VENICE — Film fans walked the red carpet and drank champagne on a recent evening at the Venice Art Center. The occasion was the Venice preview of the 28th annual Sarasota Film Festival, taking place at several venues in Sarasota, April 10-19. The opening ... See more
VENICE ��� In an intimate, fulfilling concert, pianist Brian Gurl and singer Michelle Pruyn performed an afternoon of Broadway show tunes in the Venice home he shares with wife, Joey Gurl Bryan and Joey Gurl began performing together many years ago at a r... See more
SARASOTA — As you take your seat at The Players Theatre in Sarasota, you are no longer in the former Tommy Bahamas Store in the Sarasota Square Mall. On this night, there is the sound of something burning — perhaps in the woods in Salem, Mass. You find yo... See more
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SARASOTA — A bit of Hollywood was moved from California to Florida March 19 when the Strings Con Brio orchestra hosted its Oscar Night at Sarasota’s Holley Hall. As on that other Oscar Night in Hollywood, there was a red carpet and visiting “stars,” inclu... See more