BESTBets Backroads of Paradise A Journey to Rediscover Old Florida Cathy Salustri took a 5,000-mile road trip driving her camper on the less traveled roads of Florida off the interstates from the Panhandle, across the state, and to the Keys, to urge readers to discover the wonders of Florida that many never experience. Salustri followed the routes originally driven and documented in Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State, a travel guide published in the 1930s as a joint collaboration between the Federal Writers’ Project and the State of Florida. This book will remind you why Florida is considered paradise, just in case you had forgotten. Backroads of Paradise can be purchased by visiting University Press of Florida at upf.com. Evening with the Chefs The Ryan Wells Foundation holds this annual fundraiser to benefit Pinellas County students of culinary arts and hospitality. The event features chefs from Tampa Bay’s top restaurants and resorts who serve gourmet cuisine with the assistance of local high school students. This evening of tastes will be held on Friday, May 5th at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, where in addition to the food, guests will meet the foundation’s scholarship winners. Ryan was an aspiring chef whose early death is memorialized by this program. For tickets or to become a sponsor, call (727) 787-7863 or (727) 643-6710. 40 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | MARCH/APRIL 2017 Floral designs created to correlate to specific works of art will be on exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, during Art in Bloom. Art in Bloom The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, will feature more than 40 floral designs during its Margaret Acheson Stuart Society’s 20th annual Art in Bloom event from Thursday, March 30, through Monday, April 3. James Farmer, editor-at-large for Southern Living and author of seven books, will attend a “Flowers After Hours” party and a special dinner featuring his signature recipes on March 30. He also will give a presentation the following day, Friday, March 31st at the museum’s “Elegant Farmer Luncheon.” For tickets or to become a sponsor of these events, visit stuartsociety.org or call (727) 896-2667, ext. 210. Shawn Dell Joyce is the artist of Sunset Over the Marina, which also is the theme for the plein air festival in Dunedin. A group of plein air artists will gather on Sunday, March 19th at Dunedin’s Edgewater Park to paint local scenes during the inaugural Sunset Over the Marina Plein Air Festival. The event’s organizer, Beach House Gallery, will display the festival’s framed plein air art, which will be available for purchase from Friday, March 24th to April 15th at its gallery at 638 Skinner Boulevard. The gallery will host a wine and cheese reception on Friday, March 24th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call (727) 216-6322. �� Dunedin Plein Air Festival
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