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Attendance at the Atomic Holiday Bizarre is eight times higher than it was when it started in 2005. (Courtesy photo)
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  • Klint Lowry
  • December 11, 2019
Atomic Holiday Bazaar dependably out of the ordinary

Annual holiday shopping event indulges our common desire for something different

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  • Klint Lowry
  • December 11, 2019
'John Ringling's Circus Nutcracker' turns two tales into one

Sarasota Ballet production adds big top spectacle to Tchaikovsky's ballet dreamscape

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  • Klint Lowry
  • December 11, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Dec. 12

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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  • Pam Nadon
  • December 10, 2019
'Marriage Story' plumbs emotional depths of divorce

Johansson, Driver convincingly portray a couple in decline

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Guest conductor JoAnn Falletta leads the Sarasota Orchestra through a vigorous "Roman Festivals" program. (Courtesy)
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • December 9, 2019
'Roman Festivals' takes audience on whirlwind Italian getaway

Guest conductor JoAnn Falletta deftly leads Sarasota Orchestra in Masterworks program

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Alyssa Goudy exudes vivacious charm as the titular matchmaker in Players' Center for Performing Arts' "Hello Dolly!" (Courtesy photos)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • December 7, 2019
'Hello Dolly!’ at The Players Centre for Performing Arts ‘lookin’ swell’

High-spirited musical celebrates capitalism, feminism and optimism.

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Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in "When Harry Met Sally…" Photo source: Showtime.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 6, 2019
'Nog Blog: I'll have what she's having

Binge Blog gets festive for the holidays — in a sense — with "Iron Man 3" and "When Harry Met Sally…"

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Brandon Wardell, left, along with Shonn Wiley, Eric Gutman and David Larsen work together to re-create that doo-wop sound as Under the Streetlamp. (Courtesy)
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • December 4, 2019
Van Wezel show brings a yuletide hue

'Under the Streetlamp: Hip to the Holidays' offers good old-fashioned rock 'n' roll Christmas.

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Zoe Austin, left, Rachel Lambright, Jessica Obiedzinski, Monessa Salley, Melkssa Rummel and Xiao-Xuan Yang Dancigars of the Sarasota Contemporary Dance move to the music of Reverend Barry and The Funk. (Klint Lowry)
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • December 4, 2019
Sarasota Contemporary Dance in sync to grow

The dance company gets in step with Reverend Barry and the Funk to expand its audience.

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Choral Artists of Sarasota lift their voices in "Sounds of the Season." (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • December 4, 2019
All the must-see holiday shows in Sarasota this year

Treat your ears to a selection of happy, holy holiday music throughout the area

  • Arts + Culture
For a taste of jolly old England, try egg in a hole at The Muse at The Ringling
    By
  • Su Byron
  • December 4, 2019
Brunch: The meal that's mostly for fun

Sure, breakfast is important, but we don't just eat to live, do we?

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Dec. 5

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • December 2, 2019
Well, that's a fine 'how do you do'

There’s no place like home, or how it feels when you find it.

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"Theme and Variations," the first and most traditional piece in "Symphonic Tales," sets up the audience for the darkness and light that follow. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Sara Rachon
  • November 30, 2019
Sarasota Ballet's 'Symphonic Tales' a study in contrast

Three-part program moves audiences with stylistic, emotional leaps

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Rosie Webber and Joe Casey engage in a back-and-forth duet. (Matthew Holler)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • November 30, 2019
When 'Outlaws and Angels' takes the stage, it's all good

Florida Studio Theatre revue tips its hat to the saints and sinners who transformed American country music

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