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Ricki Bertoni, Octavio Martin, Kate Honea, Jamie Carter and Ricardo Graziano create their own ballets for the 2011 to 2012 season closer "Theatre of Dreams." Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 25, 2012
Sarasota Ballet dance a new role

Five Sarasota Ballet dancers try out new positions, as choreographers.

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Jack Paul Rabito in "Give 'Em Hell, Harry." Courtesy photo
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • April 25, 2012
Scene & Heard

One-man Truman play shoots from the lip; Actor veers off Sesame Street, arrives in Sarasota; 10-Minute playwright keeps it short and sweet

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  • Pam Nadon
  • April 25, 2012
Film Review: 'Chimpanzee'

When was the last time you saw a film and helped save an endangered species? In the new film, "Chimpanzee," Disney has partnered with the Jane Goodall Institute and is donating 20 cents for every ticket sold opening week.

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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.
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  • 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.

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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.
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  • 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.

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"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.

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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

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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • April 24, 2012
Simply Sarasota Kitchen and Garden Festival

Simply Sarasota Kitchen and Garden Festival

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  • By John Ewing
  • April 24, 2012
Last Weekend in Sarasota with Kirsten

Last Weekend in Sarasota with Kirsten

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  • By John Ewing
  • April 24, 2012
Observe This: Today’s Top Stories

Observe This: Today’s Top Stories

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  • By John Ewing
  • April 23, 2012
Observe This: Today’s Top Stories

Observe This: Today’s Top Stories

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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

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

Housing Update in Sarasota from the Experts

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