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Food,
Fun, Music, Art. This event affirms the value of connection
and appreciation between the diverse parts that make up our
community, the worth and meaning such connection imparts to the
human experience, and a healthy community.
Schedule
of Events:
All day (10:30am
– 8:30pm)
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Art show and silent auction featuring local
artists. Much of the art has a
social message about community connectivity. “Dixie”
by local artist Lauren Grant is a black and white
photography project on segregation and isolation in
North
Sarasota
County
that puts a human face on a marginalized community. 25% of silent
auction proceeds to benefit Art
Helps, Art Heals.
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Community Photography-
Sign up to participate in a project to let your own photographs
document the importance of connecting different races, ethnicities,
generations etc.
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11:30am – 1:00pm
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Community Dialogue: Arts
and Community Connection
(open to all, lunch included): Artists, Arts Organization
Representatives and everyday community members will participate in a
facilitated dialogue exploring how art can be a catalyst to
appreciate the ‘other’ and connect diverse parts of Sarasota
County’s community.
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1:00pm – 1:30pm
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Dr. Porter and
the Love Campaign – “the
music that does more than sound!”
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1:30pm - 2:00pm
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Chadwick
will sing out music
from his CD “Tearing Down the
Walls”, and inspired music that will touch the heart.
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5:30pm – 6:00pm
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Debut of the Coalition for Inclusion &
Diversity (CID). This is a newly
organized coalition of individuals, associations and businesses who
share inclusion and diversity as a common core value. Learn what CID
is, and its dreams for the
Sarasota
County
community.
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6:30pm - 8:00pm:
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Henry
Porter and Company,
vocal ensemble, will be belting out old standards, ballads and love
songs for dancing under the stars.
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