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  • By Popcorn Bob
  • September 3, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • August 30, 2013
Big Top Brewing Company taps new brew at Mr. Beery's

Big Top Brewing Company taps new brew at Mr. Beery's

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    By
  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • August 30, 2013
Libby's Café + Bar: a standout in Southside Village

Libby's Café + Bar: a standout in Southside Village

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  • Pam Nadon
  • August 30, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints'

Don't let the title of the new film, "Ain't Them Bodies Saints," scare you off from catching this hypnotic work of art.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • August 29, 2013
Turn back time with Dean Johanesen at Ocean Blues

Turn back time with Dean Johanesen at Ocean Blues

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Organizers of the event Lany Clas, Leslie Power, Louise Bruderle and Janet Hansen
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 28, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Artsy August

Sarasota is in for a great cultural season as indicated by the hundreds in attendance at Artsy August Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Hotel Indigo. Patrons of the arts along with arts advocates, arts affiliates, visitors and new Sarasotans filled the first floor for an event West Coast Woman organized to celebrate the arts. The publication, along with help from Hotel Indigo, brought more than 20 area arts organizations to attend the event with informational tables. Groups such as Sarasota Ballet, Sarasota Opera, Sarasota Orchestra and Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presented its seasons to attendees who were able learn a little about each. Between tables, they gathered to socialize and have light bites.

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"I found that people didn't know about batik (when I first started), and it was very interesting. It made it a different thing to do, and (it was easier for me) to be more distinguished in that area," Angela Maria Isaza says.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 28, 2013
Batik Mystique

Artist Angela Maria Isaza waxes poetic about nature; fittingly, she also paints natural settings with wax.

  • Arts + Culture
Five Sarasota Ballet dancers moved up from the corps de ballet to corypheé. Photos by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 28, 2013
Spotlight: Climbing the Ranks

Five Sarasota Ballet dancers moved up from the corps de ballet to coryphee. Get to know them before you see them on stage.

  • Arts + Culture
The "after" of a recently renovated Bird Key home. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara and Heather Merriman.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 28, 2013
Contemporary Southwest: Before and After

In just six short months, Larry Kabinoff and Deb Knowles purchased, renovated and moved into their temporary home at 443 Bird Key Drive.

  • Arts + Culture
First-, second- and third- year FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training students pose for a first-day-of-school photo.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 26, 2013
Class is in session at FSU/Asolo Conservatory

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training kicks off the school year with an orientation and photo shoot Monday, Aug. 26.

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  • By Popcorn Bob
  • August 26, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

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creekpot
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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • August 23, 2013
Phillippi Creek Restaurant and Oyster Bar: Iconic, 'Old Florida' seafood, with an updated twist

Phillippi Creek Restaurant and Oyster Bar: Iconic, 'Old Florida' seafood, with an updated twist

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TWIS.-Is-Sinnfully-Sweet-and-Cozy
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher
  • August 21, 2013
This Week is Sinfully Sweet and Cozy

This Week is Sinfully Sweet and Cozy

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One man's trash is another designer's costume in the State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota’s exhibit, The Art of the Costume 'Reinvented.' Photos by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 21, 2013
Made From Scratch

One man's trash is another designer's costume in the State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota's exhibit, The Art of the Costume 'Reinvented.'

  • Arts + Culture
7706 Westmoreland Drive. Photos courtesy of Premier Sotheby's.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • August 21, 2013
Three Things: Timeless Treasures

Older homes can be a challenge. They often need extra effort to bring them into the present while still preserving their unique charm - not so with these three vintage beauties.

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