Article: Arts secrets: ten terrific little cultural treasures.(10 BEST)

1 There's more to Anna Maria Island than surf and sand. It also harbors a host of art galleries and studios, and such cultural hotspots as the Anna Maria Island Art League, Island Players Theater, Anna Maria Island Community Chorus & Orchestra and the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum. Each participates in the annual artsHOP (Nov. 13-15), a don't-miss weekend filled with gallery walks, theater and music performances, an arts and crafts festival and, this year, an auction of artist-decorated doors. www.islandartshop.com. Below, jewelry and tiki shop The Hive, part of the artsHOP tour.

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2 Centuries before the 20th-century ...

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