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Melissa Robinette, Courtney Stokes, Liz Power and Jannie Jones perform in FST's "Dancin' In the Street." Photo by Maria Lyle.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 2, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Dancin' in the Street'

The greatest 1960s girl group that never was is hitting the stage again at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Although she has had only six months of on-the-job training, Rebecca Roberts said she's ready to keep the Manatee County School District moving forward as its new CFO. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 5, 2014
School district welcomes new money manager

Manatee County School District's new CFO Rebecca Roberts will work to keep district finances in check.

  • East County
  • News
Cheeko Matsusaka and RoseAnne McCabe rehearse for "Songs of Wars I Have Seen."
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • November 12, 2014
Sarasota Orchestra: The new wave

With her first full season at the Sarasota Orchestra underway, Anu Tali searches for fresh experiences in Heiner Goebbels' immersive 'Songs of Wars I Have Seen.'

  • Arts + Culture
Mary Cantrell sees her newest role as a school board member as a steady trek toward progress, not a sprint. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 12, 2014
New school board member sets district goals

Now a member of the Manatee County School Board, Mary Cantrell looks toward steady growth for the district.

  • East County
  • News
"Knock Me A Kiss" runs through Feb. 8, at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 25, 2015
THEATER REVIEW: 'Knock Me A Kiss'

Charles Smith's 'Knock Me a Kiss' - the current Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe production - considers the gigantic damage W.E.B. Du Bois did to his only daughter, Yolande.

  • Arts + Culture
Omar Edwards, Shane Taylor, Terrell Wheeler, Jordan Bellow, and Robert Karma Robinson in "Fly." Photo by Matthew Holler.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 9, 2015
THEATER REVIEW: 'Fly' takes off on wings of imagination

Ricardo Khan and Terry Ellis' 'Fly' tells The Tuskegee Airmen's story at Florida Studio Theatre in a production Khan directed.

  • Arts + Culture
Erin Fletcher, Leymis Bolaños Wilmott, Melissa Coleman and JoAnna Ursal dance by the movement of the now.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • November 24, 2014
Sign of the times

Fuzión Dance Artists stay centered in the present.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 25, 2014
Sidelines

Cougars pitcher signs with Crusaders; Cardinal Mooney to induct athletes; Lantz scores win for Sarasota Christian; Ward's double-double propels ODA to win; Thunder and Falcons draw even; Orioles to host Birdland Golf Classic; Sarasota Sculler will head to Alabama

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Nate Jacobs and Donald Frison
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 2, 2014
The Gift of Gospel

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe brings back 'Black Nativity' for the holiday season.

  • Arts + Culture
"Dancing Lessons" runs through Feb. 27, at Florida Studio Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 14, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Dancing Lessons'

Who's normal, anyway? Mark St. Germain's 'Dancing Lessons' considers the question in the current production at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 16, 2014
Big time under the Big Top

Sarasota students discover their circus calling.

  • Arts + Culture
Neither Rick nor Monica Thomas, of Lakewood Ranch, has ever set foot in a Spanish-only church service, but the couple now will lead one for The Source Church, in the East County.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 3, 2013
East County church launches Spanish service

Lakewood Ranch residents Rick and Monica Thomas will lead the new Sunday night church service.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • July 23, 2013
Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: Sisterly Love

Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: Sisterly Love

  • Arts + Culture
Michael McKeever says if it weren't for the production of his play "37 Postcards" at Florida Studio Theatre, it wouldn't have reached the international success it has today. He hopes the same for "South Beach Babylon." Courtesy photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 24, 2013
Playwright talks 'South Beach Babylon'

Sarasota audiences were first introduced to "South Beach Babylon" in 2011 during a reading of the play, still in draft form, at FST's Sarasota Festival of New Plays. Miami-born playwright Michael McKeever has had seven other plays read in the festival during the past two decades.

  • Arts + Culture
"There's going to be discipline here, just like if you (train with) the Sarasota Ballet," said Michelle Teyke, who will open Ovation School of Musical Theatre this weekend. "I want to have the fun coming out of the discipline and joy of doing it right."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 5, 2013
A new song and dance

Longtime musical-theater star Michelle Teyke will open Ovation School of Musical Theatre, in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Monica and Johnny Welde tend to two of their brown bears, Carol and Andy, after a whistle awoke the bears from a nap.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 1, 2013
Bearadise Ranch preserves bears' history

On 15 acres off a rocky road in East Bradenton sits Bearadise Ranch, a preservation home for 14 brown bears with Hollywood ties whose heritage began in Norway.

  • East County
  • News
File photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2013
News Briefs

Two injured in Lakewood Ranch apartment robbery; Goodwill Manasota's new corporate campus approved; Main Street events benefit local charities

  • East County
  • News
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • May 14, 2013
Young playwrights descend on Sarasota

Young playwrights descend on Sarasota

  • Arts + Culture
  • By The Insider |
  • April 6, 2013
7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/7 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/7 Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
Colleen Manning, Matt Battles and Chelsea Meric in front of one of 39 billboard-sized pieces of artwork promoting a vibrant and inclusive community for every person. Mallory Gnaegy
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 17, 2013
Students teach students about diversity through art

Colleen Manning is a 16-year-old sophomore in the Co-Existence Club at Riverview High. She doesn't yet have her driver's license, so she was dropped off at Island Park promptly at 8:10 a.m. (school usually starts at 7:30 a.m.)

  • Arts + Culture
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