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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 12, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Beast Feast

Ticket prices include food, cigars and liquors.

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Chair of People for Trees Alice White, Melissa Scolaro Youth – Adult Partnership Award recipient Cody Huntley and Director of People for Trees Valerie Ollinger
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • April 12, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Community Youth Development 17th Anniversary Celebration

Community Youth Development hosted their 17th annual CYD Celebration Thursday, April 11 at the Sarasota Yacht Club to recognize youth and adult volunteers and 16 years of service to Sarasota County.

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  • Neighbors
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 12, 2013
Sarasota County to upgrade softball lighting

The county seeks a contractor to install LED lighting at the 17th Street Softball Complex.

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The white sands of Siesta Key Beach will be taken over by 26 college volleyball teams for the 5th Annual Fiesta on Siesta Collegiate Volleyball Tournament.
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • April 12, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BETS: Siesta Fiesta and Fiesta on Siesta

Swing by Siesta Key this weekend to browse through hundreds of arts and crafts and to watch the 5th Annual Fiesta on Siesta Collegiate Volleyball Tournament.

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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe perform "It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues." Courtesy
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 12, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe perform "It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues"

Take a historical journey through the evolution of blues in WBTT's production of "It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues."

  • Arts + Culture
Up this weekend: the men's qualifying rounds and the Nick Bollettieri Pro-Am Event, which pits eight mere mortals against eight Sarasota Open contestants.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • April 12, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Open

Tournament will include both veteran standouts and up-and-coming players.

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    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • April 12, 2013
Red Bug Slough restoration work to begin

Sarasota County has contracted with Ecosystems Technologies, Inc. of Ft. Myers for restoration of Red Bug Slough.

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  • By Joe Hendricks
  • April 12, 2013
Joe on the Go: Time, wings, candidates and "The Columnist"

Joe on the Go: Time, wings, candidates and "The Columnist"

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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • April 11, 2013
"A Song Still Inside" is a must-see

"A Song Still Inside" is a must-see

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kathryn Parks
  • April 11, 2013
The Backstage Blogger interviews playwright Jack Gilhooley

The Backstage Blogger interviews playwright Jack Gilhooley

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Joe Hendricks
  • April 11, 2013
Embracing Our Differences sends diversity message loud and clear

Embracing Our Differences sends diversity message loud and clear

  • Arts + Culture
Jim Allan, Paul Tarantino, Jocelyn Stevens, Bunny Skirboll, Sandra Hanna and Roxie Jerde
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 11, 2013
Compeer Cocktail Reception

Compeer Cocktail Reception

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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • April 11, 2013
Don’t judge a restaurant by its name

Don’t judge a restaurant by its name

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • April 11, 2013
A play about redemption and love at Florida Studio Theatre

A play about redemption and love at Florida Studio Theatre

  • Arts + Culture
  • By The Insider
  • April 11, 2013
7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/11 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/11 Sarasota Film Festival

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