- February 19, 2025
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Emmy and Tony award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth speaks to the crowd before preparing to perform.
Photo by Lori SaxTania Castroverde Moskalenko, CEO of Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation, addresses guests.
Photo by Lori SaxChuck Davis, Kat Sjogren and Karim Manning
Photo by Lori SaxSteve and Ana Walters
Photo by Lori SaxWayne Hawkins, Eliza Smith and Paul Seed
Photo by Lori SaxKathy Martella and Susan Travers
Photo by Lori SaxLaura Cook and Kelli Maldonado
Photo by Lori SaxKarla Baez and Mayra Ocasio
Photo by Lori SaxLaura Hersh and Alyssa Barnsley
Photo by Lori SaxDan and Tina Napoli
Photo by Lori SaxCharles and Faine Smith
Photo by Lori SaxJenny and Lee Duffy with Veronica Brady
Photo by Lori SaxJames LaPorte and Steven Krause
Photo by Lori SaxJahkori Dopwell Hall and Maria Dopwell
Photo by Lori SaxPaulomi and Amar Desai
Photo by Lori SaxChris Cano and Micah Murphy
Photo by Lori SaxBelle and Greg Stikeleather
Guests enjoyed dinner on the lawn of the Van Wezel.
Photo by Lori SaxThe lawn of the Van Wezel was transformed into a dining space for the gala.
Photo by Lori SaxJeff Koffman and Toni-Anne Denicola-Koffman with Becky and Bill Murphy
Photo by Lori SaxKara Saunders and Julia Groom
Photo by Lori SaxAlix Redmonde, Sharyn Weiner and Lisa Macri McDevitt
Photo by Lori SaxJill Campbell and Joelle Steinhoff
Photo by Lori SaxDavid Zolner and Rochelle Nigri-Zolner with David and Patra Slomak
Photo by Lori SaxGlen Rieth, Renee Phinney and Gigi and Wolf Rogers
Photo by Lori SaxGary Kirschner and Rita Thibault
Photo by Lori SaxJames Travers, chair of the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation board
Photo by Lori SaxEmmy and Tony award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth speaks to the crowd before preparing to perform.
Photo by Lori SaxEmmy and Tony award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth speaks to the crowd before preparing to perform.
Photo by Lori SaxIt was an evening of entertainment and celebration of the arts at the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation’s Transformation Gala on March 22.
In a tent set up on the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall lawn, 350 guests enjoyed cocktails, dinner and a special appearance by Tony award winning singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth before she performed in the Van Wezel that evening.
During the event, chaired by Kathy Martella and Susan Travers, the organization honored three individuals with its Appleton Arts Integration Awards, which are given to individuals who best incorporate the arts in their work to better the community. The honorees were Freda Williams Kmak, Tim Ferguson and Jahkori Dopwell Hall.
Proceeds from the evening benefit arts education and community engagement.