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  • April 9, 2013
7 MUST SEE FILMS: 4/9 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE FILMS: 4/9 Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kathryn Parks
  • April 9, 2013
My Friday night on an autopsy table

My Friday night on an autopsy table

  • Arts + Culture
Sol Schwartz. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 9, 2013
Sol Schwartz illustrates the musical culture

Illustrator and musician Sol Schwartz creates a book of sketches from two decades of sketching La Musica Festival musicians.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By James Campbell
  • April 8, 2013
Buchanan tax forum well-received by public

Buchanan tax forum well-received by public

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  • Things To Do
  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • April 8, 2013
A red-hot show at the Asolo Rep is perfect for date night

A red-hot show at the Asolo Rep is perfect for date night

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Lisa Nisenson
  • April 8, 2013
Zappos and the value of "collisions"

Zappos and the value of "collisions"

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  • Things To Do
  • By The Insider
  • April 8, 2013
7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/8 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/8 Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
Future Sarasota Ballet company member Edward González and Director of Sarasota Ballet Iain Webb.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 8, 2013
Cuban defector Edward Gonzalez joins Sarasota Ballet

One of seven Cuban defectors in the corps de ballet of Cuban National Ballet will join Sarasota Ballet's company.

  • Arts + Culture
Racers get ready to take off at the 13.6 – mile race.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • April 8, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : CaliFlorida Longboarda Cruza Palooza

CaliFlorida Surf - Skate Shop hosted Longboarda Cruza Palooza Sunday, April 7 to get long board skaters out and just to have fun. More than 100 skaters registered for the 13.2, 2.6 and 4.4-mile races. Children raced the 2.6-mile race and both amateurs and pros raced the 13.2 and 4.4-mile race. Racers ages eight to 55 participated in races around the island. 'This is what we do,' said owner Blake Parsons.

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Tom Brokaw spoke in Sarasota Monday, April 8
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 8, 2013
Newscaster Tom Brokaw talks modern journalism

Tom Brokaw spoke Monday, April 8, at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall to benefit The Ringling College Library Association.

  • Arts + Culture
The Troupe now owns the theatre building and the Binz Building, which are located near the intersection of Orange Avenue and 10th Way.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 8, 2013
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe buys venue

The performance group purchased the 2-acre site where it has been performing for the last three years.

  • Arts + Culture
Untie your weekend with Black Tie Untied!
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 8, 2013
Black Tie Untied

More than 800 people attended Girls Inc.'s 25th annual Celebration Luncheon Thursday, April 4, at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens was transformed into a "Midnight at the Oasis" for the 32nd Orchid Ball Saturday, April 6.

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  • By The Insider
  • April 6, 2013
7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/7 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/7 Sarasota Film Festival

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  • By The Insider
  • April 6, 2013
7 Must See Movies: 4/6 SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL

7 Must See Movies: 4/6 SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL

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  • By Sarah Felder
  • April 5, 2013
King Family Farm and Market re-opens for season

King Family Farm and Market re-opens for season

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