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Arts + Culture

    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 1, 2010
Wallenda stunt ready for takeoff

Circus Sarasota star Nik Wallenda will perform a high-wire stunt this Thursday in downtown Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 29, 2010
Red Cross to collect donations at St. Armands art festival

The contributions from the weekend event will benefit earthquake victims in Haiti.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 27, 2010
New wave sculpture

Scottish sculptor Malcolm Robertson makes a splash at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 27, 2010
WBTT singer has star potential

Meet the young breakout star of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Motown Revue.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • June LeBell
  • January 27, 2010
Music: Sarasota Orchestra Benefit Concert

After all the sturm and drang the Sarasota Orchestra's musicians and management have put themselves through recently, it was good to see Joseph McKenna, the president and CEO of the orchestra, and concertmaster Daniel Jordan on the Sarasota Opera House stage together, healing old wounds and addressing the sold-out audience as friends and not adversaries.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • January 27, 2010
Film: 'The Maid'

The Chilean drama, "The Maid," scored prizes for Best Foreign Feature and Actress at Sundance last year.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 25, 2010
Lakewood theater group earns 'superior' ratings

The Lakewood Ranch High School Drama Department earned accolades for its one-act play, '(Ab)Normal' during the International Thespian Society District 6 competition.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 22, 2010
East County youth sing in 'Death by Chocolate'

The jazz performance will be held Jan. 22 and Jan. 23.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 20, 2010
Windsor to host annual art show

The Windsor of Lakewood Ranch will host its Third Annual Invitational Art Show Jan. 22-30.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • January 20, 2010
Film Review: 'A Single Man'

Every so often a career-defining performance by an actor is an unforgettable experience. Think Dustin Hoffman in 'The Graduate' or Robert De Niro in 'Taxi Driver.' In the new film, 'A Single Man,' think Colin Firth.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 20, 2010
Reality check

Forty artists get real (and surreal) in the latest exhibit to grace the walls of Ringling College's Selby Gallery.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • June LeBell
  • January 20, 2010
Sarasota Concert Association: Chee-Yun and Jeewon Park

The Sarasota Concert Association's first performer of the season called in sick a couple of months ago, so violinist Chee-Yun and pianist Jeewon Park rode in on their white horses to save the day.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2010
Inside the artist's studio

Teams of local artists took over Art Center Sarasota's gallery for its third Artists at Work fundraiser.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • January 20, 2010
A feast for the senses at annual Forks and Corks

In its third year, Forks and Corks food, wine and beer festival is upping the stakes with an impressive lineup of participating wineries and restaurants.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 20, 2010
Local performer inducted into Circus Ring of Fame

Tino Wallenda, of The Flying Wallendas, was honored during the Jan. 17 ceremony at St. Armands Circle.

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