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Oct. 12-13, Ringling Center for the Arts, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Tickets: Historic Asolo Theatre Box Office, 360-7399; www.RinglingArtsFestival.org.
Oktoberfest in Southside Village Oct. 13, 1 to 9 p.m., 1830 S. Osprey Ave., Sarasota; free, with live music, German beers and food for sale. Wear your Bavarian tracht and bring a lawn chair. For more information, call 906-7771.
Sunday After Brunch Soiree Sheryl Needle Cohn will present her novel, The Boy in The Suitcase, 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.
WSLR Fifth Annual Beach Bash Oct. 14, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., featuring DJ Haile Burke, Ukumelee and Villanova Junc- tion at the gazebo south of the public concession on Siesta Key Beach. Free admis- sion; bring potluck dishes to share, plates/utensils and beach chairs; 894-6469.
GartenFest Fall Music Series Oct. 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 ages 6-11; 366-5731.
Meet the Artists at Art Uptown Gallery Oct. 19, 6 to 9 p.m., featuring Cecile Moran and Patricia Sorg at 1367 Main St., Sarasota; www.ArtUptown.com or call 955-5409.
Poetry Open Mic Sunday, Oct. 21, 2 p.m.: Readings by local poets Maureen Donovan, John Foster, Barbara Lupoff and Jesse Millner. More information at www.bookstore1sarasota. com or call 365-7900.
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