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Sarasota News Leader June 14, 2013 Page 72 INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN AERIALIST NIK WALLENDA DRAWS THE CROWDS AS HE TRAINS AT BENDERSON PARK FOR HIS NEXT BIG FEAT AT THE GRAND CANYON Staff Reports Sarasota County's hometown high-wire daredevil, Nik Wallenda, has been training at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota County for his untethered walk across the Grand Canyon on June 23. Wallenda's walk at the Grand Canyon will take place June 23 at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time; it will air live exclusively on the Discovery Channel's worldwide network in 217 countries, a Visit Sarasota County news release says. Crowds have gathered to watch his morning and evening crossings on a cable stretched between cranes at the facility just off University Parkway. "His training further celebrates the area's rich circus legacy, highlighting that the spirit of the circus is still alive and thriving in Sarasota County," the release adds.