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Urbanite Theatre: No One is Forgotten

On Friday, Urbanite Theatre in downtown Sarasota opened Winter Miller's hostage drama, No One is Forgotten. Beng and Lali are foreign correspondents thrown into a squalid prison …

Murder Mystery Death by Design Now Playing

The Island Players recently opened Ron Urbinati's Death by Design at their Anna Maria Island theater. A theatre couple escapes London after a disastrous opening night but are …

Interview: JJ Grey

Perhaps you remember the old Paul Masson wine advertisements built around the line “We will sell no wine before its time.” JJ Grey, quite unintentionally, followed a variation on that …

Chop Shop Unveils Vibrant New Mural

The Chop Shop, an iconic butcher and grocery in west Bradenton, unveiled a stunning new mural on the side of its Manatee Ave building this week. The vibrant work of art features …

Weekend Sounds: March 21-23

It's another weekend, and you know what that means. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee, Sarasota, and surrounding counties, you would be …

Weekend Sounds: March 14-16

It's another weekend, and you know what that means. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee, Sarasota, and surrounding counties, you would be ...

Music in the Park Returns to Riverwalk Next Month

Realize Bradenton's Music in the Park concert series will return at the Riverwalk Pavilion next month. The free concert series takes place at Rossi Park every Friday at 6 p.m. from …

Jack Lohmann, author of the upcoming book White Light , will make two local appearances to support its Match 18 release. The book details our history with phosphate, with a section dedicated to …

Interview: Old Crow Medicine Show

Old Crow Medicine Show founding member Ketch Secor had no shortage of topics he was ready to discuss when he phoned in for a recent interview.  There was, of course, another round of …

Florida Studio Theatre's Bad Books

It seems that every decade or so, American society confronts yet another effort by conservatives to ban or even burn books that are deemed harmful to kids. As we find ourselves smack …

BAM!Fest Brings Live Music to Riverwalk April 5

The Bradenton Art & Music Festival, aka BAM!Fest, will transform the Bradenton Riverwalk into a dynamic, immersive art and music experience. The free event will take place on …

American Stage returns to Demens Landing Park with its production of the counterculture rock & roll musical classic Hair ,  Mar. 26 - April 27.  The production …

Interview: Dirty Heads

Dustin “Duddy B” Bushnell learned a TikTok lesson awhile back when the Dirty Heads’ 2017 song “Vacation” became a viral sensation. The guitarist/co-lead vocalist …

Weekend Sounds: March 7-9

It's another weekend, and you know what that means. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee, Sarasota, and surrounding counties, you would be …

Weekend Sounds: Feb. 28 - March 2nd

It's another weekend, and you know what that means. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee, Sarasota, and surrounding counties, you would be …

Hostage Drama Next Up for Urbanite

U.S. citizens Lali and Beng are being held prisoner in a small, dirty cement cell. Where have they been taken? How much time has passed? Are they alive? Has their story been broadcast to the world? …

Asolo Repertory Theatre's Anna in the Tropics

The Asolo Repertory Theatre continued its season on Friday night with the opening of Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Anna in the Tropics. Set in 1929 Ybor City, …

Tarpon Springs: Much more than the Sponge Docks

Tarpon Springs is a slice of old Florida best known for its seaside Greek village, the Sponge Docks. However, on a recent weekend getaway, I learned that its revitalized historic downtown offers …

Interview: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons

Billy Gibbons celebrated his 75th birthday this past December. And while most of his contemporaries who’ve hit the three-quarter century mark are kicking back and enjoying retirement, the ZZ …

The BioFile: Kyle Hanson

Kyle Hanson is a Meteorologist at Spectrum Bay News 9. He is also the subject of Scoop Malinowski's latest BioFile ...

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