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Best of Sarasota 2017: A Warhol Happening Pop Society Soiree

Sarasota Magazine's annual Best of party—presented by PNC Wealth Management—took place at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens and welcomed hundreds of guests to mingle and sample area vendors' wares.

Photography by Rebecca Baxter April 25, 2017

Liz Belt and Jake Pearlman

Mark Woodruff and Katelyn Prisco

Signature Bloody Marys a la Warhol

Tim Barett

Elisabeth Waters, Peter and Debbie Maltese

Richard and Leisa Weintraub

Jerry and Jayne Case

Mary Beth, Brad and Libby Goddard

Brian Plexico and Mickey Williams

Lisa Holcomb, Heather O'Brien Walker, Lisha Schneider, TW Walker, Karie Schneider, Sheila Murray

Heather O'Brien Walker

Edwin Velasco and Sam Ray from Tsunami

Chris Marinovich and Jayne Cox from enRich Bistro

Jean Weidner Goldstein with Rob and Jennifer Rominiecki

Lisa Snyder, Regina Osborn, Michelle Mots, Robert Sidlow, Diana Waddle, Lisa Evans, Pam Turrell from The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch

Dulcy Kushmore goes for a meatball slider from Oak and Stone

Melanie Jeffrey, Courtney Wise- Snyder, Erika Wise Borland, Abby Gerrity from Take Care Home Health

Jared and Ashley Goldstein

Roger Capote and Mischa Kirby from Selby Gardens

Beth Knopik and Teri Klauber

Terri Klauber

Liz Manes and Fred Krasne from Dimmitt Automotive Group in the LOVE Lounge

Bill and Sharon Bender

George and Gayle Maurizi

Maria Brady, Nicole Fankhauser

Frank and Janet Whitley

Bettina Von Wofhof, Jean Weidner Goldstein, Margaret Wise, Beverly Bartner

Sherry, Beverly and Tom Koski

Erin and Beaver Shriver

Kim Davis and Lisa Holcomb

Christine Greene and Jessica Stevens

Robert and Kim Livengood, Gina Sussa, Joanne Caldwell, John Chapman

Kimberly Manooshian, Renee Martone-Cecil, Kim Miele

Bonnie Jupiter, Jim Brewer

Debbie Plotts, Virginia Harshman

Peter Freigassner, Silke and Rudi Weiss

Silke Weiss, Peter Freigassner, Catherine Mai, Rudi Weiss, Gabriele and Bruce Charity

Alan Vaughan, Judi Gallagher

Alan Vaughan, Kate Daniel, Francisco Somoza, Pam Daniel, George Augustin, Tori and Mike Matton, Matt and Mara Daniel

Mara and Matt Daniel

Liebe, Segolene and Billy Gamble

Kelley Lavin, Jennifer Rominiecki

Barbie Fraley, Korrin Kelly

Jordan Oliveira-Heller, Alice Murphy

Jean Weidner Goldstein, Jennifer Rominiecki

Ester Pilston

Lori and Tara Greenbaum

Tracy Morra, Jeff Boyd, Brian Morra

Mike and Richard Scire

Rebecca Kelly, Stephanie Heald

Emily Wyant, Ana Molinari, Paula Gravier

Sheila Serino

Brian and Sheila Serino

Tito Alonzo

Best of Sarasota party

Tami Choplin

The May "Best of" issue of Sarasota Magazine

Keina and Lauren Loison

Tom Rutz

Dante Ferraro

Dan Barzel, Bobeth Yates

Alicia King Robinson, Rachel Livingston

Jack Dusty corn chowder

Juliette Pitt, Angela Boerthwick, Nikelia Belvin, Elaine Cook from Zenith

Dave and Brenda Maraman and Gary Heard

Claire Boren, Madeleine Purcell (Sarasota Ballet)

Scott Olschefskie, Amy Fitzgibbons, Tara and Ryan Glenn

Shannon Shuel, Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed, Donna Koffman

Bob and Mary Beth Koser

Jeffrey Gissinger, Heather Dunhill, Ted Meekma

Michelle Kapreilian, Tina and Mike Granthon

Wolfgang Krutzler, Gigi Rogers

Dennis Clark, Matt Yauslin, Ashley Figlow, Brian Craft

Chris and Kirk Voelker

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The Andy Warhol-themed evening included Warhol lookalikes, Bloody Marys served in Campbell's soup cans, and treats from a wide array of restaurants, shops and services singled out as winners and finalists from the annual readers' poll, plus editors' picks.

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