Ear to Tampa Bay
Things Heard by The Ear
The Ear is wearing earrings of Swarovski
crystals in Peridot and gold accented with
Swarovski crystal pearls that were designed
and created by Carol LePierre of Carol
84 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | MAY/JUNE 2020
Marker’s Society of donors at its Largo
headquarters.....Justin Kelly, chair of
the Greater Palm Harbor YMCA advisory
board, thanked fellow board member
Matt Brosious for hosting a fundraising
event at his home in Tarpon Springs.....
Diana Ross entertained members of
Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Friends of Music
support group during an intimate concert
held at the Nancy and David Bilheimer
Capitol Theatre in Clearwater…..Lorna
Taylor and Kevin Bakewell co-chaired
the Person of Vision Award Dinner 2020
that honored Brian Lamb in Tampa.....
Hank Hine, executive director of The
Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, welcomed
donors to its 38th anniversary dinner,
which was held in the museum’s
galleries, where the formally attired
guests were surrounded by Salvador
Dali’s masterpieces.....Camille Campins-
Adams of Odessa chaired “The Greatest
Show,” Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
School’s annual Saints and Sinners Ball
in Dunedin…..Sophie Ryann Farman,
a 12-year-old Tampa native, walked the
runways in three shows for Marie Belle
Couture during New York Fashion Week
in February…..Roman Black, American
Stage in St. Petersburg’s marketing and
communications manager, announced
that while the not-for-profit professional
theater group’s Gala Under the Stars
fundraiser, which kicks off its alfresco
production of Footloose The Musical has
been postponed until October, its staff
and volunteers have been busily making
masks for local medical facilities…..
Diane Keane of St. Petersburg was to
Dr. Ron and Sarah Tucker hosted
their annual family Tucker Crawfish
Boil at their home in Seminole.....
Martha and Jay Margolis of Safety
Harbor celebrated her birthday with a
family dinner at Bascom’s Chop House
in Clearwater.....Pat Rawlings and Dr.
Harry Barash surprised Margaret
Word Burnside of Dunedin and John
Wilson of St. Petersburg with a birthday
brunch at the Rawlings-Barash home in
Clearwater.....Jillian and Mike Daley
have been enjoying their first child, son
Declan Arthur “Dex” Daley, as have
Jillian’s mother Janet Henderson and
sister Jessica Nelson, both of Dunedin.....
Sarena and Chris Escott and their
two-year old daughter Kyah welcomed
their new baby son James Escott III
to their home in Seminole....Chef Bill
Forte of Marguerite’s Cafe and Catering
in Dunedin explored Barcelona and
Madrid, Spain and London, England…..
Haley Martinez-Ruetz and her husband
John Ruetz were given a baby shower
at 400 Beach Drive Seafood & Tap House
in St. Petersburg where he is manager
by his mom, Nancy Westphal, sis
Katherine Ruetz and Haley’s twin sister
Sydney Martinez.....Stanton Thomas,
the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Pete’s
knowledgeable curator of collections and
exhibitions, provided an in-depth look at
the museum’s most recent acquisitions
during an exclusive presentation for its
museum supporters.....Sarah Howard,
University of South Florida’s curator of
public art and social practice, collaborated
with USF’s Contemporary Art Museum
LePierre Design.
WIN WOLLOFF
to bring internationally recognized
artist and educator Hope Ginsburg
to the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in
Tarpon Springs for a talk and exhibition
of her “Sponge Exchange” exhibit and to
present Land Dive Team: Tarpon Springs,
a public performance at Tarpon’s The
Sponge Exchange.....Kimberly Church,
president and CEO of Lighthouse of
Pinellas, whose mission is “to advance
the independence and quality of life
for individuals in Pinellas County who
are blind or visually impaired,” hosted
the nonprofit’s annual wine and cheese
recognition reception for its Channel