FLORIDA'S "CULTURAL COAST"

With its professional theaters, symphonies, ballet and opera, Sarasota County is known as Florida's "Cultural Coast." We're home to more than 30 art galleries, artist communities, the Ringling Museum of Art, and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The arts community here surpasses that found in counties five or six times the size of Sarasota.

Sarasota County's cultural attractions include:

Sarasota Arts Council
Circus Sarasota
Sailor Circus
Museum of Asian Art
Florida West Coast Symphony
Sarasota Ballet of Florida
Sarasota Opera
Asolo Center for Performing Arts
Florida Studio Theatre
Golden Apple Dinner Theatre

For information on specific Sarasota events, visit www.sarasota.com for a detailed monthly calendar.  It's quite comprehensive and lists all events on a day-by-day basis.