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"Evolving/Revolving" photo by John Revisky.
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Sarasota Contemporary Dance comes full circle in 'Evolving/Revolving'

Sarasota Contemporary Dance closes its 10th season by looking to the past — and the future.

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Starlite Players keep it short, sweet and silly.

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Dylan Jones' original fantasy storytelling imagines a high-stakes game of demonic cat and mouse.

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Darwin's Theory of Evolution

A year after closing his downtown restaurant and resigning from his namesake brewery, Darwin Santa Maria is back with a new eatery — and outlook.

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10 things you didn't know about John Ringling

As John Ringling’s 150th birthday approaches, delve a little deeper into the personality of the man who shaped the Sarasota we know and love today.

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A witty script and perfect chemistry make for the perfect buddy action flick.

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Savor Sarasota previews summer meals

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Art Center Sarasota’s #postdigitial exhibition explores the pervasive nature of technology today — with a surprisingly hopeful outlook.

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Young Playwrights Festival honors winners

The program celebrates 25 years of writing plays.

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Angels in the Audience: A guide to local theater etiquette

Live theater is an art. So is watching it.

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Eastward Expansion: The Ringling’s new Center for Asian Art

The center marks a new chapter in the museum’s mission for a global vision — and a fulfillment of John Ringling’s original vision.

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