Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today is organized by the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri
MAY/JUNE 2018 | TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 83
Tampa entertainment attorney Paul
Quin; vocalist Christine Ohlman;
drummers Don Famularo and Ray
Luzier; production manager Carlos
Guzman; and business coach Rick
Drumm participated in a music industry
panel discussion and jam session at the
Palladium of St. Petersburg College for
“The Sessions,” founded by area
philanthropist Jules Follett to empower
and educate students.....Karol Bullard
of Clearwater, president of the Boys and
Girls Clubs of the Suncoast Guild,
spearheaded the charity’s “VIPs for
Tips” fundraisers, which featured
celebrity servers at Gratzzi Italian Grille
in St. Petersburg and at Selene Fresh
Fare and Bar on St. Pete Beach.....Megan
Simons showcased the latest American
and European fashions from her Pippa
Pelure boutique in St. Petersburg during
the “Art, Fashion and Spirits” reception
at Kozuba and Sons Distillery.....Cynthia
Astrack, president of the Collectors
Circle of the Museum of Fine Arts, St.
Petersburg, and Barbara McCoy cohosted
“Glass: A Shared Passion,” a
reception at the Chihuly Collection for
circle members and the Morean Arts
Center trustees with the help of Andy
Schlauch, executive director of the
Chihuly in St. Petersburg…..Judy Lisi,
president and CEO of the David A. Straz
Warren Rodgers of Clearwater helped
his wife Dr. Zena Lansky plan his 75th
“surprise” birthday party lunch buffet at the
Belleair Country Club, complete with a magic
show and operatic performances provided
by Maria Zouves, Sherrill Milnes and their
VOICExperience stars.
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Mildred Thompson, (American, 1936–2003), Magnetic Fields, 1991, Oil on canvas, Courtesy of the Mildred Thompson Estate, Atlanta, Georgia © The Mildred Thompson Estate, Atlanta, Georgia
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