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How Sarasota Became a Performing Arts Destination
How Sarasota Became a Performing Arts Destination A panel of performing arts experts discusses how Sarasota evolved into a thriving performing arts community that attracts both tourists and permanent residents. This Conversation at the Crocker is the seventh in a series of year-long panel discussions organized and produced by the Historical Society of Sarasota County… Read more
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Rah Rah Riverview High!
The Historical Society extends its best wishes for Riverview High School’s two History Bowl Teams, heading for the National History Bowl in Washington DC in April. The junior and senior History Bowl team members take rigorous history courses, including AP European History, AP U.S. History, IB history of the Americas and AP world history. Perhaps… Read more
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Life is a Circus, at least in Sarasota
In 1927 on this date, John Ringling announced that Sarasota would become the winter quarters of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1960, Ringling moved its winter quarters to Venice and the impact of the circus expanded into the larger Sarasota County area. Get a fun circus poster here. Where’s Big Bertha… Read more
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