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Arts + Culture

In May, The Players Theatre announced its plans to relocate from downtown Sarasota to Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • December 30, 2016
Top Story — September: Players leadership reflects on theater history

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Arts + Culture
Three years after buying a property near downtown Sarasota, the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is turning its campus into a home.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 29, 2016
Top Story — August: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe plans expansion

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Paul Rudolph’s tiny house has a big impact at The Ringling.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • December 28, 2016
Top Story — July: Paul Rudolph's architectural impact

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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 26, 2016
Top Story — May: Boyce Avenue's unique road to stardom

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  • Arts + Culture
George Nickson and Samantha Bennett in a 2016 photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 24, 2016
Top Story — March: EnsembleNewSRQ's new-school musical vision

New music. New masterpieces. A new group brushes the dust off the concert experience.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 23, 2016
Top Story — February: Sarasota Ballet releases Managing Director Mary Anne Servian

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  • By Nick Friedman
  • December 21, 2016
Sarasota Visual Artist Studios opens art studios to the public

The collaboration features 10 local artists, who are opening their studios to offer the public a glimpse into their creative process.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 21, 2016
Super Strings offers young musicians a rare opportunity

As part of the Perlman Music Program, Florida students perform under renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • December 21, 2016
Artistic Directors’ Letters to Santa

Sarasota artistic directors share their holiday wishlists.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 14, 2016
A+E Holiday Guide

Celebrate by giving the gift of arts and entertainment. There’s something for everyone.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 14, 2016
'Gateways' opens at Alfstad& Contemporary

In his first solo Sarasota exhibit, international sculptor Hans Van de Bovenkamp displays smaller works.

  • Arts + Culture
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 14, 2016
‘Tis the Season

With ‘Deck the Halls,’ Florida Studio Theatre celebrates the holiday season — Florida style.

  • Arts + Culture
Kerri Crowley, Jackson Helwege and Alexandria Rogalski perform "Put on a Happy Face," from "On the Town."
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 9, 2016
Theater students explore pop culture

Tunes from 'On the Town' and 'Grease' can be heard tonight.

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Parker Lawhorne and Kelly Leissler started Plump Sisters Productions to offer Sarasota a narrative, musical-comedy drag performance.Photo by Salvatore Brancifort
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 7, 2016
The Plump Sisters bring musical-comedy drag performance to Sarasota

With their musical-comedy drag duo, Plump Sisters Productions, Parker Lawhorne and Kelly Leissler pay over-the-top tribute to showbiz of the past.

  • Arts + Culture
Gloria Musicae will team up with Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe for a gospel remake of the holiday classic, Handel's "Messiah." Photo by Barbara Banks.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 7, 2016
Modern ‘Messiah:’ Too Hot to Handel re-imagines a holiday classic

In a gospel re-imagining, Gloria Musicae and WBTT team up to turn Handel’s ‘Messiah’ into a jazz-infused surprise for the holidays.

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