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[NEWS] "Sarasota-Manatee Top 100 moments of 2019: Day 7" - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Brief about WBTT's celebration of 20 years + year's successes
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20191229/sarasota-manatee-top-100-moments-of-2019-day-7

[PREVIEW] "Westcoast Troupe puts a Motown spin on the holiday season" - Vicki Dean, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainment/20191129/westcoast-troupe-puts-motown-spin-on-holiday-season

[EVENTS] "This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Nov. 28" - Kaelyn Adix, Observer Group
https://www.yourobserver.com/article/arts-entertainment-calendar-sarasota-november-28-2019

[EVENTS] "This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Dec. 5" - Kaelyn Adix
https://www.yourobserver.com/article/arts-entertainment-calendar-sarasota-december-5-2019

[EVENTS] "Sarasota Opera House welcomes Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s ‘A Motown Christmas’" - Jenna Rimensnyder, Creative Loafing Tampa
https://www.cltampa.com/arts-entertainment/performance/article/21103205/sarasota-opera-house-welcomes-westcoast-black-theatre-troupes-a-motown-christmas

[MINI-REVIEW] "Motown Christmas" - Michael Penn, Our Town Sarasota
https://www.ourtownsarasota.com/mo-town-christmas/

[EVENTS] "Arts on the Horizon Dec. 2019" - Siesta Sand
http://siestasand.net/Arts-on-the-horizon-12-19/

[EVENTS] "dR Daily 12/4/19: A Motown Christmas opens in Sarasota" - David Warner, duPont Registry
See attached image of Facebook post
https://dupontregistrytampabay.com/dr-daily-12-4-19-a-motown-christmas-opens-in-sarasota/?fbclid=IwAR1CBMwB6l49ZkJG6L9Wvhsw6pU2P_mNfwQdfAux4guVhYk5cmnY_Ln1krE

[EVENTS] "Now playing: Arts listings for Dec. 5-11" - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20191203/now-playing-arts-listings-for-dec-5-11

[EVENTS] "Your Top 5 Things to Do: Jan. 2-8" - Ilene Denton, Sarasota Magazine
https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/articles/2020/1/2/your-top-6-things-to-do-jan-2-8

[EVENTS] "Now playing: Arts listings for Jan. 2-8" - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20200101/now-playing-arts-listings-for-jan-2-8