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Friends of Music
Superstars and Founders Circle members welcomed guests and supporters to Ruth Eckerd Hall’s second Friends of Music
private concert of the season, which featured an intimate onstage performance by Ann Wilson, powerful lead singer of the Rock
‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame band Heart. The magical evening at the hall in Clearwater included pre- and post-performance parties in
its large lobby, wrapped around the singer’s stellar performance, where dancing in the aisles was encouraged. Friends of Music
memberships and donations enable Ruth Eckerd Hall to continue its lineup of amazing shows and first-class education. To learn
more about becoming a member of Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Friends of Music, please contact Suzy Delaney at (727) 712-2777.
Janet and Bob Childress appreciated that the
food and drink stations in Ruth Eckerd Hall’s
lobby were spread out enough to encourage
safe mingling with friends while they
sampled various tasty treats.
Suzy Delaney, Ruth Eckerd Hall’s chief
development officer and vice president of
development, was wished a happy birthday
by hall board member Steve Sika, who felt it
would be her best birthday ever.
Diane and Dean Gobo were excited about
the chance to party with old and new
acquaintances during the Friends of Music
post-concert dessert party held in Ruth
Eckerd Hall’s expanded lobby.
John and Heidi Pukas were excited to attend
the private Friends of Music performance by
Ann Wilson of Heart and her band members
as part of the intimate group in the theater’s
main hall.
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Fred Simmons of Tampa, CEO of Clearwater
Cardiovascular, was thanked by Ruth Eckerd
Hall’s CEO and President Susan Crockett for
the medical group’s sponsorship of the hall’s
Friends of Music.
Jay Ver Hulst and Susan Gaddis were glad
that events such as the hall’s Friends of
Music parties and concerts were able to bring
people and entertainers together again after
such a long hiatus.