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Social scene

By MARY JANE PARK PARK, Times Staff Writer
Published January 13, 2008


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Baker to speakat breakfastfor a cause

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Louise Graham Regeneration Center celebration breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club, 501 Fifth Ave. NE. The center offers job training and self-sufficiency skills for developmentally disabled adults. Tickets cost $50. Call 578-5437, ext. 2951.

Bar foundationto host a party

"Heroes Among Us," the annual St. Petersburg Bar Foundation event, will pay tribute to Bob Decker and the late Roy Harrell Jr. The keynote speaker is NFL Hall of Famer and entrepreneur Lee Roy Selmon. The party starts at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, 11 Central Ave. Admission: $150. Information: 823-7474.

Prime your palate for Bayfront on Vine

Bayfront Baby Place at the new All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg will be the beneficiary of Bayfront on Vine, which includes private premier vintner food and wine dinners on Friday and food and wine tastings from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Bayfront Medical Plaza, 603 Seventh St. S.

Tickets cost $400 for the Friday dinners and include Saturday admission; however, availability is limited. Saturday tickets cost $150. Information: e-mail amy.dowden@bayfront.org or call 898-6148.

[Last modified January 12, 2008, 21:49:35]


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