A 'tiny program' and a huge success

There is something electrifying under the marquee on the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus: a teacher keenly listening to a student perform on the cello.

Then comes a gentle correction from the instructor, followed by the disciple’s attempt to tame the note and master it.

Among the audience members watching are aficionados hungry for good music as well as the lay people drawn there by mere curiosity. But none leaves the scene unaffected by the process from which great music comes.

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After Hours
About Art

'Jewels of the Jungle'

The most highly coveted of ornamental plants is the delicate, exotic and graceful orchid

Social Notes

La Musica opens with a splash

The 23rd season of La Musica opened Dec. 8 at the Charles Ringling House.

Embracing Our Differences

Call to All Artists...

Embracing Our Differences will be displayed throughout the month of April at Island Park along Sarasota’s bay front.

This Art of Wine

It's the season for the bubbly

This time of year you might find popular labels selling as much as 40 percent below list price, and there’s still time to stock up.

Year in Review Highlight

Bird Islands...

The county and Sarasota High students together worked on the successful restoration of the Bird Islands.

Book Review

'La Clinica': doctoring across the border

It happened again the other day, and you could just kick yourself.

Calendar of Art - January 1, 2009

From 'Reel Dreams' to Japanese-style art

The “Reel Dreams” exhibit will be on view through Jan. 14 at the Edfish Gallery, 3615 Webber St. For more information, call 706-2659.

Dining Out

Ring in the New Year with "China Taste"

China Taste opened during Christmas week with an extensive menu that includes virtually the full spectrum of favorite dishes

Year in Review Highlight

Bodies Revealed...

Visitors to G.Wiz Science Museum marveled at the Bodies Revealed exhibit that was held in the beginning of 2008.

Year in Review Highlight

State Representative Keith Fitzgerald

Rep. Fitzgerald was re-elected to his seat in the 2008 election.

Film Around Town

'Slumdog Millionaire'...

is a heartfelt love story along with a suspenseful mystery thriller about a low caste orphan who gets his big chance for a personal triumph

 
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