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Arts + Culture

"A Breath Away" by Joseph McGurl will be on display through April 4 at Palm Avenue Fine Art
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 22, 2013
Weekend's Best Bet: American Masters 2013 Invitational Show

Palm Avenue Fine Art newest exhibit opens tonight and runs through April 4.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Punsalan
  • March 22, 2013
TWIS does SFF: Robin Punsalan's film picks

TWIS does SFF: Robin Punsalan's film picks

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • March 21, 2013
Life is a cabaret at Florida Studio Theatre

Life is a cabaret at Florida Studio Theatre

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kathryn Parks
  • March 21, 2013
Corinne Woodland: Actress, teacher, master of time management

Corinne Woodland: Actress, teacher, master of time management

  • Arts + Culture
The SMA drumline performs during the Town Hall Lecture Series on Feb. 6. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 21, 2013
SMA drumline and pipe band to open for Black Watch Battalion

Sarasota Military Academy performs as the opening act for the professional military group from Scotland.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo by Sean Roth
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 20, 2013
Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman bring Ninja Jam to Sarasota

The couple used the power of social media to arrange an impromptu performance at Ringling College

  • Arts + Culture
Margaret Barbieri works with conservatory students. "This course is to prepare them for easy transition into a professional company, be it the Sarasota Ballet company or any other professional company," Barbieri says. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 20, 2013
Queen of the Conservatory: Margaret Barbieri

Margaret Barbieri's role in The Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance is more than a name.

  • Arts + Culture
Ed Bavaria
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 20, 2013
Patron Saints: Ed Bavaria

Ask a Sarasotan what makes our city special and, chances are, the arts is on the top of his or her list.

  • Arts + Culture
Emma LaCorte, Elysée Adams-Toglia and Victoria Kishoiyian. Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 20, 2013
Scene & Heard

NewGate students take the spotlight; Girls Inc. lays some rubber

  • Arts + Culture
Andrew Grams. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • March 20, 2013
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra: 'Made in America'

The Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks concert this past weekend was titled "Made in America" and featured a quartet of pieces that, in one way or another, represented American culture.

  • Arts + Culture
"The Gatekeepers." Courtesy.
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • March 20, 2013
Film Review: 'The Gatekeepers'

How open should a counter-terrorism agency be when talking about sanctioned violence?

  • Arts + Culture
Kevin Short, Corey Crider, and Stefano de Peppo in Sarasota Opera's 2013 production of Verdi's "A King For a Day." Courtesy Rod Millington.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 20, 2013
Spotlight: Sarasota Opera hosts Verdi exciting concert

No one in the world, in all of time, has ever played every note Giuseppe Verdi ever composed.

  • Arts + Culture
Linda Donaldson dressed for the occasion, at Royal Tea at the Crosley Mansion
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • March 20, 2013
Foodie takes tea in Sarasota

Foodie stops by Royal Tea Service at Powel Crosley Estate, Tasty Tea at Tastefully British, and Tea Luncheon at Shoogie Boogies

  • Arts + Culture
8445 Sanderling Road. Photos courtesy of Michael Saunders
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • March 20, 2013
3 Things: On the Beach

The beach hideaway - it's everybody's favorite real-estate fantasy. Long, lazy days, the sound of the waves, good times with family and friends - it's the American Dream, Sarasota-style.

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Learn to make festive water bottles for occasions such as a baby shower or a little girl's birthday party with ribbon and tulle pom-poms.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • March 20, 2013
Junior League gets interactive with home tour

The Junior League of Sarasota is putting a new twist on this year's home tour, which runs Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23.

  • Arts + Culture
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