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David Bromstad cultivated his own sense of style and color through trial and error and the lessons he learned while at Ringling College.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • May 13, 2015
50 Shades of Bromstad

David Bromstad, HGTV star and color master, returned to his alma mater, Ringling College of Art and Design, to give the commencement address May 7. He reminisced on his time here and how a 24-hour Denny’s got him through college.

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  • May 12, 2015
Kevin Dean Retrospective

The Alfstad& Contemporary Gallery hosted the exhibit "Kevin Dean: Extra Ordinary"

  • Arts + Culture
Roberta MacDonald Turoff, Sarasota's booming and influential leading lady, died of cancer earlier this afternoon.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • May 12, 2015
Roberta MacDonald Turoff, local theater performer and maven, dies.

Friends and theater collaborators recall fond memories and Turoff's impact

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Jonathan Herman, baritone, is ready to take the next step toward a musical career.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • May 12, 2015
Jonathan Herman takes the stage

The resourceful Sarasota vocalist will find any chance to express himself

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NATURALCHILD
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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 12, 2015
TWIS Asks: Natural Child

TWIS Asks: Natural Child

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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 12, 2015
LISTEN: Babyl at Mandeville Beer Garden

LISTEN: Babyl at Mandeville Beer Garden

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Paul Caragiulo, Mark Caragiulo, Rob Caragiulo, John Caragiulo and Anthony Caragiulo at their Italian-American restaurant Caragiulos.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • May 11, 2015
Caragiulos to be featured on "Emeril's Florida"

Emeril Lagasse spotlights another Sarasota staple on his all-Florida Cooking Channel program

  • Arts + Culture
ultronweb
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  • Nick Reichert
  • May 8, 2015
Movie Review: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'

Movie Review: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'

  • Arts + Culture
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, after a record critical and box-office earning season, will receive three sizable grants.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • May 7, 2015
Van Wezel receives National Endowment for the Arts grant

In addition, the performing arts hall received two local grants from the Selby and Sudakoff Foundations.

  • Arts + Culture
The courtyard of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • May 6, 2015
Ringling Museum listed as one of the top 39 museums in the world

Buzzfeed selected the Sarasota institution among 39 of the best in the world.

  • Arts + Culture
Anthony Paull and Natalya Swanson
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  • Nick Reichert
  • May 6, 2015
Art and Advocacy

Entering its sixth year, the Harvey Milk Festival strives to provide three days of art in various forms while promoting one message: equality.

  • Arts + Culture
Pat Thompson
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  • Nick Reichert
  • May 6, 2015
Studio Space: Pat Thompson

The junior at Ringling College of Art and Design thrives in her natural state of sculpting new works. Her latest project features found pieces of wood.

  • Arts + Culture
Emily Mann, the artistic director of the McCarter Theatre Center, will head the Hermitage's national artist advisory committee.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • May 4, 2015
Emily Mann to lead the Hermitage's national artist advisory committee

Mann will replace founding committee head Joseph V. Melillo

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Reichert
  • May 1, 2015
Selby Gardens' 35th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition

The botanical gardens present the awarded series of nature photography by local photographer.

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  • Nick Reichert
  • April 29, 2015
Sarasota Sculpture Center remembers John Chamberlain

Celebrating International Sculpture Day, the center held a exhibition of the late sculptor and his son Duncan Chamberlain's work

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