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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • October 4, 2012
Inkanto: a charming, pleasantly Peruvian experience

Inkanto: a charming, pleasantly Peruvian experience

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 3, 2012
Key Player: Allison Silver Schwartz

Dr. Allison Silver Schwartz has been involved with local philanthropic events for nine years. The busy mother, wife and doctor finds time to co-chair the Key to the Cure event this month.

  • Arts + Culture
Steven High has grabbed the bull by the horns during his first year as executive director of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 3, 2012
Swing into high gear

Ringling Museum's executive director, Steven High, has shed the new-guy persona and has a pocketful of initiatives to make the museum as relevant today as it will be in 200 years.

  • Arts + Culture
Lillette Jenkins Wisner. Courtesy.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 3, 2012
Scene & Heard

Once upon a time, I tweeted during a show; All that jazz

  • Arts + Culture
"The Beatles are the one thing that everyone loves," Louise Harrison says, with Marty Scott. "It's a weird-enough thing that kids can like the same music as their parents and grandparents."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 3, 2012
Beatles' guitarist's legacy 'keeps music alive'

Music education is 'getting better' with a little help from Louise Harrison - and her friends.

  • Arts + Culture
Leslie Gnaegy started with a power saw but found it easier to use a hand saw. Make sure to wear protective goggles, closed-toe shoes and gloves.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Crafty Genes: Pallet Coffee Table

Join Do-it-yourself editors Mallory and Leslie Gnaegy as they create a coffee table from a wooden pallet.

  • Arts + Culture
Billy Burke, Kristy Landers, Lindsey Landers, Judy Landers-Niedenfuer and Adam Evans. Courtesy photos.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 3, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Summer roundup; Landers says yes to dress; Close encounters of the surprise kind; QUADRUPLE the fun; Whoa, Sally, that girl!

  • Arts + Culture
1541 Oak St., Unit 11. Photos courtesy of Detlev von Kessel
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • October 3, 2012
3 Things: A house in town

In the past five years or so, a whole new lifestyle has blossomed in Sarasota: downtown living.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 3, 2012
Guest Fashion Editor: Jean Weidner-Goldstein

Jean Weidner-Goldstein's mother says she came out of the womb in high heels. "Dancers are sloppy, they work long hours, and they like comfortable clothes," she says. "I wore suits."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jessi Smith
  • October 2, 2012
TWIS Talks RIAF: Breaking News — Baryshnikov to Dance in Mark Morris' Newest Work at RIAF 2012

TWIS Talks RIAF: Breaking News — Baryshnikov to Dance in Mark Morris' Newest Work at RIAF 2012

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jessi Smith
  • October 2, 2012
TWIS Talks RIAF: Pure Sound, Harmonies of Ensemble Basiani

TWIS Talks RIAF: Pure Sound, Harmonies of Ensemble Basiani

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Tyler Whitson
  • October 1, 2012
This Business in Sarasota: Growlers Pub

This Business in Sarasota: Growlers Pub

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • October 1, 2012
New work by local composer nears world premiere at Carnegie Hall

New work by local composer nears world premiere at Carnegie Hall

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Joe Hendricks
  • October 1, 2012
Have you registered to vote?

Have you registered to vote?

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Popcorn Bob
  • October 1, 2012
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's movie reviews by Popcorn Bob.

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