Arts + Entertainment

Heidi Kurpiela
May 9, 2012

Scene & Heard

Ballet principal takes his final bow; New gallery opens in the Rosemary District; RCAD hosts Florida Artist Group symposium; Sarasota filmmaker takes horror flick overseas

Arts + Culture

Loren Mayo
May 9, 2012

Home: The pond house

Nora and Billy Johnson have always believed in naming their homes. They call their current residence on South Lake Shore Drive the "Pond House," because of the "pond" (lake) in the backyard.

Arts + Culture

Rachel S. OHara
May 9, 2012

Home & Garden: Escape artist

When updating the outdoor scenery of a home, many people automatically think about which plants they should buy in order to change the look of the landscape.

Arts + Culture

By Loren Mayo and Molly Schechter
May 9, 2012

Black Tie & Tales

Wedding bells; Catching up with Cornelia; A man and his dancin' shoes

Arts + Culture

Pam Nadon
May 9, 2012

Film Review: 'The Deep Blue Sea'

The idiom "between the devil and the deep blue sea" describes a choice between two undesirable situations.

Arts + Culture

June LeBell
May 9, 2012

Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra's 'Journeys to Genius': Shostakovich

It's been only a few seasons since Sarasota Orchestra began its "Journeys to Genius" series.

Arts + Culture

By Paula Atwell
May 9, 2012

Theater: 'Reel Music'

Florida Studio Theatre's musical review, "Reel Music," now playing in its cabaret theater, is a zippy, zany celebration of musical cinema.

Arts + Culture

Heidi Kurpiela
May 9, 2012

BACKSTAGE PASS: Scenic route

Set designer Michael Gray has worked at amusement parks and the Home Shopping Network, yet he feels most at home in The Players Theatre's scene shop.

Arts + Culture

Molly Schechter
May 9, 2012

EDIBLES: A pearl of an oyster bar

There's a new kid on the block near the Hollywood 20 movie theater: it's the Half Shell Oyster House, and it has an enticing promotion to get you in to try its wares.