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Cellist Antonio Meneses
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  • June LeBell
  • April 12, 2015
Music Review: La Musica

La Musica shows everything old isn’t new again.

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  • April 12, 2015
Film Review: 'While We're Young'

The new film, "While We're Young," tries to be a philosophical commentary on aging yuppies seeking a niche.

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Mark Comer, Lisa Woods, and Kim Stephenson in "The Cherry Orchard." Photo by Frank Atura.
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  • Marty Fugate
  • April 10, 2015
Theater Review: 'The Cherry Orchard'

Theater Review: 'The Cherry Orchard'

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  • April 8, 2015
Sarasota Film Festival: Classroom Critic

Classroom Critic is a program for middle school students in which they learn to appreciate the art of film and analyze it critically.

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  • Pam Nadon
  • April 5, 2015
Film Review 'Wild Tales'

Ironies, coincidences and bad behavior collide in the explosive new film, "Wild Tales."

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  • Marty Fugate
  • April 3, 2015
Theater Review: 'Sotto Voce'

Nilo Cruz’ “Sotto Voce” takes audiences on a hypnotic voyage of memory.

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Todd Thomas. Courtesy photo.
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  • June LeBell
  • April 2, 2015
Music Review: Revisiting 'Tosca'

Music Review: Revisiting 'Tosca'

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  • April 1, 2015
Sarasota Film Festival: Classroom Critic

Sarasota Film Festival's Classroom Critic is a program for middle school students in which they learn to appreciate the art of film and analyze it critically.

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Benjamin Schmid. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • March 30, 2015
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks

Sarasota Orchestra presents its final Masterworks of the season.

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The entire cast of Ricardo Graziano's "Shostakovich Suite" poses during the finale. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • March 30, 2015
Dance Review: Graziano & Taylor

Sarasota Ballet's Ricardo Graziano delights audiences with choreography.

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  • Pam Nadon
  • March 28, 2015
Film Review: '71'

The new film "71" is about blurred lines in 1971 Belfast.

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Michelle Johnson. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • March 23, 2015
Music Review: 2015 Verdi Concert

Victor DeRenzi and Sarasota Opera track every note Verdi wrote.

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  • Marty Fugate
  • March 22, 2015
Theater Review: 'Road to Nirvana'

Let's make a deal with "Road to Nirvana," at Venice Theatre.

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The cast of "Catch Me If You Can." Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • March 20, 2015
Theater Review: 'Catch Me If You Can'

"Catch Me If You Can," playing at The Players Theatre, is a portrait of the con man as a young artist.

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Nora Joyce
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  • Marty Fugate
  • March 18, 2015
Theater Review: 'She’ll Stick to Ye'

Read Marty Fugate's review of "She'll Stick to Ye."

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