Flocking together has just been made easier for some area residents, those whose preference for song runs to operatic arias. Two local opera clubs are now combined and settling happily in their new nest, Freedom Plaza. ...more

November 11, 2009

If you are under the impression that opera is a defunct and dying art form, relegated to a few remaining "war horses" both on and off stage, just pay a visit to Freedom Plaza and check out the activity calendars there. While a variety of entertainment has been presented successfully during the past year - everything from bluegrass and blues to Broadway and big bands - programs centered on opera have held their own and then some. ...more

January 28, 2009

"Whodunit?" will be the question at Freedom Plaza's first-ever murder mystery dinner show, "Murder in a Minor Key." ...more

October 22, 2008

For the past five years, early on a certain Sunday evening every fall, the hallways bordering the Freedom Plaza Auditorium are suddenly filled with residents ostensibly waiting on elevators. People using the walking track surrounding the auditorium are simply standing still. There is no conversation, only rapt attention to sounds emanating from within the closed doors. ...more

October 8, 2008

SARASOTA They call it the city of the arts, but it could just as easily be the city of the eats. ...more

October 4, 2007