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Arts + Culture

For Jimmie Fadden, the circle is still unbroken
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  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • February 17, 2025
For Jimmie Fadden, the circle is still unbroken

The Sarasota drummer is playing the Van Wezel with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s farewell tour.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Opera will present Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" March 8-28 during its 2025 Winter Opera Festival.
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  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • February 12, 2025
The Sarasota Opera falls for Figaro

The clever servant is a pivotal player in two productions for its 2025 winter festival.

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James Evans, Patrick Noon and Amanda Kristin Nichols star in Florida Studio Theatre's "Advice," which runs through Feb. 28 at FST's Bowne's Lab.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 10, 2025
Florida Studio Theatre takes a walk on the edgy side

Provcative theater is alive and well in FST's Stage III spring series.

  • Arts + Culture
The Sarasota Concert Association presents the Czech National Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 13 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • February 5, 2025
The Sarasota Concert Association is still hitting the high notes at 80

In a town filled with cultural options, SCA's concerts with world-class artists consistently sell out.

  • Arts + Culture
August Wilson's "Fences" runs through Feb. 23 at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • February 3, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe goes all in on August Wilson

WBTT presents Wilson's autobiographical play, "How I Learned What I Learned," in honor of Black History Month.

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Spring is the season of renewal and reinvention. The art scene is no exception.
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  • Su Byron
  • January 30, 2025
Spring is the season of renewal and reinvention. The art scene is no exception.

The spring arts season serves up ample opportunities to dive deeper into our collective experience.

  • Arts + Culture
"Joe Fig's Contemplating Vermeer" is on display at the Sarasota Art Museum through April 13.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • January 29, 2025
Sarasota Art Museum paintings exhibit puts the focus on the viewers

Joe Fig used photography, software and painting to create his "Contemplating Vermeer" series.

  • Arts + Culture
Lifeline Productions adds Atomica Arts co-founders to its management team
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2025
Lifeline Productions adds Atomica Arts co-founders to its management team

Will Luera and Maria Schaedler-Luera join arts nonprofit founded by Joel Ehrenpreis.

  • Arts + Culture
The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players bring "H.M.S. Pinafore" to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Monday, Jan. 27.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • January 22, 2025
It's topsy-turvy time as two Gilbert and Sullivan shows come to town

The Victorian operettas continue to delight audiences 150 years after their creation.

  • Arts + Culture
Katherine Ceaser became the new executive director of Art Center Sarasota in December.
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  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • January 21, 2025
Art Center Sarasota welcomes a new leader on eve of 100th birthday

Katherine Ceasar was promoted from education director to executive director in December.

  • Arts + Culture
The Observer's theater critic's picks for 2025
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  • Marty Fugate
  • January 20, 2025
The Observer's theater critic's picks for 2025

Sarasota's live theater companies share the human stories that often remain untold.

  • Arts + Culture
This year's Best in Show award for adult artwork submitted for "Embracing Our Differences," went to Amanda Marie of Manchester, Connecticut, for “Through Your Story."
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 17, 2025
Embracing Our Differences cancels Jan. 19 opening day party

The organizers decided to nix the celebration due to forecasts of extreme weather.

  • Arts + Culture
Ken Ludwig takes a creative journey with Asolo Repertory Theatre
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 15, 2025
Ken Ludwig takes a creative journey with Asolo Repertory Theatre

Ludwig talks about developing his Asolo Rep world premiere, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard," in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Cynthia Sayer plays the Glenridge Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Jan. 19.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • January 13, 2025
Cynthia Sayer brings her hot banjo show to Sarasota

A recent winner of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize, Cynthia Sayer got her start by performing in a nursing home.

  • Arts + Culture
A flamingo by Peggy Roberts
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • January 9, 2025
Artist of palm frond creations to hold exhibition at Art Ovation Hotel

Peggy Roberts started creating animals from palm fronds in her retirement, as a showcase of upcycling.

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