Body, Mind and Spirit for the GLBT traveler
By Lisa Codianne Fowler
Sarasota's vibrant offerings inspire Pride among GLBTs.
Baby, it's Cold Outside
By Elana Galerman
It doesn't get cold very often in sunny Sarasota, but when temperatures do occasionally drop to what we Sarasotans consider frigid, there are plenty of fun indoor activities to keep you entertained. When it's too chilly for the beach, get cozy at intimate taverns and live jazz performances, do some...
Public Art a Native Treasure
As children frolic in the “splash-friendly” fountains on Sarasota’s Bayfront, they likely have no idea that the play area is more then a place to cool off and have fun -- it is actually public art. It is the work of artists Denielle Glaysher and Papo Cobian and is appropriately...
Sarasota Hosts The Perlman Music Program
The Perlman Music Program, a unique and internationally acclaimed program welcoming young musicians with rare and special talent into a richly supportive musical community, returns for its 6th Sarasota Winter Residency, December 20 through January 3. For two intense weeks of rehearsals, lessons,...
Sarasota Ballet's Giselle
Sarasota, considered the cultural gem, if not THE cultural capital of Florida, has many bragging rights when it comes to its performing arts, but this Thanksgiving weekend Sarasota can quite rightly place itself among the cultural capitals of the world with when The Sarasota Ballet opens its...
Fun Fall Happenings and Spooky Sarasota Adventures
By Elana Galerman
Fall is here—and while changing leaves and colder temperatures aren’t typical signs of the changing season in sunny Sarasota, our jam-packed events calendar sure is! With everything from jazz concerts to pumpkin festivals, Sarasota is going to keep you busy this October. Fall...
Ringling International Arts Festival
The Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau proudly supports the inaugural Ringling International Arts Festival as it kicks off Sarasota’s cultural season in grand style. From October 7-11, 2009 the rich diversity of ideas and forms at play in the world today will be celebrated with...
Artists Of International Appeal
More than 100 artists from around the world will come together under the artistic direction of New York’s Baryshnikov Arts Center to launch the first Ringling International Arts Festival, Oct. 7-11, 2009. The nine mainstage productions featuring dance, music and theater reflect the BAC’s...
On the Island
By Mischa Kirby
In Venice, the phrase "On the Island" takes on a whole new meaning, describing the dreamy, sun-kissed lifestyle you’ll find waiting here. Turn the wheel from the main drag, Tamiami Trail, and head over the Intracoastal Waterway on one of the three bridges that connect the Isle of Venice to the...

