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Sarasota News Leader December 20, 2013 Sarasota-Manatee. The public is invited to attend approximately 20 free events, including orchestra and chorus rehearsals, master classes and works-in-progress recitals, the release points out. New this year will be an open rehearsal and performance with the PMP/Suncoast Super Strings — young violinists from Sarasota and Manatee counties who will join the PMP student orchestra in performing a Vivaldi violin concerto under the direction of Itzhak Perlman on Jan. 2. Page 96 entrance 30 minutes prior to the start of an event, are available at www.PMPSuncoast.org or by calling 955-4942. The Sarasota Winter Residency will culminate with the 10th Annual Celebration Concert at the Sarasota Opera House on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 5 p.m. Tickets are $40, $60, $80; they may be reserved at the Opera House's box office at 366-8450, Ext. 1. "We're energized by this monumental anniversary," says Elizabeth Power, executive director of PMP/Suncoast, in the release. "It's amazing how fast the years have gone by — and how much we've accomplished in those years," she adds. "We're deeply touched by how the community has embraced us and taken our programs into their hearts." Q&A sessions with Perlman, PMP students and faculty follow many of the sessions, the release adds. Most of the events take place in a heated outdoor performance tent on the grounds of the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, located at 8350 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. Audience members are encouraged to show up 15 minutes prior to an event to ensure seating. PMP/Suncoast also offers For more information about this event or an online e-ticket program for a $5 service The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast, visit charge per ticket. E-tickets, which enable www.PMPSuncoast.org or call 955-4942. Itzhak Perlman works with a student orchestra during the Perlman Music Program/Suncoast. Contributed photo by Barbara Banks