Arts + Culture

Monica Roman Gagnier
April 2, 2025

La Musica Chamber Festival gets a lift from new leadership

The Sarasota chamber music festival nearly ended after its co-founder died of COVID.

Arts + Culture

Marty Fugate
April 1, 2025

Director Peter Amster celebrates a troubled genius in Asolo Rep's 'Good Night, Oscar'

Pianist and raconteur Oscar Levant bared his mental health struggles on national TV.

Arts + Culture

Monica Roman Gagnier
March 31, 2025

Sarasota architect Frank Folsom Smith dies at age 93

The Virginia transplant designed Plymouth Harbor and helped shape downtown.

Arts + Culture

Monica Roman Gagnier
March 31, 2025

On the trail of things that go bump in the night at The Ringling

"Conjuring the Spirit World" explores efforts to contact denizens of unseen realms.

Arts + Culture

Su Byron
March 28, 2025

Add these 5 sizzling arts events to your spring calendar

Theater, art and a walk in a musician’s garden highlight our top arts picks.

Arts + Culture

Ian Swaby
March 27, 2025

Balcony opera performances share the music form with the public

Apprentice artists have joined the lineup in the Sarasota Opera's weekly performance for the public, held each Saturday on the balcony.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Su Byron
March 27, 2025

These Key artists take inspiration from their surroundings

Local creators share how their home bases on Sarasota's barrier islands give them an artistic boost.

Arts + Culture

Monica Roman Gagnier
March 26, 2025

27th Sarasota Film Festival offers fresh flicks, communal screenings

"Marcella" will open the 2025 Sarasota Film Festival on April 4.

Arts + Culture

Monica Roman Gagnier
March 25, 2025

Azara Ballet uses dance to address screen addiction in its second season

Choreographed by company co-founder Martin Flowers, "7 Hours" uses cellphones as props.

Arts + Culture

Monica Roman Gagnier
March 24, 2025

Connecticut schoolteacher Synia Carroll found her voice in Sarasota

Jazz vocalist Synia Carroll, who died March 14 at age 67, helped build musical bridges in the Tampa Bay area.

Arts + Culture

Monica Roman Gagnier
March 23, 2025

Star Newman is all about the abracadabra

Card tricks, movie lore and mentalism are in the Sarasota magician's bag of tricks.

Arts + Culture

Monica Roman Gagnier
March 22, 2025

Sarasota Film Festival poster sparks a Facebook firestorm

Humorous mentions of the 51st state and the Gulf of America fall flat with festival fans.

Arts + Culture

Monica Roman Gagnier
March 19, 2025

Sarasota Ballet finally presents Sir Frederick Ashton's 'Romeo and Juliet'

The Florida premiere of the romantic, rarely seen ballet was delayed by the pandemic.

Arts + Culture

Observer Staff
March 19, 2025

Sarasota Arts & Culture Coalition rebranded PAC Sarasota

The goal of the Sarasota Arts & Cultural Coalition is to advocate for Sarasota's arts and cultural organizations.

Sarasota
Business

Marty Fugate
March 17, 2025

The past is present in Asolo Rep's 'Dancing at Lughnasa'

For Joe Dowling, directing Brian Friel's play is like visiting an old friend — and making a new one.

Arts + Culture

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