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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
Elizabeth Power and Terry Grywinski
Elizabeth Power and Terry Grywinski
Donald Chusid and Mickey Fine
Donald Chusid and Mickey Fine
Ellen and John Cavanaugh
Ellen and John Cavanaugh
Dr. James and Norma Koppel, Simi and Cliff Kress
Dr. James and Norma Koppel, Simi and Cliff Kress
Diane and Bob Roskamp
Diane and Bob Roskamp
Jill and Scott Levine
Jill and Scott Levine
Barbara Staton and Bob Cutler
Barbara Staton and Bob Cutler
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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Marie Monsky, Ernie Kretzmer, Lydia Bohn and Jay Berman
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Sheila and Ken Sons, Gayle Guynup
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John Scalzi and Linda Larsen
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Lee Dougherty-Ross, Scott Anderson, Harriet Beckwith
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Cornelia and Dick Matson with Joan Engelberg
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Toby and Itzhak Perlman
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Steve and Amy Hoffman, Nelle Miller and Roz Mazur
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Murray Bring and Kay Delaney
Murray Bring and Kay Delaney
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Charles and Charlotte Perrot
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Mary Lou and Ed Winnick
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Allan Bandler and Roz Goldberg
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Jannon Pierce, Michael Klauber and Toby Siegel
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