Venice Institute for Performing Arts - Venice Performing Arts Center

Beethoven SOLD OUT — Bohemian Beethoven
Friday, November 15th, 2019 at 7:30pm

Saturday, November 16th,…

Molly Hatchet new photo 8:2019 — Molly Hatchet
Sunday, November 17th, 2019 at 7:00pm

Tickets $32-$61

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VSOChamber_SeasonPreview-01 — The Venice Institute for Performing Arts Presents The Venice Symphony Chamber Series: Season Preview
Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 at 2:00pm

Tickets: $22

Please…

VCBHoliday2 — Holiday Treasures
Monday, December 2nd 2019 at 7:00pm

The Venice Concert Band
December…

Madrigal Yultide Feaste
Friday, December 6th, 2019 at 7:00pm
Saturday, December 7th,…

Holiday Pops with Brass
Sunday, December 8, 2019 7:00PM

Tickets: $5 - $25

Come…

VHS Winter Concerts
Tuesday, December 10th at 7:00pm - VHS Orchestra
Thursday, December…

NutcrackerFlyerLettersize — The Nutcracker
Saturday, December 14th at 2PM and 7PM
Sunday, December 15th…

A Very Merry Holiday Pops
Friday, December 20th, 2019 at 7:30pm

Saturday, December 21st,…

Decades Rewind
Tuesday, December 31st at 2PM and 7PM

Tickets: $25 - $60

Rock…

Cosmic Convergence
Friday, January 10th, 2020 at 7:30pm

Saturday, January 11th,…

The Reflections
Thursday January 16, 2020, at 7:00pm
Tickets: $27 - $56

Opening…

About VIPA

The Venice Institute for Performing Arts (VIPA) has a mission to sustain the local arts community through innovative educational programs and inspire the local community with first-class entertainment. As the management company for the Venice Performing Arts Center, we work with all groups that use the space to produce, co-produce, manage, and coordinate over 200 events each season. VIPA has a $1.85 million dollar a year impact on the local economy, and this number grows each year as more and more people come to enjoy this beautiful facility. We have 5 educational programs and are able to bring performing arts educational to more than 2,000 Sarasota County youth each season.

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Performing Arts Organizations

The Venice Performing Arts Center was a joint project between the city of Venice and the Sarasota County School Board. VPAC is home to Venice High School’s Performing Arts Department and also hosts 3 Performing Arts Organizations. To read more about each of these organizations please follow the link to their pages below.

The Venice Chorale

The Venice Concert Band

Venice High School

The Venice Symphony

COMMUNITY THOUGHTS

Beautifully situated on Venice Island, Florida! Kudos to the city leaders and community for their vision to invest in this architectural and cultural gem.

Sarah

This is a civic treasure! The entire town should be excited about another performing arts venue; this only enhances our growing reputation for cultural awareness and support of the arts, and having many high school students involved in apprenticeships is a welcome addition! Go!

David

Beautiful and amazing! I can’t believe it took me this long to find VPAC, but it is an amazing theater and they have some great shows!

Brian

A Venice treasure with good seating and acoustics. Enjoy either first level or balcony seating.

Fred

Nice theatre. Friendly volunteers to help you to your seats.

Lisa

Always a treat visiting!!! Professional and classy with a blast of fun, excitement, and great shows!!!

M. Angier

Beautiful. Handicap accessible. Plenty of seating area options for wheelchairs with chairs for others to sit together. Great sound system. Stage easily veiwed from every angle of seating.

Karli Annable

HOW CAN YOU HELP

This is your venue. The VPAC was built with the intent to make Venice a place for recreation and the arts year round. Whether you want to volunteer to usher at shows, in the box office, or on special projects; or you want to become a donor, your support is vital to programming and educational opportunities here at the VPAC.

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