
Ear to Tampa Bay
Rick and Dottie Nelson hosted a cocktail party catered by the
Palm Cafe’s Chef Brian at the couple’s new home in Cobb’s
Landing, Palm Harbor for members of the Dunedin Fine Art
Center’s Circle group of donors.
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for the children at Springs of Hope
Kenya.....Joanie Sigal of Clearwater
performed an eclectic mix of holiday
favorites, Broadway and blues tunes
for “Celebrate the Holidays” at the
Scientology Information Center in
Clearwater.....Roger Germann, the
Florida Aquarium’s president and
CEO, welcomed Aquarist Circle
patrons to “Heart of the Sea,” the
annual dinner with the president at
the aquarium in Tampa…..Maria
Cantonis of Belleair and Joan Nix
Gutierrez of Tampa are co-chairing
The Florida Orchestra North Suncoast
Associates’ 25th annual Bravura
Brunch in Palm Harbor, which will
feature a musical performance by
Stuart Malina, the orchestra’s
Ana Elizabeth Arias, daughter of Dr. Eric and Shelly Arias
of Pinellas Park, and Marcellus Tyree Holley, son of Tylea
Holley of Tysons Corner, Virginia, and Howard Holley Jr.
of Herndon, Virginia, were married and had their reception
and dinner at The Birchwood in St. Petersburg.
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Kristen Shepherd, director of the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, and Todd Berman
enjoyed the Mahaffey Theater’s sold-out Christina Aguilera performance,
pre-show lobby jazz soirée and dinner in St. Petersburg.
SANDRA DOHNERT