Social Seens... Photography by Dawn LaCross Davis
The YMCA’s Grape Escape
The Greater Palm Harbor YMCA’s 17th annual Grape Escape Garden Party and Wine Tasting, an outdoor evening at the Earthscapes
Garden Room in Palm Harbor, featured wines, beers and delicious bites from local restaurants and caterers. The fundraiser for the
group’s Financial Assistance Program will help to ensure that no one is denied services because of an inability to pay. The YMCA
strengthens our community while continuing to create personal and social change through mutual work.
New Port Richey artist Patti Gorrow and
John Gilliss, president of New Port Richey
Friendly Kia, enjoyed this food and wine
event that benefits the YMCA.
Volunteer coordinator Peggy Szymanski of the
Greater Palm Harbor YMCA of the Suncoast
assisted the group’s executive director Delonyx
Cortez on this year’s Grape Escape committee.
Tarpon Springs real estate agent Nancy
Baraky and her spouse Kim Bernia-Baraky
were excited to attend their first Grape
Escape in Palm Harbor.
New Century Opera Benefit
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Photography by Gram
New Century Opera held a benefit dinner at the Tuscan Sun Italian Bistro in Tarpon Springs to help raise funds for its operation
as part of the cultural gems of the city. Guests enjoyed an evening of dining on Japanese-Italian fusion cuisine created by the
Tuscan Sun for the event, live and silent auctions, spectacular entertainment by singers from the New Century Opera, plus prizes
for opera trivia winners.
Lauren Grame, one of the New Century
Opera singers, and her husband, Artistic
Director Constantine Grame, were
delighted to have a sold-out event that
took over the entire Tuscan Sun restaurant.
Tarpon Springs Commissioner Rea Sieber and
her husband, Tuscan Sun Italian Bistro owner
Dan Jenkin, greeted guests to a special evening
of great food and music.
Jim Monahan and his wife Kathleen,
mother of Constantine Grame, helped to
organize this annual benefit that enables the
New Century Opera to perform throughout
the year.