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Arts + Entertainment

    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 29, 2011
Blacksmith welds wonders for Golden Apple

Golden Apple Dinner Theatre Technical Director Trez Cole fabricates sets with everything from spiral staircases and moving baskets to translucent stairs.

  • Arts + Culture
Mark Keckstein is chef de cuisine at Euphemia Haye.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • June 29, 2011
Euphemia Haye evokes eating euphoria

He came during an exceptionally nasty winter in 1977, from Columbus, Ohio. His intent was an extended vacation, but Mark Keckstein is still here. He found not only a home but a much-loved career in the kitchen of Euphemia Haye, on Longboat Key.

  • Arts + Culture
'Crayola Eight Pack' will be featured in the 2011 International Photographic Competition and will be published in the 'Showcase' book.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 27, 2011
Longboat photographer chosen for competition

Three photographs by Mary Loy Johnson were accepted to the 2011 International Photographic Competition.

  • Arts + Culture
“We’re not here to scare you, freak you out or throw blood in your face,” says Ashley Holland, second from left, who plays Amanda. “It’s a really good story.” The film also features Dominique Golder and Haley Faye.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 22, 2011
Spellbound cast

The independent thriller, 'The Witching Hours,' is a dark story that chronicles the lives of a female cast and their struggle with supernatural abilities while navigating between the mortal and spirit worlds.

  • Arts + Culture
Michael M. Kaiser, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, City of Sarasota Mayor Suzanne Atwell and Superintendent of Schools Lori White
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 22, 2011
Scene and Heard

Kennedy Center selects Sarasota for arts-education program; Rockin' party pops up in Sarasota; Silver Stars add some sparkle

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 22, 2011
'Grandma' pumps iron for circus show (WITH VIDEO)

A little old lady, wearing a baggy, red dress and white bloomers pulled over bulky, yellow socks, shuffles up the sidewalk with a tacky, fringed pocketbook slung over her shoulder. Her plans for the day don't involve typical little-old-lady activities such as getting a permanent or mailing handwritten cards to her nieces and nephews - she's headed to Gold's Gym for an intense workout.

  • Arts + Culture
Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin and Maxim Gaudette receive two sealed letters from their late mother in “Incendies.”
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • June 22, 2011
Film Review: 'Incendies'

The new film "Incendies," from director Denis Villeneuve, has a strong message: Beware those you hate.

  • Arts + Culture
Maria Lyle
  • By Paula Atwell
  • June 22, 2011
Theater Review: 'Cowgirls'

"Cowgirls," at Florida Studio Theatre, ropes in the audience right away with its eclectic group of characters, each clearly defined by six talented actors.

  • Arts + Culture
The Bijou Café immediately before the Knaggses re-opened it in 1986.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • June 22, 2011
Bijou Cafe celebrates 25 years

In 1986, Ray and D'Arcy Arpke, the proprietors of Euphemia Haye on Longboat Key, told them about a little restaurant named Bijou Cafe that was for sale. It was located in a former Texaco gas station. When the Knaggses saw it, they said, "This is it ... this is perfect."

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 20, 2011
Sarasota Ballet forms Clearwater partnership

The Sarasota Ballet School has partnered with The Studio Dance Company, in Clearwater.

  • Arts + Culture
Iain Webb has just completed his fourth season with The Sarasota Ballet.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 17, 2011
Iain Webb renews contract with Sarasota Ballet

Iain Webb will remain with the company through the 2016-2017 season.

  • Arts + Culture
Carter Gish, 6, performs in the ballet "Two Pigeons."
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Recital Day

The Sarasota Ballet is holding two week-long mini-camps for children.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 15, 2011
Escape artist

You probably know Jorge Blanco for his smiling yellow sculptures along Tamiami Trail. But back in his hometown of Caracas, Venezuela, Blanco is famous for his poetic caricature, 'The Castaway.'

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 15, 2011
Scene & Heard

Launch party chalks the lines for street fest; Booker Middle principal wins state arts leadership award; Jazz juvies to liven up Glenridge

  • Arts + Culture
Photos by Loren Mayo Larissa Carroll and Fuzion Dance Artist Jahrel Thompson rehearse for the Gulf Coast Ballet’s upcoming show, “A Divine Divertissement.”
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 15, 2011
Final fling

June 19 marks Larissa Carroll's closing performance with the Gulf Coast Ballet.

  • Arts + Culture
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