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Event Under The Tent

Event Under The Tent


  • By Cliff Roles
  • | 8:06 a.m. January 3, 2016
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The 12th annual Perlman Music Program 2016 Suncoast Gala at the Sarasota Opera House was followed by Cocktails and Dinner in the performance tent on the campus of USF Sarasota-Manatee.
Co-Chairs: Edie Chaifetz, Nadia and Michael Ritter
Catering: Michael's On East
Tent and table decor: Alana Jones 

Catering: Michael's On East,
Tent and table decor: Alana Jones
Catering: Michael's On East, Tent and table decor: Alana Jones
Edie Chaifetz, Michael and Nadia Ritter
Edie Chaifetz, Michael and Nadia Ritter
Fran Lambert, Michael Ritter
Fran Lambert, Michael Ritter
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Elizabeth Power and Terry Grywinski
Donald Chusid and Mickey Fine
Donald Chusid and Mickey Fine
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Ellen and John Cavanaugh
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Dr. James and Norma Koppel, Simi and Cliff Kress
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Diane and Bob Roskamp
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Jill and Scott Levine
Barbara Staton and Bob Cutler
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Larry Greenspon and Mary Gratehouse
Larry Greenspon and Mary Gratehouse
Noriko and Chuck Sidlow
Noriko and Chuck Sidlow
Molly Schechter and Harold Ronson
Molly Schechter and Harold Ronson
Alan Ades and Roz Mazur
Alan Ades and Roz Mazur
Michael &  Ilene Fox, LD and Mitch Marantz
Michael & Ilene Fox, LD and Mitch Marantz
Hayley Wiegus-Winitz and Max Winitz
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Jayne Klein, Ilene Fox, L.D. Marantz and Anne Spindel
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Murray Bring and Kay Delaney
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Allan Bandler and Roz Goldberg
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Alana Jones and Betty Schoenbaum
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Karen Bernstein and Mary Gratehouse
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Judy and Jack Bloch
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Jannon Pierce, Michael Klauber and Toby Siegel
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