Events

All Clams on Deck

Launch of All Clams on Deck, A Winning Plan for Suncoast Waterways

January 16, 2022 | Events

Saturday morning, January 15, 2022, was the perfect day and setting for the press conference announcing the official launch of the All Clams on Deck initiative. All Clams on Deck is the brainchild and passion of Ed Chiles, who owns the Mar Vista restaurant on the shores of Longboat Key, where the…

The Hermitage Artist Retreat presents “Theater Today: Process & Production”

January 15, 2022 | Events

The Hermitage Artist Retreat brings the next installment of its “Artists & Thinkers” series to Longboat Key with “Theater Today: Process & Production,” a conversation with Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Tom Kirdahy (Hadestown; The Inheritance; Little Shop of Horrors). This event wil…

Renesito Pays Tribute to Compay Segundo at Fogartyville in Sarasota

January 8, 2022 | Events

Award-winning tres player Renesito Avich has put together an all-star band to pay tribute to the music of legendary Cuban composer Compay Segundo at the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center on Friday, January 14 at 8pm. The Band consists of Avich on guitar/tres guitar/vocals, Mauricio Ro…

Cirque Italia Presents Paranormal Cirque in Palmetto

January 6, 2022 | Events

Are you ready Palmetto? Do you love thrilling, wicked, sexy, or even dangerous things? Paranormal Cirque will expose you to a unique creation of combined theatre, circus, and cabaret with a new European-style flare. Cirque Italia is now presenting a brand-new show for a MATURE audience! Cirqu…

Manatee Genealogical Society

Exciting News from Manatee Genealogical Society

January 2, 2022 | Events

The Manatee Genealogical Society will host a Virtual Seminar “Finding Your Elusive Ancestors” on Saturday, January 29, 2022, from 10:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Four nationally recognized genealogical speakers will deliver one-hour lectures with this central theme. For more information and to register for …

Beer & Burger Festival

3rd Annual Sarasota Beer & Burger Festival

December 29, 2021 | Events

Join us for the 3rd Annual Sarasota Beer & Burger Festival and the Sarasota Winter Carnival at The Mall at University Town Center on Jan 15th. The BEST Traveling Beer & Burger Festival in Central Florida is back in Sarasota again and we could not be more excited for our 3rd year at Uni…

Ring in the New Year at the Downtown Sarasota Block Party and Pineapple Drop Celebration

December 21, 2021 | Events

Ring in 2022 at the Downtown Sarasota Block Party and Pineapple Drop at Five Points Park, 100 Central Avenue, starting at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 31, through 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 1. Admission to this family-friendly event is FREE. The festivities will include amusement rides…

Hermitage Announces a Full Slate of 2022 Programs Throughout Sarasota County

December 18, 2021 | Events

The Hermitage Artist Retreat announced today a full slate of early 2022 programs featuring new and returning Hermitage Fellows, from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel and Avery Fisher Prize-winning flutist Claire Chase to Beyonce collaborator and soloing band member Lady Jess and inte…

Selwyn Birchwood

Visionary Blues Star Selwyn Birchwood to Perform Live in Sarasota on New Year’s Eve!

December 15, 2021 | Events

Groundbreaking young blues visionary Selwyn Birchwood will perform live at The Blue Rooster in Sarasota on Friday, December 31, 2021. Birchwood’s latest release is his highly anticipated third Alligator album, Living In A Burning House . Birchwood calls his original music “electric swamp funki…

Hermitage Announces New January Programs

December 4, 2021 | Events

The Hermitage Artist Retreat (Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and CEO) announced today that they will present new public programs in January with acclaimed theater artists and Hermitage Fellows Gavin Creel and Michael R. Jackson. On Friday, January 14th at 5pm on the Hermitage Beach, Tony and…

Siesta Beach Seafood & Music Festival

5th Annual Siesta Beach Seafood & Music Festival December 3-5

December 2, 2021 | Events

The 5th Annual Siesta Beach Seafood & Music Festival returns to the Siesta Key Pavilion with fresh seafood and live music on Friday, December 3 from noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday, December 4 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event is FREE and open to the public. The Sies…

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