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Sarasota County is enriched by its Arts & Culture offerings. Known as Florida's Cultural Coast, it's where you can enjoy museums, art galleries and performing art venues all around town. No matter when you visit, there's always an art attraction with something new to see!
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Key Chorale is dedicated to performing and promoting choral music of the highest quality. Founded in 1985, the Chorale has a history...
McCurdy's Comedy Theatre was established in Sarasota/Bradenton Florida in 1988. Our new facility is a 7100 square foot purple building located in...
![Downtown Sarasota - Opera House - The Sarasota Opera House (originally the Edwards Theatre) [2] is an historic theatre, now opera house, located at 61 North Pineapple Avenue in Sarasota, Florida. The vision of a local man, A. B. Edwards. It originally opened on April 10, 1926 with an elaborate three-story entrance containing "eight shops on the ground floor, 12 offices on the second floor, and 12 furnished apartments on the third, while the theatre's auditorium contained an orchestral pipe organ. As noted on the Sarasota Opera's website, the Sarasota Herald Tribune hailed Edwards for "having admitted Sarasota into a fairyland of costly decoration, rich furnishings and never to be forgotten artistry."
The building was designed by Roy A. Benjamin in the Mediterranean Revival Style Architecture[4] and constructed by the GA Miller Construction Company.
The theatre is now the home of the Sarasota Opera Association, Inc., which owns the building. The Association is the parent body which runs the Sarasota Opera. The house now seats 1,119.](https://www.visitsarasota.com/sites/default/master/files/styles/large/public/mmg_lfef_images/sarasota-walking-tours-2022-95e60c5c20b208950cbfe4b4126e6d23.jpg?itok=nS77pMd0 "Downtown Sarasota - Opera House - The Sarasota Opera House (originally the Edwards Theatre) [2] is an historic theatre, now opera house, located at 61 North Pineapple Avenue in Sarasota, Florida. The vision of a local man, A. B. Edwards. It originally opened on April 10, 1926 with an elaborate three-story entrance containing \"eight shops on the ground floor, 12 offices on the second floor, and 12 furnished apartments on the third, while the theatre's auditorium contained an orchestral pipe organ. As noted on the Sarasota Opera's website, the Sarasota Herald Tribune hailed Edwards for \"having admitted Sarasota into a fairyland of costly decoration, rich furnishings and never to be forgotten artistry.\"
The building was designed by Roy A. Benjamin in the Mediterranean Revival Style Architecture[4] and constructed by the GA Miller Construction Company.
The theatre is now the home of the Sarasota Opera Association, Inc., which owns the building. The Association is the parent body which runs the Sarasota Opera. The house now seats 1,119.")
TRAVEL back in time, walk in the present, and discover the future of one of America’s most interesting and historic cities, "Sarasota,...
The Venice Institute for Performing Arts has a mission to sustain the local arts community and inspire Venice with first class entertainment.
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The Sarasota Ballet has earned national and international recognition for its unique and diverse repertoire and critically acclaimed...
Sarasota's Leading Presenter of world renowned classical musicians, offering two distinctive series: - Great Performers Series - Celebrating Our 74th Year with...
The Jazz Club of Sarasota, one of the largest and most active jazz societies in the United States, is dedicated to preserving,...
Center for Architecture provides weekly architectural trolley tours on Thursday mornings from October-May, lectures,films, home and walking tours, gallery exhibits, and programs...
A new local artist, originally from NY, Linda Richichi, has her studio in Burns Court at 534 S. Pineapple Ave, right...
The Artist Series of Sarasota presents a series of concerts annually from October to June featuring world-class classical musicians.
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Sarasota County: Cities of Arts and Artists
Visual Arts Exhibitions in Sarasota 2016-17
