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To help promote Habitat for Humanity
of Pinellas County’s Vieux Cirque
fundraiser set for Saturday, April 8th
at the Vinoy Renaissance Hotel, high
wire artist Rick Wallenda walked across
a wire strung above the Sundial retail
complex in downtown St. Petersburg.
The Habitat for Humanity fundraiser,
presented by the Edwards Group, the
owner of the Sundial, will feature a
variety of entertainment in a three-ring
atmosphere to help build hope for those
in need. For more information, call Angie
Croft at (727) 536-4755, ext. 215.
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Wallenda Walks the Sundial
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Infinity’s 11th annual Mardi Gras
Madness Fashion Show and Luncheon
at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club featured
clothing from Pippa Pelure. Jenn
Holloway of News Channel 8, who has
emceed the event for the last six years,
was awarded an honorary Infinity
Membership. Pianist John Shirley and
performer Alex Harris entertained before
lunch. A Mardi Gras mask competition
was won by Emily Gillespie, the Prettiest
Jackie O’ Brien and Rebecca Malowany, co-chairs
Mask; Antoinette “Ant” Magnani, Most
of the fashion show, and Megan Simons, owner of
Original Mask; and Veronica Dunn, Best
Pippa Pelure, were thanked by Infinity president
Use of Theme. Infinity, the League to Aid
Joy Rudnicki for the show’s success.
Abused Children and Adults, provides
volunteer services, financial support and other assistance to social welfare organizations
and agencies dealing with the problems of abused and neglected individuals.
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Judy and Bill Isaly were chosen
to be honored with the Sterling
Society’s Patrons of the Arts Award
in recognition of their visionary,
innovative and generous contributions
to the Dunedin Fine Art Center.
The Sterling Society of the Dunedin
Fine Art Center held its 10th
annual Founders Luncheon at
Bon Appétit restaurant in Dunedin.
The prestigious Patron of the Arts
Award was presented to Judy and
Bill Isaly, longtime supporters of
the fine arts center. Sterling Society
President Cindy Gorshe Collman
welcomed guests to the event and
Linda Wittmershaus-Macik, the
society’s vice president, introduced
the speaker, Ellen Gerth, a curator,
writer, researcher and exhibit
development specialist who spoke
about “Artifacts from the Deep,”
the treasures from shipwrecks that
have been found on the ocean floor.
Artist Tessa Moeller used gray and blue tones to
complete a mural on the St. Petersburg College
Downtown Center building, her largest project to date.
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Joe Jimenez, the managing director of the Edwards
group congratulated Rick Wallenda on his
skywalk across the Sundial, as Tampa Bay Magazine
Publisher/Editor Margaret Word Burnside shared
her admiration for him.
St. Petersburg Mural
Artist Tessa Moeller of St. Petersburg recently completed a large-scale
mural on the St. Petersburg College Downtown Center building based
on Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing of the Vitruvian man. The 65-foottall
images of a man and a woman with outstretched arms are painted
on a challenging wall that is primarily obscured by windows. Taking a
monochromatic approach using gray and blue tones and working alone
with a cherry picker and long-handled paint rollers, Moeller created
this work in four weeks. The St. Petersburg College Downtown Center
building, which houses the Raymond James Theatre, where American
Stage professional theater company presents its shows, is located at 163
Third Street North in St. Petersburg. To contact Moeller, call (412) 350-8141.
Patron of
the Arts Award
Infinity Fashion Show