Reading and Roaming
Visitors from the North You know it’s winter up north when your friends and relatives start showing up in Florida. Over the past few weeks, we’ve enjoyed getting together with a former colleague from San Francisco, entertaining two of the Chief Penguin’s former graduate students and their three almost adult children (do we feel old?), …
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Fabulous Fun. Asolo Repertory Theater’s production of Guys and Dolls is the perfect antidote for any lingering post-election blues. Energetic, boisterous, lively, romantic, it’s hard to find enough adjectives to describe the sheer fun of it all. I had never seen this musical before and was caught up in the music and the fast-paced dancing. …
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BUY LOCAL The Florida season is over, the snow birds have retreated north, and it’s quiet time for many local merchants. If you live in Sarasota or Bradenton, remember to visit your favorite downtown shops and restaurants. They need you and they really appreciate your business! Two of my regular stops are Bookstore 1 Sarasota and …
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They say good things come in threes, so here you have a play, a film, and a novel. All deserving of attention, and at least two, of kudos. BRILLIANT THEATER Last week we saw Hamilton and it lived up to all the hype. We were seated in the 3rd row of the mezzanine (best seats I could …
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