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From left: pianist Mary Green, banjo player Ken Calhoun, clarinet player Jeff Green, bass player Don Mopsick, Kid Dutch, trumpet player Lew Green, drummer Mike Washington and saxophone and clarinet player Henry Blackburn
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  • January 6, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Beth Israel jazz concert
Sue Abbott, of C1 Bank, and Michelle Reed, of Grow Financial, welcome guests.
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  • January 6, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Business Alliance Networking Social
FIT FOR A QUEEN. Fred and Phyllis Ross brought their Observer along for a cruise back in time down the Mississippi River aboard the American Queen, an American Victorian era-themed paddlewheel steamboat.
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  • January 6, 2015
It's Read Everywhere
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  • January 6, 2015
It's Read Everywhere
Guests act out the lyrics to “The Twelve Days of Christmas” during the All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church Cabaret.
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  • January 4, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: All Angels Cabaret
Diane Byrne takes in the orchid displays designed by professional growers.
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PHOTO GALLERY: 58th annual Orchid Show
Malouf and Theresa Abraham with Dottier Baer Garner
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  • January 3, 2015
Celebration Concert and Gala Dinner
Rachel Chambers had the second fastest time for the 5K Fun Run Saturday morning.
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  • January 2, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: 5K Fun Run
Norma Martin thanked more than 70 people for attending her birthday party, and told everyone to make sure and take home a cupcake.
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  • January 1, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Norma Martin celebrates 100
Tom Ellison plays the saxophone for Soul Sensations.
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  • January 1, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Music on Main
Charlotte Zwick celebrates her 105 birthday at Bahia Oaks Lodge. She rode her new scooter, which was an early birthday present from family, into the dining room where guests sang and swapped stories.
  • By Observer Staff
  • December 30, 2014
The Year in Pictures: January
Lily Thiron and Ashlyn Shelson take a break from riding their tricycles at the Early Care Center of First United Methodist Church's annual St. Jude Trike-A-Thon.
  • By Observer Staff
  • December 30, 2014
The Year in Pictures: February
Julianne Teague sings the "Green Eggs and Ham" song during Felice Tannen's kindergarten class's celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus.
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  • December 30, 2014
The Year in Pictures: March
Liza Collier and Ana Yavitz act out the plague of darkness at The Gan at Temple Sinai's Passover Sensory Experience.
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The Year in Pictures: April
Col. Randy Gangle with Col. John Saputo, whom the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Sara DeSoto Chapter honored.
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The Year in Pictures: May
Les and Pam McCurdy prepare for the opening of McCurdy's Comedy Theatre and Humor Institute on Ringling Boulevard.
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The Year in Pictures: June
Kayla LeBlanc lights a sparkler at the downtown Fourth of July parade.
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Sisters Juliet and Jessie Cantrell play in the water at the Hang Ten for Austim event at Siesta Key Beach.
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The Year in Pictures: September
Girl Scouts Meredith Carroll, Abbi Geiger and Lilly Irelan hug their favorite stuffed animals at a sleepover at Selby Public Library.
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"Siesta Selfie" was one of the entries into the Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting Competition at Siesta Key Beach.
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The Year in Pictures: November
Grace Hullinger promotes peace on Earth from the float for the Sarasota Tabernacle Christian School in the Downtown Sarasota Holiday Parade.
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The Year in Pictures: December
Marcy Downey entertains Seaplace residents at the Jan. 15 cabaret show, "Here's to the Divas and Dames."
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  • December 29, 2014
The Year in Pictures: January
Florence Katz, 98, center, with Karen Bokor, Judith Vigder, Robert Vigder and Cheryl Brause at a Feb. 23 tribute and fundraiser held in Katz's honor by the Temple Beth Israel Men's Club.
  • By Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
The Year in Pictures: February
Joe Walsh serves pancakes with a smile at the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's annual pancake breakfast March 22, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.
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  • December 29, 2014
The Year in Pictures: March
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From left: pianist Mary Green, banjo player Ken Calhoun, clarinet player Jeff Green, bass player Don Mopsick, Kid Dutch, trumpet player Lew Green, drummer Mike Washington and saxophone and clarinet player Henry Blackburn
  • January 6, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Beth Israel jazz concert
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Sue Abbott, of C1 Bank, and Michelle Reed, of Grow Financial, welcome guests.
  • January 6, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Business Alliance Networking Social
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FIT FOR A QUEEN. Fred and Phyllis Ross brought their Observer along for a cruise back in time down the Mississippi River aboard the American Queen, an American Victorian era-themed paddlewheel steamboat.
  • January 6, 2015
It's Read Everywhere
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  • January 6, 2015
It's Read Everywhere
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Guests act out the lyrics to “The Twelve Days of Christmas” during the All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church Cabaret.
  • January 4, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: All Angels Cabaret

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