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installations with the assistance of volun- teers from our community," akin to the work SMOA is doing to repurpose the location "into a dynamic arts destination for contemporary visual art," the release adds. The 2013 ARTmuse Stickworks project with artist Patrick Dougherty "exemplified the power of art to engage residents and visitors, with hundreds of volunteers helping Patrick weave his work, thousands visiting and walk- ing through his creation and millions seeing Stickworks" as they passed the campus on U.S. 41 in their vehicles, the release points out. In addition, the historic Sarasota High School is hosting Origins, a collaborative exhibition first created for the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy, by Sweet-Sparkman Architects and students from Ringling College of Art and Design. It "showcases the sand of Siesta Key as an object of art," the release explains. Free docent tours of all three exhibitions will be conducted each Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. through April 19 at the historic Sarasota High School, the release says. For more information on contributing to the Sarasota Museum of Art/SMOA, contact Wendy G. Surkis at 309-SMOA (7662), visit SarasotaMuseumOfArt.org or email smoa@ ringling.edu. On April 9, Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, three- time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, founder of Daughters for Life and author of I Shall Not Hate, will sign books at the Sarasota Opera House beginning at 7:30 p.m., Bookstore1Sarasota has announced. A renowned physician in the Middle East, Abuelaish "lost his three daughters in 2009 when an errant tank shell hit his apart- ment," a news release explains. "Refusing to respond with hate or revenge, he wrote I Shall Not Hate." As part of his appearance at the Sarasota Film Festival, Abuelaish will sign his book follow- ing the showing of the film Sepideh. On April 10 at 6 p.m. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, author of Sewing Hope, will speak at Bookstore1 in downtown Sarasota and sign her book, which was the basis for the film of the same name, the release continues. Sewing Hope the movie features Oscar-nominated actor Forest Whitaker as the storyteller, the release notes. The film will be shown April 11 and 13 during the Sarasota Film Festival, and Nyirumbe will receive the Impact Award from the Festival, co-presented by the festi- val and the Gulf Coast Chapter of UN Women, the release points out. On April 11 at 7 p.m., Greg Gutfeld will arrive at Bookstore1 to sign copies of his books. His latest, the release continues, is Not Cool. His previous book was The Joy of Hate, it adds. Gutfeld serves as host of Fox News' Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld, and he is co-host of The Five. "He has been called 'outrageous and outspoken,' neither of which he denies," the release points out. He is a "libertarian polit- ical satirist, humorist, magazine editor and blogger," it says. Bookstore1 is located at 1359 Main St. in Sarasota. More event information may be found at bookstore1sarasota.com or 365-7900. % ABUELAISH, NYIRUMBE AND GUTFELD TO HOLD BOOK SIGNINGS Sarasota News Leader April 4, 2014 Page 114