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Sarasota News Leader November 22, 2013 Page 130 ORIOLES TO HOST ICE ON THE DIAMOND ON DEC. 20 In a first for Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium, the Baltimore Orioles will present Ice on the Diamond – A Holiday Celebration, "a dazzling, holiday-themed show featuring world-class ice skaters on a specially engineered ice stage at the ballpark," the baseball organization has announced. Tickets are on sale at the stadium box office, online at www.orioles.com/sarasota and by phone at 893-6300. Prices range from $5 to $30, with a limited number of Gold Circle seats for $45, the release notes. Children age 2 and under, sitting on a parent's lap, will be admitted free. The show will be offered at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, with the stadium decorated for the holidays, "creating a festive backdrop to this family-friendly event," a news release says. This event is part of the Orioles' Arts in the Ballpark initiative, a series of arts and entertainment activities for the public at Ed Smith Stadium designed to appeal to a wide range of tastes and interests, the release notes. The show's cast will include a world-class team of national and international skaters, the release points out. The soloists will be Michael Chack, a U.S. national Bronze medalist, and Erica Archambault, a U.S. junior national champion, the release continues. Triple Gold medalists Stephanie Kuban and John Hunt will be the lead pair. Actors Joe World-class ice skaters will perform in Ice on the Diamond at Ed Smith Stadium. Contributed photo