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Rise Above Performing Arts in Sarasota Florida will begin their second season with Into the Woods on September 21st to the 23rd, 2017 at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center.

Rise Above Performing Arts in Sarasota Florida will begin their second season with Into the Woods on September 21st to the 23rd, 2017 at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center.

Rise Above Performing Arts in Sarasota Florida will begin their second season with Into the Woods on September 21st to the 23rd, 2017 at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center.

Fifteen high school students received scholarships for successfully competing in the 2013 James C. Macdonald Fine Arts Scholarship Competition. Sponsored by the Alden at the McLean Community Center (MCC), the final competition was held at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 23. MCC Governing Board Chair Kevin Dent and Alden Director of Youth Programs Kathleen Herr presented the awards at the final competition-performance. Scroll down for a photo of some of the winners!

Blue13 Dance Company and the Dance Conservatory of Pasadena celebrate National Dance Day with a fundraiser, "INDIAN SUMMER," at the Dance Conservatory of Pasadena, 496 South Arroyo Boulevard, Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. - Midnight, an Outdoor and Indoor Festival including a Bollywood Bazaar, a Bollywood Bhangra Dance Party and performances throughout the day and night by Blue13 Dance Company, Trey Rich, Jamie Gregor, Marie Poppins, Francisco Martinez, MnR Dance Factory, Daniel Coffman, Prince Andrew, Jacob Jonas & Jill Wilson, Shiva Ware, and Chris "cj3" Rutledge. Live music will be provided by Suvah Entertainment. A portion of the proceeds from the day will benefit The National Kidney Foundation, a charity close to Blue13 Dance Company Artistic Director, Achinta S. McDaniel's heart, having lost her sister to complications related to kidney disease in 2003.