Patron Saints: Dennis and Graci McGillicuddy
May 22, 2013
If you haven't started watching The Observer's online video series "Patron Saints," now's your chance. It focuses on the people who make Sarasota the arts community that it is — the patrons. Each video spotlights a patron and a different performing-arts venue.
No Laughing Matter: Pam McCurdy
May 22, 2013
Pam McCurdy is the set-up to Les McCurdy's punchline — she's the reason that McCurdy's Comedy Theatre will celebrate 25 years of laughs. The McCurdys tell the story of how they met and opened a comedy club.
Teenager composes a promising future
May 22, 2013
Nicholas Lewis has played violin since the age of 6, composed music since age 13, and, now, at 18 years old, he's playing conductor to a real orchestra.
Office Space: 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive
May 22, 2013
Since 1990, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive has been the home of the Longboat Observer. As the Observer Media Group grew, so did the staff.
Foodie feasts in Southside Village II
May 22, 2013
Southside Village — located on Hillview from Tamiami Trail to Osprey and on Osprey from Hyde Park to Arlington — may well be the friendliest, "foodiest" neighborhood in town.
THEATER REVIEW: 'How to Eat Like a Child'
May 20, 2013
A charmingly irreverent and sweetly nostalgic stroll through childhood dilemmas of the 1970s, “How to Eat Like a Child – And Other Lessons in Not Being a Grown-up,” is now playing at Venice Theatre.
Patron Saints: Joan Armour Mendell
May 15, 2013
The Observer's video series, Patron Saints, features the "saints" of Sarasota who financially support area performing-arts organizations. These people make Sarasota the arts city it is. This week’s spotlighted venue is Asolo Repertory Theatre and the patron is Joan Armour Mendell.
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4 "Gloria Musicae Celebrates America"
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Sep
19 Steel Magnolias
7:30 pm - Nov
2 Fine Arts & Crafts Extravaganza
9:00 am - 3:00 pm - Jan
4 10th Anniversary Perlman Gala Concert
5:00 pm
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Gullett student wins speech contest
05/22/13
Gullett Elementary School student Hailey Wahlers took home top honors May 11, after placing first in the Tropicana District Speech Contest. -
Girl Scouts give cookies a new cause
05/22/13
Local Daisy Scouts from Troop 180 are helping Feeding Empty Little Tummies feed homeless school children in the area. -
Dancing group to host fundraiser
05/22/13
Members of KC and the Sunshine Dancers, a group of Manatee County dancers ages 8 to 20, will show off their dancing skills in jazz, hip-hop and contemporary dance from 7 to 9 p.m. May 28, as the group holds a show titled "Breaking Ground."
