R.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College presents “Celebrating Florida's Wild Wonders,” a one-day event inspired by the book, The Wilder Heart of Florida, and featuring eight celebrated writers, poets, educators, environmentalists, architects, and artists.