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It took the Ringlings two years to complete their dream home.
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • November 30, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Holiday Nights at the Ca d'Zan

The Ringling Museum of Art invites visitors to walk through the intricately decorated Cá d'Zan. The 36,000 sq ft mansion has extended touring hours from 5 to 8:00 p.m. through the end of December in addition to normal business hours. Fifteen volunteers decorated the mansion with Venetian style decorations from Italy and England to match the mansions Venetian Gothic architecture. 'Mable Ringling's favorite city was Venice,' said Ron McCarty, Keeper and Curator of the Cá d'Zan. 'This was her dream house.'

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"The red carpet experience is something that’s been going on in Hollywood since the '20s, but I figured to bring it to our town, it’s something where people can have fun and kind of relive the night." — Jackie Rogers
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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 28, 2012
Style Maven: Jackie Rogers

Not only is Jackie Rogers revamping male wardrobes to include baby-blue cashmere sweaters, she's ushering Sarasota into Hollywood-mode by glamorizing locals on the red carpet.

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Warren Coville has been deaccessioning his photo collection since 2000, but he still has a few favorites hanging in his home, such as this photo essay by Clarence White School alumna Margaret Bourke-White.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 28, 2012
Developing a Passion: Warren Coville

Sarasotan Warren Coville shares the history behind the collection of 1,700 photographs he and his wife recently donated to the Ringling Museum of Art.

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Allie Burman, Christian Serrano and Rinat Imaev, of American Ballet Theatre, at last summer's Carreño Dance Festival
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 28, 2012
Scene & Heard

Boogie Woogie Ballerinas; Remembering Jay B. Starker; Art meets education

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Jennifer Lawrence as Tiffany and Bradley Cooper as Pat in "Silver Linings Playbook." Courtesy.
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  • Pam Nadon
  • November 28, 2012
Film Review: 'Silver Linings Playbook'

News flash! Bradley Cooper can act. In the new film, "Silver Linings Playbook," written and directed by David O. Russell, Cooper holds his own with a hefty ensemble of award-winning actors. Cooper even manages to shine in their company.

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  • By Paula Atwell
  • November 28, 2012
Theater Review: '50s Jukebox Review'

With a little glitter, a T-Bird-load of talent, some shimmery purple curtains and an enormous wood-stained Wurlitzer, The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe shakes, rattles and rolls the '50s into living color before the eyes of a wildly enthusiastic audience.

  • Arts + Culture
The new Gompertz has 237 seats, plenty of accessibility seating and hearing loops. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 28, 2012
FST celebrates the grand opening of the newly renovated Gompertz Theatre

The old bathrooms at Florida Studio Theatre's Gompertz Theatre instigated the multimillion dollar renovation and expansion

  • Arts + Culture
One of the owners of Sub Zero Ice Cream and Yogurt, Brad Lord, stands by a tank of 1,000 liters of liquid nitrogen.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • November 28, 2012
TiDBITES

Freeze! It's time for unique ice cream; Pop-up restaurant has staying power

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1. Charming Abode. Photos courtesy of Coldwell Banker
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • November 28, 2012
3 Things: Museum Quality

For those who dream of living in a historic home, the area just south of the Ringling Museum is the place to look. Since its inception back in the 1920s, it has always been considered one of Sarasota's finest neighborhoods.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County Commissioner Carolyn Mason presented a proclamation honoring Sally and Sam Shapiro. Photo by Molly Schechter.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 28, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

They've got skills!; "If you're worried about children, talk to my wife."

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 28, 2012
Guest Fashion Editor: Ashley Lauren Gruters

She's the owner of SRQtees Events and Wedding Planning, a second-grade teacher, athlete and wife.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 28, 2012
Social Studies: Eduardo Anaya

Hometown: San Juan Del Rio Queretaro, Mexico

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anthony Paull
  • November 26, 2012
Spandex party pretties up the dance scene

Spandex party pretties up the dance scene

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher
  • November 26, 2012
TWISS = This Week is Sweet AND Savory

TWISS = This Week is Sweet AND Savory

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By John Ewing
  • November 23, 2012
No bigger place to "shop small" this Saturday

No bigger place to "shop small" this Saturday

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