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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
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WEATHERING
THE STORM
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Photo by Niki Kottmann
In the days following Hurricane Irma, Sarasota’s arts community showed its strength. Critic’s Picks
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s Hurricane Irma approached Sarasota, residents scrambled to find supplies to prepare. Amidst the uncertainty, gasoline, food, plywood and other materials were in short supply. But as the city’s arts organizations joined in their own preparation — shuttering windows, sandbagging doors, evacuating performers and relocating priceless works of art for safe keeping — the support they found within their community was abundant. It’s something of a cliché that it sometimes takes an emergency to bring people together. But for the Sarasota arts community and its supporters, Hurricane Irma only revealed the strength of the bonds that already exist. SEE PAGE 2
Photo by Nick Friedman
Top: Without electricity in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, Sarasota Ballet dancers rehearse in their satellite space on Tallevast Road, where they continue to prepare for the upcoming season. Above: Casey Dieter drove to the Players from Venice Theatre to help install a new stage floor after the storm caused water damage.