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Longboat Harbour residents celebrate the new Roaring '20s

Amongst 1920s-themed decor, residents in sparkles, sequins, suspenders and feathers strutted the dance floor.


  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • | 11:30 a.m. January 26, 2020
  • Longboat Key
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Longboat Harbour residents welcomed the new decade in the old-fashioned way — the very old-fashioned way. 

Feather boas, pinstripes, handlebar mustaches and sequined dresses were everywhere as residents took it back to the 1920s to ring in the 2020s. A jazzy band provided music to hit the dance floor to, while '20s-themed decor, including speakeasy signs, festooned the walls. The "speakeasy" bar flowed freely as residents danced, ate and were merry in the festive atmosphere. 

A few women started the dancing for the evening.
A few women started the dancing for the evening.
Bob and Joyce Mazurek on the dance floor
Bob and Joyce Mazurek on the dance floor
More residents joined the soft-shoeing.
More residents joined the soft-shoeing.
Gretchen Burns, Donna Birnbaum and Barb Watson
Gretchen Burns, Donna Birnbaum and Barb Watson
Joe Longlin and Sheila Weiser
Joe Longlin and Sheila Weiser
John Wheeland, Jane Hunter and Gwen and Gary Wallin
John Wheeland, Jane Hunter and Gwen and Gary Wallin
A jazzy band kept things festive
A jazzy band kept things festive
Beth Waldman, Sue Troup, Sharyn Ford and Joyce Mazurek
Beth Waldman, Sue Troup, Sharyn Ford and Joyce Mazurek
In suspenders and pearls, residents grabbed dinner.
In suspenders and pearls, residents grabbed dinner.
Gary Hall and Jim Vinei at the speakeasy.
Gary Hall and Jim Vinei at the speakeasy.
Dozens of Longboat Harbour residents gathered for the evening.
Dozens of Longboat Harbour residents gathered for the evening.
John and Mary Bock
John and Mary Bock

 

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