Almost Famous
June 15, 2010
Austin Abrams is poised to make the jump from Sarasota thespian to A-list movie star, thanks to his latest project — an action flick starring Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr.
Film Review: 'Harry Brown'
June 15, 2010
The Observer's resident film critic reviews "Harry Brown," starring Michael Caine.
Strange Depictions
June 9, 2010
Sabrina Small, the lone female artist of Sarasota's s/ART/q group, invites us into her bayou bungalow to talk about wanderlust, human oddities and shoveling coal.
Sarasota 'nomad' publishes essay from the heart
June 9, 2010
Kim Bass, a technical writer by trade, got personal about her 2005 trip to Uganda in a story published this month in the Random House anthology, 'Female Nomad and Friends.'
GALLERY AROUND THE CORNER: Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art
June 9, 2010
The Sarasota art gallery recently moved out of its home on Fifth Street in downtown Sarasota's Rosemary District to a 3,000-square-foot space on North Palm Avenue.
Film Review: 'Splice'
June 9, 2010
The Observer's resident film critic reviews "Splice," starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley.
Music Review: Sarasota Music Festival, part one
June 9, 2010
The Sarasota Music Festival is back, changed, spiffed up and considerably more exciting than it's been in many a year.
Sabrina Small talks about inspiration (VIDEO)
June 8, 2010
This week's A&E cover girl, artist Sabrina Small, talks about how records play an important role in her creative process.
Cultural remix
June 2, 2010
DJ Pram learned a long time ago that American dance tracks mixed with Bollywood beats keep parties hopping — no matter the crowd.
Pattern perfect
June 2, 2010
Asolo costume draper Casey Costello explains what it was like to make 31 dresses for three women in one 1930s-era musical.
- 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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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.
