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Aug. 29, 2022

Kerry Smith, Director of Artistic Planning for the Sarasota Orchestra…

When she was in college, if you would have told Kerry Smith that she would be anything other than a professional viola player, she would have told you to go fly a kite. How she ended up being an arts …

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Aug. 8, 2022

Manatee Performing Arts Center's "How to Succeed in Business Without …

Sarah Yonko, Chris Cordero, and Mike Nolan join the club to talk about their careers as community musical theatre performers, lives outside of the theatre hall, and performances in the upcoming run of How to Succeed in Busine...

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July 13, 2022

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's "Stage of Discovery" Summer Camp-WE …

Each summer, the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe hosts a 5-week summer camp for students ages 10 to 18 called "Stage of Discovery." Jim Weaver, WBTT's education director and artistic associate, and Astrid Victoria, a Stage of...

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July 7, 2022

Jared Mancuso and Nick Gallardo of Florida Studio Theatre's "Rock 'n'…

From Pennsylvania to Tucson, the Buddy Holly Story to Dollywood, and many stops in between, Jared Mancuso and Nick Gallardo combined their love of playing rock 'n' roll and formed the band "Not Fade Away." Now, they can trave...

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June 24, 2022

Urbanite Theatre Presents Gracie Gardner's Play "Athena," Now Through…

Actors Lea Sevola and Emma Giorgio, along with director Summer Dawn Wallace, join the Suncoast Culture Club Podcast to talk about their lives, journey to Urbanite, and this amazing story of two strong young ladies who start a...

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June 6, 2022

Olivia Steinman Deems, Artistic Operations Manager for the Sarasota M…

After a two year pandemic induced hiatus, the Sarasota Orchestra is bringing back the Sarasota Music Festival, June 6 -25 at the Sarasota Opera House and Holley Hall. Here to introduce herself to the podcast and tell us all a...

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May 2, 2022

Cory Woomert & Michelle Anaya Starring in Manatee Players' Production…

Based on real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, TITANIC-The Musical is a stunning and stirring production focusing on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her passengers who each boarded with stories and per...

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Dec. 16, 2021

Dan Jordan and Rachel Halvorson, Members of the Sarasota Orchestra's …

Dan Jordan has been the concertmaster for the Sarasota Orchestra for 23 years while Rachel Halvorson has been the principal violist for only two years, one and a half of which was through the pandemic! But together, along wit...

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Dec. 6, 2021

Rick Holdsworth, Conductor of Ring Sarasota, Joins the Club

Sarasota's premier handbell choir, Ring Sarasota, joins the Pops Orchestra of Bradenton and Sarasota for its annual holiday concert, this year called "Ring in the Holidays!" On this week's episode of the Suncoast Culture Club...

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Dec. 2, 2021

Brian Finnerty and Jamie Molina of Dingbat Theatre Project's Producti…

Dingbat Theatre Project is at it again, this time with the SpongeBob Musical production showing at the Bizaare on Apricot and Lime, December 3rd through 19th. Director and choreographer Brian Finnerty, along with the star of ...

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Dec. 1, 2021

Katie Priest, Star of the Manatee Players Production of Cinderella, J…

She is product of the Manatee School for the Arts, the State College of Florida, and Florida State University, but now she is back home sharing her gifts of performing and teaching music on the Suncoast. Katie Priest stars as...

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Nov. 29, 2021

BELIEVE!-Presented by the SCF Music Program, Thursday, December 2, 7:…

On Thursday, December 2 at 7:30 PM, join the SCF Music Program in the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center for our final concert of the semester. “BELIEVE!” brings you all your holiday favorites and will feature the SCF Guitar Ens...

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Nov. 14, 2021

The SCF Percussion Ensemble Hosts "BEAT HUNGER," a Concert and a Cann…

The SCF Percussion Ensemble is hosting a percussion concert and a canned food drive on Tuesday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center. In lieu of tickets, patrons are asked to bring two canned food …

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Nov. 11, 2021

Donovan Session and Shea Petersen of Urbanite Theatre's At the Wake o…

Both are from Texas, both currently reside in Chicago, but currently, Donovan Session and Shea Petersen are starring in Urbanite Theatre's latest production, At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen showing not through December 5. Ta...

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Nov. 9, 2021

Nikki Rinsema, Concertmaster for the Pops Orchestra, Joins the Club

After a 21 month hiatus, the Pops Orchestra is back and ready to bring you our first concert of the season, Sgt. Presley and the Pops Pay Tribute to Our Nation's Veterans, starring Elvis tribute artist Ted Torres Martin. Join...

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