MEANWHILE, DOWN IN MARCO ISLAND...

The actors, in Marco over the weekend for the Southwest Florida Soapfest, arrived Saturday morning at the Marco Island Center for the Arts to pitch in with a program called Art for Autism. The event paired the soap stars with children and young adults, many of whom have autism or other special needs... Sonny worked on a painting of a sailboat with "As the World Turns" star Justine Cotsonas before getting distracted and scurrying around the crowded rooms... Ewa da Cruz, who plays Vienna Hyatt on "As the World Turns," said she was touched by the experience.

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