{"id":8031,"date":"2026-08-17T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/norwalk\/?post_type=event&#038;p=8031"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:30:50","slug":"pirates-of-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/norwalk\/event\/regional-competitions\/pirates-of-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates of the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8031\" class=\"elementor elementor-8031\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f0eb7b2 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2f0eb7b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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