WINE AND CHOCOLATE Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017 | TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 63 T he Margaret Acheson Stuart Society of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, is pairing wine and chocolate for its winebased fundraiser, Wine Weekend St. Pete 2017: Wine and Chocol’Art. This multi-faceted benefit is being chaired by Beth and John England. The first event is a Coastal Chic Party on Friday, February 10th at the museum where the Mad Beach Band will entertain, as guests enjoy wine and chocolates. The next evening, Saturday, February 11th will be an evening to Paint the Town Red, White and Chocolate, also at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. Tyson Grant, the executive chef of Parkshore Grill, will serve a gourmet dinner paired with wines. The TomKats Jazz Orchestra will provide musical entertainment for dancing. The following week, on Saturday, February 18th, the highlight will be the 1,000 Points of Wine Gourmet Dinner in the Rolls-Royce Tampa Bay showroom in Pinellas Park. The dinner will feature five incredible courses curated by Chefs David Varley and Jeffrey Hileman of the San Francisco-based Mina Group. The meal will be paired with 10 wines, each of which has been given a 100 rating by Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate. The donation for this dinner is a lofty $1,800 per person. EDITOR’S NOTE: To become a sponsor or to purchase tickets for any of these events, visit stuartsociety.org. The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, has a world-class collection of fine art. FUNDARRATISING Join Honorary Chairs Linda and Stewart Turley for an evening of Wine Tasting, Fine Food and Wine Lottery Benefitting The Community Dental Clinic Saturday March 4, 2017 7:00 – 10:00 PM Achieva Credit Union Headquarters 1659 Virginia St. Dunedin, FL Visit redswhitesandbites.org for more information or contact the Community Dental Clinic 727-216-6155
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