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Arts + Entertainment

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  • March 1, 2012
Looking to make the Quintessential St. Patrick's Day Meal?

Looking to make the Quintessential St. Patrick's Day Meal?

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
    By
  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • March 1, 2012
All the Right Ingredients

All the Right Ingredients

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 1, 2012
ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

Black Tie brings you some awe-inspiring dance moves from Saturday's Corinthian Gala Supper Club & Speakeasy.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jessi Smith
  • February 29, 2012
Ringling in Bloom Flourishes in its Second Year

Ringling in Bloom Flourishes in its Second Year

  • Arts + Culture
"He's a joy to be around," says Asolo Rep Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards of director Peter Amster, above. "He's fun and bright and inspires confidence in the actors."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 29, 2012
Peter Amster: Prim and improper

Peter Amster might be a Yankee in Noel Coward's court, but his attention to nuance and spontaneity has made him the go-to director of high British comedies. His silly streak continues with this month's 'Fallen Angels' at the Asolo Rep.

  • Arts + Culture
Echelman
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 29, 2012
Scene & Heard

Playwright program swimming in scripts; SMOA nets sculptor at ARTmuse luncheon; Wallenda's waterfall wish is coming true; Asolo Rep cuts ribbon on production

  • Arts + Culture
"I enjoy working with young people," says Phyllis Silverman. "It keeps me busy and it keeps me young."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 29, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Supporting Role

Phyllis Silverman may be Rebecca Hopkins' right-hand gal, but she's everyone else's favorite fill-in. The longtime Florida Studio Theatre staffer explains why she loves being at everyone's disposal.

  • Arts + Culture
Maria Wirries. Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • February 29, 2012
Kitchen Classics: Maria Wirries

Sarasota singing and skating sensation.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo
  • By Paula Atwell
  • February 29, 2012
Theater Review: 'Next Fall'

Florida Studio Theatre's Mainstage production of "Next Fall" is an ambitious assemblage of highly flammable elements.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • June LeBell
  • February 29, 2012
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra - Masterworks with Bjaland and Weiss

The Sarasota Orchestra's recent Masterworks Concert marked the grand finale of Leif Bjaland's 15-year tenure, and he couldn't have gone out with a finer, more fitting program.

  • Arts + Culture
Ryoko Sadoshima, Alex Harrison and Rita Duclos pose in arabesque in Sir Frederick Ashton's "Monotones 1." Photo courtesy of Frank Atura.
    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • February 29, 2012
Dance Review: 'A Knight of the British Ballet'

Sarasota Ballet's February performances featured the choreography of Sir Frederick Ashton, director of the Royal Ballet and one of Britain's most famed choreographers.

  • Arts + Culture
Pat and Bob Baer
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • February 29, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Birds of a feather will flock together; Real men don't cut ribbon ...; Join the rank of fairy godmother; Stylin' standouts at the Van Wezel

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kristen Pace
  • February 28, 2012
Jon Hamm and the Sarasota Film Festival

Jon Hamm and the Sarasota Film Festival

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  • By Kimberly Braun
  • February 28, 2012
Home, Heart and You!

Home, Heart and You!

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  • By Dating Duo
  • February 28, 2012
The Dating Duo Does Blu Que Island Grill

The Dating Duo Does Blu Que Island Grill

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