Sarasota Arts and Culture Directory
Sarasota offers its residents warm weather, sunshine and fabulous beaches. In addition, there’s opera, symphonies, ballet, theaters, galleries, museums and festivals in this incredible West Coast Florida city.
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Circus
Circus Sarasota
A one-ring, five star international circus
Location: Tuttle Avenue & 12th Street
Phone: 941-355-9805
Web: circusarts.org
Dance
Sarasota Ballet
Phone: 941-359-0099
Web: www.sarasotaballet.org
Presenting classical and contemporary ballet
Moving Ethos Dance Company
Phone: 941-350-1564
Web: http://movingethos.org/index.html
The Ballroom of Sarasota
Location: 5660 Swift Road, Sarasota, FL 34231
Phone: 941-925-2411
Web: http://theballroomofsarasota.com/
Weekly Dance Classes
Film
Sarasota Film Festival
An arts organization that culminates to celebrate film yearly
Phone: 941-364-9514
Website: www.sarasotafilmfestival.com
Sarasota Film Society – Burns Court Cinema
Over 100 feature films of international importance yearly at the 3-screen cinema in Burns Court
Phone: 941-955-FILM
Web: filmsociety.org
Music
Concerts at Ringling
Location: John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Phone: 941359-5700
Website: www.ringling.org
Featuring international and local musicians performing in the courtyard and the Rubens Galleries of the
Exsultate! Chamber Chorale
Location: Grace United Methodist Church, 400 Field Avenue East, Venice, FL 34285
Phone: 941-484-8491
Web: www.exsultate.org
Florida Voices
A professional a cappella vocal ensemble offering classical and contemporary programs
Phone: 941-758-0036
Florida West Coast Symphony Orchestra
Performing a range of orchestral and chamber music, concerts
Phone: 941-953-3434
Web: sarasotaorchestra.org
Gloria Musicae
Professional chamber chorus presenting concerts often with orchestra
Phone: 941-925-3183
Web: www.gloriamusicae.org
Guitar Sarasota
Web: guitarsarasota.org
Classes and events all year
Jazz Club of Sarasota
Phone: 941-316-9207
Web: www.jazzclubsarasota.org
Yearly performances including winter concerts monthly, free community concerts and Sarasota Jazz Festival
Key Chorale
Phone: 941-921-4845
Web: keychorale.org
La Musica: International Chamber Music Festival
Phone: 941-366-8450, Ext. 3
Web: www.lamusicafestival.org
Acclaimed chamber music festival featuring outstanding international musicians
New Music New College
Location: New College of Florida, Caples Fine Arts Complex, 5800 Bayshore Road, Sarasota, FL 34243
Phone: 941-487-4888
Web: www.newmusicnewcollege.org
North Port Performing Arts Association
Phone: 941-4935390
Community musical organizations performing concerts seasonally in North Port
Oasis - Opera For Animals
Phone: 941-351-1007
Web: www.operaforanimals.org
Professional singers presenting concerts, recitals and special events of classical and popular music. Proceeds benefiting animal rescue efforts.
Perlman Music Program/Suncoast Inc.
Phone: 941-955-4942
Web: www.perlmanmusicprogramsuncoast.org
Sarasota Choral Society
Web: www.sarasotachoralsociety.org
Performance schedule online
Sarasota Chorus of the Keys
Web: www.chorusofthekeys.org
Performance schedule online
Sarasota Concert Association
Location: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-955-0040
Web: scasarasota.org
Sarasota Concert Band
Musicians perform symphony music all year
Phone: 941-364-2263
Web: www.sarasotaconcertband.org
Sarasota Folk Club
Phone: 941-371-1433
Web: http://www.sarasotafolk.org/
Folk concerts monthly at Sailing Squadron on City Island
Sarasota Jazz Project
Web: www.sarasotajazzproject.org
Concert schedule online
Sarasota Jewish Chorale
Phone: 941-492-6944
Web: www.SarasotaJewishChorale.org
Performance schedule online
22 member group presenting Judaic choral folk music
Sarasota Opera
Location: 61 North Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-366-8450
Web: www.SarasotaOpera.org
Year round concerts in historic Opera House
Sarasota Orchestra
Location: 709 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-953-3434
Web: www.SarasotaOrchestra.org
Sarasota Pops Orchestra
Phone: 941-795-POPS
Web: thepopsorchestra.org
80 Member community orchestra featuring classics, new music and variety of pops favorites.
Smooth Jazz on St. Armands
Free jazz concerts in the Circle Park on St. Armands; 6-9 pm every Friday
October-May
Phone: 941-388-1554
Suncoast Chorale
Phone: 888-326-8403
Greater Sarasota’s oldest choral group. Features masterworks of classical and popular choral music with live accompaniment.
December-May
Suncoast Concert Band
Phone: 941-907-0935
Web: www.SuncoastConcertBand.org
The Venice Symphony
Full symphony orchestra presenting classical and pops concerts
December-April
Phone: 941-488-1010
Web: www.thevenicesymphony.org
Museums
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
John Ringling’s legacy to Sarasota. Including 21 gallery Museum of Art, restored 32-room C’a d’Zan mansion and the Circus Museum. Changing exhibitions throughout the year.
Phone: 941-351-1660
Web: www.ringling.org
Nature, Science, History, Lifestyle
Adult and Community Education Center
Location: 1086 South Shade Ave., Sarasota, FL 34237
Phone: 941-361-6590
Web: www.sarasotacountyschools.net/schools/ace/
Workshops throughout the year
Alliance Francaise de Sarasota
Location: 200 S. Washington Blvd., Ste 2, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-955-0700
Web: afsarasota.org
Crowley Museum and Nature Center
Location: 16405 Myakka Road, Sarasota, FL 34240
Phone: 941-322-1000
Web: www.CMNCfl.org
Guided nature walks offered throughout the year
G. Whiz – The Science Museum
Location: 1001 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-308-GWIZ
Web: www.GWIZ.org
Historical Society of Sarasota
Location: 1260 12th Street, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-364-9076
Web: www.HSOSC.com
Historic Burns Square
Location: Along Pineapple Ave. between Ringling Ave. and Mound Street
Web: www.burnssquaresarasota.com
Historic Spanish Point
Location: 337 North Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL 34229
Phone: 941-966-5214
Web: www.HistoricSpanishPoint.org
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Location: 811 South Palm Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-366-5731
Web: www.Selby.org
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Location: 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-388-4441
Web: Mote.org
Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning
Location: 1001 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-365-6404
Web: www.SILLSarasota.org
Sarasota Jungle Gardens
Location: 3710 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL 34234
Phone: 941-355-6305
Web: www.SarasotaJungleGardens.com
Events schedule online
Performing Arts Halls
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Location: 777 N. Tamiami Trail
Phone: 941-953-3368
Web: www.vanwezel.org
Theater
Asolo Repertory Theatre
Location: 555 North Tamiami Trail
Phone: 941-351-8000
Web: www.AsoloRep.org
Florida Studio Theatre
Location: 1241 North Palm Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-366-9000
Web: www.FloridaStudioTheatre.org
Enjoy productions by Mainstage Series and Cabaret Series
Fuzion Dance Artists
Phone: 941-345-5755
Web: fuziondance.org
Golden Apple Dinner Theatre
Location: 25 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-366-5454
Web: www.TheGoldenApple.com
2011 Season available online
Lemon Bay Playhouse
Location: 96 West Dearborn Street
Englewood, FL 34223
Phone: 941-475-6756
Web: www.lemonbayplayhouse.com
Manatee Players
Location: 102 Old Main Street, Bradenton, FL 34205
Phone: 941-748-5875
Web: www.ManateePlayers.com
McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre
Location: 3333 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34234
Phone: 941-925-FUNY
Web: www.McCurdysComedy.com
Sarasota Senior Theatre
Web: https://dwij.org/matrix/art_groups/senior_theater.html
Performance schedule online
The Players Theatre
Location: 838 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-365-2494
Web: www.ThePlayers.org
Theatre Odyssey
Web: www.TheatreOdyssey.org
Venice Theatre
Location: 140 West Tampa Ave., Venice, FL
Phone: 941-488-1115
Web: venicestage.com
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
Location: 1012 North Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL 343236
Phone: 941-366-1505
Web: wbttsrq.org
Performance schedule online
Visual Arts
Anna Maria Island Art League
Location: 5312 Holmes Boulevard, Holmes Beach, FL 34217
Phone: 941-788-2099
Web: www.IslandArtLeague.org
Art Center Manatee
Location: 209 9th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205
Phone: 941-746-2862
Web: artcentermanatee.org
Art Center Sarasota
Location: 707 N. Tamiami Trail
Phone: 941-365-2032
Web: www.ArtSarasota.org
Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island
Web: www.AMIArtistsGuildGallery.com
Monthly schedule online.
Fine Arts Society of Sarasota
Phone: 941-330-0681
Web: http://fineartssarasota.com
Longboat Key Center for the Arts
Location: 6860 Longboat Drive South, Longboat Key, FL 34228
Phone: 941-383-2345
Web: https://www.ringling.edu/LBKCA
Palm Avenue Arts Alliance
Web: www.PalmAvenue.org
First Friday Gallery Walks in downtown Sarasota
Sarasota Season of Sculpture
Phone: 941-400-0598
Web: sarasotaseasonofsculpture.org
Biannual event on Sarasota Bayfront. Returns Fall 2011
Selby Gallery
Location: Ringling College of Art and Design, 2700 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-359-7563
The Hermitage Artist Retreat
Location: 6660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood, FL
Phone: 941-475-2098
Web: hermitageartistretreat.org
Towles Court Art District
Location: 1938 Adams Lane, Sarasota, FL 34236
Web: www.TowlesCourt.com
Venice Art Center
Location: 390 Nokomis Ave., Venice, FL 34285
Phone: 941-485-7136
Web: www.VeniceArtCenter.com
Women Contemporary Artists
Phone: 941-342-0891
Web: www.WomenContemporaryArtists.com