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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 21, 2014
Passion with a Purpose

In the very pages of the arts section he founded, artist-curator-critic-historian-teacher Kevin Dean lives on as a pillar of Sarasota's arts community.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 21, 2014
Spotlight: Stopperan produces movie based on reel life

Tony Stopperan's next full-length feature film production, "Paradise, FL," starts shooting in July.

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Three Things: Splendid Settings
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  • Robert Plunket
  • May 21, 2014
Three Things: Splendid Settings

A spectacular setting demands a spectacular house. Let's take a look at several homes currently on the market that celebrate Sarasota's closeness with nature.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 20, 2014
TWIS Asks: Fabian Manzano of Boyce Avenue and These Quiet Sounds

TWIS Asks: Fabian Manzano of Boyce Avenue and These Quiet Sounds

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Richard Russell and Victor DeRenzi at the Salute to the Stars luncheon March 21.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 20, 2014
Sarasota Opera's DeRenzi and Russell sign new contracts

Maestro Victor DeRenzi signs a 10-year contract and Executive Director Richard Russell signs a seven-year contract with Sarasota Opera.

  • Arts + Culture
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    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • May 19, 2014
Black Tie Untied

Untie the weekend with Black Tie Untied featuring the 9th annual Dick Vitale Gala.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • May 19, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Locke'

Tom Hardy is such a gifted actor he can carry a film entirely on his own, literally.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Harvey Milk Festival 'Love Without Limits'

PHOTO GALLERY: Harvey Milk Festival 'Love Without Limits'

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 16, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, May 16

Weekend's best bets: Friday, May 16

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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • May 16, 2014
Beauty of Sprouts: The joys of organic food

Beauty of Sprouts: The joys of organic food

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Four-year-old Adam Attari and seven-year-old Wilhelm Cockrell sword fight at a break in rehearsal
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Lost Boys, Sarasota Ballet School

Sarasota Ballet School flies off to Neverland with its upcoming "Peter Pan" performance 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday, May 24 at Manatee Performing Arts Center.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 15, 2014
TWIS Asks: "The Dog," directors, Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren

TWIS Asks: "The Dog," directors, Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren

  • Arts + Culture
The last show Kevin Dean curated was "Rediscovering David Budd: The Forgotten Abstract Expressionist," at the IceHouse. Here he's discussing David Budd's "Journey Without Maps," which Dean said meant passing over into death.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 15, 2014
A pillar of Sarasota's art scene, Kevin Dean, dies

Kevin Dean, born in 1950 in Evanston, Ill., died May 14.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • May 14, 2014
Spring-to-summer essentials

Spring-to-summer essentials

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  • May 14, 2014
TWIS Asks: Ghost Beach

TWIS Asks: Ghost Beach

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