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Sarasota News Leader March 1, 2013 Page 115 HISTORY CENTER MUSEUM TO HOST FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION An exhibit of fine art photography will be on view from March 1 through April 10 at the Sarasota County Visitor Information Center and History Center Museum, 701 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Sarasota County has announced. The exhibit is part of the county���s participation in the statewide Viva Florida 500 celebration to promote Florida���s history: its people, places and cultural achievements, the release points out. This year is the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Ponce de Leon to ���La Florida��� An opening reception will be held from 5:30 in 1513. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 1. The public is The Sarasota County Visitor Information Ceninvited. ter and History Center Museum is open from Titled, Florida in Context, the exhibit ���cap- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday tures images of old Florida buildings and and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays. There abandoned factories,��� as well as still lifes and is no admission charge. vistas, including relics of boom-and-bust de- A portion of the proceeds from photography velopment, a news release says. It will feature sales will go to the Friends of the Sarasota the work of fine art photographers Virginia County History Center, the release notes. Hoffman, Matt Allison, Salvatore Brancifort, Brian Braun, Dale Ann Clancy and Richard For more information, contact the Sarasota Porter, the release adds. County Call Center at 861-5000. SARASOTA OPERA ANNOUNCES ITS NEWEST STAR After holding auditions Feb. 5 for a dog needed in its upcoming production of the opera Of Mice and Men, Sarasota Opera has announced the chosen canine is Pede, a 13-year-old Border collie mix owned by Jean Smith of Arcadia. Pede has already joined the rehearsal process and, according to stage manager Francesca MacBeth, ���is doing a fantastic job!��� the The canine character in the opera is described release says. as a ���good herding dog,��� a news release points Performances for out. The dog is also referred to as ���old, ragged Carlisle Floyd���s and slow,��� the release adds. In the opera, the Of Mice and Men dog belongs to the character of ���Candy,��� who will be sung by bass Andrew Gangestad, the begin on March 9 and run through March 23. release notes. Tickets are available online As the Act I synopsis reads: ���A furor erupts in at www.sarasotaopera.org the bunkhouse over Candy���s old smelly dog, or by calling the Sarasota Opwith Carlson and the ranch-hands demanding era box office at 328-1300. that the dog be shot rather than remain in the bunkhouse. Candy protests, but is eventually Pede will play the role of ���Candy���s dog��� in Sarasota Opera���s production of Carlisle overwhelmed by the shouts of the men, and Floyd���s Of Mice and Men. Contributed photo Carlson takes the dog outside and shoots him.���