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The Swift Tribute Band comes to Venice Performing Arts Center on Monday, Oct. 13.
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A conceptual rendering of the mural planned for Arlington Park Aquatic Center.
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  • October 7, 2025
Community painting day will highlight mural in Arlington Park

The Arlington Park Aquatic Complex will serve as the canvas for a large-scale mural with the public invited to participate in the painting.

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Christos Nicholoudis and Lacey Knispel share a tender moment in Sarasota Players' "The Wedding Singer."
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  • September 30, 2025
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Russell Mernagh, Haley K. Clay and Andrew Leggieri star in Florida Studio Theatre's tribute to contemporary crooners, "Feeling Good," which runs at the Court Cabaret through February 2026.
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  • September 23, 2025
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Tania Vergara, founder of Endedans Contemporary Ballet, presents her work, "Casa Havana," at Sarasota Contemporary Dance's home studio on Saturday, Sept. 20.
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  • September 16, 2025
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