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PHOTO GALLERY: Grand Ovation


  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • | 11:00 p.m. January 30, 2015
  • East County
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PHOTO GALLERY: Grand Ovation
School of Russian Ballet dancers entertain a growing crowd.
School of Russian Ballet dancers entertain a growing crowd.
Nick and Janet Rantis show their appreciation for the arts.
Nick and Janet Rantis show their appreciation for the arts.
Brynne Anne Besio, of the South Florida Museum, talks fossils with Caroll Nisbet and Veronica Carter.
Brynne Anne Besio, of the South Florida Museum, talks fossils with Caroll Nisbet and Veronica Carter.
Debbie Haley and Maksim Spasov are ballroom dancers.
Debbie Haley and Maksim Spasov are ballroom dancers.
Anne Walsh helps her daughter, Abbey, get dressed for her next performance.
Anne Walsh helps her daughter, Abbey, get dressed for her next performance.
Fred Greene and his daughter, Amalia, watch the ballerinas.
Fred Greene and his daughter, Amalia, watch the ballerinas.
Julia King and Christel Gharby attend the School of Russian Ballet.
Julia King and Christel Gharby attend the School of Russian Ballet.
Caroline Pope and Reagan Capozella wait to dance.
Caroline Pope and Reagan Capozella wait to dance.
Emely Fernandez dances ballet.
Emely Fernandez dances ballet.
Morris Emigh educates Barbara Fields.
Morris Emigh educates Barbara Fields.
Kellie Fallon and Rowan Murry show off paintings they and their peers crafted.
Kellie Fallon and Rowan Murry show off paintings they and their peers crafted.
Lakewood Ranch High students Jackson Helwege and Zoe Kasper solicit their upcoming play — The Pajama Game.
Lakewood Ranch High students Jackson Helwege and Zoe Kasper solicit their upcoming play — The Pajama Game.
Bob and Emily Young attend the event with Emma Zamikoff and their granddaughter, Lila Burgess.
Bob and Emily Young attend the event with Emma Zamikoff and their granddaughter, Lila Burgess.
Ballerina Alexia King focuses on her next move.
Ballerina Alexia King focuses on her next move.
Sarasota Jungle Gardens employee Kassandra Moore shows off Fortune — an African grey parrot.
Sarasota Jungle Gardens employee Kassandra Moore shows off Fortune — an African grey parrot.
Okhan Ozturk learns about a baby alligator from Shirley Parrado.
Okhan Ozturk learns about a baby alligator from Shirley Parrado.
Sarah Rubin listens to Sophia Delacruz's questions about marine life.
Sarah Rubin listens to Sophia Delacruz's questions about marine life.
Hilary Jones talks to a crowd about horseshoe crabs.
Hilary Jones talks to a crowd about horseshoe crabs.
Arline Arreola and sisters Cameron and Lauren Cash are art students at Lakewood Ranch High.
Arline Arreola and sisters Cameron and Lauren Cash are art students at Lakewood Ranch High.
Four-year-old Kayden Holt works on a craft project.
Four-year-old Kayden Holt works on a craft project.

 

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