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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2016
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PLACE John D. MacDonald changed the landscape of Florida fiction writing. Celebrate his 100th birthday by revisiting the Sunshine State as he saw it: seedy, sophisticated — and ever beautiful .
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Turn back the clock with this gypsy-jazz acoustic show. PAGE 4
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f John D. MacDonald had lived to be 100, last Sunday would’ve been his birthday. For most of his career, the novelist lived and wrote in Sarasota. The city re-
cently celebrated his birthday and put up a plaque in his honor. It was long overdue. He did more than tell great stories; he reinvented his brand of storytelling. In the beginning, there was the author John D. MacDonald. Before Tony Montana and his little friend, before the pastel-wearing private eyes of “Miami Vice,” before the eco-warriors of Carl Hiaasen, before the troubled waters of Randy Wayne White, he got there first.
‘Small Works’ Bigger doesn’t always mean better. SARTQ’s new exhibition shows small art with a big impact. PAGE 6
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‘The Roommate’ FST’s newest production asks just how much people can really change. PAGE 9