Arts + Culture

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Arts + Culture

Niki Kottmann
August 28, 2018

Ashley Strand returns to Sarasota with one-man show 'Glorified Disasters'

The stand-up comedian/actor who formerly worked at New College and Golden Apple Dinner Theatre is bringing his award-winning show to The Starlite Room.