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Welcome to the Arts Council of Hillsborough County Blog!
Visit: http://ArtsCouncilOfHillsboroughCounty.blogspot.com
 Joan of Arc – Saint, Warrior, Heretic?
Enjoy a rare chance to see Jean Anouilh’s spellbinding play about Saint Joan in its adaptation by Lillian Hellman. Directed by Nancy Cole and with Magali Naas as Joan, The Lark explores the interplay of historical facts and religious mystery against the background of Joan’s Inquisition trial. How did a simple pious peasant girl become the victorious leader of the French armies? And what is the Inquisition to make of her conversations with an archangel and two saints? This gripping courtroom drama will give you lots of food for thought. The Lark is suitable for adults and teens.
The Lark will open tonight March 11 and run through April 4, 2010 at the Gorilla Theatre. The Gorilla Theatre is located at 4419 N. Hubert Avenue in Tampa. Call 813.879.2914 for reservations and show time information.
Paul Wilborn and Blue Roses at FMOPA TONIGHT!
Start your weekend early by spending an evening with the superb, smooth sounds of Paul Wilborn and Blue Roses at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMOPA) tonight Thursday, March 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
Stop by after work, sit back and unwind with Paul on piano and vocals, Frank Bowman on sax and clarinet and guest vocalist Eugenie Bondurant. They will be performing well-loved arrangements as well as a few Irish-inspired selections to salute upcoming St. Patrick’s Day. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be available.
Admission is $6 for museum members, $8 for non-members and $7 for students with I.D. who are non-members.
The evening is sponsored by CapTrust Advisors, which is a privately held, independent investment consulting practice headquartered in Tampa, Florida with consulting offices in Bonita Springs and Miami, Florida.This event also offers you one of the last chances to enjoy the museum’s current exhibitions which are closing Saturday, March 13. August Sander, the Twentieth-Century Man; Jules Aarons, Views from the Street features historic 20th-century photography. Both Sander’s and Aarons’ images have entered the established canon of definitive works of the last century.
Also on view is the Heritage Photography Contest featuring photography by students from Tampa’s Van Buren Middle School. Thanks to generous grants from Verizon, this is the third year FMOPA has teamed with the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival, the Tampa Organization of Black Affairs and the school to carry out this project.
Located at 200 N. Tampa Street (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.
After Hours Art Series - Reception for Mark G. Pericot
Kotler Art Gallery present a reception for their current exhibit of works by Mark G. Pericot tonight Thursday March 11 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit will be up from March 1st to March 31st, normal gallery / library hours.
The Kotler Art Gallery is located in the John F. Germany Public Library at 900 N. Ashley Drive, Tampa 33602.
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Thursday March 11, 2010
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A Little History - STRAWBERRIES!
This month's theme for A Little History is Strawberries! As Plant City gears up for the annual Strawberry Festival, prepare to celebrate at the Tampa Bay History Center as little ones enjoy hands-on games, activities and sing-a-longs. Kids will have a "berry" special time learning about the history and impact of strawberries on our local area.
A Little History is held one Saturday per month. The History Center's early childhood educators will entertain and enlighten with stories, crafts and other age-appropriate activities related to the History Center's exhibits and galleries. Open to children ages 3 to 5 with an adult companion.
Visit http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/ for more information.
Inspiration and Preservation Opening Reception Tonight
The Carrollwood Cultural Center presents an art lecture by Tampa Bay artist Terry Klaaren at the Opening Reception tonight. The exhibit by artist Terry Klaaren will be at the Carrollwood Cultural Center from March 2, 2010 through March 26, 2010.
The Opening Reception will be held tonight March 10, 2010 from 6 to 9 p.m. and is free to the public. The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located at 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa Fl 33618 (813-269-1310)
Inspired by the beauty of the Hillsborough River corridor as seen from his off-road bicycle, local artist Terry Klaaren paints portraits of his favorite spots along the dirt trails meandering through thousands of acres of natural Florida at its best. His paintings are his testimony to a life-long love of nature and self-propelled recreation. Hear and see his personal story of how nature intertwined him and his art with these now popular local trails.
For more information about the Carrollwood Cultural Center, visit the Center website at CarrollwoodCenter.org
Gasparilla International Film Festival Announces Opening Night Film 2010 Sundance Audience award winner, happythankyoumoreplease, will open the 2010 GIFF on March 18, 2010, 8:00 p.m. at Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin Street. Tickets are only $12 for the film, film chat, and after party.
After winning the Dramatic Audience Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, happythankyoumoreplease, has been announced as the opening night film for the 2010 Gasparilla International Film Festival (GIFF). The film, a romantic comedy creating a tremendous amount of excitement for its decision to have a second screening at this year's festival "Digital Domain is extremely pleased to welcome happythankyoumoreplease to this year's festival," said John Textor, chairman of Digital Domain and the 2010 GIFF presenting sponsor. "The fact that this film chose to follow its Sundance win with our festival in Tampa Bay is an incredible compliment to the area and the growing local film industry."
Taking folks through the trials and tribulations of adulthood, happythankyoumoreplease, follows Sam Wexler as he experiences the complications surrounding friendships, life and love. Sam Wexler, a writer waiting for his break, has an unlikely meeting with a child who got separated from his family while on the subway. After a series of events, Sam finds himself enthralled in this new complex friendship.
The film features Josh Radnor, Malin Akerman, Kate Mara, Zoe Kazan, and Pablo Schreiber. The talented Josh Radnor, an actor well known for his starring role in the hit show How I Met Your Mother, has been praised for his work including writing, directing and playing a role in happythankyoumoreplease. The film's executive producer and Tampa Bay native, Glenn Williamson, has worked on multiple well-known titles such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Push and Sunshine Cleaning. Williamson was a graduate of Plant High School and wanted to bring the film home to this year's festival. Williamson and producer, Jesse Hara, will attend the screening and lead a film chat following the film and then celebrate with fans and talent at the after-party at Rawbar in downtown Tampa.
"We are extremely honored to have happythankyoumoreplease showing as our opening night film," said Chad Moore, Gasparilla International Film Festival's president. "We have been hearing and following the buzz about this film since it took Sundance by storm and we think Tampa Bay will truly enjoy it."
Opening Night will be one of the highlights of the four-day festival. Film details and ticket information can be found at http://www.gasparillafilmfestival.com/. Watch director, Josh Radnor's interview at Sundance regarding his award-winning film. MOSI Summer Science Camps Open For Registration MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) is now accepting registrations for 2010 Summer Science Camps. For 30 years, MOSI has been presenting a wide variety of camps that capture the interest of budding scientists, artists, engineers and computer game designers. MOSI has created multiple camps designed to engage children from age 2 through 17. Camp topics include everything from dinosaurs and monsters to electronics and Hollywood magic. Multiple week and multiple child discounts are available. Before and after care is offered for an additional fee. Camps begin June 14, 2010. Visit www.campfun.org or call 813-987-6000 to reserve a space. The camps will be held at MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry, located at 4801 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida. Visit www.campfun.org to register!
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Wednesday March 10, 2010
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 Mark Pericot Doors of the World exhibit at the Kotler Art Gallery
The Kotler Art Gallery at the John F. Germany Library presents an exhibition of works by Tampa artist Mark G. Pericot entitled Doors of the World.
Mark Pericot was raised between Europe and the Caribbean, where his first camera from his mother led to the magical world of photography. Pericot’s current passion is colonial and medieval doors captured throughout the world. "Each door has its own personality reflecting its heritage… behind each door, there is a universe of possibilities, choices and arrangements”, says Mark Pericot. He is a member of the North Tampa Art League and the Coalition of Hispanic Artists. For the artist's website, please visit http://www.pericotworlddoors.com.
Please join us this Thursday evening, March 11, 2010 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Kotler Gallery for some refreshments, music, conversation, and viewing of these unique photographs.
Community Stepping Stones and the Artists and Writers Group Call to Artists
The Artists and Writers Group is partnering with Community Stepping Stones for an afternoon of art, music, and fun at their new space in Sulphur Springs.
Community Stepping Stones is an amazing organization that serves children and youth in low-income, mixed neighborhoods through arts and education programs. They have recently moved into a new facility on a beautiful piece of property right on the Hillsborough River.
Artists and Writers is looking for artists who would be interested in painting rain barrels that will be auctioned off to support the programs of Community Stepping Stones. We are also raising funds to provide additional support Community Stepping Stones. Any and all contributions welcomed, from a few dollars all the way up.
Please contact us at artistsandwritersgroup@gmail.com if you are interested in being a participating artist or contributing to our fundraising effort.
David Audet and T. Hampton Dohrman www.artistsandwritersgroup.com
The Roosevelt is offering Conceptual Imagery ART Classes
Starting Saturday, March 13, 2010 thru Saturday, May 29, 2010 on Saturdays from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Roosevelt is offering art classes. Students will learn conceptual art forms and mix media techniques.
Methods of drawing, painting, stencil art and spray painting techniques and more. This class will take the thoughts and transform them through a mix medium art with a street eclectic style. This will consist of a base canvas, different types of paint mediums (spray paint and acrylics). We will walk through some creative exercises and then get into a fun but informative project.
Each week we will begin a new project and with new exercises for the class. It’s all about the concept of the different elements and the imagination that you have for art. Student will learn about proper color choices, balance of images and space, and many more key aspects that goes into that piece of art.
The Roosevelt is located at 1812 E.15th Ybor City, FL, 33605, in between 8th and 7th street in Ybor city. Across from Street Car Charlies and next to the Redletter Tattoo parlor.
Admission is $15 per student. Bring art supplies, but some will be provided
Website: http://conceptart.tumblr.com/
The Roosevelt, 1812 N. 15th st Ybor City Fl 33605
Phone: 813 405 5573
Email: artandlyfe@gmail.com
Hours: The building itself will be open M-W 11am-8pm, Thu-Sat 11am-12am, Sun 12pm-6pm
UT Hosts 19th Century Studies Conference
The University of Tampa will host scholars from the U.S., Canada, and Europe for the 31st annual conference of the 19th Century Studies Association from March 11-13, 2010. The theme will be Theatricality and the Performative in the Long Nineteenth Century (1780-1914).
The exhibit in the H.B. Plant Museum and a Saturday talk in the Macdonald-Kelce Library — are open to the public.
The keynote address will be delivered on Friday, March 12, at 1:45 p.m. in the Boardroom of the Vaughn Center by Michael Fried, James R. Herbert Boone Professor of Humanities at The Johns Hopkins University. The title of his presentation is Losing the Body: The Later Art of Jacques-Louis David.
Session topics include politics on stage, staging imperialism, female performers, acting Jewish, social dramas and Victorian gender roles. Dr. Gary Luter, UT professor of speech and theatre and director of the Honors Program, will present his research on Censorship and Suppression of American Drama at the Close of the Long Nineteenth Century. All sessions will be in the John H. Sykes College of Business.
In addition to the sessions, there will be a reception for conference attendees at the Tampa Museum of Art and an optional excursion to the Tampa Bay History Center, followed by dinner at the Columbia Restaurant (established in 1905). At the end of the first day, after a reception in the Henry B. Plant Museum, Professor Lucy Morrison will lead Jane-Austen style dancing in the Edison Building.
Related events open to the public include an exhibit in the Macdonald-Kelce Library of 19th-century decorative publishers’ bindings presented by the Tampa Book Arts Studio of the UT Press
The exhibit features highlights from a show titled The Proper Decoration of Book Covers: The Life and Work of Alice C. Morse, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
On Saturday, March 13, 2010 from noon to 12:45 p.m., there will be an informal talk and Q&A session in AV-2 of the Macdonald-Kelce Library on Collecting the Late Victorians with Mark Samuels Lasner, whose collection, Facing the Late Victorians will be on exhibit in the H.B. Plant Museum. This Saturday talk is free and open to the public.
Admission to the museum is $5 for adults and $2 for children under 12.
For more information, visit www.english.uwosh.edu/roth/ncsa/ or contact Elizabeth Winston at ncsa2010@earthlink.net or ewinston@ut.edu.
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 Terry Klaaren at the Carrollwood Cultural Center Noted local artist Terry Klaaren will be exhibiting at the Carrollwood Cultural Center; this display of his studio and plein air paintings is in their Upper and Lower Lobby Galleries - now through March 31st. The gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday from 8am – 9pm.
There will be an intimate reception on Wednesday, March 10th from 6-9pm during which he will give a lecture on this area that inspired his paintings and involvement in this area where he holds most of his plein air painting workshops. He'll also give a demonstration of his quick acrylic painting techniques. Nicola’s Donuts is providing the “goodies”, Becky Afonso is providing coffee and iced tea and there will be information from the SWAMP Club off-road bicycling group who maintain the trails. His paintings, prints and cards will be for sale to benefit the Center.
He will also be displaying additional studio and plein air artwork during The Center’s “Arts in the Park” Outdoor Event on Saturday March 27th from 10am to 5pm. A truly enjoyable family fun day, he will be painting plein air under the oaks and it would be his pleasure to see you there!
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located at 4537 Lowell Rd in Tampa, 33618. Turn West on S.Village Drive off N. Dale Mabry Hwy; turn left on Lowell Road, the Center and parking lot is on the immediate right.
Arts One on One is tomorrow March 9th Tomorrow, Tuesday March 9th the next Arts One on One will be held. If you want advice on how to promote your creative endeavors, understand why you didn’t get that grant or start a nonprofit or any other arts-related questions, then make plans to attend. It's free and open to the public!
Join Arts Council Staff, Lynn Norton and Jenny Carey for Arts One on One, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, from 12 to 1 p.m. in the St. Petersburg Times Building, 1000 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 400, 4th floor in downtown Tampa ( directly across from the Straz Performing Arts Center).
Come to converse, develop new connections and cultivate the support you need as an artist, arts educator or arts community supporter. Bring your arts questions, arts proposals, and arts ideas along with a brown bag lunch for the monthly Arts One on One. Metered street and paid parking available.
An RSVP is preferred but not required. For more information or to rsvp please contact Lynn Norton ( Director of Arts Education) nortonl@tampaarts.org or Jenny Carey ( Director of Program Services) careyj@tampaarts.org or call the Arts Council offices at 813- 276-8250.
ON STAGE TAMPA BAY at the Scarfone / Hartley Gallery Tampa Bay's Performing Artists Captured in Photography Exhibit. The spirit of Tampa Bay’s performing arts community will be displayed photographically during an exhibition by photographer Jim Lennon at the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery.
ON STAGE: Tampa Bay will be at the gallery March 4-31, 2010. For more than 20 years, Tampa-based photographer Jim Lennon has captured Tampa Bay’s performing arts community in magical images. Photographed in 2009 with the assistance of a grant from the Arts Council of Hillsborough County, this exhibit spotlights individuals whose extraordinary performances embody Tampa Bay’s cultural richness.
ON STAGE: Tampa Bay features more than 75 color photographs of passionate artists in the moment of creative expression. A partial list includes The Florida Orchestra’s Music Director Stefan Sanderling, vocalist Belinda Womack, acclaimed guitarists Larry Coryelle and Lisa Fox and the St. Petersburg Opera Company. UT student dancers are also featured in the photos.
The Scarfone / Hartley Gallery is located at 310 North Boulevard in the R.K. Bailey Art Studios on The University of Tampa campus.
Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday from 1-4 p.m. Gallery admission is free. For more information, contact Dorothy Cowden at (813) 253-6217.
Friday Extra Schedule 2010
The Friday Extra Concert Series announced their concert schedule for 2010. This year, the concerts will take place in two locations - the Lowry Park Bandshell and the new Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. The concerts are free and open to the public. Arrive early to spread out a blanket, set up your chairs, enjoy a picnic, and visit your friends and neighbors before the concert starts! Park rules must be observed.
The "opening acts" starts at 7:00 p.m. and perform until 7:25 p.m. The "main acts" starts at 7:30 p.m. On April 23rd, there will be an extra "act" - the Eth-Noh-Tec storytellers at 6:30 p.m.
Concerts in the Lowry Park Bandshell: April 9, 2010 1. Juniper Trio 2. The Definitive Tribute to the Eagles - Alter Eagles
April 16, 2010 1. The Third Band 2. Coo Coo Ca Choo
April 23, 2010 6:30 Eth-Noh0Tec Storytellers 1. Will Erickson 2. Thomas Wynn and the Believers
April 30, 2010 1. Emily Turnage
2. Monday, Monday
Concerts at the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
May 7, 2010 1. B of C 2. Stolen Idols
May 14, 2010 1. Brandon Shepherd 2. Don Juceam Orchestra
May 21, 2010 1. Thick as Thieves Trio 2. Stacey Knights
May 28, 2010 1. One Mounted Tom
2. Johnny G. Lyon Band
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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 Darwin Leon to be NTAL’s March Featured Artist
Darwin Leon’s powerful surreal paintings use the human figure to explore current and historical aspects of humanity. His work will be on display at The Great Frame Up gallery from March 2-14, with an artist’s reception on Friday March 5, from 6-9pm.
Darwin Leon's work is energetic, fresh, and abundant with color. He reinvents classic techniques of renaissance masters and combines them with a surrealistic perspective to create a contemporary approach he calls Expressionistic Surrealism. His painting show imaginative figures and landscapes through which he explores the individual, social, and political issues of our time, always with a slight tongue in cheek, “so that people can grasp the meaning without feeling too challenged by the message.”
Born in Havana, Cuba, Darwin Leon moved with his family to Spain to escape Cuba’s political and economic crisis, and then later to Miami. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Miami International University of Art & Design. During his studies he first focused on religious portraits, but later became fascinated with figurative and expressionistic forms, into which he incorporated satire and irony through surrealism and cubism.
Recently Darwin Leon taught drawing, painting, and anatomy at the South Florida Arts Center, in Miami Beach. Currently he teaches "The Dynamic Human Figure" at the Bradenton Art Center, and painting at the Carrollwood Cultural Center. He lives in Bradington with his wife and two children. His work can be seen at www.DarwinLeon.com.
Interested in meeting other artists? Visit the North Tampa Art League’s website at www.northtampaarts.com . The club meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm at the Compton Community Center. Call 813-908-3959 for information.
"Chaos" - Darwin Leon
UT Symposium Explores The Mystery of the Orient Express TODAY!
Though you can no longer ride the Orient Express, four UT professors will explore the romance and mystery of the famous railway line in a symposium on Tuesday, March 2, from 4-6 p.m. in the Crescent Club on the 9th floor of the Vaughn Center.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will also feature a short documentary edited by Santiago Echeverry, UT associate professor of art.
The Orient Express was an international railway line that originally ran between Paris and Vienna starting in 1883. In 1899, the Eastern endpoint of the journey was extended to Istanbul (then known as Constantinople). In time the Orient Express came to symbolize luxury travel because of its flawless service, opulent decoration, exquisite cuisine and prominent passengers. The rail line served as the setting for many literary works including Graham Greene's Stamboul Train, Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterly's Lover. The Orient Express ceased to operate in 1977.
The topics are as follows:
- All Aboard the Afrique Occidentale Express: The Orient Express and Europe's West African Trains by Kevin Fridy, assistant professor of government, history and sociology.
- Let Us Make the Fantasy More Fantastic: Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express by Z. Esra Mirze Santesso, assistant professor of government, history and English.
- Murder on the Orient Express as Hollywood Renaissance Film by Andrew McAlister, assistant professor of communication.
- Orient Express: More than Just a Train by Britt Shirley, associate professor of management and information systems.
For more information, contact Z. Esra Mirze Santesso at esantesso@ut.edu.
Las Damas de Arte Call to Artists
Call to artists for Las Damas de Arte 25th Anniversary Sunday in the Arts 2010. The deadline is March 10, 2010.
For application and information, contact Co-chairs Jacqueline V. Selitto or Elena Cifuentes at 727.510.7656.
The 25th Anniversary Exhibition and Fundraiser will be held at the Scarfone-Hartley Gallery, University of Tampa, on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 5-9pm.
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Tuesday March 2, 2010
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 Faculty Panel on Contemporary Art Practice
Join School of Art and Art History Faculty John Byrd, Elisabeth Condon, Robert Lawrence, and Noelle Mason in conversation with IRA Chief Curator, David Louis Norr.
The panel is today, Monday, March 1, 2010 at 6pm at USF Graphicstudio. The event is free, but seating is limited. Presented by USF Institute for Research in Art and USF School of Art and Art History.
For more information please contact: Graphicstudio Institute for Research in ArtUniversity of South Florida3702 Spectrum Blvd. Suite 100 Tampa, FL 33612-9498 USA(813) 974-3503 gsoffice@arts.usf.edu
The Graphicstudio Chop: The image of the sunburst is embossed on all of our print editions and is debossed with a steel die onto our sculpture editions. The chop is our sign and seal that the work is registered and authentic.
XYZ - Dolores Coe, Sheryl Haler, Dee Hood Opens Today
The Ybor School of Visual & Performing Arts Gallery presents XYZ - Delores Coes, Sheryl Haler and Dee Hood. The exhibit opens March 1 through March 25, 2010.
The Opening Reception will be on March 4 from 5 - 7:30 p.m. There will be a Gallery Talk at 6:30 p.m. on March 4th in the Performing Arts Building, 1st floor.
Gallery Hours Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri from 10 - 4 pm and Tuesday from 12noon to 7pm. Call 813.253.7674 for more information.
Mark Your Calendars for the next Arts One on One
Want advice on how to promote your creative endeavors, understand why you didn’t get that grant or start a nonprofit? Join Arts Council Staff, Lynn Norton and Jenny Carey for Arts One on One, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, from 12 to 1 p.m. in the St. Petersburg Times Building, 1000 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 400, 4th floor in downtown Tampa ( directly across from the Straz Performing Arts Center).
Come to converse, develop new connections and cultivate the support you need as an artist, arts educator or arts community supporter. Bring your arts questions, arts proposals, and arts ideas along with a brown bag lunch for the monthly Arts One on One. Metered street and paid parking available.
An RSVP is preferred but not required. For more information or to rsvp please contact Lynn Norton ( Director of Arts Education) nortonl@tampaarts.org or Jenny Carey ( Director of Program Services) careyj@tampaarts.org or call the Arts Council offices at 813- 276-8250.
Dance Ybor Series Continues This Week
Student Choreography Performance will be held on Friday March 5 and Saturday March 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the HCC Ybor Campus YDC Dance Studio. Tickets are $5.
Featured Artist Terry Klaaren Exhibit At the Carrollwood Cultural Center
The Carrollwood Cultural Center presents an exhibit by artist Terry Klaaren starting on March 2, 2010 through March 26, 2010.
The Opening Reception will be on March 10, 2010 from 6 to 9 p.m.
American artist Terry Klaaren has been a working professional artist in the Tampa Bay area for over 36 years. As a published cartoonist, illustrator, wall muralist and an art demonstrator-educator for the Hillsborough County School system, he is also a recognized award winning fine arts painter creating in oils, acrylics, and watercolors. Born in Iowa and married to fellow artist Dori Klaaren, he has pursued a lifelong career as an artist continually developing his talents as a cartoonist, scenic painter and muralist to fine artist. After graduating from a series of art development schools in New York, he and Dori traveled through17 countries in Europe and North Africa by bicycle & train painting and studying art for 10 months.
The Carrollwood Cultrual Center is located at 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL 33618, 813.269.1310 www.carrollwoodcenter.org
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Monday March 1, 2010
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WTCA's Gallery 209 I Before E Art Opening TONIGHT I Before E features new works by Jason Fondren, Rich Frederick, Jon Rodriguez, Trinity Rivard.
The reference to the grade school English class rhyme, I Before E, is the foundation of our language. This relates to the show in that the four artists are all painters whose varying styles imply the foundation of our visual language, adhering to certain “rules” within their discipline.
I Before E is interpreted through the notion that art is essentially a means of communicating the human experience. It is through art that we hold a mirror to society as seen through the artist’s eyes. The “I” comes to stand for the artist and the “E” for everyone else. Though at first it may seem self-absorbed, it actually refers to the process of turning inward to be able to process the world and ultimately communicate it visually for others. Though the four painters are so different in style, they go through the same process in trying to achieve that connection.
Please join us in WTCA's 2nd floor Gallery 209 tonight Friday, February 26, 2010 from 7pm-11pm for an evening of innovative art, meeting the artists, music, appetizers, donation bar, and the undeniable ambiance of community and our beloved cigar factory.
Free and open to the public, but any small donation is accepted and greatly appreciated. All are welcome to come share a piece of local history and wonderful art work by four talented local artists. The art show runs through March 19, 2010.
West Tampa Center for the Arts (WTCA) is located at 1906 N. Armenia Avenue (corner of Spruce), Tampa, FL 33607813. 453.4381, wtca.art@gmail.com Attention Choreographers & Dance Fans! Moving Current Dance Collective presents Show & Tell. Show & Tell is on a first come – first serve basis. There are no audition requirements and no application fee. This is an opportunity for artists to share their dance works with the community on a professional forum. The choreographer is invited to participate in a quick open response directly following the performance of their work with distinguished artists in the dance/arts field as moderators and with the audience. It’s a rare opportunity to get valuable feedback on your work… how cool is that!?!
This special series is for dancers, choreographers and audiences at every level of experience. Please pass this information on to students, colleagues and friends. Help us embrace the growing number of dancers and choreographers in our community!
Show & Tell is this Saturday February 27, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the USF Department of Dance, Suite 304 on 3rd floor.
WMNF presents Dave Alvin & Two Guilty Women To quote Dave Alvin "There are two kinds of folk music: quiet folk music and loud folk music. I play both." Catch the legend at Skipper's Smokehouse this Saturday, February 27 at 8:00 p.m. Opening will be Amanda Shires & Her Men. Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door. Skipper's is located at 910 Skipper Road, Tampa, FL 33613-2331, (813) 971-0666, http://www.skipperssmokehouse.com/ , http://www.wmnf.org/
See I Am A Cuban Sandwich and the crazy sack of Red Hot Nuts! Authors Richard and Mary Ellen DiPietra take you on a journey through the physical and cultural life of Ybor City. Not the Ybor of today with its bar scene and late night revels. This is what Ybor was, before time and Interstate 4 cut through the heart of a very special place.
DiPietra, a native of Tampa, has looked back and blended true remembrances with touches of fiction, to created an honest and touching look into the human experience of growing up – especially growing up in a melting pot that simmers with the smell of Spanish Bean Soup and fresh baked Cuban Bread – the kind that has the palm frond in it.These stories will remind you of what Tampa was and perhaps even what you were growing up.
Performed by Richard DiPietra, Directed by James Rayfield, Written by Richard and Mary Ellen DiPietra.
Two performance: Friday February 26 and Saturday February 27, $7 at the door.
Silver Meteor Gallery has a great full bar and snacks. Plan on staying after on Friday night for the RED HOT NUT SACK at 11pm - it's free and mad fun!
Silver Meteor Gallery is located at 2213 E. 6th Avenue, Ybor City, FL 33605. For tickets call (813)300-3585, Michael A. Murphy, Gallery Director
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Friday February 26, 2010
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 2010 Cultural Directories Are Ready!
If you're interested in a printed version of our Cultural Directory for 2010, please contact the Arts Council offices at (813)276.8250. The directory costs $5, plus $2 for s&h. Cash or check only. Save the s&h by stopping by and picking one up!
Cover art by artist Ernesto Piloto
History Center Takes Kids Out To The Ballgame
Morning at the Museum, a before-hours exploration of the Tampa Bay History Center, continues on Saturday, February 27th with "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," which will highlight the History Center's traveling exhibit, Shades of Greatness: Art Inspired By Negro Leagues Baseball.
This special family friendly program will focus on baseball and the Tampa Bay area's historic connection to America's favorite pastime. Kids are encouraged to wear a baseball uniform or sport a jersey or hat from their favorite team.
The History Center staff will lead a special "kid-friendly" tour with hands-on games and activities. Afterwards, enjoy guava pastries and other breakfast treats provided by the Columbia Cafe.
Morning at the Museum is held one Saturday per month from 9-10:30 a.m. and is open to children ages 5 to 12 with an adult companion. Each session is $10.00 per child and $14 for adults, which includes breakfast. History Center members receive a $2.00 discount.
Seating is limited. Pre-registration is required. For more information on Morning at the Museum and to register, contact Jen Tyson at 813-675-8960 or jtyson@tampabayhistorycenter.org.
Heard 'em Say Teen Poetry this Friday, February 26th
This month, the have a TRIPLE FEATURE, with 3 of the HOTTEST Spoken Word poets in the land!!!
- Aleshea Harris is an accomplished actress, spoken word poet, singer, and guitarist that has performed in various venues in the U.S. and beyond. Ms. Harris had the pleasure of performing for thousands of young people while touring the country with the Eckerd Theater Company. She also taught themed dramatics and has worked as a teaching artist for the Marcia P. Hoffman Performing Arts Institute at Ruth Eckerd Hall, The Royal Theater Boys and Girls Club and with Youth Arts Corp at Wildwood Recreation Center, where she still currently instructs students in Theatre and Spoken Word. She completed the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ workshop entitled, “Artists as Educators: Laying a Foundation: Defining Arts Integration” and is thrilled to be working independently as a teaching artist once again. Learn more about Aleshea at www.bagofbeans.net
- Adam "Henzbo" Henze is the co-founder (along with Stacy Bernaugh) and chief lyrical wordsmith for Green House Poetry, Inc.: a non-profit organization based out of Bowling Green, KY offering a plethora of tutorships, skills, scholarship opportunities, and workshops for poets of all ages. After completing high school, Adam was offered a full scholarship to compete for the Western Kentucky University's speech and debate team. By Adam’s sophomore year, they won both the American Forensics Association and National Forensics Association national titles—something only a handful of speech teams have ever accomplished. Adam’s junior year WKU became the first speech team in history to win the AFA, NFA, and NFA-Lincoln Douglas Debate. As a college speech and debate competitor Adam won 4 team national titles and was a national finalist, himself, in Duo Interpretation (twice), Prose Interpretation, and Poetry Interpretation. His poetry program, “Winners and Champions,” mostly self-written, was based on the lessons of Brandon Cosby, his former high school coach: "a winner fights for trophies but a champion fights for change."His poems address cultural conversations about the use of the word “retarded,” abusive relationships, struggling artists, historical revisionism, and pen thievery...he continues to blue the line between performance and political rhetoric. Adam even teaches a weekly poetry workshop in the Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center.
- Matthew "Cuban" Hernandez, a native of Jacksonville, FL, is a writer, actor, spoken word artist, and youth mentor. While blazing mics and undeniably stamping his signature across the United States, in slams, open mic venues, charities, radio, colleges, and television, Cuban has quickly become one of the leaders in the spoken word movement. He currently is releasing his fourth album (PLANET OF DREAMS) under his label and youth poetry organization "SHATTERED THOUGHT", and will be touring the country under the sponsorship of "RED BULL"! With all this on his plate he still finds time run his venue "THE CYPHER" twice a month and recently coached Jacksonville's Youth Slam Team, TEAM SHATTERED THOUGHT, to a 4th Place Finish at the 2009 Brave New Voices Teen Poetry Slam Competition in Chicago, IL "Through my work I just want to give some one the opportunity that spoken word has given me, not only in my writing but my over all character".
HEARD 'EM SAY TEEN POETRY is held at Mattress Revolution U.S.A., 2010 E. Busch Boulevard (2 blocks W of 22nd Ave). The doors open @7:30 pm, Show starts @ 8:00 pm Sponsored by the Hillsborough County Arts Council, Delta Bravo Marketing Group, and Mattress Revolution! Admission is FREE; however, please bring money to purchase product from our features...remember, we support those that support us! If you have any questions, need directions or flyers, please contact Wally B. at (813) 833-4186 or wallybclark@hotmail.com Also, please check out our blogs and photos at our myspace page: www.myspace.com/teen_invasion Please help us spread the word! Check out the story written on Heard 'Em Say in the Tampa Tribune: http://northeast2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/10/ne-poet-offers-teens-the-stage/news/ Catch the Harlem Globetrotters today February 25 at the St. Pete Times Forum!
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Thursday February 25, 2010
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USF's BRIT Program presents The Shaughraun The Shaughraun, Dion Boucicault's comic melodrama masterpiece, tells the story of a wealthy Irishman wrongfully convicted of being a rebel and his shaughraun (vagabond) friend's efforts to help him. Be prepared for treacherous villains, daring escapes, noble heroes, double crosses, cliff- top chases, love at first sight, and damsels in distress! The Shaughraun premiered in New York in 1874, where it enjoyed enormous popular success.
Please note: Adult themes, language and nudity.
For tickets and information, call the College of The Arts box office at (813) 974-2323 or visit us online at www.arts.usf.edu.
Performance Schedule: February 24 through 27 at 8pm February 28 at 3pm
To mark its 20th Anniversary, the BRIT program will produce the classic Dion Boucicault melodrama, The Shaughraun. Directed by Malachi Bogdanov, Associate Artistic Director of the English Shakespeare Company, and designed by Bruce French, winner of the Theatre Design Trust Award, the production will undertake a determinedly physical theater approach, in keeping with the Theatre Department's commitment to vigorous, exciting, and challenging performance. Actor and voice specialist Corin Mellinger rounds out this year's contingent. The production team will work extensively with materials from the USF Libraries’ Dion Boucicault Theatre Collection in the development of this interpretation of The Shaughraun. The collection consists of approximately 800 items, including printed and manuscript play scripts, sides, stage directions, letters, prompt books, photographs and musical scores.
The Florida Orchestra Announces 2010/2011 Raymond James Pops Series The Florida Orchestra (TFO) announced the programming for the 2010/2011 Raymond James Pops series.
- Covering a variety of musical styles and artists, the eight-concert symphonic pops series opens with the return of virtuoso fiddle trio Time for Three in an eclectic offering of jazz, pop, bluegrass and more.
- Stars of the musical Wicked, Annaleigh Ashford and Julia Murney, perform favorites from Wicked and other Broadway musicals.
- TFO veteran pops conductor Richard Kaufman returns for A Holiday Pops program.
- There is a tribute to Louis Armstrong with trumpeter extraordinaire Byron Stripling, who starred in the hit musical, Satchmo: America's Musical Legend.
- This is followed by The Great American Songbook with hits by Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and other masters of the ballad and love song genre.
- In a tribute to opera, TFO plays favorites that everyone knows from the movies and popular culture.
- In the tradition of the great Latin orchestras of Xavier Cugat and Dezi Arnaz and the famed Copacabana night club, the orchestra performs a dance program of tangos, cha chas, rumbas and other rhythms.
- The pops season closes with an orchestral salute to the Totally Awesome 80s with hits by with hits by Madonna, Elton John, Michael Jackson and more.
The Raymond James Pops programs are performed in TFO's three principal performance venues of the Tampa Bay area: Fridays in Tampa at the Straz Performing Arts Center in Carol Morsani Hall (CMH) or Ferguson Hall (FH), Saturdays in St. Petersburg at the Progress Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater (MAH) and Sundays in Clearwater at Ruth Eckerd Hall (REH).
Season tickets for the 2010/2011 season are now on sale. Among the various subscriber benefits are savings off the single-ticket cost of the series and free flexible ticket exchanges. Pops series prices start as low as $133, and to help keep subscriptions to the pops affordable, the orchestra has decided not to raise ticket prices for the 2010/2011 season.
To order a series subscription or request a season brochure on the Raymond James Pops series, call The Florida Orchestra Ticket Center at 727.892.3337 or toll free at 1.800.662.7286, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For concert information or to purchase tickets online, visit www.floridaorchestra.org. Single tickets will go on sale in August 2010.
Straz Center Dates: Time for Three – October 29, 2010 Wicked Divas on Broadway – November 26, 2010 A Holiday Pops – December 10, 2010 The One and Only Louis Armstrong – January 7, 2011 The Great American Songbook – February 11, 2011 Opera Goes Pops – March 4, 2011 Hot! Hot! Hot! – A Night at the Copa – April 8, 2011 Totally Awesome 80s – May 20, 2011
Artist & Writers Demo Listening Party #2 TONIGHT A second demo listening party will be hosted by the Artists and Writers Group on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from 7pm-9pm at Tre Amici Coffee House(1907 N 19th St) in Ybor City.
The event is free and open to the public and is programmed as part of the Homemade Music Symposium. The second event in a monthly Demo Listening Party series offers an opportunity for Tampa Bay area musicians to participate in a live, interactive review session with local music critics, bloggers, and other music professionals.
For the February 24 event, our guest panel of guest critics will be headlined by critics and music bloggers from REAX Music Magazine.
The first Demo Listening Party featured performers Brahm Bones, with a “dark and gritty Southern rockin’ blues tune”, Dominique Pecchio, with “fresh and bouncy synth pop”, and Aleshea Harris, a spoken word performance artist experimenting in songs that set powerful lyrics against minimal percussion and base lines.
“The party proved that the Bay area music scene has a rather impressive talent pool and its growth is promising to say the least.” – Leilani Polk, Music Director – Creative Loafing
Selected musicians will have one of their songs played for the audience, followed by an interactive review and discussion led by our guest critics.
To be considered for review at the NEXT demo listening party, interested bands should submit through email an mp3 version of one song (no larger than 10mb) to artistsandwritersgroup@gmail.com. Please also include pertinent information about the song and the band. Applicants must be able to attend the event. Selected bands will be invited and encouraged to provide a short acoustic musical performance during the event.
The Homemade Music Symposium is a collaborative annual event produced by the Artists and Writers Group and numerous community partners, with support from the Ybor City Development Corporation. The seminars and workshops of Homemade are focused on the business of music making and aim to provide musicians assistance on developing careers in the modern commercial environment.
The Artists and Writers Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and incubating the Tampa Bay area cultural community with events such as the Homemade Music Symposium, Deep Carnivale: A Celebration of Words and the Ybor Festival of the Moving Image. For more information and general inquiries please contact T. Hampton Dohrman 813.784.2972 at thdohrman@gmail.com
Your 15 Minutes of Fame - TONIGHT If you enjoy meeting local photographers, viewing samples of their work and learning about their motivation, process or inspiration, Your 15 Minutes of Fame is the place to be.
Suzanne Williamson is one of the presenters that will present her photographic work at this event.
Be there TONIGHT Wednesday, February 24th from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMOPA). Attendance is FREE for FMOPA members and $4 for non-members.
Visit www.fmopa.org for more information about participating in the NEXT 15 minutes!
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Wednesday Feburary 24, 2010
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 WTCA's Gallery 209 presents I Before E Art Opening This Friday
I Before E featuring new works by Jason Fondren, Rich Frederick, Jon Rodriguez, Trinity Rivard that reference to the grade school English class rhyme, the foundation of our language. This relates to the show in that the four artists are all painters whose varying styles imply the foundation of our visual language, adhering to certain “rules” within their discipline.
I Before E is interpreted through the notion that art is essentially a means of communicating the human experience. It is through art that we hold a mirror to society as seen through the artist’s eyes. The “I” comes to stand for the artist and the “E” for everyone else. Though at first it may seem self-absorbed, it actually refers to the process of turning inward to be able to process the world and ultimately communicate it visually for others. Though the 4 painters are so different in style, they go through the same process in trying to achieve that connection.
Please join us on Friday, February 26, 2010 from 7pm-11pm in WTCA's 2nd floor Gallery 209 for an evening of innovative art, meeting the artists, music, appetizers, donation bar, and the undeniable ambiance of community and our beloved cigar factory.
Free and open to the public, but any small donation is accepted and greatly appreciated. All are welcome to come share a piece of local history and wonderful art work by four talented local artists. The art show runs through March 19, 2010
The West Tampa Center for the Arts (WTCA) is located at 1906 N. Armenia Avenue (corner of Spruce)Tampa, FL 33607, 813. 453.4381, wtca.art@gmail.com
"Johnny", image by Jason Fondren
Masque Community Theatre presents Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolia’s is set in Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
Performance Dates: February 26, 27, 28; March 5, 6, 7, 2010
Tickets: Adult - $14, Senior, Student, Military - $12, Child - $10
Box Office: 813.983.1710
Masque Community Theatre is located at 8825 N. 56th Street, Temple Terrace
Free Visual and Performing Arts Classes TEMPUS PROJECTS Call for Submissions TEMPUS PROJECTS invites you to submit artwork for consideration in our first open call for submissions. The exhibition will open Friday, March 19, 2010 from 7-10pm and run through Friday, April 9, 2010. Select works will also be featured on the TEMPUS website. Visit www.tempus-projects.com for more information.
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Tuesday February 23, 2010
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 Writers to Give Advice to Aspiring Authors & Screenwriters TONIGHT
The movie theaters are filled with films that were adapted from books. But how does one write a book that will end up on the silver screen?
UT Assistant Professor of Journalism John Capouya knows. On Monday, February 22, he’ll share his secrets at an event called From Book to Movie: Two Writers Tell a Gorgeous Story, at 6 p.m. in the Reeves Theater on the second floor of the Vaughn Center. Capouya and screenwriter/actor John Posey, who is adapting Capouya’s book on the wrestler Gorgeous George for a feature film, will discuss narrative storytelling and the craft of adaptation.
Gorgeous George: The Outrageous Bad-Boy Wrestler Who Created American Pop Culture tells the story of George Wagner, who invented an outrageous image that would later influence Muhammad Ali, James Brown and Bob Dylan. With his regal capes and feminine hairdo, George challenged traditional concepts of masculinity and created a following for the “heel’’ or villain in wrestling. Reviews of Gorgeous George appeared in The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated and The Wall Street Journal.
The event is tonight, Monday February 22, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public at the University of Tampa located at 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa 33606 in the Reeves Theatre, on the 2nd floor of the Vaughn Center, 813.253.6216
From Book to Movie - Two Writers Tell a Gorgeous Story - John Capouya and John Posey. UT Professor John Capouya's biography of flamboyant wrestler Gorgeous George becomes a feature film. Join author and screenwriter John Posey for a discussion of narative storytelling and screenwriting techniques.
Rose Bilal, Black History Month and Jazz - TONIGHT
Join singer Rose Bilal for and evening of fun and jazz at The New Tampa Regional Library on Monday, February 22nd at 7pm.
The New Tampa Regional Library is located at 10001 Cross Creek Blvd (about 2 miles East of Bruce B Downs). Telephone number: 813-273-3652. This is a free event in honor of Black History month. There will be refreshments!
Florida College presents The Scarlet Pimpernel
Florida College presents the award-winning musical, The Scarlet Pimpernel, in Hutchinson Auditorium at Florida College on Thursday February 25, at 7:30 p.m., on Friday, February 26, at 8:00 p.m., and on Saturday, February 27, at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Based on the classic novel, The Scarlet Pimpernel is a tale of love, intrigue, deception, and adventure. Enter into France and England during the French Revolution, remembered as the “Reign of Terror,” where deception is on the rise, and the guillotine lurks around every corner. Join heroine Marguerite St. Just as she attempts to rekindle her husband’s love amidst threats for blackmail and more. Meanwhile, follow the elusive League of the Scarlet Pimpernel as they work to free as many innocent people from the blade of the guillotine. Watch the plot unwind, and ultimately reveal a shocking secret.
Preferred seating for the performances are priced at $15.00. General Admission tickets are priced at $10.00. Tickets may be purchased by calling 813.988.6292, or in person at Hutchinson Auditorium before the show. Group tickets may be purchased by calling Madeline Bunting at 813.899.6713.
For more information about Florida College and its upcoming events, please visit Florida College’s website at www.floridacollege.edu.
Tomorrow - Music Notes: Lecture Demonstration Series George Gershwin
The Carrollwood Cultural Center and the Florida Orchestra Guild/Tampa, Inc presents Music Notes, a series of lectures/demonstrations highlighting the Florida Orchestra's Master Works Repertoire 2009-2010.
On Tuesday, February 23 at 10 am, the lecture/demonstration will explore the work of George Gershwin.
The next lecture will highlight the works of Dvorak (April 13). Discussions and musical demonstrations will be led by special guests, including Mary Ann Scialdo, Artistic Director of the Carrollwood Cultural Center and a Steinway artist.
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located at 4537 Lowell Road Tampa FL 33618.
Admission is $15 per discussion. Coffee and pastries will be served.
For more information, contact the Florida Orchestra Guild/Tampa, Inc. at (813) 960-1121.
Call for Artist for Arts in the Park - deadline approaching!
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is inviting Bay area artists to exhibit at Arts in the Park, a high quality art festival promoting local artists and their art. Arts in the Park is an artistic event celebrating the second anniversary of the Carrollwood Cultural Center. The art show will take place on Saturday March 27, 2010 from 10 am to 5 pm, in the beautiful oak-shaded park behind the Carrollwood Cultural Center, which will be transformed into a vast outdoor gallery of original work.
Inspired by the success of its previous art festival, this second annual Arts in the Park will include 100 artists, live entertainment, hands-on activities for children, food and beverages, and an artist’s welcome breakfast. The show will provide a mix of Bay area artists, first-time exhibitors to older favorites. The range of mediums presented will offer an eclectic visual palette including everything from watercolors, acrylic and oil painting to jewelry, sculpture, fiber (includes fine wearable, rugs, and basketry), photography, printmaking, mixed media, metal, wood, ceramics and more.
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located 4537 Lowell Road Tampa FL 33618.
The deadline to apply: February 24, 2010
For more information and to exhibit at Arts in the Park, please contact Laure Pericot at (813)269-1310 or email laure@carrollwoodcenter.org
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Monday February 22, 2010
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JAZZ WITH JIM Cool Jazz From The 50s Enjoy a relaxing evening on Friday, February 19 at 7:30pm at the Carrollwood Cultural Center with some Cool Jazz from the 50s. Featuring Sam Koppelman on vibes, sitting in with Tampa jazz musician Jim Burge and the Jazz Directions, with Jim Burge on saxophone, Ron Delp on keyboard, Jeff Henson on percussion and Mike Ruvin on double bass.
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located at 4537 Lowell Road Tampa 33618 (813) 269-1310www.CarrollwoodCenter.orgTickets can be purchased at the door and are $7 per person.
Tampa Realistic Artist 3rd Annual Art Show Reception The opening reception for TRA's 3rd Annual Art Show will be held tonight, Friday February 19 from 6-9 PM. The reception is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Winners will be announced at the reception. The show will be on display from February 9 to March 5, 2010.
I Am A Cuban Sandwich and Red Hot Fun at the Silver Meteor Authors Richard and Mary Ellen DiPietra take you on a journey through the physical and cultural life of Ybor City. Not the Ybor of today with its bar scene and late night revels. This is what Ybor was, before time and Interstate 4 cut through the heart of a very special place.
DiPietra, a native of Tampa, has looked back and blended true remembrances with touches of fiction, to created an honest and touching look into the human experience of growing up – especially growing up in a melting pot that simmers with the smell of Spanish Bean Soup and fresh baked Cuban Bread – the kind that has the palm frond in it.These stories will remind you of what Tampa was and perhaps even what you were growing up.
Performed by Richard DiPietra, Directed by James Rayfield and Written by Richard and Mary Ellen DiPietra.
Show dates: Friday February 19, 2010 Saturday February 20, 2010 Friday February 26, 2010 Saturday February 27, 2010
Tickets are $7. For tickets and show times call (813)300-3585, Michael A. Murphy, Gallery Director
The show will take place at the Silver Meteor Gallery, located at 2213 E. 6th Avenue, Ybor City, FL 33605
Silver Meteor Gallery has a great full bar and snacks. Plan on staying after on Friday nights for the RED HOT NUT SACK at 11pm. Mad fun!
Fear Exhibition at Blake's Gallyer 501 Tonight H.W. Blake School for the Arts's AP Studio class is sponsoring Fear; a student run gallery exhibition featuring the art work from students of the Visual Arts program.
The theme Fear is based on the phobias and terrors of the human mind, giving the students a chance to express their inner most fears creatively through photography, drawing, sculpture, and much more.
Seniors in the AP studio class have come together to sponsor this exhibition and will be awarding 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes to the exhibiting students.
The exhibition is in Gallery 501 located at Blake High School located at 1701 Nrth Boulevard and runs through March 2nd. Opening Reception is from 5-7 pm Friday February 19th and includes live music and hors d'oeuvres. Please come out and see the work inspired from the nightmares of Blake's Visual Art students. It is certainly going to be a thrill.
The BRIT programs at USF presents The Shaughraun - Reception tonight! The Shaughraun premiered in New York in 1874. Dion Boucicault's comic melodrama masterpiece, tells the story of a wealthy Irishman wrongfully convicted of being a rebel and his shaughraun (vagabond) friend's efforts to help him. Be prepared for treacherous villains, daring escapes, noble heroes, double crosses, cliff-top chases, love at first sight, and damsels in distress!
NOTE: Adult themes, language and nudity.
Performance Schedule February 18-20 at 8pm
February 21 at 3pm February 24-27 at 8pm February 28 at 3pm
For tickets and information, call the College of The Arts box office at (813) 974-2323 or visit us online at www.arts.usf.edu.
To mark its 20th Anniversary, the BRIT program will produce the classic Dion Boucicault melodrama, The Shaughraun. Directed by Malachi Bogdanov, Associate Artistic Director of the English Shakespeare Company, and designed by Bruce French, winner of the Theatre Design Trust Award, the production will undertake a determinedly physical theater approach, in keeping with the Theatre Department's commitment to vigorous, exciting, and challenging performance. Actor and voice specialist Corin Mellinger rounds out this year's contingent.
The production team will work extensively with materials from the USF Libraries’ Dion Boucicault Theatre Collection in the development of this interpretation of The Shaughraun. The collection consists of approximately 800 items, including printed and manuscript play scripts, sides, stage directions, letters, prompt books, photographs and musical scores.
Jeffrey Multer, James Connors, Franz Mantini in Concert this Sunday Florida Orchestra Concertmaster Jeffrey Multer and Principal Cellist James Connors join pianist Franz Mantini for a concert at the Carrollwood Cultural Center this Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
The program features a trio by Haydn, cello solos by Schumann and Saint-Saens, and the first violin sonata by Brahms.
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located at 4537 Lowell Road Tampa FL 33618 (813) 269-1310
Admission: $30 for Carrollwood Cultural Center members, $35 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased at www.CarrollwoodCenter.org, by calling (813) 269-1310, or at the Center.
USF Sycom - Music for New Weather Music for New Weather is a concert of site-specific electronic music created in response to the New Weather exhibition installed at USF/CAM. SYCOM composers studied the work of the three artists in the show, Diana Al-Hadid, Robyn O'Neil and Iva Gueorguieva,and worked in groups to compose music that meant to be heard in conjunction with the artworks that inspired it.
Music for New Weather will be held at the USF Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) tonight February 19, 2010 from 7-9 p.m.
The concert will be two hours of continous music played inside and outside the museum simultaneously.
WMNF Present Rockabilly Ruckus Join WMNF for their annual Rockabilly Ruckus at Skippers. Bands include: Big Sandy and Fly Rite Boys; Kim Lenz and Band; Blair Carmen and Band; The Headers; Slip and Spinouts; HoDaddys; Knock Down Drag Out; Midnight Bowlers League; Big Jef Special; Cadillac Bombers; Sarge and the Aeromen. The show starts at 2P.M. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Dance Ybor Series Continues Troika Ranch Dance Company presents Loopdiver on February 18, 19 and 20, 2010 at 7:30 p.m on the HCC Ybor Campus in the Mainstage Theatre which is located on the corner of Palm Ave and 14th Street in Historic Ybor City. For general inquiries you can contact infoarts@hccfl.edu or 253-7695. Masque Community Theatre presents Steel Magnolias Steel Magnolias is set in Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
Tickets Adult - $14 Senior, Student, Military - $12 Child - $10 Box office & General Information 813 983-1710
Show Dates & Times Friday February 19, Saturday February 20, Sunday February 21, 2010 Friday February 26, Saturday February 27, Sunday February 28, 2010 Friday March 5, Saturday March 6, Sunday March 7, 2010
Masque Community Theatre located at 8825 N. 56th Street, Temple Terrace
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Friday February 19, 2010
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 Dance Ybor Series - Troika Ranch Dance Company
Dance Ybor 2010 present Loopdiver by the Troika Ranch Dance Company starting today Thursday, February 18, 2010 through Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. each day at the HCC Ybor Theatre located at 2112 N. 15th Street in historic Ybor City.
Loopdiver asks the viewer to join in on this simultaneously dreamlike and maddening journey as the performers attempt to escape their prisons of repetition. The meaning of the materials grows and changes as it appears again and again, ultimately challenging us to dive in a break free of our own repetitive and potentially destructive behavior. The development of Loopdiver began with a simple idea: to explore the concept of loops, a structure pervasive in culture since the popularization of the computer. Presented By Hillsborough Community College.
The theatre is located at corner of 14th Street & Palm Avenue. Phone: 813.253.7695 Website: http://www.hccfl.edu/ Admission: $10 general admission. Tickets are available at the door the evening of the performance.
To reserve tickets in advance you can email our box office at artstix@hccfl.edu. Performance are FREE for HCC Faculty, Staff and HCC Students with valid I.D.
Tampa Bay Symphony Presents Works of the the Great Russian Masters Jack Heller and the Tampa Bay Symphony and the 90+ musicians of the Tampa Bay Symphony are presenting a program featuring the great Russian masters. The headliner will be Christine Hartley who will thrill you with her performance of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1.
Come see and hear this magnificent orchestra perform on Sunday, February 21st at 4:00 PM at Louise Ferguson Hall in Tampa's Staz Center for the Performing Arts. (Formerly known as the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center).
Thanks to the generosity of our contributors, ticket prices at the door are still a very affordable $20.
Questions? Call Hank Marois at (727) 867-6505
TIGLFF presents Family On Saturday February 20, 2010 at 7:30 PM join TIGLFF at Muvico Centro Ybor, located at 1600 E 8th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605 for a screening of Family.
Closeted life can be pretty cramped with all the hangers hitting your head. Not being able to live out in the open is sometimes a small price to pay compared to the fear of familial and professional backlash. But the price becomes too high for thirtysomething Felicia, as she finds herself coaxing her lesbian lover into a closet due to a surprise visit from her mom. Her relationship now in jeopardy, Felicia has a proposal for her similarly repressed group of sapphic friends: all six must come out within thirty days. Of course, this is easier said than done. For cocky WNBA player Kemp, future endorsements are on the line. Sabrina, a meek churchgoer, must reconcile her beliefs with her desires. Tonya feels ongoing pressure from her fiance, but can't stand up to her pushy sister, and Melanie will do whatever it takes to regain custody of her daughter from a former girlfriend. The bravest of the bunch, Monifa, confesses her sexuality to her parents with hilarious results, but then finds herself swept up in an unexpected love affair. And Felicia, the catalyst for the pact, is too afraid to stick to her own plan.
Tackling relevant African American LGBT issues such as church values and coming out in Hollywood, writer-director Faith Trimel (Black Aura on an Angel) effectively transcends color lines with her powerful, relatable story of confronting your own truth. Website http://www.familythefilm.net/
Faith Trimmel will be in attendance for Q&A after the screening.
Director Faith Trimel received the Emerging Filmmaker Award from TIGLFF 2009.
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Thursday February 17, 2010
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 Depictions of Love
On Thursday, February 18 at 6 p.m. Mary Ellen Bitner, Art Curator at the Carrollwood Cultural Center, will present art lecture entitled Depictions of Love.
Love, the most powerful of human emotions has been an enduring subject of visual art. How do artists depict this intangible and mysterious feeling? In honor of St Valentine’s Day, we will examine some iconic images of love in Western Art, from Michelangelo’s Pieta to Klimt’s The Kiss. We will take a close look at artists like Chagall, who make love the overreaching theme of their art. What do these depictions have in common? Join us for a lively exploration of how artists see love.
Mary Ellen Curran Bitner: Always very much at home in the arts, Mary Ellen studied ballet, voice and the piano from a very early age. When she turned 30, she decided to turn her creative energies toward the visual arts. Painting summers as a self -taught artist while she taught in elementary school, she succeeded in having her work shown at galleries in Alabama and Florida. After retirement from teaching, Mary Ellen went back and took college to take drawing, painting, and design to polish her skills. Mary Ellen calls herself an “eclectic” artist. She loves painting many genres in different media, and in different styles. Always endeavoring to try something new, she is constantly experimenting with different media from spackling to tissue paper but she favors oils and pastel where she feels more in control of the outcome. Lately, she has been employing acrylics to create her musical abstract expressionist pieces, which will be featured at the Center this September.Mary Ellen is President and Founding member of the North Tampa Arts League and is the present Art Curator of the Carrollwood Cultural Center.
Artist Statement: I am passionate about creating art that is relevant to the meaning and experience of being alive in this magnificently beautiful world. Trying always to celebrate the beauty of life and all of creation, I endeavor to create art that lifts the spirit and mind to higher realms and raises our consciousness to recognize that beauty and life should be treasured.
Free to the public. The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located at 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa Fl 33618 (813-269-1310)For more information about the Carrollwood Cultural Center, visit the Center website at CarrollwoodCenter.org
PCE Celebrates 30 YEARS!
Plant City Entertainment, Inc. celebrates its 30th year as a community theater with a musical cabaret Gonna Take a Sentimental Journey and All That Jazz.
Live music from the Big Band era with lots of jazz will commemorate the milestone anniversary. Director Jennifer Jackson and Musical Director Nick Folkes have assembled some of the area's best singers, actors and musicians for a trip down memory lane.
Toes will be set to tapping when the band launches into some of Glenn Miller's best dance music and P.C.E.'s very own "Andrews Sisters" belt out some of the greatest songs of World War II.
All this and much, much more will be presented at three performances:
Friday evening, February 19th
Saturday evening, February 20th
Sunday matinee, February 21st
Doors open at 7:00 P.M. and performances start at 8:00 P.M. for evening performances, with doors opening at 1:00 P.M. for the 2:00 Sunday matinee performance.
The musical celebration will take place at the NEW home of Plant City Entertainment, Inc. which is located at 101 N. Thomas Street in Plant City, directly across the street from the 1st Presbyterian Church. Handicapped parking and facilities provided.
Ticket prices are:
$10.00 General Admission
$8.00 Seniors 55 and Older and Students through the 12th grade
Tickets will be available at the door prior to each performance.
Advance tickets and group rates available at Hardee's Fashions 1501 N. Wheeler Street in Plant City. For more information call 813-754-4929
Be sure to visit the Plant City Entertainment, Inc. website at: www.plantcityentertainment.com
Join the fun by becoming a member of Plant City Entertainment, Inc. and receive reduced ticket prices for each production!
New Seeds Mic Night
New Seeds presents a mic night dedicated to a feminine perspective. This month's topic will be Mass Media and the Sexual Exploitation of Women. Vanessa Brown will be presenting. She holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Central Florida, and has done clinical work with children in the foster care system.
On Thursday February 18, 2010, from 8-11 pm at the Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse located at 4819 E. Busch Blvd., Tampa, FL www.newseedsfest.org
The Ybor Festival of the Moving Image - DATE CHANGE
The original dates of February 17 through Sunday February 21, 2010 for the Ybor Festival of the Moving Image have been changed due to construction at the College.
The new dates for the festival are April 7 through April 11, 2010.
Please visit http://www.artistsandwritersgroup.com for more information about the Festival.
Calling all Artists and Writers - Tonight!
The Artists and Writers Group is partnering with the Urban Charrette to host a series of conversations called Community Building Through the Arts. These discussions will hopefully yield some good direction on how we can focus our energies to help strengthen and develop the Tampa Bay arts community.
Tonight the discussion will be Act I - Defining Success - What are we looking to achieve?
They hope to see you there tonight, Wednesday, February 17 from 7-9pm at the Tre Amici Coffeehouse located at 1907 N 19th Street in Ybor City.
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Make Plans To Attend and Participate: Community Building Through the Arts The Artists and Writers Group is partnering with the Urban Charrette to host a series of conversations called Community Building Through the Arts. These discussions will hopefully yield some good direction on how we can focus our energies to help strengthen and develop the Tampa Bay arts community.
We have identified four primary Topic Areas: Act I Defining Success - What are we looking to achieve? Act II Academic Involvement - How to engage our deepest knowledge resource. Act III Identifying Champions - How to know who should be looking out for our best interests. Act IV Public Engagement - How to reach different stakeholders in the arts of Tampa Bay.
As a supporter and a creator in the Tampa Bay arts community, they would like for you to be a part of this discussion. They hope to see you this Wednesday, February 17 from 7-9pm at the Tre Amici coffeehouse in Ybor City (1907 N 19th St) for Act I: Defining Success.
Contact T. Hampton Dohrman, Artists and Writers Group, Inc. 813.784.2972 The Artists and Writers Group, Inc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Tampa, Florida. Our mission is to celebrate and incubate the Tampa Bay area cultural community through programs that provide educational and exhibition opportunities for artists, writers and musicians. Headquartered in Ybor City, we serve as a logistical resource for the arts in Tampa Bay, developing our community by helping turn creative concepts into realities. In addition to the creation of the Homemade Music Symposium, our programs also include a major role in the award-winning Ybor Festival of the Moving Image and Deep Carnivale, Tampa's premiere literary festival. As a volunteer-based nonprofit, we are able to direct nearly all of out revenues into the hands of local artists, writers, and musicians. UT Dance Concert Leaps Into Early Spring The University of Tampa’s Spring Dance Concert this year will feature choreography from dancers with the Metropolitan Opera and the Korea Contemporary Dance Company. Performances will take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 18-20, 2010 at 8 p.m., with a Saturday matinee on February 20 at 2 p.m. All performances are at UT’s David Falk Theatre, on Kennedy Boulevard opposite the campus.
Dances are performed by UT students, and dance styles include ballet, modern, jazz and tap.
Choreographers include UT dance faculty Susan Taylor Lennon, Phyllis Gaines, Susannah LeMarquand ’01, and Linda Lopez. Guest choreographers include Paula Kramer, founding director of Detroit Dance Collective; former Tampa Ballet dancer Bill Philin-Ploplis; Korea Contemporary Dance Company dancer Irene Ko; and Metropolitan Opera dancer Ya-Ju Lin. Philin-Ploplis and Lin also have performed with the Chicago Lyric Opera.
“The diversity of the Spring Dance Concert is its great strength,” Lennon said. “We feature a broad range of dance styles and choreographers, and our students are from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, as well. This concert is a feast for dance lovers, or even people just wanting a taste of dance.”
The UT Spring Dance Concert is a free public event, and no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, contact Susan Taylor Lennon at (813) 257-3745. New Seeds 2011 Festival Dates Announced Tampa Bay's Women's First Annual Performance Art Festival is up and running! Dates are official and are: March 18,19, 25 and 26, 2011. We have selected our venues, and applications for performers will be accepted beginning in mid-summer. We are seeking original, socially relevant work from a feminine perspective. If you would like to volunteer for the festival, you can do so by visiting http://www.newseedsfest.org/pval.htm Robert Helps Music Festival - Schedule for today at USF Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 10 AM Robert Helps Festival, Masterclass: Randy Woolf, FAH 132, USF - Free
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 2 PM Robert Helps Festival, Discussion: Music Careers in NYC, FAH 101 - Music Recital Hall, USF - Free Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 7 PM Robert Helps Festival, Pre-Concert Lecture, Theatre 2, USF - Free with purchase of ticket to the Robert Helps Festival: Music of Timpson, Scotto, and Lee concert.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 8 PM Robert Helps Festival, Music of Timpson, Scotto and Lee, Theatre 2, USF, $8 students/seniors, $12 adults (Advance Sales)$10 students/seniors, $15 adults (Day of Performance) More information about this festival and many other arts related events can be found in the EVENTS section of our website at tampaarts.com
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Tuesday February 16, 2010
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 The Robert Helps Music Festival Schedule
Robert Helps only lived one year into the twenty-first century, but he would have been delighted to experience the recent positive transformation of musical attitudes towards the supposedly “minor” composers he loved and deliberately resembled. The “Music formerly known as Classical” often regarded a small number of heroic individual composers prejudicially, relegating all category-independent difference to the margins. Naturally, the music produced by composer-performers like Busoni, Godowsky, Grainger, and Enescu (with Helps naturally extending this pedigreed lineage) was informed by different sensibilities than their composer-only contemporaries. And, in spite of being victims of some vigorous rhetorical poisoning by narrow-minded musical critics who insisted on “specialists” in the field, these complete musicians were able to put their best into their active careers as performer (and often teacher or conductor as well) while producing “major” work as composer. From the tireless efforts of these important and fascinating twentieth-century figures, we have learned to respect and reconsider this lineage.
During his lifetime, Helps was a “cult” composer, treasured by an elite few. Soon, the musical establishment which deprived him of the recognition he deserved will have disappeared as such, and a new set of ears will respond, delighted, to his original and engaging work.
The Robert Helps Music Festival is being held at the University of South Florida this week. This is a schedule of events. Visit our website for more detailed information at tampaarts.org
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 10 PM, Robert Helps Festival, The Music of Louis Andriessen, Theatre 2, USF, $8 students/seniors, $12 adults (Advance Sales)$10 students/seniors, $15 adults (Day of Performance)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 10 AM Robert Helps Festival, Masterclass: Randy Woolf, FAH 132, USF - Free
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 2 PM Robert Helps Festival, Discussion: Music Careers in NYC, FAH 101 - Music Recital Hall, USF - Free
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 7 PM Robert Helps Festival, Pre-Concert Lecture, Theatre 2, USF - Free with purchase of ticket to the Robert Helps Festival: Music of Timpson, Scotto, and Lee concert.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 8 PM Robert Helps Festival, Music of Timpson, Scotto and Lee, Theatre 2, USF, $8 students/seniors, $12 adults (Advance Sales)$10 students/seniors, $15 adults (Day of Performance)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 2 PM Robert Helps Festival, Lecture: The Music of Robert Helps, FAH 101 - Music Recital Hall, USF - Free
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 6 PM Robert Helps Festival, Daniel Kelly, Trumpet, FAH 101 - Music Recital Hall, USF, $8 students/seniors, $12 adults (Advance Sales)$10 students/seniors, $15 adults (Day of Performance)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 8 PM Robert Helps Festival, Kathleen Supove, piano, Theatre 2, USF$8 students/seniors, $12 adults (Advance Sales)$10 students/seniors, $15 adults (Day of Performance)
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 2 PM Robert Helps Festival, Lecture: Korean Pansori, FAH 101 - Music Recital Hall, USF - Free
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 8 PM Robert Helps Festival, Pansori Heungboga, Theatre 2, USF$8 students/seniors, $12 adults (Advance Sales)$10 students/seniors, $15 adults (Day of Performance)
Photographers - Get Your 15 Minutes of Fame!
Calling all photographers who want to share their work with the rest of the world - or at least with fellow enthusiasts. This is your chance.
On Wednesday, February 24, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the museum, the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMOPA) will hold a forum titled “Your 15 Minutes of Fame.”
Six local photographers will present their work in digital or physical formats, and will share insights into their work . Audience members will be able to ask questions and cast votes for the “Audience Choice Award.”
This forum will be held monthly and is open to the public. The evening is free for members and $4 for non-members. However, presenters must be members of the museum. You can join at www.fmopa.org.
The admission fee also includes the chance to view the three current museum exhibitions. On view are “August Sander, the Twentieth-Century Man; Jules Aarons, Views From the Street.” Both Sander’s and Aarons’ images have entered the established canon of definitive works of the last century. German photographer August Sander (1876-1964) started his great project around 1910 with a goal of producing catalogue of representative types of German Society, the so-called “Man in the Twentieth Century.”
Jules Aarons (1921-2008) was an internationally known photographer who documented life on the street around the world—Boston, Paris, England, India, South America, and Japan.
Also on view is the Heritage Photography Contest featuring photography by students from Tampa’s Van Buren Middle School. Thanks to generous grants from Verizon, this is the third year FMOPA has teamed with the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival, the Tampa Organization of Black Affairs and the school to carry out this project.
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is located at 200 N. Tampa St. (on the corner of Jackson Street and Ashley Drive), Open 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, call Heather Trubee at (813) 221-2222 or email 15minutes@fmopa.org
Lectured CANCELLED for tonight
Writers at the University Series had scheduled fiction writer and essayist Paul Lisicky for 8pm tonight. It has been cancelled.
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Monday February 15, 2010
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 Arabesque Opens at Bleu Acier Tonight
In homage to the Matisse and the opening of the Tamp Museum of Art, artists that have had influences in their work from Matisse's thinking have been invited for this group show at Bleu Acier. The exhibit opens February 12 thru March 13, 2010.
The Opening Reception is tonight, Friday February 12 2010 from 6 - 9 PM. The reception is free and open to the public.
Bleu Acier is located at 109 West Columbus Drive, Tampa FL 33602 www.bleuacier.com
image: Dominique Labauvie, Hokusai's Mirror, Forged Steel, 63 X 86 X 17 in. 1996
Expressions of Love Opening Reception Tonight
The North Tampa Arts League members celebrate their love of art with their annual group show entitled Expressions of Love. The artists' paintings in oil, pastel and acrylic will be on display with work ranging from abstract to figurative, landscapes, florals and wildlife.
The show will be held at the The Great Frame Up gallery in Wesley Chapel and runs from February 2 - 27, 2010. The public is invited to NTAL's Opening Reception which will be held tonight Friday, February 12 from 6-9pm.
The North Tampa Arts League is a group of about 90 local artists who get together to promote their work, increase their knowledge and skills, and support other artists. To learn more visit their website at www.northtampaarts.com . The club meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm at the Compton Community Center in North Tampa. Call 813-908-3959 for information.
The Great Frame Up is located at 1646 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. at the southeast corner of Rt. 56, near Bonefish Grill restaurant. For more information call the gallery at 813-994-6700.
Wild at Heart
In honor of Valentine’s Day, singles, couples and groups of friends (ages 21 and up) are invited to the Zoo for a lighthearted look at love in the animal kingdom. This fourth annual tour and progressive dinner will entertain guests with interesting stories about the pairing, partnering and mating habits of our animal residents. Guests are welcomed with romantic refreshments and up-close animal encounters, where they will proceed to various animal habitat areas stopping for salads, candlelight dinner and dessert. The event is open bar.
Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14 - tours start at 5:30 p.m. Two tours are offered each night of the event, lasting approximately 3.5 hours. Reservations are required.
Tickets are $55 per person; Annual Zoo Pass members receive a discount ($5 off or $50 per ticket). Call 813-935-8552 ext. 235 for more information.
The Zoo is located at 1101 W. Sligh Avenue, Tampa LowryParkZoo.com or call 813.935.8552
Da Vinci the Genius at MOSI starting this Saturday
Direct from Italy, this world acclaimed exhibition from the II Genio de Leonardo da Vinci Museo brings to life Leonardo’s genius as an inventor, artist, scientist, anatomist, engineer and architect. Now also including the new and revealing Secrets of Mona Lisa exhibit from Paris. An amazing experience and inspiration for the whole family.
Da Vinci the Genius opens Saturday, February 13, 2010 and runs through Monday, May 31, 2010. Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday 9am-6pm. MOSI, Museum of Science and Industry, is located at 4801 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa FL 33617Website: www.mosi.org
Singing Valentines Available - Hurry, Before it's too late!
The Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony are offering Barbershop Quartet Singing Valentines. A barbershop quartet dressed in tuxes will deliver 2 love songs, a rose and personalized Valentine card. Sponsored by the Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony Barbershop Chorus.
Available from Friday, February 12, 2010 - Sunday, February 14, 2010, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Anywhere in Tampa Bay - Homes, Restaurants, hospitals, etc. wherever your sweetheart is in Hillsborough and Pinellas County.
Call 727.593.7390 for information or to schedule!
To Haiti with Love Tonight!
Tampa Realistic Artists is joining with the artists of the Tampa Artist Emporium for To Haiti with Love.
Tampa Artist Emporium and the Tampa Realistic Artists invite you to celebrate our To Haiti with Love Art Mixer tonight Friday, February 12th from 6 to 9 p.m.
Please help us help Haiti. Local artists from the bay area have graciously donated artwork for sale, proceeds to benefit Haiti.
Guests can also enjoy a beer and wine bar as well as catering by Chef John, while socializing with friends and artists. Free Admission, amazing artwork by over 100 local artists, door prizes all night long, spiritual readings by Rev. Liana Virella-Badillo. Artwork to benefit Haiti relief will be available the month of February.
Tampa Artist Emporium, Palma Ceia Design District, (Located in the Starbucks Plaza) 3415 Bay to Bay Blvd., Tampa, FL 33629(813) 835-0212
Late Night Fun Tonight at Silver Meteor Gallery
Kerry Glamsch and friends presents Red Hot Nut Sack at the Silver Meteor Gallery. "Performers" sign up at 10:30 and you get 5 minutes stage time to do whatever your wicked heart desires.
Performances start at 11:00pm and it's all over by 12:30am. Silver Meteor Gallery is located at 2213 E 6th Avenue in Ybor City.
Celebrate Black History Month at the History Center
On Sunday February 14th, the History Center welcomes Dr. Canter Brown, Jr., Professor of History at Ft. Valley State University in Georgia, for a lecture - The Flowering of Tampa’s African American Community at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century. His presentation will focus on Tampa between the years 1898 and 1905 when Tampa’s African American population began to grow in number.
Following his presentation, Dr. Brown will hold a book signing for his new publication, The Varieties of Women’s Experiences: Portraits of Southern Women in the Post-Civil War Century. The event will take place in the History Center’s TECO Hall at 2:00 pm and is free and open to the public.
Take A Dip In the Ocean!
Striking works in watercolor now showing at The Creative Native Gallery by renowned Florida artists, Roxanne Tobaison and Alice Hansen. Among their many accomplishments, both painters are a member of the Florida Watercolor Society. Don't miss this vivid presentation of the real Florida! The exhibit starts on Thursday, February 11, 2010 and runs through Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Free and open to the public.
The Creative Native Gallery is located at 5307 N. Falkenburg Road, Tampa, FL 33610, (813) 841-3038, www.thecreativenativegallery.com
The gallery is artist-owned and open Tuesday - Friday from 10AM - 6PM. Please call ahead on Saturdays.
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Friday February 12, 2010
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 Seminole Heights Sunday Morning Market starts this Sunday
The inaugural event of the Seminole Heights Sunday Morning Market takes place this Sunday, February 14, 2010.
Craft artists will show and sell their work in this new, open-air Fresh Market. The Market will be held the Second Sunday of every month February – May from 9 am-1pm. The market will be located on the grounds of Hillsborough High School, 5000 N. Central Ave. in Tampa.
The Seminole Heights Sunday Morning Market is seeking craft artists to participate. Contact Tiffany A. Ferrecchia for more information at 813.649.8747 or email tampabaymarkets@gmail.com.
Florida's Best Fashion Model Casting Call Search & Expo
Not all the top models are in Hollywood or New York! Register now and audition for Florida's Best Fashion Model - plus, meet top leaders in the modeling and acting field on Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM at The Embassy Suites - USF Campus, 3705 Spectrum Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612
The Modeling Competition and TV Show Search is open to Males & Females between 15 and 30 years of age, with titles and trophies to winners of each of 3 competition age groups; ages 15-19, 20-25, and 26-30.
The top two overall winners of Florida's Best Fashion Model will receive a trip to NEW YORK CITY to meet top modeling agencies and carry the titles as "Florida's Best Fashion Model & FBFM Runner-up" and will earn an opportunity to be selected for a television reality show about the world of modeling. Florida's Best Fashion Model will be a reality television program and is NOT staged as a solicitation for new clients by any modeling agency or firm.
For more information, please go to www.floridasbestfashionmodel.com or call today: (813) 251-1008.The preliminary entry fee of $49.00 includes the workshops plus the runway and on-camera auditions.The deadline to enter is February 15, 2010. http://www.floridasbestfashionmodel.com
Da Vinci at MOSI starts this weekend!
Don’t miss the limited engagement exhibition Da Vinci – The Genius and The Secrets of the Mona Lisa. Direct from Italy, this world acclaimed exhibition from the Il Genio de Leonardo da Vinci Museo brings to life Leonardo's genius as an inventor, artist, scientist, anatomist, engineer and architect. Guests can interact with life-size and scale machine inventions of Leonardo, view his conceptual sketches and explore in-depth his most recognizable work, “The Mona Lisa."
Da Vinci the Genius and the Secrets of Mona Lisa starts on February 13 thru May 31, 2010. Learn about the numerous contributions this master artisan made to the fields of science and technology at the exhibit’s first showing in the southeastern United States, appearing at MOSI, Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave. in Tampa.
Discover DaVinci’s well-documented ideas and ingenuity through 3D educational presentations, hands-on invention demonstrations and a DaVinci children’s area for younger explorers.
Admission is $20.95 for adults, $16.95 for kids 2-12 (under 2 admitted free). www.mosi.org.
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Thursday February 11, 2010
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Save the Date for To Haiti with Love!
Tampa Realistic Artists is joining with the artists of the Tampa Artist Emporium for To Haiti with Love, a fundraiser for Haiti and art mixer.
Tampa Artist Emporium and the Tampa Realistic Artists invite you to celebrate our To Haiti with Love Art Mixer on Friday, February 12th from 6 to 9 p.m.
Please help us help Haiti. Local artists from the bay area have graciously donated artwork for sale, proceeds to benefit Haiti.
Guests can also enjoy a beer and wine bar as well as catering by Chef John, while socializing with friends and artists.• Free Admission • Amazing artwork by over 100 local artists • Door prizes all night long • Spiritual Readings by Rev. Liana Virella-Badillo
Artwork to benefit Haiti relief will be available the month of February.
Tampa Artist Emporium is located in the Palma Ceia Design District (In the Starbucks Plaza) at 3415 Bay to Bay Blvd., Tampa, FL 33629 (813) 835-0212
Take Your Special Someone to a Lecture on Valentines Day!
On February 14th, the Tampa Bay History Center welcomes Dr. Canter Brown, Jr., Professor of History at Ft. Valley State University in Georgia, for a lecture -- The Flowering of Tampa’s African American Community at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century.
His presentation will focus on Tampa between the years 1898 and 1905 when Tampa’s African American population began to grow in number. Following his presentation, Dr. Brown will hold a book signing for his new publication, The Varieties of Women’s Experiences: Portraits of Southern Women in the Post-Civil War Century.
The event will take place in the History Center’s TECO Hall at 2:00 pm and is free and open to the public.
Tampa Bay History Center is located at 801 Old Water Street, Tampa, Florida 33602 813.675.8985 TampaBayHistoryCenter.org
Get your tickets NOW for the Tannahill Weavers
WMNF presents the Tannahill Weavers, traditional Scottish folk music this Friday, February 12, 2010 at Skipper's Smokehouse.
For Scotland, the late 18th and early 19th century was a time of profound and uncomfortable changes. Economic and social structures were altered dramatically as the Industrial Revolution brought factories and mechanization to Scotland's rural world. At the same time, the Scottish Highlanders were being driven from their lands by the English conquerors, forced into the Lowlands, forbidden to practice their familiar customs. It was a difficult time, often a brutal time... and yet, this was a time of great poets, the likes of Robert Burns and Robert Tannahill. And it was a time of great music.
The Tannahill Weavers' diverse repertoire reflects the duality of Scotland's musical heritage. It embraces both the mystical quality of the Highlander's Celtic music, and the rollicking, sometimes even brawling qualities of the Lowlander's Anglo-Scots tunes. The Tannahill Weavers' arrangements blend the beauty of the traditional melodies with the power of modern rhythms. The penetrating sound of the Highland bagpipes is a thread of ancient memory running through it all. www.tannahillweavers.com
Show time is 8p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. http://www.wmnf.org/
Skippers Smokehouse is located at 910 Skipper Road in Tampa. 813.971.0666
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Wednesday February 10, 2010
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 Stageworks Presents Agnes of God by John Pielmeier
Agnes of God, a hit on Broadway and later on film. The play challenges believing without seeing (faith) and believing due to empirical evidence (science). The struggle exists within each of us and common ground is often difficult to find. Karla Harley directs Dahlia Legault, Eileen Koteles and Hersha Parady.
"Riveting, powerful, electrifying drama...the dialogue crackles."-New York Daily News "Outstanding play [that]...deals intelligently with questions of religion and psychology."-The New York Times
Shimberg Playhouse in the Straz Center for the Performing Arts located at 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa, FL 33602 Show Times and Dates: Run Dates: February 11-28, 2010 Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m. Sundays at 4 p.m Single tickets available at the Straz Center (formerly Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) 813-229-7827 or online at www.tbpac.org Ticket Prices are $24.50. $10 tickets for the Preview on February 11, 2010 $10 for Students & Seniors 90 minutes prior to curtain. For Group discounts call 813-251-8984 Stageworks Theatre anna.brennen@stageworkstheatre.org Visit Us Online@ www.stageworkstheatre.org Arts One on One - TODAY at Noon! Join Arts Council Staff, Jenny Carey and Lynn Norton for Arts One on One, TODAY Tuesday, February 9, 2010, from 12 to 1 p.m. in the St. Petersburg Times Building, 1000 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 400 (4th floor), Tampa (directly across from the Straz Center). Come to converse, develop new connections and cultivate the support you need as an artist, arts educator or arts community supporter. Bring your arts questions, arts proposals, and arts ideas along with a brown bag lunch for the first monthly Arts One on One. For more information call the Arts Council offices at 813- 276-8250. 3rd Annual Bay Area Art Show Opens TODAY The Third Annual Bay Area Art Show opens today February 9 and runs through March 5. This premier regional art show featuring over $2000 in cash and prizes includes 79 pieces by 58 artists. The opening reception will be February 19, 6-9 PM and will be open to the public and free. Refreshments will be served. Winners will be announced at the reception.
Location: The Old Hyde Park Art Center, 705 Swann Avenue, Tampa The Gallery is open: Noon to 3 PM Tuesday-Sunday No charge, open to the public. Tampa Realistic Artists Old Hyde Park Art Center705 Swann Ave. Tampa, FL 33606 813-251-3780 www.tamparealisticartists.com http://www.tamparealisticartists.com
Singing Valentines Available The Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony are offering Barbershop Quartet Singing Valentines. A barbershop quartet dressed in tuxes will deliver 2 love songs, a rose and personalized Valentine card. Sponsored by the Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony Barbershop Chorus. Available from Friday, February 12 - Sunday, February 14, 2010, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Anywhere in Tampa Bay - Homes, Restaurants, hospitals, etc. wherever your sweetheart is in Hillsborough and Pinellas County.
Call 727.593.7390 for information or to schedule. www.heraldsofharmony.org
Presented by the Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony, 5500 Memorial Highway, Tampa, FL 33634 Tomorrow Night! Thursday, February10th the Black Eyed Peas will perform live in concert at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa at 7:30 PM. Contact www.sptimesforum.com for ticket information.
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Tuesday February 9, 2010
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 BoA Sunset Cinema Series & TMA's Opening with a FREE MOVIE in the Park
The Bank of America's Sunset Cinema celebrates the Tampa Museum of Art opening with a free movie at the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park this Saturday, February 6 at 6:30pm (gates open at 4:30pm).
Bank of America’s Sunset Cinema, Tampa Theatre’s traveling outdoor picture show, celebrates the opening of the new Tampa Museum of Art with a free outdoor movie, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM next to the new Museum of Art on Saturday, February 6 at 6:30pm in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. Come early to explore the new The Tampa Museum of Art (for Grand Opening details activities and admission prices, visit www.tampamuseum.org.)
Bank of America’sS unset Cinema brings free, large-scale, family-friendly outdoor movie screenings to neighborhoods throughout the area.
Since 2008, over 10,000 people have attended eight free Sunset Cinema events in public parks. Tampa Theatre produces the events using a giant 45-foot inflatable screen and high-definition high-intensity digital projectors. Admission is always free.
Guests picnic, play Frisbee, listen to music and enjoy the evening in a safe, relaxed atmosphere two hours prior to the start of the movie. Guests are invited to bring blankets, pillows, backrests, low-profile beach chairs and picnic baskets. For a complete FAQ, last minute updates and schedule information, visit available on the Theatre’s website at www.tampatheatre.org/sunsetcinema.php
Tampa Theatre offers “Cinema Snacks” for sale including popcorn, soft drinks, bottled water, candy and select Tampa Theatre souvenirs. Due to park restrictions, alcoholic beverages, plastic tarps, and tables are not permitted.
”Tampa Theatre is proud to bring free, family-friendly entertainment to our neighborhoods. During tough economic times like these, it’s doubly important,” said John Bell, Tampa Theatre President and C.E.O. “We are grateful to our sponsors for supporting this program so that we can bring free film experiences to beautiful settings in our City and County. Since 1926, people have been traveling downtown to watch movies under Tampa Theatre’s simulated stars. Now we are able to bring movies to Tampa neighborhoods so people can gather to watch movies under the real stars.”
Night at the Museum: Ben Stiller leads an all-star cast including Robin Williams and Dick Van Dyke in this hilarious blockbuster hit. When good-hearted dreamer Larry Daley (Stiller) is hired as night watchman at the Museum of Natural History, he soon discovers that an ancient curse brings all the exhibits to life after the sun sets. Suddenly, Larry finds himself face-to-face with a frisky T. Rex skeleton, tiny armies of Romans and cowboys and a mischievous monkey who taunts him to the breaking point. But with the help of President Teddy Roosevelt (Williams), Larry may just figure out a way to control the chaos and become a hero in his son's eyes. Boasting jaw-dropping special effects and laugh-out-loud moments, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM is your ticket to nonstop fun.
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM is rated PG and runs 1 hour and 45 minutes
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