The cultural capital of Southwest Florida, Sarasota is a haven for performing artists, painters, writers and art enthusiasts world-wide. The plethora of cultural amenities include a world-class ballet company, numerous area playhouses, two symphonies and a host of galleries throughout the region.

Some of Sarasota's most famous residents and legendary community contributors were John and Mable Ringling. Among the items gifted to Sarasota, the Ca'd'Zan offers an impressive array of art, architecture and amazing gardens overlooking Sarasota Bay. The Historic Asolo Theater offers theatrical, musical and dance performances, while the Ringling Museum of Art features a spectacular collection of paintings and sculpture by the Old Masters.

This Historic Asolo Theater - Originally created in Asolo, Italy in 1798, to honor the 15th-century exiled Queen Catherine Cornaro of Cyprus, the theater was dismantled and brought to the Ringling Sarasota Estate in the early 1940's. Now one of the country's premier art and historical treasures, featuring world-class performances and exhibits, courtyard concerts and educational opportunities for all ages.

 

MUSEUMS

John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Museum of Asian Art
South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium and Parker Manatee Aquarium
Sarasota Classic Car Museum

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

ART FILMS

Sarasota Film Society - Burns Court Cinema
Sarasota Film Festival

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