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JANUARY 2009
The Perlman Music Program
Sarasota Celebration Dinner & Gala
Date & Time: January 3, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Opera House, Sarasota
Charity: The Perlman Music Program
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: Annual celebration concert and dinner with cocktails. Dinner catered by Michael’s on East.
Contact: Elizabeth Powers at 941-955-4952
18th Annual Night at the Circus,
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Date & Time: January 8, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Location: St. Pete Times Forum
Charity: Tampa General Hospital Foundation
Ticket Price: $500 for package
Description: A fun, family friendly event with some packages including tickets to the pre-party before the circus event as well as VIP and general admission circus tickets.
Contact: 813-844-7273
Masquerade Ball III
Date & Time: January 10, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Location: The Ritz, Ybor City
Charity: Stageworks Theatre
Ticket Price: $150
Description: The theme Puttin’ on the Ritz includes cocktails, music and hors d’oeuvres.
Contact: 813-784-6832
WEDU Be More Award
Date & Time: January 15, 2009, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa
Charity: WEDU
Ticket Price: $50 per person, $600 for Community Heroes Table, $1,000 for Philanthropist Table
Description: A luncheon to recognize charities throughout west Central Florida.
Contact: wedu.org
Bayfront On Vine
Date & time: January 17, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Location: Bayfront Medical Plaza, 603 7th Street S.,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Charity: Bayfront Health Foundation
Ticket Price: $150 per person
Description: An evening of fine wine tasting and epicurean delights from local favorite restaurants, including a silent auction to benefit the new Bayfront Baby Place
opening in 2009.
Contact: 727-893-1648
The Stuart Society Gala
Date & Time: January 17, 2009,
sponsor reception begins 6:30 p.m.
Location: Museum of Fine Arts
Charity: The Stuart Society
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: The black tie gala will feature Feasting and Frivolity in Renaissance Fashion with the great artist, Albrecht Durer Exhibition, on display. Following the reception will be an extravagant and elegant dinner. This event will be an unusual and artistically intriguing evening.
Contact: Greta Myers at 727-821-9392 or email jimgreta@ij.net
Heroes Among Us Dinner
Date & Time: January 24, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Location: St. Pete Yacht Club
Charity: St. Petersburg Bar Foundation
Ticket Price: $150 per person
Description: Annual dinner with cocktails, dancing and fun.
Contact: 727-823-7474
Ebony Fashion Fair
Date & Time: January 25, 2009, 5:00 p.m.
Location: Tampa Theatre
Charity: Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Auxiliary
Ticket Price: $35
Description: A fashion and social event to benefit youth in the Tampa Bay Community.
Contact: 813-629-4488
VIVO Mixer & Florida Orchestra Concert
Date & Time: January 30, 2009, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Snell Isle Private Home & Mahaffey Theatre, St. Petersburg
Charity: Florida Orchestra
Ticket Price: $55 members/$60 guests includes concert ticket
Description: Mix and mingle in a beautiful setting enjoying food and wine before the unique concert with the Florida Orchestra playing the music of Pink Floyd.
Contact: Renate Armitage at renate@thetampaclub.com or 813-229-6028, ext. 307
10th Annual Bowser Ball and Auction
Date & Time: January 31, 2009
Location: St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Charity: Pinellas Animal Foundation
Ticket Price: $100 per person
Description: A fun event for a howling good cause with Vegas style games, dinner, dancing, canine fashion show, and silent auction with a great selection of jewelry.
Contact: 727-710-7387
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FEBRUARY 2009
51st Annual Queen of Hearts Ball
Date & Time: February 7, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton, St. Petersburg
Charity: The Queen’s Court Inc.
Ticket Price: $100 per person
Description: A 2009 Queen and her court, consisting of 6 Princesses, will be presented and honored at a formal ceremony for volunteer work in the Pinellas County community. Live and silent auctions will also take place, with proceeds to benefit Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center and Suncoast Voices for Children Foundation.
Contact: Donna Gaffney at 813-867-3102
Salvador Dalí Museum’s 27th Annual Benefit Dinner
Date & Time: February 7, 2009
Location: Salavador Dalí Museum
Charity: Salvador Dalí Museum
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: Annual black tie dinner with proceeds to benefit the museum.
Contact: dalimuseum.org
Stradivarius Society Gala
Date & Time: February 10, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Charity: PAC Foundation
Ticket Price: $1,000 per couple
Description: This special evening is planned for Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Stradivarius Society members and classical music lovers alike, prior to the performance of the Munich Symphony.
Contact: 727-712-2760
Cup of Compassion Breakfast
Date & Time: February 12, 2009, 7:30 a.m.
Location: Lawrence Higgins Hall
Charity: Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
Ticket Price: Free with donations accepted
Description: Breakfast celebrating the
passion for the services and survivors of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.
Contact: Sue Levitt at 813-969-4977
2nd Annual Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute Roses in Winter Gala
Date & Time: February 12, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Location: TBPAC
Charity: Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr. Alzheimer’s Center & Research Institute
Ticket Price: $200
Description: A sparkling evening of cocktails, dinner, auctions and an inspirational guest speaker.
Contact: 813-319-4127
Poetic Justice Gala
Date & Time: February 13, 2009, 6:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Location: Sirata Beach Resort
Charity: Operation PAR
Ticket Price: $150 per person
Description: 14th Annual event featuring dinner, dancing and silent auction.
Contact: operationpar.org
Wild at Heart
Date & Time: February 13 -14, 2009, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
Charity: Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
Ticket Price: TBA - Reservations are required
Description: In honor of Valentine’s Day, animal lovers can relish in a romantic evening at the zoo. Romantic refreshments, up-close animal encounters, and interesting stories about the partnering of the animal residents will all be enjoyed along with salads, open bar, candlelight dinner and dessert.
Contact: 813-935-8552 or lowryparkzoo.com
Valentine’s Day Celebration
Date & Time: February 14, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Pepin Heart Hospital
Charity: Pepin Heart Hospital and K.C. Patel Research Institute
Ticket Price: $200
Description: Love will be in the air at this romantic dinner and dancing gala.
Contact: 813-615-7663
Soujourn 2009
Date & Time: February 14, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Belleview Biltmore Resort, Clearwater
Charity: WEDU
Ticket Price: $200 and up
Description: Travel to Spain with a wine-paired dinner gala that celebrates culture, music of the region with special guest Jose Andres host of the Made in Spain PBS tv series. Event chairs are Alan and Nancy Bomstein.
Contact: 813-254-9338, ext. 2241
Glitz & Sticks
Date & Time: February 15, 2009, 6:00 p.m. patron,
7:00 p.m. general
Location: St. Pete Times Forum
Charity: Tampa General Hospital Foundation and Tampa Bay Lightning Foundations
Ticket Price: $250 and up
Description: A celebrity casino evening with gourmet delicacies, silent auction and more.
Contact: 813-301-6590
The Bowling “Ball”
Date & Time: February 18, 2009, 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Location: Splitsville, Channelside
Charity: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: Bowling event with awards ceremony. Proceeds benefit prostate cancer research at Moffitt Cancer Center.
Contact: 813-745-4860
St. Petersburg Wine and Food Festival
Date & Time: February 19, 2009, 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: North Straub Park, St. Petersburg
Charity: American Lung Association
Ticket Price: $50 per person
Description: Enjoy wine and food pairings while strolling down the streets of St. Petersburg’s North Straub Park. Local restaurants will showcase their finest along with select vintages from some of the most prominent wineries and culinary delights.
Contact: 727-347-6133
Mardi Gras Celebration (Chubby Saturday)
Date & Time: February 21, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Location: 900 Park Street, St. Petersburg
Charity: PARC
Ticket Price: $200 per person
Description: PARC is bringing Mardi Gras from Bourbon Street to Park Street with a little twist. Join us for a little taste of New Orleans-music, food, dancing, masks, beads, entertainment, tarot card readers, handwriting analysts, face painters and much more.
Contact: Lisa Blackburn at 727-341-6933 or parc-fl.org
2009 All Children’s Hospital Ball
Date & Time: February 21, 2009, 6:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Location: Hilton Hotel Carillion Park
Charity: All Children’s Hospital
Ticket Price: TBD, call for sponsorships
Description: An elegant evening of cocktails, dining and entertainment themed Abra Cadabra.
Contact: Sandy Moss at 727-360-4151 or allkids.org
Einstein on Wine
Date & Time: February 21, 2009, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Museum of Science and Industry
Charity: MOSI
Ticket Price: $60 members, $70 non members, $80 at door
Description: A wine and food tasting spread throughout the museum with some of the best restaurants in the Bay area.
Contact: 813-987-6077
8th Annual Hospice Ball
Date & Time: February 21, 7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Location: Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club
Charity: Hospice of the Florida Suncoast
Ticket Price: $350 per person
Description: A themed gala of cocktail, dancing, auctions, food and fun.
Contact: Niki Zawacki at 727-523-3420 or ball@thehospice.org
An Evening at the Mansion – Lights, Life, Love
Date & Time: February 21, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: The Rutland Mansion, St. Petersburg
Charity: Hospice of the Florida Suncoast
Ticket Price: $50 per person
Description: An elegant evening filled with music, food, drink and fellowship.
Contact: Niki Zawacki at 727-523-3420 or ball@thehospice.org
Mardi Gras Madness III
Date & Time: February 24, 11:00 a.m.
Location: St. Pete Yacht Club
Charity: Infinity League for Abused Children and Adults
Ticket Price: $50 per person
Description: A luncheon with a fashion show presented by Ann Taylor.
Contact: Maggie McQueen 727-526-0693
Tampa Theatre’s Oscar Night® America
Date & Time: February 22, 2009, 6:00 p.m. VIP reception
Location: Tampa Theatre
Charity: Tampa Theatre
Ticket Price: $30 per person, $130 VIP
Description: Tampa Bay’s only official Academy Awards® event, Oscar Night America will offer a glamorous evening featuring an elegant reception and red carpet festivities, followed by a live broadcast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards.
Contact: Kelly Prata at 813-274-5507
Opera Tampa League’s Gala
Date & Time: February 26, 2009, 5:30 p.m.
Location: TBPAC
Charity: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Ticket Price: $225 per person
Description: Following the performance, guests will gather in Maestro’s for a sumptuous post-performance dinner prepared by Chef Rusty Evers. Gala guests will have the distinct opportunity to meet and mingle with Maestro Coppola and principal members of the Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi cast.
Contact: 813-222-1037 or operatampa.org
St. Anthony’s Foundation Dinner
Date & Time: February 26, 2009, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Renaissance Vinoy Resort
Charity: St. Anthony’s Hospital Foundation
Ticket Price: $50
Description: Dinner honoring loyal friends & donors of the hospital.
Contact: stanthonysfoundation.org or 727-825-1086
Family Fun at the Races
Date & Time: February 28, 2009 12 noon
Location: Tampa Bay Downs
Charity: Joshua’s House
Ticket Price: Free
Description: Join us for a day of free family fun activities at the exciting Tampa Bay Downs. Carnival games, pony rides and the thrill of horse racing.
Contact: DeDe Grundel at 813-263-3469
Banquet of Life
Date & Time: February 28, 2009, 6:00 p.m. silent auction, 7:00 p.m. dinner
Location: St. Anthony Parish Hall, San Antonio, FL.
Charity: Catholic Charities, DOSP
Ticket Price: $35.00 per person
Description: Fundraiser to support programs in Pasco County.
Contact: Denise at 813-631-4370
Carnival
Date & Time: February 28, 2009,6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Location: Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art
Charity: Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art
Ticket Price: $125 per person, sponsorships available
Description: Enjoy a wonderful fun-filled evening of salsa lessons, Latin music, Island cuisine and more while supporting the museum.
Contact: 727-712-5222
Inaugural Pink Tie Gala
Date & Time: February 28, 2009
Location: T. Pepin Hospitality Centre
Charity: Florida Suncoast Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Ticket Price: $175 per ticket
Description: This first time event helps
benefit the Florida Suncoast Affiliate for community programs and services for women in the local community and breast cancer research.
Contact: Email info@komensuncoast.com or call 877-506-6927
To Life, To Courage and Compassion
Date & Time: February 28, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Location: A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa
Charity: Florida Holocaust Museum
Ticket Price: $225 per person
Description: Commemorate and honor the memory of the Holocaust victims through a silent auction and educational program with celebrity speaker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Contact: Kimra McAnelly at 727-820-0100, ext. 242
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MARCH 2009
8th Annual Jocks and Jewels Celebrity Fashion Show hosted by Charisse Strawberry
Date & Time: March 2009
Location: Saks Fifth Avenue, WesthShorePlaza
Charity: NCADD - Tampa Bay
Ticket Price: $125
Description: Athletes and their wifes strut the runway to raise awareness about the stigma of drug and alcohol dependence. A fun evening of chance drawing and live and silent auctions.
Contact: 813-915-7447
6th All-Star Charity Gala
Date & Time: March 6, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Location: A La Carte Pavilion, Tampa
Charity: DeBartolo Foundation
Ticket Price: $300 per person, $3,000 per table of 8
Description: Paul Anka, teen idol from the 1950s and 60s, will headline the special event. Mingle with Hall of Fame players from the past to present and stars and celebrities from sports, the military and the entertainment industry. Cocktail attire is required.
Contact: 813-964-8302
20th Annual Abilities Wine Tasting & Silent Auction
Date & Time: March 7, 2009, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Tropicana Field
Charity: The Abilities Foundation
Ticket Price: $75 Grand Tasting, $150 VIP
Description: Sample 400 premium wines, taste signature dishes from 40 gourmet restaurants, enjoy live entertainment and bid on 300 auction items. Relax in The Lounge with restaurants, martinis, beer, champagne, and live music.
Contact: Frank DeLucia at 727-538-7370, ext. 345
16th Annual Stepping Out Gala
Date & Time: March 7, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency, downtown Tampa
Charity: St. Joseph’s Hospitals
Ticket Price: $250 per person
Description: An evening of live entertainment, live and silent auctions, dinner and dancing. Awards are given to Physician of the Year, Community Benefactor and Distinguished Volunteers.
Contact: 813-872-0979
Cattle Baron’s Ball
Date & Time: March 7, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Tampa Port Authority Cruise Terminal #6
Charity: American Cancer Society
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: An upscale western themed gala with dinner, dancing, casino style gaming and live and silent auctions with Dr. Judy Genshaft and Steve Greenbaum serving as 2009 Honorary Chairs. Event chair is Jeanne Marget and event founder and ambassador is Gloria Giunta.
Contact: 813-319-5904
The Little Everglades Steeplechase
Date & Time: March 8, 2009, Gates open at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Little Everglades Steeplechase Ranch, Dade City
Charity: Little Everglades Steeplechase Foundation, Quantum Leap Farms, Inc, Diabetic Charitable Services and Florida Pioneer Museum
Ticket Price: Varies, $15 to $2,500 Lawn Boxes and up.
Description: Sharon and Bob Blanchard open their ranch to a day of family fun for the kickoff of the Steeplechase season. Enjoy elegant dining, picnicking, carriage parade, hat contest and more.
Contact: 866-770-5954
Fashion Funds the Cure Fashion Show
Date & Time: March 10, 2009, 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Location: Saks Fifth Avenue, Tampa
Charity: Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Ticket Price: $100 and up
Description: Saks Fifth Avenue/Mercedes-Benz present the latest fashions with celebrity and professional models alongside children who are battling cancer. Special guest host Carson Kressley.
Contact: 813-269-0955 or pcfusa.org
Celebrity Dancing Tampa Bay
Date & Time: March 12, 2009, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Location: TBPAC
Charity: The Spring of Tampa Bay
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: Enjoy local celebrities in a mock competition with audience participation voting for their favorite with donations.
Contact: Linda Hess at 813-247-5433, ext. 325 or Lshess@thespring.org
Child Abuse Awareness Luncheon
Date & Time: March 13, 2009, 11:50 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Tampa Marriott Waterside
Charity: Friends of Joshua House Foundation, Inc.
Ticket Price: $50 per person
Description: A benefit luncheon honoring survivors of child abuse and the community professionals who serve abused and
neglected children.
Contact: DeDe Grundel at 813- 263-3469
Chiselers’ Market Preview Party & Auction
Date & Time: March 13, 2009, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Plant Hall at University of Tampa
Charity: The Chislers, Inc.
Ticket Price: $50 per person
Description: Enjoy Tampa’s largest one-day flea market on March 14 with a kickoff party held the day before.
Contact: 813-289-0985 or chislers.org
Art In Bloom
Date & Time: March 14-18, 2009
Location: Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Charity: The Stuart Society
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: The museum is transformed into a garden of flowers depicting many of the paintings on display. A Preview Party, called an Enchanted Evening will occur on March 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. On March 18, a luncheon featuring the well-known floral event designer, Michael George of New York, will occur at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club called the Enchanted Spring. This social event will begin at 11:15 a.m. with the luncheon at noon.
Contact: Enchanted Evening, 727-895-8658, Enchanted Spring, 727-528-1970
22nd Annual Bark in the Park
Date & Time: March 14, 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Al Lopez Park
Charity: The Humane Society of Tampa Bay
Ticket Price: Free
Description: Come out and have a doggone good time. Enjoy pet costume contests, demonstrations, vendors, awards and more.
Contact: humanesocietytampa.org
Lunch for the Cure
Date & Time: March 19, 2009
Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
Charity: Florida Suncoast Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Ticket Price: $80
Description: Enjoy a delicious lunch to raise funds for breast cancer research in the local area. The keynote speaker is Diana Jordan.
Contact: 877-506-6927 or info@komensuncoast.com
Climb Tampa
Date & Time: March 21, 2009, 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Bank of America Tower, Tampa
Charity: American Lung Association
Ticket Price: $50 per person
Description: Climb Tampa’s 4th annual 42-floor stair climb will take place at the Bank of America Plaza in downtown Tampa. This event is professionally timed and ranked, where both runners and walkers climb stairs to help the fight against lung cancer. Proceeds benefit lung cancer research,
education and prevention programs.
Contact: 727-347-6133
16th Annual All-Star Celebrity & Sports Auction
Date & Time: March 21, 2009
Location: Tropicana Field
Charity: Children’s Dream Fund
Ticket Price: $125 per person
Description: Dinner with silent and live auctions, celebrity appearances, entertainment and more.
Contact: childrensdreamfund.org
Tampa Bay Heart Ball
Date & Time: March 21, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Location: A La Carte Pavilion, Tampa
Charity: American Heart Association
Ticket Price: Sponsorships begin at $1,000, which includes two seats.
Description: Join chairs at a black tie gala featuring an evening of dancing, dining and exclusive auctions.
Event Chairs: Sid and Shelley Morgan
Contact: 727-563-8112
6th Annual Starry Nights
Date & Time: March 21, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club
Charity: Mental Health Care Foundation, Inc.
Ticket Price: TBA
Description: A delightful evening of
entertainment, dancing, cocktails, buffet
and auctions.
Contact: 813-272-2244 ext. 230
Cigar City Celebration
Date & Time: March 21, 2009, 7:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Location: The Tampa Convention Center
Charity: Achieve Tampa Bay
Ticket Price: $75 General, $125 VIP
Description: Enjoy the rich cigar heritage of Tampa Bay and help Achieve celebrate 55 years of where hope gets help. Patrons will receive cigars from some of the world’s finest cigar vendors, enjoy live music and gamble the night away.
Contact: 813-239-1179 ,or achievetampabay.org
Women of Distinction Luncheon
Date & Time: March 24, 2009, 12:00 p.m.
Location: A La Carte Pavilion, Tampa
Charity: Girl Scouts of West Central Florida
Ticket Price: $75 per person; Patron Tickets are $125. Sponsorships available.
Description: The annual Women of Distinction luncheon recognizes women who have contributed to their community and serve as good role models for girls and young women. Guest speaker will be Lee Woodruff, co-author of the best-selling “In an Instant” and contributing editor for ABC’s Good Morning America.
Contact: Caroline Klich at 800-881-4475, ext. 299 or gswcf.org
Sporting Clays Classic
Date & Time: March 28, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Tenoroc Shooting Sports & Training
Charity: The Children’s Home
Ticket Price: Sponsorships starting at $600 per four-shooter team.
Description: Please join General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, honorary chair, and hundreds of clay shooters who rise early for a day of charitable competition. The Sporting Clays Classic also features a card draw for fantastic prizes, a hearty lunch sponsored by Outback and a professional fun shoot.
Contact: 813-855-4435
Imagination Gala
Date & Time: March 28, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Location: TPepin Hospitality Centre
Charity: Glazer Children’s Museum
Ticket Price: $250 and up
Description: A spectacular evening of
entertainment, dining, cocktails, dinner
and auctions.
Contact: 813-277-3199 or glazermuseum.org
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APRIL 2009
LAMPlighters 11th Annual Luncheon
of Light and Fashion Show
Date & Time: April 2009, 11:00 a.m.
Location: Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
Charity: Metropolitan Ministries and Joshua House
Ticket Price: $100 Silver, $250 Gold Patron
Description: A spectacular luncheon and runway fashion show produced by Saks Fifth Avenue. Proceeds support educational needs for homeless children in our community.
Contact: Suzy Lienhart at 813-250-3737 or Helen Raterman at 813-935-0072
Annual Recognition Luncheon
Date & Time: April 2009, 12:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Downtown
Charity: The Children’s Home, Inc.
Ticket Price: $400 per table
Description: Helen Ayala Davis was a
lifetime philanthropist who was a significant leader and activist in the Tampa Bay Community. In her honor, the Helen Ayala Davis Award is given to an individual or group who exhibits charitable leadership, compassion and drive to care for our
community.
Contact: Merrill Stewart at 813-855-4435
A Toast to Hope
Date & Time: April 2009
Location: TBD
Charity: Kathy’s Place
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: A Toast to Hope is a charity dinner and auction to benefit Kathy’s Place, a non-profit organization who provides grief support to children and families who have lost a loved one.
Contact: Jean Mulloy at 813-875-0728 or Heather Wise at
813-541-2672
Michael Andretti Foundation Gala
Date & Time: April 3, 2009
Location: Progress Energy Center for the Arts
Charity: Michael Andretti Foundation
Ticket Price: $200
Description: Spend the evening enjoying heavy hors d’oeuvres, mingling with some of your favorite Grand Prix drivers and bidding on unique live and silent auction items. Over 350 people attended the 2008 Grand Prix event and raised over $150,000 for its benefactors.
Contact: 727-767-8422
Best of Tampa Bay
Date & Time: April 4, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Location: TBPAC
Charity:TBPAC
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: A casual evening of fun, food, spirits and entertainment. Approximately 50 restaurants will present their fare throughout the lobbies of Carol Morsani Hall, Louise Lykes Ferguson Hall and TBPAC riverfront and grounds.
Contact: 813-222-1037
Joshua House Dinner Benefit
Date & Time: April 4, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Private home of Lea and Richard Beard
Charity: Friends of Joshua House Foundation
Ticket Price: $500 and up
Description: An elegant dinner presented to benefit abused, abandoned and neglected children.
Contact: DeDe Grundel @ 813-263-3469
4th Annual Summer With Style
Date & Time: April 16, 2009, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Neiman Marcus (International Plaza – Tampa)
Charity: The Children's Cancer Center
Ticket Price: $50 (www.summerwithstyle.eventbrite.com)
Description: Tampa Bay Metro Magazine presents a summer fashion event with cocktails and hor d'oeuvres at Neiman Marcus.
Contact: Info: www.tampabaymetro.com/metroevents.html, R.S.V.P.: www.summerwithstyle.eventbrite.com
Friday Night Party
Date & Time: April 17, 2009
Location: TBD
Charity: PARC
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: The Friday Night Party is a celebration on the eve of the Raymond James PARC Golf Tournament. This is an opportunity for everyone to enjoy an exciting and fun evening. Southtown Fever will be providing the energizing music that will summon you to the dance floor. A live and silent auction will offer unique items for your bidding.
Contact: Lisa Blackburn at 727-341-6933
Sparkling Pink Cancer Awareness Luncheon
Date & Time: April 18, 2009, 11:30 a.m.
Location: Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club
Charity: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Ticket Price: $50 per person
Description: Enjoy great food and make new friends at a luncheon to benefit health disparities at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute.
Contact: Joyce T. Austin at 813-929-4323
Karamu XXI
Time & Date: April 18, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
Charity: Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
Ticket Price: $275 and up
Description: Annual black tie gala featuring outstanding cuisine and a silent auction with a lavish theme and décor. Invitation only.
Contact: For invitations email karamu@lowryparkzoo.com
Wheels of Success R.A.C.E. Luncheon
Date & Time: April 22, 2009, 11:30 a.m.
Location: A La Carte Pavilion, Tampa
Charity: Wheels of Success
Ticket Price: $50 per person
Description: Enjoy a luncheon and awards ceremony to raise funds to provide transportation to those in need.
Contact: 813-490-9443
Spring Gala
Date & Time: April 24, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Charity: PAC Foundation
Ticket Price: $275 - $350 per person
Description: Enjoy an evening of superb live performances, excellent food, thirst quenching beverages, exciting opportunity prizes, outstanding auction items and fabulous dancing.
Contact: 727-712-2760
A Good Night’s Sleep Luncheon
Date & Time: April 24, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Renaissance Vinoy Resort
Charity: CASA
Ticket Price: Donation day of event, sponsorships also available
Description: Luncheon with speaker to
benefit survivors of domestic violence in Pinellas County.
Contact: Tuesdi Dyer at 727-895-4912, ext. 114 or
tdyer@casa-stpete.org
Florida Winefest & Auction
Date & Time: April 22-25, 2009
Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
Charity: Charities throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties
Ticket Price: $15 - $300, varies with event
Description: A four day celebration of food and wine, charity auction, chef dinners, seminars and tastings.
Contact: Sandra Loevner at 1-800-216-6199
Collectors Choice VIII
Date & Time: April 24, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Museum of Fine Arts
Charity: Collectors Circle at MFA
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: A gourmet dinner and fine wines with Collector Circle members to vote on a new work for the collection.
Contact: 727-896-2667
The 2009 Magnolia Ball
Date & Time: April 25, 2009, 5:30 p.m.
Location: A La Carte Pavilion, Tampa
Charity: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Ticket Price: Tables start at $8,500
Description: Join event chairs Richard and Melanie Gozmart at the Bay area’s premier black tie gala featuring elegant dinner, live and silent auction and the hit music of The Beach Boys.
Contact: Kathy Werner at 813-745-4860
or visit MagnoliaBall.com
The New Tampa Junior Women’s Club Annual Night of 5000
Date & Time: April 25, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Location: MOSI
Charity: Kid’s Charity of Tampa Bay
Ticket Price: $80 per person
Description: Join event chair Maureen Rain at this black tie optional evening with the theme, Pure Mystique, promising to be an evening to remember. Guests of this popular New Tampa community event will be invited to socialize, dine at a seated dinner, bid on live and silent auction items, and dance to music. The highlight of the evening is the promise of a $5,000 grand prize to a single raffle ticket holder.
Contact: Maureen Rain at 813-746-9656
40th Annual Opera Competition
Date & Time: April 25, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Palladium Theater
Charity: Florida Suncoast Opera Guild, Inc.
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: 40th Annual competition for young professional singers and college students from throughout the state of Florida. Auditions take place throughout the day before notable adjudicators. Finalists sing at 7:30 PM “Opera Concert.”
Contact: Dorris Kent at 727-398-3010
3rd Annual Taste of South Tampa
Date & Time: April 27, 2009, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hyde Park Village
Charity: The Humane Society of Tampa Bay
Ticket Price: $35 per person in advance
Description: This is your chance to taste food and beverages from 40 restaurants and enjoy live music.
Contact: humanesocietytampa.org
Sea Grapes
Date & Time: April 25, 2009, 6:00 p.m. VIP
Location: Florida Aquarium
Charity: Florida Aquarium
Ticket Price: $85 per person general, $150 VIP
Description: A fun wine tasting spread throughout the Aquarium with delicious food and music.
Contact: 813-273-4568
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MAY 2009
Taking the Mask off Mental Illness- Annual Luncheon
Date & Time: May 2009
Location: Lawrence Higgins Hall
Charity: Project Return
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: Informative luncheon for Mental Health Month with an art experience.
Contact: Madeline Ercolano at 813-990-8981, ext. 3 or mercolano@projectreturn.org
18th Annual Silverspoons & Sandcastles
Date & Time: May 1, 2009, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Location: Tampa Port Cruise Terminal #3
Charity: Mayor’s Beautification Program
Ticket Price: $85 person, sponsorships available
Description: A tropical fun, casual cocktail party with fabulous food, cocktails and silent auction.
Contact: Debra Evenson at 813-221-8733
4th Annual Love Shouldn’t Hurt Motorcycle Ride
Date & Time: May 3, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
Location: TBD
Charity: The Spring of Tampa Bay, Inc.
Ticket Price: $10 per rider
Description: This fun ride will offer lunch, a 50/50 raffle, activities and much more.
Contact: Linda Hess at 813- 247-5433,
ext. 325 or Lshess@thespring.org
New Lives Breakfast
Date & Time: May 5, 2009, 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Location: Tampa Convention Center
Charity: Alpha House of Tampa
Ticket Price: Free, invitation only event
Description: Breakfast and stories of hope and inspiration.
Contact: Cathi Hardesty at 813-875-2024, ext. 1020
Go Red For Women Luncheon
Date & Time: May 6, 2009, 11:00 a.m.
Location: A La Carte Pavilion, Tampa
Charity: American Heart Association
Ticket Price: $125 per person
Description: The Go Red For Women Luncheon is being hosted by the American Heart Association to better educate women about their risk for cardiovascular disease and raise funds to fight the No. 1 killer of wives, mothers, sisters and girlfriends.
Contact: 727-563-8110
Annual Gala 2009 with guest speaker Tony Dungy
Date & Time: May 7, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Location: TPepin Hospitality Centrem (4121 N. 50th St.)
Ticket Price: Please visit www.theacademies.us for ticket and sponsorship information
Charity: The Academies, Inc. (www.theacademies.us)
Description: The Gala allows us to invest in the future of our students by providing not only the physical environment in which they learn, but also with the opportunity to invest in innovative curricular tools and technology.
Contact: Crisha Scolaro at 813-236-1755
12th Annual Moments in Time Gala
Date & Time: May 9, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Grand Hyatt, Tampa
Charity: Tampa General Hospital Foundation
Ticket Price: $500 per couple
Description: Annual upscale party focused around a different era each year.
Contact: 813-844-7273
Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival
Date & Time: May 14-16, 2009
Location: The Don CeSar Beach Resort
Charity: The Abilities Foundation and Southern Wine & Spirits
Ticket Price: $50 - $300
Description: A weekend destination event featuring a Chef Challenge, VIP Black Tie Gala, a beachside tent Festival, with an endless array of food and wines. Showcasing the highest caliber of winemakers, national and local celebrity chefs, and spirit producers.
Contact: Frank DeLucia at 727-538-7370, ext. 345
Tuxes and Tails
Date & Time: May 16, 2009
Location: TPepin Hospitality Centre
Charity: The Humane Society of Tampa
Ticket Price: $125
Description: Attendees will be “treated” to an evening of live entertainment, high-end silent and live auctions and sumptuous dinner.
Contact: Visit the humanesocietytampa.org
or call 813-876-4150
Storybook Ball 2009, Lasso The Moon
Date & Time: May 16, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Location: A La Carte Pavilion, Tampa
Ticket Price: Couple tickets are $600. Sponsorships range from $3,000 to $30,000.
Description: Black tie ball themed to the children's book, “Lasso the Moon.” The event includes silent & live auctions, martini & cigar bars, dinner, dancing and the presentation of the annual Award of Excellence to a local or national hero for their work with children in the community.
Contact: Janice L. Davis 813-258-6430, ext. 1 or jdprmh@tampabay.rr.com
22nd Annual Hyde Park Village Live Music Series
Date & Time: May 27, 2009, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Hyde Park Village
Charity: Epilepsy Services Foundation
Ticket Price: Donations
Description: As an inaugural planning partner, Epilepsy Services Foundation is one of six non-profit organizations that participate in this concert series. A different local charity benefits each month. So come join us and relax and unwind for a couple of hours.
Contact: 813-870-3414, ext. 5 or torth@epilepsyservices.com
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JUNE 2009
Nights in Havana Gala
Date & Time: June 6, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Grand Hyatt, Tampa
Charity: American Red Cross
Ticket Price: TBA
Description: Annual themed party with cocktails, dinner and dancing.
Contact: 813-348-4820, ext. 880
Ray’s Wives Father’s Day Fashion Show
Date & Time: June 21, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Nordstroms at International Plaza
Charity: Tampa Bay Rays
Ticket Price: $100 per person
Description: Treat Dad to an evening of family, fun and fashion with the Tampa Bay Ray’s Wives Fashion show.
Contact: 727-896-6390
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JULY 2009
Bowling in the Tropics V
Date & Time: July 18, 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Pin Chasers, 4847 N. Armenia Ave.
Charity: Achieve Tampa Bay
Ticket Price: $175.00 for a family of five, $45 for individual tickets
Description: Celebrate at Bowling in the Tropics with members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the US Bowling Congress. Four hours of fun, food and entertainment.
Contact: 813-239-1179, register online at achievetampabay.org
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AUGUST 2009
18th Annual Gourmet Festival
Date & Time: August 6, 2009, 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Downtown
Charity: The Centre for Women
Ticket Price: TBD
Description: Sample lavish cuisine and beverages from the Tampa Bay area’s best restaurants, caterers and purveyors. Bid on travel and leisure, gift baskets, jewelry, spa packages, golf and more at the silent auction.
Contact: Kim Chavez at 813-251-8437, ext. 251 or kchavez@cfwtampa.org
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DATE TO BE DETERMINED
Annual Vintage Fashion Show and Luncheon
Date & Time: Spring 2009, TBD
Location: TBD
Charity: A Brighter Community, Inc.
Ticket Price: $475 per person
Description: A vintage fashion show featuring clothes from La France in Ybor City. Raffles and silent auction will be held as well.
Contact: Mary Hall at 813-223-6830
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