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Josephine Eisenberg, left, Associate director of development, Jewish Family & Children's Service
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  • Molly Schechter
  • April 11, 2012
EDIBLES: Your favorites 'to go'

To a New Yorker like me, moving to Sarasota presented a huge change on the "to-go" front.

  • Arts + Culture
Bag Ladies, Baubles and Bonnets Co-Chairwomen Nanci Rand, Susan Morin and Marie Kropp.
  • By Loren Mayo and Molly Schechter
  • April 11, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Bricks for bag ladies; High tops + high heels = good times

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  • April 11, 2012
OCCASIONS

ENGAGEMENTS + WEDDINGS

  • Arts + Culture
  • By The Insider
  • April 10, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival CLOSING NIGHT FILM AND FILMMAKER TRIBUTE AWARDS SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive Interview with UNDER AFRICAN SKIES Director Joe Berlinger!

Sarasota Film Festival CLOSING NIGHT FILM AND FILMMAKER TRIBUTE AWARDS SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive Interview with UNDER AFRICAN SKIES Director Joe Berlinger!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anthony Paull
  • April 10, 2012
"Girl Model': A Behind-The-Scenes Glimpse Into Model Recruiting

"Girl Model': A Behind-The-Scenes Glimpse Into Model Recruiting

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • April 9, 2012
Mommy's in the Market for Monet

Mommy's in the Market for Monet

  • Arts + Culture
  • By The Insider
  • April 8, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival PARTNER PROFILE: Bookstore1, Home of Saturday's FRANK LANGELLA BOOK SIGNING!

Sarasota Film Festival PARTNER PROFILE: Bookstore1, Home of Saturday's FRANK LANGELLA BOOK SIGNING!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By The Insider
  • April 8, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival BREAKING NEWS! More Guests! NFL Hall of Famer! WWE Superstars! Sarasota’s own Flying Wallenda Family!

Sarasota Film Festival BREAKING NEWS! More Guests! NFL Hall of Famer! WWE Superstars! Sarasota’s own Flying Wallenda Family!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By The Insider
  • April 7, 2012
SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL: Who's Who at SFF 2012 - At a Glance!

SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL: Who's Who at SFF 2012 - At a Glance!

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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • April 4, 2012
"God of Carnage" Through a Mother's Eyes

"God of Carnage" Through a Mother's Eyes

  • Arts + Culture
"Writing for grownups doesn’t appeal to me anymore,” says children's entertainer Mifflin Lowe says. "I'm through with the adult neuroses, the problems, the whining. I create what I like now: happy, fun stuff."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • April 4, 2012
Mifflin Lowe: Lone Star

Mifflin Lowe's story of an inner city kid who wants to be a cowboy has lassoed the attention of famous hip-hop artists, record executives and now the Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office.

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Actress Penelope Ann Miller. Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2012
Scene & Heard

Actress Penelope Ann Miller joins SFF lineup; Artist Series announces 2012 scholarship winners; Sarasota bids adieu to two dynamic directors; Carreño Dance Fest exceeds enrollment goal

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2012
'A Shadow of Blue' is an imaginative adventure

"A Shadow of Blue," by Carlos Lascano, is playing as part of Sarasota Film Festival's Shorts 14: youthFEST Animated Shorts I at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at Regal Hollywood 20.

  • Arts + Culture
Dianne Dawson performs as Nancy in the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre’s “Oliver!” Photo by Cliff Roles.
  • By Paula Atwell
  • April 4, 2012
Theater Review: 'Oliver!'

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth, The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre's production of "Oliver!" met with enraptured response from its opening-night audience.

  • Arts + Culture
Victor DeRenzi. File photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • April 4, 2012
Music Review: Sarasota Opera Celebrates 30 Years with Victor DeRenzi

There are some performances that are important events. There are others that are important evenings of music-making. Victor DeRenzi's recent celebration of 30 years with the Sarasota Opera was a lot of both.

  • Arts + Culture
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