Lorene Miller and Patti Tebo pose for the photo booth at Party in Paradise on Nov. 8, benefitting Big Waters Land Trust.
Photo by Dana Kampa
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What:Â Party in Paradise
Benefiting:Â Big Waters Land Trust
When: Nov. 8
Where:Â Bay Preserve on Little Sarasota Bay
Big Water Land Trust Community Education Manager Sarah Denison Williams, Director of Philanthropy Shalla Ashworth and President Christine Johnson speak to the organization's conservation mission at Party in Paradise on Nov. 8 at the Bay Preserve on Little Sarasota Bay.
Photo by Dana Kampa
Tim Berry and Michael Ballantyne
Photo by Dana Kampa
Neil Kilbane, attending Party in Paradise with Caroline Kilbane, places a leaf in an interactive "gratitude mosaic" at the fundraiser for Big Waters Land Trust.
Photo by Dana Kampa
Mike Donaldson, Elida Ramburger, Kathy Freitas, Mike Knupp, Carmen Lawrence and Larry Lawrence
Photo by Dana Kampa
Saoirse Ibargüen depicts the full moon at the entrance to Party in Paradise.
Photo by Dana Kampa
Lana Moriece and Shane Williams
Photo by Dana Kampa
Jaime Goulet and Allie Mac
Photo by Dana Kampa
Lauren Marshall, one of the primary artists featured at the Party in Paradise Midnight Bazaar, says she appreciates uniting her passion for conservation and fine art.
Photo by Dana Kampa
Big Waters Land Trust volunteers Marie Baumann and Carol Joseph demonstrate to Party in Paradise-goers how to craft a hand-rolled beeswax candle.
Photo by Dana Kampa
Big Waters Land Trust President Christine Johnson
Photo by Dana Kampa
Artist Tim Jaeger does a live painting inspired by the Myakka Headwaters Preserve.
Photo by Dana Kampa
Party in Paradise returned to the Bay Preserve on Little Sarasota Bay this year.
Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.
