Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Ringling College of Art and Design’s Continuing Studies Program Engage Your Inner Artist at Summer Studios at Ringling College! Classes run June 11-July 27; Registration Opens April 1 Summer Studios features more than 60 courses for teens, tweens, and adults, including drawing, painting, filmmaking, animation, game art, photography, digital video production, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, creative writing […]

Irish Rover Productions Presents Acclaimed Irish Musician and Vocalist Paul Duffy in “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” A Celebration of St. Patrick’s Day Sunday, March 11, 3 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church Paul Duffy joins master fiddle performer Darin Graves to celebrate the music of Ireland with traditional and contemporary Irish favorites. Partial proceeds from the […]

Ringling College of Art and Design Englewood Art Center Presents “Bread Clip Paintings: Works by Elizabeth Saveri” January 2-31   Opening reception with artist is January 13 The California-based artist explores how the impact of human civilization affects our ecology in her latest series of tiny oil paintings that depict “a paradise that has turned sour.” […]

SunCoast Alliance for Lifelong Learning’s Third Annual Lifelong Learning Showcase September 13  Temple Beth Sholom The event features an enticing smorgasbord of seminars on history, literature, health, science, philosophy, and more—led by area experts. Keynote speaker Louise Gallagher will offer helpful insights for those transitioning into retirement. Registration opens August 7.   (Sarasota/Manatee) The SunCoast Alliance for […]

All Star Children’s Foundation takes a giant step closer to offering state-of the art therapeutic interventions for abused children as the result of a $1 million grant from Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation. (Sarasota, FL) All Star Children’s Foundation has taken a giant step closer to its goal of providing state-of-the-art treatment for childhood trauma […]

Summer Studios features more than 80 courses for teens, tweens, and adults covering a wide variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, figure, mixed media, photography, filmmaking, design, creative writing, animation and game art, and web and digital arts. Students can explore traditional and digital art techniques to master new techniques and refresh existing […]

Preserving Music Materials from the Past for the Future The Sarasota Music Archive Reinvents Itself One of the largest music archives in the southeastern United States, the Sarasota Music Archive attracts music enthusiasts with its vast archive of musical treasures. It recently transformed itself with a reinvented space, updated technology and equipment, and the use of […]

Remarkable Images Show Scenes of Sarasota and the Ringling Bros. Circus in the 1940s Photographer Elizabeth Siegfried discovered 16mm film footage shot by her grandmother from 1927 to 1945. These scenes are now preserved forever in large-scale photographic prints. An exhibition, “CIRCUS!” will showcase these prints in November as part of Phillippi Estate Park’s 100th-anniversary […]

The Bijou Café Announces New Executive Chef Chef Ryan Williams brings a wealth of experience working at fine dining establishments across the state. (Sarasota, Florida) J.P. Knaggs, owner of the award-winning Bijou Café  in Sarasota, recently appointed Ryan Williams as the restaurant’s new executive chef. Williams brings a wealth of restaurant experience to the position. […]

Remarkable Images Show Scenes of Sarasota and the Ringling Bros. Circus in the 1940s Photographer Elizabeth Siegfried discovered 16mm film footage shot by her grandmother from 1927 to 1945. These scenes are now preserved forever in large-scale photographic prints. An exhibition, “CIRCUS!” will showcase these prints in November as part of Phillippi Estate Park’s 100th-anniversary […]

Feel the Bern SRQ Presents “March and Rally For Bernie” Saturday, January 23 Ÿ 12:30- 4 p.m. Ÿ Downtown Sarasota A rally at the “Unconditional Surrender” statue in downtown Sarasota’s Island Park will be at 1 p.m.   (Sarasota, FL) Feel the Bern SRQ, a grassroots organization that supports and campaigns for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, is hosting a […]