The artists of Art Uptown, Sarasota’s oldest cooperative fine art gallery, invite the public to join them for Artists in Action, a daylong program of artist demonstrations on the sidewalk in front of the gallery on Saturday, May 25, from 11 am to 3 pm.

Among the artists…

The artists of Art Uptown, Sarasota’s oldest cooperative fine art gallery, invite the public to join them for Artists in Action, a daylong program of artist demonstrations on the sidewalk in front of the gallery on Saturday, April 27, from 11 am to 3 pm.  Participating artists include Patricia Sorg, Amy…

Art Uptown, Sarasota’s oldest, continuously operating fine art cooperative gallery, will host artist and botanist Karen J. Schunk in a special Earth Day Awareness exhibit on April 22, 6-8 p.m. Her paintings will be featured in the gallery’s front window during that week.…

Art Uptown Gallery’s own mixed media artist, Jill Krasner, will present her whimsical style as she explains and demonstrates her "altered books" technique on Thursday, April 4^th at 7pm at the gallery.  Krasner’s demonstration is free and open to the public.

The abstract seascapes of Holmes Beach artist Maro Lorimer will be featured in “Meditations,” a month-long, one-woman show opening March 30 at Art Uptown, 1367 Main St., Sarasota. An…

On Saturday, March 23^rd, from 10am-4pm, Art Uptown Gallery’s two featured window artists, watercolor artist, Rita Rust, and textile and fabric artist, Nancy Faris, will be donating a percentage of all proceeds from gallery sales that day to Meals on Wheels of Sarasota, and the Greyhound Advancement Center. 

Meals on Wheels prepares and delivers nearly 500 fresh hot meals every day, 6 days a week, to feed needy families in the Sarasota area.  They receive no government…

SARASOTA, Fla. – Celebrating the triumph of young love over the plotting of others, The Sarasota Ballet presents La Fille mal Gardée (The Wayward Daughter), April 18th and 19th on stage at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. A romantic comedy, this heart-warming story ballet will make young and old laugh out loud.

With a clear narrative and engaging characters, this ballet follows the story of a young girl, Lise, who is in love with a young man named Colas.…

Art Uptown to Feature Watercolors by Rita Rust Feb 23-Mar 30

“Around Here,” a one-woman exhibition of recent watercolor paintings by Sarasota artist Rita Rust, opens…

The Glenridge Performing Arts Center (7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota) is proud to present Ring Sarasota, produced by GPAC - Saturday, April 13th at 8:00 p.m.

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The Glenridge Performing Arts Center (7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota) is proud to present The Magic of Music and Mystery co-produced by Sarasota Concert Band and GPAC - Saturday, March 23rd at 8:00 p.m. https://app.ticketturtle.com/index.php?ticketing=gpac

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The Glenridge Performing Arts Center (7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota) is proud to present, Funny Bones: The Comedy of Charlie Chaplin with Dan Kamin, co-produced by GPAC and the Sarasota Film Festival – Sunday, February 10th at 2:00 p.m. …

Art Uptown, Sarasota’s oldest cooperative fine art gallery, will present “Artists in Action,” a day-long program of artist demonstrations on the sidewalk in front of the gallery on Saturday, Jan 26, from 11 am to 3 pm.…

SARASOTA, Fla. – With only days to spare before the world-premiere of John Ringling’s Circus Nutcracker, The Sarasota Ballet is gearing up for what has proven to be one of the largest productions in the Ballet’s history. 

Inspired by the rich heritage…

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The Glenridge Performing Arts Center (7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota) is proud to present,…

This weekend, Sarasota Ballet hosted a remarkable production of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, their only performance in Florida this season.  Paul Taylor, 82, is arguably the greatest living choreographer working today.  Earlier this month at the Ringling International Arts Festival, we were treated to a performance by Mikhail Baryshnikov, 62, the greatest living dancer, who performed with the Mark Morris Dance Company, another of the pantheon of the great American modern dance…

Sarasota seems to be abounding with innovation and the pushing of boundaries lately. In addition to the new life being generated at our favorite museum through Ringling Underground, so has the Sarasota Orchestra brought new life to classical music through a fusion of story and song in Once Upon a Time.…

SO looking forward the the "Salute to Schwartz" at The Players this coming Sunday.  Stephen Schwartz is one of the world's most gifted and prolific composer/lyricists -- Broadway shows, Disney movies, an opera last fall.  Hurry up and get your tickets to this wonderful treat -- music from your "favoritist" shows, the gravity-defying, blockbuster "Wicked," the iconic "Godspell" (which has just won awards for best revival in…

The Banyan Theater Company will produce its 11th season of summer entertainment in the Jane B. Cook Theatre, FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota from June 28 to August 26, 2012. “A Lesson from Aloes” by Athol Fugard runs from June 28-July 15, Julia Cho’s “The Piano Teacher” opens July 19 and closes August 5, and “Crimes of the Heart” by Beth Henley takes the stage from August 9 to 26. A three-show subscription costs $70, a two-show package is $52 and single…

Hurry up and get your tickets for these performances of new ballets choreogphed by Sarasota Ballet Company Dancers.  I saw a snippet of rehearsal of Ricard Graziano's "Symphony of Sorrows," a beautiful modern piece  -- it was breathtaking.  In what is becoming a tradition at The Sarasota Ballet, the closing

performance weekend of the season will feature the choreographic talents of dancers themselves. This

program, with five performances April 27- 29, 2012 at FSU Center for the…