Reading and Roaming
CULTURE NOTES This month, the Sarasota cultural scene re-awakens with orchestra, opera, theater and choral performances. Not as many as in the new year, but what I’d call a mini-season. Earlier this week, we had the treat of a session on the costumes for the musical, Evita, being presented by our favorite Asolo Repertory Theater. …
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WOMEN OF NOTE. By happenstance, not by planning, we’ve seen and heard about some notable women in our recent film and theater-going adventures. Founder Thomas Sung’s legacy to his children, all daughters, was his bank, Abacus Bank. Three of them work there; one, Jill, as the CEO, which is both significant and important. Jane Jacobs was …
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Here are notes on two beach reads, my thoughts on a difficult play, and a great restaurant find for birthdays or anniversaries. LEISURE READING Karen White’s Flight Patterns is an absorbing novel about family secrets and the tortured relationship between two sisters and a good candidate to take to the beach. Set in New Orleans and …
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What follows are paeans to lively performers and great theater (Born Yesterday and The Originalist) along with comments on two challenging films. MUSICAL RICHES I swear you’d think we live in a big city given all the musical offerings we have! In the last two weeks, we had the return of handsome baritone John Brancy (this time …
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