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The Players’
Smitten Gala
Lakewood Ranch Country Club
6:00 p.m.
Dining and dancing with the
song stylings of the Players’
own Eve Caballero and
Cassandra Santiso.
$100/person - $175/couple
theplayers.org
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JHCF’s Eight Over 80 Brunch
Michael’s On East
10:30 a.m.
Honoring ten inspiring local
octogenarians
$175
avivaseniorlife.org
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Love In Bloom Valentine Cocktail
Party
Michael’s Wine Cellar
6:00 p.m.
Cocktails, auction, surprise
guests. Benefi ts Friends of The
Sarasota Ballet.
$70
sarasotaballet.org
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Thunder by the Bay
Main Street, Sarasota
Annual 3-day motorcycle
festival benefi ting Suncoast
Charities for Children
Various individual events.
thunderbythebay.org
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SPARCCle on the Runway:
Fashion Police
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
9:30 a.m.
Shopping, fashion and lunch
with celebrity impersonators.
Benefi ts Safe Place and
Rape Crisis Center.
$135
sparcc.net
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Cooking for Wishes:
Taste of Africa
Michael’s On East Ballroom
11:30 a.m.
Four-course interactive lunch
supporting Make A Wish
Table of eight: $3,000
cookingforwishes.com
22
Our Mother’s House Wine
Tasting & Dinner Dance
Venice Community Center
5:30 p.m.
Proceeds benefi t Our
Mother’s House, a program
of Catholic Charities,
Diocese of Venice, Inc.
$80
catholiccharitiesdov.org
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Men, Whiskey & Watches –
South County
Suncoast Air Center
6:00 p.m.
Annual event benefi ting
Child Protection Center
$75
cpcsarasota.org
SARASOTA SCENE sponsored events!
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Sarasota Opera Mini-Event:
Tour of Europe Wine Dinner
Mattison’s Forty-One
6:00 p.m.
Five-course wine dinner
featuring specialty wines.
Hosted by Ed and Jane Bavaria.
$150
sarasotaopera.org
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SCF Foundation’s Avenues to
the Future
SCF grounds, 5840 26th St. W.,
Bradenton
5:30 p.m.
Annual event benefi ting SCF
Foundation
$150
scf-foundation.org
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Animal Rescue Coalition’s
Unconditional Love Gala
Michael’s On East
6:30 p.m.
Benefi ting ARC’s programs
and clinic
$250
arcsrq.org
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Junior League Legacy Luncheon
Michael’s On East Ballroom
11:00 a.m.
Featuring guest speaker Judy
Woodruff of PBS NewsHour
$175
jlsarasota.org/legacyluncheon
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3 PALM BALL
Bay Preserve
6:30 p.m.
Annual ball benefi ting Conservation
Foundation of the Gulf Coast
$500
conservationfoundation.com/
thepalmball
3 THE OPERA GALA
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
6:30 p.m.
Kicking off the Opera’s Winter
season, the event features dinner,
dancing and auction.
$325
sarasotaopera.org
8 GOODWILL MANASOTA
MARDI GRAS GALA
Michael’s On East
6:00 p.m.
Cajun food, auction items,
music, dancing & performers
$200
experiencegoodwill.org
Sarasota Opera Wine Dinner 2016
/theplayers.org
/avivaseniorlife.org
/sarasotaballet.org
/thunderbythebay.org
/sparcc.net
/cookingforwishes.com
/catholiccharitiesdov.org
/cpcsarasota.org
/sarasotaopera.org
/sarasotaopera.org
/scf-foundation.org
/arcsrq.org
/conservationfoundation.com
/experiencegoodwill.org