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Find out morePhotography by Rebecca Baxter April 13, 2017
Debra Clark Maradiaga, Tiffani Donovan, Karen Cadou
Camille Chapman
Beaver, Bianca and Erin Shriver
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Marshall Pepe, David Dettmann
Dan Starostecki, Ali Chokr, Marko Radisic
John and Andrea Matter
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John Sciara, Lonna Moriece, George Cappello
Mitch Helton, Whit Logan, Kim Davis
George Augustin, Pam Daniel
Donna Koffman, Renee Phineey, Jessica Hays, Sarah Wertheimer, Mary Ellen Mancini, Anne Foster
Debbie and Peter Maltese
Cheyanne Clark, Niki Pleas
Ann and David Potenza
John Sciara, Michelle Sampson
Liz Manes, Todd Van Herwynen, Stuart and Jill Miestrich, Ron Servidio
William Chen, Lynn Morris, Pam and Marcus Anast, Lisa Rooks
Renee Phinney, Hugh Shields
Camille Chapman, John Chapman, Kent Lane
George Cappello, Lonna Moriece, John Sciara
Maria Brady, Alyssa Esteban, Stevie Ramsey, Jordan Oliveria-Heller
Lynn Morris, Jill Meistrich
Rosenda Callaway, Michelle Bente
Lara Clara Ramos, Jessica Hays
Mary McAndrews, Niki Pleas, Cheyenne Clark
Bart Lowther, Michael Chokr, Chelsea Dunbar, Dan Starostecki, Turner Moore
Emma Burke, Sarah Beattie, Amy Fitzgibbons
Phil Rubin
Maria Brady, Sarah Beattie, Jill Meistrich
Lolita and Steven Reichbach, Sandy Moore, Michelle Stout, Patricia Meringer
Kelly Garner, Alex Floethe
Jessica Papineau, Maralyn Carr, Lee Anne Swor
Raffaele Perna, Dan Starostecki
Best of Sarasota VIP Party at Dimmitt
Sarasota Magazine readers and Best of 2017 readers' and editors' picks winners turned out for the event. The Warhol-themed "Best of" party itself takes place April 24 at Selby Gardens.
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