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  • Nick Reichert
  • August 17, 2015
Urbanite Theatre opens "Isaac's Eye" by Lucas Hnath

The last show in the theater's inaugural summer season runs until Sept. 6

  • Arts + Culture
TWIS - Black Diamond
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • August 14, 2015
Black Diamond Burlesque set to tease Asolo audience

Black Diamond Burlesque set to tease Asolo audience

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  • Nick Reichert
  • August 14, 2015
SARTQ returns to SRQ

SARTQ returns to SRQ

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  • Nick Friedman
  • August 14, 2015
BUSTED: This week in police reports — 8.13.15

BUSTED: This week in police reports — 8.13.15

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"Bad Government (from Allegory of Good and Bad Government)" by Carrie Ann Baade
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • August 13, 2015
Back and Forth: Thinking in Paint opens at The Ringling

The first ever exhibition of current Florida State University faculty runs from August 14 to Oct. 25.

  • Arts + Culture
Renée Fleming will make her Sarasota debut with Anu Tali and the Sarasota Orchestra at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on January 27.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • August 13, 2015
Renée Fleming to perform at the Van Wezel on January 27

The acclaimed soprano will make her Sarasota debut with Anu Tali and the Sarasota Orchestra

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Nicole Thompson
  • August 13, 2015
Day Trippin' — The Florida Distillery

Day Trippin' — The Florida Distillery

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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 12, 2015
Photo Gallery: Summer Chef Jam

Photo Gallery: Summer Chef Jam

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Rebekah Mandeville Gelvin, Mandeville Beer Garden
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 12, 2015
Recipe For Success: Rebekah Mandeville Gelvin

Do you frequent the same local eateries and see the same faces each time you go? This feature helps you get to know those faces a little better.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Ricardo Graziano leads Victoria Hulland and Daniel Rodriguez through a movement in 2015 ahead of his world premiere work at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • August 12, 2015
Pillow Talk: Sarasota Ballet opens season at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

On the verge of their 25th anniversary, the Sarasota Ballet begins this season with week-long residency at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the oldest and most prestigious festival of American dance in the country.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • August 11, 2015
"Why Can't I Be You?" by Llywelyn Jones wins the Players Theatre's 2015 New Play Festival

The play depicting the story of a famous rock star and his stalker will receive a full-stage production from August 23 to 28, 2016.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • August 11, 2015
Florida Studio Theatre appoints Jim Sorensen and Caroline Kaiser to senior staff positions

Sorensen will be an associate managing director and Kaiser will be the director of children's theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Nicole Thompson
  • August 11, 2015
TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Surf Shack Coastal Kitchen

TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Surf Shack Coastal Kitchen

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  • Nick Friedman
  • August 11, 2015
TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Surf Shack Coastal Kitchen

TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Surf Shack Coastal Kitchen

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 11, 2015
Sarasota Happy Hour Guide: Longboat Key

Sarasota Happy Hour Guide: Longboat Key

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