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Paradise NEWS Volume 26 Number 1 • January 2020
The opportunity to herald in a new decade is rare. We are very pleased to publish Steve Traiman’s newest feature about the future of our area. In true Traiman fashion, Steve gathers quotes from the area’s leaders, from the beaches, from downtown and even from the county.
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Knowing how important resolutions are to me, January seems the natural time for a natural health edition. Paradise NEWS has long been a proponent of alternative health options, including massage and acupuncture, both of which are represented amongst our faithful advertisers. This month we present the closest thing on the beaches to a Medical Marijuana Service Center, complete with doctor’s office, and a plan to help educate us in the use of the treatments 72 percent of Floridians voted for. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Coundouriotis, perhaps Tampa Bay’s best plastic surgeon, Florida’s Natural Farmacy, a new age wellness center, and La Panache boutique as new advertisers. We welcome back the Emergency Room at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, and most of our regulars, including some of our most loyal health care advertisers, April Wang of Ancient Healing & Acupuncture, Ann Carter of Pasadena Hearing and Jeanne Salvo’s Yoga in Pass-a-Grille.
FEATURE WRITER - STEVE TRAIMAN traimancreativecopy@gmail.com FEATURE WRITER - NANETTE WISER wiser86@gmail.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS SARAH LYONS • DENNIS M. JONES TOM SMITH • TRISTAN O’CONNELL CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTS Arts & Leisure, Events - ZELDA TROIANO ARTnews & ECO - CARON SCHWARTZ Business & Fun - SARAH LARACUENTE Blogger - KEN OHLROGGE
Nanette Wiser is welcomed back this decade, with an expanded ‘Downtown Concierge’ column and several other short items including a couple of health stories.
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We are thrilled to invite our readers to see and hear the amazing Rebecca Penneys play a solo concert on a Steinway Concert Grand at the USF Music Center in Tampa on January 19th at 2pm. A Steinway artist for many years, Penneys is acclaimed worldwide for her concerts. Hope you will join me there!
CREATIVE DIRECTOR - RENEE ROOS ART & PRODUCTION MANAGER - JANET NUMMI GRAPHIC DESIGNER - LORI BELLINGER SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR - KAELEY DAWSON
Thanks to Sarah Lyons, our Paradise NEWS astrologer for many years, and Zelda Troiano who is doing an awesome job working with Janet Nummi to get updated Art & Leisure and Event listings ready for publication each month. Janet has accepted the challenge of art and production manager, making Paradise NEWS look better every issue and is relieving Renee of day-to-day production responsibilities. Thanks to Caron Schwartz who is doing a great job editing the Art News section and to our loyal and incredibly fast proofreader who helps to keep us from embarrassing ourselves too badly. Thanks also to Bobby Smith and Tim Lawler, who help us maintain our 550+ racks and stacks on which many of our readers find their copy of the new issue.
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Future issues this year will target upscale areas in Seminole and Pinellas Park, Indian Rocks, Belleair, Madeira and the Redington Beaches in addition to our traditional barrier island mailings. Ultimately, our continued success in the 2020’s depends on our ability to keep your attention and to present opportunities offered by our advertisers for you to live a better life in Paradise. Check us out online at www.paradisenewsfl.com and subscribe to our Thursday electronic newsletter with the 5 top things to do each weekend. People tell me they love it almost as much as the magazine. If you frequent an advertiser, please tell them you saw their ad or read their story in Paradise NEWS.
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TIDBITS ST PETERSBURG Historic designation process started for Westminster Presbyterian Church St. Petersburg City Council unanimously passed an application for the local historic designation of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Old Northeast. The church, located at 126 11th Avenue Northeast, was built in 1926. Owner, the Presbytery of Tampa Bay recently listed the church for $2.3 million. The property consists of two parcels, the church property and a separate parking lot to the south a total of seven total lots, all designated for NT-3 single family zoning. Monica Kile, executive director of Preserve the ‘Burg, spoke in favor of initiating the historic designation process. She warned that without the historic designation, the church would eventually be demolished to make way for unaffordable single-family homes. Salt Palm Development’s newest project, The Royal, broke ground in mid-December on 13 units in the heart of Downtown St. Pete. They feature sleek architectural lines, expansive glass windows, sustainable building elements, built-in smart home technology and more. Salt Palm is Florida’s 1st and only Certified B Corporation developer and has committed 1% of its revenues to environmental causes and at least 50% of its profits to the betterment of the St. Pete community and Florida at large. Mayor Kriseman and Trevor Burgess spoke alongside Salt Palm CEO and developer Jared Meyers, founder of St. Pete For Good. ExperienceCentralAve.com has won a second top award. The innovative content experience won “The Henry”---the top honor---from Visit Florida’s 2019 Flagler Awards for Mixed Media Campaign. Earlier this year, Experience Central Ave. was also recognized by the Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) with Best Travel Website and Best of Show Website awards. The 8
By Peter Roos multi-layered digital journey showcases the many different experiences with more than 50 local businesses (ranging from boutique shopping to culinary to nightlife, history, art and more) that help make Central Avenue St. Pete’s coolest street. Grand Central Brewhouse Kevin Milkey and crew started work on The Grand Central Brewhouse. The ambitious concept will consist of a craft beer taproom, serving approximately 16 beers, and a second-story, outdoor roof terrace. In total, nearly 250 people will be able to enjoy the indoor and outdoor spaces at any given time, so start inviting your friends. The microbrewery will also be home to an open-air beer garden, hosting an additional 375 guests. St Petersburg City Council has approved the creation of a new zoning category, Neighborhood Traditional Mixed Residential (NTM) to allow duplexes, triplexes and skinnier homes to be built in St. Petersburg neighborhoods. An amendment allows a variety of “low to medium density” building options, allowing a maximum density of 30 units /acre, with no more than four units per building. The category also allows accessory dwelling units. Design standards for the buildings will require buildings to be no higher than 36 feet, limiting the structures to two stories, in line with the current standards of the neighborhood. They must be adjacent to a public alley, fronting to a “future major street” and outside of the Coastal High Hazard area – or the designated area of the city that would flood during a category 1 hurricane. Property Markets Group (PMG), a New York-based developer, has offered the city $12 million to purchase the existing Municipal Services Center, an 11 story building on a 0.8-acre site that sits on Central Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets. It is currently the primary office building for city services and houses departments
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such planning, code enforcement, and parking management. As part of the deal PMG would build a mixed-use development on city land across from City Hall to include 100,000 square feet of Class A office space on top of a 500-car parking garage along with 220 residential apartments with additional parking. The city would control the office portion of the project while PMG would independently develop the residential portion. The City would lease the office space with an option to purchase the office building at cost. If the city chooses not to purchase the office space, PMG would sell the building after five years and the City would be entitled to 50% of net profits from the sale. According to the unsolicited offer, the development would contain: 100,000 square feet of office space 100,000 square feet of retail space 200+ room hotel 500 residential units 1,000 parking spaces Mayor Kriseman had spoken about developing a new Municipal Services Center back in 2018, shortly after winning reelection. ST PETE BEACH
Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce – is holding their 2020 Business Expo February 6, 4:30 - 6 PM at TradeWinds Island Grand Resort before their annual dinner. OTO Development, a hotel development and management company headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has bought the Howard Johnson by Wyndham in St. Pete Beach. OTO Development paid $34.5 million for the St. Pete Beach hotel, and
simultaneously recorded a $45 million construction mortgage with Fifth Third Bank on the same day. The hotel, at 6100 Gulf Blvd., has 136 units with 14 suites and a 450-square-foot meeting room, according to Visit St. Pete/ Clearwater. It also houses the Toasted Monkey Sports Bar & Grill. Brownlee Reagan Revocable Trust paid $5.9 million for it in 1992. OTO manages the Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa/Ybor City/Downtown, one of five Florida properties listed on its website. OTO Development, with a total of 64 management properties nationwide, is the 19th largest hospitality management company in the United States, based on gross annual revenue. Keith Overton, long time general manager of the TradeWinds Resort, which was recently sold, has announced his next venture. “I have formed a resort development and management company that will lead the development of new large-scale, unique and innovative waterfront resorts consisting of first-class traditional resort amenities and meeting space, luxury cottages and up to Class A RV accommodations. Our mission will be to bring the awesome natural resources, fisheries and wildlife of Florida to our customers through all forms of outdoor recreation and the same fantastic aggressive service culture that was created and cultivated at TradeWinds. Pioneering Resort Management, with new development partners, will create three new resort and restaurant projects that will open in late 2020 and mid-2021, with others to follow. These Florida projects are outside of Pinellas County, but I will continue to be a proud St. Pete Beach resident. You’ll be reading more about these offerings in the near future. Here is a taste of our new Anclote River Resort development scheduled open in late 2020. With the commitment of 1754 Properties, the new ownership here at TradeWinds, to retain the excellent management team and staff, I am sure TradeWinds will continue to grow and reach its maximum potential. I certainly wish the new ownership the very best and continued successes.”
LETTERS Remembering the SPB Aquatarium I was a diver at the St. Petersburg Beach Aquatarium in 1964. Sandra Ann Brown’s nickname was Dumper. Every time we asked her how she got the name Dumper she‘d have a different story. The whale was Jonah and, for some reason, he and I really got along.
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As I recall his trainer was Chuck Emmitt. The year I spent there as a diver was one I will never forget. Working on the catch boat, riding around on Jonah, doing the underwater feedings of Jonah, the dolphins and Lady, a large leopard ray. I still remember some of the dolphins’ names particularly Fella, the largest of the bottle-nosed dolphins and Baby Jupiter, the youngest. In any event, every day there was an adventure with some of the events beyond belief. - John Byrne (Byrnejp11@gmail.com) _______ Please renew my subscription to Paradise News. It is a wonderful magazine, colorful and has so many interesting articles every month. I always enjoy it very much. - Charlann Mason
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By Caron Schwartz Coral scientists at the Florida Aquarium were successful spawning threatened Atlantic pillar coral in August. They are now collaborating with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and local partners on a bold strategy to restore and preserve seven coral reef sites in the Florida Keys.
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The project, Mission: Iconic Reefs, calls for restoring nearly three million square feet of the Florida Reef Tract, about the size of 52 football fields, and is estimated to cost $100 million over the first decade -- one of the largest investments ever undertaken in coral restoration. Over the next year and beyond, NOAA will support this effort and work to secure additional public and private funds. Since the 1970s, hurricanes, heat-induced coral bleaching, cold snaps, and disease events, as well as acute impacts such as pollution, ship groundings, prop scarring, and misused boat anchors, have reduced coral coverage in the Florida Keys by 90 percent. Coral cover is a measure of the proportion of reef surface covered by live stony coral rather than sponges, algae, or other organisms that make up the reef system. In general, 25 percent coral cover is considered necessary to support a healthy ecosystem and protect reef structure. “This restoration project is essential to the survival of our Florida Reef Tract and could not be accomplished without the collaboration of the state’s coral partners,” said Dr. Amber Whittle, the Florida Aquarium director of conservation. Coral scientists at the aquarium will continue to pinpoint the optimal environmental cues to trigger spawning among corals more than once a year. These corals will be used in the Mission: Iconic Reefs project. To learn more, visit noaa.gov/iconic-reefs, follow us on social media at @floridaaquarium and visit flaquarium.org. ParadiseNewsFL.com | JANUARY 2020
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will include representatives from various levels of government and civic/quasi governmental organizations. Recently, the number of single-family homes being converted into mini-hotels has significantly increased. The proliferation of these converted rentals is overtaking residential neighborhoods and posing significant public safety risks. Tallahassee wants to prevent us from locally determining what is allowed at the city level. This public informational meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 13th, 6pm, at Treasure Island City Hall Auditorium.
23nd Annual Treasure Island Sport Kite Competition and Festival. Being held on Treasure Island Beach, January 18 & 19, 2019. 23rd Annual Treasure Island Sport Kite Competition & Festival January 18-19th (10am-5pm).
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The 23rd Annual Treasure Island Sport Kite Competition and Festival returns to Florida in 2020 for your enjoyment! Taking place on Treasure Island Beach, behind the host hotel, the Thunderbird Beach Resort. Windworks is sponsoring and gathering competitors from around the U.S. to perform on Treasure Island Beach during the Martin Luther King Holiday weekend. Come be amazed by the talented kite flyers performing to music at this two-day event that includes dual-line and multi-line sport kite flying. Kite Ballet and Hot Tricks competitions throughout each day for your entertainment. Contact Joe Fala Windworks at John’s Pass at 727-320-9463.
Should Treasure Island have a say on short term rentals? The Greater Treasure Island Association (TGTIA) will be sponsoring a round table panel discussion on impending rental property legislation in Tallahassee that would preempt the City of Treasure Island’s authority to regulate short-term rentals. The event will take place February 13th at Treasure Island City Hall from 6 to 8 pm. The panel
MADEIRA BEACH Officials in Madeira Beach report a wild coyote wandering through city streets. If you spot a coyote contact Pinellas County Animal Control. GULFPORT Gulfport Community Support Grants The Gulfport Merchant’s Chamber (GMC) is calling for applicants. Applicants must be certified tax-exempt non-profit organizations, government entities requesting funds for public purposes, or schools and colleges at any level. Applications available at VisitGulfportFlorida.com. Apply by March 31, 2020. Decisions by end of April 2020. The GMC also gives back to the community in other ways during the year, including sponsoring “Gulfport’s Get Rescued” each February, benefitting animal rescue groups. And a monthly Clothing Swap benefitting CASA is held during the Gulfport Tuesday Fresh Market. Public art installations have also been commissioned and installed with GMC funding. For more info, contact GMC Board Member Brittney Sherley, Gecko WorldGrant@GulfportMA.com. The 11th annual So Classic Car Show is set for February 1st in Trolley Market Square, 4901 Tangerine Ave S. Judging will be done in 10-year increments
By Peter Roos starting with the oldest registered car. Some of the proceeds to go to Vet sports. Founded in 2012 by three combat wounded veterans, VETSports aims to set the standard for how to improve Veterans’ physical, mental, and emotional health through sports, physical activity, and community involvement. Visit SO49.org, email JSRtraining@aol.com or call Phil at 727-439-0164 for a car show form. TIERRA VERDE
The Marriott Residence Inn has opened where the Port-O-Call once sat at the Tierra Verde Marina. Apartment style rooms have full kitchens, a breakfast buffet and there’s a top floor restaurant with a view. Guests can get fresh Italian, French and Chinese food delivered from Tierra Verde restaurants, as well as the incredible Island Grille restaurant adjacent will ensure guests never go hungry. Sea Beyond Marine Group is well established next door to the new hotel. Now there is a place for visiting buyers to stay while they are perusing the selection of new and pre-owned luxury yachts being offered, including the New Center Consoles by Streamline Boats. There is a Sunday Market in Downtown Tierra Verde every Sunday until May, from 9am-2pm. ISLA DEL SOL Sushi Rock Grill and The Deck have settled nicely into Isla Del Sol Shoppers Village, especially now that the weather has cooled a little. We sat on the back porch at Sushi Rock by the water listening to music from the Deck and enjoyed a terrific Thai and Sushi meal in a pet friendly environment. That is hard to beat.
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Valentine’s Day Wedding Ceremony Couples wanting to make the most romantic day of the year extra special, with a wedding or vow renewal, are encouraged to register for the Pinellas Clerk’s 14th Annual Valentine’s Day Wedding Ceremony. Up to fifty couples are expected to be joined together in a group wedding ceremony on Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14 in the picturesque Florida Botanical Gardens. Couples must register online no later than Friday, February 7, 2020, by visiting clerkvalentinesday wedding.eventbrite.com. Contact the Clerk’s office at 727-464-3008 or email recording@ mypinellasclerk.org. For information about the Florida Botanical Gardens, visit flbg.org. The Karol Hotel, our first Tribute Portfolio hotel opening at Feather Sound this month, named Jon Atanacio as Executive Chef to oversee the hotel’s signature K Club Bar & Bistro and Vantage Rooftop Bar, while overseeing food and beverage offerings for meetings, corporate events, local catering functions and special occasions in the hotel’s 7,340 square feet of event space. Named by Fred Bullard, a veteran developer in the hospitality industry, in honor of his energetic and accomplished wife, Karol Bullard, this unique hotel focuses on delivering carefree comfort combined with intuitive design. Atanacio has been a member of the Mainsail Lodging & Development family (managers of The Karol) since 2013, when he joined the Epicurean Hotel, near Bern’s. Prior Atanacio worked at several esteemed New York City restaurants. ParadiseNewsFL.com | JANUARY 2020
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By Peter Roos Scheduled to open January 2020, The Karol Hotel will feature 123 guest rooms and suites; a signature lobby bar and restaurant; a dazzling rooftop bar overlooking the waters of Tampa Bay; a combined 7,340 square feet of event space, including a ballroom and executive conference rooms; and a pool and fitness center. The Karol is centrally located in beautiful Feather Sound. For more info call 727-273-7850, or TheKarolHotel.com. The Karol Hotel, 2675 Ulmerton Rd., Clearwater. SKYWAY MARINA DISTRICT District Update Registration has begun for the May 1 MayDay 8K night race The “Old Kmart” was demolished for construction of The Addison, 308 class A rentals.
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Pinellas County Schools’ Journeys in Journalism program, which includes students from Melrose Elementary, John Hopkins Middle, and Lakewood High, will receive $3,500 to increase media literacy and develop a community and civic engagement campaign to promote the value of a clean and safe water system in our community. The Coffeepot Bayou Watershed Alliance will use $2,000 for quarterly volunteer cleanup events in and around the bayou located in St. Petersburg. It includes trash and invasive plant removal, horticulture services to support new native plants, monthly water sampling, and bird surveys. The alliance will engage public and private schools, including the Canterbury School of Florida, North Shore Elementary, and Shorecrest Preparatory School, and with Boy Scout Troop 219. For more info visit tampabaywater.org/grant. St. Pete Beach resident and Jewish historian Marcia Jo Zerivitz’s new book is already a hit, and she will be speaking at Dunedin Fine Arts Center on Jan. 16th during Florida Jewish History Month. “Jews of Florida: Centuries of Stories” is published by Arcadia Publishing and traces the migration and contributions of Jews from 1763 to current. Her other books include “Jews of Tampa” and “Jews of Greater Miami.” PN
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Get Real About Property! Saving the Deal! Everyone involved in putting together the sale of a piece of real estate, the buyer, the seller, and the agents all work extremely hard to make it happen. Naturally, everyone’s heart is in the deal, especially the buyers and sellers. Once the contract is executed, many things have to happen (quickly) to get ready for closing, especially if the buyer is funding the purchase with a mortgage. That is the point where things often start to go wrong. Issues may come up with the condition of the property. Perhaps timing issues with the mortgage approval arise. The seller may not be in a position to change his or her moving plans to accommodate the lender’s demands. Many times, changes to the sale contract have to be made to keep the deal from blowing up. You may end up in a situation where the buyer wants to take possession of the home early, or the seller needs to stay in the home after closing. Although it is not a good idea, sometimes pre- or post-closing possession of the property is the only way to hold the transaction together. A written lease (at minimum) is required to protect the parties, usually with
the property to someone else. So, you really do need every thoughtful protection that can be put in place. There is no substitute for experience with these complications, not only in foreseeing them, but in coming up with solutions. There is also the challenge of explaining to the parties how the patches, fixes and special contract provisions all work, and why they should be done. Everyone has to have confidence to go forward or the deal collapses.
several special provisions in case any of the various additional things that can go wrong actually do. Drafting such documents is a job no Realtor®, mortgage broker or title agent is licensed to (or capable of) doing competently. One very real risk is that, if you give a buyer early possession, for example, the buyer may end up entirely unable to get their mortgage and close, ever! In that case, you may end up having to evict them, at significant expense and with a very inconvenient delay of your efforts to sell
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BUSINESS REVIEW
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CONSTRUCTION
By Tom Smith
Sticker Shock, Year After Year... Although most real estate professionals tend to quote home values based strictly upon the living area square footage of a home, this is at best an “average” valuation that doesn’t take into consideration many factors in a home. Is a home elevated per FEMA requirements, how many bathrooms, age of the home, and especially all the additional square footage of roofed area for porches, garages, verandas, etc., are all factors that have to be considered in order to obtain an accurate home value. With that in mind, how does an informed customer determine a realistic value for a particular home? Equally important, how does a prospective home buyer accurately determine the increased cost of a new home in Pinellas from last year, this year, or a possible future cost should they decide to wait 12-24 months to build their dream home? There are in fact statistics that we see in the Sunday newspapers stating inflationary costs, and these prove to be somewhat accurate based upon the “average” living area square footage. However, what is a realistic and true cost increase for a new home today? I’m glad you asked! Being the only builder with a
model home along the beaches in Pinellas, for the exact same home with the exact specifications, I am experiencing inflationary cost increases each quarter, and the reasons for these uncontrollable additional costs vary. For instance, last year new building codes went into effect, mandating new construction items. Then, “creeping inflation” is the curse in our industry, as prices escalate based upon volume and supply and demand. Government has also been a culprit, as new impact fees get passed in certain municipalities raising costs sometimes thousands of dollars per home. Try as we do, these items are not controllable by contractors. What does this mean in dollars and cents? Doing everything I can to keep costs as low as possible for my customers, our model home has increased about 11% this past year. That’s great for those that already purchased at the lower price and are enjoying the 11% return on investment, much higher than they realize in their stock investment portfolio. It’s not so good for those that are seriously considering a new home but did not pull the trigger last year. My best “guestimate” is that our industry will experience a 6% - 9% home cost increase in 2020.
Some folks are waiting for retirement which is understandable, yet many of my customers are buying at today’s price, realizing that when the home is complete, they are one year closer to their retirement years. I realize how difficult a decision is to invest (transfer) savings into a new home investment, but remember that a new home along the Pinellas beaches will most probably offer a much higher return than today’s stock investments. And…… you end up with a beautiful new energy efficient, hurricane resistant raised home for your family to enjoy for generations to come. In March GHD Construction Services Inc. will commence construction on a new waterfront home, with even more bells & whistles than our present model. Feel free to come by our existing model and speak with our sales team with any questions you may have for a new home. GHD Construction Services, Inc. has constructed 6,500+ homes since 1971, and has a new model home at 239 144th Ave, Madeira Beach. If you have any questions pertaining to new home construction, feel free to email me directly at: info@ghdcsi.com, or request a meeting at our new model 727-954-8345.
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DOWNTOWN CONCIERGE
By Nanette Wiser
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Our resolution for the New Year is to shop and eat local in between acts of kindness and giving back to the community. Paradise News thanks you for all you do and will do in the New Year! Movie Stars: We hope you saw the vibrant arts scene on PBS with Eric the Travel Guy episode featuring DTSP’s vibrant arts scene (local muralist Derek Donnelly), glass blowing at Morean’s Glass Studio in St. Pete). See for yourself at ArtWalk monthly!
Who’s Who: Mark your calendars for the St. Pete Chamber’s annual meeting Thursday, January 23 at the Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater with a 5 pm VIP reception and program that begins at 7pm. This celebration of the accomplishments of the past year, recognition of community leaders and a discussion of the vision for the future of the Chamber and the community is not to be missed. For tickets or membership information, contact Courtney Smith at csmith@stpete.com.
Sip Sip Hooray: What’s trending for 2020 nationally is already in play in sizzling downtown St. Pete’s drinking scene. We’re drinking hard seltzer, natural wines and Beaujolais-inspired lighter red wines. We’ll see more hard tea, coffee and kombucha, a boom in hyperlocal beer and a new wave of wines marketed to millennials. We also look forward to the opening of CellarMasters Wine Bar & Bottle Shop in what is an explosion of wine bars downtown where you can sip this season’s hottest trends. Our craft brew explosion helped earn Tampa Bay the best beer city designation from SmartAsset as 37 out of top 50, ahead of Orlando, the only other Florida city on the list. 16
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Dine & Dash: So-Cal inspired Taco Sun is now Grumpy Gringo, with a new location downtown in addition to its 22nd St. location. Lonni’s Sandwiches has relocated a few doors down on Central and Chick’n’Cone now serves fried chicken in a hand-held waffle cone at Lonni’s former location. Il Ritorno’s Greenstock is now open, with unique salads, dressings and paninis in its plant-friendly menu. Coming soon is another vegetable-centric concept, Tossed Salad & Wraps. Live music, wine and java come to 4th Street North, straight from Seattle. The Blend serves wine, craft beers, coffee, kombucha, edible delights and entertainment on the alfresco patio. I’m an ethnic eats explorer, so The Twisted Indian in Baum Market caught my attention, with a Indian/Mex concept that includes my go-to dishes (chicken tikka masala, lamb korma, curried chickpeas) but served Mexican style inside a taco or flour tortilla/burrito, in a bowl or a naan-wich. The yogi fries with mozzarella, tikka masala sauce, raita yogurt and cilantro can be topped with chicken for an mmmm-good comfort dish. Jeffrey Jew’s Lingr on 6th St. opens this spring. Known for his fine, fun dishes at Bella Brava and Stillwaters Tavern, Executive Chef Jeffrey Jew delivers a Nordic/Asian mash-up from his family roots at this casual upscale eatery. Jew competed on Bravo’s “Top Chef” series and won the Food Network Guy’s Grocery Games,” and his menu will feature sustainable and locally-sourced ingredients. Also highly anticipated for spring is celebrity chef Fabio Viviani’s La Pergola, an upscale Italian restaurant sure to be both elegant and extraordinary. Open soon is Bayboro Brewing’s 5th Ave. South 2,500-square-foot space with 20 taps and bottled brews. Dessert fave Swah-rey is opening a 3rd location at SPC Gibbs and another location in St. Pete this spring. Mark your Valentine Day calendar for Gulf to Bay Food Truck’s French Fry Festival Feb. 14-15, 6 -11 pm at North Straub Park. >>
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By Nanette Wiser St. Pete On The Move: West Central Avenue’s Dead Bob is opening a 2nd location this year in Tampa. Pacific Counter’s sensational sushi pops up in Lakewood Ranch this year. And The Dali will be growing as its new 38 million dollar expansion plans are revealed to include an immersive theater, holograms of Salvador Dalí, a modern parking garage and more. Tres Chic: Did you shop till you dropped this holiday season? Ring in the New Year with all the clever and crafty gifts for folks you might have forgotten at some unique DTSP boutiques. Start with the grand opening of Vintage Marché located in downtown St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District across from 3 Daughters Brewing. Formerly home to Brocante Market, the 15,000 square foot monthly market features vintage, antique, industrial, repurposed mercantile and will be open the first weekend of each month after its Jan. 4-5 debut Sat. 9 am – 6 pm and Sunday till 5 pm. Shop Bop: Some of the most unique candles, art, home décor and jewelry can be found at Pieces of a Dream (love their greeting cards and owner Patty) and Retrograde. The spoken word can be celebrated at Cultösaurus (art books, graphic novels) and Tombolo Books, now opened near Black Crowe Coffee on 1st Ave. South. Look for the neato socks that look like a library take-out card, clever bibliophilia and a curated book collection that is as fun as Keep St. Pete Lit’s classes. Anchor Skate Supply showcases cool clothes and skateboards for eco-whooshing around the city sidewalks. Up n Smoke: Man about downtown George Camarinos (Ruby Elixir) can be found at Eddy V’s most weekends with his Ash Brothers Mobile Cigar Lounge, a posh spot to buy and smoke quality stogies. Vino Vino: Sea Salt’s sommelier sensation Jackie launches her 2020 wine dinners with Ggrich Hills Jan. 15, Chateau Montelena Feb. 12 and her Pair Like A Pro luncheons monthly starting Jan. 11. seasaltstpete.com/galleries/gallery/restaurant/ Listen Up: Local music sensation Jim Garrett heads over to Flute & Dram Wednesday nights, where Gloria West holds court on Sundays. PN
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Medical Marijuana Can Improve Your Life! by Peter A Roos A couple dozen folks paid $20 each and took time out of their busy holiday schedules to spend their lunch hour on Saturday, December 14th, 2019 at a cooking class at The Centre of St. Pete Beach. There, a makeshift kitchen looked a little like a movie set, complete with the most beautifully decorated 13-foot Fraser Fir Christmas tree I’d ever seen. An attractive lady in a chef’s apron laid cookies on napkins around two stainless steel tables in preparation for her presentation about her favorite appliance, the Magical Butter Machine. When I asked how she got started presenting the machine to the public, she said,“I am a dual autoimmune disease survivor. Just a few years ago I was subsisting on 19 pharmaceuticals. I found out I was seriously afflicted with Celiac disease, and by trial and error I learned what foods to avoid. I experimented with gluten-free recipes. I tried 14 times before I got a pie crust I could live with.” The lady, Renee Mercedes, is resident chef and community director for the Magical Butter Company. Cannabinoids, she says, have helped her keep her autoimmune diseases at bay and her pain in check. In her case, it allowed her to get off most of the pharmaceuticals she was taking. Just as she experimented with gluten-free recipes, she has made a career out of experimenting and showing people how they can integrate medical grade cannabinoids into their diets, using the Magical Butter Machine as an extraction tool. She kept repeating “I always tell people to start low and go slow. This special event was a wellness day, including Renee’s presentation, a presentation by MUV, one of several dispensaries in the Tampa Bay area, and one by a 5th generation herbalist, a local creator of a line of all-natural supplements, tinctures and teas that were part of a day of learning at The Centre.
The slogan of The Centre of SPB is ‘A Place to Be You.’ Organizers are providing a place for balance, with activities like daily or weekly yoga, meditation, cupping classes for example and meetings of small groups, and to help facilitate the integration of medical marijuana and CBD into our residents’ lives. There’s a room that serves as a classroom that could also serve as an art gallery for a reception or even as a pop-up store. While the Commission of the City of St. Pete Beach had voted against permitting a dispensary in the city, organizers of The Centre fine-tuned their services with the city and city attorney to ensure their plan was totally acceptable to all concerned. They help patients through the approval process for their medical cannabis card and they provide a continuing educational service, including immersive classes and workshops to help patients get the most out of their newly prescribed treatments. Workshops will include such topics as today’s,“Cooking or Baking with CBD & THC” along with other ways to reduce stress and anxiety. The Centre is governed by a 35-year-old not-for-profit organization, Quality of Life Community Services, which helps establish direction and focus for The Centre. Dr. Luis F. Ycaza, D.O., is the Medical Director of Triverde Health, the medical office at the Centre. Twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, he sees patients looking to be certified for a medical marijuana card. As far as I know, The Centre is the only place on the beach you can go to get certified. Michael J. Moses is CEO. He personally has benefitted greatly from the products available only because the residents of Florida voted overwhelmingly to allow medical marijuana use in the state. He is obviously passionate about helping people learn about the benefits and getting access to them.“The Vision of The Centre of SPB is to be a Cannabis-centric wellness and education venue, the first of what will be many such facilities where people can go for healing and education. The Centre assists its clients with the
What is the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) and what does it do? It is a human body system like our Nervous, Skeletal, Circulatory, Digestive, Respiratory, Muscular and other bodily systems. It is a complex biological system composed of receptors, endocannabinoid molecules and its metabolic enzymes which the body uses to keep equilibrium. While researchers only identified the ECS system in the early 90s, many scientists believe it is one of the body’s most important (if not most important) biological systems helping to maintain homeostasis. What is Homeostasis? Homeostasis is a key element in the biology of all living things and is best described as the ability to maintain stable internal conditions that are necessary for survival.
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entire journey. The intake process is eased by a HIPAA-secured online portal. They also assist with the State of Florida application. They stress the importance of understanding “The WHY” of medical cannabis along with non-medical cannabis. The unique, relaxing environment includes a yoga room, an art exhibition and classroom, a common room, a kitchen and more. Since a visit to licensed dispensaries are as much as an hour to 90-minute round trip, they offer to serve as a delivery point for clients as well as a yoga and meditation facility to reduce stress and anxiety in all ways possible. It is the perfect time for such a service to begin. Everyone knows someone who is battling cancer, anxiety, pain and sleep issues and medical cannabis has helped with these and so many other health related issues. The national opioid crisis is causing people in pain to find other ways of dealing with their conditions. Many people find, once they try, that cannabis products give them hope and allow them to deal with things that were unmanageable without it. Michael J. Moses told Paradise NEWS,“I was raised with family members who became addicted to prescription medications. It has made me hyper aware to avoid prescription medications. I even do my best to avoid antibiotics as well, unless I really need them badly. An overall principle here at The Centre of St. Pete Beach is to minimize any stress and anxiety, provide education and enlightenment 20
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as to the benefits of medical vs non-medical Cannabis. When asked “why St Pete Beach for the flagship location?” Moses said the answer was simple. “The city of St Pete Beach, is far more than a “Beach Town.” It has everything a city has from businesses that are local, national and international. We are now seeing some major Tampa business entrepreneurs opening and operating here in the City of St Pete Beach. The most significant benefiting population is above 55 years of age. Our clients quickly learn that this is not about smoking weed. It is about taking more control of their own health, and not just taking so many pills each day. St Pete Beach and our location is perfect in that our surrounding population is the prime benefiting age group. Being located at 7525 Blind Pass Road next to Lenny’s Cycle and Surf Shop and across from Mermaids, we are at a key intersection with two stoplights and an average of 20,000 cars a day. We are currently accepting proposals from tea, coffee and juice vendors for 2020,” adds Michael. “We want highly curated services, in a manner each service provided represents our mission to the people of St Pete Beach and surrounding communities.” One of their clients, Crystal, a body builder from Pass-a-Grille, says she felt like she was dying in December of 2018. During a 45-day period that fall she’d been hospitalized three times due to asthma attacks that kept her from doing much of anything.“Medical cannabis gave me my life back. I was able to work out almost immediately after my first treatment,
and now I am working out daily, back to competing professionally and asthma attack free,” said Crystal in an interview. My own sister-in-law is a true believer. She says cannabis is the best for her fibromyalgia pain. The pain does not entirely disappear, but it is easier not to focus on the pain after a treatment. The leadership team includes Doctor Luis Ycaza, Michael Moses, Jon Hobson and Leonardo Liberato. Jon Hobson tells Paradise NEWS “Our intake system can be handled in person with Sally at our counter or remotely from the comfort of your home. Leonardo likes to point out “The Centre is the first of its kind. Our mission is to provide a fully accessible journey to everyone through a concierge service to be the key component in your health and wellness. With a heavy focus on education and knowledge we provide a positive value exchange between patients, doctors and staff to help people be more naturally healthier.” If you go to www.triverde.com/paradise you will get a discount of $25 off your initial doctor visit fee. All are welcome to be part of The Centre, patients, non-patients, residents and visitors to join in its activities and to use The Centre’s ordering and delivery systems. You can download The Centre of St. Pete Beach APP from the Apple Store or Google Play and enroll now.”
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Key Readership Communities Look Ahead to 2020 and Beyond STORY by STEVE TRAIMAN Photos from Contributors
Paradise News has been covering the barrier islands and more recently downtown St. Pete for more than 25 years. To kick off the new decade, we asked the respective leaders of our key readership communities for their immediate and future priorities for their constituencies. All responded in a very positive way, which gives our major tourist area a forward-looking view for the next decade. ST. PETERSBURG Mayor Rick Kriseman told Paradise News, “2020 will be the ‘Year of the Burg’ in Tampa Bay. The new St. Pete Pier and Pier District will open this coming year, as will the much-anticipated Museum of the American Arts and Craft Movement. Residents and visitors will see continued progress throughout our city as we catalyze additional economic development in areas like 22nd Street South and the Skyway Marina District. We will also continue to nurture all that makes St. Pete shine, including the arts, our entrepreneurial spirit, and our natural environment. “Most important, we will double down on preparing our city for a future of extreme weather and rising tides, doing our small part to mitigate a changing climate while implementing adaptation measures. “Looking ahead, we will also continue with our generational ‘St Pete 2050’ visioning process, which will ensure our smart growth is powered by the very people who live in and love the Sunshine city. I encourage residents to participate by visiting StPete2050.com. (StPete2050 is a city-wide conversation about w here our city is going and what it can become over the next 30 years. We encourage community members to lend their input on the city’s future through various engagement events listed on this site. We want to hear what you have to say about the future of your city. Share your thoughts and ideas with us here by going online and taking the survey at (StPete2050.com). Mayor Kriseman concluded, “St. Petersburg will be a city of opportunity where the sun shines on all who come to live, work and play. We will be an innovative, creative and competitive community that honors our past while pursuing our future. Here’s to a prosperous, healthy and sunny new year in paradise for St. Pete, Pinellas County, and all of Tampa Bay.”
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ST. PETE BEACH Mayor Al Johnson noted for Paradise News, “As St. Pete Beach enters a new decade, we are immersed in an extensive effort to restore the health of our infrastructure as well as improve it to handle any development allowed under our comprehensive plan. “In 2020 our sewer system is the top priority again. While much has been done to repair and upgrade the existing system over the past five-plus years, in January we will begin a project to increase the capacity to a level that can handle any future development, and this should be completed by mid-2021. “We will also continue to proceed with major street renovation projects. Our third complete street ‘rebuild’ project will conclude in early 2020. The next one is currently in the visioning/design stage, with construction to begin in 2021. All these complete street projects involve waste water, potable water, reclaimed water, storm water, undergrounding utilities and fiber optics components, in addition to being designed to improve our walkability and pedestrian/bicycle safety. “Street resurfacing throughout the city is proceeding at a rapid pace, prioritized and managed by our Public Works staff. Streets along with seawalls and storm drain systems have been inspected and their needs prioritized to make the best use of our financial resources. These Capital Projects are funded -- using nearly 20% of our operating budget each year plus various grants and loans. “Long term, we are taking steps to deal with climate change and its impacts on sea level while developing a Sustainability Action Plan for the period 2020-2050. Several of our lowest lying neighborhoods currently experience salt water flooding through storm drainage systems during high tide. The initial efforts in executing our sustainability action plan will see the start of construction of drainage improvement projects to address this problem in three of our most affected areas during the first quarter of 2020. When designing drainage systems, we now consider keeping salt water out first, then removing rain water. “We have much to do… and the will to do it. Our challenge is to maintain the delicate balance between resort destination and Gulf coast beach town that makes the “Sunset Capital of Florida” a special place for visitors and a true paradise for those of us fortunate enough to call it home! I’ve seen it written: ‘If you are lucky enough to live by the sea… you are lucky enough.’ So true!”
TREASURE ISLAND Mayor Lawrence “Larry” Lunn told Paradise News, “As soon as I was elected March 20, 2018, I began pursuing a plan to redevelop our downtown. Harvard Jolly, a leading St. Petersburg architectural firm, had been engaged by the city to develop a plan for relocating the city governmental facilities and redevelop the whole area in and around the downtown of Treasure Island. Parallel with this effort, I engaged AHA Architecture, another St. Petersburg firm, to study the downtown area and advise me of the best plan for 21st century redevelopment. AHA not only provided redevelopment plans but also included suggestions for improving the city administration facilities, as well as the public works, public parks and public safety facilities. “In addition, USFSP was engaged to provide the economic analysis of the financial benefits that most likely would be produced by implementing the plan for redeveloping our downtown. At this time, we are working to find funding to carry out the redevelopment. Most important, all our residents and businesses will have an opportunity to participate in the final design of the new downtown redevelopment. As currently planned, the redevelopment plan will take approximately five years and will be done in six separate phases, in order to minimize business disruption during construction. “In 2019, the city contracted to purchase the Allied Insurance building at 10451 Gulf Blvd., to be used as a replacement for the current city Hall at 120 108th Ave. as well as other city offices. The purchase closing is expected during the first quarter of 2020. Remodeling of the new building will begin soon after closing and it is anticipated that city employees will be moving in before the end of the year. “As for other plans for the next five years, I believe that the move of city personnel to the Allied Insurance building and the redevelopment of our downtown will create a wave of new development in Treasure island that is sorely needed to make sure our city remains a desired destination for years to come for tourists as well as businesses. “In my opinion, 2020 is going to be a great year for further initiating my efforts -- along with our dedicated and hard-working city personnel -- to propel Treasure Island into the 21st century.”
MADEIRA BEACH Robert “Bob” Daniels, promoted from interim to full-time city Manager August 27 with a new two-year contract, told Paradise News, “I did not enter the role in July with an ‘interim’ mindset. My agenda was and is clear, we must move forward. To that end, I worked closely with senior staff to establish more stringent procedures for efficiency, transparency, and effectiveness. “Looking ahead to 2020, the Cambria Hotel project is scheduled to open in the spring and the Hampton Inn project (formerly the Holten property) will break ground as early as January. To compensate for future impacts that development would bring, we are actively
studying impact fees as a possible new revenue generator to pay for our increased expenses. “We have made changes to our team, the latest being the addition of Jamie Aherns as our new Public Works Director and the promotion of Brian Rau, who will soon move from Parking Supervisor to Marina Manager. We continue to emphasize transparency with our residents and businesses with new information distributed through social media, email, instant messaging and our website. “Starting in 2020, we will offer a series of free weekly classes called Madeira Beach Academy (MBA). They will showcase not only how local government works, but also how the people perform who work daily. Participants will see first-hand what it takes to put together an item for the Board of Commissioners’ consideration, organize a beach cleanup or host 200 children at a recreation event. More information on the upcoming MBA is coming soon.” “The new year – and the future - hold great promise for Madeira Beach. We don’t have to, and probably won’t, agree on everything. That is one of the best things about local government -- everyone has a voice and a chance to speak. We will continue to respect that right and move forward by listening with an open mind, hearing all points of view, and making the best decisions for our community.”
SOUTH PASADENA Arthur Penny, mayor of South Pasadena, told Paradise News: “I am honored to be part of the City Commission during such an exciting time for our community. The coming years offer significant potential for growth if we can capitalize on the numerous opportunities before us. “In the short-term, the city has several key priorities to address in the next few years. The Commission and staff will be working on several projects, including the development of a new fire station and updating the City Code to better support our citizens and businesses. Relocating the fire station should only improve the already stellar performance of our Public Safety Department by providing more adequate facilities in line with today’s fire service standards. Updating ineffective Code policies will be designed to address the needs and concerns of residents, bolster the success of existing businesses, and encourage new businesses to enter the area. I anticipate that these projects will serve as valuable foundations for the future success of the city of South Pasadena. “In the long-term, it is my goal that the city can foster a business-friendly corridor along Pasadena Avenue while protecting the small town feel that many of our residents love. Pursuing the right development over the next five to ten years would benefit the entire city by filling market gaps and strengthening the local economy. We would all be better served if our vacant lots become occupied and our area is revitalized. I believe that with the proper oversight, the city’s main thoroughfare could flourish without disrupting or changing the core identity of the community. Change can sometimes be controversial, but it is my goal that moving the city forward will be a unified effort where all stakeholders are heard, involved, and respected.
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Key Readership Communities Look Ahead to 2020 and Beyond “The city of South Pasadena is a small but valuable gem in Pinellas County. It has a unique character that I believe would only be enhanced with the right developmental policies in place. It is my priority to promote economic growth along Pasadena Avenue while looking out for the interests of residents so that the community grows without losing its indisputable charm.”
TIERRA VERDE Jerry Frulio, president of the Tierra Verde Community Association (TVCA) told Paradise News, “The new High Span fixed two lane bridge being constructed on S.R. 679 Pinellas Bayway should be completed by the summer of 2021. It will replace the existing Drawbridge and include both a 12-ft.-wide shared use path on the East side as well as a 5-ft.wide sidewalk along the West side. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), has provided a website dedicated to monitoring the progress of the bridge construction. Any pertinent information that residents or visitors to Fort DeSoto should be aware of can be accessed at fdottampabay.com/ project/238/410755-2-52-01. “After completion of the new High Span Bridge, there will be a repaving of S.R. 679. The seawall south of the bridge will be replaced, and a new roundabout is planned at the intersection of Madonna Blvd and 1st Street North to include a pedestrian crossing south of the roundabout. “Other positive projects include the opening of the new Residence Inn by Marriott Hotel for business sometime during this past month. It is located just south of Madonna Blvd. on the west side of S.R. 679. The year-long FDOT Median Beatification project is about completed and will be turned back over to our TVCA by the contracting firm sometime in early January. The project has greatly enhanced the landscaping design of the medians from the north side of the island south to the East Shore/ West Shore entrances. “Also, the Tennis/Pickleball courts have been resurfaced at the County Park are now being used by both Tennis and Plckleball players. The Ball Field also has been resurfaced and new bleachers were provided by the County. We currently have the Southwest Little League utilizing the field as well as a designated T-Ball area for the youngsters. “We are happy to announce that the Lealman Fire Department has been given an additional five-year contract by Pinellas County to provide fire and rescue services to our residents. Lealman personnel have gone the extra mile to ensure our residents and businesses of their dedication to provide us with exceptional coverage. They have also been instrumental with their participation in community projects that are undertaken by both business and private charitable organizations. “We see a great future ahead for our Tierra Verde residents, visitors and businesses.”
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PINELLAS COUNTY Tony Fabrizio, Pinellas County Commission Senior Public Relations Coordinator, provided this key information to Paradise News. Among Commission’s Florida Legislative Priorities for the new 2020 session, some are very important (boldface below) to our readership communities: Maintain the integrity of home rule power, which allows the development and implementation of community-based solutions to local problems, without state limitations; Oppose unfunded mandates that impact local government’s ability to control its budget; Support adequate state funding for constitutional officers required to perform duties on behalf of the state; Support Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund to be used exclusively for housing; Support a dedicated recurring source of funding for beach nourishment. Also, Support the development of a Statewide Climate Resiliency Plan; Oppose any and all oil drilling or exploration efforts in state waters; Maintain the integrity of Tampa Bay Water as the regional water supplier; Support state funding for the Arts and cultural institution; Support priorities of our partner organizations and agencies when aligned with the Board’s priorities; and Support state funding to assist local infrastructure improvements including septic to sewer conversion and damaged sanitary sewer laterals. Commission funding priorities include Tampa Bay Innovation Center, $2,000,000 for design and construction of 45,000-sq.-ft., state-of-the-art facility to house this incubator that will lead to the formation of new high-wage primary employers throughout the Tampa Bay area and the creation of quality jobs for our citizens …. Pinellas County Marchman Act, $1,549,025 to support Central Florida Behavioral Health Network’s funding request for ten (10) secure Marchman beds in Pinellas County … and Highpoint Community Recreation Complex, $800,000 in partnership with Pinellas County School Board and the city of Largo to construct a recreation facility to include multi-purpose fields, park shelters, and playground equipment to serve a low-income community which currently lacks access to recreational opportunities. Looking ahead, the Commission recently approved new Penny for Pinellas (Penny IV) Affordable Housing and Economic Development Program Guidelines. County staff and program partners will review and recommend projects for funding from the 8.3% Penny net proceeds designated for these projects between 2020 to 2029. [Editor’s Note: Special thanks to mayors Rick Kriseman, St. Petersburg; Al Johnson, St. Pete Beach; Larry Lunn, Treasure Island; and Arthur Penny, South Pasadena; Jerry Frulio, president, Tierra Verde Community Assn.; City Manager Bob Daniels, Madeira Beach; and Nick Fabrizio, Pinellas County Commission Senior PR Coordinator, for their excellent commentary.] Steve Traiman is president of Creative Copy by Steve Traiman, St. Pete Beach, providing business writing services at traimancreativecopy@gmail.com or by phone to 727-363-7531.]
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Gecko Home Invasion I often think about how a lot of the quirky things that spring up in everyday would make great Seinfeld episodes. This is one of them, with tributes to Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner and the movie Mouse Hunt. Could it only happen in Florida? Maybe. A woman in our condo building has for weeks tried to get rid of a gecko that has invaded her home, causing her to sleep with the covers over her head and wipe down her counters every morning. Yeah, geckos are cute and harmless but we all have our fears of something or other. A fear of reptiles is called herpetophobia (which one would think would more appropriately be the name of a fear of your girlfriend’s pet --like Linda’s St Bernard that used to growl at me). She tried everything she could think of -- from sticky pads to enticing bowls of anti-freeze -- and finally called a pest control company. After spraying around her baseboards for $150 she still saw a gecko running Roadrunner-like across her wall. They suggested -- which begins the bureaucratic Kaftaish part of this story -that she call the county animal control people, who in turn referred her to the county sheriff. The sheriff sent out his deputy. Yep, the sheriff’s deputy responded to a gecko home invasion. This is not a high crime area and one has to wonder whether our law enforcement is over-staffed if they can send out someone to apprehend a gecko.
She said their conversation went something like this: Deputy: Hello Ma’am, are you on medications? She: No. I just have a gecko problem. Deputy: I took a course in conflict resolution She: I’m licensed in conflict resolution -but it doesn’t work with a gecko. Deputy: How do you know you have a gecko? She: Look here. Gecko poop. Deputy: It looks like dust. She: It’s not dust, its poop.
Deputy: Oh I found its carcass. It’s been dead for days. She: A gecko ran across my wall last night. Deputy: Hmmm. You should probably call a pest control company If anyone knows how rid a house of invading geckos please let me know and I’ll pass it on. STL & LTL
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LIFE IN PARADISE
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Fear: The Only Life it has is the Life We Give It Are you aware of the acronym for F.E.A.R: False Evidence Just allow the words “No worries” to wash over you; hear them as a Appearing Real. I have another one for you: Forget Everything And Run. statement of fact—a truth you are claiming as your own; it’s another Isn’t that what we often do when a fear thought appears in our mind, way of declaring, “I choose NOT to invest my precious time and energy triggering our emotions? We reactively turn from the fear and run away in something over which I have no control.” Think about it; when you as fast as we can; to the medicine cabinet, the liquor cabinet, the are consumed with worry (based on any issue) where is your mind? You refrigerator, the shopping mall, or any other form of have projected it into the future where you have not even instant denial. In the East, it is said that we must learn to a modicum of control. The only thing you have any real “Often fear originates in dance with our fear because the closer we can get to it, control over is perhaps your next breath and the thought our mind because, try as we the more fully we can make peace with it. The practice attached to it in the present moment; make that thought may, we have little control is to understand it’s not about slaying the monster; it’s a healthy and productive one. In other words, the best over the future. And, the about learning to lead the dance. This requires us to dance way to affect your tomorrow in a positive manner is to future is where we tend to cheek-to-cheek with our demons rather than run from be acutely aware of what you are putting in your mind look for our security, them. If we are willing to listen, fear can be a great today, understanding that fear is never the answer. This seeking the assurance that messenger to get our attention, and can even serve us is not meant to trivialize the issues that may be going on everything will be all right. well in certain circumstances. However, it’s vital to in our lives or the world around us which are intensely The illusion is that we remember that fear has no life of its own, other than that compelling and certainly worthy of our concern; it’s have control over many which we choose to give it. Fear is a word (or label) to merely a reality check. Worrying about anything over variables in our daily life which we have learned to assign certain emotions that which we have no control is a poor use of the limited and that seems to make infer the possibility of loss in the future—be it five and precious time allotted to us on this planet because it us feel better, at least minutes or five years. Perhaps the emotion that seems doesn’t change anything except our blood pressure. temporarily. However, we to predominately rise to the top of this list for many really have control over very The next time the worry habit fearfully rises and wraps of us is worry. little, other than our itself around you, casting you into the future, stop for a next breath and our How to Transcend the Worry Habit moment, take a deep breath, and ask it to “dance” with next thought.” you. Pulling your fear close, whisper in its ear, “Are you “That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this something I have control over or the ability to change in ~ Excerpt from, The Art of you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this moment?” If the guidance you receive is “Yes” then Uncertainty - How to Live this you can prevent.” ~ Chinese Proverb drop the worry and take up whatever action you must to in the Mystery of Life alleviate the fear; do what needs to be done. Conversely, and Love It. Have you ever used the term “No worries” to minimize if the answer you hear is a resounding “No” then take a an issue when someone apologizes to you or asks that deep breath and let the issue go. Embrace “what is” in you pardon them for some small, innocent, breach of conduct or the moment; refuse to allow worry to have its way with you. In either etiquette? The term has become a casual, kind, but useful, euphemism case, you will be actualizing the mantra that can set you free to be fully that covers a lot of territory when one wants to say more by saying less. present and at peace with yourself in that moment: “No worries;” it’s On a more serious note, worry is a topic which affects us all; it is a toxic more than an affirmation—it’s a way of life. Fear can only have the life energy that always attaches itself to fear manifesting in one of its most you choose to give it. convincing disguises. With awareness, saying “No worries” can help us defuse fear by consciously using the term as a mindfulness practice: The more often I say “No worries” to other people the more I realize what a Copyright © 2019 DMJ Presentations LLC great affirmation, or mantra, it is for myself. www.DennisMerrittJones.com
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HISTORIC PIANO CONCERT Rebecca Penneys Historic Concert on a restored Steinway Grand Piano - Sunday, January 19, 2 pm in the USF School of Music Concert Hall on the USF campus in Tampa. American pianist Rebecca Penneys is a recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral soloist, educator, adjudicator and International Steinway Artist. For over six decades her passionate and insightful performances have held audiences spellbound. Hailed as a pianist of prodigious talent, she possesses a daredevil technique, the sort of charismatic stage presence that demands attention, and an interpretive gift that make her performances into musical revelations. She is Founder/Director of RPPF, a tuition-free piano festival, held every July at USF.
Donated to the school by an anonymous donor in 2017 and recently restored with a generous $35,000 gift from Rebecca Penneys herself, the piano will be looking and sounding its best when it takes the stage for its USF debut. You are invited to join the College of The Arts for this special event. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for seniors and active military, and $15 for general admission. A reception will follow the concert in the USF Concert Hall lobby. The whole audience is invited to attend the reception and to try the piano and meet Rebecca and everyone involved with the rebirth of this unusual instrument. To purchase tickets visit ticketmaster.com or the USF College of The Arts box office in the School of Music Concert Hall or call (813)-974-2323.
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The USF Box Office reopens January 14. In addition to performing on the piano, Penneys will also make comments about the music and the 1973 instrument, which features an Indiana black walnut case of striking brown color. It has been restored to a like-new condition by the Music Gallery of Clearwater, the exclusive Steinway dealer of Tampa Bay. In 2011, the USF School of Music became a prestigious All-Steinway School, giving USF faculty and students the opportunity to create music from practice room to stage exclusively on Steinway & Sons pianos. USF Concert Hall, 3755 USF Holly Dr., Tampa, FL 33620. Read more about Rebecca on her website at rebeccapenneys.com and also visit rebeccapenneyspianofestival.org.
While wrapping up a career teaching piano at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester NY, Rebecca made St. Pete Beach her second home. Now it is her only home, and she has generously and enthusiastically moved the tuition-free summer festivals for collegiate-age aspiring pianists to USF in Tampa. On January 19th, at 2 PM in the USF Concert Hall, USF Courtesy SteinwayArtist-in-Residence Rebecca Penneys will debut a special 1973 Steinway & Sons Model D Black Walnut Concert Grand at USF Music School’s Concert Hall.
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By Nanette Wiser
February 2nd Super Bowl LIV party puts Tampa Bay one year away from its big bash hosting the football titans. Whether you host a party at home or go out to watch the game, the fun is in the food and drink specials and giveaways at local bars. Your small local spots offer lots of swag and fun, including Time Out, The Friendly Tavern, The R Bar, Fort Knox, The Sports Bar & Grill, Sea Hags Bar N Grill, new Glory Days Grill and Ford’s Garage, Toasted Monkey, Crafty Squirrel, Mastry’s and more. Caddy’s in Gulfport will host Uncle John’s Band on Super Bowl Sunday, and all the Caddy’s, from downtown and Sunset Beach to Indian Rocks, are among our favorite haunts as is MacDinton’s, Thirsty First, Fergs downtown and Rumfish at The Tradewinds Island Resorts. Sea Dogs in Gulfport, Treasure Island, and downtown will go head to head with other brewery party centrals such as Green Bench and Three Dog to serve up Super Bowl spectaculars. Courtside Grille, Finley’s Tavern and Miller’s Ale House is another favorite, known for its sports fanatics.
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February is a Special Month by Peter A. Roos
February is celebrated as the month of romance around the globe. In America Feb. 14th is the biggest day for chocolates, roses & massage certificates. Along with Christmas and Mother’s Day, Valentines is an important holiday for jewelers too. Last month we introduced our readers to Beverly Diny of Diny Jewelers in Treasure Island as a "friend in the jewelry business."
Beverly is a diamond expert who says one of her favorite tasks is helping clients find the perfect way to say “I Love You.” Redesigning inherited jewels and gold into a modern style is another passion. “I love to see clients dig an inherited keepsake out of the back of a jewelry case or a safe deposit box and let me help them turn it into something they will wear and look forward enthusiastically to passing on. We offer restyling, repairs, custom designs, appraisals and always free estimates. Stop in and browse our beautiful selection of fine jewelry and gifts.” Apply for your Diny’s charge card and pay no interest until 2021. Enjoy the best value on jewelry and service.
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BIRTHDAY FREEBIES
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Whether you’re 21 or 91, nothing says happy birthday like a free dessert…or dinner on your birthday! Bring proof of your birthday and you can enjoy hundreds of freebies. You can get a free drink at Starbuck’s or Dunkin’ Donuts and free ice cream at Dunkin’ Donuts. Got a favorite restaurant? Call ahead and ask them what you can get on your birthday if you eat that day. And at Jimmy Guana’s you can eat BOGO on Tuesday during your birthday month. (Be sure to check ahead as restaurant offers may change.) Applebee’s – Free birthday treat. Baskin Robbins – Free ice cream. BJ’s Restaurant – Free pizookie. Bonefish Grill – Free Bang Bang shrimp. Buffalo Wild Wings – Free snack size wings. Cody’s Original Roadhouse – Free dessert. Denny’s – Free Grand Slam breakfast. IHop – Free full-stack pancakes. Jamba Juice – Free smoothie or juice. Miller’s Ale House – Free order of Zingers or house dessert. Moe’s Southwest Grill – Free burrito. Panera – Free pastry. Quizno’s – Free four inch pub. Red Robin – Free burger. Ruby Tuesday – Free burger or garden entrée. Sonny’s BBQ – Free meal. Stillwaters – Free entrée on your birthday with the purchase of one entrée or more. Waffle House – Free waffle.
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FLORIDA’S NATURAL FARMACY
By Tristan O’Connell
A Comprehensive Natural Wellness Clinic in NE St. Petersburg, focused on finding and resolving the root cause of patient’s Stress, Anxiety & Pain and dealing with Sleep, Energy, Anti-Aging, and Digestive Health Issues. I had reached my limit trying to deal with seasonal allergies unsuccessfully using traditional pharmaceuticals. Doctors said I was allergic to the outdoors and must begin a regimen of weekly shots. I knew I needed to make some changes. I made some dietary adjustments and added natural supplements. I found that, while still there, my allergies were much more manageable. I asked myself “If something I struggled with my entire life was managed so easily utilizing natural products and a few minor changes to diet, who else could benefit?” Dr. Carolyn Qubeck, a friend and a Board Certified Naturopathic Doctor, began brainstorming with me and the plan for Florida’s Natural Farmacy was born. By bringing together some of the brightest minds and skillsets of licensed massage therapists, doctors of acupuncture, and consulting naturopathic doctors, Florida’s Natural Farmacy has created a comprehensive wellness center to help those who are tired of the burdens, expense, and dangers of traditional pharmaceuticals. The Farmacy offers products and services for seven health issues: Stress/Anxiety, Sleep, Pain, Energy, Anti-Aging, Allergies and Digestive Health. The Farmacy carries a wide range of competitively priced products. The Farmacy accepts insurance. Individual clients should check with their providers to determine whether their insurance covers natural medical services and products. There is a saying at the Farmacy that the individual didn’t develop the root cause condition overnight and we aren’t going to fix that root cause overnight. The founders created the Farmacy with the idea that they would become individuals’ health partners to optimize their overall health and work to both address current issues but also optimize health to avoid future ones. One of the Farmacy’s unique treatment options is a Magnesphere Chair. Clients have utilized the chair to deal with health concerns ranging from chronic headaches, fibromyalgia, chronic pain and sleep issues to high blood pressure and 100s of other complaints. The Magnesphere immerses the client in a field of radio frequencies customized for the client’s area of concern. A client who hadn’t had a full or good night’s sleep in over 10 years spent an hour relaxing in the private room where the chair sits. The next day she reported she had just slept for 14 straight hours, something she had never done. A client complaining of pain from fibromyalgia also came in for a free introductory session and called the Farmacy several hours after leaving to relay that she had not felt as good as she did at that moment in as long as she could remember. While everyone’s experience is different, the amount of success clients have seen with this machine in addressing their overall health concerns has been astonishing. 34
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In addition to the chair, the Farmacy offers a host of other services ranging from therapeutic massage including deep tissue, prenatal, myofascial, lymphatic drainage, neuromuscular, and relaxation. Other services include natural fat buster and B-12 injections, immunity boosters, natural acupuncture facelifts that include natural fillers, natural pain relief options and detox foot baths. Foot detoxes are a safe and quick way to rid the body of any harmful toxins, from impurities in the air to beauty products or chemicals in your home and work environment. The results from a 20-minute session will amaze you. The totality of the services offered are comprehensive and directed at achieving overall health naturally. Dr. Carolyn Qubeck is a dual board-certified Acupuncture Physician and Naturopathic Doctor with a passion for helping patients find healing with integrative health. Dr. Qubeck has spent countless hours studying natural approaches to healthcare, with focuses in Acupuncture, Nutrition, Botanical Medicine, Homeopathy, Mind/Body Medicine, Environmental Medicine, Digestive Health and Food Sensitivities, Brain Health and Antiaging. She works with every patient to create an individualized comprehensive plan that encompasses lifestyle, diet, nutrition, genetic research, environmental stressors, supplementation and other modalities, to help in restoring optimal health. Carolyn has worked extensively under Dr. Peter D’Adamo, author of Eat Right for Your Type and other Blood Type Diet publications and has trained in the application of Blood Type and Genotype Diets, personalized dietary plans that are well documented to improve overall health and wellbeing. She also studies the evolving field of nutrigenomics, utilizing genetically influenced nutritional protocols to maximize health outcomes. Florida’s Natural Farmacy has a number of post-holiday specials running to help clients keep their wellness resolutions for the new decade. There are also some great gift packages and/or certificates for treatments that make perfect Valentine, Birthday, Anniversary and Mother’s or Father’s Day Gifts. Ask about any of the following packages: Relaxation $150 (Value $360), Energy $50 (Value $85), Pain $150 (Value $360), Beauty Package $350 (Value $785), New Year, New You – The Natural Way $250. Stop by 2370 9th St. N. St. Petersburg, FL 33704, call (727) 202-6006 or email info@floridasnaturalfarmacy.com.
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Uli the Mermaid Mailbox Created over fifty years ago, Suntan Art Center supports the arts and people of St. Pete Beach and the Tampa Bay community area. Media supported by the Center includes: watercolor, acrylic, oils, photography, crafts and more. Classes include: glass fusion, yoga, and various mediums. In addition, topics such as art business management, common issues and processes are discussed.
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MAKE MENOPAUSE COOL d’Alene Fallon is shining a light on a subject that has long been considered taboo with a new website and online program dedicated to giving women the information, tools, and support they need to thrive during menopause. Launched in June of this year, Make MenopauseCool. com is a resource for information on health, nutrition, and general well-being for women at midlife. Frustrated by the lack of credible information available about natural solutions to the problems commonly associated with menopause, Ms. Fallon originally created the website at MakeMenopauseCool.com as a blog detailing her own struggles with her health and life as menopause set in. Her search for a natural solution to her physical symptoms was frustrated by the overwhelming push by doctors, websites and advertising towards medical interventions, which didn’t sit quite right with Fallon. “Menopause is not a disease,” says Fallon,
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By Nanette Wiser so I just couldn’t understand why everybody I talked to was so adamant that ‘curing’ my symptoms with hormones was the only solution. I knew there had to be a better way to feel good again.” This apparent lack of options led her to seek out the alternative therapies and healing modalities that would transform her own health and eventually give rise to her RESET & Renew program, which gives women the information they need to embrace the transition into menopause with joy and reclaim their health and energy naturally. “I want to share everything I’ve learned and help women understand that they do not have to suffer through this time of life,” said d’Alene Fallon. I am truly on a mission now.” Part of that mission is in creating an engaged community of women that can share their experiences and support each other through the changes they are invariably facing. “Menopause can be such a lonely time for a woman,” Fallon said, it’s easy to feel like you are the only one struggling since nobody talks about it.” She sponsors a lively online community and discussion forum as an offshoot of the website, as well as a local Meetup group in Pinellas County, which will hold its inaugural event later this month. You can learn more about how to thrive during menopause and beyond with the RESET & Renew program, opening a new cohort in January 2020, as well as dates for upcoming local events and links to the online community at MakeMenopauseCool.com.
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County park - 4800 block of Gulf Blvd. across from Dolphin Village Upham Beach - 6700 block of Beach Plaza Corey Ave. & Downtown SPB (200 to 400 block) Any side streets & metered spaces
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FITNESS RESOLUTIONS It’s 2020. Have you figured out how to keep that fitness resolution you/your spouse/your dog made for the new year? Shuffleboard: Get Fit Having Fun! Shuffleboard could be a gateway routine, says Christine Page, executive director of the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club. While not a high-powered, calorie-burning activity, it keeps you active and on your feet.
the seated Tai Chi class at the Gulfport Senior Center. There he began to feel stronger, more coordinated, more balanced. After about six months the instructor, Richard Barracato, suggested he “graduate” to the traditional standing class.
Pickleball: Trendiest Fitness Game The trendiest way to find your fitness is through pickleball; the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) reported in 2018 that pickleball has 3.1 million players in the US – an increase of 12% over the previous year.
The result? “I just feel better overall,” Huston says. “I have better balance, I’m calmer, I’m more flexible, and it’s helping me maintain my weight. All my doctors approve.”
A combination of tennis, ping-pong and racquetball, pickleball is played on a badminton-size court with a Wiffle-type ball and paddle. “Healthwise, it gets people moving,” says local Pickleball Ambassador Bill Gerczak. Usually played as a doubles game, “it is also a social sport with mental health benefits. If you are playing pickleball you don’t think about your troubles because you are typically laughing and have a good time!”
Barracato says he sees results like these with all of his students. In an email he wrote the benefits of Tai Chi include: • Achieving mind and body harmony through relaxation and focused deep breathing • Helping maintain mental health and enhance body coordination, balance, and flexibility • Improving the strength of bones, tendons, and muscles through gentle stretching and movement • Increasing energy flow and blood circulation throughout the body • Gentle and effective for recovering from many physical injuries and illnesses
It’s fun for all ages and great for balance, stamina and weight loss, Gerczak says. “I’ve seen people lose 20 to 40 pounds because you’re so active and running all over the court.”
It’s especially good for competitive souls, Page says. “We have a lot of retirees in the shuffleboard world who once were very active athletes in soccer and cycling. We even have a former champion skier from Norway.” Shuffleboard also works the brain. “There’s a lot of strategy involved, and you have to really concentrate on the game,” Page continues. Page says shuffleboard is a great equalizer enjoyed by people of all ages and all levels of activity, from children to seniors in wheelchairs. “The social aspect is huge,” she says. Tai Chi: Strength & Stamina Jim Huston found his way back to fitness with Tai Chi. The 70-something retired attorney says Parkinson’s, cancer and bariatric surgery left him “feeling like crap.” He wanted to do something to regain strength and stamina. With his doctors’ blessings, Huston (who asked that his real name not be used) joined
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The sport, which is governed by the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA), turns 55 in 2020. USAPA has a network of over 1,800 volunteer ambassadors, like Gerczak and his wife, Karla, who recruit and help players abide by official rules, and assist with clubs and classes. And it’s continuing to grow in popularity both in the U.S. and internationally. According to Gerczak, rumor has it pickleball may be an event at the 2028 Olympics. PN
BATTLING OPIOID ADDICTION Scholarship Funds Eckerd Research Into Battling Opioid Addiction by Nanette Wiser Carley Going, a senior human development student from St. Petersburg and Ford Scholar, has been named the first recipient of the Dr. April Allen Buck Endowed Research Scholarship. Buck, who passed away following a battle with cancer in 2017, was a human development professor who “believed strongly in education, and one of her biggest wishes was to have an impact on students and, through them, the world. She believed that engaging students in research at the undergraduate level developed the talents and skills that would enhance their future impact,” said Assistant Professor of Human Development Tamar Shovali. The award provides funding for research expenses to Eckerd College students engaged in human development research. Carley said she’ll use the $1,452 award to supplement research costs and fund conference trips to present her research on a growing interest area. America’s opioid epidemic is causing a rise in another phenomenon—grandparents raising grandchildren or grandfamilies, Carley explained. She began her research during the summer with the help of Shovali to study the educational outcomes of students in grandparent guardian homes. “Specifically, I am looking at the implications of grandfamilies within school systems in relation to the modern technology advancement in academia that has added to the generational tech divide,” Carley added. “I want to see how people will perceive the outcomes for both grandparents and grandchildren in these family dynamics that have to navigate the school system.” The senior hopes to present her completed research at the Student Mentoring Conference in Gerontology and Geriatrics and at Eckerd’s annual Research Symposium.
www.SWLLinfo.com Spring Registration is now OPEN – Register Today! Games start in February All levels of play from Ages 4 to 16 Fields in St. Pete Beach, Tierra Verde and Treasure Island
THANK YOU to our community sponsors! Achieva Credit Union | Tampa Bay Rays Maher Chevrolet | Sea Dog Brewing Co. Bella’s Bakes, Cakes and Bagels Pasadena Car Care Center | Mastry’s Brewing Co. DeRusso’s Pizzeria | The Loyst family Support your local Little League. For sponsorship opportunities go to www.SWLLinfo.com or call Jeff at 727-421-4225.
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ACUPUNCTURE
By Nanette Wiser
Everything Old Is New Again
Traditional Chinese medicine is introducing millions of Americans to some good news for anxiety, pain and treatment for certain conditions. By applying acupuncture to certain points on the body, it is thought to improve the flow of energy known as Qi, which improves energy flow between the 2,000+ acupuncture points along pathways or meridians, which disease often blocks. If you choose to see an acupuncturist, discuss it with your doctor first and find a practitioner who is licensed as having proper training and credentials, such as Ancient Healing. What does acupuncture feel like? Acupuncture is the practice of penetrating the skin with thin, solid, metallic needles which are then activated through gentle and specific movements of the practitioner’s hands or with electrical stimulation. Most people report feeling minimal pain as the needle is inserted. Needles may be heated during the treatment or mild electric current may be applied to them. How does acupuncture affect the body? Acupuncture points are believed to stimulate the central nervous system. This, in turn, releases chemicals into the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These biochemical changes may stimulate the body’s natural healing abilities and promote physical and emotional well-being.
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) studies have shown that acupuncture is an effective treatment alone or in combination with conventional therapies to treat anxiety, IBS, nausea caused by surgical anesthesia and cancer chemotherapy, dental pain after surgery, addiction, headaches, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, osteoarthritis, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, asthma and may help with stroke rehabilitation. Fur babies benefit too: Vets use acupuncture on animals with increasing success, calming them before a procedure or relieving pain or helping deal with certain conditions, including Dr. Green at Medicine River Animal Hospital and Dr. Tiffany Rimer on Corey Ave., in St. Pete Beach. Getting started: Discuss acupuncture with your doctor first. Acupuncture is not for everyone. Discuss all the treatments and medicines (dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter) you are taking. If you have a pacemaker, are at risk for infection, have chronic skin problems, are pregnant, or have breast or other implants, be sure to tell your doctor. Acupuncture may be risky to your health if you fail to mention these matters. Do not rely on a diagnosis of disease by an acupuncture practitioner. If you have received a diagnosis from a doctor, you may wish to ask him or her whether acupuncture might help. Consider costs and insurance coverage. Before starting treatment, ask the acupuncturist about the number of treatments needed and how much the treatments will cost. Some insurers cover the cost of acupuncture while others do not. PN
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By Caron Schwartz $500. Tickets may be purchased online: stpeteartsalliance.org/ arts-alliance-events/. For information contact John Collins at John@StPeteArtsAlliance.org.
MUSEs inspire St. Pete MUSE will celebrate artistic inspiration 7 pm Friday, Feb. 28, at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. The seventh annual benefit for the arts will recognize the wealth of culture in our City of the Arts, and pay tribute to those who led St. Petersburg to its standing as an international arts destination. Join us for a night of provocative musings and muses. No long speeches or rubber chicken dinner here – instead you’ll enjoy gourmet bites, crafted cocktails and decadent dessert bars. And, of course, the annual recognition of artists and those who support the arts in our community. Help us continue theatrical tradition by wearing your theatrical mask and leaving inhibitions behind. Guests will also enjoy the museum’s exhibit “The Art of the Stage, Picasso to Hockney.” The exhibition features more than 100 studies for scene, costume, curtain, and program designs, as well as maquettes and costumes by artists from the 19th century to the present day. MUSE sponsorship helps the Arts Alliance facilitate the St. Petersburg Second Saturday ArtWalk; produce the SHINE Mural Festival; publish ArtBeat, the only countywide e-newsletter with calls for arts and other cultural news; provide after-school arts education awards; and present arts business programs. This is a fundraiser, so tickets are $125 and sponsorships begin at
And the winners are: Arts Ambassador: Duncan McClellan, glass artist and owner of Duncan McClellan Gallery. Patron of the Arts: Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky, volunteers and philanthropists. Performance Arts: Suzanne Pomerantzeff, co-founder of the Academy of Ballet Arts, owner of Dance Academy Central. Literary Arts: Lillian Dunlap and Jaye Sheldon, co-founders of Your Real Stories. Visual Arts: YaeL Kelley, Historic Kenwood oil painter.
The program, sponsored by Neiman Marcus, invites high school students to learn the fundamentals of design, construction and runway presentation from experienced artists and designers. Using non-traditional materials, students are invited to think creatively to produce wearable works of art inspired by Salvador Dalí’s work. Date: Feb. 6 at 6pm Location: Neiman Marcus, International Plaza, 2223 N. Westshore Blvd. in Tampa. Tampa, FL 33607 The store will be closed to the public for the event so please enter through the porte-cochere at the first-floor men’s entrance. Cost: $50 (proceeds benefit The Dalí Museum’s educational programming) Refreshments: Complimentary drinks donated by Neiman Marcus, complimentary hors-d’oeuvres donated by BRIO, International Plaza.
Not sure if glass blowing is for you? Get inspired by Luminaries of Glass, the first exhibition of the year at Duncan McClellan Gallery, 2342 Emerson Avenue S, St. Petersburg. The show features work by Richard Jolley, Deanna Clayton and Lisabeth Sterling. Rub elbows with the artists at the group glass art exhibition opening, Saturday, Jan. 11 from 5 - 9:30 pm. Jolley will show you how it’s done during glass-blowing demonstrations from 6:15 - 8 pm, and live jazz will start at 8 pm Bespoke jewelry designer Sharon Meyer will premiere her new designs as well. The event is free with a cash bar on the premises. For more information see Dmglass.com.
Surrealistic eye for the Neiman guy (and gal) The Dalí Museum and Neiman Marcus invite you to The Dalí Benefit Fashion Show, where you’ll feast your eyes on Neiman Marcus fashions and surreal works of wearable art created by teen designers during their stint at the 2019 Fashion Design at the Dalí. And the winners are: ● Best Use of Materials: Brielle Hernandez Infanta Marguerita ● Best Dalinian Interpretation: Lexi Evagelista Average Bureaucrat ● Most Wearable: Joy Chen - Girl with Curls ● Best Runway Presentation: Jonell Maldonado Hallucinogenic Toreador ● Best in Show: Connor Totten - Ghost of Vermeer
St. Pete’s MFA acquires Wiley A mind, er, glass-blowing experience! DMG School Project is now offering weekly glass blowing classes -- no experience needed. DMG School Project brings an unparalleled hands-on glass making experience to St. Petersburg. This class is an excellent opportunity to learn the basics of glass making and have an unforgettable experience. Instructors draw from years of experience and practice to provide you with the best guidance possible as you discover this unique art form. Don’t miss the chance to work with this exciting material and create glass art of your very own. For more information or to enroll see dmgschoolproject.org/product/ experience-glass-blowing/.
The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg snagged a unique find when it acquired a work by Kehinde Wiley, who is known for his monumental portraits, including President Barack Obama’s presidential portrait. With its hand-carved frame, Leviathan Zodiac (The World Stage: Israel) stands almost 10 feet tall with luminous hues, rich details, and deep symbolism. The painting was purchased with funds donated by the MFA support group, Collectors Circle, and arts supporter Jim Sweeny as part of the group’s 25th anniversary in 2020. The MFA is the only Tampa Bay museum to have a Wiley in its collection.
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ART NEWS SPARK Original Musical Ensemble Saturdays, Jan. 25 – May 2, 11 am - 2 pm, $360 Students in grades 6-12 will collaborate with a professional teaching artist and music director to create and perform an original musical inspired by the music and culture of the roaring ’20s.
Winter break is over, it’s back to school Enrollment is now open for American Stage Education’s youth classes during spring 2020. Classes begin on Jan. 25 and are available to students in grades K-12. Youth classes take place at American Stage, 163 3rd Street North, St. Petersburg, and are taught by some of the Tampa Bay area’s most accomplished professional actors, directors and theatre artists. Interested students and their parents can visit americanstage. org/classes to enroll, or call 727-823-1600 ext. 204 for more information. Financial aid is available, with applications due Jan. 8. When I Grow Up Saturdays, Jan. 25 – May 2, 11 am - 1 pm, $270 Children in grades K-2 will explore some of the possibilities that the future holds and create an original story as an ensemble. This class will dig into fundamental actors’ tools as well as story structure and ensemble collaboration. Through the Looking Glass Saturdays, Jan. 25 – May 2, 11 am - 1 pm, $280 Students in grades 3-5 will bring the stories and characters of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland to life in their own mini-stage adaptation. Students will explore actors’ tools including body, voice, mind, and imagination, as well as learn to structure a story and work in an ensemble.
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SPARK Improv Sundays, Jan. 26 – May 3, 2 - 4 pm, $290 Students in grades 6-12 will explore the basics of working as a troupe, hone their creative voices, and collaborate to develop honest, impromptu scene work in multiple genres of improv.
Attn. parents: Don’t let your kids have all the fun! American Stage also offers Adult Master Classes, providing opportunities for theatre artists to develop and thrive. Classes begin Monday, Jan. 27. For more info americanstage.org/education or call 727-823-1600 x213. PLAYWRITING with Natalie Symons! Elevate writing technique in this eight-week program designed for writers and actors. Participants will learn basic scene structure and character development, do weekly writing assignments, and establish a regular writing schedule. The class will culminate in a staged reading of student work for friends, family, and limited guests. Mondays, Jan 27 – March 16, 7 pm – 9 pm, $215 Staged reading: March 16 DIRECTING with Benjamin Ismail For actors, directors, playwrights
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and filmmakers. Focus on script analysis and preparation, blocking and movement, business, uses of improvisation, working with actors, rhythm and tempo, theatrical organization and integration of all aspects of technical theatre. Format consists of lecture and scene presentation. Mondays, Jan. 27 – March 16, 7 pm – 9 pm, $225 Final Performance: March 16 Starting in April: CONTEMPORARY SCENE STUDY Plunge into scene work using in-depth text analysis focusing on contemporary text. Through concentrated partner work, discover techniques professional actors use to develop character and make bold, dynamic choices. SOLO STORYTELLING Learn the basic elements of telling a narrative story, how to take a crowd by surprise and make them care, how to be real and truthful on stage, and how to discover and communicate the real meaning behind experience. Classes will include verbal and written exercises, examples of performances, and various techniques and approaches to prepare for a performance.
succeed. Session topics include: 1.) Defining Your Goal Developing Your Arts Business Brand 2.) Before You Market, Protect Your Creative Expression 3.) Pricing & Budgeting for Your Artwork and Business 4.) Award Opportunities (and Grants) for Individual Artists 5.) Social Media, Email Marketing and Media Releases 6.) Approaching, Marketing, Developing and Maintaining Customer Relationships Participants will also have access to supplemental non-credit workforce training courses. ● Essentials of Marketing ● Improving Writing Skills in the Workplace ● Learn to Effectively Communicate Dates: Jan. 21 - Feb.. 25, 6 - 8 pm Location: SPC Downtown Campus, 244 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, Tuition: $399 Registration closes Jan. 20. Tuition scholarships are available -- email Tracy@stpeteartsalliance.org for an application.
Call for Artists Valentwe’en 2020 St. Petersburg College Workforce Institute -- it’s not just for hard sciences and technical training SPC Arts Business Academy is a professional development course geared toward emerging artists, musicians, and writers. If you want to transform your talent or avocation into your arts business, this certificate course will give you the confidence and tools to
ArtLofts Gallery in downtown St. Pete is accepting submissions for Valentwe’en 2020: Jeepers, Creepers, Where’d You Get Those Peepers? This juried show is open to artists of all backgrounds working in all media. Valentwe’en is a Valentine’s Day-Hallowe’en mash-up also known as “Second Hallowe’en.”
By Caron Schwartz Themes should run along the lines of gothic romance merged with humor (think Addams Family). Since it’s 2020, artists are encouraged to produce art with a special focus on eyes. Dr. Paul Bearer will be our MC and judge for the show. Please send images for consideration to Brandy Stark at Stark_brandy@Hotmail.Com by Jan. 25. There is a $5 entry fee for each accepted work.
Agatha Christie. She is a playwright, director, storyteller, actress, and arts educator having performed on stages worldwide. Light refreshments will be served. Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased at the door or church office. For more information, please call the office, 727-360-5508, or visit pagchurch.org. The church is located at 107 16 Ave, St. Pete Beach.
Awards are for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, a Most Spirited Award, and a People’s Choice Award. Artists are responsible to sell works, collect money and get art to patron. There is no commission fee - what you earn is yours.
The TROCKS rock Clearwater The Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre presents Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 8 pm
Nan Colton channels Louisa May Alcott Everyone’s favorite one-woman actor, Nan Colton, will portray Louisa May Alcott at Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 2:00 pm Alcott’s body of work introduced readers to educated, strong heroines. In addition to her timeless novel, “Little Women,” she worked as a Civil War nurse, fought against slavery, and registered women to vote. This will be Ms. Colton’s fourth appearance at the church, where she has portrayed Catherine the Great, Mrs. Thomas Edison and
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo was founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts to present a playful view of classical ballet in parody form. Les Ballets Trockadero first performed in the late-late shows in Off-Off Broadway lofts. The TROCKS, as they are affectionately known, quickly garnered critical acclaim for their knowledge of dance, comic approach, and proving that men can, indeed, dance en pointe without falling flat on their faces. Tickets, which go on sale Jan. 29 at 10, range from $39 to $75 and are available at the Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office, 1111 McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater, by calling 727.791.7400 or visiting RuthEckerdHall.com.
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Behold a Child is part of Angus Macaulay’s new body of work that will be on display at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts. Every picture tells a story... By Caron Schwartz When I look at the artwork I’ve collected over the years, I always think of who created it and why I “had” to have it.
Come up to see the James Museum’s etchings Spirit Lines: Helen Hardin Etchings features all 23 first editions of the Santa Clara Pueblo artist’s collection of copperplate etchings completed from 1980 to 1984. This is the museum’s first major exhibit by a female artist. Helen Hardin was the daughter of Santa Clara Pueblo artist Pablita Velarde and Albuquerque Chief of Public Safety Herbert Hardin. In the Santa Clara Pueblo community, Hardin was known by her Tewa name, Little Standing Spruce (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh) but because of her Anglo father she was also known as Helen Hardin. During her childhood, mixed-race children were not accepted by the Santa Clara community. Although never embraced by her Native American community, most of Hardin’s work features the secret spiritual symbols representing Tewa mythology. James Museum members are invited to a reception celebrating the opening of Spirit Lines: Helen Hardin Etchings. Friday, Jan. 10 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Bring a nonmember guest for $15. The James Museum, 150 Central Ave., St. Petersburg Anne Frank revisited Let Me Be Myself: The Life Story of Anne Frank opens at the Florida Holocaust Museum Jan. 25. The exhibit tells the story of Anne Frank in a modern way, addressing current-day issues of identity, exclusion, and discrimination. Anne’s experiences connect deeply with today’s youth as they grow and learn that all actions and words matter. An exhibition opening event and dessert reception will take place at the museum on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7:00 p.m. It’s free for museum members, $9 general admission. Seating is limited so RSVPs are required. Click to bookwhen.com/floridaholocaustmuseum/e/ev-seos-20200125190000 or call 727-820-0100 x301. The Florida Holocaust Museum, 55 5th St S, St. Petersburg. 44
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In 2017 I met Angus Macaulay at the inaugural ArtJones, the open studio event in Gulfport. His work spoke to me, although I didn’t buy anything at the time. It continued to haunt me, especially a canvas that was unfinished. When ArtJones returned in 2018 I wanted to see what Angus was up to. Unfortunately, a dear aunt died last November, and I spent the ArtJones weekend in New York attending her funeral. In 2019, ArtJones dawned warm and sunny. I rode my scooter all over, taking in the magnificent talent we have in Gulfport. Then I headed out to Angus’s St. Petersburg studio. I felt just as blown away as I had before. The work is expressive, emotional, sometimes representational, sometimes dreamy. I am drawn into Angus’s art as into a whirling vortex, full of questions and insights. I asked him about the unfinished painting I had fallen in love with two years ago. He expressed surprise that I could recall so many details about the painting, long since finished and sold. “Your work is … memorable,” I realized. I did buy a painting that day and fall into its mystery every time I look at it. Don’t take my word for it. Angus has won almost a dozen awards in the last three years at shows both in Florida (Naples, Bonita Springs, Gainesville, and others) and Chicago and New York. Angus Macaulay’s memorable artwork will be on display at the Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Feb. 29 and March 1 at the Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa.
Arts & Leisure PERFORMING ARTS Amalie Arena 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa 813.301.6500 amaliearena.com January 3 – 5 – Jurassic World LIVE 11 – Winter Jam 15 – Céline Dion February 7 – Billy Joel 14 – Andrea Bocelli American Stage Raymond James Theatre 163 Third St. N, St. Petersburg 40th Anniversary Season 727.823.7529 americanstage.org January 4 – Whitney & Synia 11 – Improv Night – Music & Mayhem 22 – February 23 – Skeleton Crew
CATEGORIES: Venues are listed, alphabetically within category, in the following sequence of categories. Each listing includes address and web link, if available. Most web links are active when you are online at paradisenewsfl.com. PERFORMING ARTS MUSEUMS ART GALLERIES ART CENTERS & CLASSES HANDS-ON MUSEUMS FILM MUSIC OPERA DANCING | SOCIAL COMEDY ECO | ZOOS | AQUARIUMS FERRIES NATURE ON THE WATER CARD GAME | BINGO SERVICE | SOCIAL CLUBS MILITARY | POLITICAL CLUBS ATHLETIC CLUBS HEALTH NETWORKING TOASTMASTERS THRIFT SHOPS DOWNTOWNS SPIRITUAL TOURS MARKETS VOLUNTEER YOGA (Events are subject to change. Please visit website or call to confirm.)
Asolo Repertory Theatre 5555 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 800.361.8388 asolorep.org January 1 – 19 – Gruesome Playground Injuries 10 – March 8 – Murder on the Orient Express 24 – March 19 – The Lifespan of a Fact February 14 –March 21 – Into the Breeches! Bilheimer Capitol Theatre 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater 727.791.7400 utheckerdhall.com/capitol-theatre January 5 – The Black Honkeys Video Party 10 – Meat Loaf Presents BAT 14 – The Righteous Brothers 17 – Fleetwood Mac Tribute 18 – Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra 20, 21 – Jonny Lang 23 – Jesse Cook 24 – Engelbert Humperdinck 25 – The Robert Cray Band 26 – Kris Kristofferson 28 – Lyle Lovett 29 – Rita Rudner & Louie Anderson 30 – Gaelic Storm 31 – Rodney Crowell February 1 – Sinbad 7, 8 – Lucinda Williams 9 – Arlo Guthrie 13 – Los Lobos 14 – Paul Thorn 15 – Les Ballet Trockadero 16 – Don Felder 18 – Michael Feinstein 21 – Tom Papa 22 – Jim Messina 23 – Judy Collins 26 – UFO
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Bininger Theater Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg 727.867.1166 eckerd.edu/theatre Catherine Hickman Theater 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport 727.893.1070 gulfportcommunityplayers.org January 9 – 19 – Orange Belt Railroad 26 – Rat Pack Together Again Central Park Performing Arts Center 105 Central Park Dr., Largo 727.587.6793 largoarts.com January 9 – A Salute to Glen Campbell with the Les Paul/Mary Ford Tribute 10 – Allman Brothers Tribute 11 – Jim Stafford 12 – Legendary Ladies of Country Music Tribute 17 – The Brooklyn Bridge 18 – An Evening with Branford Marsalis 19 – The Buddy Holly Experience 24 – Eagles Tribute 25 – Motown Tribute 27 – The Fabulous Hubcaps 29 – Pizzazz Variety Show 31 – Bee Gees Tribute February 5 – The Brother Four w/the Limeliters 6 – King’s X 7 – Grandmaster Flash 8 – Neil Diamond Tribute 10 – Linda Ronstadt Tribute 13 – The Machine Performs Pink Floyd 14 – Almost ABBA Eight O’Clock Theatre 105 Central Park Dr., Largo 727.587.6793 eightoclocktheatre.com January 3, 4 – Ain’t Misbehavin’ February 28 – March 15 – Sunset Boulevard
Glenridge Performing Arts Center 7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota 941.552.5325 gpactix.com January 12 – Cynthia Sayer 19 – Ed Metz Jazz Trio 26 – Jason Farnham 29 – The Songwriters of the Harlem February 1 – Notes By/About Irving Berlin 9 – Jeff Rupert Jazz Quartet w/Veronica Swift Gulfport Community Players Back Door Theater 1619 49th St. S, Gulfport gulfportcommunityplayers.org Jannus Live 200 1st Ave. N, St. Petersburg 727.565.0550 jannuslive.com January 2 – Linkin Park Experience 3 – Highway to Hell 9 – Grace Potter w/Devon Gilfillian 18 – Queensryche 24 – Fortunate Youth & Passafire 31 – Citizen Cope February 5 – Jamey Johnson 6 – An Evening with Yacht Rock Revue 7 – Yonder Mountain String Band 8 – G. Love and the Special Sauce 9 – Lost Dog Street Band M.A.D. Theatre of Tampa (Music Acting Dance Theatre of Tampa) 813.386.6173 madtheatre.com MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Florida State Fairgrounds 4802 US Hwy. 301 N Tampa 813.740.2446 midflorida.com/amphitheatre
Francis Wilson Playhouse 302 Seminole St., Clearwater 727.446.1360 franciswilsonplayhouse.org January 16 – 26 – I Do! I Do! February 8 – The Fabulous 50s 20 – March 8 – Brigadoon freeFall Theatre Company 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.498.5205 freefalltheatre.com January 17 – February 16 – Marie and Rosetta 4 Things you can’t get back…. The Stone after it’s thrown. The Word after it’s said. The Occasion after it’s missed. The Time after it’s gone. - unknown
National Theatre Live Eckerd College Miller Auditorium 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg Performances in HD eckerd.edu/olli/theatre January 17 – Small Island February 21 – The Lehman Trilogy Patel Conservatory 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa Dance / Theater / Music / Adult Classes 813.222.1002 patelconservatory.org January 15 – Winter Cabaret 21 – Music Faculty New Works Recital February 13 – 16 – The Jungle Book, Kids!
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ON-GOING EVENTS Through Sunday, February 23 – Bassmi Exhibit Free, The Hermitage, 151 7th St. S, St. Petersburg. Bassmi’s work is in corporate and private collections and has been widely exhibited in the United States and abroad. The soaring spaces of The Hermitage really allow his paintings to be appreciated. 727.822.7872 moreanartscenter.org Through Sunday, March 1 – Spirit Lines: Helen Hardin Etchings 10 am – 5 pm daily/10 am – 8 pm Tuesdays, $10 – $20, The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, 150 Central Ave, St. Petersburg. This exhibition features all 23 first editions of the artist’s copper plate etchings, completed in Hardin’s last years. Accompanying the prints are select copper plates used to make the images, as well as an exploration of the etching process. 727.892.4200 thejamesmuseum.org
Through Wednesday, April 29 – Midnight in Paris: Surrealism at the Crossroads,1929 10 am – 5:30 pm daily/10 am – 8 pm Thursdays, $10 – $25, The Dalí Museum, One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. Immerses visitors in this particularly rich and vital creative era by examining the works, friendships and clashes of Jean Arp, André Breton, Luis Buñuel, Alexander Calder, Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, René Magritte, Joan Miró, Francis Picabia, Man Ray, Yves Tanguy and others. 727.823.3767 thedali.org
EVENTS CALENDAR Red titles denote Paradise News recommendations. Thursday, January 9 – LGBTQ Film Series – The Most Dangerous Year 7 pm, Free (donations accepted), Gulfport Public Library, 5501 28th Ave. S, Gulfport. In 2016 a small group of Washington State families with transgender children banded together to fight against a wave of anti-transgender legislation. Feel free to bring your own brown bag supper and beverages. 727.893.1074 facebook.com/GulfportLibraryFL Friday, January 10 through Sunday, January 12 – Glass Immersion Weekend with Richard Jolley 10 am – 8 pm Friday/10 am – 10 pm Saturday/10 am – 4 pm Sunday, $795, Duncan McClellan Gallery, 2342 Emerson Ave. S, St. Petersburg. This weekend will give you insight into the step by step process of glass blowing. All supplies, instruction and receptions included. 813.760.6600 dmglass.com Saturday, January 11 – Florida-Friendly Landscape Design Workshop 9:30 am, Free, Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Rd., Largo. Design basics, site analysis, group activities, selecting healthy plants. 727.582.2100 flbg.org Saturday, January 11 – Improv Night 7 pm, $10 – $25, American Stage, Raymond James Theatre, 163 Third St. N, St. Petersburg. Two shows. Endless laughter. A full evening of raucous comedy in an array of improv styles – from short-form games as seen on Whose Line Is It Anyway? – to UCB-style longform with rich and strange characters, to a fully improvised musical. 727.823.7529 americanstage.org
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Arts & Leisure Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center 4951 78th Ave. N, Pinellas Park pinellas-park.com/161/ Performing-Arts-Center January 4 – Elvis Tribute 11 – Tribute to CCR & Fogerty February 15 – Elton John Tribute Ruth Eckerd Hall 1111 N McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater 727.791.7400 rutheckerdhall.com January 5 – Elvis Birthday Bash 8 – TFO: Café Ole 10 – Air Supply 12 – The Bronx Wanderers 18 – Johnny Mathis 20 – The Kingston Trio 24 – Steve Martin & Martin Short 25 – Star Wars Episode VI Live 30 – Styx 31 – Stomp February 5 – TFO: Word on a String 9 – Mutts Gone Nuts 9 – TFO: Music of Bond 13 – Masters of Illusion 14 – Willie Nelson & Friends 15 – The Beach Boys 16 – Stayin Alive: Bee Gees Concert 16 – TFO: American Masters 20 – The Mersey Beatles 21, 22 – Dancing with the Stars Live! St. Petersburg City Theatre 4025 31st St. S, St. Petersburg 727.866.1973 spcitytheatre.org Oldest, continuously operating community theater in Florida since 1925 January 11 – March 13 – Project 2020 February 21 – March 14 – Mamma Mia Stageworks Theater 1120 E Kennedy Blvd., West Bldg., #151, Tampa 813.374.2416 stageworkstheatre.org February 7 – 23 – Morningside Straz Center 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa 813.229.7827 strazcenter.org January 3 – ABBAFAB 5 – Ivan Amodei 10 – TFO: Lush Life: Ellington & Strayhorn 11 – Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Youth America Grand Prix Gala 12 – Agleam Poetry 14 – DRUMLine Live!
15 – February 9 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream 17 – TFO: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 17 – 19 – Girls Night: The Musical 17 – Arts Legacy REMIX: MLK Commemoration: Power of Storytelling 18,19 – C.S. Lewis: The Screwtape Letters 21 – Shannon Wild: Pursuit of the Black Panther 24 – Iliza Shlesinger 26 – Discover Opera – Carmen 26 – That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody 27 – 30 – Open Rehearsals – Carmen February 3 – David Wilcox 7 – Friday Opera Mix-N-Mingle 7 – Trey McLaughlin & the Sounds of Zamar 7 – 9 – Georges Bizet’s Carmen 8 – Franco Escamilla 8 – Lippo The Clown 9 – Blippi Live! 12 – Eric D’Allessandro 14 – TFO: American Masters 14 – Andrea Bocelli Concert 14 – 16 – The Spouse Whisperer 15 – Marc Maron 18 – 23 – Mean Girls 20 – Black Violin Tarpon Springs Cultural Art Center 101 S Pinellas Ave, Tarpon Springs 727.942.5605 tarponarts.org February 14 – 23 – Bayou Radio Theatre Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs 727.942.5605 tarponarts.org January 18 – Depue Brothers Band 26 – ARIA February 2 – Tapestry, The Carole King Songbook 8 – Heart By Heart 16 – The Diamonds present Let’s Rock Broadway The Coliseum 535 4th Ave. N, St. Petersburg 727.892.5715 stpete.org/coliseum The Mahaffey Theater 400 1st St. S, St. Petersburg 727.300.2000 themahaffey.com January 5 – Romeo & Juliet 8 – Carpenters Remembered 9 – TFO Coffee: Café Ole 11 – TFO Pops: Ellington & Strayhorn 16 – The Doo Wop Project
18, 19 – TFO: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 22 – The Greatest Love of All 25 – Ira Glass 28 – Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live 29 – Evening of Excellence 2020 30 – TFO: The Wild West 31 – TFO: Sing Out Tampa Bay February 5 – Tapestry: A Tribute to Carole King 6 – TFO Coffee: World on a String 8 – TFO: Music of Bond…James Bond 13 – ABBA Mania 14 – Shen Yun The Palladium 253 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg 727.822.3590 mypalladium.org January 7 – Tampa Bay Symphony: Composition Contest Finals 8 – Palladium Chamber Players 10 – Dear Hank and John: Minotour 2020 11 – Randall Bramblett Band 12 – Palladium Jazz Awards 13 – The Chopin Project: Renana Gutman 24, 26, 28 – St. Petersburg Opera: Rigoletto February 5 – Palladium Chamber Players 6 – Steve Ross 9 – Chris McDonald’s Memories of Elvis 12 – A Tribute to Sir Elton John 15 – Boogie Woogie Blues Piano Stomp 18 – Chuchito Valdes Trio USF Yuengling Center 4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa 813.974.3004 yuenglingcenter.com February 7 – Mike Epps Van Wezel 777 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941.953.3368 vanwezel.org January 2 – Salute to Vienna 5 – Il Divo 7 – 12 – The Book of Mormon 13 – The Righteous Brothers 14 – Carpenters Remembered 15 – Bezhod Abduraimov 16 – The Naked Magicians 21 – A Tribute to Whitney Houston 22 – The Drifters, The Platters and Cornell Gunter’s Coasters 23 – Steve Martin & Martin Short 24 – 26 – Waitress 28 – Louie Anderson and Rita Rudner 29 – The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 30 – Kristin Chenoweth in Concert February 3 – Steve Solomon’s – My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy 4, 5 – Bandstand 8 – Lewis Black 9 – Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons 10 – Stayin’ Alive 12 – Chicago Symphony Orchestra 13 – Pirates of Penzance
15 – Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell 16 – Mandy Patinkin in Concert 18 – The Beach Boys 19 – Neil Berg’s 111 Years of Broadway 20 – An Evening with Michael Feinstein Singing Gershwin
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West Coast Players 21905 US 19 N, Clearwater 727.437.2363 wp2.wcplayers.org January 24 – February 9 – Forever Plaid
MUSEUMS Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum 2240 9th Ave. S, St. Petersburg One City Chorus – Mondays 7 pm woodsonmuseum.org Florida Holocaust Museum 55 5th St. S, St. Petersburg 727.820.0100 flholocaustmuseum.org Through January 5 – Loss and Affirmation: Illustrations and Drawings by William Pachner Through March 1 – Beaches, Benches and Boycotts: The Civil Rights Movement in Tampa Bay January 8 – Book Talk “Where Have All the Mangroves Gone” 25 – The Life Story of Anne Frank Opening Event & Dessert Reception 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day February 8 – To Life 20/20: A Vision For the Future 18 – Beyond the Green Bench: A Community Conversation
Gulf Beaches Historical Museum 115 10th Ave., St. Pete Beach 727.552.1610 gulfbeachesmuseum.com Only museum dedicated to the preservation of history of the local barrier islands. Preserving island history for tomorrow’s generation!
Henry Plant Museum 401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa 813.254.1891 plantmuseum.com January 16 – Music in the Museum 17 – February 29 – Gasparilla: A Tampa Tradition February 20 – Music in the Museum
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Lush Life: Ellington & Strayhorn The music and story of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, who collaborated on some of the most beloved jazz standards of all time.
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 400 N Ashley Dr., Tampa 831.221.2222 fmopa.org
Gulfport History Museum 5301 28th Ave. S, Gulfport Free Admission 727.201.8687 gulfporthistoricalsociety.org
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Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 Art and ballet take center stage in a special concert inspired by the theater. Featuring the Museum of Fine Arts, the Tampa City Ballet, and original art by Geff Strik, as Michael Francis conducts Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov and Stravinsky. Fri, Jan 17, 8 pm, Straz Center Sat, Jan 18, 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater Sun, Jan 19, 2 pm, Mahaffey Theater
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Events Saturday, January 11 – Passport Event 2020 8 am – 2 pm, Regular passport fees, Downtown Clearwater Courthouse, Downtown St. Petersburg Judicial Building and North Count Branch. First-time passport applicants, citizens with expired passports (over 15 years from the issue date), and minors needing to renew their passports are encouraged to take advantage of this event. Passport photos will be available for $15. mypinellasclerk.org Saturday, January 11 – Second Saturday ArtWalk 5 – 9 pm, Free, including trolley. Art districts throughout the city of St. Petersburg. An evening of art, opening receptions and galleries galore. Free trolley offers transport between the different districts. stpeteartsalliance.org/artwalk Saturday, January 11 – The Southern Gothic 7:30 pm, $15/$20, Safety Harbor Art & Music Center, 706 2nd St. N, Safety Harbor. Since 2007, The Southern Gothic original members have been bringing their unique brand of sun-baked, road-worn country, southern rock & soul to countless stages and fans across the US. 727.725.4018 safetyharborartandmusiccenter.com
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Saturday, January 11 – Wozzeck (Berg) 12:55 pm, $25, Metropolitan Opera: HD Live, Eckerd College, Miller Auditorium, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts William Kentridge’s new production of Alban Berg’s expressionistic masterpiece, Wozzeck, regarded for its intense emotional power and brilliant score as one of the most significant operas of the 20th century. 727.864.7600 eckerd.edu/olli/opera Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12 – Corey Area Craft Festival 10 am – 5 pm, Free, Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach. A variety of jewelry, pottery, ceramics, photography, painting, clothing and much more, all handmade in America, will be on display. An expansive Green Market with plants, orchids, exotic flora, handmade soaps, gourmet spices and freshly popped kettle corn. artfestival.com Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12 – Crafty Fest 11 am – 5 pm, Free, Art Pool Galleries, 2030 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. This market with an artsy slant includes local arts, Etsy crafters, vintage and retro goods, jewelry and plants. artpoolrules.com Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12 – Orchid Show and Sale 10 am – 4 pm, $5, Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th St. N, Seminole. Browse thousands of orchids for sale from quality vendors and enjoy the beautiful orchid displays. Learn about orchid culture from experts. biddison22@aol.com 727.239.2700 fwcos.org Saturday, January 11 through Monday, January 20 – The Sunshine City Film Festival Various times, prices and venues in St. Petersburg. One of the premier film festivals that highlights some of the best independent filmmakers in the local Tampa Bay area and other parts of the country. sunshinecityfilmfestival.com This New Year find inspiration around you, and motivation within you, to be all that you can be. ~ Kate Summers
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Arts & Leisure Heritage Museum 100 Beekman Ln., Tarpon Springs tarponarts.org History and culture of the Greek community January 12 – Back to the 60s – One More Time 21 – A History of the Saffords Imagine Museum 1901 Central Ave., St. Petersburg imaginemuseum.com Contemporary American Studio Glass Weekly ArtWorks Imagine THAT! – 3rd Saturday each month Every Saturday – Imagined Realities Thursdays $5 after 5 pm John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota 941.359.5700 ringling.org Mondays: Free admission all day Thurs – Art After 5 Fri – ROAR – Ringling Order of Art Readers Fri & Sat – Bayfront Garden Tours First Sat – Kid’s Quest, Family Workshop Through February 16 – Sun Xun: Time Spy January 2 – Deck the Halls @ Ca’d’Zan 11 – Artist Talk with Sun Xun 15 – Conversation with Yin Mei 23 – Museum Moves: Zumba! February 20 – Drum Circle Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art 600 E Klosterman Rd, Tarpon Springs 727.712.5762 leeparattner.org January 26 – Gallery Talk: Louisa Chase Museum of Fine Arts 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg 727.894.4638 mfastpete.org Thursdays $10 after 5 pm Museum Minis, Explore More! Family Days, Fall Camps Through January 5 – “The Grasshopper and the Ant” and Other Stories Through March 22 – Explore the Vaults: Visions of France Through April 5 – Ancient Theater and the Cinema Through April 9 – Midnight in Paris 1929 January 8 – Coffee Talk w/Nan Colton: Explore the Vaults: Visions of France 9 – Electra 26 – The Florida Orchestra Takeover February 1 – Cutting Edge with Philomena Marano 7 – Theater in the Classical World with Bill Zewadski 8 – pARTy of the STrAnGE
11 – Designing the Stage with Katherine Pill 12 – Coffee Talk w/Nan Colton: Dora Maar – Picasso, the Drama and the Tears 20 – Dionysus and his World 26– Seventh Annual MUSE Awards Safford House Museum 23 Parkin Ct., Tarpon Springs Restored Victorian home built in 1883 tarponarts.org St. Petersburg Museum of History 335 2nd Ave. NE, St. Petersburg 727.894.1052 spmoh.com Tampa Bay Automobile Museum 3301 Gateway Centre, Pinellas Park Unique collection of vintage cars and vehicles. 727.579.8226 tbauto.org Tampa Bay History Center 801 Old Water St, Tampa 813.228.0097 tampabayhistorycenter.org Tampa Museum of Art 120 W St. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa 813.259.1720 tampamuseum.org Saturday – Art Spot for Families Through January 5 – Robert Rauschenberg Through January 26 – Purvis Young: 91 Through January 26 – Haitian Vodou Flags Through March 15 – The Making of a Museum February 5 – Midday Opera Tarpon Springs Railroad Depot Historical Museum 160 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs Free admission 727.943.4624 tarponspringsareahistoricalsociety.org The Dalí Museum One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg 727.823.3767 thedali.org Sundays – Yoga at The Dali For Kids – DillyDally w/Dali, Mini Melodies, Little Surrealists Tour, & Story Time Through April 29 – Midnight in Paris 1929 January 2 – ArtFlix – Max Ernst 8 – Coffee w/a Curator 9 – Poetry at The Dalí 12 – Midnight in Paris: A Discussion with Curators 15 – Music in the Sphere of the Surrealists 16 – Opera at The Dalí 18 – Introduction to Creative Thinking 23 – Film: “Midnight in Paris” Under the Stars 30 – Surrealist Literary Game Night
February 1 – Les Années Folles: 1920s Cabaret 5 – Coffee w/a Curator 6 – ArtFlix – Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art 150 Central Ave, St. Petersburg 727.892.4200 thejamesmuseum.org Tuesdays $10 All day Through March 1 – Spirit Lines: Helen Hardin Etchings January 7 – Movie: Warrior Women (2018) 1 – Three Women. One Story & 1,000 Years of Native American Art 14 – Artist Talk | Rick Casali 21 – Live Music | Randy Wilson 22 – Indigenous Female Voices: Exploring Four Decades of Literature February 2 – Storytime Concert with The Florida Orchestra USF Contemporary Art Museum 3821 USF Holly Dr., Tampa usfcam.usf.edu January 17 – March 7 – Sponge Exchange 17 – March 7 – Flood Zone USF Contemporary Art Museum Institute for Research in Art 4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa ira.usf.edu USF Graphic Studio 3702 Spectrum Blvd., Ste 100, Tampa Free admission 813.974.3503 graphicstudio.usf.edu/GS/gs_about.html
ART GALLERIES Art Fusion Galleries 106 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.827.7195 artfusiongalleries.com ARTicles Art Gallery & Custom Framing 1445 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.898.6061 articlesstpete.com Second Saturday ArtWalk ARTpool Gallery 2030 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.324.3878 artpoolrules.com January 11, 12 – Crafty Fest February 8, 9 – Crafty Fest Brenda McMahon Gallery 2901 Beach Blvd. S #104 Gulfport 518.692.7742 brendamcmahongallery.com Local & regional artists Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. – Maria Robinson
Chasen Galleries 1830 S. Osprey Ave., Sarasota 941.260.5787 chasengalleries.com/sarasota January 16 – 26 – The World of Peter Max Retrospective
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Events Sunday, January 12 – Back to the 60s – One More Time 2 pm, $11 Member/$14 Non-member, Heritage Museum, 100 Beekman Ln., Tarpon Springs. This intimate sing-along will feature songs by Carole King, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Glen Campbell and others. tarponarts.org Sunday, January 12 – Jaimee Harris in Concert 5 pm, $18, Craftsman House, 2955 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Jaimee has been hailed as “the next queen of Americana-Folk.” She is often described as an edgier Emmylou Harris. Her musical mentor Jimmy LaFave called her his new favorite. 727.323.2787 craftsmanhousegallery.com Monday, January 13 – Senior Solos Meeting and Pot Luck Lunch 1 pm, $2 plus a dish/$5 without a dish, 1:30 pm, Pinellas Park Senior Center, 7625 59th St. N, Pinellas Park. A social group of single folks 55+. Wally 727.544.7183 or loisjolley@aol.com Monday, January 13 – The Chopin Project: Renana Gutman 7:30 pm, $30, The Palladium, 253 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Internationally acclaimed pianist Renana Gutman will be “chasing” Chopin as she presents works by Chopin and the composers he influenced including Gabriel Faure, Claude Debussy, Alexander Scriabin, and others with elegant commentary that weaves their music and their stories. 727.822.3590 mypalladium.org Tuesday, January 14 – Florida’s Mangroves 7 pm, Free, Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg. Learn the value of mangrove forests and their role in coastal ecosystems. 727.893.7326 stpeteparksrec.org/boydhillpreserve Tuesday, January 14 – The Righteous Brothers 7:30 pm, $49 – $79, Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. With a string of #1 classics, including the most played song in radio history, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” The Righteous Brothers topped the charts for four decades. 727.791.7400 rutheckerdhall.com/capitol-theatre Thursday, January 16 – The Doo Wop Project 7:30 pm, $35 – $55, The Mahaffey Theater, 400 1st St. S, St. Petersburg. Take a journey through the influence Doo Wop has left on the American music scene. 727.300.2000 themahaffey.com Friday, January 17 – City of Gulfport Arbor Day 3:45 pm, Free, Tomlinson Park, 19th Ave. S & 54th St. S, Gulfport. Celebrate trees and their importance to the environment. Learn about the free seedlings from the Gulfport Recreation School Year Childcare Program. The Gulfport Teen Council will serve refreshments. Free Live Oak and Crape Myrtle seedlings will be available to guests while supplies last. 727.893.1118 mygulfport.us Friday, January 17 – Small Island 12:55 pm, $25, National Theatre Live, Eckerd College, Miller Auditorium, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK. eckerd.edu/olli/theatre Saturday, January 18 – Identification of Florida Turtles 10 am, Free, Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. Attendees will learn basic identification techniques that will enhance their ventures into the field. This talk is recommended for adults and youth ages 8 and up. 727.453.6500 weedonislandpreserve.org
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Arts & Leisure Duncan McClellan Gallery 2342 Emerson Ave. S, St. Petersburg 813.760.6600 dmglass.com Second Saturday ArtWalk January 10 – 12 – Glass Immersion Weekend with Richard Jolley
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Dunedin Fine Art Center 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin 727.298.3322 dfac.org More than 100 classes offered Scholarships available January 19 – February 9 – Miniature Art Show February 21, 22 – Trashy Treasure
Heart of Pinellas Decorative Artists (HPDA) 2nd Saturday except December Faith Community Church, 1501 Walker Ave. N, Seminole. Local chapter of National Society of Decorative Painters jen.hoffer98@gmail.com 727.687.2403 hpdafl.com Painters of all levels are welcome
Florida CraftArt Gallery 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.821.7391 floridacraftart.org Second Saturday ArtWalk Mural Walk on Saturdays
Morean Arts Center 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.822.7872 moreanartscenter.org Glass Studio & Hot Shop, Classes and Galleries Second Saturday ArtWalk Saturdays @ The Morean for Families
Grand Central Fine Art NEW 3920 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.289.2089 Gulf Coast Artists Alliance 727.738.8010 gcaa-fl.org Two Locations in St. Petersburg St. Pete Artworks / Avenue 5 Studios Leslie Curran Gallery 1431 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.898.6061 articlesstpete.com Second Saturday ArtWalk Red Cloud Indian Arts 214 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg 727.821.5824 redcloudindianarts.com Ringling College of Art & Design 2700 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941.359.7563 ringling.edu Stirling Studios & Art Gallery 730 Broadway (2nd Floor) Studio 12, Dunedin stirlingartstudios.com Syd Entel Galleries 27 Main St., Safety Harbor 727.725.1808 sydentelgalleries.com The Art Lofts Florida Craftsmen Galleries (2nd floor) 10 5th St. N, St. Petersburg 727.504.8788 theartlofts.com Second Saturday ArtWalk The Studio@620 620 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg 727.895.6620 thestudioat620.org January 3 – Smoke And Mirrors 8 – The Downtown Trio 10 – 29 – Through Our Eyes: Midtown And Beyond
Beach Art Center 1515 Bay Palm Blvd., Indian Rocks Bch. 727.596.4331 beachartcenter.org
Morean Center for Clay 420 22nd St. S, St. Petersburg 727.821.7162 moreanartscenter.org Fridays – Friday Night Clay Sundays for Families 1 – 3 pm Second Saturday ArtWalk Pinellas Park Art Society Park Station Building 5851 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park 727.360.4406 pinellasart.org January 25 – 4th Saturday Art Walk Safety Harbor Art & Music Center 706 2nd St. N, Safety Harbor 727.725.4018 safetyharborartandmusiccenter.com January 5 – Kids Writing Club 11 – The Southern Gothic 17 – Rising Appalachia 22 – Eric Tessmer 24 – The Talbott Brothers 25, 26 – NRBQ 29 – Literary Roast of Jim Morrison 30 – Tall Heights Society of Acrylic Painters Membership info / exhibit entry: isap-online.com 2808 Clinton St. S, Gulfport Studio Duvoe 727.271.5016 studioduvoe@yahoo.com facebook.com/gulfportart Creative play sessions and art parties for neurotypical and neurodiverse (Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, etc.) children and adults
SunTan Art Center at Don Vista Arts Center 3300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727.367.3818 suntanart.org Celebrating 50+ Years
MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry) 4801 E Fowler Ave., Tampa 813.987.6000 mosi.org Children’s science center Saunders Planetarium
Town Shores Art Guild 3210 59th St. S, Gulfport townshoresaart@gmail.com townshoresartguild.com Open to residents of Town Shores
The Pinball Arcade Museum 2313 Central Ave., St. Petersburg Play all day for $15 Proceeds benefit local charities
Treasure Island Art Guild treasureislandartguild.org Gallery Closed June, July, August Painting Workshops held weekly Wednesday – Anything Goes Thursday – Acrylic Painting Friday – Portrait Workshop – live model
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Veterans Art Center 6798 Crosswinds Dr. N, St. Petersburg 813.504.3092 vactb.org Provides opportunities for military and veterans to develop and showcase creative and artistic accomplishments
Sarasota Ballet 5555 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941.359.0099 sarasotaballet.org January 15 – Inside The Studio – Brandenburgs 31 – February 3 – Redefined Movement
Zen Glass Studio 600 27th St. S, St. Petersburg 727.323.3141 zenglass.com Offers glassblowing classes & workshops. Second Saturday ArtWalk St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District January 18 – Nude Night
St. Petersburg Ballet Conservatory 1500 58th St S, Gulfport 727.914.7257 stpeteballetconservatory.com Daily classes for young & adults, performances, facility rentals January 5 – The Sarasota Ballet Gala
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Glazer Children’s Museum 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa glazermuseum.org Created specifically for children 10 and under
Celebrating CommUNITY International Gay & Lesbian Film Fest tiglff.com
Great Explorations Children’s Museum 1925 4th St. N, St. Petersburg 727.821.8992 greatex.org Where education and fun come alive First Sunday of month open special hours for special needs families. January 31 – Night at the Brewseum Heritage Village 11909 125th St N, Largo 727.582.2123 pinellascounty.org/heritage Free 21-acre living history museum January 2 – 5 – Holidays at the Village 19 – Doc Anna: Swamp Doctor of Florida February 16 – Before Jamestown: Europeans, Africans, and Indians in La Florida Manatee Village Historical Park 1404 Manatee Ave. E (SR 64), Bradenton manateevillage.org Free open-air history museum
Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema Eckerd College Miller Auditorium 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg eckerd.edu/olli/ballet
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International Cinema Series Eckerd College, Miller Auditorium 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg 727.864.7979 eckerd.edu/internationalcinema LGBTQ Film Series Gulfport Public Library 5501 28th Ave. S, Gulfport Second Thursday of each month 7 pm. 727.893.1074 facebook.com/GulfportLibraryFL Sunscreen Film Festival Various locations throughout St. Petersburg. VIP & General Admission April 30 – May 3 sunscreenfilmfestival.com
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Events Saturday, January 18 – Nude Night 6 – 10 pm, $50, Zen Glass Studio, 600 27th St. S, St. Petersburg. Body painted nude models, live music, nude drawing workshops, an event photographer, and live glassblowing, as well as a new Garden of Eden themed show on display in the gallery. Refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres.727.323.3141 zenglass.com Saturday, January 18 – MLK Music and Culture Festival 11 am – 5 pm, Free, Albert Whitted Park, 480 Bayshore Dr. SE, St. Petersburg. Vendors and live entertainment right in the heart of the thriving downtown area. facebook.com/events/ 1164587653742302 Saturday, January 18 – Party Under the Lights 4 – 10 pm, 8th Ave., Pass-A-Grille, St. Pete Beach. Eat, watch the sunset, have a drink and dance in the street under the stars and under the lights. Music, food, vendors and friends. Saturday, January 18 – St. Pete Beer & Bacon Noon – 7 pm, Free, Vinoy Park, 701 Bayshore Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. Over 100 craft beers, cocktails, spirits & wine to sample. Over 60 bacon dishes from 15+ food vendors. Benefits Pet Pal Animal Shelter. stpetebeerandbacon.com Saturday, January 18 – Third Saturday Art & Gallery Walk 6 – 10 pm, Free, Beach Blvd., Gulfport. The streets are lined with artisans, entertainment and gourmet goodies. Shops, galleries and restaurants open late. visitgulfportflorida.com Saturday, January 18 – Tweed Ride 2 – 8 pm, $25 Members/$30 Non-members, St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club, 559 Mirror Lake Dr. N, St. Petersburg. A leisurely bike ride through downtown St Petersburg, wearing your finest tweed or other fashionable vintage. Escorted by the St. Pete Police. Tea and scones before the ride and a party after the ride. 727.822.2083 stpeteshuffle.com Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19 – St. Pete Beach Classic Weekend Race Times and registration fees vary, Sirata Beach Resort, 5300 Gulf Blvd, St. Pete Beach. Three free Kids’ Races, a 10K, 5K, 3.8 Mile Beach Fun Run and a Half Marathon separated by a couple post-race parties, free concert and a beach bonfire. stpetebeachclassic.com Sunday, January 19 – Doc Anna: Swamp Doctor of Florida 2 pm, Free, Heritage Village, Pinewood Cultural Park Auditorium, 12211 Walsingham Rd., Largo. Storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar shares the inspiring story of Dr. Anna Darrow, the second woman licensed to practice medicine in Florida. 727.582.2123 pinellascounty.org/heritage Sunday, January 19 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony 2 pm, Free, Pinellas Technical College, 3548 11th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Candle lighting ceremony. Reflections by Holocaust survivor Toni Rinde. RSVP jmelamut@idcfl.org Sunday, January 19 – Rave On! The Buddy Holly Experience 2 pm, $24.50 – $39.50, Central Park Performing Arts Center, 105 Central Park Dr., Largo. This electrifying, high-energy, rock n’ roll extravaganza features America’s premiere Buddy Holly interpreter, Billy McGuigan, who has played the role of Buddy Holly in more than 1,500 performances nationwide. 727.587.6793 largoarts.com
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Arts & Leisure MUSIC Clearwater Jazz Holiday clearwaterjazz.com October 15 – 18 New Horizons of Gulfport, Inc. Gulfport Senior Center 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport, Novice and Intermediate Bands mrjoemurphy@yahoo.com 727.656.1469 newhorizonsbandgulfport.org School of Rock St. Petersburg 2401 Central Ave., St. Petersburg Guitar, drum, singing, keyboard/piano lessons 727.871.7625 locations. schoolofrock.com/stpetersburg South Pasadena Community Band All-volunteer band 727.398.9639 southpasadenaband.com January 15 – Concert TI Community Center 16 – Concert S Pasadena City Hall St. Petersburg College Gibbs Campus Music Center, 6605 Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburg 727.341.4360 spcollege.edu/events January 24 – SPC Piano Series – Father Sean Duggan Suncoast Jazz Society Wednesdays 6:30 – 9 pm, Bilmar Beach Resort, 10650 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island 727.360.5531 sdjs.org Tampa Bay Symphony Performances in various locations 727.827.8087 tampabaysymphony.org The Florida Orchestra See venues for dates – Mahaffey Theater, Ruth Eckerd Hall & David Straz Performing Arts Center 50th Anniversary Season 727.662.7286 floridaorchestra.org TomKats Jazz Orchestra tomkatsjazzorchestra.com The Hangar Restaurant 540 First St. SE, St. Petersburg Every Monday – Jazz Jam 727.823.7767 aldowningjazz.com
OPERA Florida Opera Festival Straz Center for the Performing Arts 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa operatampa.org
Metropolitan Opera: HD Live Eckerd College Miller Auditorium 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg Live high-definition broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera 727.864.7600 eckerd.edu/olli/opera January 11 – Wozzeck (Berg) February 1 – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess St. Petersburg Opera Company 2145 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg 727.823.2040 stpeteopera.org Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings and Cocktails with the Maestro Various performance locations Sarasota Opera House 61 N Pineapple Ave., Sarasota 941.328.1300 sarasotaopera.org January 4 – Celebration Concert 12 – Azi Schwartz 18 – Welcome Concert February 1 – The Opera Gala 8 – March 21 – La Bohème 15 – March 20 – Romeo and Juliet St. Petersburg Opera Guild stpeteoperaguild.org The Matinee Opera Players 64th Way, Pinellas Park facebook.com/MatineeOperaPlayers Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center The Pinellas Opera League Socialize and be entertained First Wednesday each month October – June pinellasoperaleague@gmail.com pinellasoperaleague.com
DANCING | SOCIAL Gulfport Casino 5500 Shore Blvd. S, Gulfport More information on Casino events or rental availability 727.893.1070 mygulfport.us/recreation/casino Every Wednesday – Swing Every Tuesday – Ballroom Second Friday – Soul Night St. Petersburg Polish American Society 1343 Beach Dr. SE, St. Petersburg 972.741.3749 polishsociety.org Sunday, Dinner & Dancing: 2:15 – 3:30 pm – Dinner – $8 727.360.0584 for dinner reservations 3 – 6 pm – Dancing – $6 Members/$8 Non-members
The Blue Parrot Café 85 Corey Circle, St. Pete Beach Every Monday 727.368.9619 bluepstpb.com Every Monday – TomKats 18 Piece Jazz Orchestra The Coliseum 535 4th Ave. N, St. Petersburg 727.892.5715 stpete.org/coliseum Tea Dance – 1st & 3rd Wednesday, October through May
COMEDY American Stage Improv Raymond James Theatre 163 Third St. N, St. Petersburg 727.823.7529 americanstage.org/improv January 11 – Improv Night Coconuts Comedy Club Oldest (longest running) comedy club in Florida. 5501 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727.360.5653 (JOKE) coconutscomedyclubs.com Open Mike on Tuesdays Shows: Wed – Sat, 9 pm Spitfire Theater Improv Comedy Theater 1920 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg spitfiretheater.com
ECO | ZOOS | AQUARIUMS Alligator Attraction John’s Pass Village 12973 Village Blvd. A-D Madeira Beach 727.329.8751 kissagator.com Explore, learn & kiss a gator Boyd Hill Nature Preserve 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg 727.893.7326 stpeteparksrec.org/boydhillpreserve Tram Tours Saturdays, Guided Tours, Classes January 14 – Florida’s Mangroves February 1 – Raptor Fest 11 – Adventures with Swallow-tailed Kites Brooker Creek Preserve 3940 Keystone Rd., Tarpon Springs 727.453.6800 brookercreekpreserve.org Tram Tours Saturdays January 4 – Birds of Prey 11 – Photography Workshop 18 – Introduction to Plant Identification 19 – Sunday Bird Hike 25 – Identification of Florida Turtles
Clearwater Marine Aquarium 249 Windward Passage, Clearwater 727.441.1790 seewinter.com Rescue, Rehab and Release Home of Winter and Hope, stars of Dolphin Tale I & II Through January 6 – Sea of Lights Through January 6 – Winter’s Wonderland Florida Aquarium 701 Channelside Dr., Tampa 813.273.4000 flaquarium.org Voted Third Best Aquarium in the United States by USA Today Readers’ Choice 2018 January 16 – The Showcase 25 – Gasparilla Pirate Invasion Cruise
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Fort De Soto Park 3500 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde 727.552.1862 pinellascounty.org/park Mote Aquarium 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota 941.388.4441 mote.org Science, Education, Aquarium January 6 – The Ins and Outs of Animal Care 13 – The Wild Side of Manatee Research 19 – Farm to Fillet 20 – Insights in the lives of Sarasota Bay’s bottlenose dolphins 27 – The great white shark in the great white north February 2 – Interpretive Bay Walk & Talk 7 – Youth Making Ripples Film Festival 12 – Teen Science Café 18 – Coffee with a Scientist St. Petersburg Audubon Society St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club 559 Mirror Lake Dr. N, St. Petersburg 727.753.9731 stpeteaudubon.org 101+ Years Conservation Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month January 18 – Celery Fields Field Trip February 15 – Brooker Creek Preserve Field Trip
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St. Petersburg Shell Club Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th St. N, Seminole 727.867.6861 stpeteshellclub.org 1st Friday September thru May, 7 pm Seaside Seabird Sanctuary 18328 Gulf Blvd, Indian Shores 727.391.6211 seabirdsanctuary.com Largest non-profit wild bird hospital sanctuary. Free. Donations accepted. Tours. “I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.” - Coco Chanel ParadiseNewsFL.com | JANUARY 2020
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Events Sunday, January 19 through Sunday, February 9 – Miniature Art Show 10 am – 5 pm Monday – Friday/10 am – 2 pm Saturday, 1 – 4 pm Sunday, $5/$8/$10, Dunedin Fine Art Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. Over 800 works of art will be on display. Entries from around the world and across the country provide a wonderful diversity of subject matter and framing techniques. 727.298.3322 dfac.org Tuesday, January 21 – Nan Colton as Louisa May Alcott 2 pm, $10, Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church, 107 16th Ave., St. Pete Beach. Alcott’s body of work introduced readers to educated strong female heroines. In addition to her timeless novel. “Little Women,” she worked as a Civil War nurse, fought against slavery and registered women to vote. 727.360.5508 hpagchurch.org Wednesday, January 22 – Ikebana Annual Demonstration and Luncheon 10 am, $55 Members/ $65 Non-members, Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 Lake Carillon Dr., St. Petersburg. Features Valerie Eccleston, an Executive Master of the Ichiyo School. Following the demonstration, a delicious three-course luncheon will be served with the ever-popular basket raffle. 727.363.6888 ikebanastpetersburg.com Wednesday, January 22 – Practicing Grace While Living with Dementia 10 am – 1 pm, Oakhurst United Methodist Church, 13400 Park Blvd. N, Seminole. A dementia care workshop focused on applying spiritual wisdom to the care partner dynamic, using touch to enhance life with dementia and practicing words of affirmation to soften dementia changes. Lunch will be provided. RSVP vkcronin1@gmail.com or 727.492.3050 Thursday, January 23 – Film: “Midnight in Paris” Under the Stars 5 pm, Free, The Dalí Museum, One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. Sit beneath the stars to enjoy a screening of Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. Rated PG-13. 727.823.3767 thedali.org Friday, January 24 through Sunday, January 26 – Tampa Bay Home Show 10 am – 2 pm, Free, The Coliseum, 535 4th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. It’s a great day to meet over 50 local employers, and you could have a new job by the end of the day. tampabay.com/expos Saturday, January 25 – Gasparilla Parade of Pirates 2 – 5:30 pm, Free, Tampa. Begins at Bay to Bay Blvd. and Bayshore Blvd. and ends at Cass St. and Ashley Dr. Over 140 units, including more than 103 elaborate floats, 5 marching bands, over 50 distinct Krewes and those infamous YMKG pirates. gasparillapiratefest.com/main-festival/parade Saturday, January 25 – Gasparilla Pirate Invasion Cruise 9:30 am – 1 pm, $165, Florida Aquarium, 701 Channelside Dr., Tampa. Sail aboard the Bay Spirit II and get spectacular views of the invasion. Brunch, bar, DJ entertainment and dancing. 21+ only. 813.273.4000 flaquarium.org Saturday, January 25 – Let Me Be Myself: The Life Story of Anne Frank Opening Event and Dessert Reception 7 pm, Free for Members/$9 Non-members, Florida Holocaust Museum, 55 5th St. S, St. Petersburg. Making use of large-size pictures, the exhibition shows the story of Anne Frank from her birth in 1929 up to her death in the BergenBelsen concentration camp in 1945. 727.820.0100 flholocaustmuseum.org
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Arts & Leisure Weedon Island Preserve 1800 Weedon Dr. NE, St. Petersburg 727.453.6500 weedonislandpreserve.org January 10 – Beginners Guide to Vermicomposting 11 – Introduction to Plant Identification 12 – Sunday String Quartet 16 – Remembering Tocobaga 18 – Wading Bird Walk 18 – Identification of Florida Turtles 24 – Climate Change Walk & Talk 24 – Volunteer Archaeology Lab 25 – Heritage Monitoring Scouts February 29 – Investigations into the Archaeology of the Anclote River Region ZooTampa at Lowry Park 1101 W Sligh Ave., Tampa One mile west of I-275 (exit 48) 813.935.8552 zootampa.org
FERRIES Crossbay Ferry Connecting Downtown Tampa Aquarium Wharf to Downtown St. Petersburg Vinoy Basin, Tuesday through Sunday November through April 727.273.5932 thecrossbayferry.com Egmont Key Ferry Fort De Soto Bay Pier $12.50 Children/$25 Adults 727.398.6577 tampabayferry.com Pirate Water Taxi Hop On, Hop Off, 15 stops along the Hillsborough River and Tampa Riverwalk. Prices vary. 813.390.3711 piratewatertaxi.com Shell Key Ferry Fort De Soto Boat Ramp $10 Children/$20 Adults 727.398.6577 tampabayferry.com
NATURE Florida Botanical Gardens 12520 Ulmerton Rd., Largo Free. Friendly dogs welcome on leash. Open daily. Welcome Center is closed weekends & county holidays. 727.582.2100 flbg.org February 14 - Valentine’s Day Group Wedding Florida West Coast Orchid Society Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Rd., Largo fwcos.org 2nd Thurs, 7:30 pm. Visitors welcome. Educational classes 727.420.7230 January 11, 12 – Orchid Show and Sale
Garden Club of St. Petersburg 500 Sunset Dr. S, St. Petersburg 727.381.8920 gardenclubstpetersburg.org Ikebana International St. Petersburg Chapter 65 Chapel on the Hill Church – Evans Hall, 12601 Park Blvd., Seminole 3rd Monday, 10 am – 2 pm, September to May. Ikebana – centuries-old art of Japanese floral arranging. 727.363.6888 ikebanastpetersburg.com January 22 – Annual Demonstration and Luncheon 23 – Valerie Eccleston February 17 – Learn All About Kimono! Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 900 S Palm Ave., Sarasota 941.366.5731 selby.org January 4 – Rainforest Masks of Costa Rica – Opening Reception 7 – Borucan Mask Painting 9 – Inspired Abstraction in Watercolor & Mixed Media 22 – Nature Print Art Journal 27 – Florida Scenes in Watercolor 30 – Japanese Flower Arranging 31 – Pen & Ink for Drawing February 12 – Creative Travel Journaling Sunken Gardens 1825 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg Adult and Child Horticultural Workshops 727.892.5715 sunkengardens.org
ON THE WATER Adult Basic Sailing School Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Not-for-profit Sailing Club sailschoolregistration@sailbcyc.org sailbcyc.org Bay Sailors A sailing club for singles. Looking for a few good skippers with sailboats. For contact information visit baysailors.org Boating Skills & Seamanship USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 72 Safe Boating Program, 9 Classes Tuesday 7:30 – 9:30 pm, $60 1300 Beach Blvd. SE, St. Petersburg (US Coast Guard Base) 727.898.1324 tampabaysafeboating.com
St. Petersburg Sail & Power Squadron Safe Boating Program St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave. SE, St. Petersburg 727.550.1811 boating-stpete.org America’s Boating Course Free to attend, $45 materials 7-week course. Mon 7 – 9 pm Pre-registration required USCGAUX Safe Boating Program on SPB U.S. Coast Guard Aux Flotilla 78, 12-week continuous program Tuesdays, 7 pm Warren Webster Building, 1500 Pass-A-Grille Way, St. Pete Beach Up to 2 years to finish. $45, $60 couple Tom 727.367.1409 or Jim 727.360.4846 January 7 – Waterway Watch/ Trailering Your Boat 14 – Handling Your Boat 21 – Your “Highway” Signs 28 – Rules of the Nautical Road February 4 – Boating Safety 11 – Introduction to Navigation 18 – Powering Your Boat
CARD GAME | BINGO Pasadena Card Club 10 Park St N, St. Petersburg Duplicate Bridge Mon., Wed. Fri., 12:30 pm Contract Bridge & Pinochle Tues. & Thurs., Noon David 727.381.5944 pasadenacardclub.com St. Petersburg Bridge Club 9103 US 19N, Pinellas Park Games, Lessons, & Seminars Charlie 727.363.1136 or 544.5040 stpetebridge.org Treasure Island Community Center Bingo 106th Ave. & Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island Early Games start 6:45 pm Regular Games start 7:45 pm Presented by the Treasure Islettes Benefits local scholarships. Linda 727.270.3178
SERVICE | SOCIAL CLUBS FUN!! 2nd Saturday October thru April 9 am – noon, Pasadena Community Church 227 70th St S., St. Petersburg Sing songs you love Ages middle school on up bobd@pccumc.org
Gulfport Lions Club Community Civic Organization 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 6 pm Gulfport Lions Clubhouse 4630 Tifton Dr. S, Gulfport 727.871.1482 tbirdrob@yahoo.com Isle of Palms Civic Association Community Civic Organization 4th Tuesday 6 pm Dinner/Mixer Treasure Island Community Center Shelly Ritchie 860.480.3035 iopca.org Pass-A-Grille Shuffle Board January through March Tues/Thurs/Sat, 10 am – noon Pass-A-Grille Park 9 & 10th Ave. Member $20/yr, Open to Public. 779.348.4244 or 727.367.6937 Rotary Club of Gulf Beaches Tuesdays, Noon. Guests welcome. The Club at Treasure Island, 400 Treasure Island Causeway, Treasure Island 727.360.4350 gulfbeachesrotary.com Senior Solos 2nd Monday except July and August 1:30 pm, Pinellas Park Senior Center, 7625 59th St. N, Pinellas Park. A social group of single folks 55+. Wally 727.544.7183 or loisjolley@aol.com January 1 – Lunch at Carmelita’s, Pinellas Park 13 – Meeting and Pot Luck Luncheon Social Club of St. Petersburg Sons of Italy, 2500 34th St. S, St. Petersburg. Bocce, cards and social events. Open to the public on Mondays and for special events. majord1050@aol.com 727.323.2691 socialclubofsp.org Sparkling Clearwater Depression Glass Club 3rd Tuesday 6:45 pm Clearwater Garden Club 405 Seminole St, Clearwater clearwaterdepressionglassclub.org Stetson Tech Club Last Monday 3 – 5 pm Gulfport Senior Center 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport Join Stetson Law students for their Tech Tips Classes. RSVP 727.893.5671 St. Petersburg International Community of Astrologers (SPICA) 3rd Thursday monthly 7 – 9 pm Blissful Beginnings, 9365 US Hwy 19 N Suite B, Pinellas Park 727.347.4737
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Events Saturday, January 25 – The Robert Cray Band 8 pm, $36.50 – $56.50, Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Robert Cray has been bridging the lines between blues, soul and R&B for the past four decades and is considered one of the greatest guitarists of his generation. 727.791.7400 rutheckerdhall.com/capitol-theatre Sunday, January 26 – Discover Opera – Carmen 2 pm, Free, Straz Center, 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa. Managing Director and Chorus Master Robin Stamper and production directors provide insights about the performance and share entertaining anecdotes. A short performance featuring favorite arias will be followed by a champagne reception. 813.229.7827 strazcenter.org Sunday, January 26 – Rat Pack Together Again 1 pm, $25, Catherine Hickman Theater, 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport. This toast to the original Rat Pack takes you on a musical journey featuring the greatest hits from the legendary Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. mygulfport.us/recreation/calendar-of-events Sunday, January 26 – The Florida Orchestra Takeover 12:30 – 4 pm, Included in admission, Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. A series of musical events inspired by Art of the Stage. 727.894.4638 mfastpete.org Tuesday, January 28 – Tampa Bay Job & Career Fair 10 am – 2 pm, Free, The Coliseum, 535 4th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. It’s a great day to meet over 50 local employers, and you could have a new job by the end of the day. tampabay.com/expos Thursday, January 30 – Surrealist Literary Game Night 6 pm, $5 Members/$10 Non-members, The Dalí Museum One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. An evening of collaborative games using art, poetry and literature to explore the unconscious as a source of inspiration. A cash bar will be available. It’s sure to be hilarious, mysterious & provocative. 727.823.3767 thedali.org Thursday, January 30 – Tampa Bay Senior Expo 10 am – 3 pm, Free, The Coliseum, 535 4th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Free health screenings, investment guidance, travel news, retirement choices and a variety of educational seminars. tampabay.com/expos Friday, January 31 – Night at the Brewseum 7 – 10 pm, $45, Great Explorations Children’s Museum, 1925 4th St. N, St. Petersburg. Grab your friends, try craft brews (from local breweries and beyond) and play like a kid in the Ex Games! 21+, 727.821.8992 greatex.org Friday, January 31 – STOMP 8 pm, $35 – $150, Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater. A unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy. 727.791.7400 rutheckerdhall.com Friday, January 31 through Sunday, February 2 – St. Pete Beach Seafood & Music Festival Noon – 10 pm Friday/11 am – 10 pm Saturday/11 am – 6 pm Sunday, Free, Corey Avenue, St. Pete Beach. A diverse menu of delectable seafood creations and delicious drinks combined with outstanding live musical performances in a diversity of genres with a marketplace of crafts and fine product selections. seafoodfestivals.com
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Arts & Leisure St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club 536 4th Ave. N, St. Petersburg November to April, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30 am Free lessons available Oldest formally organized lawn bowling club in Florida 727.424.8906 stpetersburglawnbowling.org St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club Fridays, 7 – 11 pm, Free. 559 Mirror Lake Dr. N, St. Petersburg A hip twist on an old game 727.822.2083 stpeteshuffle.com January 2 – Pro and Am Singles Tournaments 18 – 2020 Tweed Ride Suncoast Quilting Circle Wednesdays, 10 am or 3rd Monday 7 pm Pilgrim Congregational Church 6315 Central Ave., St. Petersburg suncoastquiltingcircle.org Swiss Club 2nd Saturday 11:45 am October thru May The Club at Treasure Island 400 Treasure Island Causeway, Treasure Island. 727.367.4511 swissclubstpetersburg.com Tampa Bay Surface Guild 2nd Monday, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Good Samaritan Church 6085 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park Coloring, patterning, structuring and transformation of fabric, fiber and other materials surfacedesignguild.com The Contemporaries Support group of Members of Museum of Fine Arts. Monthly lectures, gatherings and field trips supporting contemporary artists of Tampa Bay. $50 yearly membership in addition to MFA Membership mfastpete.org The Treasure Island Historical Society 2nd Monday, 5 pm September through May 151 107th Ave., Suite 2, Treasure Island facebook.com/ treasureislandFLhistoricalsociety Treasure Islettes Community Service Organization 4th Monday except June thru August Treasure Island Community Center 727.270.9024 tislettes@gmail.com treasureislettes.weebly.com WordSmitten Writing Workshops 3rd Saturday, 1 – 5:30 pm $15 session Treasure Bay Golf and Tennis Center 10315 Paradise Blvd., Treasure Island 800.727.6214 ext 101 Get professional help with your novel, memoir, short story
MILITARY | POLITICAL CLUBS Greater Pinellas Democratic Club 2nd Thursday monthly, Banquet Masters, 13355 49th St. N, Clearwater Largest Democratic club on west coast of Florida. Reservations 727.360.3971 or 727.577.6359 greaterpinellasdems.org League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area 233 3rd St. N, St. Petersburg A nonpartisan political organization 727.896.5197 lwvspa.org Military Officers Association of St. Petersburg 3rd Friday. Pasadena Yacht & Country Club, 6300 Pasadena Point Blvd., Gulfport. Military Officers that are retired, active duty or former officers and their spouses or widows invited. RSVP 727.360.2936 moaastpetearea.com Military Officers Wives Club 2nd Tuesday monthly Oct. to May. Banquet Masters, 13355 49th St. N & Ulmerton, Clearwater RSVP necessary 727.812.4868 Military Order of World Wars (Clearwater Chapter) 1st Tuesday 11:30 am, Belleair Country Club, One Country Club Lane, Belleair. Social, lunch & program. Military Officers retired, active duty, former officers, spouses, widows invited. RSVP: LTC George Smith 727.786.5578 National Active & Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 259 – Clearwater 727. 643.7395 No meeting July and August National Active & Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1140 4th Monday, 11:30 am except June, July, Aug., Perkins Restaurant 8841 Park Blvd., Seminole Spouses & guests welcome. narfe.org/chapter1140 St. Petersburg Republican Club 2nd Wednesday 7 pm St. Petersburg Comm. Church, 4501 30th Ave. N, St. Petersburg Gail Hebert 727.526.2492 gailhebert@tampabay.rr.com
Clearwater/St. Petersburg Ski Club 2nd Tuesday 6:30 pm, Sept. to May Mike’s Pizza & Deli Station, 13560 49th St., Clearwater. Pinellas County’s only ski club. 727.743.3108 snowsharks.org
Ostomy Support Group Last Sunday 2 pm St. Anthony’s Hospital Auditorium, 1200 7th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Learn all about the life-changing procedure. 727.657.0998 ostomy.org/st-petersburg-flostomy-support-group
Mad Dogs Swim Wednesday night swims through summer, 6 pm, Hurley Park Shelter, Pass-A-Grille Beach, 1600 Gulf Way, St. Pete Beach. 727.582.1910 stpetemaddogs.org
St. Anthony’s Hospital Various seminars and support groups 1200 Seventh Ave. N, St. Petersburg 855.269.4777 baycare.org/events February 19 – Elder Law and Estate Planning
Tampa Bay Beach Bums Beach volleyball for players of all levels tampabaybeachbums.com
Walking Club & Memory Café 3rd Friday 10 – 11 am group walk Tyrone Sq. Mall/Food Court Entrance 11:15 am – 1 pm Memory Café at Red Robin, 6901 22nd Ave. N, St. Petersburg, For those with memory concerns & their loved ones. RSVP 727.327.0167 sensol@seniorsmile.com or 813.384.7571 catemcarty@gmail.com
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St. Pete Road Runners Member of Road Runners Club of America. Walkers, joggers, non-competitive & competitive runners. Monthly meetings, guest speakers, coaching, group runs, Grand Prix Series and social events. sprr.org
HEALTH Depression Bipolar Support Every Thursday 7 pm Pasadena Community Church Life Enrichment Building, Classroom 1A 227 70th St. S, St. Petersburg Free, no registration, confidential 727.410.1569 dbsatampabay.org/index.html Gulfport Walking Club January through March Gulfport Recreation Center 5730 Shore Blvd., Gulfport Gulfport & Pinellas County parks. John Lapham 727.893.1079 Jazzercise Exercise Classes Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30 pm Treasure Island City Hall 120 108th Ave., Treasure Island First class is free 727.481.3995 eileen.fitnesssimple@gmail.com Memory Café – Gulfport 3rd Monday 12:15 – 2 pm Neptune Grille, 5501 Shore Blvd. S, Gulfport. Support for those suffering from dementia and their loved ones. RSVP 727.327.0167 sensol@seniorsmile.com or 813.384.7571 catemcarty@gmail.com Memory Café – St. Petersburg 2nd Monday 11 am – 1 pm Carrabba’s St. Pete, 1951 4th St. N, St. Petersburg. Support for those suffering from dementia and their loved ones. RSVP 727.327.0167 sensol@seniorsmile.com or 813.384.7571 catemcarty@gmail.com
Wednesday Walkers 2nd and 4th Wednesday 9 am Varying locations Sponsored by Gulfport Senior Center 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport 727.893.1244
NETWORKING 100+ Women Who Care – Pinellas Cove Cay Golf Club. 2612 Cove Cay Dr., Clearwater. Provides financial support to local, charitable organizations. 727.515.1868 100WWCPinellasCounty@gmail.com facebook.com/ 100WomenWhoCarePinellas
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Cool ‘N Confident Toastmasters Mondays 6:30 – 8 pm St. Petersburg College – Gibbs Campus, 6605 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg RSVP to attend: 850.228.0315 1526154.toastmastersclubs.org
Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church Thrift Shop 107 16th Ave. & Pass-A-Grille Way, St. Pete Beach. 727.360.5508 9 am – noon Tue, Wed., Thur., & Sat. Closed June through August
Saturday, February 1 – 89th Annual Charity Ball – Boots and Bling 6 – 11 pm, $250, The Coliseum, 535 4th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Cocktail reception, live and silent auctions, raffles, games, dinner, dessert and dancing to the Black Honkeys band. Benefits the children and families treated at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. hacsutton@gmail.com 727.871.1352 one.bidpal.net/chartyball89/welcome
Downtown St. Pete Toastmasters Thursdays 6:30 – 7:45 pm St. Petersburg College, Room DC125, 244 2nd Ave. N, St. Petersburg Robert 727.417.5777 downtownstpetetoastmasters.com
Treasures by the Sea Church by the Sea 495 137th Ave., Madeira Beach 727.391.7706 10 am – 2 pm Tuesday & Thursday
Saturday, February 1 – Les Années Folles: 1920s Cabaret 7 – 9 pm, $65 Members/$75 Non-members, The Dalí Museum, One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. Step back in time to Paris in the 1920s, France’s “crazy years.” Put on your most stylish 1920s attire for a night out at the cabaret. The evening will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, a complimentary specialty drink, live music and tours of the exhibition. The cabaret performance begins at 8:30pm. 727.823.3767 thedali.org
Gulfport Toastmasters Wednesdays 6:15 – 7:30 pm Gulfport Library, 5501 28th Ave. S, Gulfport 727.709.2183 gulfporttoastmasters.com
Saturday, February 1 – Raptor Fest 10 am – 4 pm, Free, Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg. Trained raptors in free flight, tram tours, photo ops with live birds of prey, activities for children and families. Food and drinks available for purchase. 727.893.7326 friendsofboydhillnaturepreserve.wildapricot.org Saturday, February 1 – So Classic Car Show 9 am – 3 pm, Free to view, Trolley Market Square, 4901 Tangerine Ave. S, Gulfport. Best of Show, Mayor’s Choice Grand Champion of show. Judging will also be done in age groups in increments of 10 years starting with the youngest car on site. Additional judging will be done on other areas. Early Registration: $15/At the gate: $20. Great food. so49.org Saturday, February 1 – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess 12:55 pm, $25, Metropolitan Opera: HD Live, Eckerd College, Miller Auditorium, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess returns to the Met for the first time since 1990, in a new production directed by James Robinson in his company debut. 727.864.7600 eckerd.edu/olli/opera Saturday, February 1 – Winter Whiskeyfest 6 – 9 pm, $45 – $100, The Urban Stillhouse, 2232 5th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Choose from over a dozen different whiskeys to taste, enjoy light bites, and mingle with other like-minded whiskey lovers. www.eventbrite.com Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 2 – PAVA 2Cool Art Show 10 am, Free, Gulfport Casino, 5500 Shore Blvd. S, Gulfport. Thirty-five juried artists show and sell a variety of handcrafted visual and functional works in paint, wood, ceramics, photography, metal, glass, mixed media and jewelry. mygulfport.us Sunday, February 2 – Storytime Concert with The Florida Orchestra 2:30 pm & 3:30 pm, $5 plus admission, The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, 150 Central Ave, St. Petersburg. Join the Florida Orchestra’s incomparable Woodwind Quintet for an interactive performance of Prokofiev’s beloved Peter and the Wolf. Ages 4 – 7 with adult. Pre-registration required. 727.892.4200 thejamesmuseum.org Thursday, February 6 through Monday, February 17 – Florida State Fair Times vary, $5 and up, Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 U.S. 301, Tampa. Carnival games, rides, food, entertainment and exhibits. Special days and discounts. floridastatefair.com Friday, February 7 – Billy Joel 8 pm, $49.50 and up, Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa. Billy Joel ranks as one of the most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in history. He is the sixth best-selling recording artist of all time and the third best-selling solo artist. 813.301.6500 amaliearena.com
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St. Pete Beach Toastmasters NEW Thursdays 6:30 pm Suntan Art Center (next door to Don Cesar) 3300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach stpetebeachtm@gmail.com 813.609.2015 stpetebeachtoastmasters.com January 2 – Open House St. Petersburg Toastmasters Tuesdays 6:15 – 8:30 pm Rococo Steakhouse 655 2nd Ave. S, St. Petersburg stpetetoastmasters.org Toast of the Bay Thursdays 7:30 – 8:30 am St. Petersburg College 244 2nd Ave. N, Room #230 St. Petersburg toastofthebay.com
THRIFT SHOPS Attic Shoppe 316 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach Run by St. Albans Church One of longest running thrift shops in St. Pete Beach. 727.360.5647 stalbanstpetebeach.org CASA Thrift Shop 1011 1st Ave. N, St. Petersburg Wednesday Seniors 55+ save 25%. Monies raised benefit the victims of domestic violence. Donations greatly appreciated. 727.828.1233 casa-stpete.org Creative Thrift Art Store (at Creative Clay) 1846 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg 727.825.0515 creativeclay.org/creative-thrift
DOWNTOWNS GULFPORT mygulfport.us Gulfport Public Library Events mygulfport.evanced.info/signup/calendar January 3 – First Friday Art & Gallery Walk 7 – Arbor Day 18 – Third Saturday Art & Gallery Walk February 1 – So Classic Car Show 1, 2 – PAVA 2Cool Art Show 7 – First Friday Art & Gallery Walk 8, 9 – Fine Arts Festival 15 – Third Saturday Art & Gallery Walk 22 – Get Rescued Street Fair ST. PETE BEACH SPB Recreation Center 7701 Boca Ciega Dr., St. Pete Beach 727.363.9245 spbrec.com St. Pete Beach Public Library Events spblibrary.com/events January 8 – Lunch And Learn 4 – Senior Excursion – Florida Railroad Museum 11 – Community Yard Sale 11 – Senior Excursion – Disney Springs 18 – Senior Excursion – Antique & Collectors Extravaganza 18, 19 – St. Pete Beach Classic 19 – Music in the Afternoon 25 – Senior Excursion – Tampa Premium Outlets 31 – February 2 – St. Pete Beach Seafood & Music Festival February 1 – Senior Excursion – Florida Holocaust Museum 8 – Senior Excursion – Sarasota Classic Car Museum 15 – Senior Excursion – Florida State Fair ST. PETERSBURG stpete.org January 3 – First Friday St. Pete 11 – Second Saturday ArtWalk 18 – MLK Music and Culture Festival
February 7 – First Friday St. Pete 8 – Second Saturday ArtWalk 9 – 2nd Annual St. Petersburg Distance Classic
SPIRITUAL Gulfport Women’s Drum Circle Gulfport Beach west side near the Rec. Center. Dena Lebowitz 727.289.3380 denaleb@gmail.com 4th Friday, Winter 7 pm / Summer 7:30 pm, Empowering and healing Sacred Lands 1700 Park St. N, St. Petersburg 727.347.0354 sacredlandspreservationandeducation.org Sunday tours, meditations, special events January 17 – Music and a Meal February 21 – Music and a Meal March 14, 15 – The Green Frog Moon Festival Soothe Our Souls (S.O.S.) 4737 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727.360.7411 sootheoursouls.org Provides complimentary sailing for seriously health-challenged people and their support groups Spiritual Conditioning Program 153 107th Ave., Treasure Island Pat Jano at 727.324.9222 Small group Bible study
TOURS Dolphin Landings Charter Boat Center Located behind Dolphin Village 4737 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727.360.7411 dolphinlandings.com Sailing, Fishing, Motor Cruising, Sunset Sails, Dolphin Watches First United Methodist Church 212 Third St. N, St. Petersburg Tour of 10 Tiffany style stained glass windows featuring recreation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Every Wednesday at 11 am Oct. – May Donations welcome. 727.894.4661 fumcsp.com Ghost Tour of Downtown St. Petersburg 181 4th Ave. NE, St. Petersburg Every night at 8 pm $20/$12 ages 4 – 12 727.894.4678 ghosttour.net/stpetersburg
Paradise Tours and Transportation We will take you where you want to go! Sightseeing tours and transportation around Tampa Bay. Call us first for your transportation needs. Departs from The Vinoy Resort and Treasure Bay Resort. 727.417.8036 tripshock.com Preserve the Burg Historic Walking Tours Free for SPP members $10 non-members 727.824.7802 preservetheburg.org January 11 – The Waterfront 25 – Westward Ho to Historic Kenwood Sacred Lands Preservation and Education 1700 Park St. N, St. Petersburg 727.347.0354 sacredlandspreservationandeducation.org Wednesday through Sunday at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm, Sundays at 4 pm Shell and Beach Walks John’s Pass Village Madeira Beach 727.313.6335 shellandbeachwalks.com 90-minute walking eco-tour Shell Key Shuttle & Sunset Cruises 801 Pass-A-Grille Way, Merry Pier 727.360.1348 shellkeyshuttle.com Dog friendly cruises on special dates. St. Pete Beach Drive Dine & Wine Tour 501 5th Ave NE, St. Petersburg Every Tuesday 3-hour walking food & wine tour tampabayfoodtours.com StarLite Dining Yachts Clearwater and St. Pete Beach 727.462.2628 starlitecruises.com Afternoon & evening cruises, dining & dancing, entertainment, full bar, sightseeing. Thirsty Pelican Tours Pick up in St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island, Downtown St. Pete, Clearwater & Belleair Beach 727.201.8221 thirstypelicantours.com Public and Custom Private Brew Tours in air-conditioned buses Walking Mural Tours Departing from Florida CraftArt, 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg Murals and history behind them Saturdays from 10 – 11:30 am 727.821.7391 floridacraftart.org
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Events Friday, February 7 – First Friday St. Pete 5:30 – 10 pm, Free, Central Ave., between 2nd & 3rd Streets, St. Petersburg. A showcase for great bands, great drinks and great food. Proceeds benefit charitable efforts. firstfridaystpete.com Friday, February 7 – Gulfport First Friday Art & Gallery Walk 6 – 10 pm, Free, Beach Blvd., Gulfport. The streets are lined with artisans, entertainment and gourmet goodies. Shops, galleries and restaurants open late. visitgulfportflorida.com Saturday, February 8 – pARTy of the STrAnGE 6:46 – 9:16 pm, $100/$175, Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. Features stage-inspired dress, edgy entertainment, flamboyant food, dramatic drinks, and other surprises. A fascinating evening of performance arts merging with the arts focus of the new Museum exhibition Art of the Stage. mfastpete.org stuartsociety.donorshops.com Saturday, February 8 – Second Saturday ArtWalk 5 – 9 pm, Free, including trolley. Art districts throughout the city of St. Petersburg. An evening of art, opening receptions and galleries galore. Free trolley offers transport between the different districts. stpeteartsalliance.org/artwalk Saturday, February 8 and Sunday, February 9 – Crafty Fest 11 am – 5 pm, Free, Art Pool Galleries, 2030 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. This market with an artsy slant includes local arts, Etsy crafters, vintage and retro goods, jewelry and plants. artpoolrules.com Saturday, February 8 and Sunday, February 9 – Fine Arts Festival 10 am – 5 pm, Free, Veterans Park, 5350 31st Ave. S, Gulfport. The juried art show will feature fine works of art from across the region, including but not limited to; 2D, 3D, ceramic, glass, metal, mixed media, wood, acrylic, collage, oil, pastel, ink, fine photography, watercolor, and fine jewelry. mygulfport.us Sunday, February 9 – 2nd Annual St. Petersburg Distance Classic 6 am, $25 – $120 Registration fee, all races start at North Shore Park, 901 North Shore Dr., NE, St. Petersburg. A certified Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, plus a Virtual option. stpetersburgdistanceclassic.com Sunday, February 9 – Arlo Guthrie 7 pm, $42 – $72, Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. GRAMMY® nominated, platinum selling legendary folk music icon Arlo Guthrie returns to the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre on his 20/20 Tour featuring Alices Restaurant. 727.791.7400 rutheckerdhall.com/capitol-theatre Tuesday, February 11 – Adventures with Swallow-tailed Kites 7 pm, Free, Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg. Learn about Margaret Haas’s experiences with swallow-tailed Kites. 727.893.7326 stpeteparksrec.org/boydhillpreserve Friday, February 14 – Andrea Bocelli 8:30, $79 and up, Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa. Bocelli’s fans will be treated to a repertoire of soaring arias, crossover hits, music from his #1 album Si and famed love songs in honor of the Valentine’s season. 813.301.6500 amaliearena.com
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Arts & Leisure MARKETS TUESDAYS Gulfport’s Tuesday Fresh Market All year 9 am – 3 pm, October thru April 9 am – 2 pm, May thru September Beach Blvd, below 28th Ave. S, Gulfport. Live music. Second Tuesday Clothing Swap freshmarket@gulfportma.com FRIDAYS 1st Friday Flea Market September thru May 9 am – noon Gulfport Multipurpose Sr. Center 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport 727.893.2237 Treasure Island Friday Market December thru April 9 am – 2 pm Community Center’s Park (behind Walgreens) 104th Ave. & Park Place, Treasure Island. Free parking, live music. 727.360.4121 islandneighborschamber.org SATURDAYS Locals We Love Saturday Market All year 2nd Saturday each month 11 am – 3 pm, Sirata Beach Resort & Rum Runners Bar & Grille 5300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727area.com/florida/ st-pete-beach/events
Tierra Verde Sunday Morning Market October through March 9 am – 2 pm Downtown Tierra Verde 1110 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde tierraverdemarketplace.com WEEKEND MARKETS Suntan Art Mart All Year 9 am – 4 pm Saturday & Sunday January to May – Friday, Saturday & Sunday Next to Paradise Grille, 900 Gulf Way, Pass-A-Grille Beach 727.367.3818 suntanart.org OTHER MARKETS 1st Saturday St. Pete Indie Market All Year 11 am – 4 pm, October thru May Green Bench Brewing Co., 1133 Baum Ave., St. Petersburg 10 am – 2 pm, June thru September NOVA 535, 535 Dr. M.L. King Jr St. N, St. Petersburg stpeteindiemarket.com Night Market St. Pete 5 times each year, 6 pm The Side Lot 2133 2nd Ave. S, St. Petersburg sidelotstpete.com
VOLUNTEER AARP Various volenteer opportunities aarp.org/giving-back
St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market October thru May 9 am – 2 pm Al Lang Stadium parking lot, corner of 1st Ave. S & 1st St., St. Petersburg 727.455.4921 saturdaymorningmarket.com
Daystar Life Center 226 6th St. S, St. Petersburg Variety of volunteer positions available to help alleviate hunger and homelessness in Pinellas County. Information sessions held the third Tuesday of every month at 1:30 p.m. 727.498.8794 daystarlife.com/word
SUNDAYS Corey Avenue Sunday Market October thru May 10 am – 2 pm Live music, Shops open, Free parking, 74th Ave., St. Pete Beach 727.498.8778 coreyAve.com
Empath Health / Suncoast Hospice Locations throughout Pinellas County Various positions. Training provided Ages 14+ years. 727.523.3440 empathhealth.org
DTSP Sunday Market October thru April Noon – 4 pm Caddys on Central, 217 Central Ave., St. Petersburg dtspmarket.com
Friends of Strays 2911 47th Ave. N, St. Petersburg Non-profit, no kill shelter volunteers@friendsofstrays.org 727.522.6566 ext 107 friendsofstrays.com/home
Indian Shores Sunday Market November thru April 9 am – 1 pm Indian Shores Town Hall, 19305 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores thebeachmarkets.com
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Meals on Wheels 13945 Evergreen Ave., Clearwater Need volunteer drivers to deliver meals 727.573.9444 neighborly.org RCS of Pinellas County Positions needed at Food Bank, Haven of RCS, Grace House, Thrift Store. Helping families of hunger, homelessness and domestic violence. 45-minute orientation required. christi.snyder@rcspinellas.org 727.584.3528 ext 407 rcspinellas.org State of Florida Guardian ad Litem Program Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of FL, 14250 49th St. N, Suite 4000, Clearwater. Help abused, abandoned and neglected children 727.464.6528 guardianadlitem.org St. Petersburg Free Clinic 863 3rd Ave. N, St Petersburg To schedule new volunteer orientation: volunteers@stpetersburgfreeclinic.org 727.821.1200 ext 114 stpetersburgfreeclinic.org Tampa Bay Watch 3000 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde rarndt@tampabaywatch.org 727.867.8166 ext 233 tampabaywatch.org
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City of South Pasadena Free Yoga Classes Hibiscus Hall 7047 Sunset Dr. S, South Pasadena Thursdays 9:15 am Chair Yoga Thursdays 10:30 am Gentle Flow Yoga Gulfport Senior Center Yoga Gulfport Casino 5500 Shore Blvd. S, Gulfport Brought to you by Gulfport Senior Center Foundation 727.893.5657 gulfportseniorfoundation.org Wednesdays at 11 am Laughing Yoga Scout Hall 5315 28th Ave. S, Gulfport Wednesdays at 3:30 pm Madeira Beach Recreation Center 200 Rex Place, Madeira Beach 727.401.7380 madeirabeachyoga.com Restorative, Yin Yoga, Senior Stretch & Renew, Mid-day, Slow Flow Madeira Beach Yoga Archibald Park, 15100 Gulf Blvd., Madeira Beach 727.401.7380 madeirabeachyoga.com Yoga on the Beach Nava Yoga Studio 5901 Sun Blvd. W, Suite 120, St. Petersburg 727.592.1999 navayogastudio.com Perfect Circle Yoga & Fitness 7440 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727.504.2327 perfectcircleyoga.com Bikram Yoga, Hot Yoga, CaliYoga, Personal Training
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PET HEALTH
by Nanette Wiser
Health Hints for Your Pet Veterinarians from Essentials PetCare, a veterinary clinic for preventative and minor illness care, located within select Walmart stores are encouraging pet owners to keep the safety of their pets in mind as they celebrate this winter. Never give leftover bones to pets, as bones can cause multiple, serious oral and gastrointestinal problems. It’s best to not feed pets table scraps, especially foods that have high fat content, which can cause gastrointestinal upset in dogs. If pets are likely to wander, consider keeping them crated or in a locked room while guests are coming and going, as guests don’t always think about a pet’s safety and doors can be unintentionally left open. Many veterinarians report seeing an uptick in pets being hit by cars around the holidays. Additionally, make sure your pet is microchipped, and that their microchip’s contact information is up to date, is also highly recommended. Do not give pets avocados, chocolate, garlic, grapes, macadamia nuts, onions or food containing artificial sweeteners like xylitol, which are harmful and toxic to pets. For more dangerous foods to avoid, visit ASPCA Poison Control at www.aspca.org. Consider signing up for pet insurance, which can facilitate decision making that is in the pet’s best interest, reducing the concern of affordability in the event of an emergency. Most importantly, see a primary care veterinarian regularly and talk with your veterinarian about these things. Your veterinarian will be happy to help you plan for your pet’s future and can also help with identifying potential threats before they become too costly to treat.
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The snook, trout and redfish are all feeding better later in the day after the sun gets a chance to warm up the local waters a little bit.
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Redfish are biting around the residential docks, shorelines, oyster bars and grass flats. Work live pinfish, cut bait, soft plastic lures and gold spoons as slowly as possible. Keep an eye out for schools of mullet. A few nice redfish often follow these guys around.
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Trout love live shrimp or live greenbacks but the artificial paddle tails or soft swim baits work well day or night. Find Flounder in sandy bottomed areas adjacent to grass flats or near docks, seawalls, bridges or jetties. These great eating fish are ambush predators that hide on the bottom. Work your bait super slowly or use some light weight on your live bait so it sits on the bottom. Sheepshead are biting well too They love to eat cut clams, cut oysters, barnacles, fiddler crabs, or small pieces of shrimp on lighter tackle with 2ot hooks. Tripletail are super thick around the bay and along the beaches, around the markers, buoys and floating debris. Earlier you get out there the better luck you will have getting them to eat your live shrimp on light tackle.
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Hogfish bite is hot in 40-70ft of water. I like using a knocker rig style set up for the hogfish with a 1oz egg sinker and a 3-4ot hook with a live shrimp for bait. The red grouper seem active at 50-100ft of water. As waters continue to cool smellier and oily dead baits become more and more effective.
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Astrology Forecast 2020 Happy New Year and New Decade! 2020 begins with powerful eclipses and three planets in Capricorn! We should see a lot happening on a global level in politics and government! Businesses, the economy, and structures in everyday life are all affected as growth, practicality and transformation take place! An interesting beginning to the next ten years and a great time to put our plans and goals into action! Intuition is strong as well and we are ready to open our minds to new values and ideas with resources! Learning about beliefs and educating ourselves is constant all year long. CAPRICORN: Lucky Jupiter is visiting your sign all year long! Growth, abundance, and opportunities; prosperity and travel are all in your stars! Saturn continues to give the discipline to accomplish your goals and Pluto empowers and transforms as the year unfolds! Personal and professional relationships undergo major changes as eclipses light your way onward! Health issues on all levels are revealed and improved. A new optimistic attitude and increased confidence will take you far in all areas of life but watch for an inflated ego and extravagant taste. Children are unpredictable rebellious and need independence. Romance is exciting bringing many new experiences. Unique taste defines your creative ideas as you are intuitive and imaginative now. You can make your dreams come true. AQUARIUS: You have a guardian angel on your shoulder this year and can give great protection. It is time to clear out your life and get real about your goals and work toward accomplishing them! Powerful planetary influence brings healing in health areas that will surface to be addressed. Income and finances will suffer from risky behavior, and cash can flow through your fingers if you aren’t careful. Home and family area bring the unexpected, whether it’s an unforeseen repair or ups and downs with family members, it’s never a dull moment! Beginning in summer a focus on friends or groups and social life is where the action is! Hobbies get your interest too as creative ideas stimulate your mind. Enjoy and play when you can. PISCES: In the last few years you have had a sort of identity crisis as new facets of your personality come out. The same pattern continues this year as others may not see you clearly or understand you, and you do not see yourself clearly either! Imagination and intuition are strong as well as a keen, alert mind that loves new ideas! You can be rebellious in speaking but have an open mind. Friends or groups you join can be beneficial all year, presenting opportunities and advancement! However, you may be required to do your part and work a bit too! Many changes in home life and family can occur with the eclipse energy in the summer and continue all year. Career also may require your energy as changes take place now. ARIES: Your year begins with action on the home front and with family members! Needed changes must take place and cannot be delayed. New opportunities open doors in the career area this year, but you will 68
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still work hard and set goals to achieve. Power struggles may occur with superiors as you become empowered and take a higher position. Time alone to recharge is important. Enjoy your hobbies and be creative again. Summer brings a desire to travel and expand your understanding on many levels. Foreign places are attractive as you want to explore other cultures and philosophies. Finances and earning power continue to be unpredictable. You may receive windfalls or overspend so plan accordingly. Or you may find unique ways to increase your income as you value being in charge of your own finances now. Springtime finds friends needing your support. TAURUS: This year you continue doing things your own way, becoming more independent and original in acting and thinking, and even surprise yourself with the unique new ideas you have! You are learning to embrace change and break out of old patterns. The last several years have put a highlight on learning and education and now even more opportunities will be presented to you to learn and grow on many levels to attain your goals. You will begin to reap the rewards of your hard work by springtime. Travel is likely and enjoyed. Summer turns your attention to financial matters and earning power as new values change priorities. You are compassionate with friends but must set boundaries. Help others help themselves instead of doing for them. Let go where needed and dream big for the future. GEMINI: You can be very successful with money this year and resources easily are available if you need assistance! Partners may earn more as well. You are still working hard to earn but will see results now in your long-term financial goals to be strong and secure. Career direction still seems unclear or you may find yourself in a position of supporting superiors. Don’t be afraid to ask for assistance from those in charge as well. A humanitarian outlook may also influence your choice of livelihood. Your private life stays active as you delve into the subconscious world and its workings in your direction. You may be ready to let go of limiting thoughts and actions. The summer shifts the action into relationships both marriage and business as awareness brings about necessary changes and ongoing adjustments. CANCER: Your new year begins with a focus on relationships and legal affairs. It is time to come to terms and settle disputes while resolving power struggles. Beneficial contacts both personal and professional can result but watch out for those who try to “sell” you. Eclipses in your sign put emphasis on your health and approach to life. You may need to make some changes and learn new ways to approach wellness. Physical and mental patterns can be modified for better results. Spring begins a need to look into finances and fix issues. You may take on responsibilities for other people’s resources now. You have been attracting unusual friendships and may choose a humanitarian group or interest. Spiritual learning continues as you try to understand other’s viewpoints but watch out for empty beliefs. LEO: This year you can finally make advances in the workplace as you become empowered to take charge of opportunities and accomplish goals
and objectives! Sudden changes in career, position or status may occur, taking you in unexpected directions. Breakthroughs in long-standing health conditions are possible for healing to finally take place on both physical and mental levels. Resources remain unstable, but you mysteriously receive the support you need. Endings continue as old outlived patterns fade away asking you to trust the process of the unknown. Psychic abilities and intuition are strong. Eclipses keep romance exciting and in the spotlight all year! Partnerships both business and personal take on a serious tone. Social activities, hobbies, and recreation are highlighted and enjoyed. VIRGO: Love and romance are accented as the year begins! Children are enjoyable and creativity can expand your world this year! Responsibilities continue in these areas though and structures need to be transformed. A desire to do things in a big way can take you over your abilities. The job you do may bring more responsibilities as spring begins. Then, summer starts a new pattern in your career and home life as a balance is needed going forward. Partners both personal and professional may seem or be unavailable or feel misunderstood. They may need assistance or even be the one that has to make sacrifices. Avoid lawsuits this year as the unexpected can arise. You are feeling adventurous and would enjoy a long trip if finances allow. Your belief system will continue to change and awaken. LIBRA: This year brings growth and opportunities into the family and home! You may move to a larger residence or gain living space. Good fortune falls on family members and relationships are mended; healed. The last few years of hardships and loss are lightened but responsibilities continue. You may become a powerful influence with or on relatives! Sudden changes continue as old patterns are shattered in many areas of life and deep awakenings occur. Finances and resources are unstable but sudden windfalls may also occur! Career and position are highlighted as well as your status in general. Illness isn’t easy to diagnose, and you are very sensitive to medications or chemical products. Rest and meditation are required. Learning and travel are prominent. Love life is exciting as the year begins with strong relationships becoming stable and solid thereafter. SCORPIO: Success and empowerment come through educational matters, writing and communicating this year! You will have the discipline needed to accomplish your goals in this area which will lead to empowerment later on! Relationships with relatives, especially siblings, can improve as boundaries have been needed in the last few years. Conversations are meaningful and deep. Family responsibilities or obligations may increase in the spring. Love relationships can seem ideal and romantic but not having a clear direction yet. Children feel misunderstood but creative talents are a great outlet. Much unpredictability with partners both marriage and business are still the pattern, but spring and summer give some stability. Midsummer on your finances will be highlighted. Speculation is not a good idea now. SAGITTARIUS: A new and unexpected opportunity in the workplace or a job offer can bring an increase in income! Jupiter increases your earnings this year and with Saturn’s discipline, you may just save some of it! As the year unfolds you can be empowered financially; just be sure not to go to extremes and risk too much. Eclipses continue to bring endings where needed, and necessary changes to resources. Relationships are accented both personal and professional, as you choose those of higher standards and similar values. Health will benefit from alternative methods. Family members may be unavailable or unable to understand you. You may feel disconnected and need time by yourself to find a new path. Feeling at home or grounded will come when you realize that inner peace of mind is the real answer to your problem. Then home will be a sanctuary for healing.
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