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Mangoes are prolific. A small portion of the harvest from the other half of the tree is shown here.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • July 13, 2011
July is mango month in Florida

This month, the mangoes are literally falling off the trees. If you want them at their prime, you have to pick them before that happens and let them ripen a few days or more on your kitchen counter.

  • Arts + Culture
Whitney Prewitt loves to slow-cook Moroccan dishes using her tajine. "It's like a cast iron skillet – with a hat!" Prewitt says.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 11, 2011
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Whitney Prewitt

Whitney Prewitt shows off her tajine - a slow-cooking earthenware pot used in Moroccan cuisine - and one of her favorite summer treats.

  • Arts + Culture
"I like weaving beads with lots of small stones to create something big and chunky," Kimberly Frimel says. "It's always kind of unexpected, and that's where the boldness comes in."
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 6, 2011
Natural design

Kimberly Frimel uses jewelry as her main mode of expression and communication.

  • Arts + Culture
Banyan Opening Night Dinner Chairwoman Anne Howard, David Howard, Banyan Artistic Director Carol Kleinberg and Ted Shears
  • By Loren Mayo and Molly Schechter
  • July 6, 2011
Scene & Heard

Longtime chef to produce theatrical parody; Comedy tonight; 'Operation Epsilon' offers up food for thought

  • Arts + Culture
Sunny Thompson brings Marilyn Monroe back to life in "Marilyn: Forever Blonde."
  • By Paula Atwell
  • July 6, 2011
Theater

Marilyn lives again through Thompson's 'Forever Blonde'

  • Arts + Culture
Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor play a father and son in "Beginners."
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • July 6, 2011
Film Review: 'Beginners'

Writer/director Mike Mills has a far-fetched story to tell in his new film, "Beginners." Shortly after his wife's death, a 75-year-old father announces to his 38-year-old son that he's gay. Interestingly, it's all true, based on Mills' real-life experience.

  • Arts + Culture
Florida Studio Theatre Improv Troupe members Steve Turrisi, Tim Beasley, Adam Ratner and Christine Alexander prep for the third annual Sarasota Improv Festival.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 6, 2011
Improv actors prep for playtime

Florida Studio Theatre's funny people are gearing up to make you laugh.

  • Arts + Culture
Jeff and Nikki Sedacca
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • July 6, 2011
Hot summer nightspots

The question was, "What is your favorite restaurant for a hot Sarasota summer night?"

  • Arts + Culture
Johnny Reagan and the Renegades will perform in Lakewood Ranch tonight.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 1, 2011
WEEKEND BEST BET: Music on Main

Lakewood Ranch Main Street will host its monthly concert series at 6 p.m. tonight.

  • Arts + Culture
Olivia LaFemina's favorite part of the camp is wearing her costume.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 30, 2011
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: Acting Up!

Children participating in the Acting Up Performing Arts Summer Camp at Lakewood Ranch High School brought Disney's "Alice in Wonderland Jr." to life this week. The East County Observer caught up with participants to hear about their experience.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 29, 2011
Born performer (VIDEO)

In his first professional performance, Gianni Damaia is enjoying acting like a kid - even if it means going knuckle-to-ruler with an abusive nun.

  • Arts + Culture
Loren Mayo takes her turn.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 29, 2011
Scene & Heard

Getting the hang of things ...; Local artist spreads wings for exhibition; Asolo's 'Bonnie and Clyde' to make a killing on Broadway; Strauss finally relinquishes creative control

  • Arts + Culture
Brad Pitt stars in “The Tree of Life.”
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • June 29, 2011
Film Review: 'The Tree of Life'

Remember being blown away by Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" in 1968? That's how I felt viewing Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life." A religious experience without being preachy, the film is an all-out assault on the senses.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 29, 2011
Blacksmith welds wonders for Golden Apple

Golden Apple Dinner Theatre Technical Director Trez Cole fabricates sets with everything from spiral staircases and moving baskets to translucent stairs.

  • Arts + Culture
Mark Keckstein is chef de cuisine at Euphemia Haye.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • June 29, 2011
Euphemia Haye evokes eating euphoria

He came during an exceptionally nasty winter in 1977, from Columbus, Ohio. His intent was an extended vacation, but Mark Keckstein is still here. He found not only a home but a much-loved career in the kitchen of Euphemia Haye, on Longboat Key.

  • Arts + Culture
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