Ear to Tampa Bay
Things Heard by The Ear
Center in Clearwater and Tampa. COURTESY OF INTERNATIONAL DIAMOND CENTER
This Ear is wearing 7.51 carat total weight
cushion cut fancy yellow diamond drop
earrings with 2.6 carat total weight white
diamond halos from International Diamond
82 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020
Paula Blanda of St. Petersburg celebrated
her birthday with a Tampa Bay Buccaneersthemed
party at Gratzzi Italian Grille in
St. Petersburg.....Sherry Sacino and her
husband Ron of St. Pete Beach celebrated
her birthday with friends and family in a
wine cellar in Italy…..Sandra Pratt,
daughter of Todd and Deborah Pratt of
Lutz, and Jason Musial, son of attorney
Stan and Arlette Musial of Tampa, are
engaged and planning their wedding at
SoireEstate in Lutz…..Grace Macatel and
her husband Keith, the private events
manager for Bascom’s Chop House in
Clearwater, were excitedly greeted by their
children Aven and Jack, when they
brought new baby sister Macie Lynne
home to Seminole.....Dr. Eric and Shelly
Arias of Pinellas Park are excited to
announce that they have their first
grandchild, their daughter Ana and
son-in-law Marcellus Holley’s new baby
daughter Capri Elizabeth Holley, who
they have been visiting in Winter Park…..
Deidra and Bruce Livingston of Belleair
have been spending time in New York City
to be with the newest member of their
family, Blair, the new baby daughter of
their son Christopher and his wife
Lizzie…..Dr. Allen and Judith Haimes
and Deborah Nader, all of Clearwater
Beach, who sailed on a rock and rollthemed
cruise with friends The Beach Boys,
Smokey Robinson and others for the 10th
consecutive year, arranged for crooner
Lenny Welch, whose signature song is
“Since I Fell for You,” to serenade their
friend Charlene Gordon of Crystal Beach
in celebration of her shipboard birthday.....
Terri Hall and her husband, artist Lance
Rodgers of St. Petersburg toured Southern
Sherry Owens Welch and Anita and
Sam McClelland coordinated a luncheon
emceed by Sam at the Clearwater Country
Club for Clearwater High School alumni,
who represented a variety of graduation
years.....Lisa Mansell, public affairs
director for the Church of Scientology,
welcomed community leaders and their
families to the annual Community Holiday
Brunch at The Fort Harrison in
Clearwater.....Sharon Clayton of
St. Petersburg hosted her annual
Girlfriends Party at The Hangar Restaurant
and Flight Lounge in St. Petersburg, where
she had hosted a bridal shower for Gretta
Belle and Jim Sewall two weeks earlier.....
Bob Glaser, president and CEO of Smith
& Associates Real Estate, hosted his annual
Smith Farm Hoedown at his Wise Owl
Farm in Thonotosassa.....Tina Marie Avila
of Casa Tina Mexican restaurant in
Dunedin welcomed friends to a Ladies
Night Evening Party at her and husband
Javier’s new waterfront home in Palm
Harbor.....Deborah Nader of Clearwater
Beach and Mary K Wilson of
St. Petersburg co-hosted a dinner party at
Island Way Grill in Clearwater....Kay and
John Sullivan hosted a cocktail party at
their home in Riverview to celebrate the
wedding of newlyweds Crisha and Hank
Williams of Gulfport.....Bill Brown and
Scott Kistler of Dunedin and Bill’s
William Dean Chocolates of Belleair Bluffs
hosted the newly re-created Hoffman
Family Dress Circle Lounge at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater’s inaugural private
reception, where friends gathered before,
during intermission and after “An Evening
of Conversation with Julie Andrews”.....
Mary Ann and Brad Morse of
St. Petersburg and their guests enjoyed
Chef Chris’ six-course wine paired dinner
at Cafe Ponte in Clearwater that they
purchased during a charity auction…..The
Honorable Bob Schmidt, mayor of Belleair
Shore, hosted his annual holiday party at
the Belleair County Club…..Karen and
Brett MuMullen held their annual
Christmas party at their home in
Clearwater…..Dr. Ron Vaughn, president
of the University of Tampa, and his wife
Renée, invited friends to their annual
Holiday Open House at their home in
Tampa…..Rachael and Don Worthington
of Sarasota hosted their annual Christmas
Eve dinner party at the Belleair Country
Club for their Tampa Bay area friends.....
Sandra Nesbit and Greg Willsey hosted
their 14th annual Christmas Eve open
house at their home in Clearwater.....