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Bridge Street Bistro is located on Bradenton Beach with a view of the beach and gulf.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 25, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Bridge Street Bistro

This week we went in the kitchen at Bridge Street Bistro with co-owners Bill Herlihy and chef Keith Daum as Daum prepares oysters Bienville with shrimp and bacon stuffing.

  • Arts + Culture
A variety of Christine A. Moore hats displayed at The Met during the Christine A. Moore Hat Trunk Show. The beige Christine A. Moore hat, above, would match well with many colors and styles of outfits.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 25, 2014
Hot Flash: Prep for Pique Nique

Springtime, that time of year when the most polite of events happen - polo matches, Derby events, golf tournaments and more - all taking place under the beaming sun. So, what better time to don a fashionable hat?

  • Arts + Culture
Pat and Dr. Larry Thompson make their arrival at "An Evening at Avant-Garde: The Swinging Sixties"
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 24, 2014
Black Tie Untied

Untied the weekend with Black Tie Untied, featuring Ringling College of Art and Design's 'An Evening at Avant-Garde: Swinging Sixties' and Lakewood Ranch Community Fund's Havana Nights Gala.

  • Arts + Culture
Armando Aseneta, Savannah Scott and Cameron and Jeanne Hammel
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 24, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Challenge 2014

The 2014 Sarasota Challenge two-day ballroom dancing competition came to a close Sunday evening March 23. The competition culminated with an awards dinner, final competition 'So You Think Professionals Can Dance,' and performance.

  • Arts + Culture
Ed Harris and Annette Bening star in "The Face of Love."
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • March 23, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'The Face of Love'

Sometimes great actors can elevate a shaky script. Annette Bening and Ed Harris manage to do just that in 'The Face of Love.'

  • Arts + Culture
Robert Levin
    By
  • June LeBell
  • March 23, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Music Festival 50th Anniversary Concert

In honor of the Sarasota Music Festival's 50th anniversary, Robert Levin brought six recent alumni to Sarasota for a special concert in Holley Hall.

  • Arts + Culture
A student percussionist participates in Inuksuit
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 23, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Inuksuit at The Ringling

A group of 60 college student percussionists stand in the center of Ringling's courtyard March 22. These students perform a composition by John Luther Adams as part of the NowHere: New Stages series at The Ringling.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 22, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Inuksuit

PHOTO GALLERY: Inuksuit

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Amanda Heisey
  • March 21, 2014
Day in the Life: 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' opening night

Day in the Life: 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' opening night

  • Arts + Culture
Students at America's Best Cheese tasting and class
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 21, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Artisan Cheese Company

The 15 students enrolled in Artisan Cheese Co.'s 'America's Best' Thursday, March 20 got hands (noses and mouths) on. They tasted and paired 10 American cheeses made of cow, goat and sheep's milk. The next class, Cheese 101, is April 2 as well as April 17.

  • Arts + Culture
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" runs through April 6, at Players Theatre.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • March 21, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'

'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' runs through March 30, at Players Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 19, 2014
Tighten Up: Tosspot shows off more refined sound

Tighten Up: Tosspot shows off more refined sound

  • Arts + Culture
"People just sit there waiting for those outfits to come out," says Lisa Berger about Iconcept attendees. "They don't know what those artists are going to come up with every year."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 19, 2014
Lisa Berger 'Makes It Work'

Art Center Sarasota Executive Director Lisa Berger encourages dressing in rags. Anything nontraditional or recycled goes in Art Center Sarasota's Iconcept fashion show.

  • Arts + Culture
"Fresco Circles 2013" by Andrea Dasha Reich
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 19, 2014
A&E Picks and Highlights

A&E Editor Mallory Gnaegy keeps you in the know about events, local performers and art gallery happenings.

  • Arts + Culture
Lauren Henry, 18, and professional dancer David Martinez Corso
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 19, 2014
Spotlight: School of Russian Ballet swims under the sea

The School Of Russian Ballet will perform "The Little Mermaid" in April, the first time the Ukrainian ballet will be performed in the United States.

  • Arts + Culture
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