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Arts + Culture

    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 22, 2014
LISTEN: Godsnack

LISTEN: Godsnack

  • Arts + Culture
Mozaic’s Thyme and star anise smoked duck breast with sour cherry bread pudding and crystalized ginger orange glaze.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • May 22, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week Kick-off Party

To kick-off Visit Sarasota County's 9th annual Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week, guests attended the event's kick-off party for a culinary tasting Thursday, May 22, at The Francis.

  • Arts + Culture
"I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti" runs through June 15, at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • May 22, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti'

'When all else fails, make pasta.' That's the simple philosophy of Giulia Melucci's memoir, 'I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti.'

  • Arts + Culture
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 21, 2014
Fraudulent slips: Ringling Museum unveils 'Intent to Deceive' exhibit

Fraudulent slips: Ringling Museum unveils 'Intent to Deceive' exhibit

  • Arts + Culture
"The Procuress" by Han Van Meegeren is a forgery of Johannes Vermeer.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 21, 2014
The Ringling opens "Intent to Deceive"

"Intent to Deceive: Fakes and Forgeries in the Art World" curated by Collete Loll opens this week. The exhibit challenges perceptions of authenticity and points to the serious problem art fraud poses for museums and dealers. It opens May 23 and runs through Aug. 3, at The Ringling Museum of Art.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 21, 2014
Passion with a Purpose

In the very pages of the arts section he founded, artist-curator-critic-historian-teacher Kevin Dean lives on as a pillar of Sarasota's arts community.

  • Arts + Culture
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    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 21, 2014
Spotlight: Stopperan produces movie based on reel life

Tony Stopperan's next full-length feature film production, "Paradise, FL," starts shooting in July.

  • Arts + Culture
Three Things: Splendid Settings
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • May 21, 2014
Three Things: Splendid Settings

A spectacular setting demands a spectacular house. Let's take a look at several homes currently on the market that celebrate Sarasota's closeness with nature.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Richard Russell and Victor DeRenzi at the Salute to the Stars luncheon March 21.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 20, 2014
Sarasota Opera's DeRenzi and Russell sign new contracts

Maestro Victor DeRenzi signs a 10-year contract and Executive Director Richard Russell signs a seven-year contract with Sarasota Opera.

  • Arts + Culture
Erica Sherman, Dick Vitale and Annette Sherman
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • May 19, 2014
Black Tie Untied

Untie the weekend with Black Tie Untied featuring the 9th annual Dick Vitale Gala.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • May 19, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Locke'

Tom Hardy is such a gifted actor he can carry a film entirely on his own, literally.

  • Arts + Culture
Four-year-old Adam Attari and seven-year-old Wilhelm Cockrell sword fight at a break in rehearsal
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Lost Boys, Sarasota Ballet School

Sarasota Ballet School flies off to Neverland with its upcoming "Peter Pan" performance 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday, May 24 at Manatee Performing Arts Center.

  • Arts + Culture
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 15, 2014
TWIS Asks: "The Dog," directors, Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren

TWIS Asks: "The Dog," directors, Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren

  • Arts + Culture
The last show Kevin Dean curated was "Rediscovering David Budd: The Forgotten Abstract Expressionist," at the IceHouse. Here he's discussing David Budd's "Journey Without Maps," which Dean said meant passing over into death.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 15, 2014
A pillar of Sarasota's art scene, Kevin Dean, dies

Kevin Dean, born in 1950 in Evanston, Ill., died May 14.

  • Arts + Culture
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 14, 2014
TWIS Asks: Ghost Beach

TWIS Asks: Ghost Beach

  • Arts + Culture
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