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Chroma Quartet
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  • June LeBell
  • May 13, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: The Musical Abundance of Sarasota

I double dare anyone to say Sarasota isn't one of the most musically abundant cities in the country.

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  • May 12, 2014
A fashionable look at the Met Gala

A fashionable look at the Met Gala

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  • May 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: These Quiet Sounds party

PHOTO GALLERY: These Quiet Sounds party

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  • May 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: ALSO Alternative Prom

PHOTO GALLERY: ALSO Alternative Prom

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Molly Cherryholmes
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  • June LeBell
  • May 12, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Orchestra goes to the ball game

Sarasota Orchestra, under the direction of Andrew Lane, played at Ed Smith Stadium May 10.

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Sybarite5
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  • June LeBell
  • May 11, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Forward Fest with Sybarite5 and friends

Sybarite5 is the young, effusive music group that founded Forward Fest and brought it to Sarasota.

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Glow Run

PHOTO GALLERY: Glow Run

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Downtown-Sarasota-Night
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  • May 9, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, May 9

Weekend's best bets: Friday, May 9

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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • May 9, 2014
Off the Hook Seafood Company: Off-the-charts good

Off the Hook Seafood Company: Off-the-charts good

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  • May 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Darwin's Cigar City Beer Dinner

PHOTO GALLERY: Darwin's Cigar City Beer Dinner

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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 8, 2014
Free birds: Passerine's Americana tradition

Free birds: Passerine's Americana tradition

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Travis Kruger, Michael Lunn, Chef Darwin Santa Maria, Jorge Rosabal and Matt Cornelius
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • May 8, 2014
Darwin's Beer Dinner

Darwin's hosted Cigar City Brewing for its 5th Beer Dinner Wednesday, May 7, at Darwin's On 4th. More than 95 guests attended the sold out dinner.

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"The Elephant Man" runs through May 11, at Venice Theatre.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • May 8, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Elephant Man'

Bernard Pomerance's 'The Elephant Man' at Venice Theatre introduces us to John Merrick, a deformed man whose very existence challenged late Victorian society to its core.

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Home of the Month: The Perfect Setting
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  • Robert Plunket
  • May 7, 2014
Home of the Month: The Perfect Setting

A stylish St. Armands home showcases a lifetime of collecting fine art and design.

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"My whole life has been involved in art — teaching art, making art, being an artist," Eleanor Merritt says. "It's my life, and that's just the way it's been."
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 7, 2014
Girl Power

In her work as an experimental contemporary artist, Eleanor Merritt focuses on the matriarch.

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