Jay Handelman

Daniel Jordan plans a season designed to celebrate the history of Artist Series and the future of classical music and rising artists.

A traveling concert show features music by Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot and more to close Florida Studio Theatre summer cabaret

More than 50 acts and Broadway shows are booked for the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall’s 2025-26 season.

September is one of the quietest months of the year in the Sarasota area arts scene, but there are still plenty of new events to discover

Jeffrey Kahane is stepping down after nine years as music director as the Sarasota Music Festival faces housing challenge for its young musicians

The Pops Orchestra of Bradenton and Sarasota will mark 50 years in the 2025-26 season with tributes to rock and country favorites.

Richard Hopkins, the area’s longest-serving artistic leader, unveils a lineup of plays, musicals and cabaret shows for the 2025-26 season.

Jay Handelman joined the Sarasota Herald-Tribune as a news editor in 1984. He leaves after 40 years as Arts Editor and theater critic.

Eartha Kitt, adoption, dying bees and more are subjects addressed in Urbanite Theatre’s 12th season in downtown Sarasota

Elizabeth Doud, curator of performance, books an international array of music, circus and dance acts for Art of Performance series.