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"I think the audience is going to be touched and moved," Elizabeth Weil Bergmann, choreographer of "Voices of the Holocaust," says of the cantata and dance. "Personally, I think it’ll be unforgettable." (Photos by Mallory Gnaegy)
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 16, 2014
United in Song

Joseph Holt and Gloria Musicae hope to make the audience reflect on modern discrimination through 'Voices of the Holocaust' performance.

  • Arts + Culture
"Throughout baroque, classical and romantic periods there were women writing," Felicia Brunelle says. "There were women prodigies." (Photo by Mallory Gnaegy)
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 16, 2014
SCF faculty trio honors female composers

It didn't matter if the trio paired the piece with Beethoven, Brahms or Mendelssohn -- people complimented composer Gwyneth Walker's piece 'A Vision of Hills' the most.

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Jason Ellis describes his character Bobby Strong as earnest, a leader and sexy. Sarah Cassidy describes her character Hope Cladwell as hopeful, kindhearted and an idealist. (Photo by Mallory Gnaegy)
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 16, 2014
Jason Ellis and Sarah Cassidy take a trip to 'Urinetown'

Jason Ellis and Sarah Cassidy are familiar faces on the community theater stages in Sarasota. Most recently, they've been cast as leading lovers in The Players' 'Urinetown.'

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Photos by Heather Merriman
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 16, 2014
Outdoor entertaining: the Masters

These Sarasota backyards bring the green to you with party spots on par with the Masters.

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    By
  • June LeBell
  • April 16, 2014
Tidbites

Cafe Americano Offers La Prima Colazione (aka breakfast); Pre-theater Dining; The Easter Bunny is confused by too many choices

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 15, 2014
Vaudeville SRQ turns back the clock on entertainment

Vaudeville SRQ turns back the clock on entertainment

  • Arts + Culture
Taste of Asia’s Chef Lam Lum demonstrates how to properly slice and dice vegetables for yellow curry.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 15, 2014
Taste of Asia Cooking Class

Chef Lam Lum demonstrated how to prepare yellow curry to a private cooking class Monday, April 14, at Taste of Asia.

  • Arts + Culture
Gloria Musicae (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 15, 2014
Gloria Musicae announces 2014/15 Season

Professional choral ensemble Gloria Musicae's Artistic Director Joseph Holt announced its 2014/2015 season at its annual meeting Sunday, April 12. In addition to announcing the season, Holt announced a new partnership between Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota and Gloria Musicae.

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  • By Ashley Pawelczyk
  • April 14, 2014
Let's Talk Locks: The bare essentials

Let's Talk Locks: The bare essentials

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Sarasota Yacht Club hosted Sarasota Film Festival’s Cinema Tropicale party Friday, April 11.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 14, 2014
Black Tie Untied

Untie the weekend with Black Tie Untied, featuring SFF Cinema Tropicale, Florida Winefest and Auction's Grand Tasting and Greenfield Prize Award Dinner.

  • Arts + Culture
Blu Mangrove Grill is located just off the Manatee River in Palmetto at the Riviera Dunes Marina.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 14, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Blu Mangrove Grill

This week we went in the kitchen at Blu Mangrove Grill as chef Kent Dalton prepares his signature Terra Ceia Bay clams with garlic herb butter.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 13, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Film Festival 1137 Party

PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Film Festival 1137 Party

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"Tom Jones" runs through June 1, at Florida Studio Theatre's Gompertz Theatre, 1247 First St., Sarasota.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • April 13, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Tom Jones'

Bored? Here's an idea, for those of you with abundant time and disposable income. Rent a cabin and download a copy of Henry Fielding's 'Tom Jones' on your Kindle. If you're pressed for time, no worries. Playwright Mark Brown read the book for you and distilled it into a 90-minute play.

  • Arts + Culture
Saajan, played by Irrfan Khan, is a lonely, laconic widower about to retire from his boring office job who suddenly starts receiving gourmet lunches from a stranger.
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • April 13, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'The Lunchbox'

'The Lunchbox' is a delicious slice of Indian life. It's also a touching story about how a simple twist of fate can vastly alter the course of two people's lives.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Cinema Tropicale

PHOTO GALLERY: Cinema Tropicale

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