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[EVENTS] "Your Top 7 Things to Do July 25, 2019" - Ilene Denton, Sarasota Magazine
Soul Man Send-Off Soiree is the lead item
https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/articles/2019/7/25/your-top-7-things-to-do-july-25-31

[NEWS] "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Awards Scholarships to Young Artists" - Megan McDonald, Sarasota Magazine
https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/articles/2019/8/13/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-awards-scholarships-to-young-artists

[NEWS] "WBTT Awards Scholarships to Young Artists" - SCENE Magazine
http://www.scenesarasota.com/magazine/wbtt-awards-scholarships-to-young-artists/

[NEWS] "WBTT awards scholarships to young artists" - Sarasota Patch
https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/wbtt-awards-scholarships-young-artists

[NEWS] "WBTT awards scholarships to young artists" - Don Britt, don411.com
http://don411.com/wbtt-awards-scholarships-to-young-artists/#.XVaeh-hKiUk

[NEWS] "WBTT awarded $500,000 grant for capital campaign" - Tampa Bay Newswire
https://www.tampabaynewswire.com/2019/07/01/wbtt-awarded-500000-grant-for-capital-campaign-78659

[NEWS] "Florida jumps to 20th place among states in culture funding" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190626/florida-jumps-to-20th-place-among-states-in-culture-funding

[NEWS] "WBTT presents 'Stage of Discovery' for area youth" - Tempo News
http://temponews.suncoastpress.com/?iid=164441#folio=1

[NEWS] "Key Chorale Turns 35 with its Coming Concert Season" - Kay Kipling, Sarasota Magazine
https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/articles/2019/6/26/key-chorale-turns-35-with-its-coming-concert-season

[PREVIEW] "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe reading will honor black playwrights" - Marty Fugate, Observer Group
https://www.yourobserver.com/article/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-project1voice-lynn-nottage-crumbs-table-joy

[NEWS] "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe to present play reading of 'Crumbs from the Table of Joy'" - Tempo News
http://temponews.suncoastpress.com/?iid=164294#folio=4

[NEWS] "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe awarded $15,000 NEA grant" - Tempo News
http://temponews.suncoastpress.com/?iid=164136#folio=4

[NEWS] "Key Chorale expands collaborations for 35th season" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainmentlife/20190629/key-chorale-expands-collaborations-for-35th-season

[EVENTS] "ARTbeat 6.13.2019" - Andrea Knies, Arts & Cultural Association
https://mailchi.mp/sarasotaarts/artbeat-this-week-in-sarasota-arts-and-culture-585217?e=6ed0cdc029