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Sarasota Orchestra Goes Country: Outdoor Pops Concert Brings Nashville Hits to the Ballpark

3 weeks ago | scenesarasota.com | Scott Ferguson

By Scott Ferguson | April 2025When Sarasota Orchestra and guest performers tune up in early May for the next Outdoor Pops concert, the music will have a decidedly country twang. Country Hits: Music from Nashville will mark the 10th time the Orchestra will present a concert at Sarasota’s Ed Smith Stadium, the spring training home of the Baltimore Orioles.
President Gregory’s Vision: Graduate More Students and Faster While ‘Honoring Excellence’ and ‘Serving Proudly’

3 weeks ago | scenesarasota.com | Jamie Smith

By Jamie Smith | April 2025State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) inaugurated only its seventh President in the college’s 68-year history on Friday, February 7, 2025. Former Florida House Representative and USAF Ret. Lt. Col. Tommy Gregory, who also holds a Juris Doctor degree, officially took the mace during an inauguration ceremony attended by more than 350 that included friends, family members, peers, colleagues and the SCF college community.
The Sarasota Ballet Presents Works by ‘Genius Choreographers’

1 month ago | scenesarasota.com | Scott Ferguson

By Scott Ferguson | Photos by Frank Atura | March 2025To close out its 2024-25 season, The Sarasota Ballet will treat audiences to dances choreographed by three giants of ballet choreography — Sir Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. The works include Program Six: Romeo and Juliet, the Company premiere of Ashton’s full-length ballet, based on Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers, with music by Sergei Prokofiev.
Asolo Rep Stages Dancing at Lughnasa with Famed Irish Director

1 month ago | scenesarasota.com | Scott Ferguson

By Scott Ferguson | March 2025When the stage lights come up on Dancing at Lughnasa at Asolo Repertory Theatre, audiences will be transported to a 1930s village in the northwest of the Republic of Ireland called Ballybeg, home to a family of five sisters. It’s a fictional town, created in the imagination of playwright Brian Friel, but it’s based on the town of Glenties in County Donegal where his mother grew up.
25 Years of Sharing: Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s Season of Sharing

2 months ago | scenesarasota.com | Joanna Fox

By Joanna Fox | Photos Courtesy of Community Foundation of Sarasota County | February 2025The world was a different place 25 years ago. Most of us still had landlines and knew the phone numbers of all our friends and family members by heart. When we weren’t home to answer the phone, a message would be captured on our answering machines.
The Ringling’s Art of Performance Celebrates Global Jazz

2 months ago | scenesarasota.com | Scott Ferguson

By Scott Ferguson | Photos Courtesy of The Ringling | February 2025From February through April, The Ringling will bring the world to Sarasota through its Art of Performance series.
Step Into the Art & Science of Shoes at Sarasota Art Museum

2 months ago | scenesarasota.com | Scott Ferguson

By Scott Ferguson | Photos Courtesy of Sarasota Art Museum | February 2025We wear shoes every day. We choose them for function, fashion, or both. But are they art? An exhibition at Sarasota Art Museum (SAM), Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks, argues that shoes can indeed be artistic creations, and that designers are constantly reshaping and reinventing them.
Asolo Rep Announces Cast for Anna in the Tropics

Dec 29, 2024 | scenesarasota.com | Nilo Cruz

January 29, 2025 | SarasotaAsolo Repertory Theatre, the eminent theatre on the Cultural Coast, announces complete casting for the Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Anna in the Tropics, which begins previews on February 19, 2025. Directed by Marcela Lorca. “Nilo Cruz’s extraordinary drama Anna in the Tropics unfolds just 60 miles north of Asolo Rep in Ybor City, Florida.” stated Asolo Repertory Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director, Peter Rothstein.
A Feast for the Senses: The Sarasota Ballet Program Three

Dec 1, 2024 | scenesarasota.com | Scott Ferguson

By Scott Ferguson | Photos by Frank Artura | December 2024The Sarasota Ballet Director Iain Webb describes Fanciful Journey, Program Three of the 2024-25 Season, as “the perfect three-course meal of delights.” With only three performances of the program in late December and live music by the Sarasota Orchestra, gourmets of sumptuous ballets should make their reservations so they can savor the feast.
Partners in Philanthropy: Susan and Zuheir Sofia

Dec 1, 2024 | scenesarasota.com | Scott Ferguson

By Scott Ferguson | Photo by Nancy Guth | December 2024Susan Sofia believes strongly that philanthropy can help individuals, organizations and communities realize their full potential. She and her husband, Zuheir, have personally lived that philosophy for decades, giving generously of their time, talent and treasure in Sarasota County, and before that, in Columbus, Ohio, where they lived for 50 years and raised their children, Sarah, Joseph and Zachary.