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Melissa Robinette, Courtney Stokes, Liz Power and Jannie Jones perform in FST's "Dancin' In the Street." Photo by Maria Lyle.
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Marco Nistico as Tonio, Veronica Mitina as Nedda and Michael Robert Hendrick as Canio in Sarasota Opera's 'Pagliacci.' Photo by Rod Millington.
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It was Halloween outside, but inside the Sarasota Opera House, a triumphant cast of singers and instrumentalists were recreating Ruggiero Leoncavallo's 122 year old classic, "Pagliacci."

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  • October 31, 2014
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The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is in its final stage of debuting four banners by Belgian designer Frans De Vos that have taken seven years and countless hours to restore.

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The Ringling College of Art and Design receives a $3 million gift from Dr. Richard and Barbara Basch toward a new visual arts center slated for completion in late 2016.

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Formerly the special assistant to the Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry R. Thompson, Christine Meeker Lange is ready to enter the world of Sarasota science.

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  • October 30, 2014
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The Perlman Music Program Suncoast hosted the opening reception of "The Art of the Violin" project at the home of Ellen and John Cavanaugh.

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Sarasota County school children eagerly awaiting entry into the FSU/Asolo Performing Arts Center
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  • October 30, 2014
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This entire week, the Sarasota Ballet hosted thousands of Sarasota County school children as they watched the company's most recent work: Will Tuckett's "The Secret Garden"

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  • October 29, 2014
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The cast, director and creative crew of Asolo Repertory Theatre's opening production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific" held a press conference Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

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FSU/Asolo Conservatory second-year students Chris Alexey Diaz, Josh James, Kevin Barber, Joseph Knispel, Kelsey Petersen and Tom Harney craft their newest colorful personas.
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After almost a year and a half of training, the newest FSU/Asolo Conservatory company is ready to take the stage.

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