• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Arts + Culture

Hirson
    By
  • 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
    By
  • 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.

  • East County
  • Schools
Kathie Viner and her elegant, gentle yellow lab, Abby
    By
  • 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
Joe Miller
    By
  • June LeBell
  • January 26, 2011
Music Review: Westminster choir visits Sarasota

Last week, under the direction of Joe Miller, about 40 members of this elite ensemble stopped off at First United Methodist Church, in Sarasota, as part of a rigorous Florida tour for a program called "The Cloud-Capp'd Towers."

  • Arts + Culture
Colin Farrell stars in "The Way Back."
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • January 26, 2011
Film Review: 'The Way Back'

Director Peter Weir's new film, "The Way Back," tells the story of a diverse group of men who bravely escaped a Siberian prison camp at the onset of World War II.

  • Arts + Culture
Maya Tamir
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • January 19, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

Scene stealer; Something new under the sun; And the winner is ...; Tidbits; Black Tie Affair

  • Arts + Culture
The cast of "Ain't Misbehavin'": Ariel Blue, Donald Frison, Whitney Johnson, Jnana Cherie and Leon Pitts II
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 19, 2011
Scene & Heard

Find out what's "scene" and heard in Sarasota's arts and entertainment world.

  • Arts + Culture
Maria Wirries
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 19, 2011
Maria Wirries sings a show tune (VIDEO)

Maria Wirries, this week's A&E cover girl, warms up her famous pipes by belting out a Broadway favorite.

  • Arts + Culture
Maria Wirries' aunt gave her a xylophone when she was still a baby. At 18 months, she started singing nursery rhymes in tune.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 19, 2011
Little miss sunshine

East County singer Maria Wirries goes from guest artist to the main attraction. The little girl with the big voice turns 13 and prepares for her first solo concert.

  • Arts + Culture
Indra Sampranata and Surapsari are planning to tour the Southwest this summer with their Balinese dance company.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 19, 2011
Mysterious ways

Surapsari and Indra Sampranata explain the significance of the strange masks, movements and mystic motifs of Balinese dancing.

  • Arts + Culture
« 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Latest News

1
Manatee County Administrator Charlie Bishop's contract has been extended until February 2027.
  • April 24, 2026
Manatee County administrator's proposed contract raises concerns
2
The gazebo-style pavilion at Joan M. Durante Park just had a $138,000 facelift as the base of the structure was mostly replaced.
  • April 24, 2026
Durante Park gazebo, boardwalk repairs complete
3
Barbara Geldbart (1930-2026)
  • April 24, 2026
Barbara Geldbart
4
Workers carry one of two storm surge poles Sarasota County has installed at Siesta Beach and Manasota Beach.
  • April 23, 2026
Storm surge poles installed at Sarasota County beaches
5
Manatee teen seriously hurt when hit by SUV
  • April 23, 2026
Manatee teen seriously hurt when hit by SUV

App

Download the Your Observer app

Stay in the know with the latest local news. Any device, anytime, anywhere.

DOWNLOAD NOW

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.

Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free