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"I think some of the most interesting performances are the ones that cause people to think about what they saw for a long period of time," says Caitlin McMullen, an apprentice with Fuzión Dance Artists.
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BACKSTAGE PASS: Out of Bounds

For her role in this month's Fuzión Dance Artists/Jazz Juvenocracy collaboration, performer Caitlin McMullen is using her strengths as a modern dancer to help call the shots off stage.

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Huntyre Elling pitched a complete game for the Lady Mustangs, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out 10.
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Lady Mustangs advance to regional semifinal

The Lakewood Ranch High softball team defeated Tampa Jefferson 7-0 in a Class 3A-Region quarterfinal tonight.

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The tentative date for finalist interviews is June 15 and 16 in Sarasota. City staff has reserved the Grand Foyer at the Van Wezel for a “Meet the Candidates” reception the evening of June 15.
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  • April 24, 2012
Sarasota city manager list of 104 revealed

The tentative date for finalist interviews is June 15 and 16 in Sarasota after the search consultant further reduces the list of candidates.

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Carmen Diaz, played by Pamela Kurpiewski, 7th grade, sings while the company backs her up during “There She Goes/Fame”.
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  • April 24, 2012
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Students at Sarasota School of the Arts wanted the crowd to leave remembering their names this past Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, when they performed Fame, Jr.

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Obituary: Ruth S. Gluck

Ruth S. Gluck, of Longboat Key, and New York City, died April 16. She was 97.

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Obituary: Virginia F. Linscott

Virginia F. Linscott, of Longboat Key, formerly of Scarsdale, N.Y., died March 20.

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Obituary: Carolyn Carol Plunkett

Carolyn Carol Plunkett, of Longboat Key, and formerly of Moline, Ill., died April l17. She was 73.

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