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Leev Theater Group performs at RIAF. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 11, 2013
RIAF REVIEW: Leev Theater Group

Leev Theater Group's recent adaptation, "Hamlet, Prince of Grief," now playing at the RIAF festival, features masterful direction by Mohammad Aghebati, a 40-minute script by Mohammad Charmshir and a single actor.

  • Arts + Culture
Pam Bernstein and Carol Fraser walk the red carpet from the library to The Sarasota Opera House to continue the celebration.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 11, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Verdi's 200th Birthday

Hundreds of Sarasota Opera patrons joined in a celebration of Verdi's 200th Birthday Thursday, Oct. 10. The party started at the library then moved to the opera house where an open house, demonstrations and performances took place.

  • Arts + Culture
Truffles: Belgium butter coffee, and praline
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 10, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Village de Chefs food and wine fest, Part II

Village de Chefs hosted a food and wine festival alongside Manatee Technical Institute students for the public on Oct. 9 at the Powel Crosley Estate.

  • Arts + Culture
MTI Students Zachary Wenzel, Travis Vanhouten, Elizabeth Steinke, Francisco Suarez, Kara Varnadore, Jake Gollin, Clint Michael and Juan Villaseca
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 10, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Village de Chefs food and wine fest

The Village de Chefs Food and Wine Festival was held at Powel Crosley Estate Wednesday, Oct. 10.

  • Arts + Culture
Happy Birthday to Giuseppe Verdi (Courtesy image)
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 9, 2013
Sarasota Opera hosts Verdi exciting birthday celebration

Verdi would have been 200 years old this Thursday, Oct. 10. And Sarasota Opera will celebrate its favorite composer's birthday with a community celebration.

  • Arts + Culture
"Every painting is a chunk of your life that in a way you somehow wrestled into paint," James Griffin says.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 9, 2013
Natural Talent

If James Griffin were to create the cover art for a book about his career, it would illustrate just enough of his story to seduce you to read the pages beneath it.

  • Arts + Culture
"Hopefully it will help the younger members of our country understand the issues and how to take better care of (the elderly)," KJ Sanchez says. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 9, 2013
FST's newest project explores what 'Older than Dirt' means

In Florida Studio Theatre's new community project, "Older than Dirt," starting Oct. 14, it will use the interviews to explore what aging is all about.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 9, 2013
Backstage Pass: Volunteers held together by The Ringling glue

During Ringling International Arts Festival (RIAF), there's a lot of foot-traffic and people to greet -- volunteer Roberta Schaumleffel likes it best when it's busy.

  • Arts + Culture
Learn how to turn a pallet into a bed frame in this week's Crafty Genes.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 9, 2013
Crafty Genes: Pallet Bed Frame

Learn how to turn a pallet into a bed frame in this week's Crafty Genes.

  • Arts + Culture
Uncle Peter and nephew Marc revamp Café Gabbiano
    By
  • June LeBell
  • October 9, 2013
Tidbites

Uncle Peter and nephew Marc revamp Cafe Gabbiano; Darwin's is brewing at two spots; and Extra bites to chew on.

  • Arts + Culture
Mike and the late Jewel Ash earlier this year. File photo.
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • October 9, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Sarasota's beloved Jewel; On to happily ever after; and Black Tie debut.

  • Arts + Culture
Steve Horowitz will play Detective Sgt. Fred Burchitt in "An Act of the Imagination."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 8, 2013
'An Act of the Imagination' opens at Island Players Thursday

Sarasotan Steve Horowitz who plays the Sergeant in the murder mystery play talks a little about his role and why you should come see it.

  • Arts + Culture
"Becky's New Car" is now playing at Venice Theatre.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 8, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Becky's New Car'

American theatrical comedy loves men suffering mid-life crises and scratching their seven-year itches. Steven Dietz's "Becky's New Car" gives equal time to women-of-a-certain-age stuck in various ruts.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • June LeBell
  • October 8, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: Unprecedented cycle rolls into Sarasota

History is being made this season in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Matt Allison's photo uses false color infrareds and 96 exposures to capture Florida's phosphate country (Photo courtesy Matt Allison)
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 8, 2013
Conversations at the Crocker kicks off today

Photographers Matt Allison and Virginia Hoffman along with historian John McCarthy will talk about preserving Florida's historical structures tonight in "Florida in Context."

  • Arts + Culture
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