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  • May 17, 2012
Theater: 'Driving Miss Daisy'

Venice Theatre's production of "Driving Miss Daisy" is a quintessential example of why we love community theater.

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"I just picked America; Sarasota picked me," David Smash says. "If other guys from Oklahoma or Alaska wrote to me on Facebook, I’d probably be living there."
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David Smash is singing the blues and living the American dream. This is the story of how Sarasota's hot new rock 'n' roll front man went from playing 'Lithuania's Got Talent' to clubs in Southside Village.

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Anu Tali will conduct the Sarasota Orchestra in January. Courtesy of Warner Classics.
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"My job doesn't leave a lot of extra time for gigging," says Alyson Rozier, Sarasota Orchestra's assistant education director, who played her trumpet in the pit orchestra for Sarasota Opera's "Otello."
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  • May 16, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Child's play

Alyson Rozier's biggest project of the year gave area students an opportunity to write a score for the Sarasota Orchestra with the help of a well-known Disney composer.

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Roz Brott and her new puppy, Maggie
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Diversity Chorus Offers "Gershwin to GALA"

Diversity Chorus Offers "Gershwin to GALA"

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  • By April Doner
  • May 14, 2012
Me, Mom and the Boy Who Checked Me Out

Me, Mom and the Boy Who Checked Me Out

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Pearce Rouwhorst and Jessie Boswell
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  • May 14, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Booker High School Prom

Booker High School students and their dates gathered at Michael's on East Saturday, May 12, to dance the night away at prom. The night was Paris-themed, and guests enjoyed food, drink and dance.

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  • May 14, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Harvey Milk Festival

The third day of the Harvey Milk Festival kicked off with live music Saturday, May 12, in Five Points Park. Community members gathered to remember the life and political career of Harvey Milk and enjoy art, music, film and vendors.

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  • By Jessi Smith
  • May 13, 2012
Life Lessons From the Kitchen of Mama Smith

Life Lessons From the Kitchen of Mama Smith

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  • By Kaye Warr
  • May 13, 2012
Mother Knows Best: Local Moms Cooking for Their Kids

Mother Knows Best: Local Moms Cooking for Their Kids

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