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PHOTO GALLERY: SYC Black & White Ball


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. August 13, 2011
  • Longboat Key
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PHOTO GALLERY: SYC Black & White Ball
Judi Zirna and Betty Pawlowitz were the hostesses of the evening.
Judi Zirna and Betty Pawlowitz were the hostesses of the evening.
Mary and Jym Agen pose with Meredith Slavin
Mary and Jym Agen pose with Meredith Slavin
Black and white balloons and other decorations were set up on the table in the entry way.
Black and white balloons and other decorations were set up on the table in the entry way.
Laura Proctor, Mike and Diana Brown, Jeanne and Gerard Ezcurra pose together at the SYC Black & White Ball Saturday, August 13 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Laura Proctor, Mike and Diana Brown, Jeanne and Gerard Ezcurra pose together at the SYC Black & White Ball Saturday, August 13 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Marty Faust
Marty Faust
Cliff Hornsby, Jim and Nancy Curtis, Richard Thackray and Snookie Black
Cliff Hornsby, Jim and Nancy Curtis, Richard Thackray and Snookie Black
Steve Branham, Susan Phillips and Phyllis and Jack Black
Steve Branham, Susan Phillips and Phyllis and Jack Black
Sam and Sally Marrs pose with John Sulton at the SYC Black & White Ball Saturday, August 13 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Sam and Sally Marrs pose with John Sulton at the SYC Black & White Ball Saturday, August 13 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Anita and Kelly DeVine and Maddie Kujawski
Anita and Kelly DeVine and Maddie Kujawski
Kate, 9, and Claire, 7, Barron
Kate, 9, and Claire, 7, Barron
Ron and Helen Rayevich
Ron and Helen Rayevich
Nancy VanRoekens and Phyllis Werber
Nancy VanRoekens and Phyllis Werber
George and Sandra Ceshker and Harry Pawlowitz pose together at the SYC Black & White Ball Saturday, August 13 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
George and Sandra Ceshker and Harry Pawlowitz pose together at the SYC Black & White Ball Saturday, August 13 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Decorative candles were on every table in the dining room for the SYC Black & White Ball Saturday, August 13 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Decorative candles were on every table in the dining room for the SYC Black & White Ball Saturday, August 13 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
The entrance to the dining room included a disco ball and black and white curtains.
The entrance to the dining room included a disco ball and black and white curtains.
Donna Farina and Alan Kesten
Donna Farina and Alan Kesten
Michelle Gormley, Commodore Jeff Birnbach and Susan Gormley
Michelle Gormley, Commodore Jeff Birnbach and Susan Gormley

 

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