Starting in October, this online playlist and virtual series explores the fields of sonic activity New College of Florida alums have entered after graduation. Graduates of NCF have worked in a remarkable variety of musical and artistic endeavors, ranging among electronic music composition, new opera, and video and media art. We couldn’t be prouder of Read More >
“Endless Summer”, an exhibit of coastal-inspired paintings by December Featured Artist Sharon Lennox Woelfling, will be on display at Island Gallery West on Holmes Beach from December 1-31, 2020. Woelfling has a life-long passion for everything coastal. The beautiful summer skies in Florida are integral to her “ENDLESS SUMMER” series, as are graceful sailboats, sea life, and Read More >
Jill Krasner, Art Uptown's December solo artists, takes viewers on a magical, mystery tour of imaginary gardens all artistically grown during the 2020 pandemic. Jill's latest acrylic paintings, offer a jumble of jaunty, colorful flowers and landscapes without borders.
Arts Advocates continues its Speaking of the Arts series with artist Judith Levine and poet Jeanne Marie Beaumont, who will share their experience collaborating on a public art project for Art in Common Places. “Speaking of the Arts … Collaboration Conversations” will be December 2, 2020, 1:00 p.m., via Zoom. Registration for this free program Read More >
On this 90-minute trolley tour, visit more than 50 of the city’s public art sculptures, monuments, and murals in charming neighborhoods and downtown Sarasota. Sit back and relax as painter and public art expert Jerome Chesley helps you see the city through new eyes!
Join Strings Con Brio for a one-of-a-kind pops concert in the style of an old-fashioned drive-in movie. Concerts will be presented on Thursday, December 3, 2020 from 6-7 and 8-9 pm at Phillippi Estate Park, and feature well-known local soprano Samone Hicks. She will be singing a medley of Gershwin songs and familiar ballads from Read More >
Illuminating the Transcendent with composers Krists Auznieks and Robert Pound and poet Jason Schneiderman Friday, December 4, 5 p.m. Outdoors and beachside at the Hermitage Artist Retreat 6660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood, FL 34223 These three artists will share how they express complex and transcendent ideas and emotions through music and poetry as the Read More >
Dec. 10-12, 16-17 & 19 - 7:30pm Dec. 13 & 20 - 2 pm A one-man play adapted by Greg Oliver Bodine based on the novella by Charles Dickens, just in time for the holidays! This hilarious show stars Jim Floyd playing over 20 characters. Masks are required for this outdoor event, temperature checks will Read More >
FST invites you to join us for conversations with some of the country's top playwrights creating art today. Hear directly from these artists about their processes and what it takes to get a play on its feet. -- America’s scars of racism run deep – both North and South of the Mason-Dixon Line. Hear from Read More >
A Come Together Holiday is a one hour celebration of music for the holidays. Features soloists Jamal Sarikoki, Amy Connours, Lorraine Murphy, Michelle Caulkins and Mark Wagstrom. There will be 8 singalongs and performances from the Chamber Singers and The Section Leaders Ensemble. Free to the community! Online Streaming Concert on our YouTube channel.
The Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota will present a live-stream concert on December 16, 2020 at 7:00 pm, sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund and available for viewing on the MPTF Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MusicPerformanceTrustFund. The program is titled A Musical Celebration for the Holidays, and will include Serenade for Stringsby Edward Elgar,Suite of Carolsby Read More >
Directed by Michael Donald Edwards & Celine Rosenthal Conceived by Michael Donald Edwards & Celine Rosenthal with Steve Orich and Matt McGee Asolo Rep rings in the holiday season with We Need a Little Christmas, a new holiday concert perfect for the whole family. The live concert will be performed outdoors on the theatre's brand new Terrace Read More >
To celebrate our landmark 15th season, Sarasota Contemporary Dance is partnering with Rosemary Square, home of our studio on Boulevard of the Arts. This fiesta brings a dance party atmosphere to our backyard with a live DJ and an interactive art installation featuring highlights from SCD’s robust historía. This event will premiere a live collaborative Read More >
Join Modern Marimba, Stevey Jones, and The Newtown Nation for an afternoon of Music & Meditation. About this Event This event is FREE to the public. Reserved seating is available for $10 per person in socially distanced pods of two (2) people. CONCERT PROGRAM: Kakraba Lobi Kpanlogo, arr. Valerie Naranjo Stephon Davis Unarmed Truth Yaz Lancaster dis Evelyn Read More >