- July 15, 2025
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Co-founder of Woman’s Exchange Elizabeth Lindsay and Executive Director Karen Koblenz
Scholarship recipient performing a self-choreographed tribute to her late mother Ashleigh Adamec
Meghan Manahan and Kathryn Huxtable are college scholarship recipients who both attended Booker High. Both study musical theatre and dance.
Carolyn Nathan and Ann Ruffing are both volunteers at Woman’s Exchange
Bit Risner performing with Jazz Juvenocracy, a grant recipient group of young jazz musicians
Michael Sutherland, Patti Murtha, Tony Williams and Leah Sugerman represent grant recipients Florida Studio Theatre. FST performed later in the evening.
Rolando Cabrera and Mary Richardson with grant recipient group Fuzión Dance Artists, who later performed in the evening.
Twin sisters Diana and Joy Campbell. Diana is a college scholarship recipient that will attend her final year at Stanford University studying theatre with a music minor.
Rich Ferrell and Angel Hissom representing grant recipient Asolo Rep Theatre
Jane Handra, Barbara Corning and Anne Johnson
Linda Keefe and Charlie Ackerman are members of the Sarasota Concert Band, which received a grant.
Mike Koblenz, Rhona Post and Kim McFadden
Aaron Lehrian performing with Jazz Juvenocracy, a grant recipient group of young jazz musicians
Annette Palan and Jocelyn Kasimakis are employees at Woman’s Exchange.
Linda Piccillo and employee Annamarie Sorrentino
Linda Piccillo shops around during the event
High school scholarship recipient Elizabeth Pupke and friend Fritzi Wittmann. Pupke graduated from Riverview High School and will study art education at Flagler College in the fall.
Recipient’s mom and volunteer Madelyn Sams with grant recipients of North Port Art Center Clare Harvey, Sandi Hilliard and Bonnie Rodgers.