WEEKEND BEST BET: 2010 Sarasota Folk Festival
March 5, 2010
The seventh annual Sarasota Folk Festival strums into town this weekend at Oscar Scherer State Park.
Mattison's conjures up classic cooking
March 3, 2010
On a recent afternoon at Mattison's Forty-One, Chef Paul Mattison hosted 'Affordable Gourmet,' a lunchtime cooking class with a focus on affordable, but also substantial, ingredients and meals.
Oscar Mania: And the winner is...
March 3, 2010
Records stand to be broken at this year's Academy Awards, and producers are hoping it will be viewer numbers. The big lures are Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin co-hosting the event (their promos are hilarious) and the fact that the 'Best Picture' category has been super-sized from five to 10 nominations. But fear not, it's being billed as the shortest ceremony ever. So, place your bets, root for your faves and sit back and enjoy the show.
Chorus of the Keys honors Broadway
March 3, 2010
Sarasota's championship barbershop chorus will pay tribute to Broadway's biggest dames this weekend at its 61st annual spring show at Riverview.
The glass masters
March 3, 2010
The three artists featured in this month's Selby Gallery's 'Perestroika' exhibit explain the precarious process of glass-art making.
Music Review: 'Hansel and Gretel'
March 3, 2010
Sarasota Opera's latest addition to this season's repertory is the story of alcoholism, cannibalism, child abuse and a bad marriage. In the hands of composer Engelbert Humperdinck, 'Hansel and Gretel' has become a charming, grand opera favorite that has audiences happily humming familiar tunes as they exit the theater.
Film review: 'Shutter Island'
February 24, 2010
Martin Scorsese's new release, 'Shutter Island,' is a nerve-shattering head spinner that will mess with your mind long after exiting the theater.
Sarasota Opera tenor to sing National Anthem at Orioles/Rays opener
February 24, 2010
Singer Joshua Kohl will combine two passions — opera and baseball — March 3, at the Orioles/Rays game.
Smooth shutterbug
February 24, 2010
On the eve of the 30th Sarasota Jazz Festival, longtime jazz photographer Jean Germain shares the stories behind her pictures.
Pirate-ship bed makes waves at showcase
February 24, 2010
Jeanette Simpson's pirate-ship bed for the Sarasota Orchestra's Designer Showcase is turning seasoned patrons into kids again.
- May
27 Youth in Service - A Memorial Day Outdoor Concert
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Jun
1 Cat Depot Book Signing and Story Time
11:30 am - 1:30 pm - Jul
4 "Gloria Musicae Celebrates America"
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Sep
19 Steel Magnolias
7:30 pm
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Jolly good fellow
05/23/13
Just as Observer advertising representative Bob Lewis loves to garden, he also cultivates relationships with all of his co-workers and clients. -
Going for the gold
05/23/13
Sisters Francesca and Elizabeth Martel returned victorious Monday, May 20, after a weekend at the Special Olympics of Florida State Summer Games, in Orlando. -
Culinary roots
05/16/13
Trevor Kunk is the chef de cuisine at Blue Hill in New York City’s Greenwich Village, which the James Beard Foundation just named "most outstanding restaurant."
