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Sir Frederick Ashton Festival Closing Night Gala


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 10:00 p.m. May 3, 2014
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Sir Frederick Ashton Festival Closing Night Gala
Jocelyn and Nicholas Baskey
Jocelyn and Nicholas Baskey
Eduardo Anaya, Sara Sardelli and Jim Brooks
Eduardo Anaya, Sara Sardelli and Jim Brooks
Bob and Ginger Bailey with Lynda Doery
Bob and Ginger Bailey with Lynda Doery
Katherine Barber, Alice Berkowitz and Kathryn Heffernan
Katherine Barber, Alice Berkowitz and Kathryn Heffernan
Gustaf and Mallory Bradshaw with Steve Wilberding and Teri Hansen
Gustaf and Mallory Bradshaw with Steve Wilberding and Teri Hansen
Peter and Judy Carlin
Peter and Judy Carlin
Juliet Cozzi and Ronald Gumbaz
Juliet Cozzi and Ronald Gumbaz
Guests enjoyed a dinner catered by Polo Grill and Bars Fete Catering on the stage at Sarasota Opera House Saturday, May 3, following the closing night performance.
Guests enjoyed a dinner catered by Polo Grill and Bars Fete Catering on the stage at Sarasota Opera House Saturday, May 3, following the closing night performance.
Richard Farrell and Claudia McCorkle
Richard Farrell and Claudia McCorkle
Chairwoman Sydney Goldstein and Vivian Kouvant
Chairwoman Sydney Goldstein and Vivian Kouvant
Chairwoman Sydney Goldstein and Vivian Kouvant
Chairwoman Sydney Goldstein and Vivian Kouvant
Larry Haspel, Ernie Kretzmer, Debbie Haspel and Scott Anderson
Larry Haspel, Ernie Kretzmer, Debbie Haspel and Scott Anderson
Rod and Katie Hollingsworth with Retta and John Wagner
Rod and Katie Hollingsworth with Retta and John Wagner
Marsha and Dick Johnson with Noreen Delaney
Marsha and Dick Johnson with Noreen Delaney
Marsha Johnson, John Simon, Mary Anne Servian and Dick Johnson
Marsha Johnson, John Simon, Mary Anne Servian and Dick Johnson
Pat and Ann Kenny
Pat and Ann Kenny
Vivian Kouvant, Amy Jerome-Acuff and Chairwoman Sydney Goldstein
Vivian Kouvant, Amy Jerome-Acuff and Chairwoman Sydney Goldstein
Alastair MacCaulay and George Dorris
Alastair MacCaulay and George Dorris
Lauren McComb and Janis Krums
Lauren McComb and Janis Krums
Allison Ward Moore and Stephanie Grosskreutz
Allison Ward Moore and Stephanie Grosskreutz
Matt Morgan and Iain Webb
Matt Morgan and Iain Webb
Mary Anne Servian and John Simon
Mary Anne Servian and John Simon
Mary Anne Servian, Iain Webb and Margaret Barbieri
Mary Anne Servian, Iain Webb and Margaret Barbieri
Linda and David Tidmarsh
Linda and David Tidmarsh
Marcia Jean Taub, Eduardo Anaya, Sara Sardelli and Jim Brooks
Marcia Jean Taub, Eduardo Anaya, Sara Sardelli and Jim Brooks
Jean and Joseph Volpe with Peter and Judy Carlin
Jean and Joseph Volpe with Peter and Judy Carlin
Mary Lou and Ed Winnick
Mary Lou and Ed Winnick
Leigh Witchel and Kristina Ragge
Leigh Witchel and Kristina Ragge
Sheila and Merrill Wynne
Sheila and Merrill Wynne
Ida Zito and Jennifer Gemmeke
Ida Zito and Jennifer Gemmeke
Ida Zito and Jennifer Gemmeke
Ida Zito and Jennifer Gemmeke

 

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