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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Culture Collective kickoff


  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • | 4:00 a.m. October 20, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Culture Collective kickoff
DJ Solo provides trendy entertainment
DJ Solo provides trendy entertainment
Rachel Assi, Jennifer Simms, Claire Wallace, Joe Ryan and Iain Harris
Rachel Assi, Jennifer Simms, Claire Wallace, Joe Ryan and Iain Harris
Sarasota Ballet dancer Danielle Brown performs Dominic Walsh’s “Dying Swan.”
Sarasota Ballet dancer Danielle Brown performs Dominic Walsh’s “Dying Swan.”
Chris and Katie Chiaro, Kinga huse and Szabini Tallarom
Chris and Katie Chiaro, Kinga huse and Szabini Tallarom
Kristofer Geddie and Ariel Blue
Kristofer Geddie and Ariel Blue
Kendra Gemma, Jennifer Simms and Stephen Fancher
Kendra Gemma, Jennifer Simms and Stephen Fancher
Amanda Heisey, Eddie Kirsch, Ethan Killin and Nicole Thompson
Amanda Heisey, Eddie Kirsch, Ethan Killin and Nicole Thompson
Deanna Ferguson, Jason Webb, Anna Lipa, Sara Sardelli, Kate Walsh Honea, Corinne Deckard and Kathryn Moroney
Deanna Ferguson, Jason Webb, Anna Lipa, Sara Sardelli, Kate Walsh Honea, Corinne Deckard and Kathryn Moroney
Sarasota Ballet principal dancers Kate Walsh Honea and Ricardo Graziano
Sarasota Ballet principal dancers Kate Walsh Honea and Ricardo Graziano
Edward Lewis French with Sarasota Ballet dancers Ricardo Rhodes, Ricki Bertoni and Ricardo Graziano
Edward Lewis French with Sarasota Ballet dancers Ricardo Rhodes, Ricki Bertoni and Ricardo Graziano
Casey Lindley, Jean Morrow, and Marisha Rampertaap
Casey Lindley, Jean Morrow, and Marisha Rampertaap
Sarasota Ballet’s Mike Marraccini, Danae DeShazer, and Rebecca Bute
Sarasota Ballet’s Mike Marraccini, Danae DeShazer, and Rebecca Bute
DJ Solo
DJ Solo
Bonnie Thornton and Lana Bruce
Bonnie Thornton and Lana Bruce
Sarasota Opera Studio Artist Jennifer Townshend
Sarasota Opera Studio Artist Jennifer Townshend
Sophia Zimmerman, Elizabeth Sheehey and Lily Carbone
Sophia Zimmerman, Elizabeth Sheehey and Lily Carbone

 

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