Written by Laura Bell Adams on . Posted in SRQ Scoop.
The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) now offers a year-round Cinematheque program that brings classic American and foreign movies to local audiences. The Cinematheque presents a rare opportunity to see the best films from the history of cinema on the big screen. Each screening will be preceded by an introduction from a film personality to make the viewing experience even more enriching.
Written by Sande Caplin on . Posted in Music.
Visionary young blues star Selwyn Birchwood, touring in support of his latest Alligator Records release, PICK YOUR POISON, will perform at Blue Rooster in Sarasota on Saturday, December 22, 2018. On PICK YOUR POISON, Birchwood, along with his band-saxophonist Regi Oliver, bassist Huff Wright and drummer Courtney “Big Love” Girlie-takes a major step forward, crafting visionary blues for a new generation of forward-looking fans.
Written by Laura Bell Adams on . Posted in Blog.
Every week we hope to entice you to go out and do something fun in the area. Maybe you’ll see something you never thought you’d try but, now you think you might! This area of Florida is filled with interesting things to do and see and experience. Get out there and do it! This week of […]
Written by Laura Bell Adams on . Posted in Blog.
Every week we hope to entice you to go out and do something fun in the area. Maybe you’ll see something you never thought you’d try but, now you think you might. This area of Florida is filled with interesting things to do and see and experience. Get out there and do it! This week of Saturday, November 10 – Saturday, November 17, 2018
Written by Laura Bell Adams on . Posted in Blog.
Every week we hope to entice you to go out and do something fun in the area. Maybe you’ll see something you never thought you’d try but now you think you might. This area of Florida is filled with interesting things to do and see and experience. Get out there and do it! This week of Saturday, November 3 – Saturday, November 9, 2018
Written by Laura Bell Adams on . Posted in Blog.
Every week we hope to entice you to go out and do something fun in the area. Maybe you’ll see something you never thought you’d try but now you think you might. This area of Florida is filled with interesting things to do and see and experience. Get out there and do it! This week of Saturday, October 27 – Saturday, November 3, 2018
Written by Sande Caplin on . Posted in Dining.
On Monday, Nov. 5, at 7:00 p.m., tickets will go on sale for the popular Grand Tasting event of the highly anticipated 2019 Forks & Corks Food & Wine Festival (Jan. 25-27, 2019), presented by the Sarasota-Manatee Originals. Tickets will also be available for the festival’s Forks & Corks University Master Class, a series of fun and educational seminars led by wine experts from around the world. All ticket sales will take place online at EatLikeALocal.com. Now in its 12th season, the multi-day Forks & Corks epicurean event is well established as the area’s premier food and wine festival.
Written by Laura Bell Adams on . Posted in Great Reading.
It’s Fall, and for many, a favorite time of year. The weather gets cooler, people get nostalgic about the holidays that lie ahead and we all start to think about places to go that remind us of rustic places, pumpkin harvests and seasonal foods. Harvest time is a great time to connect with Sarasota and Manatee County’s second biggest industry – agriculture. It is such a big part of our local scene that agritourism and “farm to table” dining is becoming increasingly popular and fun. More and more local farms are finding ways (beyond the fresh, delicious produce) to get people to come out and enjoy a day on the farm! This past week I visited 3 local farms and loved it! Here is what is going on this Fall/Winter on some amazing local farms!
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Sarasota, FL. This past weekend, my favorite season quietly returned bringing cinnamon brooms and pumpkin lattes back into play. The cool crisp air, should it ever come, will remind us that hoodies need to be freshly laundered and boots dusted. The trees will release their leaves to ride the next wind gust slowly to the ground. As a child, I liked nothing more than trompsing through a big pile of colorful leaves, seeing how far I could kick them in the air. And raking them up? I didn’t even mind the extra work, or the stern looks from my dad as I made giant fluffy piles to jump into.
Written by Laura Bell Adams on . Posted in Events.
There’s a new blues fest on the horizon and it’s guaranteed to be a good one! GPS Festival Production partners Greg Herndon, of Mojoe Productions, and Paul Benjamin, of the North Atlantic Blues Fest, are excited to bring another stellar blues music festival to Sertoma Youth Ranch called Blues Bash at the Ranch, Presented by Mackey Law Group. Home already to the highly successful Camping with the Blues in the fall, their new festival will be held in the spring each year. The date is set for March 15-17, 2019 and lineup is outstanding:
Written by Laura Bell Adams on . Posted in Events.
Sarasota’s premier outdoor music festival, Giving Hunger the Blues, will return to the beautiful bayfront of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center on October 12 and 13. The two-day event, which will kick of with the second annual Jazz on the Bay, will be headlined by blues star Lauren Mitchell. Mitchell first played GHTB in 2012, when the event was still on Hillview Avenue, but her set was rained out after only three songs. The blues diva, who’s in the midst of a big U.S. tour in support of her hit album Desire, says she can’t wait to come back.