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Choral Artists of Sarasota will perform Handel’s “Messiah” at the Too Hot to Handel show on Dec. 10 at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
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  • Edward Alley
  • October 27, 2017
Sarasota's 2017-2018 music season offers exciting performances

The area’s music scene packs ample offerings in the coming months.

  • Arts + Culture
Community Foundation Board member Donna Koffman gets a first look at Anne Patterson's piece "Circle of Thirds."
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • October 27, 2017
Community Foundation reveals art installation

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County invited board members and donors for a first look at Anne Patterson’s newest piece — Circle of Thirds.

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Anu Tali directs “Songs of Wars I Have Seen.” File photo
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  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 25, 2017
Anu Tali announces she will leave Sarasota Orchestra in 2019

Tali says she will step down as music director of the Sarasota Orchestra to focus on her international career.

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The cast of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" rehearses at the Arnold Simonsen Players Studio.
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 25, 2017
The Players produces spooky 'Sleepy Hollow' production for the whole family

‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ will become the first outdoor theater experience offered in Lakewood Ranch.

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It’s been three years since The Sarasota Ballet performed Will Tuckett’s production of “The Secret Garden.”
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 25, 2017
The Secret's Out: Will Tuckett's 'The Secret Garden' is back

Sarasota Ballet will perform ‘The Secret Garden’ three years after the last production.

  • Arts + Culture
Playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s childhood stuffed rabbit is one of the only images he uses to market his play. Courtesy image
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 25, 2017
'White Rabbit Red Rabbit' forces actors to take a leap of faith

Urbanite Theatre is showing a play its actors have never read — until they perform it.

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  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 25, 2017
This Week: Thursday, Oct. 26

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 24, 2017
'In the Next Room' gives good vibrations

Moaning becomes electric at the Players Backstage.

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Steven High and Lisa Berger
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 24, 2017
InspireSarasota! kicks off with Celebration of the Arts

The annual 12-day festival began Oct. 23 with several performances and award presentations at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

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    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • October 23, 2017
Film review: 'Loving Vincent'

The world's first painted animated feature film gives unique insight into Vincent van Gogh's tragic life.

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ensemblenewSRQ performed Luciano Berio's "Sequenzas" in the Huntington Gallery of the Ringling during the festival.
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • October 21, 2017
RIAF stretches musical horizons

The ninth annual Ringling International Arts Festival featured intriguing and thought-provoking musical acts in its eclectic mix of performances.

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The Piallini brothers amazed audiences with acrobatic feats during their RIAF performance, "eVenti Verticale."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 21, 2017
RIAF Redux

The Ringling’s ninth annual arts festival explored new ground.

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Helen Wang and Danny Bianco
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 19, 2017
Ringling International Arts Festival 2017 opens with ‘WANTED’

First Night RIAF 2017 featured a performance by acrobatic sibling duo eVenti Verticali on Oct. 18 at The Ringling.

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    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • October 18, 2017
Film review: 'The Mountain Between Us'

The survival tale boasts beautiful scenery but its predictable plot falls short.

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Elena Williams tries a virtual reality simulation at An Evening at the Avant-Garde on March 18 at Ringling College of Art and Design.
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 18, 2017
Ringling College becomes first art and design school to offer virtual reality degree

Starting in the fall of 2018, Ringling College of Art and Design students can get a BFA in VR.

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