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The "Unchained Melodies" quartet of James LaRosa, left, Nick Anastasia, Nathaniel P. Claridad and David Marmanillo weren't old enough to have known the doo-wop era firsthand. They discovered its appeal doing "Unchained Melodies."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • March 4, 2020
Co-Creator of FST's 'Unchained Melodies' explains why doo-wop music endures

It's Top 40 days may be long past, Rebecca Hopkins says, but its appeal is timeless

  • Arts + Culture
The Manhattan Transfer will headline the closing night of the Sarasota Jazz Festival, which is celebrating its 40th year. (Photo courtesy of John Abbott.)
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • March 4, 2020
Jazz Club of Sarasota goes big for its 40th annual festival

Week of events designed to suite every kind of jazz lover, including those who are and don't know it

  • Arts + Culture
Chris Serio Martin, left, and Scott Osborne, organizers for UN Women USA Gulf Coast Chapter's annual Through Women's Eyes International Film Festival, are excited about the festival exerting its identity as a standalone event.
  • By Klint Lowry
  • March 4, 2020
Through Women's Eyes International Film Festival asserts its identity

By going solo, organizers have been able to add events, emphasize message

  • Arts + Culture
Greg Para, left, will bring a couple of the star residents of his Parrot Conservatory to greet guests at Randy Locke and Carol Sparrow's 19th annual OASIS benefit concert. (Photo: Klint Lowry)
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • February 26, 2020
Annual OASIS concert to again help those who help animals

Randy Locke, Carol Sparrow have been charitable songbirds for 19 years through their nonprofit organization

  • Arts + Culture
"Into the Breeches" was inspired by journals kept at the Cleveland Play House during World War II.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 26, 2020
'Into the Breeches' creative team found a cultural history lesson between the laughs

They hope the spirit of teamwork and community during World II resonates with audiences

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • February 26, 2020
Greg Trupiano, longtime part of Sarasota Opera, dies at 64

On every level, he was an integral presence behind the scenes

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • February 26, 2020
Stranger and stranger in paradise

Dalí exhibit at Selby Gardens brings surrealism to the natural world

  • Arts + Culture
Former champion Russian acrobat Dima Shine adapted his skills into a circus career specializing in flagpole. (Photos Cliff Roles)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 19, 2020
Circus Sarasota reinvents the Great American Circus for the 21st century

Survival today means walking tightrope between tradition and innovation

  • Arts + Culture
Yvonne Trobe and Michael Gracco go at it full tilt during a rehearsal. Even at this stage, they will frequently, stop, review and walk through the movements.
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • February 19, 2020
Preparing swordplay was hard work for 'Romeo and Juliet' cast

Making fight scenes that are realistic and safe takes weeks of planning and rehearsal

  • Arts + Culture
Marco Jimenez, 17, and Lenora Galeziowski, 16, were this year's winners of the Edward and Ida Wilkof Young Artists Concerto Competition. (Photos courtesy Sarasota Orchestra)
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • February 19, 2020
Young musicians anticipating their 'Thrill of a Lifetime' concert moment

Winners of Edward & Ida Wilkof Young Artists Concerto Competition will perform solos with Sarasota Orchestra

  • Arts + Culture
"Travel" is the theme of Sarasota Opera's 2020-21 season, and Sarasota Opera Executive Director Richard Russell expects opera-goers will enjoy the ride.
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • February 12, 2020
Sarasota Opera announces 2020-21 season, with 'travel' as the theme

All 6 entries will revisit popular, previously performed works, some after many years

  • Arts + Culture
Sam Mossler will play controversial celebrity lawyer William Kunstler in Florida Studio Theatre's production of "Kunstler, opening Wednesday.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 12, 2020
Sam Mossler diving deep to bring 'Kunstler' to the stage

Playing real-life celebrity lawyer a unique challenge for longtime FST veteran

  • Arts + Culture
Taking old photos and making them the basis of paintings creates an interestingly anachronistic quality to Kim Anderson's images.
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • February 12, 2020
New College colleagues' artwork doubles up on perspectives

Exhibitions at Art Center of Sarasota combine past and present in innovative, entertaining ways

  • Arts + Culture
Andy Sandberg takes questions fro members of the audience at an event at the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota introducing himself to the community. (Photos by Klint Lowry)
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • February 12, 2020
Hermitage Artist Retreat's Andy Sandberg putting best foot forward

New CEO, artistic director plans on keeping a high profile — for himself and the retreat

  • Arts + Culture
Theresa Puskar experiences her own fairytale on her journey of self-discovery in "Causeless Joy."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 5, 2020
SaraSolo’s Winterfest multiplies the power of one

New split season gives solo performers more time in the spotlight.

  • Arts + Culture
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