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Soprano Dina Kuznetsova. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • April 25, 2012
Music Review: 'La Musica: M.Haydn, Faure and Bruckner'

Variety may be the spice of life but sometimes it's also what flavors a concert. When La Musica programmed works by Michael Haydn, Faure and Bruckner, the colors of different periods and styles must have looked great on paper.

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One might never guess that this magnificent castle is teeming with nautical novelties and marine life.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • April 25, 2012
Decor: Under the Sea: Triton's Castle

The nautical theme throughout Terri Young's Siesta Key home stems from her love of the water, diving and underwater photography.

  • Arts + Culture
The Grandma Allison is a hybrid tea rose that was hybridized by Mallory in 2007 in honor of his grandmother. Many of the roses he hybridizes he names after important people in his life.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 25, 2012
Home & Garden: A Rosey Disposition

Ron Mallory's love for roses started in the late 1940s when victory gardens were all the rage.

  • Arts + Culture
"I think some of the most interesting performances are the ones that cause people to think about what they saw for a long period of time," says Caitlin McMullen, an apprentice with Fuzión Dance Artists.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • April 25, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Out of Bounds

For her role in this month's Fuzión Dance Artists/Jazz Juvenocracy collaboration, performer Caitlin McMullen is using her strengths as a modern dancer to help call the shots off stage.

  • Arts + Culture
Chris Cogan
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • April 25, 2012
Edibles: Guest Food Editor: Chris Cogan

There are as many ways to make chili as there are cooks who prepare it.

  • Arts + Culture
Oliver Baer, Elisa Baer and two of their cousins: Cameron Louie and Rob Wyant. Courtesy photo.
  • By Loren Mayo and Molly Schechter
  • April 25, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Big reunion, big success; Never say never to Eva; Big sisters get superstar recognition for volunteer efforts

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • April 24, 2012
Simply Sarasota Kitchen and Garden Festival

Simply Sarasota Kitchen and Garden Festival

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By John Ewing
  • April 24, 2012
Last Weekend in Sarasota with Kirsten

Last Weekend in Sarasota with Kirsten

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By John Ewing
  • April 24, 2012
Observe This: Today’s Top Stories

Observe This: Today’s Top Stories

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By John Ewing
  • April 23, 2012
Observe This: Today’s Top Stories

Observe This: Today’s Top Stories

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • April 23, 2012
A 'Dark Horse' evening comes out a winner

A 'Dark Horse' evening comes out a winner

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Candice McElyea
  • April 23, 2012
Housing Update in Sarasota from the Experts

Housing Update in Sarasota from the Experts

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Carolyn Silverman, Amanda Stanbrosky and Olivia Goodfriend
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 23, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: YouthArts Fest

More than 500 students displayed their artistic talents in Five Points Park Saturday, April 21, as part of YouthArts Fest, which aims to increase awareness of the importance of art in education. The event included dancing, face painting, activities and various forms of art.

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  • By The Insider
  • April 22, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival: SUNDAY GO-TO GUIDE: IN CONVERSATION WITH TODD SOLONDZ! Movies! Movies! Movies! (And a 1000 Elephants!) LAST CALL!

Sarasota Film Festival: SUNDAY GO-TO GUIDE: IN CONVERSATION WITH TODD SOLONDZ! Movies! Movies! Movies! (And a 1000 Elephants!) LAST CALL!

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 22, 2012
SFF Film Review: 'V/H/S'

An extremely bloody grouping of "home videos" about paranormal murders

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