Nov. 14: Kevin James. Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 FSW Parkway, Fort Myers. 800-440-7469 or www.bbmannpah.com.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is kicking off its 20th year as a renowned Sarasota arts organization in dramatic fashion, with "Ain’t No Stopp…
“Two by Two ... and Even Three” is the theme for the Venice Musicale concert on Nov. 21 at the Venice Public Library community room, 300 Nokom…
The Hermitage’s November programs include “Viola Works from J.S. Bach to Philip Glass,” performed by ETHEL violist and artistic director, Ralp…
Lemon Bay Playhouse presents Chuck Gillespie’s “The Tuxedo Man!” Nov. 16.
Lemon Bay High School Theatre Troupe 257 commences its first season under the guidance of its new theatre teacher and producer Sarah Ballard-R…
Choral Artists of Sarasota launches its 41st season with “One World, Many Voices,” Nov. 16, at First United Methodist Church. Featuring sacred…
Being on a farm automatically takes me back to being a little girl growing up in North Carolina. My grandparents had a big farm and every summ…
In the early 1980s, Dennis Yoder was selling life insurance in Sarasota, but was playing in a golf tournament in Michigan, where he is origina…
Florida, prepare for your most captivating holiday season event to date.
Close your eyes and you will swear the real Gibb brothers are performing. Open your eyes and experience the illusion that they’re standing in …
‘Tis the season of the flu, common cold, bronchitis, sinus infections and other uninvited respiratory ailments. The good news is that besides …
The Englewood Art Center, a division of Ringling College of Art and Design, presents the “Fall Open House,” Nov. 9. This indoor, family- frien…
Venice Theatre’s Stage 2 Series will present “Good People” in its 90-seat Pinkerton Theatre through Nov. 17.
The Venice Institute For Performing Arts is proud to present “The Everly Brothers Experience,” featuring The Zmed Brothers.
Composer, performer and arts activist Daniel Bernard Roumain will headline the organization’s annual fundraiser, the Artful Lobster.
Chef Lan Bradeen may have followed a not-so-direct path to restaurant ownership, but having owned her own successful Sarasota eatery for the p…
The Punta Gorda Symphony debuts under its new name at a season opening concert on Nov. 10 at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center.
The Venice Institute For Performing Arts is proud to present the first Stars Series, featuring three celebrities who are sure to entertain and…
Florida’s tourism industry is no accident.
The Charlotte County Concert Band, under the artistic direction of Bob Miller, has planned a special program to open their 2019–2020 concert season.
By Kathy McSteen
It’s a series of threes when it comes to The Story Tellers — three musicians, three voices, three musical genres — and a new, one-time only sh…
Provided by North Port Concert Band
If you’ve ever driven along the waterfront in Sarasota or have been to Marina Jack’s or O’Leary’s restaurants on the downtown bayfront you hav…
By Los Angeles Times
‘MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN’
Florida’s biggest Christian Music festival — Universal Orlando’s Rock the Universe — returns on Jan. 24-25 for a faith and fun-filled weekend …
From People’s Republic of China, Hebei Province, Chinese Acrobats of Hebei will feature traditional and contemporary Chinese circus acts in a …
Since 1938, the Sarasota Concert Association has brought the world’s finest classical musicians to Sarasota with its Great Performers Series. …
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota presents cellist Zlatomir Fung, the first of three rising young stars coming to Sarasota from Young Concert…
Most of those who live in Southwest Florida don’t often have a chance to experience what it’s like to visit a snowy mountain lodge. But believ…
Jim Pivovar is tuned-up and just about ready for FAME’s annual two-day Music City music festival on Englewood’s West Dearborn Street.
The Military Heritage Museum in Punta Gorda will host an event to commemorate Veterans Day weekend Nov. 9-11. This weekend event will include …
Sarasota Opera opens the 2019 fall season with Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” one of the composer’s greatest works at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1.
I love to laugh.
Venice Theatre’s MainStage Series will present the ABBA-themed musical “Mamma Mia!” through Dec. 1.
VENICE - The Downtown Venice Art Festival, held every November, has long been an anticipated event for both locals and newly arrived snowbirds…
93.3 FLZ Jingle Ball 2019 takes place at 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at Tampa’s Amalie Arena. 93.3 FLZ Jingle Ball 2019 is part of the national iHeartRadio …
Oct. 24: Squirrel Nut Zippers
The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra is changing its name to Punta Gorda Symphony.
Music is oxygen for Rusty Wright and his band.
An all-new nighttime fireworks spectacular puts a spirited spin on the 2019 spooky season as Magic Kingdom Park hosts Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Ha…
Audiences looking for that “peaceful, easy feeling” are invited to experience The Alter Eagles on Venice Theatre’s MainStage Oct. 27-28.
A paralyzing and potentially fatal disease, polio still threatens children in other parts of the world. Rotary International is raising $50 mi…
Fishermen’s Village will present the third annual “Throwback to the ’50s” music centric event from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 26. This fun, interacti…
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Oscar Scherer State Park, Friends of Oscar Scherer Park, the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Depar…
Wherever celebrated, Oktoberfest celebrations share common ingredients: lively music, mouthwatering food and big, big pints of beer.
When Colonel John Stevens first concepted constructing an American railroad in 1812, he wrote about how railways and steam carriages would pro…
Edison and Ford Winter Estates will host the first Rhythm on the River concert of the season with the Journey tribute band, Faithfully. The ev…
Business and Professional Women of Englewood and Venice will have its annual “Passport to Your Future” fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 1…
While it’s true that Venice Beach has been proclaimed to be the “Shark’s Tooth Capital of the World,” there are also other area beaches that p…
Legendary musician Billy Joel will return to Tampa to perform at Amalie Arena at 8 p.m. Feb. 7. Joel has sold out Amalie Arena in 2014, 2016 a…
