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Running throughout the season every Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and select Fridays in the Bowne's Lab Theatre with new shows and sketch comedy for the very first time.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • October 13, 2015
FST Improv returns with a comedic twist

Florida Studio Theatre's longtime improv troupe returns for the fall and winter seasons starting weekly at 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays on Oct. 17 armed with a new comedic weapon: sketch comedy.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Reichert
  • October 8, 2015
Ringling previews exhibit "Royal Taste: The Art of Princely Courts in Fifteenth-Century China"

Board members, donors and friends got a sneak peek at the new exhibit (Oct. 9 - Jan. 10) featuring 150 pieces from Ming Dynasty China (1368-1644).

  • Arts + Culture
Smith helped lift the ballet's spirits during the early years of Iain Webb as director.
  • By Nick Reichert
  • October 7, 2015
Jeanne Beates Smith, former managing director of the Sarasota Ballet, dies

Smith, age 54, was a positive force of energy in the Sarasota community and made an impact during the early years of Iain Webb and Margaret Barbieri's tenure at the Sarasota Ballet.

  • Arts + Culture
Nevaeh McCarthy is pursuing dance through the same Sarasota Ballet program her mother, Carla Burrell, attended nearly 20 years ago.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • October 7, 2015
Shared Passion: A mother and daughter's pas de deux

Nevaeh McCarthy and her mother, Carla Burrell, found inspiration in the same dance program — 20 years apart.

  • Arts + Culture
A scene from "Shank's Mare," Tom Lee's most recent production that combines Western and traditional Japanese puppetry techniques.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • October 7, 2015
Asia Arrives at RIAF

In its first themed program, the seventh annual Ringling International Arts Festival will present a blend of historic and modern Asian performances.

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Photo by Cliff Roles
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  • Marty Fugate
  • October 6, 2015
Theater review: 'The 39 Steps'

This four-person comedy tips a hat to Alfred Hitchcock

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Matt Damon in 'The Martian'
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  • Pam Nadon
  • October 6, 2015
Movie review: 'The Martian'

Director Ridley Scott's latest space flick exceeds expectations

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Started in 1991, Dance - The Next Generation provides an outlet for local students at risk of dropping out to learn ballet and dance between the ages of 8 and 18.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • October 6, 2015
Sarasota Ballet partners with All Faiths Food Bank

The food bank will be providing nutrition to approximately 200 students in the ballet's at-risk youth program, Dance - The Next Generation (DNG) at no cost to the student or the ballet.

  • Arts + Culture
Jay Hunsberger
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  • June LeBell
  • October 6, 2015
Music review: Sarasota Orchestra Quintets and Tuba

Sarasota Orchestra chamber ensembles display virtuosity

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Photo by Cliff Roles.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 5, 2015
Theater review: 'Twelfth Night'

Asolo Rep's New Stages tour takes Shakespeare to camp

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  • Nick Reichert
  • October 3, 2015
Center for Architecture Sarasota teaches LEGO architecture

Children and parents were able to explore their inner architects with the help of a mountain of LEGOs at the Center for Architecture Sarasota's educational event.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Reichert
  • October 3, 2015
Growler's Pub immortalizes its colorful crew

Artist Truman Adams added his colorful touch to the back of local favorite Growler's Pub with a tie-dye infused portraits of

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Ballet dancer Caitlin Gish leads young dancers on the stage at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • October 3, 2015
Sarasota Ballet mixes tea time with tutus

Tea & Tutus invites young dancers and families to enjoy a performance by the Sarasota Ballet.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • October 2, 2015
Movin' On Up: This Week in Sarasota's new home

Movin' On Up: This Week in Sarasota's new home

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • October 2, 2015
Ringling Underground brings in the fall arts season

On October 1, Ringling Underground kicked off the fall with live performances by The Bird Tribe, Redfeather and Megan Jean & The KFB along with new art by Noelle McCleaf, Eska Plamer and Leslie Reed.

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