E A R TO TA M PA B AY
The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing
Arts’ Vice President of Development Julie Britton
and President and CEO Judy Lisi welcomed
supporters to the annual President’s Luncheon
and Season Preview, which was held on the
Carol Morsani Hall Stage at the Straz Center in
Tampa.
Blair welcomed their baby boy Brooks
to their home in London, England in
November...Dr. Kaley Tash and her
husband Dr. Michael Shatique of
Tampa are the proud parents of twins
Caroline and Keith, making her
parents, educator Karyn and Tampa Bay
Times CEO Paul Tash of St. Petersburg,
proud grandparents...Trudy and David
Little of Clearwater rode the Key West
Express ferry to a family wedding in
Key West before taking off with their
daughter Margaret Marie for
Highlands, North Carolina...Vilma
Buffman and her husband Zev, the
president and CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall
in Clearwater, were in New York City
to preview several new On-and-Off-
Broadway shows...Toni and Nick
Positano, owners of Nikki’s Glitz and
Glam Boutique in Palm Harbor, took
their son Nick and other staff members,
Lexi, Linda and Carl on a cruise to
Cozumel...Zenaida and Hardy Bryan of
St. Petersburg visited the Baja Peninsula,
Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala and
cruised through the Panama Canal...Pat
Greer of Clearwater and Angela
Young of Macon, Georgia cruised from
Ft. Lauderdale to Charleston to New York
City to London aboard the Queen
Vi c t o r i a . . .Liz and Jim Smith of
Clearwater visited London, England,
where they especially liked the show
Wonderful...Georgette and Rick Diaz
of Tampa enjoyed an Atlantic Ocean
crossing before touring Spain by rail...Pat
and Bill Blizzard of Dunedin visited
GRAM
84 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE JULY/AUGUST 2015