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  • August 26, 2015
Do This: Trivia night at World of Beer Main Street

Do This: Trivia night at World of Beer Main Street

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Incoming freshmen Ringling College students Mark Lim, Rebecca Morrello, Jack McCaffrey, Leandra Pearson and Lucas Riquenes bring different perspectives but a shared drive to Sarasota.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • August 26, 2015
Roll Call: Meet Ringling College's incoming students

The school's largest freshman class is ready to shape its campus and the city it now calls home.

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Dustin Juengel standing in front of his mammoth piece in "Four Walls/Four Artists" at the Ringling College of Art and Design
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  • Nick Reichert
  • August 26, 2015
Out of Frame: Artists illustrate on Basch Gallery walls

Four local artists are skipping the canvas and illustrating right on the walls of the Basch Gallery

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  • Nick Friedman
  • August 25, 2015
Do This:

Do This:

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"Best of Enemies"
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  • Pam Nadon
  • August 24, 2015
Film review: 'Best of Enemies'

This well-researched documentary examines the origins of today's television-news climate

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Phillip Sink, winner of this year's Hermitage Prize, and Bruce Rodgers, executive director of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, in Aspen, Colorado.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • August 24, 2015
Phillip Sink wins 2015 Hermitage Prize

Presented in partnership by the Hermitage Artist Retreat and the Aspen Music Festival and School, the award for a young and promising composer includes a six-week residence at the Hermitage and a $1,000 prize.

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  • August 23, 2015
This week in Sarasota: Monday, Aug. 24

This week in Sarasota: Monday, Aug. 24

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  • August 23, 2015
WATCH: Four Artists / Four Walls

WATCH: Four Artists / Four Walls

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  • August 23, 2015
Speakeasy Sarasota takes the Devyn back in time

Full Moon Productions took Sarasota back to the time of Prohibition with their late-night themed party

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Jeremy Guerrero and Alison Prouty in "Penitents" by Jack Gilhooley was presented during the Starlite Players' July series.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • August 21, 2015
Starlite Players announce lineup of new shorts for fall season

Two sets of comedy shorts will run at the Starlite Room in Sept. and Oct.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 21, 2015
Office Bar SRQ to replace Evie's on Ringling

Office Bar SRQ to replace Evie's on Ringling

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Married couple and fellow artists Matteo Caloiaro and Brooke Olivares spend their artistic free time in their cozy studio space in the Burns Court neighborhood.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • August 19, 2015
Studio Space: Matteo Caloiaro and Brooke Olivares

The two illustration graduates from Ringling College returned to Sarasota to expand not only their work but also impart tips and skills to the next generation of Ringling students.

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  • Pam Nadon
  • August 19, 2015
Film review: 'Phoenix'

Christian Petzold's subtle thriller examines love, betrayal and rebirth

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  • By Matthew Serrano
  • August 19, 2015
Creekside Drinks: Dessert cocktails

Creekside Drinks: Dessert cocktails

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Members of the reformed SARTQ, an artist collective, as they prepare for their inaugural show "Here and Now" at the State of the Arts gallery.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • August 19, 2015
SARTQ 2.0

The diverse artist collective returns after a three-year hiatus with a fresh lineup, a debut show and a new vision for the Sarasota arts scene.

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