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Leon S. Pitts II, MaRah Williams and Nate Jacobs celebrate the Christmas spirit, both large and small, in "A Motown Christmas."
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  • Nick Reichert
  • December 28, 2015
A Merry Motown Mixer

Classic soul and classic Christmas converge at the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.

  • Arts + Culture
Though he hails from California, David Leaser has been finding his photographic inspirations in Florida's gardens and wildlife.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • December 22, 2015
Flowers Face to Face

Photographer David Leaser captures the microscopic beauty of nature at the Selby Gardens.

  • Arts + Culture
Emily Wyatt, coach and circus arts training program assistant, leads the more than 100 area students in a pre-practice meeting.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • December 21, 2015
Sailor Circus Coaches teach Big Top 101

The circus arts aren’t for the meek. Students in Circus Sarasota learn that lesson, and many others, as they train for their upcoming show.

  • Arts + Culture
Ricardo Graziano, Matthew Hart and Kate Honea dive into the colorful costumes in preparation for “John Ringling’s Circus Nutcracker.”
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 16, 2015
Cracking Open "The Nutcracker"

The Sarasota Ballet infuses its bold reinvention of a holiday classic with the magic of the circus.

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Jess Sturtevant and Ashley Rogers
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  • Nick Friedman
  • December 16, 2015
Thrill of the Hunt: Canned Ham's vintage finds

With their new joint venture, Canned Ham Vintage, two antiquers are rolling back the clock on Sarasota's fashion scene.

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  • Nick Reichert
  • December 13, 2015
Sarasota Ballet hosts bountiful Breakfast with Clara

The cast and creative team behind the Sarasota Ballet's "John Ringling's Circus Nutcracker" had breakfast with ballet families and friends at the Selby Gardens.

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  • Nick Reichert
  • December 11, 2015
Selby Gallery celebrates one last time

Sarasota artists, and Ringling College students and faculty reminisced inside the Selby Gallery Wednesday night just before its slated demolition in January.

  • Arts + Culture
The play follows the journey of the eponymous Hetty Feather, a feisty, redheaded orphan in 19th-century England, who joins the circus to search for her real family (photo by Donald Cooper).
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 11, 2015
Asolo Rep runs away to the circus in Hetty Feather

The popular 2014 London family-friendly, circus adventure will receive its American premiere in Sarasota in June.

  • Arts + Culture
Starting with its 55 seats, the Urbanite Theatre hopes to extend its naming fundraising drive to the bricks and graffiti mural outside the lobby.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 10, 2015
Urbanite Theatre announces seat-naming drive

For $500, theater fans can have their name permanently affixed to one of the Urbanite's 55 seats.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2015
The Fine Arts Society of Sarasota honors the Sarasota Opera

The arts advocacy group honored maestro Victor DeRenzi and the Sarasota Opera with its 4th Annual Luminaire Award.

  • Arts + Culture
With on floor housing the future Sarasota Museum of Art (SMOA), another floor of the renovated Historic Sarasota High School will house the Lifelong Learning Academy and its growing 2,000 student body.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2015
Lifelong Learning Academy joins Ringling College

In need of more space and resources for its expanding student body, the adult education organization will be housed in the Historic Sarasota High School.

  • Arts + Culture
Composed of more than 40 members, including professional and amateur musicans, The Pops Orchestra is innovating its concert format with “A Christmas Carol: The Concert.”
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2015
Community Carol at the Pops Orchestra

The Pops Orchestra combines music and theater for the first time.

  • Arts + Culture
Hugh Davies plays and experiments with the power and texture of color and space in his garage art studio.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2015
Studio Space: Hugh Davies

A professional artist in his native England, Davies celebrates 10 years of creating in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 8, 2015
La Musica celebrates 30 years at Michael's On East

The classical music festival kicked off its 30th anniversary season with a Sonata a Due at Michael's On East with food, drink and a plenty of music.

  • Arts + Culture
One of three pieces Travis Franklin created for the exhibition.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 8, 2015
Do This: 'Straight Outta Tattooine' art exhibition

Oddity Tattoo Studio and Gallery celebrates new 'Star Wars' movie with a 50-artist group exhibition.

  • Arts + Culture
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