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Sandy Buchanan, Wendy Merriman and Veronica Brady at the Van Wezel Foundation Gala
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  • February 10, 2014
Black Tie Untied

Untied the weekend with Black Tie Untied, featuring Van Wezel Foundation Gala and The Palm Ball.

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Penny McNamee and Kevin Earley in "Daddy Long Legs." Photo by Audra Lange.
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  • February 10, 2014
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'Daddy Long Legs' began life in 1912 as Jean Webster's beloved young-adult novel. And, boy, does that novel have legs.

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In George Clooney's latest film, 'The Monuments Men,' he directs, co-scripts and stars in what should have been an intriguing true story about saving art the Nazis stole during World War II.

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Soprano Reyna Carguill as Leonora, tenor Kirk Dougherty as Manrico, and baritone David Pershall as Count De Luna II. Courtesy photo.
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  • February 9, 2014
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Sarasota Opera is one of the few important companies in the country that delivers opera the way the composer envisioned it when it was first written.

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PHOTO GALLERY: Van Wezel Gala after-party

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PHOTO GALLERY: Van Wezel Gala after-party

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PHOTO GALLERY: IceHouse: Reimagining Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz

PHOTO GALLERY: IceHouse: Reimagining Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz

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Elisha Byerly of Fuzion Dance Artists
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  • February 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: IceHouse Feb. 7 opening

The IceHouse opened Reimagining Georgia O'Keeffe Alfred Stieglitz Feb. 8. The exhibit featured work by local and national artists completely inspired by the work of O'Keeffe and Stieglitz.

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Ruthann Bromley and Stan Nikkel at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art
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  • February 8, 2014
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Two Sarasota shows opened Friday, Feb. 7 downtown. Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art opened Mike Solomon's "Field of the Heart" and Alain Huin's "Face to Face." Dabbert Gallery opened "Nouveaux Two Deja Vu" featuring the work of Robert Baxter and Craig Rubadoux.

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  • February 7, 2014
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Weekend's best bets: Friday, Feb. 7

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PHOTO GALLERY: YPG after hours

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PHOTO GALLERY: Culture Collective at Ringling Underground

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  • February 6, 2014
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