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The Venice Area Quilters Guild will hold its 15th biennial quilt show, Quilting by the Gulf XV — A Festival of Quilts, on March 8 and 9, the organization has announced. The show will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, at the Venice Community Center, located at 326 S. Nokomis Ave. in Venice, a news release says. The show will feature more than 200 quilts of all styles, "a giant boutique with handmade gift items, a gorgeous raffle quilt, daily silent auctions of small quilts to benefit the South County Food Pantry and much more," the release adds. Admission is $7 for one day or $12 for both days. For more information, visit vaqg.org. VENICE AREA QUILTERS GUILD TO HOLD 15TH BIENNIAL SHOW Joan Rivers, "the entertainment legend of unparalleled accomplishment," will take the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall stage on March 15, the Sarasota arts venue has announced. An "Emmy Award-winning television talk show host, Tony Award-nominated actress, best-selling author, playwright, screenwriter, film director, columnist, lecturer, syndicated radio host, jewelry designer, cosmetic com- pany entrepreneur and red carpet fashion laureate," Rivers has a comic style that "relies heavily on her ability to poke fun at herself and other Hollywood celebrities," a news release points out. Widely known for her "fashion policing" of celebrities' award show red carpet appear- ances and her trademark question "Can we talk?," Rivers "is a force of nature," the release continues. She often talks about things many would think but never dare to say aloud, the release adds. Her career, which spans more than four decades in the entertainment industry, skyrocketed in 1968 when she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the release points out. Tickets are $40 to $60. For more informa- tion, call the box office at 953-3368 or visit VanWezel.org. JOAN RIVERS TO APPEAR AT THE VAN WEZEL THIS MONTH Joan Rivers will bring her comic observations to the Van Wezel on March 15. Contributed photo by Charles William Bush Sarasota News Leader March 7, 2014 Page 121