Ryan McGinley, Dakota Hair (detail), 2004, C-print, Courtesy of the artist and Team Gallery, New York
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president of the Bill Edwards Foundation
for the Arts, the Mahaffey Theater’s
principal fundraising arm. The foundation
is committed to supporting and presenting
all genres of the performing arts at the
Mahaffey, funding arts education for
school children through the Class Acts
performance series and providing its
member patrons with unequaled services,
entertainment and cultural experiences.
Sesto Ramadori is relocating his
successful Da Sesto Italiano restaurant
one-half block north on 66th Street in
Pinellas Park to the free-standing building
that previously served Indian food. This
larger location has been totally remodeled
with better signage and parking, a full bar
and family-style tables. The great food that
Sesto serves will remain the same.
Rafael Sciullo, president and CEO
of Empath Health, has announced a
new strategic alliance between Pinellas
County’s Empath’s Suncoast Hospice and
Tidewell Hospice, which provides services
to residents of Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte
and DeSoto counties. By joining forces,
they will be able to better serve their more
than 16,000 patients. The new organization
has been named Pontus Health, meaning a
bridge to the future, and plans to include
other end-of-life care organizations.
who attended the exclusive event. NORAA
Artist J. Harrison Smith held a reception at
his 1356 Gallery in Clearwater for his bronze
sculptures. The striking collection received
rave reviews by the arts patrons and collectors
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Exhibition sponsored in part by:
State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs, City of St. Petersburg,
Margaret Acheson Stuart Society
Community support provided by:
Tampa Bay Times
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Organized by Aperture Foundation, New York.