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Florida’s 2nd Annual Kombucha Home Brewing Contest And Public Tasting. St. Pete-based Mother Kombucha and Vertical Ventures are teaming up on November 7th at 7:00pm to again host Florida’s 2nd Annual Kombucha Home Brewing Contest. This year Keep St. Pete Local, Grassroots, Thank You Mama, Squeeze and St. Pete Ferments are joining as sponsors and judges, as well as local chefs. Click HERE for the Facebook event link. Kombucha enthusiasts from all over Florida again will bring in their unique home brewed Kombucha to Vertical Ventures for an epic show of flavor, fermentation, and Florida culture. In addition to contest […]
Promote Your Restaurant Or Business At Gold Coast Eagle Distributing’s Premier Event – Beertopia. The 11th annual Beertopia celebration is coming up on February 23, 2019! This entertaining night will be filled with craft beer from around the world, delicious cuisine, an impressive selection of silent auction and raffle items, and a live band performance. The area’s leading restaurants will showcase delicable delights and there will be an assortment of beer that will impress any beer enthusiast or beer drinking novice. Don’t worry – if you’re not a beer drinker, there will also be plenty of drink options to choose […]
SAS Owner Jesse White Opens New Showroom. Sarasota Architectural Salvage (SAS) owner Jesse White recently opened a new showroom at 5265 University Parkway, Unit 105, Sarasota (Kohls location). White founded SAS in 2003 and the new location represents a departure from the company’s long standing 15 year history of warehouse operations as the new location is in a shopping center. The retail store features salvage materials transformed into up-cycled products. The grand opening takes place at 2pm, Friday, November 2nd. Sarasota Architectural Salvage Warehouse & Garden (Original Location) 1093 Central Avenue Sarasota, Florida 34236 941-955-6699
Dr. Dean Scott At Palmetto Public Library To Lecture And Sign Books. Dr. Dean Scott, veterinarian, humorist, cartoonist and author of “The Incomplete Dog Book—Nothing You Ever Wanted to Know About Dogs” will speak and sign copies of the book at the Palmetto Public Library, Thurs., Nov. 8, from 6-7:30 p.m. The library is located at 923 6th St. W., Palmetto. The Incomplete Dog Book is a humorous look at dog breeds, complete with wry observations about each breed, and cartoons drawn by Dr. Scott. In his talk he shares zany stories drawn from his many years working with pets […]
Sarasota Jazz Project Orchestra Leads Off With Reverend Arthur Hallett and Bob Miner. The Sarasota Jazz Project Orchestra (SJP), a popular 16-piece band formed in 2010, brings its big band sound to the William H. Wakeman III, Cultural Center Theater, 2280 Aaron Street, Port Charlotte, for a series of seven monthly concerts beginning on Monday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. The SJP, known as “the Band with a Punch,” opens the series with music from the “Great American Songbook”—familiar and best-loved songs from the 1920s to the present. Jazz lovers can enjoy the old standards, sometimes presented in new arrangements, […]
First Franchise In Florida, Lakewood Ranch Gains Full Service Luxury Spa. Sirius Day Spa celebrated their opening with a VIP event to benefit charity partners Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary. This marks the first of 3 Sirius Day Spa locations in the state of Florida. A unique first of its kind spa featuring over 40 services under one membership. Services include massage, facials, waxing, body wraps, mani-pedis, blow bar and styling, eyelash extensions, teeth whitening, and more. The event featured business partners/sponsors Earth Fare, Modern Gents, LA Fitness and Wilde Land Rover, touch up make up application by […]
NAIMI Sarasota Presents The Largest Fundraiser For Mental Health. Join us for SARASOTA’S LARGEST FUNDRAISER FOR MENTAL HEALTH! A unique experience at Sarasota Architectural Company. Fabulous food provided by premier caterer Simply Gourmet. Beer donated by Gold Coast Eagle Distributingn and wine and great musical entertainment. Beer, wine and soft drinks are all you can drink with your VIP pass! You don’t want to miss this event to benefit the NAMI Sarasota County. Dress is casual or just come from work as you are and relax to the great tunes of Rallo Pucci. Click HERE for more information or tickets. […]
Giuseppe Verdi Returns To Sarasota Opera. The last time Sarasota Opera performed Nabucco, the work that solidified Verdi’s reputation as an opera composer, was in 1995. The production was part of the company’s historic 28-year Verdi Cycle, a feat that made Sarasota Opera the only company in the world to have performed all of Verdi’s music. John Fleming of the Tampa Bay Times called the Cycle “One of the most significant achievements in the opera world.” “I felt that Verdi’s return to our Winter Festival should be acknowledged beyond our main stage performances,” explained Sarasota Opera’s Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi. […]
Here it is! 2018’s Fashion Show Of The Year! If you were there, RELIVE IT! It you missed it, ENJOY IT! The Women’s Council of Realtors Sarasota’s 2018 Couturier and Canines Fashion Show rewind video is HERE.
New College Announces October Mellon Grant Arts Events. Dance, music, choreography, Asian film, the poetry of hip-hop music and even workshops on narrative writing and computer game design– New College of Florida is sponsoring dozens of events this fall intended to connect the public, the arts and the humanities. Funded by a five-year $750,0000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New College: Connecting the Arts and Humanities on Florida’s Creative Coast seeks to foster deeper understanding of the arts and humanities through new programs at New College and with local arts organizations and the Cross-College Alliance. Through the expansion […]
Sarasota Opera House Presents The Great Caruso (1951). Thursday, September 20th at 7:30pm $10 This biopic traces Naples-born Caruso’s ascension from adolescent choir singer to the uppermost ranks of the opera world. Director: Richard Thorpe Tickets for the “Classic Movies at the Opera House” are only $10. All seating is general admission. Information and tickets can be found online at www.sarasotaopera.org or by calling (941) 328-1300. You can also visit the Sarasota Opera Box Office at 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236.
Business.Org Identifies Florida’s Top Charity. Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast was recently selected as the top charity in Florida by Business.org, based on measures of financial accountability, transparency, and administrative-to-program cost ratios. “The Board of Trustees and staff are very proud to have received this distinction,” notes Michael Knupp, board chair. “Conservation Foundation is committed to the wise and efficient use of donor contributions to fulfill our mission of saving land forever for water, wildlife, and people.” Business.org uses data assembled by Charity Navigator and public reviews to compile their assessments. This recognition signifies commitment to the sector’s best […]
We Will Never Forget 9/11. Dedicated to the men, women and children who lost their lives, the brave souls who gave their lives and those who are still giving… Photo copyright The Record (Bergen, NJ) Photo by: Thomas E Franklin, Staff Photographer
New College Announces September Mellon Grant Arts Events. Dance, music, choreography, Asian film, the poetry of hip-hop music and even workshops on narrative writing and computer game design– New College of Florida is sponsoring dozens of events this fall intended to connect the public, the arts and the humanities. Funded by a five-year $750,0000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New College: Connecting the Arts and Humanities on Florida’s Creative Coast seeks to foster deeper understanding of the arts and humanities through new programs at New College and with local arts organizations and the Cross-College Alliance. Through the expansion […]
Sarasota Opera House To Host PINC. PINC is a gathering of minds with a focus on science, art, humanity, and the fundamental pieces that create the human experience. PINC is People, Ideas, Nature, and Creativity. It’s a one-day, conference-style experience delivered by a cascade of international speakers from every imaginable discipline, skill, and talent you can think of, any many you had no clue even existed. Speakers range from Iditarod champions, the founder of Vertical Farming, a famous felt artist and a lawyer whose territory is outer space, all the way to Nobel Prize winners, perfume virtuosos, a Master Acoustician, […]
Monday, October 29, 2018
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