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Art Council -- Arts Day
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The member driven Sarasota Arts Council works passionately towards building support,appreciation and participation for the arts and culture in our area.
Founded in 1986, the council has raised and submitted over $10 million in grants to area artists and arts organizations. The council enhances the connection between the community and regional arts and culture by strengthening cooperation among business, community and elected leaders, audiences and the public. This is achieved through arts advocacy, education and arts appreciation events.
The Sarasota County Arts Council produces Arts Day, our annual celebration of the arts, showcasing the talents of nearly 1,000 local visual and performing artists for 18,000 residents and visitors in downtown Sarasota. |
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Baseball
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Baseball has been a year-round tradition in Sarasota for players and spectators since 1924. It began when Sarasota built its first spring training stadium, Payne Park, and John Ringling helped recruit the New York Giants to hold spring training here. Over the years, major and minor leagues have held spring training seasons downtown and developed rising talent at Twin Lakes Park Complex throughout the year. |
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Blues Festival
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Sarasota, Florida welcomes performers like Little Feat, Duke Robillard, Buddy Guy, Gregg Allman, Delbert McClinton, Solomon Burke, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Jeff Healey, Coco Montoya, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmie Vaughn, Sonny Landreth, Shemekia Copeland, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Dr. John, The Radiators, Junior Wells, Bobby Rush, JJ Grey & Mofro and many, many more for a great weekend each year of music and fun. |
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Childrens Garden
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The Childrens Garden, with more than 150 varieties of plants, is a 1 1/2 acre enclave of fun laying beneath towering bearded oak trees. Kids of all ages will get a delight walking through a maze of passion vines, magical domes made out of old soda
bottles and Mint Mountain made of tires filled
with soil and mint. Just beyond is Safari Land which includes a tree fort with a slide and swinging
bridge. |
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Classic Car Museum
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This unique collection of antique automobiles spans over 100 years. It contains such rarities as John and Mable Ringling's fleet of Rolls Royce's,John Lennon's, psychedelic, 1956 Bentley (registration mark 222 APL) and Paul McCartney's beloved Mini Cooper. Classic and muscle cars are on display side by side, including Don Garlits, dragster number two! The museum features such vintage automobiles as the Auburn, Bentley, Cadillac station wagon (one of only 5 ever made), DeLorean, Edsel, Ferrari, etc.all immaculately restored. |
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Downtown Farmers Market
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A Downtown mainstay for more than 30 years the Sarasota Farmers Market is a year-round, Saturday morning market tradition made up of 55 plus vendors selling fresh produce, food, flowers, plants,handmade crafts, homegrown herbs and so much more. Enjoy all the friends and fun this gathering place has to offer. |
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Film Festival
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The Film Festival Mission is to present unique and quality cinema in a festival atmosphere for the purpose of educating, stimulating and entertaining audiences.
The Festival will support and encourage filmmakers by supplying essential networking opportunities and open dialogue with intelligent, creative and inquisitive consumers of film. The Festival will attract audiences from local, national and international markets as well as promote Sarasota, Manatee and surrounding Gulf Coast Communities as cultural centers which contribute to the financial and cultural success of our region. |
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G.WIZ
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G.WIZ, a hands on museum, strives to make science relevant, technology understandable, and learning an interactive adventure for people of all ages. |
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McCurdys Comedy Theatre
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Nationally known stand-ups have been splitting sides at McCurdy's Comedy Theatre for years. The Sarasota institution is also a great place to spot the funniest local characters--on and off the stage. |
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Mote Aquarium
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Explore the secrets of the sea at Mote Aquarium. Get up close with dolphins, sharks, manatees, and sea turtles and hands on with stingrays, horseshoe crabs, and sea stars. Immersion cinema and the all new interactive SHARKTRACKER exhibit allow you to get high-tech and learn about the world-renowned research of Mote Marine Laboratory. |
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Performing Arts
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Set along Sarasota's beautiful bayfront, the landmark Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall has been entertaining audiences with a variety of music, dance, theater and comedy for more than 35 years. |
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Selby Gardens
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A tropical oasis nestled on the bayfront of Sarasota, Florida. |
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