April 22, 2012 3:00 PM The Church of the Palms 3224 Bee Ridge Rd. Sarasota, FL 34237 Buy tickets now!

The look, the feel of a Dali painting coming to life on stage and bombarding you with lines from Hamlet was what I immediately felt when I sat through the first 15 minutes. Imagine two independence wars and revolts against major political figures. Take some of those historical facts put them in a blender with Hamlet and you get a rich rendition of a great Shakespearean play. For those of you who don’t know or just simply need a reminder of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, I’ll quickly give you some highlights. This [...]

Music of Germany Featuring Joyce Valentine, Pianist Joyce Valentine will perform the final movement of Piano Concerto No. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn. Also featured in this concert will be Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel Overture, Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and Haydn’s “Surprise” Symphony No. 94.   March 18, 2012 @ 3:00 PM Neel Performing Arts Center, SCF 5840 26th St. West

Ten days to March 11 First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon & Relay Walkers and Runners Bring Diverse Backgrounds and Inspiring Stories Embracing a diverse range of participants from all walks of life, backgrounds and age groups, this year’s 7th Annual First Wach Sarasota Half Marathon & Relay Race is proving once again that with a sound training program and a will to try, just about anyone can take on the challenge of a half marathon or two-person relay. 2011 overall male winner Elias Gonzalez (1:11:35) and female winner Heather Butcher (1:26:37) return [...]

TRAINING FOR YOUR FIRST OR FASTEST HALF MARATHON TIME IS HERE First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon & Finish-Together 2-Person Relay Race SARASOTA, FL With a four-hour course time limit (18 mins/mile average) and two person relay team options with distances of 5.5 and 7.6 miles respectively), the 2012 First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon and Finish-Together 2-Person Relay race on March 11, 2012 can accommodate all levels of fitness, be it walkers or runners. To help first-timers up to veterans get to the finish line within a projected time or goal, [...]