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Ask Jason Champion about the latest trends in interior design, and he'll tell you that gray is the new neutral.

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Former American Ballet Theatre principal Jose Carreño leads another round of auditions for his Carreño Dance Festival's summer program.

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"Rubens' expressive brushwork is at once a high degree of control and complete freedom," says Virginia Brilliant, associate curator of European Art at the Ringling Museum.
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The Ringling Museum's associate curator of European art teamed up with the Belgian city of Antwerp to pull together a fresh new exhibit on a revered old master.

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Valerie Standor runs the front of the house while her husband, Viktor, runs the kitchen.
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When he was a young man growing up Germany, Viktor Standor was entranced by a restaurant named Zwiwwel in an old house just outside of Heidelberg, "Zwiwwel" being the German diminutive for "onion."

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Ringling Picnic - Food Truck Lot in Downtown Sarasota!

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Join TWIS for Belles at the Shell

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Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Kathleen Kim

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Jpan to Open Second Location in Lakewood Ranch

Jpan to Open Second Location in Lakewood Ranch

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Maestro Victor DeRenzi: Man of the opera

Maestro Victor DeRenzi wields more than just a baton - he wields power. For 30 years, the uncompromising artistic director has brought Verdi, verve and distinction to the Sarasota Opera House.

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