# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Behind the Curtain: Exploring the Van Wezel from the Art to the Stage
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Behind the Curtain: Exploring the Van Wezel from the Art to the Stage
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
2025: August 25, September 22, October 20, November 17, December 8
2026: January 12, February 9, March 9, April 13, May 18
1:30-3:00 p.m. 
The paintings and sculptures within the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall were created by noted Florida artists and are on loan from Arts Advocates. During this tour, a docent will guide you through the paintings and sculptures including those by Robert Chase, William Hartman, Eugene White, Ben Stahl, Julio de Diego, Thornton Utz, Frank Colson, Dean Mitchell, and more. Then you will step onto the stage where a Van Wezel guide will give you a peek behind the curtain to learn about the many hands that create the Van Wezel's shows and hear stories and anecdotes about the colorful world of show business.

Tours cost $15 per person and begin in the main lobby and. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Van Wezel box office Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. or by calling (941) 263-6799. Private group tours can be arranged by calling (941) 955-7676. Proceeds benefit Arts Advocates and the Van Wezel's education/outreach programs.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sarasota/behind-the-curtain-exploring-the-van-wezel-from-the-art-to-the-stage/200029528943649
- **Event Categories**: art, performances, entertainment, trips-adventures, nonprofit, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.vanwezel.org/plan-your-visit/tours?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=sarasota-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Sarasota
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
- **lat**: 27.3428356
- **long**: -82.550354327971
- **full address**: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N Tamiami Trl,Sarasota,FL,United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Arts Advocates (https://allevents.in/org/arts-advocates/4529381)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N Tamiami Trl,Sarasota,FL,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Arts Advocates
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, performances, entertainment, trips-adventures, nonprofit, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Behind the Curtain: Exploring the Van Wezel from the Art to the Stage ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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