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  • February 17, 2015
LISTEN: Keeping it simple with Los Demolirs

LISTEN: Keeping it simple with Los Demolirs

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  • Nick Reichert
  • February 16, 2015
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe announces 2015/2016 season

The WBTT 16th anniversary season includes productions of the musical "The Color Purple," August Wilson's "Ma Rainy's Black Bottom" and two world premieres.

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  • February 16, 2015
Week's best bets: Monday, Feb. 16

Week's best bets: Monday, Feb. 16

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An array of Emily Noelle Lambert's statuary paintings constructed of castoff materials.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • February 15, 2015
Re:Purposed displays the artistic power of the discarded

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art's newest exhibit displays 10 international artists' work that employ cast-off objects that were thrown away or abandoned.

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Sarasota Opera will present Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" March 8-28 during its 2025 Winter Opera Festival.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • February 14, 2015
MUSIC REVIEW: A Charming but Inconsistent 'Marriage of Figaro' at Sarasota Opera

Read June LeBell's review of 'Marriage of Figaro,' now playing at Sarasota Opera.

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Derek Eisemann, Holly Lundgren, Amie and Ken Poole
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  • Nick Reichert
  • February 14, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Cat Depot "Love Me Tender" Gala

Sarasota's Cat Depot held their 2015 gala "Love Me Tender" at the Hyatt Regency to raise money and awareness for the city's cat community.

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gyro
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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • February 14, 2015
El Greco Café: An everyday eatery

El Greco Café: An everyday eatery

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i-want-that
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  • Nick Friedman
  • February 13, 2015
Good Graeff single featured on MTV

Good Graeff single featured on MTV

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BUSTED: This week in police reports: Friday, Feb. 13
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  • Nick Friedman
  • February 13, 2015
BUSTED: This week in police reports: Friday, Feb. 13

BUSTED: This week in police reports: Friday, Feb. 13

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"Violet" runs through Feb. 22, at the Players Theatre.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 12, 2015
THEATER REVIEW: 'Violet' goes face-to-face with the truth

The Players' current musical, Brian Crawley and Jeanine Tesori's "Violet," concerns the unlikely pilgrimage of the title character.

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WHENTHEPARTYENDS
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  • Nick Friedman
  • February 12, 2015
'When the Party Ends' accepted to Cannes Film Festival

'When the Party Ends' accepted to Cannes Film Festival

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Bassist Michael Dempsey and singer and lead guitarist Steve Arvey
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 11, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Center for the Arts Art & Blues concert

Some of the best blues performers in the area performed on Feb. 12 at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts. Singer and lead guitarist Steve Arvey, pianist Bill Buchman, harmonica player Tony Smith, bassist Michael Dempsey and drummer Rich Andre performed a jazz and blues concert.

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Carole Crosley, Dick Hyman and Joy McIntyre
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  • Nick Reichert
  • February 11, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Concert Association 70th Anniversary Dinner

The Sarasota Concert Association celebrated 70 years of classical music concerts with a performance by jazz master Dick Hyman followed by a dinner at Treviso.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • February 11, 2015
A procrastinator's guide to Valentine's Day

A procrastinator's guide to Valentine's Day

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Mike McClaughin, director of horticulture, and Roger Capote, special events manager, strive to make Marie Selby Botanical Gardens blossom in the 21st century. The gardens are known for their vast collection of rare and exotic epiphytes.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • February 10, 2015
A New Leaf

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens seeks to grow in harmony with its roots.

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