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Peruvian splash
Indulge in a refreshing taste of the tropics with this passion fruit cocktail. PAGE 7
Canvas Erin Ernst grew up in a family of artists, and now she creates art for families-to-be.
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‘Key Notes’
Relive all the drama of the “Siesta Key” season finale with our weekly commentary. YOUROBSERVER.COM NIKI KOTTMANN
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‘In the Heights’
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s production of the Tony Award-winning musical opens Oct. 11 PAGE 9
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rt is a family affair for Erin Ernst. When she was a newborn, Ernst’s parents worked together on two wooden wall-hangings commissioned for Nokomis Groves. As a toddler, she often dipped a paintbrush in water and “painted” the wall while her mother worked on murals. Her high school ceramics teacher, who also taught her older sister and their mother in an adult class, used to say art was “in their genes.”
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