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The 2020 SHINE Mural Festival, in partnership with PangeaSeed Foundation’s Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans, kicked off on November 7 with the theme “Sea Walls: St. Petersburg.” The goal of the public art program is to bring the oceans to the streets around the world via art for emotional connection and awareness that promotes action to protect them. SHINE continued on page 23
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“Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.” — Kahlil Gibran Some weeks make it easier than others for us to find gratitude, and, this year especially, it can feel like the universe is holding you against the wall and kicking you. And yet, we have bright spots of light that shine through the gray cloud of 2020. Simple things, like discovering Shipt and realizing you never have to brave a grocery store, or the weather changing to allow an occasional breeze. Some things we’re grateful for are much bigger, like watching our community come together to help each other in the face of huge uncertainty. I have a list of things for which I’m grateful, but I’m saving them for our Gratitude issue on November 26. I hope you’ll join me in sharing everything for which you’re grateful, big and small. It may sound incongruous, because of all the years to focus on gratitude, 2020 hasn’t offered an abundance. Nevertheless, good things do exist, and when you open the November 26 issue, you’ll see how your neighbors have found gratitude throughout the year. We’ve made it easy for you to tell us what made you grateful. For as little as $10, you can share who and what has made 2020 better for you. If you want to share even more love, you can buy an ad on behalf of your favorite business or local nonprofit. Email us at gratitude@thegabber.com to find the best way to give thanks. Thank you. – Cathy c athy@thegabber.com
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In the article we ran last week, “The Future of Yacht Club Up for Debate,” we reported that Boca Ciega Yacht Club leases out “to members and non-members for a monthly or quarterly fee.” This should have read: “to residents and nonresidents.” We apologize for the error. We also wish to further clarify the terms of the BCYC’s lease with the City of Gulfport. While BCYC’s current lease, signed in 2008, does state that the city “provides 56 wet slips and 50 dry storage slips for the exclusive use of BCYC,” the article didn’t make it clear that these slip rental fees get paid directly to the City of Gulfport, not to BCYC, and they are not discounted. Members and nonmembers alike pay the city slip rates, tiered for residents and non-residents. The BCYC does not collect any money for slip rentals, nor do their members receive discounted rates. The “exclusive use” of these slip spaces amounts to a “right of refusal” for the BCYC. In other words, if the BCYC does not use the slip, the city can then rent it out. Additionally, per the BCYC’s lease with the city, the club is responsible for property taxes, insurance, maintenance, signage and security of the property. As for the report issued by The Pinellas County Office of Human Rights on June 5, 2019 regarding ADA compliance, the Gabber has confirmed that this report was withdrawn by the complainant. The Gabber apologizes for any confusion the article may have caused. – Shelly shelly@thegabber.com
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Keep Up the Good Work Dear Editor: Your recent series “A Grave Situation,� inspired me to donate. I lived in Gulfport for many years and I loved the small-town feeling of it. (The frequent flooding drove me out.) At the library, I’d always pick up a copy of the “Gulfport Gabber,� as it was then called. It was always fun to glance through it, but it rarely had anything more than passing interest to Gulfport residents. So this is a real change! I appreciate your efforts to give the newspaper some real substance with this excellent and timely series. Also, I don’t want to forget to mention the interesting article on the Longleaf Pines [“Return of the Majestic Longleaf Pines,� October 22, 2020] and their role in Florida history. I’m now picking up the Gabber at the Gulfport Library, which I started using again since it now has become almost easier to break into a bank than get into the St. Pete libraries – a bit of a unfortunate overreaction, even in these unprecedented times! Thank you very much for your good work. – Nina Ramos
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Gulfport City Hall and facilities will close for Thanksgiving, November 26 and 27. The city will collect Thursday’s sanitation routes Wednesday, November 25; Friday’s routes will remain on schedule. The city will not collect yard waste for the week. Call 727-582-6177 for more information, or after-hours water or sewer emergencies.
For 29 years, Gulfport Police Department employees have sponsored “Operation Santa” to give toys to needy children in Gulfport. Operation Santa is successful in part due to the contributions from residents. This year they want help in the form of monetary donations, new unwrapped toys, and gift cards. It’s been a particularly challenging
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PCSO’s Sergeant Maurice McCloud with trial body-worn cameras.
In August, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced that he would start looking into body-worn cameras for his deputies. Gualtieri has, in the past, been reluctant about the use of body-worn cameras. Since June, over 2,300 people have signed an online petition calling for officer accountability in the Pinellas County Sheriff’s office in the form of body cameras. On Wednesday, October 28, Gualtieri implemented the body-worn camera trial program at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. According to the PCSO’s news release, “recognizing the public’s desire for body-worn cameras and the sheriff’s own desire to maintain absolute transparency, the program will initially outfit 30 deputies for a field trial.” If the field trial is successful, eventually PCSO will outfit more than 800 deputies with the technology. “The program will cost approximately three million dollars per year for the next five years and will include the body-worn camera, TASER, a new in-car video system and holster activation, which will work in conjunction with one another,” according to the PCSO’s news release. Gualtieri selected manufacturer Axon, formerly known as Taser International, to supply the technology. “Body-worn cameras are something that I absolutely endorse and embrace,” said Gualtieri. “I am listening to our
A close-up of the body-worn cameras that the PCSO will be wearing in a trial run.
community that overwhelmingly supports and wants these cameras, and I am committed to making that happen.” The St. Petersburg Police Department has also been approved for a five-year contract with the same manufacturer, Axon, for body-worn cameras. On Thursday, October 15 during a presentation to St. Petersburg City Council, SPPD Assistant Chief Antonio Gilliam said that the contract with Axon will provide SPPD with 500 body-worn cameras and 450 mobile video systems for patrol cars, as well as the software and ownership of the video footage.
Gulfport’s Police Department’s own body-worn cameras work similarly to the Axon technology adopted by SPPD and the PCSO. The camera will automatically activate when an officer’s firearm is removed from its holster, or when a taser is removed from a holster and in the ready-to-fire mode. Cameras in the patrol cars automatically activate when the overhead lights are turned on. Gilliam explained that SPPD policy will require the officer to turn the camera on when they begin duty and leave it on until their shift ends.
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Gulfport’s ProjectFREE Needs You By Laura Mulrooney
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Now that election season is over, it’s time to turn your attention – and assistance – to local nonprofits making a difference in the community. On Saturday, November 14 get ready to don your blue suede shoes and dance the afternoon away for a good cause – or several of them. ProjectFREE will host their 1st Annual Spirit of The Community event to help raise awareness and donations for local nonprofits. ProjectFREE is an adult daytraining program that focuses on performing arts programs for young adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, including theater arts, a rock band academy, and an art gallery where each artist receives 100% profit from each piece of art sold. ProjectFREE has teamed up with Miracle By The Bay, a sister nonprofit organization, to feature other nonprofit groups. Organizers hope to help the nonprofits raise money and introduce them to the community. “We really need a call to action to work on helping with different parts of our community,” said ProjectFREE co-founder Sharon Vanderlinde. “It just makes sense for us to bridge the charities and the communities.” This year, of course, help is especially important. “Due to COVID-19, there are a
lot more people in need of help this year,” said Vanderlinde. “So, we chose to showcase these organizations to the community.” The event, at the ProjectFREE Performing Arts Center, 2026 51st St. S., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will host a variety of nonprofits, each with their own booth where attendees can sign up for services, look into volunteer opportunities and donate Feeding Tampa Bay will host a food drive during the event and is looking for non-perishable items. Celebrate Birthdays, an organization that gifts birthday presents to underprivileged children and those in foster care, will host a toy drive during the event. They will also have cupcakes and lemonade for sale.
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District 69’s State Representative and Gulfport resident Jennifer Webb held a watch party at the Peninsula Inn on election night, conceding early to opponent Linda Chaney.
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Football Finds a New Normal at Boca Ciega By Ryan McGahan
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It’s Thursday afternoon at Boca Ciega High School, where the Pirates are having their last practice before their game against Hollins High School. They’re already guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, but a win on the 30th would puts them in line to be district champions. It’s the last week of October and still 86 degrees out, making the track around the field smell like burnt rubber. One of the coaches keeps energy high with a speaker blasting Migos, Future and a lot of Drake.
Things are surprisingly normal for a team experiencing its first season since the COVID-19 outbreak – a fact that can make it harder for sports programs to keep their students safe. “At the beginning of the year, it was like a three-headed monster,â€? says Max Smith, Boca Ciega’s head football coach. “You had COVID, you had heat and you had lightning. Two of them don’t want you outside‌ and the third head, COVID, doesn’t want you inside.â€?
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Starting in June, the Pinellas County School Board laid down a list of rules and guidelines for each sport, adjusting these as the year goes on. Regulations are tightest for indoor sports, and sports with full contact. Indoor sports like volleyball have strict limits on spectators – the county requires masks for all players during practice and before and after games. All equipment, including the ball, is wiped down and disinfected after each game and practice. The county rolled out new football regulations in three summer “phases,” starting in June, with the current rules laid out for the fall semester. At the start of the summer, athletes couldn’t use indoor facilities like locker rooms and weight rooms at all; coaches gave temperature scans and a COVID questionnaire to all the players at the start of each practice; and the county set tight limits as to how many players could practice, and for how long. “One thing that I did was, once I got the OK from the county, and our trainer, I’d show up three hours before workouts and pretty much carry the whole weight room outside every day,” said Coach Smith. On August 3, the county allowed workouts in indoor weight rooms again, but with limits, so Bogie staff set up a factory-efficient method: one student would do reps, a coach sprayed down the equipment and then waved in the next student, as quickly as possible. It’s worth noting that, according to PCSB, only six BCHS students have tested positive for COVID-19 since school resumed. It’s unclear if any of those are sports-related. The county’s fall-semester rules are far more relaxed by comparison to summer, and the players seem less motivated to keep up with them. Athletes are required to bring their own water bottles, to be refilled via hoses connected to a shared water tank. But when coaches aren’t looking, players will sometimes spray the water directly into their face or mouth to stay fresh in the roasting heat. With only a handful of coaches on staff, and already limited time to practice, Smith says it’s hard to enforce the dozens of rules related to water, distance and masks. “I think some of the kids’ mentality is ‘Coach, I was just outside for two hours tackling, blocking, laying [on] and grabbing my teammates, but now when I come inside I have to wear a mask?’” said Coach Smith.
Talking to the players, their biggest COVID concern seems to be the new PCSB cap on attendance, which only allows 25% stadium capacity, for both the home and visitor team. “It’d usually be packed and loud; we liked that,” said one team captain. “It helps the team when it’s at full capacity,” said another. Despite all the changes, Bogie’s performance seems to have held up well. When October 30 rolled around, the Pirates crushed Hollins High 36-0, securing the district championship.
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Shop Local for the Holidays LocalShops1’s annual, weekend-long Shopapalooza is canceled this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t support local business during the holidays. A one-day Shop Small Holiday Market replaces Shopapalooza this November in Gulfport. Gulfport will close Beach Blvd. S. to vehicle traffic on November 28, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and transform into a wonderland of local makers, selling goods they’ve crafted in their workshops all year long. “Shopapalooza has been canceled this year, but we plan to be back at Vinoy Park in downtown St. Pete Thanksgiving weekend 2021,” LocalShops1 founder Ester Venouziou told the Gabber. “The festival is just too big and has too many interactive components – children’s zone, activity zone for adults, lots of tastings at the food booths – for a pandemic year.” The Gulfport Merchants Chamber co-hosts the market along with the City of Gulfport, and will adhere to CDC event protocols, like other local events. “Since the GMC has already started the Tuesday market and the monthly art walks, they have the proper CDC safety protocols and trained volunteers for events. So partnering with them and having the event here logistically made a lot of sense, rather than us having to ‘reinvent the wheel,’” said Venouziou. “I talked with several business owners along Beach Boulevard to get their input on whether having a holiday market here would benefit their business. Everyone was happy to hear about this possibility and told me to go for it.” The market will top out at 100 local makers and small businesses – 150 fewer vendors than the traditional Shopapalooza event. Along with distancing requirements, vendors will wear masks and organizers will encourage guests to wear masks. Gulfport STRONG volunteers will distribute free masks, courtesy of Visit St. Pete Clearwater and the City of Gulfport. Guests can avail themselves of hand sanitizer and hand washing stations throughout the market. “We have a really great selection of vendors, and I think shoppers will be impressed,” said Venouziou. “In addition to the awesome vendor lineup, I’d like to remind everyone who comes to our holiday market to support the brick-andmortar shops and restaurants.” “With the holidays right around the corner, the Shop Small Holiday Market is the ideal occasion for shoppers to
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announcements Town Shores Art Guild Exhibit Canceled The Town Shores Art Guild’s exhibit planned for December at the Catherine Hickman Theater has been canceled. Since March, the theater has been closed due to the pandemic, with tentative plans to start exhibits again in January 2021. Town Shores Clubhouse meeting rooms also remain closed until at least January 2021, so Town Shores Art Guild members are unable to reschedule the event sooner. The Town Shores Art Guild is open to artists from beginner to professional levels – or those who just love art and want to help promote artists. Interested in membership? Email Dianne Hargitai at diannemarlene@yahoo.com.
Got Garden? The Pink Flamingo Home Tour is thinking outside the box for its 2021 tour or, more accurately, thinking outside the house. If you know of a garden, alley or nifty or neato outdoor
feature you think the world deserves to see – or if you have one yourself – send the info along to the Pink Flamingo Home Tour organizers so they can investigate and, hopefully, add it to the 2021 tour. Email ‘em at pinkflamingo@visitgulfportflorida. com.
Senior Center Pantry Needs Donations Got extra food? If you do, the Gulfport Senior Center Pantry needs it. They’re looking for nonperishables like tuna, peanut butter, dry cereal, pasta sauce, soups and canned meats. Any Gulfport resident 50 and older can use the pantry. The Senior Center keeps the pantry open from 1 to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. If you have food to donate, drop it off anytime. If you could use food, bring your photo ID, a utility bill, or bank statement (to prove residence) and your SSI proof of income. Wondering if you can use the pantry? Call Rachel at 727-893-1231.
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Senior Center Offers Classes Online The Gulfport Multipurpose Senior Center may be closed, but prerecorded classes are still in session. Chair exercises, yoga, art, writing, language, cooking classes and more are available on GTV 640, or streaming on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube. Call 727-893-5657 or visit fb.com/ GulfportSeniorCenter.
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Market Incident Spotlights Rules for Mobile Vendors By Laura Mulrooney
On Tuesday, October 27, the Gulfport Merchants Chamber of Commerce called the police on Jesse Lee, a mobile food vendor, who had set up his mobile ice cream cart on Beach Boulevard South near Let it Be Ice Cream shop, during the Gulfport Tuesday Morning Fresh Market. Once the police arrived, Lee started recording the interaction with Gulfport police and GMC President Barbara Banno; he posted it on Facebook. In the video, Banno asked Lee to leave the market boundaries. The GMC holds the special events permit from the city for the Tuesday market, and Lee had not applied to participate in the event or, GMC administration told the Gabber, any other GMC events. The city’s agreement with the GMC requires the GMC to allow only vendors who follow the GMC application process to participate in special events. Lee argued that under the new Florida law, Florida’s HB 1193, he could bring his ice cream cart to Gulfport because the city permitted
the market as a special event. “It was agreed on by all On July 21, Gulfport Council councilmembers that mobile discussed adopting and adapting food vendors, who are selling Florida’s HB 1193, to the general Deregulation of public, will not Professions and “There’s no great secret be allowed to O c c u p a t i o n s . to our selection process.” operate on public property, only on Council debated the possibility – GMC Board Member properly zoned private property,” of letting MFVs Barry Rubin operate regularly City Manager Jim within city limits O’Reilly said at – not only on special occasions. the July 21 meeting. The new Florida statute says that If there is a special event like the cities must allow food trucks without Tuesday Morning Fresh Market, only additional licensure, registrations, the organization that obtained the permits or fees. However, the law special event permit may approve allows cities to control the location the vendors, and every vendor must and hours of operation for vendors. apply with the organization that In response, Gulfport Council holds the permit. The city does not unanimously passed a new allow a single food vendor to apply ordinance concerning MFVs on for their own special event permit. Tuesday, August 4. The ordinance “Vending is included and includes some restrictions and, the permitted by the group sponsoring/ city says, Gulfport City Ordinance responsible for the event (required No. 2020-08 doesn’t mean that insurance, etc.) who has received Gulfport’s streets are fair game for city council approval,” O’Reilly told the Gabber in an email. “Special any and all MFVs. Event applications come from City of Gulfport non-profit organizations in support of their philanthropic/public EXPERIENCE COUNTS – AND SAVINGS ADD UP endeavors. Mobile food vending outside of an approved special event Find out about the Competitive Rates and Special Benefits available is prohibited on city property and/ through our agency for all your insurance needs! Ready to learn more? or city right of way.” Contact our agency now! In response to Lee’s claim that Florida law supersedes the city’s ordinance, the city maintains that Call today they can add to, but not take away for your FREE, no obligation quote. from, HB 1993, according to O’Reilly. “State statute provides the HOME • FLOOD applicability of city code,” he said. AUTO • BUSINESS 6524 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33710 The GMC sponsors many of the COMMERCIAL special events in Gulfport, including First Friday Art Walk, IndieFaire, the Gulfport Tuesday Fresh Market and Gecko Season events. “There’s no great secret to our selection process,” said GMC Board Member Barry Rubin, who said he believes the events best serve the community when everyone works in tandem. “We believe Lee would be a great addition to our community. I would love for him and everybody to be an active part of our community; he offers food that people want and would enjoy.” However, Rubin added, “I would prefer that everybody work within the process,” he told the Gabber, “and by the rules.”
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Saturday, November 14 Talkin’ trash Spend your morning picking up trash (it’s more fun than it sounds; just ask former councilwoman Dawn Fisher, who’s been picking up trash since before picking up trash was cool) across Gulfport. Volunteer with groups on 49th Street South, Gulfport Boulevard, Gulfport beach and the Tangerine Greenway. Check in at Gulfport Beach shelter #4 or at the trolley on the Greenway. Keep
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Pinellas Beautiful and Gulfport GrassRoots will make sure everyone has gloves, bags, and hand sanitizer. They’ll also have some pails and pickers on hand. Throughout Gulfport. 9 a.m.12 p.m. fb.com/gulfportgrassroots. SD Train time In Pinellas Park, the Toy Train Show and Train Swap Meet shows off amazing themed layouts sure to spark your own creativity. The event includes hobbyists and vendors and enough train ephemera for sale that you can create your own train world at home when you leave. They’ll have door prizes from Bachmann and Zitnik Trains (they’ll draw prizes on Sunday and no, you don’t have to be present to win). The weekend also includes a diorama contest as chosen by attendees. 5851 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park. $5; free, kids 10 and younger. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. regalrailways.com. Teacher support group Teachers need a support system as they risk their own health and safety to make sure our kids get the best education. The Family Counseling Center created a support group for teachers and other school staff to come together and take care of each other as they try and do their jobs well and keep themselves healthy during the pandemic. Led by Sharon JohnsonLevy, LMHC, and Marion Adams, Master of Social Work student at USF. 2525 Pasadena Ave. S., Ste. M, St. Petersburg. 3-4 p.m. $15; $55/all four. 727-254-9183. phcounseling.com.
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announcements Virtual Learning on the Beach St. Pete Beach Parks and Recreation offers a Virtual Learning Assistance Program at the St. Pete Beach Community Center. The program allows for smaller groups of kids, with a dedicated staff member monitoring their engagement with the PCS online curriculum. This is not a tutoring program, but oversight for children working with MyPCS online curriculum. Looking for more fun for the kids? St. Pete Beach’s licensed after school program has games, sports, homework time, swimming and more. Transportation provided from Azalea Elementary and Gulf Beaches Elementary. Go to spbrec. com or call 727-363-9245.
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 lockins. 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 non-residents. For more, call John at 727-893-1079.
would appreciate any donations. Also for the kids: Try their new Take & Make Kits on the themes of art, engineering, coding or upcycling. Activities are geared toward grades 3 to 5 and offer a fun, hands-on way to learn at home. Visit spblibrary.com for more, or to browse the catalog.
You Can Still Volunteer for Seniors The Gulfport Multipurpose Senior Center’s classes and activities are closed for now, but they still have volunteer opportunities. If you want to make a difference and help your community join the volunteer program. You’ll meet new friends and get acquainted with more than 50 programs, classes and workshops. Volunteers assist as lobby receptionists, fitness center attendants, class/activity instructors, and with special events, the food pantry, clerical support, the flea market, promotions, bingo, card/ magazine organizing and more. Call Rachel at 727-893-1231.
Check Out Child Care Kids in kindergarten through age 14 can now register for the 2020-2021 School Year Child Care Program at Gulfport Recreation Center, 5730 Shore Blvd. S. The program provides transportation from Pasadena Fundamental, Bear Creek, Gulfport
and Douglas Jamerson Elementary. The Recreation Center participates in the Afterschool Nutrition Program, a part of the Child Care Food Program, to provide nutritious snacks to children in after-school programs at no extra charge. Call 727-893-1068 for more.
Get Gulfport on the Go Check out the newest way to connect in Gulfport: an app for iOS and Android. The official City of Gulfport app gives residents a simple way to ask questions or report potholes, signs, trash or debris, code violations and more. Users can submit GPS data and photos, keep track of requests and find direct links to utility bill payment, the city calendar, frequently asked questions, the city employee directory, sanitation department, newsletter sign up and more. Email info@mygulfport.us, call 727-893-1118 or visit mygulfport.us/ cityapp.
Drivers Wanted Meals on Wheels needs you… to drive. The Gulfport Multipurpose Senior Center, as part of the Neighborly Dining & Meals on Wheels program, delivers meals to those who need it, provided they’re at least 60 years old. Little problem: They don’t have enough drivers. People who can volunteer to deliver meals should visit neighborly.org.
Do You Need Assistance? If you have been negatively impacted by COVID-19, Pinellas County has assistance information for you. For food pantry distribution sites, financial assistance, eviction/ foreclosure information, pet care assistance and more, visit covid19. pinellascounty.org/where-to-gethelp. Text your zip code to 211 Tampa Bay Cares at 898211 or dial 211.
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arts November Theater Roundup By Jeff Donnelly
Activity in and around St. Petersburg’s stages is starting to ramp up again, as performing arts spaces innovate, create, and adjust their seasons on the fly. This week we bring you a roundup of theater news and local productions.
American Stage has not slowed down over the last few months, with a steady stream of virtual workshops and performances, including this month’s “Fairytales Reimagined: Stories for a New World.” Adapted from Grimm’s Fairytales by Sadie Lockhart, Patrick A. Jackson and Tiffany Ford, this digital performance is set during a power outage at Abuelo’s: Mateo and his older sister Isabella think there is nothing to do, but with a little imagination and the turn of a page from the family’s storybook, classic fairytales are reimagined and Abuelo helps Mateo and Isabella discover just how fun and powerful sharing stories can be. The show brought its initial virtual run to a close on November 8, but was popular enough to warrant a set of new dates. It will play again on December 12 and 13. Additionally, schools can access the performance for the remainder of the school year, along with an interactive study guide, a teacher-orientation guide, and a live virtual chat with the cast and crew. education@americanstage.org; americanstage.org
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The MAR St. Pete The MAR St. Pete, a multipurpose performance space recently opened in the Grand Central District, is quickly becoming a hub for an unending stream of creative activity, from classes to rehearsals to performances, but founders Heather and Dave Lamar still wanted to carve out time to help their community of artists. “Imagine this,” says Heather Hamar. “Life is going great. You are an independent contractor making music for a living. Your calendar is full of gigs and you are confident that your income is on track for a successful month. Then in one quick swoop, all that confidence disappears due to something our world hasn’t seen for a hundred years.” The Hamars have hosted online telethons on the first of each month to raise money for local performers struggling to make ends meet. “Musicians were fired up to be in the shows – not only to get their art out to the world, but also to help the cause,” Hamar says. Through their nonprofit, ProjectMAR, Heather and Dave are selling “Let Music Be the Cure” t-shirts at a suggested donation of $25 each, with profits to help local. Performers are also eager to pitch in. “We opened an application form for musicians to start applying for help and we got 28 applications within about 48 hours,” says Hamar. “We had to shut it down soon after we opened it due to lack of funds to cover all the applications...what a great problem to have!” themarstpete.com.
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Alexa Perez as Little Red Riding Hood in American Stage’s virtual “Fairytales Reimagined: Stories for a New World.”
St. Petersburg City Theatre Kids 9 to 17 can check out SPCT’s Youth Intensive Workshop facilitated by Melissa Dunn and Austin Bennett. The workshop runs November 14 through January 30 – with topics like Basics of Theater and Theater Etiquette, Auditioning, Theatrical Design, Types of Performances, Vocal Intensive, Choreography, Theater vs. Film Performances – culminating in a showcase where students discuss and display their new skills. “I love working with young performers because of their curiosity,” says Dunn. “In my experience, young performers are very excited to learn about anything and everything.” She adds that “kids are sometimes a lot more willing to dive right into the quirky and silly parts needed to succeed on stage.” spcitytheatre.org
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The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance selected a lineup of renowned Florida artists with a spotlight on the Tampa Bay area. “We wanted this year to be heavily focused on local and regional artists. So many artists here have been impacted by COVID-19. Many have lost work and we wanted to do our part to support and create opportunities,” said Jenee Priebe, associate director at the SHINE Mural Office of the St. Pete Arts Alliance. This year’s festival, now in its sixth year, was impacted by the pandemic as well. “This will be the smallest festival we’ve produced,” said Priebe. “We’ll be creating 12 murals instead of the typical 20. Our budget is smaller, the walls were harder to secure this year, we’re doing far fewer events and we’re working hard to keep the artists and the public as safe as possible so the art can still shine.” For one week, each selected artist will paint a mural on designated walls, some with other artists. According to Priebe, organizers chose walls based on factors such as visibility, location to other murals, size, texture and availability.
Each artist’s mural will highlight a different ocean issue relevant to the local environment. Some of the highlighted topics include sea level rise, plastic pollution, red tide, and at-risk species including manatees, rays and sharks. We caught up with three local artists whose work is well-known to area art lovers and will be painting ocean-themed murals during this year’s festival, which runs through November 14. For more information about the SHINE Mural Festival, print a map or download the app for self-guided tours at stpeteartsalliance.org/shinemural-festival. iBOMS Jabari Reed, known as iBOMS, categorizes his art as “conscious nonsense.” He uses original characters and thought-provoking symbols to bring viewers into the worlds he creates, using his own life experiences as a young Black male. “I develop a lot about what I know about the world from watching cartoons. Cartoon characters are
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something everyone can relate to. I use insane characters to describe deep concepts.” He recently created a mural with Derek Donnelly on the west wall of the Enoch Davis Community Center commissioned by the League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area this year encouraging people to vote by mail. You can also see his work at the St. Pete ArtsXChange. The SHINE mural will depict a wave pattern of harmful red algae blooms with fish and water underneath at Grand Central Brewhouse, at 2340 Central Avenue. iBOMS says he always liked to draw but didn’t think he could make a career of it. “I used to drive around St. Pete and see all the murals and thought I’d never be at that level,” he says. “I hope I can set an example for another kid who thinks like that.” Elle LeBlanc Elle LeBlanc creates in St. Petersburg and pursued her art career via painting, murals, jewelry and SHINE continued on page 24
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clothing design and illustration. She loosely restricts herself to using the most basic colors and forms, focusing on primary colors and playful shapes. Finding inspiration in everyday objects, her work reimagines what is often seen as mundane, creating beauty from the ordinary. “I love the idea that such pure elements of design can come together in a composition that has never been executed in quite the same way,” she says. Her mural, on the south wall of Brick Street Farms at 2233 3rd Ave. S., will focus on raising awareness about ocean plastic pollution. “I’ll be working with my typical pastel color palette and abstract
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shapes paired with illustrations to create a bright, playful mural that will hopefully create a sense of positivity and hope toward the idea of cleaning up our waterways. I wanted to take the opportunity to stay true to my colorful and abstract aesthetic and see how it works on a large scale.” Mason Schwacke A longtime staple in the local creative scene, Mason Schwacke has been active in many galleries and art shows throughout the Tampa Bay area. He has painted murals for the past seven years, including one at Brick Street Farms. “My art is primarily based around
childhood memories or dreams of mine. I play off a bright and uplifting color palette, generally utilizing an influence from my son.” His mural, located at Hawk Diesel, 1400 Third Street South, will be a collaboration with artist Christian Thomas of Commitment Tattoo Shop. Their composition will highlight four indigenous sea creatures classified as endangered, and Schwacke has been working with NOAA back and forth on the concept. “I’m excited to be a part of SHINE this year. Some of my favorite living artists have contributed in years prior, and I believe it says something about the quality of what I do to be selected.”
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