# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Signing w/ Travel Artist James Richards
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Come meet James Richards, The Travel Artist, at Gilligan’s ?

Join us Sunday, January 4 at 5 PM at Gilligan’s on Siesta Key for a live conversation and book signing with James Richards, author of Travel Artist: Sketchbook Drawings and True Stories from the Road.

James will share how keeping a sketchbook can completely change the way you travel, shifting the focus from checking off itineraries and social media moments to deeper discovery of places, people, and yourself.

The evening features stories told through hundreds of travel sketches and essays from across the globe, including Kenya, Vietnam, Key West, and Havana.

It’s a relaxed, inspiring event filled with art, travel stories, and great conversation. Bring friends and join us for a unique night at Gilligan’s. ??
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sarasota/book-signing-w-travel-artist-james-richards/200029404817039
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029404817039?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=sarasota-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Sarasota
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5253 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key, FL, United States, Florida 34242
- **lat**: 27.27438
- **long**: -82.56406
- **full address**: 5253 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key, FL, United States, Florida 34242, 5253 Ocean Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34242-3310, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Gilligans Island Bar Siesta Key (https://allevents.in/org/gilligans-island-bar-siesta-key/25984076)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 5253 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key, FL, United States, Florida 34242, 5253 Ocean Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34242-3310, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Gilligans Island Bar Siesta Key
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Book Signing w/ Travel Artist James Richards ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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