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Welcome to the archives of SRQ DAILY: Freshly Squeezed Content Every Morning, produced by the team at SRQ Magazine. From this page, you will be able to view the most recent SRQ DAILY editions as well as search for a specific edition and keyword. The SRQ DAILY Business Edition runs on Mondays; the SRQ DAILY Philanthropy Edition publishes on Wednedsays; the SRQ DAILY Weekend Edition featuring arts and culture publishes on Fridays; and, the SRQ DAILY Perspectives Edition featuring op-eds, columns and letters publishes on Saturdays.

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This Week's SRQ DAILY Editions



Saturday Perspectives Edition – May 2, 2026

Practice the Art of Welcoming •  We Asked You to Step up and 'Be The One' During This Year's Giving Challenge, and That's Exactly What You Did •  No Off-Season

Friday Weekend Edition – May 1, 2026

Sarasota Music Festival Reveals Dazzling 2026 Concert Lineup •  enSRQ Concludes 10th Anniversary Season with Music for New Bodies •  The Future of Florida Studio Theatre •  Maestro DeRenzi Named 2026 Voice of Sarasota •  Baroque Treasures on Mothers Day •  Sarasota Contemporary Dance Milestone Gala •  Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation 2nd Annual Golf Tournament •   •  Senior Friendship Centers Receives Selby Foundation Grant to Improve Safety and Accessibility at Sarasota Campus •  Sarasota Art Museum is a Blue Star Museum •  The Curran Family Foundation Grant Supports Developmental Therapy Services at The Florida Center •  The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature Presents think + drink: We Are Family •  The Markovitz Socratic Stage Presents: Tear Down This Wall •  Charliebird Stuns at Sarasota Film Festival

Thursday Family and Recreation Edition – Apr 30, 2026

Record Community Turnout at Ringling Bridge Run Supporting Sarasota Students and Teachers  •  Boys and Girls Club Teens Receive Full-Ride to Duquesne University as Gussin Endowed Scholars  •  Sarasota County Earns National Honors for Parks and Recreation Programs •  Circus Arts Conservatory Debuts Cirque Vogue •  Be Fabulous Music and Arts Pride Fest May 7-9 •  The New College Foundation Golf Tournament •  Embracing Our Differences Reading Day Reaches 9,000 Students and 523 Classrooms in Three Counties •  Children First Celebrates 26th Annual Fairytale Ball in Dual Milestone Year •  The Glenridge at Palmer Ranch Awards 23 Scholarships, Celebrating 16 Years of Educational Support •  Forty Carrots Celebrates 20 Years of Wine Women and Shoes Event •  Ringling College Announces 2026 Commencement Speaker •  Franklin US Open Pickleball Championships Marks Record-Breaking 10th Anniversary •  Rare Eisenhower and Bradley Letters Discovered at Military Heritage Museum •  Sarasota Paradise Build Momentum in Victory over Corpus Cristi FC

Wednesday Philanthropy Edition – Apr 29, 2026

Dragonfly Mental Health Supports Mental Well Being at Ringling College of Art and Design •  Josh Chapnick Fundraising Event •  Selby Foundation Awards More Than $1,016,000 in Capital Grants to Local Nonprofits •  Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Names Sarah Crittenden as Director of Communications and Philanthropic Engagement •  Grants Support Hunger Relief Efforts in Sarasota and DeSoto Counties •  Redeemer Receives $250,000 Match to Boost Aid for Sarasota Residents •  Goodwill Manasota Fetes 2026 Community Ambassadors of the Year •  The Altar Fellowship Announces AGAPE 2026 Gala Honoring Nate Jacobs and the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe •  Project Pride SRQ Names Interim Executive Director •  A Leading National Arts Incubator and Florida's Most Celebrated New Works Organization - Changing the Cultural Landscape •  Neuro Challenge Foundation Raises Over $500,000 at Cause 4 Hope •  Sarasota Scholar Receives International Women in STEM Award from Zonta Club •  Gulf Coast and Donors Unite Around $1 Million in Challenge Matches for Children and Working Families •  Donte's Den Foundation Names Claudia Harden Director of Marketing and Development

Tuesday Dining and Food Edition – Apr 28, 2026

Cafe Evergreen: Think Less, Eat Better •  Sip, Savor and Celebrate for a Meaningful Cause: Taste and Toast Gulf Coast Returns  •  Cask and Ale Launches New Brunch Menu •  WBTT Creates a Boogie Wonderland During April Fete •  RedTail Gallery Opens in Downtown Sarasota •  Sarasota Music Festival Reveals Dazzling 2026 Concert Lineup •  Fresh Fridays Back To The 80s This Friday Night •  Mother's Day Brunch at 83 Tavern

Monday Business Edition – Apr 27, 2026

BayCare and Robotics Startup Rovex Announce Strategic Partnership to Innovate In-Hospital Patient Transport •  Lee Wetherington Homes Unveils New Model Home in Everly at Wellen Park •  First Tee Sarasota Manatee to present Sip and Shop at J.McLaughlin on May 2 •  Sarasota County Fire Department Recognized for Stroke Care by American Heart Association  •  Quality By Design Kitchens opens Lakewood Ranch Showroom in Former Manatee County Tax Collector's Office •  Michael Saunders and Company Celebrates Grand Opening of New Wellen Park Office •  Community Robotic Surgery Event •  Take Your Child To Work Day at HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital •  One Sip at a Time •  Porter Pelican to Debut with Ribbon Cutting

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Where Creative Paths Cross

Adam O’Farrill and Britton Smith had never met. A shared program at The Hermitage Artist Retreat brought the two ascendant musical artists together, influencing the next chapter of their respective careers

Dylan Campbell | May 1, 2026

Healing Harmonies

Legendary soprano Renee Fleming brought her talents—and her Music and the Mind discussion series—to Sarasota

Dylan Campbell | May 1, 2026

Lauren Gunderson’s Next Act

The rolling world premiere of Lady Disdain at Asolo Rep gives us the chance to get to know one of the most prolific playwrights of the 21st century

Dylan Campbell | May 1, 2026

The Little Trailer That Could

Kayla Fisher’s mobile café brings coffee and western charm to Pinecraft

Sarah Emily Miano | May 1, 2026