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A Stageworks Space Odyssey
The 12th annual gala to benefit Stageworks Theatre, located in the Channel District of downtown Tampa, was a four-hour journey
through space celebrating the evening’s Space Odyssey theme. The dinner, entertainment and dancing in the decorated galaxy
dance club made this evening exciting and fun. Stageworks Theatre has been creating productions for more than 30 years and is
currently led by Karla Hartley, producing artistic director, and the theater’s 13-member board.
Goeff Simon and his wife Andrea Graham,
a Stageworks dynamo, attended the gala
Stageworks board member Kari Goetz, center,
was thanked for her service on
the Stageworks Theatre board by singers
Allison Burns and Heather Krueger.
Anne Kantor and attorney Bill Fleece
dressed for a galactic journey to outer
space as part of the Stageworks
Space Odyssey Gala.
2019 Muse Awards
with Goeff’s son Spencer.
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Photography by Gram and Noraa
The sixth annual Muse Awards party that celebrates artistic inspiration and benefits the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance was held
at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. The evening of art and entertainment, which started with a reception for sponsors,
was centered on art-related entertainment and the presentation of awards. St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman presented the
Visual Arts Award to Mark Aeling; U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist presented Edel Mohr with the Volunteer Award; Jeff Baker presented
the Performance Arts Award to musician John Lamb; Steve and Marie Beaty presented the Patron of the Arts Award to Lisa and
Everett Perry; Maureen McDole presented the Literary Arts Award to Sterling Watson; and Bill Hoyt presented the Arts Ambassador
Award to Jennifer Lovelady.
Paul Wilborn, executive director of the
Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, and
actress Eugenie Bondurant, his wife, were
the evening’s masters of ceremonies.
Mary Ellen and John Collins, the executive
director of the St. Petersburg Arts
Alliance, had the vision for this
great organization.
Susan Rolston congratulated bass player
John Lamb on winning the Muse Performance
Arts Award as his daughter Michelle Ba
beamed proudly.
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