84 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018
Theatre in Tampa. Graphicstudio, the
Institute for Research in Art of the
University of South Florida College of the
Arts, is known for its groundbreaking
printmaking and other art projects…..
Dr. Ramon Ortiz of Oldsmar, president
of the Krewe of the Knights of Sant’Yago
Education Foundation, welcomed guests
to the group’s 14th annual gala in
Tampa.....Judy Vezmar and Maestro
Mark Sforzini hosted the St. Petersburg
Opera Company’s “Spanish Affair with
Flair Soirée,” which featured entertainment
by the stars of Don Giovanni and a Spanish
guitarist and tapas by Cathy Young for
the opera company’s Bel Canto Society
donors at the Vezmar home in St. Pete
Beach.....Sarah Combs, executive director
of the University Area Community
Development Corporation, thanked
supporters of the group’s 20th anniversary
“Masquerade Affair” gala for supporting
the Tampa area’s neighborhood
transformation strategy…..Andrea
Graham of Tampa invited guests to a
private showing of a special Tampa exhibit
in the Stageworks theater’s lobby,
“Pursuing Justice: Nuremberg’s Legacy,”
which was created by the Florida
Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg to
complement Stageworks’ season opening
show, Judgment at Nuremberg – The Trials
Ear to Tampa Bay
Matt Florio, son of Martha and Pete Florio
of Clearwater, and Brittany West, daughter
of Debbie and Mark West of Clearwater,
who own Quality Marble in Pinellas Park,
became engaged during formal night while
on a cruise to the Bahamas.