YPG and the Arts: The Sarasota Young Professionals Group (YPG) is an organization of 21 to 40-year-old professionals from Sarasota. Part of the YPG’s goals, under current YPG Board Chair Frank Maggio, has been to bring together young professionals and the multitude of arts offerings that are available in Sarasota. In the past two years, YPG has focused on arts offerings for its members from discount ticket packages to mixers held at cultural venues. YPG programs such as The Culture Collective provide young professionals with the opportunity to experience local arts events at [...]

The weekend is almost here! And that means … it’s time for the Harvey Milk Festival to take over the town! Kirsten’s got the scoop on that and much more—we’re talking bikini contests, art gallery openings, a 20-band musical extravaganza and, of course, Mother’s Day dining. Enjoy yourselves out there, and be good to your mamas! Be sure and check back on Tuesday for some snapshots from the weekend. Something catch your fancy? Here are links to Kirsten’s mentionables: – Harvey Milk Festival: https://www.facebook.com/events/334075659990628/ https://www.facebook.com/events/316462798424285/ https://www.facebook.com/events/120071841458359/ – Sarasota YPG Sponsoring [...]

Happy Cinco de Mayo weekend! Kirsten has the best tips on where to chow down on tacos and sip margaritas on Saturday, but the fun doesn’t stop there … you can check out the music in Lakewood Ranch tonight, the fancy cars on St. Armands on Saturday, and also some punk rock fashion at Pastimes Pub. Ándale! Something catch your fancy? Here are links to Kirsten’s mentionables: – Lakewood Ranch’s Music on Main, feat. SoulRCoaster – Classic Corvettes on the Circle -Young Professionals Group/Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce/Brighthouse Networks [...]