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Bello Nock returns to the Sarasota stage this summer. PAGE 4
The Ringling’s bronze exhibition offers a rare glimpse at ceremony, power dynamics and spirituality in ancient China.
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oday, we often take our wares for granted. Heirlooms aside, our pottery, dishes and other household items don’t hold much significance in our lives. They’re necessities that serve a purpose and don’t warrant much additional emotional investment. “Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes,” a new exhibition currently on display at The Ringling Museum, offers a glimpse at a time when these objects played a much bigger — and multifaceted — role in people’s lives. The exhibition features about 100 works of Chinese bronze objects on loan from the Minneapolis Institute of Art — considered one of the country’s most important collections of its kind.
Darwin’s New Digs Chef Darwin Santa Maria opens Darwin Evolutionary Cuisine. PAGE 6
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This bronze celestial horse from the first century was an offering meant to be ridden through the heavens by the deceased.
Soap opera stars shine at Lakewood Ranch fundraiser. PAGE 11