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Sara Bagley
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 2, 2011
Sara Bagley reveals her 'Ringling in Bloom' design (VIDEO)

The subject of this week's Backstage Pass feature invites us into her home to look at the contemporary floral design she's creating for The Ringling Museum's upcoming exhibition.

  • Arts + Culture
"Why do I perform?" Bill Bordy asks. "Because when I go to a party I'm the guy you see in the corner of the room. Performing turns me into a ham."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 2, 2011
Song and dance man

The Sarasota Senior Theater's Bill Bordy reprises his provocative apache dance for this month's "The Blue Revue."

  • Arts + Culture
Jack and Susie Steenbarger
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  • Molly Schechter
  • February 2, 2011
When you want a romantic dinner...

Local couples share their favorite spots for a romantic night out.

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Josh Tickell will screen his documentary, "The New College Experiment" Feb. 12, at the Sudakoff Conference Center.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 2, 2011
New College alums pay it forward with art

Musician Silas Durocher and filmmaker Josh Tickell will return to Sarasota next week to premiere two new works in celebration of their alma mater's 50th anniversary.

  • Arts + Culture
"I like contemporary designs that don't require a lot of time and money," says floral designer Sara Bagley, pictured here in Mable Ringling's Rose Garden.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 2, 2011
Flower child

Floral designer Sara Bagley talks about the Renaissance-ian inspiration behind her contemporary design in the Ringling Museum's new flower exhibition.

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Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in "Blue Valentine."
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • February 2, 2011
Film Review: 'Blue Valentine'

In "Blue Valentine," Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams play a couple whose relationship in a state of decay.

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Liz Callaway
    By
  • June LeBell
  • February 2, 2011
Music Review: The Artist Series of Sarasota: Liz Callaway, Live!

Expansion for The Artist Series of Sarasota has not only meant more performances, it's meant different kinds of series, from classical to pop. And last week when it presented the electrifying Liz Callaway and Alex Rybeck, the series positively popped over the top.

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Hirson
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 26, 2011
Scene & Heard

'La Bête' scribe has a Valere moment; Inspired teens nab art awards at county art show

  • Arts + Culture
"I think it's going to be bigger than we thought," Sheldon Roden says of the musical. "I know I'm not the only person fascinated with his music."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 26, 2011
Singer channels Marvin Gaye in new WBTT musical

How Sheldon Roden's performance last season in the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Motown Revue inspired this season's original Marvin Gaye musical.

  • Arts + Culture
Ken Yunker
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 26, 2011
Lighting designer explains how he manages cues (VIDEO)

Sarasota Opera lighting designer Ken Yunker explains the intricacies of his lighting console.

  • Arts + Culture
More than 30 students are working on 'Furry.'
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • January 26, 2011
Ringling cameras roll at Summerfield Park

A student-led movie crew of about 30 invaded Summerfield Park Jan. 14 to film a scene for a senior thesis project.

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Kathie Viner and her elegant, gentle yellow lab, Abby
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  • Molly Schechter
  • January 26, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

Dogs rock!; Dejà vu all over again; Groucho lives; Tidbits; Black Tie Affair

  • Arts + Culture
"I believe circus people are the unsung heroes of entertainment," Joseph Dominick Bauer Jr. says. "We risk our lives and hope there isn’t a mishap every time we work."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 26, 2011
Lord of the ring

After more than two decades of touring the world with his "Wheel of Thrills," Circus Sarasota ringmaster Joseph Dominick Bauer Jr. performs his signature stunt before a hometown crowd.

  • Arts + Culture
Ken Yunker landed his first opera lighting gig in graduate school when he was asked to design the lights for "Hansel and Gretel" within a hectic two-day window.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 26, 2011
Guiding light

Sarasota Opera's resident lighting designer explains why he prefers to create limelight - not bask in it.

  • Arts + Culture
James Arnsby and his mother, Guest Food Editor Ricky Newkirk
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • January 26, 2011
For Ricky Newkirk, food is love

Ricky Newkirk shares her recipe for delicious devil's food cupcakes.

  • Arts + Culture
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