E A R T O T A M P A B A Y
Annick Beckers of Largo, the daughter of
Hilmer Beckers of Clearwater Beach, and
Sesto Ramadori of Largo, the owner of
Da Sesto Italiano Ristorante e Vino in Pinellas
Park, were married at Chapel-By-The-Sea and
then had their reception at Carlouel Yacht Club
on Clearwater Beach.
Clearwater. This musical tribute was in
honor of the City of Clearwater’s
Centennial.....Randy Moss of Cincinnati,
Ohio, son of Deborah Nader Rutz of
Clearwater, just published his first book
and finished writing his second book while
receiving his MBA degree.....Patrick and
Paul Wilson are among
the stars in the movie Big
Stone Gap, based on the
book by Adriana Trigiani
about the town where she
and John Wilson grew
up. Their parents, voice
instructor Mary K. and
retired newscaster John
of St. Petersburg and
Patrick’s wife Dagmara
and their children all have
cameo parts in the film.....Nancy Ridenour,
board chair, announced that after almost
30 years of being known as the Homeless
Emergency Project, HEP, which is
headquartered in Clearwater, has changed
its name to the Homeless Empowerment
Program.....John Wilson will emcee the
Lighthouse of Pinellas’ annual Point of
Light luncheon, where keynote speaker
Jennifer Rothschild will be introduced
by her brother, Congressman David Jolly
in Carillon Park, St. Petersburg.....Ashley
Bates of 10 News television and Ernest
Hooper of the Tampa Bay Times will be the
celebrity hosts for RCS’s Grande Gala for
Flappers and Fellas in Clearwater.....
Rachael Russell is chairing “Smartly
Dressed,” The Margaret Acheson Stuart
Society’s annual luncheon and fashion
show benefit for the Museum of Fine Arts
in St. Petersburg…..Fran Bartlett of
Belleair is the chair and Margaret Word
Burnside of Dunedin is the honorary chair
for Charity Works’ fourth annual Lobster
Pot Bistro benefit in Clearwater Beach.....
Bonnie Lambert of Tampa is the chair
and Louise Fisher of Tampa is the co-chair
for “Travel the World with Florida
Hospital,” the 2015 Starlight Gala benefit
in Tampa.....Cristina Cruz LeFebvre of
Clearwater and Lora Losa of Dunedin,
the co-chairs of the Junior League of
Clearwater-Dunedin’s 52nd annual Art
Harvest juried fine art show and sale,
announced that whimsical acrylic painter
Dr. Andrea Pelle, an
anesthesiologist who
grew up in Ft. Myers
and practiced in Atlanta,
and her rediscovered
high school friend John
Matter, president of Matter
Brothers Furniture, were
married during a sunset
ceremony at the Sarasota
Ritz Carlton Beach Club.
86 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015