BESTBets
The 10th Annual Gala to raise funds for Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Marcia P. Hoffman
School of the Arts will be held on Friday, September 18th at the Hall in Clearwater.
This year’s celebration, “You Should be Dancing,” is inspired by Saturday Night
Fever, the show that will be at the Hall as part of its Broadway Musical series
on March 18th, 2016. For the event, the main stage will be transformed into a
“Disco Inferno,” as guests are served a seated dinner and dance to the music
of the Southtown Fever Band. To become a sponsor, or to purchase tickets, call
Nancy Dietrich, director of special events, at (727) 712-2760, or the Ruth Eckerd
Hall ticket office at (727) 791-7400.
A
Taste
Harking back to the days of World
War II, the Armed Forces History
Museum in Largo will hold its
annual USO fundraiser at the historic
Coliseum in St. Petersburg. This bigband
of Clearwater
show with dancing and a salute
to our troops will be held on Saturday,
October 3rd. Tickets are only $25
in advance, while VIP tickets that
include dinner are only $50. This is
one of the area’s best entertainment
buys, and the proceeds will help to
support the Museum’s programs.
For tickets, call (727) 539-8371, or go
to armedforcesmuseum.com.
This work was created by James Carter, who is
this year’s featured artist for the Junior League’s
annual Art Harvest.
Junior League of
Clearwater-Dunedin’s
Art Harvest
Ruth Eckerd Hall Gala
A
Big Band
USO Show
More than 50,000 guests are expected at
the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin’s
52nd annual Art Harvest fine art show and
sale on Saturday and Sunday, November 7th
and 8th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be held
in Dunedin’s Highlander Park, located next
to the Dunedin Fine Art Center at the corner
of Michigan Avenue and Pinehurst Road.
Over 200 juried artists will compete for over
$27,000 in prize money and awards and will
sell their works created in mediums such as
ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, oil/
acrylic, photography, wood and watercolor.
The proceeds from this event, which is
free to the public, will be reinvested by the
Junior League into the community through
its projects and programs. For information,
call (727) 738-5523, or visit www.jlcd.org/artharvest.
You can sample food from Clearwater’s finest dining spots
at the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 26th
Annual Taste of Clearwater. This year, the event will be held
at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on October 1st.
There will be a silent auction, drinks, entertainment and, of
course, delicious cuisine. To become a sponsor or to purchase
tickets, call (727) 461-0011 or visit www.clearwaterflorida.org.
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