Things Heard by The Ear
baritone of his generation, and
his wife, soprano Maria Zouves,
co-founders of VOICExperience,
headquartered in Palm Harbor, hosted
“A Noble Journey,” the 2021 Voice
Gala online, which honored baritone
Thomas Hampson and benefited arts
education in the Sherrill Milnes VOICE
Programs and the VOICExperience
Foundation.....Dianne Wheatley
Giliotti of Palm Harbor is the sponsor
for the Sterling Society support group
of the Dunedin Fine Art Center’s
2020-2021 Coffee and Conversation
with the Artist series on Zoom, which
includes contemporary abstract
painter Kimberly Engel on May
11th.....Syd Entel of Dunedin and
Carol Bickford of Palm Harbor are
the co-chairs for the Sterling Society
of the Dunedin Fine Art Center’s High
Tea benefit at the Belleair Country
Club…..Suzan Decker Ross of
Decker Ross Interiors in Clearwater
and Toni Blackshear of Emerald
Laser Center in St. Petersburg, will
again chair Charity Works’ Monopoly
Night evening fundraiser in Belleair.....
Marie and Steve Beaty of Dunedin
will co-chair the Dunedin Fine Art
Center’s annual Garden Party, which
this year will honor artist Chris Still
of Tarpon Springs and his brother,
the artistic Todd Still.....Joanie Sigal
of Clearwater and Daniela Nessen
of Dunedin are co-chairing the
Clearwater Community Volunteers’
Ear to Tampa Bay
The Ear is wearing freshwater pearl
earrings, accented with Swarovski Golden
Shadow Crystals in a 14K gold-filled setting,
which were designed and created by
Carol LePierre of Carol LePierre Design.
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The Honorable Bob Schmidt of
Belleair Shore hosted his annual Wild
Game Dinner, which this year was
at the Belleair Country Club and
prepared by Chef Paul Liptak.....
Nancy McKibben and her fiance
Dan Shouvlin, president and CEO of
Frenchy’s and Clear Sky restaurants,
recently returned from 32-degree
weather and snow while visiting the
Grand Canyon before heading to
Scottsdale, Arizona.....Chefs Linda
and Frank Alfano of Belleair,
owners of Alfano’s Restaurant and
Splendido Lounge in Clearwater,
took their three granddaughters,
daughters of Nicolette Alfano of
Largo and Rebecca and Robert
Cavallaro of Clearwater, to Park City,
Utah.....Amy, Gary, and their son
Macklin Connors of Dunedin have
taken two trips to Utah during the
pandemic, visiting Arches National
Park in Moab and again for a White
Christmas, as Mack added to his 50
States Tour goal..... Nedra Greene
of Belleair Beach chaired The Arc
Tampa Bay Foundation’s annual
Wings, Wheels and Wine fundraiser,
which although “grounded” this
year, held an automobile “Fly by
Wine Pull” to help The Arc Tampa
Bay secure the financial future needed
to provide services for the people
with intellectual and developmental
disabilities that it serves.....Peggy
Grom chaired The Florida Orchestra
Guild of St. Petersburg’s annual
Spring Tea and Symphony benefit,
which this year was attended virtually
throughout almost an entire month.....
Richard Russell, executive director,
and Victor DeRenzi, artistic director
of Sarasota Opera, which has the
mission to entertain, enrich and
educate the Tampa Bay area’s larger
community, were joined by special
guests and artists during “Sarasota
Opera: A Celebration!,” a virtual
benefit honoring its loyal donors
and subscribers, while celebrating
its 62nd season of world-class
opera.....Sherrill Milnes, universally
acclaimed as the foremost operatic
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CAROL LEPIERRE