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Flappers, fedoras and fireworks

Bird Key Yacht Club welcomed the new year with a bash.

By Tony Britt
| 8:00 a.m. January 16, 2023

Dr. Andrea Clarkson, Doug and Hilory Seaton, Eve Kanoff,.Susan Hunter and Commodore Lisa Adams

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Flappers and fedoras were plentiful as members of the Bird Key Yacht Club welcomed in 2023 and said goodbye to 2022 with a bash worthy of Gatsby himself.

Members danced the final hours of 2022 away to the sounds of Jelly Roll Jazz after enjoying a spectacular feast prepared by the BKYC culinary team and a visit to the BKYC Speakeasy. A prime view of the midnight fireworks over Sarasota Bay capped off the evening.

Ami Rodriguez with Speakeasy Host Sam Sperduti

Steve and Louise North, Juli and Brad Camrud, Robin and Chase.Curtis

Dr. Andrea Clarkson, Doug and Hilory Seaton, Eve Kanoff,.Susan Hunter and Commodore Lisa Adams

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