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"Raisin" is playing Oct. 3 to Nov. 11 at Westcoast Black Theatre. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • September 26, 2018
Live Theater: Critic’s Picks for 2018-2019

Live theater, sarasota, manatee, critic makes picks for upcoming 2018-19 theater season, including from organizations such as Florida Studio Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Manatee Players, The Players Centre for Performing Arts, Westcoast Black Theatre

  • Arts + Culture
“Sunlit Gardenia” by Betsy Cameron
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 24, 2018
Art Ovation collaborative exhibits open in time for upcoming season

Two new exhibits at Art Ovation Hotel — one in collaboration with Alfstad& Contemporary Gallery and the other with Florida Watercolor Society — aim to broaden perspectives.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo courtesy John Revisky
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • September 19, 2018
Asolo Rep and conservatory adapt Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' for today

Asolo Repertory Theatre and FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training's New Stages series' latest touring production reimagines Shakespeare’s 'The Tempest' for student audiences across Florida.

  • Arts + Culture
Danielle Brown & Juan Gil in Ricardo Graziano's Symphony of Sorrows. Photo by Frank Atura
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 19, 2018
The Sarasota Ballet plans to raise the barre in upcoming 2018-2019 season

Sarasota Ballet’s 2018-2018 season will feature changes in roles and repertoire to increase the company's standards.

  • Arts + Culture
Ryan “Ryanito” Larrañaga is both the co-founder/partner at Art, Rhythm & Culture Festival and a radio personality at WSLR 96.5 Community Radio. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 18, 2018
Rapper Ryanito partners with The Pops Orchestra for inaugural concert

Rapper Ryanito will perform music from his first LP with Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe artist Michael Mendez and The Pops Orchestra of Bradenton and Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
“Let Sleeping Dogs Lie” by Patti Kiuber is on display now at ArtCenter Manatee. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 17, 2018
Florida Watercolor Society's convention offers meeting of the creative minds

The Florida Watercolor Society’s 47th Annual Convention offers something for everyone interested in the arts.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo courtesy of Ringling.edu
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 13, 2018
Ringling College graduate wins 2018 Student Academy Award

Eaza Shukla, a 2018 computer animations Ringling College of Art and Design graduate from Los Angeles, won for her thesis film 'Re-Gifted.'

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • September 12, 2018
New College director's play reimagines Shakespeare as an alchemist’s automaton

Playwright Monica Cross discusses the magical thinking behind “The Wonder of Our Stage.”

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 11, 2018
Music Compound to open second location near downtown Sarasota

The Park East neighborhood location of Music Compound is the second in Sarasota and is set to open in late September next to The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime.

  • Arts + Culture
Casey, Kiley and Dennis Berkery performed in "The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe." at Venice Theatre. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 10, 2018
'Peter and the Starcatcher' makes theater a family affair

Two father-son actor pairs take family bonding to the next level through "Peter and the Starcatcher" at Venice Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • September 9, 2018
Art Center Sarasota's third iconcept jr. fundraiser showcases the future of fashion

Young designers prepare to debut outfits made from recycled materials for the fashion show on Sept. 23.

  • Arts + Culture
RocketStar records opened in April. Photo by Niki Kottmann
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 5, 2018
RocketStar Records sends vinyl fans a blast from the past along U.S. 301

Sarasota's only record store, RocketStar Records, is giving listeners of all ages a chance to preserve one of music’s most beloved mediums.

  • Arts + Culture
"Volumes" runs through Sept. 9 at The Ringling. Photo by Peter Acker
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 4, 2018
'Volumes' offers immersive audio-visual artistic experience at The Ringling

The latest contemporary exhibit at The Ringling, "Volumes," helps visitors understand the connection between visuals and sounds.

  • Arts + Culture
Nate Jacobs during an interview for the WEDU PBS documentary about Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • August 29, 2018
Filming begins on Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe PBS documentary

The WEDU PBS production about WBTT and its founder, Nate Jacobs, will air December 2019.

  • Arts + Culture
Shahid Avraham records all his music in his Lakewood Ranch home studio — usually in the dark. Photo by Niki Kottmann
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • August 29, 2018
Local artist Shahid Avraham to release new hip-hop album, 'Some Real Quality'

Lakewood Ranch-based singer/songwriter Shahid Avraham is about to release new music — album 'Some Real Quality' — for the first time in more than two years. But he acts like he never stopped.

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