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Dear Friends of Sarasota Opera,
One of the joys of being involved with the
Opera is the interesting people we meet and
the wonderful and lasting friendships that are
formed. The Just My Style Mini-Events are
great opportunities to mingle with old and
new friends while contributing to the Opera.
We are very excited to introduce some new
Mini-Events this year, as well as a few popular
returning parties. Take a moment to consider
the wonderful experiences you will have at
any one of these events – beautiful settings,
delectable foods, and great company. Mini-
Events are very popular and fill up quickly,
so look through the booklet and sign up
soon! And remember, each party is partially
tax-deductible.
Just My Style Mini-Events play a role in the
operations of the Opera, raising funds for the
Opera and its important community outreach
and Youth Opera Programs.
We look forward to sharing the excitement
of the upcoming year with you.
2008-2009 Mini-Event CommitteeMail to: “Just My Style” Sarasota Opera
2008/09 Mini-Events 50 Central Ave. Suite 820, Sarasota, FL 34236
Need help? Call (941) 366-8450 ext. 530.
I/we would like to attend the following events:
Name(s) _____________________________________
Address _____________________________________
Party #____ No. of Guests____×Price ____= $ _____
City, State, Zip ________________________________
Phone _______________________________________ Party #____ No. of Guests____×Price ____= $ _____
We cannot refund Mini-Event purchases.
Party #____ No. of Guests____×Price ____= $ _____
We accept MasterCard, Visa, AmEx, Discover and checks
Credit Card Type _____________ Exp. Date _________ Also enclosed is a donation of $ _____
Account # __________________________________________ Grand Total $ _____
Signature __________________________________________Reservations
Please make your reservations early! The
number of guests per event is limited and
many sell out very quickly.
Order forms are found both in the front and
back of this brochure.
To reserve by mail:
“Just My Style”
c/o Sarasota Opera
50 Central Avenue, Suite 820
Sarasota, FL 34236
To reserve by e-mail:
events@sarasotaopera.org
1) Name and phone number
2) Name of party
3) Number of guests
4) Form of payment
To reserve by phone:
(941) 366-8450. ext. 530
To reserve by fax:
(941) 955-5571 Attn: Special Events
1) Name and phone number
2) Name of party
3) Number of guests
4) Form of payment
If you have any questions or need assis-
tance, please call our Just My Style Mini-
Events hotline at (941) 366-8450 ext. 530.
PLEASE NOTE: You will receive a
written confirmation upon reservation and
directions one week prior to the event. We
will contact you if the party has been filled
and you can choose another wonderful
event.Just My Style
Mini-Events
2008-2009 Season
October 2008
Party 1 : The Care and Feeding of Tenors
Tues., October 28
November 2008
Party 2 : Shopping at International Plaza
Wed., November 5
Party 3 : Old Bag Affair
Fri., November 14
Party 4 : Italian Village Dinner
Sat., November 15
Party 5 : Wine & Cheese Social
After the Matinee
Sun., November 16
December 2008
Party 6 : New Year’s Getaway
Sat., December 27 - Sat. January 3
January 2009
Party 7 : Black-Tie Fashion Show with
Sarasota Brides Fashion Show
Sun., January 11
Party 8 : An Italian Dinner with
Anna Maria Troiano
Wed., January 14Party 9 : Who is the Real Shakespeare?
Wed., January 21
Party 10 : Friends, Food, Fashion with
Cravats’
Tues., January 27
Party 11 : Gershwin on the Key
Wed., January 28
February 2009
Party 12 : An Evening in Hollywood
Mon., February 16
Party 13 : Premier Pre Opera Event
Wed., February 25
March 2009
Party 14 : On the Road -
Touring Opera in the 1960’s
Mon., March 9
April 2009
Party 15 : Songs My Mother Never
Taught Me
Thurs., April 2
Party 16 : Flower Show
Thurs., April 16
Party 17 : Japanese Garden
Thurs., April 23
July 2009
Party 18 : 4th of July Fireworks
Sat., July 4MY PARTIES
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DRESS CODE KEY
MEN
Formal: Tuxedo
Semi-Formal: Suit & tie
Dressy Casual: Sports jacket (tie not
required); sweater or sports shirt with dress pants
Casual: Slacks, jeans, or shorts with sports
shirt
WOMEN
Formal: Gowns (varied length)
Semi-Formal: Formal dress, pants suit, or
evening ensemble
Dressy Casual: Dress or pants suit
Casual: Slacks, jeans, or shortsPARTY 1
The Care & Feeding of
Tenors
Tknow
ales, fact and fiction about tenors you
and love and some you may have
never heard. Bill McDonald, Tenor
Emeritus, will play recordings and videos
for your entertainment. He loves to talk
about singing and would like to hear what
you have to say. So bring questions! A
light lunch will conclude the afternoon.
Date: Tues., Oct. 28, 2008
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: 3200 Little Country Road
Parrish
Hosts: Joey Frye & Jeanne Auten
# of Guests: 20
Price: $30 ($10 tax-deductible)
Attire: CasualPARTY 2
Shopping at
International
Plaza
A luxurious chartered bus will leave the
Sarasota Opera House at 10:30 a.m. to whisk
you away to Tampa for a day of shopping
and browsing and lunch at the Cheesecake
Factory. You can shop till your heart desires
until the bus leaves to go back to Sarasota
at 3:30 p.m.
Date: Wed., Nov. 5, 2008
Time: 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: International Plaza
Tampa
Hosts: Patricia Silver, Robin Silver,
Bess Teitelbaum
# of Guests: 30
Price: $55 ($20 tax-deductible)
Attire: CasualPARTY 3
Old Bag
Affair
C ome to the Old Bag
Affair and Luncheon. This
event features a silent auction of gently
used and vintage handbags. Guest are
asked to donate one handbag. This is
an opportunity to clean out lovingly
used purses and support the Opera.
A delectable lunch will be served at
Marina Jack, three choices. Come and
enjoy a fun lunch with friends and shop,
you might just take home a ‘fabulous
find’ for a great price.
Date: Fri., Nov. 14, 2008
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Marina Jack
2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota
Hosts: Joey Frye, Jeanne Auten,
Wendy Foldes, Marlene
Focht, Gloria Moss
# of Guests: 50-60
Price: $50 ($25 tax-deductible)
Attire: Dressy CasualPARTY 4
Italian
Village Dinner
Colorful checkered table clothes
with candle wax dripped Chianti
bottles will set the night for a
traditional homemade Italian dinner
by Philip Mancini of Michael’s On
East. Enjoying lively accordion music
with cocktails and a full-course dinner
followed by dancing under the stars.
Date: Sat., Nov. 15, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: 1350 Main St. Sarasota
Complimentary valet
parking available
Hosts: Eleanor Williams &
Betsy Bagby
# of Guests: 60
Price: $125 ($75 tax-deductible)
Attire: CocktailPARTY 5
Wine and Cheese Social
After the Matinee
O pera, followed by friends, wine and
cheese. What could be a better way to
spend a Sunday? Mingle with new and
old faces and enjoy delicious wine and
artisan cheese after the final matinee
performance of the Barber of Seville.
Space is limited so reserve soon!
Date: Sun., Nov. 16, 2008
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: 100 Central Ave. Sarasota
Garage parking available
Hosts: Laurie Smith & Gerald
Shaikun
# of Guests: 20
Price: $50 ($25 tax-deductible)
Attire: Dressy CasualPARTY 6
Y our opportunity to ring in 2009 at a
beautiful two-bedroom villa in Hilton
Head, South Carolina. The Racquet Club
Villas at Harbourtown include private
tennis courts, a swimming pool, and
spectacular views of the lagoons and
the 11th fairway of the Sea Marsh Golf
Course. This is sure to be a relaxing and
festive week.
First caller wins: (941) 366-8450 ext. 402
Date: Sat., Dec. 27, 2008 to
Sat., Jan. 3, 2009
Location: Hilton Head, SC
# of guests: 4-6
Price: $1,000PARTY 7
Black-Tie Fashion Show
with
Sarasota Brides
h k
E njoy light hors d’oeuvres and
champagne while taking a sneak peak at
the latest fashions of sassy cocktail dresses,
classy evening gowns, accessories, and
tuxedos. Sarasota Brides & The Karis
Collection will present an elegant fashion
and trunk show for Black-Tie season.
Date: Sun., Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: 4051 Clark Road (EXPO)
Sarasota
Hosts: Betsy Hinrichs, Dale Alper, Alma
Abshier, Elayne Kalberman, Lee
D. Ross & Janet Huelster
# of Guests: 32
Price: $65 ($30 tax-deductible)
Attire: Dressy CasualPARTY 8
An Italian Dinner with
Anna Maria
Troiano
C iao! Are you ready for a flavorful,
aromatic, healthy and satisfying homemade
Italian dinner by the talented Anna Maria
Troiano? Come and enjoy a warm, inviting
and casual evening with friends and an
amazing cook. This dinner will include a
multi-course homemade gourmet Italian
dinner with wines and spirits in the home
of Anna Maria Troiano. Buon Appetito!
Date: Wed., Jan. 14, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 435 L’Ambiance Dr.
Apt. K-805, Longboat Key
Hosts: Anna Maria Troiano
# of Guests: 10
Price: $200 ($100 tax-deductible)
Attire: Cocktail AttirePARTY 9
Who is the Real
Shakespeare?
H ow could a poorly
schooled, country boy
become the world’s best-known
author? This lively, and diverting look
at Shakespeare’s life and times will
illuminate the man and his mind with
hints of a possible ghost writer – the Earl
of Oxford... Come unravel the mystery!
Light refreshments will be served.
Date: Wed., Jan. 21, 2009
Time: 7:45 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: 5162 Kestral Park Terrace
Sarasota
Hosts: Jack Kahgan
# of Guests: 17
Price: $35 ($15 tax-deductible)
Attire: CasualPARTY 10
Friends, Food, Fashion ‘
with Cravats
“P ersonal style will take you to where
fashion sometimes shouldn’t go” asserts
Henry “Hank” Battie, owner and fashion
connoisseur of Cravats’ Custom Clothiers &
Haberdashery. Let him show you why style
always takes “center stage” in an informative
and fun-filled presentation that will include
tea room modeling of custom clothing for
men and women, although the presentation
will concentrate primarily on men. And men
you might also want to brush up on your
fashion history to win some great prizes from
Cravats’. As a benefit to the Opera, Cravats’
will conduct a week-long trunk show following
the event, with a portion of the sales proceeds
going directly to the Opera in the name of the
shopper.
Date: Tues., Jan. 27, 2009
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: 1350 Main St.
Sarasota
Valet parking available
Hosts: Joey Frye, John Elliott,
Henry Jacobs, Joel Fedder
# of Guests: 40
Price: $75 ($25 tax-deductible)
Attire: Cocktail AttirePARTY 11
Gershwin
on the Key
C ome to this custom-designed
Mediterranean Casey Key home to view
collections of modern art, experience
a powerful musical performance by
accomplished pianist, singer and
entertainer extraordinaire, Brian Gurl,
and indulge in an elaborate buffet dinner
accompanied by cocktails and wine.
Brian will dazzle you with his arrangement
of “Rhapsody in Gershwin,” musical
artistry, and contagious enthusiasm. If
you are game, climb to the crow’s nest at
sunset to enjoy glorious views of the Gulf,
Little Sarasota Bay, and the Intercoastal.
Date: Wed., Jan. 28, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: 1010 Gulf Winds Way
Nokomis
Hosts: Barbara Aline Blanchard &
Arthur Siciliano
# of Guests: 26
Price: $135 ($95 tax-deductible)
Attire: Cocktail AttirePARTY 12
C ome walk the red carpet in the
sparkling, newly renovated Tournament
Players Club dinning room at Prestancia.
Experience the excitement and glamour
of 1940’s Hollywood. Hors d’oeuvres,
dinner, and dancing will keep you feeling
the lure of stardom far into the night.
Sign up quickly, this is always a sell-out
event!
Date: Mon., Feb. 16, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Prestancia Country Club,
Valet provided by hosts
Hosts: Betsy & Harvey Hinrichs
Elissa Soyka & Bud Borax
# of Guests: 50
Price: $150 ($103 tax-deductible)
Attire: Cocktail AttirePARTY 13
Premier
Pre-Opera
Event
T ake in Sarasota’s spectacular Bay
view from the 15th floor of the newest
building on the corner of Main Street and
Palm Avenue, just two blocks from the
Opera. Enjoy cocktails and wine with
a light buffet dinner while socializing
with friends and opera lovers, before an
evening performance of The Elixir of
Love.
Date: Wed., Feb. 25, 2009
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: 1350 Main St.
Valet parking available
Hosts: Stan and Alma Abshier &
Eleanor Williams
# of Guests: 26
Price: $75 ($50 tax-deductible)
Attire: Dressy CasualPARTY 14
On The Road
Touring
Opera in the
1960’s
From 1960-1969 Edward Alley
conducted and managed eighteen national
tours of the Goldovsky Opera Theater.
Join Ed for an evening of delicious edibles
(catered by Sharon Carr) and beverages
of your choice, served up with tales and
stories of a traveling opera company.
Date: Mon., Mar. 9, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: 3688 Glen Oaks Manor Dr.
Sarasota
Hosts: Edward Alley
# of Guests: 15
Price: $50 ($40 tax-deductible)
Attire: CasualPARTY 15
Songs My
Mother Never
Taught Me
TFriml,
his excursion through Romberg, Lehar,
Novello, and what he calls “piano
bench songs” will be conducted by
Bill McDonald, Tenor Emeritus. When
performing recitals, he would always
include a goodly number of tunes in the
second half of the evening, which he
calls “Songs I Love.” Audio recordings,
videos and a lot of fun. Cocktails and a
light buffet supper to be served. Hope you
will join us!
Date: Thurs., Apr. 2, 2009
Time: 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Location: 5902 Briarwood Ave,
Sarasota
Hosts: Bill McDonald & Jean
Hubbard
# of Guests: 10
Price: $75 ($50 tax-deductible)
Attire: CasualPARTY 16
S pend a beautiful spring afternoon
learning the fine art of floral arrangement
with Mr. Florist of Victorian Garden
Florist. Mr. Florist will provide attendees
with an array of tips and techniques to
create their own floral arrangements at
home. Following the instructional class,
a scrumptious lunch will be served on the
patio. Guests will be able to take home
their floral creations to enjoy!
Date: Thur., Apr. 16, 2009
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Victorian Garden Florist
599 Lime Avenue, Sarasota
Hosts: Peg Nadel
# of Guests: 30
Price: $65 ($40 tax-deductible)
Attire: CasualPARTY 17
Japanese Garden
N
Come join new and old Opera friends
on a lovely spring evening as you stroll
along the bayfront enjoying the beauty of
a Japanese garden and pool.
Relax in the casual atmosphere with
cocktails to be followed by a buffet of
delicious Asian food.
Date: Thurs., Apr. 23, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: 3590 Mistletoe Lane,
Longboat Key
Hosts: Ellen & Joel Fedder;
Edie & David Chaifetz
# of Guests: 36
Price: $150 ($100 tax-deductible)
Attire: Casual
(wear comfortable shoes)PARTY 18
4th of July
Fireworks
T ake in Sarasota’s colorful fireworks
from the comfort of a two private balcony,
10 stories above City Island Park, with
a matchless panoramic view of the area.
Colorful pyrotechnics above the bay, plus
the lights of countless water craft reflected
in its surface, create a memorable setting
for celebrating Independence Day! Enjoy
cocktails, wine and a buffet in congenial and
festive surroundings. Space is limited, so
sign-up early to ensure your spot!
Date: Sat., Jul., 4 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 340 S Palm Avenue #101,
Sarasota
Valet parking
Host: Ed and Jane Bavaria
# of Guests: 22
Price: $85 ($35 tax-deductible)
Attire: Dressy CasualMail to: “Just My Style”, Sarasota Opera
2008/09 Mini-Events 50 Central Ave. Suite 820, Sarasota, FL 34236
Need help? Call (941) 366-8450 ext. 530.
Name(s) _____________________________________ I/we would like to attend the following events:
Address _____________________________________
City, State, Zip _________________________________ Party #____ No. of Guests____×Price ____= $ _____
Phone _______________________________________ Party #____ No. of Guests____×Price ____= $ _____
We cannot refund Mini-Event purchases.
Party #____ No. of Guests____×Price ____= $ _____
We accept MasterCard, Visa, AmEx, Discover and checks
Also enclosed is a donation of $ _____
Credit Card Type _____________ Exp. Date _________
Account # __________________________________________ Grand Total $ _____
Signature __________________________________________Notes:
Just My Style
Mini-Events
The Sarasota Opera Association, Inc., a not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation, acknowledges that Just My Style Mini-Event
funds are deductible less the value of goods and services received.
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