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Arts + Entertainment

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  • Pam Nadon
  • January 20, 2010
Film Review: 'A Single Man'

Every so often a career-defining performance by an actor is an unforgettable experience. Think Dustin Hoffman in 'The Graduate' or Robert De Niro in 'Taxi Driver.' In the new film, 'A Single Man,' think Colin Firth.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 20, 2010
Reality check

Forty artists get real (and surreal) in the latest exhibit to grace the walls of Ringling College's Selby Gallery.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • June LeBell
  • January 20, 2010
Sarasota Concert Association: Chee-Yun and Jeewon Park

The Sarasota Concert Association's first performer of the season called in sick a couple of months ago, so violinist Chee-Yun and pianist Jeewon Park rode in on their white horses to save the day.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2010
Inside the artist's studio

Teams of local artists took over Art Center Sarasota's gallery for its third Artists at Work fundraiser.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • January 20, 2010
A feast for the senses at annual Forks and Corks

In its third year, Forks and Corks food, wine and beer festival is upping the stakes with an impressive lineup of participating wineries and restaurants.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 20, 2010
Local performer inducted into Circus Ring of Fame

Tino Wallenda, of The Flying Wallendas, was honored during the Jan. 17 ceremony at St. Armands Circle.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 13, 2010
Artistic integrity

After a successful and eccentric fall season, the Artist Series of Sarasota is rolling out a star-studded winter lineup.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • January 13, 2010
Film: 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'

Heath Ledger has a great line in his last film, one that eerily seems like an epitaph: "Don't believe what you read in the newspapers."

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • June LeBell
  • January 13, 2010
Music: Sarasota Orchestra: Masterworks 'Seeing Music on Tour'

The Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks Series took us on a sonic tour of four scenic places: Cuba, Scotland, Czechoslovakia and Rome in "Seeing Music on Tour" this past weekend at the Van Wezel.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 13, 2010
Backstage Pass: The piano man

Florida Studio Theatre's longtime pianist sings us a song of a piano man.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 13, 2010
Lecture series offers engaging opportunities

The Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning has started broadcasting its lectures to seniors with limited mobility.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • January 13, 2010
Progressive dinner - St. Armands Circle

St. Armands Circle may be a top spot for tourists, but it also plays host to many gourmet restaurants and yummy dessert stops. On a recent chilly January evening, comfort food was the name of the game. Take this trip around the Circle and experience the culinary treats it has to offer.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 6, 2010
Figurative language

Sarasota artist Bill Buchman took a break last year from painting to write an art book so we could all render the human figure as naturally as he does.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Pam Nadon
  • January 6, 2010
Film review: 'Up in the Air'

George Clooney's impeccable performance in the new film 'Up in the Air' has 'Oscar' written all over it and, boy, does he deserve it.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • June LeBell
  • January 6, 2010
Music review: The Perlman Music Program

The Perlman Music Program returned to Sarasota for its sixth annual winter residency and, Jan. 2, presented its Celebration Concert for an enthusiastic and packed audience at the Sarasota Opera House.

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