Dueling Pianos during Kevin’s 50th Birthday

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Ten minutes into our first meeting, I knew this was going to be another epic NOVA 535 party! Jeanne was so laid back and easy to work with, a perfect client. A decision maker, who knows how to throw a great party, has the budget to produce it properly yet isn’t spending money on anything frivolous. Her concern is throwing her hubby Kevin an EPIC 50th! And that ladies and gentlemen, she did – Dueling Pianos during Kevin’s 50th Birthday Party!

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2014-05-31-Kevin-50th-Birthday-at-NOVA-535-St-Pete-2The Dueling Pianos experience is always extraordinary. Tonight there were 3 gentlemen from Rockin Pianos who rotated out, playing nonstop music for 3 hours straight. Amazing!! What an incredible show. About halfway through, most everyone was on stage singing, dancing and even doing the “Mashed Potato”!

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Who’s this lunatic? 😉

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Foto Box Live provided the Photo Booth which was upstairs in our VIP lounge and was enjoyed by everyone!

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Partygoers enjoyed our big beautiful granite topped NOVA bars, all night long, and Team NOVA, including Peter, Bill, Kim, Troy, and Shawn, kept everyone delightfully lubricated. =D Excellent work everyone, thanks!!

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Delicious food was provided by a long-time NOVA 535 favorite catering company, Puff n Stuff Catering. Yummy!! 2014-05-31-Kevin-50th-Birthday-at-NOVA-535-St-Pete-13 dueling pianos

Professional Photography was provided by the always fabulous Barry Lively of BLively Images. Barry!!

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Chuck Taylor, founder of Production Source, and the regional sound and lighting guru, who coincidentally designed NOVA’s incredible sound and lighting system, also provided tonight’s stage. Good thing it was a truly professional stage as just about everyone in the house was on it dancing and singing and enjoying the music!

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Keep in mind that I, Michael S. Novilla, am not a professional photographer, just a guy with a good camera who is learning and growing. These were all shot on my Canon 6D. If you like what you see here, check out my Instagram Page.

Just another wonderful event here at NOVA 535 Unique Event Space. People always ask “Is NOVA open to the public?” and I explain that 98% of the time NOVA is closed for private events, Weddings, Receptions, Mitzvahs, Film Shoots, Corporate Parties, Fundraisers, Birthdays and such. If you or a friend is looking to rent NOVA 535 for an event, please click here. Thank you and good luck to us all!

What about that 2% you may ask? Well, we do open up occasionally for PUBLIC Events…some truly unique and amazing ones, like NOVAWEEN, NOVA NOEL, Sunscreen Film Festival and more.