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Selby Gardens hosts sparkling New Year's Eve soirée

The annual black tie affair featured dancing, performances and a four-course meal.


  • By Niki Kottmann
  • | 9:21 a.m. January 2, 2017
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Lights were twinkling and glasses were clinking Saturday, Dec. 31 at New Year's Eve at Selby Gardens. The Walsh family hosted the annual event, which was held in the new Michael's On the Bay at Selby Gardens great room. 

Attendees enjoyed an evening of dancing, festive strolls through the Selby holiday lights display, Lights in Bloom, and a special performance by the Sarasota Ballet. The four-course meal included curried shrimp bisque with Maine lobster and diver scallops, fresh apple and green pear salad, tournedos of beef and individual baked Alaska. 

All photos are by Cliff Roles. 

Kelly Oatsvall and Brad Good
Kelly Oatsvall and Brad Good
Keith Caulkins and Kathryn McCue
Keith Caulkins and Kathryn McCue
Emily Walsh, Nathan Pyatte, Knickole Barger, Scott Stone, Kate Honea-Walsh, Dex Honea
Emily Walsh, Nathan Pyatte, Knickole Barger, Scott Stone, Kate Honea-Walsh, Dex Honea
Wendy and Richard Kadel
Wendy and Richard Kadel
Ron and Sharon Ciaravella with Lori and Mike Moran
Ron and Sharon Ciaravella with Lori and Mike Moran
Cynthia Hack and Mark Mitchell
Cynthia Hack and Mark Mitchell
Ben and Jessi Cline
Ben and Jessi Cline
New Year'      s Eve at Selby Gardens was held on Saturday, Dec. 31 in the recently renovated great room, now called Michael'      s On the Bay at Selby Gardens.
New Year' s Eve at Selby Gardens was held on Saturday, Dec. 31 in the recently renovated great room, now called Michael' s On the Bay at Selby Gardens.
Tim and Lynn Morris
Tim and Lynn Morris
Debra and Paul Macchi
Debra and Paul Macchi
Karin Schmied, Julie and Angelina Tschudi
Karin Schmied, Julie and Angelina Tschudi
Kelvin and Margie Cooper
Kelvin and Margie Cooper
Michelle and Keith Senglaub
Michelle and Keith Senglaub
Ed Levesque, Jamie Carter-Levesque, Margaret Barbieri, Iain Webb, Anna Webb and Jason Ettore
Ed Levesque, Jamie Carter-Levesque, Margaret Barbieri, Iain Webb, Anna Webb and Jason Ettore
Marlissa Gardner and Jeffrey Dering
Marlissa Gardner and Jeffrey Dering
Stan and Jo Rutstein
Stan and Jo Rutstein
Peter Waters, Marie Chocas, Martina Stewart and Daniel Jittu
Peter Waters, Marie Chocas, Martina Stewart and Daniel Jittu
Jay and Veronica Brady
Jay and Veronica Brady
Rob and Jennifer Rominiecki
Rob and Jennifer Rominiecki
New Year'      s Eve at Selby Gardens was held on Saturday, Dec. 31 in the recently renovated great room, now called Michael'      s On the Bay at Selby Gardens.
New Year' s Eve at Selby Gardens was held on Saturday, Dec. 31 in the recently renovated great room, now called Michael' s On the Bay at Selby Gardens.
Sean and Wendy Egan
Sean and Wendy Egan
Sean and Melanie Natarajan
Sean and Melanie Natarajan
Mike and Maureen Shannon with Frann and Ken Camp
Mike and Maureen Shannon with Frann and Ken Camp
Scott Stone and Knickole Barger
Scott Stone and Knickole Barger
Brent Greeno and Ryan Inskeep
Brent Greeno and Ryan Inskeep
Zelia and Martin Trueb
Zelia and Martin Trueb
David Welle and Rosemary Reinhardt
David Welle and Rosemary Reinhardt
Donna and John Kemp
Donna and John Kemp
New Year'      s Eve at Selby Gardens was held on Saturday, Dec. 31 in the recently renovated great room, now called Michael'      s On the Bay at Selby Gardens.
New Year' s Eve at Selby Gardens was held on Saturday, Dec. 31 in the recently renovated great room, now called Michael' s On the Bay at Selby Gardens.
Mike Bonk and Maria Marin-Bonk
Mike Bonk and Maria Marin-Bonk
Gary Dinsdale and Belinda Lee
Gary Dinsdale and Belinda Lee
Event host Emily Walsh addresses the crowd.
Event host Emily Walsh addresses the crowd.
Mike and Mindi Rohan
Mike and Mindi Rohan
Michael and Marcy Klein
Michael and Marcy Klein
Tim Morris, Sheila Delaney and Lynn Morris with Jay and Holly Logan
Tim Morris, Sheila Delaney and Lynn Morris with Jay and Holly Logan
Clara Reynardus de Villanueva and Roberto Villanueva
Clara Reynardus de Villanueva and Roberto Villanueva
Dick and Cornelia Matson
Dick and Cornelia Matson
Roger Capote, Danielle Leon, Jordyn Canas and Antonio Pinho
Roger Capote, Danielle Leon, Jordyn Canas and Antonio Pinho
Audrey Robbins and Harry Leopold
Audrey Robbins and Harry Leopold
Michelle Senglaub and Veronica Brady
Michelle Senglaub and Veronica Brady
Rob Rominiecki and Nancy Blackburn
Rob Rominiecki and Nancy Blackburn
David Byrd and Jennifer Sabin
David Byrd and Jennifer Sabin
Douglas and Lien Hervey
Douglas and Lien Hervey

 

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