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Arts + Culture

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  • Nick Reichert
  • June 14, 2015
Opening Reception of (A) State of Florida Group Exhibition

The final show of the Alfstad& Gallery's opened Friday and closes July 10

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 12, 2015
Fuzión Dance Artists performing at Florida Dance Festival

The local troupe will perform at the international dance festival on June 23

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Friedman
  • June 10, 2015
Hail Dale releases two new tracks

Hail Dale releases two new tracks

  • Arts + Culture
Shore Diner: Food Network says, "...this decidedly retro restaurant is a diner's dream with open-air space modeled after Southern California's midcentury beach cafes.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 10, 2015
Sarasota featured in Food Network restaurant guide

Indigenous, Shore Diner, State Street Eating House and a dozen more featured in city guide

  • Arts + Culture
Stephen Fancher has settled into a harmonious life in Sarasota as a financial adviser by day and a lounge pianist by night at Sarasota’s local restaurants.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 10, 2015
Playing by Ear

Whether it’s in music or life, Stephen Fancher believes in taking opportunities as they come. To be successful, sometimes you just need to improvise.

  • Arts + Culture
A group of 20-plus members of the Art Center Sarasota, including Bettina Sego, Jane Sydney, Judith Collier, Wendell Graham and Lisa Berger, traveled to Cuba for the Havana Biennial. They hope to return in 2017. Photo by Nick Reichert.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 10, 2015
Havana Highlights

Art Center Sarasota members who made the trip to Cuba share their insights and photos with The Observer.

  • Arts + Culture
Tableseide Restaurant owns and operates Louies Modern, Libby's Cafe & Bar, The Francis and Modern Events Catering. It's co-operated by Joe Seidensticker, Lisa Seidensticker, Steve Seidensticker, Pat Seidensticker and Jeff Greco
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 9, 2015
Tableseide takes over Ringling Museum's dining

The Treviso, Banyan Cafe and Visitors Pavilion Cafe will be renovated with new name and menus over the summer

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A Naples, FL native, Padgett embodies six different characters representing six different music genres.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 9, 2015
Chase Padgett: Six different lives in "Six Guitars"

Padgett's one-man show expresses the love of life and music through six different genres of guitar music

  • Arts + Culture
Nate Jacobs, founder and artistic director of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, will receive the Larry Leon Hamlin Producer Award at the 2015 National Black Theatre Festival
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 8, 2015
Nate Jacobs to receive producing award at National Black Theatre Festival

The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe founder will receive the Larry Leon Hamlin Producer Award in August

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 7, 2015
Ringling College of Art and Design 2015 Reunion

Over 300 alumni descended on the campus this weekend to celebrate shared nostalgia and memories

  • Arts + Culture
Jim Shirley, executive director of the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, helps lead the grant-making process funded by the Tourist Development Tax
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 3, 2015
Sarasota County Commission approves 2016 arts grants

The commission awarded $1.81 million in grants to 34 organizations

  • Arts + Culture
Robert Levin, current artistic director of the Sarasota Music Festival, will step down in 2017.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 3, 2015
Encore performances

Robert Levin will step down from his role as organizer of the Sarasota Music Festival in 2017, after 10 years of leadership.

  • Arts + Culture
Students Samantha Lane and Katherine Herbert and educator Ben Plocher have a summer home at the Sarasota Youth Opera Summer Camp. Photo by Nick Reichert.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 3, 2015
Summer Stage

A local summer program helps any student ages 8 to 18 to learn one of the most intimidating forms of art: opera.

  • Arts + Culture
Known for her roles onstage in "Wicked" and television for "Pushing Daisies" and "Glee," Chenoweth is currently starring on Broadway in her Tony Award-nominated turn in the acclaimed revival of "On the Twentieth Century."
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 2, 2015
Kristin Chenoweth coming to the Van Wezel

The Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress will perform on February 27, 2016.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • May 31, 2015
Opening night reception of "Woody Sez"

"Woody Sez: The Life and Music and Woody Guthrie" opened at Asolo Repertory Theatre

  • Arts + Culture
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