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  • May 10, 2012
Mother's Day Heartstrings

Mother's Day Heartstrings

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  • By Eduardo Anaya
  • May 10, 2012
PREEN & CHIC: MAMA'S DAY!

PREEN & CHIC: MAMA'S DAY!

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  • By April Doner
  • May 10, 2012
SFF: Reflections from Inside the Box

SFF: Reflections from Inside the Box

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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • May 10, 2012
Bellagio Ristorante: An Unexpectedly Delightful Dining Experience

Bellagio Ristorante: An Unexpectedly Delightful Dining Experience

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  • By [email protected]
  • May 9, 2012
Observe This: Today's Top Stories

Observe This: Today's Top Stories

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  • By Anthony Paull
  • May 9, 2012
MillerBrady Fine Art Gallery Hosts Opening

MillerBrady Fine Art Gallery Hosts Opening

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  • Loren Mayo
  • May 9, 2012
VIDEO: ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

Circus performers invaded the "YMCA's Cirque du Gold" gala Saturday.

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The Mark Morris Dance Group: The Mark Morris Dance Group will anchor this year’s Ringling International Arts Festival. (Courtesy photo)
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • May 9, 2012
Ringling Museum director sounds off on this year's RIAF

When the Ringling Museum and the Baryshnikov Arts Center joined forces in 2009 to launch the Ringling International Arts Festival (RIAF), the event was supposed to be a biannual to-do.

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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • May 9, 2012
Kyle Turoff: Golden comeback

Money woes, be damned. With Kyle Turoff at the helm of Sarasota's newest non-profit theater company, The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre is hoping to shed its financial drama.

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Octavio Martin
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  • 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

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On the other side of the Chicago Architectural Salvage door, the second story overlooks the foyer, which is adjacent to a living room filled with Kriestle Forge lighting.
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  • 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.

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AFTER: The newly designed space takes full advantage of the views to the bay, while creating a modern aesthetic that meets the owners’ style. Courtesy photos.
    By
  • 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.

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Al Goldstein and Jean Weidner. Courtesy photo.
  • By Loren Mayo and Molly Schechter
  • May 9, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

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

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Tim Huddleston and Rachel Weisz portray a disfunctional couple in "The Deep Blue Sea." Courtesy photo.
    By
  • 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.

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    By
  • 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.

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