July 18, 2012
Dear Resident,
As the Republican National Convention approaches, the City of Tampa wants to ensure all citizens and business owners are well informed and safe during this large-scale event. In order for the City of Tampa to quickly and effectively communicate developing incidents connected to the RNC, it is imperative that everyone, especially the residents and office workers who will be in downtown Tampa during the event, register for Alert Tampa. Alert Tampa allows City officials to send out emergency and informational notifications over email to inform residents about city events including solid waste service changes, street closures, and critical threats.
The City of Tampa’s communication with our citizens was recently tested during Tropical Storm Debby. Since the storm, we have enhanced the system to provide timely and pertinent information. The alerts will help you and your family during the RNC and any other major incidents and events in Tampa. These time-sensitive notifications will be sent directly to your e-mail address, cell phone, and, in some instances, your home phone.
The service is free and it only takes a minute to sign up for these invaluable alerts. Just go to www.tampagov.net/alerttampa or call (813) 231-6184. Stay in the know, sign-up for Alert Tampa today!
Regards,
The annual Cuban Sandwich Show returns with a month long series of art and
cultural events whose sole subject is the city of Tampa. No mayo, thank you!
This annual celebration of all things Tampa is organized by the Artists and
Writers Group, Inc. Events featuring visual arts, literature, theater, music, and cuisine are scheduled throughout August. New events this year include a symposium discussing the history of Tampa cuisine, a food festival, and the First Annual Chicken Parade and Rooster Promenade in Ybor City.
David Audet, a founder and current artistic director of the Artists and Writers Group, was one of the artists in the first Cuban Sandwich Show in 1991, which was created by Gordon and Denise Myhre of Seminole Heights. David recently served with the Tampa City Council’s Cultural Assets Committee as chair of the ”Sub-committee to Identify the Historic Ingredients of the Cuban Sandwich”, which was proclaimed by Tampa City Council in April as the “official sandwich of Tampa.” This has lead to interesting arguments with Miami about sandwiches.
This month long show displays, for better or worse, the sense of whimsy, history, serious humor and other idiosyncrasies of Tampa’s creative citizens, ranging from professional visual and culinary artists to storytellers, historians, writers and other joyful fabricators of the truth. The mantra given to the participants is to play, be playful, while honoring the truths about our little city by the bay.
MASTER SCHEDULE-CUBAN SANDWICH SHOW 2012
August 1
Opening Night Celebration
7 p.m. Free
Grownman Brand Studios
6412 Central Ave. Seminole Heights Phone 813-238-6242
August 1-23
Kurt Piazza: Composite (System) Configuration
Gallery Hours Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Hillsborough Community College-Dale Mabry Campus,
Library, 3rd Floor Phone 813-831-8858
Nine large-scale architectural prints, including several Tampa building facade
August 2
Tampa Films and Filmmakers: Curated by Paul Guzzo
7 p.m. $3.
The Buzz Coffee Bar
710 Harbour Post Drive, Harbour Island
August 3-30
The Cuban Sandwich Show
Artists reception 5:30-9 p.m. August 3, Free
Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays; Tuesdays noon-7 p.m.
A group of Tampa artists create a labyrinth of spaces, objects and
audio illuminating the mysterious city sheltering them.
Hillsborough Community College-Ybor Campus.
HCC Performing Arts Building,
2204 N. 15th Street Tampa, FL 33605.
August 4
Absolut Art and Animals
1-4 p.m., $10. donation
Gaspar’s Grotto, Ybor City
1805 East 7th Ave., Tampa, Fl., 33605
A benefit for Animal-Based Charities; with a silent auction, artist Joanna Karpay painting animal portraits, and the revealing of a new mural depicting local pets.
August 5
Chusmeria de Ybor: Fables and Tales of Our Town
2-5 p.m. Free
King Corona Cigar Lounge, Ybor City
1523 East 7th Ave., Tampa, Fl. 33605
Open to all of Tampa;s storytellers, embellishers and taletellers.
Hear the “real” history of Tampa and Ybor. And believe it or not …
August 8
Strange Fruit: Readings by Tampa Writers and Poets
7 p.m. $3
Grownman brand Studios, Seminole Heights
6412 Central Ave., 33609 Phone 813-238-6242
Melissa Fair, Rhonda Nelson, Lisa Birnbaum, Don Morrill, Gianna Russo,
Cole Bellamy, Silvia Curbelo James E. Tokely, Sr.
August 11
Food for Thought: Forum on the History of Food in Tampa
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free
Hillsborough Community College -Ybor City, Performing Arts Building,
Corner of 14 Street and Palm Avenue. Phone 813-253-7674
10 a.m: History of Food in Tampa Panel Discussion
1:30 p.m: Living in America: 100 Years of Ybor. Film Director Gayla Jamison
will screen and host a panel discussion of her documentary.
3:30 p.m: I Am a Cuban Sandwich, a one-man performance by Richard DiPietra.
Panelists include moderator Tom Shereberger, from the Poytner Institute and former food editor for the St. Petersburg Times; Dr. Susan Greenbaum, Professor Emerita of Anthropology at University of South Florida; historian and USF scholar Gary Mormino, Chris Sherman, former restaurant critic for the St. Petersburg Times; Michelle and Robert Faedo, food truck owners, among others.
August 12-31
Epic of the Sandwiche Cubano and other Poems of Tampa
Artist’s Reception, Aug. 12 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Regular hours, $10.
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
400 N. Ashley Dr., 33602 Phone 813-221-2222
Photo installation based on the poetry of Tampa Poet Laureate James E. Tokely, Sr. Photographers include David Audet, Jeff Fey, Michelle Fader, Laslo Horavath, Peter Melarango, Fred Smith, Matt Wiggins.
August 12
Tampa Musicians Get Down
2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free
New World Brewery, Ybor City
1313 8th Ave., 33605
August 18
Taste of the Cuban Sandwich
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free
Cuban Club, Ybor City Phone 813-248-2954
Food fest featuring traditional Tampa cuisine, featuring winners of the Cuban Sandwich Festival held in Ybor in May, plus Cuban sandwiches from numerous local restaurants; plus roast pork, deviled crabs, empanadas, flan. Live music by Ray Viladonga and Dreamboat, and a special performance of I Am a Cuban Sandwich, a one-man performance by Richard DiPietra is scheduled.
August 19
BBQ Block Party and Chicken Parade and Rooster Promenade
2 p.m.-7 p.m. Free
Big Al’s BBQ, Gaspar’s Grotto, Dirty Shame, Ybor City
Lots of BBQ and drinks, live music, and a costume parade open to everybody: children, dogs, pirates, hipsters, and, of course, fowl of all feathers. Bring costumes, do-da hats, wagon floats and umbrellas as we celebrate the life and alas, demise of James E. Rooster, a famous feathered citizen of Ybor City. Parade begins around 6 p.m. Wear sunscreen and comfy shoes. Beads optional.
August 27-30
Common Sense
Various hours. Free, call for gallery hours.
West Tampa Center for the Arts,
906 N. Armenia Ave. www.wtca-arts.org
National juried art show highlighting socio-political issues and documenting current public sentiment as seen through the eyes of the artists.
WMNF Presents Tampa Premier Of Acclaimed Documentary “Vegucated” Aug. 15, Plus Post-Screening Panel DiscussionFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 23 , 2012WMNF 88.5 FM Community Radio is presenting the Tampa Bay Area premiere of “Vegucated”—an award-winning, feature-length documentary tracking three dyed-in-the-wool meat and cheese eating New Yorkers who accept a challenge to go vegan for six weeks—on August 15 at the Roosevelt 2.0 in Ybor City, 1812 N. 15th Street, Tampa.“Vegucated” screens at 7:30 pm, followed by a panel discussion about the film and the issues it raises. Tickets are $9 and available online at www.WNNF.org or by calling the station: 813-238-8001. The Roosevelt will provide free vegan nibbles before the screening (offered closed captioned.)“Vegucated” writer-director Marisa Miller Wolfson will discuss the film on WMNF’s “Talking Animals” August 15 at 11 am.The three people at the center of “Vegucated” include Brian, the bacon-loving bachelor who eats out constantly; Ellen, the single mom who prefers performing comedy to cooking; and Tesla, the college student who goes out of her way to avoid vegetables and beans.We see their challenges and triumphs in embracing a vegan diet, but “Vegucated” explores far more than just what this trio is eating for six weeks, widening out to look at animal agriculture, factory farming and related issues.Part of what accounts for the film’s acclaim—it won Best Documentary at the 2011 Toronto Independent Film Festival—is its light, often-humorous tone. “Vegucated” is not preachy or ham-fisted–or tofu-fisted.Those slated to appear on the post-screening panel discussion, representing viewpoints across the omnivore-to-vegan continuum, are Eve Prang Plews, nutritionist and host of WMNF’s “Alternative Health” program; Isabelle Tassi. chief organizer of Tampa Bay Veg Fest, longtime vegan and animal rights activist; Lee “Flee” Courtney, WMNF music director and host of Monday’s “It’s The Music,” who experienced a profound change after seeing “Vegucated”; and Duncan Strauss, host of “Talking Animals.”* * *CONTACT: Duncan Strauss (714) 321-2224 Duncan@wmnf.orgLee “Flee” Courtney (813) 238-8001 x102 Flee@wmnf.org
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Serving on the board of the Sonia Plotnick Health Fund is a great way to help other women in our community!
The Sonia Plotnick Health Fund periodically recruits board members as we like to keep our Board energized with new perspectives. The Board typically meets once per month for 2-3 hours to consider the business of the board and to review grant applications.
There are additional meetings held as needed to plan and execute our fund raising events. A background in business or the medical field is welcome, but not required. A sincere desire to help others is a must!
If you would like to join us at our August board meeting, please contact us by July 30!
Applicants will be sent a short questionaire to complete.
All applicants must have a background check completed (at the expense of the Fund) for eligibility and a one year minimum commitment is required. SoniaPlotnickUpdates@Yahoo.com
subject: board member
Due to the confidential nature of medical information and the anonymity of applicants,SPHF board meetings are not open to the public.
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SPHF is a 501c3 charity that awards grants for
women’s health care in the Greater Tampa Bay Area. Submit your application for assistance or if would like to help the Fund help others by making a donation go to We would love to fund 100% of your preventive healthcare!
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