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Keven Aland
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  • January 18, 2016
Band of Gypsies: Hot Club of SRQ swings into gypsy-jazz nostalgia

The local band pays homage to the sound pioneered by Django Reinhardt in 1930s France.

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  • June LeBell
  • January 17, 2016
Music Review: The Met in HD Presents 'The Pearl Fishers'

The Met's performances, streamed live into local theaters

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Photo by Cliff Roles
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  • Marty Fugate
  • January 17, 2016
Theater review: 'The Drowsy Chaperone'

Comedy unfolds in the theater of the mind.

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  • January 17, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 21

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Carolyn Michel. Photo by Marty Fugate
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  • Marty Fugate
  • January 17, 2016
Power of personality: Carolyn Michel's one-woman showcase

Carolyn Michel relives her favorite roles in the SaraSolo Festival.

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The most iconic symbol of the samurai, this sword was used for ceremonial purposes and is made of steel, iron, gold, silver, horn, wood, lacquer and genuine stingray skin.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • January 13, 2016
Way of the Warrior: The artistry of samurai warriors

The Ringling's new exhibit explores the beautiful, brutal lives of samurai warriors

  • Arts + Culture
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  • January 12, 2016
This Week in Sarasota, Thursday, Jan. 14

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Joe Knispel, Nick Wyman, and Karl Hamilton. Photo by Cliff Roles.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 11, 2016
Theater review: 'All the Way'

Asolo Rep's latest production offers a glimpse behind Lyndon Johnson and the Civil Rights Act.

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  • January 11, 2016
Film review: 'The Revenant"

Brutal and beautiful, 'The Revenant' is a story of survival.

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Ryan O'Neill
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  • Nick Friedman
  • January 11, 2016
Retro Revolution: Ryan O'Neill's throwback rock

With his new solo project, Quint and His Orca, Ryan O'Neill puts a modern spin on his love for free-spirited ’60s rock.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Friedman
  • January 10, 2016
Ringling College breaks ground on Basch Visual Arts Center

The college hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new state-of-the-art facility.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • June LeBell
  • January 10, 2016
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra: 'Masterworks III'

'Masterworks III' brings winter dreams to Florida.

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  • Marty Fugate
  • January 8, 2016
Keep the music playing

Artist Series and Sarasota Music Club launch scholarship to empower and educate the musicians and audiences of tomorrow.

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The Arnold Simonsen Players Studio will open in the Rosemary Square development this September.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • January 6, 2016
Players Performing Arts Studio to open new educational facility

The theater will open the Arnold Simonsen Players Studio this September in the new Rosemary Square development.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Friedman
  • January 6, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 7

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