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The cultural capital of Southwest Florida, Sarasota is a mecca for
artists, musicians, writers and patrons of the arts. The county’s
cultural attractions put those of much larger cities to shame with
two symphonies, an opera house, a world-class ballet company,
numerous playhouses and a plethora of art galleries.
John and Mable Ringling bequeathed to Sarasotans, among other
things, one of the most beautiful museums in the United States, with
a collection recognized internationally for its Baroque paintings,
including John Paul Rubens’ Triumph of the Eucharist series. When
the state took over the gift in 1948, it added the exquisite 18th
century Asolo Theater from Asolo, Italy, and the Ringling Museum of
the Circus.
Sarasota is not only home to nearly four times as many performing
artists as any other part of Florida, but stage actors from around
the globe come to train at the Asolo Theater Festival, while the
Ringling School of Art and Design turns out numerous sculptors and
painters.
ART
FILMS
Sarasota Film Society - Burns Court Cinema
Sarasota Film Festival
BALLET
The Sarasota Ballet
LIVE
THEATRE
Asolo Theatre
Banyan Theater Company
Florida Studio Theatre
Golden Apple Dinner Theatre
The Players of Sarasota
Venice Little Theater
West Coast Black Theatre Troupe
OPERA
The Sarasota Opera
SYMPHONY/MUSIC
Florida West Coast Symphony
The Gloria Musicae Singers
Jazz Club of Sarasota
Key Chorale
Sarasota Concert Band
Sarasota Folk Club Inc.
Sarasota Pops
La Musica
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
The Venice Symphony
OTHER
Florida Wine Fest & Auction
MUSEUMS
Florida Museum of Natural History
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
GWIZ
Museum of Asian Art
South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium and Parker Manatee Aquarium
Sarasota Classic Car Museum
Also be sure to visit these pages:
Sarasota Accolades,
News Articles,
Area Golf Course Map,
New Homes Directory,
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