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[NEWS] "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe receives emergency Arts Appreciation Grant" - SRQ Magazine Daily
https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2020-05-08/13548_Westcoast-Black-Theatre-Troupe-receives-emergency-Arts-Appreciation-Grant

[NEWS] "WBTT Receives Emergency Arts Appreciation Grant From Gulf Coast Community Foundation" - Broadway World Sarasota
https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/WBTT-Receives-Emergency-Arts-Appreciation-Grant-From-Gulf-Coast-Community-Foundation-20200507

[NEWS] "Coronavirus Florida: Gulf Coast grants $474,000 to arts groups hit by pandemic" - Matthew Sauer, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20200424/coronavirus-florida-gulf-coast-grants-474000-to-arts-groups-hit-by-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR1HFIjXDcTg9nGs2XoEr2q-nYwNsEu680NuCNDRnY520R04qdr059MGt6o

[NEWS] "Foundation Grants $470,000 to Arts Groups in Response to Pandemic" - SCENE Magazine
http://www.scenesarasota.com/magazine/foundation-grants-470000-to-arts-groups-in-response-to-pandemic/

[NEWS] "Coronavirus Florida: Arts groups get federal jobs help" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainment/20200504/coronavirus-florida-arts-groups-get-federal-jobs-help

[NEWS] "WBTT gifted $25,000 in matching funds for Giving Challenge" - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20200427/wbtt-gifted-25000-in-matching-funds-for-giving-challenge

[NEWS] "WBTT receives $25,000 in matching funds" - SCENE Magazine
http://www.scenesarasota.com/magazine/wbtt-receives-25000-in-matching-funds/

[NEWS] "WBTT Receives $25,000 in Matching Funds" - SRQ Daily
https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2020-04-21/13326_WBTT-Receives-25-000-In-Matching-Funds

[NEWS] "WBTT receives $25,000 in matching funds" - Sarasota Patch
https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/wbtt-receives-25-000-matching-funds

[EVENTS] "Coronavirus Florida: 24 (or more) ways to get your Sarasota-Manatee arts fix online April 16-22" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainment/20200416/coronavirus-florida-24-or-more-ways-to-get-your-sarasota-manatee-arts-fix-online-april-16-22

[NEWS] "NEA speeding up funds to arts and culture groups" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainment/20200415/nea-speeding-up-funds-to-arts-and-culture-groups