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Photo by Rod Millington.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • February 16, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Opera's 'The Barber of Seville'

The roar of laughter and joy from the crowd at Saturday's opening of Sarasota Opera's production of Rossini's 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' sounded more like a deliriously happy Broadway audience than a staid assemblage of operagoers.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 14, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Sordid Lives'

For a glimpse at 'Sordid Lives,' check out The Players.

  • Arts + Culture
"What I love most is that classical music moves me," June LeBell says. "It says something different, and it says something different every time I hear a piece … It's like a best friend who has something to add to my life to enrich it."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 12, 2014
June LeBell goes on the air

June LeBell was the first female announcer on a commercial classical music station in New York City. After 10 years, she is coming back to the airwaves.

  • Arts + Culture
Kyle Scott Battie at State Street
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 12, 2014
Recipe for Success: Kyle Scott Battie

Do you frequent the same local eateries and see the same faces each time you go? This feature helps you get to know those faces a little better.

  • Arts + Culture
Built in 1894, the Smith house blends the old with the new: vernacular farmhouse architecture with a stylish modern overlay.
  • By Robert Plunket
  • February 12, 2014
Home of the Month: The House on the Hill

Frank and Anne Folsom Smith have created an iconic Sarasota lifestyle in one of the oldest homes in town.

  • Arts + Culture
"Through the Garden" by Mike Solomon runs through March 1, at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 12, 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
"That's my life," Caroline Williams says. "This is it. I get to do my passion and my love and my hobby and my everything."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 12, 2014
Spotlight: Caroline Williams saddles up for quick-change act

Caroline Williams recently discussed her background and Circus Sarasota performance on-site at The Big Top.

  • Arts + Culture
Robyn LaPorta, Michelle Bente, Erin Duggan and Tara Poulton
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • February 12, 2014
Black Tie & Tales

Van Wezel Foundation has a big night; Tidbits and Hot Flash: Fashion and Philanthropy

  • Arts + Culture
Cornelia Matson
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • February 12, 2014
Social Studies: Cornelia Matson

Cornelia Matson, the philanthropist with an elegant southern drawl, opens up about the important milestones in her life and her insatiable passion for home remodeling.

  • Arts + Culture
Claudia Birdsall, Tina Mroczkowski and Joan Wexler
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: At Lunch with Anu Tali

Community Foundation of Sarasota County got a visit from Anu Tali at it's annual At Lunch With Program Feb. 10.

  • Arts + Culture
Sandy Buchanan, Wendy Merriman and Veronica Brady at the Van Wezel Foundation Gala
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • February 10, 2014
Black Tie Untied

Untied the weekend with Black Tie Untied, featuring Van Wezel Foundation Gala and The Palm Ball.

  • Arts + Culture
Penny McNamee and Kevin Earley in "Daddy Long Legs." Photo by Audra Lange.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 10, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Daddy Long Legs'

'Daddy Long Legs' began life in 1912 as Jean Webster's beloved young-adult novel. And, boy, does that novel have legs.

  • Arts + Culture
"The Monuments Men"
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • February 9, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'The Monuments Men'

In George Clooney's latest film, 'The Monuments Men,' he directs, co-scripts and stars in what should have been an intriguing true story about saving art the Nazis stole during World War II.

  • Arts + Culture
Soprano Reyna Carguill as Leonora, tenor Kirk Dougherty as Manrico, and baritone David Pershall as Count De Luna II. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • February 9, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Opera Opening Night 'Il Trovatore'

Sarasota Opera is one of the few important companies in the country that delivers opera the way the composer envisioned it when it was first written.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: IceHouse: Reimagining Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz

PHOTO GALLERY: IceHouse: Reimagining Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz

  • Arts + Culture
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