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2023 Upcoming Events

• Jan.: Opportunity to receive Arts & Entertainment tickets to area events
• Mar.: Observer Cup, opportunity to win tickets to exclusive polo Event
• Mar: Wine & Wisdom – New York Times journalist Geraldine Fabrikant
• Apr.: Wine & Wisdom – Behind-the-Scenes tour of The Bay Sarasota
• Aug: Donuts and Downloads, how to use the new Observer e-Newspaper app
• Oct.: Wine & Wisdom – Behind-the-Scenes tour of the Sarasota Opera House
• and more....

Past Events

Where’s the party?

Mar. 26: Observer Cup

Mar. 2, 2023: Wine & Wisdom - Geraldine Fabrikant, NYT journalist

Jan. 2023: Opportunity to receive Arts & Entertainment tickets to area events

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 | Wine and Wisdom: Honorable Michael Bennett, Manatee County’s supervisor of elections

Thursday, May 19, 2022 | Wine and Wisdom: Visit Sarasota President Virginia Haley

Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022 | Observer Cup  

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 | Sarasota City Update from City Manager Marlon Brown  
Sarasota city manager drops in on the Newsies

Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 | Season Preview and State of the Arts 
Entertainment execs chat in front of Newsies panel

Wine & Wisdom | Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021: Learn more about The Bay project from Bay Chair and Fellow Newsie Cathy Layton 
Bayfront leader shares update on park plans

Newsroom Tour | Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021: Newsroom Tour  
Get a behind-the-scenes look at our coverage from Publisher Emily Walsh and Executive Editor Kat Hughes.

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