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This understated Siesta Key home overlooks a secluded lagoon. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara
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  • Robert Plunket
  • October 17, 2012
Perfect by Design: Ben Baldwin house

The McCourtney family found home sweet home in a modern abode on Siesta Key. The creation and former home of famed designer Ben Baldwin has been left virtually untouched for four decades.

  • Arts + Culture
"They always ask you back," Eric Collins says of Richard Hopkins' loyalty to performers. " … And I think the public kind of likes that. In a way, they start feeling like they really know someone."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 17, 2012
HE WHO WANDERS: Eric Collins

Actor Eric Collins has become a seasonal Sarasotan. He's been performing on Florida Studio Theatre's stages since 2008, and he's back again for FST's run of 'Let's Twist Again: with the Wanderers.'

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Joel Gennari, Joey Panek, Drew DeCaro, Betty Jane Parks, Sara DelBeato and Joseph Parra. Courtesy of Donna Des Isles.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 17, 2012
Scene & Heard

We aren't in Kansas anymore; String of news; He's back and I'm not pulling your Leg-o

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Ensemble Basiani. Courtesy photo.
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  • June LeBell
  • October 17, 2012
Music Review: Ringling International Arts Festival: Phyllis Chen

Like the Ringling International Art Festival's productions in past years, this season's was salted with hits and, occasionally, peppered with misses. Take the very long hour of Phyllis Chen's Toy Piano as an example.

  • Arts + Culture
"Zombietown: A Documentary Play." Courtesy Mark Palmer Photography.
  • By Paula Atwell
  • October 17, 2012
Theater Review: 'Zombie Town: A Documentary Play'

Consider it an appetizer to your Halloween festivities, served up by Backstage at The Players.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • June LeBell
  • October 17, 2012
Tidbites

Sliders seem to be slipping into Sarasota; Change is in the air; Fall food makes its way in

  • Arts + Culture
George Pappas could have been a dentist, but he opted for becoming an artist. Getting the “Ageless Creativity” award suggests he made the right move.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 17, 2012
George Pappas proves creativity is ageless

Local artist George Pappas sits on a leather couch in his in-home Sarasota studio, where he talks about his long career and receiving the "Ageless Creativity" award from the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2012
Crafty Genes: Florida Fall Wreath

This week, DIY Editors Mallory & Leslie Gnaegy make a Florida Fall Wreath. Check out their step-by-step guide!

  • Arts + Culture
Diana E. Kelly boots
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 17, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Tidbits; A-Climbing she will go!; How much is that dress in the window?

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 17, 2012
Social Studies: Scott George

IT'S ANOTHER LILLY PULITZER TIE DAY for Scott George, who is in between morning business meetings and fundraising lunches at the Community AIDS Network ...

  • Arts + Culture
  • By John Ewing
  • October 16, 2012
Celebrate Food Day with Slow Food of Greater Sarasota at King Family Farm

Celebrate Food Day with Slow Food of Greater Sarasota at King Family Farm

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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • October 15, 2012
Ringling International Arts Festival 2012 a bang-up success!

Ringling International Arts Festival 2012 a bang-up success!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anthony Paull
  • October 15, 2012
Sarasota sound regulations meeting: Be the change.

Sarasota sound regulations meeting: Be the change.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • Loren Mayo
  • October 15, 2012
VIDEO: ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

Black Tie heads to the Ringling International Arts Festival Closing Night Party.

  • Arts + Culture
George Papas
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • October 15, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Center for the Arts Ageless Creativity Award

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts honored George Papas with its fourth annual Ageless Creativity award Friday, Oct. 12. The event also displayed Papas' exhibit, titled 'The First 60 Years,' which consists of 25 paintings. Guests enjoyed food and drink before Papas accepted his award.

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