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30th Anniversary of Best of Rhode Island ®

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Rhode Island Monthly ’ s Partner-Related Events and Promotions
30th Anniversary of Best of Rhode Island ®
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Rhode Island Monthly returned to the Providence Performing Arts Center to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Best of Rhode Island awards . The sold-out party involved 417 winners varying from restaurants and salons to local jewelry shops and favorite events . Winners and guests enjoyed delicious food samples and specialty cocktails from Rhode Island vendors along with live music , dancing and photo ops .
We thank our sponsors Audi Warwick , BayCoast Bank , Cardi ’ s Furniture and Mattresses , Cox Business , Delta Dental , Johnson & Wales University , Newport Craft Brewing and Distilling Co ., Dunkin ’, Patron Tequila , Massey and Associates , Del ’ s , Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses , Ketel One Botanical and the Beacon Mutual Insurance Co . for this amazing celebration !
1 . Jeffery H . Massey 2 . Brendan Kirby , Megan Willgoos and Audrey McClelland 3 . Laura Afonso 4 . Charlie Hall and Doreen Collins 5 . Chef David Burke and Philip Santomaro 6 . Kent Stetson
7 . Mark Searles , Frank Carpano , Patrice Wood and Dan Jaehnig 8 . Polly Hutchinson 9 . Renzo Arteta , Jacklyn Xavier and Chris Donovan 10 . Lavascia Williams 11 . Michelle Muscatello and Melissa Sardelli
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