Upcoming Events

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Discover Sarasota County’s pivotal role on the home front during World War II in this engaging presentation hosted by Venice Heritage. Learn how Sarasota helped shape the region’s wartime story.

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Natalie Helm, cello - "Mēxihco" discover chamber music for cello and piano from Mexico.

Free Archaeology Lecture presented by the Time Sifters Archaeology Society: "Mithras Sanctuary in Ostia" presented by Dr. Fredjerick Pirone. 

While there is no question that Sarasota County is an attractive place to call home, archaeological sites like the one at Indian Mound Park prove humans have felt this way for thousands of years.

The Sarasota Piano Trio with Milene Moreira (violin), Nadine Trudel (cello), and Jesse Martins (piano) presents a concert where opera meets virtuosity with Fantasy pieces on music from Carmen, La Traviata, Porgy and Bess, West Side Story, and more

We conclude our journey through India with a visit to the Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious gathering, drawing over 640 million people in just six weeks—a breathtaking display culture, and devotion.

Where Wildflowers Grow: Watercolors of Sarasota’s Past explores Sarasota’s history through historic wildflower illustrations by local artists and botanists.

Florida has been a refuge for outcasts and scoundrels for  centuries. Join presenter Jacob Winge as he list some of the famous and infamous who called Florida home for the past 400 years!

Lise Frank - "SOUTHBOUND" – From the Andes to the Amazon. Hop on the piano-train and take a trip to South America with Lise Frank and Jessé Martins.

No registration required, but limited seating available.

When Modernism Met the Gulf Coast

Presented by:

• Nicholas Dietz, Historic Preservation Specialist, Sarasota County History Center

Program begins promptly at 2PM

The 14th Colony: The American Revolution’s Best Kept Secret

Historian and author Roger Smith leads a discussion on the most under-told story in our nation’s history.

Teens and tweens, come join us to bake cookies and learn about Sarasota's agricultural history at this special program presented by the Sarasota County History Center!

Discussion of the liberation of the Dachau Concentration camp, the oldest Nazi Concentration Camp, liberated in April of 1945. Speaker is author and editor Liz Coursen, who has done extensive research on this event. Come join us!

Join Jane Mahler for an unforgettable journey through Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina—the captivating countries once united as Yugoslavia.

Join us for this travelogue highlighting Punjab, home of the Golden Temple, Rajaji National Park and tiger reserve, and Old Delhi, which is known for its bustling bazaars, 16th and 17th century Mughal tombs, an astronomical observatory from the 70

Come join us for an educational program on local history presented by Venice Heritage. 

Searching for Angola: African American History

Booker T. Washington was the most prominent African American educator and orator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Join the Jazz Club of Sarasota for a monthly jazz jam session that provides an introduction to jazz jamming. Perfect for beginners!

Sarasota in the 1930s: Sun, Sand, and the Sunset of the Mediterranean Revival Style

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