2020 OUT Award winners

And the 2020 OUT Award Winners are:
Favorite Performing Arts Venue: Asolo Repertory Theatre
Favorite Wedding Venue: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Favorite Hotel: Art Ovation Hotel, Autograph Collection
Favorite Brunch: Station 400 Sarasota
Favorite Gallery: The Ringling
Favorite Area Attraction: The Ringling
Favorite LGBTQ Group: A League Of Our Own (Bowling)
Favorite LGBTQ Youth Activist: Ramona - ALSO Youth Ambassador
Favorite LGBTQ Community Leader / Activist: Vanessa Valenziano Nichols
Favorite (LGBTQ) Non-Profit Organization: ALSO Youth
Favorite Non-Profit Organization: CAN Community Health
Favorite Annual Event: Harvey Milk Festival
Favorite (LGBTQ) Annual Event: Sarasota Pride, Inc
Favorite Event (Seasonal, Weekly, Monthly) OUT@ASOLO Rep
Favorite Business: The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime
Favorite (LGBTQ Owned) Business: Mellow Mushroom Sarasota
Favorite Pet Lodging, Pet Spa or Pet Service Provider: SPOT srq Dog Grooming
Favorite Realtor: Donna Palm
Favorite Bank: Sabal Palm Bank
Favorite Shop / Boutique: Pixie Dust Metaphysical Boutique
Favorite News Source: SNN, The Suncoast News Network
Favorite Travel Agency: myxoadventures.com
Favorite Lawyer: Liz Moneymaker, Attorney
Favorite Apartment Community: (tie) ARCOS Apartments & Bainbridge Palmoré
Favorite Church: MCC Church of the Trinity
Favorite Adult Novelty Store: Giggles Sarasota
Favorite Fitness Center: Crunch Fitness
Favorite Health Care: CAN Community Health
Favorite Health Care Provider: Steve Grogg, DO from Medpeds Associates of Sarasota PA
Favorite Beauty Spa: Elite Medical Spa of Sarasota
Favorite Makeup Artist: Katie McCurry
Favorite Coffee Spot: The Reserve SRQ
Favorite Insurance Agent/Company: Allstate Insurance Agent: Richard Dean Plummer II
Favorite Restaurant: Sage SRQ
Favorite Chef: Christopher Covelli
Favorite Local Actor / Actress: Beneva Fruitville
Happy Hour: G2H2 Sarasota - Gay Group Happy Hour
Favorite Person of the Year: Joshua Beadle
Favorite Bar: State Street
Favorite LGBT Bar: (tie) Oasis Restaurant & Bar & Purple Rhino Lodge
Favorite DJ: Joey Daskalidès
Favorite Bartender: Brock Beason
Favorite Drag Queen Bingo: Beneva Fruitville's Bingo Bonanza
Favorite Interior Designer / Company: IDS Sarasota Chapter
Favorite Artist: Lipstick Lex
Favorite Photographer: Cliff Roles
Favorite Musician / Band: Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota
Favorite Salon: SALON FORTY ONE On Palm Avenue
Favorite Barbershop: Just Gents Barber Spa
Favorite Drag Personality: Beneva Fruitville
Favorite Social Media Personality: Joey Panek

2020 ICON AWARD WINNER
This award is designed to recognize and honor a person who best exemplifies passion and dedication to Sarasota's LGBTQ community.
Christopher Covelli