TWIS Talks RIAF: Jessi Smith blogs for the 2012 Ringling International Arts Festival

 On behalf of myself and the rest of the team at This Week in Sarasota, I am excited to announce that I have joined up with the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art to provide exclusive, behind-the-scenes coverage of the 2012 Ringling International Arts Festival (RIAF).

In my role as official blogger for the fourth annual RIAF, I will keep my finger on the pulse of the festival during the months leading up to it through interviews with organizers and artists, behind-the-scenes peeks at festival preparations and in-depth commentary on what to expect in the theaters, galleries and grounds of the Ringling Museum during the Oct. 10–13 festival.

Between the months of August and October, I will be sharing my posts on This Week in Sarasota as they appear in RIAF’s official blog on so that you won’t miss a thing. Stay tuned with TWIS during the months leading up to and throughout the festival for previews and show reviews.

Click here to read my first post, “What to Expect at RIAF 2012” and subscribe to the official RIAF 2012 blog. Keep an eye out for more to come!