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Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" is one of the most musically, rhythmically and dramatically difficult American musical theater pieces of our time.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • December 14, 2011
Music Review: 'Into the Woods' at Booker High School

Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods' is much more than a musically fantastical fairy tale.

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In "Take Shelter," Michael Shannon plays Curtis LaForche, whose life unravels after he suffers from recurring nightmares about an apocalyptic storm. Courtesy Photo.
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • December 14, 2011
Film Review: 'Take Shelter'

I make it a rule to see any film which Michael Shannon chooses to grace with his presence. In the quietly terrifying new film, 'Take Shelter,' Shannon's wrenching performance will leave you breathless.

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"The job has forced me to be much more organized," Christina Fraser says. "You can't slip up, because everyone’s reputation is on the line, not just mine."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 14, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: Party girl

To kick off this month's new Skyspace exhibit, Christina Fraser organized a courtyard fête that should be one of the museum's most enchanting parties yet.

  • Arts + Culture
Principals Octavio Martin, second from left, and Logan Learned, fourth, lead the Cow-Hands as they kick up their boots in Agnes DeMille's "Rodeo."
    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • December 14, 2011
Dance Review: 'Les Patineurs,' 'The American' and 'Rodeo'

Ice skaters, ballerinas and cowboys, oh my!

  • Arts + Culture
Potato latkes as served at Jimmy's Sandtrap Restaurant. These are made with a combination of finely chopped and grated potatoes at a ratio of one onion to two potatoes.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • December 14, 2011
EDIBLES: For the love of latkes

There are three important things to know about latkes, the famous Jewish potato pancakes of the Hanukkah season. The first is best understood by a story from another lifetime when I was an advertising biggie.

  • Arts + Culture
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg at the dedication for new Magen David Adom Station in Jerusalem. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • December 14, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

More than the Israeli Red Cross; Almost perfect; Spread the love ...

  • Arts + Culture
Indiana Martinez listens and looks at a piece done by Tim Jaeger.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 11, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: THIRTEEN opens at G. Wiz

The artists of S/Art/Q had their month long exhibit opening, Friday, Dec. 9 at G Wiz. The exhibit, THIRTEEN, features all the artists affiliated with S/Art/Q and will be up at G Wiz through Jan. 7, 2012.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner cases from East County, Sarasota, Longboat Key and Siesta Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2011
TOP COPS: Horses gone wild!

Enjoy the top Cops Corner cases featured in all Observers.

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"Teresa (Stanley) sees things differently than a lot of people I've worked with," says WBTT Artistic Director Nate Jacobs. "She ran all over town breathing this vision into existence and now she's been to the mountaintop."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 7, 2011
Teresa Stanley: Off Broadway

Four years ago, Teresa Stanley left the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe to perform in 'The Color Purple' on Broadway. This winter she's back to perform with the company that launched her career.

  • Arts + Culture
Steve Tatone. File photo.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 7, 2011
Scene & Heard

'Beautiful Noise' filmmaker shoots next project; Sarasota Film Fest names new director; Booker High tuxedo thief still on the lam

  • Arts + Culture
Logan Learned and Kate Honea will star as the Blue Boy and the Blue Girl, respectively, in Sir Frederick Ashton's "Les Patineurs."
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 7, 2011
HIGHLIGHTS: Dancers skate through a winter wonderland

Every time Logan Learned has tried ice skating, he's wound up on his tush.

  • Arts + Culture
"I don't want it to get too big," Michael Bush says of his store's theater offerings. "At the end of the day, I'm still in the furniture business."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 7, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: The accidental set designer

Michael Bush has turned Home Resource into an unlikely stage for intimate theater. The contemporary furniture store has become one of Sarasota's best-kept theater secrets.

  • Arts + Culture
Palm trees. Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara.
  • By Bobby Hill
  • December 7, 2011
Home & Garden: Xeriscaping highlights best plants for the area

Pronounced as if it begins with a 'z,' the use of xeriscaping originated in 1981 with the Denver Water Department.

  • Arts + Culture
The color scheme in the guest bedroom is the reverse of the master bedroom, with a teal-colored bedspread and a textured woven upholstered headboard, which features teal and brick colors. Photos courtesy of The Greg Wilson Group.
  • By Jessica Luck
  • December 7, 2011
Decor: Transitional Space

Dick June, of Siesta Interiors Inc., has been designing spaces in Sarasota and Manatee counties for 26 years.

  • Arts + Culture
After 15 years, Leif Bjaland conducted one of his last performances at the helm of the Sarasota Orchestra. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • December 7, 2011
Music Review: Masterworks Concert with Leif Bjaland by the Sarasota Orchestra

Watching and listening to the Sarasota Orchestra this past weekend in its Masterworks concert of music by Hindemith and Brahms under the direction of Leif Bjaland, we couldn't help thinking, 'Ah, Daddy's home.'

  • Arts + Culture
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