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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017
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RIAF 2017
DEFIES EXPECTATIONS ‘Robin Hood’
FST Childrens Theatre kicks off season with a new take on a classic. PAGE 6
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Grand Pianos
Artists Series Concerts showcases five of the area’s best pianists. PAGE 8
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Local and international performers take audiences out of their comfort zone at The Ringling’s ninth annual arts festival.
ing, brainy, highbrow, lowbrow, intimate and larger-than-life. Expect a gamut of art forms, he ninth annual Ringling including music, dance, theater, International Arts Festival acrobatics, and animation— challenges audiences to and never the same experience “explore the unexpected and expect the unexplored.” twice. This year’s festival is also Bold statement, with bold talent truly a Ringling festival. The to back it up. Their performanc- artful celebration unfolds entirely on The Ringling campus. es are hilarious, heartbreak-
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Drummer George Nickson and violinist Samantha Bennett of EnsemblenewSRQ will perform two programs at RIAF Oct. 19-21.
‘Julius Caesar’
Asolo Conservatory performs modern take on one of Shakespeare’s most famous works. YOUROBSERVER.COM