Arts & Entertainment

Unlike other places, downtown Sarasota has live music you can enjoy during the week as well as on the weekends. For instance, on Wednesday nights, check out the invitational jam hosted by guitar whiz Jimmy Gee at the Box Social on Main Street, just east of Lemon Avenue. This cozy cafe/bar/living room is a...
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The late, great comedian George Carlin delivered an uproarious routine about our “stuff” and how much effort we put into managing it. The plethora of consignment shops and storage facilities in Sarasota are testament to the overflow problem that happens for people in a consumer economy, when it comes time to downsize or edit...
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With locals and visitors alike asking once again, “What happened to sunny Sarasota weather?”, last night we went looking for entertainment around town, despite the chilly winds and overcast skies. First stop was a delish dinner at Simon’s Coffeehouse, the popular and healthy Sarasota restaurant on Tamiami Trail just south of Constitution Blvd. We tried...
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Having spent a lovely afternoon at the Sarasota Opera Open House, my husband and I took a walk down to Marina Jack’s.  Marina Jack’s is located in the marina, overlooking Sarasota Bay, downtown and the Gulf of Mexico, beyond that. We found a table out on the patio and had ordered our drinks. As...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010: ShelterBox is responding to the scenes of destruction in Haiti. A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) with members from the USA and the UK are on their way to Haiti right now. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean island of Haiti at close to 2200GMT on Tuesday, January 12th. Initial...
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Monday, January 11, 2010: For the few hardy souls freezing at the Sunday Drum Circle yesterday afternoon on Siesta Beach, the famous crystalline sands of Siesta might just as well have been snow! With a brisk wind adding to the chill factor, it felt like winter, for sure. Who says Florida doesn’t have seasons? Nevertheless, the...
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In 1960 the group, then called the Asolo Opera Guild was formed to present the touring Turnau Opera in chamber-sized productions in the historic 320 seat Asolo Theater on the grounds of Sarasota’s Ringling Museum of Art. In 1973 the company began mounting its own productions. Recognizing the need for a theater more conducive...
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  The word Asolo comes from Asolo, Italy where a lovely 18th century theatre was acquired by the State of Florida for the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and moved to Sarasota, Florida, in the 1950s. This theatre, where Eleanora Duse once performed, became home to a summer theatre company founded by faculty...
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