E A R T O TA M P A B AY
Foundation...Anne Lauder and Gisela
Bennie co-chaired and Dave Pate and
his Jazz Quartet entertained at “All That
Jazz,” the North Suncoast Associates of the
Florida Orchestra’s annual Bravura Brunch,
which honored the late Ray Murray at
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater...Linda
Plaster and Carol Fant of Madeira
Beach were the honorary co-chairs for a
private Chocolate Tasting presented by
Scott Kistler and William Dean Brown
at William Dean Chocolates in Belleair
Bluffs to share Suncoast Hospice
Foundation and Empath Health’s plans
for the AIDS Service Association of
Pinellas, Inc. and Pinellas Care Clinic’s
new medical home...David Banker,
Esq., chair of the Florida Orchestra’s
Council of Advisors, updated members
on the positive happenings and outlook
during the group’s annual meeting...Jill
Witecki and J.L. Wagner of the Tampa
Theatre staff gave an on-stage welcome
to Hollywood actor Colby Boothman,
who walked the red carpet, and attended
“Hol lywood Awards Night ,” the
Theatre’s 16th Annual Academy Awards
Viewing Party benefit...Dick Crippen,
media personality of St. Petersburg,
emceed the “Rooftop Suitcase Party,”
o2b Fun Education Foundation’s first
annual signature benefit to help educate,
equip and empower students through
scholarship funding...Jane Strong and
Jacob Wurtz and their Happy
Feet Plus team hosted a Ladies
Night Out with wine tastings,
hors d’oeuvres, a reflexologist,
prizes and more at their St.
Petersburg store...Cathy Unruh
presented an author’s talk at the
Tampa Bay History Center in
Tampa about the publication she
did for the MacDonald Training
Center, Inc. and its 60-year
history...Tom Farquhar, chair of
the Florida Orchestra’s board of
directors, introduced renowned
pianist Jeremy Denk, who
enthralled Amadeus members
with his keyboard talents during
a private reception and buffet at the
Vinoy in St. Petersburg...Syd Entel and
her daughter Susan Benjamin, both of
Dunedin, helped kick-off Kiaralinda
Dee Crews, who is well known in the Tampa
Bay area’s theater world, was given a buffet
dinner and 90th birthday party at the Bright
House Field Guest Suites in Clearwater by
Ronnie Farley.
Republic...Susan Meyers and Jim Meyers
of St. Pete Beach took a pre-wedding
honeymoon on a 15-day cruise along
the Dalmatian Coast...Charlene (Mrs.
Mardy) Gordon of Crystal Beach and
Dr. Gail Humphries, Dean of Students
at Stephens College in Columbia,
Mi s sour i and the wi f e of Haig
Mardirosian, Dean of the College of
Arts and Letters of University of Tampa,
visited and mentored theater students
at various schools in London...Elif
Firzgerald, director of PureLife
Medi-Spa in Largo, was in
Milan, Istanbul and Amsterdam
to celebrate her son Kevin
Marree’s and her parents’
birthdays...Dr. Laetitia Fisher
and her husband Dr. David
Fisher of Dunedin visited the
Maltese temple Haġar Qimwith
their Tampa Bay Magazine while
touring the Mediterranean...
Sandee and Jim Pfister of Belleair
saw over 6,000 life-size warriors,
horses and chariots that were
created 2,000 years ago, which
are on display in Xian, China...
Judy Wilson and her husband
George Merchant of St. Pete Beach
toured Vietnam, saw the ceremonial
dancers at the Angkor Wat Temple in
Cambodia and worked for a week
protecting and caring for the elephants at
the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand in
February...Susan Behar of Dunedin, her
daughter Jennifer Behar Seiff of
Arlington, Virginia, and her daughter-inlaw
Kara (Mrs. Jordan) Behar and
granddaughter Josephine Behar of
Clearwater Beach toured northern India
together on a three-generation girls’
trip...Chief Anthony Holloway,
Clearwater’s former and St. Petersburg’s
new Chief of Police, was the guest speaker
at The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation’s fourth
annual Champion of Hope Luncheon,
which was chaired by Lauralee Westine
and held at Ruth Eckerd Hal l in
Clearwater...Dr. Irwin and Syd Entel,
Betty and Ed Proefke and Gail and
Chip Gamble were the honorary chairs
for the Dunedin Fine Art Center ’s
“Creative Visions 2016” luncheon at the
Center, which was catered by Stephen
Michael’s Palm Cafe...Ellie Lee chaired
“My Fair Lady,” the GFWC Clearwater
Community Woman’s Club’s annual
luncheon in Belleair, which featured an
informal fashion show by Talbots and
Daisy Grants presentations by Judy
Blanton to the Beth Dillinger Foundation,
Di rect ions for Living, the Global
Community Tennis Association, Grace
House of RCS, Lighthouse of Pinellas, the
Literacy Council of Upper Pinellas and
the Suncoast Voices for Chi ldren
84 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2015
RONNIE FARLEY
Howard Word of Clearwater and Elizabeth
L’Heureux of Montreal, Canada, who now live on
Maui in Hawaii, were married March 28th on
Papohaku Beach on the west end of the island of
Molokai in Hawaii.
BRYCE WORD