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Manatee, Sarasota Chambers rock Blues by the Bay

Not even rain could stop the party for Manatee Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.


  • By Amanda Morales
  • | 7:29 p.m. May 4, 2016
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Members of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and the Manatee Chamber of Commerce united for the 3rd annual Blues by the Bay Wednesday evening at the Powel Crosley Estate & Museum. 

The party moved indoors with local vendors and businesses networking due to a storm but didn’t dampen the festivities. Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones rocked out in the foyer of the Powel Crosley Estate for guests. 

Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones played for guests.
Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones played for guests.
Chris Gallager, Rae Dowling and Danny Bilyeu
Chris Gallager, Rae Dowling and Danny Bilyeu
Sarasota Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown and Edward James III
Sarasota Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown and Edward James III
Jimmy and Blenda Vines of TapSnap Phototainment
Jimmy and Blenda Vines of TapSnap Phototainment
Johnette Isham and Claudia Deming make a dance floor in the foyer of the Powel Crosley Estate & Museum.
Johnette Isham and Claudia Deming make a dance floor in the foyer of the Powel Crosley Estate & Museum.
Allison Heitner, Anne Tolini, Mary Kowal and Charles Tolini
Allison Heitner, Anne Tolini, Mary Kowal and Charles Tolini
The Powel Crosley Estate & Museum was the setting for Blues by the Bay Wednesday evening.
The Powel Crosley Estate & Museum was the setting for Blues by the Bay Wednesday evening.
Kelsey Wilson and Chris Wetzig
Kelsey Wilson and Chris Wetzig
Don Chubek and Ron House of SEKO
Don Chubek and Ron House of SEKO
Janet Murphy and Jane Kuzma
Janet Murphy and Jane Kuzma
Gregory Smith, Gettel Acura and Lenny Toth, Signs Now
Gregory Smith, Gettel Acura and Lenny Toth, Signs Now
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