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Jonathan and Charlotte Abrams
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  • January 25, 2015
Forks and Corks Grand Tasting

Forks and Corks Grand Tasting

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Eric Teoh with event organizers Eleanor Burstein, Pat Lundy and Dottie Mueller
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 24, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Taste of Seaplace

Residents of Seaplace cooked their best dishes to share at the second annual Taste of Seaplace event on Jan. 25.

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Artist Ann Dalton
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 24, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armands Winter Art Festival

St. Armands Circle was filled with artists and art lovers on Jan. 24 and 25 for the 12th annual Winter Art Festival.

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Patrick and Olivier Bellanger check out a classic Porsche, their favorite.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 24, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Car Meet

Thousands of spectators turned out Jan. 25 for the 46th annual Devereaux-Kaiser Car Meet held off Rangleland Parkway, in Lakewood Ranch.

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Chic Silber and Tony Cultin
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  • Nick Reichert
  • January 24, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Ringling Circus Celebrity Night Awards

The John and Mable Ringing Museum of Art honored esteemed circus artists Victoria Unus, Galla Shawn and Franz "The Great Unus" Furtner.

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Michael Andrew & The Atomic Big Band peformed at the 2015 Corinthian Gala
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  • January 24, 2015
Corinthian Gala 2015 'A Night of 1,000 Cranes'

Corinthian Gala 2015 'A Night of 1,000 Cranes'

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Liebe Gamble and Mary Pat Radford
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  • January 24, 2015
June Simmons Jewelry: Spring Trends We Love

June Simmons Jewelry: Spring Trends We Love

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Rabbi Bradley Artson helped install Rabbi Michael Werbow.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • January 23, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Beth Sholom Welcomes Rabbi

The congregation of Temple Beth Sholom welcomed Rabbi Michael Werbow as the newly installed rabbi with a special service and dinner gala on Jan. 24.

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Scribe Maureen Shea, Purser Mary Kimura, Vice Commodore Jim Fox and Commodore Kathy Sever are sworn in.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 23, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Harbour Change of Watch

Longboat Harbour held its annual Change of Watch event on Jan. 24 at Bird Key Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
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Bonita Mertes, of Bloomin’ Elegant
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 23, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Centre Shops Festival and Lifestyle Expo

Longboat Key residents and visitors attended the Centre Shops Festival and Lifestyle Expo on Jan. 24. Several artists and dealers featured and sold their products, and Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Members ran tables to promote their businesses.

  • Longboat Key
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Commissioner Carolyn Mason cuts the ribbon to open the new Gulf Gate Library.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • January 23, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Gulf Gate Library Opening

Members of the community celebrated the opening of the Gulf Gate Public Library by checking out books and the brand-new facilities on Jan. 24.

  • Sarasota
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Mary Wilson
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  • June LeBell
  • January 23, 2015
MUSIC REVIEW: Soprano Mary Wilson captivates Sarasota

Mary Wilson, a soprano who's soloed from the Boston Baroque to the Hollywood Bowl, gave a recital in the home of Lee Dougherty Ross last week and proved why she's in such demand.

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Cast of Asolo Rep's production of "Both Your Houses." Photo by Cliff Roles.
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  • Marty Fugate
  • January 23, 2015
THEATER REVIEW: 'Both Your Houses'

Maxwell Anderson's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1933 play, "Both Your Houses," is now in session at the Asolo Rep.

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  • Pam Nadon
  • January 23, 2015
FILM REVIEW: 'Cake'

In her new film, "Cake," Jennifer Aniston gives a fearless performance as a woman whose life is in ruins.

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Mike and Katie Emmons pose with event sponsor Fernando Pires, center.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 23, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Taylor Emmons Fundraiser

More than 300 people joined in support of the Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund for its fourth annual Charity Golf Classic and Texas Hold 'Em Tournament Jan. 24.

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