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I met Dr. Adam Bright on the night of Oct. 21, 2010, under the most unpleasant of circumstances in Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Room. Following an accident I was left with a broken right leg just above my ankle (compound fractures to my tibia and fibula) and the fifth metatarsal severed in my left foot. With the need for immediate surgery, as fate would have it, the on-call doctor that night was Dr. Bright

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Sarasota Film Society to host annual its Academy Awards Party at 7 p.m., Feb. 27, at Burns Court Cinemas, 501 Burns Lane, Sarasota. The Sarasota Film Society will showcase the 2011 Academy Awards Ceremony on the big screen; complete with complimentary beer and wine, refreshments and all the Oscar glamour and excitement. The viewing party [...]

Art Center Sarasota is pleased to present a nationally traveling exhibition from the Brevard Art Museum titled “Navel Gazing: Fresh Squeezed Visions of Florida.” Now showing through March 28 as part of the center wide exhibition, “Feed the Soul.” Eight Florida artists were chosen to provide insiders’ views, and eight artists from out of state [...]

Michael Amante will present “A Tribute to Luciano Pavarotti” at 8 p.m., March 2, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Affectionately known as the “People’s Tenor,” Amante has been crowned “Prince of High Cs” for his remarkable ability to hit and sustain with ease, one of the highest notes [...]

“An Evening with Lucille Ball: Thank You for Asking” March 1 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. The celebration of the first lady of television is created and performed by Suzanne LaRusch, and written by LaRusch and Lucie Arnaz. Crafted in the spirit of the amusing lectures Lucy enjoyed [...]

The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, lead by Bill Tole, will bring the young and the “young at heart” back in time with “American Music History” at 7 p.m., Feb. 28, at the Van Wezel, 777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. The big band era that brought us The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and with it jazz and pop [...]

According to the Sarasota Association of Realtors (SAR), pending sales in the Sarasota real estate market experienced a major climb in January 2011, from 789 in December 2010 to 1,013 last month — a 28 percent increase. SAR said this statistic is a strong indicator for the next two or three months of sales, as pending sales reflect current buyer activity. It was the first time pendings have exceeded 1,000 since April 2010, when the looming homebuyer tax credit expiration date was fueling sales activity