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Arts + Culture

Katherine Pracht
    By
  • June LeBell
  • December 15, 2010
Music Review: The Artist Series of Sarasota: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Broadway

This season, the Artist Series of Sarasota presented a weekend of favorites from Rodgers & Hammerstein's Broadway in a format similar to New York City's long-running, successful series, "Lyrics and Lyricists" at the 92nd Street Y.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • December 15, 2010
Dance Review: 'The Nutcracker'

The Sarasota Ballet's Saturday evening production of Robert de Warren's "The Nutcracker" was an all-around excellent rendition of the classic.

  • Arts + Culture
Kirsten Suss, Dan Hnidy, David Bouverat and Julie Riddell
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 13, 2010
Colorful cast engages in murder mystery dinner

The Sarasota Orchestra Association held a 1920s style murder mystery dinner drama called "In Gold Blood" yesterday.

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Jan Van Wart
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 8, 2010
Jan Van Wart plays an old tune (VIDEO)

Jan Van Wart's office at Neel Performing Arts Center is a virtual time capsule, filled with hundreds of old phonograph records from his personal collection.

  • Arts + Culture
Stevie Lee Romero dazzled audiences during the opening week of 'Oliver!' Photo by Denny Miller.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • December 8, 2010
Willis Elementary student stars in Players production

Stevie Lee Romero, 10, takes the lead role in his Manatee Players debut.

  • Arts + Culture
Playwright Lindsay Price addresses students in her play.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 8, 2010
Lakewood thespians welcome playwright

Playwright Lindsay Price watched Lakewood Ranch High School drama students perform her show, 'Somewhere, Nowhere.'

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"He's an exceptionally pure dancer," says American Ballet Theatre dancer Julie Kent of longtime partner José Manuel Carreño. "He has a real masculine, sophisticated charisma about him. There's really no one else like him." Photo by Fabrizio Ferri
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 8, 2010
Festival fever pitch

The Carreño Dance Festival's 'Holiday Spectacular' brings a star-studded lineup to Sarasota and a 'hometown' ballerina back to her roots.

  • Arts + Culture
Kristin Scott-Thomas stars in "Leaving."
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • December 8, 2010
Film Review: 'Leaving'

In the new French drama, "Leaving," director Catherine Corsini ("Replay") proves love does not conquer all, but it can be all-consuming.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Ballet presented a triple bill last weekend, including "In the Upper Room," "The American" and "Spielende Kinder."
    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • December 8, 2010
Dance Review: 'The American,' 'Spielende Kinder,' and 'In the Upper Room'

The triple bill production by the Sarasota Ballet was a smashing success. The great combination of different styles of dancing made for a fabulous performance to behold.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 8, 2010
Hall Monitor

Eccentric theater veteran Jan Van Wart takes us into his lair at State College of Florida's Neel Performing Arts Center.

  • Arts + Culture
"A lot of our spontaneous humor is based on the fact that we never had the opportunity to do an actual dress rehearsal," says Bernice Ditchfield of her family's years performing at the Opera House.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 8, 2010
Ditchfields take Christmas act east of the interstate

After 10 years at the Sarasota Opera House, Stephen and Bernice Ditchfield move the family's beloved Christmas concert to a new venue.

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Bijou Café owner J.P. Knaggs and Gloria Moss
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • December 8, 2010
Edibles: A Sarasota classic picks a Sarasota classic

In this week's Edibles column, Gloria Moss discusses his favorite restaurant, The Bijou Cafe.

  • Arts + Culture
Michael Redding
    By
  • June LeBell
  • December 8, 2010
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra 'The Dream of America'

The Sarasota Orchestra's recent program at the Sarasota Opera House, "The Dream of America," was a moving tribute that combined 20th- and 21st-century orchestral music with a cast of actors, a singer, videos, photographs and texts.

  • Arts + Culture
Zachary Zimmer, who plays Jim Hill, complains about having to work in the summer heat.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 3, 2010
Ranch thespians debut 'Somewhere, Nowhere'

Lakewood Ranch High School students hit the stage Thursday night, debuting the play "Somewhere, Nowhere." Another performance will be offered tonight at 7 p.m., in the school's auditorium.

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Giraffe by Scott Causey
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 2, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: American Craft Show Sarasota

Holiday shopping never looked better. The 18th Annual American Craft Show Sarasota kicks off this Friday at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Convention Center.

  • Arts + Culture
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