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Amnon Weinstein restores violins with an emotional history. Photo by Debra Yasinow
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 25, 2017
Violins of Hope: A Voice for the Voiceless

Amnon Weinstein and the 'Violins of Hope' break the silence of the Holocaust.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 25, 2017
Sarasota Contemporary Glass Weekend kicks off

The third annual Sarasota Contemporary Glass Weekend highlights an art form unlike any other.

  • Arts + Culture
Liz and Anne Hampton Callaway
    By
  • June LeBell
  • January 25, 2017
Sarasota's music scene: Looking ahead

There’s no shortage of things to look forward to in Sarasota’s music world. Here are a few favorites.

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Marcelo Gomes. Photo courtesy of Vutti Photography.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 24, 2017
American Ballet Theatre principal Marcelo Gomes to perform with Sarasota Ballet

Gomes will perform in ‘The Two Pigeons,’ during Sarasota Ballet’s ‘A Tribute to Ashton.’

  • Arts + Culture
Iain Webb (left) in the 1986 revival of Sir Frederick Ashton’s “Valse nobles et sentimentales,” with Kevin O’Hare (right), current director of the Royal Ballet.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 18, 2017
Reviving History at the Sarasota Ballet

With ‘Ashton, Graziano and Tuckett’ Sarasota Ballet displays its commitment to preserving ballet history.

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A.K. Murtadah in "The Great Society"
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 18, 2017
President Johnson Revisited

The Asolo Rep takes a second look at President Johnson with Robert Schenkkan’s “The Great Society.”

  • Arts + Culture
Ryan Tremblay. Photo by Nick Friedman
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 18, 2017
Wood artist creates a sense of permanence

Ryan Tremblay's art combines lumber’s natural beauty with rustic, salvaged materials.

  • Arts + Culture
Jenny Medved. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 18, 2017
Jenny Medved's colorful heritage

Watercolor painter Jenny Medved uses art to connect with heritage.

  • Arts + Culture
Jeffery Kin, artistic director of the Players Centre for Performing Arts, Katya De Luisa, Robyn Faucy, of the Neuro Challenge Foundation, and Elisabeth Trostli. Above: “Last Train” is indicative of De Luisa’s collage-based work.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 11, 2017
Collaborative art exhibit to benefit Neuro Challenge Foundation

In ‘Infinite Mind,’ artists team up with Players and Neuro Challenge to focus on mental health

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 11, 2017
In Asolo Rep's 'The Originalist,' agree to disagree

Using the late, controversial Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, ‘The Originalist’ makes its case for a return to civil discourse.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 10, 2017
SEASON Magazine is now accepting spring submissions

Submit arts, Black Tie and gallery listings for March, April and May by Friday, Jan. 20

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 4, 2017
Events not to miss in 2017

Say farewell to 2016 with our most anticipated events of the new year.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 4, 2017
Keeping the Music Alive

Sarasota Music Archive preserves the music of the past for the audiences of today and tomorrow.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo by Jeffrey Paul Gunthart.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 4, 2017
Capturing the Moment

Dance photographer Sorcha Augustine uses her craft to connect with dancers.

  • Arts + Culture
Circusgoers pet elephants before a performance. Photo by Elizabeth Chapin.
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • December 31, 2016
Top Story — October: Ringling back lot photos give new perspective of the circus

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

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