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Miniature Art Society
Intricate fine art in tiny frames will be on display at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of
Art in Tarpon Springs, as the Miniature Art Society of Florida hosts its 44th annual
international exhibition. The juried exhibit will include paintings, scrimshaw, fired
porcelain, pastel, colored pencil and sculpture art by some of the world’s finest miniature
artists. An opening awards brunch is set for January 20th. The show’s pieces, which
are just a few inches wide and a few inches long, will be accompanied by magnifiers
for easy viewing. The show will be seen at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art from
January 22nd through February 10th. For more information, call (727) 712-5762.
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This 4-inch-by-3 ¾ -inch Going to the River
painting by Linda Wacaster will be among
the artworks on display at the Leepa-Rattner
Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs.
Suncoast Hospice Ball
The 18th annual Suncoast Hospice
Ball, “Destination Unknown,” will be
on Saturday, February 2nd at The Vinoy
Renaissance Resort in St. Petersburg.
This fantastical black-tie evening
benefit presented by Stahl & Associates
Insurance will have entertainment, fine
food and wines, bidding and dancing.
It will support the life-changing health
care, compassionate care and expert and innovative services of the Empath Health
nonprofit and its members, including Suncoast Hospice. For information, tickets
and sponsorships, call (727) 523-3352 or visit SuncoastHospiceBall.org.
Bravura Brunch
Northcoast Suncoast Associates of
The Florida Orchestra will sponsor its
25th Anniversary Bravura Brunch to
benefit the orchestra on Saturday, March
9th at Innisbrook Golf and Spa Resort in
Palm Harbor. The gala affair will include
a gourmet lunch, silent and live auctions
and a piano performance by Stuart Malina,
who leads the orchestra in its popular
coffee concerts. For reservations or
information, call (727) 584-4542.
Mahaffey’s Flavorful Musical Cocktail
Pink Martini, the internationally acclaimed orchestra known for its lush and
lively mélange of classical, jazz and pop music, will perform at the Duke Energy
Center for the Arts’ Mahaffey Theater in downtown St. Petersburg on Sunday,
January 27th. This American band, formed by Thomas Lauderdale in 1994, and
joined by fellow songwriter and Harvard classmate China Forbes the following
year, performs its elegantly staged new and classic music throughout the world.
The band has collaborated with numerous artists on its albums and performed with
many top symphony orchestras. To attend Pink Martini’s not to be missed flavorful
musical cocktail of a performance, call (727) 300-2000, or visit themahaffey.com. 9
Pink Martini will perform at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on January 27th.