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Dylan McDermott is collaborating with Ringling College and Selah Freedom to create a new web series called "Sugar."
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  • Nick Friedman
  • February 28, 2016
Actor Dylan McDermott to produce web series with Ringling College

The Golden Globe Award-winning actor will tackle a subject close to his heart.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 24, 2016
Hunting for More: Helen Hunt talks post-Netflix Hollywood

Award-winning actress Helen Hunt is the latest star to visit Ringling College of Art and Design.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 24, 2016
Metaphysically Speaking

Michael Newton-Brown is known for his theater work. What few people know about is his other job: a Tarot card reader.

  • Arts + Culture
**Edward Alley
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  • Marty Fugate
  • February 24, 2016
Saluting Uncle Sam's Orchestra

How the greatest symphony orchestra you've never heard of helped rebuild American foreign relations after WWII.

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Trishul Thejasvi, Thomas John Nudi, Amelia King and Bob Gray
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  • Nick Friedman
  • February 24, 2016
Reel-world experience

Local filmmakers are showing film students professional experience and the importance of storytelling.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 19, 2016
Sarasota Ballet names Joseph Volpe interim managing director

The Sarasota Ballet board member and former Metropolitan Opera general manager will temporarily fill the position.

  • Arts + Culture
* In its upcoming performance, "To Have and Uphold," Moving Ethos Dance Co. explores the idea of exhaustion, both physical and emotional. Victoria Mora and Jess Pope play with the idea of the strains of relationships. Photo by Brendan Ragan.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • February 17, 2016
Life in Motion: Moving Ethos Dance Company's new outlook

Moving Ethos Dance Company has found its stride by going back to its roots.

  • Arts + Culture
Robert de Warren's life has been dedicated to creative collaboration.
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  • Marty Fugate
  • February 17, 2016
Robert de Warren: This is your day

Sarasota honors a life of creative collaboration.

  • Arts + Culture
"You improvise with what you have, and that leads to all kinds of different things. If I had a different studio, I'm sure I'd do different kinds of work. There's a seasonal nature to this workspace. Its thumbprint is absolutely present my work."
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 17, 2016
Studio Space: David Steiner

Constantly changing artistic styles, Steiner has made unpredictability his trademark.

  • Arts + Culture
Mary Anne Servian has been with the Sarasota Ballet since 2010.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • February 16, 2016
Sarasota Ballet releases Managing Director Mary Anne Servian

Servian, who had been with the company since 2010, was released today.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 10, 2016
Orchestrating 'Aida'

The Sarasota Opera opens the final season of its Verdi Cycle with 'Aida' — the largest production in the company's history. What does it take to pull it all off?

  • Arts + Culture
Eliza Ladd
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  • Marty Fugate
  • February 10, 2016
Bodies in motion

In "Selfie of the Ancients," Eliza Ladd melds art forms to explore enduring themes of human nature.

  • Arts + Culture
Al Black, one of the original Highwaymen, will paint live at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 2, 2016
Voices of the Highwaymen

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe honors the art of Florida's segregation-era painters

  • Arts + Culture
Renbourn Chock and Ashley Strand.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • January 27, 2016
Class Clowns: New College takes the stage at McCurdy's

New College students take over McCurdy's for a night of stand-up comedy.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Marty Fugate
  • January 26, 2016
Black Muse: Powerful African American art at Art Center Sarasota

Art Center Sarasota showcases powerful works by African-American artists.

  • Arts + Culture
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