Amy Scherzer's Dairy
A look at what's happening around town.
By AMY SCHERZER
Published October 13, 2006
Key to the Cure
Beth Calzon looked so great in a black Teri Jon bubble dress on the Key to the Cure runway that her friend Sandra Clark bought the outfit, including the Kate Spade shoes. She plans to wear it to her sister’s 50th birthday party in Buenos Aires.
The models in the Oct. 5 Saks Fifth Avenue shopping party fashion show, all cancer survivors, looked fit and fabulous. Hedy Bever said walking the runway with Tampa Bay Buc Mike Alstott was quite a thrill.
Co-chairs Georgeann Matzkin and Susan Touchton welcomed 400 shoppers, including patrons Manny Calzon, Jeff Tedder and Ed Droste of Hooters fame who perused the silent auction. Droste bought the unusual New York package for two to hear Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera and see the Bucs play the Giants for $2,000. Rebecca Leisure bought two Tampa Bay Lightning season tickets for $4,400. Joyce Austin and Tia Young got ideas for the Ebony Fashion Fair set for Jan. 28.
Kickoff sponsors, auction bids and 2 percent of Saks’ sales Oct. 12-15 means Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute receives more than $100,000 for women’s reproductive cancer research.
REACH TO RECOVERY
Two words — mammogram and self-exam — couldn’t be said often enough at the 26th annual Reach to Recovery fashion show presented by St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Weisser Family Fund on Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Tampa.
Many of the 350 guests rushed to the runway to present pink carnations to their cherished models, all breast cancer survivors, including 11-year cancer-free Janice Henry, Katie Harper, Dell Russell, Glenda Conant (23 years) and two-time survivor Judy Dibbs. Seven doctors lent their escort services: Paul Smith, Glenn Hooper, Dan Greenwald, Jim Christensen, Harvey Greenberg, Tracy Halme and Elisabeth Dupont. Event co-chair Suzy Holley and emcee Jack Harris tag-teamed at the microphone.
Talented duo J.C. Unger and Dale Williams brought their act, When Buffett means Sinatra. The powerful vocals of Belinda Womack also moved the crowd. She ran in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure that morning and proudly wore her pink race tag. SteinMart provided the fashions for the show, which is expected to net more than $30,000 for the American Cancer Society’s outreach program for women coping with breast cancer.
Columbus Celebration
Congratulations to Brittani Satcher, 47th Queen Isabella crowned by the Columbus Association, now known as the Krewe of Columbus. As per long-standing tradition, the three candidates for queen wrote their names on a ballot and dropped them in a crystal ball. No one is sure why, but executive director Violet Teston always calls upon Bob Buckhorn to pull the winning name. The queen’s twin, Brandi Satcher, and Monica Castillo will be her princesses. All are 16. Johnny Charro kept the 275 guests entertained Saturday at the Tampa Convention Center.
Artists and Writers Ball
“It’s good to be the king,’’ said Jorge “The Inadequate” Acosta to Queen Janet Henderson at the Artists & Writers ReUnion Ball on Saturday . Tampa’s rock stars Paul Wilborn, Ronny Elliott and four other bands revived several hundred aging hippies reliving what they can remember of their youth at the Cuban Club till 2 a.m. AARP could have sponsored the nostalgic costume party. Rock on!
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