Ear to Tampa Bay Deborah Nader Rutz and Judith Haimes, both of Sand Key, Clearwater, hosted a gourmet breakfast prepared by chocolatier Bill Brown at his William Dean Chocolates in Belleair Bluffs.....Tara Toohill, the communications director for the Indigenous Business of Australia, was given a party by her parents Marte and Dan Toohill at their home in Clearwater, while Tara was there for Thanksgiving..... Christina Moody and Mickey Gorsage, Tampa General Hospital’s senior vice president, invited family and friends to their annual autumn sunset gathering at their waterfront home in Clearwater..... Charlene and Mardy Gordon of Crystal Beach combined two charity auction items to take friends cruising aboard Sandra Nesbit and Greg Wilsey’s new yacht Gratitude and to a private lobster “dump” dinner at Carlouel Yacht Club on Clearwater Beach.....Lianne Doglione, a former first lady of Dunedin when her late husband John was the city’s mayor, hosted a housewarming reception and dinner party at her new home in Regency Oaks, Clearwater.....Josephine Schaaf of Coastal Christie’s International real estate and her husband Gary, an attorney, who live in Tampa, gave a party during a winning Lightning game in an Amalie Arena suite in Tampa that they purchased at a charity auction.....The Hon. Bob Schmidt, mayor of Belleair Shore, and his Schmidt Investments South, LLC held a holiday cocktail buffet at the Belleair Country Club.....Dr. Harry Barrish and Pat Rawlings of Clearwater hosted a holiday buffet dinner and dance party at the Tampa Club.....Renée and Ron Vaughn, University of Tampa president, held their annual Holiday Open House at their home in Tampa.....Ellen and Herb Fiss celebrated the holiday season with a party at their newly acquired vintage home and law office in downtown Tampa.....Karen and Brett McMullen held their annual Things Heard by The Ear The Ear is wearing 2.21 carats of baguette-cut diamonds and 6.19 carats of round brilliant cut diamonds set in 18kt white gold from Cappello & Co. in Seminole. Christmas party at their home in Clearwater.....Betsy Schweitzer of St. Petersburg was surprised by her children Karley and Eric Schweitzer, also of St. Petersburg, with a birthday buffet dinner party, featuring music, dancing and a multitude of decorations at the Vinoy in St. Petersburg.....Joyce Cotton of Tampa celebrated her “Enchanted” birthday with a dinner dance benefit she orchestrated for and at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Tampa.....Caroline DeVale, who was president of the St. Petersburg Opera Guild from 1998 to 2000, was sung “Happy Birthday” to by the St. Petersburg Opera singers and guests during the group’s annual “Silver Bells” luncheon benefit at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club.....Nick Ducas was given a birthday dinner party by his wife Connie at their home in Palm Harbor.....Lori and Bill 82 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017 Goede of Tampa celebrated his birthday in Grand Caymen.....Martha Thorn of Belleair and Charley Grose of Belleview Island, who met while dining at E and E Stakeout Grill in Belleair Bluffs, celebrated the first anniversary of their engagement this Christmas.....Jennifer Mara, daughter of Vicki and rock and roll great Tommy Mara, who manages her family’s Show Palace Entertainment dinner theater in Hudson, Palace Grand event facility in Spring Hill and Nader Mara Productions, is planning a January 2018 wedding with her fiance Anthony Cavaliere of Spring Hill at La Casa of Mason Creek in Homosassa Springs.....Vilma and Zev Buffman, president and CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, spent Thanksgiving dining and seeing the sights in St. Augustine.....The Hon. Frank and Teresa Hibbard of Clearwater attended their friends’ wedding anniversary party at the Hotel del Coronado near San Diego, California.....Susan Peelman of Clearwater toured the entire island of Cuba during a group cultural exchange trip.....Cynthia Gandee and her husband Pete Zinober of Tampa visited Cuba.....Ellie and Ray Weaver of Clearwater took an 11-day cruise to Tortola, St. Kitts, St. Johns, Dominica and St. Maartens.....Chris Eaton invited Catherine Woods, Dr. Karen Monroe and Derek Keyes, Eugenie Bondurant and Paul Wilborn and Michele and Shay Routh, all of St. Petersburg, to visit him at his home in Antiqua.....Christina Moody and Mickey Gorsage, who reside in Clearwater, vacationed on the island of Capris off Naples, Italy.....Sherry and Ron Sacino of St. Pete Beach spent time at their home in Italy.....Elaine Schroder and Marsha Stoller, both of Clearwater, cruised to Tampa from Rome, Italy after visiting Marsha’s granddaughter Madie Monskosky of Ft. Myers, who was attending school there.....Chris Morroni
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