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Downtown Sarasota Art Festival taking place this weekend
Festival Of The Arts By ABC7 Staff | February 14, 2021 at 8:16 AM EST - Updated February 14 at 8:16 AM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - COVID-19 precautions are in place at the Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts.
Organizers say there was a good crowd on Saturday. The 33rd annual event features some of the most talented artists with lots of beautiful paintings, sculptures and many other works of art.
“We’re so happy to be back. This is the big one. This is the original Downtown Sarasota Art Festival,” said festival organizer Elaine Laurent. “We’re happy to be back and show that we can get out safely and enjoy the outdoors.”
2 months ago Share After a year dominated by the effects of COVID-19, there’s hope relief is on the way but challenges associated with the coronavirus remain.
Less than 10 months after the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Sarasota County, health professionals at Sarasota Memorial Hospital began distribution of a vaccine designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease.
SMH hailed the arrival of the vaccines which were also shipped to other area hospitals and the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County as a sign of hope. In 2020, the state reported more than 450 COVID-19 deaths in Sarasota County. Local governments declared states of emergency; businesses were forced to close; essential workers continued to labor amid an unprecedented pandemic.