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The performance of Stiletto Brass, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 27 at Holley Hall was canceled.
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Sisterhood for Good members Kathy Collums, Maria MacDonald, Julie Benjamin, Samina Morrow, Angela Massaro-Fain and Becca Towery stand in front of the designer handbags that will be up for grabs during Designer Bag Bingo Oct. 10.
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Camila McMahon, 3, looks over the pumpkins available at the Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival on Oct. 8, 2023.
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Sarasota Orchestra violinist Max Tan is the founder and artistic director of Soundbox Ventures, producer of the Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program.
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Soundbox Ventures gives musicians a new place to play

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Brick veneer and metal touches are characteristic of Whataburger restaurants.
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Popular Texas burger chain Whataburger seeks approval for Sarasota debut

Developers are proposing putting a Whataburger on the former Café Baci location on U.S. 41 in Sarasota.

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The Breakers, the country's leading Tom Petty tribute band, will perform Oct. 19.
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As renovations draw to a close, The Bay prepares to celebrate second anniversary

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"Modern Masterpiece Uncovered: Galloway’s Furniture Showroom by Victor Lundy," closed Oct. 27 at the Sarasota Art Museum.
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Bradenton's Vincent Wang gets some tips from Robert LaVopa of the Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club during the annual Youth Fishing Tournament in 2023 at Lake Uihlein.
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Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club reeling in registrations for annual tournament

The Youth and Teen Fishing Tournament will be held Oct. 5 at Lake Uihlein.

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Venice Theatre launched its diamond anniversary season with "The Torch Bearers," the first play it ever produced.
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  • September 24, 2024
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Lia Romeo wins Urbanite Theatre's Modern Works Festival
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  • September 24, 2024
Lia Romeo wins Urbanite Theatre's Modern Works Festival

Romeo's winning play was "A Nice Motherly Person."

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