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Signature City Sarasota: “America’s Best Small City”

Program Number: 19350RJ
Start and End Dates:
2/3/2013 - 2/8/2013; 11/17/2013 - 11/22/2013; 1/19/2014 - 1/24/2014; 2/2/2014 - 2/7/2014; 2/16/2014 - 2/21/2014;
Duration: 5 nights
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Price starting at: $1,145.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city
Program Type: Signature Cities
Meals: 14; 5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 4 Dinners    
Meal Options: Vegetarian    

Become immersed in fascinating Sarasota on this discovery of the cultural capital of Florida’s west coast. Learn about John and Mable Ringling, Marie Selby’s Botanical Gardens, and the habitats of several native Florida reptiles during a private showing by wildlife specialists. Float through Sarasota Bay, walk with an expert through the annual Season of Sculptures exhibit, and close with a play at the Asolo Repertory Theater.




Highlights

• A local expert leads a historical walking exploration of Sarasota's Civic Center area and the Theatre Arts District, plus the sculptures along the bay front.
• Spend a full day at the Ringling Museum Complex and one morning exploring Selby Botanical Gardens.
• Attend a play at the Asolo Repertory Theater and enjoy an expert-led Sarasota Bay study cruise.



Activity Particulars

Walking up to two miles on uneven surfaces.




Date Specific Information

2-3-2013

This program date features a major new art exhibition, “Paolo Veronese: A Master and His Workshop in Renaissance Venice.” One of the giants of Venetian painting, Veronese (1528–1588) was the most elegant artist of the triumvirate that included Titian and Tintoretto, brilliantly capturing the opulence and splendor of Renaissance Venice. This special exhibition presents some of the finest of Veronese’s paintings and drawings in North American museums and private collections. In addition to works from the Ringing Museum’s own collection, loans come from the National Gallery of Art, Washington; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; the Harvard Art Museums; the Cleveland Museum of Art; the J. Paul Getty Museum; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Morgan Library and Museum; the Blanton Museum of Art; and many other museums and private lenders.



1-19-2014, 2-2-2014, 2-16-2014

Enjoy the latest in hearing technology — listening devices — on this date.



Coordinated by Senior Friendship Centers, Inc.




Sarasota

Situated on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico on Florida's west coast, Sarasota is rich in cultural treasures and recreational attractions within a short driving distance, including the outstanding John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the Ringling Museum of the Circus, art galleries, golf courses and beaches.
Accommodations
Beachfront hotel. For category information, call or go to www.roadscholar.org/19350.

Road Scholar Instructors
These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur.
Sharon Ohrenstein
Sharon Ohrenstein has worn various hats in the performing arts, including that of singer, actress, writer/lyricist, director, and one-half of the concert duo “The Ohs.” She portrayed Marie Dindon in “La Cage Aux Folles” and has starred in productions such as “The Sound of Music” and “La Bohème.” Sharon has also directed “Romeo and Juliet,” “The Taming of the Shrew” and “The Glass Menagerie.” Sharon has appeared on television and screen and is working on a screenplay.
 
Kevin Costello
Kevin Costello is an artist, teacher, and writer who is presently an instructor in advanced drawing at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota and lectures on the history of art at the Longboat Key Education Center. An honors graduate of Goldsmiths College, University of London and the Chelsea School of Art, he has served as an art correspondent for many publications, most recently the Sarasota Herald Tribune. He is also a member of the City of Sarasota’s Public art Committee.
 
Jeff LaHurd
Jeff LaHurd is a history specialist at the Sarasota County History Center and a member of the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation. A proud Sarasotan, he has written about the city’s history in Sarasota Magazine, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and other local publications for 15 years. Jeff also penned the script for a video that appeared on the History Channel and won the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation’s award for communication.
 
Aaron Watkins
Aaron Watkins has shared laughter with people everywhere from the White House to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was featured in HBO’s “The Big Event,” and in the children’s book “Whose Shoes Are These?” Aaron directed Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade clowns and served as Dean of Students at the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. He is a proud recipient of the Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Award for his work in bringing laughter to seriously ill children.
 
Robert Horne
An Atomic War veteran, Bob Horne served and conducted experiments in the U.S. Navy during the Eisenhower administration, later working at the Environmental Protection Agency. He married the granddaughter of Rudy Bundy, the late Ringling Brothers Circus treasurer and friend of John Ringling. Bob is currently the President Emeritus of Circus World and operates a restaurant in restored train cars decorated with photos from his life with the circus.
 
Meals and Lodgings
   Lido Beach Resort
  Sarasota, FL 5 nights
 Lido Beach Resort
Type: Four-Star Hotel
  Description: Hotel is located directly on the beach of the Gulf of Mexico. Take in breathtaking sunsets, enchanting tropical views and see dolphin making their daily trek through the Gulf. Walking distance to the renowned St. Armands Circle featuring dazzling dining, unforgettable entertainment and some of the finest boutique shopping in the world. Hotel has a Shuttle to drive guests to the Circle if they choose not to walk. When registering with Road Scholar there is an option to upgrade to a Gulf View Jr. Suite room which is classified as Category #1.
  Contact info: 700 Ben Franklin Dr.
Sarasota, FL 34236 USA
phone: 941-388-2161
web: www.LidoBeachResort.com
  Room amenities: Category #2 Standard Room: Enjoy a room close to the beach in a four story building, a free daily newspaper, ample closet space, plush top bedding, a refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker, free Hi-speed Wireless Internet access, free self parking, voice mail, 25" TV, clock radio, electronic safe, and a hair dryer. Plus bottled water and microwave popcorn in your guest room. Category #1 Gulf View Jr. Suite: Must upgrade at time of registration with Road Scholar. This room features a private balcony overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, more upgrades and is located in the 13 story tower. When registering with Road Scholar there is an option to upgrade to a Gulf View Jr. Suite room which is classified as Category #1 for an additional fee. .
  Facility amenities: Enjoy two beachfront free-form pools, three poolside Jacuzzis with a tropical landscaped sundeck. Private beach so you can splash around in the surf. A 900 sq ft exercise room is available to guests if you desire more exercise than long walks on the beach. Services include; a business center, two restaurants, lounge, beachside tiki bar and a garden area with waterfalls. If you wish to upgrade to the Gulf View Jr. Suite, (Category #1) please do so with Road Scholar participant registration.
  Smoking allowed: No
  Elevators available: Yes
  Additional nights prior: $193-$243 +20 nightly fee A green form is mailed to participants in their first welcome letter mailed within two weeks of enrollment date. Please make reservations directly with the Senior Friendship Centers by mailing us the form or by calling 941.556.3269, for a discounted rate for additional nights stay. You will be charged by the hotel upon arrival for the additional nights, plus a $20 per night resort fee, plus taxes. These rates are for 5 nights before and 5 nights after this program date. No deposit required!
  Check in time: 4:00 PM
  Additional nights after: $193-$243 +20 nightly fee A green form is mailed to participants in their first welcome letter mailed within two weeks of enrollment date. Please make reservations directly with the Senior Friendship Centers by mailing us the form or by calling 941.556.3269, for a discounted rate for additional nights stay. You will be charged by the hotel upon arrival for the additional nights, plus a $20 per night resort fee, plus taxes. These rates are for 5 nights before and 5 nights after this program date. No deposit required!
  Check out time: 12:00 PM


Travel Details
  Start of Program:
Hotel Check-in is 4:00pm. Road Scholar program registration is 3:30-5:00pm on the 8th floor. (see on-site hotel information board for exact location). You will be staying at Lido Beach Resort that night.
  End of Program:
Hotel Check-out is 12 Noon. The program concludes at 10:30am; box lunch provided. You will be staying at Lido Beach Resort the night before.
  Required documents:
The Road Scholar Health & Safety Form is required. The Road Scholar Health & Safety Information and personal information form must be completed and mailed to Senior Friendship Centers no later than three weeks prior to program commencement.
  Parking availability:
Free
Transportation
To Start of Program
  Location:  Sarasota, FL
  Nearest city or town:  Sarasota and Longboat Key
  Nearest highway: I-75 and U.S. 41
  Nearest airport:  Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
  From End of Program
  Location: Sarasota, FL
    (Additional transportation information same as above)
Travel Details
 

Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport

 

From Airport

 
 

Service:

 

Taxi
Diplomat Taxi
phone: 941-365-8294

 

Per Person/One Way:

 

Approx $30
Prices are subject to change.
 

Travel Time:

 

30 min. 
 

Distance:

 

7.5 miles
   

Taxis are readily available 24hrs a day at the SRQ Airport.
 

Tampa International Airport

 

From Airport

 
 

Service:

 

Commercial Van/Shuttle
Sarasota Tampa Express
phone: 800-326-2800 x9413558400
Advanced Reservations Required

 

Per Person/One Way:

 

$35 to SRQ Airport or office of Sarasota Tampa Express
Prices are subject to change.
 

Travel Time:

 

1 hr 30 min 
 

Distance:

 

65 miles
   

Please call in advance for reservations. You will then need to call a taxi to get yourself to the hotel. They can tell you who to call.
 

Tampa International Airport

 

From Airport

 
 

Service:

 

Commercial Van/Shuttle
Starlight Limousine
phone: 941-957-6761
Advanced Reservations Required

 

Per Person/One Way:

 

Approx $85 to hotel
Prices are subject to change.
 

Travel Time:

 

1 hr 30 min 
 

Distance:

 

65 miles
   

They use executive town cars and SUVs, please ask for Rick.
 
Driving Directions
  I-75 From I-75 exit #210 (Fruitville Rd) go west six miles to Tamiami Trail, also known as U.S. 41. Turn left and continue south three blocks to Gulfstream Avenue. Make a right onto the Causeway, John Ringling Bridge and continue to St. Armands Circle. Continue halfway around the circle and follow the signs to Lido Beach and make a left at the beach onto Ben Franklin Drive. The Lido Beach Resort will be on your right just past the public beach and is approx. 7.5 miles from the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
The prices listed for commercial services and facilities that are not included in the program cost, such as airport shuttles or extra nights lodging, are subject to change without notice. Since Road Scholar cannot guarantee the accuracy of these prices, we strongly suggest contacting the companies directly for the most up-to-date information.


Daily Schedule

Day 1: Arrival & Check-in, Registration & Orientation, Getting to Know You
(Sunday, February 3)
   
 Afternoon: HOTEL CHECK-IN: 4:00pm. Rooms may be ready earlier.
PROGRAM REGISTRATION: Come over to the Road Scholar desk in the lobby between 3:30-5:00pm to register with the program staff and pick up your arrival packet that we'll review during orientation.
ORIENTATION: Begins at 5:00pm in our meeting room. We'll have an overview of the program ahead and review the up-to-date schedule, responsibilities, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and any other administrative issues. Please be aware that local circumstances may require adjusting program elements. In the event of changes, we will notify you as quickly as possible. We appreciate your understanding.
 Dinner: Dinner is a catered affair (by the hotel restaurant) in our private room beginning at approximately 6:00pm. We have worked with the chef to provide meals that are both tasty and nutritious. (There will be a vegetarian option available for you if you note a vegetarian preference on your Health & Safety form.)
 Evening: GETTING TO KNOW YOU: After dinner we'll spend some time becoming better acquainted with participants and program staff. Find out what you have in common beyond a love of learning! The rest of the evening is yours to continue making new friends or just to relax and prepare for the full day of activity ahead.
You are about to embark on a new "Signature City" learning adventure in Sarasota. Whether this is your first visit or another chapter in an ongoing love affair with this lovely city, you'll encounter fascinating highlights of history and culture, people and places.
   
Accommodations: Lido Beach Resort
Meals Included: Dinner

Day 2: The Art Collection of John Ringling, Local Artist Highlights afternoon field trip, Architectural Walking Field Trip, Ringling Preview
(Monday, February 4)

Note: Afternoon walking through downtown Sarasota will be up to two miles at a 2.0 pace over the course of the day.
   
 Breakfast: Breakfast is in our private room and includes a large assortment of fresh fruit, oatmeal, yogurt, bagels with cream cheese, pancakes or French Toast with warm maple syrup, scrambled eggs, hash browns, freshly brewed coffee, decaffeinated coffee, herbal teas, orange and prune juice.
 Morning: PRESENTATION: .Learn about John Ringling's extensive art collection from a local artist

Break.

An architecture instructor-artist will provide an overview of historic buildings from an architectural view as well as points of interest you'll see on our afternoon narrated walking field trip.

 Lunch: Lunch in downtown Sarasota. Part of the charm of this program is choosing the cuisine you prefer, whether classic North or South American, Asian, French, Greek, Indian, Italian, Spanish, and many more.
 Afternoon: FIELD TRIP: Our expert-led walk will focus on significant architectural landmarks along a section of North Tamiami Trail including The Pagoda Building, designed by Victor Lundy for the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and built in 1956. Victor Lundy was a contributor to the Sarasota School of Architecture that combined influences of the European modernist movement with local materials and the desire to minimize the distinction between interior and exterior spaces.

We'll also explore the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, designed by architect William Wesley Peters of Frank Lloyd Wright's firm and dubbed "the purple cow" and "the purple people seater" when it first opened in 1970.

We'll then take a bus to downtown Sarasota and continue our walking exploration highlighted by the 1926 Sarasota Times Building, designed by Dwight James Baum.

 Dinner: Enjoy dinner (catered by the hotel restaurant) in our private room.
 Evening: PRESENTATION: This preview of what to expect at the Ringling Museum Complex during our field trip tomorrow will include a video on John Ringling narrated by Hal Holbrook.
   
Accommodations: Lido Beach Resort
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Preview of play, Ringling Art Collection, Field Trip to Ringling Museum & Gardens, The Greatest Show on Earth
(Tuesday, February 5)

Note: The Ringling Complex: To see everything participants will need to walk up to 1 1/4 miles however, there are plenty of benches to rest on and you can explore at your own pace or with the group.
   
 Breakfast: Continental breakfast in our private room.
 Morning: PRESENTATION: Preview of the play tba.

FIELD TRIP: We begin our exploration as an expert guides you through palatial Ca' d'Zan, described as "the last of the Gilded Age mansions" to be built in America. John and Mable Ringling greatly admired the unique architectural style of the Danieli and the Bauer-Grunwald hotels in Venice, as well as palaces that face the Venetian canals. This architectural style, called "Venetian Gothic," greatly influenced the Ca'Zan's design. A comprehensive six-year, $15 million restoration and conservation was completed on Ca'Zan in 2002.

The Ringling complex contains numerous wonders and we move next to the Circus Museum, established in 1948. Document circuses of the past and today as you view colossal parade and baggage wagons, sequined costumes, memorabilia and artifacts documenting the history of The Ringling family circus, John Ringling as the Circus King, and the greatest circus movie, The Greatest Show on Earth, was filmed in Sarasota.

Next is the museum's Tibbals Learning Center with an exhibition of circus posters. Ranging in size from window to barn sized, these colorful posters were plastered on buildings, walls and fences all across America and broadcasted in no uncertain terms that the circus was coming to town. The learning center also contains the world's largest miniature circus " the Howard Bros. Circus Model" a replica of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1919-1938, created over a period of more than 50-years.

 Lunch: We'll have lunch at Treviso, the museum's Italian restaurant.
 Afternoon: FIELD TRIP: We continue the afternoon at the extraordinary Ringling Art Museum. The incredible building housing the collection emulates the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. John Ringling engaged architect John H. Phillips to design the museum in 1925. Construction began in 1927, but was slowed almost immediately by the collapse of Florida’s land boom and later, Wall Street’s stock market crash. Financial misfortune and Mable’s death in 1929 might have ended the dream, but John Ringling instead gained a new resolve to complete the museum, borrowing money as needed, knowing that it would perpetuate the memory of his beloved Mable. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art was officially opened to the public in 1931.
After leaving the Art Museum, explore the gardens and grounds at your leisure. All you see was given to the people of Florida, thus preserving for generations to come the exuberant lifestyle of America’s spectacular Roaring Twenties. The beautiful landscaped grounds contain over 400 species of exotic Florida trees, plants, flowers, sculpture garden figures, and Mable's historic rose garden.
 Dinner: Enjoy dinner (catered by the hotel restaurant) in our private room.
 Evening: EXTRACURRICULAR: Our entertainment this evening is viewing Cecil B. DeMille's magnum circus opus, "The Greatest Show on Earth" — filmed in cooperation with Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey, much of it in Sarasota. The movie, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1952, features lavish production values, actual circus acts, documentary footage, and "behind-the-rings" looks at the massive logistics effort that made big top circuses possible.
   
Accommodations: Lido Beach Resort
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota Bay Cruise, See the play "The Heidi Chronicles."
(Wednesday, February 6)

Note: Walk up to one mile at Selby Botanical Gardens. Walk one block to board the boat in the afternoon. When attending the theatre this evening, the bus will drop participants off in front of theatre and will pick up in front of the theatre.
   
 Breakfast: Breakfast is in our private room and includes a large assortment of fresh fruit, oatmeal, assorted breakfast pastries, bagels with cream cheese, pancakes or French Toast with warm maple syrup, scrambled eggs, hash browns, freshly brewed coffee, decaffeinated coffee, herbal teas, orange and prune juice.
 Morning: FIELD TRIP: Explore Marie Selby Botanical Gardens with a local expert. The 9.5-acre bayfront property is an open-air and under-glass museum of more than 20,000 colorful plants, many collected in the wild on over 150 scientific expeditions to tropical rain forests by Selby Gardens research staff. Seven greenhouses are the heart of botanical research and plant identification, for which Selby Gardens is internationally recognized. Learn how the gardens are dedicated to fostering understanding and appreciation of tropical plants, especially epiphytes (plants that grow on other plants), through programs of research, conservation, education and display. Selby Gardens is perhaps best known for its living collection of more than 6,000 orchids.
Throughout the grounds of the historic Selby estate are many distinct garden areas, including the Tropical Display House with its lush rain forest atmosphere, the towering Bamboo Pavilion, Banyan Grove, Cactus and Succulent Garden and Cycad Collection. Also on the grounds is the former Christy Payne Mansion, a unique example of eclectic Southern Colonial architecture. The Mansion, on the National Register of Historic Places, is the home to ever-changing botanical art and photography exhibits. In the time remaining before lunch, feel free to see more of your favorite areas.
 Lunch: We'll have lunch out in one of Sarasota's characteristic restaurants.
 Afternoon: EXCURSION: Enjoy a relaxing, entertaining, and informative cruise through calm waters along the shoreline of Sarasota Bay — flanked by palm trees! As the narrator tells you about some of the area’s fascinating history and folklore, gaze at magnificent homes right out of Architectural Digest. If you’re lucky, you may see local bottlenose dolphins and even manatees!
 Dinner: Dinner will be in our private meeting room at the hotel.
 Evening: PERFORMANCE: Theater Evening. The bus departs at 7:15pm for an 8:00pm evening performance of "The Heidi Chronicles," by Wendy Wasserstein and directed by Laura Kepley at the Asolo Theatre.

If you were a woman finding your way in the world between the 1960s and 1980s, you might think that this play was all about you. After surviving three decades of juggling her career and her personal life, baby boomer art historian Heidi Holland looks back at her quest to “have it all” and tries to figure out what’s missing now that she’s actually got it. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, Wasserstein’s funny and touching play still mirrors the emotional trials faced by all of us as we try to figure out the big question: What should we do with our lives? Dress is casual: for men, slacks and a collared polo shirt or dress shirt; for ladies, a nice outfit (no shorts). Participants will return to the hotel after the performance.

   
Accommodations: Lido Beach Resort
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Famous Circus Folks, Circus Ring of Fame, Movement Class, Free Night, dinner on your own at St. Armands Circle.
(Thursday, February 7)

Note: Morning walk approx. 1 1/2 miles round trip from hotel to "Circus Ring of Fame." For dinner on your own walk to St. Armands Circle or hotel has a free shuttle to the Circle.
   
 Breakfast: Continental breakfast in our private room.
 Morning: PRESENTATION: Famous Circus Folks Past to Present. Learn about performers from legendary animal trainer Gunther Gebel-Williams to highwire walker Tino Wallenda Zoppe.
FIELD TRIP: We’ll walk to St. Armand’s Circle where a local expert will highlight many of the bronze plaques on the “Circus Ring of Fame” commemorating 80 circus greats from around the world. You’ll also learn more about John Ringling’s role in the development of St. Armand’s Key.
 Lunch: Have lunch (catered by the hotel restaurant) in our private room.
 Afternoon: EXTRACURRICULAR: Stretch and Balance Movement Class. Learn tips for better posture, balance, coordination, and safer walking through progressive balance exercises. An expert will show you how to use simple movements to strengthen specific muscles for active living. Participatory learning while having fun!
 Dinner: Dinner this evening is on your own. We suggest walking or taking the hotel shuttle to St. Armand's Circle, renowned as a continental marketplace. The Circle is a charming and graceful synthesis of past and present. Relax and enjoy a meal from a plethora of award winning restaurants; trinkets and treasures, from gourmet snacks to candlelit feasts.
 Evening: FREE EVENING: Linger over dinner with new found friends, stroll around St. Armand's Circle, or set off to explore more of what Sarasota has to offer.
   
Accommodations: Lido Beach Resort
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6: Sarasota Jungle Gardens Animal Trainer, Program Concludes
(Friday, February 8)
   
 Breakfast: Breakfast will be served in the private meeting room and includes; a large assortment of fresh fruit, oatmeal, yogurt, bagels with cream cheese, pancakes or French Toast with warm maple syrup, scrambled eggs, hash browns, and freshly brewed coffee, decaffeinated coffee, herbal teas, orange and prune juice.
 Morning: Have your camera ready, lights action! Private showing of several types of reptiles. Learn about the various habits of these Florida native species. There will be an opportunity to hold some of the reptiles for a personal photo.
 Lunch: Box lunches are provided and available for those who need to depart early. If you wish to stay and have your lunch after the final presentation, you may eat in our private room or on the patio by the pool.
This concludes the program. We hope you have enjoyed this new learning adventure and will join us for other rewarding Road Scholar programs in the future. Best wishes for all your journeys!
   
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Free Time Opportunities
  
  Sarasota, FL Sarasota attractions
Sarasota is known as the cultural arts center of Florida. The area has a plethora of activities: Selby Botanical Gardens, Ringling Museum of Art, Mote Marine Aquarium, Historic Spanish Point, Sarasota Jungle Gardens, Florida WestCoast Symphony, Sarasota Opera House, Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Sarasota Ballet Co., Asolo Theatre Co., Golden Apple Dinner Theatre. The area also offers several high quality beaches, boat rentals, water skiing, canoeing and kayaking. Hiking in two local state parks. For additional information, visit www.sarasotafl.org/
Important information about your itinerary: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information featured on this website. Itineraries are based on our best information at this time. Circumstances beyond our control may require us to adjust itineraries or other details. We regret any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. Information will be sent to you from your Program Provider approximately three weeks prior to the program start date. The prices listed for commercial services and facilities that are not included in the program cost, such as airport shuttles or extra nights lodging, are subject to change without notice. Since Road Scholar cannot guarantee the accuracy of these prices, we strongly suggest contacting the companies directly for the most up-to-date information.

Suggested Reading List


Hidden History of Sarasota


Author: Jeff LaHurd


John Ringling: Dreamer, Builder, Collector


Author: John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art


Priceless Florida


Author: Noss, el al


Ringling: The Florida Years, 1911-1936


Author: David Chapin Weeks


The Circus in Miniature: The Howard Bros. Circus Model


Author: Deborah W. Walk et al


The Ringling Legacy


Author: Pat Ringling Buck




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