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Angelo Pizzo, screenwriter of "Hoosiers" and "Rudy," went behind the camera for the first time as director for his newest sports feature film, "My All American."
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  • Nick Reichert
  • September 16, 2015
Angelo Pizzo, writer and director, screens latest film "My All American"

Writer and director Angelo Pizzo, the screenwriter of "Hoosiers," "Rudy" and "The Game of Their Lives," sat down at the Ringling College of Art and Design and screened his directorial debut "My All American."

  • Arts + Culture
Jeffery Kin and Walter Price play Clown 1 and Clown 2 in "The 39 Steps" where they run a comedic marathon and switch between over 30 different characters and objects.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • September 16, 2015
The 39 Steps: Sidekicks Center Stage

In “The 39 Steps” at The Players Theatre (running from Sept. 30 to Oct. 11), character actors Walter Price and Jeffery Kin take on enough roles for an ensemble of 30.

  • Arts + Culture
Ernie Kretzmer, 90, will be giving a substantial gift to the Sarasota Ballet so they can start building a new and much needed rehearsal space.
  • By Nick Reichert
  • September 16, 2015
The Gift of Giving: Ernie Kretzmer and the Sarasota arts

Their shared love of art brought them together. Now, Ernie Kretzmer is honoring his late wife, Alisa, with a new rehearsal studio for the Sarasota Ballet

  • Arts + Culture
The relatively new Urbanite Theatre, which opened in April with Anna Jordan's "Chicken Shop" will bring four new plays to the Sarasota community including another U.S. premiere collaboration with playwright Jordan.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • September 14, 2015
Urbanite Theatre announces 2015-2016 season

Urbanite's second season will include U.S. and regional premieres of four adventurous and challenging theatrical works: "Freak," "Lungs," "Stupid F#*%ing Bird" and "The Drowning Girls."

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  • Marty Fugate
  • September 14, 2015
Theater review: 'I Never Saw Another Butterfly'

Venice Theatre's 'I Never Saw Another Butterfly' celebrates the power of art and memory

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Josh Groban's latest album "Stages" features performances of his favorite modern musical theater classics.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • September 14, 2015
Josh Groban to perform at the Van Wezel Foundation's Gala

The acclaimed tenor-baritone will perform at the Van Wezel Foundation's annual gala event on February 28 as a part of his "Stages" tour.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Friedman
  • September 11, 2015
Do This: Dr. Nik Retrospekt

Do This: Dr. Nik Retrospekt

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Reichert
  • September 11, 2015
Abstract and Realism by Beverly Fleming opens at The Center for Arts and Humanity

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County hosted this exhibit, which runs through Sept. 30.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Friedman
  • September 10, 2015
Bridging the Gap: Ryanito's hip-hop dreams for Sarasota

Bridging the Gap: Ryanito's hip-hop dreams for Sarasota

  • Arts + Culture
Mikael Karlsson, composer, hails from Sweden and will work with Kunnos de Voss on their new opera "The Echo Drift," which depicts the story of a female prisoner alone in her cell with a moth.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • September 10, 2015
The Hermitage announces first Opera Genesis Fellowships

The Hermitage Artist Retreat and New York City's American Opera Projects have offered their first annual six-week residency to composer Mikael Karlsson and librettist and visual designer Elle Kunnos de Voss to work on their new opera "The Echo Drift."

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Reichert
  • September 9, 2015
Asolo Rep's New Stages Tour 2015 Meet and Greet

Sponsors, actors, and theater lovers gathered to celebrate the beginning of Asolo Repertory Theatre's 2015 New Stages Tour production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."

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  • David Conway
  • September 9, 2015
City to deregulate Uber and taxi services

City to deregulate Uber and taxi services

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With Muse, the new restaurant at The Ringling, Patrick Seidensticker is ready elevate Sarasota's notion of how museum food can be.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • September 9, 2015
Muse: The Art of Food

Meet Muse, the new culinary voice of The Ringling

  • Arts + Culture
Geneviève Beauchamp, artistic director of Sarasota Young Voices, and Lee Dougherty Ross, artistic director of Artist Series Concerts, are ready to bring the message of peace through music.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • September 9, 2015
Peace and Music: Artist Series Concerts celebrates 20th anniversary

After years of offering intimate musical moments, the Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota is kicking off its 20th anniversary season with international peace in mind

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • September 9, 2015
Recipe for Success: Mike Lawlor

Recipe for Success: Mike Lawlor

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