Whether you are an avid art collector, feel the need for another piece of art for your own home or just enjoy the arts, there are arts and theater events coming up in Downtown Sarasota in the next month or two that deserve your attention.

First, the 3rd Annual Sarasota Winter Fine Art Festival will be presented on Gulfstream Avenue in Downtown Sarasota from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on January 17th and 18th, 2015.  The sponsors of this event

Gulfstream Avenue will come alive as an extraordinary outdoor gallery of original handmade fine art creations in painting, sculpting, jewelry, photography, glass, ceramics and more. The creators of the works presented will be available throughout the festival for you to meet and converse with or perhaps even to

   OK, So it's a bit early, but some of us take a while to get organized and, trust me, getting organized on January 2nd is not easy. So, let's get a head start on it. How about taking a few moments now to think about something that will permanently reduce your blood pressure, relieve stress and generally improve your life.  

Doctors have known for years that our good health (and perhaps even our very sanity), depends upon “getting away from it all” once in a while in a place with a more relaxing and reflective lifestyle.  Whether you’re shivering after shoveling your driveway in Buffalo, New York or you're just exhausted by the all the stress you deal with every day, how about making a 2015 New Year's resolution now, ... now that Black Friday and