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Find out morePhotography by Lori Sax October 5, 2018
Cassie Wegeng, Lexie Guanchez, Jacob Osborn, Elaina Mand, Sarah Wertheimer
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Marne Gaston
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Bill Virzi
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Patricia Reese
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Michael Duffy
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Taylor Toelle
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Desiree McCullough, Sara Holmes
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Austin Harlow, Ngoc Phan
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Nora Diaz, Robbie Jinson, Peter Tracy
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Nicole Bonsall, Gina Thompson, Annie Lister
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Patti Flanagan, Georgia Higgins, Meghan Flanagan
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Brian Smith, Jovana Jovanovic, Jason Howard
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Maureen and Bill Shuman
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Martha Dolan
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Megan Caughey, Patrick Perrelli, Kate Connor
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Alan Laskowski, Kim Lemonde
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Ingrid Rosas, Bonifacio Caro, Mary Linare
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Keith and Beth Cipielewski, Liza Kubik
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Turner Moore, Kim Livengood, Paul Moreno
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Cindy Black, Amy Warren
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Jordan Oliveria-Heller, Christina Fraser, Jessica Collard
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Doug Staley, Suzanne Takerian
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Gary Kirchner, Rita Thibault
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Ally Taylor, Anthony Rizzo
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Kiara Fallo, Adrian Langford
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Ariana Peralta, Cindy Murio
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Sarah Seay, Yvette Nguyen, Jessica Dell-Amico
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The second annual event was presented by the Sarasota-Manatee Originals at the Aloft Sarasota hotel. People's Choice winner was The Waterfront; Judge's Choice was Duval's.
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