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  • June LeBell
  • March 10, 2010
Sarasota Opera: 'Giovanna d'Arco'

Once again, the orchestra surpassed itself, and under the electrifying baton of Victor DeRenzi - who seemed exceedingly at home in this opera - they almost seemed to fly out of the pit.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Pam Nadon
  • March 10, 2010
Film Review: 'The White Ribbon'

'The White Ribbon' has already won the Golden Palm at Cannes last year, a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film this year and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • March 9, 2010
Asolo Rep will kick off 2010-2011 season with 'Bonnie & Clyde'

"Bonnie & Clyde" will open Nov. 19 at the Asolo Repertory Theatre. Casting is slated for April.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Loren Mayo
  • March 5, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: 2010 Sarasota Folk Festival

The seventh annual Sarasota Folk Festival strums into town this weekend at Oscar Scherer State Park.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Stephanie Hannum
  • March 3, 2010
Mattison's conjures up classic cooking

On a recent afternoon at Mattison's Forty-One, Chef Paul Mattison hosted 'Affordable Gourmet,' a lunchtime cooking class with a focus on affordable, but also substantial, ingredients and meals.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Pam Nadon
  • March 3, 2010
Oscar Mania: And the winner is...

Records stand to be broken at this year's Academy Awards, and producers are hoping it will be viewer numbers. The big lures are Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin co-hosting the event (their promos are hilarious) and the fact that the 'Best Picture' category has been super-sized from five to 10 nominations. But fear not, it's being billed as the shortest ceremony ever. So, place your bets, root for your faves and sit back and enjoy the show.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • March 3, 2010
Chorus of the Keys honors Broadway

Sarasota's championship barbershop chorus will pay tribute to Broadway's biggest dames this weekend at its 61st annual spring show at Riverview.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • March 3, 2010
The glass masters

The three artists featured in this month's Selby Gallery's 'Perestroika' exhibit explain the precarious process of glass-art making.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • June LeBell
  • March 3, 2010
Music Review: 'Hansel and Gretel'

Sarasota Opera's latest addition to this season's repertory is the story of alcoholism, cannibalism, child abuse and a bad marriage. In the hands of composer Engelbert Humperdinck, 'Hansel and Gretel' has become a charming, grand opera favorite that has audiences happily humming familiar tunes as they exit the theater.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Pam Nadon
  • February 24, 2010
Film review: 'Shutter Island'

Martin Scorsese's new release, 'Shutter Island,' is a nerve-shattering head spinner that will mess with your mind long after exiting the theater.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Loren Mayo
  • February 24, 2010
Sarasota Opera tenor to sing National Anthem at Orioles/Rays opener

Singer Joshua Kohl will combine two passions - opera and baseball - March 3, at the Orioles/Rays game.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 24, 2010
Filmmakers complete 'Payton's Song'

A documentary on the East County's beloved Payton Wright, a 5-year-old who died of brain cancer, may be featured in this year's Sarasota Film Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 24, 2010
Smooth shutterbug

On the eve of the 30th Sarasota Jazz Festival, longtime jazz photographer Jean Germain shares the stories behind her pictures.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 24, 2010
Pirate-ship bed makes waves at showcase

Jeanette Simpson's pirate-ship bed for the Sarasota Orchestra's Designer Showcase is turning seasoned patrons into kids again.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Anna Dearing
  • February 24, 2010
Dance Review: 'Vespri,' 'I Napoletani' and Divertissements

The Sarasota Ballet presented a mixed bill this past weekend featuring reprisals of Andre Prokovsky's "Vespri" and Dominic Walsh's "I Napoletani," which this time featured the dancers of the Sarasota Ballet instead of his own company, along with a series of classically renowned solos and pas de deux.

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