Creative Loafing Tampa — November 10, 2022

PUBLISHER James Howard

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ray Roa

DIGITAL EDITOR Colin Wolf

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STAFF WRITER Justin Garcia

FOOD and THEATER CRITIC

Jon Palmer Claridge

FILM & TV CRITIC John W. Allman

IN-HOUSE WITCH Caroline DeBruhl

CONTRIBUTORS Josh Bradley, Chloe Greenberg, Jennifer Ring, Max Steele, Arielle Stevenson

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ILLUSTRATORS Dan Perkins, Cory Robinson, Bob Whitmore

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Anthony Carbone, Scott Zepeda

SeaWorld in February, animal rights claiming the practice of keeping wild dangerous. But even though public many don’t see a parallel between the kind and the practice of displaying animals asking for too much? Or is it time for a “entertainment” animals?

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Alexis Quinn Chamberlain

at SeaWorld in February, animal rights claiming the practice of keeping wild and dangerous. But even though public widespread, many don’t see a parallel between the kind Vick and the practice of displaying animals activists asking for too much? Or is it time for a “entertainment” animals?

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Music: Tampa Bay Blues Fest 40

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Chris Keating, Michael Wagner

Concert review: Artic Monkeys 42

Music: Tampa Bay Blues Fest 40

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Feast for eyes

Ybor’s new microcinema is a must-do this weekend.

By Jennifer Ring

Feast your eyes on this, Tampa.

We got to see Warren Cockerham, Sean O’Brien, and Ann-Eliza Musoke’s Screen Door microcinema on the first-ever Ybor Arts Tour, and it looks amazing. The 38-seat the ater is one of six new art spaces that opened in the historic Kress building earlier this month.

The small theater, which owns two 35mm projectors, plans to screen the types of movies you can’t see at AMC theaters.

“We want to be more than your typical theater,” co-owner Sean O’Brien wrote in a Facebook post. “We want to show your student film, we want to screen that foreign film for people in this town that don’t get to see their cultures represented on the big screen, we want to rent you the theater so you and your friends can get together laugh and watch that crappy movie that in 100 years would never be shown again in the theater, we want to do a special screening of your music video for your friends and family, we want to host talks. We refuse to limit ourselves on what the space can be and who can be involved with it.”

The 1974 horror cult classic “Black Christmas” is on tap for the Thanksgiving holiday, but this weekend, Screen Door kicks things off with a Thursday, Nov. 10 screen ing of “Cracker Crazy: Invisible Histories of the Sunshine State,” a documentary from

renegade filmmaker Georg Koszulinski who pieced together archival footage and his own Super 8 film to take a look at our home state, the petri dish of America.

Marlon Brando’s 1961 western “One-Eyed Jack” screens on Sunday, Nov. 13, and anyone who’s made it this far in the article should prob ably make plans to be at Screen Door next week for “Haxan,” Benjamin Christensen’s 1922 silent horror film, which will feature a live soundtrack performed by anti-priest. “Addams Family Values” (Sunday, Nov. 20) is the move when you’re ready to show your kid a classic film from your childhood. Screen Door Microcinema,1624 E 7th Ave., Ybor City. ybormicrocinema.org

Stick and poke

The COVID-19 vaccine’s effect on the human libido is still untested, but if you want to see the experiment in action, comedian Chelsea Handler is giving you a peek next week. The 47-yearold comic and host of E!’s “Chelsea Lately” is a regular on the New York Times Bestseller List and just released her first stand-up spe cial in six years on HBO Max.

Vaccinated and Horny Tour. Thursday, Nov. 17, 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. $90-$150. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 5223 N Orient Rd., Tampa. seminolehardrock tampa.com—Ray Roa

CRACKER POT: A still from Georg Koszulinski’s Florida documentary.

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Get out: Things happening in Tampa Bay right now

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Every day, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay readers submit events to the CL event calendar. We’ve pulled out some of the best local events happening this week. So have a look, put this paper down, call a friend, and get out there. To be considered for this listing, please submit your event at cltampa.com.

The Poynter Institute’s Bowtie Ball

You’re invited to celebrate the ways Poynter supports journalism and its undeniable value to our democracy on Saturday, Nov. 12, at our annual Bowtie Ball in Tampa, Florida. Join us at the Tampa Marriott Water Street to toast the First Amendment, celebrate the impact of local news, and honor the careers of the 2022 recipients of the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism—Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein—whose dogged reporting of Watergate changed the course of American history and fortified journalism’s role in a free society 50 years ago. Bernstein will attend to accept the honor. Saturday, Nov. 12, 5:30 p.m.9:30 p.m. Tampa Marriott Water Street, 505 Water St., Tampa. poynter.org/gala

The Gift of Art Gulf Coast Artists’ Alliance members present The Gift of Art, featuring small affordable original art, prints, jewelry and ornaments-just in time for holiday giving. Visit the gallery during regular hours through the month of November. The reception is held on Art Walk night. Festivities include food, drink, poetry by E.B. Silverfox, and live music by Ed and Nick. This program is produced with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Pinellas and the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners. Saturday, Nov. 12, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. St. Pete ArtWorks, 2604 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. stpeteartworks-onlinestore.com

again on Saturday, Dec. 10. Saturday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. $10-$20 (10% discount for History Center members) The Cuban Club, 2010 N Avenida Republica de Cuba, Ybor City. tampabayhistorycenter.org

Revolution Roller Derby Revolution Roller Derby, a flat-track Roller Derby league, is hosting a battle between The Valkyries and a mash-up with skater’s from around the world. This bout benefits The Volunteer Way, a local nonprofit that helps folks with poverty and hunger. Bring donations like baby and pet food and receive $2 off entry at the door. Sunday, Nov. 13. 5:45 p.m. $10-$12. Spinnations Skating Center, 8345 Congress St., Port Richey. @ revolutionrollerderby

Great cancer care starts with an accurate diagnosis. And a treatment plan that offers the best chance of saving your life. Urgency means everything at Moffitt. So we’re accelerating breakthroughs that are saving lives today, resulting in outcomes up to four times the national averages. Choose Moffitt first. Learn more at Moffitt.org/Outcomes.

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Walking Tour Tour Tampa’s only National Historic Landmark District and learn about early Ybor City people, social life, and work culture. Stroll past mutual aid societies, the Ybor Cigar Factory, and other key land marks. Join the tour at the Cuban Club (2010 N Avenida Republica de Cuba, Tampa, Fla.) to hear the stories behind one of Florida’s oldest immigrant communities. Advance tickets are required. Each tour lasts 90-min., beginning at 10 a.m. from various locations. Limited to 25 people, participants will walk approximately one mile. The tour happens

The V.M. Ybor home tour features properties in all corners of our eclectic, diverse, and historic community. It includes 8 unique homes and kicks off from Cuscaden Park. While many homes have been restored or remodeled, they all still contain original elements that characterize the V.M. Ybor neighborhood. The self-guided tour will begin from the lawn in front of Cuscaden Pool (2900 N. 15th Street), where guests will receive neigh borhood maps and information on each of the featured properties. Sunday, Nov. 13, noon-4 p.m. Cuscaden Park, 2900 N 15th St., Ybor City. vmyborhometour.com

V.M. Ybor Home Tour

Gloria Muñoz Presents: A Conversation with Ryan Rivas, Sucheta Kanjilal, and Laura Everitt Join us as we welcome author Ryan Rivas as part of our ongoing poetry series with Gloria Muñoz! In Nextdoor in Colonialtown, Rivas pairs photos of Orlando’s Colonialtown North neighborhood, where he has lived for over a decade, with conversations assembled from the area’s Nextdoor.com posts. The result is at turns absurd and abject, goofy and gothic, para noid and profound. By displacing his familiar surroundings, Rivas evokes the broader White imaginary underlying colonialism and suburbanization. Following is a roundtable discussion with Dr. Sucheta Kanjilal, profes sor of South Asian studies at University of Tampa, and Laura Everitt, urban planner for Benesch. Thursday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. No cover. Tombolo Books, 2153 1st Ave S., St. Petersburg. tombolobooks.com

POLITICS ISSUES OPINION

No vote

By Justin Garcia

There are endless political disputes in this country, and a vast majority of them are handled via the ballot box. Voting is a key aspect of any democracy, and Americans often refer to places that don’t let people vote as being run by authoritarians.

But Mayor Jane Castor’s administration, along with four councilmen, don’t want Tampa citizens to vote—specifically about police transparency.

Last week, Joseph Citro, Guido Maniscalco, Charlie Miranda and Luis Viera sided with Castor in deny ing the public a chance to vote on whether Tampa’s Police Citizen Review Board (CRB) should have subpoena power to obtain its own evidence.

months ago—but this time after being lobbied by Chief O’Connor and city staff.

So, what changed between those meetings? What made Maniscalco and Miranda in partic ular flip their votes? City council elections are coming up next spring, and council members had Castor’s administration, Chief O’Connor and the Police Benevolent Association (PBA)— all powerful players in city politics—laying on the pressure.

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PBA Vice President Brandon Barclay showed up to yesterday’s meeting to falsely claim that the CRB didn’t want subpoena power, even though they had voted to recommend that council put it on the ballot.

But in fact, those asking for transparency were constituents from all walks of life and local chapters of nationally-respected organi zations with more than a century of collective experience fighting for the rights of everyday people—including the NAACP and the ACLU.

Over and over again, public speakers at yesterday’s meeting referenced the impor tance of the democratic process. “We believe that if this city is to move forward, why not trust the voters?” said Connie Burton, long time local activist and member of NAACP. “Why not trust the voters and put it on the ballot to ensure that we can guarantee trust and accountability?”

“It’s kind of insane that this is such a big debate when really we’re just asking you to let us vote,” Taylor Cook, a local student and member of Tampa Bay Community Action Committee told council. “I don’t understand how we’re supposed to be a progressive forward city when we have to beg to be able to vote on an issue that people care about.”

the first step in figuring out those issues, even though multiple City of Tampa boards and city council already have subpoena power.

The council vote yesterday would’ve been just the first step toward letting people vote on the issue. The city legal team would still have to draft the ordinance, and bring it before council two more times before final approval, meaning any legal issues could be hashed out before going to the voters.

Viera, Citro, Miranda and Maniscalco have not responded to requests for comment.

Only council members Gudes, Lynn Hurtak and Bill Carlson thought it was important to take a step toward letting voters have their voices heard yesterday.

The public and several civil rights groups have demanded subpoena power for seven years, only to be met by opposition from police and the past two mayors at every turn. The no votes from the councilmen cast aside those voices, and the measure failed 3-4 on the city council floor. (A separate measure that could let voters decide on an independent attorney for the CRB passed at the meeting.

Council’s decision came after Tampa Police Chief Mary O’Connor and Senior Assistant City Attorney Megan Newcomb, who works under Castor, lobbied each city council member against letting the public vote.On top of the lobbying from the administration, there are signs that the city and TPD interfered with the local demo cratic process.

In July, the CRB recommended that council ask city legal to draft an ordinance that would ask voters in a March 2023 election whether or not the board should have subpoena power and independent counsel. Council voted 5-1 in support of the CRB’s request, with only Citro voting no (Viera was absent).

But there’s no indication that city legal drafted the ordinance language. The city didn’t present it at the meeting yesterday, it’s nowhere to be found in the meeting documents, and the city has not responded to the question of if it started creating the ordinance at all.

Instead, council had to vote again yesterday, on a matter they had already decided on three

O’Connor, who worked under Castor at TPD, told city council members during private meet ings that giving the review board subpoena power could decrease morale at the department. But in what kind of police department does increased trans parency lead to decreased morale? And shouldn’t the city’s largest department, which has a massive bud get, be the most transparent?

Earlier this year, Castor herself called for increased transparency from city council mem bers after John Dingfelder was removed from office following a public records lawsuit. And the mayor’s own forum on policing saw TPD get ting a failing score for trust and transparency.

Orlando Gudes, the only former cop on city council, argued for transparency during yester day’s meeting and said that what boosts morale is money. Tampa cops got an 18.5% raise this year, even though the department has been riddled with controversy in recent years.

O’Connor also told council members that it was fringe groups who were asking for police transparency.

A vast majority of the speakers asked city council to be able to vote. A 2021 poll showed that more than 80% of Tampeños wanted to vote on subpoena power for the CRB, too.

But Kimberly Hindman from the

Their yes votes came during yesterday’s charter amendment workshop, where they were also the only ones to vote yes on potential changes to the city charter that could give city council more leverage, while still maintain ing Tampa’s long standing strong mayor form of government. The workshop came after a tumultuous year of what city council members, and several local leaders, have called attacks from Castor’s administration.

Still, Maniscalco, Viera, Citro and Miranda voted no on even starting to explore any of the potential char ter changes that the mayor might see as oppositional.

Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office and retired Judge E.J. Salcines spoke last dur ing public comment to warn of unintended consequences of giving the review board sub poena power. However, they didn’t say outright that the public shouldn’t be able to vote on it. And they also couldn’t answer why subpoena power for review boards has not been a prob lem in multiple other cities and counties in Florida, including: Miami-Dade County, Key West, Orange County, and Broward County.

The council members who voted no on sub poena power also cited potential legal issues with subpoena power, but didn’t want to take

The control that Mayor Castor and TPD have over our local democ racy should alarm the citi zens of Tampa who believe in protecting their rights, no matter what a per son’s stance is on subpoena power.

Robin Lockett, Regional Director of Florida Rising, a nonprofit that encourages voter partici pation said that it’s incredible that some local elected officials, in just a few months, will go out and encourage the citizens to vote for them, while stifling the voices of so many citizens.

“It’s the people who elected the council mem bers, the same people they’re now telling they can’t vote,” Lockett said. “When election time comes, we are the ones who choose to elect them again or not. And when it comes time to vote on that, they can run but they can’t hide.”

“When election time comes, we are the ones who choose to elect them again or not.”

GANG OF FOUR: (L-R) Councilmen Joe Citro, Charlie Miranda, Guido Maniscalco, Luis Viera.

By blocking a public vote on police transparency, Tampa officials have shunned democracy.

Watch me

Tampa City Council suggests investigation into police union leader for surveilling activist.

n Nov. 3, Tampa City Council members sug gested an internal affairs investigation into a police officer, who is also a high-ranking member of the police union, to learn the extent of opposition research he did on a local activist who has pushed for police transparency.and former police officer Orlando Gudes, an idea that received support from councilmen Charlie Miranda and Bill Carlson.

He said that Shaw had made disparag ing comments online about fallen officer Jesse Madsen. He referenced a post on social media by Shaw, which talked more about the nature of the statue that memorialized Madsen. The sculp ture, a metal lion, is called “Taking a Stance,” and weighs 800 pounds, stands six-feet tall, and is made up of various pieces of the police car that Officer Madsen was driving when he was hit and killed by a wrong way driver.

had kept a U.S. Department of Justice Investigation into TPD’s racially-biased crime free multi-housing program a secret from the CRB.

Council’s interest in an investigation was prompted by Brandon Barclay, who came to coun cil last Tuesday to speak against local attorney and activist James Michael Shaw Jr., who wants Tampa’s Police Citizen Review Board (CRB) to have more tools to investigate police misconduct, including subpoena power.

During comments to council, Barclay, Vice President of the Police Benevolent Association, said that he made a FOIA request into Shaw Jr. and the CRB, and had monitored his social media. Today, Shaw Jr. refuted many of Barclay’s claims against him, and wondered why Barclay was surveilling him instead of concentrating on police accountability and transparency.

This led multiple council members to wonder if it was proper for Barclay to be doing opposi tion research on Shaw Jr. The suggestion for the investigation into Barclay came from councilman

“Since Deputy Chief [Calvin] Johnson is here and the major, they’ve heard the allegation...they can automatically go and write a service level complaint and have that looked at by internal affairs,” Gudes said.

Barclay said that a FOIA request he made into Shaw Jr. and the CRB showed that he had been communicating with a mem ber of the CRB. “Mr. Shaw, the ACLU and Mr. [Carlos] Valdes on the CRB have been work ing extensively together, to push Mr. Shaw’s agenda,” Barclay said.

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Last week, Shaw Jr. explained that he was more critical of the statue itself, but has since removed his social media post. He also pointed out at the council meeting that he had actu ally donated to Madsen’s memorial fund via Mayor Jane Castor’s Rise Police non-profit in March of 2021, when Madsen died, and shared the receipt with council. “I didn’t even know the man [Madsen] but I was struck by his act of self sacrifice and to hear some member of TPD come here and stand up and tell me that I hate police officers is uncalled for,” Shaw Jr. said.

Shaw, when referencing what he claimed to be dishonesty from officer Barclay, said, “That’s a public safety problem, isn’t it?” He pointed out that Barclay’s behavior means he couldn’t be trusted in a court case. He also said that it is the exact reason why the CRB needs subpoena power, and encouraged council that they still had time to “do the right thing” by using their power to give the CRB such power.

Last Tuesday, councilmen Maniscalco, Viera, Citro and Miranda voted against letting voters decide if the CRB should have more subpoena power (read more on p. XX).

After Shaw Jr. spoke, and other public speak ers echoed his concerns about being retaliated against by TPD and Mayor Castor, a comment from Councilman Carlson had prompted Gudes and Miranda to call for the internal affairs investigation.

Valdes went up right after Barclay to push back on Barclay’s claim, saying that he and Shaw had only spoken one time.

During the Tuesday meeting, Barclay also claimed that if city council gave the CRB power to subpoena its own evidence, it would be handing over the board to Shaw. He claimed that Shaw is against the police. “Mr. Shaw is opposed and hostile to all law enforcement of any kind,” Barclay claimed.

He also agreed with CRB board member Valdes that they had only met one time.

“Again that was dishonest,” Shaw Jr. said of Barclay’s claim that he and Valdes were involved in some kind of conspiracy together. “I spoke with the man once for 30 minutes in July and I haven’t spoken to him since.”

A social media post shows that Valdes was upset that TPD and Mayor Castor’s administration

Carlson wondered if any city staff had been involved with Barclay’s research into Shaw Jr. “If somebody paid by the city or directed by the city did research on Mr. Shaw, I find that rep rehensible and against basic American values of democracy,” Carlson said.

He called for the city to investigate if anyone else was involved with the research into Shaw Jr. which the council plans to vote on later this evening.

CITY OF TAMPA

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Free ride

Tampa City Council votes to legalize skateboarding.

By Justin Garcia

On Nov. 4, City Council voted to legalize skateboarding in Tampa. Council voted 5-2 to change a longstanding ordinance that makes it a crime to skate in certain parts of Tampa, and to instead give skateboarders warn ings. Councilman Orlando Gudes and Charlie Miranda voted against changing the criminal charge to a warning. But city legal staff still has to work on the change and bring it back before council.

For years, the existing Tampa ordinance has made skating on any sidewalks in the Downtown Central Business District and several Ybor City side walks illegal, along with skating on any city street road or roadway (including bike lanes). If Tampa Police Department officers chose to, they could stop skaters and make them appear in county court for a misdemeanor violation, but it rarely happens.

Council asked for Schmid to come back with more details on how the fines would work.

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At last week’s meeting, Schmid brought the matter back before council, and once again, most were opposed to fines for skaters. Councilman Guido Maniscalco suggested that skateboard ing shouldn’t be criminalized at all, and that if TPD encounters skaters who are being disruptive in restricted areas, officers should just tell them to move on and give them a warn ing. “If there’s property damage, then that’s a separate thing,” Maniscalco said.

If TPD caught skaters damaging city prop erty, they would have the choice to charge them with criminal mischief, multiple city council members pointed out.

At a July Tampa City Council meeting, Assistant City Attorney Mike Schmid presented an amendment to the ordi nance. But the problem for city council was, the city still wanted Tampa police to be able to charge skaters $75 on the spot for skating in areas that are banned. Schmid argued that this technically reduced the crime to just a fine.

At that July meeting, several council mem bers spoke up against the proposed tickets for skaters who ride in certain parts of the city, saying that it would be hard for many citizens of Tampa to pay such a fine. Council chair Joseph Citro spoke against the fines and referred to himself as a “former thrasher.”

Councilwoman Lynn Hurtak worried that the city ordinance unfairly targets skateboard ers, and said she wouldn’t support any kind of fines. “Do we have these laws on the books for scooters? Do we have them for bicyclists?”

Hurtak asked Schmid.

“Because it sounds like we’re just singling out skat ers here.”

Schmid responded that there are $30 fines for those types of transportation if riders are disrupting the public, but that those fines are issued under state law, not city ordinance.

Before the vote, councilman Orlando Gudes spoke up against the decriminalization of skate boarding and suggested starting with a warning, followed by smaller fines of $10 or $12. “Not having any consequences, I can’t support that,” Gudes said.

Tampa City Council sided with shredders last week.

“It sounds like we’re just singling out skaters here.”

Rewrite history

St. Pete wants residents to tell them what’s next at Manhattan

By Arielle Stevenson

The five year lease between the city and Callaloo/Urban Collective ended this month and the city is looking for input on next steps.

The city of St. Petersburg recently held its first community conversation on the future of the historic Manhattan Casino. The Center of Equity hosted the forum, with 150 in attendance in-person and over 70 online. The meeting, notably, wasn’t held at the Manhattan Casino.

Built in 1925 by African American leader Elder Jordan Sr., the Manhattan hosted legendary musical performances in its hey day. Originally called the Jordan Dance Hall, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch described growing up around the Manhattan Casino.

“Famous folks came to the Manhattan,” Welch said at the meeting. “Folks like Ray Charles and Nat King Cole, and Louis Armstrong, just to name a few.”

An infamous stop on the Chitlin’ circuit, the Manhattan is living his tory that many newcomers to St. Pete might not even know. It’s history from a time when St. Pete was racially segregated and venues like the Coliseum—just four miles away—were closed to Blacks.

“African Americans were relegated to the southside of St. Petersburg. They couldn’t go uptown, except to work. My grandfather

Casino.

had the vision to open a place where African Americans could come and socialize,” Rev. Dr. Basha Jordan, Jr., grandson of Elder Jordan Sr., said. “The Manhattan casino or Jordan dance hall was suddenly like the the Apollo Theater of the South.”

The community conversation was struc tured similarly to the Gas Plant redevelopment talks. There’s the structured intro presenta tion complete with sleek videos, and then mobile polling and word clouds, ending with breakout groups. It’s the city’s way of lis tening, or at least appearing to.

One attendee pointed out the polls aren’t the same as an actual conversation. “We really want this to be a facilitated conversation,” Center for Equity director Marcus Brooks said. “Otherwise, it’ll be a free-for-all.”

By the numbers, over 80% agreed the site needs a food concept and event space for rent (two things it had previously). Those polled disagreed on having retail space, social services or city services on-site, and 50% agreed there should be some kind of space for the arts or a museum.

“The conversation doesn’t end tonight,” Brooks said. “The community can continue to share their thoughts.”

Input can be submitted to the city via stpete.org.

November 18-20, 2022

1501 N. Belcher Road Clearwater, FL 33765

FEELING LUCKY: The old Jordan Dance Hall is ready for its next chapter.

“The Manhattan is living history that many newcomers to St. Pete might not even know.”

Charlie Crist’s night ended early, and while his loss to Ron DeSantis in the gubernatorial race didn’t come as a surprise, some local Democrats might be scratching their heads for a long time.

In the race for the District 14 seat in Florida’s State Senate, incumbent and popular Tampa Democrat Janet Cruz lost a tight race to new comer Jay Collins. Other Democratic losers include Alan Cohn, who lost the U.S. House District 15 seat to Laurel Lee, Jan Schneider who lost to Vern Buchanan in the U.S. House District 16 race. In Pinellas, Trump acolyte Anna Paulina Luna is headed to Washington D.C. after winning her race for U.S. House District 13. In Hillsborough’s County Commissioners race, popular Democrat, incumbent Kimberly Overman lost big to Republican Joshua Wostal.

It’s not all gloomy for Democrats, however, as U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor rolled in her District 14 race against AR-toting loudmouth James Judge.

Michelle Rayner, running for Florida State Rep in District 62, also defeated Jeremy Brown, who’s currently in jail on charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Darryl Rouson won his Florida State Senate race in District 16, too. Democrat Lindsay Cross also won her race for Florida State house in District 60.—Ray Roa

Hillsborough County’s transportation tax referendum fails

Hillsborough's second chance at collecting a tax to address mass transit, plus road, inter section and sidewalk construction has failed.

The defeat for transportation advocates comes after a Hillsborough County Court ruled against the ballot language last month. The board of county commissioners appealed that ruling, and residents were able to vote on the transportation tax. The ruling on the appeal has yet to be addressed by the Second District Court of Appeal, and it’s unclear what’s next.

“All for Transportation started with one simple mission – to give the residents of Hillsborough County a voice in the future of their community. Voters used that voice in 2018 to resoundingly demand action and many worked tirelessly alongside us to keep fighting toward our common goal – a transportation system that is safe, reliable, and equitable,” Tyler Hudson and Christina Barker, Co-Founders, All for Transportation said in a statement following the vote. “We cannot say what is next for this fight, but our passion is not diminished. The prospects for a better transportation future are not defeated but only deferred.”—Justin Garcia

See more election results via cltampa.com/ news.

Buckle up

If this Congress is dysfunctional, the one we’re about to elect will be an unmitigated clusterfuck.

By Jeffrey C. Billman

In one of the two competitive North Carolina congressional districts, the Republican candi date is an election-denying conspiracy theorist who called for the “trails [sic] and executions” of the “traitors” who denied Donald Trump a second term. (Two of her ex-husbands have accused her of spousal violence, and in 2012, her then-teenage daughter accused her of child abuse.) In the other, a 27-year-old ex-jock with a rich daddy and millions in Club for Growth support who says he was “inspired” by the Jan. 6 seditionists and wants to subject survivors of rape and incest to local star chambers to assess their worthiness for abortion access.

Meanwhile, the state’s Republican legisla tive leaders are pushing the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt the radical inde pendent state legislature theory, which would enable them—and Republican lawmakers everywhere— to bypass annoying state constitutions on issues like gerrymandering and voter suppression. The Republican lieutenant governor (and likely gubernatorial nomi nee) wants to stop teaching elementary school kids his tory and science because they’re too woke or what ever, has posted Paul Pelosi conspiracies on Facebook, and has viciously attacked LGBTQ people as “filth.”

The state’s Democrats have gone in the opposite direction. The popular gov ernor is of the aw-shucks centrist variety. His heir apparent, the attorney general, has tried (not as successfully) to be equally inoffensive. Even Democratic voters in deep-blue congressional districts picked moderates over their more progressive competi tors in their primaries.

Yet in a recent survey, the state’s voters said that Democrats (36%) were just as extreme as Republicans (36%).

This dynamic isn’t isolated to one state. The Wall Street Journal’s final pre-election poll found more respondents who said the Democrats nominated too-extreme candidates (52%) than Republicans (49%).

Last week, I wrote that the U.S. institutions were not equipped to handle political violence. Mostly, that’s because we don’t know how to deal

with extremism—in particular, asymmetric extremism that has both grown from and rein forced networks of misinformation that have convinced millions of people that up is down and water falling from the sky doesn’t mean it’s raining.

ProPublica reported on Nov. 1 that the Biden administration had hol lowed out an effort to counter online disinformation amid complaints from Republicans and right-wing propagan dists who, strangely, didn’t like to see their agitprop and conspiracy theories challenged. The Department of Homeland Security has deep-sixed the (poorly named) Disinformation

fomented by a would-be strongman who sought to overturn the results of a democratic election— which in my book is about as extreme as you get.

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Few Republicans seem to agree, however: The latest NPR/Marist pre-election poll asked whether voters thought a candidate indulging sto len-election conspiracies was disqualifying. About two-thirds of Democrats indicated that it was; just 14% of Republicans said playing footsie with seditionists would pre vent them from supporting a candidate.

President Joe Biden has tried to make threats to democracy central to the midterms, including with a speech from Capitol Hill on

same about crime. But Republicans have plans to address neither.

What they’ll do if they retake the House of Representatives is threaten to default on the country’s debt—thus imperiling global financial markets—to obtain inflationary tax cuts that help the rich or spending cuts that benefit the poor. They’ll imagine Democratic attempts to defund the police and hallucinate vivid images of big cities overrun by gun violence, but lord knows they won’t do anything about guns, which are sacrosanct. They’ll focus most of their atten tion on impeaching Joe Biden for high crimes to be named later.

If this Congress is dysfunctional, the one we’re about to elect will be an unmitigated clusterfuck.

Certainly, the media bears some blame. Horse race coverage and the false god of objectivity have legitimized unqualified candidates and memoryholed Republican failures. Shameless propaganda and hysteria—rainbow fentanyl, anyone?—have convinced almost 70% of Americans that we’re experiencing an apocalyptic crime surge when, in fact, violent crime is down 29% since 2018 and 79% since 1993.

Governance Board and ended a program to protect election workers. A DHS official told ProPublica that “scrutiny is over the top on any thing to do with terrorism, extremism, violence prevention—especially domestic terrorism.”

A former DHS official added, “The answer is not how do we do it better; in the face of criti cism, it’s to shut it all down.”

What counts as “extreme” is subjective, of course. But most Republicans running for Congress or statewide office across the United States deny the validity of the 2020 elections— in other words, they reject an objective fact in favor of a repeatedly debunked conspiracy theory

Wednesday night. But in the Marist survey, just 26% of voters said “preserving democracy” was “top of mind” in the election; 36% said inflation.

In a sense, it’s hard to fault them. Democrats haven’t exactly acted like this is a hair-on-fire emergency. Would a party that really believed democracy was on the line back off misinfor mation campaigns the second they became inconvenient? Would they have backed radical Republican candidates they assumed would be easier to beat in November?

By a 50-27 margin, likely voters in the Marist poll thought Republicans would better handle inflation. A similar margin thought the

As journalist Robert Draper recently said, “The infractions that take place in each party simply aren’t comparable at this point. When we’ve come to a situ ation when tens of millions of Republican voters believe fundamental untruths about our elections and about Jan. 6, about Covid vaccines, and when the majority of Republican candidates for high office believe the election was stolen—when that’s the situation, it seems like a dereliction of journalistic responsibility to somehow shade that phenomenon as an inevitability in politics that both parties engage in.”

But authoritarian appeals resonate because they offer deceptively simple solutions to messy problems. The democratic institutions that safeguard us from unbridled populism are weaker than ever. And, if polls are correct, most Americans haven’t figured out—or worse, don’t care—which party intends to weaken them further.

CAPITOL E: Democrats haven’t exactly acted like this is a hair-on-fire emergency.

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The University of South Florida fires its football coach, who leaves the school after winning just four times in his two-plus seasons. Honestly, I forgot USF had a football team.

MONDAY 07

A newly released video shows Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies arresting a legally blind man for carrying a cane. At one point, after explaining that the cane is a navigational tool, the man asks the cop if they are a tyrant. “Yeah I am, actually,” the deputy responds. Fits right in for Florida, amirite.

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Tom Brady leads the Bucs on a gamewinning drive that ended in the end zone and snapped the team’s threegame losing streak.

TB12 was so happy that he cursed in the postgame presser, and you gotta feel for him since it’s the first time he’s scored—on and off the field—in a really long time.

A lawsuit alleges that nitrogen discharged from septic tanks and sewage-treatment plants has led to algae blooms that have destroyed seagrass beds, leading to unprecedented man atee deaths. Fucking shitty.

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Cider Press Vegan Gastropub soft opens, plus more local foodie news.

By Kyla Fields

Anew vegan eatery with old school St. Pete roots is ready to make its debut in the Historic Kenwood district. The newly-ren ovated, 2,275-square-foot restaurant at 3118 3rd Ave. N is nestled in a plaza next to Gateway Subs, Creative Grape and Back Alley Nails. With a brand-new menu and contemporary interior to match, the new-and-improved Cider Press is ready to be the go-to neighborhood bar and restaurant for all. Cider Press Gastropub hosted its soft opening on Wednesday, Nov. 9. It’s currently open from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. on WednesdayThursday, 5 p.m.-10 p.m. on Friday, noon-10 p.m. on Saturday and 12 p.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday for the foreseeable future.

The space fits up to 150 patrons, and features a large L-shaped bar, several TVs, outdoor patio seating, and an actual cider press from 1869 (the press was the showpiece at its former Central Avenue restaurant as well). Much different than its former downtown location’s large windows and bright decor, the new Cider Press is now a sultry, David Fischer-fied space with black booths, English pub-inspired adornments and dark wood-slatted ceilings. Several aspects of the new gastropub pay homage to the space’s prede cessor, the once-popular gay club Georgie’s Alibi, which closed in 2015. A large garage-like window separates the indoor bar from patio seating, and owners Johan Everstijn and Roland Strobel plan

to honor a few of the club’s infamous drink spe cials— like its “Long Island Thursdays”—after Cider Press’ soft opening phase.

A long way from its raw vegan origins, Cider Press’ new menu is full of hearty, pub-inspired dishes with a Southern-Cajun twist. Appetizers on its soft opening menu include fried jamba laya balls with a spicy Cajun sauce, bang bang “shrimp,” pickle fries and soft pretzels, while sandwich options includes a Beyond burger, a buffalo chicken sandwich and its take on a shrimp po’boy—complete with bread shipped straight from New Orleans. And for the first time in Cider Press history, the veteran vegan spot now boasts a full-service bar with its own English-inspired signature cocktails. Local beer from breweries like 3 Daughters and Cigar City are offered alongside craft mocktails and cocktails, like the “thyme warp” complete with lemon, grapefruit, peach puree and thyme (and vodka if you’d like.)

Everstijn tells Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that it’s paramount that Cider Press remains affordable, so the most expensive dinner offer ings are fish n’ chips and shrimp étouffee platters, both priced at $16.99. He also says that as Cider Press expands its hours over the next few months, so will its menu, as his previous customers are still begging for the return of its beloved buffalo mac and cheese. Although much of its menu is inspired by Southern comfort food, Everstijn explains that they eventually want to move away from imitation meat products and focus on more whole food options, like its battered banana blos som “fish.” The vegan bar and restaurant also plans to host live entertainment, as a few booths can be rearranged to create a small indoor stage.

Exciting new food and drink programs aside, perhaps one of the most interesting parts of the newly-revamped Cider Press is the elimination of all server positions in its restaurant. A hostess continued on page 30

SQUEEZE THE FRUIT: Cider Press’ bar will honor infamous Georgie's Alibi drink specials like 'Long Island Thursdays.'

will lead guests to their tables, but customers will use their own phones to place orders via a QR code menu before employees from the kitchen run the food out to them. “Our customers will still have the ability to tip the entire kitchen, of course,” Everstijn says. “And all of the bartend ers will keep their own tips. This new system was designed for efficiency first and foremost.”

The news of Cider Press’ move was announced in summer of 2021, due to a lease dispute at its flag ship Central Avenue location, which was replaced by Italian restaurant Bonu Taverna earlier this year. Strobel tells CL that Cider Press Gastropub is locked into its new lease for 15 years, and cer tainly won’t encounter the same landlord hurdles its did at their previous location. Keep up with the latest updates and menu sneak peeks by visiting @ciderpresscafestpete on Facebook and following @cider_press_gastropub on Instagram.

7th + Grove will open a deli-bakery and a speakeasy in Ybor City

It’s been two months since the closing of the iconic Ybor City deli Sunday’s. At the time, the space’s future was unknown, but now we have an answer. Award-winning Tampa restaurant 7th + Grove has plans to open its “Roast” deli and bakery— and a hidden speakeasy named “Madame Fortune Taylor’s Dessert & HiFi Parlor”—next month.

The parlor speakeasy is named after a for mer slave who owned over 30 acres that are now part of downtown Tampa. The Fortune Taylor Bridge crossing over Hillsborough River and Fortune Street downtown are named after her. “I knew immediately I wanted it to be a sense of surprise and culture,” 7th + Grove co-owner and Creative Director Dr. Jamaris Glenn told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “That’s with everything we do as a busi ness moving forward.”

Glenn says talks of taking over the space after Sunday’s Deli began in August. When he and 7th + Grove co-owner Khalilah McDuffie were thinking about their next concept, they

initially considered going the fine dining route, but landed on a plan that would keep the integ rity of the space. Glenn said they’ve always admired the building and its history.“We want to keep the integrity of what a deli and bakery is like a homage to Ybor City,” Glenn says.

Guests can expect simple grab-and-go break fast and lunch items from Roast, and savory West Indian dishes for dinner at Madame Fortune’s. The menu is inspired by Glenn’s mom, who is Guyanese. Dish names at Madame Fortune’s are a nod to Tampa’s old Black neighborhoods including Garrison, The Scrub, Central Avenue and Dobyville. Prices will range $12-$16 at Roast and $25-$40 at Madame Fortune’s. Items from Roast will be available for delivery on UberEats, DoorDash, and GrubHub as well.

“We want people to have great deli items while also referring to the rich culture Tampa has. It’s like a great history lesson,” he said. Glenn tells CL both concepts will open some time between the end of this month and mid-December. A grand

opening event featuring Ms. Gloria Royster— famous for guiding the Madame Fortune Taylor Walking Tour—is in the works.“I was so in awe the first time I sat down with Ms. Royster. I knew I wanted to do something with the ‘Madame Fortune Taylor’ name,” Glenn said.

7th + Grove’s Roast deli-bakery and Madame Fortune Taylor’s’ speakeasy—both at 1930 E 7th Ave. Ste. C in Ybor City—have a smaller capacity than their forefather 7th & Grove, with around 10 seats inside for Roast and up to 60 seats inside for Madame Fortune Taylor’s also. Outside seating is available, and guests are welcome to sit outside 7th & Grove, too. At this moment, specific operating days are to be deter mined, but according to Glenn, Roast’s hours are slated to be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and 5 p.m.-1 a.m. (with reservations) for Madame Fortune Taylor’s.

To Glenn, opening Roast and Madame Fortune Taylor’s Dessert and HiFi Parlor feels like an organic trajectory as an entrepreneur. He said to have something next door is a breath

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of fresh air and can hopefully bring people down to that side of Ybor City.“We’re footed and rooted in Ybor City. The ultimate goal is to experience a culture that’s been invisible,” said Glenn. “We want people to understand Black culture is in everything.”—Alexandria

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Lunch Lady, a new restaurant from the folks at Rooster & The Till, will open at Sparkman Wharf this month

A new spot for sandwiches and salads is headed to downtown Tampa, and it’s from some of the most celebrated restaurateurs in the Bay area. Sparkman Wharf’s newest shipping container restaurant Lunch Lady opens at the end of this month, offering “creative alternatives to the boring ham and turkey sandwiches.” Future customers can expect pressed sandwiches (on locally-sourced bread) alongside salads, juices, teas and more when Lunch Lady celebrates its grand opening in a few weeks. A press release says Lunch Lady’s prices will range from $8-$14, and offer both vegan and vegetarian options as well.

Chef Ferrell Alvarez of Proper House Group posted on his Instagram that his new fast casual

spot is currently hiring for team members, as interested folks should email phgtampa@gmail. com for more information. The new fast casual restaurant’s logo was created by Tampa-based design studio Pep Rally Inc. and depicts a car toon sandwich dressed up as a typical lunch lady with a ladle and hairnet—although Alvarez says not to be fooled by its silly name. “The menu at Lunch Lady translates well to any time of day and will offer delicious food with the same love and uniqueness that you can find at all of our concepts,” Alvarez explains in a press release.

Proper House Group is composed of Chef Alvarez, restaurateur Ty Rodriguez and Newgentek entre preneur Chon Nguyen—a trio gearing up for the grand opening of its sixth concept in Tampa Bay. Lunch Lady follows PHG’s Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient Rooster & The Till, Nebraska Mini Mart, Sparkman Wharf’s Dang Dude and Gallito Taqueria, and upcom ing Italian restaurant Ash—slated to debut at Water Street Tampa sometime next year. For the latest updates on downtown Tampa’s new est sandwich spot—like its highly-anticipated

grand opening date—follow its new Instagram at @lunch_lady_tpa.

Jamison B. Breadhouse’s grab n’ go bread shop

JB3 DoughJoe soft opens in Ybor City

The “Best Bread in Florida” according to Food & Wine magazine now has a new home in his toric Ybor City. After a successful soft opening last week, Jamison B’s Breadhouse’s new grab n’ go shop at 1806 1/2 N Nebraska Ave. opened to the public for the first time on Friday, Nov. 5, according to the JB3 DoughJoe Instagram. Additional soft hours for JB3 DoughJoe will be updated soon. This grab n’ go shop was announced in early 2022. Fans of Jamison B’s Breadhouse Bakes have been patiently waiting for a spot to purchase their beloved breads and pastries. Known for every thing from cinnamon buns to sourdough to fancy focaccias—and even special gluten-free and vegan loaves—Jamison B.’s wide variety of offerings can tickle any dough-lover’s palette. The Jamison B. website also says that shelves of JB3 DoughJoe will be stocked with “coffees and teas from our favorite local vendors, Buddy Brew,

Eastlick, Java Planet and Roots and Ritual.”

Jamison B. has been a wholesale bakery in Tampa since 2013, and underwent a sizable expansion in 2017 when owners Jaime and Jason Laukhuf opened a new facility in Ybor City at 3615 E 7th Ave. Its Tampa facility hosted weekly bread pick-ups throughout 2020 and 2021, although it never became a fully-fledged retail space. The bread shop’s Instagram says that parking is in the “picket fence lot on 7th and Nebraska Ave. or street parking.”

Although the black and white building has a straightforward JB3 DoughJoe sign, several brightly-colored koi fish by Tampa artist Cam Parker are strategically painted on the bread shop’s floor, to help its customers literally “follow the flow of the koi” through its clockwise floor plan. For the latest updates on JB3 DoughJoe, head to its Instagram at @jb3doughjoe or

Jamison B’s Breadhouse’s Facebook at @ jamisonbakes. The wholesale bakery has been closed for the past few months in preparation of its retail space’s opening, and is expected to open back up again soon.

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Much-anticipated Crumbl Cookies is opening in South Tampa this month

Fast-growing baked goods mega chain Crumbl Cookies is about to open a new outpost in South Tampa. This popular cookie shop opens on Friday, Nov. 11 at 8 a.m., with a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon. Located at 1902-A S Dale Mabry Hwy., Crumbl’s 47th Florida location follows openings in Brandon, Lutz, Clearwater and St. Pete.

The chain first made plans to open in South Tampa eight months ago.

There are currently 632 locations with over 200 rotating dessert-inspired flavors. The origi nal shop opened in 2017 in Logan, Utah, and Crumbl has rapidly expanded across 36 states nationwide. Crumbl changes the menu every week, serving four to five flavors at a time. Milk chocolate chip is always on the menu as the staple, but the rest of this week’s selection include peanut butter nougat, Blue Monster (which features vanilla frosting with Chips Ahoy cookies on top), almond coconut fudge, sugar (which features vanilla chips, sprinkles, and a Mother’s Eerie Critters cookie), and cornbread honey cake. Crumbl offers delivery, in-store pickup, curbside pick up and catering, so you can enjoy your cookies wherever you’d like.—Min Craig

TBBC co-owner will ‘walk away’ after employee walkout at Ybor brewery

An Ybor City brewery was short-staffed and with out one of its co-owners last week after alleged offensive comments led to several front of house employees quitting. News of the walkout at TBBC (fka Tampa Bay Brewing Co.) broke last weekend on Reddit. The incident took place at TBBC’s Ybor City location at 1600 E 8th Ave.—staffing at the company’s sibling brewery in Westchase remains unaffected by recent events. Casey Rhymestine, a now former bartender at TBBC Ybor City told WTSP that up to five employees of the Ybor City brewery walked out last Saturday night after John Doble, now former co-owner of TBBC, alleg edly told the manager “that if we hired more attractive bartenders the place would be mak ing more money.” WTSP added that Doble, 81, also allegedly called a longtime TBBC manager “the Middle Eastern kid” in front of wait staff, despite knowing his name.

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David Doble, son of John Doble and TBBC’s managing partner, addressed the situation via Facebook live last Monday, calling his dad’s comments an “egregious event.” In the 34 minute-long video, David apologized for his father’s comments and commended the multiple employees that quit on Sunday, inviting them back to work if they’d like to return.

Carrollwood’s resident vegan spot New Leaf Cafe is closed

A plant-based staple of North Tampa is getting ready to close, but its popular vegan sammies will see the light of day again soon. New Leaf Cafe at 11813 N Armenia Ave. will close its doors this weekend. After dishing out plant-based eats to the greater Carrollwood area for the past seven years, New Leaf Cafe’s last day open was last Sunday. “As the owner of New Leaf, I have agreed to join forces with Voodu Vegan Bistro at their new location, to help expand their menu and to promote their brand going forward,” the cafe posed on its Facebook. “I want to thank my loyal customers for their support over the years.”

While the vegan cafe is closing its doors, it will still offer popular breakfast items at the soon-to-open Voodu Vegan Bistro, a fellow North Tampa plant-based restaurant. Voodu Vegan Bistro used to share a space with New Leaf Cafe, but is getting ready to open its own storefront elsewhere in Tampa, although a grand opening date isn’t yet set in stone.

New Leaf Cafe is known for its tofu scram ble platters, breakfast burritos, chickpea salad sandwiches and Impossible burgers in addition to a wide variety of organic teas, coffees and smoothies—but only time will tell which dishes make their way onto Voodu’s menu.

For the latest updates on Voodu Vegan Bistro and its new location, head to its Facebook page or Instagram at @vooduveganbistro.

“No, he (John) is not going to work or be involved in TBBC, as both of my parents have agreed to walk away from the place,” David said on his livestream, representing the entire com pany. “I don’t know if he’ll be issuing an official statement, but I really don’t want him to.”

Although David says that both of his parents are “walking away” from the family business, it’s still unclear when they plan to financially cut ties with TBBC. After his livestream, David told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that he is still unsure of when the process would take place.

“My mom has worked extremely hard over the years and has earned every piece of owner ship” David told CL. “It’s a reality sensitive topic to her, and there’s a process that needs to take place. But I don’t really have an answer.”

Many of the more than 100 comments under David’s livestream support the straightforward nature he chose to address the issues at hand. Of the five employees that recently quit, David said he’s apologized to two of them and plans to reach out to the remaining three over the course of the next few days.According to David, TBBC’s human resources department was at its Ybor City brewery after the incident, talking to its remaining staff about the situation. The brewery is currently in the process of hiring new employ ees to replace the five that walked out.

“I need to make this right and get us back on the right course.” David told CL.” I’m an open and honest person and I’ll always answer whatever questions people might have; it’s how I want to operate the entire brand.”

Help CL with this evolvinglisting. Did we miss a brewery or leave out an important detail? Email rroa@cltampa.com. Include brewery name, address, phone number and website, plus a short description of the unique offerings.

3 CAR GARAGE 8405 Heritage Green Way, Bradenton. 941-741-8877, 3cargaragebrew ing.com

3 DAUGHTERS BREWING 222 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-495-6002, 3dbrewing.com

3 KEYS BREWING 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com

5 BRANCHES BREWING 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.com

7VENTH SUN BREWING 1012 Broadway, Dunedin. 727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-231-5900, 7venthsun.com

81BAY BREWING CO. 4465 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. 813-837-BREW, 81baybrewco.com

ANECDOTE BREWING CO. 321 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach. anecdotebrewing.com

ANGRY CHAIR 6401 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com

ARKANE ALEWORKS 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com

AVID BREWING 1745 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-388-6756, avidbrew.com

BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com

BASTET 1951 E Adamo Dr. Suite B, Tampa. bastetbrewing.com

BAY CANNON BEER CO. 2106 W Main St., Tampa. 813-442-5615, baycannon.com

BAYBORO BREWING CO. 2390 5th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. 727-767-9666, bayborobrewing.com

BEACH ISLAND BREWERY 2058 Bayshore Blvd. Suite 5, Dunedin. 352-541-0616

BIG STORM BREWING CO. Multiple loca tions, bigstormbrewery.com

BIG TOP BREWING 6111 Porter Way, Sarasota. 941-371-2939, bigtopbrewing.com

BOOTLEGGERS BREWING CO. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon. 813-643-9463, bootleggers brewco.com

BREW HUB 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com

BREW LIFE BREWING 5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com

BRIGHTER DAYS BREW CO. 311 N Safford Ave., Tarpon Springs. 7272-940-2350

BULLFROG CREEK BREWING CO. 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Valrico. 813-703-8835, bull frogcreekbrewing.com

CAGE BREWING 2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278

CALEDONIA BREWING 587 Main St., Dunedin. 727-351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com

CALUSA BREWING 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-922-8150, calusabrewing.com

CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. 10047 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Suite 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337

CIGAR CITY BREWING 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa. 813-348-6363, cigarcitybrewing.com

CLEARWATER BREWING CO. 1700 N. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewing company.com

COMMERCE BREWING 521 Commerce Drive S, Largo. commercebrewing@gmail.com

COPP WINERY & BREWERY 7855 W Gulf Lake Highway, Crystal River. 352-228-8103, cop pbrewery.com

COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. 2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa. 813-247-1500, coppertailbrewing.com

CORPORATE LADDER BREWING COMPANY 4935 96th St. E, Palmetto. 941-4794799, corporateladderbrewing.square.site

COTEE RIVER BREWING 5760 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-807-6806, coteeriver brewing.com

CRAFT LIFE BREWING 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. facebook. com/CraftLifeBrewing

CROOKED THUMB BREWERY 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. 727-724-5953, crookedthumbbrew.com

CUENI BREWING CO. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-266-4102, cuenibrewing.com

CYCLE BREWING 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com

DADE CITY BREW HOUSE 14323 7th St., Dade City. 352-218-3122, dadecitybrewhouse.com

DARWIN BREWING CO. 803 17th Ave. W., Bradenton. 941-747-1970, darwinbrewingco.com

DE BINE BREWING CO. 933 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-233-7964.

DENTED KEG ALE WORKS 5500 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-232-2582, dentedkegaleworks.com

DEVIANT LIBATION 3800 N Nebraska Ave., 727-379-4677, deviantlibation.com

DISSENT CRAFT BREWING CO. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-3420255. facebook.com/ dissentcraftbrewing

DUNEDIN BREWERY 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-736-0606, dunedinbrewery.com

DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 216-6318, dunedinhob.com

EIGHT-FOOT BREWING 4417 SE 16th Place, Cape Coral. 239-984-2655, eightfootbrewing.com

ESCAPE BREWING CO. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, Trinity. 727-807-6092, escape brewingcompany.com

FLORIDA AVENUE BREWING CO. 2029 Arrowgrass Dr., Wesley Chapel. 813-452-6333, flori daavebrewing.com

FLORIDA BREWERY 202 Gandy Rd., Auburndale. 863-965-1825

FOUR STACKS BREWING 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813-641-2036, fourstacks brewing.com

FRONT PAGE BREWING CO. 190 S Florida Ave., Bartow. 863-537-7249, frontpagebrew ing.com

GRAND CENTRAL BREWHOUSE 2340 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-202-6071, grandcentral brew.com

GREEN BENCH BREWING COMPANY 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com

GOOD LIQUID BREWING CO. 4824 14th St. W., Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquid brewing.com

GRINDHAUS BREW LAB 1650 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater. 727-240-0804, grindhausbrewlab.com

GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY 3007 Beach Blvd., Tampa. facebook.com/GulfportBrewery

HIDDEN SPRINGS ALE WORKS 1631 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-226-2739, hiddenspringsaleworks.com

HOB BREWING CO. 931 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. hob.beer

IF I BREWED THE WORLD 2200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4484, ifibrewedtheworld.com

IN THE LOOP BREWING 3338 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-997-9189, intheloopbrewingcompany.com

INFUSION BREWING CO. 6345 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. 7272-484-4757

KEEL FARMS AGRARIAN ALE + CIDER 5210 W. Thonotosassa Rd., Plant City. 813-7529100, keelandcurleywinery.com

KING STATE 520 E Floribraska Ave., Tampa. 813-221-2100, king-state.com

LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-216-9682, lagerhausbrewery.com

LATE START BREWING 1018 E Cass St., Tampa, latestartbrewing.com

LEAVEN BREWING 11238 Boyette Rd., Riverview. 813-677-7023, leavenbrewing.com

LIQUID GARAGE CO. 1306 Seven Springs Blvd., New Port Richey. 727-645-5885. theliquidgarage.com

MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING 12945 Village Boulevard, Madeira Beach. 727-362-0008, mad beachbrewing.com

MAGNANIMOUS BREWING 1410 Florida Ave., Tampa. 813-415-3671, magnan imousbrewing.com

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MASTRY’S BREWING CO. 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete Beach. 727-202-8045, mastrys brewingco.com

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MR. DUNDERBAK’S 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-9774104, dunderbaks.com

OFF THE WAGON BREWERY 2107 S Tamiami Trail, Venice. 941-497-2048, otwbar.com

OLDE FLORIDA BREWING 1158 7th St. NW, Largo. 727-2298010, facebook.com/oldefloridabrew

OVERFLOW BREWING 70 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-914-0665, facebook.com/ overflowbrewingco

OZONA BREWING COMPANY 315 Orange St., Palm Harbor. 920-392-9390, ozonabrewing.com

PEPPER BREWING 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766, angrypeppertap house.com

PESKY PELICAN BREW PUB 923 72nd. St. N., St. Petersburg. 727-302-9600, peskypelicanbrewpub.com

PINELLAS ALE WORKS 1962 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-235-0970, pawbeer.com

POUR HOUSE 1208 E Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. 813-402-2923, pourhousetampa.com

PYE ROAD MEADWORKS 8533 Gunn Hwy., Odessa. 813-510-3500, pyeroad.com

RAPP BREWING COMPANY 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com

RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER 2244 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-360-0766, stpetearcadebar.com

ROCK BROTHERS BREWING 1901 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 813-241-0110, rockbrothersbrewing.com

SARASOTA BREWING COMPANY 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-925-2337, sarasotabrewing.com

SCOTTY’S BIERWORKS 901 East Industrial Circle, Cape Coral. 239-888-5482, scottysbierworks.net

SEA DOG BREWING 9610 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island/ 26200 US Highway 19 N, Clearwater. 727-954-7805, seadogbrewing.com

SILVERKING BREWING CO. 325 E Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. 727-422-7598, silverking brewing.com

SIX TEN BREWING 7052 Benjamin Rd., Tampa. 813-886-0610, sixtenbrewing.com

SOGGY BOTTOM BREWING 660 Main St., Dunedin. 727-601-1698, soggybottombrew ing.com

SOUTHERN BREWING & WINEMAKING 4500 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-238-7800, southernbrewingwinemaking.com

SOUTHERN LIGHTS BREWING CO. 2075 Sunnydale Blvd., Clearwater. 727-648-4314, southernlightsbrewing.com

ST. PETE BREWING COMPANY 544 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-692-8809, stpetebrewingcompany.com

STILT HOUSE BREWERY 625 U.S. Hwy Alt. 19, Palm Harbor. 727-270-7373, stilthousebrewery.com

SWAN BREWING 15 W Pine St., Lakeland. 863-703-0472, swanbrewing.com

TAP THIS! BAR AND BREWING CO. 10730 US-19, Port Richey. 727-378-4358, tapthisbar.com

TBBC 1600 E 8th Ave., Ybor City/13933

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THREE BULLS TAVERN & BREWERY 4330 Bell Shoals Road, Valrico. 813-381-3853, threebullstavern.com

TIDAL BREWING COMPANY 14311 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. 352-701-1602, tidalbrewingfl.com

TROUBLED WATERS BREWING 670 Main St., Safety Harbor. 727-221-9973, troubledwatersbeer.com

TWO FROGS BREWING COMPANY 151 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-6077, facebook.com/twofrogsbrewing

TWO LIONS WINERY & PALM HARBOR BREWERY 1022 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-786-8039, twolionswinery.com

ULELE SPRING BREWERY 1810 N. Highland Ave., Tampa. 813-999-4952, ulele.com

UNREFINED BREWING 312 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-4822, unrefinedbrew ing.com

WELTON BREWING CO. 2624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’Lakes. 813-820-0050, thebrew craftery.com

THE WILD ROVER BREWERY 13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa. 813-475-5995, thewildroverbrew ery.com

WOODWRIGHT BREWING COMPANY 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-238-8717, facebook.com/woodwrightbrewing

WOVEN WATER BREWING CO. 456 W Columbus Drive, Tampa. 813-443-9463, woven waterbrew.com

YUENGLING BREWING CO. 11111 N 30th St., Tampa. 813-972-8529, yuengling.com

ZEPHYRHILLS BREWING COMPANY 38530 5th Ave., Zephyrhills. 813-715-2683, zbcbeer.com

ZYDECO BREW WERKS 902 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City. 813-252-4541, facebook.com/ zydecobrewwerks

Auguste Rodin, Eve, first modelled c. 1881, this cast 1968 (Musée Rodin 9/12), Bronze, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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Welcome back, Jack

New owners and a historic partnership open Kerouac’s home to the public.

By Arielle Stevenson

Since 1990, Jack Kerouac’s St. Petersburg home in Disston Heights has been a kind of tomb. During that time, many a writer or creative or curious history nerd graced (some might call it trespassing) the somewhat aban doned steps of the house where the king of the beatniks breathed some of his last breaths. It was a kind of right of passage because no one else knew or seemed to care that Kerouac once lived here in this sleepy little neigh borhood. Even Kerouac couldn’t believe he ended up here, describ ing St. Petersburg as “the town of the newlywed and living dead.”

collapsing, and the home was infested with rodents. Thankfully, the flippers listened and kept things era-specific when renovating the interior and shingle roof. “We just asked them to renovate it and renovate it authentically,” Schorr said.

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Last week, the Kerouac house finally came alive again after nearly a decade of grassroots organizing. A porch party hosted by Preserve the Burg and the new owners invited folks to tour the home and imbibe. Local poets read their words to the soundtrack of local jazz on the screened-in porch.

“A thousand pages compressed into one sec ond,” Michelle Lisan, a local poet, read aloud. As Kerouac wrote in his 1957 hit novel, "On the Road," the night was on.

Built in 1963, Kerouac lived at 5169 10th Ave. N with his third wife, Stella Sampas, and his ailing mother, Gabrielle. They moved into the three-bedroom, three-bath concrete block home in 1967 and lived there until he died in 1969. Jack was gone 53 years last month.

The nonprofit Friends of Jack Kerouac hustled to raise the money to pur chase the house from the estate two years ago. The Kerouac estate had promised the group six months to come up with the money but ended up selling to house flippers for $80,000 less than the $300,000 asking price. “I was in the group trying to buy the house from the Kerouac estate for over a decade,” Jeff Schorr, owner of Craftsmen House in St. Pete, said. “We had almost raised the money when I got a call from the nephew that the house had sold.”

Schorr contacted the new owners and begged them not to change too much. Anyone in Florida knows the power of house flippers trying to change over a new property. The ceilings were

The new-new owners, Ken and Gina Burchenal bought the house on a whim in late 2020 for $360,000. Originally from Clearwater Beach, Ken is a retired literature professor. He and Gina moved back to Florida from Austin, Texas, in 2017. Ken’s family once owned a longtime Odessa citrus farm, Cee Bee’s Citrus, until it sold in 2018. When they visited the Kerouac open house in 2020, they wanted to invest in a property, but weren’t plan ning on buying a historic home.

“Our daughter told us about the open house, and we thought, let’s go down there,” Gina Burchenal said. “We fell in love on Saturday and made an offer on Sunday.”

Since then, they’ve started a nonprofit for the home, the Jack Kerouac House of St. Petersburg Inc., and began working with the estate. “The community has opened its arms to us,” Gina said.

Local writer Chrissy Auger lived in the house for a year, working on writing and soaking in the Kerouac-ian aura. She shared stories of strange lights flickering whenever she spoke of Kerouac while living there.

Because the house is in a residential neighbor hood, it can’t entirely be a full-fledged museum. But tours through the home, writer residencies, folk shows, and porch parties will continue bringing the public into the space. And artists like myself are eager to create their own work inside, hop ing a little of that Kerouac magic might rub off.

Kerouac once said, “I’m not a beatnik. I’m a Catholic.”

Walking around his St. Pete home, that seems true.

The original wooden furniture is simple, and the wallpaper in the kitchen from the 1960s features crockery and fruit. The library near the porch is floor-to-ceiling dark wooden

shelves filled with books. The terrazzo floors are recently polished and gleaming. In the back room, there’s a staged Royal Typewriter, the same kind Kerouac used starting in 1957.

“There’s even a letter to a friend, where Kerouac is talking about how he had just pur chased this new typewriter, and he was excited about it,” Manny Leto, Executive Director of Preserve the ‘Burg, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.

The walls are filled with art of Jack, done and donated by artists from near and far. There’s the wooden console record player that Kerouac played Handel’s “Messiah” on blast when St. Pete Times reporter Jack McClintock came knocking for an interview in the fall of 1969. He was drinking and lonely back then, angry

he hadn’t made more money. That was weeks before Kerouac died at St. Anthony’s hospital on Octo. 21, 1969.

In a rare move, St. Pete’s City Council unani mously approved the owners and Preserve the Burg’s joint application for historic designa tion in June.

“A historic designation is the highest level of protection,” Leto said.“It’s the only thing that ensures a historic property cannot be demolished or significantly altered.”

One hundred years after he was born, Kerouac’s home is safe from the ever-impending bulldozers. Even better, the space is accessible to the community. That alone is cause for celebra tion and one of the rare historic preservation victories in a constantly in-flux Florida.

THE TOWN AND THE CITY: A Disston Heights destination is now open to the public.

“We had almost raised the money when I got a call from the nephew that the house had sold.”

Into the mirror

The latest from American Stage and Tampa Repertory Theatre demand reflection and encourage empathy.

By Jon Palmer Claridge

What happens to us in a relationship or in a cultural context when empathy dies? Two stellar theater pieces, one on each side of the Bay, grapple with that essential question— each in its own way. For lucky theater goers, they are both exhilarating, emotional roller coaster rides, which prompt discussion well into the night. We stare into the mirror that Hamlet enjoins the players to hold “up to nature,” and see our souls laid bare.

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about the canyons of our minds. Trish Donnelly’s lovely costumes include perfection for Sargent’s ensemble of purple velvet, violet lace, and a magenta train and shoulder insets. The full length embroidered zig zag from button to button is a telling, literal reflection of Nora’s emotional journey.

Faced with our modern sensibilities, it’s hard to remember the sense of outrage in 1879, when Ibsen’s Nora slammed the door in “A Doll’s House,” leaving her family behind. Lucas Hnath’s “A Doll’s House, Part 2” is a modern phil osophical treatise set in 1894 when Nora returns as a successful writer with a problem. It’s full of uproarious humor, where all the characters’ delusions collide confronting the difficulties in making human connections.

As one might expect, Laurie Metcalf’s Tonywinning performance as Nora was hugely comic and larger than life. Director Stephanie Gularte and Emilia Sargent (Nora) have put the 2017 play in better balance. There’s still much won derful humor using contemporary vernacular (and allowing Karla Hartley to delight as the loyal, long-suffering nanny Anne Marie hurl ing F-bombs). But the genius of Mr. Hnath’s script is that each of the four characters has a say. There’s a lively philosophical dialectic and Ms. Gularte’s smart staging keeps the audience engaged. Ultimately, it’s a play about listening. Watching people having to consider a viewpoint they so totally don’t believe in about gender roles, parenting, marriage versus love, freedom and individual rights. “Love is different than marriage,” Nora opines. “Marriage is a binding contract and love has to be the opposite.”

The actors shine. Sargent’s Nora is a com manding presence with her flaming curls piled high above alabaster skin. She’s clearly a mod ern woman, fully in charge. L. Peter Callender’s Torvald is a tortured soul playing the “consti pated” victim, but fully capable of outrage at how unfairly he’s portrayed in Nora’s book. And his self-administered first aid for an unfortunate gash on his scalp is a masterclass in underplayed humor. Nora is forced to confront her abandoned daughter Emmy (Bria Matthews), who is a wise and self-assured millennial embracing traditions that drove Nora away.

Steven K. Mitchell’s imposing drawing room has grown notably spare in the 15 years since Nora bolted. It’s a splendid canvas for Joseph P. Oshry’s lighting and the subtle manipulation of color and texture, with lots of subliminal touches

Daughter Emmy’s yellow frock provides a shocking contrast, although I’m at a loss to explain the contrasting plaid inset and bustle, however handsome. It seems distinctly ahistorical, but perhaps that’s the point.

Imagine the emotional carnage living in a century where you are not the one in control of the most important, vital decisions in your life. This is Nora’s stultifying world in Ibsen’s Norway. And, sadly, in 2022 America.

A Doll’s House, Part 2. Tampa Rep at Stageworks Theatre. Select dates through Nov. 20, $11 & up. 1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Suite 151, Tampa. 813-566-8737; tamparep.org

George C. Wolfe wrote “The Colored Museum” less than two decades after MLK Jr was assassi nated. It’s 11 satirical skits that are rapier sharp under Keith Arthur Bolden’s superbly focused direction, evoking uproarious laughter juxtaposed with searing gut punches. The extraordinary fivemember cast—Jemier Jenkins, Alicia Thomas,

Yewande Odetoyinbo, Brandon Burditt, and Jermaine Robinson, Jr.—act, sing, and dance with amazing flair. The rush of energy carries the audience aloft spoofing everything from kinky hair to reductive domestic drama. For me, it’s zenith is a star turn by Mr. Robinson as Miss Roj, a finger-snapping transgender prophet from another galaxy. A couple of the exhibits run out of gas at the end, which I attribute to Mr. Wolff’s text. But the entire evening is wellserved by choreographer, Patrick A. Jackson and a crackerjack design team McKenna Ebert (lights), Saidah Ben Judah (costumes), and espe cially, Harlan Penn, whose museum revolves and slides and projects unforgettable images from slaves packed liked sardines to the sheet music for “Mammy’s Little Coal Black Coon”—a reminder that minstrelsy only died a century ago.

It’s now been an additional 36 years. What might provoke Wolfe today? How might incidents from the news fuel new satire? Would Travon Martin pitch body armor made from bullet proof Skittles? How about a new “California Dreamin” HGTV show flipping homeless encampments?

Wolfe asks you to imagine being kidnapped against your will, shackled, shivering and afraid,

crossing a vast ocean into the unknown. The satire comes with a cackle; a sunny “Celebrity Slave Ship” stewardess clad in baby blue leads an audience call and response of “I will not rebel”—which stings even now in the embold ened face of systematic white supremacy. Papa Malik Faye’s breathtaking drumming frames the action with unforgettable finesse.

Sadly, though, the climate of fear and oppres sion is still alive and well in 2022. The themes of DH2 and The Colored Museum are as volatile now as they ever have been in the last 143 years.

The restrictive backward-looking policies to “protect our children” championed in DeSantis’s Florida could place these plays on a banned list. If nothing else, they will prompt a huge conversa tion with arguments that are sure to make people uncomfortable. Both plays demand reflec tion and encourage empathy, which is essential to the survival of our democracy over the threats of authoritarian rule. Escape to the theater, but vote for democracy. Don’t allow the lust for power to overwhelm our humanity.

The Colored Museum. Select dates through Nov. 27, $45. American Stage, 163 3rd St. N, St. Petersburg. 727-823-7529. americanstage.org

STOP AND THINK: Jermaine Robinson (L) and Yewande Odetoyinbo in 'The Colored Museum' at American Stage.

“It’s zenith is a star turn by Mr. Robinson as Miss Roj.”

Art-vember

Pinellas County goes hard on the arts this month.

By Jennifer Ring

Exciting arts opportunities happen in South Pinellas all year round, but this November is especially busy for Tampa Bay area arts lovers. Special exhibitions open at The Dali and The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Pete. Outside of museums, November brings a series of arts festivals, sand sculptures and tribute concerts to South Pinellas. Here are a few ways to expe rience art.

Visit an art museum in St. Pete

The Dalí, known for its insightful exhibitions exploring recurring themes and landscapes in Dali’s work, the museum takes on dreams this November. The upcoming “Shape of Dreams” exhibition features 500 years of dream-inspired artwork acquired through a series of loans. Artworks from the National Gallery of Art, Detroit Institute of Arts, New Orleans Museum of Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and more will be displayed alongside Dali’s dream-inspired works in this exhibition. Opens Friday, Nov. 25. $25-$29. 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. thedali.org

Time.” Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 17-20, 26-27. 10400 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island. sandingo vationsmasterscup.com

Florida CraftArt Festival Back in down town St. Pete for its 25th year, Florida CraftArt Festival features glass blowing and ceramics demos, live music, food trucks, and lots of holiday shopping opportunities. Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 19-20. Central Ave. between 4th and 6th Streets, St. Petersburg floridacraftart.org

Pay tribute

The Florida Orchestra TFO plays the music of Led Zeppelin at the Mahaffey Theater. Friday, Nov. 18, 8 p.m. $18-$47. 400 1st St. S, St. Petersburg. floridaorchestra.org

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The Factory “Factory Deadfest” is the art compound’s one-day music festival featur ing five different Grateful Dead tribute bands—Uncle John’s Band, Unlimited Devotion, Funkin’ Grateful, Reckoning, and Joint Chiefs. Saturday, Nov. 19, 1 p.m.-11 p.m. $25-50. 2622 Fairfield Ave. S, St. Petersburg. thefactorystpete.com

Get reading

MFA St. Pete Though The Dali is St. Pete’s most popular art museum, the MFA has the most comprehensive art collection in the area, spanning 5,000 years of art history. If you haven’t seen the MFA since their big 2020 remodel, now’s the time. This fall, in “Borrow and Steal: Appropriation from the Collection,” the MFA adds another layer to their story, showcasing items from the permanent collection that illustrate the role of creative copying in the art world. On Saturday, Nov. 12, the highly anticipated temporary exhibition “Rodin and the Age of Impressionism” opens at the MFA. The exhibit showcases the impressionist-era sculptures of French sculptor Auguste Rodin, often called the founder of modern sculpture. $22 General Admission. 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. mfastpete.org

The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art The James uses its special exhibi tions space to tell interesting stories through art, like in its current exhibition “Black Pioneers: Legacy in the American West.” The show, which is getting rave reviews, tells the stories of African Americans in the American West through a series of quilts. $23. 150 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. thejamesmuseum.org

Art outside

“Sanding Ovations” Treasure Island wel comes back another round of monumental sand sculptures. This year’s theme is “Once Upon a

Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading Back live and in person at Palladium Theater this year, our paper of record welcomes more than a dozen participating authors, including some of Florida’s most talented writers. This is your chance to hear Gabrielle Calise talk about her exciting “Florida!” project with A24, to meet Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jack E. Davis, and to hear the history behind Tampa’s Cuban sandwich. With accompanying book sales via Tombolo, it’s also a great way to ensure you’ll have a year’s worth of good books to escape into. Saturday, Nov. 12. 253 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. tampabay.com

Get walking

Head to St. Pete for the OG ArtWalk. Don’t know where to begin? The Morean Arts Center premiers three new exhibitions during Nov. ArtWalk—its annual holiday show, “One Day Tampa Bay,” and “Ruth Philipon: The Planets.”

St. Pete’s Second Saturday ArtWalk is also a great opportunity to check out the new and improved Soft Water Gallery in St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District. The space is showing “Vacationland,” featuring Florida vacation-themed artwork by Florida-based artists Bonnie Shapiro and Diana Tonnessen, throughout the month of November. S aturday, Nov. 12, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Downtown St. Petersburg. stpeteartsalliance.org

Workshop it

Morean Arts Center Morean offers several one-day workshops this November. You can make Thanksgiving napkins with Linda Griffin Saturday, Saturday, Nov. 12, or construct a pinhole camera with Lance Rothstein, make fused glass ornaments with Christy Phillips, or create colorful pet por traits with Shawn Dell Joyce Nov. 19. 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. moreanartscenter.org/classes pARTy in Pinellas Park Pinellas Arts Village hosts a fourth Saturday block party once a month with open studios, art shows and activi ties. Saturday, Nov. 26, 4 p.m.-9 p.m. 5663 Park Blvd. N, Pinellas Park. @pav727 on Facebook

Stay glassy St. Pete

Chihuly Collection St. Petersburg’s glass arts scene is all-encompassing. You can view glass, buy glass, blow glass, and even enjoy glass blow ing as performance art. To view glass, start with the work of studio glass pioneer Dale Chihuly at The Chihuly Collection. 720 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. $20. moreanartscenter.org

Imagine Museum Then make your way over to Imagine, which hosts over 500 pieces of contemporary glass art. 1901 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. $12 Florida Resident rate. imagine museum.com

Duncan McClellan Gallery Plan a trip to McClellan’s gallery during ArtWalk on Saturday, Nov. 12. Glass blowing demos and rotating exhi bitions always draw a crowd. 2342 Emerson Ave. S, St. Petersburg. dmglass.com

Morean Glass Studio Experience glass blowing as entertainment at a Morean studio night blow. At this unique event, which hap pens only in fall, contemporary glass artists blow in the dark in a show choreographed to music. Saturday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. $55. 714 1st Avenue N, St Petersburg. mor eanartscenter.org

Let it play out

Need more drama in your life? Look no further than St. Petersburg, where three local theater companies stage plays this November.

American Stage St. Pete’s American Stage tackles African-American adversity in their production of “The Colored Museum.” The 1986 play by African-American playwright George C. Wolf reflects on the Black experience through satire and dark comedy (read more on p. XX). Select nights through Nov. 27. 163 3rd St. N, St. Petersburg. americanstage.org

freeFall Theatre Company An updated version of Matthew McGee’s “The Night Before” returns to freeFall this year for another round of holiday feels. Select nights Nov. 25-27. $25-$55. 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. freefallthe atre.com

Off-Central Players Off-Central takes on parental guilt in their two-man production of Caryl Churchill’s “A Number”, starring Ward Smith and Anthony Gervais, at Grand Studio Central. Nov. 10-20. $30. 2260 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg. studiograndcentral.com

POT SHOT: St. Pete’s Florida CraftArt Festival in 2017.

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Yung Gravy w/bbno$/Terror Reid/DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip The 26-year-old Gravy became somewhat of a good luck charm for the Tampa Bay Lightning players during the team’s playoff run in 2020, so much so that they invited him to perform a concert outside the stadium before a game. The Minnesota-born rapper’s sound is a unique mix of Soundcloud hip-hop, soul, funk and lots and lots of satire—so much to the point where you can’t take him seriously, which he doesn’t either. Gravy, born Matthew Raymond Hauri, is returning to the city where profes sional hockey players bump his music in the locker room and inscribe his hit song, “Gravy Train,” on the inside of their Stanley Cup rings. bbno$, Terror Reid & DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip open. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)—Max Steele

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Cory Branan w/Doug South Branan’s last local gig was also at a local water ing hole, and the 47-year-old Tennessee songwriter is at it again, on the other side of the Bay, for this free show in support of his first album of new music in five years, When I Go Ghost . The LP features lots of Americana A-listers (including Jason Isbell, Brian Fallon) helping Branan explore what WMOT calls “doubt, loss, depres sion, and general stir-craziness,” and while they won’t be there to help, Branan’s loyal fanbase will have plenty of energy to sing along. St. Pete’s very own Southern psychrocker Doug South opens the show. (Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg)

The Gipsy Kings The founding members of the fabled Gipsy Kings come from France, but thanks to the Spanish culture most of them grew up around, flamenco guitar sounds and salsa music has circled the globe faster than ever in the last 45 years. While the group has rotated its members around over the years, founding member and lead singer Nicolas Reyes is still present and will front the group’s second post-COVID gig in Clearwater. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)

Just Cause Vol 1: Kick Veronica w/ Work Stress/Razor & the Boogiemen By its very nature, St. Pete’s bike co-op is one of the most community-centric organiza tions in Tampa Bay, and for this first “Just Cause” concert, the nonprofit tapped three local rock bands (including people-power, picket line-backing punk duo Work Stress) to help raise money for Florida Indigenous Alliance, which is “working for the civil, human, natural, treaty and sovereignty rights of the Indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere.” (St. Pete Bike Co-op, St. Petersburg)

Marvel Years Cory Wythe is in the midst of the rollout for his Voyage Ahead series of EPs, and the latest outing finds the producer better known as Marvel Years bringing to light some of the production he started working on after first getting back on the road following COVID lockdown. Big melodies and programming are in order for this relatively intimate club gig. (Crowbar, Ybor City)

Mold w/Chlorinefields Skatepark of Tampa’s Tampa Am returns this weekend, and as usual, organizers have planned unique art activations around one of the country’s most storied amateur skateboarding competitions. Ybor City is ground zero for those activities on Friday thanks to this show from 27-yearold Peruvian expat Carlo Barbacci who brings his noisy psych-rock band, Mold, for which he dumped thousands of dollars to record a stellar debut full-length No Silence! which features engineering from Ryan Haft who’s helped craft the sound of records by some of our favorite Magic City exports (Jacuzzi Boys, Jaialai, the recently-defunct Holly Hunt). This free show features an opening set from Best of the Bay-winning St. Petersburg band Chlorinefields, plus an art opening for French artist Lucas Beaufort who’s recently melded a love for painting to the skateboarding world by painting directly on print material often featuring the work of skateboarding photogs. (The Bricks, Ybor City)

Reba McEntire w/Terri Clark Known for hits like “Consider Me Gone,” and “Fancy,” McEntire’s is also an accomplished actress and is set to join the ABC series “Big Sky” as a regular for its forthcoming third season. The “Queen of Country” is on a 17 city tour, and Friday is Tampa’s turn to witness her and opening act Terri Clark in the flesh. Don’t get me started on the Vinyl Ranch memes starring Reebs. (Amalie Arena, Tampa)—Colin Wolf

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Bumpin Uglies w/Tunnel Vision/Joey Harkum Before Bumpin Uglies came along, reggae and punk practically contradicted each other. Against all odds, the reggae-punk quartet dropped its seventh studio album in September, Mid-Atlantic Dub , which sounds like what you’d hear if a band at Warped Tour started tripping balls and jamming islandstyle. We’re still in shock that Bumpin Uglies still hasn’t been tapped to perform at the annual Reggae Rise Up, but for now, a Jannus Live gig two weeks before Turkey Day will totally do. Tunnel Vision—which will rock Vinoy Park next spring—and Joey Harkum open. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

Copeland w/Wildermiss Without a doubt, Copeland is a seminal, and still essential, band for anyone interested in the Central Florida indie-rock scene. From its hard-hitting debut Beneath Medicine Tree to its brand new album, Revolving Doors , which features orchestral re-imaginations of some of the bands favorite songs. If you missed Copeland performing with a symphony orchestra in 2018, this show at the new Tampa Orpheum is a good chance to reconnect with the revered Florida outfit. (Orpheum, Tampa)

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Tampa: Eyelid Cinema w/ Witch Hiatus/Pretzel Day/My Cat Umi

Now that Halloween is over, it truly is time for a witch hiatus. The local band of the same name just celebrated two years of existing as a band, and naturally, its schedule was packed beyond for Halloween weekend. The band currently only has one single (“Solace Night”) but plenty of unrecorded and/or unreleased material under its belt otherwise, which we hope to hear at Emo Night. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)

Joe Satriani Shredder Satriani is no stranger to Tampa Bay, having performed here with G3 in 2018—alongside Dream Theater’s John Petrucci and Def Leppard’s Phil Collen—and the 2019 iteration of Experience Hendrix, which saw him share a stage with Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Billy Cox, and Dweezil Zappa, just to name a few. Three years later, the 66-year-old guitarist is out promoting his latest record, The Elephants of Mars . (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)

Pixie Rock 2022: ZZ Top w/Bishop Briggs/Saint Motel/Blanco Brown/Kim Richey/Shevonne If you’ve ever wished to go to a star-studded concert on a farm, then you might want to head east later this month. The Plant City year-round berry grower Wish Farms is celebrating 100 years with a live concert event, local food and more, all while giving back to Tampa Bay. Wish Farms’ outdoor Plant City HQ is where the show hap pens, complete with plenty of local food and drinks and a silent auction full of items and experiences. What’s more is that 100% of the Pixie Rock proceeds will benefit Tampa Bay area nonprofits. (Wish Farms Headquarters, Plant City)—Chloe Greenberg

Plies Plies has been something of a local work ing class hero ever sense spring 2020 when he went on a pandemic rant about Publix employ ees needing to “get paid like they risking their fucking life.” This weekend, the 46-year-old “Shawty” rapper with a brand new smile is at one of east Tampa’s most working class pubs to play in support of a newish single, “Feed My Family,” which you can actually do at Tally Ho thanks to a menu that includes all the standard bar fare (plus deep fried Southern shrimp). (Tally Ho, Tampa)

River Tower Festival: Navin Ave. w/Rebekah Pulley/Tribal Style/more Sulphur Springs’ 200-foot Gothic Revival tower is a symbol. Not just of the Tampa neighborhood, but of the former leisure empire’s heyday, environmental follies and complicated racial undertones built into the banks of the Hillsborough River. This con cert in the shadow of the local icon will help grassroots organizers as they march towards a full restoration of the tower. Bands—includ ing Navin Ave., Rebekah Pulley, Tribal Style, Will Quinlan, Boycott and Have Gun, Will Travel—join other musical acts, plus DJs (including Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s senior music contributor Gabe Echazabal) as part of the show. (River Tower Park, Tampa)

Ryan Montbleau w/Anthony D’Amato

Folk singer-songwriter Montbleau spent a few weeks last month opening for Todd Snider, an old buddy of the late John Prine. Montbleau—who just released the final install ment of his four-EP saga, Wood , Fire , Water, and Air earlier this year—is now in the midst of an acoustic solo run, and Tampa must hold a special place in his heart, because he’ll be at The Attic all weekend for his only two-night stint on the current leg of his tour. (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City)

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Danapalooza: Sister Hazel You’ll prob ably not get many chances to see Sister Hazel, one of Florida’s most revered pop-rock exports,

in a venue as quintessentially Flordian as Skipper’s. The kind of love you’ll be giving (and getting) at the gig will be one-of-a-kind, too, since the show is a benefit for Lyrics for Life, a nonprofit near-and-dear to recently-passed Tampa music scene lifer Dana Woodward Peck.

(Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)

Fortunate Youth w/Passafire/Joe Samba

A Tampa Bay visit from Fortunate Youth has evolved into an annual affair in recent years. The group isn’t on the Reggae Rise Up bill this year, but it was in 2021, as well as managing to sneak in a January 2020, prepandemic show at Jannus Live. Strangely enough, the Hermosa Beach-based band was with Passafire in 2020, which will be the exact same case Sunday night, when both groups poke the crowd with 2021 material that may not have been as widely promoted before.

Charleston reggae-rock songwriter Joe Samba opens. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

J.D. Souther There’s no denying that Don Henley and Glenn Frey are in the same singersongwriter club as Lennon-McCartney, and Bernie Taupin and Elton John. But plenty of the Eagles’ material—and members’ solo material to come after—would not exist with out the boys’ partnership with J.D. Souther. The 76-year-old songwriter’s current set features a smattering of Eagles tunes he contributed to, as well as a massive hunk of material from his own albums, including the Peter Asher-produced Black Rose. (Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo)

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Foreigner The current iteration of Foreigner— at this point free from any original members whatsoever—rolls through the Bay area every year, having partaken in Busch Gardens’ concert series in 2019, celebrating its 40th anniversary with OGs Mick Jones and Dennis Elliott at the ol’ Gary in 2017, and even an orchestral gig at Ruth Eckerd Hall in 2018. Eight months after a different Clearwater gig, the six-piece featur ing Kelly Hansen on vocals makes its Hard Rock Event Center debut. (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Mahaffey has got your back this week if TransSiberian Orchestra’s upcoming gigs in Tampa will be too much for you, or if you are, for some reason, already in the holiday spirit. Mannheim Steamroller seems to be more than happy living off of its success in Christmas music, and frankly, Tampa Bay is more than down to show the group some support on the yearly, during its stop in town. Hopefully this year, the group will throw in “Christmas Lullaby” as a salute to Olivia Newton-John, who sang on the 2007 recording of the tune.

(Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)

Silversun Pickups w/Eliza & The Delusionals Don’t necessarily look for “Lazy Eye” at this gig from Silversun Pickups. While the indie-rock favorite will certainly play its big 2006 hit, it’s in the Bay area to support a new album, Physical Thrills , which 15 years later finds the band more carefree than ever. The 14-track effort is enthusiastic and uptempo in places while being menacing, reverb-drenched and slow in others.

(Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

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Cathedral Bells w/Surf Rock Is Dead/ Johnstonsons/Soft Bite Matt Messore (who was in early iterations of since-dissolved Florida emo favorite You Blew It!) has grown his solo, bedroom-based dreampop project into one that includes pals with hearty indie-rock pedigrees (drummer Aaron Gollubier who’s played with Rareflowers and Pynkie; multi-instrumentalist Kyle Hoffer from Kinder Than Wolves). Messore’s band Cathedral Bells is in town to support a March 2022 single (“Fall Into Place/Afterglow”), and will be supported by existential playboys Surf Rock Is Dead touring ahead of Drama , a forthcoming album whose three singles will please fans of The Drums, Surfer Blood and even Hovvdy (the latter of which had

to postpone its gig set for this week). Local self-styled gothwave act Johnstonsons and hometown indie-pop band Soft Bite open the show. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)

Spafford w/Guavatron In true jam-band form, Arizona’s own Spafford twists its setlists up every night, and along with selections from its five-album discography, the band also sprinkles in covers from Men At Work, Alan Parsons, or whoever the hell it so pleases to salute in a specific moment. Spafford also just surprise-released a new eight-track album, Simple Mysteries , full of bluesy guitar and organ riffs, and Brian Moss’ unaltered, crisp vocals. Guavatron opens the group’s first Tampa Bay gig since a January 2020 stop at the since-shuttered Ybor City Orpheum. (Crowbar, Ybor City)

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Look what you made Taylor Swift do. In case you were sleeping, the 32-year-old songwriter has a new album out—and now has plans to bring it to Tampa this spring. What’s more is that Bay area Swifties are getting an extra midnight with their hero next year now that the record-breaking, industry-changing pop star has added more dates to her upcoming latest run of stadiums, which she’s billed as “The Eras Tour.”

“UM. Looks like I’ll get to see more of your beautiful faces than previously expected… we’re adding 8 shows to the tour,” Swift wrote last week. Tickets to see Swift play Raymond James Stadium Friday-Saturday, April 14-15, 2022 start at $45 and will go on sale to fans registered on Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program starting Tuesday, Nov. 15. More tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 18.

Drunken Turkey Fry feat. Hammer of The Gods, a Led Zeppelin tribute Wednesday, Nov. 23. 6 p.m. $15 (includes a full turkey meal) Crowbar, Ybor City

Tail Light Rebellion Wednesday, Dec. 28. 6:30 p.m. Prices TBA. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Benny Benassi Saturday, Dec. 31. 10 p.m. $25-$30. The Ritz, Ybor City

The Mavericks Friday, Jan. 13. 8 p.m. $43.25 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Thursday, Jan. 19. 8 p.m. $37.50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Moon Hooch w/Balkan Bump Saturday, Jan. 21. 7:30 p.m. $17. Crowbar, Ybor City

Tedeschi Trucks Band Saturday, Jan. 21. 8 p.m. $53.25 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Rick Springfield Wednesday, Feb. 1. 8 p.m. Prices TBA. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Lucero w/TBA Tuesday, Feb. 7. 7 p.m. $30$35. Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg

Beabadoobee and Gracie Abrams will open both shows, which require ticket buyers to register with a fan verification tool and be selected for a chance to buy tickets. Billboard said that, “For the Eras tour, for example, fans who register in advance get first crack at tick ets while those held onto tickets for Swift’s canceled 2020 Lover Fest shows received even higher priority access for the Nov. 16 on sale.”

The shows are Swift’s first Bay area gigs since 2018. While the announcement comes after the release of Midnights , the tour, which features just these two Florida stops, is dubbed “The Eras Tour,” described as “a journey through the musical eras of [Swift's] career (past and present!).”

See Josh Bradley’s weekly concert announcement roundup below.—Ray Roa

King Buffalo w/Swell Fellas/more Saturday, Feb. 25. 7 p.m. Prices TBA. Crowbar, Ybor City

The Righteous Brothers Monday, March 13. 7:30 p.m. $49 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Reggae Rise Up: 311 w/Rebelution/ Damian Jr. Gong Marley/Wiz Khalifa/ Dispatch/Sublime with Rome/Koffee/ Dirty Heads/more Thursday-Sunday, March 16-19. 4 p.m. $40 & up. Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg

Innings Festival: Imagine Dragons w/ Dave Matthews Band/Weezer/The Avett Brothers/Pitbull/Marcus Mumford/ Grouplove/The Revivalists/Japanese Breakfast/Third Eye Blind/more Saturday-Sunday, March 18-19. $110 & up. Raymond James Stadium Grounds, Tampa

Fit For An Autopsy w/The Acacia Stain/ Full Of Hell/Primitive Man Tuesday, March 28. 6 p.m. Prices TBA. Orpheum, Tampa

Elderbrook Saturday, April 1. 8 p.m. Prices TBA. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Micky Dolenz Sunday, April 2. 8 p.m. $69.50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Where the vinyl is: a list of Bay area record stores

It’s no secret that locally-owned and operated businesses are taking a hit from coronavirus closures and curfews. Some Tampa Bay record stores have adapted by offering curbside pickup, free shipping and private shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stock up on some vinyl, and spend money like all your favorite concerts are getting canceled. Just make sure to call ahead of time to see what’s up at the shop. Big shouts to CL reader Chuck who updated us on these listings.—Kyla Fields

ArtPool Records (2030 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) 727-433-5195, artpoolrules.com

Asylum Sights and Sounds (6566 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) 727-384-1221

Bananas Records (2887 22nd Ave N., St. Petersburg) 727-327-4616 ext. 1, bananasrecords.com

Bananas Records Warehouse (2226 16th Ave. N., St. Petersburg) 727 327-4616 ext. 2, bananasrecords.com

Blue Moon Antiques, Books & Music (1413 Cleveland St., Clearwater) 727-443-7444

The Clearwater Record Shop (1610 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater) 727-755-1201, clearwaterrecordshow.com

Daddy Kool Records (The Factory, 800 28th St. S, St. Petersburg) 727-822-5665, daddykool.com

Disc Exchange (6712 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) 727-343-5845, thediscexchange.com

Dunedin Records & Audio (757 Main St., Dunedin) 727-423-4108, dunedinrecords.com

Green Shift Music & Comics (5713 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa) 813-238-4177, greenshiftmusicandcomics.com

Hello Darlin’ Records (Roving VW Camper) 727-479-6783, hellodarlinrecords.com

Kingfish Records (Main Store) (26024-B US Highway 19 N., Clearwater) 727-3515177, kingfishrecords.com

Microgroove (906 N. Florida Ave., Tampa) 813-667-7089, microgroovetampa.co

Mojo Books & Records (2540 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa) 813-971-9717, mojotampa.com

Patrick’s Book and Record Store (6629 U.S.-19,New Port Richey) 727-203-3284, pat ricksbooksandmusic.com

Planet Retro Records (226 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg) 727218-7434, planetretrorecords.com

Sound Exchange Tampa (14246 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa) 813-978-9316, soun dexchangetampabay.com

Sound Exchange Pinellas Park (66th Street N and 86th Avenue N., Pinellas Park) 727-545-0042, soundexchangetampabay. com

Steelworker Records (708 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa) 813-666-4933, steelworkerrecords.com

Unique Music & Collectables (123 Main St., Dunedin) 727-240-0757

Vintage Vinyl (201 Douglas Road E, Suite 8, Oldsmar) 727-491-3800, vintagevinyl.biz

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Just the facts

By Dan Savage

Dear “Savage Love” Readers: After Nov. 14 my website savage.love will become the exclusive online home for my column. My column will still appear in print in some publications, but you will no longer be able to read the column online anywhere other than savage.love. This move will allow me to continue bringing you new col umns—new questions, new answers—every week. I hope you will check out savage.love, where you can join the community of “Savage Love” read ers and enjoy my latest columns, decades (!) of archives, the “Savage Lovecast” podcast, and much more. —Dan

I’m a woman in a hetero marriage. We’ve happily played with others a bit but not recently because we have a small child. We are both bi and in our 40s. We talked about getting the monkeypox vaccine, but I didn’t think it was urgent because we’re not currently having sex with anyone else. Here’s my question: What should I do after learn ing that my husband got the monkeypox vaccine without telling me? I noticed a red bump on his arm, and he said it was nothing. After I said it looked like the monkeypox vax reaction, he admitted he got the vaccine but didn’t tell me. I was in favor of him getting the vaccine, so I’m totally panicking because he sneaked to get the shot. I think he’s cheating. It’s 2 a.m. where I am, and I just ordered two at-home HIV/AIDS tests and I’m getting a full STI panel at my OBGYN on Monday. What should I do? I’m a wreck.

Seriously Panicking Over Unapproved Shot And Lies

By the time you read this, SPOUSAL, those at-home HIV/AIDS tests will have arrived, and you will have your results. You’ll also have seen your OBGYN and most likely gotten the results of your STI tests. Assuming there were no unpleas ant surprises—assuming you’re still negative for all the same things you were negative for the last time you tested—what does that mean?

While I don’t wanna cause you another sleep less night, SPOUSAL, your test results can all be negative and your husband could still be cheating on you. But in the absence of other evidence—in the absence of any actual evidence that your husband has cheated on you—I think your husband deserves the benefit of the doubt.

I can think of a few very good reasons why a married bi guy might decide to get the mon keypox vaccine even if his partner wanted him to wait. First, those shots haven’t been easy to get. If the vaccine became available where you live and/or his doctor offered it to him, it was a good idea for him to get his shots even if he’s not currently sleeping with anyone else. And why would his partner—why would you—want him to wait? If you didn’t want him to get those shots as some sort of insurance policy, e.g., if you wanted cheating to be needlessly and avoidably risky as some sort of deterrent, that seems pretty reckless.

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Getting the monkeypox vaccine is the only fact in evidence here, SPOUSAL, and it’s a huge leap from, “My husband got the monkeypox vac cine without telling me,” and, “My husband has been cheating on me with other men during a public health crisis that has primarily impacted gay and bi men and wasn’t using condoms with those other men and knowingly put me at risk of contracting monkeypox and HIV.” If your husband has a history of being reckless about his own sexual health and yours—if he tried to go bare without your consent when you played with other people, for example, and that incident and others like it fueled your freakout—I don’t understand why you’re still married to this man.

Zooming out for a second...

Sometimes, SPOUSAL, the likely excuse is the hon est answer. I’m guessing your husband got his shots because he hopes you—the both of you—can start playing with others again in the near future and he wants to be ready. Guys have to wait a month after getting their first shot before getting their second shot, and another two weeks after that before they’re fully immune. (Or as immune as they’re going to get.) If your hus band has been looking forward to opening your relationship back up—by mutual consent—some time in the near future, he most likely wanted to be ready to go when you decided, together, to resume playing with others. And he didn’t tell you he was getting the shots because, although he wanted to be ready to go when the time came, he knew you weren’t ready and didn’t want you to feel rushed or pressured.

My analysis of the situation presumes your husband isn’t a lying, cheating, inconsiderate, reckless asshole and deserves the benefit of the doubt here. You know your husband better than I do, SPOUSAL, and it’s entirely possible

that your husband has proven himself to be a liar and a cheat and an inconsiderate asshole and a reckless idiot again and again and again. But if that’s the case—if he’s all of those horrible, no-good, disqualifying things and, therefore, not deserving the benefit of the doubt here—I would ask you again (and again and again): Why are you still married to him then?

I need advice as to how to restart the “sex with others” part of my life because cancer surgery left me without erections, and it is not fixable. I can have intense orgasms if I masturbate or get oral sex on my flaccid penis. I am a 73-year-old male, and I have been into kink since I was a teen, so I understand that there is much more than PIV that can give one pleasure. I also understand that for the vast majority of people, PIV is what sex is about. People come on to me often, so I have no problem attracting people. What is your advice as to how to present this issue when someone shows interest in me? With online dating, I would like to be upfront and put it in my profile, but I’m a pub lic figure and can’t just post a picture of myself in a dating app and disclose this. Do you have any suggestions about dating online where I can omit putting my picture? I’m attracted to females, cis and trans. I have never been with a transgender woman, but after surviving cancer I am more open to everything now than I was before. (Seeing the end of life up close really removes a lot of blocks.) I am not attracted to males at all. What word best to describes my sexual likes?—Giving But Not Hard

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