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Kathy Halenda is coming back to the role she helped create in a production on the life and music of Sophie Tucker.
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  • Marty Fugate
  • May 27, 2021
FST's return of the 'Red-Hot Mama'

Kathy Halenda reprises her role as 'Sophie Tucker, The Last of the Red-Hot Mamas' at Florida Studio Theatre. Her connection to the character goes deep.

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Jeffrey Kahane will perform in the festival and host a lecture. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • May 23, 2021
Sarasota Music Festival returns with revised format

The festival runs June 12 - 19.

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Libby’s center cut tenderloin, topped with an add-on of shrimp scampi, is a perfect pairing.
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  • Guest Author
  • May 20, 2021
Where the surf meets the turf

This combination is a classic for a reason. These restaurants have updated takes on an old-time favorite.

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Sharon Carole and Chris Covelli of the he Realm Restaurant Group, which recently acquired The Bijou Café in downtown Sarasota. (Courtesy image)
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 19, 2021
Landmark Sarasota restaurant sold, founders to retire

New Bijou Café owners plan to continue normal operations.

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Robot, Atom Eve, Invincible, Dupli-Kate and Rex Splode make up the Teen Team. Photo source: Prime Video.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 14, 2021
Binge Blog: Does that make you feel strong?

"Mythic Quest" and "Invincible" are this week's recommendations.

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Jesse Clark had friends pose as models for his photo gallery examining masculinity.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • May 10, 2021
MARA Art Studio and Gallery exhibit highlights local photographers

The "Through The Lens... perspectives" exhibit runs through June 18.

  • Arts + Culture
Players Centre CEO WIlliam Skaggs has big plans in store for the new space.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • May 6, 2021
Players Centre for Performing Arts announces temporary performance site

The company will perform at its new location at The Crossings at Siesta Key.

  • Arts + Culture
Xavier (Joel P.E. King) and his son, Omari (Donovan Whitney) talk after Omari's altercation with a teacher. Photo by Sorcha Augustine
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • May 3, 2021
'Pipeline' lands emotional gut-punch

Dominique Morisseau’s searing play isn’t lost in translation to streaming video in Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe production.

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Eliza Ladd's video dives into the issue of social isolation during the pandemic and in our increasingly digital world.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • April 30, 2021
'Gravity and Levity'

Eliza Ladd is an artist of movement. She responds to the limitations of the pandemic by thinking inside the box.

  • Arts + Culture
Max Famiglietti officially launched Tiger Fire, LLC on New Year's Day.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 29, 2021
Entrepreneur's hot sauce takes long, winding road

Sarasota native Max Famiglietti started making his Tiger Fire Hot Sauce during the pandemic while in Peru.

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Ricardo Rhodes, Victoria Hulland and Daniel Pratt in Ashton's Valses "Nobles et Sentimentales." ( Frank Atura)
    By
  • Sara Rachon
  • April 28, 2021
Review: Ashton ballets bring spirits up in Digital Program 6

Triple bill by Sarasota Ballet preserves original choreography, revives lost, forgotten works.

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"Dream Street" closes out the festival. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 26, 2021
Sarasota Film Festival returns with in-person screenings

The virtual and in-person movie festival runs April 30 through May 9.

  • Arts + Culture
Uh oh! Seems bad.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 23, 2021
Binge Blog: Do you know that the brain can itch?

"The Empty Man" and "Wendy" are this week's selections.

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Laurel Semerdjian has used her downtime during the pandemic to cultivate culinary feats.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • April 19, 2021
Opera à la Carte

Sarasota Opera’s talents are cooking up something to sing about.

  • Arts + Culture
Charlotte Foster playes Julia Brutus in Asolo Conservatory's "Julia Caesar."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • April 11, 2021
The Caesar Problem

Shakespeare’s 'Julius Caesar' lives (and dies) in the FSU/Asolo Conservatory’s latest streaming video. It’s clever. But does the medium fit the message?

  • Arts + Entertainment
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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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