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Sarasota’s Circus Arts Conservatory cancels 2021 Big Top season
The organization s Circus Sarasota show, annual gala and Cirque des Voix have all been put on hold.
The list of annual Sarasota-Manatee events put on hold because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, as Circus Arts Conservatory has canceled its 2021 Big Top season.
Circus Sarasota, an annual gala and Cirque des Voix, its collaboration with Key Chorale, all will be canceled this year, the organization announced Wednesday. Circus Arts Conservatory made the decision because of COVID-19 and financial considerations.
“As we were monitoring the COVID-19 crisis over these last several weeks, we considered the unpredictability of travel, the safety and comfort of our artists and patrons as well as the long-term survival of our nonprofit efforts,” Circus Arts Conservatory’s CEO and co-founder Pedro Reis said in a statement. “It i
Demand better oversight of long-term care
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The federal government recognized this problem in the 1970s when it created the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program to provide oversight for senior programs.
The agency has staffed offices in every state, with a number of district offices and volunteers who advocate for the health, safety, welfare and rights of residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and family care homes.
Because I worked for the program in another state, I know how effective it can be, and I also know how ineffective Florida s program is, because it does not have the funding it needs to achieve its objectives.