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Eili Harboe in "Thelma."
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 12, 2021
Cringe Blog: "Escape Room" is dumb fun, and "Thelma" provides held-breath mystery and thrills

Plus, the trailer for the next "Scream" movie drops.

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Violinist Samantha Bennett of EnsembleNewSRQ. Photo credit: Matthew Holler
    By
  • Andréa Martone
  • October 9, 2021
EnsembleNewSRQ redefines chamber music

Celebrating its sixth season with five main stage concerts, EnsembleNewSRQ highlights bold, new work by living composers.

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Bartender Anthony Rizzo of Duval's Restaurant say's he won't divulge the secret drink he's concocting using his skills as a mixologist. Mum's the word until Oct. 15.
    By
  • Andréa Martone
  • October 7, 2021
Cocktail competition has restaurants in high spirits

Area mixologists will faceoff during the Set the Bar competition Oct. 15 at Ed Smith Stadium.

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"Title of Show" plays at the Players Centre for Performing Arts Oct. 7-17.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 7, 2021
Theater preview: The shows go on in 2021

Digital theater was a forced experiment for area theater companies last year. This year’s return to reality is a choice. But it’s just as experimental.

  • Arts + Culture
Hamish Linklater in "Midnight Mass." Photo via Netflix.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 1, 2021
Cringe Blog: "Midnight Mass" and "Malignant" usher in October

The 2021 spooky season starts on two different notes.

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Sarasota born and raised, Charlie Barnett can be seen on NBC’s new television series, “Ordinary Joe.” Follow Charlie on Instagram: @_Charliebarnett.
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  • Andréa Martone
  • September 30, 2021
Sarasota TV actor is no 'Ordinary Joe'

Child actor who grew up on Longboat Key now stars as a 33-year-old in a new NBC drama.

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  • Harry Sayer
  • September 26, 2021
Fabulous Arts Foundation puts on music festival in Rosemary District

The arts and music festival went into the night on Sept. 25 and will continue with a film festival through Saturday, Oct. 2.

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Forty sketches depicting Sarasota's Centennial line the street off Laurel in historic downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • Andréa Martone
  • September 23, 2021
Sidewalk images chronicle a centennial of Sarasota history

The Chalk Festival brings hand-painted sidewalk images to downtown Sarasota to convey the county's rich past.

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Latin American major influencers include José Julián Martí Pérez - a Cuban poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero. His statue is in Gillespie Park.
    By
  • Andréa Martone
  • September 23, 2021
Latin music brings rich history to Sarasota

Cuban-born Renesito Avich, a master of the Tres guitar, is a prime example of how Cuban music is considered one of the richest and most influential regional music in the world.

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Porco Rosso.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • September 23, 2021
Binge Blog: "Porco Rosso" is an unheralded, high-flying escapade

Plus, "The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles" provide hours of lessons in deduction

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Enthusiasm reigns for staff at Van Wezel as they open their doors to a new season.
    By
  • Andréa Martone
  • September 22, 2021
Van Wezel's 2021-22 season features Broadway, rock and a whole lot more

Sarasota's premier performance site kicks off with Jimmy Buffett's "Escape to Margaritaville."

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Emory Conetta is particularly proud of the Robert Colescott gallery space.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • September 14, 2021
Sarasota native returns as museum curator

Sarasota native Emory Conetta has returned to her hometown to be Sarasota Art Museum's assistant curator.

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Bramwell Tovey, new music director of Sarasota Orchestra
    By
  • Andréa Martone
  • September 13, 2021
Sarasota Orchestra's new music director is a maestro on a mission

Bramwell Tovey aims to explore new composers and works in his time here.

  • Arts + Culture
#SafeArtsSarasota: New Safety initiatives in place to protect spread of COVID for Sarasota's performing arts venues.
    By
  • Andréa Martone
  • September 13, 2021
Sarasota arts organizations roll out new COVID-19 rules

Testing requirements, voluntary vaccine proof among new plans for largest indoor performances.

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Cindy Breslin and business partner at Blase Cafe, Kevin Skiest. Breslin was a talented artist as well as restaurant entrepreneur, and her paintings adorned the walls of Blase Cafe and reflected her "Joie de Vivre" frame of mind.
    By
  • Andréa Martone
  • September 2, 2021
Blasé Cafe's matriarch dies at age 65

Cynthia Breslin was an inspiration, family and friends say.

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The moon rises as German and English troops gather together in "No Man's Land" to celebrate the birth of Christ in Asolo Rep's "All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914."
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Struggling artists on New York's Lower East Side hope for better days in Sarasota Players' production of Jonathan Larson's "Rent."
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The audience roared its approval when Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas delivered an encore performance on the Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks concert, "Close Encounters."
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