Ear to Tampa Bay
Things Heard by The Ear
WIN WOLLOFF
The Ear is wearing original art earrings with
titanium-coated hematite, accented with
Swarovski crystal and sterling silver tassels
created by Carol LePierre of LePierre Design,
whose work is available at the Dunedin Fine
Art Center in Dunedin and at Serenity Now
84 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | JULY/AUGUST 2019
Kathy and Bob Stahl of St. Pete Beach
visited Australia.....George Ann and
Colin Bissett of Dunedin vacationed
in Australia and New Zealand.....
Maestro Michael Frances, music
director of The Florida Orchestra, and
Mark Cantrell, its new president and
CEO, visited with the orchestra’s Mary
Elizabeth Mitchell Society legacy group
members during a brunch, which was
followed by an open Masterworks
rehearsal of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1
with guest percussionist Colin Currie
at The Mahaffey Theater in St.
Petersburg.....Gayle Sierens, former
Tampa television anchor, served
as master of ceremonies and Nick
Santonastasso was the motivational
keynote speaker during Wheelchairs 4
Kids’ eighth annual Heroes Luncheon
at the Safety Harbor Resort and
Spa.....Maestro Mark Sforzini and
supporters of St. Petersburg Opera
dusted off their dancing shoes for a
Viennese waltz practice party at the
group’s Opera Central in St. Petersburg
to prepare for dancing to the 39-piece
St. Petersburg Opera Orchestra at the
St. Pete Opera’s Bella Voce benefit gala
in St. Pete Beach.....David Pilkingkton
of Largo chaired PARC’s annual charity
Golf Tournament weekend, which
was kicked off by a Havana Nights
themed al fresco benefit in downtown
St. Petersburg.....Susan Johnson, the
late, prominent Ybor City artist Theo
Wujcik’s widow, and Katherine Pill,
the Museum of Fine Arts’ curator of
contemporary art, presented a private
Elizabeth Elmeer and Bob Schmidt
of Belleair Shore hosted a wine paired
dinner party in the Crystal Ballroom
of the historic Fort Harrison in
Clearwater.....Nata and Mariano
Cibran hosted a party at their home
in St. Petersburg to showcase the art
of and introduce friends to locally
accessible art and the artists who
create it.....Dr. Carlton Turner and
his wife Mary Ann were given a
party organized by Judy Weitekamp
and Janice Barnes at Ovation in
St. Petersburg, where he has served
as the residents’ board president…..
Marie Little of Dunedin celebrated her
birthday during a family and friends
lunch at The Honu in Dunedin.....
Rob Bowen, St. Petersburg interior
designer, and Jason Teabout, former
special agent for the U.S. Army
Criminal Investigation Command,
became engaged while vacationing
in Capri, Italy.....Barry Rothstein of
St. Petersburg and Jason La Belle
of Hudson, who work as a team in
real estate, were married at the St.
Petersburg home of Julie and Jim
Longstreth in a ceremony officiated
by Julie.....Betty Sembler and her
husband Mel, former U.S. ambassador
to Italy, Australia and Nauru, who
live in St. Petersburg, celebrated their
anniversary with a family dinner
party at Donatello in Tampa.....Judy
and Nic Foster of Oldsmar attended
their goddaughter’s high school
graduation in Brandon, Wisconsin.....
Suzanne and Jim MacDougald
in Palm Harbor.
of St. Petersburg attended their
granddaughter ’s high school
graduation in Colorado.....Dr. Allen
and Judith Haimes, their daughter
Lorrie Puckett and her husband,
rock and roll legend Gary Puckett,
all of Clearwater Beach, celebrated
Judith’s birthday with a Rhine River
cruise from the Netherlands through
Germany, France and Switzerland.....