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The membership is just $80 until 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 and that includes a ticket to the kick-off party. After that, it's $99.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 18, 2013
Weekend Best Best: Culture Collective Kick-off Party

Join Asolo Repertory Theatre, FSU/Asolo Conservatory, the Sarasota Ballet, Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Opera, The Ringling and the Arts and Cultural Alliance; along with community group sponsors, Visit Sarasota County and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation; and The Observer and ThisweekinSarasota.com in celebrating Sarasota Culture Collective this weekend.

  • Arts + Culture
Los Angeles-based interior architect Antonia Hutt commissions a Jorge Blanco iconic "Thinker" of her own.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 18, 2013
Sculptor Jorge Blanco installs a signature piece in Los Angeles

Where in the world is Jorge Blanco? When he's not in Sarasota, he's all over the world, and so are his sculptures. Most recently, he installed a private commission at a home in Los Angeles.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Ila Edwards
  • October 17, 2013
Pumpkin pleasures in a glass

Pumpkin pleasures in a glass

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  • Eat + Drink
  • By Kimberly Braun
  • October 17, 2013
Nissan LEAF gets greener

Nissan LEAF gets greener

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • Nick Friedman
  • October 17, 2013
Pickin' Picnic strums up success

Pickin' Picnic strums up success

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"Just reading Poe (builds that eerie feel)," says Gary Mazzu. "It can still affect me every time I read it ... It's hard to read 'Annabel Lee' without choking you up."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 16, 2013
Master of Macabre

The Powel Crosley Estate is perfect for weddings, but it's also perfect for the graphic and thrilling Poe stories this Halloween.

  • Arts + Culture
Maid of honor Déva O’Donnell, matron of honor Katie Moulton, mother of the bride Mirta Klauber, bride-to-be Molly Klauber and hostess Pam Taylor. Photo by Stephanie Hannum.
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • October 16, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

More happily ever after; tidbits; and Black Tie Affair.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • October 16, 2013
Hot Flash: NOLA Fashion Week

Read this week's hot flash column featuring designer Camilyn Leavitt's first fashion week.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nicole Thompson
  • October 15, 2013
Surviving fall withdrawal in Florida

Surviving fall withdrawal in Florida

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Benita and Charlie Staadecker (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 15, 2013
Benita's New Play becomes 'Becky's New Car'

A Seattle-based couple commissioned "Becky's New Car," and now it's traveling the country. You can see it at Venice Theatre through Oct. 20.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Popcorn Bob
  • October 14, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
Rocío Molina was the headliner at the Ringling International Arts Festival last week.
    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • October 14, 2013
RIAF Review: Rocío Molina 'Danzaora y Vinática'

Rocío Molina's flamenco performance at the Ringling International Arts Festival, 'Danzaora y Vinática,' was hypnotizing with the rhythms created by Molina's movements, the traditional Spanish ballads, strums of the guitar and hand clapping keeping beat.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Orchestra guest conductor Christopher Confessore
    By
  • June LeBell
  • October 13, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Orchestra 65th Anniversary Concert

The clock was rewound Saturday night at the Opera House when the Sarasota Orchestra celebrated its 65th anniversary with a recreation of its very first concert.

  • Arts + Culture
Aeolus Quartet
    By
  • June LeBell
  • October 13, 2013
RIAF Review: Stephen Prutsman & The Aeolus Quartet

Pianist/composer Stephen Prutsman put together a charming score that he and the Aeolus Quartet performed live, while we were sent hurtling through time to a gentler, funnier and, yes, more ingenious way of life.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • October 13, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'Captain Phillips'

The new film, 'Captain Phillips,' is a white-knuckle, nail-biter.

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