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One of a Kind Event in the Shark’s Tooth Capital of the World Venice FL - (April 9, 2019) – The 27th Annual Shark’s Tooth Festival is a spring tradition in Venice, Florida when shark’s tooth hunting is at its peak, will be held April 12-14th at Venice Airport Festival Grounds with proceeds directly benefiting the athletes at Special Olympics Florida - Sarasota County. The festival encompasses three days of live music, food, arts and crafts, a kid-friendly game area, and the world’s most comprehensive offerings of shark’s teeth and other fossils for purchase. Musical entertainment this year includes Grammy™ nominated singer Shannon with her classic hit “Let the Music Play” (regarded by Billboard Magazine as one of the Top 25 Dance Songs of All Time), American Idol Finalist Sam Woolf, Florida music sensation Maiden Cane and several others over the three days. WINK News anchor Andrew Keesee will emcee a special portion of the event on Saturday in the early afternoon and introduce champion Special Olympic athletes briefly right before kicking off one of the live concerts. “The Shark’s Tooth Festival is a community event with an awesome line-up of entertainment and fun. People come from all over the southeast to attend, visit our beautiful beaches and support our athletes,” said Randy Klinger, Director of Special Olympics Florida - Sarasota County. “I’m inspired by our athletes every day & the proceeds from the Shark’s Tooth Festival directly benefit our athletes in Sarasota County.” What can you expect at the Shark’s Tooth Festival? Live entertainment on all three days, a varied and delicious selection of food and drink offerings, over 100 artists, shark’s teeth experts and enthusiasts, all set with the gorgeous backdrop of Venice Beach and picture-perfect sunsets. Event sponsors include BB&T Bank, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 92.1 CTQ iHeart Sarasota, Sharky’s On the Pier, Medical Hearing Systems, Venice Gulf Coast Living and others. The Shark’s Tooth Festival will open at 4 pm on Friday April 12th to 9pm, Saturday 10am till 9pm and Sunday 10am till 5pm. Tickets are $5 at the gate and includes free parking. Location is Venice Airport Festival Grounds at 610 E. Airport Avenue, Venice FL. 34285. See details at http://www.sharkstoothfest.com/.