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Herald Tribune: Overtown Heritage Day among “Top 10 Things To Do This Weekend”

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  • Posted on May 18, 2019
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(Featured photo courtesy of INSTUDIO E PHOTO.)

Overtown Heritage Day, celebrating the first African American community in Sarasota, was one of the “Top 10 Things To Do This Weekend” from May 17-19, according to the Sarasota Herald Tribune. The event was listed as number three on the list.

Read more:

https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190517/top-10-things-to-do-this-weekend-in-sarasota-bradenton-venice-may-17-19?fbclid=IwAR3XQMs8nIPf8pJQq2xiovmfjSfoUJ2K7rZ8Mgzwq4SzHV7RZqDqb3bwWMQ

 

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