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Observer Staff
April 4, 2012

Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Barbara Birkenberger took this sunset photo in River Landings Bluff.

East County
Neighbors

Heidi Kurpiela
April 4, 2012

Mifflin Lowe: Lone Star

Mifflin Lowe's story of an inner city kid who wants to be a cowboy has lassoed the attention of famous hip-hop artists, record executives and now the Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office.

Arts + Culture

Observer Staff
April 4, 2012

Scene & Heard

Actress Penelope Ann Miller joins SFF lineup; Artist Series announces 2012 scholarship winners; Sarasota bids adieu to two dynamic directors; CarreÃ±o Dance Fest exceeds enrollment goal

Arts + Culture

Observer Staff
April 4, 2012

'A Shadow of Blue' is an imaginative adventure

"A Shadow of Blue," by Carlos Lascano, is playing as part of Sarasota Film Festival's Shorts 14: youthFEST Animated Shorts I at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at Regal Hollywood 20.

Arts + Culture

By Paula Atwell
April 4, 2012

Theater Review: 'Oliver!'

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth, The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre's production of "Oliver!" met with enraptured response from its opening-night audience.

Arts + Culture

June LeBell
April 4, 2012

Music Review: Sarasota Opera Celebrates 30 Years with Victor DeRenzi

There are some performances that are important events. There are others that are important evenings of music-making. Victor DeRenzi's recent celebration of 30 years with the Sarasota Opera was a lot of both.

Arts + Culture

Heidi Kurpiela
April 4, 2012

BACKSTAGE PASS: The Critic's Choice

Elisabeth Stevens spent the first half of her career traveling the country, critiquing art for newspapers and magazines. Now she spends her days creating it in a converted garage studio in her Sarasota home.