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'Winter Variations'


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 11:30 p.m. December 19, 2011
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Cocktails, dinner and a special performance of dance created by the Sarasota Ballet especially for this event -- its holiday gift to our guests.
Milton and Sadie Robinson
Milton and Sadie Robinson
Phillip King, Rich & Clare Segall and Dennis Stover
Phillip King, Rich & Clare Segall and Dennis Stover
Lauren Walsh and Lucia Almquist
Lauren Walsh and Lucia Almquist
John Blue, Gary Behnke and Derek Bloomfield
John Blue, Gary Behnke and Derek Bloomfield
Jorgen and Gudrun Graugaard
Jorgen and Gudrun Graugaard
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Ida Zito, Laura McCabe, Pam Day, Renee Sheade and Nancy Markle
Sandra & Vic Motto with Lorrel Humber
Sandra & Vic Motto with Lorrel Humber
Marcella and Derek Bloomfield
Marcella and Derek Bloomfield
Alvaro Madrigal, Alex Harrison, David Valls and Juan Gil
Alvaro Madrigal, Alex Harrison, David Valls and Juan Gil
Brandy Solomon, Jan Michaelson and Linda Berliner
Brandy Solomon, Jan Michaelson and Linda Berliner
Sayward and Eric Grindley
Sayward and Eric Grindley
Steve Almquist with Bianca and Peter Masterson
Steve Almquist with Bianca and Peter Masterson
Alberto Orsini and Suzanne Keeton
Alberto Orsini and Suzanne Keeton
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Lisa and Russ Townsend
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Abby Sherry, Jerry Genova and Bobbye Schott
Mafalda Neikrug and event chair Yvonne Sultan
Mafalda Neikrug and event chair Yvonne Sultan
Tracy Seider and Jean Abrams
Tracy Seider and Jean Abrams
Joan Kindred, John Lucas and Brenda Brown
Joan Kindred, John Lucas and Brenda Brown
Janet Tolbert, Eva Slane, Sy & Shelley Goldblatt and Jacqueline Giddens
Janet Tolbert, Eva Slane, Sy & Shelley Goldblatt and Jacqueline Giddens
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Ali Block, Rhoda Walk, Bonnie Femec and Lori Lalim
Kayleigh Likens
Kayleigh Likens
Kay Delaney and Patricia Maguire
Kay Delaney and Patricia Maguire
Nikki Logan and David Curran
Nikki Logan and David Curran
Lynn and Arthur Guilford
Lynn and Arthur Guilford
Barbara Mask and Dannie Vance
Barbara Mask and Dannie Vance
Alison Gardner and Lucia Almquist
Alison Gardner and Lucia Almquist
Joan Nixon, Scott Anderson and Mary Anne Servian
Joan Nixon, Scott Anderson and Mary Anne Servian
Judy Cahn and Iain Webb
Judy Cahn and Iain Webb
Vicki Hornberger
Vicki Hornberger
Students from the Sarasota Ballet School
Students from the Sarasota Ballet School
Students from the Sarasota Ballet School
Students from the Sarasota Ballet School
Students from the Sarasota Ballet School
Students from the Sarasota Ballet School

 

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