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		<title><![CDATA[11/07/09 -  Barefoot Beach Ball Bash]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/barefoot-beach-ball-bash/2773/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What:	Barefoot Beachball Bash
When:	November 7, 2009
	5-8pm
Where: The Longboat Key Club
Why: Benefits Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County


Kick your shoes off and join us for an evening of casual fun.  Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County is bringing back a classic…the Barefoot Beachball Bash.  It’s been ten years since the last time we celebrated on the beach with this fun early e...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/07/09 -  7th Annual St. Jude Hispanic Festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/7th-annual-st-jude-hispanic-festival/3301/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A full day of culinary and cultural events celebrating Sarasota's diverse Hispanic culture.  Over 12 food booths from various Hispanic countries, music, DJ's, dance contests and lot's of fun for the entire family....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/07/09 -  Violin Sale at Allegro Music Academy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/violin-sale-at-allegro-music-academy/3259/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[10% off one day only. antique violins, violas,and cello. 
Violin, viola and bouble bass bows.
proceedings go to the allegro music academy scholarship fund.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/07/09 -  Grand Unveiling of the Season Five Sculpture Exhibition]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/grand-unveiling-of-the-season-five-sculpture-exhibition/3248/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Join Sarasota Season of Sculpture in the Grand Unveiling of the Season Five Sculpture Exhibition. The Exhibition, titled “Organic Lyricism: Works from The Sculpture Foundation” will be unveiled by Fuzion Dance Artists. Event Information: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:00 PM at the Sculpture “Oloid” located at the corner of GulfStream and U.S. 41. A $10.00 donation is encouraged. Thank you...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/07/09 -  16th Annual Greyhound Homecoming Picnic]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/16th-annual-greyhound-homecoming-picnic/3258/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Greyhounds and humans alike will be jumping for 
joy at the 16th Annual Greyhound Picnic Fundraiser on November 7.  

The Racing Dog Rescue Project, Inc. (RDRP) celebrates the opening of its new 
Greyhound Adoption Center at an outdoor picnic, held from 11:00 AM to 
3:00 PM, Saturday, November 7 at Sun-N-Fun Resort, 7125 Fruitville Road, Sarasota.  
The fundraising event will feature silly g...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/07/09 -  Guided birding field trip at Sarasota County’s Curry Creek Preserve]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/guided-birding-field-trip-at-sarasota-countys-curry-creek-preserve/3313/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota County is offering a guided bird walk at Curry Creek Preserve in Venice (west entrance) beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 7th. Audubon Society members Tom and Connie Plaskett will lead participants on a guided bird walk through pine and oak hammocks, tidal marshes and other habitats found on site.
Curry Creek Preserve is one of many natural areas available through the county...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/08/09 -  Sarasota Opera:  La traviata]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--la-traviata/2160/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Verdi's beloved tragedy returns for Sarasota Opera's second fall season. Parisian courtesan Violetta Valery abandons a life of peasure to be with the man she loves, only to sacrifice her new-found happiness for the sake of his family. The Sarasota Orchestra will once again be in the pit for this heartbreaking masterpiece....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/08/09 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present:]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present/2970/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rosena Hill, vocals
Joseph Joubert, piano
Jason Jackson, trombone .
Combining songs of the Musical Theatre with art songs and spirituals, you’ll enjoy music by Gerswin, Bernstein, Sondheim, Hammerstein, Kern, Arlen and more – presented side-by-side with memorable folk tunes and spirituals along with newer music by living composers. Songs from the Great American Songbook include: I Got Rhyth...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/08/09 -  2012:  The Ultimate Meaning presented by Unity of Sarasota]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/2012--the-ultimate-meaning-presented-by-unity-of-sarasota/3306/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Join expert Bob Waxman for an in-depth analysis of the Mayan Long Count Calendar and why it stops on December 21, 2012. This workshop explores the historical, religious and astronomical facts and myths that revolve around this mysterious date, giving insight into ancient predictions and its relevance to current scientific and spiritual thought. Bob offers positive, hope-filled alternatives to the ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/09/09 -  Monday Night Movies at the Ringling - Chello]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/monday-night-movies-at-the-ringling---chello/2852/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Monday Night Movies at the Ringling 
7 p.m.
Tickets: $7 
Othello (Laurence Fishburne, Irene Jacob, Kenneth Branagh) Shakespeare’s cautionary tale of envy, greed, jealousy, and love.  USA 1995 / 123 minutes.
Call the Historic Asolo Theater Box office 941.360.7399, or on-line at www.ringling.org for more information.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/09/09 -  Take a Closer Look at Nature’s Ecological Interactions]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/take-a-closer-look-at-natures-ecological-interactions/3314/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Explore the South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve with enthusiastic birder and Sarasota County volunteer, Dr. Bill Dunson. Experience the preserve’s meandering trails while learning about ecological interactions in nature. The walk and talk will occur from 9 – 11 a.m. on Monday, November 9, 2009.

The preserve is one of many lands that are available through Sarasota County’s Environmentally Sens...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/10/09 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present:]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present/2971/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rosena Hill, Vocals; Joseph Joubert, piano and Jason jackson, trombone.
Combining songs of the Musical Theatre with art songs and spirituals, you’ll enjoy music by Gerswin, Bernstein, Sondheim, Hammerstein, Kern, Arlen and more – presented side-by-side with memorable folk tunes and spirituals along with newer music by living composers. Songs from the Great American Songbook include: I Got Rhy...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/10/09 -  Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artists Concert]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-apprentice-artists-concert/3133/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fall Season Apprentice Artists who are performing in "La traviata" sing operatic selections on the state of the William E. Schmidt Opera Theater at the Sarasota Opera House...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/11/09 -  Sarasota Opera:  La traviata]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--la-traviata/2161/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Verdi's beloved tragedy returns for Sarasota Opera's second fall season. Parisian courtesan Violetta Valery abandons a life of peasure to be with the man she loves, only to sacrifice her new-found happiness for the sake of his family. The Sarasota Orchestra will once again be in the pit for this heartbreaking masterpiece....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/11/09 -  Salon Series at Designing Woman Boutique featuring D'Neese Young]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/salon-series-at-designing-woman-boutique-featuring-dneese-young/2428/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[D'neese Young, Classic Design Interiors 
"Simply Fabulous ... Make Your Holidays Designer Beautiful" 



Our Salon Series has quickly become a Sarasota favorite – an interesting talk, a box lunch and a mini fashion show for only $14. AND ... you can shop afterwards (before, too, if you like). Reserve often and early – many of these events sell out!

Monthly mid-day favorites, the final ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/11/09 -  Art after 5 at the Ringling Museum]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/art-after-5-at-the-ringling-museum/3372/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Art after 5
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Adults $10 / Children (6-17) $5 / Children 5 & under Free
Join The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art every Wednesday for Art after 5 located in the Art Museum and Circus Museum.  Cash bar on the Museum of Art loggia.  
For more information call 941.359.5700 or visit www.ringling.org.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/12/09 -  Sarasota Ballet Lecture Series]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-ballet-lecture-series/3031/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sarasota Ballet announces its second season of An Invitation to the Dance, a five-lecture series introducing audiences to the stories and secrets behind the ballets to be performed by The Sarasota Ballet in the 2009-2010 season.  A subscription to the entire series is $125 per person and single tickets per lecture are $30 at the door.  All lectures will be held at 7 pm in the luxurious and int...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/12/09 -  Sarasota Orchestra Chamber Soirees]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-orchestra-chamber-soirees/2521/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A Chamber Music lover's  delight: Harpist Cheryl Losey joins the Sarasota Wind Quintet for Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin and the Sarasota String Quartet performs Beethoven’s monumental Opus 59, Bozza – Scherzo, Op. 48 • Ravel/Moore - Le Tombeau de Couperin  - Beethoven – String Quartet, Op. 59, no.2.

Wine tasting and complimentary hors d’oeuvres offered at 4:30 p.m. Chamber orchest...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/12/09 -  MOMS Club Open House]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/moms-club-open-house/3243/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us for a circle time sing along, refreshments, and a fall craft.  
FREE!
Don't miss the raffles!...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-15</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/12/09 -  Chamber Soiree: In Monuments]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/chamber-soiree-in-monuments/3363/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Harpist Cheryl Losey joins the Sarasota Wind Quintet for Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin and the Sarasota String Quartet performs Beethoven’s monumental Opus 59....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/13/09 -  Jazz at Two]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/jazz-at-two/2656/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Start the weekend off by listening to a live jazz band...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/13/09 -  Spotlight on… Ringling’s Palace on Wheels, the “Wisconsin” Railcar]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/spotlight-on-ringlings-palace-on-wheels-the-wisconsin-railcar/2855/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Spotlight on… Ringling’s Palace on Wheels, the “Wisconsin” Railcar
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. 
No afternoon session available
Tickets: $25 / $15 for Members
Built in Chicago by the Pullman Company, the “Wisconsin” private railcar was ordered by John Ringling in 1904.  In use by the Ringlings until 1916, the “Wisconsin” criss-crossed the country before reaching its final destination in S...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/13/09 -  Ringling Museum of Art Lecture Series]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/ringling-museum-of-art-lecture-series/2856/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ringling Museum of Art Lecture Series
Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of Painter Peter Paul Rubens
2 p.m.
Tickets: $15 / $12 for Ringling Members / No charge for Ringling Members at the Contributor level and above 
Author and scholar Mark Lamster explores the secret life of one of the world’s most famous painters as he doubles as a secret agent and negotiates peace between Eu...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/13/09 -  Friday Night Live Concert on Venice Main Street]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/friday-night-live-concert-on-venice-main-street/3057/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Free outdoor concert at the gazebo in Centennial Park featuring the music of Sunset Blues Review....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/13/09 -  Women and/in Science: Evolution of Reproductive Social Behavior]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/women-andin-science-evolution-of-reproductive-social-behavior/3238/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Joan Roughgarden brings theoretical ecology and evolution to New College! Dr. Roughgarden will present “Evolution of Reproductive Social Behavior: Theories, Old and New” on November 13 at 3:30 pm in the Mildred Sainer Pavilion.

Dr. Roughgarden is a Professor of Biological Sciences and Geophysics at Stanford University, where she has taught since 1972. Dr. Roughgarden received a BS in Bi...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/13/09 -  Let’s Stroll through Sleeping Turtles Preserve North…]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/lets-stroll-through-sleeping-turtles-preserve-north/3315/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lee Ann Harling, Sarasota County volunteer and certified Florida naturalist, will lead a nature walk from 9 -11 a.m., Friday, November 13, 2009 on the Sleeping Turtles Preserve North. Join Lee Ann for a leisurely walk in a beautiful and varied landscape with unique views of the Myakka River. She will share some history of the site and information about the local animal and plants. Visitors will pa...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/13/09 -  Women and/in Science: Evolution of Reproductive Social Behavior]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/women-andin-science-evolution-of-reproductive-social-behavior/3317/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Joan Roughgarden brings theoretical ecology and evolution to New College! Dr. Roughgarden will present “Evolution of Reproductive Social Behavior: Theories, Old and New”...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 -  Divas & Dudes 5K: Go the distance for Sarasota Youth Opera]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/divas-and-dudes-5k-go-the-distance-for-sarasota-youth-opera/2388/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Youth Opera is an exciting way for hundreds of young people ages 8 to 18 to experience the joy of opera through training and performance opportunities and as audience members.

 
 
Additional Information
The Race
Divas & Dudes 5K will take place in beautiful Payne Park in Sarasota on Adams Lane near US 301. The race route consists of two loops around the perimeter of the park on grass and a ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-07</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 -  Health, Aging, and Music at Allegro Music Academy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/health-aging-and-music-at-allegro-music-academy/3269/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lecture and concert...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 -  New Music New College: Gettysburg Project]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/new-music-new-college-gettysburg-project/2940/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address provides the core text for this original theatrical composition, combining experimental vocal music, speech, and movement.  Composed by Professor of Music Stephen Miles and Adjunct Professor of Theater Margaret Eginton, “Living and Dead” features seven New College students performing in the intimate space of the College Hall Music Room.  Dealing with issues of un...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 -  Designer's Closet Sale]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/designers-closet-sale/3096/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Buy directly from the local Sarasota Designers including accessories, fabrics, furniture and who knows what. The sale takes place in the parking lot of Sarasota Architectural Salvage.  There is no entry fee.  Just pay for what you buy, and a portion of proceeds will benefit the IDS Chapter and its Scholarship fund for budding designers...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 -  Family Music Fest @ Oscar Scherer State Park]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/family-music-fest--oscar-scherer-state-park/3169/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[November 14, Saturday, Osprey, FAMILY MUSIC FEST at Oscar Scherer State Park, presented by the Friends of Oscar Scherer Park, Inc. 1pm - 5pm, gate opens at noon. Live Folk & Bluegrass family music by: Mindy Simmons, Jim Gromko, Bee Ridge Bluegrass Jammers, Bill Schustik. Also available: Tram Rides, craft booths, face painting, hot dogs & ice cream....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 -  Save Our Seabirds Happy Bird Day Party]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/save-our-seabirds-happy-bird-day-party/3174/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Corn Hole Tournament Registration starts at 10 am and tournment at 11 am. $100 First Place. $75 Second Place, and $50 Third Place cash prize. DJ, kids activities, face painting, education classes, silent auction, and cake for all! 
BBQ provided by Perry's...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 -  Private Eyes by Art Center Sarasota]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/private-eyes-by-art-center-sarasota/3289/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Six Sarasota art collectors are opening their homes for a one day, self guided tour. Meet the owners and learn about their collections. The homes themseleves are also works of art....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 -  SoCo Sports' Wiffle Series]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/soco-sports-wiffle-series/3290/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What is Wiffle Series?
A twice annual event for the top Wiffle Ballers in SW Florida!  SoCo Sports' Wiffle Series will provide you and your family with a day of fun, music,
entertainment, home runs, and tons of Wiffleball!

Who can participate?
For our first tournament, we will have 2 divisions
(Recreational & Competitive).  Team size is up to 5 players with a minimum of 3.  We will cap each...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 -  Pioneer Day with Grand Opening of the Museum Shop in the Bidwell Kitchen]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/pioneer-day-with-grand-opening-of-the-museum-shop-in-the-bidwell-kitchen/3322/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Historical Society of Sarasota County's gift shop at the Bidwell House/Crocker Church.  Artists, craftsmen, BBQ Food and drinks available.  Live Music...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 -  STELLALUNA at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/stellaluna-at-van-wezel-performing-arts-hall/3368/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Baby bat Stellaluna’s life is unexpectedly changed one night – and her whole world is turned upside down. Through puppetry, music and storytelling, King Cole Theatricals delightfully brings this much loved book to the stage....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 -  Orioles Family Fanfest at Ed Smith Stadium]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/orioles-family-fanfest-at-ed-smith-stadium/3382/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Orioles Family FanFest will be held at the Stadium @ 1:30-4:00PM on Saturday, November 14th.  We anticipate up to 1000 attendees as the some of the current Orioles, along with manager Dave Trembley, and Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer expected to participate.  A youth clinic, Kid Zone, autograph sessions, and family activities will headline the event, with the first 1000 attendees to receive...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/15/09 -  12th Annual Great Teddy Bear Run]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/12th-annual-great-teddy-bear-run/2694/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The 12th Annual Great Teddy Bear Run, sponsored by the Sarasota Florida HOG (Harley Owners Group) Chapter, is well underway. The date is set for Sunday November 15, 2009. This charity event will benefit KIDS by the SEA, a local non-profit, serving children with cancer in our area since 1982. Every year we have a police escorted parade with a new teddy bear or other stuffed animal strapped to our b...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/15/09 -  New Music New College: Gettysburg Project]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/new-music-new-college-gettysburg-project/2941/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address provides the core text for this original theatrical composition, combining experimental vocal music, speech, and movement.  Composed by Professor of Music Stephen Miles and Adjunct Professor of Theater Margaret Eginton, “Living and Dead” features seven New College students performing in the intimate space of the College Hall Music Room.  Dealing with issues of un...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/15/09 -  music club at Allegro Music Academy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/music-club-at-allegro-music-academy/3261/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Contemporary world composers, their life and music........]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/15/09 -  The New Shanghai Circus at Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-new-shanghai-circus-at-van-wezel/3297/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The New Shanghai Circus, the innovative and internationally renowned troupe of Chinese acrobats, aerialists, contortionists and daredevils, brings its sold-out Broadway show to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m.  Tickets are $20-$30 (a limited number of “Smart Seats” also are available for $10).

The group’s roots date back to the Han Dynasty, more than 2,00...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/15/09 -  Birding Walk at the T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/birding-walk-at-the-t-mabry-carlton-jr-memorial-reserve/3316/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Join Charlie Sample from Friends of the Carlton and Venice Audubon Society as he leads you on a birding nature walk on Sunday, November 15 from 7:30 am – noon. Be tantalized and wowed by the vast array of bird species and nature found at the beautiful T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve.  You won’t be disappointed! 
The T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve located at 1800 Mabry Carlton P...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/16/09 -  Monday Night Movies at the Ringling - Casanova]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/monday-night-movies-at-the-ringling---casanova/2857/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Monday Night Movies at the Ringling 
7 p.m.
Tickets: $7 
Casanova (Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons) The fabled romantic (and partially true) tale about lies told, virtue lost and love found.  USA 2005 / 112 minutes.
Call the Historic Asolo Theater Box office 941.360.7399, or on-line at www.ringling.org for more information.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/16/09 -  Stephen King at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/stephen-king-at-van-wezel-performing-arts-hall/3083/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Author of more than 50 books, all of them world-wide best sellers, Stephen King will grace the Van Wezel stage to preview his new book, Under the Dome. Mr. King will be interviewed on stage by Susan Rife of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and will also entertain questions from the audience. The first 250 ticket buyers will receive a voucher (one per order) that they may use to purchase a pre-signed co...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/17/09 -  The End of the Line Movie Screening]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-end-of-the-line-movie-screening/3277/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[“The End of the Line” is the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition. This will be a free screening for New College students, faculty, and staff and we are asking for a donation from public attendees. In the film we see firsthand the effects ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/17/09 -  Holiday Decorating with Natural Materials with Sarasota Conservation]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/holiday-decorating-with-natural-materials-with-sarasota-conservation/3354/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of our Grand Opening of Bay Preserve at Osprey the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast invites you to, Holiday Decorating with Natural Materials by Sarasota Enchanted Flowers....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/18/09 -  Small Works Juried Art Show in Towles Court]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/small-works-juried-art-show-in-towles-court/3159/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Towles Court Arts District is hosting its First Annual Juried Show at the Clair Mitchell Gallery. The exhibit will be open to all artists residing in Sarasota or Manatee County, age 18 and up. For a Call to Artist Prospectus/Application...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/18/09 -  Archaeology in the Archives]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/archaeology-in-the-archives/3291/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jerry Milanich will show and lecture on some of the 2000 photos of Seminole Indians taken by Julian Dimock, 1905-1910...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/18/09 -  Nature Walk at Bay Peserve at Osprey]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/nature-walk-at-bay-peserve-at-osprey/3355/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of our Grand Opening of Bay Preserve at Osprey the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast invites you to a Nature Walk with environmental educator, Bud Doyle....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/18/09 -  Musical Postcards Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/musical-postcards-sarasota-orchestra/3364/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pack your bags for a musical expedition! Travel Around the World in 80 Days with Duke Ellington’s exotic Caravan, experiencing musical destinations like Brazil and Espagna. We’ll also take in Schönberg’s great Broadway musical Miss Saigon and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence. This is one journey you won’t want to miss....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/18/09 -  Art after 5 at the Ringling Museum]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/art-after-5-at-the-ringling-museum/3373/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Art after 5
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Adults $10 / Children (6-17) $5 / Children 5 & under Free
Join The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art every Wednesday for Art after 5 located in the Art Museum and Circus Museum.  Cash bar on the Museum of Art loggia.  
For more information call 941.359.5700 or visit www.ringling.org.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/19/09 -  FDR Starrring Ed Asner]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/fdr-starrring-ed-asner/2858/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[FDR Starring Ed Asner
8 p.m.
Tickets: $40, $35, $30 / $35, $30, $25 for Ringling Members 
A play by Dore Schary; Produced by Theater Guild, Inc.
Ed Asner, recipient of seven Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards, stars in this solo performance drama.  This powerful play follows the iconic president as he reflects on his years in office, from inauguration to the trials of World War II.
Call...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/19/09 -  Cocktails at the Cà d’Zan]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cocktails-at-the-c--dzan/2860/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Cocktails at the Cà d’Zan 
6 – 9 p.m.
Live entertainment on the Cà d’Zan Terrace by Dr. Dave Band.
There is a $5 cover charge, cash bar, and food vendors.  Free parking at Florida State University Center for Performing Arts.  No advance reservations required.  Limited seating available.  Call 941.359.5700 for additional information.
Ticket price is not included in regular Museum admiss...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/19/09 -  Holiday Turkey Hoop Shoot - Nokomis Community Park]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/holiday-turkey-hoop-shoot---nokomis-community-park/2867/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The 3rd annual Holiday Turkey Hoop Shoot is a free, basketball shooting competition for boys and girls ages 8-18. There will be three age categories for the boys and girls with trophies awarded to the top finishers. A pizza party follows the contest....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/19/09 -  Third Thursday Stroll - Venice Main Street]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/third-thursday-stroll---venice-main-street/3046/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Come stroll the avenues of downtown Venice and enjoy entertainment and bargains galore....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/19/09 -  Sarasota Crew Demonstrations with Sarasota Conservation]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-crew-demonstrations-with-sarasota-conservation/3356/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of our Grand Opening of Bay Preserve at Osprey the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast invites you to watch Sarasota Crew demonstrations....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/19/09 -  Musical Postcards Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/musical-postcards-sarasota-orchestra/3365/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pack your bags for a musical expedition! Travel Around the World in 80 Days with Duke Ellington’s exotic Caravan, experiencing musical destinations like Brazil and Espagna. We’ll also take in Schönberg’s great Broadway musical Miss Saigon and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence. This is one journey you won’t want to miss....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/20/09 -  The Bacon Brothers perform at Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-bacon-brothers-perform-at-van-wezel/2745/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Long before iconic actor Kevin Bacon became a household name with such hit films as Footloose and A Few Good Men, he was writing songs and playing percussion in Philadelphia coffeehouses with his brother and other groups. Michael, nine years Kevin’s senior, had already established himself as a professional musician, performing with his popular Philly band “Good News.” Today the Bacon Brother...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/20/09 -  Brown Bag Picnic Lunch on the Bay with Sarasota Conservation]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/brown-bag-picnic-lunch-on-the-bay-with-sarasota-conservation/3357/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of our Grand Opening week the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast invites you to bring your picnic lunch and enjoy the jazz sounds of the Abe Guard trio....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/21/09 -  FDR Starring Ed Asner]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/fdr-starring-ed-asner/2862/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[FDR Starring Ed Asner
2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Tickets: $40, $35, $30 / $35, $30, $25 for Ringling Members 
A play by Dore Schary; Produced by Theater Guild, Inc.
Ed Asner, recipient of seven Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards, stars in this solo performance drama.  This powerful play follows the iconic president as he reflects on his years in office, from inauguration to the trials of World Wa...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/21/09 -  4:2:FIVE - ROCKAPPELLA - Venice Community Center]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/42five---rockappella---venice-community-center/2868/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This group of mega talented young men are taking the nation by storm with a show so unique critics have dubbed it the most refreshing approach to music that's graced the stage for quite some time. 4:2:Five have stunned audiences all over the country with a high energy song and dance spectacular anchored by 5 golden voices. Awarded People's Music Award "Best Live Act" 2001.  Tickets start at $10. F...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/21/09 -  Artful Lobster Bake at the Hermitage]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artful-lobster-bake-at-the-hermitage/2976/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy a genuine Maine Lobster Bake, beverages, entertainment, an exciting auction and the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful and inspiring Gulf-front campus of the Hermitage Artist Retreat on Manasota Key.

Reservations are required
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		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/21/09 -  SIESTA KEY: THE MODERN ARCHITECTURE TOUR]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/siesta-key-the-modern-architecture-tour/3199/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[YOU ARE INVITED TO COME AND EXPLORE modern architecture on the resort island of Siesta Key.  

Siesta Key has always been an architectural hot spot, from the beginnings of the Sarasota School of Architecture to the present. We'll go inside several great houses, enjoy a light lunch on-the-go, stick our toes in snow-white quartz sand, and at our very last stop, we'll enjoy a glass of wine and meet...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/21/09 -  Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast Fall Family Festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/conservation-foundation-of-the-gulf-coast-fall-family-festival/3358/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[You are invited to celebrate the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast's Grand Opening of Bay Preserve at Osprey at our first Fall Family Festival....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/21/09 -   CB’s Fishing Extravaganza]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cbs-fishing-extravaganza/3361/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[FREE Seminars start @ 10am: Capt. Billy Nobles (from Reel Animals Fishing Show)

Capt. Mark Nichols (founder of DOA lures), 

Capt. Mike Manis (Sebile Lures Presentation), and

Capt. Geoffrey Page (with Shimano, Rapala, and Saltwater Assassin)

Fly Casting w/ Capt. Ed Hurst and Kelly Stillwell

Fly Tying w/ Capt. Roy String and Bobby Hilbruner

Boat Displays by Yellowfin Yachts and And...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/22/09 -  Free Fun Day To Promote Reading]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/free-fun-day-to-promote-reading/3283/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Meet Authors, Purchase Books, Activities for the Kid's, enjoy the magic of the Children's Garden
Free Entry, Free Parking, Refreshments available.
For more information: (941) 331-4363 Kathy Hultquist...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/22/09 -  18th Annual Super Sunday Ford Mustang & Shelby Show]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/18th-annual-super-sunday-ford-mustang-and-shelby-show/3285/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[
Presented by Sarasota Ford and the The Mustang Club of West Central Florida. For Additional Show Information, Please contact: Duke Clancy 371-1942 Day 927-7284 Evening 356-1136 Cell ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/22/09 -  The Music of J.S. and P.D.Q. Bach]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-music-of-js-and-pdq-bach/3336/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sacred meets the VERY Irreverent; The music of J.S. and his "long, lost son" P.D.Q. (aka Prof. Peter Schickele)
One hundred voice chorus, orchestra and soloists, conducted by Artistic Director Joseph Caulkins...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/23/09 -  Monday Night Movies at the Ringling - Wings of the Dove]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/monday-night-movies-at-the-ringling---wings-of-the-dove/2863/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Monday Night Movies at the Ringling 
7 p.m.
Tickets: $7 
Wings of the Dove (Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache) The Henry James’ classic of a couple with everything but money, an heiress with everything but love, and a temptation no one could resist.  USA 1997 / 102 minutes.
Call the Historic Asolo Theater Box office 941.360.7399, or on-line at www.ringling.org for more information.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/25/09 -  Art after 5 at the Ringling Museum]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/art-after-5-at-the-ringling-museum/3374/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Art after 5
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Adults $10 / Children (6-17) $5 / Children 5 & under Free
Join The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art every Wednesday for Art after 5 located in the Art Museum and Circus Museum.  Cash bar on the Museum of Art loggia.  
For more information call 941.359.5700 or visit www.ringling.org.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/27/09 -  Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/downtown-christmas-tree-lighting/3284/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome the beginning of the Holiday Season. Join your neighbors, visitors and business in lighting the beautiful tree.
For more information: (941) 350-0074 


 

...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/28/09 -  Dav Koz and Friends at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/dav-koz-and-friends-at-van-wezel-performing-arts-hall/3084/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dave Koz’s wondrous Smooth Jazz Christmas returns to the Van Wezel by extreme popular demand with an all-star lineup of the biggest names in contemporary jazz, together for one very special concert. Featuring trumpeter Rick Braun; innovative composer/pianist David Benoit; singer-songwriter Brenda Russell, jazz guitarist Peter White and saxophone master Dave Koz. Be sure to put this “Rockin’ ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/28/09 -  Holiday Parade - Venice Main Street]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/holiday-parade---venice-main-street/3048/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bring your chairs and your family to Venice's traditional annual Holiday Parade, one of the best in the region....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/28/09 -  Dave Koz and Friends Smooth Jazz Christmas 2009]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/dave-koz-and-friends-smooth-jazz-christmas-2009/3369/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dave Koz’s wondrous Smooth Jazz Christmas returns to the Van Wezel by extreme popular demand with an all-star lineup of the biggest names in contemporary jazz, together for one very special concert. Featuring trumpeter Rick Braun; innovative composer/pianist David Benoit; singer-songwriter Brenda Russell, jazz guitarist Peter White and saxophone master Dave Koz. Be sure to put this “Rockin’ ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/29/09 -  Camelot at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/camelot-at-van-wezel-performing-arts-hall/2746/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rediscover the grandeur of one of history’s greatest love stories in Lerner and Loewe’s timeless masterpiece, Camelot. A sumptuous tale set in a land where honor and chivalry reign, Camelot follows the love triangle of King Arthur, his Queen Guenevere and the young Lancelot. With one of Broadway’s most enchanting scores featuring the hauntingly romantic “If Ever I Would Leave You," "I Love...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/29/09 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present Soiree Series in Private Residences]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-soiree-series-in-private-residences/3009/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mandy Milliot, cello and 
Lee Dougherty Ross, piano play De Falla  -Siete Canciones populares Espanolas, Faure -  Elegy
Schumann  -Three Fantasy Pieces, Op 73 (Fantasiestücke),
Rachmaninoff  - Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14, 
Piazzolla  - Le Grand Tango.
Born in Seminole, Florida, Mandy
Milliot began studying the cello at age 10.
Since then she has won numerous competitions and performed with orc...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/30/09 -  Irving Berlin’s I Love A Piano  @ Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/irving-berlins-i-love-a-piano---van-wezel-performing-arts-hall/2747/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I Love a Piano; A new musical that looks at America through the eyes of Irving Berlin. With over 60 great songs, this all-singing, all-dancing review follows the journey of a piano from Tin Pan Alley to the present as it winds its way through the lives of Americans. “The aim is not to re-create the atmosphere of each song but to give them new life for contemporary audiences. The strutting, cajol...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/30/09 -  Monday Night Movies at the Ringling - Death in Venice]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/monday-night-movies-at-the-ringling---death-in-venice/2930/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Monday Night Movies at the Ringling 
7 p.m.
Tickets: $7 
Death in Venice (Dirk Bogarde, Marisa Berenson) A composer travels to a Venetian seaside resort to find repose but discovers and obsession.  USA 1971 / 130 minutes.
Call the Historic Asolo Theater Box office 941.360.7399, or on-line at www.ringling.org for more information.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/01/09 -  The Art of Food: Dinner is Served! Dining on the Palace Car]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-art-of-food-dinner-is-served-dining-on-the-palace-car/2931/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Art of Food: Dinner is Served! Dining on the Palace Car
4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $75
Before Cà d’Zan, there was the “Wisconsin,” the luxurious Pullman rail car that was John and Mable Ringling’s private palace on wheels.  Tour the “Wisconsin” with Museum staff before enjoying a multicourse meal that evokes the spirit of a bygone era, at the Museum’s Treviso restaurant.
Davi...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/01/09 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present Soiree Series in Private Residences]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-soiree-series-in-private-residences/3010/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mandy Milliot, cello and Lee Dougherty Ross, piano play pieces by De Falla, Faure, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Piazzola
Born in Seminole, Florida, Mandy
Milliot began studying the cello at age 10.
Since then she has won numerous
competitions and performed with orchestras
and chamber music groups throughout the
United States as well as Italy, Austria and
France. She was the Grand Prize Winner...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/02/09 -  Art after 5 at the Ringling Museum]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/art-after-5-at-the-ringling-museum/3375/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Art after 5
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Adults $10 / Children (6-17) $5 / Children 5 & under Free
Join The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art every Wednesday for Art after 5 located in the Art Museum and Circus Museum.  Cash bar on the Museum of Art loggia.  
For more information call 941.359.5700 or visit www.ringling.org.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/03/09 -  New Dawn Singers Christmas Show - Venice Community Center]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/new-dawn-singers-christmas-show---venice-community-center/2869/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The New dawn singers unleash a barrage of enthusiasm highlighting the music loved by all. Vaudeville, Fifties, Swing, Irish Dance, famous movies and television themes, novelty medleys, holiday extravaganzas, and a stirring tribute paying homage to the good old Red, White, and Blue!   Ticket prices start at $10. For information and ticket sales call 941-861-1380....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/03/09 -  Holiday Splendor benefitting The U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/holiday-splendor-benefitting-the-us-marine-corps-toys-for-tots/2932/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Holiday Splendor benefitting The U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
6 – 9 p.m.
Festive holiday decorations, music, shopping, and luminaries will enhance your visit as you stroll through the Cà d’Zan mansion, Museum of Art, Tibbals Learning Center and Circus Museum.
Admission: One unwrapped new toy per guest or $10.00 without a toy.
For more information, call 941.359.5700 or visit www.ringlin...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/03/09 -  Candy Canes & Carols: Christmas with The Florida Voices]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/candy-canes-and-carols-christmas-with-the-florida-voices/2933/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Candy Canes & Carols: Christmas with The Florida Voices
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15 / $8 for students
Experience Christmas through the eyes of a child as The Florida Voices present Christmas classics with a twist!
Call the Historic Asolo Theater Box office 941.360.7399, or on-line at www.ringling.org for more information.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/03/09 -  Christmas Walk - Venice Main Street]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/christmas-walk---venice-main-street/3047/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bring the family for holiday cheer on the Avenues.  Santa will be present with goodies for the children.  Start or finish your holiday shopping....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/03/09 -  Holiday Gingerbread Houses]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/holiday-gingerbread-houses/3195/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A fundraiser to benefit Community Youth Development, an organization that provides positive activities for middle and high school youth in Sarasota County. 

Do some shopping, and then join us for wine and appetizers as we listen to holiday music, raffle prizes and vote for this year’s winners!

If you are interested in making a gingerbread house for the competition, contact Karen at CYD.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/03/09 -  Rosemary District's Annual Neighborhood Celebration]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/rosemary-districts-annual-neighborhood-celebration/3320/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota's hippest holiday walk live music, artists, vendors, demos and open houses from area businesses will fill the streets of the Rosemary District, a historically diverse  community and up-and-coming retail and dining district...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/04/09 -   Lisa Williams: Messages From Beyond @ Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/lisa-williams-messages-from-beyond--van-wezel/2748/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lisa Williams is an internationally acclaimed medium and clairvoyant who has an amazing ability to communicate with loved ones and friends whom have passed on to the 'other side'. She works with loved ones of the audience to help resolve past issues, inform them of situations that they may find themselves in, and give closure and healing. Lisa Williams shares these gifts through large audience rea...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/04/09 -  Spotlight on… That’s Amore: John, Mable, and Venice]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/spotlight-on-thats-amore-john-mable-and-venice/2936/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Spotlight on… That’s Amore: John, Mable, and Venice
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Tickets: $25 / $15 for Members
The Ringlings’ fascination with the city of Venice is in evidence throughout the estate.  This talk and tour looks at the collections through the lens of the Ringling’s love affair with La Serenissima.
Ron McCarty, The Keeper of the Cà d’Zan; Deborah Walk, Tibbals Curator of the Circ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/04/09 -  30th Annual Holiday Night of Lights]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/30th-annual-holiday-night-of-lights/3286/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2009 we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the biggest and most magical night on St. Armands - "Holiday Night of Lights". The Circle and Circle Park magically come to life as the Circle "lights up" with thousands of white lights and lighted silhouette decorations! The offical kick off to the Holiday season, the evening begins with the lighting of St. Armands' FOUR STORY Christmas tree. And, of c...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/05/09 -  Venice Christmas Boat Parade-Venice]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/venice-christmas-boat-parade-venice/2585/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The parade has continued annually since that time with the decorated boats becoming more spectacular every year. The commitment of the boaters is appreciated by young and old who cheer them on with applause and whistles the entire route.


Local sponsors enable the Boat Parade Committee to fund youth related boating activities as well as a scholarship fund to support interest in the marine scie...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/05/09 -  Holiday Parade Downtown Sarasota]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/holiday-parade-downtown-sarasota/3028/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[5000 participants - high school bands - community floats - Boy Scouts - Girl Scouts - Shriners - K of C - ROTC - commercial floats all go into this Gigantic Community Event
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/05/09 -  Venetian Sunset Egg Nog-N-Jog 5K]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/venetian-sunset-egg-nog-n-jog-5k/3218/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[5K RUN - 
2 MILE DOG WALK - 
KIDS FUN RUN - 
KIDS AND DOGS RECIEVE NOGGIN’ BANDANA - 
SHIRTS FOR FIRST 150 5K PARTICIPANTS - 
PACKET PICK UP AND DAY OF REGISTRATION BEGINS 2:30PM - 
PET FRIENDLY WALK 3:30PM ($15) - 
KIDS FUN RUN 4:00 PM ($5) - 
5K RUN 4:30 ($15 BEFORE NOV. 7 $20 AFTER NOV. 7) - 
FOR MORE INFORMATION call 941-492-9622 or go online to register WWW.VENICEYMCA.ORG 
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/06/09 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present:  “TWO TICKETS TO BROADWAY”]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present--two-tickets-to-broadway/2979/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Richard White/Susan Powell, Piano TBA
Take a romantic journey with America’s most wonderful composers
led by two of America’s favorite singers. Richard White and Susan
Powell bring great classic songs to life through romance, comedy and
beautiful singing featuring the finest
works of Rodgers and Hammerstein,
Gershwin, Berlin, Porter, Sondheim and more.

...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/07/09 -  Sonata A Due]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sonata-a-due/2302/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A lovely evening beginning with cocktails by the bay, followed by an intimate chamber music recital and culminating with a sit-down dinner in the historic Charles Ringling Mansion on New College campus.

Recital featuring Derek Han, piano, and Federico Agostini, violin.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-06-11</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/08/09 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present:  Two Tickets to Broadway]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present--two-tickets-to-broadway/2980/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Singers Richard White/Susan Powell, Piano TBA
Take a romantic journey with America’s most wonderful composers
led by two of America’s favorite singers. Richard White and Susan
Powell bring great classic songs to life through romance, comedy and
beautiful singing featuring the finest
works of Rodgers and Hammerstein,
Gershwin, Berlin, Porter, Sondheim and more.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/09/09 -  Salon Series at Designing Women Boutique featuring Lana Shelden]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/salon-series-at-designing-women-boutique-featuring-lana-shelden/2429/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lana Shelden, Jewelry Importer 
"Adornment to Kindle Your Spirit" 

Our Salon Series has quickly become a Sarasota favorite – an interesting talk, a box lunch and a mini fashion show for only $14. AND ... you can shop afterwards (before, too, if you like). Reserve often and early – many of these events sell out!

Monthly mid-day favorites, the final Thursday of the month (with an occasion...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/09/09 -  Linda Eder  The Holiday Show at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/linda-eder--the-holiday-show-at-van-wezel-performing-arts-hall/3370/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Quite simply, Linda Eder possesses one of the greatest contemporary solo voices of our time. With a starring role in the musical Jekyll & Hyde,
Eder (winning a Drama Desk Award®) became a 
favorite leading lady of Broadway. Van Wezel audiences are among her most passionate fans, snapping up tickets as soon as they go on sale. This season we’re delighted to bring back this amazingly powerful s...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/09/09 -  Art after 5 at the Ringling Museum]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/art-after-5-at-the-ringling-museum/3378/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Art after 5
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Adults $10 / Children (6-17) $5 / Children 5 & under Free
Join The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art every Wednesday for Art after 5 located in the Art Museum and Circus Museum.  Cash bar on the Museum of Art loggia.  
For more information call 941.359.5700 or visit www.ringling.org.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/10/09 -  Chamber Soiree 4: In Moonlight-Sarasota Orchestra-Holley Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/chamber-soiree-4-in-moonlight-sarasota-orchestra-holley-hall/2528/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Literally translated as “A Little Night Music,” the chamber orchestra work Eine kleine Nachtmusik is one of Mozart’s most popular compositions. 

Golijov – Lullaby and Doina • Thomas – Street Song • Debussy – Piano Trio No.1 in G Major • Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525

...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/10/09 -  Avenue Q Broadway at Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/avenue-q-broadway-at-van-wezel/2749/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Avenue Q is Broadway's smash-hit 2004 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, Avenue Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called "one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see" by Entertainment Weekly, AVENUE Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart,...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/10/09 -  Holiday Swing Big Band Courtyard Concert]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/holiday-swing-big-band-courtyard-concert/3078/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy the sounds of the season as The Bay Band directed by  Bob Edwards performs your holiday favorites in the Courtyard.  Food and beverages available for cash purchase....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/11/09 -  Friday Night Live Concert - Venice Main Street]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/friday-night-live-concert---venice-main-street/3058/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Free outdoor concert at the gazebo in Centennial Park featuring the music of Sunset Blues Review....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/11/09 -  Spotlight on...Mable's Rose Garden]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/spotlight-onmables-rose-garden/3077/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Established in 1913, Mable Ringling's Rose Garden is the oldest continous rose garden in Florida.  This walking tour will provide historical background on Mable's legacy and focus on the specialized care that roses require....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/12/09 -  Atomic Holiday Bazaar IV]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/atomic-holiday-bazaar-iv/2328/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[AHB IV,  12/12/09's first Saturday night craft show from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. will feature live rockabilly music raining upon the crowd like a foamy PBR.  The evening craft show will present 30 crafters who infuse their creations with splashes of punk, dabs of rock and jabs of general tuffness.  Fashion show featuring revised vintage, DIY fashion design, burlesque dance set and more!  Beer & wine, li...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-06-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/12/09 -  33rd Annual Sandy Claws Beach Run]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/33rd-annual-sandy-claws-beach-run/2874/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Come celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the famous Sandy Claws Beach Run. Each registered participant will receive a long-sleeved Sandy Claws T-shirt. This event is sanctioned by the Manasota Track Club. Volunteers are needed. Contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000 and ask about the Sandy Claws Beach Run. Register by mail or at parksonline.scgov.net. Cost is $18 for adults and $15 ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/12/09 -   23rd Annulal Sarasota Christmas Boat Parade]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/23rd-annulal-sarasota-christmas-boat-parade/3029/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[23rd Annulal Sarasota Christmas Boat Parade
Location: Sarasota Bayfront - Viewing areas - Bayfront Park, City Island Park, Centennial Park.
This is a free event for the entire family. Arrive at 5pm to view a Classic Christmas Special on the Jumbotron. For more information: (941) 928-3381
SarasotaChristmasBoatParade.com...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/12/09 -  "Porsche's in the Park"]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/porsches-in-the-park/3287/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Suncoast Porsche presents the 5th Annual Porsches in the Park Car Show. The event will showcase Porsche, all years and models. A truly unique event at a gorgeous location, this is definitely our favorite event. For Porsche Owners, car entry into the center park is complimentary. If you enter your Porsche, you will receive VIP wristbands for the Hospitality Tent (food, drinks,and promotional items....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/13/09 -  Atomic Holiday Bazaar IV]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/atomic-holiday-bazaar-iv/2329/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunday craft show is back to its roots where you can shop 80+ vendors of handmade DIY amusing craft, body products, home decor and a smidge of art.   FREE cotton tote swag ala Atomic style to 1st 100 through the door with special offers from our vendors, zines, buttons, samples and more.  Addams Family or Six Feet Under Family Friendly Show....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-06-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/16/09 -  Art after 5 at the Ringling Museum]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/art-after-5-at-the-ringling-museum/3379/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Art after 5
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Adults $10 / Children (6-17) $5 / Children 5 & under Free
Join The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art every Wednesday for Art after 5 located in the Art Museum and Circus Museum.  Cash bar on the Museum of Art loggia.  
For more information call 941.359.5700 or visit www.ringling.org.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/17/09 -  Cocktails at the Ca d'Zan]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cocktails-at-the-ca-dzan/3020/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Live Entertainment on the Ca d'Zan Terrace by KoKo Ray.
No advance reservation required.  Limited seating available....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/17/09 -  Third Thursday Stroll - Venice Main Street]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/third-thursday-stroll---venice-main-street/3050/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Monthly event on the Avenues of downtown Venice featuring entertainment and special events at the shops and restaurants....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/19/09 -  Breakfast with Santa - Newtown Estates Park]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/breakfast-with-santa---newtown-estates-park/2875/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Please call for further information....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/20/09 -  The Bayfront Christmas Celebration - Bayfront Community Center]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-bayfront-christmas-celebration---bayfront-community-center/2877/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Celebrate the Christmas season together, dancing to a live band with lots of prizes to be given away. Cost includes finger foods, snacks and refreshments. Semi-formal attire required. Call 941-316-1296 for information.  ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/23/09 -  Art after 5 at the Ringling Museum]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/art-after-5-at-the-ringling-museum/3380/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Art after 5
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Adults $10 / Children (6-17) $5 / Children 5 & under Free
Join The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art every Wednesday for Art after 5 located in the Art Museum and Circus Museum.  Cash bar on the Museum of Art loggia.  
For more information call 941.359.5700 or visit www.ringling.org.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/27/09 -  The Jason Bishop Show at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-jason-bishop-show-at-van-wezel-performing-arts-hall/3085/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Jason Bishop Show is Hot! Hot! Hot! This multiple award-winning illusionist brings a fresh and funny approach to an evening of fast-paced illusions, sleight-of-hand and audience participation. He cuts through the usual hype to create modern and original state-of-the-art magic, backed by a modern rock music soundtrack. Critics have called the show “awesome,” “world class,” “truly magi...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/29/09 -  Moscow Ballet: Great Russian Nutcracker 2009 at Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/moscow-ballet-great-russian-nutcracker-2009-at-van-wezel/2750/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Featuring spectacular sets and beautifully costumed Russian dancers, Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker is an annual treat for the whole family. Whimsical and imaginative storytelling blends with the richness of Russian classical dance to make the Great Russian Nutcracker a unique performance not to be missed!

...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/30/09 -  Art after 5 at the Ringling Museum]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/art-after-5-at-the-ringling-museum/3381/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Art after 5
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Adults $10 / Children (6-17) $5 / Children 5 & under Free
Join The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art every Wednesday for Art after 5 located in the Art Museum and Circus Museum.  Cash bar on the Museum of Art loggia.  
For more information call 941.359.5700 or visit www.ringling.org.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/03/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota presents: “MUSIC WITH STRINGS ATTACHED”]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-presents-music-with-strings-attached/2803/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Amernet String Quartet
with special guest - James Tocco, piano
Misha Vitenson, violin Michael Klotz, viola
Marcia Littley, violin Javier Arias, cello
Turina L’Oracion del Torrero (Bullfighter’s Prayer)
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
Franck Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor
The exceptional Amernet String Quartet rose to international
attention after only one ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/05/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present:]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present/2804/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Amernet String Quartet
with special guest - James Tocco, piano
Misha Vitenson, violin Michael Klotz, viola
Marcia Littley, violin Javier Arias, cello
Turina L’Oracion del Torrero (Bullfighter’s Prayer)
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
Franck Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor
The exceptional Amernet String Quartet rose to international
attention after only one ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/05/10 -  Liberace at Golden Apple Dinner Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/liberace-at-golden-apple-dinner-theatre/3224/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Martin Preston has spent the last 18 years re-creating the music and glamour of the late, great Liberace. This incredible show has wowed audiences worldwide and is now coming to the Golden Apple for one performance only, January 5th, 2010. You WON'T believe your eyes or your ears!...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/09/10 -  Celebrating Wellness Festival at Phillippi Estate]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/celebrating-wellness-festival-at-phillippi-estate/3328/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Celebrating Wellness Festival.  2nd annual outdoor health festival includes live music, group workshops, individual treatments, unique foods, exhibitors, a children’s healthy play area, and expert speakers from a variety of healing modalities. Exhibits from 10-4, Music Celebration from 4-8. $5 (includes parking and entrance into all day drawing. Under 18 is free). Phillippi Esta...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/11/10 -  Fareed Zakaria TOWN HALL Lecture]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/fareed-zakaria-town-hall-lecture/3163/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Morning lectures begin at 10:30 a.m., evening lectures begin at 7:30 p.m.

Fareed Zakaria was named editor of Newsweek International in October 2000, overseeing all of Newsweek's editions abroad. He writes a regular column for Newsweek, which also appears in Newsweek International and often The Washington Post. He has served as an analyst for ABC News, a roundtable member on This Week with Georg...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/11/10 -  Music Club at Allegro Music Academy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/music-club-at-allegro-music-academy/3274/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[baroque music...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/12/10 -  New Topics New College: Affairs of the Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/new-topics-new-college-affairs-of-the-heart/3143/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Better integration of medical disciplines in the treatment of patients is one of the new frontiers for medicine.  New College alumnus Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD, who has pioneered this integrated approach as director of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, will discuss powerful new tools in the early diagnosis and treatment of hea...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/13/10 -  Groovaloo Part Of The Dance Series at Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/groovaloo-part-of-the-dance-series-at-van-wezel/2751/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Groovaloo Part Of The Dance Series 
Wed Jan. 13, 2010 @ 8 PM 
Category: Theatrical/Dance 

Tickets: Tickets: $50, $40, $35, $30, $15


2009/2010 Dance Series-Subscribe Now! For the Best Seats in the House! & Save 15% call 941-953-3368 to place your order.

Groovaloo 
Wed Jan. 13, 2010 @ 8 PM

The Aluminum Show 
Tues. Feb. 2, 2010 @ 8 PM

The Martha Graham Dance Company 
Wed. Feb. 3...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/14/10 -  Chamber Soiree 5: Everywhere, Holley Hall, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/chamber-soiree-5-everywhere-holley-hall-sarasota-orchestra/2530/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Calvert – Suite from The Monteregian Hills • Crespo – Suite Americana • Jim Parker – Mississippi Five • Haydn – Symphony no. 104 “London”

...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/15/10 -  Defending the Caveman]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/defending-the-caveman/2752/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Defending the Caveman, written by Rob Becker, is a humorous exploration of the differences between men and women and how those differences make us misunderstand each other. Variety reviewer Leslie Bennetts wrote of the one-man show, “"Becker sends you out of the theater with a smile on your face… Couples who were arguing before the performance stroll out into the night afterward holding hands....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/16/10 -  NewMusicNewCollege presents:The Jack Quartet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/newmusicnewcollege-presentsthe-jack-quartet/2835/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a return performance, this high-octane ensemble plays music of Modern & Medieval Masters...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/16/10 -  MLK Breakfast - Laurel Park]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/mlk-breakfast---laurel-park/2879/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Keep the dream alive. Come out and enjoy food and community commitment...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/16/10 -  The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show at Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-ultimate-doo-wop-show-at-van-wezel/3100/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As seen on PBS! 
7 Artists! Over 70 Million Records Sold!
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/18/10 -  MLK Breakfast - Newtown Estates Park]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/mlk-breakfast---newtown-estates-park/2880/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Keep the dream alive. Come out and enjoy food and community commitment. ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/19/10 -  2010 Klingenstein Lecture]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/2010-klingenstein-lecture/2945/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This annual Judaic Studies Lecture is sponsored by the Klingenstein Chair of Judaic Studies and the Jay Rudolph Endowment. 

The lecture is named for Selma Klingenstein who, along with her husband Paul, helped establish the Klingenstein Chair in Judaic Studies at New College in 2001.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
2010 Klingenstein...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/19/10 -  The Glenn Miller Orchestra at Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-glenn-miller-orchestra-at-van-wezel/3102/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Glenn Miller Orchestra, the most sought after Big Band in the world today, is considered the greatest band of all time – with its unique sound loved by all who love to dance. In The Mood, Chattanooga Choo Choo, A String of Pearls, Moonlight Serenade and Tuxedo Junction were all major hit records. Today, The Glenn Miller Orchestra plays to sell out crowds and Miller’s music wins fans with e...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/21/10 -  Third Thursday Stroll - Venice Main Street]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/third-thursday-stroll---venice-main-street/3051/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Monthly stroll along the avenues with entertainment and special sales....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/22/10 -  The Ahn Trio]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-ahn-trio/2324/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Born in Seoul, Korea, and educated at Juilliard in New York City, the members of the Ahn Trio—sisters Maria, Lucia, and Angella—are redefining the art and architecture of chamber music, breathing new life into the standard piano trio literature with commissioned works from visionary composers like Pat Metheny, Kenji Bunch, Maurice Jarre, Nikolai Kapustin and Michael Nyman. ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-06-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/22/10 -  Orchestra Classical Series presents: The Ahn Trio]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/orchestra-classical-series-presents-the-ahn-trio/2753/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Maria Ahn-Cello 
Lucia Ahn-Piano
The Ahn Trio are sisters who are redefining the art and architecture of chamber music. They breathe new life into the standard piano trio literature with commissioned works from visionary composers like Pat Metheny, Maurice Jarre and Michael Nyman. The Ahn Trio thrives on eliminating barriers between art forms. They have fused their work with that of dancers, pop...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/23/10 -  Pixel Pops: Rodgers & Hammerstain at the Movies, Van Wezel , Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/pixel-pops-rodgers-and-hammerstain-at-the-movies-van-wezel--sarasota-orchestra/2531/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Come experience the genius of Rodgers and Hammerstein, winners of 15 Academy Awards and 34 Tony Awards. Legendary film moments from Oklahoma!, Carousel, State Fair, The King and I, South Pacific and The Sound of Music will be projected in HD onto the big screen. In perfect synchronization with the clips, the Orchestra performs these “show-stopping” masterpieces of American musical theatre.

...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/23/10 -  Ringling Bridge Run VII]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/ringling-bridge-run-vii/2737/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This premier racing event of southwest Florida will be held January 23, 2010. 

More than 2,000 runners, walkers and joggers take part in this event every January, which is followed by a family fun festival. In addition to the four-mile race there is a one-mile family fun run. 

Registration fees help fund youth and teen programs offered by the Sarasota Family YMCA. 
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-11</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/23/10 -  Beatlemania Live - Venice Community Center]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/beatlemania-live---venice-community-center/2884/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Beatlemania Live has complete, authentic costume changes to accompany the music from every Beatles era: Ed Sullivan, Shea Stadium, Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road. Beatlemania Live performs with full orchestration to capture the original sound of many of the Beatles greatest hits. Ticket prices start at $20. For information and ticket call 941-861-1380.  ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/24/10 -  The Wedding Singer at Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-wedding-singer-at-van-wezel/2382/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[With a score that pays loving homage to the pop songs of the 1980s, The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer might just be the   coolest guy in the room. This musical is based on the hit film starring Adam Sandler as Robbie Heart and Drew Barrymore as Julia....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-06-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/24/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present: “YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW”]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/2839/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Pitcairn, violin
Toby Blumenthal Phillips, piano play Mozart, Prokofiev, Schubert  and Ravel. 
Since her notable debut with the New York String Orchestra at Lincoln
Center, violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn has earned a celebrated
reputation as one of America’s most
beloved rising soloists.
Toby Blumenthal Phillips now serves as CEO of the Luzerne Music Center which she co-found...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/24/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present Family Matinees:]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-family-matinees/3005/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Pitcairn with pianist Toby Blumenthal will perform a very personal, motivational Family Matinee concert for children, students and families in which she will
not only perform but also share career advice
and entertain questions. All ages are welcome
to enjoy this very special musical adventure.
Ms. Pitcairn has been known to allow
serious violin students to try her “Red Mendelssoh...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/24/10 -  Unboxed Series: Uncommon Music in Uncommon Spaces]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/unboxed-series-uncommon-music-in-uncommon-spaces/3337/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Key Chorale presents the Unboxed Series: Uncommon Music in Uncommon Spaces

Works of Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/26/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present:]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present/2841/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Since her notable debut with the New York String Orchestra at Lincoln
Center, violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn has earned a celebrated
reputation as one of America’s most beloved rising soloists. She performs in partnership with perhaps the world’s most legendary instrument, the Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius of 1720, said to have inspired the Academy award-winning
film The Red Violin. She ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/27/10 -  Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/moscow-state-radio-symphony-orchestra/2755/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[With a score that pays loving homage to the pop songs of the 1980s, The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. This musical is based on the hit film starring Adam Sandler as Robbie Heart and Drew Barrymore as Julia. 
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/29/10 -  Masterworks 4: In Nature, Neel Auditorium, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/masterworks-4-in-nature-neel-auditorium-sarasota-orchestra/2532/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bask in the splendor of nature with two of history’s greatest composers: Beethoven and Stravinsky. In Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony (No. 6), the master evokes the sounds heard on his journey into the countryside. Stravinksy’s sounds of nature are very different as he depicts ancient Russian legend and folk song in a cataclysmic evocation of life’s reawakening in his Rite of Spring.

...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/30/10 -  T-REC - Venice Community Center]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/t-rec---venice-community-center/2898/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a free event, in a safe and supervised environment, with music by "Wired for Sound". Light refreshments will be served.  R.S.V.P. is requested.  Call 486-2781 by Thursday, Jan. 28th or register online.  ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/30/10 -  Historic Day in the Park]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/historic-day-in-the-park/3325/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bigger and better than last year! Antiques, Arts/Crafts, Flea Market, Books and authors, Live Music, lots of Food and Drink, Puppet Shows, Circus Performers, Face Painting, children's Art Corner and more!...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/01/10 -  Girls Night: The Musical]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/girls-night-the-musical/2756/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A touching and hilarious 'tell-it-like-it-is' look at the lives of a group of female friends, Girls Night: The Musical promises to have audiences around the country laughing, crying and dancing in the aisles! Follow five friends as they re-live their past, celebrate their present and look to the future on a wild and hilarious karaoke night out ... and you'll recognize every one of them! GIRLS NIGH...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/02/10 -  The Aluminum Show @ Van Wezel Perfoming Arts Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-aluminum-show--van-wezel-perfoming-arts-hall/2757/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The curtain rises on a spectacle of aluminum pipes that slowly unravel and transform into a wriggling nest of silver snakes. Intertwined coils transform into centipedes, silkworms courting each other, a huge waterfall, dinosaurs and even a massive opera singer. It’s the magical world of The Aluminum Show, Israel’s hottest dance theater creation. Reminiscent of Mummenschanz, Blue Man Group and ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/03/10 -  The Martha Graham Dance Company @ Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-martha-graham-dance-company--van-wezel/2758/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Designated as “one of seven wonders of the artistic universe” by the Washington Post, the Martha Graham Dance Company is the oldest and most celebrated contemporary dance company in the world. Dancer/choreographer Martha Graham (1894-1991) was the central figure of the modern dance movement, developing an original technique involving the expression of primal emotions through stylized bodily mo...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/07/10 -  Piano Concert at Allegro Music Academy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/piano-concert-at-allegro-music-academy/3276/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Featuring Elaine Rosier. Program: Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/08/10 -  Condeleezza Rice TOWN HALL Lecture]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/condeleezza-rice-town-hall-lecture/3165/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Morning lecture at 10:30 a.m., evening lecture at 7:30 p.m.

Condoleezza Rice is the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution and professor of political science at Stanford University.

From January 2005 to 2009, she served as the 66th secretary of state of the United States. Before serving as America’s chief diplomat, she served as assistant to ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/09/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-cavalleria-rusticanapagliacci/2163/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota Opera's Winter Opera Festival opens with this perennial double bill. The warm sun of Sicily on an Easter Sunday ignites heated passions in Cavalleria rusticana while the betrayed clown of Pagliacci must go on with the show, leading to a tragic end. The dramatic power and music of both operas made them instant successes and favorites of opera-goers for over a century....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/09/10 -  Hairspray]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/hairspray/2759/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's 1962, and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire - to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star, but she must use her newfound power to vanquish the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin and integrate a TV network - all without denting her 'do! 
Don't miss...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/09/10 -  New Topics New College: Out of Print? The Future of the American Newspaper]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/new-topics-new-college-out-of-print--the-future-of-the-american-newspaper/3144/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Panel Discussion: Newspapers throughout the United States are struggling financially, hit by declining readership and the 
current economy.  Are things as bad as they seem?  Where is the newspaper business headed, and what will it look like when it 
gets there?  A panel of media experts and practitioners will discuss the current situation and ultimate fate for newspapers.

David Lipsey is the ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/11/10 -  Israel Ballet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/israel-ballet/2327/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Israel Ballet is the only company in Israel performing the great classical and neo-classical ballets of the international repertoire.  Founded in 1967, the company has a rich and varied repertoire including several neo-classical works by renowned choreographer George Balanchine as well as those by Christian Spuck, Krzysztof Pastor, Rudi van Danzig, Jan Lincolns, Lar Lubovitz and the company’...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-06-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/11/10 -  Israel Ballet - Performing at Van Wezel Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/israel-ballet---performing-at-van-wezel-hall/2760/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Israel Ballet is the only company in Israel performing the great classical and neo-classical ballets of the international repertoire. Founded in 1967, the company has a rich and varied repertoire including several neo-classical works by renowned choreographer George Balanchine as well as those by Christian Spuck, Krzysztof Pastor, Rudi van Danzig, Jan Lincolns, Lar Lubovitz and the company’s...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/13/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  The Magic Flute]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--the-magic-flute/2172/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozart's final opera mixes light-hearted comedy with high-minded morals. Prince Tamino must face numerous challenges  to find and win his beloved Pamina, aided by the bird catcher Papageno. The Magic Flute is one of the most enduringly poplular of Mozart's works....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/13/10 -  Detroit Orchestra @ Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/detroit-orchestra--van-wezel-performing-arts-hall/2761/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Leonard Slatkin, Conductor and Music Director 
Sol Gabetta, Cello
Leonard has an international reputation as one of the extraordinary conductors of our time. He combines incredible musicianship with enormous passion for his role as visionary orchestra leader...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/13/10 -  Valentine's Celebration at Woodmere]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/valentines-celebration-at-woodmere/2887/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy Valentine's Day with friends and loved ones. This memorable evening starts with a group sharing of love, hope and gratitude presented by Desiree Companion followed by an evening of dancing to Dr. Laurie's Music Sensations. Bring your own refreshments.  ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/14/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-cavalleria-rusticanapagliacci/2164/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota Opera's Winter Opera Festival opens with this perennial double bill. The warm sun of Sicily on an Easter Sunday ignites heated passions in Cavalleria rusticana while the betrayed clown of Pagliacci must go on with the show, leading to a tragic end. The dramatic power and music of both operas made them instant successes and favorites of opera-goers for over a century....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/14/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Artists Concert]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-artists-concert/2408/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Always a highlight of the season, this entertaining concert features the principal and studio artists of the 2010 Winter Festival performing popular songs and arias....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/14/10 -  Romance by Candle Light - Allegro Music Academy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/romance-by-candle-light---allegro-music-academy/3308/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Concert by students and teachers....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/14/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present: ARIA READY”]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-aria-ready/2842/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hanan Alattar, soprano and Grigorios Zamparas,
Piano play Handel Cleopatra’s “Piangero la sorte mia” from Giulio Cesare Donizetti Il dolce suono mi colpi (Lucia’s mad scene) from Lucia di Lammermoor plus music of Debussy, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/14/10 -  Say I Do Again]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/say-i-do-again/2888/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pre-registration is required by February 11. Celebrate a renewal of wedding vows along the beautiful Siesta Key Beach sunset. Judge Becky Titus performs the non-denominational service  beginning promptly at 6 p.m. Arrive early for parking arrangements. Light refreshments served. Call 941-861-9930 for information and registration.  Cost is $5 per couple...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/14/10 -  Neil Diamond Tribute - Venice Community Center]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/neil-diamond-tribute---venice-community-center/2889/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jay White recreates the look, sound, and mannerisms of "The World's Classiest Rock Star". Tickets start at $20. For information and ticket sales call 941-861-1380 or 941-861-5000...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/16/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  The Magic Flute]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--the-magic-flute/2173/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozart's final opera mixes light-hearted comedy with high-minded morals. Prince Tamino must face numerous challenges to find and win his beloved Pamina, aided by the bird catcher Papageno. The Magic Flute is one of the most enduringly popular of Mozart's works....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/16/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present: “ARIA READY”]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-aria-ready/2843/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hanan Alattar, soprano and Grigorios Zamparas,
Piano play works by Handel, Donizetti, Debussy, Brahms and Rachmaninoff.
Ms. Alattar received an Artist Diploma and a Masters of Music degree from The Juilliard School, and a Bachelor of Music Degree from
University of Texas at Austin. She is also the recipient of a 2004 Sullivan Foundation Award and the winner of the 2002 Aspen Concerto
Competiti...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/17/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-cavalleria-rusticanapagliacci/2165/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota Opera's Winter Opera Festival opens with this perennial double bill. The warm sun of Sicily on an Easter Sunday ignites heated passions in Cavalleria rusticana while the betrayed clown of Pagliacci must go on with the show, leading to a tragic end. The dramatic power and music of both operas made them instant successes and favorites of opera-goers for over a century....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/18/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  The Magic Flute]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--the-magic-flute/2174/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozart's final opera mixes light-hearted comedy with high-minded morals. Prince Tamino must face numerous challenges to find and win his beloved Pamina, aided by the bird catcher Papageno. The Magic Flute is one of the most enduringly popular of Mozart's works....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/18/10 -  Third Thursday Stroll - Venice Main Street]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/third-thursday-stroll---venice-main-street/3054/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Monthly event featuring live entertainment and special offers from merchants and restaurants....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/19/10 -  Masterworks 5-In Youth, Neel Auditorium, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/masterworks-5-in-youth-neel-auditorium-sarasota-orchestra/2536/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This vibrant concert opens with Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes from the musical On the Town, about three young sailors on leave during WWII. Then, Sphinx Competition winner and Symphony magazine’s “Emerging Artist to Watch” Elena Urioste takes the stage to perform Barber’s lyric Violin Concerto. Finally, we’ll perform Saint-Saëns’ riveting Symphony No. 3, also called the “Organ ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/21/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  The Magic Flute]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--the-magic-flute/2175/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozart's final opera mixes light-hearted comedy with high-minded morals. Prince Tamino must face numerous challenges to find and win his beloved Pamina, aided by the bird catcher Papageno. The Magic Flute is one of the most enduringly popular of Mozart's works....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/21/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota Present:]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present/2844/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Amelia Piano Trio
Anthea Kreston, violin
Jason Duckles, cello
Reiko Aizawa, piano play Debussy Trio in G Major,
Bernstein Piano Trio,
Chopin Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8
The Amelia Piano Trio came to the fore after participating in Isaac
Stern’s Chamber Music Workshop at Carnegie Hal which led to his
presentation of the group in their Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital
Hall. They have...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/21/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present Family Matinees:]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-family-matinees/3006/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Amelia Piano Trio with Anthea Kreston on violin, Jason Duckles on
cello, and Reiko Aizawa on piano, brings a world of
energy and talent to the
stage. If you have a
youngster to bring,
please be sure to do so; but if not, don’t miss out on the great music and fun of this performance yourself!
Hair styles have changed a great deal over the centuries. To our
eyes today, some look better,...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/23/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota presents:]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-presents/2845/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Amelia Piano Trio
Anthea Kreston, violin
Jason Duckles, cello
Reiko Aizawa, piano play works by Debussy ,
Bernstein and 
Chopin.
The Amelia Piano Trio came to the fore after participating in Isaac
Stern’s Chamber Music Workshop at Carnegie Hal which led to his
presentation of the group in their Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital
Hall. They have since performed widely at Ravinia, the L...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/25/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-cavalleria-rusticanapagliacci/2166/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota Opera's Winter Opera Festival opens with this perennial double bill. The warm sun of Sicily on an Easter Sunday ignites heated passions in Cavalleria rusticana while the betrayed clown of Pagliacci must go on with the show, leading to a tragic end. The dramatic power and music of both operas made them instant successes and favorites of opera-goers for over a century....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/25/10 -  Chamber Soiree 6: In Forests and Meadows-Holley Hall; Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/chamber-soiree-6-in-forests-and-meadows-holley-hall-sarasota-orchestra/2538/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Calvert – Suite from The Monteregian Hills • Crespo – Suite Americana • Jim Parker – Mississippi Five • Haydn – Symphony no. 104 “London”

...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/26/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  The Magic Flute]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--the-magic-flute/2176/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozart's final opera mixes light-hearted comedy with high-minded morals. Prince Tamino must face numerous challenges to find and win his beloved Pamina, aided by the bird catcher Papageno. The Magic Flute is one of the most enduringly popular of Mozart's works....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/26/10 -  New Music New College: Crossroads 2]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/new-music-new-college-crossroads-2/2943/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year’s Crossroads performance, featuring New College rock bands and musicians from the Sarasota Orchestra, was the hit of the NMNC season.  Principal Bassist John Miller and Principal Tubist Jay Hunsberger will team up again this year with Professor Stephen Miles and New College students for a fresh program of rock, experimental, and electronic music, performed under the stars in the Pepsic...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/27/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  Hansel and Gretel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--hansel-and-gretel/2182/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Who can fail to be captivated by the spell of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale?  Hansel and Gretel is an opera with something for everyone. Humperdinck's rich orchestration and melodic score is a favorite of sophisticated opera-goers while children and families love the magical story of the brother and sister who outwit the wicked witch....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/27/10 -  8th annual T-REC Sports Day - Gene Whipp Sports Center]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/8th-annual-t-rec-sports-day---gene-whipp-sports-center/2899/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Open to all teens and adults with disabilities. Wear appropriate shoes. This is a free event and lunch will be served. Families and caregivers are encouraged to attend. RSVP by Feb. 25. Call 941-486-2781 or online at parksonline.scgov.net.  ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/27/10 -  21st Annual Toothpick Bridge Building Workshop and Professional Competition at G.WIZ]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/21st-annual-toothpick-bridge-building-workshop-and-professional-competition-at-gwiz/2977/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[21st Annual Toothpick Bridge Building Workshop and Professional Competition

Driving directions to 21st Annual Toothpick Bridge Building Workshop and Professional Competition
G.WIZ - The Science Museum
1001 Boulevard of the Arts Sarasota, FL 34236


  
  


...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/28/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-cavalleria-rusticanapagliacci/2167/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota Opera's Winter Opera Festival opens with this perennial double bill. The warm sun of Sicily on an Easter Sunday ignites heated passions in Cavalleria rusticana while the betrayed clown of Pagliacci must go on with the show, leading to a tragic end. The dramatic power and music of both operas made them instant successes and favorites of opera-goers for over a century....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/01/10 -  Itzhak Perlman - Performing at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/itzhak-perlman---performing-at-van-wezel-performing-arts-hall/2764/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman is beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent. He is treasured by audiences throughout the world who respond not only to his remarkable artistry, but also to his irrepressible joy of making music. 
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/02/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  Hansel and Gretel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--hansel-and-gretel/2183/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Who can fail to be captivated by the spell of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale?  Hansel and Gretel is an opera with something for everyone. Humperdinck's rich orchestration and melodic score is a favorite of sophisticated opera-goers while children and families love the magical story of the brother and sister who outwit the wicked witch....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/02/10 -  Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra at Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/odessa-philharmonic-orchestra-at-van-wezel/2765/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hobart Earle – Music Director and Principal Conductor 
The brilliant Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Hobart Earle, returns to North America for the first time in over 10 years. The Chicago Tribune proclaimed "the orchestra showed that it could join the top rank of American orchestras without breaking step." For their upcoming U.S. tour, the orchestra will proudly present to U....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/02/10 -  New Topics New College: Turning Down the Thermostat]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/new-topics-new-college-turning-down-the-thermostat/3145/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Panel Discussion: Climate change, alternative sources of clean renewable energy – these are topics about which we’ve been hearing for a long time. But innovations are being made, many of them right here in the Sunshine State.  In this discussion, we’ll hear from some of the innovators themselves as Florida looks to secure a leading role in green technology.

Fred Bennett is Executive Vice ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/03/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  The Magic Flute]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--the-magic-flute/2177/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozart's final opera mixes light-hearted comedy with high-minded morals. Prince Tamino must face numerous challenges to find and win his beloved Pamina, aided by the bird catcher Papageno. The Magic Flute is one of the most enduringly popular of Mozart's works....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/04/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  Hansel and Gretel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--hansel-and-gretel/2184/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Who can fail to be captivated by the spell of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale?  Hansel and Gretel is an opera with something for everyone. Humperdinck's rich orchestration and melodic score is a favorite of sophisticated opera-goers while children and families love the magical story of the brother and sister who outwit the wicked witch....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/05/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-cavalleria-rusticanapagliacci/2168/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota Opera's Winter Opera Festival opens with this perennial double bill. The warm sun of Sicily on an Easter Sunday ignites heated passions in Cavalleria rusticana while the betrayed clown of Pagliacci must go on with the show, leading to a tragic end. The dramatic power and music of both operas made them instant successes and favorites of opera-goers for over a century....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/05/10 -  Masterworks 6: Through Life-Neel Center, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/masterworks-6-through-life-neel-center-sarasota-orchestra/2539/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Explore the span of Johannes Brahms’ spectacular career starting with his autumnal Symphony No. 3, which is perhaps his most passionate and rhapsodic orchestral work. Then, celebrated pianist Andreas Haefliger performs Brahms’ intensely emotional early work, Piano Concerto No. 1. The pairing of an exceptionally gifted soloist with one of the most celebrated works in the classical repertoire se...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/06/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Giovanna d'Arco (Joan of Arc)]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-giovanna-darco-joan-of-arc/2188/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Verdi achieved an early success with this retelling of the story of the French warrior-saint. This rarely heard opera is rich with stirring choruses, imaginative orchestral writing and an abundance of arching melodies. Giovanna d'Arco will be the 26th work in Sarasota Opera's internationally-acclaimed Verdi Cycle....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/06/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present:]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present/3004/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Augustin Hadelich, violin/Karina Canellakis, violin/Sebastian Krunnies, viola/
Peter Stumpf, cello
Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet are playing
Haydn String Quartet in E flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6
Kodaly Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7, Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

Now celebrating its forty-fifth season, The Musicians from Marlboro
bring together rising young musicians and c...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/07/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  The Magic Flute]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--the-magic-flute/2178/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozart's final opera mixes light-hearted comedy with high-minded morals. Prince Tamino must face numerous challenges to find and win his beloved Pamina, aided by the bird catcher Papageno. The Magic Flute is one of the most enduringly popular of Mozart's works....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/07/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  Hansel and Gretel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--hansel-and-gretel/2185/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Who can fail to be captivated by the spell of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale?  Hansel and Gretel is an opera with something for everyone. Humperdinck's rich orchestration and melodic score is a favorite of sophisticated opera-goers while children and families love the magical story of the brother and sister who outwit the wicked witch....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/07/10 -  Unboxed Series:]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/unboxed-series/3339/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Key Chorale presents the Unboxed Series: Uncommon Music in Uncommon Spaces

Works of John Tavener, Arvo Part, Hildegard von Bingen and other mystics...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/08/10 -  Joffrey Ballet - Performing at Van Wezel Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/joffrey-ballet---performing-at-van-wezel-hall/2766/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Founded in 1956 by Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino as a uniquely American company of dancers for whom they choreographed original and socially relevant ballets, today the venerable Joffrey Ballet is one of the leading national and international ballet companies. The Joffrey Ballet was the first American company to tour the former Soviet Union and the first dance company to perform at the White Ho...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/09/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Giovanna d'Arco (Joan of Arc)]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-giovanna-darco-joan-of-arc/2189/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Verdi achieved an early success with this retelling of the story of the French warrior-saint. This rarely heard opera is rich with stirring choruses, imaginative orchestral writing and an abundance of arching melodies. Giovanna d'Arco will be the 26th work in Sarasota Opera's internationally-acclaimed Verdi Cycle....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/09/10 -  T-REC Step Up Florida Walk - Twin Lakes Park]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/t-rec-step-up-florida-walk---twin-lakes-park/2900/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Wear walking shoes and bring your brown bag lunch to enjoy at the park. Water and healthy snacks will be provided. RSVP is requested by calling 941-486-2781 or online at parksonline.scgov.net.  ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/10/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  Hansel and Gretel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--hansel-and-gretel/2186/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Who can fail to be captivated by the spell of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale?  Hansel and Gretel is an opera with something for everyone. Humperdinck's rich orchestration and melodic score is a favorite of sophisticated opera-goers while children and families love the magical story of the brother and sister who outwit the wicked witch....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/10/10 -  Pervez Musharraf TOWN HALL Lecture]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/pervez-musharraf-town-hall-lecture/3166/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Morning lecture at 10:30 a.m., evening lecture at 7:30 p.m.

President Pervez Musharraf occupied, what TIME Magazine described as ‘‘the most dangerous job in the world,’’ playing a crucial role in the global war on terror. President Musharraf has survived two assassination attempts; rooted out militants in his own government; helped direct countless raids against Al Qaeda - both in his c...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/11/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Giovanna d'Arco (Joan of Arc)]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-giovanna-darco-joan-of-arc/2190/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Verdi achieved an early success with this retelling of the story of the French warrior-saint. This rarely heard opera is rich with stirring choruses, imaginative orchestral writing and an abundance of arching melodies. Giovanna d'Arco will be the 26th work in Sarasota Opera's internationally-acclaimed Verdi Cycle....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/12/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-cavalleria-rusticanapagliacci/2169/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota Opera's Winter Opera Festival opens with this perennial double bill. The warm sun of Sicily on an Easter Sunday ignites heated passions in Cavalleria rusticana while the betrayed clown of Pagliacci must go on with the show, leading to a tragic end. The dramatic power and music of both operas made them instant successes and favorites of opera-goers for over a century....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/13/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  The Magic Flute]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--the-magic-flute/2179/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozart's final opera mixes light-hearted comedy with high-minded morals. Prince Tamino must face numerous challenges to find and win his beloved Pamina, aided by the bird catcher Papageno. The Magic Flute is one of the most enduringly popular of Mozart's works....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/13/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  Hansel and Gretel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--hansel-and-gretel/2187/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Who can fail to be captivated by the spell of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale?  Hansel and Gretel is an opera with something for everyone. Humperdinck's rich orchestration and melodic score is a favorite of sophisticated opera-goers while children and families love the magical story of the brother and sister who outwit the wicked witch....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/13/10 -  Elvis Tribute To The King]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/elvis-tribute-to-the-king/2890/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dwight Icenhower is considered one of the best tribute artists in the country today.  Dwight has mastered the 50's, 60's,and 70's eras of Elvis' career and has performed all over the United States winning a myriad of Elvis awards too numerous to mention. For information and ticket sales call 941-861-1380.  ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/13/10 -  14th Annual Big Truck Day]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/14th-annual-big-truck-day/2895/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[High octane fun for the entire family!  Join us for Sarasota County Parks and Recreation's 14th annual Big Truck Day at Phillippi Estate Park! All of the old favorites will be on display including a fire truck, sheriff's bat mobile, dump trucks and more. Trucks are also going green with alternative fuel vehicles and displays. Children are invited to climb on the vehicles and pull the levers. Food ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/14/10 -  Cirque Le Masque @ Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cirque-le-masque--van-wezel-performing-arts-hall/2767/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In their newest production Carnivale, Cirque Le Masque brings an exciting new dimension to circus arts. Drenched in colorful light and oblivious to the forces of gravity, Cirque Le Masque is a European-style circus complete with lavish costumes and props, music and special effects. Carnivale follows the journey of a young artist with big city dreams. Through various trapeze and high-flying acts, a...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/18/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  The Magic Flute]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--the-magic-flute/2180/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozart's final opera mixes light-hearted comedy with high-minded morals. Prince Tamino must face numerous challenges to find and win his beloved Pamina, aided by the bird catcher Papageno. The Magic Flute is one of the most enduringly popular of Mozart's works....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/19/10 -  Sarasota Opera: Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera-cavalleria-rusticanapagliacci/2170/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota Opera's Winter Opera Festival opens with this perennial double bill. The warm sun of Sicily on an Easter Sunday ignites heated passions in Cavalleria rusticana while the betrayed clown of Pagliacci must go on with the show, leading to a tragic end. The dramatic power and music of both operas made them instant successes and favorites of opera-goers for over a century....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/19/10 -  Pixel Pops: Ellis Island-Van Wezel, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/pixel-pops-ellis-island-van-wezel-sarasota-orchestra/2543/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This program celebrates the American dream through the experience of Ellis Island and the art of Norman Rockwell. The Orchestra performs Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America. A moving orchestral and visual tapestry, the concert features vintage photos from the Ellis Island archives with live actors reciting short monologues from the journals of seven immigrants who came through Ellis...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/20/10 -  Mote's Party on the Pass]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/motes-party-on-the-pass/2256/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium invites you to celebrate the science of the sea with our second annual “Party on the Pass” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2010 in the Mote Aquarium Courtyard . This casual party will offer guests great food and drinks, auctions and plenty of fun. Party on the Pass proceeds will directly support Mote Marine Laboratory’s ongoing research and im...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/20/10 -  3rd Annual Chillounge Night in Sarasota]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/3rd-annual-chillounge-night-in-sarasota/2663/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Coolest Outdoor Lounge Party
"licensed to chill"
 


Save The Date - Details to Follow...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/21/10 -  Sarasota Opera:  The Magic Flute]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-opera--the-magic-flute/2181/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozart's final opera mixes light-hearted comedy with high-minded morals. Prince Tamino must face numerous challenges to find and win his beloved Pamina, aided by the bird catcher Papageno. The Magic Flute is one of the most enduringly popular of Mozart's works....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-05-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/21/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present: “JOIE DE VIVRE” - Ya Fei Chuang, piano]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-joie-de-vivre---ya-fei-chuang-piano/2906/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ya Fei Chuang plays works by Chopin, Scarlatti, Ravel and Yehudi Wyner.
Prizewinner at the Cologne International Piano Competition at age
18, Ya-Fei Chuang has appeared at numerous festivals including the
Beethoven Festival in Warsaw, the European Music Festival in tuttgart,
the Bach Festival in Leipzig, and in the Schleswig-Holstein, Gilmore, Sarasota, Oregon, and Ravinia festivals, among oth...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/23/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present: “Joie de Vivre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-joie-de-vivre/2907/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pianist Ya Fei Chuang plays works by Chopin, Scarlatti, Ravel and Yehudi Wyner.
Prizewinner at the Cologne International Piano Competition at age
18, Ya-Fei Chuang has appeared at numerous festivals including the
Beethoven Festival in Warsaw, the European Music Festival in Stuttgart, the Bach Festival in Leipzig, and in the Schleswig-Holstein, Gilmore, Sarasota, Oregon, and Ravinia festivals, a...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/25/10 -  Lecture Series: Christopher Wheeldon]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/lecture-series-christopher-wheeldon/3179/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Join Iain Webb, Artistic Director, as he discusses choroegrapher, Christopher Wheeldon. This is the final lecture in Sarasota Ballet's 5 part series....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/26/10 -  Masterworks 7: In Myth-Neel; Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/masterworks-7-in-myth-neel-sarasota-orchestra/2544/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bringing an exhilarating close to the Masterworks season, the Orchestra is joined by the Key Chorale for Orff’s monumental Carmina burana. Based on 24 mythic poems about love, life and particularly fate, this vibrant work explores the struggle of man to survive in the hostile world of medieval Europe. This awe-inspiring concert also features Mozart’s turbulent and enigmatic Symphony No. 40, in...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/27/10 -  Egg Hunt]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/egg-hunt/2891/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This free Easter Egg Hunt is hosted by the Nokomis East Homeowner's Association. Egg hunt starts promptly at 10 a.m. with prizes for all participants. Bring a basket and camera for photos with the Easter Bunny.     ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/27/10 -  Holiday Egg Hunt]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/holiday-egg-hunt/2892/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us for a special kid’s event at Bee Ridge Park. Egg hunt and games. Watch for the bunny! Bring your own basket for the egg hunt. Refreshments available. For information call 941-316-1328....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/30/10 -  Lang Lang, Piano With Christoph Eschenbach Conductor-together With The Schleswig-holstein Festival Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/lang-lang-piano-with-christoph-eschenbach-conductor-together-with-the-schleswig-holstein-festival-orchestra/2768/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra is comprised of the world's finest young musicians under the age of 27, handpicked through a rigorous auditioning process.  The first ever tour in the US and Canada under Maestro Eschenbach, featuring Lang Lang as the soloist....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/31/10 -  Philippe de Montebello TOWN HALL Lecture]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/philippe-de-montebello-town-hall-lecture/3167/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Morning lecture at 10:30 a.m., evening lecture at 7:30 p.m....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/01/10 -  Eggstravaganza]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/eggstravaganza/2893/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bring your basket for lots of treats and eggs....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/07/10 -  Neil Berg's 102 Years of Broadway]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/neil-bergs-102-years-of-broadway/2769/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[All New Show! Back By Popular Demand! 
Sarasota audiences sold out Neil Berg's hit Broadway concert last season! Back again in an all new show featuring his five fantastic Broadway stars, from the best loved music of Broadway, including; Cats, Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Jekyll and Hyde, Jesus Christ Superstar, George Gershwin to Andrew Lloyd Webber to name a few. Broadwa...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/11/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present Soiree Series in Private Residences]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-soiree-series-in-private-residences/3011/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pianist Sejoon Park plays works by Rachmaninoff, Liszt/Volodos and Glinka/Balakirev.
Sejoon Park was born in 1990 in Seoul, Korea. He began piano studies there at the age of six. His early accomplishments include his orchestral debut with the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra in Korea at
age ten. He moved to the United States in 2001
and studied for five years at the Levine School
of Music in Washi...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/13/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present Soiree Serie in Private Residences]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-soiree-serie-in-private-residences/3012/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sejoon Park was born in 1990 in Seoul, Korea. He began piano studies there at the age of six. His early accomplishments include his orchestral debut with the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra in Korea at
age ten. He moved to the United States in 2001
and studied for five years at the Levine School
of Music in Washington, D.C..
Mr. Park has won prizes at numerous piano competitions including the Obe...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/14/10 -  T-REC Beach Party]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/t-rec-beach-party/2901/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Light, healthy refreshments will be served.  Bing your brown bag lunch. This free event is open to all teens and adults with disabilities.  RSVP by Monday, April 12th.  Call 941-486-2781 or register online at parksonline.scgov.net.  ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/16/10 -  Pixel Pops: City Lights]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/pixel-pops-city-lights/2547/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The concert hall transforms into a movie theater as Charlie Chaplin’s 87-minute silent film City Lights is projected on the big screen while the Orchestra performs the movie’s remarkable soundtrack live. Charlie Chaplin not only wrote, directed and starred in this film — he also composed the score. While Chaplin may be most famous for his comedy The Great Dictator in which he bitterly satiri...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/24/10 -  Journeys to Genius: Beethoven: The Angry Revolutionary-Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/journeys-to-genius-beethoven-the-angry-revolutionary-sarasota-opera-house-sarasota-orchestra/2548/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Following a sold-out performance last season, Beethoven: The Angry Revolutionary returns for an encore presentation. Facing the loss of his hearing and surrounded by the chaos of revolution and war across Europe, Beethoven composed one of the most triumphant (and familiar) pieces of music of all time. Hear and see the story of Beethoven’s personal journey that culminates in his remarkable Fifth ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/24/10 -  NewMusicNewCollege presents: Victoria Bass, cellist]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/newmusicnewcollege-presents-victoria-bass-cellist/2837/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This innovative series is a treasure for contemporary arts enthusiasts and features outstanding musicians from the Gulf Coast and around the country. In 2009-2010, we celebrate the 11th season of New Music New College. The five-concert series  includes a number of pre-concert lectures and free public workshops. The vision for New Music New College lays with its director, music professor Stephen Mi...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/25/10 -  Giving Hunger The Blues]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/giving-hunger-the-blues/2291/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[15th Annual Giving Hunger The Blues


Sunday April 25th, 2010 from 12 noon to 8pm
 on Hillview Street,
Southside Village.

This is a family entertainment and charity event to raise money and awareness for hunger in our community. Our mandate. To Feed, Protect and Nurture the Children in Our Community.



• Live bands on 2 stages including one stage exclusively for youth bands•
• ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-06-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/25/10 -  Composure: Living Music, Living Composers - Key Chorale]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/composure-living-music-living-composers---key-chorale/2634/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Key Chorale's 25th Anniversary Concert Celebration, with special commissioned works by Dale Warland and Eric Whitacre, and music by Gwyneth Walker and Bonia Shur and by our beloved Daniel Moe....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/25/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present Soiree Evenings in Private Residences]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-soiree-evenings-in-private-residences/3016/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Faith Sherman, mezzo-soprano and Joseph Li perform  Rossini and Handel.
Acclaimed by the New York Times as  “luminous
mezzo-soprano” and praised by Opera News for her “admirable evenness of tone,” Faith Sherman has
enjoyed success on both the operatic and concert
stages.
The 2008–09 season at Houston Grand Opera featured Miss Sherman as Beatrice in Berlioz’ Beatrice et Benedict. I...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/27/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present Soiree Serie in Private Residences]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-soiree-serie-in-private-residences/3017/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Faith Sherman, mezzo-soprano and Joseph Li, piano perform works by Rossini and Handel.
Acclaimed by the New York Times as   a “luminous
mezzo-soprano” and praised by Opera News for her “admirable evenness of tone,” Faith Sherman has enjoyed success on both the operatic and concert
stages.
The 2008–09 season at Houston Grand Opera featured Miss Sherman as Beatrice in Berlioz’ Beatri...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/09/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present: “BRAHMS LIEBESLIEDER WALTZES”]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-brahms-liebeslieder-waltzes/2908/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Vanessa Cariddi, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Evan Hughes, bass-baritone Lee Dougherty Ross, piano Avis Fedge Romm, piano - Dancers  TBA
The centerpiece for these productions is Brahms’ Liebeslieder (Love Songs) Waltzes. The work consists of eighteen poems arranged for two pianos and vocal quartet, setting texts from George Friedrich Daumer’s Polydora. Brahms’...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/11/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present: “BRAHMS LIEBESLIEDER WALTZES”]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-brahms-liebeslieder-waltzes/2909/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lauren Snouffer soprano,
Vanessa Cariddi mezzo-soprano, Paul Appleby tenor, Evan Hughes bass-baritone, Lee Dougherty Ross piano, Avis Fedge Romm  piano, Dancers TBA
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/13/10 -  Chamber Soiree 7: From My Life]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/chamber-soiree-7-from-my-life/2550/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Sarasota String Quartet finishes the chamber music season with the emotional Voces Intimae and the semi-autobiographical From My Life. 

Sibelius-- String Quartet “Voces Intimae” • Smetana – String Quartet “From My Life”
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/15/10 -  Nokomis Beach Youth Fishing Spring Tournament]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/nokomis-beach-youth-fishing-spring-tournament/2894/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Grab your pole and tackle box and join us at Nokomis Beach for a Youth Fishing Tournament. Bait and prizes are provided by Venice Ave. Bait & Tackle and trophies will be awarded. All children must be supervised by a parent /guardian for this event. Catch and release only.  Pre-registration for the tournament is preferred by calling 941-486-2595. Day-of-Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the tourna...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/16/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present:  “RAGTIME TANGOS AND BLUES”]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present--ragtime-tangos-and-blues/2981/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[GERSHWIN Blues from “An American In Paris”
JOPLIN Ragtime, The Easy Winners
PIAZZOLLA Selected Tangos
PORTER I’ve Got You Under My Skin
ROTA Passerella (from Fellini’s film “8 ½”)
WEILL Suite from “The Threepenny Opera”

The Italian Saxophone Quartet brings the house down with their
interpretations of classical music to “pops”, and everything in-between.
Founded in 19...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/18/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present:]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present/2982/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[GERSHWIN Blues from “An American In Paris”
JOPLIN Ragtime, The Easy Winners
PIAZZOLLA Selected Tangos
PORTER I’ve Got You Under My Skin
ROTA Passerella (from Fellini’s film “8 ½”)
WEILL Suite from “The Three Ppenny Opera”

The Italian Saxophone Quartet brings the house down with their
interpretations of classical music to “pops”, and everything in-between.
Founded in ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[06/08/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present: “RAGTIME A LA TURCA”]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present-ragtime-a-la-turca/2911/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Joy Roe/Greg Anderson, duo piano play works by Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Piazzola as well as Anderson & Roe compositions. Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe have been described as “Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers transposed from the dance floor to the keyboard,” by The Southampton Press. Together they bring a
fresh and visionary approach to the concert stage, dazzling audiences
with th...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/04/10 -  T-REC Nature Day - Rothenbach Park]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/t-rec-nature-day---rothenbach-park/2897/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This free event is open to all teens and adults with disabilities. Bring your lunch.  R.S.V.P. is requested by calling 941-486-2781 or register online at parksonline.scgov.net.  ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[06/28/10 - 07/02/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series –  Dermatology for Primary Care]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series----dermatology-for-primary-care/2690/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[06/21/10 - 06/25/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Cardiology Update in Primary Care Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---cardiology-update-in-primary-care-medicine-an-evidence-based-approach/2689/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[06/14/10 - 06/18/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Family Medicine: A Review and Update of Common Clinical Problems]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---family-medicine-a-review-and-update-of-common-clinical-problems/2688/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/28/10 - 06/13/10 -  Married Alive! - Venice Theatre Cabaret]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/married-alive---venice-theatre-cabaret/3347/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Performances: May 28 – June 13, 2010

Music by Leah Okimoto
Book and Lyrics by Sean Grennan

The story of two married couples – one newly-wed and one not-so-newly wed. A funny and touching new musical that takes you from Niagara to Viagra, from babies to empty nests. ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/17/10 - 05/21/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Hospital Cardiac Care: An Update for Inpatient Care]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---hospital-cardiac-care-an-update-for-inpatient-care/2687/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/07/10 - 05/30/10 -  Backwards in High Heel: the Ginger Musical-Mertz Theatre-Asolo Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/backwards-in-high-heel-the-ginger-musical-mertz-theatre-asolo-theatre/2571/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[An in-depth look at the public and
private life of this timeless beauty, combining cherished standards from
Berlin, Gershwin and Kern with new original songs, compelling characters
and stunning dance sequences. A funny, moving, and visual feast,
Backwards in High Heels will have both audiences and critics cheering....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/05/10 - 05/08/10 -  Great Escapes-Beyond the Blue Horizon-Holley Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/great-escapes-beyond-the-blue-horizon-holley-hall/2549/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Isn’t it time to broaden your musical horizons? Opportunities like this come only once in a Blue Moon – so don’t miss the Blue Skies this program offers. You’ll have to duck for cover to avoid Stormy Weather and contemplate the Music Of The Spheres. Then, for the truly adventurous, the Orchestra will take you on a Star Trek to the outer limits of the galaxy.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/04/10 - 05/23/10 -  Doubt - Venice Theatre MainStage Drama]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/doubt---venice-theatre-mainstage-drama/3344/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Performances: May 4 – 23, 2010

by John Patrick Shanley

Tony and Pulitzer winner about a priest suspected of misconduct. In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[05/03/10 - 05/07/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Urgent Care, Sports Medicine and Primary Care: An Evidence-Based Trifecta]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---urgent-care-sports-medicine-and-primary-care-an-evidence-based-trifecta/2686/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/26/10 - 04/30/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Pediatric Infectious Diseases: An Evidence-Based Approach]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---pediatric-infectious-diseases-an-evidence-based-approach/2685/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/24/10 - 04/25/10 -  32nd Annual Siesta Fiesta]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/32nd-annual-siesta-fiesta/2624/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This two-day event brings together a variety of talented artists and crafters with all original work that is handmade in America.
A full spectrum of artistic media will be on display – and for sale – including paintings, sculptures, photos, glass, wood, collage, and ceramics, as well as folk art, pottery, handmade jewelry, personalized gifts, handmade clothing, scented soaps and body products...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/23/10 - 04/25/10 -  TRIPLE BILL WITH BALANCHINE’S DONIZETTI VARIATIONS, A WORLD PREMIERE AND BOURNE’S INFERNAL GALOP  performed by the SarasotaBallet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/triple-bill-with-balanchines-donizetti-variations-a-world-premiere-and-bournes-infernal-galop--performed-by-the-sarasotaballet/2963/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Season Grand Finale with Balanchine’s Donizetti Variations

                The Sarasota Ballet has been continuously adding to the list of George Balanchine choreography in its repertoire since the beginning of Iain Webb’s tenure in 2007.  This season’s addition, Donizetti Variations, caps the season in this final series of performances at the FSU Center on April 23-25, 2010.  The program...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/22/10 - 04/25/10 -  Florida Winefest and Auction]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/florida-winefest-and-auction/2559/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The 20th Annual Florida Winefest & Auction, a world-class charity fundraiser, will take place April 22-25, 2010. The 2010 event will include thirty food and wine events and a live auction of approximately 75 lots conducted by David Elswood, Guest Auctioneer, International Wine Expert of Christie's London. The silent auction will have approximately 200 lots. 

Venues include The Ritz-Carlton, Sar...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/22/10 - 05/02/10 -  The Who's Tommy-The Players Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-whos-tommy-the-players-theatre/2594/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A young boy’s journey from pain to triumph in an electrifying evening of rock and roll. Tommy Can You Hear Me?; I’m Free; Pinball Wizard; See Me, Feel Me.


...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/20/10 - 04/21/10 -  Xanadu]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/xanadu/2770/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Put a bunch of smash hit songs, Tony® Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane and the cutest couple in town into a Broadway musical comedy blender, and what do you get? "Heaven on Wheels" says The New York Times. Taking audiences back to 1980 California, this hilarious new musical follows the beautiful Kira, who travels to earth to inspire a struggling young artist named Sonny, as she helps this aspir...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/15/10 - 05/02/10 -  Beast on the Moon - Venice Theatre Stage II Drama]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/beast-on-the-moon---venice-theatre-stage-ii-drama/3346/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Performances: April 15 – May 2, 2010              
                                         
by Richard Kalinoski

Beginning with the arrival of a mail order bride into the life of a young Milwaukee photographer in the 1920’s, Beast on the Moon traces this young couple’s marriage through their elder years, as both come to grips with their horrific experiences in the Armenian genocide of ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/14/10 - 05/02/10 -  The Game of Love and Chance-Cook Theatre, Asolo Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-game-of-love-and-chance-cook-theatre-asolo-theatre/2573/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Two headstrong children are betrothed to each other by
their parents, in spite of the fact that they have never been
introduced. Trying to exert their independence, the two children
trade places with their servants in order to get a good look at
their fiancés. In doing so, however, they only manage to confuse...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/12/10 - 04/16/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Rheumatology: Improving Primary Care Outcomes Through Diagnosis and Treatment]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---rheumatology-improving-primary-care-outcomes-through-diagnosis-and-treatment/2684/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/09/10 - 04/11/10 -  BB&T 18th Annual Venice Sharks Tooth Festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/bbt-18th-annual-venice-sharks-tooth-festival/2285/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[live entertainment, childrens game area, arts & crafts, marketing booths, non profit organizations, fossil vendors, food and concessionaires...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-06-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/08/10 - 04/10/10 -  Life in the Son 5K Run]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/life-in-the-son-5k-run/3201/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[1st Annual "Life in the Son 5K Run" to raise monies for Missions to Nicaragua Nutrition Center and Youth Ministries...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/07/10 - 04/10/10 -  Great Escapes-Mona Lisa-Holley Hall, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/great-escapes-mona-lisa-holley-hall-sarasota-orchestra/2546/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Come linger in the Shadow of Her Smile as we celebrate great beauties past and present. Whether it’s Debussy’s ravishing Girl with the Flaxen Hair or Cy Coleman’s brassy Sweet Charity, one thing is for certain, A Pretty Girl really Is Like A Melody!

...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/07/10 - 05/29/10 -  Shotgun at Florida Studio Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/shotgun-at-florida-studio-theatre/3115/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida Studio Theatre presents ‘Shotgun,’ a National New Play Network World Premiere written by John Biguenet.

Place: A little shotgun apartment in New Orleans.
Time: Four months post-Katrina
Action: In the wake of natural disaster, the drama is just beginning. Families clash and racial tensions rise. A play of love, hope and humor in celebration of the human spirit. The Times-Pacayune s...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/07/10 - 05/30/10 -  The Andrews Brothers at Golden Apple Dinner Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-andrews-brothers-at-golden-apple-dinner-theatre/3194/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mistaken identities, madcap comedy and the greatest music of the 1940s fill this sweet and hilarious show. Three soldiers find themselves giving the performance of a lifetime when a certain singing trio of siblings fail to arrive at their USO gig. ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/07/10 - 05/29/10 -  Shotgun at Florida Studio Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/shotgun-at-florida-studio-theatre/3349/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[National New Play Network World Premiere. Place: A little shotgun apartment in New Orleans. Time: Four months post-Katrina. Action: In the wake of natural disaster, the drama is just beginning. Families clash and racial tensions rise. A play of love, hope and humor in celebration of the human spirit....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/05/10 - 04/09/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Pediatric Emergency Medicine: A Review and Update]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---pediatric-emergency-medicine-a-review-and-update/2683/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/02/10 - 04/03/10 -  Triple Bill with Pineapple Poll-Sarasota Opera House - Sarasota Ballet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/triple-bill-with-pineapple-poll-sarasota-opera-house---sarasota-ballet/2583/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us to celebrate some of America's finest 
choreographers as well as the chance to see 
last season's success John Cranko's Pineapple Poll 
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[04/02/10 - 04/03/10 -  TRIPLE BILL WITH THERE WHERE SHE LOVED BY CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON performance by the Sarasota Ballet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/triple-bill-with-there-where-she-loved-by-christopher-wheeldon-performance-by-the-sarasota-ballet/2962/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[April Performances at the Opera House Feature Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon

                With the addition of Christopher Wheeldon’s There Where She Loved to its repertoire with performances April 2&3, 2010 at the Sarasota Opera House, the Sarasota Ballet achieves yet another milestone.  Former dancer and resident choreographer of the New York City Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon, now ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/30/10 - 04/18/10 -  Dearly Departed - Venice Theatre MainStage Comedy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/dearly-departed---venice-theatre-mainstage-comedy/3343/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Performances: March 30 – April 18, 2010

by David Bottrell and Jesse Jones

In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father's funeral, the Turpin's other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion: Firstborn ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/29/10 - 04/02/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Neurology Updates for Primary Care]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---neurology-updates-for-primary-care/2682/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/27/10 - 03/28/10 -  8th Annual Downtown Sarasota Art & Craft Festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/8th-annual-downtown-sarasota-art-and-craft-festival/2626/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota, located along Florida's Gulf of Mexico is well known for its white sandy beaches and beautiful architecture. For the past 8 years, it has also become popular for this Annual Craft Festival which garners crowds of fine craft lovers each year. 

Contemporary crafts from more than 100 of the nation's most talented artisans. A variety of jewelry, pottery, ceramics, photography, painting, c...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/26/10 - 03/28/10 -  Forks and Corks 2010]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/forks-and-corks-2010/2399/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Showcasing diverse cuisine from the independent restaurants known as The Sarasota-Manatee Originals, the event will highlight Originals’ restaurant dinners, vintner dinners with renowned winemakers, Forks & Corks University educational seminars and The Grand Tasting celebration.  Held on March 28, 2010 in the picturesque courtyard of The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, The Grand Tasting wil...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-06-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/25/10 - 03/28/10 -  Masterworks 7: In Myth-Van Wezel, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/masterworks-7-in-myth-van-wezel-sarasota-orchestra/2545/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bringing an exhilarating close to the Masterworks season, the Orchestra is joined by the Key Chorale for Orff’s monumental Carmina burana. Based on 24 mythic poems about love, life and particularly fate, this vibrant work explores the struggle of man to survive in the hostile world of medieval Europe. This awe-inspiring concert also features Mozart’s turbulent and enigmatic Symphony No. 40, in...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/25/10 - 03/28/10 -  Carmina Burana - Key Chorale]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/carmina-burana---key-chorale/2633/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A popular favorite with the Sarasota Orchestra, part of it's Masterworks Series....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/23/10 - 06/05/10 -  Night Train to Memphis  at Florida Studio Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/night-train-to-memphis--at-florida-studio-theatre/3119/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida Studio Theatre presents ‘Night Train to Memphis,’ a world premiere musical revue developed by Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Langford & Jim Prosser.

Memphis, Tennessee, is the birthplace of America’s greatest music and the careers of Elvis Presley, B.B. King and Johnny Cash. Night Train to Memphis is a evening of sultry and smooth sounds including “A Boy Named Sue,” “Lucille,” ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/23/10 - 06/05/10 -  Night Train to Memphis at Florida Studio Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/night-train-to-memphis-at-florida-studio-theatre/3353/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Memphis, Tennessee, birthplace of America's greatest music and the careers of Elvis Presley, B.B. King and Johnny Cash. Night Train to Memphis is an evening of sultry and smooth sounds including "A Boy Named Sue," "Lucille," "Memphis, Tennessee," "Blue Suede Shoes" and more, where the cultural crossroads come alive!...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/22/10 - 03/26/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Family Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach to Patient Care]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---family-medicine-an-evidence-based-approach-to-patient-care/2681/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/18/10 - 03/28/10 -  Fiddler On The Roof-The Players Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/fiddler-on-the-roof-the-players-theatre/2593/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[L’Chaim! The classic, poignant story of a milkman and his family. Sunrise, Sunset; If I Were a Rich Man; Do You Love Me; Matchmake...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/15/10 - 03/19/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Internal Medicine: A Clinical Update]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---internal-medicine-a-clinical-update/2680/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/13/10 - 03/14/10 -  Event: 43rd Annual Fine Art Show]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/event-43rd-annual-fine-art-show/2978/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ The mission of Englewood Art Center, a division of Ringling College of Art and Design, is to provide programs for adults and youth that promote knowledge, appreciation and development of the creative arts in Englewood and the surrounding communities.

    Staffed primarily by volunteers, the center includes two modern gallery spaces, 3 classrooms, a pottery studio, lending library and gift shop...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/12/10 - 04/18/10 -  Managing Maxine-Mertz Theatre-Asolo Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/managing-maxine-mertz-theatre-asolo-theatre/2570/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[All great love feels like young love. Whatever your age,
the giddy discovery, the unexpected rush, the surprising
insecurity and the soaring euphoria leave you breathless
and exhilarated. It’s wonderful, it’s terrible – and it’s the last
thing Maxine Levine expects to interrupt her well-ordered,
happy life at 70. But in this honest and hilarious romantic
comedy, Maxine discovers that...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/11/10 - 03/19/10 -  55th Anniversary Celebration Juried Art Exhibition and Silent Auction @ Mote Marine]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/55th-anniversary-celebration-juried-art-exhibition-and-silent-auction--mote-marine/2774/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Come see works of art depicting Mote's 55 years of preserving our world's marine environment and advancing the science of the sea during our week-long exhibition as part of a year-long celebration of Mote's 55th Anniversary.

Opening and closing receptions and a silent auction will be held in conjunction with the exhibition. Auction proceeds will benefit Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/11/10 - 04/11/10 -  Rent - Venice Theatre Stage II Musical]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/rent---venice-theatre-stage-ii-musical/3345/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Performances: March 11 – April 11, 2010

Music, lyrics and book by Jonathan Larson
Based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Boheme

A 12-year landmark Broadway blockbuster event, this rock opera takes a powerful, gritty look at bohemian life on Manhattan’s lower east side in the 1990s, touching on timeless and topical issues with an “extraordinary spirit of hopeful defiance and humanity....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/10/10 - 03/13/10 -  Great Escapes-The Green, Green Grass Of Home-Holley Hall, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/great-escapes-the-green-green-grass-of-home-holley-hall-sarasota-orchestra/2541/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are from near or far, this concert will have you reminiscing about the place you call home. The Orchestra performs My Old Kentucky Home, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, My Wild Irish Rose, America the Beautiful and highlights from the musical Finian’s Rainbow. You’ll also be transported back to the fields of Europe with Edward Grieg’s Norwegian Dances.




...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/10/10 - 03/13/10 -  Great Escapes-The Green, Green Grass Of Home-Holley Hall, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/great-escapes-the-green-green-grass-of-home-holley-hall-sarasota-orchestra/2542/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are from near or far, this concert will have you reminiscing about the place you call home. The Orchestra performs My Old Kentucky Home, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, My Wild Irish Rose, America the Beautiful and highlights from the musical Finian’s Rainbow. You’ll also be transported back to the fields of Europe with Edward Grieg’s Norwegian Dances.




...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/08/10 - 03/12/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Infectious Diseases: Adult Issues in the Outpatient and Inpatient Settings]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---infectious-diseases-adult-issues-in-the-outpatient-and-inpatient-settings/2679/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/06/10 - 03/07/10 -  9th Annual Downtown Venice Art Classic]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/9th-annual-downtown-venice-art-classic/2625/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Located in Sarasota County, this event is becoming as popular as the Venice show in the fall. Set up along West Venice Avenue in the heart of Downtown Venice, this festival brings together longtime favorites and the newest names in the contemporary art scene. Life-size sculptures, spectacular paintings, one-of-a-kind jewels, photography, ceramics, and much more make for one fabulous weekend. ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/06/10 - 03/07/10 -  Downtown Art Classic on Venice Main Street]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/downtown-art-classic-on-venice-main-street/3055/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Quality art festival featuring a wide spectrum of art work.  Food and beverage available....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/06/10 - 03/07/10 -  Sarasota Folk Festival at Oscar Scherer State Park]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-folk-festival-at-oscar-scherer-state-park/3170/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This will be the seventh folk festival sponsored by the Sarasota Folk Club. There will be local and statewide musicians, lots to eat, many fine vendors selling excellent products, family music & fun for kids!...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/04/10 - 03/07/10 -  Masterworks 6: Through Life-Van Wezel, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/masterworks-6-through-life-van-wezel-sarasota-orchestra/2540/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Explore the span of Johannes Brahms’ spectacular career starting with his autumnal Symphony No. 3, which is perhaps his most passionate and rhapsodic orchestral work. Then, celebrated pianist Andreas Haefliger performs Brahms’ intensely emotional early work, Piano Concerto No. 1. The pairing of an exceptionally gifted soloist with one of the most celebrated works in the classical repertoire se...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/03/10 - 03/21/10 -  Machinal-Cook Theatre, Asolo Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/machinal-cook-theatre-asolo-theatre/2572/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A classic play from early 20th century America. An ordinary
young woman is foolish enough to believe she can have it
all: career, home, marriage, children, pleasure and love. Her
inevitable downfall and the play’s shattering conclusion still
has the power to fascinate and shock....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[03/01/10 - 03/05/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Emergency Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach to Adult Care]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---emergency-medicine-an-evidence-based-approach-to-adult-care/2678/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/24/10 - 04/04/10 -  Li'l Abner at Golden Apple Dinner Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/lil-abner-at-golden-apple-dinner-theatre/3193/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Tony Award winning musical hit Li'L ABNER based upon the Al Capp comic strip, which many consider the greatest of all time, is a fun-filled, foot-stompin', side-splitting extravaganza for all.  It is a satisfying mixture of hillbilly nonsense and sharp, critical humor that appeals to the sophisticated theatergoer as well as the child within us all....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/23/10 - 02/28/10 -  Mamma Mia! Playing at Van Wezel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/mamma-mia-playing-at-van-wezel/2763/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mamma Mia! is the global phenomenon based on the songs of ABBA.  Timeless songs such as Dancing Queen, I Have a Dream, Voulez-Vous, and Take a Chance on Me, are ingeniously woven into an enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship. 
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		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/22/10 - 02/26/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Radiology for the Non-Radiologist]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---radiology-for-the-non-radiologist/2677/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/20/10 - 02/21/10 -  Masterworks5: In Youth-Van Wezel ; Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/masterworks5-in-youth-van-wezel--sarasota-orchestra/2537/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This vibrant concert opens with Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes from the musical On the Town, about three young sailors on leave during WWII. Then, Sphinx Competition winner and Symphony magazine’s “Emerging Artist to Watch” Elena Urioste takes the stage to perform Barber’s lyric Violin Concerto. Finally, we’ll perform Saint-Saëns’ riveting Symphony No. 3, also called the “Organ ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/20/10 - 02/21/10 -   Downtown  Sarasota Festival of the Arts]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/downtown--sarasota-festival-of-the-arts/2623/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Consistently ranked one of the top 100 Fine Art Shows by Sunshine Artist Magazine, the 22nd Annual Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts is one of the area’s biggest and best art events. The festival is held along Main Street in downtown Sarasota, spanning from 5 Points-Selby Park to Orange Avenue. Meet some of the best artists in the nation, displaying life-size sculptures, spectacular paintin...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/19/10 - 02/21/10 -  Triple Bill with Othello-FSU/Asolo Conservatory]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/triple-bill-with-othello-fsuasolo-conservatory/2582/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[New to the repertoire, Peter Darrell's Othello set to the riveting music of Liszt. Also new to the repertoire, a piece by Resident Choreographer Dominic Walsh and returning to the repertoire this season, Matthew Bourne's Infernal Galop...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/19/10 - 02/21/10 -  TRIPLE BILL WITH PROKOVSKY, DIVERTISSEMENTS AND WALSH  presented  by the Sarasota Ballet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/triple-bill-with-prokovsky-divertissements-and-walsh--presented--by-the-sarasota-ballet/2960/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[February- The late Prokovsky’s Vespri, a selection of Divertissments, and Walsh’s I Napolitani 
                The choreography of Dominic Walsh is quickly becoming a strong suit of The Sarasota Ballet dancers and an audience favorite.  As part of his acceptance of the position of Resident Choreographer, Walsh will set his I Napoletani on the company to be featured in the February performanc...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/18/10 - 03/01/10 -  Shear Madness at Florida Studio Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/shear-madness-at-florida-studio-theatre/3116/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida Studio Theatre presents ‘Shear Madness,’ America’s favorite comedy by Paul Portner; adapted by Marilyn Abrams and Bruce Jordan; with original direction by Bruce Jordan. 

‘Shear Madness’ is the hilarious whodunit where the audience gets to solve the crime, with a mixture of improvisation and up-to-the-minute spontaneous humor. The play, set today in a hairstyling salon in the c...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/16/10 - 03/14/10 -  Annie - Venice Theatre MainStage Musical]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/annie---venice-theatre-mainstage-musical/3342/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Performances: February 16 – March 14, 2010

Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Book by Thomas Meehan
Based on the Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie

Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-fille...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/15/10 - 02/19/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Pediatric Emergency Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---pediatric-emergency-medicine-an-evidence-based-approach/2676/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/13/10 - 04/25/10 -  In Search of Norman Rockwell’s America - The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/in-search-of-norman-rockwells-america---the-john-and-mable-ringling-museum-of-art/2502/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In Search of Norman Rockwell’s America
Organized by International Arts & Artists
In Search of Norman Rockwell’s America is a groundbreaking exhibition that pairs the work of American icon Norman Rockwell with images by award-winning photojournalist Kevin Rivoli.  Unprecedented in concept, this exhibition features thirty-five black and white photographs alongside Rockwell originals: paintings...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/13/10 - 04/25/10 -  In Search of Norman Rockwell's America at The Ringling Museum]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/in-search-of-norman-rockwells-america-at-the-ringling-museum/3019/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In Search of Norman Rockwell's America is a groundbreaking exhibition that pairs the work of Norman Rockwell with images by award-winning photojournalist Kevin Rivoli. Unprecedented in concept, this exhibition features thirty-five black and white photographs alongside Rockwell originals: paintings, drawings and limited artist's prints....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/11/10 - 02/21/10 -  Lend Me A Tenor-The Players Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/lend-me-a-tenor-the-players-theatre/2592/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The curtain will soon rise—but wait! Where is the world-renowned lead tenor? Thus begins this giddy play (four-time Tony Award-winner) with hysterical plot twists, mistaken identities and rollicking fun...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/11/10 - 02/14/10 -  Fabulous Art Boutique 0 Art Center Sarasota]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/fabulous-art-boutique-0-art-center-sarasota/3256/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fiber Art Boutique(FAB) Exhibit and Sale brings together inspired artists from the Sarasota Area Craft Guilds who work in traditional American art forms. FAB artists offer innovative designs that blend the art of the old with the new offering wearable art, in the form on hand dyed silks and wovens, felted beaded hand bags, needle woven and semi-precious strung jewelry, woven baskets incorporat...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/08/10 - 02/12/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Geriatrics: A Primary Care Approach to the Aging Population]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---geriatrics-a-primary-care-approach-to-the-aging-population/2675/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/06/10 - 02/07/10 -  16th Annual Siesta Key Craft Fair]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/16th-annual-siesta-key-craft-fair/2622/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Siesta Key Craft Fair is a 16 year tradition in Sarasota that marks a milestone year with a change to an all-craft festival. Take in the sand and the sea along Ocean Boulevard and Beach Road as you discover wonderful crafts including handmade jewelry, ceramics, stained glass, paintings, photography and much, much more. All crafts are handmade in the U.S.A., and adding to the arts & crafts will be ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/05/10 - 02/09/10 -  Swimming For Adults Afraid in Water]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/swimming-for-adults-afraid-in-water/2928/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Beginning swim class for adults. Learn to be comfortable in shallow water; how to put your face in water happily, feel the water hold you up on front and back, let go of the side, stand up. Deep water as well. Learn to move from here to there, roll over, play in water. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. 24 hours: eight 3-hour sessions, one hour on land followed by 2 hours in the water. Co...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/03/10 - 02/06/10 -  Great Escapes-I'LL Be Seeing You-Holley Hall-Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/great-escapes-ill-be-seeing-you-holley-hall-sarasota-orchestra/2535/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This program of familiar love music includes a tribute to “Ol’ Blue Eyes” Frank Sinatra himself, as you enjoy Strangers in the Night, That’s Life, The Lady is a Tramp and I’ve Got You Under My Skin. We’ll prove that musical parting can be such sweet sorrow, with Haydn’s Farewell Symphony. The Orchestra awakens Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky) with a kiss before performing The Girl I Lef...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/03/10 - 04/03/10 -  Ruined at Florida Studio Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/ruined-at-florida-studio-theatre/3114/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida Studio Theatre presents ‘Ruined,’ a 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winning play by Lynn Nottage.

A glimpse into the Democratic Republic of Congo during a decade of civil unrest that Variety calls “riveting,” Ruined introduces us to Mama Nadi, owner of a canteen, who serves up everything from a cold beer and a warm meal to the company of the troubled women who find a home there. The women o...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-09-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/03/10 - 04/03/10 -  Ruined at Florida Studio Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/ruined-at-florida-studio-theatre/3348/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[2009 Pulitzer Prize Winner. A glimpse into the Congo during a decade of civil unrest. Mama Nadi, owner of a canteen, serves up everything from a cold beer and a warm meal to the company of a woman. The women overcome adversity of war through hope, love and survival....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[02/01/10 - 02/05/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Endocrinology and Rheumatology: The Most Useful Topics from Two Specialties]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---endocrinology-and-rheumatology-the-most-useful-topics-from-two-specialties/2674/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/30/10 - 01/31/10 -  Masterworks 4: In Nature, Van Wezel, Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/masterworks-4-in-nature-van-wezel-sarasota-orchestra/2533/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bask in the splendor of nature with two of history’s greatest composers: Beethoven and Stravinsky. In Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony (No. 6), the master evokes the sounds heard on his journey into the countryside. Stravinksy’s sounds of nature are very different as he depicts ancient Russian legend and folk song in a cataclysmic evocation of life’s reawakening in his Rite of Spring.

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		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/30/10 - 01/31/10 -  7th Annual St. Armands Winter Art Festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/7th-annual-st-armands-winter-art-festival/2603/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of the nation’s best crafters will converge along Miami Avenue, one of Venice’s downtown streets, with stained glass, handmade jewelry, paintings, photography, personalized products for your kids and pooch, and much, much more. Adding to the weekend will be an expansive Green Market with plants, flora, orchids and homemade soaps. ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/29/10 - 01/31/10 -  Triple Bill with Matthew Bourne's Boutique-FSU/Asolo Conservatory]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/triple-bill-with-matthew-bournes-boutique-fsuasolo-conservatory/2581/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Including a Sir Frederick Ashton Ballet & the American Premiere of Matthew Bourne's Boutique set in 1960s Carnaby Street...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/29/10 - 01/31/10 -  Sarsota Indian Festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarsota-indian-festival/3302/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Come experience the traditions and culture of the Native American people at the Third annual Sarasota Indian Festival on January 29th, 30th and 31st at Sarasota Fairgrounds, (NEW LOCATION) 3000 Ringling Blvd from 9-5 Friday, 10-6 Saturday and 10-5 on Sunday. Find hand made, authentic, one of a kind fine arts and crafts.  There will be paintings, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, bead work, leather work...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/29/10 - 01/31/10 -  TRIPLE BILL WITH ASHTON, DARRELL AND BOURNE presented by the Sarasota Ballet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/triple-bill-with-ashton-darrell-and-bourne-presented-by-the-sarasota-ballet/2959/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[January- Ashton’s Les Rendezvous, Darrell’s Othello and the U.S. premiere of Bourne’s Boutique 

                Set in the colorful Carnaby Street scene of 1960’s London, Matthew Bourne’s Boutique , his first work set on classically trained dancers, was commissioned and performed immediately before his wildly successful all-male Swan Lake. Boutique displays Bourne’s highly unique fl...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/29/10 - 01/31/10 -  Bertha Palmer Centennial Antiques Show & Appraisals]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/bertha-palmer-centennial-antiques-show-and-appraisals/3323/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A nationally known staff of appraisers will appraise your treasures for $10.00 per item.   Terrace Cafe is serving lunch...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/29/10 - 02/28/10 -  Mid-Life the Crisis Musical - Venice Theatre Cabaret]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/mid-life-the-crisis-musical---venice-theatre-cabaret/3341/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[May 28 – June 13, 2010
Music by Leah Okimoto
Book and Lyrics by Sean Grennan
The story of two married couples – one newly-wed and one not-so-newly wed. A funny and touching new musical that takes you from Niagara to Viagra, from babies to empty nests. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/28/10 - 01/30/10 -  History Day in the Park & Antique Show]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/history-day-in-the-park-and-antique-show/2885/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Celebrate the era of Bertha Palmer with an antique show in the Edson Keith Mansion. Saturday will feature History Day in the Park with music, food vendors, arts and crafts, historic demonstrations, antique cars and historic re-enactors in the park...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/23/10 - 01/24/10 -  3rd Annual Downtown Craft Festival - Venice]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/3rd-annual-downtown-craft-festival---venice/2602/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of the nation’s best crafters will converge along Miami Avenue, one of Venice’s downtown streets, with stained glass, handmade jewelry, paintings, photography, personalized products for your kids and pooch, and much, much more. Adding to the weekend will be an expansive Green Market with plants, flora, orchids and homemade soaps. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-07-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/22/10 - 04/11/10 -  Hearts-Mertz Theatre; Asolo Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/hearts-mertz-theatre-asolo-theatre/2565/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Willy Holzman bases this frank and often bittersweet play
on his father’s experiences as a Jewish-American soldier in
World War II. As adults, and supposedly hardened war
veterans, Donald Waldman and his friends get together to
play cards and reminisce. But as Donald struggles with longburied
guilt, he discovers that sometimes the only true way
to move on is to fully embrace your past. A s...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/22/10 - 01/24/10 -  Sarasota Bradenton Spring Home Show]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-bradenton-spring-home-show/2600/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Home Show is an event designed for homeowners in all stages of remodeling, landscaping and decorating their homes. Each event includes hundreds of exhibits with merchandise, sample interior and exterior vignettes, and product demonstrations. With a combination of new products and expert advice from the pros, the Home Show inspires homeowners with countless ideas on enhancing their home's comfo...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/21/10 - 02/28/10 -  The Last Five Years-Historic Asolo Theater]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-last-five-years-historic-asolo-theater/2564/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The thrill of first love is universal.
But most of us have also known heartbreak. The Last Five Years, an
emotionally powerful and intimate musical from Tony Award-winner
Jason Robert Brown, lets us feel both at once. A couple meets, marries
and grows apart. It’s a familiar fable, but told in a new and exciting
way: her story starts at the end of the relationship, his begins the day
they f...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/18/10 - 01/22/10 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Pediatric Emergency Medicine: A Review and Update]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---pediatric-emergency-medicine-a-review-and-update/2673/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/18/10 - 01/19/10 -  The Fabulous Hub Caps @ Venice Community Center]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-fabulous-hub-caps--venice-community-center/2883/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ticket prices start at $25. For ticket sales and information call Jim Wilson at 941-266-2760 or 861-1380. Food and beverage available.      ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/15/10 - 01/16/10 -  Artist Series of Sarasota present:  “THREE MEN...AND A BABY GRAND” - Sam, Dean, Frank...A Tribute to the Rat Pack]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/artist-series-of-sarasota-present--three-menand-a-baby-grand---sam-dean-franka-tribute-to-the-rat-pack/2983/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lee Lessack, singer
Brian Lane Green, singer
John Boswell, singer/musical director.
Broadway and recording artists, John Boswell, Brian Lane Green,
and Lee Lessack join voices in “Three Men and a Baby...Grand!” Their
harmonies are incredible and individually each singer brings star-power
to the stage. John Boswell has served as musical director for Andy
Williams, Judy Collins and Bob Ne...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/14/10 - 01/24/10 -  Some Enchanted Evening-The Players Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/some-enchanted-evening-the-players-theatre/2591/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A Rodgers and Hammerstein revue of their award-winning songs from The King and I, Carousel, Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Cinderella, and more.
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/12/10 - 02/21/10 -  The Marvelous Wonderettes at Golden Apple Dinner Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-marvelous-wonderettes-at-golden-apple-dinner-theatre/3192/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES
takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes - Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts and voices to match! THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - a must-take musical trip down memory lane!...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/12/10 - 01/31/10 -  Sly Fox - Venice Theatre MainStage Comedy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sly-fox---venice-theatre-mainstage-comedy/3340/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Performaces: January 12 – 31, 2010

by Larry Gelbart
Based on Ben Jonson’s Volpone (The Fox)

From writer Larry Gelbart, best known for television’s M*A*S*H* come a farce to tickle the humor of today's audiences. Volpone has been moved from 17th century Venice to turn of the century San Francisco. Volpone is now called Foxwell J. Sly and he is the same scheming, rapacious miser bent on ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/09/10 - 01/10/10 -  Days of Wine and Orchids - Sarasota Municpal Auditorium]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/days-of-wine-and-orchids---sarasota-municpal-auditorium/3282/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Days of Wine and Orchids” the theme for Sarasota Orchid Society’s 2010 Celebration, will showcase thousands of award-winning orchids in the displays created by orchid vendors and local orchid societies.  A variety of orchids and orchid related accessories will also be available for purchase from expert orchid growers and artists from the state of Florida, including B&D Orchids, Byrd Orchids, C...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/08/10 - 01/10/10 -  Master Works 3 -On Tour; Van Wezel-Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/master-works-3--on-tour-van-wezel-sarasota-orchestra/2529/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Get ready for a one-of-a-kind musical expedition beginning with George Gershwin’s sassy Cuban Overture. Then our own Daniel Jordan, concertmaster, takes the stage for a solo performance of Max Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy. You’ll also travel to Dvorák’s homeland of Bohemia with four of his Slavonic Dances. The evening’s highlight is a guided tour of Rome, courtesy of Respighi’s magnificen...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/07/10 - 01/31/10 -  I Am My Own Wife - Venice Theatre Stage II Drama]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/i-am-my-own-wife---venice-theatre-stage-ii-drama/3338/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[January 7 – 24, 2010
by Doug Wright

Based on a true story, and inspired by interviews conducted by the playwright over several years, I Am My Own Wife tells the fascinating tale of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a real-life German transvestite who managed to survive both the Nazi onslaught and the repressive East German Communist regime. Winner of the 2004 Tony for Best New Play and the Pulitzer P...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/06/10 - 01/24/10 -  Blue/Orange-Cook Theatre, Asolo Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/blueorange-cook-theatre-asolo-theatre/2567/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edgy new play explores the politics of mental illness with
enormous power and scathing comedy. At a National Health
Service Hospital in London, two psychiatrists lock horns over the
diagnosis of a young black patient, and a dangerous game of
power, ego and racial prejudice unfolds. As brilliantly comic as
it is provocative, this Olivier award-winning play for 2000
raises questions for w...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/06/10 - 01/07/10 -  12th Annual Siesta Key Beach Snowbirds Fine Arts & ?Fine Crafts Show]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/12th-annual-siesta-key-beach-snowbirds-fine-arts-and--fine-crafts-show/2605/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Full season is in swing, this is a great Arts & Crafts Show on Siesta Key....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/05/10 - 03/20/10 -  Reflections at Florida Studio Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/reflections-at-florida-studio-theatre/3118/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida Studio Theatre presents ‘Reflections,’ a world premiere musical revue developed by Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Langford & Jim Prosser.

The African American music experience of the 60s and 70s produced a lively and fresh new sound. Soul infused with pop cross-over appeal turned out unforgettable chart toppers that will take you back in celebration: “Heat Wave,” “Ain’t No Mountai...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[01/05/10 - 03/20/10 -  Reflections at Florida Studio Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/reflections-at-florida-studio-theatre/3352/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Soul infused with pop cross-over appeal, during the 60s & 70s, turned out unforgettable chart toppers from artists such as The Supremes, Aretha Franklin and Four Tops. The lively and fresh new sound included songs such as "Heat Wave," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "Stop! in the Name of Love," "Proud Mary" and many more!...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/29/09 - 01/10/10 -  The Musical Magic of Hayes & Hyman]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-musical-magic-of-hayes-and-hyman/2793/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Featuring two of the most renowned performers of our time, song stylist Bill Hayes who has sold over a million records with The Ballad of Davy Crockett and is also the long time star of TV’s Days of Our Lives along with Dick Hyman, creator of over 100 albums, create an evening of magical musical moments...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-15</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/28/09 - 12/31/09 -  CME – 24th Annual Series –Infectious Diseases in the Adult Patient: A Primary Care Update]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series--infectious-diseases-in-the-adult-patient-a-primary-care-update/2672/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/27/09 - 12/29/09 -  2009 Holiday Spectacular at PAL Sailor Circus]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/2009-holiday-spectacular-at-pal-sailor-circus/3208/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Celebrate the holidays with wholesome family entertainment!  Appealing to audiences from age 2 to 92, this Holiday Spectacular performance should be on the top of your list of  "Must See Events"  Advanced ticket sales are recommended as there are ONLY four showings of the Greatest "Little" Show on Earth!
...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-09</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/26/09 - 12/27/09 -  Fifth Annual Sarasota Downtown Fine Arts & Fine Crafts Festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/fifth-annual-sarasota-downtown-fine-arts-and-fine-crafts-festival/2604/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend show site is in a great downtown location among bistros, antique shops and boutiques. Draws big crowds in this upscale urban park.

...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/21/09 - 12/31/09 -  Winter Vacation in the Parks]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/winter-vacation-in-the-parks/3377/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Kids enjoy lots of activities with a different theme each day creating holiday fun and take-homes.

Reindeer Games - spend the day playing games with your friends including Wii Fit, obstacle course and more!
Yuletide Yummies - holidays are filled with delicious memories; enjoy old-fashioned favorites & healthy choices
Winter Wonderland - experience Florida “snow” including a snow storm, sn...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/20/09 - 12/22/09 -  The Sounds of Christmas]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-sounds-of-christmas/3335/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy favorite holiday songs performed by the area's beloved talents....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/19/09 - 12/20/09 -  “The Homecoming” - A Smoky Mountain Christmas Story]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-homecoming---a-smoky-mountain-christmas-story/3350/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, December 19th  
7:00 pm
 
Sunday, December 20th
4:00 pm
 
Both performances will take place in the Sanctuary
 
Come Early For Complimentary Holiday Treats served before the production and during intermission.
Among our talented singers/actors will be guests from the Sarasota / Bradenton area professional stage and cabaret circuits.
 
So… If country fiddlin’ and line dancin...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/18/09 - 02/25/10 -  Searching for Eden:The Diaries of Adam and Eve-Mertz Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/searching-for-edenthe-diaries-of-adam-and-eve-mertz-theatre/2569/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Join mankind’s most famous couple! In this captivating
romantic romp, partly inspired by the comic writing of
Mark Twain, the world’s first lovers meet in paradise –
and everything goes downhill from there. Witty and tender,
Searching for Eden is a modern testament to eduring love....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/18/09 - 12/20/09 -  The Sounds of Christmas]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-sounds-of-christmas/3018/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A spirited holiday celebration of music that has inspired and entertained us throughout the years....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/18/09 - 12/23/09 -  Selby Lights in Bloom]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/selby-lights-in-bloom/3207/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tickets sales begin December 10.

Tickets purchased online will be held at Will Call in the Welcome Center.

In addition to a spectacular display of colorful lights, this year’s “Lights in Bloom” will feature a wider range of entertainment, from choirs and school groups to local trios, and jazz quartets.

The Café and Garden Shop will open nightly, and children and families will enjoy...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-09</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/18/09 - 12/20/09 -  A Christmas Carol - Venice Theatre Generations Tradition]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/a-christmas-carol---venice-theatre-generations-tradition/3334/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A festive annual tradition at Venice Theatre now in its 10th year, this musical version of Dickens’ classic tale follows Ebenezer Scrooge as he reflects on his past, present and possible future. Will he find the true spirit of Christmas in time?...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/16/09 - 04/04/10 -  Gothic Art in the Gilded Age: Medieval Treasures in the Gavet, Vanderbilt, and Ringling Collections]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/gothic-art-in-the-gilded-age-medieval-treasures-in-the-gavet-vanderbilt-and-ringling-collections/2501/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Gothic Art in the Gilded Age: Medieval Treasures in the Gavet, Vanderbilt, and Ringling Collections
Organized by The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
This exhibition will bring together a significant group of the Ringling Museum’s holdings or works from the Gavet-Vanderbilt collection, including paintings, sculpture, metalwork, furniture, ceramics, cameos, watches, and miniatures.  Altho...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/16/09 - 12/19/09 -  Great Escapes-All That Glitters - Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/great-escapes-all-that-glitters---sarasota-orchestra/2527/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us as we celebrate the joy of the year’s most glittering season with familiar holiday favorites and Glenn Miller’s shimmering Moonlight Serenade. Also on this sparkling program are Goldfinger from the James Bond movies, Lehar’s delightful Gold and Silver Waltz, and one of the crown jewels of American musical theatre: Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot....]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/16/09 - 02/13/10 -  Bridge and Tunnel at Florida Studio Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/bridge-and-tunnel-at-florida-studio-theatre/3113/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida Studio Theatre presents ‘Bridge and Tunnel,’ a Tony award winning play by Sarah Jones.

A Broadway hit, Bridge and Tunnel is a one woman tour de force. Fourteen immigrants from diverse backgrounds, in search of liberty, equality and the opportunity for the American Dream, collide in a riotous and endearing tribute to the New York City melting pot.

Shows begin December 16, 2009 wit...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/14/09 - 12/18/09 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine: An Update and Review]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---critical-care-and-pulmonary-medicine-an-update-and-review/2671/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/11/09 - 02/17/10 -  Life of Galileo-Mertz Theatre, Asolo Rep Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/life-of-galileo-mertz-theatre-asolo-rep-theatre/2563/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bursting with energy and filled with a complex blend of drama
and biting humor, Life of Galileo investigates the ideas and
ideals of science and religion, and questions the very nature
of knowledge itself. Don’t miss this fresh adaptation of Brecht’s
unforgettable work about the conflict between reason and faith...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/09/09 - 04/10/10 -  Gothic Art in Gilded Age]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/gothic-art-in-gilded-age/2273/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1888, William Kissam Vanderbilt and his wife, the former Alva Erskine Smith, began building a mansion at Newport, Rhode Island. They commissioned Richard Morris Hunt, America’s most fashionable architect, to design and decorate the structure. This included a Gothic Room, which came to house a collection of around 350 medieval and Renaissance works of art for the most part purchased in 1889 fr...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-06-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/07/09 - 12/11/09 -  CME – 24th Annual Series – Medicolegal Risk Management from Both Sides of the Aisle]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cme---24th-annual-series---medicolegal-risk-management-from-both-sides-of-the-aisle/2670/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/05/09 - 04/10/10 -  Gothic Art in Gilded Age - The Ringling Museum]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/gothic-art-in-gilded-age---the-ringling-museum/1194/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1888, William Kissam Vanderbilt and his wife, the former Alva Erskine Smith, began building a mansion at Newport, Rhode Island. They commissioned Richard Morris Hunt, America’s most fashionable architect, to design and decorate the structure. This included a Gothic Room, which came to house a collection of around 350 medieval and Renaissance works of art for the most part purchased in 1889 fr...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-04-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/04/09 - 12/06/09 -  Master 2-In Fantasy - Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/master-2-in-fantasy---sarasota-orchestra/2525/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rachmaninoff’s fiendishly difficult Third Piano Concerto is a rite of passage for any aspiring virtuoso. Hear Cliburn medalist Joyce Yang tackle this monumental work. Then enter the fantasy world of Hector Berlioz with a performance of Symphonie fantastique, which paints the portrait of a young artist haunted by dreamlike images of his beloved.

...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/04/09 - 04/01/10 -  The Perfume Shop-Mertz Theatre, Asolo Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-perfume-shop-mertz-theatre-asolo-theatre/2568/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A new adaptation of La Perfumerie which inspired The Shop
Around the Corner, You’ve Got Mail and the musical She Loves
Me
This bubbly and whimsical comedy is the perfect thing to
warm up your winter! Taking place during the holidays, the
plot revolves around two bickering co-workers in a Budapest
perfume shop, who unknowingly exchange love letters at
night as anonymous pen pals. Come fall...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/04/09 - 12/06/09 -  Sarasota Indian Market - Art Center Sarasota]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-indian-market---art-center-sarasota/3241/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The second annual Sarasota Indian Market will take place at the Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami trail on December 4th, 5th and 6th. 

 Native American fine artists from all over North America will gather to present their work and share their culture for the weekend. The artists, representing various tribes will include some of the finest painters, jewelers, beaders, flute makers, potters, sc...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/04/09 - 12/06/09 -  Sarasota Craft Show]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-craft-show/2641/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota, FL (July 29, 2009) – The Sarasota Craft Show (sarasotacraftshow.com), a new event that will feature a juried selection of  highly regarded artists from across the county, demonstrations by artists and entertainment will be held Dec. 4 – 6  at the Sarasota Bradenton International Convention Center.  
Richard and Joanna Rothbard, directors of the Slate Hill, N.Y.-headquartered America...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/04/09 - 12/05/09 -  Holiday Craft Show  - Venice Community Center]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/holiday-craft-show----venice-community-center/2872/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Friends of the Venice Community Center host a Holiday Craft Show.  Join the fun and don't forget your wallet!  For information call Vera Nash at 941-388-7755.  ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/04/09 - 12/05/09 -  THE NUTCRACKER presented by the Sarasota Ballet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-nutcracker-presented-by-the-sarasota-ballet/2957/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[December- Performances of the Holiday Favorite The Nutcracker

                Back by popular demand is the perennial favorite, The Nutcracker, for families and children of all ages to enjoy early in the holiday season on Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5, 2009 at the Sarasota Opera House.  This production by former Sarasota Ballet director Robert de Warren includes the magical elemen...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/04/09 - 12/20/09 -  The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Venice Theatre Cabaret]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-great-american-trailer-park-musical---venice-theatre-cabaret/3333/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Performances: December 4 – 20, 2009

Music by David Nehls
Book by Betsy Kelso

A new show about agoraphobia, ‘80s nostalgia, spray cheese, road kill, hysterical pregnancy, a broken electric chair, kleptomania, strippers, flan and disco … Everything a musical should be. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/03/09 - 12/13/09 -  A Country Christmas Carol-The Players Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/a-country-christmas-carol-the-players-theatre/2590/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Everybody’s favorite Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future with a trailer park twist. God Bless Us Everyone, We Three Kings, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
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		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-07-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/02/09 - 12/09/09 -  Holidays at the Crosley, Festival of Trees]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/holidays-at-the-crosley-festival-of-trees/3181/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[13th annual Crosley Festival of Trees will showcase dozens of beautifully decorated Christmas trees, wreaths, and vignettes by the area's top decorators through historic mansion. Also features rare exhibits of antique Crosley cars (weekend only), Crosley radios, a vintage room-size model train display, gingerbread village, & bayside cafe.  Special events include afternoon teas, wine tastings, boat...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-07</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12/01/09 - 12/27/09 -  SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sisters-christmas-catechism/2792/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM, with hysterical audience interaction, musical highlights, wacky prizes, non-stop laughs and the irrepressible, irresistible Sister, is bound to become a must-see holiday tradition.  

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		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-15</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/30/09 - 12/01/09 -  Emergency Medicine: Practicing According to the Evidence]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/emergency-medicine-practicing-according-to-the-evidence/2669/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/28/09 - 12/19/09 -  Santa Jaws @ Mote Aquarium]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/santa-jaws--mote-aquarium/2405/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Mote Aquarium visitors will have the chance to meet Santa Jaws (typically known as Gilly the Shark, Mote Aquarium’s mascot). 

Visitors will have an opportunity to take pictures with him in the Aquarium Courtyard. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-07-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/28/09 - 11/30/09 -  testing - SG]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/testing---sg/3321/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[testing testing testing ...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/27/09 - 11/29/09 -  GISELLE  - Presented by the Sarasota Ballet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/giselle----presented-by-the-sarasota-ballet/2956/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Partnering in Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle, the Royal Ballet’s Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg    

Cojocaru, promoted to principal by Sir Anthony Dowell after her first performance in the title role of ‘Giselle’ with The Royal Ballet in London, is widely considered the most inspiring dancer in today’s international ballet world to take the role.  An April 29, 2009 New York Times review...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/27/09 - 11/29/09 -  Sarasota Ballet Presents GISELLE]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-ballet-presents-giselle/3319/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Royal Ballet’s International Stars Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg Dancing in Sir Peter Wright’s Production of Giselle at the Sarasota Opera House, November 27-29.
 
[Sarasota, FL – October 27, 2009] The Sarasota Ballet launches its 2009-2010 season with performances of Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle, November 27-29, 2009 in the Sarasota Opera House featuring internationally renowned st...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-10-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/25/09 - 11/29/09 -  16th annual Six-A-Side Festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/16th-annual-six-a-side-festival/3188/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sarasota International Cricket Club is proud to host the 16th annual Six-A-Side Festival. The festival will consist of 15 teams with 6 to 8 players and will take place at the Sarasota Cricket Club in Lakewood Ranch from November 25 to 29, 2009. 

 

Confirmed teams for this year’s festival includes the Houston Memorial, Houston Nomads, Nashville Vols, Fairfield County Cricket Club from C...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-10-07</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/23/09 - 11/27/09 -  Internal Medicine Review & Update: Inpatient and Outpatient Care for the Hospitalist & PCP]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/internal-medicine-review-and-update-inpatient-and-outpatient-care-for-the-hospitalist-and-pcp/2668/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/21/09 - 11/22/09 -  Sarasota Medieval Fair]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-medieval-fair/2717/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Experience the 11th century with tournaments, feasts and 14 stages hosting over 85 shows daily!  Featuring full contact jousting, human combat chess, English pubs, an Artisan market and great food!...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-08-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/20/09 - 12/19/09 -  1st Annual Open Juried Show at Towles Court]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/1st-annual-open-juried-show-at-towles-court/2955/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Artists have been invited to submit small  (16x16) for display at Clair Mitchell Gallery. Awards
Information @ www.towlescourt.com

Public invited to receptions and shows especially during Towles Court Third Friday Art Walks....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/20/09 - 11/22/09 -  Merry Market Place]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/merry-market-place/3245/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Over 50 booths featuring unique, quality merchants from southwest Florida and
beyond. Additional events will be occurring during the weekend, such as a
Preview Party Kick-off Event, a specialty luncheon, and a special appearance by
Santa Claus and much, much more!
...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-10-15</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/20/09 - 11/22/09 -  Sarasota Fall Racquetball Tournament]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-fall-racquetball-tournament/3304/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota fall racquetball tournament is an annual event that matches the best racquetball players in the Southeastern US. Profit from this tournament will benefit needy children for Christmas. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/18/09 - 11/21/09 -  Great Escapes-Musical Postcards - Sarasota Orchestra]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/great-escapes-musical-postcards---sarasota-orchestra/2524/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pack your bags for a musical expedition! Travel Around the World in 80 Days with Duke Ellington’s exotic Caravan, experiencing musical destinations like Brazil and Espagna. We’ll also take in Schönberg’s great Broadway musical Miss Saigon and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence. This is one journey you won’t want to miss.

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		<pubDate>2009-07-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/18/09 - 01/15/10 -  The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Florida Studio Theatre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee-at-florida-studio-theatre/3112/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida Studio Theatre presents 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,' a Tony award winning musical with music and lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin; Conceived by Rebecca Feldman; with Additional Material by Jay Reiss. 

In this hilarious new musical comedy that the New York Times calls "irresistible, entirely lovable and riotously funny," six young people in the throes of p...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-09-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/18/09 - 01/15/10 -  The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee/3330/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tony Award Winner. In this hilarious new musical comedy, six young people in the throes of puberty are overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves. Together they learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/18/09 - 12/12/09 -  Barmonde, Kelly, & St. Hilaire Nelson Art Exhibition]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/barmonde-kelly-and-st-hilaire-nelson-art-exhibition/3332/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday November 18th – Saturday December 12th, 2009

Reception for the Artists and Third Friday Towles Court Artwalk Friday November 20th, 2009 6 – 10 pm

Hours of Operation: 
Tuesday – Saturday 11 – 4 pm/Fri 11 – 7:30 pm
	 
This exhibition features pottery artist Charlie Barmonde, oil artist Martha Kelly, and collage artist Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson.  From conception to f...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/16/09 - 11/20/09 -  Dermatology for the Non-Dermatologist]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/dermatology-for-the-non-dermatologist/2667/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of 25 Category 1 weekly programs of Live Primary Care Presentations of our 24th Annual Series in Sarasota, FLORIDA. Course topics and objectives, along with AMA-PRA, AAFP, ACEP, ACOG, and AAP CME credit details are available at our website: www.ams4cme.com . Popular morning sessions allow participants time for study, family activities, and recreation. World famous beaches, Ringling Mus...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-08-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 - 11/15/09 -  Sarasota Medieval Fair]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/sarasota-medieval-fair/2716/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Experience 11th century with tournaments, feasts and 14 stages hosting over 85 performances daily!  Jousting,  Human Combat Chess,  English Pubs, an Artisan Market  and great food!...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-08-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/14/09 - 11/15/09 -  FREE R/C Scale Model Airplane Contest..open to the public!]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/free-rc-scale-model-airplane-contestopen-to-the-public/3371/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Come watch the best scale model airplanes vie in head to head competition! See the best pilots and planes close up and talk to the pilots at the noon time break. Half time show and delicious food on site.
Gates open at 8:30am and contest begins at 9:30am on Saturday and 9:00am on Sunday
Rotheback Park 
Exit 207 off I-75 go east on Bee Ridge Rd about 4.5 miles and follow the signs to the field...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/13/09 - 11/15/09 -  NewMusicNewCollege presents: Living & Dead - The Gettysburg Project]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/newmusicnewcollege-presents-living-and-dead---the-gettysburg-project/2834/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lincoln's Gettysburg Address provides the core taxt for this original theatrical composition, combining experimental vocal music, speech and movement....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/12/09 - 11/15/09 -  Mixon's Harvest Festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/mixons-harvest-festival/3138/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mixon's hosts it's annual Harvest Festival. It starts with a Billy Rice concert on Thursday. Friday is the Health/Business Fair. Saturday and Sunday we have live bands performing, car show, motorcycle show, kids activities. Craft vendors and local restaurants....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/10/09 - 03/04/10 -  New & Wonderful: Inventions and Innovations Under the Big Top]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/new-and-wonderful-inventions-and-innovations-under-the-big-top/2853/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[New & Wonderful: Inventions and Innovations Under the Big Top
The circuses of the early twentieth century were focused on entertaining and engaging audiences around the country.  These shows often provided Americans with novel and exciting educational experiences. For many the traveling circus was the site of their first encounter with new technologies.
See this exhibition during regular Museum ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/10/09 - 12/06/09 -  Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Venice Theatre MainStage Musical]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/dirty-rotten-scoundrels---venice-theatre-mainstage-musical/3255/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida Premiere!

Performance dates: November 10 – December 6, 2009

Nominated for 11 Tony Awards, this hit musical about two con men on the French Riviera “miraculously balances high comedy with lowbrow humor.” Based on the popular 1988 film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The first is the suave and sophisticated Lawrence Jameson, who makes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-10-19</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/07/09 - 06/27/10 -  Inside the Chinese Scholar’s Studio]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/inside-the-chinese-scholars-studio/2851/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Inside the Chinese Scholar’s Studio
This exhibition aims to reconstruct the environment of the Chinese scholar’s studio during the Qing Dynasty.  Using works from the Ringling Museum of Art as well as local private collections, the exhibition strives to make sense of scholars’ everyday lives and their relation to the philosophy of Confuncianism.
See this exhibition during regular Museum ho...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/07/09 - 11/08/09 -  22nd Annual Downtown Venice Art Festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/22nd-annual-downtown-venice-art-festival/2241/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Located on Florida's west coast, Venice is a quiet town where people stop with their boats to grab a bite to eat and shop for antiques. We add to the ambiance by setting up a fine art show in their downtown area of West Venice Avenue. 

Over 150 artists will exhibit their work, ranging in mediums from photography to jewelry, paintings to sculpture, ceramics, glass, mixed media and more. When you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>2009-05-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/07/09 - 11/08/09 -   2nd Annual Florida West Coast Avian Society Parrot Symposium]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/2nd-annual-florida-west-coast-avian-society-parrot-symposium/2905/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[How much do you really know about your parrot?  National experts will be in Sarasota to share their knowledge with you. 
Topics will be on Behavior, Disease and Conservation.
Dinner with the Speakers on Nov. 7 (open to the general public)...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-08-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[11/07/09 - 12/05/09 -  CB’s Saltwater Outfitter’s Orvis-Endorsed Fly Fishing Schools-2009 Schedule]]></title>
		<link>http://www.sarasotafl.org/event/cbs-saltwater-outfitters-orvis-endorsed-fly-fishing-schools-2009-schedule/3104/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[CB’s Saltwater Outfitter’s, 1249 Stickney Point Rd., on Siesta Key in Sarasota, FL will hold Orvis-Endorsed fly fishing schools on Nov. 7th and Dec. 5th, 2009. The schools will cover fly casting basics, line control, shooting line and the roll cast. Orvis-Endorsed and Federation of Fly Fishers Certified Fly Casting Instructor, Capt. Rick Grassett, will also cover leader construction, fly selec...]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@sarasotafl.org</author>
		<pubDate>2009-09-25</pubDate>
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