Guests took the stage at the Sarasota Opera to sample food from the best of downtown Sarasota's restaurant scene.
By
Anna Brugmann
| 3:22 p.m. September 30, 2017
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Guests usually find their seats shortly after entering the Sarasota Opera House.
But for the fourth annual Taste of Downtown event, opera staff once again changed that routine. Guests had their choice of places on stage, in the lobby or on the second floor to taste samples Sarasota's downtown restaurants.
Proceeds benefited the Sarasota Youth Opera, which performed for guests during the event.
Guests were greeted with glasses of champagne.
Sue Fair and Lori Fauteux
Asa Thomas and Sarah Macrae
Becky Wright and Mary Harper
Rita Kunz and Nicole Couch
Patrons sampled desserts from Five-O Donut Co.
Sandy Moore, Colin Snowball, Stephanie Isaac and Sarah Beattie
Carolyn Lyons, Bonny Heet and Judy Kozlowski
Colette Penn and George Straschnov
Patrons enjoyed samples from downtown vendors.
Susan Carney and Fred Heckel
David and Ester Pilston
Patrons sampled desserts from Five-O Donut Co.
Charlie Peck, Barb Bullock and James Kassees
Rai Mulligan and Megan Kitchner
Sarah Medlin, Patricia Gould and Sarah Firstenberger
Kim and Tim Jotham
Paul Leonov plays the violin for patrons on the second floor of the Sarasota Opera House during the fourth annual Taste of Downtown event.
