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06/07/2013

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Sarasota News Leader June 7, 2013 women and four men. No one plays Stevie Wonder, the release notes, but the cast will recall parts of his life as it focuses on "a dynamic presentation of his music," the release adds. Wonder has recorded more than 30 U.S. Top 10 hits and has received 22 Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist, the release points out. Page 91 Bojangles and Candy Man, the release continues. For the past 10 years, Fields has traveled worldwide, "showcasing his homage to the superstar known as 'Mr. Entertainment,'" the release adds. Times for all shows are Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets to each show, which are $29.50, Sammy Tonight! features all the hits Davis may be reserved online at wbttsrq.org or by made famous, including I've Gotta Be Me, Mr. calling the box office at 366-1505. HERMITAGE WRITERS, PERFORMER TO PRESENT STORIES ON THE BEACH The Hermitage Artist Retreat will host a beach reading on Friday, June 7, featuring novelists Josh Barkan and Richard Currey along with Ivan Talijancic, a performance artist who will tell stories of his international work, the Hermitage has announced. The campus will open at 6:30 p.m. for historic home tours. At 7:30 p.m., Stories on the Beach will begin, "followed by Mother Nature's sunset at 8:24 p.m.," a news release says. The Hermitage is located at 6660 Manasota Beach Road, Englewood. The event is free and open to the public. Those planning to attend are encouraged to bring beach chairs and refreshments, the release adds "We are thrilled at the popularity of our beach programming," said Bruce E. Rodgers, executive director of the Hermitage, in the release. Barkan, who grew up in a variety of places — from California to Iowa, Tanzania to Paris, Nairobi to New Delhi — developed an interest in politics, history and literature, the focus of his writing, the release notes. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale and received his Richard Currey/Contributed photo

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