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  • May 19, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Locke'

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

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  • May 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Harvey Milk Festival 'Love Without Limits'

PHOTO GALLERY: Harvey Milk Festival 'Love Without Limits'

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  • May 16, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, May 16

Weekend's best bets: Friday, May 16

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  • 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
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  • 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.

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  • May 15, 2014
TWIS Asks: "The Dog," directors, Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren

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

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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.
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  • 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.

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  • May 14, 2014
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  • May 14, 2014
TWIS Asks: Ghost Beach

TWIS Asks: Ghost Beach

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  • May 14, 2014
Day in the Life: Cami Leavitt

Day in the Life: Cami Leavitt

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The group at the Sunshine District 2014 Spring Convention. (Courtesy photo)
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 14, 2014
Sarasota Chorus of the Keys improves at competition

Judges sing praises for Sarasota Chorus of the Keys. At the Sarasota-based barbershop quartet's recent competition, judges named them "most improved group."

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"Fun and art take place all the time on our campus," Kathleen List says. "It's a completely different environment here (than other university libraries) — people are so inspired to do things."
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 14, 2014
Archiving a Career

Kathleen List never wanted to be a librarian. But in her 17 years heading up Ringling College's library, she found the perfect outlet for her art education.

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"I don't think it's one of those things a parent will take a kid to and just sleep through," says Eli Schildkraut. "'How I Became a Pirate' is fun for everyone."
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 14, 2014
Backstage Pass: Sarasota teen to become next Sondheim

Eli Schildkraut, 15, is musical director for "How I Became a Pirate," which runs through May 25, at Venice Theatre.

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The view from The Sanderling Club
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  • May 14, 2014
Gulf-front living: The Sanderling Club

Located just south of Point of Rocks, on Siesta Key, The Sanderling Club is one of Sarasota's most unique collections of homes.

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Pique Nique was mentioned as a standout event this year in our look back of the 2013-2014 season.
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  • May 14, 2014
Black Tie & Tales

Highlights from the 2013-2014 season; Tidbits; and the calendar calls.

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