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The 26th annual Sarasota Film Festival concluded with a flourish on Saturday, April 13th, marking the end of an exhilarating 10-day event. The festival showcased a diverse array of films, engaging talkbacks, educational initiatives, and more, leaving attendees inspired and entertained. The Closing Night featured a screening of Vertical Entertainment’s “THE LISTENER,” directed by Steve […]
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I decided to make a reservation to test-ride the new ferry on Easter Sunday! I had wanted to check it out since they opened but thought I would wait until they had time to get organized. I took an early morning drive out the beach and started my journey from the Anna Maria Island Pier. […]
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Singer, songwriter, actor and way underrated guitarist Rick Springfield fired up the Sarasota audience during a mid-week show at the Van Wezel. Rick has been busy of late performing on the Rock Legends Cruise XI and then played Epcot’s Garden Rocks Series at Walt Disney World before heading over to the SRQ! Crowds gathered in […]
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There is the circus, and then there is the Cirque du Soleil Experience! Various Cirque shows around the world have been seen by over 100 million people since its beginnings in Canada in 1984. The current production of Bazzar is in the Big Top at Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays. A great […]
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Recently, G.E. Smith came to Sarasota for an intimate show at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre’s Music Mondays. Time was tight, so we arranged to interview G.E. from his home in Long Island, NY. G.E. and his wife, songwriter, singer and author Taylor Barton have been friends for many years with Sarasota resident Barry Weisblatt. Barry is […]
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Raymond James Stadium and the February Snow Full Moon played host to over 50,000 people for the Saturday night show of the two rock icons Billy Joel and Sting! The audience was a t-shirt mix of Joel fans, Police fans and fans of music to see both artists that went all the way to the […]
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Patti Smith made her fourth appearance at Selby Gardens last week, where she performed an encore dedicated to the artist, Georgia O’Keefe. Smith, who has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, is one of our greatest renaissance women! Being a poet, musician, songwriter, and photographer are just a […]
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It was guitar heaven on Thursday night for the SOLD-OUT show in Sarasota’s Van Wezel Performing Arts Hal!. Blues rocker Kenny Wayne Shepherd came to town for the third show on his “Dirt On My Diamonds” tour. The tour is named after his latest album, released in November 2023, which is currently number six on […]
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Live music on both the local and national stages is already lining up well into summer around the Suncoast, Tampa Bay, and beyond. Small local venues that constantly keep live music playing such as Big Top Brewing, Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse, Motorworks Brewery, 88 Live Piano Bar, Clancy’s Irish Sports Pub, Swordfish Grill & Tiki, and Cortez […]
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Kicking off the lineup for the Bradenton Gulf Island Concert Series for 2024, Foghat had a sold-out show on Saturday night at The Center for Anna Maria Island. Bringing the hits along with some blues and cuts from their 17th album, “Sonic Mojo,” which is a #1 album on the Billboard Blues chart (a first […]
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In 1927, John Ringling moved the famous circus headquarters to Sarasota, and it has become some of the rich history of the area. In 1928, John Ringling saw the high wire act The Great Wallenda’s perform in Cuba and immediately hired them for the Ringling Brothers Circus. Karl Wallenda founded the team and by the […]