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  • Sarah Sander fell into playwrighting for a job.After graduating from Middlebury College, where she studied Chinese and English, Sander got a job in Washington, D.C., working for a company that made interactive training videos for the government and businesses.'They needed someone to write some dialogue and my boss told me to do it. I liked [...] New playwright completes Sarasota residency
  • August is turning into something of a drag, and other things, for the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre.The theater is adding to its Wednesday schedule of Drag Queen Bingo with more nights for comedy and prizes.The shows, hosted by Beneva Fruitville and Lindsay Carleton, have been a hit on Wednesdays this summer, and the theater is [...] Golden Apple expands summer events schedule
  • American Stage keeps breaking records in its new home at the Raymond James Theatre in downtown St. Petersburg.The company's 31st season broke a subscription record with 3,138 subscriptions, only the second time that the theater has had more than 3,000 subscribers, officials said.'Over the past five seasons, we have nearly doubled the number of our [...] American Stage breaks subscription record
  • Audiences are keeping the Straz Center for the Performing Arts Center high on the charts.The center's largest theater, the 2,610-seat Carol Morsani Hall, ranks No. 3 on Billboard magazine's list of Top 10 performance venues with fewer than 5,000 seats. The ranking is based on gross earnings from Nov. 28, 2009 to June 19, when [...] Tampa's center tops sales charts

Beach Conditions

  • Beach Conditions for Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties:Beach access: All beaches are open with no oil-spill impactGulf temperature: 88°FHeat index: 98°FSurf conditions: Light chop with 0-1 foot surfTanning index: 10Tides in Sarasota: Low 10:09 a.m. / High 3:29 p.m.Water quality advisories: None as of July 26, 2010Weather: Low 78°F / High 92°F / [...] Beach Report July 30, 2010

BLOG: Explore Your Sarasota

  • OK area blues lovers – here's your chance to kickoff the Sarasota Blues Festival four months early.~ Read Marty Clear's full report here: Setting the stage for bluesThe Sarasota Blues Fest Kickoff Party has live two acts plus photos and memorabilia celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of Sarasota's premier music events.7 p.m. Saturday, July [...] Blues-lovers party Saturday night
  • What's a fun, family-oriented pastime for all ages that costs little and requires virtually no real skills?Miniature golf!As putt-putt courses evolve in Your Sarasota, golf blogger Bart Pfankuch keeps you up-to-date with what they have to offer:Smugglers Cove ~ 3815 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, 351-6620 and 2000 Cortez Road W., Bradenton, 756-0043.Mini golf goes nautical [...] Hole-in-one family fun
  • If you haven't visited Englewood lately,  this is a good time of year to take a leisurely drive south and enjoy a meal on Historic Dearborn Street.Park along the street, stroll down the sidewalk and enjoy a nice meal or cool beverage at one of Old Englewood's quaint dining spots. Here are a few to [...] Dining on Historic Dearborn St.
  • Here are several opportunities for you to paddle the waters of Your Sarasota on Friday and Saturday, July 23-24, and finish off with a Saturday afternoon Fish Fry for a good cause.Although there is a tropical storm warning for our area this weekend, these on-the-water events have not been canceled as of Friday, however [...] Weekend water events go on
  • You might not think of food-court fare as being the healthiest choice in dining, but eateries at shopping malls have stepped up their game.At Westfield Sarasota Square and Bradenton's DeSoto Square, where there are central dining hubs, the selections have evolved to wider and even healthier options.~ Read Abby Weingarten's full report here: Fantastic fare [...] Good eats at the food court
  • There are not one but 2 eclectic festivals taking place in Your Sarasota starting tonight July 15 and running through Sunday July 18.The Vinyl Music Festival and the Sarasota Improv Festival are both returning for their second year and both sound like lot's of fun to me!Vinyl Music Festival ~ Thursday through Sunday at various [...] Weekend Fests fill downtown venues

BLOG: Everything Golf

  • One never knows what might happen on a golf course, but a plane landing on a fairway and crashing into the rough?Yup, it happened at Shark's Tooth Golf Club near Panama City recently, and a photographer from a local paper trekked to the site and took pictures of the plane and its happy now-safely-on-the-ground passengers.The [...] FORE! Plane lands on golf course fairway " pix!
  • For starters, let me say that I enjoy playing Serenoa Golf Club off Clark Road because it's a fun layout, the clubhouse employees are as nice as can be, and right now the greens are in great shape.And as regular readers know, I love a good deal. So it made sense to trek out there [...] Serenoa has Sarasota's best deal " with some drawbacks
  • As golfers in Florida, we've all seen alligators on golf courses.And though we've heard stories of people being attacked, losing a limb or even being pulled in and drowned (like the poor guy who died on No. 6 at Lake Venice a few years back,) many of us ignore the risks by playing a lakefront [...] Hot Pix: Giant gator that could eat a golfer!
  • Anyone following the recent British Open Championship  saw many golfers chasing the dragon, a term often used to describe heroin addicts chasing a high they can never quite sustain. But in this case, it refers to golfers looking for a spark that will ignite their game and bring them into the proverbial 'zone.'And like most [...] Me and Tiger: seeking the magic
  • The good folks at Heron Creek Golf & Country Club want you to play better golf, and learn to make a proper full swing — and they're willing to teach it for free during several sessions on Tuesday.The Golf Academy at the 27-hole track in North Port will kick off its teaching season with six [...] FREE, yes FREE! golf swing clinic on Tuesday at Heron Creek
  • The winds came up at the Open Championship today and the scores have come down as players have struggled to figure out how to keep the ball low and yet avoid the deep bunkers that dot the St. Andrews course.Fittingly for a British Open, the leaderboard on day two so far is a mix of [...] Scottish winds arrive; Friday leaders falling back

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YourSarasota Magazine

  • YourSarasota Magazine
    You (relaxed and tan) ponder what to do on the next day of your Sarasota vacation. May we suggest ...