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Clyde Butcher wades deep into the waters of Myakka River State Park to get his photos. Photo by Niki Butcher
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'Everybody Knows' is an ambivalent and ambitious kidnapping whodunit

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Van Wezel announces 50th anniversary season subscriptions

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Sarasota Opera chorus shines as bright as principals in 'Nabucco'

The smaller roles stand out just as much as the principals in Sarasota Opera’s third production of the winter festival season.

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The Fine Arts Society of Sarasota reveals long-lost surprise

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Key Chorale's 'Elijah' to showcase masterwork of epic proportions

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Jean Blackburn will present several works in Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art Gallery's "New Work x 3." Painting by Jean Blackburn and graphic adaptation by Niki Kottmann
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The artist's perspective of French Polynesia comes to life through his art and Selby's plant displays in 'Gauguin: Voyage to Paradise.'

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The 2019 Sarasota Film Festival poster also announced the theme, The Beauty of Intelligent Film. Image courtesy Wilde Productions
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