November 12, 2020
Florida Studio Theatre | Greater Sarasota
In this episode of Greater Sarasota, sneak a peak behind the curtain of Florida Studio Theatre’s Improv Program. Will Luera and Patrick Jackson will show us what laughter can do to heal…
November 5, 2020
Ringling Museum features works of young artists
When COVID-19 put a stop to in-person art programs, the Ringling's Education Department began creating online activities for the museum's youngest visitors and their families. The artwork now…
October 10, 2020
In Venice, a fire engine house gets another $55,000 matching grant
Venice Heritage Inc. has received a $55,000 matching grant to built a showcase to house the city’s 1926 American LaFrance fire engine. The funds are held at the Community Foundation of…
October 8, 2020
Music in Transition | Greater Sarasota with ensemblenewSRQ
In this episode of Greater Sarasota, discover what it means to play music that defies genre in these times that defy normalcy. Get a behind-the-scenes look at ensemblenewSRQ as they open u…
October 5, 2020
Survey opens for new Sarasota Performing Arts Center plans at The Bay
The Van Wezel Foundation has launched a community-wide survey to get feedback on plans for the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center that is proposed at the center of The Bay Park site on the Sa…
October 1, 2020
WEDU PBS Launches Digital-First Docuseries Greater Sarasota
WEDU PBS will launch a new, region-wide, hyperlocal storytelling initiative with the premiere of, Greater Sarasota, Thursday, October 8. Greater Sarasota is produced by WEDU PBS in partnership…
September 30, 2020
New Stages, Reimagined Futures, and the Art of Enduring Legacies
Dear Friends: Our cultural calendars are quite different this Fall. Performances under the bright lights of theater stages now dazzle us from screens we are accessing with clicks and fire stic…
September 16, 2020
Hermitage Artist Retreat Receives Strategic Partnership Grant From The Community Foundation Of Sarasota County
Through the generosity of the John J. Clopine Fund, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently awarded the Hermitage Artist Retreat a $30,000 Strategic Partnership Grant to support t…
September 4, 2020
Venice Art Center | Youth Art Contest, Week 8 Winners
The Venice Art Center named the eighth winner of the weekly South County Student Online Exhibit and Contest. Congratulations to Rainer Dolmanet, 19, of Venice for the graphite “Zoe.”