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6/28 Talk of the Town: Future of the Arts in Sarasota

Written by on Friday, June 27, 2025

On the June 28 edition of “Talk of the Town: A WSLR News Roundtable” with Carrie Seidman: with funding cuts on both the state and local level, what are local arts organizations doing to adapt and survive? How do changing donor bases and styles make vying for philanthropic dollars more challenging than ever before? And how does all of this impact the local economy in an area known as Florida’s Cultural Coast?

Seidman will be joined by Joe McKenna, the president and CEO of the Sarasota Orchestra; Ross Egan, managing director of the Asolo Repertory Theatre; and Brian Hersh, CEO of the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County.

Listen to the conversation Saturday, June 28 from 11 a.m.-noon on locally on 96.5 FM in Sarasota, stream at wslr.org or listen on the free WSLR app.

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