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It Has Been Described As the Capital of Florida's Cultural Coast™, The ★ Celebrate Sarasota Art. Culture. Entertainment. Welcome to Sarasota It has been described as the capital of Florida’s Cultural Coast™, the Circus Capital of the World, a community where art and nature meet. Welcome to Sarasota County, the coastal jewel perched on the Gulf of Mexico, about 50 miles south of Tampa. Sunset over Siesta Key Beach, named #1 beach in the nation; below, from left: By NaNcy Oakley Players Theatre performers KJ Hatfield and Chris Caswell, biking at Siesta Beach, and Fuzion Dance Artists. ne of the key attractions of Sarasota County million-dollar homes. Nature lovers appreci- has been, well, its keys — six barrier islands ate the trails and pine forest on Lido Key and that lie between the Sarasota Bay and the the remoteness of Manasota Key, and divers ed Mase t y Gulf. With 35 miles of wide, white beaches, it’s delight in the abundance of shark’s tooth B little wonder they attract visitors from around fossils off the stretch of Venice Beach. Othe world. Perhaps the most popular among Venice is one of many areas in Sarasota heatre photo them is Siesta Key, whose powdery beaches of County that has some of the world’s best t ground quartz were ranked No. 1 in the United saltwater fishing. Of course, the inland areas layers States by coastal scientist Stephen Leather- offer large populations of trout and other p VB, man, a.k.a. “Dr. Beach.” Siesta is arguably the freshwater fish. The Myakka River provides a c place to watch the sun set into an impression- front seat to observing wildlife, such as ist palette of gold, orange, and pink. Not to be alligators and ospreys, from an airboat. The forgotten, Longboat Key offers a cosmopoli- Oscar Scherer State Park is a favorite of tan atmosphere, where beachfront communi- hikers and campers, and Mote Marine ties, resorts, and top-notch dining abound, Laboratory’s aquarium tours give up-close while Casey Key is a quiet enclave of multi- glimpses of dolphins, manatees, and more. photos courtesy of sarasota • 50 • • 51 • ★ Celebrate Sarasota Art. Culture. Entertainment. Design. And the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, whose namesakes first transformed the sleepy town into a mecca for the arts, adds to that creative spirit. John Ringling of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and his wife Mable built a permanent home in Sarasota in 1926 — Ca’ d’Zan, a Venetian-inspired villa. A year later, Ringling moved the winter headquarters of his circus to Sarasota, bringing an influx of THE FINEST ARTS IN LIVING COLOR. artists and performers. After his death in 1936, Ringling willed his mansion and staggering collection of baroque paintings and other artworks to the state of Florida. Today, As if its natural beauty residents and visitors are the beneficiaries of weren’t enough, Sarasota his generosity, whether admiring the interiors County claims a cultural life of Ca’ d’Zan, the scores of Rubens and Van parallel to any major commu- Dycks in the art museum, or the memorabilia nity. Rich in history, the area at the Tibbals Learning Center and Circus has 90-some sites listed on the Museum. But the legacy of the big top doesn’t National Register of Historic stop there: In 1997 husband and wife Pedro Places, including its vibrant Reis and Dolly Jacobs, both veteran perform- downtowns, bustling with shops ers, created Circus Sarasota, a nonprofit that and restaurants — all within a offers dazzling performances in a one-ring stone’s throw of the waterfront. European-style circus as well as numerous As for the arts, the city of education and outreach initiatives. Sarasota is home to Florida’s Outreach lies at the heart of the city’s arts oldest continuing orchestra community. Sarasota Orchestra and Sarasota (Sarasota Orchestra), the oldest Opera include a Youth Orchestra and a Youth theater company (Asolo Opera respectively, while the Asolo, Venice, Nowhere will you find art and culture more colorful than in Sarasota. From the red velvet curtains Repertory Theatre), and the Gulf Coast of and Players theaters also have educational Clockwise from top of the famed Sarasota Opera House to the gold baroque frames of The John and Mable Ringling left: kayaking in Florida’s first professional ballet company programs to inspire budding playwrights and Sarasota Bay, Museum of Art, we’re home to a one of a kind cultural scene. Visit the artists’ colony at Towles Court, Sarasota Bay Front (Sarasota Ballet) and opera company actors. And the Sarasota Ballet has Dance — - - - sign, and Ca’ d’Zan, (Sarasota Opera). Plus, Sarasota boasts dozens The Next Generation, an arts-oriented or Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall with its legendary seashell design. Dine at one of our many John and Mable Ringling’s Venetian- of theater companies, including the revered at-risk youth retention program now in its Zagat®-rated restaurants, or explore the culinary, art and cultural festivals taking place nearly every inspired villa Florida Studio Theatre, as well as festivals for 16th year. So pervasive is the arts community’s ® film and chamber music. The North Port area commitment to education that the John F. week of the year. You’ll see why we’re known as Florida’s Cultural Coast. boasts an impressive Ukrainian population Kennedy Center for Performing Arts recently ® and Performing Arts Center. Then there’s Art chose Sarasota as its partner for Any Given Go Beyond the Beaches. Center Sarasota, where visitors can take Child, a program that establishes long-range Visit sarasotafl.org/fine-arts or call 1.888.510.9591 classes or attend exhibitions, and numerous arts curriculum for public schools. No doubt, galleries, which thrive thanks to the creative the community will remain the capital of spirit from the Ringling College of Art & Florida’s Cultural Coast™ for years to come. Siesta Beach #1 in the USA! • 52 • • 53 • LONGBOAT KEY | SARASOTA | LIDO KEY | SIESTA KEY | VENICE | CASEY KEY | MANASOTA KEY | ENGLEWOOD | NORTH PORT Sarasota cvb.indd 1 9/30/11 10:30 AM ★ Celebrate Sarasota Art. Culture. Entertainment. serving as its Grand Canal. BuildingBuilding The Museum of Art opened in 1931, emulating the footprint of Florence, Italy’s Uffizi Gallery and echoing its elegance and magnificence. John’s personal collection of masterpieces fills the 21 original galleries, onon aa Legacy including paintings and sculptures by Rubens, van Dyck, Velázquez, Veronese, El Greco, and Gainsborough, among many The John and Mable Ringling others. The Courtyard of the Museum of Art features one of the most iconic images of Museum of Art gives an inside look Sarasota: a 16-foot bronze-cast replica of the at circus history, life, and more. statue of David by Michelangelo. Bathed in Florida sunlight and surrounded by palm trees, David towers high above the Museum early 100 years ago, John Ringling, the finest properties — a picturesque 66-acre of Art Courtyard. Expanded in 2002, the diversity of ideas and forms at play in the Clockwise from estate on Sarasota Bay and a captivating top left: Museum Museum of Art now showcases the Ulla R. world today. Built in 1798 as the first public of Art Rubens legendary circus king, pledged, “I am showplace of arts, culture, and nature. and Arthur F. Searing Wing, built for popular theater in the Castle of Caterina Cornaro Gallery, Featuring a Venetian-inspired palatial Ca’ d’Zan, going to make Sarasota one of the sights traveling exhibitions, as well as highlights of in the Italian town of Asolo near Venice, Museum of Art mansion, art museum, circus museum, and a Cypriot, Asian, modern, and contemporary the U-shaped theater was purchased in Courtyard, of the South ... [it] will become one of jewel-box-of-a-theater brought over from Historic Asolo art from the Museum’s collection. The latest 1950 by Arthur Everett “Chick” Austin, Jr., Theater, the most beautiful cities in Florida.” Italy and restored to its 18th-century luster, addition to the Searing Wing will be unveiled the first Director of the Museum, and Mable’s Rose Garden the Ringling Museum also is home to on the Winter Solstice — December 22, 2011. reinstalled in the Visitor Pavilion in 2006. N stunning grounds, a waterfront promenade, of art At more than 3,000 square feet, the Skyspace, One of three performance arts theaters at When you visit Sarasota, you’ll and an expansive rose garden. M useu created by James Turrell, is one of the largest the Ringling Center for the Arts, the see it wasn’t just the talk of a Completed in 1925 at a cost of $1.5 M and most technologically advanced of the Historic Asolo Theater is the heart showman. Make the grandiose million, Ca’ d’Zan is the Ringling’s 56-room artist’s works. It is the foundation for the of performances for Ringling Ringling Estate that John Venetian palace. Filled with art and original Museum’s newest initiative, Art of Our Time, International Arts Festival. created with his wife Mable your furnishings, it is a tribute to the American which introduces audiences to the estab- A partnership with the Barysh- first stop and you’ll see that he dream. Described as “the last of the Gilded lished and emerging talent within the nikov Arts Center of New York, fulfilled his promise. Age mansions” to be built in America, the international arts community who are the festival showcases established Governed by The Florida palace reflects the splendor and romance of defining current trends in contemporary art. and emerging international artists State University, The John and Italy with its Venetian Gothic architecture.
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