What's Up Sarasota

10/14/2026

10/13/2026

Recorded and filmed live at Baysound Studios in Sarasota Florida.F...

10/11/2026

over easy like a Sunday morning xox
Palm Avenue Deli 🗞

10/09/2026

What’s poppin 🍿🧈☁️

3 ingredient recipe

This one hits me right in the feels. Going straight to past Halloweens. popcorn balls. Back in the day they were a big feature at Halloween parties and neighborhood festivals.
So trick or treat
Here’s a recipe with some (home) sweet (home) heat 🌽 ☄️

Thank you for the recipe Diva’s Can Cook
🔗 https://divascancook.com/marshmallow-popcorn-balls-recipe/

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🧈vegan butter
use whatever kind of dairy free butter you would normally use for baking or cooking.

☁️ vegan marshmallow recipe from Jessica in the Kitchen
https://jessicainthekitchen.com/vegan-marshmallows/

☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️

Happy October 💋
Kirsten Sponseller
What's Up Sarasota 🤍

10/09/2026

TOMORROW NIGHT: Rocky Horror Picture Show 💋👠💀💋👄🎬
Costumes and park-appropriate props encouraged! Actors from The The Sarasota Players will be performing alongside the film as the "shadow cast."

🍿🍸Come hungry and thirsty! The Nest Café at The Bay will be serving delicious food, fresh popcorn and refreshing drinks--- including a Rocky Horror special, the Time Warp Martini

💋Bring your blankets, chairs, and friends

🚨Important Note: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is not your typical Cinema at The Bay screening— it’s a cult classic celebrated for its outrageous humor and interactive audience traditions.
⚠Viewer discretion advised: Movie includes mature themes and irreverent dialogue that may not be suited for everyone.

👄Visit this link for the Prop Guide:
https://www.thebaysarasota.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rocky-Horror-Prop-Guide.pdf
--- including what props will be provided, what you should bring from home, and when to use them!

🌟Prop Etiquette: Part of the fun of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the use of props. To keep The Bay clean and safe for everyone to enjoy, here are a few friendly reminders:

🌟This screening may draw a larger crowd, so please arrive early, stay patient, and be kind.

🌟A limited supply of park-friendly props will be available— come early to grab yours!
When tossing props, aim to the sides, up, or behind you— never at the screen or cast members.
❌Prohibited items: rice, open flames, confetti.

📆: Fri, Oct 9
⏰: 9:00–11:00pm
📍: The Bay | 1055 Blvd fo the Arts, Sarasota 34236
🔗: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1996509003173?aff=oddtdtcreator

Cinema at The Bay is presented by The Desenberg Foundation.

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

Here’s What’s Up
Here’s an Update on the Fruitville Library 📚
and History Center
City of Sarasota, Government

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Sarasota County Libraries
Fruitville Library Update
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Renovated Fruitville Library opening soon!
When it reopens, you can look forward to:
* Freshly painted and updated interiors
* New collaboration spaces
* A refreshed collection
* More room to read, study and spend time together
And there’s even more to come, including a Creation Station, a Teen Room, a tranquil green courtyard and a spacious new meeting room with enhanced technology. These spaces in the newly constructed Fruitville Library addition will open at a later date as the transformation continues.

For Opening Updates and current hours
read more here:
🔗
https:www.sarasotacountylibraries.org/Home/Components/News/News/9472/6865?widgetId=23457

History Center
The Sarasota County History Center is a branch of the Sarasota County public library system focusing on local history, genealogy and historic preservation. The new 30,000-square-foot History Center building will provide ample space for exploring and celebrating the county’s fascinating local heritage. The new facility will include:
* Public meeting spaces, including a 180-person auditorium, a classroom and a conference room.
* A state-of-the-art digitization lab providing public access to technology for preserving and sharing personal and family records and media.
* Research facilities for accessing both print and digital resources relating to local history and genealogy.
* Exhibits throughout the building highlighting Sarasota County’s remarkable past.
* Secure, environmentally appropriate storage for the History Center’s extensive public collection of historical photographs, maps, artifacts, audio recordings and other materials.
-Sarasota County Government

more info 🔗
https://www.scgov.net/government/capital-projects/selected-county-projects/history-center-and-fruitville-library-

Kirsten Sponseller
What's Up Sarasota

10/04/2026

a-e-i
wishing y-o-u well 🪄

with a spell
Happy October
comic by Scott Masear