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  • March 15, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon

PHOTO GALLERY: First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon

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  • March 15, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Firefighter Rib Cook Off

PHOTO GALLERY: Firefighter Rib Cook Off

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  • March 15, 2015
Music Review: 'Soundscapes: Masterworks for Percussion'

Master percussionists beat the drum when the Music Fine Arts Series at Sarasota’s First United Methodist Church presented a most unusual program last week, “Soundscapes: Masterworks for Percussion.”

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  • Pam Nadon
  • March 15, 2015
Film Review: 'Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem'

The new film, "Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem," is a study in frustration.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • March 13, 2015
Weekend's best bets: Friday, March 13

Weekend's best bets: Friday, March 13

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INDIGENOUSWEB
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  • March 13, 2015
Indigenous: Ingenious cuisine

Indigenous: Ingenious cuisine

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  • March 13, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Ty Pennington at Shamrock Pub

PHOTO GALLERY: Ty Pennington at Shamrock Pub

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  • March 12, 2015
Less is More: The Bird Tribe's rhythmic, neo-hippie positivity

Less is More: The Bird Tribe's rhythmic, neo-hippie positivity

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BUSTED: This week in police reports: Thursday, March 12
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  • Nick Friedman
  • March 12, 2015
BUSTED: This week in police reports: Thursday, March 12

BUSTED: This week in police reports: Thursday, March 12

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 12, 2015
Staged: Asolo Repertory Theatre — Costumes and Wigs

Go behind the curtain at Asolo Repertory with Staged, a new Observer featuring highlighting local arts organizations.

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SPRINGWEB
  • By Ashley Pawelczyk
  • March 11, 2015
Let's talk looks: Spring has sprung

Let's talk looks: Spring has sprung

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Cynthia Sayer tries to return every year to Sarasota to perform her unique brand of banjo jazz. Courtesy photo.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • March 11, 2015
Pluck be a Lady

Cynthia Sayer, acclaimed jazz banjoist and Sarasota regular, dissects the often misunderstood banjo and its growing popularity.

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"Don Carlos" at Sarasota Opera
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  • Nick Reichert
  • March 11, 2015
A&E Picks and Highlights

A&E Editor Nick Reichert highlights the events to attend this week in Sarasota, FL.

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  • March 11, 2015
Scene & Heard

Catch up on the latest arts news in this week's Scene & Heard column.

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Christy Disbrow, of the Oscar Scherer Park Service, Eileen Kozloff and Carolyn and Jim Dunn, of the Sarasota Folk Club, want to bridge the gap between the folk-music generations.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • March 11, 2015
Music of the People

The Sarasota Folk Club’s annual folk festival is bridging the musical and generational gap in Sarasota, FL.

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