Sarasota News Leader
December 7, 2012
Page 53
WOMEN'S INTERFAITH NETWORK TO PRESENT FILM, DISCUSSION
The Sarasota Women's Interfaith Network will
present the award-winning film Paper Clips at
2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road.
Following the presentation, a discussion will
be led by Irene Mirkovic, who has combined
her lifelong interest in Holocaust studies with
her passion for film and literature, a news release says. She teaches at the Lifelong LearnAdmission will be $2.
ing Academy at the University of South FlorThe film focuses on a small town in Tennes- ida.
see where two middle-school teachers saw an
Mirkovic visited the town in Tennessee where
opportunity to educate their students not only
the film was set and spoke with residents, the
about the history of European fascism, but to
news release points out.
provide more general lessons about diversity,
prejudice and tolerance, the news release notes. For more information, call 377-1003.
36TH ANNUAL SANDY CLAWS BEACH RUN SET FOR DEC. 8
Sarasota County Parks and Recreation will which uses ChronoTrack timing, the news rehost the 36th Annual Sandy Claws Beach lease notes.
Run on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Siesta Beach, 948
Awards will be presented to the winners in
Beach Road, Sarasota.
first through sixth places in each age group.
The popular event will begin with registration Those taking first-, second- and third-place
at 7 a.m. at the south picnic shelter, the county honors will receive trophies, and fourthhas announced. The 1-mile fun run will begin
through sixth-place winners will get ribbons,
at 8 a.m., and the timed 5K run will begin at
the news release says.
8:20 a.m.
Registration on race day is $25; each partici- All registered participants will be entered into
pant will get a T-shirt as long as supplies last, a raffle for prizes, the release adds.
a county news release says.
For more information, contact the Sarasota
The 36th Annual Sandy Claws Beach Run County Call Center at 861-5000 or visit www.
is sanctioned by the Manasota Track Club, scgov.net.
SEAVIEW STREET TO BE CLOSED STARTING DEC. 10
Seaview Street from Brookhaven Drive to
Beneva Road in Sarasota will be closed beginning Dec. 10 for replacement of a failing
stormwater pipe, Sarasota County has announced.
Only local traffic will be allowed during the
closure, a news release says. The road is
scheduled to reopen by Dec. 21.
Residents in the area are being notified via
door hangers, the release adds.
For more information, contact the Sarasota
County Call Center at 861-5000.
