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With three Broadway musicals celebrating the careers of pop music stars, a handful of living musical legends and tributes to ...
A Sarasota city committee has recommended both refurbishments to the Van Wezel and an "accelerated" process for a new arts center.
The city of Sarasota should be chastised for moving so slowly to maintain and repair the iconic Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
With no arts group stepping up to assume operating the Van Wezel, the Purple Ribbon Committee recommends making it last five ...
Mote Marine, Selby Gardens and the Sarasota Orchestra have each made more progress in their new projects than Sarasota's ...
The Purple Ribbon Committee told commissioners the days of the Van Wezel as the city’s premier arts venue since 1970 are ...
Last year when we last met up with Mary Benzel, Executive Director at Van Wezel, Sarasota had just gone through a couple of ...
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and JS Touring announced today that America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will perform on the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall stage on May 2, 2026! Tickets go on ...
James Van Der Beek says his children have become his unexpected caretakers amid his journey with colon cancer.
Project Pride SRQ has named Tom Edwards as the organization’s new executive director . Embracing Our Differences has named ...
Rebecca Baby, lead singer of French pop band Lulu Van Trapp, is making headlines for taking a bold stand against sexual harassment after being assaulted by audience members during a live show.
Dick Van Dyke has lost his passionate vibe at 99, with a source claiming he could no longer showcase the zest for life he once had.