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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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Barbara Staton and Bob Cutler
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Larry Greenspon and Mary Gratehouse
Larry Greenspon and Mary Gratehouse
Noriko and Chuck Sidlow
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Molly Schechter and Harold Ronson
Molly Schechter and Harold Ronson
Alan Ades and Roz Mazur
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Michael &  Ilene Fox, LD and Mitch Marantz
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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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Charles and Charlotte Perrot
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Jannon Pierce, Michael Klauber and Toby Siegel
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