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Fabiola Softa, Daniel Jordan and Anne Folsom Smith
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  • Lori Sax
  • January 30, 2025
Masterworks Dinner sets the table for weekend's Sarasota Orchestra performances

Sarasota Orchestra Music Director Designate Giancarlo Guerrero shared his passion for the program ahead with attendees.

  • Black Tie
Zack and Greta Hamric with their Jaquar
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  • Janet Combs
  • January 27, 2025
Social scene chills out as end of January nears

Our chilly weather coincided with a brief pause in black tie events before peak season really heats up.

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Michael Klauber, Gabriel Garcia, Emma Kate Silvestri and Joe Farrell
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  • Janet Combs
  • January 27, 2025
The sun shines for Forks & Corks' Grand Tasting

The courtyard of The Ringling provided the perfect backdrop for the Sarasota-Manatee Originals' annual food and wine tasting event.

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Featured Speaker Stefanie Block Reed and Virginia Shearer
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  • Lori Sax
  • January 23, 2025
Sarasota Arts Museum gives luncheon attendees an inside look at Art Basel

Stefanie Block Reed, senior business advisor and VIP representative with Art Basel, spoke about what it takes to put on the annual art event.

  • Black Tie
Toni Schemmel, Roberta Scales and Pam Kandziora
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  • Janet Combs
  • January 23, 2025
Impact100 SRQ doles out grants to area nonprofit organizations

The women's giving circle gave out $109,500 each to eight local nonprofits.

  • Black Tie
The Lee and Bob Peterson Awardee Elizabeth Waters and Sunshine from Darkness President Jeffrey Peterson
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  • Lori Sax
  • January 20, 2025
Inspiring Hope Dinner creates a spark for Sunshine from Darkness

The annual fundraiser featured Chester Gregory as its keynote speaker.

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Perlman Music Program founders, Itzhak and Toby Perlman
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  • Lori Sax
  • January 13, 2025
Perlman Music Program Celebration Dinner lauds young musicians' performances

The annual Celebration Concert and Dinner concludes the Perlman Music Program Suncoast's winter residency.

  • Black Tie
Debutante Callaway Johnson with escorts Noah Johnson and Addison Wiggins.
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  • Janet Combs
  • January 7, 2025
Tips to get your new year started right

Don't wash your hair, but do wear red or yellow underwear to bring health, love, luck and happiness to 2025.

  • Black Tie
Rachel Williamson, Sally Schule and Rachael Fisk are ready to greet their 625 guests with a speakeasy entrance for the 8th annual Hospital Gala.
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  • Janet Combs
  • January 5, 2025
Centennial anniversary is the cat's meow at Sarasota Memorial's Hospital Gala

Guests bring out their 1920s style to raise money for the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.

  • Black Tie
Ashley Harding, Lauren Brown, Ivory Upchurch and Ashley Jimenez
    By
  • Lori Sax
  • January 2, 2025
Selby Gardens lights up the night for New Year's Eve Gala

The evening featured dinner, performances, dancing and a front-row seat to bayfront fireworks.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 30, 2024
Black Tie events in 2025: Choose your own adventure

There are too many events this social season to attend them all. Here's a guide to help you navigate the parties and nonprofits that fit you best.

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Wine Women & Shoes co-chairs Renee Phinney and Allison Imre have the guests laughing as they deliver their co-chair welcome.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 23, 2024
Black Tie Year in Review: 2024 packs in the surprises

After all, what would a social season be without circus acts, picturesque ballrooms and plenty of surprises for those engaged in Sarasota's philanthropic scene?

  • Black Tie
Debutante Lola Delbridge is presented by her dad, Toby.
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  • Janet Combs
  • December 22, 2024
Class of 2024 debutantes make their debut

The evening, which introduces the young ladies to society, benefits the Sarasota Youth Orchestra.

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It's a trifecta of tri-chairs of SAM's Biomorphic Glow: Elisabeth Waters, Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed and Roxanne Permesly
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  • Janet Combs
  • December 15, 2024
Sarasota Art Museum takes inspiration from biology for annual Art Bash

The museum used clever lights and color to bring its "biomorphic" theme to life.

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Brinda Pola, RCAD President Larry Thompson, Emily Joslin and Phillip Lanham
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  • Janet Combs
  • December 13, 2024
Ringling College thanks supporters of Town Hall Lecture Series with Platinum event

The Ringling College Library Association thanks patrons of its annual lecture series with an event in the library it helped fund.

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