The Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota held its 2016 fundraising gala and celebrated its 20th anniversary.
By
Jack Short
| 11:30 a.m. February 12, 2016
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The evening featured swinging jazz-age music, inspired cocktails and cuisine and a live auction. Proceeds from the Feb. 11 event at Michael's On East went to the Artist Series Concerts' scholarship and community outreach programs.
(left to right) Gudrun and Jorgen Graugaard
Peggy Allen and Stephen Dixon
The Bill Buchman Trio
(left to right) Elayne Kalberman, Betsy Henrichs and Harvey Henrichs
Bobbye Schott and Frank Vonallmen
(left to right) Bonnie Chappelear and Dan Witt
(left to right) Helen Panoyan, Pat Reinhart, Greg Reinhart and Louise Spellman
Michelle Fournet
(left to right) Managing Director John Fischer, cofounder Lee Dougherty Ross and Director of Artist Programs Joseph Holt
Jim Martin
(left to right) Chairwoman Antonette Cunningham, President of Friends of the Artist Concert Series Olivia Swaan and Chairwoman Karen Iezzi
(left to right) Bill Kimbell and Kiran Kimbell
Hope Byrnes, with a photo of her mother, Irma Kapella, wearing the same dress in her youth
(left to right) June LeBell and Edward Alley
(left to right) cofounders Jerold Ross and Lee Dougherty Ross
