Ear to Tampa Bay
Mary and Peter Kreuziger held
their annual Super Bowl party, catered
by their Bon Appétit restaurant at
their home in Dunedin.....Kathy and
Roland Milam hosted a Sonoma
Valley wine tasting party at their home
in Clearwater.....Dr. Kiran Patel
of Tampa celebrated his birthday
by donating $5 million to Florida
Hospital of Carrollwood to facilitate
its expansion.....Julian Hartzog of
Tarpon Springs was given a surprise
birthday party buffet and dance by
Sandy Schwartz and Carol Durocher
at Water’s Edge in Clearwater…..Haley
Lauren Martinez and John Ruetz,
son of Nancy Westphal and general
manager of 400 Beach Seafood and Tap
House and banquet facility and the new
adjoining casual eatery/gift shop called
Annex in St. Petersburg, are planning a
March 2018 wedding.....Gail Dietrich
and Larry Aaronson of Belleair Bluffs
were married on the beach at Sand
Key Beach Park on Clearwater Beach
before trolleying guests across the
street for a seated dinner and dance
at the Marriott.....Melissa Daley and
her husband Fred Krasne of Redington
Beach celebrated their 10th anniversary
in Napa Valley, California…..Natalie
Taylor, co-anchor of ABC television’s
Morning Blend and her husband, Fox 13
News’ Walter Allen, enjoyed their first
post-new baby “date night” when they
left their daughter Alexandra Allen
at home in Westchase with a sitter to
attend Lighthouse of Pinellas’ inaugural
Celebration of the Lightkeepers dinner
and auction, which Walter emceed in
St. Petersburg.....Carlen and Grant
Petersen of Clearwater are making
The Ear is wearing one of a pair of 13.4-16
millimeter White South Sea Baroque pearl
earrings set in 14K white gold from Harold
plans to visit their first grandbaby,
Banyan Petersen, son of Jacquelyn
and Andrew Petersen, who live in
Brookline, Massachusetts…..Jeanine
and Brooks Nelson of Gainesville are
proudly sharing photos of their new
baby boy Harris Overton Nelson,
born March 25th, with his grandparents,
Brooks’ mother Janet Henderson,
and her husband Phil Henderson of
Dunedin…..Dr. Charlie and Celia
Kottmeier of Clearwater Beach met
family members in Boca Grande for a
spring vacation…..Nancy Eggert of
Dunedin visited her nephew Robert
Hurlburt at work on the campus of
DreamWorks in Glendale, California.....
Sherrill Milnes of Palm Harbor, a
renowned baritone, and Jamie Barton,
an American mezzo-soprano, co-hosted
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Freeman Jewelers in Belleair Bluffs.
“Opera with Southern Charm,” the 2017
Voice Gala benefit for VOICExperience in
New York City….. Josephine and Gary
Schaaf of Tampa stayed on Waikiki
during their 25th annual monthlong trip
to Hawaii, where, like in the Tampa Bay
area, she has her real estate license.....
Cynthia Gandee and her husband
Pete Zinober of Tampa hosted a three
generation cruise of 15 family members
to Atlantis in the Bahamas and other
island ports.....Jared Repka, founder,
welcomed supporters to the 16th annual
“Friends of Beer Breakfast” held in
St. Petersburg to benefit Ready for Life,
which assists those aging out of foster
care.....Megan Simons, owner of Pippa
Pelure in St. Petersburg, presented the
fashion show for “Flowers Galore,” the
Woman’s Service League’s 67th annual
Promenade and Luncheon, which
benefited The Kind Mouse.....Dr. John
and Ronnie Stewart hosted a cocktail
party at their Dunedin waterfront
home for members of the Dunedin
Fine Art Center’s Giving Circles.....
Susan Latvala, board president, invited
guests to the VIP Grand Reopening
Reception of the newly renovated Palm
Harbor Museum.....Eric Davis, artistic
director of freeFall Theatre Company,
welcomed guests and introduced special
performances during the group’s eighth
annual Season Announcement Party
that was held at the Museum of Fine
Arts in St. Petersburg..... Tom Farquhar,
the Florida Orchestra’s board chair,
introduced renowned guitarist and
composer Cañizares, who entertained
the orchestra’s Amadeus Society
members during a dinner at the Vinoy
in St. Petersburg.....Dr. Nick and Edie
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Things Heard by The Ear
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