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A MAGAZINE OF THE TAMPA BAY TIMES

AUGUST 2014

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Aug Sept WELCOME TO THE ANIMAL (AND BIRD) ISSUE

28 PAINT THE GARDENS PINK A fund has been set up to repopulate Sunken Gardens with flamingos.

Photograph by Cherie Diez

on the cover Dancers from Next Generation Ballet tap into their animal instincts. Ann Taylor blouse, $16 (Repeat Performance Boutique), 1970s fur vest, $98 (LaFrance Boutique), leggings, $59 (Dillard’s). Page 50.

Cover photograph by John Pendygraft

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EMBRACING THE WATER

The Tampa Bay Water Polo Club takes competition to the extreme.

A Clearwater Beach home maximizes gulf views in contemporary styling.

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Meet a Southeastern Guide Dogs breeder and some of her puppies.

Lovie Smith didn’t expect his return to Tampa Bay to be as Bucs head coach.

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 James Branaman, Lara Cerri, Peter Couture, Cherie Diez, Taylor Gaudens, Stephanie Hayes, Scott Keeler, Steve Madden, Ileana Morales, John Pendygraft, Valerie Romas, Amy Scherzer, Dirk Shadd, Rick Stroud, Daniel Wallace Bay is published six times a year by Times Publishing Co. and delivered to Tampa Bay Times subscribers in select neighborhoods in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.

Copyright 2014. Vol. 7, No. 6.

THE TAMPA BAY TIMES CHAIRMAN AND CEO Paul C. Tash EDITOR AND VICE PRESIDENT Neil Brown VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING ADVERTISING MANAGER

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JEWELS HIDDEN IN OUR MIDST

St. Petersburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunken Gardens is just one of the many gems to be found in the Tampa Bay area, and people who have not visited it recently may be surprised by its tropical lushness and by the number of activities it offers. I tell you this not so much to promote the attraction, although its shady areas offer welcome relief from the midsummer sun. I mention it because those of us who live in the Tampa Bay area often bypass some of the special places right here in our midst.

Clearwater Beach is one of those destinations, and not only for college students during spring break.

This issue of Bay offers a look at a new home built near bustling businesses that has a calming view of the Gulf of Mexico and landscaping that blends into the dunes. Its contemporary design and energy-efficient strategies are compatible with other elements that make it enticing for the owners and their guests.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll detect a bit of an animal vibe this time around, in fashion and other features. We hope they will inspire you to take another look at everyday surroundings and discover just how extraordinary they can sometimes be.

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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Hand-painted and handsculpted with Lucite, this Alexis Bittar pave crystal butterfly brooch is faceted with white quartz and mother-of-pearl doublets, $495 (Neiman Marcus, International Plaza, Tampa).

DEJA BEAUTIFUL What’s old is new? For this season’s jewelry looks, it is true. While browsing shops and boutiques, we couldn’t help but notice the many distinctive accessories that incorporate vintage elements into decidedly contemporary designs. Pave crystals and mother-of-pearl mixed with polished Lucite and quartz? Yes, again!

When classic meets current, the result is up-to-the-minute panache.

— Valerie Romas

Photographs by Dirk Shadd

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Clockwise from top left: Avant Garde bronze Swarovski crystal ring, $98 (Paris Isabella Clothing Co., 4930 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park); Swarovski crystal pave vine bracelets from Alex Bittar, $275 each (Neiman Marcus); Avant Garde bronze Swarovski crystal necklace, $218 (Paris Isabella); Alexis Bittar clip-on earrings with Swarovski crystals, $345 (Neiman Marcus).

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Dolly Donshey, surrounded by her creations, is the owner and creator of Monstruosité, a unique custom-made hat shop in Tarpon Springs.

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TO THE TOP Every local fashion designer dreams of making it to the Big Apple. We tip our hats to Dolly Donshey, whose striking line of toppers is about to take her there.

Donshey, the 23-year-old designer behind the Monstruosité brand of high-fashion hats and headpieces and a mainstay of Tampa Bay Fashion Week, has been accepted into New York’s Nolcha Fashion Week. The event is a platform for independent fashion designers to showcase collections.

She was chosen as one of 13 designers for this year’s event in September, held concurrently with the famed white tents and fashion shows of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Donshey, who studied hatmaking under milliner Jan Wutkowski, recently opened her own boutique in Tarpon Springs. Her creations juxtapose monstrous materials such as animal bones, resin hawk claws and tar-black feathers with dreamlike pearls, vintage lace and crystals.

At Nolcha, she’ll showcase Monstruosité’s spring/summer 2015 collection, titled “The Rise of Ostara.” Ostara is the spring equinox celebrated in pagan culture, so the idea translates to “birth of spring.” Donshey describes it as her “prettiest” collection to date, yet it does not lack for drama. It is full of natural and raw elements: dyed feathers, crystals, animal parts and even a set of collagen faux human teeth.

“Normally everything I do is so dark, but what I love most about this collection is that I’ve been able to create a ‘dark’ collection without using even a touch of black or red,” Donshey said. “The experience of this collection is what it’s all about this season. Everything from head to toe is completely stylized.”

She’s raising money to get to New York in a campaign called the “Big Apple or Bust.” Learn more about the effort at Donshey’s website, monstruosite.com.

— Stephanie Hayes

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ometimes it’s better to show than to tell when the subject is an exotic automobile. Such is the case of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Roadster, a car that’s far more interesting than its acronym-heavy name.

The SLS is a link to the rich Mercedes tradition that produced the iconic gullwing coupes of the 1950s. The modern SLS is the spiritual heir to those cars. This SLS carries a classic silhouette — a hood that seems to go on for days and an abbreviated rear deck — that harks to the age when massive engines always were situated in the front, and a trunk was but an afterthought.

It’s a look that says power with a capital “P.” In that category, the engine doesn’t disappoint. It’s a hand-built V-8, tuned by the horsepower wizards of Mercedes’ AMG division. The bellow of all 583 horses — more a roar, really — makes one wish that Florida’s driving landscape was dotted with tunnels to better appreciate the sound. It’s pure sensory pleasure.

Still, even with the soft top up, the snug cockpit is surprisingly quiet. Maybe that’s because the power-folding top has three layers to mute that exhaust note. It takes but 11 seconds to open or close at speeds of up to 31 mph and tucks away cleanly so as not to mar the car’s silhouette. In red, the top makes for a vivid contrast against this car’s Imola

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Red-stitched leather and carbon-fiber console accents highlight the interior of the SLS AMG GT Roadster. The supercar looks right at home cruising the waterfronts of Tampa Bay and is comfortable in ordinary driving.

Photographs by Scott Keeler

Grey body. The SLS rides on 19-inch front and 20-inch rear forged-alloy 10-spoke wheels that have red brake calipers.

The interior, too, engages the senses. It’s richly appointed and driver-friendly, with red-stitched leather and red seat belts that seem almost to glow against the black leather. And if an evening drive with the top down turns chilly? Not to worry. The “Air Scarf” system in the seats warms your neck. Carbon-fiber accents in the console and other cockpit surfaces — a supercar standard these days — complete the look.

The SLS shown is a 2013 model, but the car was unchanged for 2014. Alas, this year sees the end of the SLS, as Mercedes is building 350 Final Edition models to give the car a proper sendoff.

It’s best we enjoy this future classic now.

AUGUST 2014

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Photograph by Cherie Diez

PAINT THE GARDENS PINK They are known as George (left, wearing leg band No. 59) and Lucy (No. 53), the names the Flamingos Forever fundraising group gave them in memory of members of the Turner family, the original owners of St. Petersburg’s Sunken Gardens. The two survivors from a flock of 17 acquired for the landmark in 1956 probably are both hens, director Bill O’Grady said, “and they are approaching their expiration date.” The hope is to purchase a flamboyance of 20 young adults to repopulate the area and to enlarge the enclosure. “The children love them, and the tourists love them, and I think everybody loves flamingos,” O’Grady said. Donations are accepted at the Gardens, 1825 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33704 and through St. Petersburg Preservation, Flamingos Forever Fund, 705 16th Ave. NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33704.

— Mary Jane Park

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ANIMAL MAGNETISM Fashion accessories go on safari this fall, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no better time to start to bring out your inner creature than August. Animal prints are big for the end of 2014, but if you are too shy to become a raging tiger all at once, you can step quietly into the trend with sunglasses, scarves and shoes.

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Photographs by Cherie Diez

brown town Vintage-style feather hat, $68 (La France, Ybor City); Tom Ford sunglasses, $450 (Neiman Marcus); Giuseppe Zanotti ankle strap shoes with heel details, $248 (Repeat Performance, Tampa).

white out Escada suede zigzag purse, $295, and leopard-print pashmina scarf, $55 (Repeat Performance); feather mask, $32 (La France).

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t first, they were “the old guys” on the University of South Florida intramural team, determined to maintain strength and agility. Although the Tampa Bay Water Polo Club has been around since 2000, the players left USF about four years ago, found a practice pool and created their own nonprofit organization.

Athletic and fiercely competitive, most of them, like team leader Allan Edwards of Land O’Lakes, played in high school. The 40-year-old software consultant moved from Miami to Tampa in 1999 and joined the team in 2001. Wife Cathy is a Realtor, and Edwards travels frequently for business. At home, he says, he often finds himself “knee deep in kid duty” at swim meets and baseball games with his 8-yearold daughter, Ava, and 6-year-old son, Vaughan.

In addition to regular team practices, he swims between 16,000 and 21,000 meters weekly. He placed 11th out of 118 in the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim, a 3.1-mile event in January to benefit the Navy SEAL Foundation.

“I’m an extremist when it comes to our team,” he says, taking much of his enjoyment from the overall camaraderie of the sport, coaching new team members and engaging in tournaments.

Another team leader, Ray Farmer, 27, also played water polo in high school. A sales-support representative for a medical sales company, he moved from Michigan to Tampa about two-and-a-half years ago and joined the club to meet people, make friends and maintain his fitness goals.

“It’s a good workout in a fun environment,” he says.

The practices usually focus an hour on passing and shoot-

Tampa Bay Water Polo Club member Allan Edwards looks for a pass during a match at the YMCA of Central Florida Aquatic Center in Orlando. Edwards joined the team in 2001.

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Tampa Bay Water Polo (tampawaterpolo. com) practices 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays at the Carrollwood Country Club on Clubhouse Drive and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays at the Bobby Hicks Pool on Mango Avenue. Both are in Tampa.

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ing drills and another hour scrimmaging. Players take turns coaching, and they take the time to teach new members.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been part of a team that’s friendlier,” Farmer says.

The club includes men and women, college students and middle-age professionals.

Water polo has no defined “season,” nor does it follow a set schedule as some other club sports do, usually including playoffs and a championship. The Tampa Bay players are there for the fun and the physical exertion.

The team participates in as many as seven tournaments throughout the year. They competed in the Sunshine State Games in Fort Lauderdale in June and will enter the PowerBar Cup in Atlanta later this month and the Hillbilly Invitational in Knoxville, Tenn., in September.

Farmer especially looks forward to the annual Halloween invitational in Orlando. Edwards likes it when the competition heats up. He says the New York Aquatic Club team is made up of “basically professional water polo players,” and he says he doesn’t think they’ve ever lost a game.

“It’s like a college team going up against the Bucs,” Edwards says. The Tampa Bay team thrives on going up against NYAC and uses the tournament play to improve performance.

Edwards, Farmer and others want the club to grow, and they encourage new players. They hope eventually to host a tournament in Clearwater and to use any money raised to finance the team’s entry fees for future tournaments.

Tampa Bay Water Polo Club head coach Brian Donahue yells to team members during a match in Orlando.

Below: Tampa Bay keeper Carlos Larco defends a shot by Jacksonville Water Polo Club’s Chris Arias during a match in Orlando. The club also has women members.

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A TASTE FOR TRAVEL Where do Tampa Bay chefs and restaurant owners go for a night out? What other cultures do they explore? After all, travel inspires people to try new foods, and certain meals can evoke a memory of a trip or city better than any photograph. Turn the page to find out. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; By Ileana Morales and Suzette Moyer

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owner and chef, Bella’s Italian Cafe

owner, Besa Grill

executive chef, Cena

Favorite dish?

Hands down, Southern Vietnamese pho saté with sliced beef, tendon and tripe and a healthy amount of chilies and fresh basil.

Favorite dish from Italy?

My favorite thing is anything involving Bolognese, with pasta and a little parmigiana or ravioli or lasagne.

Favorite dish from anywhere in the United States or abroad?

Well, I may be partial, but I love the fresh homemade guacamole we serve tableside at FlameStone. Outside of our restaurants, I would have to say the truffle-mushroom pizza at Siena Tavern in Chicago. It’s pretty amazing.

Favorite dish from Italy?

Probably the Bolognese, because it’s rustic. It’s braised-down tomato sauce. Hearty.

What’s your favorite place to travel?

Portland, Ore., is currently my favorite place to travel. There is a huge focus on craft brewing and really amazing indie restaurants. It’s an environment that promotes adventurous ideas and out-of-the-box thinking with a healthy loathing of corporate big-box chains.

Favorite restaurant besides Roux?

I spend most of my time frequenting breweries rather than restaurants.

Locally, my No. 1 is Rapp Brewing; the Gose is to die for. Greg Rapp is brewing some really exciting inventive styles. In the U.S., I love the Cascade Brewery in Portland. Their barrel-aged sours are worth the trip.

Is Florida the best place to showcase your dishes?

I want to be in a place that is growing and evolving rather than fully established. Florida, especially the bay area, has a vibrant growing food culture that spans a huge swath of cultures. There is a ton of young talent moving in, and I anticipate the eyes of the culinary nation will soon be on us.

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What’s your favorite place to travel?

Favorite place to travel is Italy. I lived there for a few years and have been in love since. I visit a couple of times a year and enjoy visiting new areas as well as my old favorites. Every region of Italy offers somewhat different flavors than other regions. The thrill in dining is the differences. An autumn visit is my favorite time, with porcini, truffles and grape harvest.

Favorite restaurant besides Bella’s?

Square 1 Burgers & Bar! Love dining at Bella’s neighbor, Bern’s. However, Elevage at the Epicurean is fantastic.

Florida or Italy?

Florida or Italy? Wow, that’s a tough one. For family, friends and business?

Florida. For cuisine, weather and culture? Italy.

Favorite wine?

I love big reds. Italian, West Coast, French.

• 1413 S Howard Ave., Suite 100, Tampa (813) 254-3355

What’s your favorite place to travel?

What do you like to eat there?

My wife and I have fallen in love with the One&Only Palmilla resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. They have the freshest ceviche and fish tacos we have ever experienced. Amazing! It’s the perfect place to eat great food and do nothing but relax.

Favorite restaurant besides yours?

The great thing about being in the business is that we are constantly trying out new places. Right now, I would say Siena Tavern in Chicago and Restaurant Marc Forgione in Tribeca, New York. Chicago and New York are constantly pumping out great restaurants.

Favorite cocktail?

I’m on a bourbon kick lately, and Marc Forgione’s has a cocktail that consists of a small batch bourbon, honey, lemon and ginger. It’s the perfect cocktail to take the edge off.

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What’s your favorite place to travel?

Napa Valley is a beautiful place to go travel and to eat. Both wine and food. My experience I had at French Laundry is one of the ones I’ll never forget. We were on a trip with a restaurant I used to work at, and we were doing a wine dinner out there. My first time out there, and to experience the country like that was beautiful.

Favorite restaurant besides yours?

I like to go to Bianchi’s Enoteca. I like their chicken avocado panini. It’s a small, quaint little place.

What’s your connection to Italian food?

Family. I grew up eating Italian with my mother and father. I always remember having pasta Sunday with tomato sauce. A lot of time we had breakfast for dinner.

Favorite wine?

I like big Tuscan wines.

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IT’S ONLINE TOO.) THEY TAKE LEAPS, JUMPS AND TWIRLS AND ONCE OR TWICE PERFORM A MAGNIFICENT LIFT. DANCERS

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STEP OUT OF THEIR NORMAL ROUTINES BUT STILL STRETCH BEFORE

JUNGLE EACH POSE, PLUS BUILD RAPPORT WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER. THEIR

PLAYGROUND MAY NOT ALWAYS BE AS WILD AS THE REAL THING, BUT

RIGOROUS PRACTICES KEEP THEM SHARP. UNDER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PETER STARK, NGB STUDENTS STUDY AT THE PATEL CONSERVATORY FOR MONTHS, SOMETIMES YEARS, STRIVING TO

OUTDO OTHER

DANCERS THEN TAKE THEIR MOVES TO NEW YORK CITY OR EVEN ABROAD. SO

THERE YOU HAVE IT. MEET HANNAH, OLIVIA AND KATARINA,

STARS OF THE 2013-14 SEASON.

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Hannah Stanford was made for the role of the BLACK SWAN, with her Alice & Olivia leather/mesh cropped tank, $396 (Neiman Marcus, International Plaza in Tampa), and Ellie Tahari skinny leather pants, $150 (Repeat Performance Boutique, 4343 Henderson Blvd., Tampa). Hannah, 16, from Tampa, started ballet at age 6. After studying at the School of American Ballet in New York City this summer, she heads to the Royal Ballet School in London for three years.

Olivia dances in her Unique Vintage sequined flapper dress, $348 (La France) as elegant as a PEACOCK. (A female is called a peahen; babies are called peachicks.) Hannah’s favorite thing in ballet is the performance, and it takes dedication to get on stage. “If you want to be serious, you have to give up things in your life other kids our age have,” she says, “but it’s what we love to do.”

With the sleekness of a BLACK PANTHER, Katarina Smith falls into her role wearing a Dolce & Gabbana dress with tufted sleeves, $350, and statement ring, $45 (both from Repeat Performance).

Katarina, 16, has been dancing since she was 8. She joined the Patel Conservatory at the Straz several years ago; like many other NGB students, she juggles academics and dance.

Like a fierce, graceful LEOPARD, Olivia leaps in a Haute Hippie tie-dyed tank, $185, Rich & Skinny pants, $165, and Burberry Brit ivory leather moto jacket, $1,017 (all from Neiman Marcus). Earlier this year, Olivia and her father traveled to Switzerland for a competition. The dancer counts her father as one of her biggest advocates.

Katarina plays LION king (or queen) in a Neto brown fur/black leather cropped top, $55 (Repeat Performance); animal print vintage satin pants, $36, and a rabbit fur wrap, $398 (both from La France). At age 14, Katarina performed to a sold-out audience at Lincoln Center in New York City. She will return to Patel in the fall.

In a one-of-a-kind Carmen Havens maxi dress, Olivia stands en pointe with one leg in the air as graceful as a GIRAFFE. The Italian silk chiffon and tulle dress with a safari/floral print, $395 (carmenhavensdesigns.com) is paired with bamboo bangles, set of three, $18 (Repeat Performance).

Hannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite performance at the Straz was as the lead in Sleeping Beauty. Here, she moves like an elegant WHITE SWAN in an Alice & Olivia Eaddy embellished faux leather gown, $1,998 (Neiman Marcus). Feather fan in ivory/white, $288, and serpent/ wing brass necklace, $98 (both from LaFrance).

Like ZEBRA stripes, Hannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ballet moves contrast with every performance. She always looks cool and in control, and before performing, she likes total silence. Rag & Bone white Noah tank, $95, and Clover Canyon black/ white stripe drawstring pants, $216 (both from Neiman Marcus); Escada jacket (part of a two-piece suit), $64, silver ring, $48, silver shimmer round ring, $25, two-stone ring with silver wraps, $25 (all from Repeat Performance).

Hannah curls like a SNAKE around Jackson Kettel of Tampa in an Ellie Tahari black/white punch-out topper, $568; 7 for All Mankind snake-print skinny jean, $216, and Brunello Cucinelli natural fox fur collar necklace, $775 (all from Neiman Marcus). Crystal/Stone statement ring, black & silver, $25 (Repeat Performance).

Special thanks to Paul Bilyeu, Claire Florio, Peter Stark, Taylor Minich and the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts.

Styling: Valerie Romas, www.one2styleu.com Hair and makeup: Suzin Moon For a behind-the-scenes look, go to tampabay.com

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Stephanie Shay worked with artisans from 3Form in Seattle to create the dining room chandelier. “The whole coloration of the house inside is from the water and the natural elements, the sand,” she said. At right, she and Dallas designer Gary Riggs sketched the 12-foot sculpture to resemble two waves crashing together.

Also manufactured with 3Form, it is 4 feet in diameter, illumined by LEDs and has a metal torpedoshaped interior frame. At 1,000 pounds, architect Steven Klar said, “we had to make sure the house would support it.”

EMBRACING THE WATER, NATURALLY A newly constructed home on Clearwater Beach maximizes views of the Gulf of Mexico in an organically modern style that reflects the ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Minnesota roots.

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Brian Shay’s wine collection is one of his favorite features in the new home. It can hold up to 500 bottles. The custom framework was designed to resemble sea kelp, “which we don’t have here in Florida,” architect Steve Klar said.

Adjacent secret drawers and cabinetry hold bar equipment and additional spirits.

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hey have lived in 14 homes in seven states. In more than 25 years of traveling the country for his career in the telecommunications industry, Brian and Stephanie Shay have supervised numerous renovations, but they have never before built a house.

All of their previous residences could be described as traditional.

Brian’s current base is Dallas, where the couple recently downsized to a condominium, and they have a house on Mercer Island near Seattle, in the Pacific Northwest. On Clearwater Beach, they recently completed what architect Steven Klar calls an organic modern house.

With family in Pinellas and Sumter counties, Stephanie Shay said, it was ideal for them to build a structure that is both vacation retreat and, as they consider retirement, a comfortable place to land.

“We would always have Clearwater,” she said. “We would come there every year. It’s the only constant that our kids have.” The couple are parents to Ann, Erin and Patrick, all adults.

Visiting the area for vacation several years ago, Patrick saw a “for sale” sign during a walk along the beach.

“When this property came up, we said, ‘That’s it.’ It’s a perfect location,” Stephanie said. “It’s still residential and close to town.”

Her brother, Bobby Rowe, had worked with Klar before and recommended Klar & Klar Architects. As clients, Stephanie Shay said, they immediately connected with Klar and his wife and business partner, Roberta.

“We’re all Minnesotans by birth. We like that Midwest contemporary Prairie style. We’re all the same age. We all have an artistic background. It is our first experience building from scratch, and with Steve and Roberta’s help, it all worked out beautifully. We’d finish each others’ sentences.”

First, the couple wanted to maximize views of the Gulf of Mexico.

“We do love the water,” she said. “Born and raised in northern Minnesota, you have to have water.”

The home needed to be small enough for two people, with space for overnight guests. And accessible, with an elevator, both for convenience and in the event that either of them

The custom-made lighted sculpture, created by Stephanie Shay and Dallas designer Gary Riggs and manufactured in the Pacific Northwest, hangs above a baby grand. As the family spends more and more time in the Tampa Bay area, she says, “I hope I can just work on photography and (oil painting) and get back into art, practice my piano.”

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The spacious kitchen, left, opens onto the dining room, which extends to an outdoor balcony. “Everything is open, so it’s just perfect for entertaining,” Stephanie Shay said. Last Christmas, 32 people were together for a holiday celebration in the new home.

Recessed lighting shines on the couple’s art, and night-lights radiate from beneath the staircases, above.

were ever to be incapacitated in any way. And sturdy, built to withstand sustain winds from a Category 5 hurricane.

They desired space for entertaining. The kitchen and dining room extend to an outdoor balcony, where 32 people gathered last Christmas.

“We set out three tables on that main-floor balcony there,” Shay said, “eight per table. It was just glorious.

Everything is open, so it’s just perfect for entertaining.

Having a big kitchen like that makes it so much easier.

It’s a convenient kitchen. It’s extremely efficient.”

The upper level includes an arts and crafts room for Stephanie and an office for Brian in addition to the master suite and bath. Natural light streams into the walk-in closet, which helps the couple see “true” colors in plan-

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The master level features water views from the bedroom and from Brian Shay’s office and Stephanie Shay’s arts and crafts room. The couple share a breakfast nook, plus laundry and fitness rooms. The three-story house is designed to resist a hurricane with 155mph sustained winds. It incorporates limestone, cedar and mahogany, materials that warm the modern lines of the structure, plus solar and LED components that reduce energy use.

“We had existing art (in Dallas and Seattle) that I thought would look well in the home,” Stephanie said. “I looked at all my art and decided what was contemporary enough to move to the new house.”

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The lanai and the 18-jet hot tub are treasured spaces. “Wherever I live, I have to have a hot tub,” Stephanie Shay said. “It’s a water thing.” Low-maintenance landscaping blends into the native grasses along the nearby dunes, and an EcoSmart firebox can supply additional light and warmth.

ning their wardrobes.

There is a separate media room, with concrete block walls to suppress sound, and a separate air-conditioning system. “It is its own isolated, three-dimensional shell in the house,” Klar said. Surround Sound is installed throughout the home. Devices and technology are connected; the Shays can control everything, including security monitors, from mobile devices.

“All of their hot water is supplied by the sun,” Klar said, referring to the solar water heater.

“Steve is so into the house being ‘green,’ and self-sufficient,” Stephanie said.

LED installations also mean lower power bills. Limestone and wood, cedar outdoors and mahogany indoors, warm the structure’s sleek lines, and porcelain tile floors throughout the house require minimal maintenance.

“We’ve pulled parts of classic modern design” along the lines of midcentury styling “and composed them in a more contemporary arrangement,” Klar said.

Landscaping and gardening are additional passions for Stephanie, who supervised lowmaintenance, “no-mowing” installations that will blend into the sea grasses along the dunes beyond their property.

Her favorite features, she said, are the lanai and its 18-jet hot tub that looks out onto the Gulf of Mexico.

“Wherever I live, I have to have a hot tub. It’s a water thing. And I love my bedroom. And my arts and crafts room. Well, the whole house is fantastic.”

For Brian, it’s the wine cellar. “The other favorite part is the elevator to get to the wine cellar,” Stephanie said. And the barbecue grills, emphasis on the plural.

“How many grills did you see?” she said. “We have to have a grill here, and a grill over here. It’s drop-of-a-hat entertaining.”

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he first time I saw Lacey, I was surprised how petite she was. She radiates joy and personality in her 55-pound English Labrador frame. She is so verbal sometimes she seems to be talking. Her tail is in constant motion, an established threat to glasses set onto the coffee table.

According to Southeastern Guide Dogs, she is in the top 10 percent of all their canines. She would have been an excellent guide dog, but she had an even higher calling. Because of her genes, personality and intelligence, she was chosen as a breeder to produce future guide dogs.

Southeastern seeks out families who can provide a warm, loving home for the breeders and can return them to the school when it’s time for them to propagate.

Three years ago, after my husband and I lost our 16-year-old found hound, Jasmine, I started volunteering at Southeastern, which is situated on 35 park-like acres in Palmetto.

The organization needed puppy huggers to socialize the little ones. I needed puppy hugs.

When we heard there was a need for host families for the breeders, we applied and were matched with Lacey.

It’s amazing that this bundle of potential now sleeps under our bed. She had her first litter of future guide dogs in November 2012 and now is tending to her second with eight golden bundles.

People often ask me what it’s like to have a houseful of puppies. I wouldn’t know, since they are born at the school, where ultrasounds can monitor fetal heartbeats, stress levels are measured, and blood samples are taken.

We visit her weekly during the 8-week whelping period, giggling and cooing and taking pictures.

Lacey will be 4 in October, which means she is nearing the end of her breeding career. Breeders often stop at age 5.

Once she’s retired, we will adopt her, and Lacey will become officially ours.

We get to keep her while her offspring are out in the world helping provide independence and confidence to people in need.

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Lacey poses about one week before she gave birth to seven puppies in 2012.

week one

Above: A week-old puppy is unable to open its eyes or hear. Each puppy gets a different colored string around its neck, indicating the birth order. This is how Southeastern keeps track of the little ones.

Left: Southeastern Guide Dogs breeder Lacey with her week-old litter on Nov. 18, 2012, at the organization’s puppy kennel in Palmetto. Lacey was bred at the organization and gave birth to seven healthy puppies. “It takes a village to whelp,” says Southeastern genetics and reproduction manager Rachel Goldhammer, who oversees the process with a team of specialists.

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week three Top: Two of Laceyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-week-old puppies visit during a hugging session in December 2012. At that point, their eyes open; they are extremely nearsighted and can see only 2 to 4 feet away. Their ears tune into sounds, and they have greater facial control. They also start to learn about play behaviors.

Bottom: Lacey nurses her puppies. This first litter eventually went into the guidedog training program. Some dogs get a career change and go in other directions, such as veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; assistance, public service (search and rescue, arson detection) and ambassador programs.

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At 4 weeks, a puppy pops out of a dish holder at Southeastern Guide Dogs. Now, the teeth form, and the little ones start to play. Their eyesight is improved. They start to wean and to eat soft food.

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week four Southeastern Guide Dogs breeder Laceyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4-week-old puppies snuggle together in sleep in December 2012 in the puppy kennel of Southeastern Guide Dogs.

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Kira Brooks, Colleen McGrath Lilley and Mary Beth Morrow cuddle with puppies from Lacey’s 6-week-old litter. Puppy hugging is such a popular activity that Southeastern asks for a $5 donation. The practice helps the young dogs become socialized and accustomed to stimulation. At this stage, they have not yet learned about fear. Everything is novel and something to be investigated. They are more willing to venture out because of their improved eyesight. “They’re like little sponges,” Rachel Goldhammer said. “They’re willing to try everything at least once, whether you want them to or not.” Barks and growls mean they are excited or want attention or a toy. In one exercise, they are subject to the clattering and clanging of metal spoons, pots and lids.

The practice teaches them not to fear loud noises such as thunder and fireworks.

For more information: Southeastern Guide Dogs 4210 77th St. E, Palmetto, FL 34221 (941) 729-5665 www.guidedogs.org

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Tampa Bay has always felt like home for Lovie Smith.

Photograph by John Pendygraft

ORANGE IS NEW BLACK

ABILITIES WINE TASTING

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Michele Tuegel Contemporary showcases an eclectic array of works.

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The 25th annual benefit took place in the Armed Services History Museum.

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Tampa Bay Swim Week featured new swim and resort collections from Florida designers. Page 98

Busch Gardens sent some creatures to the Ronald McDonald House event. Page 112

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ovie Smith looked through the panoramic window in his office at One Buc Place to the three empty emerald practice fields below. In six weeks, they would be filled with players and coaches preparing for the grind of an NFL regular season. But with the sun splashing down from a sea-blue sky, Smith saw nothing but hope on the Tampa Bay horizon.

“We just moved into our 19th home,’’ Smith said, shaking his head. “We’ve been a lot of different places. We love it here.’’

Smith’s vagabond coaching career has taken him from Tulsa to Tampa Bay, and many points in between. His first NFL job was as linebackers coach on Tony Dungy’s original staff with the

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Bucs in 1996. Until two years ago, when he was fired after going 10-6 in his ninth season with the Chicago Bears, it looked as though he might retire in the Windy City.

But no matter how many houses he lived in, Tampa Bay has always felt like home.

Perhaps that’s why he has kept a condominium on Redington Shores all these years. It came in handy last summer when Smith’s planned 50day stay in Costa Rica with his wife, MaryAnne, was cut short after two weeks by an encounter with howler monkeys.

Smith called a vacation audible and headed to his hideout on the Gulf of Mexico. He spent the next month going to sleep and waking to the sound of the crashing surf, and he took long

afternoon walks on the sugar-white sand.

“There is something to that,’’ Smith said.

“There’s like 80 units and 10 people live there full time. It’s quiet, but I’ve became one of the regulars. ‘Hey, Lovie, are you barbecuing this evening? We’re playing outdoor shuffleboard.’ I said, ‘Hold on now, I’m not retired yet.’

“I’m becoming one of these old people. But there’s just great people down there, and there’s nothing like some of the smaller pleasures in life.

The beach. Hearing the waves. I’m telling you, to hear the waves, to see the sun come up, to walk the beach every day, I feel that adds time to your life.’’

Smith’s return to the Bucs is a family affair. His oldest son, Mikal, coaches safeties. His youngest son, Miles, works as a coaching intern. And his

Returning to Tampa Bay is what Lovie Smith had in mind all along. He just didn’t know it would be as the Bucs’ head coach.

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middle son, Matt, is a lawyer who also serves as his dad’s agent, having negotiated a four-year contract worth more than $20-million with the team in January.

The boys spent a good portion of their childhood in Tampa and have many friends in the area. Returning is what Smith had in mind all along. He just didn’t know it would be as the Bucs’ head coach — especially after spending last fall and winter in the basement of his home in Chicago, watching football and plotting his return to the NFL sideline.

“We’ve had a chance to live a lot of different places, and you start slotting the place you like the most, best, worst — all that,’’ Smith said. “So through that time, Tampa was one we liked. I’m not just telling you that — there’s a reason we kept a place here. ... As you get a little older, you say, ‘What things are really important to us?’ The way of life and how you live, but also weather.

“My wife is from Chicago, so her brother, mom and dad live there. Mom and Dad are 91 and 90, and that was tough for my wife to leave them. But for the way of life — you have nine months of the year when you can go outside and just enjoy your life and not be caged up — that was a big part of it. For whatever reason, we just kind of had a great feeling while we were here.’’

Smith, 56, also knows about fair-weather fans. He encountered plenty of them in Chicago. Despite his success — he averaged more than nine wins per season, won the NFC North three times and lost to Dungy’s Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLI — he was fired from his only head coaching job.

The year off, his first since 1980 when he was the defensive coordinator at Big Sandy (Texas) High School, his alma mater, recharged Smith’s batteries.

The Bears still owed him about $5 million in 2013.

“I highly recommend taking a year off, as long as somebody is paying for it,’’ Smith said.

Now he hopes to make NFL teams pay. The Bucs haven’t reached the playoffs since 2007 and have not won a post-season game since their Super Bowl XXXVII win over the Raiders in January 2003.

But Smith wants to do more than win football games. He and MaryAnne always have been active in charitable endeavors in the community. His personal quest is to help find a cure for diabetes, which has claimed many members of his family.

“My mother died as a blind diabetic before her time,’’ Smith said. “My older brother and sister take shots daily. My younger sister passed away. So finding a cure and helping people live with the disease, it is important. And what I found out, there are so many of us on our football team that are touched by cancer and things. I tell our guys, ‘If there’s anything that interests you, let us know and we’ll support your cause.’ That’s what we’re going to do.’’

On this day, Smith was assigned the task of finding a security company to protect the 6,000-square-foot home the couple purchased in Tampa Palms.

Even though they are empty nesters, the six bedrooms will accommodate the entire family during a visit.

“We’re getting closer to our final home, too, and it just kind of worked out,’’ Smith said. “We love our home, and I’m sure we’re going to love our neighborhood as well. It’s not in the Reserve, but we have a little lake, there’s a lot of space, nobody around. It’s pretty good.’’

And who knows? Maybe it’s the kind of place where you can retire.

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BY MARY JANE PARK

Behind a series of paintings by Zimbabwe native Jonathan Madzinga, one wall fairly glows.

“Orange is my favorite color,” says Michele Tuegel, whose St. Petersburg gallery features, as she puts it, “collectible fine art, craft, studio art jewelry and small luxuries.”

An artist herself, Tuegel has been at the heart of the Tampa Bay area’s creative movement for years, as founding executive director of the Florida Craftsmen gallery, special projects coordinator for the Pinellas County Arts Council and a frequent art show judge.

She also makes presentations at local museums and curates exhibitions for American Stage.

“I’ve done nonprofit management for 25 years,” she said. “It’s something I’ve always enjoyed.”

Now, she is an entrepreneur, overseeing Michele Tuegel Contemporary on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg as a showcase for an eclectic array of works.

Shortly after she opened the space in 2012, Tuegel was out with friends who have their own successful enterprise. One asked whether she had figured out how much she needed to take in on a daily basis for her business to succeed.

“Despite a business plan and years of experience in the arts, I’m still learning something every day,” she says.

Photographs by Cherie Diez

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Michele Tuegel is an artist herself and has been at the center of the Tampa Bay areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creative movement for years. Now she is also an entrepreneur with her own gallery on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg.

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Above: The shallow open vessel in the foreground was carved from bigleaf maple burl by Dennis Elliott, the original drummer for the rock band Foreigner. The blown glass piece in the rear, titled Wheel, is by John de Wit. Top: Hanging metal artwork titled Pieced Armor by John Garrett and painted silk scarves by Kavita.

Top right: Humanufactored upcycled street sign platters by Boris Bally and Valencia from the Curtain Series by John Garrett.

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That on-the-job training encompasses operating a retail gallery, understanding the minds of established collectors and encouraging novices. Along with her appreciation of the works, she has a deep interest in interior design.

“What I’m trying to do is create a new sense of style,” she says, wherein a contemporary painting or glass sculpture piece might be paired with a family antique, a handcrafted necklace with a favorite ensemble.

The collection ranges from paintings to jewelry to furniture.

Because of her longtime presence in the community, Tuegel has connections with a galaxy of artists. She views the gallery as both inspiration and haven.

Tuegel encourages people to pause occasionally as they are running errands, to experience beauty. Browsers enter the gallery, and the change in body language is almost immediate, she says, their postures indicating relaxation.

“If you can find an oasis,” she says, “I think people are starving for that.

“Involving all the senses, in my opinion, is integral to experiencing art.”

Perhaps the texture of a painting speaks to an admirer, or the comforting shape of a ceramic mug.

“When you hold something as simple as a mug in your hands, when this warm edge touches your lips, and your fingers perfectly nestle the curve of a handle, you’ve made a connection,” Tuegel says.

Deriving pleasure with a ceramic mug is a metaphor I often use in hopes of turning an art admirer into a future art collector.”

Michele Tuegel Contemporary, 320 Central Ave., St. Petersburg; (727) 823-1100; mtcontempo.com

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1. Jack Krkljus, Andrew Lourake, Jim Bodkin and Abilities Foundation president and CEO Frank De Lucia.

2. Dan Karikas pours wine for Roslyn Puderbaugh.

3. U.S. Rep. David Jolly, veteran Scott Owens and former Clearwater mayor Brian Aungst Sr. 4. William Whye (pouring wine), Matt Courtemanche and Ellen Courtemanche in silhouette.

5. Food and wine stations were set up throughout the museum.

6. Frank and Angel Peters and Amy Young in camouflage.

7. The event raised an estimated $75,000.

8. Mary Stock, Ruth Fanovica, Ann Muller, Carol Williams and Martha Michael.

Photographs by James Branaman

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2. Angela Vallee in a design by Only Jackie’s Tan True.

3. Casandra Thomas and Liz Rishavy of House of Rishavy.

4. Dino Prashad, Jennifer Moore, Amparo Schwartz and Paul Harris.

5. Tamiya John, Marianna Mitchell, Curb Gear Designs’ April Drayton, Taylor Drayton and Stephanie Valentin.

6. Rositsa Aleksandrova models swimwear from Only Jackie’s Tan True.

7. Brittany McDonald and Sheree McClendon.

8. Swimwear designs from Only Jackie’s Tan True.

9. A spectator photographs a model in swimwear from Only Jackie’s Tan True.

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1. Tom McCandless, executive director and artistic director Mark Sforzini, Patsie McCandless and Bill Ward.

2. Company members perform Para-Norma!, a nod to Bellini’s Norma, its June offering at the Palladium.

3. Gala chairwoman Marilyn Ward and Caroline DeVale.

4. Andrea Wright photographs Chris Romeo and Norma Quance as Jo-Ann Hammack looks on.

5. Maestro Sforzini and Anthony Carlson play bassoon.

6. Performer Cassandra Black with a Paul Nucci portrait of the character Susannah from Carlisle Floyd’s opera of the same name.

7. Patsie McCandless, left, reacts as her husband, Tom, center, celebrates his winning auction bid.

8. James Chamberlain performs Vesti la giubba, from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci.

9. Barbara B. Smith with Black and Sheila Eveland.

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1. Kevin Kiermaier with Ki’yana Torres, 8, who was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia at birth.

2. Anna Orlando and Matt Moore hold hands with Ava Raab, 5, who was diagnosed with cancer at age 4.

3. Jayden LaSpada, 12, of Palm Harbor, gets a makeup application before her runway appearance.

4. Pitcher Kirby Yates and Ashlee Rowe.

5. Allison and Derek Shelton with Julio Jaramillo Jr., 5.

6. Patrons enjoy a front-row seat in the Vinoy’s Palm Court Ballroom.

7. Jayden LaSpada with pitcher Chris Archer.

8. Kelly Reynolds and Alex Cobb prepare to auction a gift basket.

9. Julianna and Ben Zobrist.

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2. Equality Florida chief executive officer Nadine Smith speaks to the nearly 600 guests in the Mahaffey Theater.

3. Donations went into envelopes bearing the slogan â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get Engaged!â&#x20AC;? The event raised a record $236,000.

4. Bev Matthews, Marjorie Sherwin, Joan Casamo and Linda Clarke with (front row) Windsor and steering committee member Rose Walton.

5. Windsor embraces Walton.

6. On the dance floor: Barry Dingman and Anastasia Hiotis, Smith and Todd Richardson.

7. Dingman, Voice of Equality award recipient Anastasia Hiotis, Smith, Pollitzer and Richardson.

8. Pollitzer, Windsor and Smith.

9. Kristina Feher with dance group Studio One and members of the group Eye Candy.

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2. Jarrett Preston and Veturia Colquett with Tate and Blake Casper.

3. Award of Excellence honorees Jeff and Penny Vinik.

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GECKO BALL: Gulfport Merchants Association event benefits a local nonprofit organization and will help to commission public art. 6 to 11 p.m. Gulfport Casino Ballroom, 5500 Shore Blvd. S. Includes buffet dinner, live and silent auctions, dancing and a costume contest. $35.

GulfportMA.com; (727) 204-8101.

SHADES OF THE SEA: ALPHA House of Pinellas County fall gala.

6 to 11 p.m. Club at Treasure Island, 400 Treasure Island Causeway. $100. ALPHAhousepinellas.org; (727) 327-0414.

LIQUID DESIRES: Dali Museum Zodiac membership committee event featues craft beer, food, access to the permanent collection.

VIP $85, general admission $50. TheDali.org/liquid; (727) 8233767.

NIGHT OF THE IGUANA: 18th annual event benefits Make-a-Wish Foundation. 7 to 11 p.m., Mainsail Suites Hotel & Conference Center, 5108 Eisenhower Blvd., Tampa. $85.

TAMPA THEATRE WINEFEST: Monty Python and the Holy Grape tasting benefits Tampa Theatre, features food and wine from Tampa restaurants. Premium tasting 7 to 8 p.m., $85; grand tasting 8 to 10 p.m., $50. tampatheatre.ticketforce.com/eventperformances.

9. 18 BRINNER OF HOPE: Fourth annual event benefits Pediatric Cancer Foundation. 5:30 p.m., A La Carte Event Pavilion, 4050 Dana Shores Drive, Tampa. $125. (813) 269-0955.

DENIM AND DIAMOND COLLAR: Frankie’s Friends event benefits pets whose families are unable to afford life-saving emergency or specialty medical treatment. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. NOVA 535, 535 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N, St. Petersburg. $75. (813) 549-6978.

SWANKY SOIREE V: Benefit for Brookwood Florida features food and beverage tastings, fashion show from White House/Black Market. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mahaffey Theater atrium, 400 First St. S, St. Petersburg. $125 before Sept. 1; $150 thereafter. swankysoiree. com; (727) 822-4789.

9. 19 CITY: Fashion+Art+Culture: Benefits exhibitions, education programs, of Tampa Museum of Art. (813) 421-8380.

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SUCCESS BREAKFAST: Suncoast Center event supports the services of the Children’s Advocacy Center and the Rape Crisis Center for Pinellas County. suncoastcenter.org.

9. 27 GREAT EXTRAVAGANZA: 1920s garden party theme includes food, drink and entertainment, benefits Great Explorations Children’s Museum. Rutland-Farley Estate, 5030 Sunrise Drive S, St. Petersburg. greatex.org; (727) 821-8992, ext. 214.

9. 29 ST. PETERSBURG PANHELLENIC ASSOCIATION MEET AND GREET: 5:30 p.m. Canopy at the Birchwood, 340 Beach Drive NE. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, cash bar. (727) 215-7107.

10. 2 COCKTAILS AND COUTURE: Margaret Acheson Stuart Society event features Paris designer Sara Besnainou and her jewelry; 10 percent of sales go to Stuart Society. 6:30 p.m. Fred’s at Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort, 501 Fifth Ave. NE. $25. (727) 522-9792.

10. 4 TAMPA BAY’S DANCING WITH THE STARS: Competition benefits Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg, Angels Against Abuse, Housing & Education Alliance, Pepin Academies, Relay for Life, the Kind Mouse and Voices for Children and Hands Across the Bay. 6 to 11 p.m. TPepin Hospitality Centre, 4121 N 50th St., Tampa. $250. handsacrossthebay.org; (727) 573-9351.

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