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January 9, 2013

Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

David Rosenthal submitted this sunset photo, taken on the north end of Longboat Key.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Mallory Gnaegy
January 9, 2013

House of Glass: The Basch's glass collection

Dr. Richard and Barbara Basch's glass collection spans two decades and features more than 250 works of contemporary artists from the 20th-and-21st centuries.

Arts + Culture

Mallory Gnaegy
January 9, 2013

Scene & Heard

Explore The Players' 84th season; You can take it with you (to San Francisco); Volunteers branch out; Judge Barbieri gives her marks

Arts + Culture

Pam Nadon
January 9, 2013

"The Impossible" is a cinematic masterpiece and a gripping true story of survival. Without warning and while on vacation, a family is swept away and separated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. As their nightmare unfolds, we're left breathless for almost two hours.

Sarasota
News

By Paula Atwell
January 9, 2013

Theater: 'You Can't Take it with You'

Asolo Rep continues its 2012/13 theme of "The American Character Project," which began with "1776," with yet, another spectacularly relevant production of a great American classic, "You Can't Take it with You."

Arts + Culture

Mallory Gnaegy
January 9, 2013

Spotlight: From 'Viagra Falls' to Betty White, Lou Cut-ells it to the chase

Most people recognize Lou Cutell because of his many memorable cameos in television and movies: from "Mary Tyler Moore" and "The Golden Girls," to "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Arts + Culture

Rachel S. OHara
January 9, 2013

Highlights: Sarasota Ballet conservatory students compete

The Sarasota Ballet School's Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance had 12 students compete starting at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, in the Youth America Grand Prix, at the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts.

Arts + Culture

Mallory Gnaegy
January 9, 2013

Backstage Pass: Light is shed on the inner workings of an installation

People have come to see hundreds of exhibits since Kevin Dean, director of Selby Gallery, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, started running it in 1994.

Arts + Culture

Rachel S. OHara
January 9, 2013

Home & Garden: Historic Homestead

Lillian Sands has lived in her home on Longboat Key for 23 years. Last year, she enlisted the help of Christine's Landscape to transform her yard and is delighted with the work the company has done.