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[NEWS] "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Young Artist Program continues" - Sarasota Patch
https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-s-young-artist-program-continues-0

[EVENTS] "Top arts events of the week, March 1-7" - Thomas Becnel, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainmentlife/20180301/top-arts-events-of-week-march-1-7

[NEWS] "Mote departure sparks tensions at City Commission" - David Conway, Sarasota Observer
https://www.yourobserver.com/article/mote-aquarium-city-commission-tom-barwin-hagen-brody

[NEWS] "Cooking to make wishes come true" - Gayle Guynup, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180223/cooking-to-make-wishes-come-true

[NEWS] "Westcoast Troupe brings back favorites in ‘Command Season’" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180212/westcoast-troupe-brings-back-favorites-in-command-season

[NEWS] "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe announces 2018-2019 season" - Niki Kottmann, The Observer
https://www.yourobserver.com/photo-gallery/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-2018-2019-season#photo-1

[NEWS] "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Lines Up a 'Command Season'" - Kay Kipling, Sarasota Magazine
https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/articles/2018/2/13/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-lines-up-a-command-season

[NEWS] "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe announces 2018-2019 season" - Sarasota Patch
https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-announces-2018-2019-season

[NEWS] "Icon Melba Moore Joins WBTT for "Lady Day" and Voices" - Phil Lederer, SRQ Daily
https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2018-02-01/7750_Icon-Melba-Moore-Joins-WBTT-for-Lady-Day-and-Voices

[NEWS] "Tony winner Melba Moore talks about her career at WBTT" - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainmentlife/20180202/tony-winner-melba-moore-talks-about-her-career-at-wbtt

[NEWS] "Valentine at the Ritz-Carlton" - Gayle Guynup, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180213/valentine-at-ritz-carlton

[NEWS] "Visible Men awards dinner makes an impact" - The Observer
https://www.yourobserver.com/photo-gallery/visible-men-awards-dinner