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FST Improv is one of the area groups performing in this weekend's Sarasota Improv Festival. (courtesy photo)
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 12, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: Sarasota Improv Festival 2013

Two nights of short- and long-form comedy by Improv troupes from around the country will take the stage at Florida Studio Theatre.

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Guest Fashion Editor: Carrie Riley. Photos by Stephanie Hannum.
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  • Stephanie Hannum
  • July 10, 2013
Guest Fashion Editor: Carrie Riley

Interior designer and former NFL cheerleader Carrie Riley's home is as put together as her classic, but structured style.

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The swimming pool separates the two wings of an elegant home in Lido Shores. Above, looking toward the living room. Photos by Greg Wilson.
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  • Robert Plunket
  • July 10, 2013
Home of the Month: Lido Luxe

Classic modern style by architect Jonathan Parks complements a historic Sarasota neighborhood.

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"At the finals in New York, once you looked out, there were hundreds of people looking at you," Francisco Serrano says. "Once I finished and everyone started clapping, it sounded like millions of people were out there screaming." Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 10, 2013
Young professional

In April, just four months after getting his driver's license, Francisco Serrano received a scholarship to The Royal Ballet School in London. He learned to dance just three years ago.

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The BDAA will host a concert July 13, at Sarasota Opera House. Courtesy image.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 9, 2013
Russian Festival Concert makes first-time visit to Sarasota

The BDAA, a group of musicians dedicated to studying traditional Russian instruments, comes to Sarasota. The culmination of a week of lectures, workshops and recitals ends in a concert July 13, at Sarasota Opera House.

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  • By Chef Judi Gallagher
  • July 8, 2013
TWIS = This Week Is Sweet

TWIS = This Week Is Sweet

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Elizabeth Mopps
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  • July 8, 2013
HIGHLIGHTS: Sarasota Orchestra Summer Camp

Sarasota Orchestra hosts summer camp for more than 300 students.

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Jennifer Joan Thompson and Mary Ann Conk star in "The Underpants." Photo by Maria Lyle.
  • By Paula Atwell
  • July 8, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Underpants'

FST's production of 'The Underpants' provides a laugh-laden evening of entertaining sexual innuendo and sexist satire.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Popcorn Bob
  • July 5, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
"The Lone Ranger" is playing in theaters now.
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • July 5, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'The Lone Ranger'

Aside from being way too long, convoluted and kitschy, 'The Lone Ranger' has moments of sheer brilliance, which keep it afloat.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • July 4, 2013
See what lies beneath during FST's extended run of "The Underpants"

See what lies beneath during FST's extended run of "The Underpants"

  • Arts + Culture
Joseph Casanova and Robert Tribulan-Oscar
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 3, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Orchestra Summer Camp

More than 300 campers (and their instruments) head to Holley Hall daily for the three-week long Sarasota Orchestra summer camp that takes place from July 1 through July 19.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • July 2, 2013
Head to the Selby Gardens to celebrate the Fourth

Head to the Selby Gardens to celebrate the Fourth

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  • By Cate McLean
  • July 2, 2013
SweetWater Brewing sweeps the taps at Gecko's on July 25

SweetWater Brewing sweeps the taps at Gecko's on July 25

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  • By Kathryn Parks
  • July 2, 2013
Feeling stagesick? Nine tips to survive showlessness

Feeling stagesick? Nine tips to survive showlessness

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