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Leila Hatami and Peyman Moadi portray a married couple who want a divorce in "A Separation." Courtesy of Sony Classics.
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  • Pam Nadon
  • March 7, 2012
Film Review: 'A Separation'

This year's recipient of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film was "A Separation."

  • Arts + Culture
Soprano Maria D’Amato, as Desdemona, and tenor Rafael Dávila, as Otello, in the Sarasota Opera’s “Otello.” Photo courtesy of Rod Millington.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • March 7, 2012
Music Review: Sarasota Opera: 'Otello'

Esultate! Sarasota Opera can exult in its new production of "Otello."

  • Arts + Culture
"It's a good thing and a curse, too," says WBTT house manager Myllanna McKinnon of the troupe's close-knit vibe. "Sometimes you can get too comfortable. It's good for performers to go out and experience how other theaters are run."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • March 7, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Woman of the House

The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's house manager may be easygoing and hospitable, but that doesn't mean she takes kindly to spilled wine and late arrivals.

  • Arts + Culture
The Giant Timber Bamboo is originally from China. Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara
  • By Rick Wielgorecki
  • March 7, 2012
Home & Garden: Don't get bamboozled

For a long time in my horticultural career, I avoided bamboo like the plague. All I knew about it was that it grew impossibly high and that it spread like wildfire.

  • Arts + Culture
Bright and colorful Lilly Pulitzer fabrics give the master suite a Caribbean feel.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 7, 2012
Interior designers race to showcase skills

The Sarasota Chapter of the Interior Design Society challenged its members to take a commercial space at 100 Central Ave. and, in less than four weeks, turn it into a move-in-ready, loft-style live/work space, featuring living and dining rooms, a master suite, art gallery, library and artist's studio.

  • Arts + Culture
Doreen Sutherland, Alex Garfield and Diana Napoliello
  • By Loren Mayo and Molly Schechter
  • March 7, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Diamond anniversary; Never a dull moment; The luck of the draw; He's back

  • Arts + Culture
The king and queen of fresh: Ben and Shelby King
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • March 7, 2012
EDIBLES: The Royalty of Fresh

Beginner gardening books would have you believe that growing something involves little more than putting a seed in a piece of appropriate earth and giving it food and water.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Candice McElyea
  • March 2, 2012
Country Star Back in Town to Support Lakewood Ranch Charity

Country Star Back in Town to Support Lakewood Ranch Charity

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  • Things To Do
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  • Loren Mayo
  • March 1, 2012
ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

Black Tie brings you some awe-inspiring dance moves from Saturday's Corinthian Gala Supper Club & Speakeasy.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jessi Smith
  • February 29, 2012
Ringling in Bloom Flourishes in its Second Year

Ringling in Bloom Flourishes in its Second Year

  • Arts + Culture
"He's a joy to be around," says Asolo Rep Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards of director Peter Amster, above. "He's fun and bright and inspires confidence in the actors."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 29, 2012
Peter Amster: Prim and improper

Peter Amster might be a Yankee in Noel Coward's court, but his attention to nuance and spontaneity has made him the go-to director of high British comedies. His silly streak continues with this month's 'Fallen Angels' at the Asolo Rep.

  • Arts + Culture
Echelman
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 29, 2012
Scene & Heard

Playwright program swimming in scripts; SMOA nets sculptor at ARTmuse luncheon; Wallenda's waterfall wish is coming true; Asolo Rep cuts ribbon on production

  • Arts + Culture
"I enjoy working with young people," says Phyllis Silverman. "It keeps me busy and it keeps me young."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 29, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Supporting Role

Phyllis Silverman may be Rebecca Hopkins' right-hand gal, but she's everyone else's favorite fill-in. The longtime Florida Studio Theatre staffer explains why she loves being at everyone's disposal.

  • Arts + Culture
Maria Wirries. Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • February 29, 2012
Kitchen Classics: Maria Wirries

Sarasota singing and skating sensation.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo
  • By Paula Atwell
  • February 29, 2012
Theater Review: 'Next Fall'

Florida Studio Theatre's Mainstage production of "Next Fall" is an ambitious assemblage of highly flammable elements.

  • Arts + Culture
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