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Curtain Raiser Dinner

Sarasota Opera hosted its Curtain Raiser Dinner Sunday, Oct. 25, at Michael's Wine Cellar.


  • By Cliff Roles
  • | 12:14 a.m. October 28, 2015
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Sarasota Opera hosted its Curtain Raiser Dinner Sunday, Oct. 25, at Michael's Wine Cellar.

Brenda Tamm, Stacey Ridenour and Clare Ryan
Brenda Tamm, Stacey Ridenour and Clare Ryan
Jennifer Sims
Jennifer Sims
Rich and Stacey Ridenour
Rich and Stacey Ridenour
Jorgen and Gudrun Graugaard
Jorgen and Gudrun Graugaard
Lisa Holak and John Holak
Lisa Holak and John Holak
Kristin and Roger Kaufman
Kristin and Roger Kaufman
Joey Frye and Jeanne Auten
Joey Frye and Jeanne Auten
Phil and Annette Lloyd
Phil and Annette Lloyd
Marcia Frankel and Bert Favetson with Margarete and Russel Wiltshire
Marcia Frankel and Bert Favetson with Margarete and Russel Wiltshire
Janet Huelster with Ron and Barbara Archbold
Janet Huelster with Ron and Barbara Archbold
Yoshi and Miho Yoshikane with Dorothy Lawrence and Carlos Vicente
Yoshi and Miho Yoshikane with Dorothy Lawrence and Carlos Vicente
Carole Crosby and Larry Wickless
Carole Crosby and Larry Wickless
Jennifer Sims, Eleanor Faber
Jennifer Sims, Eleanor Faber
Arthur and Aline Siciliano
Arthur and Aline Siciliano
Jaime and Adam Still
Jaime and Adam Still
Edie Schaifetz, Victor deRenzi, Janet Huelster
Edie Schaifetz, Victor deRenzi, Janet Huelster
June LeBell and Edward Alley
June LeBell and Edward Alley
Marty Martel and Bonny Heet
Marty Martel and Bonny Heet
Claudia McCorkle and Stephanie Sundine
Claudia McCorkle and Stephanie Sundine
Gordy and Elton White
Gordy and Elton White
Stephanie Sundine, Gordy White and Edie Schaifetz
Stephanie Sundine, Gordy White and Edie Schaifetz
Victor deRenzi and Stephanie Sundine
Victor deRenzi and Stephanie Sundine
David Schaifetz and Victor deRenzi
David Schaifetz and Victor deRenzi
Veronica Brady with Anne and Robert Essner
Veronica Brady with Anne and Robert Essner
Richard Russell, Arthur Siciliano and Marty Martel
Richard Russell, Arthur Siciliano and Marty Martel
Marsha Johnson, Eleanor Williams and Dick Johnson
Marsha Johnson, Eleanor Williams and Dick Johnson
David and Jacqueline Morton with Pat and Tom Jones
David and Jacqueline Morton with Pat and Tom Jones
Jonathan Coleman and Clare Ryan
Jonathan Coleman and Clare Ryan
Noel and Toby Siegel
Noel and Toby Siegel
Piero Rivolta, Victor deRenzi and Rachele Rivolta
Piero Rivolta, Victor deRenzi and Rachele Rivolta
Stacey Ridenour and June LeBell
Stacey Ridenour and June LeBell
Sandra & Erik Lindqvist
Sandra & Erik Lindqvist
Marsha Johnson, Elissa Soyka and Cynthia Russell
Marsha Johnson, Elissa Soyka and Cynthia Russell
Eleanor Faber with Eleanor Williams and Annette Lloyd
Eleanor Faber with Eleanor Williams and Annette Lloyd
Elissa Soyka and Bud Fox
Elissa Soyka and Bud Fox
Scott Anderson, Joan and Wally Kramer with Kay Delaney and Murray Bring
Scott Anderson, Joan and Wally Kramer with Kay Delaney and Murray Bring
Michael and Sonia Gibson
Michael and Sonia Gibson

 

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