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Celebrate Holiday Splendor at The Ringling’s Ca’d’Zan and Support Toys for Tots Admission is Free Thursday Evening with an Unwrapped Toy Contact Name: Virginia Harshman Contact Email: virginia.harshman@ringling.org Contact Phone Number: 941-359-5700 ext 2803 The Ringling invites all to celebrate the sights and sounds of the holiday season and help support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots, serving Sarasota and Manatee counties. Visit The Ringling during extended evening hours this Thursday, Dec. 5, and enjoy holiday music and performances by local elementary, middle and high schools. School performances will occur on the Museum of Art Courtyard and Bolger Campiello. The Ca’d’Zan mansion is decorated for the holidays and features a collection of the Ringling’s vintage Christmas cards on display .All Museum venues will be open from 5- until 8 p.m. for self-touring including the Ca' d’Zan, Museum of Art, and the Tibbals Learning Center of the Circus Museum. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. Admission is free with one unwrapped toy per person. Guests are encouraged to purchase toys in the Museum Store. The Museum Store will be open until 8 p.m. and offering toy options for $20 and under. If a guest does not have a toy, Art after 5 Admission prices apply: adults-$15.00, children 6-17-$5.00, 5 and under free. Cash donations will not be accepted. # # # About The Ringling The Ringling is a pre-eminent center for the arts, history and learning that is dedicated to bringing the past and contemporary culture to life through extraordinary visitor experiences. From its inception, The Ringling has joined the diverse visual traditions and theatrical spectacle of yesterday with the genre-defying global practitioners of the present. A place of exploration, discovery and respite, The Ringling’s campus in Sarasota, Florida – which includes the Museum of Art, the Circus Museum, an historic mansion, an 18th-century theater and bayfront gardens – is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As the State Art Museum of Florida and part of Florida State University, The Ringling fulfills an important educational mission. The Ringling offers formal and informal programs of study serving as a major resource for students, scholars, and lifelong learners of every age within the region, across the country and around the world. Media Contacts: The Ringling Virginia Harshman, Public relations specialist 941-359-5700 x2803 Virginia.harshman@ringling.org