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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2018
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Guests were served a blue curaçao-based blue dive mountain drink — served with dry ice for dramatic effect — upon walking into The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.
Photos by Kayleigh Omang
Three long tables were set up in the center of the ballroom for the event’s top sponsors.
OCEANIC EVENING Above: Mote President and CEO Michael Crosby with Chairwoman Judy Graham Left: Elly Wengerd and Dr. Barbara Fleener
Saturday, Oct. 27, at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Benefiting Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium KAYLEIGH OMANG | BLACK TIE REPORTER
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Two women on stilts walked around taking photos with guests.
his year’s Oceanic Evening took guests into the future and celebrated the vision Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium is working toward. Mote is looking forward to the transition of its City Island campus, which will become the International Marine Science, Technology and Innovation Park. The gala also celebrated the organization’s plans to build a Science Education Aquarium at Nathan Benderson Park and
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