Announcements

Volunteers Needed for Pink Flamingo

Rediscover Gulfport as a volunteer at the 16th Annual Pink Flamingo Tour of Gardens. It’s a COVID-minded, outdoor event that shows off the gardens, backyards, pools, chickens and other delights at homes all over Gulfport. Volunteering includes a free ticket to the tour. Interested? Email volunteer@visitgulfportflorida.com. As with all Gulfport Merchants Chamber-sponsored events, the Pink Flamingo tour adheres to Gulfport STRONG, a heightened safety awareness campaign for public events that assures social distancing and safety protocols are met and exceeded. Learn more about this year’s tour at pinkflamingohometour.com and fb.com/ events/2721732918080387.

Get Ready for ReadOut 2021

ReadOut 2021: A Festival of Lesbian Literature put out a call for submissions for this year’s event, to be held via Zoom on Friday, February 26 through Sunday, February 28. This year’s theme is “Lesbian Voices Persist and Prevail.” ReadOut 2021 will be a hybrid of live streaming, prerecorded readings, entertainment and chat opportunities between sessions. Well-known lesbian authors including Sally Bellerose, Elana Dykewomon, Sheree Greer, Sue Katz, Rose Norman, Jean Redmann and Susan Stinson are slated to present panels on themes like elder lesbian writings, Black women writers, mystery, fiction and the intersection of friendship and careers as lesbian authors.

Curbside Reading at the Library

Don’t feel safe going back into public places? The Gulfport Public Library has you covered at the curb! You can pick up requested materials — books, reemployment forms, tax forms, your copy of the Gabber, what have you — at the curb. You can either reserve books online, via email, or by calling the library, Pick up materials Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Get more details at mygulfport.us/gpl.

Have a Blast at Gulfport’s Teen Night

Register now for Gulfport’s Teen Night Program for teens and middle school kids to age 17. Teens enjoy recreational and social activities, as well as monthly field trips, cooking projects, service projects and overnight lock-ins. The teens get to use the Gulfport Recreation Center’s gymnasium, game room and outdoor area on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. Annual registration costs $3 for residents/$25 nonresidents. For more, call John at 727-893-1079.