More than a thousand gathered to raise money for Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.
By
Niki Kottmann
| 6:03 p.m. October 28, 2016
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Key to the Cure proved to again be one of the biggest parties of the year after attracting roughly 1,000 attendees on Thursday, Oct. 27. The event was held at Saks Fifth Avenue at UTC, was hosted by Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation and benefited the Women’s Cancer Programs at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Sophie’s, the in-house restaurant at Saks, catered the event for the first time — the largest event the restaurant has ever done. It was also a “coming-out party,” as General Manager of Sophie's Mark Resnick says, for the restaurant’s new chef, Andrew Thompson.
Attendees enjoyed shopping, light bites, drinks — including two signature cocktails; a moscow mule and white cosmo — as well as performances by the Cuban Ballet, West Coast Black Theatre Troupe and Professional Ballroom Dancer Luis Pena (with student Wendy Feinstein).
Co-Chairwoman Diana Buchanan, Honoree Chairwoman Ariane Dart, Co-Chairwoman Kelly Van Vliet, Saks Fifth Avenue General Manager Terri Najmolhoda, Honoree Chairwoman Aimee Cogan, Co-Chairwoman Jamie Becker and Honoree Chairwoman Ashley Kozel
Erin Graham and Tiffany Wenzel
Xavier and Donna Koffman, Max Schukenous, Sydney Koffman and Robert McCampell
Lee Doughtery Ross, Edie Winston and Monica van Buskirk
Doug and Carolyn Ann Holder, Leigh and Matt Greeno and Wayne and Debbie Seitl
Pocha Horton, Janice Kunkel and Lee Doughtery Ross
Christiana Weger and Kari Beisswenger
Chairwoman Ariane Dart and Honoree Chairwomen Aimee Cogan and Ashley Kozel laugh after asking why Sally Schule chose not to wear black to this year’s event.
Rick Gomez and Betsy Marshall
Robyn Faucy, Darci Jacob and Sheryl Geletka
Beverly Marsh dances with musician Marton Boone and a friend.
Peggy Pontious and Frances Havill
Todd and Katelynn Sak
Louise Ginsberg and Jill Plotkin
Susie Pelton, Courtney Brooks and Bonni London
April Moschini and Judith Yaeger
Jessica M. Farrelly, Kelly Causey and Lindsey Meshberger
Jim Helmich shows off one of our favorite looks of the night.
Andrea Stephens, Lauren Hughey and Jannon Pierce
Linda Poteat-Brown and Marlo Turner
Sheila Watkins and Eric Peters
Jessica Chase and Erin Christy
Honoree Chairwoman Ariane Dart with Jim Syprett, chair of the Board of Trustees for Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation
Kathy Smith and Peggy Latini
Kelly Lyons, Bobbi Rattai, Mindy Voigt, Lona Voigt, Ashley Horton Laura Gaffney and Kaley Lang
Sandy Greenberg, Beverly Marsh and Renee Sheade
Jeanne Paulus and Rochelle Nigri
Rosemary Angeleri, Lathrop Ford and Sandy Cohen laugh after getting their photos taken at the photobooth.
Marina Schmidt and Lenka Graf
Geri Jo Manson, Jamie Becker and Michelle Kapreilian
Attendees dance with musicians towards the end of the night.
Letty Canino, Lorena Daniels and Sheila Watkins
Marko Radisic and Ashley Kozel
Lori Keller and Kathy Callahan
SIft bakehouse served many sweet treats such as this vanilla pudding.
Steve and Jen Gagnon
Jennifer Rominiecki and Margaret Wise with Jill and Monet Ramsey
Jaide Beverly, Deva O’Donnell and Erica Shea
Karin Leereveld, Christina Bonilla, Fabiola Beckmann, Laura Leeming and Chris McKee
Ashley Coone, Dawnyelle Singleton and Alicia Chalmers
Jill Ramsey, Cathleen Studdiford, Crystal Lahners and Melissa Stevens
One of the items on the Sophie’s menu for the night was spicy tuna cones with caviar and cilantro.
Penny Hill and Kelly Abercrombie
Debbie Plotts and Virginia Harshman
Bart Lowther, Susan Jones and Roger Capote
Rosa Lora, Graci McGillicuddy and AJ Janson
Kimberly Manooshian and Laurel Bermudez
Teresa Lee-Kay, Angela Radigan, Renee Preininger and Katie Emmons get their picture taken in front of their favorite male mannequin.
Lisa Jayne Wallace and Lucy Wallace
Katherine Keeley models her pink-caped gown.
Sally Schule, Dr. Caryn Silver and Irene Nathanson
Pastries by Design served many delectable desserts such as carrot cake cupcakes.
Katerina McAndrew with Jan McGlaughlin, who dressed up in her best gentleman attire because her friend didn’t have a date, so she decided to act the part.
Models remind attendees to use their $25 Saks Fifth Avenue gift card that they received with their ticket purchase.
Victoria Chapman, a breast cancer survivor, shows off her pink flapper-style dress.
Jessica Bringas, Ashley Gruters and Sydney Gruters
Brion and Julianne Sunseri, co-owners of Ad-VANCE Talent Solutions, Inc., the managing company for all the Sophie’s catering employees.
Will Mauricette shows off his move in the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe box stage.
Gloria Moss and Paula Weisman
Dr. Alissa Shulman, winner of the Physician of the Year award, models her girly punk look.
Local artist Mary Lou Johnson poses by a few of the many of her paintings that were available through the event raffle.
Professional Ballroom Dancer Luis Pena performs the tango with student Wendy Feinstein.
Ashley Leon, Emily Walsh, Alicia Chalmers, Alisa Pettingell, Bart Lowther, Anna Foster and Roger Capote
Saks Fifth Avenue General Manager Terri Najmolhoda
Jill Gass, Jen Rust, Jennifer Wick, Ashley Thomas and Deanna Austin
