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Arts + Culture

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  • Loren Mayo
  • February 7, 2012
About Last Night ...

Sarasota's Black Tie photojournalists probably mirror many of the lyrics in Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi," song, flashing our cameras in your face over and over and over again, only for another one of us to tap you on the shoulder two seconds later and repeat.

  • Arts + Culture
The Booker High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 6, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Booker High School Jazz Ensemble's Death By Chocolate

Booker High School's Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo hosted this fundraising event to fund their trip to compete in the Berklee Jazz Festival in March. The students performed Broadway favorites, jazz standards and modern songs while the audience enjoyed coffee and chocolate.

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  • Neighbors
  • By Jessi Smith
  • February 4, 2012
Ringling Underground Brings Live Music to the Museum Courtyard

Ringling Underground Brings Live Music to the Museum Courtyard

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kaye Warr
  • February 4, 2012
Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Michael Sakir

Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Michael Sakir

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Candice McElyea
  • February 3, 2012
Ovation! A Free Arts Event tomorrow in Lakewood Ranch

Ovation! A Free Arts Event tomorrow in Lakewood Ranch

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By April Doner
  • February 3, 2012
Art Weekend: Things Could Have Been Different, Friends + Monsters Closing

Art Weekend: Things Could Have Been Different, Friends + Monsters Closing

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Keely Carney
  • February 1, 2012
Elijah Wood Comes to Town

Elijah Wood Comes to Town

  • Arts + Culture
"I'm one of the luckiest people you'll ever meet," Chic Silber says of his long career in show business. "I've had a lot of strange and wonderful opportunities."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 1, 2012
Chic Silber: Broadway's stage sage

Far away from the lights of Broadway, Sarasota theater engineer Chic Silber builds special effects and intricate props for some of world's most famous stage productions.

  • Arts + Culture
Dr. Larry Thompson and Elijah Wood
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 1, 2012
Scene & Heard

Elijah Wood whips RCAD into hobbit frenzy; Sons of Hippies set to rock Ringling Museum; Ringling College alum nabs Oscar nomination

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • June LeBell
  • February 1, 2012
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra: Mendelssohn and Mahler with St. Clair and Hanslip

This Sunday will go down in my personal record book as one of the most exhausting, exhaustive and exhilarating in a long time.

  • Arts + Culture
"A Dangerous Method" explores the relationship between Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen). Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • February 1, 2012
Film Review: 'A Dangerous Method'

When David Cronenberg directs, audiences can expect elements of bizarre behavior.

  • Arts + Culture
Emily Dixon, Logan Learned and Sareen Tchekmedyian performed a pas de trois in Johan Kobborg's "Salute." Photo by Frank Atura.
    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • February 1, 2012
Dance Review: 'Made in America'

The Sarasota Ballet presented a flawless production this past weekend.

  • Arts + Culture
Zan Aufderheide
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 1, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Stand-up gal

Zan Aufderheide returns to her comedy roots with her one-woman show. The comic sounds off on her influences and strangely inspiring life on the road.

  • Arts + Culture
Surapsari Megumi
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • February 1, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS: Cultural Fascination

Surapsari Megumi grew up in Japan and moved to the United States 25 years ago. While attending Lesley University, in Massachusetts, Megumi met Indra Sampranata, originally from Bali. While they were dating, Megumi visited Sampranata in Bali and saw a Balinese dance performance. She was mesmerized.

  • Arts + Culture
Mary Ann Robinson
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • February 1, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Mirror, mirror on the wall ...; The parties' parties; 'Sexy Back' to 'Sexy Face'

  • Arts + Culture
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