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YOUR LIFESTYLE GUIDE TO THE SUNCOAST
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AUGUST
Open studios and beach reading at the Hermitage
Aug. 8, 6 p.m. Hermitage Artist Retreat, 6660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood. Free. Event
will feature the State Teacher Artist Residency (STAR) public school teachers — all from
Florida — at the Hermitage this summer. Beach reading to follow at 7 p.m. Bring chairs
and your own refreshments. Information: 475-2098 or hermitage-fl.org.
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AUGUST
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presents Marvin Gaye: Prince
of Soul
Through Aug. 10; times vary. 1646 10th Way, Sarasota. Tickets: $29.50, adults; $16.50,
students. Information: 366-1505 or wbttsrq.org.
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AUGUST
Art Center Sarasota presents Florida Flavor
Through Aug. 15; times vary. 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Free. The all-Florida, all-me-
dia juried exhibition showcases two- and three-dimensional works. Information: 365-2032
or artsarasota.org.
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AUGUST
Florida Studio Theatre presents Taking Shakespeare
Through Aug. 17; times vary. Gompertz Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota. Tickets:
$32 to $36. This will be the play's U.S. premiere. Information: 366-9000 or FloridaStudio-
Theatre.org.
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AUGUST
Players Theatre presents Talking With
Through Aug. 17; times vary. 838 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Tickets: $18. Jane Martin's
series of monologues won an American Theatre Critics Association Award. Information:
365-2494 or theplayers.org.
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AUGUST
FST Improv: Out of Bounds Match Up
Through Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m. Browne's Lab Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, 1241 N. Palm
Ave., Sarasota. Tickets: $15. Information: 366-9000 or www.FloridaStudioTheatre.org.
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AUGUST
Banyan Theater Company presents Collected Stories by Donald
Margulies
Through Aug. 24; times vary. Jane B. Cook Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.
Tickets: $28.50. Information: banyantheatercompany.com.
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AUGUST
FST presents Somewhere Over the Rose: The Songs and Stories of
Judy Garland and Bette Midler
Through Aug. 31; times vary. Court Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave.,
Sarasota. Tickets: $32. Information: floridastudiotheatre.org or 366-9000.
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