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Arts + Culture

Alex Quarles and Chris Voelker
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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 14, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

'I'm not eating that'; Take a Bow, Gerri!; Tidbits

  • Arts + Culture
Danae DeShazer plays Hedy LaRue in Venice Theatre's "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
  • By Paula Atwell
  • November 14, 2012
Theater Review: 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'

A Broadway smash, and a Tony and Pulitzer prize winner in the early 1960s, this zany, irreverent musical has enjoyed several recent revivals.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 14, 2012
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's movie reviews by Popcorn Bob.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • November 14, 2012
Film Review: 'Skyfall'

What's the secret behind the enduring lure of James Bond a.k.a. 007? For five decades the cultural icon has been transcending generations simply because he's always the right choice.

  • Arts + Culture
Abagael Burns waits for Blacksmith Pat DiPietro to make her a trinket.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • November 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY : Sarasota Medieval Fair

The Sarasota Medieval Fair was held on Saturday Nov. 10 and Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Sarasota Fair Grounds behind Robarts Arena. This year's theme is the Irish Battle of Glenn Máma in the year 999. The festival will still be going on this weekend Nov. 17 and Nov. 18.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 13, 2012
ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

Black Tie heads to Divas After Dark.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anthony Paull
  • November 12, 2012
Clay Olson "rides" graffiti-pop movement

Clay Olson "rides" graffiti-pop movement

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Matt Long and Andy Gertler sculpted Subway Under Pressure to represent the current events with Hurricane Sandy.
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • November 12, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY & VIDEO: 2012 Crystal Classic Sand Sculpting Competition

Twenty-four sand sculptors competed in the 2012 Siesta Key Crystal Classic Competition on Siesta Beach Nov. 8 through Nov. 12. Sculptors from all over the U.S. and the world came to the third annual competition to show of their creations. The public also participated in sand sculpting demonstrations and browsed the vendor booths.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jessi Smith
  • November 8, 2012
View history through the lens of world-renowned photographers

View history through the lens of world-renowned photographers

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  • By Eduardo Anaya
  • November 8, 2012
PREEN & CHIC introduces Clean & Well Lit

PREEN & CHIC introduces Clean & Well Lit

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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • November 8, 2012
Chalk up another year to success!

Chalk up another year to success!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Popcorn Bob
  • November 8, 2012
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's movie reviews by Popcorn Bob.

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David P. Brown as Bratt, Alex Mahadevan as a Businessman and William Murphy as Bud Frump
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 7, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: 'How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying'

Venice Theatre's 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' opened Tuesday, Nov. 6. The show about a window washer named Finch (played by Jason Ellis) moving his way from the mailroom to his own executive office with his own 'sec-a-ra-tary.' All it takes it's a little kissing up to the the big guy, J.B. Biggley (played by Timothy J. Fitzgerald). The production was directed and choreographed by Brad Wages. Two members of the Observer Staff were in the production. Digital Fulfillment Specialist Danae DeShazer played a voluptuous Hedy LaRue. And Pelican Press News Editor Alex Mahadevan played a Businessman.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 7, 2012
VIDEO: ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

Black Tie spends the day getting wined and dined at Wine, Women & Shoes.

  • Arts + Culture
Ulla Searing wore one of her favorite colors to her birthday party in October 2010.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • November 7, 2012
The 'Grande' Life: Ulla Searing

Philanthropist Ulla Searing was well-known for her patronage of the arts, but her life was shaded with many colorful stories.

  • Arts + Culture
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