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Soprano Reyna Carguill as Leonora, tenor Kirk Dougherty as Manrico, and baritone David Pershall as Count De Luna II. Courtesy photo.
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  • June LeBell
  • February 9, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Opera Opening Night 'Il Trovatore'

Sarasota Opera is one of the few important companies in the country that delivers opera the way the composer envisioned it when it was first written.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • February 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Van Wezel Gala after-party

PHOTO GALLERY: Van Wezel Gala after-party

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Anna Grinchuk, Yuliya Svidunovich and Olessia Rabin
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  • February 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Van Wezel Gala after-party

PHOTO GALLERY: Van Wezel Gala after-party

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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: IceHouse: Reimagining Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz

PHOTO GALLERY: IceHouse: Reimagining Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz

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Elisha Byerly of Fuzion Dance Artists
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: IceHouse Feb. 7 opening

The IceHouse opened Reimagining Georgia O'Keeffe Alfred Stieglitz Feb. 8. The exhibit featured work by local and national artists completely inspired by the work of O'Keeffe and Stieglitz.

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Ruthann Bromley and Stan Nikkel at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Feb. 7 Gallery Openings

Two Sarasota shows opened Friday, Feb. 7 downtown. Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art opened Mike Solomon's "Field of the Heart" and Alain Huin's "Face to Face." Dabbert Gallery opened "Nouveaux Two Deja Vu" featuring the work of Robert Baxter and Craig Rubadoux.

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Weekend's best bets: Friday, Nov. 21
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  • Nick Friedman
  • February 7, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Feb. 7

Weekend's best bets: Friday, Feb. 7

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  • Nick Friedman
  • February 7, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: YPG after hours

PHOTO GALLERY: YPG after hours

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  • By Leslie Gnaegy
  • February 7, 2014
VIDEO: Forks and Corks time lapse

VIDEO: Forks and Corks time lapse

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  • February 7, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Culture Collective at Ringling Underground

PHOTO GALLERY: Culture Collective at Ringling Underground

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  • February 6, 2014
14 dining spots for Valentine's Day

14 dining spots for Valentine's Day

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  • February 6, 2014
Seven reasons to be excited for the 2014 Winter Olympics

Seven reasons to be excited for the 2014 Winter Olympics

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  • By Zara Barrie
  • February 5, 2014
Factory Girl: Entitled Queens

Factory Girl: Entitled Queens

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  • By Mike Cavaliere
  • February 5, 2014
Common Nonsense: "Swatch' and learn: Color me flustered

Common Nonsense: "Swatch' and learn: Color me flustered

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Syd Solomon at 65. (Photo copyright Jill Krementz)
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 5, 2014
The legacy of Syd Solomon

The late Syd Solomon's colorful history helped build Sarasota as an artist's colony. It still thrives as an art-centered community today.

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