Photos by Kristen Poppenhouse

  • Vip Grover, left, read the number of the winning 50/50 ticket drawn by Ryan McCarty while Linda Keutmann held the basket.
  • Jeanne Rice placed a bid on a silent-auction item at the event.
  • Phyllis Ostrow, left, Stanley Stein, Roy DePizzol and Monica Reifess attended the fundraiser that raised more than $11,000 for Relay for Life. 'We've been touched by cancer in numerous ways and we support cancer research,' Ostrow said.
  • Lynn Nunn, a breast cancer survivor, spoke at the second annual International Wine and Food Tasting to benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life on Friday.
  • Father Tim Navin received a check from Kathleen Reynolds, president and founder of Sons and Daughters of Erin, for $3,000 to benefit the Catholic Faith Appeal. Reynolds, owner of Kathleen’s Hair Studio, said the club donated the money raised from the first membership and dinner dance it held at San Marco Catholic Church on Feb. 2.
  • The stars for this year’s event from are Tara Trevethan, left, Craig Woodward, Maria Elena Pujol, Marco Island Fire Chief Mike Murphy, Betty Newman, Santo Gentile, Darlene Schulze and Howard Jordan.
  • Rhoda Rad, left, and Father Pat Boyhan were stars of last year’s event. Judy Perez, brainchild of the event, thanked them and the other stars from last year, Sandy Franchino, Kira Krumm, Arturo Perez and Rick Popoff.
  • Tammy Clemens, right, spoke with Gary Rosen, master of ceremonies, at the kick-off party. Molly Cook, left, and Jim Clemens also spoke with Rosen when they arrived at the event. Jim and Tammy Clemens own Modern Steps School of Dance in Naples and are sponsoring the Dancing with the Starz event. They also provide the professional dance lessons. Cook is a dance instructor at the studio.
  • Betty Newman and Tara Trevethan walk from the limousine to the entrance of Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites at the kick-off party for the 2007 Dancing with the Starz event on Sunday. They are two of the eight stars raising money for local charities this year.
  • The Marco Island Strummers performed lively and patriotic music in the courtyard after the presentation on Saturday.
  • Gail Cacciola and Lisa Hammond watched the Presentation of the Fleet. Cacciola is on the yacht club's board of directors and Hammond is the secretary and treasurer for the Marco Island Strummers. Cacciola said the Presentation of the Fleet is a very traditional event.
  • Indy Idol was part of the day cruising fleet in the Presentation of the Fleet on Saturday.
  • Passengers looked on that were on the Hummingbird boat in the sailing fleet division.
  • Southern Skies was one of the boats in the sailing fleet of the Marco Island Yacht Club Fleet. There were three divisions represented on Saturday the day cruising fleet the sailing fleet and the extended cruising fleet.
  • Jim Lake, from Wesley United Methodist Church, Commodore Larry Kelly and Vice Commodore Dean Heard on the radio watched the Presentation of the Fleet from the Marco Island Yacht Club on Saturday. Lake gave a blessing of the fleet.
  • One choice at The Chefs’ Express is the chicken salad croissant served with chips and a chef’s treat.
  • Annie Feinman has been the owner/chef of The Chefs’ Express since it opened two years ago.
  • Janina Birtolo performed in a one-woman historical drama, Remember the Ladies, at the Marco Island Yacht Club on Wednesday. The performance told the story of Abigail Adams, wife of the second U.S. president and mother of the sixth U.S. president. It was the fourth performance in the Marco Island Foundation for the Arts women in history series.
  • Greusel accompanied Mike Miller as he debuted a song he wrote for his wife. The song was an example of a tag line being used in a ballad.
  • Craig Greusel sang ballads while informing the audience about ballads in The Art of the Balladier on Friday at The Esplanade. This was the premiere event by The Marco Island Foundation for the Arts in cooperation with The Esplanade.
  • Helga and George Godfrey and Joe and Mary Ann Cassidy attended the Marco Men's Club Sweetheart Ball at the Marco Island Marriott Resort on Friday. George Godfrey and Joe Cassidy were co-chairs of the event that honors the women in their lives.
  • Tanya Beeler as Gloria Desmond talks with Eric Stumpf as Harold Busby during rehearsal for Jewel Thieves. The play will run through March 11.
  • Daniel Kimball Jr. as Alfred Blunt in the Marco Players Theater's new play opening Wednesday talks with Tegan DeClark as Lady Fortescue during rehearsal for Jewel Thieves.
  • Shell jewelry — made by the club — was sold at the fashion show. All proceeds benefit the club's scholarship fund.
  • Kay Vandenhaute modeled a formal outfit from Tonga's Designs. There were 135 women at the Marco Island Shell Club's fashion show.
  • Sammy Miller modeled an outfit from Tonga's Designs.
  • Ania Gurynowicz provided the commentary and wore an outfit from Tonga's Designs during the fashion show.
  • Debbie Smith modeled an outfit from Tonga's Designs on Friday at the Marco Island Shell Club's fashion show and luncheon at the Marco Island Yacht Club
  • One dish is the Tomato Blossom with shrimp, celery, Ranch dressing and fresh dill on top of tomatoes and lettuce and served with bread chips.
  • Efrain Martinez has been the chef at Vandy’s With an Edge for almost a year.
  • Lois Thome co-anchors Channel 5 WINK News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. She was the guest speaker at the Marco Island Woman's Club luncheon on Feb. 7.
  • Another monotype printmaking technique Taylor showed was the hinged paper technique.
  • Taylor also demonstrated the subtractive monotype printmaking technique at the demonstration Sunday. She said there are about 10 different techniques. She will be teaching a class of monotype printmaking for all levels called Printing Without a Press in March at the Art League.
  • Cathy Taylor demonstrated the additive monotype printmaking technique at the Art League of Marco Island on Sunday. The demonstration was held before the reception of Some Day My Prints Will Come, a fine-art exhibit on display until Feb. 28.
  • The Wishing Well Foundation’s Fashion Pizzazz 5 was held Thursday at the Marco Island Yacht Club. The organization supplies wishes to children in Collier and Lee counties that have life-threatening illnesses.
  • The Wishing Well Foundation’s Fashion Pizzazz 5 was held Thursday at the Marco Island Yacht Club. The organization supplies wishes to children in Collier and Lee counties that have life-threatening illnesses.
  • The Wishing Well Foundation’s Fashion Pizzazz 5 was held Thursday at the Marco Island Yacht Club. The organization supplies wishes to children in Collier and Lee counties that have life-threatening illnesses.
  • The Wishing Well Foundation’s Fashion Pizzazz 5 was held Thursday at the Marco Island Yacht Club. The organization supplies wishes to children in Collier and Lee counties that have life-threatening illnesses.
  • The Wishing Well Foundation’s Fashion Pizzazz 5 was held Thursday at the Marco Island Yacht Club. The organization supplies wishes to children in Collier and Lee counties that have life-threatening illnesses.
  • The Wishing Well Foundation’s Fashion Pizzazz 5 was held Thursday at the Marco Island Yacht Club. The organization supplies wishes to children in Collier and Lee counties that have life-threatening illnesses.
  • The Wishing Well Foundation’s Fashion Pizzazz 5 was held Thursday at the Marco Island Yacht Club. The organization supplies wishes to children in Collier and Lee counties that have life-threatening illnesses.
  • The Wishing Well Foundation’s Fashion Pizzazz 5 was held Thursday at the Marco Island Yacht Club. The organization supplies wishes to children in Collier and Lee counties that have life-threatening illnesses.
  • The Wishing Well Foundation’s Fashion Pizzazz 5 was held Thursday at the Marco Island Yacht Club. The organization supplies wishes to children in Collier and Lee counties that have life-threatening illnesses.
  • Isabella O’Connor, 7, and Ryenn Hart, 5, each modeled outfits from Island Kidz. The girls said they liked the pretty outfits.
  • Joan Jansen modeled an outfit from Georgie’s and the Shoe Resort at the Wishing Well Foundation’s fifth annual fashion show.
  • Katie Walter, 11, modeled an outfit from Island Kidz at the Fashion Pizzazz 5.
  • Urna Bisenberger modeled an outfit from Georgie’s and the Shoe Resort on Thursday at the Wishing Well Foundation’s Fashion Pizzazz 5 at the Marco Island Yacht Club. The organization supplies wishes to children in Collier and Lee counties that have life-threatening illnesses.
  • Jayne Bryant, left, organized the event and drew names every 15 minutes for a piece of jewelry worth more than the $75 price of admission. Eric Schilling donated a portion of the sales from the evening to the AAUW.
  • Veronica McNally, left, Jean Barden, Pat Santiago and Mary Fletcher, serving shrimp from Kretch’s Restaurant, attended the Marco Gold Rush, sponsored by the American Association of University Women Marco Island, on Tuesday at Schilling Jewelers.
  • A dinner item from Tuesday to Friday at Ne Ne’s Kitchen is Ne Ne’s Shrimp Scampi. The dish has six jumbo shrimp sautéed in butter, olive oil, white wine and garlic, fresh tomatoes, fresh basil served over linguini and with garlic toast.

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