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Arts center holds a Funktastic fundraiser

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts held a fundraiser Saturday, March 5.


  • By Kristen Herhold
  • | 9:43 p.m. March 5, 2016
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The Longboat Key Center for the Arts will hold an opening for its annual Community Juried Show, which celebrates regional talent and is open to all artists in the area.

When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9

Where: Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6860 Longboat Drive S.

Call 383-2345.

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts held a fundraiser Saturday, March 5.

Reverend Barry & Funktastic Soul featuring the Hellacious Horns performed, and guests enjoyed a meal catered by Mar Vista and a private preview of the center’s Annual Community Juried Show, which features local artists.

 

LBKCA Director Jane Buckman and former President Joan Partridge
LBKCA Director Jane Buckman and former President Joan Partridge
Peggy Stanton and Chantal Diem
Peggy Stanton and Chantal Diem
Artist Holly Miller and husband, Paul, with “Bridge and the Elements”
Artist Holly Miller and husband, Paul, with “Bridge and the Elements”
Artist Hans Wiemer, right, and wife, Gail, with “Intermezzo”
Artist Hans Wiemer, right, and wife, Gail, with “Intermezzo”
Artist David Chrobak, right, and wife, Donna, with Honorable Mention “I Hear Strange Voices”
Artist David Chrobak, right, and wife, Donna, with Honorable Mention “I Hear Strange Voices”
Artist Karen Geck, with “Still Life with Bottle”
Artist Karen Geck, with “Still Life with Bottle”
Artist David Purnhagen, with “Ibis 1”
Artist David Purnhagen, with “Ibis 1”
Michelle Hoover with Bill and Mary Lou Johnson
Michelle Hoover with Bill and Mary Lou Johnson
Tony Gallo and Holly Anderson, of sponsor Mar Vista, sponsor Richard Perlman, of Michael Saunders & Co. and Mar Vista General Manager Anthony Cucci
Tony Gallo and Holly Anderson, of sponsor Mar Vista, sponsor Richard Perlman, of Michael Saunders & Co. and Mar Vista General Manager Anthony Cucci
Performers Nic Williams, Yaya Diamond, Chris Chiodo, Don Parker and Paul Evers
Performers Nic Williams, Yaya Diamond, Chris Chiodo, Don Parker and Paul Evers
Regina Johandes and Ernesto Chapa
Regina Johandes and Ernesto Chapa
Bradley Esau and Reverend Barry
Bradley Esau and Reverend Barry

 

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