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BIRTH: The Play (based on playwright Karen Brody's interviews with more than 100 mothers)
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Oct. 5- 6, 7 to 10 p.m., Black Box Theater, 5845 Gen. Dougher Place, Sarasota; 894-6469 or email info@wslr.org
Young Adult Novel Debut
Chalise Bourque will sign her new novel, One Right Thing, at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, at Bookstore1Sarasota, 1359 Main St.; 365-7900; www.bookstore1sarasota.com
GartenFest Fall Music Series
Oct. 7, 14, 21 & 28, 1 to 3 p.m., Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota.Admission: free for members; non-members: $17, adults; $6, children 6-11; 366-5731
2012 Equality Florida Suncoast Gala (benefitting the Equality Flor- ida Institute)
Oct. 7, 5 to 7 p.m., Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Great Room by the Bay, 811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota; tickets: $100; www.eqfl.org/suncoastgala
Ringling International Arts Festival
Oct. 10-13, Ringling Center for the Arts, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Tickets: Historic Asolo Theatre Box Office, 360-7399; www.RinglingArtsFestival.org
Sunday After Brunch Soiree Sheryl Needle Cohn will present her novel, The Boy in The Suitcase, at a Sunday After Brunch Soiree at 1 p.m. Oct. 14 at Bookstore1Sarasota, 1359 Main St. The novel offers a unique approach to a Holocaust story. For more information, visit www.bookstore1sarasota.com or call 365-7900
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