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Sonoya Mizuno in "Devs." Photo via FX on Hulu.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 13, 2020
Binge Blog: Don't worry, you're going to figure it out

"Devs" and, well, whatever else you need, are this week's recommendations.

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  • March 11, 2020
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episodes 11 and 12

MTV smushed two back-to-back episodes into a two-week period while tying in a mid-season-finale for "Siesta Key."

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Judy Robertson has ben studying Art Battles around the world for the past year, figuring out the keys to victory.
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  • Klint Lowry
  • March 11, 2020
Local finalists prepare for Art Battle Florida

Each taking a different approach to the competition

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The nearly finished living room exemplifies some of the motifs and colors that can be found throughout the work of the 11 design teams that worked on separate sections of the house. (Photos by Klint Lowry)
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • March 11, 2020
Jewels on the Bay presents 25th home-design showcase

Late change of locale presented an extra challenge to designers

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Photo courtesy of Jack Cooper
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  • Klint Lowry
  • March 11, 2020
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, March 12

A look at our favorite events taking place this week

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Gregory Boover and Clio Contogenis play a couple in the throes of domestic bliss, until until he starts getting strange invitations to join in "The Feast" (Photos courtesy Jack Cooper).
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • March 11, 2020
“The Feast” at The Urbanite Theatre plumbs the depths of the human psyche

The question: Is it a descent in to madness or are demons rising from the sewer?

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Rafael Davila and Caitlin Crabill are on top of the world, or at least the Alps, in Sarasota Opera's "La Wally," But, this being opera, it's a given things will go downhill soon. (Photos courtesy of Rod Millington)
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • March 8, 2020
Sarasota Opera in rare air with 'La Wally'

The only U.S. opera house to stage Catalani's alpine tragedy in a century does so brilliantly

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Anya Taylor-Joy plays the title role in "Emma," a young women who gives herself far more credit for being clever than she deserves. (Courtesy photo)
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  • Pam Nadon
  • March 8, 2020
'Emma.' a period piece without a point

Latest remake of Jane Austin's novel is long on looks but shallow in character

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Taylor Russell in "Waves." Photo source: Amazon Video.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 6, 2020
Binge Blog: You have so much love to share with the world

Examinations of "Waves" and "It's Alive with Brad," plus a smorgasbord of entertainment news.

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  • Emma Burke Jolly
  • March 4, 2020
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episodes 9 and 10

Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episodes 9 and 10

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The "Unchained Melodies" quartet of James LaRosa, left, Nick Anastasia, Nathaniel P. Claridad and David Marmanillo weren't old enough to have known the doo-wop era firsthand. They discovered its appeal doing "Unchained Melodies."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • March 4, 2020
Co-Creator of FST's 'Unchained Melodies' explains why doo-wop music endures

It's Top 40 days may be long past, Rebecca Hopkins says, but its appeal is timeless

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The Manhattan Transfer will headline the closing night of the Sarasota Jazz Festival, which is celebrating its 40th year. (Photo courtesy of John Abbott.)
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  • Klint Lowry
  • March 4, 2020
Jazz Club of Sarasota goes big for its 40th annual festival

Week of events designed to suite every kind of jazz lover, including those who are and don't know it

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  • Klint Lowry
  • March 4, 2020
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, March 5

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Chris Serio Martin, left, and Scott Osborne, organizers for UN Women USA Gulf Coast Chapter's annual Through Women's Eyes International Film Festival, are excited about the festival exerting its identity as a standalone event.
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • March 4, 2020
Through Women's Eyes International Film Festival asserts its identity

By going solo, organizers have been able to add events, emphasize message

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Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant defy defy 18th century conventions when they cannot deny their mutual attraction in "Portrait of a Lady on Fire." (Courtesy photo)
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  • Pam Nadon
  • March 1, 2020
'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' will smolder with viewers

Writer-director Celine Sciamma allows quiet sensuality to build the heat in romantic drama

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