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Joseph Holt, Andrew Lapp, Jonathan Spivey, Tom Purviance and Don Bryn performed Piano Grand II on Oct. 7. Photo by Barbara Banks
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  • Edward Alley
  • October 8, 2017
Artist Series Concerts’ season opens with a lively ‘Piano Grand II’

Joseph Holt assembled a quintet of talented pianists for the concert series’ season opener.

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All 10 performances will be broadcast live from the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 6, 2017
CinéBistro Siesta Key begins showing Metropolitan Opera performances

Residents will soon be able to experience Met Opera performances broadcast live from the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

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Nobuntu will perform in its first American tour Oct. 19-21 at Historic Asolo Theater. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 6, 2017
RIAF 2017 defies expectations

Local and international performers take audiences out of their comfort zone at The Ringling’s ninth annual arts festival.

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  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 6, 2017
This Week: Thursday, Oct. 12

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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  • October 5, 2017
PHOTO GALLERY: Ringling Underground

Music, art bring hundreds out for Ringling Underground

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  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 4, 2017
FST dedicates new Arnold Simonsen and Ronda Montminy Theatre Wing

Supporters and employees of Florida Studio Theatre gathered Oct. 4 at the new FST property to thank the donors who made it possible.

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Melissa Coleman Sperber, Charlotte Johnson, Benjamin Howe, Melissa Hull and Natalie Elizabeth Robinson will dance in SCD + Piazzolla beginning Oct. 12. Photo by Sorcha Augustine
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 4, 2017
SCD takes steps in a new direction with its first show of the season

Sarasota Contemporary Dance will open its season with SCD + Piazzolla, a collaboration that reinvents tango.

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Key Chorale performed at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. in 2017.
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 4, 2017
Chorale starts on right note

Key Chorale will begin its 33rd season with the Sarasota Choral Festival and end with the Tomorrow’s Voices Today concert.

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Erin Ernst does henna "belly art" along with other body art by appointment and at events. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 4, 2017
Local artist prefers a living canvas

Erin Ernst grew up in a family of artists, and now she creates art for families-to-be.

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“The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue” is an entertaining but not always perfect production at The Players Centre for Performing Arts. Photo by Cliff Roles
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 3, 2017
Players introduces audiences to Will Rogers’ neighborhood

The inventive musical about Will Rogers’ life plays until Oct. 15 at the The Players Centre for the Performing Arts.

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Photo by Cliff Roles
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 3, 2017
Render Unto Caesar

Asolo Conservatory students reimagine Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” In a touring adaptation for young people.

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  • By Niki Kottmann & Cassidy Alexander
  • October 3, 2017
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Episode 10 Recap

Alex pretty much asks for someone's hand in marriage (not even kidding) and there are a bunch of cliffhangers that we're really upset about.

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  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 29, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Oct. 5

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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  • By Michael Cerroni | Contributor
  • September 28, 2017
Drink This: Peruvian splash

Take your taste buds on a trip to Peru with this passionfruit cocktail.

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Sarah Bierstock’s “Honor Killing” runs through May 25 at FST.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • September 27, 2017
Live Theater: Critic’s Picks for 2017-2018

From the trials and tribulations of a Macy’s elf to a plot that’s a mystery to both the actor and crowd, there’s a wide range of entertaining options for live theater this season.

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