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Entertainment

Welcome to Florida's "Cultural Coast." More than just a collection of beautiful beaches - though we certainly have them - Lakewood Ranch and its surrounding communities offer a quality and variety of performing arts comparable to those available in major cities. Opera, ballet, theater, circus, symphony and more grace the many stages of Sarasota, Manatee and Tampa's cultural landscape. Touring troupes and bands of every musical genre abound. Museums, art galleries and antique shops provide hours of viewing pleasure.

Restaurants of every type are mere steps away, from fine dining to family entertainment. Nightclubs and shopping are also favorite pastimes of many Ranch residents. Clubs and organizations - more than 70 right here in Lakewood Ranch - are a novel way to make new friends and explore your favored interests. Whatever your taste, you will find no shortage of entertainment for the entire family.

The Sarasota Ballet, the Sarasota Orchestra, the Sarasota Opera and our own Jazz Festival are both critical and fan favorites.
The Asolo Center for the Performing Arts , the Banyan Theater Company and the Florida Studio Theater feature locally produced equity productions. And they're just the start of a thriving theater scene.
The Ringling International Arts Festival collaboration between the Ringling Museum and the Baryshnikov Arts Center of New York is a multidisciplinary performance festival that has its inaugural this year.
From the Best of Broadway to rock concerts, from classical concerts to comedians, the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is a local treasure.
The Sarasota International Film Festival, the nation's fastest-growing film festival, brings out the stars to showcase independent and international features, shorts and documentaries.
You'll laugh till you ache at McCurdy's Comedy Club, a must-play venue for the country's top comedians.
Multiplex movie theaters that show the best of Hollywood, independent and foreign films.

For more information about what's happening and when in the performing arts, go to the Sarasota Arts Council website. For more on local movie theaters, check out Fandango.