Page10 Ideaworks held their annual holiday open house at their beautiful Victorian offices on North Palafox Street. Caron Sjoberg, Michelle Ortiz-Miguez and their creative team opened their doors to more than 300 guests who stopped by to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Every room was fully decorated for the season, and fresh fir adorned every doorframe. It was just the right early December party to start the month off festively. The Council on Aging of West Florida also held a holiday appreciation party for supporters of the organization. The highlight of the evening was a presentation by John and Jerre Peacock as they generously awarded a check from the proceeds of the Panhandle Charitable Golf Tournament, an event created in the memory of John’s son. John B. Clark, president and CEO named the individuals who will be the 2017 “Rats” at next year’s gala. Charlie and Fran Switzer will chair the event where Roger Webb, Marianne McMahon, John Peacock, and Nels Offerdahl will be recognized for community service. SmartBank held a business after hours cocktail party in their bank lobby where friends and customers stopped by for plenty of good cheer. President Johnnie Wright and his wife Karen greeted guests while Johnnie’s A+ team of Kathy Hayward, Tina Vaughn, and Rhonda Rimmer mingled and kept things moving. This is always a lovely event in the holiday season as Johnnie rolls out the red carpet. Bob Kerrigan, Mike Baggett, Jim Cronley, and Ed Cronley were among the packed house.
GREAT! The party was loud, lively and fun but the best part was seeing the massive pile of gifts under the tree that people brought, at the request of the Durants, for Toys for Tots. Aero Capital Flight Services held a very cool reception at the Innisfree Jet Center. Guests mingled among the jets as they enjoyed music and good food by J's Pastries and Café (yes, they do a whole lot more than just bake) Michelle Sarra; Carlette Howell; Tina Tortomase; Gina Raymond; Randy Bricker; and Jim Reeves were among those attending. Teri Levin hosted yet another over the top party in her new Palafox apartment, this time to benefit Covenant Hospice with proceeds to be used for a new state-of-the-art Memory Care Center in Pensacola. Guests included Rick Appleyard; Brian LeBlanc; Mallory Studer; Angela Bottesini; and Quint and Rishy Studer.
and Jean Goodin; Bob Richburg; and Pete and Angela Moore were among the guests. And the crown jewel of the holiday parties was the annual Jewelers Trade Shop Roberto Coin Gala. Approximately 100 guests were invited to Global Grill where the Italian jewelry designer brought in a private collection of his newest creations for a one-of-a-kind shopping experience. Champagne flowed and guests were treated to a full Italian buffet in honor of the artist. Tony and Linda Terhaar; Mike and Terri Papantonio; Steve Gracik and Charlene Sanders; Steve and Evan Jordan; Mayor Ashton Hayward; Pat Windham; and Brooks and Elaine Davis were in the crowd.
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Best decorated home of the season has to be the Milton home of Bo and Judy Johnson. Judy has a real flair for seasonal décor, and she outdid herself this year. Friends were invited on a very stormy evening to stop by for a holiday buffet and the gift of music with a pianist on the baby grand to entertain guests with Christmas and classical songs. Mike and Patty Thomas; Gordon
Joe and Tracey Durant hosted hundreds at the Pensacola Country Club, celebrating an awesome year for the couple. If you follow golf at all, Joe did exceptionally well on the circuit, while Tracey finished her degree and graduated from the University of West Florida. She is a personal trainer these days at Anytime Fitness, downtown Pensacola, and already has an impressive client list which gets longer by the day. The party featured the band DLP (doctors, lawyers, and politicians) who is in big demand these days. When Will Henghold is not treating skin cancer, he rocks the house as lead singer in the band. These guys are
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