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Collector’s Circle Jazz Brunch
The Collector’s Circle of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg ended their gala weekend with a jazz brunch in the museum’s
Marly Room and gardens, which was co-chaired by Ranee Drapkin and Kathy Beyer. Members of the Collector’s Circle raise funds
to expand the museum’s collection through the purchase and conservation of artwork. To join, call the museum at (727) 896-2667.
Barbara and Fred McCoy are part of
the Collector’s Circle, which supports
the Museum of Fine Arts through
art acquisitions.
Photography by Gram
Douglas and Tara Zimmerman of the
Institute of Vitality in Tampa enjoyed
the mimosas and brunch buffet at the
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.
Ranee Drapkin, a brunch co-chair, and her
husband Dr. Bob Drapkin enjoyed dancing to the
music of the Marlon Boone Group.
A Celebration of the Arts
The Pinellas Community Foundation celebrated its 50th anniversary by hosting Festivale 50, a celebration of the arts at Creative
Pinellas in Largo. Organizations such as American Stage Theatre in St. Petersburg, Clearwater Jazz Holiday, the Dunedin Fine Art
Center, the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, PARC, Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater and The ARC Tampa Bay presented a
continuous array of programs designed to entertain the hundreds of guests who came to learn about the arts in our community.
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Jeannie Shapiro, Clearwater Free Clinic
CEO, and Madison Orr Hauenstein,
executive director of The Arc Tampa
Bay, helped the Pinellas Community
Foundation celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Joyce Cotton, director of marketing and
community partnership for WEDU, thanked
Barbara St. Clair, executive director of
Creative Pinellas, for hosting this inspiring
event on its campus in Largo.
Barb Hoffman and her award-winning
architect husband Ed, a member of the board
of directors of the Pinellas Community
Foundation, enjoyed the afternoon displays
of creativity.