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Co-founder of Woman’s Exchange Elizabeth Lindsay and Executive Director Karen Koblenz
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • June 8, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Woman's Exchange awards grants and scholarships

Amidst the shelves of coffee mugs, racks of purses and side table consignments on June 7 was the usual bustle of the nonprofit The Woman's Exchange, but it was even more packed with people. The annual awards ceremony celebrated a year of hard work raising funds via consignment that help support local art students, groups and organizations like it has been doing since 1962. It celebrated giving $330,000 in grants and scholarships with a party at its own facility catered by Cafe L'Eurpoe with entertainment from local artists.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jessi Smith
  • June 7, 2012
Out of the house and into the art gallery: tips for parents on engaging kids at the museum

Out of the house and into the art gallery: tips for parents on engaging kids at the museum

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 6, 2012
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Read this week's movie review's by Popcorn Bob.

  • Arts + Culture
"I was always of the mindset that you do what you love while you can," says Matt Coombs. "You’ve only got so many days. How do you want to spend them?"
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • June 6, 2012
Matt Coombs: Uncharted Territory

Matt Coombs isn't afraid of the unknown. In fact, it defines most of his art. The Ringling College student discusses his love of mysterious spaces while he gears up for his first show at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

  • Arts + Culture
Will Little
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • June 6, 2012
Scene & Heard

Sarasota couple hits the 'Little Big Leagues'; Booker High grads' acting careers on fire

  • Arts + Culture
Charlize Theron plays Ravenna, the monstrous stepmother who murders her husband, in "Snow White and the Hunstman." Courtesy photo.
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  • Pam Nadon
  • June 6, 2012
Film Review: 'Snow White and the Huntsman'

I love it when a film shatters all of your preconceived expectations. "Snow White and the Huntsman" accomplished such a feat, demonstrating that fantasy fairy-tale flicks can be downright astonishing.

  • Arts + Culture
Robert Levin finds time to cook creatively and enthusiastically before and after concerts. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • June 6, 2012
Kitchen Classics: Robert Levin

Robert Levin, artistic director of the Sarasota Music Festival, is probably one of the busiest musicians you know.

  • Arts + Culture
Kurt Weill. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • June 6, 2012
Music Review: The Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota: Music of Kurt Weil

The Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, ever innovatively trying to bring us great music performed well, took a leap into the world of Kurt Weill.

  • Arts + Culture
Chris Caswell as David O. Selznick and BJ Wilkes as Ben Hecht in PLATO's production of "Moonlight and Magnolias." Courtesy photo by Donna DesIsles.
  • By Paula Atwell
  • June 5, 2012
Theater Review: 'Moonlight and Magnolias' at the Golden Apple Theatre

If you're a big "Gone with the Wind" fan or you're always up for an insider's peek into 1930s Hollywood subculture, you should see this play.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By April Doner
  • June 4, 2012
"Summer Nights" swapping: a shift toward abundance?

"Summer Nights" swapping: a shift toward abundance?

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 4, 2012
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Read this week's movie review's by Popcorn Bob.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By April Doner
  • May 31, 2012
Circling back: A year of Dial Tones

Circling back: A year of Dial Tones

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 31, 2012
Jane Pauley interviews Gid Pool on 'Today'

After getting bumped multiple times, Jane Pauley's interview with retired real-estate agent Gid Pool at McCurdy's Comedy Theatre aired today.

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  • By Anthony Paull
  • May 30, 2012
Playwright examines post-9/11 American life

Playwright examines post-9/11 American life

  • Arts + Culture
"It's not just about the figure," Ofra Friedman explains about her work. "It communicates the essence — the core of us."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 30, 2012
Ofra Friedman: On the Wire

Ofra Friedman is not only good with her hands; she's good at hands - and feet, for that matter. The Israeli-born sculptor turns sheets of steel-wire mesh into full-fledged, human-like works of art.

  • Arts + Culture
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