Bay Magazine October 2014 by Times Total Media

A MAGAZINE OF THE TAMPA BAY TIMES

OCTOBER 2014

DRAMATIC

GHIBLI

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October WELCOME TO THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ISSUE

BLING FOR BALL Ivanka Ska’s fanciful shoes might intrigue a modern day Cinderella. Photograph by John Pendygraft

28 COME OUT, COME OUT Trick-or-treating is a big event in a St. Petersburg neighborhood.

44 SPINNING TIMELESSLY The iconic albums of 1984 give artistic weight to the decade.

94 ART AT HEART OF IT A bay area lives among the art they’ve collected over 40 years.

106 WILD FOR ALPACAS Raising them at her Largo home is a labor of love for Jamie Flores.

142 CLOSE TO THE SUBJECT A custom woodworker thrives on a challenge and collaboration.

on the cover Opera is big and bold, and so are the styles our models wear at local hot spots in re-creations of scenes from classic stories. It’s a nod to the new opera seasons opening this month in the bay area. Page 72. Cover photograph by John Pendygraft

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A MAGAZINE OF THE TAMPA BAY TIMES

EDITOR Mary Jane Park mjpark@tampabay.com PHOTO EDITOR COPY EDITOR

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Suzette Moyer smoyer@tampabay.com

Patty Yablonski Cathy Keim

CONTRIBUTORS Jorge Alvarez, Colette Bancroft, James Borchuck, Robert Carter, Lara Cerri, Sean Daly, Jim Damaske, Cherie Diez, Eve Edelheit, Stephanie Hayes, Mark O. Howerton, Edward Linsmier, Melissa Lyttle, John Pendygraft, Valerie Romas, Amy Scherzer

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THE STAGE IS SET

One of the first signals of fall in Florida has to be the number of arts and entertainment options geared to a broad range of appetites. The Clearwater Jazz Holiday celebrates its 35th year by bringing a New Orleans vibe to the four-day festival and includes events in the renovated historic Capitol Theatre. You’ll find stories about both in this issue of Bay. Opera buffs should delight in one of our fashion features, which has some fun with themes of performances scheduled throughout the area this new season. Florida storyteller Carl Hiaasen comes to St. Petersburg later in the month, one of dozens of writers who will appear at the Times Festival of Reading. In Sarasota, the Ringling International Arts Festival has an eclectic lineup. This issue of the magazine also focuses on a St. Petersburg couple whose extensive art collection is a major part of their daily life. You’ll also meet a Largo alpaca farmer, a St. Petersburg sculptor and a Tampa woodcrafter. With so many offerings so close to home, it’s a great time to revisit the familiar and indulge in something new. — Mary Jane Park

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Have comments, questions or story ideas? Let us know. Contact Mary Jane Park at (727) 893-8267 or mjpark@tampabay.com.

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Style is all about creating a look that’s just a little different from everyone else’s. Who are you today? Whom do you want to be tomorrow? Adding a printed scarf or a contemporary clutch can be just the way to personalize your image. Cotton, wool, canvas, satin and velvet may invoke images of fabric samples, but a Tampa Bay area business is using those materials in ways you may not have imagined. In 2010, sisters Rebekah Eugenia Lazaridis and Rachel Woods Baynard opened a small shop in downtown St. Petersburg they called Eugenia Woods. They offered do-it-yourself workshops and created unique accessories. As their popularity increased, they expanded sales of their custom handbags, launching a worldwide online business. Each piece is handmade, and no two are alike. The women now design in a small cooperative, the WearHouse, where they also write their fashion blog and manage their website, eugeniawoods.com. — Valerie Romas

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COME OUT, COME OUT Trick-or-treating in St. Petersburg’s Old Northeast neighborhood has grown into a festive Halloween event of enormous proportions.

BY MARK O. HOWERTON PHOTOGRAPHS BY EDWARD LINSMIER

There’s a nip of fall in the air, and as twilight comes to the Old Northeast neighborhood in St. Petersburg, small bands of tiny costumed ghouls and goblins begin to wend their way from house to house. Halloween here has become the most festive night of the year. By nightfall, multitudes of trick-or-treaters from across the Tampa Bay area pour into the nearby streets in celebration of All Hallow’s Eve, an evening made bright by the smiles of thousands of children. For weeks, residents have been decorating in anticipation of the evening. Themes run from simple jack-o’-lanterns on the porch to full-blown horror-show extravaganzas. Skeletons lounge in front yards, ghosts and zombies swing from the trees, severed heads taunt passing trick-ortreaters, and eerie shadows rule the night. Streets quickly fill as children emerge from buses and cars. Neighbors spend the evening on their spacious porches, offering friendly greetings and candy to the revelers as they visit each house. Halloween in the Old Northeast has become the biggest celebration of its kind in the Tampa Bay area. Why this happened puzzles many residents, but some suspect it might have something to do with a pair of witches on bicycles. Back when the holiday still was just a local affair, Cynthia Serra and Connie Lancaster got the idea to dress as witches and ride around the Old Northeast passing out candy. Both lived in the area, and they loved how Halloween seemed to bring out the best in the neighborhood. The women hatched a plan to award prizes for the bestdecorated houses and approached the Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Association (HONNA) and Serra’s employer, Smith & Associates Real Estate, about sponsorAt top, Dhare Swisher, front, with, left to right, DaMarzei Swisher, Vontarrius Beaton, Dabireyannah Swisher and Dale Swisher as they trick-or-treat in the Old Northeast. Above, Harry Kilcullen, Jason Hollenberg and Jeff Grew stand behind Tommy Grew, Bryan Hollenberg, Lindsey Hollenberg and Jordan Miller during an evening of collecting candy.

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ing the contest. The first Halloween decoration competition took place in 1996, and 20 households participated. More than 200 are expected to enter this year. As the contest has grown, so have the crowds. “We bought our house in 1994,” Pamela Bennett recalls, “and might have had 75 to 100 trick-or-treaters that first Halloween.” Her husband, David, adds: “I have lived in the Old Northeast since the 1970s, and back then Halloween wasn’t really a big deal. In the last three years, we’ve lost count of the number of people coming to our door when it gets over 2,000.” That is no exaggeration. In recent years, a number of city blocks have been closed to traffic to accommodate the revelers. The St. Petersburg Police Department posts officers at busy intersections to help ease congestion. Like most of their neighbors, the Bennetts have come to embrace the celebration. They begin decorating their house weeks in advance, and on Halloween evening, they host a party for family and close friends. Everybody takes turns handing out candy as the “trick-or-treat” chorus and parade of costumed children go on well after nightfall. The competition for prizes also has intensified. Three ribbons are awarded for first, second and third places, and a special award is presented for the best-themed decor. Judges are neighborhood volunteers from all age groups who view entries the night before, then meet to vote on the winners. “There are so many great ones it’s always hard to pick a favorite,” Serra says. “Neighbors seem to get more creative every year.” In 2011, a stage was set up on 18th Avenue where two evening shows re-enacted Michael Jackson’s Thriller video. In 2012 another house competed for the theme award with a gigantic Angry Birds display, replete with an iconic Red Bird flying across the yard. Cemeteries pop up in front yards, and light emanates from trees and windows. At one house, a group of skeletons sink with the Titanic. At another, two more skeletons dressed as pirates frolic on a beach just down from the Dead and Breakfast Inn. Through it all, a steady stream of costumed children parade through the streets, alternately frightened and grin-

ning ear to ear. House to house they go, plastic pumpkins and pillowcases filling with candy. Jennifer and Jeremy Jackson have been bringing their two children to the Old Northeast for the past five years. “The kids absolutely love it,” Jennifer says. “We live in north St. Pete, and nobody goes out to trick-or-treat in our neighborhood. And we love seeing all the decorations, and the crowds are fantastic.” Serra no longer dresses as a witch or rides around the neighborhood passing out candy. Now she elects to stay home and enjoy the children who come trick-or-treating at her door. For her, the grand Halloween celebration she helped start has always been about the youngsters. “The kids have such a great time,” she says. “That’s what I love the most.”

Above, severed heads taunt passing trick-ortreaters in the Old Northeast neighborhood of St. Petersburg. At left, Clarinda Choice poses in costume on Halloween night in the Old Northeast, which has grown into a destination for celebrants.

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A BRUSH WITH JA Z Z A N D B LU E S

The 35th Clearwater Jazz Holiday presented by HCI Group, Inc. features local artists such as Buster Cooper and Al Downing, and a host of New Orleans performers.

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Hohimer’s passion for jazz caught fire when he was a little boy growing up in Evansville, Ill. “On the radio, in the evening, about bedtime, they played jazz,” he said. “I always enjoyed going to sleep listening to music.” Hohimer, 68, lives in Fort Myers these days, where his colorful art (jazzpainter.com) often takes shape with favorite tunes playing in the space where he creates. “I listen to music a lot,” he said, “really, all sorts of music. I focus my imagery more on jazz and blues. Often, when I would be painting, the two kind of merged together, my love and joy for the music. Hopefully it translates through my arm and out the brush.” Hohimer’s depiction of a brilliant sunset, throngs of visitors and the recently renovated Capitol Theatre fills the poster that organizers chose to promote the 35th Clearwater Jazz Holiday. His original acrylic painting will be auctioned during the festival. ‘“It seems like a good thing if you can tie some of the local culture or landmarks in a poster,” Hohimer said. “It kind of roots it there.” He has sold his works at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and will be in the Tampa Bay area for the four-day Clearwater event, which runs Oct. 16-19. “The committee is really reaching out to young musicians and bringing great music to your area,” he said. “My hat’s off to them. “Music’s a wonderful thing, a divine gift.” — Mary Jane Park

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LED lights that change colors cast a soft monochromatic glow throughout Wunderland furniture and design gallery on the ground floor of Ovation Condominiums in St. Petersburg. Photograph by Cherie Diez

STYLE THAT GLOWS The colored LED installations that illuminate the glass-enclosed Wunderland are but one factor that distinguishes the furniture and design gallery. “Sometimes they’re green, sometimes they’re blue, sometimes they’re red,” Marte Kehoe says of the lights. “It puts this real soft glow throughout the store.” A dark-fleece resin ewe appears to graze outside the entryway during operating hours. “Everyone has a black sheep in their family, no?” Alice Koller suggests. Kehoe, previous owner of Fig, and Koller, who has a design firm in Vienna as well, opened Wunderland earlier this

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year on the ground floor of St. Petersburg’s Ovation Condominiums. The location seems advantageous as construction of new downtown residences builds exponentially and as the nearby Sundial shopping area prepares to be fully open before the holidays. Wunderland offers a full range of interior design services plus indoor and outdoor furniture, fine linens, art, accessories, chocolates and a multitude of coffee table books, even handmade children’s toys. There’s also a hand-forged iron-crowned canopy bed from Jan Barboglio and wallpaper and pop-art portraits such as Red Deneuve from Andreas Reimann. “We have some really fun, fabulous things,” Kehoe says, leading clients to choose among varying silhouettes and textures. Koller emphasizes the idea of “concept,” with the two women helping patrons to define signature styles. Much of what they offer comes from Europe, she said.

Wunderland offers design services in addition to furnishings, linens, artwork and accessories.

— Mary Jane Park Photographs by Jorge Alvarez

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SPINNING TIMELESSLY THROUGH THE YEARS

ALL GROWN UP: Van Halen’s 1984 album Illustration by Robert Carter at www.crackedhat.com

ESSAY BY SEAN DALY

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READY FOR PRIME TIME BY SEAN DALY

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JIM DAMASKE

For a joint that courts rock royalty, the Capitol Theatre, for the longest time, was about as posh as a smoke-and-poker VFW hall. As for those seats, which seemingly hadn’t been refurbished since it opened in 1921? They’d goose you good, and not in a fun way. A couple of winters back, however, Zev Buffman, president and CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall and the Capitol Theatre, decided his smaller venue, not to mention his adopted city, needed a jolt, some juice, so why not roll up sleeves on the downtown corner of Cleveland and Osceola? About $10.7 million later, the new Cap opened last December — and looked, sounded, felt almost nothing like the old Cap, from regal loge boxes to enhanced acoustics and lighting to sparkly bars that are a far, glistening cry from that ol’ rinky-dink snack stand. The intimacy was retained; everything else was not. In a word: Wow. Turn the page for eight of the sparkliest parts of one of the prettiest showplaces in Tampa Bay: the Capitol Theatre.

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1. SIZE MATTERS

Capacity of the old Capitol Theatre: 485. Capacity of the new Capitol Theatre: 737. The expansion was made in a U-shape around the sides and rear of the venue, allowing more room, more posh goodness. That’s a significant boost, and the financial impact of additional patrons could prove huge. After all, it costs money to lure big, bold-faced names to a showplace.

2. THE MARSHALL AMP FRIDGE

Puckish imagination was apparent in every phase of the renovation, from architect Steve Fowler’s use of pre-existing history to winky in-house signs on the restroom doors to this little detail: The refrigerator in the “star suite” sports the facade of a classic amplifier. Most of you reading this will never spy it — unless you happen to be, say, Randy Newman, who plays here Nov. 11. You won’t see the deluxe restroom and shower, either. But rest assured, the Marshall fridge will eventually pay off for you, too. For the longest time, celebs would be greeted with an apology of sorts, as the backstage area had all the charm of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Details like this will woo even bigger names to the Clearwater venue.

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3. BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE

I remember watching an unforgettable, emotionally moving Glen Campbell show at the Capitol Theatre — as a serpentine seat coil jabbed at my hindquarters for the good part of two hours. Chairs sloping forward were also a reality, with patrons constantly in danger of face-planting the back of the dude in front of them. But now those cruddy old seats are gone. The fresh ones, shipped over from Theater Solutions in India, have been installed in the orchestra and mezzanine. Up top is where general manager Jeff Hartzog likes to hang. “Seat AA 14, front-row center,” he says. “That’s my favorite seat in the building.” So there you go.

HIGH TIMES

Expanding the theater on its east, west and south sides (about 12 feet) allowed for perhaps the most crucial new seating aspect: six loge boxes, four seats per, an opera-style touch that didn’t exist before. Members get first crack at the luxury seats, including Loge Box A, which basically hovers over stage left.

6. HERE COMES THE SUN

Built in 1914, the building housed the Clearwater Sun newspaper, which ceased publication in 1990. As a testament to sturdy early 20th century craftsmanship, the original brick is still in tremendous shape, so interior west walls of the Cap incorporate original exterior walls of the Sun, which were preserved as a nod to the past. Even more jaw-dropping, paint and inscriptions on the brick are still very much visible, and that has been infused into the Cap, too. Search the lobby for remnants of “Clearwater’s Wall of Honor,” a list of those who served in World War I.

7. HIGHEST TIMES

The Frenchy’s Rooftop Terrace, with a partial, albeit spectacular, view of Clearwater Harbor Marina, is lightly catered by the iconic beach joint, offering a full bar and the restaurant’s specialty items, including she-crab soup and smoked fish spread.

8. OH! DE TOILETTES!

There were four restrooms in the old Cap. Now there are 18 men’s rooms, 18 women’s rooms and two unisex relief stations. In keeping with sweating over every detail, the restroom signs now feature men and women wearing tragedy and comedy masks — tragedy no doubt representing the previous situation.

5. HIGHER TIMES

A second-floor wraparound balcony and veranda is definitely a bragging point, complete with 25 public-art shadow boxes and accessible to both VIP and regular guests. (Stars get their own private portion of the veranda, too.)

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Cinderella takes no guff and doesn’t need a man to save her from evil stepsisters when she wears these dramatic cutout wedges. Ska’s “Bella Donna” in size 6.5 are $325. All shoes an be purchased at Heavenly Heels, 300 Beach Dr., #105, St. Petersburg (heavenlyheels.com or ivankaska.com).

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BY STEPHANIE HAYES

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN PENDYGRAFT

he notion of a glass slipper was always wildly impractical, wasn’t it? Inflexible, cold and unforgiving, impossibly fragile for all that dancing at the ball. Why risk it? With the revival of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella coming to the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa Oct. 21-26, we wanted to explore a revival of glass slippers with one of the area’s most iconic shoe designers. The Cinderella of today might gravitate toward the modern, decadent shoes of Ivanka Ska, over the top and fanciful, but slightly more grounded than glass. In fact, she might just gravitate toward Ska herself. The two have a few things in common, including bouncing back from moments that seemed pretty bleak. The 42-year-old native of Poland spent years in Tampa Bay developing her high-fashion clothing line, House of Ska. She displayed her wares in a storefront gallery in downtown St. Petersburg, styled celebrities and was a mainstay at fashion shows in town. Then five years ago, it all came apart. Her business partner died suddenly of a heart attack, halting Ska’s clothing production and leaving her without a direction. “I was left with such sorrow and confusion,” she said. “I didn’t know what to do. I had to close the shop and sold everything I had in there. It was a bad economy at that time as well. It was such a hard time. I could not make dresses. My machines were gone.” She’d never thought about designing shoes before. But when Vertical Tampa Bay founder Leslie Joy Ickowitz gave photographs to local designers, challenging them to get inspired, Ska accepted. She received a picture of a puddle. She started rotating the picture. In her mind, a shoe appeared. That was all she needed to see. Ska started researching the art of shoe-making and began fashioning gleaming footwear with 8-inch heels and towering platforms. She adorned shoes with upcycled vintage materials like sequins, pearls and satin, inspired by the late Baroque period and 18th century Parisian art. People started sharing her pictures online. And they started placing orders. “I was very surprised that everyone was just loving them, and that’s what kind of kept me going,” she said. “That kind of gives you wings.” She introduced more practical options in addition to the couture, designing for everyone from singers to a doctor who wanted comfortable ballet flats with a little flair. Now, Ska hopes to expand into commercial markets, finding ways to produce her line in the United States. Her work has been featured in the Page-A-Day Shoe Gallery Calendar, one of those funky things you keep on your desk at work. Her shoes made it into the SHOEting Stars exhibit at the Kunst Haus Wien Museum Hundertwasser in Vienna. And starting this month Ska is part of the 3,000 Years of Shoes exhibit at the Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel in Switzerland. In collaboration with the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery in England, the exhibit features shoes dating back 3,000 years, as well as some worn by Lady Gaga. “To be paired up in the same room with them, I can’t even tell you what an honor it is,” she said. And what about that old-fashioned Cinderella ending, the one with the prince and the love and the happy, sappy life? Well, Ska got married in 2012 and is expecting her first child.

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These leopard-lined peep-toe booties may be better suited for the after party at the martini bar than the ball in the king’s palace. Ska’s “Lady Grace” in size 8 are $400.

A classic look for a budding princess with an ankle strap that will ensure they won’t slip off as you’re dashing down stairs. Ivanka Ska’s “Classic Vienna” in size 7 are $350.

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HOT TICKETS CLEARWATER JAZZ HOLIDAY: The annual musical festival celebrates its 35th anniversary Oct. 16-19 with a New Orleans accent and headliners Earth, Wind and Fire, the Dirty Dozen Jazz Band, Marcia Ball, Dr. John and the Nite Trippers and many more national and Tampa Bay area performers. Tickets:.clearwaterjazz.com; (727) 461-5200.

LYLE LOVETT: The Texas actor, composer and singer brings his acoustic group to St. Petersburg on Oct. 19. Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S, St. Petersburg. Tickets: themahaffey.com; (727) 893-7832.

RINGO STARR: The onetime Beatle performs with All Starrs Warren Ham, Richard Page, Todd Rundgren, Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie and Gregg Bissonette on Oct. 23 in a program that mixes classic hits and some new tunes. Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullenBooth Road, Clearwater. rutheckerdhall.com; (727) 791-7400. BILL MAHER: The HBO host and political commentator returns to the area for the first time in two years on Oct. 25, bringing his stiletto wit onstage. Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. rutheckerdhall.com; (727) 791-7400. “PICASSO/DALÍ, DALÍ/PICASSO”: The first exhibition ever to allow a direct comparison between the two great 20th century artists features works that have never traveled to the United States. Opens Nov. 8 at the Dalí Museum, 1 Dalí Blvd., St. Petersburg. thedali.org; (727) 823-3767.

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Madama Butterf ly The sorrow of Pucciniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Madama Butterfly, coming to the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa March 13-15, sets with the sun at the Thunderbird Beach Resort on Treasure Island. A U.S. Naval officer named Pinkerton has married Japanese teenager Cio-Cio San, or Butterfly. He really isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t into her, merely using her as a place-holder until he can find an American wife. Butterfly is all in, though. She converts to Christianity and waits for years while he goes off to sea. Pinkerton does find that American wife, but not without serious consequences. Big mistake, Pinkerton. Big mistake.

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The Barber of Seville Not all opera is dark and twisted. Rossiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Barber of Seville, which St. Petersburg Opera will present Jan. 30, Feb. 1 and 3 at the Palladium Theater, is an opera buffa, or comic opera. It stars the famous barber, Figaro, also the town fixer. See, lovely Rosina is resigned to marrying her old guardian until she meets the irresistible Count Almaviva. He wants her to love him and not his money, so he pretends to be a poor student. Figaro is his wingman along the way. Rob Aguinaga, owner and barber of WestSide Barbershop in Tampa and official clipper for several Tampa Bay Buccaneers, welcomed the operatic sojourn at his shop. WestSide keeps it light, too, by giving back to the community with free back-to-school haircuts. (westsidebarbershop.com)

Turandot Talk about a rejection. In Puccini’s Turandot, June 5, 7 and 9 from St. Petersburg Opera at the Palladium, the princess beheads any man who can’t answer her riddles. When one comes along and nails all the questions to win her hand in marriage, Turandot finds herself in a pickle. If she can figure out her suitor’s identity, then she can get out of the arrangement. Things didn’t get quite so violent in our steamy outdoor shoot at St. Petersburg’s Sunken Gardens. (stpete.org/sunken)

Rigoletto Verdi’s tragic Rigoletto, coming to the Straz Center Feb. 13-15, is basically every woman’s nightmare. It opens on a seedy, libidinous duke trying to pick up all the ladies he can possibly handle at a palace ball — or, in our reimagined scene, the Don Vicente de Ybor Historic Inn and Venue. When court jester Rigoletto tries to help the duke get some girlfriends, he and his beautiful daughter, Gilda, unwittingly get ensnared in the duke’s dark pursuits. Cue the curses and assassins. (donvincenteinn.com)

Pagliacci You know the expression “tears of a clown?” That could very well be about Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, kicking off St. Petersburg Opera’s season Oct. 17, 19 and 21 at the Palladium, as well as Sarasota Opera’s season Oct. 31 and Nov. 2, 5, 11, 13 and 15 at the Sarasota Opera House. The show follows a group of clowns whose stage performance overlaps murderously with real life. What better place to enact such a scene than outside Mazzaro’s Italian Market in St. Petersburg? (mazzarosmarket.com)

FASHION Madama Butterf ly Cio-Cio San wears a vintage kimono ($1,198) with Agate peach earrings ($88) and Jan Michaels blue stone ring ($58), from La France boutique, Ybor City. The Theory Ultra Marine Jumper ($345) is from Neiman Marcus at International Plaza in Tampa.

The Barber of Seville Count Almaviva wears an Ike Behar pecan dress shirt ($225) and a silk pocket square ($65) from Neiman Marcus. His Vista knob cane ($64); vintage plaid jacket ($88); vintage black wool vest ($88); steampunk corduroy pants ($118); and Stacy Adams Madison shoe boot ($136) are from La France. Rosina is attired in a Versace Collection black button-down top ($675) from Neiman Marcus and a Burleska vintage corset ($128); vintage bronze skirt ($33); Pandora black and gold pumps ($188); and Extasia earrings ($88) from La France.

Turandot Princess Turandot wears an Alaia Paris shirt ($1,425) and Etro jacquard cropped pants ($475) from Neiman Marcus. Her Peony 1940s vintage dressing gown ($128); coil-collar brass necklace ($288); small feather fascinator ($36); Chelsea Crew red pumps ($78); and feather fan ($58) are from La France. Her suitor wears a Burberry Brit T-shirt ($158) and Ike Behar silk pocket square ($65) from Neiman Marcus. Scandia Woods red corduroy vintage jacket ($68); Stacy Adams shoe ($136) and Enzo blue velour pants ($74), La France.

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In Rio, accent is on flavor IN RIO DE JANEIRO FOR THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL, PHOTOGRAPHER EVE EDELHEIT DINED AT SEVERAL RESTAURANTS INCLUDING RESTAURANTE APRAZÍVEL, IN THE SANTA TERESA NEIGHBORHOOD. THE DISHES? MANGA MARAVILHA (MARVELOUS MANGO) WITH SLICES OF THE FRUIT THAT ARE SERVED IN A LEMONGRASS INFUSION AND PAIRED WITH MANGO ICE CREAM AND MANGO COULIS. SIMPLY DELICIOUS.

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Clockwise from top left: A table at Restaurante Aprazível in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro. Peppers at a weekday fruit and vegetable stall in the Feira de Arte de Ipanema. A caipirinha, Brazil’s national cocktail, at Aprazível. Grilled sea scallops over coconut and manioc cream, with vinaigrette and coral farofa.

A fishmonger’s stall in the Feira de Arte de Ipanema. Food vendors and butchers also are at the market on weekdays; weekend stalls offer art, clothes and gifts.

ne of the best ways I know to become well-acquainted with a culture is to sample its food, from neighborhood markets to fine restaurants. In Rio de Janeiro during the FIFA World Cup earlier this year, I stayed with a Brazilian woman who shares my culinary enthusiasms, and I was able to experience dishes that may elude other tourists. Visitors to the coastal city will find that the scene for foodies is at a crossroads between traditional dishes and innovative new approaches. Many outsiders are familiar with Brazilian steakhouses called churrascarias, which serve a variety of meats served tableside on swords. Picanha, a perfectly seasoned prime cut of top sirloin, is a popular choice and my personal favorite. Typical accompaniments include pão de queijo, which are little puffy cheese rolls, and other treats that are shared family-style. With its Portuguese influences, the area also offers an abundance of fish, chicken and vegetable dishes. Local weekday markets in Rio are filled with fishmongers bringing in local catch, including sardines, that are filleted in front of customers. Bacalhau, or salt cod, is another cherished element that can be served in a variety of ways. We tried deep-fried bolinhos de bacalhau and a casserole that included potatoes and onions. At Restaurante Aprazí vel, in the Santa Teresa neighborhood, the interior feels like the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse, with glorious views and seating areas in a variety of bungalow-type settings. While a traditional cold vegetable side would be hearts of palm, Aprazível improvises on familiar flavors, grilling the hearts inside the palm core and serving them tableside with a basil- and cashew-embellished tapenade. A perfect way to relax after a day of exploration is to have a traditional Brazilian caipirinha. The typically strong drink is made with Cachaça, a sugar cane liquor, mixed with sugar and lime. At Rio’s outdoor Palaphita Kitch, the national libation gets craft-cocktail treatment in custom tropical flavors such as passion fruit, mango and kiwi. With World Cup enthusiasts filling stadiums, bars and street parties, we immersed ourselves in the games — and in Rio’s marketplaces and foodways.

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ART AT THE HEART OF IT Nothing is off limits in a bay area home filled with art collected over 48 years. BY MARY JANE PARK PHOTOGRAPHS BY MELISSA LYTTLE

From the handcrafted bench outside the front door to the folk art nativity set in the playroom, nearly every space in the St. Petersburg home is a visual feast. A visitor’s eyes first may go to a substantial Theo Wujcik painting, one of six created for his Gateway to the Millennium installation in 1999, then to a minuscule beaded American Indian manger scene placed atop the grand piano. Throughout their marriage, Pat and Ron Mason have collected fine things, although neither grew up knowing much about art. “My parents, and Ron’s, too, came up through the Depression,” when family photographs often were the only pictures evident in their childhood homes, Pat said. She and her twin sister, Sandy Bogner, took art his-

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Their collection covers the walls and fills the rooms of Pat and Ron Masonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s St. Petersburg home. Surrounded by folk art and Southwestern pieces, granddaughter Mason Lang and her brother, Dobbs, sing from the Lion King soundtrack.

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Mason Lang touches the textured beads and a facsimile of the U.S. Constitution embedded in the work of American Indian artist Stan Natchez. The piece is installed in the home office. The youngsters are free to play throughout the house.

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Art the Masons have collected permeates even the playroom, where grandson Clark Mason rides a spring rocking horse, while his cousin Dobbs Lang plays at the table behind him. Wooden toys and folk art pieces line the shelves, and brightly colored paintings hang on the walls.

tory, a humanities course requirement, after they enrolled in Florida State University; on a visit to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, they were astonished and thrilled to find that “there on the wall were these paintings we had studied.” Ron, also an FSU graduate, says his father thought hanging pictures of any kind had only one effect: putting holes in the walls. As a college student, Ron worked several summers in Rockport, Mass., near Gloucester. His first artistic acquisition was a wooden cornice remnant from an apartment building in the area, used as a sconce. He bought the ornamental piece “with his meager salary from dishwash-

ing and waiting” tables, Pat said. Ron acquired his first lithograph at the Horizon Gallery in Rockport before they were married. Early on, “We decided we didn’t care what our furniture was like. We had two director’s chairs for our living room and an outdoor eating set for the dining room,” Pat said. “Our first priority was collecting art, because that was so much more fun than buying furniture.” Pat’s twin sister and brother-in-law spent a year in New York, where the two couples were introduced to the pop and modern art of the 1960s. The works the Masons initially purchased

together were some “very modern” prints, “a lot of pop art.” An acquaintance once raised her eyebrows at their choices. “I like the Old Masters,” she ventured. “I like the Old Masters, too,” Pat replied. “But we can’t afford them.” Always, the couple has made room for beautiful things, often supporting additional Tampa Bay area talents such as James Michaels and Rocky Bridges and gallery owners such as Mindy Solomon, who moved her place to Miami last year. “We’ve been doing this for 48 years,” Ron said. They also have worked with numerous arts

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Friends marvel as their grandchildren have free range in the household. Thus far, there have been no casualties. organizations in the Tampa Bay area and beyond. Pat was director of the St. Petersburg Bicentennial Committee and then executive director of First Night St. Petersburg for nearly two decades. Ron, an insurance agent, was a member of the committee that welcomed the founders of the Salvador Dalí museum to town in the early 1980s. He was a St. Petersburg City Council member from 1987 to 1991, had several roles in the Mainsail Arts Festival and its predecessor, served on the boards of the Pinellas County Arts Council and the Morean Arts Center, chaired the St. Petersburg Arts Commission and served on the state arts council. More than occasionally, the Masons have loaned pieces for showings in the Tampa Bay area and elsewhere: A golden Fritz Scholder print of an American Indian was in the recent New Mexico exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. They also frequently rearrange things. An adobe bowl that also was featured in the MFA show once sat atop a coffee table in the living room and now aligns with several sim-

Above: The front entryway of the Masons’ house alerts visitors to their eclectic art collection, which includes a ceramic sculpture by South Korea native SunKoo Yuh, a Robert Stackhouse painting and a black- and-white Graciella Iturbide photograph from USF’s Graphicstudio. At right: In the playroom, grandchildren Mason Lang, 9, Clark Mason, 6, Warren Lang, 7, and Dobbs Lang, 2, play on iPads with a Michael Brennan painting as their backdrop.

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The Masonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; youngest grandchild, Dobbs Lang, sits at the kitchen counter playing on an iPad, surrounded by eclectic works of art. A Bert Stern photograph of Marilyn Monroe is on the wall behind him.

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James Rosenquist’s Welcome to the Water Planet, printed at the University of South Florida’s Graphicstudio and purchased in a New York gallery, hangs in the living room behind the Masons’ daughter Randy Lang. Her daughter Warren walks in from the family room; passing from one area to another in the home is akin to visiting an art gallery.

ilar pieces on an elongated shelf in the family room. A large black-and-white Clyde Butcher photograph the couple purchased a decade ago in his Big Cypress gallery recently moved from a guest room to the foyer after they visited his studio and gallery in Venice, Fla. Glass sculptures gleam atop an antique Chinese table that faces an east window. At sunup, Ron Mason says, “That Duncan McClellan lights up like a ball of fire.” A Rocky Bridges mixed-media assemblage hangs near one of Robert Stackhouse’s watery blue canvases.

“The hard part is displaying everything,” Ron said. “There comes a time when you think your days of collecting may be over, and you have to curb your enthusiasm.” The Masons also enjoy experimenting with color schemes. The entry hall and several adjacent rooms have, at different times, been painted bright yellow and warm pumpkin. Just now, the walls are a deep gray. “We’re not really afraid to change” things around, Ron said. “We sort of get it going one way and then go the other.” Clearly, the Masons savor life among their treasures, and nothing in the house is sacro-

sanct. Friends marvel as their grandchildren, ages 2, 6, 7 and 9, have free range in the household, as did son Clark and daughters Paisley and Randy during their growing-up years. Thus far, there have been no casualties. “They just don’t even notice it,” she said. Pat uses a Swiffer to dust items in the collection (“My housekeeper won’t touch it”), and track lighting illuminates many of the objects and paintings. “Our collection has just kind of grown,” she said. “It doesn’t all happen at once.” It helps, Ron said, that they generally enjoy

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the same things. The Masons are on the lookout wherever they go. On family vacations, with the goal of touring all of the national parks, they fell in love with the American West, particularly Santa Fe, with its innumerable galleries and the extensive Indian Market in August. A Tammy Garcia bronze caught their eye, as did a Jason Rich oil and pottery by Robert Tenorio and Virgil Ortiz. They also have brought home Indian folk art from a vendor who speaks no English and has no telephone. “We buy what we like,” Pat says, and they have negotiated installment payments on occasion. That Butcher print is among the photographer’s top sellers, and its current asking price is about five times what they spent on it, Ron said. “Another thing I think that people should know about collecting art,” Pat said. “Ron and I never bought anything that we thought would accrue in value. We didn’t buy them for that reason.” “It’s very important (to say) that we have not bought anything for investment,” Ron said. Their favorite pieces? They have “chased a few,” he says, and several come to mind, but he offers the perennial answer he attributes to St. Petersburg art consultant and appraiser Eric Lang Peterson: “Why, the next one, of course.”

Pat Mason sits next to a wooden table that seems to mirror the painting behind her. At right: Dobbs Lang crawls through the legs of his sister, Mason, as they play in the art-filled living room. A Theo Wujcik painting is at far right.

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s there an alpaca in your closet? If not, you may be behind the times. Already, the fashion industry is hinting at alpaca sweaters and coats for autumn. Lightweight as silk and soft as cashmere, the fiber shone in designs from Louis Vuitton and Versace in Paris and Milan earlier this year. In the Tampa Bay area, down a dead-end road in Largo, you can visit animals similar to those that source these luxury items. The houses on Nina Street look ordinary, but in the back yard of Jamie Flores and her husband, Bob, there’s an acre of peaceful livestock. Along with a donkey, five dwarf goats and a few dogs, 14 alpacas make their home at Shi’Lo’ Alpacas. The couple also have 11 more females and three males at Golden Spirit Alpaca Ranch in Odessa. Flores’ eyes light up when she talks about her “boys.” Most days, she can’t wait to come home to them after working as a nurse manager at Largo Medical Center. On her website, shilo-alpaca.com, she writes that “once you step into my little bit of heaven, it doesn’t take long before you feel a sense of calm and serenity.” “Taking care of my boys is a labor of love,” she says. The Floreses head out west every year. It was in the late 1990s, at a mom-and-pop diner in Flagstaff, Ariz., that they saw an article in a local newspaper about Cloud Dancer Alpacas. A side trip took them to the site, and she fell in love with the South American creatures. “I was done,” she says. “I was mesmerized. I said, ‘I have to have these.’ ” After leveling their back yard and erecting gates and fences, the couple purchased their first three alpacas in 2004. Flores previously had spent several days on a farm in Virginia to learn how to care for, feed and protect the animals. “We just wanted three pets in our back yard,” she says. “But … alpacas are addicting. “Fortunately, (the animals) don’t require a lot of daily care. I feed them two times a day, and it takes about two hours to do the daily maintenance of feeding and paddock cleanup. They eat grain made just for the special needs of alpacas and a high-qual-

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ity hay. “When I have a day off, I spend more time with them just sitting in the field, cleaning water buckets and feed pails, spraying their bellies with the water hose.” Throughout the state of Florida there are more than 100 alpaca farms, and thousands of the animals. Alpacas are bred specifically for their fiber. The cashmere-like fleece is used for making knitted and woven blankets, sweaters, textiles and woven items. There are two breeds of alpaca. Suris have long, shiny locks that are very soft and slightly curly. Flores compares them to long, silky dreadlocks. The fiber is used in flowing items such as shawls and dresses. Huacaya (pronounced wuh-kai-ya) alpacas are fluffy like teddy bears. The crimpy fiber helps hold elasticity and is used in sweaters and gloves. The fiber is hypoallergenic. Unlike wool, it is light and doesn’t scratch. It is sometimes used for insulation in homes and for lining in military vests and other clothing. Flores doesn’t sell to commercial entities. She calls herself a hoarder and says she likes to keep the fiber for herself. She sends it off to a mill and decides afterward how it will be best used. Once a year, usually at the end of May, she hires a company to shear the animals before the summer heat sets in. Maintenance also includes packing the fleece and trimming the animals’ nails and teeth, if needed. A small store on the property holds mounds of soft fiber, used for yarn.

Alpacas are bred for their cashmerelike fleece. Once a year, usually in May, Jamie Flores hires a company to shear her alpacas before the summer heat sets in.

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A small store at Shi’Lo’ Alpacas in Largo carries yarns, sweaters, mittens and other items made from alpaca fleece.

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Jamie Flores enjoys hanging out with the 14 alpacas she and her husband keep in the back yard of their home at Shi’Lo’ Alpacas in Largo. Most days, she can’t wait to get home to them after working as a nurse manager at Largo Medical Center. “Taking care of my boys is a labor of love,” she says.

Flores carries sweaters, hats and baby clothes all made from outside alpaca fibers. At any given time of the day, Desperado, 20 years old, or Kasa, almost a year old, along with the other animals, may be lounging at the front of the shed. Alpacas tolerate the Florida heat and humidity but prefer colder temperatures. “During the summers, we use fans to help keep them cool,” Flores says. “I run my fans 24/7, have kiddie pools for them to swim in and provide loads of shade. But it’s not unusual to see them lying out in the hot sun during the day with their bellies facing the sun.” What about their temperaments? Flores compares her alpacas to cats. “If they want you to ‘love on them,’ they will let you. If not, they won’t give you the time of day. “I do have a couple that will stand for hours and let me scratch their necks,” she says. “Some I can hug on, but others find humans to be a necessary evil in order to be fed and watered.’’ But they are all very special to Flores in their own way. “Talk to any alpaca rancher and they’ll tell you the same thing,” she says. “There’s something magical about these creatures.” • Shi’Lo’ Alpacas at 10950 Nina St. N, Largo. To schedule a farm visit, call (727) 278-3996.

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Beach scene at Boca Grande May 2, 1926

A fisherman from New York City made national headlines in 1885 after he was credited with landing a tarpon with a rod and reel at the mouth of the nearby Caloosahatchee River. By the 1920s, the community was already a popular resort destination for throngs of wealthy sportsmen; many traveled to southwest Florida by rail. Tourism dollars fueled the further development of the area as a resort community.

The spring and adjoining pond were used as a spa and bathing area from the turn of the 20th century until the mid 1960s. Today, the historic natural spring is the centerpiece of a 210-acre Pinellas County park that connects to the Pinellas Trail. The spring is named for Charles F. Wall, who once owned the property. Courtesy, Heritage Village

Photo by the Burgert Brothers. Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

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Women under a beach umbrella at the Don CeSar Hotel in Pass-a-Grille 1932

Since its opening along the Gulf of Mexico in 1928, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pink Palaceâ&#x20AC;? always has attracted luminaries. F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, checked in a few months before this photo was taken and left a couple of weeks later, after her previously treated psychotic episodes recurred. Photo by the Burgert Brothers. Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System.

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Olympic divers compete in the pool at Club Morocco in Temple Terrace February 22, 1925

Two-time Olympian (1920 and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;24) Helen Meany executes a swan dive on her way to winning the high-springboard competition. (She earned a gold medal in her third Olympics, in 1928.) Boomtime developers often hosted events featuring national sports celebrities, attracting newspaper coverage throughout the country. Temple Terrace, one of the first planned golf-course communities in the United States, targeted affluent retired Northerners. The project faltered during the Great Depression. Florida Bible Institute, now Florida College, bought the old Temple Terrace Country Club clubhouse and the Club Morocco Nightclub and Casino during the 1930s; they remain part of the campus, where the country club is known as Sutton Hall, the casino is the student center, the filled-in pool area is green space, and the intact golf course is the only one in Florida listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Photo by the Burgert Brothers. Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System.

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Spring House on the Suwannee River in White Springs July 1919

American Indians thought the sulfuric waters to be sacred. Early settlers began promoting the area on the banks of the Suwannee River as a health resort in the late 1800s, advertising the waters as a cure for many ailments and attracting notables such as Henry Ford and Teddy Roosevelt. Around then, the spring was enclosed with gates and a high concrete wall to keep out the river. To maximize revenue, commercial space erected on both sides of the spring contained shops, dressing rooms and clinical-examination rooms for paying customers. Visitors patronized the Spring House as late as the 1950s. The original concrete wall and gate still exist along with the top floor; the spring has, for the most part, dried up. The last historic hotel, the Telford, closed in 2012 but has new ownership and reopened in March. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory

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Safety Harbor Sanitarium pool area Feb. 17, 1951

Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto happened upon the five natural springs on the property in 1539, thinking he had found the legendary Fountain of Youth. De Soto established a camp and named the mineral springs Espiritu Santo Springs (springs of the Holy Spirit). A hotel was erected in the early 1920s, and 8,000 gallons of water per day flowed through the swimming pool constructed in 1936. During the ownership of Dr. Salem H. Baranoff, who purchased the springs and sanitarium in 1945, the Safety Harbor Spa attracted visitors from all over the world. Photo by the Burgert Brothers. Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System.

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RINGLING FESTIVAL

CREATING ART

READING FESTIVAL

MARTINIS

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It’s an international lineup for an eclectic schedule of performances: Page 152

His sculptural creations shape the Tampa Bay area landscape: Page 132

Aasif Mandvi will be one of several celebrities at the annual event: Page 148

A big crowd gathers for research for Moffitt Cancer Center: Page 156

The museum event features local and regional brews: Page 166

Environstudio craftsman Robert Ballard designs fine art fabrications and custom cabinetry in his east Tampa workshop. At right is one of the nine Estantria bookcases. Photograph of Ballard by James Borchuck

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art of woodworking

GETTING CLOSE TO THE SUBJECT

BY AMY SCHERZER

f it looks impossible, Bob Ballard wants to build it. The custom woodworker spent most of 2004 crafting a series of intricate, 10-foot-long bread boxes shaped like missiles. The prestigious commission, called Panera, came from Los Carpinteros, native Cuban artists who live and work between Havana and Madrid. They sent Ballard watercolor paintings of what they had in mind. “Very complicated.” Ballard said. “I used 40 different jigs and fixtures to make the various parts.” Imagine his delight when Angelina Jolie bought one of the eight Panera sculptures, a Christmas present for Brad Pitt. A second, more labor-intensive commission followed. This time they sent computer drawings for nine Estantria bookcases. Distorting the dimensions of the lacquered maple shelves, Ballard explained, conveys a range of reading material, from weighty subjects to narrow topics. “I do like a challenge,” said Ballard, 45, gesturing to works in progress in his immaculate workshop in east Tampa. A black, high-gloss lacquer buffet awaits leather-wrapped drawer fronts. An audiovisual console will get shagreen doors and metal legs for an Art Deco appeal. The stack of reclaimed wood trusses? “Going to be ceiling beams for a farmhouse kitchen in Lake Keystone,” Ballard said. “The refrigerator will be concealed in wood to look like a piece of furniture.” No two stains, glazes or topcoat finishes are ever alike. Occasionally clients ask the craftsman to “retire” their formula so their designs truly are one of a kind. “My favorite projects are

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Ballard received a prestigious commission to construct a series of eight intricate, 10-foot-long bread boxes shaped like missiles. Angelina Jolie purchased one for Brad Pitt. Photograph provided by Graphicstudio I University of South Florida

when the clients become engaged,” he said. “Then it becomes a collaboration.” Ballard began Environstudio in 2003, after 10 years creating high-end residential work and upscale church interiors. For their fine art fabrications, Los Carpinteros found him through USF Graphicstudio, where his wife, Sarah Howard, curates public art and social practice. But most business emanates from clients who often become close friends and can’t help but spread the word. One couple recently invited them to travel to Cape Cod for a week. Tampa client Norma Gene Lykes says an email from Ballard is just as likely to note a particular hardware or hinge as a recipe, a new restaurant or an HBO series he thinks she would like. “He gets to know you personally, and that’s how he comes up with a design that fits the person,” said Lykes, who hired Ballard to build out an office, kitchen, laundry room, bathrooms, closets and bookcases in two homes. “He knows the music that I like, and the food and where I vacation,” she said. “Every quarter-inch is according to the way we live, and that’s why he’s invaluable.” Jeff Avery, owner of Magnolia Inspiring Interiors in South Tampa, met Ballard at a party after complimenting the host on the handcrafted range

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hood in his kitchen. “Bob happened to be there and could talk about his work,” Avery said, “We’ve done several projects together and been friends ever since.” Ballard has built and sold furniture to friends and relatives since his early 20s, using the woodworking skills Robert Ballard Sr. taught him in their north Tampa garage. Still, his parents were none too pleased when he took an entry-level cabinetmaker job in 1993, “after six years of college and at least that many majors,” said Ballard, who has a business degree from the University of South Florida. Returning for studio art and art history classes is how he met his wife, who is handy with shop tools and has come to his aid many a late night to get a job done. The couple reside in Seminole Heights, close enough that Ballard can ride his bike to the workshop. Tampa residents Russ Blain and Jeff Otterman challenged Ballard to design and build a “chef ’s dream kitchen” in their never-been-renovated, 1964-vintage Parkland Estates home. “He’s the sort of guy who won’t rest until he has what you want, and in his mind, is the perfect product,” Blain said. “He’s a craftsman, carpenter, artist and designer all wrapped into one.”

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These dolphin sculptures were created by Aeling and MGA Sculpture Studio and are showcased in the fountain and mosaic lagoon area of Sundial, formerly known as BayWalk, in downtown St. Petersburg. Photograph by Lara Cerri

BY MARY JANE PARK

is sculptural creations and collaborations with other artists already have helped to shape the Tampa Bay area landscape. Look no further than Sundial St. Pete, Mazzaro’s Italian Market, All Children’s Hospital Johns Hopkins Medical, BayCare Health System’s corporate offices in Clearwater and along the waterfront in Bradenton. Now, as president of the nonprofit Warehouse Arts District in St. Petersburg, sculptor Mark Aeling hopes to help secure studio spaces for himself and other artists by raising private money to buy six warehouses and office buildings in the area. The organization has conducted tours of the old Ace Recycling Center during monthly Second Saturday ArtWalks, and, more recently, for potential investors.

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This sculpture Aeling created in Nevada is situated at the end of a series of five fountains, each fountain with 20 individual fish arranged to appear as if swimming upstream. In the final fountain, a school of 575 cast stainless steel fish leap together to form the Nevada state fish, a Lahonten cutthroat trout. Photo graphs courtesy of MGA Sculpture Studio

Aeling’s own MGA Sculpture Studio is in the complex. The hope, initially, is to convert about 20,000 of the total 50,000 square feet into 30 to 40 affordable studios. Longerrange plans for the Warehouse Arts Enclave call for classrooms, galleries and a metal-casting foundry. Glass artist Duncan McClellan and the Morean Center for Clay have acquired property nearby, and supporters envision the area as an economic generator. “It’s a huge necessity for the arts community in St. Pete, securing a significant chunk of the area for artists,” Aeling said, “so we can keep rents below market cost.” The sculptor’s commissions extend throughout the United States, and his work has been shown internationally, but financial uncertainty hit after the economic crash of 2008.

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“I went for almost a year without a job,” he said. Aeling, 47, came to St. Petersburg in 2005 from St. Louis. He studied sculpture at Colorado State University and earned his MFA degree at Washington University in St. Louis, having created sculpture and scenery for the Seattle Opera. His parents had bought a place in Fort Myers. Aeling and a collaborator had a project in Newport News, Va., and they spent three weeks exploring the Eastern Seaboard. He first looked at Jacksonville but extended the trip, visiting Tampa and then deciding on St. Petersburg. He was encouraged to be creative from an early age. Even as a third-grader, he said, “I felt connected to something greater than myself.”

He started as a wood-carver and now works in a variety of materials: resin, metal, glass, concrete, “whatever medium is applicable to the task at hand. The art of it is in the creative process; the idea is often secondary to the process. I am a process freak.” For Ripple Effect, the cast fiberglass installation inside the lobby at BayCare Health, he took inspiration from a vacation to the Tennessee Mountains, where he watched his fiancee’s sons throwing rocks into the Ocoee River. His initial idea for the public art commission, he said, “was weaving community and health care together.” After he saw the patterns the stones created in the water, “I went from literally weaving to overlapping.” He sees the Enclave in a similar vein. “There’s truth at the heart of it,” Aeling said, “and the numbers work.”

( I work with ) whatever medium is applicable to the task at hand. The art of it is in the creative process; the idea is often secondary to the process. I am a process freak.” MARK AELING, president of the Warehouse Arts District in St. Petersburg

This fountain sculpture by Aeling is a literal representation of a pony express rider jumping his horse across the state of Nevada.

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Burien’s Havoc A.k.a.: Leah Conrady, 40, St. Petersburg. How did she come up with derby name? “I’m from Burien, a town near Seattle.” It’s where she created some havoc. Day job: Previously a medical assistant. Now a nursing student at Hillsborough Community College. Years skating derby: Three. “I like releasing stress with this. It really helps.” Favorite music: “All Christian. All the time.”

KNOCKIN’ AND ROLLIN’ BY SUZETTE MOYER

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN PENDYGRAFT

Live in Florida, and you’re likely to take up golf, tennis or swimming. But if you’re looking for something where you’ll relieve stress, get some exercise and make lasting friendships, the Deadly Rival Roller Derby team may be for you. Highly competitive, lightning-paced and a test of endurance, roller derby is a women’s contact sport played on a flat track at AstroSkate in Pinellas Park. M. Pyre Wrecker co-manages the team with Murder Ride, who founded the team (deadlyrivalrollerderby.com) in 2011. “DRRD started with a few women who had roller derby experience and a whole lot more who were brand-new to the sport,” Wrecker said. “We played more experienced teams in our first year and got slaughtered, yet we kept coming back for more.” The two home teams, the Hot Rod Hotties and the Cat O’ StrophiX, play each other all year to compete for a championship trophy. The league consists of about 40 women who train year-round, skating five or more hours a week in the evenings. Specific players also make up a travel team. The Attack Pack, a junior league of 20 girls between ages 5 and 17, is owned by one of the original skaters, Induce N Pain, and one of the original referees, Sober Screw. “I’ve been their announcer for two seasons now, and it’s been amazing watching these young skaters grow,” Wrecker said. They recently placed third in a national competition of 11 teams in their division. DRRD members also donate time and money to organizations such as Big Cat Rescue, CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse) and Metropolitan Ministries. Wrecker is excited about the upcoming season. “We recently purchased a banked track, like the movie Whip It,” she said. “It’s an elevated track with rails on the sides and banked turns. We’re looking for a space to house the track so we can invite skaters from all over Florida to come practice and play.” Open recruitment nights take place every few months; the next ones are Oct. 14 and 16. “We don’t have tryouts like some leagues do. We welcome everyone,” Wrecker said. “We have a Fresh Meat coach (Coach Carb, the Carb-Orator) and specific Fresh Meat practices so ladies 18 years and older can come learn and train with no experience necessary.”

Habeas KarcASS A.k.a.: Megan Steiner Karaus, 27, Clearwater. Day job: Attorney. She graduated with degrees in criminology and legal studies from Indiana State University before studying law at Valparaiso University School of Law. Years skating derby: “I’m a rookie. And I love it.” Words of advice: “Just do it. Drink the Kool-Aid and hop right in, skates first. Just know that you only get out of derby what you put into it.”

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CC Slider A.k.a.: Celia Doby, 32, Tampa. Day job: Hair stylist at Practically Frivolous in St. Petersburg. She spends all day on her feet and skates at night. Plus she has three children. Positions she plays: Jammer and blocker. Favorite thing about skating: “Fast skating. The fast pace of it.” What team members say about her: “She’s the quiet one of the team. Quiet and sweet. She looks innocent, but she’s tough.”

Induce N Pain A.k.a.: Angela Castro, 34, St. Petersburg. Day job: Labor and delivery nurse at Bayfront Medical Center. In 2007, she was one of six nurses to help deliver sextuplets. How did she choose a derby name? It’s her job to induce patients. The pain is obvious. Favorite thing about skating: “Friendship. Meeting the people and seeing them week after week is great.” Years skating: Three and a half. Family time: Two daughters (12 and 15) play in the junior derby league. Her son practices karate. Romance time: Induce and Sober (see below) met at the rink. They hit it off and started dating.

Sober Screw, referee A.k.a.: William Thigpen, 51, St. Petersburg. Day job: Owner of ProMow lawn and landscaping. Favorite thing about skating: “The exercise, the endurance. I’ve been skating for 40-plus years.” What was his first date with Induce? “April 1. At Pete and Shorty’s. I’ll never forget it.”

JT HookHer A.k.a.: Joanne Taylor, 35, St. Petersburg. Day job: Stay-at-home mom to Clementine, 7, and Olive, 3, who occasionally come out to watch her skate. She has a bachelor of fine arts degree in fashion design and merchandising and a side business called IckyDolls on Etsy. Favorite thing about skating: “It’s a real stress-reliever when you’re hitting someone. But it’s all in fun. Mostly.” Years skating derby: Three. What made her get into the sport: “I’ve always thought derby was interesting, and when I was pregnant with my youngest, Olive, I noticed a roller derby mug on my sono tech’s desk. She (a.k.a. UltraSonic) introduced me to the league, and I started when Olive was 7 months. It was a great way to get back into shape.” Do her kids skate? “Clementine just found an old pair of skates in her size, has pads and is eager to learn to skate but isn’t so sure about actually playing derby. But Olive is definitely interested when she’s old enough.”

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Nightmare, at left A.k.a.: Brianna Rooks, 9. Day job: Fourth-grader at Bardmoor Elementary School. Favorite thing about skating: “It’s fun. I like going out and getting hit but then getting up and laughing.” Favorite music: “I love country.”

Purple Warrior A.k.a.: Isabella Jordan, 10. Day job: Student at Walsingham Elementary School in Largo. Favorite thing about skating: “I practice every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. It’s about five hours a week. It’s the best thing.” Favorite position: I like being the jammer (skater who scores.) I’m always trying to find new ways to try to get through the other teams’ blockers.”

Miz Defiant A.k.a.: Annette Randolph, 39, New Port Richey. Day job: Manager at Tampa Bay Laser center. Favorite music: Alternative rock. Favorite thing about derby skating: “I like the hard hits, but I also like the team in general. Lots of fun.”

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A FESTIVAL BY THE BOOKS BY COLETTE BANCROFT

The 22nd annual Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading, coming Oct. 25 to the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus, will give readers a chance to meet more than 40 authors, and there will be books for just about every taste. Bestselling authors of several kinds will be on hand. Florida’s own Carl Hiaasen, known for his outrageously weird crime novels, will present his first YA book, Skink: No Surrender. Debbie Macomber, who has sold more than 170 million copies of her romance and women’s fiction books, will talk about Mr. Miracle: A Christmas Novel. And the prolific and everspooky R.L. Stine returns with his latest in the YA Fear Street series, Party Games. Celebrity authors are a hit at the festival, and Aasif Mandvi has built quite a show business career since graduating from Tampa’s Chamberlain High and the University of South Florida. He’s a correspondent on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, an actor on Broadway as well as screens large and small, a playwright, a writer and cast member of upcoming HBO series The Brink — and now the author of a hilarious, engaging memoir, No Land’s Man. Readers who prefer nonfiction ripped from the headlines will have several choices. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar will present Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free. Joan Biskupic’s latest book about the U.S. Supreme Court is Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice. And Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy is a timely memoir by Christopher Hill, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. Literary writers from Florida colleges and universities will be on the bill. Janet Burroway, now retired from Florida State University, will present her poignant memoir, Losing Tim. Robert Olen Butler of FSU will talk about his latest spy novel, The Empire of Night, and University of South Florida professor John

Carl Hiaasen, Debbie Macomber, R.L. Stine, Hector Tobar, Joan Biskupic, Christopher Hill, Janet Burroway and Peter Meinke.

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Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi, who grew up in Tampa, will be on hand to talk about his memoir, No Land’s Man. Comedy Central photo

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Henry Fleming will discuss his short story collection Songs for the Deaf. Retired Eckerd College professor and St. Petersburg poet laureate Peter Meinke has a new collection of poems, Lucky Bones. Crime fiction fans will have a full schedule of authors to catch: Ace Atkins with The Forsaken (Atkins also now writes the Spenser series created by the late Robert B. Parker), Tim Dorsey with Tiger Shrimp Tango, Michael Koryta with Those Who Wish Me Dead, Lisa Unger with In the Blood and more. If womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fiction is your passion, two authors offer different takes. Suzanne Brockmannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest military-themed romance is Do or Die. Cassandra King, a Southern writer who is the wife of author Pat Conroy, will talk about The Same Sweet Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide to Life: Advice From a Failed Southern Belle. Several books focus on the flavors of Flor-

ida. Former Times staffer Jim Webster has cowritten a cookbook with celebrity chef Mario Batali, America Farm to Table: Simple, Delicious Recipes Celebrating Local Farmers. Webster will appear with Tampa chef Greg Baker of the Refinery and Rebecca Krassnoski of Nature Delivered Farms. Also, Pam Brandon will present Good Catch: Recipes and Stories Celebrating the Best of Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Waters, and Mark DeNote brings The Great Florida Craft Beer Guide. For young readers, in addition to Hiaasen and Stine, the roster will include Eliot Schrefer, a Countryside High graduate, whose new novel is Threatened. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second in a series begun with his book Endangered, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and is a current Sunshine State book. Other YA authors include mother-daughter team Suzanne and Melanie Brockmann with

Night Sky, Amy Christine Parker with Astray, Tammar Stein with Spoils and Jeff Strand with I Have a Bad Feeling About This. Also on hand will be award-winning childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s author Sara Pennypacker to talk about her Clementine books. Several Times staffers will appear at the festival. Will Hobson and Michael LaForgia will talk about their 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning series. Ben Montgomery will present his nonfiction book Grandma Gatewoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail, and Craig Pittman returns with The Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Beautiful Orchid. Stephanie Hayes, whose novel, Obitchuary, has sold more than 10,000 copies, will talk about self-publishing. Times columnists, including Ernest Hooper, Janet Keeler and Daniel Ruth, also will appear.

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An international group of performers and an eclectic schedule of contemporary dance, jazz, comic puppetry, world music, nouveau cirque and science-fiction fantasy adventure fill the bill for this year’s Ringling International Arts Festival, which runs Oct. 15-18 in Sarasota. Citing the hope to appeal to new audiences of festivalgoers while at the same time challenging the event’s base of loyal supporters, the Ringling’s curator of performance, Dwight Currie, called the festival lineup “a collection of dynamic productions selected for their broad appeal and contagious energy.” Thirty performances of seven productions are scheduled in four venues, all within walking distance of the Ringling’s campus. Included are the Pedrito Martinez Group featuring Afro-Cuban percussionist Ariacne Trujillo; Tangram, a production from Berlin created and performed by ballerina Cristiana Casadio and circus artist Stefan Sing; Duo Amal, pianists Bishara Haroni and Yaron Kohlberg; and Keigwin + Company: choreography characterized by a sensibility of wit, style and heart. For a full schedule, go to ringling.org; or call (941) 360-7399.

Clockwise from left: Tangram duet features ballerina Cristiana Casadio and circus artist Stefan Sing; Afro-Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez; The Table’s cantankerous puppet Moses; jazz performer Vijay Iyer; and Palestinian pianist Bishara Haroni and Israeli pianist Yaron Kohlberg.

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THE V FOUNDATION Celebrities from the world of sports and entertainment crowded the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota for the sold-out ninth annual Dick Vitale Gala in May. More than 850 people attended the event, which raised $2 million to fight against pediatric cancer through the V Foundation for Cancer Research. 1. ESPN Hall of Fame sportscaster and event founder Dick Vitale. 2. V Foundation chief executive Susan Braun, Mike Brey, Vitale, Tom Crean and Nick Saban. The event honored Brey, Crean and Saban. Photographs provided by the V Foundation

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The August fundraising luncheon for the YWCA of Tampa Bay honored Woman of Distinction Kanika Tomalin, deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, and featured a keynote address by Tonjua Williams, senior vice president of student services at St. Petersburg College. Both women expressed appreciation for community and family support. 1. YWCA president and chief executive Lenice Emanuel with board members Maria Rawls, Roslyn Graham and Shameka Jones. Rawls and Jones were co-chairwomen of the annual fundraiser, and Graham chairs the board of directors. 2. Luncheon invitations were shaped like handbags. 2

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LIQUID DESIRES 2014 A sold-out event hosted by the Dalí Museum’s Zodiac membership committee featured local and regional brews and a focus on double images in connection with the special exhibit Marvels of Illusion.

1. The museum’s lighted helical staircase. 2. Guests inside the tasting room. 3. Finger mustaches pay a surreal tribute to the artist. 4. Shelly and Greg Young. 5. Leigh Wilson, Matt Abdoney and Amy Miller. 6. Cigar City Brewing’s bottles at the tasting. 7. Ungala, Angela Meier, Dean Meier, Sean Gillespie, Salvador Saint Germain, Taylor Roop and Chelsey Kamen. 8. JDub’s Brewery owner Jeremy Joerger and St. Pete Brewing Co. co-owner Tom Williams.

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PACESETTER AWARDS DINNER: Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services (PEMHS) event features U.S. Rep. David Jolly as honorary host. Margaret Heye Great Room, Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. (727) 362-4316.

PASSPORT TO FASHION: St. Anthony’s Hospital Auxiliary luncheon and fashion show features clothing from White House/Black Market and Sacino’s. 11 a.m. Club at Treasure Island, 400 Treasure Island Causeway. $50. (727) 448-7119; (727) 5452409; (727) 525-6863.

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CIGAR CITY GALA: Benefits Tampa Bay History Center. 7 p.m. 801 Old Water St. Black tie. tampabayhistorycenter.org; (813) 675-8991.

LEND A HAND LUNCHEON: Benefits Starting Right, Now homeless effort, features keynote speaker Derek Anderson. 11:30 a.m. Higgins Hall, 5225 N Himes Ave., Tampa. startingrightnow.org.

10.11 MOSI NATIONAL HISPANIC SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR GALA: Museum of Science and Industry event honors Rafael Bras. 7 p.m. 4801 E Fowler Ave. $80 single, $150 couple; mosi.org; (813) 987-6030. SAPPHIRE BALL: Black-tie ball benefits PARC, features 13 Magnetic Men of 2014. 6 to 11 p.m. Renaissance Vinoy St. Petersburg Resort, 501 Fifth Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. $175. parc-fl-org; (727) 341-6962. SUENOS DE DALI: “From Barcelona to Paris, a 1920s Bohemian Soiree,” connects Salvador Dali and Picasso to the two cities. Costume party features craft cocktails, food tastings, gallery access and entertainment. 8 p.m. Dali Museum, 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. $125 members, $150 all others. (727) 623-4770.

10.14 KEY TO THE CURE: 5:30 to 9 p.m. Benefits Sarasota Memorial Health Foundation, celebrates grand opening of Saks Fifth Avenue at the Mall at University Town Center, southwest corner of Interstate 75 and University Parkway, Sarasota. $100. smhf.org; (941) 917-1286.

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OKTOBERFEST: Most Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church fundraiser. 5 to 10 p.m. Rides, games, arts, crafts, food, entertainment. 5800 15th Ave. S, Gulfport. Free. Attraction tickets discounted in advance. (727) 347-9989. Runs through Oct. 19. (Friday hours 4 to 11 p.m.; Saturday noon to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 12:30 to 7:30 p.m.)

10.17 WLP FALL SYMPOSIUM: University of South Florida Women in Leadership and Philanthropy event features long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad. 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A La Carte Event Pavilion, 4050 Dana Shores Drive, Tampa. $100 members, $125 nonmembers. (813) 974-6996.

10.18 BREW HAHA: Halloween-themed event benefits 1Voice Foundation to support children who have cancer. Features food, drink, fire cannons, fire dancers, psychic readers, costume contests, music and more. 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Rutland-Farley estate, 5030 Sunrise Drive S, St. Petersburg. $100. (813) 787-3042. BROADWAY BALL: Motown-themed gala benefits

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10.18 FORT KNOX CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT: Benefits Joshua House, a program of the Children’s Home Society of Florida. 1 p.m. Seminole Lake Country Club, 6100 Augusta Blvd., Seminole. $85. (727) 397-2553; (314) 541-7622.

10.19 ISLAND NIGHT UNDER THE BROADWAY LIGHTS: Benefits LifePath Hospice. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Jackson’s Bistro, 601 S Harbour Island Blvd., Tampa. $100. chaptershealth.org; (813) 871-8431.

10.20 BOGIES & STOGIES GOLF TOURNAMENT: Fundraiser for Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. 11:30 a.m. lunch, 12:30 p.m. shotgun start, Renaissance Vinoy St. Petersburg Golf Club, 600 Snell Isle Blvd. NE. 5 p.m. after-party, 255 Beach Drive NE. $250 (includes greens fees, cart, lunch, after-party, awards). fine-arts.org/events-2/bogiesstogies-golf-tournament; (727) 896-2667.

10.23 DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS AWARDS: 17th annual West Central Council Boy Scouts of America dinner honors Bill Edwards, Lucas Fleming, Dr. Christopher Nelson and Andy Williams. 6:30 p.m. Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S, St. Petersburg. $130. (727) 391-3800. IMPACT AWARDS: 25th annual event benefits Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts. Vinoy St. Petersburg Renaissance Resort, 501 Fifth Ave. NE. $125 pARTners, $150 nonpARTners, $100 artists and nonprofit employees. tbbca.org.

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10.24 ST. ANTHONYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FOUNDATION GOLF CLASSIC: Benefits St. Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behavioral health programs and services. 11 a.m. Bayou Club, 7979 Bayou Club Blvd., Largo. $300 (includes greens fees, cart, range balls, buffet lunch, dinner reception). stanthonysfoundation. org; (727) 825-1086.

10.26 CELEBRATE THE TATAS: Gala dinner and auction benefit breast cancer research at Hadassah Medical Center. 5 p.m.; Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, 2900 Bayport Drive, Tampa. $136. (727) 799-0618.

10.31 MASQUERADE BALL: American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 14, fundraiser for All Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine features buffet dinner, music and dancing. Masks and costumes suggested. 6 to 10 p.m. 1520 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg. $10 advance, $12 at the door. (727) 894-7071.

11.1 EVENING FOR THE BAY: Fundraiser for Tampa Bay Watch restoration and education efforts features

buffet dinner, live music. 6 to 10 p.m. 3000 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde. $80 members, $90 all others. tampabaywatch.com; (727) 867-8166, ext. 234.

Institute. 7 p.m. TPepinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospitality Centre, 4121 N 50th St., Tampa. Black tie optional. $200. lionseyeinstitute. org; (813) 289-1200.

PAVILION XXVIIII: Black-tie gala benefits Tampa Museum of Art. 6 p.m. 120 W Gasparilla Plaza. $600. tampamuseum.org; (813) 421-8370.

HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR: St. Petersburg Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club event. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 40 Snell Isle Blvd. NE. (727) 6743484.

PICASSO/DALI, DALI/PICASSO GALA: First look at the exhibition plus dinner party and entertainment outdoors on the waterfront plaza. 7 to 11 p.m. Dali Museum, 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. Cocktail attire. (727) 623-4770.

SCHOLARSHIP FASHION SHOW: St. Petersburg Panhellenic Association event features clothing from Patchington at Isla del Sol, presentation of Woman of the Year award. 11 a.m. Isla del Sol Country Club, 6000 Sun Blvd. W. $30. Reservation and check to Pat Lins, 4549 14th Way NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33703. (727) 452-7653.

11.5 SMARTLY DRESSED: Margaret Acheson Stuart Society fashion show and luncheon features clothing from Neiman Marcus, silent auction, benefits Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Palm Court Ballroom, Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort, 501 Fifth Ave. NE. $125 (includes preferred seating); $175 patron (includes invitation and transportation to Oct. 28 dress rehearsal patron party at Neiman Marcus, Tampa). (727) 896-2667, ext. 221.

11.8 EYE BALL: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Havana Nightsâ&#x20AC;? event benefits Lions Eye

STYLE SHOW: Tampa Bay Suncoast Chapter of the American Sewing Guild event includes annual meeting. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Countryside Country Club, 3001 Countryside Blvd., Clearwater. (352) 556-3101.

11.9 STARLIGHT GALA EVENING IN NEW DELHI: Florida Hospital Foundation benefit features singer Josh Groban. 5:30 p.m. Tampa Bay Times Forum, 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa. Semiformal or Indian attire suggested. VIP $2,500, general admission $500. starlight-gala.org; (813) 615-7886.

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THAT HOLIDAY FEELING Festive touches already are appearing in retail stores, and soon enough, families will prepare guest rooms and dining tables for visitors who enjoy escaping to Florida. This classic setting uses Christmas china, heirloom flatware and crystal with white linens, and it mixes elements of silver and gold. Atop mirrored tiles, the reindeer and a snow-kissed forest nestle among tall glass columns filled with faux frost and ivory candles. The scene, as imagined by St. Petersburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anje Bogott, includes heart-shaped glass ornaments as keepsakes to take home. The frequent hostess often combines items from her familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collections and newly found treasures. The November issue of Bay will include more of her ideas along with additional features geared to the celebrations ahead.

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