Film Review: 'Please Give'
June 30, 2010
As the witty columnist Erma Bombeck once so aptly observed, “Guilt is the gift that keeps on giving.” Director Nicole Holofcener taps into that ongoing process in her subtly hilarious new film, “Please Give.”
The hula dancer
June 30, 2010
Circus Sarasota’s Chiara Anastasini has choreographed a Latin-infused hula-hoop act that will leave you winded.
BACKSTAGE PASS: Hula-hooper Chiara Anastasini rehearses her routine (VIDEO)
June 29, 2010
This week’s Backstage Pass subject, 18-year-old Chiara Anastasini, practices her high-energy hula-hoop routine on stage at the Historic Asolo Theater before making her Circus Sarasota debut June 23.
Lorenzo Hubbard pitches his dream job (VIDEO)
June 28, 2010
A&E’s man-of-the-week, Lorenzo Hubbard, host of BLAB TV’s “On the Town with Lorenzo,” shares his pitch for Oprah Winfrey’s “Your OWN Show” reality competition.
Music Review: Sarasota Music Festival Finale
June 23, 2010
If Saturday evening’s Sarasota Music Festival concert at the Opera House is any indication of the future, Sarasota now has one of the finest festivals for teaching and performing in the country.
Weekly Dish
June 23, 2010
The weekly dish features restaurant tidbits and our pick for the dish of the week.
So you think you can act?
June 23, 2010
How an eight-minute monologue brought A&E Editor Heidi Kurpiela back to her roots.
Theatrical Release
June 23, 2010
Just when the rest of Sarasota is winding down, Carole Kleinberg is winding up. The artistic director of Banyan Theater Company talks about the joys of summer.
Tommy Bahama features "I AM HOME" artists
June 23, 2010
The Tommy Bahama Retail Store, located on St. Armands Circle, showcased the works of homeless artists living in the Sarasota and Bradenton area who are participants of the "I am home" art project.
Cubbie goes on the prowl backstage (VIDEO)
June 22, 2010
Heidi Kurpiela and her limelight loving pug, Cubbie, made their stage debut June 5 in Jane Martin’s “Talking With,” at Tampa’s Carrollwood Playhouse. Here’s a backstage peek at the all-female cast quietly rehearsing their lines on opening night. Not only did the pug steal the show, he almost stole the dressing room brownies.
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27 Youth in Service - A Memorial Day Outdoor Concert
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Jul
4 "Gloria Musicae Celebrates America"
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Sep
19 Steel Magnolias
7:30 pm - Jan
4 10th Anniversary Perlman Gala Concert
5:00 pm
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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." -
Bright lights
05/16/13
Sarasota native and resident Bri Oliva made her TV debut May 7, on the "Rachael Ray Show." Oliva was selected to participate in a segment called "Hidden Dangers on the Playground." -
Key to the city
05/02/13
More than 100 community members and leaders, friends and family surprised Paul Thorpe, one of the founding members of the Downtown Association of Sarasota, April 25, at The Gator Club, to show their appreciation and celebrate the strides he’s made for Sarasota over the past four decades.
