Safe Sex Halloween Bash gets attendees in the holiday spirit
The annual Planned Parenthood costume party fundraiser was held at Michael’s On East.
By
Niki Kottmann
| 1:11 p.m. October 30, 2016
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From a spider queen to Adam Levine, all sorts of characters could be found at the Safe Sex Halloween Bash on Saturday, Oct. 29. Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida hosted its annual costume party at Michael’s On East, and all of the proceeds benefited the organization's’ sexual health and prevention education programs.
The “Haunted Hollywood”-themed soiree featured an open bar, late-night bites and an energetic dance floor courtesy of DJ Imminent.
Co-Chairs Sarah Wertheimer and Nick Owens with “Grammy Statue" Lex Smith
Darcie Borregard as a “spider queen”
Greg Grodoski as a “gangster zombie,” Angela Grodoski as a “flapper girl,” Ryan Fletcher as a “witch doctor” and Anna Fletcher as “Day of the Dead”
Fred Zimmerman as “Joe Dirt” and Billie Charvet as a “sailor woman”
Katy McBrayer as an “80s Barbie” and James Lynch as “Dr. Conrad Murray”
Dawn Jacobson and Jason Voss dance as “Sekhmet and Ptah, Egyptian gods.”
Scott McKenna as “Bodhi,” Jason Fromer as “Fred Flintstone,” Nicole Fromer as “Wilma Flintstone” and Steve Schadt as “squirrel”
Andrew Judson as “Robin Hood” and Jonathan Hall as “Peter Pan”
Mike Pawlus as a “New Orleans voodoo guy,” John Yates as “Top-Gun Tom Cruise,” and Ben Mack as a “Seal Team member”
Philip Carey and Jamie Day as “Seymour and Audrey” from Little Shop of Horrors with Levi Root as a “strip-club veteran” and Jamie Porto as “Rosie the Riveter”
Adam Negroski and Co-Chair Sarah Wertheimer as “Craig and Arianna” from SNL
Nolan and Amanda Amuso as “shark and raccoon”
Bill Simpson as a “sports writer who should be home watching the Word Series,” Cyndi Flanagan as a “Oscar party attendee,” Tammy Walsh as “Mrs. Beetlejuice” and Kevin Friedman as “Beetlejuice”
Kyla Weiner as “Batgirl,” Rae Mulligan as “Mrs. Montana” and Mark Mulligan as “Tony Montana”
Steve Weissman and Rande Weissman, director of community events for Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, with Michael Rosenbach and Alana Drasin
Steve Nunes as “Gotku,” Daniel Santiso as “Mario,” Jennifer Civil as “Harley Quinn” and Carlos Caballero as “Hamilton”
Michelle Hathaway and Steve Jankowski as “vampires”
Karen Roche as a “peacock” and Lars Johnson as “Woody”
Matt Campayno and Renee Phinney as “Gomez and Morticia Addams” with Jenn Stutler
Nicole and Dan Starostecki as “dirt rockers”
Attendees hit the dancefloor.
Richie Morales as “Michael Jackson,” Marilyn Voyles as “Poison Ivy” and Justin Voyles as “Joker”
The Michael’s On East ballroom was decked out in “Haunted Hollywood”-themed decorations.
Nicole Chapnick as “Burlesque Alice in Wonderland” with Bob Essad as “Mad Hatter”
Nora and Paul Noake as “Sally and Jack” from Nightmare Before Christmas with Amanda and Adam Rios as “the sinner and the saint”
DJ Imminent feels the music.
Catherine McDonnell as “1920s girl,” David and Donna Forway as “Silent movie stars,” Rory McDonald as “Adam Levine” and Leonie McDonald as “his Victoria’s Secret Model wife and baby”
Myra McPheison, “May East,” dances with Pat Gardner, “Zombie Cinderella.”
Chelsea and Jackie Smith as “Egyptian and witch.”
John Syvertson and Yvonna Powers as “Bert Macklin and Janet Snakehole” from Parks and Recreation with Travis McCaine as “Yacht Captain”
Morgan Growe as “flapper girl” and Loren Mayo as “Mother of Dragons”
A model welcomes guests at the end of the “Haunted Hollywood” runway.
Patra Jordan and David Slomak
Amir Zolghadr as “caveman” and Annemiek Klijnstra as “A little bit of everything — I just flew in from the Netherlands”
Juan Sogo of Michael’s On East grills cheeseburger sliders for guests in the atrium.
Destiny Beckham as “Dead Audrey Hepburn” and Katelyn Pforzheimer as “Pretty Woman”
Loudres Rodriquez and Ralph Silva as “The Incredibles” with Florys Johnson as “Avatar”
