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Grant Coyle leads couples Ricardo Graziano and Victoria Hulland (right) and Ricardo Rhodes and Ellen Overstreet (center) in a passionate embrace.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • November 11, 2015
All About Ashton: Sarasota Ballet makes American dance history

Once considered untouchable, Sarasota Ballet revives ‘Marguerite and Armand.’

  • Arts + Culture
Mykayla Krom rehearses the opening scene of “Brunibár.”
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 11, 2015
Sarasota Youth Opera stands up and sings out against bullying

The Sarasota Youth Opera battles bullying with ‘Brundibár.’

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 10, 2015
Musicians reach multi-year deal with Sarasota Orchestra

Extending through the 2018-2019 season, the contract includes improved annual salary increases and an expanded retirement plan.

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    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 6, 2015
Rob Tarbell: Smoke Screens opens at Alfstad& Contemporary

Local artists Rob Tarbell's unique smoke portraiture and artwork made a fiery splash at Alfstad& Contemporary.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Reichert
  • November 6, 2015
Ringling Underground rocks one last time in 2015

Sarasota celebrated the last Ringling Underground of 2015 with food, drinks and a rocking soundtrack featuring Justin Layman and Sara Nelms, Wax Wings, and Amythyst Kiah & Her Chest of Glass

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Peter Finch gets measured for a future costume for the Sarasota Opera's production of "Aida" in January.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 4, 2015
Sarasota Opera gets pumped up for "Aida"

The opera company starts its search for weightlifting extras for its record-breaking size production of Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida."

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 4, 2015
Key Chorale celebrates 31st season with "Harvest of Voices" fundraiser

The choir company held its annual luncheon and fundraiser at Michael's On East, which included honors, firsts and, of course, music.

  • Arts + Culture
Tim Jaeger, Laura Avery and Mark Ormond lead Ringling College's gallery programming. They say the Selby Gallery, which will be demolished in December to make room for a new arts center, has been a focal point of many students’ experiences.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 4, 2015
Last Picture Show: Selby Gallery closes its doors

After serving as the Ringling College of Art and Design’s artistic hub for more than 30 years, the Selby Gallery will close in December to make room for a new visual arts center.

  • Arts + Culture
Joe King discovered Paul Rudolph’s work 25 years ago, in college.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 4, 2015
This New House: Joe King honors architectural hero

With his Walker Guest House replica, architect Joe King pays tribute to Paul Rudolph, the man who first inspired him.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 4, 2015
Studio Space: Kim Westad

Westad left a life in graphic design to get her hands dirty and create in clay.

  • Arts + Culture
Friends and fellow artists Meg Pierce and Joan Lyon come together to showcase and blend their disparate art styles in their dual show “Delicate Balance” at Art Center Sarasota.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 4, 2015
A Delicate Duo create at Art Center Sarasota

Two friends strive to balance their differing styles on the same topic at their Art Center dual exhibition.

  • Arts + Culture
“Hitchcock / Truffaut”
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • November 1, 2015
Cine-World flow chart

Can't decide what to see at this year's Cine-World Film Festival? Let our flow-chart do the work for you.

  • Arts + Culture
The Urbanite Theatre's mission for its play reading program is to expose the community to new plays and get feedback on which plays they should do for future seasons.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • October 30, 2015
Urbanite Theatre announces new play reading series

In conjunction with its current winter theatrical season, the Urbanite Theatre will do readings of three new plays for potential future productions.

  • Arts + Culture
Florida Studio Theatre's education programming not only brings students into FST for live theater but exposes the creativity of theater into students' daily curriculum.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • October 30, 2015
Florida Studio Theatre's education endowment reaches $1 million

Provided by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County and a two to one matching gift from The Patterson Foundation, FST's endowment will further fund its award-winning educational programming.

  • Arts + Culture
Iain Webb and Jean Weidner Goldstein celebrate after just cutting the ribbon into the new dance studio space.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • October 28, 2015
Sarasota Ballet cuts ribbon on DNG studio expansion

The Sarasota Ballet's educational outreach program Dance - The Next Generation opened one new dance studio, an expanded rehearsal space and an all new computer lab.

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