Approved Vendors

Approved Vendor List

Full Service Catering

Vendor	Contact	Phone	Address	Website/Email
Fete Catering	Jaymie Klauber	941.782.0899	10670 Boardwalk Loop Lakewood Ranch 34202	www.caterfete.com jaymie@caterfete.com
Hyatt Regency Sarasota	Minna Traugott	941.953.1234	1000 Blvd. Of the Arts Sarasota 34236	www.sarasota.hyatt.com minna.traugott@hyatt.com
Mattison's Catering Company	Paul Mattison	941.921.3400	7275 S.Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34231	www.mattisons.com chefpaul@mattisons.com
Michael’s on East	Philip Mancini	941.366.0007	1212 East Avenue Sarasota, FL 34239	www.michaelsoneast.com phil@bestfood.com
Milan Catering and Event Designs	Roberta Montelione	941.312.0000	4141 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 3 Sarasota, FL 34231	www.milancatering.com chefroberta@milancatering.com
Nellie’s Catering	Nina Lakatos	941.924.2705	15 South Beneva Road Sarasota, FL 34232	www.nelliesdeli.com NinaL@nelliescatering.com
Sarasota Catering Company	Lance Thompson	941.927.7675	6544 Superior Avenue Sarasota, FL 34231	www.sarasotacateringcompany.com sales@sarasotacateringcompany.com
Simply Gourmet	Jamie Barrett	941.929.0066	4783 Swift Road Sarasota, FL 34231	www.simplygourmetcaterers.com info@simplygourmetcaterers.com
Treviso/Guest Services, Inc.	Jessica Kingsley	941.359.5700 x5710	5401 Bay Shore Road Sarasota 34243	www.trevisorestaurant.com ringlingcatering@guestservices.com

Liquor

Liquor must be purchased through Guest Services, Inc. due to liquor license requirements.

Vendor	Contact	Phone	Address	Email
Treviso/Guest Services, Inc.	Jessica Kingsley	941.359.5700 x5710	5401 Bay Shore Rd. Sarasota 34243	ringlingcatering@guestservices.com

Light/Sound Equipment/Decorations**

Vendor	Contact	Phone	Address	Email
Affairs in the Air	Phil Babas or Carolyn Babas	941.745.1797	8208 Cortez Road #6 Bradenton 34210	aitainc@aol.com
Audio Visual Innovations	Gilbert Ortiz	941.309.2000	1111 Ritz-Carlton Dr. Sarasota 34236	gortiz@aviinc.com
Celebration Up Lighting	Al Garcia Fitz Otis	941.822.1222 941.780.0524	P.O. Box 11221 Bradenton, FL 34282	info@celebrationuplighting.com
Concept Bait	Alexis Machin	727.321.5350	4123 8th Ave. S. St. Petersburg, FL 33711	http://www.conceptbait.com alexismachin@conceptbait.com
MMD Events	Amanda Allen	813.443.5235	4410 W. Crest Ave., Unit C Tampa, FL 33614	http://www.mmdevents.com info@mmdevents.com
Sights & Sounds AV, Inc.	Brent Greeno	941.957.3429	2458 Hawthorne Street Sarasota 34239	smoyer2941@aol.com

Rental Equipment**

Vendor	Contact	Phone	Address	Email
All Event Rental and Design	Carl Wise	941.894.3406	4431 Bee Ridge Road Sarasota, FL 34233	sales@alleventrental.com
Apex Holiday Tent & Bleachers	Nina Greenwood	941.723.1822	2017 Manatee Ave. W., Suite B Bradenton, FL 34205	apexholidaytents@aol.com
Hertz Equipment Rental - Light Towers/Generators	Kyle Gingras	941.360.9552 941.306.7660	3450 N. Washington Blvd. Sarasota, FL 34234	kgingras@hertz.com
Panache Party Rentals	Kelly Murphy	321.206.8131	1212 39th Street N. Suite 408 Tampa, FL 33605	kellymurphy@linenswithpanache.com
Rental Depot Wedding Tents and Events	Alan Giever	941.929.9382	3914 Swift Rd. Sarasota, FL 34231	Info@arentaldepot.com
US Tent Rental, Inc.	Tim Boyle Steve Bruenner	941.727.3311	2006 72nd Drive East Sarasota FL 34243	Tboyle1@aol.com

**Museum client must choose from these quality vendors only.
All approved vendors must maintain the highest quality practices and procedures.
The Ringling Museum cannot recommend one vendor over another.