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  • 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.

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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.

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

The program celebrates 25 years of writing plays.

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

Live theater is an art. So is watching it.

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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
    By
  • 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.

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  • 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.

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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.

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Photo courtesy of Center for Architecture Sarasota
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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 9, 2016
Back to the Future: The Modern Show

The post-WWII housing boom ushered in a new style of American architecture — and décor to furnish it. The Modern Show turns back the clock to highlight modernism and its local legacy.

  • Arts + Culture
Tucker Lenora picks iconic locals for her new portrait series.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 4, 2016
The Art of Being Local

Tucker Lenora's new portrait series explores what it means to be a townie.

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 4, 2016
Pride in the Park

Each year, the Harvey Milk Festival brings in a new batch of up-and-coming musicians. Meet this year's lineup:

  • Arts + Culture
Carl Abbott poses with ancient Maya ruins. Maya architecture has inspired and informed some of Abbott's recent work.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • May 4, 2016
The Mayan Connection

Carl Abbott brings an architect’s insight to the legacy of the Maya.

  • Arts + Culture
Tori Bates
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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 4, 2016
Becoming Josephine

As the young Josephine Baker, Tori Bates bridges the gap between past and present in 'Josephine.'

  • Arts + Culture
Thomas Koch
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  • Marty Fugate
  • April 27, 2016
Six-String Sensei

Thomas Koch passes on the legacy of classical guitar.

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