Social Seens... Photography by A. H. Tram
Einstein on Food & Wine
MOSI’s 20th Anniversary Einstein on Food & Wine event was a blast, as local restaurants and a variety of vintners served the
guests their best tastes. This cornerstone fundraising event for MOSI helps to educate, entertain and make science real every day
for the more than one million visitors who see their exhibits each year. “Kids in Charge,” “Mission Moonbase,” “Slippery Science,”
and the Florida Hospital IMAX® Dome Theatre are among the draws to this unique facility.
Steve Leinhart and his wife, MOSI board
member Jeanne Coleman, are excited about the
new carnivorous plant exhibit that they will be
funding at the Museum.
“Einstein” (Alan Grove) congratulated MOSI’s
Interim CEO/President Molly Demeulenaere on
leading the Museum in the right direction.
Beth Curts and her husband Gerry, a former
board member, who continually support MOSI,
visited the VIP Lounge in the auditorium that
was named in their family’s honor.
Photography by Gram
St. Petersburg Arts Alliance MUSE
This annual fundraiser at the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg was a multidimensional event filled with art, entertainment
and awards. Carol Micket and Robert Stackhouse were given the MUSE Arts Ambassador Award in recognition of their
representation of the “City of the Arts.” Al May received the Patron of the Arts Award in recognition of his continual support of
the arts. The Visual Arts Award went to Carrie Jadus, the Literary Arts Award to Kristine Radish, and the Performance Arts Award
to the American Stage Theater Company.
Glass Artist Duncan McClellan, a member of
the Arts Alliance board, and his wife Irene are
leading arts representatives through their glass
workshop.
Italian cookbook author Toni Lydecker and her
husband Dr. Kent Lydecker, the director of the
Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, were one
of the high profile arts couples to attend MUSE.
Actress Eugenie Bondurant and her husband
Paul Wilborn entertained, and Paul served as
co-emcee for the event with Becca McCoy.
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