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  • By Robin Punsalan
  • February 25, 2013
Post-Oscars musings: on underdogs, the buzz and the pageantry machine

Post-Oscars musings: on underdogs, the buzz and the pageantry machine

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Read up on last weekend's black tie events with "Black Tie Untied!"
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • February 25, 2013
Black Tie Untied

There were plenty of cooks in the kitchen for the third annual Cooking for Wishes event, and many gentlemen showed up in suits while the ladies broke out slinky, shimmering dresses for the Sarasota Exotic Car Fest kickoff event, which was themed 'James Bond.'

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  • By Sarah Felder
  • February 22, 2013
A family's first week of the Engine 2 Diet challenge with Whole Foods Market Sarasota

A family's first week of the Engine 2 Diet challenge with Whole Foods Market Sarasota

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"Djimon with Octopus, Hollywood, 1989." Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 22, 2013
Weekend's Best Bet: 'Herb Ritts: L.A. Style'

New Art of Our Time photography exhibit opens at Ringling Museum

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  • By Lisa Nisenson
  • February 21, 2013
How to handle Wal-Mart

How to handle Wal-Mart

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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • February 21, 2013
Is it a bar? Is it a live music venue? Is it a restaurant?

Is it a bar? Is it a live music venue? Is it a restaurant?

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Pede is the lucky dog that won the role
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 21, 2013
Dog cast for role in Sarasota Opera's "Of Mice and Men"

Sarasota Opera cast Pede of Arcadia as "Candy's Dog," an old herding dog.

  • Arts + Culture
Chorus of the Keys is a barbershop quartet-style singing ensemble.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 20, 2013
Chorus of the Keys' Kent Perry talks about upcoming annual show

Chorus of the Keys barbershop men really know how to make No. 1 hits sing.

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  • February 20, 2013
Diversions eEdition 02.21.13

Enjoy an electronic version of the Feb. 21 Diversions paper

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"The subject matter crosses a lot of aesthetic boundaries, and people find a certain richness of the subject matter," Virginia Hoffman says.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 20, 2013
Unfiltered Nature: Virginia Hoffman

Photographer Virginia Hoffman hopes taking a photo means aging historic Florida sites will be preserved.

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David Hume Kennerly. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 20, 2013
Scene & Heard

Staff Photographer meets famed photographer; LeBell talks opera, go figure; Local film makes festival debut; Flight 347 bonds over blizzard and FST Improv

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"It's really rewarding to know that you were a part of watching the company grow and go from the bottom of the barrel in Sarasota to one of the most sought-after arts organizations in town," Mike Marraccini says.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 20, 2013
Selling tickets and taking names: Mike Marraccini

Mike Marraccini has taken the Sarasota Ballet box office from a room full of cardboard boxes to a real box office.

  • Arts + Culture
Eve Caballero, Alana Opie and Nancy Denton. Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2013
Theater Review: '9 to 5'

With book by Patricia Resnick and music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, The Players Theatre production of "9 to 5" is a farcically entertaining retrospective on office politics gone wild, circa 1979.

  • Arts + Culture
Connor Moore, Sarah Jane Mellen, Emily Mikesell, Dominick Cicco and Eric Scott Anthony. Photo by Maria Lyle.
  • By Paula Atwell
  • February 20, 2013
Theater Review: 'Urban Cowboys'

Florida Studio Theatre has put together another highly professional entertaining evening of toe-tapping tunes and terrific talent.

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The best thing about the Academy Awards is that they inspire audiences to get out and watch quality films.
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • February 20, 2013
Film Review: And the envelope, please ...

The red carpet and the glitz and glamour are just icing on the cake, but it's a delicious indulgence in which to partake. This year's Oscar race is already controversial and looks extremely close. Although my speculations as to the winners may not coincide with the academy's, here it goes.

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