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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • November 1, 2012
Come home to Café Amici

Come home to Café Amici

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  • Eat + Drink
  • By John Ewing
  • November 1, 2012
Living downtown on the cheap

Living downtown on the cheap

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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 1, 2012
VIDEO: ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

Black Tie gets mummified!

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  • By Kimberly Braun
  • October 31, 2012
Home, heart and you

Home, heart and you

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  • Things To Do
"The Nutcracker" costume designs by Peter Docherty. Courtesy photos.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2012
BIG TOP BALLET (VIDEO): Iain Webb and Matthew Hart

Sarasota Ballet Director Iain Webb and choreographer Matthew Hart bring to life a circus-themed 'The Nutcracker' that tells the story of John Ringling.

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Iain Webb, Emily Walsh, Scott King and Bob King. Courtesy Cliff Roles.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2012
Scene & Heard

Stringing the season together; Writing 'Nemo'; Musicians are here to stay; All in the Family

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    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • October 31, 2012
Dance Review: 'The Sarasota Ballet presents the Paul Taylor Dance Company'

The Sarasota Ballet kicked off its 22nd season with an exciting performance by one of the most notable contemporary dance companies in America - Paul Taylor Dance Company.

  • Arts + Culture
Tenor Hak Soo Kim as the licentious Duke of Mantua, who sings the famous tenor aria "La Donna e Mobile." Photo by Rod Millington.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • October 31, 2012
Music Review: Sarasota Opera: 'Rigoletto'

Leaving the Sarasota Opera's opening-night production of Verdi's "Rigoletto" last week, I found myself humming "Tradition," from "Fiddler on the Roof." An odd thing to find its way into my head? Not at all.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Paula Atwell
  • October 31, 2012
Theater Review: 'Nunsense'

The Players Theatre has been blessed with a "nun"-tastic event. "Nunsense," with book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin, opened in 1985 and has remained off-Broadway's second-longest running show, rivaling "The Fantastics," and grossing more than $500 million as a result of its enduring, worldwide appeal.

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    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2012
Trusted scholars behind Trustee Scholars Awards

An invitation arrived in the mail for the 18th annual Trustee Scholar Awards. "Creating a Masterpiece" was inscribed across the front with framed silhouettes of 12 trustee scholars.

  • Arts + Culture
Selva Grill waiter Ivan in front of Selva’s mural wall. Photo by June LeBell.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • October 31, 2012
TIDBITES

Selva service sets the bar; Fleming's wines and dines; Mozaic's full dining experience

  • Arts + Culture
"I live and work in Italy during the summers, and I did a few drawings in Italy. I came back and put them on various mediums and this one ("Lovers") became my headboard."
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  • Loren Mayo
  • October 31, 2012
Home & Garden: An artist's temple

For most people, home is where the heart is. But for Gale Fulton Ross, home is where the "art" is. She loves finding objects such as walking sticks, doors and tray tables, painting them and hanging them on the wall. Even her painting palette is framed and on display.

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  • October 31, 2012
Crafty Genes: Patina Painting Technique

Join do-it-yourself editors Mallory and Leslie Gnaegy as they try out a Patina Painting technique.

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Beneva Fruitville
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  • Loren Mayo
  • October 31, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

All hail the queen (again!); Tidbits ...; She would have loved it

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Lisa Nisenson
  • October 29, 2012
Mobility Meetings – your cheat sheet for creating a better downtown

Mobility Meetings – your cheat sheet for creating a better downtown

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