Sarasota Opera Guild gets supporters in the holiday spirit with 'Phasions of the Opera'
The 33rd Annual Poinsettia Luncheon was held on Dec. 8 at Bird Key Yacht Club.
By
Niki Kottmann
| 11:59 a.m. December 9, 2017
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The Sarasota Opera Guild rang in the holiday season in style at the annual Poinsettia Luncheon on Dec. 8 at Bird Key Yacht Club.
Patrons enjoyed lunch, a whole room’s worth of silent auction items and a ‘Phasions of the Opera’ fashion show featuring dazzling prima donna gowns and noblemen wardrobes. As models strolled past them, guests got the unique opportunity to inspect creations from the Sarasota Opera’s Costume Shop, curated by Resident Costume Designer Howard Tsvi Kaplan.
Janet Huelster, Sarasota Opera Executive Director Richard Russell and Juanita Connell
Terry Davis and Chairwoman Barbara O’Connor
Judith Zangwill and Barbara Chertok
Pat Doge and Michael Bowers
Cookie Bloom and Julianne Schworm
Eleanor Williams and Dr. Louis Martorella
Each table was appropriately adorned with a poinsettia centerpiece.
Mary and Mike Groninger
Susan K. Straus and Peter Phillipes
Donna D’Agostino, Julie Planck and Jan Mallory-Wood
Marge Flynn and Emelia Bruno
Pat Reinhart, Karen Iezzi and Helen Panoyan
Karin Murphy with her dog Mimi
Frank Cerullo and Stephen Fancher
Joanie Whelan, Carolyn Haltrecht, Joan Marie Ambrose and Ellie Faber
Mindy Mast and Eva Slane
Diana Britton and Susan McConnell
Irene Shatz, Toni Armstrong and Antonette Cunningham
Jacky Radcliffe and Toni Lyons
In addition to the silent auction items there was also a table of auction items available through the raffle.
