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Arts + Culture

    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • November 8, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Whiplash'

The new film 'Whiplash' is brimming with potential Oscar nods.

  • Arts + Culture
Cast of "The Water Engine." Photo by Frank Atura.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • November 8, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Water Engine'

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory has fired David Mamet's 'The Water Engine' up again.

  • Arts + Culture
Joseph Holt, Rich Ridenour, Lee Dougherty Ross, Stacy Ridenour and Stephen Fancher performed various classical pieces in Five Points Park.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 8, 2014
Sarasota Keys returns with Five Points Park concert

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County celebrated the return of their popular Sarasota Keys public art project with a five-person piano concert

  • Arts + Culture
Allyn Gallup admiring local artwork.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 7, 2014
Allyn Gallup, gallery founder and champion of local artists, has died

Founder and owner of the Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art Gallery, Gallup was a stalwart supporter of local artists and Sarasota art.

  • Arts + Culture
A portion of skirt steak served at last year's Celebrity Chef Tour
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 7, 2014
Celebrity Chef Tour Returning to Darwin's on 4th

The James Beard Celebrity Chef Tour will be returning for the third consecutive year to Peruvian gastropub Darwin's on 4th on Dec. 3.

  • Arts + Culture
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • November 5, 2014
Event Preview: Cine-World Film Festival

Event Preview: Cine-World Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
Jack Dowd's "Earth Angel"
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 5, 2014
Manifest Whimsy

After a summer of construction and renovation, the Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy is prepared to expand.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 5, 2014
Operatic return

After two decades of performing operas all over the world, Michael Robert Hendrick always looks forward to coming home to the place where it all began.

  • Arts + Culture
Alyssa Esteban and Natalya Swanson scout and champion local artists at the Ringling Underground each month in the Ringling Museum courtyard.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 5, 2014
Ringling Underground shines light on local artists

Natalya Swanson and Alyssa Esteban combine local, independent artwork with the Ringling's old classics.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jennifer McPheeters
  • November 5, 2014
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Paying Guests' by Sarah Waters

Jennifer McPheeters reviews Sarah Waters' newest novel, "The Paying Guests."

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • November 5, 2014
Home & Garden: What all bedrooms need

There are no set rules on how to decorate a bedroom. Each person has her own style, habits and routines that dictate how she would use space in the home, but these tips and starting points will lead you in the right direction.

  • Arts + Culture
Best of: French fries. Photos by Mary Ellen Mancini.
  • By Mary Ellen Mancini
  • November 5, 2014
Best of: French fries

Salted, seasoned, topped or dressed, there's just something downright appetizing and irresistible about French fries.

  • Arts + Culture
Asolo Rep board President Mary Lou Winnick and Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards. Photo by Cliff Roles.
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 5, 2014
Black Tie & Tales

Some enchanted evening; Tidbits; and Black Tie Affair.

  • Arts + Culture
Eileen Wallace
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • November 5, 2014
Hot Flash: A noteworthy campaign

Write-On Sarasota, a local stationery boutique, is celebrating 15 years in business this December. To celebrate the milestone, owner Eileen Wallace is launching the Grateful Campaign.

  • Arts + Culture
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    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 4, 2014
Movie Review: Nightcrawler

Movie Review: Nightcrawler

  • Arts + Culture
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