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From aspiring dancers and actors to architects, filmmakers, musicians, and designers, 10 talented students from Sarasota and Manatee counties are receiving a major boost as they pursue their creative dreams. Arts Advocates, one of the region’s leading supporters of arts education, has announced the awarding of $50,000 in scholarships for the 2026-2027 academic year, providing […]
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College is opening registration for its highly anticipated Summer 2026 semester, offering adults across the Florida Suncoast a unique opportunity to explore new interests, sharpen their minds, and connect with the community through more than 40 engaging classes, lectures, performances, and special events. Running from May 18 through […]
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The 2026 Sarasota Film Festival will close in grand style with a special screening of In the Hand of Dante, the newest film from acclaimed director Julian Schnabel. The highly anticipated movie, which premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, features a star-studded cast including Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Al Pacino, and Martin Scorsese. Following […]
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The 28th Annual Sarasota Film Festival has announced that the action-packed thriller “Deep Water” will kick off the 2026 festival as its official Opening Night Film on April 10, 2026. The film is directed by acclaimed action filmmaker Renny Harlin and produced by legendary KISS frontman Gene Simmons, both of whom are expected to attend […]
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Arts Advocates has awarded $40,000 in scholarships to eight exceptional students from Sarasota and Manatee counties for the 2025-2026 academic year. Each student received a $5,000 scholarship to support their continued education in artistic disciplines including visual arts, music, dance, theater, writing, and architecture. The annual scholarship program, funded entirely through donations and Arts Advocates […]
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Get ready to step into the future of footwear with “Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks,” a groundbreaking exhibition at the Sarasota Art Museum from now to May 4, 2025. This innovative exhibition explores the intersection of design and technology in footwear, featuring over 70 forward-thinking designs from the prestigious Bata Shoe Museum’s collection, […]
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Tidewell Hospice, a member of Empath Health, proudly announced one of its volunteers, Madison “MJ” Helmick, recently won the prestigious Young Leader Service Award from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Helmick was awarded at this month’s NHPCO Annual Leadership Conference in Denver for her work with the Blue Butterfly Grief Care Program. […]
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Arts Advocates is pleased to announce its schedule of November events, which includes Robert C. Manteiga’s street photography exhibit, Sarasota Ballet and Van Wezel tours, Holly Freedman’s “Listening to Women” art talk, and a luncheon celebration of Arts Advocates’ milestone 55th anniversary with a chance to win an original painting by Martha Hartman. Unless otherwise […]
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Arts Advocates is pleased to announce that 10 Sarasota and Manatee county students have each been awarded $5,500 scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year. The $55,000 total is the largest amount awarded in one year and marks the celebration of Arts Advocates’ 55th anniversary. Since 1969, the scholarship program has awarded over $1.1 million to […]
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Besides making music, I really love to take pictures – especially of nature. I also love to write about interesting people that I get to meet. There’s always a story. Recently, I was lucky enough to have been invited to the home of extraordinary husband and wife environmentalists, Jean Blackburn and Steven Schaefer. Their 14-acre […]
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Registration is open for the 2024 summer semester at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Ringling College, which offers noncredit educational opportunities for adults to pursue new interests, expand intellectual horizons, and enrich their lives. The semester, which runs May 13-July 2, 2024, features more than 40 single-session courses, tours, presentations, movies, and hands-on programs covering a […]