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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • March 31, 2015
Adriatico: Italian seafood done right

Adriatico: Italian seafood done right

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Larry R. Thompson, president of Ringling College, Janet Minker, Carl Abbott, Dan Snyder, Josh Wynne and Jeff Poleshek converged this past weekend and reached a fitting compromise regarding the Paul Rudolph Canopy
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  • Nick Reichert
  • March 31, 2015
Canopy Compromise

Ringling College of Art and Design and the Sarasota Architectural Foundation reach agreement to preserve the Paul Rudolph Walkway Canopy

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  • Nick Friedman
  • March 30, 2015
Week's best bets: Monday, March 30

Week's best bets: Monday, March 30

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Benjamin Schmid. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • March 30, 2015
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks

Sarasota Orchestra presents its final Masterworks of the season.

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The entire cast of Ricardo Graziano's "Shostakovich Suite" poses during the finale. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • March 30, 2015
Dance Review: Graziano & Taylor

Sarasota Ballet's Ricardo Graziano delights audiences with choreography.

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 29, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Chillounge Night: Cirque du Chill

PHOTO GALLERY: Chillounge Night: Cirque du Chill

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    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • March 28, 2015
Film Review: '71'

The new film "71" is about blurred lines in 1971 Belfast.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • March 27, 2015
Weekend's best bets: Friday, March 27

Weekend's best bets: Friday, March 27

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 26, 2015
Chefs collaborate for 'Pies and Pints' pizza and beer series

Chefs collaborate for 'Pies and Pints' pizza and beer series

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The Sarasota Architectural Foundation held a protest rally this afternoon from noon to 1 p.m. to raise awareness for the Paul Rudolph Canopies
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • March 26, 2015
A Canopy Too Far: An Architectural Impasse

Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota Museum of Art, Sarasota Architectural Foundation, Paul Rudolph, canopies.

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The Sarasota Film Festival announces its 2015 lineup
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  • Nick Reichert
  • March 25, 2015
Sarasota Film Festival announces its full 2015 movie lineup

A diverse range of films that focus on homelessness, Florida and the latest in independent cinema.

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UPDATE: Chillounge Night rescheduled due to forecast
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  • Nick Friedman
  • March 25, 2015
UPDATE: Chillounge Night rescheduled due to forecast

UPDATE: Chillounge Night rescheduled due to forecast

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After 15 months of preparation, Summer Wallace and Brendan Ragan will open the Urbanite Theatre in downtown Sarasota April 10. Photo by Nick Friedman.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • March 25, 2015
Urbanite puts finishing touches on inaugural show

Co-artistic directors Summer Wallace and Brendan Ragan tackle their to-do lists in the last few weeks before opening night of ‘Chicken Shop.’

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“I have to be there when I paint something. I would never paint a photo I didn’t take.” – Vladislav Yeliseyev
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  • Nick Reichert
  • March 25, 2015
Studio Space: Vladislav Yeliseyev

Classically trained as an architect, Vladislav Yeliseyev paints the buildings and scenes of the world from his home studio.

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Richard Gere in “Time Out of Mind”. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • March 25, 2015
Scene & Heard

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