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What: Sarasota Art & Dance Night
Benefiting: Sarasota Youth Opera and local youth dancers
When: Nov. 2
Where: Art Ovation Hotel, Sarasota
Sarasota Art and Dance event curator Gloria Ujvari
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15-year-old Serafim Fitzgerald is ready to play the violin and dance.
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Dancer and artist Susan Szantosi is the creator of Sarasota Art and Dance night.
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Sibling volunteers are Anni and Levi Szantosi
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Jill Ros gives a warm welcome and a time line of the evening's events.
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Saran DeVaughn serves up drinks to Sarasota Art and Dance guests.
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Volunteers include Sharon Avison, Zora Timotuevio, Ina Goldberg, Gina Spicer and Tamara Crawford
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Artist volunteers Robyn Holl and Rose Gwynn work the registration desk.
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Dancer Lori Goodfellow gets help with her hair by dance teacher Maria Jara.
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Dancers and friends: Ava Ashley gets comfortable while Lilah Walsh and Vivian Elliot help with makeup.
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Dancer Sanda Lungu works the curling iron before her performance.
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Nine-year-old Laura Stewart reads while her makeup is applied.
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Dancer Klaudia Petriti prepares her makeup.
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Anna Iosifova is proud of her dancer son, Max Nek, 11 who also speaks three languages.
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Tiny dancer Sofiia Luka, 8, with her mom, Yaryna Malytscka and grandmother Galyna Luka
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Michael Trubkin, 13, Jessica Hughes and Xavier Hugues, 15
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Guests and supporters Tommy and Debbie Moller
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David Tucker, Peter Guymer, Colleen Curran and Ken Lahey
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Fred and Ping Steier with Weina Lim
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Samantha and Barry Stewart look forward to their daughter Laura's performance.
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Jill Ross, Susan Szantosi and John Zappala
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Artist Violetta Chandler paints on-site at Sarasota Art and Dance held at Art Ovation Hotel.
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Terri Tominelli sets up a fashion booth highlighted in pink with many designs from Europe.
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Vendors include Shelly Bush, who represents a fun line of beachy themed goodies.
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Sarasota Art and Dance was held at Art Ovation Hotel on Nov. 2, with about 210 guests in attendance.
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