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us all," it adds. According to the composer, Sheridan Seyfried, "the heartfelt goal is giving voice to the millions rendered voiceless," the release explains. Holt, the Gloria Musicae artistic director, says in the release, "Through music, multimedia and dance, the audience will be enriched by an understanding of how the arts played an important role in helping families cope with the horrific conditions imposed during their imprisonment." According to Holt, "extensive research was undertaken" to select the most poignant visual representation of life during the time of the Holocaust, including input from The Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., The Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg and The Jewish Federation of Sarasota- Manatee's Education Department. Dancers from Sarasota-Manatee Dance Alliance who will be featured in the program are (left) Topaz von Wood, Matthew Griffin, Pedro Batista, Hannah Jordan, Carson Sandiford and Adriana Baez-Hitchcock. Contributed photo by Carol Pettengill. On Thursday, April 24, Ringling College of Art and Design and Bookstore1Sarasota will host poet Tess Gallagher at 6 p.m. at the college, located at 2700 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, the bookstore has announced. Gallagher has published numerous collec- tions of poetry, a news release says. Among them are Instructions for a Double (1976), which won the Elliston Book Award; Willingly (1984); Amplitude: New and Selected Poems (1987); and Moon Crossing Bridge (1992), "a series of 60 poems that centers on the theme of loss and grieving," the release notes. Moon Crossing Bridge followed the death of her husband, Raymond Carver, in 1988, the release adds. Her most recent poetry collections are My Black Horse (1995) and Dear Ghosts (2006). The latter is a series of "moving, highly per- sonal elegies for family, friends and lovers," the release says. The event will be free, and valet parking will be provided. More event information is available at book- store1sarasota.com or by calling 365-7900. % POET TESS GALLAGHER TO APPEAR AT RINGLING COLLEGE Take Your Time You Have All Week Enjoy The News Leader Anytime - Day or Night Sarasota News Leader April 18, 2014 Page 125