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The annual Sun Circle Art Festival, spon- sored by the Indian Beach Sapphire Shores Association (IBSSA), will be held Saturday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the asso- ciation has announced. The setting will be Sapphire Shores Park, located on Sun Circle at Acacia Drive, just blocks from The Ringling complex, a news release notes. The IBSSA neighborhood organized the first event to highlight its resident artists in a jur- ied setting, the release explains. Among the more than 55 artists registered for the event this year are Elena DeLaVille, who creates mixed-media paintings; sculptor Joni Younkins-Herzog; Gail Williams, who designs jewelry; and musicians Chance Mason and Jon Petus, the release continues. "We invite everyone to take time to tour our historic IBSS neighborhood, known as the Museum District, [and] meet the talented artists and performers while enjoying the park on the bay," said event coordinator Jane Nutter Johnson in the release. "This is a fami- ly-friendly event with kids' activities and food trucks," she continued in the release. "Ride bikes along Sarasota Bay from the north by New College, south to Whitaker Bayou. Along the way you will see historic homes, a variety of architecture … and experience the excite- ment of true old Florida living." For more information about the festival, call 351-1920. For more information about the neighbor- hood association, visit ibssa.ws. SUN CIRCLE ART FESTIVAL PLANNED FOR MARCH 8 IN SARASOTA Sapphire Shores Park will be the setting for the Sun Circle Art Festival on March 8. Image from Google Maps Sarasota News Leader February 28, 2014 Page 114