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Welcome to the Arts Council of Hillsborough County Blog!
Visit: http://ArtsCouncilOfHillsboroughCounty.blogspot.com
 YBOR CITY TOURS: September 4th & Sept 18th
Join Cigar City Magazine’s Contributing Editor, Manny Leto, for this exploration of Tampa’s only National Historic Landmark District. We’ll gather on 7th Avenue to grab a drink before embarking on a walking tour that will forever change the way you look at the Historic District. We’ll visit landmarks both large and small, reveal the stories of the famous and infamous, and take you to the grand clubhouses and secret passageways that have come to define the Cigar City.
Tours begins at King Corona- 5pm sharp. The first 50 people to purchase a ticket for this tour will receive a FREE copy of: Tampa y Cuba- The 500 Year Connection by author Maura Barrios.
All tours will begin at King Corona • 1523 East 7th Avenue • Tampa, Fl 33605
Each tour will last about 2 hours and will end at Gaspar’s Grotto with a “Question and Answer” session with your tour host.
Tickets on sale at www.CigarCityMagazine.com or call 813.373.9988
Tickets are $15 per person. TICKETS ARE LIMITED AND WILL SELL OUT FAST....GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!! ($15 PER PERSON, PER TOUR)
Click here to purchase tickets today http://www.cigarcitymagazine.com/shop/index.html
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GANGLAND–MOB TOUR: Sept 11th & Sept 25th
For you Cigar City Mafia & The Silent Don fans, bring your books and have them personally autographed by Scott Deitche.
Scott M. Deitche, author of 5 books on the mob including, Cigar City Mafia and The Silent Don: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jr., will take this group on a two hour-long jaunt through Tampa’s Mafia history. The tour will take you to old gambling palaces, street corners and alleys where some mobsters met their demise, and restaurants where wise guys like famed boss Santo Trafficante Jr. held court.
All 4 tours will begin at King Corona at 5:00 p.m. SHARP• 1523 East 7th Avenue • Tampa, Fl 33605. Each tour will last about 2 hours and will end at Gaspar’s Grotto with a “Question and Answer” session with your tour host.
Tickets on sale at www.CigarCityMagazine.com or call 813.373.9988 Tickets are $15 per person, per tour and must be purchased no later than two weeks prior to the tour date.Click here to purchase tickets today http://www.cigarcitymagazine.com/shop/index.html
BRUCE MAU LIVE Tonight!
“Love your experiments (as you would an ugly child),” “Don’t clean your desk,” and “Make new words” are just a few of the rules that visionary, innovator, designer, and author Bruce Mau lives by. Calling him a visionary seems lofty but then again he tends to tackle the lofty. From his book Massive Change to his most recent The Third Teacher: 79 Ways You Can Transform Teaching and Learning, Mau communicates his vision of changing the design of the world. Again, a lofty challenge, but be assured he will convince you that it’s a lot easier than you think; just don’t clean your desk.
Thursday September 2, 2010 at 7pm in USF Theatre 1. Free and open to the public. Reception and book signing to follow in the Contemporary Art Museum.
For additional information, visit www.arts.usf.edu.
East Meets West - Southeast Center for Photographic Studies
The exhibit of Faculty Photography from the Southeast Center for Photographic Studies at Daytona State College - East Meets West - opens today, Thursday, September 02, 2010 and will be on exhibit through Tuesday, September 28, 2010.
The Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, September 9, from 7-9:00pm
The HCC Ybor Art Gallery is located in the Performing Arts Building at Palm Avenue and 15th Street in Ybor City, Tampa.
Admission is Free.
Art Gallery www.hccfl.edu, 813/253-7674
Gallery Hours are Monday and Weds-Friday 10am-4pm, Tuesdays Noon-7pm
CASE NUMBER 346: SARAH MAYES
Another bonus play for Gorilla Theatre patrons - seven performances only September 2-11, 2010.
Case Number 346: Sarah Mayes is an original work by All Out Rep company member, Chase Adin. It combines dance, theatre and other art forms to create a unique theatrical event.
The story follows the private investigation of Sarah Mayes, a young woman who has found herself dead before the play begins. Sarah Mayes is highly unstable and copes with much anxiety, stress, and paranoia of being murdered. The Detective takes the case on in the fall of '96. At the end of the case Sarah Mayes had been murdered, the Belms' couple had been put in jail for her murder, and the Detective goes into solitude for the next 3 years. Feeling had returned to the Detective, but with a void of memory. There are case notes in his handwriting of which he cannot make sense. In the fall of ‘99, the Detective embarks on his 346th case… a case upon himself.
All Out Rep is collaborative production company, mixing and merging artforms: Dance, Theater, Music, Visual and Media Art. All Out is dedicated to expanding Tampa's arts resources and arts audiences through collaboration and touring. www.alloutrep.org.
DATES
Thursday Sept 2 – 7pm
Friday Sept 3 – 8pm
Saturday Sept 4 – 8pm
Sunday Sept 5 – 3pm
Thursday Sept 9 – 7pm
Friday Sept 10 – 8pm
Saturday Sept 11 – 8pm
PRICES
Thursday: Full Price $20 / Students and Seniors $15 / Student Rush $10
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Full Price $25 / Students and Seniors $20 / Student Rush $10
GORILLA PASS HOLDERS : FREE (no click required). Pay What You Will on arrival at the theatre.
Art In Abundance - Make a Joyful Noise opens Today!
Art In Abundance - Make a Joyful Noise exhibit will be in the Art Gallery at the Carrollwood Cultural Center from September 2 – 29, 2010.
Art in Abundance is a visual arts show in celebration of life and healing. Artists from the Tampa Bay area will present ethereal and spiritual art, in the high key value range. The show commemorates Mary Ann Scialdo, the Center’s artistic director, who passed away from cancer this summer, and all whose lives have been touched by illness. As a symbol of hope, the Center will be decorated with strings of origami cranes.
An Artist’s Reception will be held on September 10 from 6 to 9 pm.
Plus - Featured artist: Martha Dodd (September 2- 29, 2010)
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located at 4537 Lowell Road Tampa FL 33618 (813)269-1310 www.CarrollwoodCenter.org
The Gallery of Carrollwood Cultural Center is open Monday through Friday and is
free and open to the public.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE EVENTS AND MANY OTHERS, PLEASE VISITI OUR WEBSITE AT www.TampaArts.com
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Ybor City Walking Tours, Bruce Mau, CASE NUMBER 346: SARAH MAYES
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 Love, Sex and the IRS at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
MDHF Productions will be performing the comedy Love, Sex and the IRS at the Carrollwood Cultural Center September 3 through 5, 2010.
Tickets prices are $15 for regular admission and $10 for Carrollwood Cultural Center members. Tickets can be purchased online at CarrollwoodCenter.org.
Performance dates and times are: Friday, September 3 at 8 pm, Saturday, September 4 at 8 pm and Sunday, September 5 at 3 pm.
The show is written by William Van Zandt & Jane Milmore, and is produced in association with Samuel French, Inc.
Love, Sex and the IRS tells the story of Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur, two longtime roommates and best friends. Jon is engaged to Kate Dennis, who has been having an affair behind Jon’s back with Leslie. Meanwhile, Jon, an accountant, has been listing Leslie as his wife on his tax returns for the past 4 years to save some money. The day of reckoning comes when a phone call from Mr. Floyd Spinner of the IRS informs them of their impending audit. The three decide to attempt to pull off a con: Pass Leslie off for a day as Jon’s wife. The plan, to say the least, goes hilariously awry.
The cast consists of Doug Buffaloe as Leslie Arthur, Martin Lemaire as Jon Trachtman, Jennifer Morgan as Kate Dennis, Tom Guerre as Floyd Spinner, Clint Shepherd as Mr. Jansen, Terry Fiset/Mollie Anderson as Vivian Trachtman, Jessica Cothron as Connie, and Corey Wade as Arnold Grunion.
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located 5437 Lowell Road, Tampa, 33618 (813) 269-1310
Tonight is the last night........to audition for Deep Carnivale!
Tonight, Wednesday September 1, 2010 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Tre Amici at the Bunker the Artists and Writers Group will hold the final auditions for Deep Carnivale.
To reserve a spot on the audition schedule please contact David Audet at daudet@hccfl.edu and indicate which evening and general time you wish to read. However, anyone can attend any audition and if spaces are available, sign up at that time.
Tre Amici is located in Ybor City at 1907 North 19th Street. 813-247-6964, www.yborbunker.com
For more information about these events and many others, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.com
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Love, Sex and the IRS,
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Last Open Call audition for DEEP CARNIVALE this Wednesday! Want to be a featured author/poet/performer? And a chance to win some Artists and Writers Group stimulus funds?! Our second audition for writers and readers interested in participating in the 4th annual DEEP CARNIVALE is This Wednesday, September 1, 2010 from 7PM-9PM , at Tre Amici (1907 N 19th St) in Ybor City. The auditions are free and open to the public and to all ages. Participants have two minutes to read his or her original material or any work by any author. Finalists will have an opportunity to read another two minutes of material. Three participants at each audition will be selected to read at Deep Carnivale, September 10th and compete for three cash awards totaling $200. Judging will be based on both the quality of the material and the presentation. Material should be appropriate for the general public. To reserve a spot on the audition schedule please contact David Audet at daudet@hccfl.edu and indicate which evening and general time you wish to read. However, anyone can attend any audition and if spaces are available, sign up at that time.
Tre Amici is located in Ybor City at 1907 North 19th Street. 813-247-6964, www.yborbunker.com Note: the auditions are being held at a wonderful coffee/wine bar. Even if you don’t plan to audition, come and support our talented creative community and local business. For more information about arts events and opportunities, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.com
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4Annual Deep Carnivale - Last Open Audition
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PECHA KUCHA V6 Tonight, Friday, August 27, 2010, from 7:00pm - 10:00pm at the Lafayette Room at Mise En Place see what's going on for Pecha Kucha V6.
But what is Pecha Kucha? Pecha Kucha Night was devised in February 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Tokyo's Klein-Dytham Architecture (KDa), as a way to attract people to Super Deluxe, their experimental event space in Roppongi.
Pecha Kucha Night events consist of around a dozen presentations, each presenter having 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds. Each presenter has just 6 minutes 40 seconds to explain their ideas before the next presenter takes the stage. Conceived as a venue through which young designers could meet, show their work, exchange ideas, and network, the format keeps presentations concise, fast-paced and entertaining.
In 2004 PKN began running in a few cities in Europe, and has since become a worldwide phenomenon, now running in more than 260 cities in almost every corner of the globe.
It is also a blend open mike, happy hour and forum for new ideas. Designers, advocates and overall creative passionate people are given 20 slides shown for 20 seconds each.
How do you say it? In four syllables as "Peh-cha kuh-cha", with an emphasis on the first syllable. Pecha Kucha is the Japanese word for "chit-chat."
Presenters tonight include: Hadrian Alegarbes - environment, Wendy Babcox - photographic artist, David Bailey - architect John Byrd - ceramics, John Dollus - 3d realization, Jeremy Jackson - sommelier, Bruce Monroe - artist, Ted Van Cleave - photographic artist.
Mise en Place is located 442 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL
Carlos Garaicoa: La enmienda que hay en mí - Exhibition Reception tonight Tonight, Fridya August 27 , 2010 from 7-9pm USF CAM will host the Exhibition Reception for the Carlos Garaicoa exhibit along with a Meet the Artist & Curators.
Participants include: Carlos Garaicoa, Artist; Corina Matamoros, Co-Curator Exhibition, Curator of Contemporary Cuban Art, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana; Noel Smith, Co-Curator Exhibition, Curator of Latin American and Caribbean Art, USF and Mark Weston, Assistant Professor of Architecture, USF School of Architecture and Community Design.
The Exhibit dates are August 23 – December 11, 2010.
Admission to the Museum is free; daily permit ($5.00) or pay per space parking required.
USFCAM Gallery Hours: M-F 10am-5pm, Sat 1-4pm. Closed: September 6, November 11, 24, 25, 26, 2010.
Heard 'Em Say Teen Poetry Show - Tonight!
This Friday, August 27th Join Wally B for a special event in a special location. They have combined this month's Heard 'Em Say and H.O.P.E. Learning Center Open Mic Show TOGETHER!
The event will be held at The H.O.P.E. Learning Center, located at 2902 E. Lake Avenue in Tampa. Doors open @7:30 pm, Show starts @ 8:00 pm
Sponsored by the Arts Council of Hillsborough County , Delta Bravo Marketing Group, and Mattress Revolution! Admission is FREE; However, please bring money to purchase products. You never know WHO may show up!!
If you have any questions, need directions or flyers, please contact Wally B. at (813) 833-4186 or wallybclark@hotmail.com Please make plans to join us and help spread the word!
BLFA presents ArtWorks 2010 A Community Art Show The Brandon League of Fine Arts (BLFA) presents ArtWorks 2010. This is an open community art show and all are welcome. This is a juried show and prizes will be awarded. The exhibition dates are August 31 through September 30, 2010. The exhibit will be held at the Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association located at 619 Vonderburg Drive in Brandon, FL.
The Gallery Hours are Monday - Friday 9-5 pm and admission is free.
There will be an Art Reception will follow the Gallery Hop on September 11, 2010 at 5pm, also at Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association.
Just a few of the many great events going on this weekend........... - East Coast Meets West Coast Art Reception! The Creative Native Gallery
- Smokey Joe's Cafe (musical) at HCC Ybor Campus
- Lustful Temptations (musical) at Carrollwood Cultural Center 8/29/2010
- Summer Classics - Metroplis at Tampa Theatre
For more information about these events and many others, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.com
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Pecha Kucha V6 Tonight, Carlos Garaicoa Reception at USF CAM tonight, Heard 'Em Say Teen Poetry,
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Deadline for Day of the Dead Altar "Call to Artist" is this Friday!
A Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar is meant to honor the memory of someone who touched your life. This can be anyone from the family pet to Mother Teresa. Anyone who had a positive impact on your life can be the subject of your Day of the Dead altar. People also make altars to show their support for others. There have been Dia de los Muertos altars made to those who have died due to AIDS related illnesses, to those lost in the World Trade Towers attack and the students at Columbine.
There are people who believe that those building an altar are trying to raise the dead. This can’t be farther from the truth, because the belief is that the dead are never really gone, so raising them would be redundant. There is nothing demonic about building a Day of the Dead altar. Are we trying to communicate with the dead? Yes, and no. There are two aspects to altar making on el Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead). The first is to communicate with those that are no longer physically with us. I don’t see how this is any different from people going to visit the graves of their dearly departed. It isn’t about witchcraft, it is about having an eternal dialogue with those that we love. The second aspect is the connection it provides us to the world at large and to our place in the after-life. By building an altar we are acknowledging that we go on and that not being physically present isn’t the same as being gone.
The Artist Advisory Committee of the Arts Council of Hillsborough County is having a Day of the Dead Altar Exhibition at the Tampa Museum of Art during an Art After Dark event on Friday October 22nd.
The Altar exhibition application "Call for Artists" deadline has been extended to this Friday, August 27, 2010 . Visit this link for an application and details: https://public.me.com/gregory111
Please contact Brenda Gregory of the Artist Advisory Committee at brenda.gregory@earthlink.net if you have any question!
For more information about this event and many others, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.org
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Day of The Dead at TMA with the AAC
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Carlos Garaicoa: La enmienda que hay en mí Opens at USF CAM Today
The University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum is pleased to present Carlos Garaicoa: La enmienda que hay en mí (Making Amends). Carlos Garaicoa (b. 1967, Havana, Cuba) is known for his study of the contemporary city and its built historical, political, societal and humanistic conditions in a multidisciplinary approach that defies categorization and involves a broad range of materials and techniques. He employs drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, installation, photography, video and architectural models in investigations of history, politics, architecture, urbanism and culture. Driven by a belief in the artist’s moral obligation towards society, Garaicoa—who lives and works in Havana and in Madrid, Spain—creates new vocabularies in order to discuss social and political issues. Inspired by the circumstances of Cuba, he has adopted his native city as a laboratory and metaphor for human existence. He charges his works with commentary on issues such as architecture’s ability to alter the course of history, the failure of modernism as a catalyst for social change, human rights, and the decay of 20th century utopias. Works in the exhibition include The Crown Jewels (Las joyas de la corona), 2009, a series of eight cast silver models of international places of military authority, surveillance and repression, representing the National Stadium of Chile, Cuba’s Villa Marista and Linea y A (Ministry of the Interior), the East German Stasi, Guantánamo Naval Base, the Pentagon, the School of the Naval Academy in Buenos Aires, and the KGB in Moscow. Intricate and intimately scaled, they are displayed individually in glass vitrines. Garaicoa has said that the work “…was conceived thinking of its possible impact on two audiences: those living under contradictory political systems—where human rights are obviously repressed—and those in systems that claim to have solved such contradictions, as in the case of Europe.” In other works, the artist’s idea evolves over series of black and white photographs altered and amended in various ways, always dealing with an aspect of Havana and its built environment, and often contrasting utopian ideology with reality. Untitled (Sentences) [Sin título (frases)], 2009, documents the artist’s perambulations through the formerly bustling downtown commercial center. Responding to the fanciful names emblazoned on now deteriorated or abandoned storefronts, he writes “street haikus” in pins and needles directly on the photographs. Other works include Saving Time (2009), a 1950s modernist wall clock that runs backwards; Theory and Practice in the 18th Brumaire of K. Marx (Teoria y práctica en el 18 Brumario de K. Marx), 2009, an installation of bookcase and books that contrasts Marxist theory with current Cuban reality; For Life… (De por vida…), 2009, a graphite drawing on a paper scroll with a photograph of an ideological billboard, and Bend City, 2009, the artist’s exquisite cut paper installation, depicting an entire imaginary city.
Exhibit dates: August 23 – December 11, 2010.
Carlos Garaicoa’s works are included in many public and private collections including: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Ella Fontanals Cisneros Collection, Miami, FL; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; Tate Modern, London, England; Los Angeles County Museum, LACMA, Los Angeles; Museo Nacional de Arte Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain; National Museum of Fine Arts, Cuba; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Colloquium Participant Bios: Artist Carlos Garaicoa, a native of Havana, Cuba, lives and works in Madrid, Spain, and Havana, where he studied thermodynamics at the Instituto Hermanos Gómez and visual art at the Instituto Superior de Arte. Since 1991, Garaicoa has exhibited extensively at international venues including the 53rd Venice Biennale and Documenta 11. His works belong to public and private collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Tate Modern (London), Museum of Modern Art (New York), and el Museo Nacional de Arte Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (Madrid). Noel Smith is Curator of Education/Latin American and Caribbean Art at the Institute for Research in Art at the University of South Florida. She has co-curated several major exhibitions including The Amazing and the Immutable, combining vintage and contemporary photography, Los Carpinteros: Inventing the World, and Homing Devices, among others. She holds an M.A. in art history with an emphasis on the history of photography, directs the USF Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program, and teaches and lectures widely. Corina Matamoros is Curator of Contemporary Cuban Art at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba. She holds a degree in art history from the School of Philology, University of Havana, and a degree in museum studies from the Louvre School. During her thirty-two year tenure at the Museum, she has organized numerous exhibitions of contemporary Cuban art including José Bedia, Kcho, Los Carpinteros, Tania Bruguera, and Belkis Ayón, among others. Most recently, she curated the exhibition Eagerly Awaiting, Raúl Martínez, of the work of the seminal Cuban pop artist, for the Magnam Metz Gallery in New York. She has published essays and articles about art, museum studies and collecting, including the recent compilation of essays entitled Mirada de curador/The Curator’s Gaze (Letras Cubanas, Havana, 2009). Mark Weston, AIA, is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of South Florida where he teaches graduate courses in design and technology. His research focus is multi-disciplinary, combining experimental building materials, digital fabrication, and physical computing with traditional notions of making in order to generate interactive and complex physical environments. He holds a B.A. and an M.Arch. with distinction from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and has worked with Gehry Partners, Ply Architecture, Bowen Architecture, and is currently principal of Maurer Weston LLC (MWlabs). Carlos Garaicoa: La enmienda que hay en mí (Making Amends) is organized and traveled by the USFCAM, Tampa, FL. The project is supported in part by the Stallvik Art and Education Foundation, Inc., the USF Cuban American Student Association (CASA), and the USF Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean (ISLAC). The Institute for Research in Art is recognized by the State of Florida as a major Cultural Institution and receives funding through the Sate of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts. USFCAM is accredited by the American Association of Museums.
USFCAM Hours: M-F 10am-5pm, Sat 1-4pm. Closed: September 6, November 11, 24, 25, 26, 2010. Admission to the Museum is free; daily permit ($5.00) or pay per space parking required. For more information on this event and many others, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.com
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Carlos Garaicoa Exhibit Opens at USF CAM TODAY!
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 Jazz With Jim - West Coast Meets East Coast with The Jazz Directions
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is proud to present Jazz with Jim. This month is West Coast Meets East Coast this Friday August 20, 2010.
West Coast: featuring the Jazz Directions with Dick Rumore on sax and Phil Provinzano on flugel horn
East Coast: featuring the Jazz Directions with Jim Burge and Tom Ziegelhofer on trumpet.
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located at 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL 33618-8335813.269.1310, www.carrollwoodcenter.org
New Seeds Salon Tonight!
New Seeds Salon, presented by Silver Glass Productions, on Friday, August 20, 2010, starting at 8 p.m. at the Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, 4819 E. Busch Blvd., Tampa, FL 33618.
The Presentation starting at 8 pm will be Disabled Performing Artists. James Geiger will be presenting. Women's Comedy Slam starts at 9 p.m. Three rounds: improv; socially relevant comedy; performer choice. Winner takes pot!
Admission is free. www.newseedsfest.org silverglassprods@gmail.com
Art After Dark at Tampa Museum of Art
Each month, the museum partners with area organizations, volunteers, and artists to present a new and exciting event that celebrates art, music, and entertainment.
Art After Dark takes place the third Friday of every month (TONIGHT!) from 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM. Proceeds support the museum's exhibition and education programs.
Admission is $10 per person, free for museum members, cash bar.
Art after Dark is held at the new TMA, located at 120 Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, Florida 33602.
TBHC presents La Cocina de la Florida: Foods of 16th C. Conquistadors
Join the Tampa Bay History Center for a workshop with Sheila Benjamin and Elizabeth Neily on Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. featuring kitchen utensils, recipes and traditional culinary delights of Spain and New World influences.
Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. For more information on this event, visit www.tampabayhistorycenter.org or call 813.228.0097
The TBHC is located at 801 Old Water Street in downtown Tampa.
The Hills Are Alive - The Sound of Music
A heartwarming musical with a charming cast of characters, The Sound of Music will be one of your favorite things, too! Maria, a novitiate (“nun in training”), is sent from a nearby convent to act as governess to the seven children of widowed Austrian aristocrat, Captain von Trapp. She soon wins the hearts of the children and their father. With the impending Nazi occupation of Austria, the family barely escapes to the safety of Switzerland. The delightful and inspiring story of the Trapp Family Singers, The Sound of Music features a glorious score by Rodgers and Hammerstein including “Do Re Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” "Edelweiss,” “Maria,” “My Favorite Things” and of course the title song, “The Sound of Music.”
Carol Morsani Hall in the Straz Center. Performance dates are August 20 - 22, 2010. Regularly priced tickets start at $43.50 Call 813.229.STAR.
Francis House - 20 Year Celebration Tonight!
The 20 Year Celebration reception will include wine, cash bar, and hors d'oeuvres; the program features a celebrity speaker, entertainment, silent auction, raffle, and door prize. We are excited to announce that our spotlight auction item is a signed and certified Pablo Picasso Heliogravure, in black & white, original hand signature; Certificate of Authenticity: (Registered Company) Art Bank Brokers, 968 Meares Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8V 3J4; Edition: Picasso and the Human Comedy, Verve 29/30.
At The Ritz Ybor on August 20, 2010 from 7P - 10P.
The Ritz Ybor is located at 1503 East 7th Avenue, Tampa FL 33605 813.247.2555 www.theritzybor.com
Singers - Don't Forget!
WHO: Tampa Oratorio Singers
WHAT: Auditions for 2010-2011 Season
WHEN: August 23rd-Sept. 13th, 2010 (by appointment only)
WHERE: Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church, 3501 San Jose, Tampa FL
CONTACT: Nancy Callahan for auditions at callahan@palmaceia.org or by phone at 813-253-6047.
Tampa Oratorio Singers (TOS) is holding auditions for singers for its 2010-11 season. Auditions are open to the public and will be held by appointment only. Choral and/or solo singing experience is preferred. Singers are required to have good sight reading skills and will need to have a short solo piece prepared. Singers may also be required to sing scales and sight-sing. An accompanist will be provided. The season will open with the powerful “Messa di Gloria” by Giacomo Puccini.
The first rehearsal will be held at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church, 3501 San Jose St, Tampa on Monday, August 30th from 7 to 9 PM. Registration and music purchase will be held from 6:30 until 7:00 pm.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE EVENTS AND MANY OTHERS, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.TampaArts.com
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Jazz Directions at CCC, New Seeds, Art After Dark, Foods of 16th C. Conquistadors, Sound of Music,Francis House, TOS,
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 Johann Strauss’ DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT) updated version of a classic! Come enjoy Johann Strauss’ masterpiece of comic irony, as Dr. Falke plots his revenge on his old, buddy Gabriel von Eisenstein. With a cast of unforgettable characters and notable arias such as The Laughing Song and Csárdás, this hilarious operetta is not to be missed!
Starring Dana Wilson as Eisenstein, Joseph Peterson as Dr. Falke, Beth Dalton as Rosalinda and Christopher Holloway as Frank. Also featuring Stephen Fee, Phoenix Gayles, Melissa Misener, Lin Grant, Erica Allen, Nathalie Hostin, Alejandro Donawa, Melody Ossi, Victoria Stout and Frank Maggese.Sung in English with Teresa Rose, accompanist.
South Florida Lyric Opera is an up and coming opera company that draws from a wealth of local talent. South Florida Lyric Opera incorporates the finest, professional singers in the area while highlighting guest artists from around the country. South Florida Lyric Opera also features members of local opera choruses such as the Opera Tampa chorus and St. Petersburg Opera chorus, as well as tremendous soloists from local church groups and choral organizations. Its aim is to produce high quality opera of all variety, with a local bent that appeals to the Tampa audience and its surrounding areas.
Performance:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 at 7:30 pm
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 at 3 pm
At the Carrollwood Cultural Center4537 Lowell Road Tampa, FL 33618
(813)269-1310
Tickets are:
$20 for CCC members, $25 for nonCCC-members.Tickets can be purchased at the door.
pictured: Dana Wilson as Eisenstein, Joseph Peterson as Dr. Falke
Respect: A Musical Journey of Women - BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
From Someone To Watch Over Me to I Will Survive. It's the journey of women, told through Top-40 music in the new musical production RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women. From the co-dependence of I Will Follow Him to the anger of These Boots Are Made for Walking, to the cynicism of What's Love Got To Do With It, and finally to the strength of Hero. Combining excerpts of 60 songs with women's own stories about finding dreams, lost love, relationship issues, entering the workforce, gaining independence, and more, this show is "exhilarating!" It's more than just a story worth telling, it's a must-see and must-hear. For more than the first half of the last century, the voice of women in Top-40 popular music has been one of neediness and dependency. I'll do anything for you; just be my baby, even if you're no good and treat me bad; just LOVE me and I'll stand by my man. By the end of the century, things were quite different. Popular music had come far enough so that women looked for the hero within themselves, were urged to get on their feet and make it happen, ready to stand on her own with or without a man. Messages encompassed I am woman-hear me roar, to I will survive and encouraged women to find their own dreams. Vanderbilt professor Dr. Dorothy Marcic created the show based on her book, RESPECT: Women and Popular Music, where she analyzed all Top-40 female song lyrics since 1900. Recent feedback from audience members includes: "Your show is one of the best things I have ever seen, period." -Shawn Johnson, Kansas City. "This was one of the most inspiring performances I have attended in my life."-Vladimir Brajkovic, Melbourne, Australia; "It was the musical history of MY life," Sheri Bewitt, Orlando. Join the journey of women from co-dependence to independence – from "Someone To Watch Over Me" to "I Will Survive." See the progress of women from property of their husbands to presidents of countries in the 20th century – hear it through a dramatic musical presentation. Straz Center in the Jaeb Theater Performance Dates: August 19 - September 26, 2010 Regularly priced tickets start at $34.50. Call 813.229.STAR M.A.D. Theatre presents Smokey Joe's Cafe
Leiber & Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock n roll, and now their songs provide the basis for electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. In an idealized 50's setting, the classic themes of love won, lost & imagined blend.. featuring nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded. The performances will be held in the Studio Theatre at the HCC Ybor Campus, 2001 East 14th Avenue Tampa, FL Performance Dates: August 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28 at 8 pm OR August 22 and 29 at 2 pm Tickets are $20.00 each and may be purchased at www.madtheatre.com. Seats ARE limited, so order your tickets TODAY! Demetri Martin at the Straz THIS SATURDAY Demetri Martin is an American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer and humorist. Martin is best known for his work as a stand-up comedian and as a contributor on The Daily Show. Currently, he is hosting his own show on Comedy Central titled Important Things with Demetri Martin. He'll perform in the Ferguson Hall in the Straz Center this Saturday August 21, 2010. Regularly priced tickets start at $35. Call 813.229.STAR Call To All Artists! WHO: John Crawford Art Studio at SouthShore Regional Library WHEN: Application deadline is October 1, 2010. WHAT: "A Call To All Artists." HOW: 2011 applications are available at the SouthShore Regional Library's Information Desk. email applications can be obtained by emailing: burhopl@hillsboroughcounty.org Drawing and painting artists with at least five ready to hang art pieces are invited to apply for these bimonthly exhibits planned for January/February, March/April and May/June 2011. CONTACT: Questions? Please contact Laurie Burhop, Coordinator of the John Crawford Art Studio at 813-672-1155.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE EVENTS AND MANY OTHERS, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.TampaArts.com
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South Florida Lyric Opera Die Fledermaus, Respect - A Musical Journey of Women, MAD Theatre Smokey Joe's Cafe, Demetri Martin,
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Enjoy Some Jazz with Rose Bilal - Tonight!
Rose Bilal - Classic Jazz Vocalist will perform at That's Amore, located at 700 Harbour Post Drive, Tampa tonight, Wednesday August 18 from 8pm to 12midnight. No cover charge - so come on down and enjoy some live music from Tampa's Jazz Diva! http://jazzyrosebilal.blogspot.com www.rosebilal.com
A Quick Lead from VISIT FLORIDA - Submit your events!
Florida 2011 Nature & Art Calendar - Deadline Friday, August 20
Coral Isle Graphics is putting together a 2011 calendar and wanted to include major Florida events of the year. Submit major events such as sporting events, festivals, fishing seasons, art exhibitions, etc.
Send only events taking place between January-December 2011, and include the name and date of that event.
Send info to Matt Smith at mscoralisle@bellsouth.net with "Florida 2011 Nature & Art Calendar" in the subject line. Contact Matt with questions at 772.708.2134.
This Quick Lead was shared by the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.
www.florida-arts.org
Please note: This is not an event related to the Arts Council of Hillsborough County. Please use the contacts listed above should you have any questions regarding this matter. Thanks!
Audition for Deep Carnivale Tonight!
The second audition for writers and readers interested in participating in the 4th annual DEEP CARNIVALE is tonight, Wednesday August 18, 2010 from 7:00-9:00pm at Tre Amici (1907 N 19th St) in Ybor City
To reserve a spot on the audition schedule please contact David Audet at daudet@hccfl.edu and indicate which evening and general time you wish to read. However, anyone can attend any audition and if spaces are available, sign up at that time.
Visit www.deepcarnivale.com for more information or contact them at artistsandwritersgroup@gmail.com For more information about these events and many others, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.com
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Rose Bilal Live Tonight! Submit Your Event, Audition for Deep Carnivale Tonight!
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 Get Your Vocal Chords Ready - It's Time for Tampa Oratorio Auditions!
Tampa Oratorio Singers (TOS) is holding auditions for singers for its 2010-11 season. Auditions are open to the public and will be held by appointment only. Choral and/or solo singing experience is preferred. Singers are required to have good sight reading skills and will need to have a short solo piece prepared. Singers may also be required to sing scales and sight-sing. An accompanist will be provided. The season will open with the powerful Messa di Gloria by Giacomo Puccini.
The first rehearsal will be held at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church, 3501 San Jose St, Tampa on Monday, August 30th from 7 to 9 PM. Registration and music purchase will be held from 6:30 until 7:00 pm.
WHO: Tampa Oratorio Singers
WHAT: Auditions for 2010-2011 Season
WHEN: August 23rd-September 13th, 2010 (by appointment only)
WHERE: Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church 3501 San Jose, Tampa, FL
CONTACT: Contact Nancy Callahan for auditions at callahan@palmaceia.org or by phone at 813-253-6047.
For more information about this event and many others, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.com
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 Centre Gallery Hosts So You Think You Can Paint? Tampa Season 2
Got What it Takes to be an Art Star?
Last spring’s So You Think You Can Paint? competition was so successful, the Centre Gallery is offering everyone – students, alumni, and community members – a second chance to participate in this great art exhibition! The Centre Gallery presents So You Think You Can Paint? Tampa Season 2.
On August 19, 20, 23 & 24th , members of the community can drop off their paintings at the Centre Gallery to participate in the exhibition. The gallery will accept paintings of any subject, size or format. The judging will not be based on concept, so all are welcome. A panel will critique the submitted paintings based on skill and the artist’s handling of the medium. The judging process is a reinterpretation of the reality TV judging show.
A video of the judging process will be shown during the reception and awards presentation from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, August 27, 2010. Five grand prizes and five special category prizes will be awarded to selected winners. As an added bonus, gallery patrons will also be able to view the winning paintings from So You Think You Can Paint? Chicago Edition, held in Chicago this past July. The Chicago winners will display their work in the Tampa exhibition but will not be competing for prizes.
So You Think You Can Paint? Tampa Season 2 is sponsored by AOE, ProCopy, Vertical Merchandise, and Vince Kral.
The exhibition will be held at the Centre Gallery in the Marshall Student Center (room 2700) at the University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, Fla. It is free and open to the public. For more information, please call the gallery at 813-974-5464, or email CentreGallery@admin.usf.edu with the subject "So You Think You Can Paint? Tampa Season 2."
Centre Gallery is an innovative, student-run art exhibition space at the University of South Florida. Located in the Marshall Student Center room 2700, Centre Gallery (www.ctr.usf.edu/gallery) is free and open to the public. The gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Audition for Deep Carnivale this Wednesday!
The Artists and Writers Group, Inc. announces a series of auditions for writers and readers interested in participating in the 4th annual Deep Carnivale, a literature festival scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 10th and 11th, 2010 in Ybor City at Hillsborough Community College.
The auditions are free and open to the public and to all ages. Participants have two minutes to read his or her original material or any work by any author. Finalists will have an opportunity to read another two minutes of material. Three participants at each audition will be selected to read at Deep Carnivale, September 10th and compete for three cash awards totaling $200.
Judging will be based on both the quality of the material and the presentation. Material should be appropriate for the general public.
To reserve a spot on the audition schedule please contact David Audet at daudet@hccfl.edu and indicate which evening and general time you wish to read. However, anyone can attend any audition and if spaces are available, sign up at that time.
Wednesday, August 18 and September 1, Tre Amici at the Bunker www.yborbunker.com will hold the next two auditions, 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
Tre Amici is located in Ybor City at 1907 North 19th Street. 813-247-6964. www.deepcarnivale.com
Note: the auditions are being held in a wonderful coffee/wine bar. Even if you don’t plan to audition, come and support our talented creative community and local businesses.
Last Chance to Audition for A-Haunting We Will Go - TONIGHT!
Masque Community Theatre will hold their final auditions for A-Haunting We Will Go tonight August 16, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
A-Haunting We Will Go is Written By Tim Kelly and Directed By Pat Connolly. Screams in the dark and galloping goose flesh! Glamorous, young television producer Norma Corwin made a childhood vow that once in her life she would spend a night alone in The Inn of the Three Sisters, an eerie and forbidding hotel famous for an unresolved murder, horrifying spirit manifestations and murderous intrigue. When she learns the inn is to be dynamited to make way for a new highway, she decides the time is now (or never) and the fun begins. A strange assortment of uninvited "guests" arrive to add more mystery: ESP expert Madame Lugosi; a young serviceman who says he's lost his way; a doomed young woman who comes to warn Norma that she's in great danger; and the spirits of the three young sisters who, with the villainous handyman Flint, are cursed to relive the ghastly murder each night.
PRODUCTION DATES: October 15 - 31, 2010, Friday & Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
NEEDED: 7 males, 13 women, ages 15-60.
Auditions consist of cold readings from the script.
For any questions, the Director may be reached at: 813-780-6796 or 813-600-7930.
AUDITION LOCATION: Backstage Café (Sweetbay Plaza) 8858 North 56th Street, Temple Terrace, Florida 33617
For more information about these events and many others, plus lots of arts news, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.com
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So You Think You Can Paint? Tampa Season 2, Artists ad Writers Audition for Deep Carnivale
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GIFF 2010 Global Lens Series Tonight August 12 at the Tampa Museum
ORDINARY PEOPLE
One quiet afternoon, a busload of young soldiers is unexpectedly forced to question the morality of their profession after being enlisted to execute civilian prisoners at a remote facility in the Serbian countryside. Director Vladimir Perisic, Serbia, 2009
Tickets:
$8 - general admission
$5 - students/seniors
Tampa Museum of Art members & GIFF members get in free!
Movie starts at 7.00 p.m. tonight, Thursday August 12, 2010.
Tampa Museum of Art is located at 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL 33602
WORKS OF LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHERS EXHIBITED AND HONORED
A record number of 146 area photographers are exhibiting their work in the Tenth Annual Members‘ Show at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMOPA) through September 4, 2010. In the largest members’ show FMOPA’s ten-year history, both professional and amateur photographers competed for eight cash prizes in six categories (plus Members’ Choice and Best of Show).
The big winner is Rory Brennan of Cedar Key. At the August 1 judging, he scored the $300 Best of Show award for Cancer Ward, Paraguay. “It’s really a true documentary photo that captures the moment. It also captures a time and place,” said Noel Smith, one of the three judges of the exhibition. “The photographer used his skills to express empathy as a human being.”
The winning photograph was taken when Brennan, a fundraising writer/photographer, accompanied the National Cancer Coalition on a trip to Paraguay. The Coalition delivers donated chemotherapy drugs to help treat cancer patients. Brennan is donating his prize money to the Coalition.
Chris Hoyer of Lutz won the Members’ Choice Award for Sweet Dreams, London. In the documentary category, Roy Rodriguez won for The Conversation; Kirk Ke Wang‘s Passage of Time won in the travel category; Jim Reiman’s Jason won for portraiture; Robert Dana’s Water Lilies was judged best in the Nature/Landscape category; Melissa Harris‘ Pinned Glass won the Details category; and David Audet‘s Fan, Fur: La France scored in the Creative Mediums/Processes category. Judith Hall, Travel, Michael Schuhmann, Andrew Malbin, Katherine Stetson, and Jennifer Mace won Honorable Mention Awards.
The judges were Steven Katzman, a photographer who recently had a portfolio of his work purchased by the George Eastman House International Center of Photography; Ted McLaren Photo/Media Coordinator for the St. Petersburg Times. and Noel Smith, Curator of Latin American and Caribbean Art at USF’s Institute for Research in Art.
Amy Pezzicara organized the event for FMOPA, with in-kind donations from Gutcher's Quickprint & Design, Datz Deli, Hahnemuhle USA, Marriott Waterside, EditTeam, Four Corners Framing and Tropical Smoothie Café.
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is committed to presenting the photographer’s vision as vital and central to today’s life and culture. A non-profit museum that collects and exhibits photographic works as well as presenting classes and lectures, FMOPA also holds free programs to bring photography and visual literacy to at-risk children. Located at 200 N. Tampa St. (on the corner of Jackson Street and Ashley Drive), it is open to the public 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Entry into the museum is a suggested $4 donation. For additional information, call (813) 221-2222 or visit www.FMoPA.org.
For more information about events and local arts, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.com
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GIFF Global Lens Series, FMOPA
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 Opera Tampa Vocal Arts Festival Continues
Opera Tampa’s 2010-2011 season begins with a celebration of beautiful singing. The Vocal Arts Festival, presented in collaboration by Opera Tampa, the Patel Conservatory and the V.O.I.C.Experience Foundation, will feature presentations, workshops and concerts showcasing vocal artists of all ages.
The festival performances will all be presented in the TECO Theater at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) beginning Aug. 1 and continuing for three weeks. Performances in the 2010 Vocal Arts Festival include:
* Master Class with Tito Capobianco – Monday, Aug. 9, at 7:30 p.m. • This renowned director stirs things up on a dramatic level in an observational class that gives audiences the opportunity to watch singers perform and be critiqued in an educational setting.
* Songs of Love – Wednesday, Aug. 11, at 7:30 p.m. • A concert of exquisite melodies featuring aspiring artists and composer David Friedman.
* Showcase for Vocal Arts Intensive and Advanced Show Choir – Friday, Aug. 13, at 7:30 p.m. • A concert featuring the young vocal talent from the Patel Conservatory and artists from V.O.I.C.Experience.
* Master Class with Sherrill Milnes – Sunday, Aug. 15, at 6 p.m. • This opera legend works with rising stars in an observational class that gives audiences the opportunity to watch singers perform and be critiqued in an educational setting.
A Festival Pass is available for $66 and includes admission to all of the 2010 Vocal Arts Festival events. Tickets for individual events are $8-$15, and are available by calling 813.229.STAR (7827) or 800.955.1045 outside Tampa Bay, in person at the Straz Center Ticket Office or online at www.strazcenter.org.
For more information about the Straz Center and its upcoming events, please visit www.strazcenter.org.
For more information about Opera Tampa, please visit www.operatampa.org.
CATS at the Straz Center
There's no better way to introduce your family to the wonders of live theater than with the magic, the mystery, the memory of CATS. What began as a musical about cats after Andrew Lloyd Webber picked up a book of poems in an airport bookshop has become one of the longest running shows in Broadway's history. Winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, CATS features 20 of Andrew Lloyd Webber's timeless melodies, including the hit song, "Memory."
Performances of CATS will be August 13 - 15, 2010 in the Carol Morsani Hall at the Straz Center. Price: Regularly priced tickets start at $43.50. Call 813.229.STAR
For more information about these events and many other, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.org
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Opera Tampa Vocal Arts Festival, CATS comes to the Straz
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 Special jazz Tribute of Jazz Legend Ernie Calhoun
Join the Jazztorian this Sunday August 8th from 3 to 7p.m. for a special jazz tribute to Jazz Legend Ernie Calhoun.
Tickets are $10 at the door. The Tribute will be held at The Blues Ship Good Luck Cafe located at 1910 E. 7th Avenue in Ybor City. Call 813.221.3088 or visit www.jazztorian.org for more information.
Strolling in a Perfect Paradis - Know Your Floral Personality Lecture
To complement the exhibit, Strolling in a Perfect Paradise, Ian Prosser of Botanica International Design Studio will present Know Your Floral Personality on Saturday, August 7th at 10:30 am in the Music Room (adjacent to the Museum), Plant Hall, The University of Tampa. The cost of the lecture, which includes morning coffee and mimosas, is $25.
Reserve your spot by emailing Gianna Russo at grusso@ut.edu or calling her at 813.258.7304.
Mr. Prosser will demonstrate five floral personalities: artistic, dramatic, romantic, natural/outdoorsy, and traditional. Five tables will be center stage and each personality will be illustrated by a tabletop setting. The audience will determine which tabletop matches their temperament as Prosser dresses each table with china, crystal, flowers and linens. A slide show of famous individuals such as Coco Channel, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and Princess Diana will be shown as examples of each floral personality.
After the lecture, the five tables will be ready for a delectable lunch. These tables, with seating and food for eight, can be reserved for $250. This wonderful opportunity is on first come basis.
Reserve your luncheon table by emailing Gianna Russo at grusso@ut.edu or calling her at 813.258.7304.
Featured speaker: Ian Prosser, owner of Tampa's Botanica International Design Studio, an internationally known floral designer, led a team of professionals who created the flower arrangements for President George W. Bush's inaugural festivities in 2005; for Bush's presidential festivities in 2001; and for President Bill Clinton's inaugural in 1993. Among his other clients are Tom Cruise, Howie Dorough, and John Lynch.
Strolling in a Perfect Paradise showcases the splendor of the Tampa Bay Hotel gardens within the context of landscape design in the 19th century. It features historic images from brochures, newspapers, negative slides, and photographs, along with original decorative pieces and, in the current garden, historic garden markers.
Parking is free in front of the Museum or in the Thomas Parking Garage. www.plantmuseum.com.
Opera Tampa Vocal Arts Festival Continues
Opera Tampa’s 2010-2011 season begins with The Vocal Arts Festival, presented in collaboration by Opera Tampa, the Patel Conservatory and the V.O.I.C.Experience Foundation, will feature presentations, workshops and concerts showcasing vocal artists of all ages.
The festival performances will all be presented in the TECO Theater at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center).
Performances in the 2010 Vocal Arts Festival this weekend include:
* Showcase for Generation X and the Children’s Show Choir – Friday, August 6 at 6 p.m. • A concert featuring students from this pre-professional intensive and from the Patel Conservatory.
* Death, by Aria – Parts I & II – Sunday, August 8, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. • A line-up of emerging vocal artists singing all the operatic arias you know and love.
Visit www.operatampa.org for more information!
Huge Yard Sale at the Gorilla Theatre This Saturday!
Join the Gorilla Theatre this Saturday August 7, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Gorilla Theatre located at 4419 N Hubert Ave, Tampa, FL 33614.
Men's and women's clothing, shoes, theatrical props, miscellaneous (and unexpected) items. Yard sale proceeds will be used to provide additional insulation for the theatre. Grab some bargains and support the Gorilla!
Payment: Cash, Visa, Mastercard and Discover Card.
Concessions: Sodas and snacks will be available for purchase. Concession stand proceeds will benefit the Teen Actors Gang @ Gorilla (TAGG).
Meet Artist Olga Londonono at the Singing Stone on Saturday
Singing Stone Gallery joined Ybor City's art community offering a gallery of eclectic contemporary craft and fine art. In a historic casita on 8th Ave. and 19th Street, the gallery showcases hand fabricated fine art jewelry and a variety of other artistic mediums. We are proud to be able to display our friends' work. We are acquiring new art all the time. Gallery owners, Daniel and Nataly Balk feature award winning regional artists as well as silversmith, Daniel Balk's unique, one-of-a-kind, jewelry designs. A family owned and operated business, The Singing Stone, Casa de ART offers a platform from which local and regional artists can exhibit their work.
This Saturday, August 7 at 10:00am meet the Artist Olga Londonono and see her work.
Singing Stone Gallery is located at 1903 North 19th Street,Ybor City,Tampa, FL 33605, 813-247-2787 www.singingstoneonline.com
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Jazztorian Tribute to Ernie Calhoun, Know Your Floral Personality, Opera Tampa Festival, Garage Sale at Gorilla, Singing Stone
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 FAR AWAY Opens at the Gorilla TODAY! A bonus play for the summer, co-produced with Revolve Theatre, FAR AWAY By Caryl Churchill. Something nasty is afoot at aunty's house - but that is just the beginning of a chilling descent into war and paranoia. In Far Away, Obie-winning playwright Caryl Churchill (A Number, Cloud 9, Mad Forest) presents a chilling dystopian vision of what happens when atrocities are committed and the world is allowed to go mad.
"complicated, accessible and finally-- a powerful work" - New York Times
"Churchill is our most visionary writer" - The Guardian, UK
Directed by Chris Jackson, starring Jackie Rivera, Eric Burgess, and Bridget Bean.
Performance dates: August 5-15, 2010
The Gorilla Theatre is located at 4419 N. Hubert Avneue, Tampa Rock The Park TONIGHT! Rock the Park Tampa is a free monthly music series showcasing Tampa's musical talents of all genres.
Tonight, Thursday August 5th the music will begin at 6:30pm at the new Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Downtown Tampa, FL. In addition to live music, there will be food and beverages on premises.
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park is located at 600 N. Ashley Drive,Tampa, 33602
The Red Show - Tampa Bay Art Cloth Alliance Reception Tonight The Red Show opens today, Thursday, August 05, 2010 through Thursday, August 26, 2010 at the HCC Ybor Art Gallery. The opening reception is tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. and is open to the public.
Admission is Free Members of the Art Cloth Alliance based in Pinellas County will present an exhibit of surface-designed, printed, stenciled and dyed art cloth, themed around the color red.
HCC Ybor Campus, HCC Ybor Art Gallery is located at Palm Avenue and 15th Street, Tampa, Florida 33675, 813/253-7674 www.hccfl.edu
Gallery Hours: Monday and Weds-Friday 10am-4pm, Tuesdays Noon-7pm
For more information on this event and many others, plus lots of arts-related information, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.com!
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Far Away Opens at the Gorilla Today, Rock the Park Tonight, Red Show Opens at HCC Ybor Art Gallery
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Viewpoints at TECO Public Art Gallery
TECO Public Art Gallery opened Viewpoints: A University of Tampa Faculty Exhibition from August 3 through September 15, 2010 showing 20 artworks by 10 University of Tampa faculty members.
Included are works in pencil, oil on canvas, mixed media, bronze, and digital photography. A wide range of subject matter, style and viewpoint creates a visually diverse exhibition for the viewer. Art Department Chair at the University of Tampa since 2008, Catherine Chastain-Elliot helped organize the exhibition and shares her viewpoint of the beauty of place in her oil paintings titled Morning Mist and End of Summer, Blue Ridge Mountains.
Julia Kristmundsdottir sees her viewpoint as one who records information from daily life and states it through the simplest of forms. Bye-bye is a graphic, black & white statement of birds struggling to fly loose of the dripping black paint that holds them captive.
Intricate pencil drawings by Doug Sutherland describe detailed events and important reflections from the past, while Jeanne Cameron’s large scale paintings of geometric patterns created with color and organized shapes, invite the viewer to reflect and contemplate. The paintings by Rebecca Skelton titled Green Stream and Blue Stream are peaceful places to dwell: soothing color studies that reflect the artist’s interest in evoking an emotional response in the viewer. Two square, bronze mixed media pieces by Jack King are his attempt “to achieve a visual balance between the dominance of imposed order and the chaos of complete freedom” that fascinates him. A mixed-media, low relief sculpture in the round presented by Kendra Frorup contains paper printed and arranged like the spokes on a wheel that is centered and anchored by a rubber, inflated tire tube. The whole piece is a wooden ‘wheel’ and is titled Beryl Gibson. Elena Cifuentes exhibits two mixed media pieces which comment on society - one titled Circus Tent which features clown and circus imagery overlaid on newspaper with glaring headlines typical of current everyday news and Kismet with a gold painted frame making references about societies fate. Two pieces by Catherine Thompson reference her viewpoint on violence, death and war mixed up with large scale, glossy photographic images of dolls.
The TECO Public Art Gallery is located at 702 North Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33602. It is open Monday-Friday from 8 am.-5 pm. For information about this exhibition or to contact an artist, please call Debra at 813.767.1600 or dradke1@tampabay.rr.com.
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead Opens Tomorrow!
When CB's dog dies from rabies, he begins to question the existence of an afterlife. His best friend is too stoned to provide any coherent speculation. His sister has gone goth, his ex-girlfriend has recently been institutionalized and his other friends are too inebriated to give him any sort of solace. But a chance meeting with an artistic kid, the target of this group's bullying, offers CB a peace of mind and sets in motion a friendship that will push teen angst to the very limits.
Drug use, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, rebellion and sexual identity collide and careen toward an ending that's both haunting and hopeful. By Bert Royal, Directed by David M. Jenkins
Production dates are August 5 – 22, 2010. All productions will play at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoons, with all tickets priced at $24.50.
A season ticket to all six plays offer 30% off the regular price –that’s $102.90 per season ticket plus a $10 handling fee per order. This offer will be valid through June 26. As of June 27, the season ticket discount changes to the standard 20%, or $117.60 per season ticket plus a $10 handling fee per order.To be added to the waiting list for season tickets now, patrons may email www.tickets@jobsitetheater.org.
American Idol Live! Tour Tonight!
This year’s hotly anticipated American Idol Live! Tour will include a stop at the St. Pete Times Forum tonight, August 4 at 7:30 p.m. The American Idol Live! Tour 2010 will feature the American Idol Season 9 top 10 contestants Didi Benami, Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Michael Lynche, Siobhan Magnus, Katie Stevens, and Tim Urban.
America’s #1 show will make 49 stops this summer at a mix of top arenas and amphitheaters across North America giving fans a chance once again to catch their favorite Idols performing live in a town near them.
Simon Fuller, creator and executive producer of American Idol stated, “We are all looking forward to this year’s American Idol Live! Tour. This is always one of the highlights of the year. Each of the Idols has the chance to meet the people that voted for them and perform at incredible venues all over America, another special moment in their developing careers.”
Ticket Prices: $37.75, $47.75 and $67.75. A limited number of four-pack ticket packages will be available for $124.00 while supplies last.
The St. Pete Times Forum is located at 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602-5400, (813) 301-6500.
Deep Carnivale returns to Ybor City on September 11, 2010!
Deep Carnivale – A Celebration of Words is Tampa’s premiere literature festival. Each year, it brings together hundreds of arts enthusiasts of all creeds, united around a common love of language. Deep Carnivale showcases not only literature and poetry, but also the visual arts, dance, drama and music, because all of these can be mediums for the expression of words as art. Programming at Deep Carnivale stretches from the playful to the avant garde, with activities for all ages, with a heavy focus on literacy and the enjoyment of reading for our younger guests.
So save the date! Deep Carnivale (What’s it mean? Who cares!) Saturday, September 11, 2010 at Hillsborough Community College - Ybor Campus (2112 N 15th St).Yes, it’s a school, but it has great air conditioning, and we promise, no pop quizzes, no FCAT! The fun starts at 10AM and goes until we can't take it anymore. Or you can't take it anymore. Lots to see hear and do for kids, parents, intellectuals (smart asses) and the rest of us people (folks, and you!).
“At a moment when ignorance is being aggressively defended, Deep Carnivale still respects our intelligence. Imagine that.”- David Warner, Editor, Creative Loafing
For more information about these events and many others, plus lots of arts information, please visit our website at www.tampaarts.com
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Viewpoints at TECO Public Art Gallery, Jobsite Theatre, American Idol, Deep Carnivale is Coming!
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Opera Tampa Movie Night Tonight - La Traviata
Opera Tampa’s 2010-2011 season begins with the Vocal Arts Festival - a celebration of beautiful singing.
The Vocal Arts Festival, presented in collaboration by Opera Tampa, the Patel Conservatory and the V.O.I.C.Experience Foundation, will feature presentations, workshops and concerts showcasing vocal artists of all ages. The festival performances will all be presented in the TECO Theater at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) beginning August 1st and continuing for three weeks.
Opera Tampa Movie Night – Tuesday, August 3, at 7:30 p.m. • Franco Zeffirelli’s epic film version of La Traviata with Teresa Stratas and Plácido Domingo.
Visit www.operatampa.org for more information! WaZoo Beer Festival - Get Your Tickets in Advance!
Featured as one of the "10 Great Beer Festivals in the Country" by USA Today, this 15th annual tropical taste explosion features more than 200 beers and beverages from around the world, food sampling from local restaurants and live music from local artists. Rain or shine.
Tickets:
Advance purchase July 27-August 6 is $58 per
At the Door is $65 per person.
Designated driver tickets are available.
Lowry Park Zoo is located at 1101 W. Sligh Avenue, Tampa 33615
www.lowryparkzoo.com
Are You A Puppeteer/Actor/Dancer?
The Bits N' Pieces Puppet Theatre is looking for a Puppeteer/Actor/Dancer …. ASAP. Multiple rehearsals start on August 30, 2010. The Tour One begins September 12 thru December 3 2010 and Tour Two begins January 28 thru April 17, 2011.
Auditions are by appointment. Please contact Holli for an audition time. Call 813 659-0189 or email happiholli@hotmail.com
Bits N' Pieces Puppet Theatre is looking for one puppeteer/actor/dancer performer for our national tour of The Ugly Duckling for school children. The puppeteer must perform in our 40lb. 9ft. tall, backpack puppets as well large head costumes. Please see our website: puppetworld.com
Physical coordination and upper body strength is important. Basic dancing includes waltz, march, barrel rolls, musical choreography and blocking. No singing required, puppets perform to a prerecorded music track.
The company will be on the road for multiple weeks at a time with returns to the Tampa area between bookings. Performances are in theatres, college auditoriums, cultural centers in the eastern and central United States.
This is a salaried touring position--plus a food allowance and lodging when on the road. Generally there are two 50 minute performances a day, 3-4 days a week. Load in to the theater is four hours. Load out is 1.5 hours. All three of the company members share performance, stage build up, technical and driving duties. This is a great chance to tour and get onstage and backstage experience with audiences and crews in a variety of venues. You must be an adult who enjoys travel and driving - with a valid drivers license and able to pass Florida education fingerprinting test.
Good News from Melinda Chavez at FMoPA
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts recently received a wonderful grant from Las Damas de Arte to fund a project at MacDill Air Force Base.
Las Damas's generous $500 grant provided resources so that Jim Moorehead, one of our members and a professional photographer, could capture images of the men and women as they returned home from tours of duty in the Near East.
The resulting images thus became personal mementos for the soldiers and their families. In addition, the museum will use them in future exhibitions to share this experience with the general public. The funds underwrote CDs and mailing supplies to enable FMoPA to deliver these gifts to the returnees.
www.fmopa.org
www.lasdamasdearte.com
For more information on Events and the Arts in Hillsborough County, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.com
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Opera Tampa Movie Night, WaZoo Beer Festival, Bits 'n Pieces, Las Damas de Arte and FMoPA,
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 NTAL's Artist of the Month of August is Mary Ellen Bitner
The North Tampa Art League is pleased to announce that Mary Ellen Bitner has been chosen as Artist of the Month for August, 2010. Mary Curran’s work is influenced by her favorite artists, DaVinci, Cezanne, Chagall, O’Keeffe, Kahlo, Joan Mitchell and Jay DeFeo. With her many years dancing the ballet, she has become very conscious of line, form, color, music, and drama which she expresses in her paintings.
Being comfortable painting different genres in a variety of media, she has received recognition for her large abstract florals. Flowers are a favorite genre for her because she grew up surrounded by flowers in gardens grown by her mother, Florence Curran, a master gardener. The artist dedicates her flowers to the loving memory of her mother, whose name happens to mean flower.
Mary Curran Bitner has become increasingly conscious of painting as a woman with a very feminine spirit, as opposed to the traditional point of view . Early in her body of work she painted how it feels to be a woman. Now she paints with the pure joy of being a woman! image: Monet's Garden 2, by Mary Curran Bitner The North Tampa Arts League meets at 7:00pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Compton Park, New Tampa, 16101 Compton Dr, Tampa, FL 33647, Phone: (813)972-0897 FMOPA 10th Annual Members Show and Reception The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts presents their 10th Annual Members' Show. The Exhibition dates are August 3 through September 4, 2010. The Judging Categories are: Creative Mediums, Details, Documentary, Nature/Landscape, Portraiture, Travel, and Tampa Riverwalk.
FMOPA is located at 200 N. Tampa Street, between Jackson and Ashley in downtown Tampa. 813.221.222, www.fmopa.org Singing Stone / Casa de ART Wants Artists! Singing Stone Gallery in Tampa is looking for artists in the following mediums: knits, clothing artists (Wearable art), Hand bags, leather work, glass blowers, wood workers, jewelry designers, Multi-media, Outdoor art, sculpture, 3D & 4D. Benefits of being apart of our local, family owned and run, gallery are: (1.) Location, we are located conveniently off of I-4 , exit # 1. (2.) Ybor City is a popular day and evening tourist and local hot-spot and a regular destination for dinner, movies or entertainment. (3.) The gallery offers complimentary 2 hr parking in front of the store. (4.) The Historical Museum & state park are across street. (5.) The Ybor City Saturday Market runs every Saturday, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, year round, rain or shine. (6.) The Ybor City Art Walk, hosted by The Ybor City Art Association, is the 1st Sat of every month from noon to 6 pm. (7.) Regular gallery events include Meet the Artist, Wine Tastings, Fundraisers, Bridal Showers, Private Parties and much more, get up to date event information by joining our email list to receive updates, monthly newsletters and discounts. Sign up on our website. (8.) Ybor City is known as an artist friendly area with many working studios and art galleries currently in the area.
Requirements: (1.) Submit at least 3 photos of your work on CD or via email to SingingStoneArt@gmail.com (2.) Disclose your name, mail email address, cell phone #, mailing address, business name, website address. (3.) Make sure you are only submitting art that YOU created by hand. (4.) Include retail prices and sizes of art. (5.) Include how many pieces you would like to display. (6.) Include when your inventory is available to be installed in the gallery & then sold retail. (7.) Let us know if you are interested in being featured in one of our Meet The Artist Events and when is best for your schedule. (8.) Be prepared to provide a small Biography about you and our art to be displayed near your work. (9.) Include Notes about your art, such as "all pottery is functional (microwave, oven & dishwasher safe", or if you do custom work, etc. (10.) Are you able to provide displays for your art to be displayed in the gallery? Gallery / Artist:Each artist needs different space requirements to display their art. We currently provide gallery space at different prices, depending on what is needed for the best presentation for retail sales. Artists may exhibit their work on a month by month basis unless otherwise agreed by the artist and gallery. For any further questions, contact: Nataly Balk, Gallery Owner Singing Stone, Casa de ART, Ybor City - Tampa. A Gallery of Eclectic Contemporary Craft, Fine Art & Designer Jewelry, 1903 N 19th St.Tampa, FL 33605(813) 247-ARTS (2787)www.singingstoneonline.comsingingstoneart@gmail.com Gallery Hours: Closed Monday, Tues - Fri 11-6, Sat 9-5, Sun 12-4 Final Cut Pro Workshop Tampa Bay Community Network is a community access/media center. They provide video production training, the facilities and equipment needed for individuals and non-profits to get their messages out on cable television. Programming can be seen on Verizon channels 30 and 36, Bright House cable channels 949 and 950 and Comcast channel 20 -- as well as over the Internet via www.tbcn.org. $299 fee for workshop. WHO:Tampa Bay Community Network WHAT: INTENSIVE THREE-DAY 9-HOUR FINAL CUT PRO WORKSHOP WHEN: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 11, 12, and 13, from 2 to 5 PM each day. Limited seating - register early! WHERE: Tampa Bay Community Network, 1001 W. North B Street, Tampa, Florida 33606 CONTACT: 813- 254-1687 For more information about these events and many others, please visit our website at www.TampaArts.com
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NTAL's Artist of the Month, FMOPA Members Show, Singing Stone, Final Cut Workshop,
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 Broadway Theatre Project Festival Starts Tonight!
Broadway Theatre Project will culminate with a festival, to be held from, Friday July 30th and Saturday, July 31st, 2010.
The 2010 BTP Festival will feature student and faculty performances, as well as seminars designed to help young artists and their families select Universities and navigate the business side of a career in the arts. There will also be an opportunity for family members to observe classes and communicate with the BTP faculty.
Student performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday July 30 and Saturday July 31 in Theater 1 at USF Tampa. $40 plus services charge.
Faculty performance is at 4p.m. Saturday. $20 plus service charge.
Call 813.974.2323 for tickets or broadwaytheatreproject.com
Following the final Saturday performance, students and their family members are invited to a closing reception.
Art In Abundance Reception Tonight at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
The Carrollwood Cultural Center’s annual Student/Faculty Art Show, showcasing the work of visual arts students and faculty, will be on display in the Gallery July 5 through August 31. Works range from watercolors, oils and Oriental brush stroke paintings to ceramics.
The Center’s faculty includes artists of international and national reputation. Works by Peter Stilton, Dore Anderson, Linda Hugues, Linda Hubbard Slicer, Darwin Leon, Linda Evans, Gainor Roberts, Linda Laird Cox, Betsy Hartman and Gilda Butler will be featured.
A reception for the artists will be held in the Center’s Main Theatre July 30, 6-9 p.m.
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located 4537 Lowell Road Tampa FL 33618 (813)269-1310www.CarrollwoodCenter.org
The Gallery of Carrollwood Cultural Center is open Monday through Friday
TBHC presents a Lecture on Native Plants This Sunday
Join the Tampa Bay History Center this Sunday July 31, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a lecture on Native Plants featuring Robin Brown MD,author of Florida's First People: 12,000 Years of Human History and The Crafts of Florida's First People.
The Tampa Bay History Center is located at 801 Old Water Street in downtown Tampa. For more information on this event, visit www.tampabayhistorycenter.org or call 813.228.0097
Summer Classic Film Series Continues
This Sunday August 1st, The Tampa Theatre continues its Summer Classic Film Series with the showing of From Here to Eternity.
This gripping adaptation of James Jones's novel about army life in Hawaii in the idyllic days just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, boasts one of the hottest love scenes in screen history: All told, the film won eight Oscars, including awards for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Donna Reed) and Best Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra).
Movies begin at 3:00 p.m. Tampa Theatre is located at 711 N. Franklin Street. www.tampatheatre.org or call 813.274.8981 for ticket information.
Unified Theatre Auditions - Tomorrow!
WHO: Tampa Area Professional Theatres
WHAT: Unified Auditions
WHEN: July 31, 2010 (Callbacks held later the same day)
WHERE: HCC Performing Arts Building, at Palm Ave and 14th Street in Ybor City.
WHO: Actors, all types. This is your opportunity to audition for the following theatres all at the same time: American Stage*, All Out Rep, Alley Cat Players, Conspiracy Theatre, Dempsey Stage Company, Early Bird Dinner Theatre, Eckerd Theater Company, Gorilla Theatre*, Hat Trick Theatre Productions, New American Theater*, Stageworks*, and SLT Productions. (Asterisked companies may hire Equity actors, all companies hire non-Equity actors).
REQUIREMENTS: Prepare two contrasting 1-minute monologues or one 1-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song.
INFORMATION AND SIGN UP: http://www.gorillatheatre.com/auditions.php
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE EVENTS AND MANY OTHERS, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT www.TampaArts.com
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Broadway Theatre Project Festival, Artist Reception at CCC Tonight, Native Plant Lecture, Classic Film, Auditions
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Opera Tampa kicks off 2010-2011 season with Vocal Arts Festival Opera Tampa’s 2010-2011 season begins with a celebration of beautiful singing. The Vocal Arts Festival, presented in collaboration by Opera Tampa, the Patel Conservatory and the V.O.I.C.Experience Foundation, will feature presentations, workshops and concerts showcasing vocal artists of all ages.
The festival performances will all be presented in the TECO Theater at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) beginning August 1 and continuing for three weeks.
Performances in the 2010 Vocal Arts Festival include: * The New Generation – Sunday, August 1, at 6 p.m. Young aspiring artists kick off the festival with a concert of favorite music from all genres.
* Opera Tampa Movie Night – Tuesday, August 3, at 7:30 p.m.
Franco Zeffirelli’s epic film version of La Traviata with Teresa Stratas and Plácido Domingo.
* Showcase for Generation X & Children’s Show Choir – Friday, August 6 at p.m. A concert featuring students from this pre-professional intensive and from the Patel Conservatory.
* Death, by Aria – Parts I & II – Sunday, August 8, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. A line-up of emerging vocal artists singing all the operatic arias you know and love.
* Master Class with Tito Capobianco – Monday, August 9, at 7:30 p.m. This renowned director stirs things up on a dramatic level in an observational class that gives audiences the opportunity to watch singers perform and be critiqued in an educational setting.
* Songs of Love – Wednesday, August 11, at 7:30 p.m. A concert of exquisite melodies featuring aspiring artists and composer David Friedman.
* Vocal Arts Intensive & Advanced Show Choir– Friday, August 13, at 7:30pm A concert featuring the young vocal talent from the Patel Conservatory and artists from V.O.I.C.Experience.
* Master Class with Sherrill Milnes – Sunday, August 15, at 6 p.m. This opera legend works with rising stars in an observational class that gives audiences the opportunity to watch singers perform and be critiqued in an educational setting.
* Total Interpretation: La Bohème – Saturday, August 21, at 7:30 p.m. The secrets of this Puccini masterpiece are revealed in this in-depth scene study as part of the Capobianco Opera Studio.
* Arias & Encores – Sunday, August 22, at 2 p.m. An introduction to the music of the 2010-2011 Opera Tampa season.
The artists featured in Opera Tampa’s 2010 Vocal Arts Festival will train with some of the greatest talents in the world in a variety of programs designed to teach and nurture singers of all ages and skill levels. In addition to the performances listed above, the 2010 Vocal Arts Festival will host a full schedule of intensive coaching sessions, lessons, master classes and workshops. When young singers find their path in singing, they need a place to go to explore, evaluate and absorb what is truly the highest level of music. Singers, ages 15 to 20, will be chosen from around the country for Generation X (July 31-Aug. 6), a pre-professional intensive featuring faculty from Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music and the Metropolitan Opera.
Opera Tampa Artistic Advisor Sherrill Milnes and Vice President/Associate General Director of Opera Tampa Maria Zouves founded V.O.I.C.Experience (VE) in 2001, with the aim to create a means for singers to advance in their careers, to give them access to the highest level of educators and to guide them in directions that will lead to their success. VE will take place at the Straz Center, Aug. 6-22. At the end of the program, five singers will be chosen to be the Opera Tampa New Artists and be part of Opera Tampa productions and community and educational events for the 2010-11 season. Sherrill Milnes & Friends is an intensive for the professional and career-seeking singer and includes the audition workshop “Mission: Audition.” Educators from around the globe converge at the Straz Center, Aug. 6 – 22, for three weeks of high-level workshops, master classes and performances, presented by VE.
The Patel Conservatory Vocal Arts Intensive Program, for ages 11-18, will run Aug. 2-13. Students will study voice, theory and interpretation in classes with Patel Conservatory vocal teachers and guest instructors. Students will have the opportunity to observe VE singers as they work with master teachers.
In the distinctive Total Interpretation workshop presented by VE, legendary director/producer Tito Capobianco (founder of the Juilliard Opera Center) leads a group of specially selected singers through Puccini’s great master work, La Bohème - delving deeply into the characters and their motivation. Workshops, held Aug. 19-21, are open to a public audience and culminate in an Aug. 21 performance as part of the Capobianco Opera Studio.
A Festival Pass is available for $66 and includes admission to all of the 2010 Vocal Arts Festival events. Tickets for individual events are $8-$15, and are available by calling 813.229.STAR (7827) or 800.955.1045 outside Tampa Bay, in person at the Straz Center Ticket Office or online at www.strazcenter.org.
Masque Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland takes us on Lewis Carroll's journey of the unflappable young heroine takes a tumble down an enchanted rabbit hole to an off-kilter world of mock turtles, dancing flora, punctual rabbits and mad tea parties, where playing cards hold court and nothing is as it seems. Whimsy and wordplay are the order of the day in this imaginative musical adaptation of a favorite of generations of children, adults and psychoanalysts!
Performance Dates: July 30, 31; August 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2010
Masque Community Theatre Box Office 813 983-1710
Masque Community Theatre located at 8825 N. 56th Street, Temple Terrace FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE EVENTS AND MANY OTHERS, VISIT THE EVENTS SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE AT www.TampaArts.com
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Opera Tampa Vocal Arts Festival, Alice in Wonderland at the Masque
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Want to Participate in Deep Carnivale?
The Artists and Writers Group, Inc announces a series of competitive auditions for writers and readers interested in participating in the 4th annual Deep Carnivale, a literature festival scheduled for September 11, 2010 in Ybor City at Hillsborough Community College.
The auditions are free and open to all ages. Participants have two minutes to read his or her original material or any work by any author. Finalists will have an opportunity to read another two minutes of material. Three participants at each audition will be selected to read at Deep Carnivale and compete for three cash awards totaling $200.
Judging will be based on both the quality of the material and the presentation. Material should be appropriate for the general public. Authors and writers already invited to read at this year’s festival cannot compete in these auditions.
To reserve a spot on the schedule please contact David Audet at daudet@hccfl.edu and indicate which evening and general time you wish to read. However, anyone can attend any audition and if spaces are available, sign up at that time.
Thursday, August 12, The Globe Coffee Lounge in St. Petersburg will hold the first audition, 7:00 to 9:00 PM. The Globe is located at 532 1st Avenue N. www.globecoffeelounge.com
Wednesday, August 18 and September 1, Tre Amici at the Bunker will hold the next two auditions, 7:00 to 9:00 PM.. Tre Amici is located in Ybor City at 1907 North 19th Street. 813-247-6964. www.deepcarnivale.com
Nickelodeon presents Storytime LIVE! From the producers of Dora Live and Backyardigans Live, comes a brand new show! Nickelodeon presents their newest, biggest, most exciting live show ever – Storytime LIVE!
Come play along with your favorite preschool pals live on stage. Leap into Fairytale Land with Dora the Explorer,”journey through Filthingham with TheBackyardigans, hop into Wonderland with Wonder Pets! and join the Monkey King’s celebration with Ni Hao, Kai-lan.
Hosted by Moose and Zee, Nickelodeon’s musical adventure, Storytime LIVE! features four of the top-rated preschool shows on television today and is sure to be the hit live show you and your family have been waiting for!
David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in the Carol Morsani Hall on Saturday July 31 and Sunday August 1 at 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Regularly priced tickets start at $15.25 and may be purchased by calling 813.229.STAR (7827) or 800.955.1045 outside Tampa Bay, in person at the Straz Center Ticket Office or online at http://www.strazcenter.org/. Lap tickets are available for $5 for children younger than 12 months old.
Students and Faculty Art Show and Reception Friday at CCC The Carrollwood Cultural Center’s annual Student/Faculty Art Show, showcasing the work of visual arts students and faculty, will be on display in the Gallery from July 5 through August 31. Works range from watercolors, oils and Oriental brush stroke paintings to ceramics. The Gallery of Carrollwood Cultural Center is open Monday through Friday.
A reception for the artists will be held in the Center’s Main Theatre on Friday, July 30 from 6-9 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Exhibit dates July 5 – August 31. The Center’s faculty includes artists of international and national reputation. Works by Peter Stilton, Dore Anderson, Linda Hugues, Linda Hubbard Slicer, Darwin Leon, Linda Evans, Gainor Roberts, Linda Laird Cox, Betsy Hartman and Gilda Butler will be featured.
Hyde Park Live Music Series Tonight! John Miler Band will perform at the Hyde Live Music Series. It's free. Come on out and check it out. The park is located at the corner of Swann and Dakota Avenue in Old Hyde Park Village. http://www.hydeparkvillage.net/
Melissa Etheridge: Fearless Love Tour 2010 Tonight! Known for her high-energy music and craggy vocals, Melissa Etheridge had her first hit tune with Bring Me Some Water in 1988. She won Grammy® Awards for best female rock vocal performance for Ain't It Heavy (1992) and Come to My Window (1994). Her albums include Melissa Etheridge (1988), Never Enough (1992), Yes I Am (1993), Breakdown (1999), Lucky (2004) and The Awakening (2007). Etheridge also won an Oscar® in 2007 for her song I Need to Wake Up, an original song for the documentary film An Inconvenient Truth (2006).
On April 27, she released her tenth studio album Fearless Love. Pulling no punches — very typical of Melissa Etheridge — Fearless Love expands the musical and topical boundaries that she has never stopped redrawing. For more information, visit melissaetheridge.com.
Straz Center in the Carol Morsani Hall, located at 1010 N. WC MacInnes Place.
Regularly priced tickets start at $38.50
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Deep Carnival Auditions, Storytime LIVE, Reception at CCC, Hyde Park Live Music Series, Melissa Etheridge
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Classes Start August 2nd at the CCC, Register Now!
Session 5 classes will start on August 2 with classes running until September 3 (Five weeks). Course catalogs are available online at CarrollwoodCenter.org and at the Carrollwood Cultural Center.
Classes for adults and teenagers (age 13 and older) are offered in Art, Ceramic, Computer, Dance, Language, Music, Personal Finance, Photography, and Wellness.
New classes for Adults include: Color and composition: oil paints and acrylics, Pastel Painting, Sampling The Media: Oil-Acrylic-Watercolor, Computers For Seniors, Adult Ballet, Salsa, History of Blues.
Two Personal Finance workshops will be offered at no cost by Met Life: “A Sensible Approach to Planning your Estate” on August 19, and “2010 Roth Conversion Opportunity” on September 16.
Classes for children include: Art, Cuisine, Dance, Etiquette, Music and Spanish. New classes offered to children this session are: Amigos Spanish (ages 3 to 9), Violin (ages 5 to 10), Let’s learn to cook, Acrobatics, and Let your child’ star shine.
The Carrollwood Cultural Center also offers many community programs: Band, Bridge Club, Broadway Kids, Book Clubs, Chess Club, Chorus, and Woodcarving. These programs are free or for a minimal fee.
Students may register online at www.CarrollwoodCenter.org, over the phone with a credit card, in person, or download and print the registration form and mail it to the Center.
Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618,
(813) 269-1310, CarrollwoodCenter.org
Tomorrow Wednesday July 28th You Can Catch Some Great Music
Live Music Series: John Miller Band, Hyde Park Village www.hydeparkvillage.net
Melissa Etheridge: Fearless Love Tour 2010, Straz Center in Carol Morsani Hall
http://www.strazcenter.org/
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Carrollwood Cultural Center offers New Classes, Live Music in the Area
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Unified Auditions this Saturday!
Calling All Actors to Audition for MULTIPLE Theatres! Tampa Area Professional Theatres are holding Unified Auditions on Saturday, July 31, 2010 (Callbacks held later the same day) at the HCC Performing Arts Building, at Palm Ave and 14th Street in Ybor City.
Actors of all types are encouraged to audition for the following theatres all at the same time:
American Stage*
All Out Rep
Alley Cat Players
Conspiracy Theatre
Dempsey Stage Company
Early Bird Dinner Theatre, Eckerd Theater Company
Gorilla Theatre*
Hat Trick Theatre Productions
New American Theater*
Stageworks*
SLT Productions
(Asterisked companies may hire Equity actors, all companies hire non-Equity actors).
Requirements: Prepare two contrasting 1-minute monologues or one 1-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song.
Information & Signup: http://www.gorillatheatre.com/auditions.php
BTP Festival Starts This Thursday
Broadway Theatre Project will culminate with a three-day festival, to be held from, Thursday, July 29th to Saturday, July 31st, 2010.
The 2010 BTP Festival will feature student and faculty performances, as well as seminars designed to help young artists and their families select Universities and navigate the business side of a career in the arts. There will also be an opportunity for family members to observe classes and communicate with the BTP faculty.
Following the final Saturday festival performance, students and their family members are invited to a closing reception.
BTP Festival Performances will be held at 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, USF Theatre I, Tampa.
Centre Gallery’s Glimpses of Elsewhere
Tampa’s abandoned buildings decay unnoticed, taking on human traits of loss, abandonment, and aging. Artist Nicole Abbett enters such environments to link their documentation to personal exploration, and to share in a one-time show the lives and secrets of buildings that would either wise go undocumented.
From July 26 through August 6, the Centre Gallery at the University of South Florida will host Elsewhere; an exhibit of photographs, taken with a large format camera, that will transport viewers into the hallways of Tampa’s inaccessible buildings. The photographs will be displayed as one extensive series of works.
As Abbett describes, “the photographs are reminders of the lives of the buildings, their history, and why they no longer have a purpose. The spaces experience processes in their lifetime that mirror my experiences of transformation,” adding that “if someone cared for such buildings they would still be functioning and would not be in the state of decay they are currently in.”
Abbett is a USF student who will be graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in May 2011. She plans on continuing her education to receive a Master of Fine Arts degree.
The Elsewhere reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, August 30, in the Centre Gallery at the Marshall Student Center in room 2700, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, Fla. It is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.For more information, please contact the Centre Gallery at 813-974-5464.
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Unified Auditions, BTP Festival, Centre Gallery at USF
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 MOSI ARC Gallery Opening Reception for unseen Art Exhibition
The Museum of Science & Industry will be hosting a reception to celebrate the opening of unseen, the second national Juried Art Exhibition inside of the ARC Gallery at MOSI.
Beginning July 23, guests will be transported into a world of ideas, dreams, and visions of the imagination where they will explore multiple realities and unique perspectives. All media art will be featured, including painting, sculpture, photography, installation and video art which will be screened in the IMAX Dome Theatre. The exhibition will be curated by Zarth Bertsch, Director, IMAX Dome Theatre and ARC Gallery at MOSI, Michael Massaro, sculptor and Gallery Director of Gallery 501, and Ofra Friedman, sculptor and co-curator of EarthVisions at MOSI.
The reception will feature live music by Dumb Blind Luck, films, a cash bar with fine wines and liquor specials in Bar 1570.
Curator Ann McNeer McLeod, Art in Public Places for Polk State College, will be the guest speaker to review the exhibit and artworks at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, July 23, 2010, 7 – 11 p.m., Art review at 7:30 p.m. unseen exhibition will be on display from July 23, 2010 – August 27, 2010
Admission to the opening reception is $6, which includes one complementary drink at Bar 1570.
ARC Gallery, MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry, 4801 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida.
Masque Theatre Presents Alice In Wonderland - Starting Today!
Alice in Wonderland takes us on Lewis Carroll's journey of the unflappable young heroine who takes a tumble down an enchanted rabbit hole to an off-kilter world of mock turtles, dancing flora, punctual rabbits and mad tea parties, where playing cards hold court and nothing is as it seems.
Performance Dates: July 23, 24, 25, 30, 31; August 1, 6, 7, 8 Friday & Saturday nights at 7:30, Sundays at 2 pm. Join us for their last production at this Theatre location.
Please go to http://www.masquetheatre.net/ for more information on upcoming productions and auditions. The hotline for more information is 813-983-1710.
The Masque Theatre is located at 8825 N. 56th Street, Temple Terrace, FL
Native Flute Music and Storytelling on Sunday
The Tampa Bay History Center presents Native Flute Music and Storytelling this Sunday, July 25, 2010.
Join the TBHC for some family-friendly entertainment with live Native American music and tales of days gone by at the Center from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
The TBHC is located at 801 Old Water Street in downtown Tampa.For more information on this event, visit http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/ or call 813.228.0097
TOY STORY 3 to open on Friday at MOSI’s IMAX® Dome Theatre
Experience it in MOSI’s Five-Story Dome Theatre on Friday, July 23, audiences and families of all ages will join Woody, Buzz and the rest of their favorite playtime pals when the highly anticipated TOY STORY 3 comes to life in IMAX at MOSI’s IMAX Dome Theatre. Moviegoers will see, hear and experience this long-awaited third installment of the blockbuster hit TOY STORY in a whole new, larger-than-life way that only IMAX can deliver. With crystal clear images, laser-aligned digital sound and maximized field of view, IMAX provides the world’s most immersive movie experience.
TOY STORY 3 welcomes Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz (voice of Tim Allen) and the whole gang back to the big screen as Andy prepares to depart for college and his loyal toys find themselves in… daycare! These untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not place nice, so it’s all for one and one for all as plans for the great escape get underway. A few new faces—some plastic, some plush—join the adventure, including Barbie’s counterpart Ken (voice of Michael Keaton), a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants (voice of Timothy Dalton) and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear (voice of Ned Beatty). Directed by Lee Unkrich (co-director of “Toy Story 2” and “Finding Nemo”), produced by Pixar veteran Darla K. Anderson (“Cars,” “Monsters, Inc.”), and written by Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt (“Little Miss Sunshine”). TOY STORY 3 is a comical new adventure in Disney Digital 3D™. TOY STORY 3 has been rated G.
For showtimes, visit http://www.mosi.org/ or call 813-987-6000.
Summer Classic Movie Series at Tampa Theatre - Casablanca
Slip into the cool darkness of the beautiful Tampa Theatre and enjoy some classic cinemas as part of the Summer Classic Movie Series. This weekend they screen Casablanca on both Saturday, July 24 ~ 3:00p.m. & Sunday, July 25 ~ 3:00p.m.
Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman Casablanca was rewritten daily during filming, made on a shoestring budget, hastily released and expected to bomb. Instead, its perfect blend of romance, intrigue, suspense and humor make this one of the finest films of all time. 1942/1:42/drama.
Tickets $9 and $7 Tampa Theatre Members.
Stay for a Cinema Chat after the Sunday, July 25 screening.
Screening includes: Newsreel: News of the Day: Roosevelt in Africa! History-making trip climaxed by Casablanca conference; next, the president flies to Liberia! By air to Brazil for war conference!
Visit http://tampatheatre.org/ for more information!
Looking for arts events, auditions, calls to artists and more? Visit our website at www.TampaArts.com!
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unseen Exhibit at Arc Gallery,Masque Theatre Alice in Wonderland, Native Flute Music at TBHC, Toy Story 3 at MOSI, Casablanca at Tampa Theatre
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As was most of the Tampa Bay arts community, the Arts Council staff was shocked and deeply saddened by the news of the sudden death of Jeff Norton. Many of us have known and worked with Jeff for over 25 years on many different projects - as a teaching artist in the schools, as an evaluator for our performing arts field trips, as a grant recipient, and as an actor in some of Tampa Bay's most creative and memorable theatre productions. Losing Jeff leaves a void in the arts community, and in the hearts of his family and friends. We asked Marty Clear to share some of his thoughts about Jeff, and we shar those with you now.
By Marty Clear
Jeff Norton was murdered. For a day or so I couldn’t comprehend the words. It wasn’t just that it didn’t make sense. It was more than that. It made nonsense. It made anti-sense. Like that “sound of one hand clapping” thing. I couldn’t comprehend it. I didn’t know how to think about it but I couldn’t think about anything else.
I don’t want to make it sound as though I have any special claim on these feelings, any reason to pretend I am more stunned or saddened than anyone else. There are people whose grief is much more profound, family and close friends whose pain is unimaginably worse than my own. I didn’t keep in touch with Jeff much in recent years, and I hadn’t even seen him in a few months. But I knew him for 37 years, went through some pretty intense (good and bad) experiences with him, and I don’t think he’d mind if I said I still counted him as one of my best friends.
So it took a day before my mind got unstuck, before I could comprehend anything beyond that one sentence, that one fact.
It was Jeff himself who snapped me back to some semblance of consciousness, and of course he did it by making me laugh. Someone sent me a video of a song Jeff wrote and performed about Sulphur Springs, where he lived for many years and where I still live. “Where the rents are low and the cars drive slow and you never need a mower ‘cause the grass don’t grow,” Jeff sang to me as I looked out on my back yard, which is noticeably devoid of anything green.
Suddenly the Jeff Norton memories rushed through my consciousness so fast that I couldn’t grab hold of any one of them. I sat alone at my desk and laughed out loud for a blessed few seconds, my first laughter in 24 hours, and then smiled as I began to be able to hold onto the feelings. Jeff's life and Jeff's art had given me that.
Let me just share a memory or two, though I want to share so very many more. There were the performances, of course, from Shakespeare to Cyrano to “The Perfect Ganesh.” Never a false moment, never an uninteresting movement, inflection or facial expression.
There was the one man show about Keith Haring that he wrote and performed. He had never written a play before and didn’t know anything about keith haring when Stageworks asked him to write that show. But he just said okay and matter-of-factly went about writing one of the most memorable plays I’ve ever seen.
My favorite stage moments from Jeff came with School of Night, a sketch and improv comedy group back in late ‘80s that created a buzz that has never been equaled in the local theatre scene. People lined up around the block to get into the tiny theater where School of Night performed. People came back and saw the same show over and over.
Jeff and I were at a party and I did this thing I do where I make music come out of my nose. Kind of hard to explain if you haven’t seen it, and it doesn’t really matter. Jeff asked me to come and be a guest artist with School of Night for their upcoming show. I hadn’t been on stage since my ninth grade rock and roll band played its only gig and I was terrified about being on stage with the area’s best theater pros. Jeff spent days talking me into it. I made him agree to accompany me on the guitar, and he generously spent most of our rehearsal time trying to coax some self-confidence out of me. I’d ask, “Do you really think people are going to laugh at this?” and he’d look at me like I was crazy. “You’re going to steal the show,” he’d say. “They're going to be laughing so hard they’ll be crying.”
People liked it, I guess, but what I remember most is Jeff in another bit he came up with, where he stood onstage and ate a banana while “Also Sprach Zarathustra” played. That’s all there was to it, just Jeff eating fruit to music, and it was unspeakably hilarious. There is a video of it on Youtube. Take a look and see if you can name any other performer in the world who could have been that funny doing something so simple.
Anyway, for the last bit of the show, all the guys in School of Night got on stage and did a strip tease. Jeff told me I was welcome to join them. When I declined he was genuinely taken aback. “You don’t want to strip?,” he asked incredulously. He actually could not imagine that someone would pass up a chance to undress in front of a room full of strangers. “Yes,” another cast member said affectionately. “Jeff’s quite the exhibitionist.”
Years later, after I had been writing about local theater for some time, Jeff and I were talking and I guess I mentioned some insecurities about being a theater critic, that I felt often like a sham and an impostor, that I didn’t know anything and that I didn’t have the right to criticize people far more talented than I. “Marty,” Jeff said, “I’ve learned more from reading you than I have from some acting classes.”
Hyperbole aside, I knew he was sincere. It’s still perhaps the finest and most generous compliment of my career, and I hold onto it whenever people call me an idiot, which happens more often than I’m comfortable admitting.
Ever since Jeff's death people keep saying he was a “nice guy” or a “gentle man.” That’s not wrong – I really, honestly, can’t think of a bad thing to say about him – but it’s a little misleading. Those phrases make him sound passive, which he wasn’t. I have never known anyone who was more engaged by life.
All I’ve written here is totally inadequate, I know. People who knew Jeff well will be annoyed by what I didn’t say, and people who didn’t know him won’t really get a sense of the man from what I did say. My apologies to both groups. I'm still a little raw and it was the best I could do. Right now I’m going to pay tribute to my friend in a much more fitting way. I’m going to get back on Youtube, watch the banana thing, listen to the Sulphur Springs song, marvel at his talent and let him make me laugh.
Goodbye, Jeff. Thanks for helping me get through this.
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Tribute to Jeff Norton by Marty Clear
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