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Alex Kompothecras poses for a photo during a press conference for the Sarasota-based MTV reality show, “Siesta Key.”

Alex Kompothecras from MTV’s ‘Siesta Key’ was assaulted in a Tampa bar, and now has a broken jaw

Alex Kompothecras, the central figure on MTV’s “Siesta Key,” was punched by an unknown man in a Tampa bar on Sept 14. Kompothecras now has his jaw wired shut and says his jaw is broken.

“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in Concert features an 80-piece orchestra performing the John Williams score as the film screens. It’s coming to the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa this week.

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‘Harry Potter’ takes on entire Florida Orchestra in concert

‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert’ features an 80-piece orchestra performing the John Williams score as the film screens. It’s coming to the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa this week.

Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones perform Thursday at Ace’s Lounge at the kickoff party for the 2017 Bradenton Blues Festival.

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Bradenton Blues Festival honors sponsors with a thank-you party at Ace’s

Bradenton Blues Festival sponsors, blues aficionados and local luminaries were among the crowd at Aces live Music Thursday evening. Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones performed.

The newly completed Finish Line Tower is seen as Nathan Benderson Park is prepared for the upcoming World Rowing Championships in Sarasota.

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World Rowing Championships bring a festival of music and arts to Sarasota

The World Rowing Championships, which start this weekend at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, will feature live music, dance and theater. The eight-day festival will also feature all kinds of vendors and exhibits and a spectacular opening ceremony.

Gregg Allman’s “Southern Blood” was released Sept. 8, several months after his death.

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Gregg Allman’s musical finale

Before his January 2014 tribute concert at the Fox Theatre, Gregg Allman was diagnosed with liver cancer.

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Suncoast Blues Festival announces 2018 lineup: Theatre Odyssey seeks student playwrights

Lurrie Bell and the Monster Mike Welch/Mike Ledbetter Band are among the major acts on tap for the 2018 Suncoast Blues Festival in Sarasota. Theatre Odyssey’s annual Student Ten-Minute Playwriting Festival is seeking new short plays by area teenagers.

The obstacle course proved difficult for some at last year’s Bar Wars event at Clancy’s Irish Sports Pub in Bradenton.

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Local bartenders compete in Bar Wars Monday at Clancy’s

The fourth annual Bar Wars was postponed because of Hurricane Irma. It’s now set for Monday at Clancy’s Irish Sports Pub in Bradenton

“Buffyfest” at the Palladium in St. Petersburg is a multi-media celebration of the music and characters of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” which starred Sarah Michelle Gellar.

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Florida Bjorkestra performs music from ‘Buffy’

‘Buffyfest’ at the Palladium in St. Petersburg is a multi-media celebration of the music and characters of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

From left, Jennifer Eddy, Travis Rogers and cast starred in the Island Players’ production of “Boeing, Boeing.” Eddy and Rogers return to star in “Happy Birthday.”

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Island Players stage Marc Camoletti’s ‘Happy Birthday’

Marc Camoletti’s “Happy Birthday,” a sequel to “Boeing-Boeing,” opens the 69th season for Island Players in Anna Maria.

The Sarasota Orchestra’s new “Discoveries” series of 75-minute concerts debuts this weekend at the Sarasota Opera House. Betsy Traba is the flute soloist.

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Sarasota Orchestra unveils new ‘Discoveries’ concert series at Opera House

The Sarasota Orchestra’s new “Discoveries” series of 75-minute concerts debuts this weekend at the Sarasota Opera House.

Renowned British painter David Hockney poses during the unveiling of a huge painting he is donating to the Pompidou Center in Paris,

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Going deaf has sharpened my art, David Hockney says

Renowned British painter David Hockney says his hearing loss has helped sharpen his sense of space and perspective.

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Liz Dawn, former Coronation Street actress, dies aged 77

Actress Liz Dawn, who played tart-tongued Vera Duckworth in the long-running British soap opera "Coronation Street" has died aged 77.

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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings donates $5M to alma mater Bowdoin

Netflix chief executive officer and Bowdoin College graduate Reed Hastings says he's donating $5 million to the college to help traditionally underrepresented students graduate.

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Egypt arrests 7 for raising rainbow flag at indie rock gig

Egypt arrests 7 people accused of being gay, 'inciting immorality' after rainbow flag was raised at concert last week.

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FILE - In this April 16, 2007, file photo, Brendan Dassey appears in court at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, Wis. Dassey is a Wisconsin inmate who was featured in the

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Full federal court to hear 'Making a Murderer' appeal

A full federal appeals court will consider arguments over whether a Wisconsin inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" documentary deserves to go free.

Prince Harry and his girlfriend Meghan Markle attend a wheelchair tennis event at the Invictus Games in Toronto, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle together at official event

Hand in hand, Prince Harry and girlfriend Meghan Markle have made their first official public appearance as a couple, and she may have even left a wedding hint.

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Celeb birthdays for the week of Oct. 1-7

Celeb birthdays for the week of Oct. 1-7.

Buffalo Bills players kneel during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Orchard Park, N.Y.

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Jim Kelly tempers criticism of NFL player anthem protests

Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly has tempered his criticism of NFL players protesting during the national anthem in a statement sent to The Associated Press.

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