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Bravura Brunch
The 26th Bravura Brunch to benefit The
Florida Orchestra will be held on Saturday,
March 7th at Innisbrook Golf and Spa Resort
in Palm Harbor. Internationally acclaimed
TFO Music Director Michael Francis and
Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang,
who performs with top orchestras around
the world, will be featured. The event will
be presented by the TFO/North Suncoast
Associates to benefit the orchestra’s education
and community engagement programs. There
will be an electrifying piano performance and
brunch, along with silent and live auctions. For
reservation information, call (727) 584-4542.
Nancy and David Bilheimer have been
selected to receive the 2020 Patron of the
Arts Award by the Sterling Society of the
Dunedin Fine Art Center.
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Martinis & Matisse
The Clearwater Free Clinic has provided
health care to low income, uninsured
residents of upper Pinellas County since
1997 by means of office visits, medications,
lab work, X-rays and specialty referrals at
no cost. To help raise the funds necessary
to fulfill its mission, the clinic holds an
annual Martinis & Matisse art lottery that
draws 800 attendees who enjoy delicious
food, martinis, fine wine and live music,
while looking at fine art that they might
win that evening. This year’s Martinis &
Matisse will be Saturday, January 18th in
Clearwater. Local artist Kelly Nash is the
featured artist, and Susan Murbach is once
again the committee chair. To become a
sponsor, or for tickets, call (727) 443-3504.
Greg Willsey and Sandra Nesbit are
the honorary chairs for this year’s
Martinis & Matisse art lottery to benefit
the Clearwater Free Clinic.
The Florida
Orchestra’s
Music Director
Michael Francis
will be featured
at the Bravura
Brunch on
March 7th in
Palm Harbor.
Sterling Society
Founders Luncheon
The Dunedin Fine Art Center’s Sterling
Society will hold its 13th annual Founders
Luncheon on Friday, February 7th at Bon
Appétit Restaurant in Dunedin. During
the event, David and Nancy Bilheimer will
be given the 2020 Patron of the Arts Award
in recognition of their dedication and
generosity to the art center. The Sterling
Society uses the funds that it raises to
fulfill the needs of the Dunedin Fine Art
Center and its programs. To become a
sponsor, or for tickets, call the center at
(727) 298-3322.
Suncoast Hospice Ball
The 19th annual Suncoast
Hospice Ball presented by Stahl
& Associates Insurance will have
a 1920s theme, “Speakeasy Soirée
and All that Jazz.” This elegant
fundraiser at the Vinoy Renaissance
Resort in St. Petersburg is the
organization’s largest fundraiser
and also helps to support Empath
Health, an integrated network of
care encompassing hospice, palliative home health, assistance for independent
living, and daycare and services for seniors. Don’t miss the silent and live auctions,
dancing and dinner on Saturday, March 21st. To become a sponsor, or to attend,
call Brooke Boccacino at (727) 523-3352. 9