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Christian Downing and Katelyn Booth
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  • Marty Fugate
  • June 8, 2016
In the Groove

The vinyl record isn’t just a thing of the past. Analog music-lovers reflect on the resurgence of the format that never went away.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 3, 2016
Sarasota soundstage partners with WEDU PBS

Ringling College and Semkhor Networks' facility, slated to open next year, adds the television station to its growing list of collaborators.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 1, 2016
The Ringling celebrates John Ringling's 150th birthday

The celebration drew guests and relatives from across the country.

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Photo by Matthew Holler
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  • Marty Fugate
  • June 1, 2016
Embracing the unknown with FST Improv's Comedy Lottery

Embracing the Unknown: FST Improv Comedy Lottery

  • Arts + Culture
Jozef Batko
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  • Nick Friedman
  • June 1, 2016
Freedom of Expression: Jozef Batko's abstract art

Jozef Batko finds a sense of freedom in painting.

  • Arts + Culture
"Evolving/Revolving" photo by John Revisky.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • June 1, 2016
Sarasota Contemporary Dance comes full circle in 'Evolving/Revolving'

Sarasota Contemporary Dance closes its 10th season by looking to the past — and the future.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 25, 2016
10 things you didn't know about John Ringling

As John Ringling’s 150th birthday approaches, delve a little deeper into the personality of the man who shaped the Sarasota we know and love today.

  • Arts + Culture
Curator Dustin Juengel hopes to explore how technology influences artists today.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 24, 2016
Life after technology

Art Center Sarasota’s #postdigitial exhibition explores the pervasive nature of technology today — with a surprisingly hopeful outlook.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 22, 2016
Young Playwrights Festival honors winners

The program celebrates 25 years of writing plays.

  • Arts + Culture
Main art illustration by Marty Fugate
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • May 20, 2016
Angels in the Audience: A guide to local theater etiquette

Live theater is an art. So is watching it.

  • Arts + Culture
Fan Zhang
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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 18, 2016
Eastward Expansion: The Ringling’s new Center for Asian Art

The center marks a new chapter in the museum’s mission for a global vision — and a fulfillment of John Ringling’s original vision.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 17, 2016
Associative State: Elijah Anderson's artistic wordplay

Elijah Anderson's art uses word association to give new meaning to the familiar.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 15, 2016
Harvey Milk Festival 2016

The seventh annual festival rocked Five Points Park

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman
  • May 13, 2016
Mark Ruffalo screens documentary at Burns Court Cinema

Director Jon Bowermaster's 'Dear President Obama,' narrated by Ruffalo, explores the consequences of fracking.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo courtesy of Eric Anderson. Sarasota-based Boyce Avenue is made up of three brothers: Daniel Manzano, left, 35, plays bass and percussion; Alejandro Manzano, 29, is lead vocals and plays piano and guitar; and Fabian Manzano, 31, right, plays guitar a
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 11, 2016
Band of Brothers: Boyce Avenue's unique road to stardom

How does a local band find global success? Lots of persistence. And never relent on quality.

  • Arts + Culture
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