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Oct. 15, 2009, LOCAL MATTERS features "I Am Home" art project and a discussion on renovations to Bird Key Park

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October 16, 2009 10:30 AM PDT

On Thursday, October 15, Daniel Petrov (Education Program Coordinator for ArtCenter Sarasota) and Janet Taylor (Outreach Coordinator for the Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness) discussed the “I Am Home” art program being utilized by some of Sarasota’s homeless residents and artists.

Daniel and Janet also discussed the "I Am Home/Urban Dwellers"" gallery event taking place at ArtCenter Manatee from October 13 through November 6.

ArtCenter Manatee is open Monday and Fridays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays until 6 p.m. ArtCenter Manatee is located at 209 Ninth Street West, in Bradenton. For more information on this event please call 941-746 2862 or visit www.artcentermanatee.org

For more info on ArtCenter Sarasota please visit: www.artsarasota.org

For more information on the SunCoast Partnership to End Homelessness please visit: www.suncoastpartnership.org

During the second half of this Local Matters episode, we hear from City Engineer Alex Davis- Shaw and Sarasota resident Laurel Kaiser regarding proposed renovations planned for Bird Key Park and Kaiser's concerns about the proposed renovations.

Laurel Kaiser can be contacted at SaveBirdKeyPark@gmail.com

THIS EPISODE OF LOCAL MATTERS FEATURES THE LOCAL MUSIC OF JERRY "ORCA" FISHER and JOHN HOWARD.

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Hosted by Joe Hendricks and co-host Steve Norris, Local Matters is a weekly public affairs show airing Thursday evenings from 6 to 7 p.m. on WSLR 96.5 LPFM, in Sarasota, Florida. Local Matters and all other WSLR programming is streamed live at www.WLSR.org. Working as a freelance writer and photographer, Joe recently contributed stories to The Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Farmers' Markets Today magazine. He began his reporting career as an intern at The Sanford Herald and later served as a staff reporter for the Sanford Herald after a short stint as a staff reporter for the Oviedo Voice. After moving to Sarasota in September 2008, Joe spent time freelancing for The Pelican Press. Joe, a musician since his days with the middle school and high school bands, plays drums and percussion with Tanya Radtke & Friends, John Howard, and The Storytellers Concert Series. For more information, visit www.ThatDamnJoe.com.

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