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Music fans, vinyl collectors and families will have a chance to explore one of Sarasota’s longtime community arts spaces when WSLR+Fogartyville hosts a free Open House and Record Fair on Saturday, October 3, from 4 to 8 p.m. The event will celebrate the grand reopening of Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center following extensive renovations, […]
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Fans of ’90s alternative rock, jazz, funk and improvisational music will get all of those sounds in one performance when JK & The Contraband take the stage at Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The Central Florida-based collective will perform at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m., for […]
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Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center is ready to welcome audiences back, and its first concert after a month-plus of renovations brings an intimate night of indie folk to one of Sarasota’s most beloved live music spaces. Alternative folk singer-songwriter Remi Goode will perform at Fogartyville on Sunday, July 12, at 7 p.m., with Sarasota […]
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Florida blues fans are in for a high-energy weekend when acclaimed guitarist, lap steel master, vocalist and songwriter Selwyn Birchwood brings his bold new sound to Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center in Sarasota for two live performances on Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18, 2026. Birchwood, one of the most exciting and original […]
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Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center will celebrate Valentine’s Day with an intimate evening of Americana and country music as Madison Hughes takes the stage on Saturday, February 14, at 8 p.m. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter will be joined by special guest Sara Stovall, fiddler for Fogartyville favorites Passerine, adding a rich, roots-driven layer to the […]
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Indie rock mainstay Matt Pond PA returns to the stage this winter with a special Sarasota appearance celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band’s breakthrough album, Several Arrows Later. The intimate concert takes place Wednesday, January 14 at 7 p.m. at Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center. Formed in the late 1990s, Matt Pond PA […]
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Fogartyville presents psychedelic folk artist Mariee Siou on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. Siou is an abstract storyteller of the natural world via a form of deep emotive folk music ushered by her clever wordsmithing and sharp ethereal voice. Through her music she strives to fill a cultural void left by severed connections to […]
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Mark your calendars: on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m., the intimate and arts-driven venue Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center (525 Kumquat Court, enter via the alleyway) will host acclaimed folk-singer-songwriter Jay Nash. Opening the night will be Sarasota’s own dynamic musician Matthew Frost, whose band explores a compelling blend of blues, soul, rock […]
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Sarasota’s great listening room, Fogartyville, had an audience on Saturday night that came to hear the blues and gospel sung by Tampa Bay resident, Betty Fox. She has been compared to Etta James or Aretha, but I saw her channeling Janis Joplin in many ways. An International Blues Challenge Finalist and Best of the Bay multiple winner, […]
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Sarasota music lovers, get ready for a soulful evening! Nashville-based blues and soul powerhouse Colleen Orender will bring her signature “swamp stompin’” sound to Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. This exciting performance is part of Orender’s national Swamp Stompin’ Tour, known for blending smoky jazz vocals, […]
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Sarasota singer-songwriter Taylor Opie will host the first Fogartyville Songwriter Series of the 2025–26 season on Monday, September 8, at 7:00 p.m., with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. Held at the cozy listening room of Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center (525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota), this unique event invites music lovers into an intimate setting where songwriters perform […]