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How Sarasota Became a Performing Arts Destination
How Sarasota Became a Performing Arts Destination A panel of performing arts experts discusses how Sarasota evolved into a thriving performing arts community that attracts both tourists and permanent residents. This Conversation at the Crocker is the seventh in a … Continue reading
Giving Challenge, Giving Partner, GuideStar… what’s going on?
The big hullabaloo (now, there’s an historic term!) in Sarasota/Manatee Counties this week is The Giving Challenge, an online promotion whose wonderful motto is Unleash your inner generosity! Several of our most fervent supporters have asked me to explain what’s … Continue reading
Every day is a Giving Challenge!
We’re so proud to be a charter member of TheGivingPartner.com and we’re poised to participate this year in The Giving Challenge. It’s an honor to have our non-profit mission, accomplishments and plans vetted by them, and hope that you can … Continue reading
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Why We Look The Way We Do: The March Conversation at the Crocker
A panel of architecture experts discusses residential and commercial design movements over the years that have resulted in Sarasota’s look. Is it good or not? A panel of architecture experts convenes on Tuesday, March 12 at 7 p.m. at The … Continue reading
More to Sarasota than beach, weather, mosquito control, crooks and visionaries.
PAY DIRT: How Sarasota became a Real Estate Destination There’s more to the story than beach, weather, mosquito control, crooks and visionaries. Our next Conversation at the Crocker will be an illuminating panel discussion on how and why this area … Continue reading
Painting and Planting: Winter Classes on the Back Porch*
Look through our roster of classes for this winter season, then fill in our Sign- Up Sheet (click here) and mail it with your check. Reservations are limited, so to assure your place, call the HSOSC office at 941-364-9076 M-F … Continue reading
Conversation at the Crocker January 15: How Sarasota Became an Art Colony
A discussion that explores how Sarasota evolved into a destination for visual artists and insights about whether or not Sarasota remains an art colony today. Who were the major players then and who are they now? . How did Sarasota … Continue reading
What was it like to be a woman doctor in Florida in 1909?
Myakka River State Park is having a special living history event on January 11 2013 at 7pm: Carrie Sue Ayvar Historical Portrayal Artist and Chautauqua Scholar as Doc Anner: Petticoat Doctor of the Everglades “She treated outlaws with gunshot wounds, … Continue reading
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Brother in the Shadow: Charles Ringling
The next Conversation at the Crocker event will be spectacularly interesting, coming as it does on the heels of the talk and booksigning by Michael Lancaster, author of The Last Laugh, on December 4. What influence did Charles Ringling, John’s … Continue reading
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Ringling, The Last Laugh
Ringling Family Member Talks About His Famous Relatives Michael Lancaster, who is the great-grandson of Charles Ringling, (one of the famous Ringling brothers of circus fame), comes to Sarasota to tell family stories handed down through generations. Lancaster’s informal lecture … Continue reading
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Thanks, Sarasota News Leader!
Co-chairs Lynn Harding and Marsha Fottler, whose Conversations at the Crocker program for this year is drawing rave reviews, were pleased that the media attended the November Conversation at the Crocker, How Integration Changed Sarasota Forever. Sarasota’s newest
Getting ready for Designer Tag Sale company
Volunteers continue to work hard to set up the Designer Tag Sale for Saturday November 17. Take a peek:
Designer Tag Sale, here we come!
It takes DAYS to get all the wonderful donations for the Designer Tag Sale, the Bargain Bonanza, and the Book Sale ready for its day in the sun on Saturday Nov. 17 from 8-2. Here’s what happened today:
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Tagged Bidwell-Wood House, Crocker Memorial Church, Donate, Pioneer Park
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Can’t wait for a French Quarter Cuban
Sarasota’s first seasonal residents were Cuban fishermen, who set up “fish rancheros” on the coast to catch and preserve the fish that teemed in the bays here. And it was a mark of distinction to 19th century Sarasotans to import … Continue reading
An SUV lode of designer fabrics to turn into… shingles?
Volunteers’ pickups and SUVs are buzzing around town, filled with donations from professional designers and retailers for our Designer Tag Sale next weekend. Witness this
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