Pictured: Students from the Stage of Discovery program are featured each year during the April Fête, one of WBTT's signature events receiving recent grant support from the Community Foundation Photos by Sorcha Augustine.

Local arts organization Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe has been awarded its second-year funding of $50,000 from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Last year, WBTT was awarded a three-year total of $150,000; this year's funding will support: education programs such as the free Stage of Discovery summer camp, the in-school Jazzlinks history program, and free, age-appropriate Rhythm & Tales productions for younger schoolchildren; the annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; WBTT’s signature fundraisers – the Fall Gala and April Fête; and the Juneteenth Arts Festival.

Pictured: Students from the Stage of Discovery program are featured each year during the April Fête, one of WBTT's signature events receiving recent grant support from the Community Foundation Photos by Sorcha Augustine.

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