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Bacchus on the Beach, Bacchanalian Beach Ball


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 9:30 p.m. October 31, 2014
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This Stone Crab Celebration and Grand Tasting on the beach has all the trappings for a festive Halloween Celebration! Partake in hundreds of selections from our featured wineries and local craft brewers. Complemented by delicious offerings from our Chefs at The Resort at Longboat Key Club, the live auction of plein-air art and fabulous vintages creates an exciting fundraising frenzy that will benefit the scholarship fund at USFSM. Dancing in the sand, fabulous food and wine and the company great friends makes for a magical evening at the beach! Costume or no costume, call now to purchase tickets for yourself and a few of your friends!
Scott Allen and Mimi Carlin
Scott Allen and Mimi Carlin
D'Arcy and Ray Arpke with Lynn Christensen
D'Arcy and Ray Arpke with Lynn Christensen
The Resort at Longboat Key Club hosted Bacchus on the Beach Friday, Oct. 31.
The Resort at Longboat Key Club hosted Bacchus on the Beach Friday, Oct. 31.
Beth and Jay Berke
Beth and Jay Berke
Beth and Jay Berke
Beth and Jay Berke
Jon and Donna Boscia, Paula Norwood and Regina and Joern Repenning
Jon and Donna Boscia, Paula Norwood and Regina and Joern Repenning
Jon and Donna Boscia
Jon and Donna Boscia
Joe Bosco and Nora Lee Smith
Joe Bosco and Nora Lee Smith
Clay and Karen Brock
Clay and Karen Brock
Guests enjoyed Bacchus on the Beach, a stone crab celebration and grand tasting, Friday, Oct. 31, at The Resort at Longboat Key Club.
Guests enjoyed Bacchus on the Beach, a stone crab celebration and grand tasting, Friday, Oct. 31, at The Resort at Longboat Key Club.
Grace Cheung, Kim Davis, Jason Bennett, Caitlin Burns and Andrew Theophilopoulos
Grace Cheung, Kim Davis, Jason Bennett, Caitlin Burns and Andrew Theophilopoulos
Hal Christensen and Danielle Bretschneider
Hal Christensen and Danielle Bretschneider
Larry and Georgina Clamage
Larry and Georgina Clamage
Betsie Coolidge and David Boyce
Betsie Coolidge and David Boyce
Cupcake towers at Bacchus on the Beach offered a sweet treat for guests.
Cupcake towers at Bacchus on the Beach offered a sweet treat for guests.
The Chefs at Longboat Key Club presented a variety of culinary offerings, such as braised short rib on Korean steam bum with kimchee slaw, at the 4th annual Bacchus on the Beach, Bacchanalian Beach Ball.
The Chefs at Longboat Key Club presented a variety of culinary offerings, such as braised short rib on Korean steam bum with kimchee slaw, at the 4th annual Bacchus on the Beach, Bacchanalian Beach Ball.
The Chefs at Longboat Key Club presented a variety of culinary offerings, such as pork stir-fry, at the 4th annual Bacchus on the Beach, Bacchanalian Beach Ball.
The Chefs at Longboat Key Club presented a variety of culinary offerings, such as pork stir-fry, at the 4th annual Bacchus on the Beach, Bacchanalian Beach Ball.
The Chefs at Longboat Key Club presented a variety of culinary offerings, such as stone crab, at the 4th annual Bacchus on the Beach, Bacchanalian Beach Ball.
The Chefs at Longboat Key Club presented a variety of culinary offerings, such as stone crab, at the 4th annual Bacchus on the Beach, Bacchanalian Beach Ball.
Katherine Frame, Lori Kitzmiller and Barb Squeri
Katherine Frame, Lori Kitzmiller and Barb Squeri
Katherine Frame, Lori Kitzmiller and Barb Squeri
Katherine Frame, Lori Kitzmiller and Barb Squeri
Stephanie Gimson, Jules Gibson and Linda Day
Stephanie Gimson, Jules Gibson and Linda Day
The Chefs at Longboat Key Club presented a variety of culinary offerings paired with hundreds of selections from wineries, winemakers and producers at the 4th annual Bacchus on the Beach.
The Chefs at Longboat Key Club presented a variety of culinary offerings paired with hundreds of selections from wineries, winemakers and producers at the 4th annual Bacchus on the Beach.
Scott, dressed as a “Chick Magnet,” and Kathy Hase
Scott, dressed as a “Chick Magnet,” and Kathy Hase
Denise and Alan Hudson
Denise and Alan Hudson
Denise and Alan Hudson
Denise and Alan Hudson
Libby Keenan and Sandy Tilton
Libby Keenan and Sandy Tilton
Regina Repenning, Paula Norwood and Joern Repenning
Regina Repenning, Paula Norwood and Joern Repenning
Mike and Judy Scharf
Mike and Judy Scharf
Dennis Stover and Phil King
Dennis Stover and Phil King
The Resort at Longboat Key Club hosted Bacchus on the Beach Friday, Oct. 31.
The Resort at Longboat Key Club hosted Bacchus on the Beach Friday, Oct. 31.
Andrew Vac and Ramona Glanz with Garry and Stephanie McColloch
Andrew Vac and Ramona Glanz with Garry and Stephanie McColloch

 

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