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“Mystic Searches” began as Joe Granato’s (left) childhood fantasy. With Austin McKinley (right) and a team of others, he turned the video game into a reality, capturing the 8-bit feel of the 1980s games he grew up playing.
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The video game was a childhood fantasy. Steeped in digital constraints, Joe Granato’s quest made it reality.

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Second annual Foodlosophy serves up Sarasota's best cuisine — with a side of philanthropy.

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Twenty three Ringling graduates worked on the Oscar-winning "Zootopia."
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The 89th Annual Academy Awards highlighted Sarasota talent.

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Original photos and handwritten letters offer an intimate look at the man at the center of an art movement.

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Estonian voices bring two centuries of music to Sarasota.

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"Big Fish" runs through March 5, at the Players Centre for Performing Arts. Photo by Cliff Roles
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“Gidion’s Knot” untangles the fate of a transgressive prodigy in a Florida Studio Theatre Stage III production.

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'Neruda' is a deliciously ambiguous cat-and-mouse political caper.

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Bookstore1Sarasota to host Stephen King and Jerry Springer

This March, the author and television personality will host a book signing and discussion, respectively.

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  • February 22, 2017
Perfect Harmony: Rare violin brings renewed inspiration to Sarasota Orchestra

No two violins are the same. In a special loan, Sarasota Orchestra Concertmaster Daniel Jordan found his musical match in a love story more than 300 years in the making.

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Marcelo Gomes. Photo by Frank Atura.
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American Ballet Theatre Principal Marcelo Gomes has performed all over the world. Now he’s immersing himself in the Sarasota ballet as a guest performer.

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