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  • June 17, 2017
Asolo brings the sea to shore for family day

Asolo Rep Theatre hosted oceanic-themed family day activities before and after its performance of “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea” on June 17.

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Brendan McMahon and Suzy Jane Hunt. Photo by Gary Sweetman
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  • Marty Fugate
  • June 17, 2017
Theater review: 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'

Multimedia, multisensory adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic immerses audiences in an oceanic experience.

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  • June 17, 2017
Film review: 'Past Life'

A family uncovers the disturbing truth about their father's dark past in this provocative film.

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  • June 14, 2017
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Barbara Jendrysik, Sarasota Pen Women President Brenda Spalding and Vice President Polly Curran support local written, visual and musical art through workshops, exhibitions and scholarship fundraisers. Photo by Niki Kottmann
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  • June 14, 2017
Putting Pen to Paper: The Sarasota Pen Women celebrate 60th anniversary

The local women's art organization spent the past six decades spreading appreciation and support for the written, visual and musical arts.

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In ‘Beau Jest,’ Sarah Goldman hires an actor to play the part of her Jewish boyfriend in order to hide from her parents that her actual boyfriend is a WASP ad man. Courtesy photo.
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  • Marty Fugate
  • June 14, 2017
'Beau Jest' opens at Players Centre for Performing Arts

The comedic play explores the lighter side of ethnicity and authenticity.

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All Alice Hafner wanted to do when she began her time at Sailor Circus at the age of 8 was learn how to unicycle. Photo by Niki Kottmann
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  • Niki Kottmann
  • June 14, 2017
Performance of a Lifetime: Sailor Circus set to perform at Smithsonian Folklife Festival

When Alice Hafner joined Sailor Circus, she just wanted to learn to unicycle. Now, she and 30 other members will head to Washington, D.C., to unicycle, walk the tightrope and more for millions later this month.

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  • Pam Nadon
  • June 13, 2017
Film review: 'It Comes at Night'

Imaginations run wild in 'It Comes At Night.'

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  • June 12, 2017
Music review: Sarasota Music Festival opening weekend

Jeffrey Kahane and the Festival Orchestra opened the festival with palpable energy.

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  • June 11, 2017
Red, White & Brew event remembers Denis V. Cooper

The Denis V. Cooper Foundation hosted a beer and food tasting fundraiser on June 10 at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.

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The Siesta Key fireworks show starts at 9 p.m. at Siesta Key Beach on the Fourth of July. Photo by Anna Brugmann
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  • Niki Kottmann
  • June 8, 2017
Fourth of July Calendar

Area events to help you celebrate the Fourth of July weekend.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • June 7, 2017
FST hosts second annual Back Lot Barbecue

Theater supporters enjoyed barbecue and live music.

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Ringling alum Claudia Ryan explores depth and layering in her abstract drawings.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • June 7, 2017
Ringling College alum Claudia Ryan exhibits recent work in new Basch Visual Arts Center

For Claudia Ryan, abstract art is more than her preferred medium. It’s a means of finding her voice.

  • Arts + Culture
Suzy Jane Hunt, Rick Miller and Marcel Jeannin in “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” an immersive adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic 1870 novel. Courtesy of Robert Altman .
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  • Marty Fugate
  • June 7, 2017
Finding Captain Nemo

Inventive adaptation of Jules Verne classic dives deep into the waters of imagination at the Asolo Rep.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • June 7, 2017
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