Kim’s Liquor Box Klub Grand Opening Feb. 4th and 5th @ 7pm

700 N. Dale Mabry, Tampa, FL  (next to the Alibi Club).

Entertainment, Fun and a place to meet people.

Email Address:  kimslbklub@yahoo.com. Kim Magic  813-270-3338

 

Masque Community Theatre opens 25^th Season with Closer Than Ever

Masque Community Theatre is opening their 25^th season with a production of the award-winning musical review Closer Than Ever.  The Associated Press hailed Closer Than Ever as “One of the finest scores of the year.  Closer Than Ever is an exhilarating musical review that reaffirms one’s belief that the American musical theatre isn’t dead yet.”  Stephen Holden said in The New York Times: The songs of Closer Than Ever communicate something rarely found in theatre music nowadays: a rich sweeping sense of lives being lived and people changing over time.”

 Each song in Closer Than Ever is a story: an intimate, insightful tale about urban life, love, security and happiness and trying to hold onto them in a world that pulls you in a hundred directions at once.  Maltby and Shire bring their celebrated craft and contemporary sensibility to songs about aging, mid-life crisis, second marriages, and role reversals with parents as well as wicked satirical jabs at Muzak, working couples and unrequited love. 

Closer Than Ever opens February 4 and runs through February 20 with Friday, Saturday performances at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday performances at 2:00 p.m.  It will be performed at the Backstage Café located at 8858 N. 56^th Street, Temple Terrace, FL.  Backstage Café offers dinner before the performances as well as beverages, snacks and dessert items. 

 Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for students/seniors/military and $10 for children under 12.  Group discounts are available.  For more information go to www.masquetheatre.net or call 813-983-1710.

 

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Hi everyone; I wanted to get this out today though I’m still ironing out a few more details-including possibly more prize money-and possible consideration of our short film selections by Gasparilla International Film Fest for their schedule (March 24-27). Sorry about the late notice—scratching up cash awards took some, uh, scratching. David

 

CALL FOR ENTRIES

 

9th Annual Hillsborough Community College

YBOR FESTIVAL OF THE MOVING IMAGE

March 23-27, 2011

www.yborfilmfestival.com    daudet@hccfl.edu

 

The HCC-YBOR FESTIVAL OF THE MOVING IMAGE (FOMI) invites all FLORIDA filmmakers, both students and professionals to send us your titles for possible screening at the festival in March, plus compete for a total of $1600 in cash awards.

 

 The awards are provided by Hillsborough Community College-Ybor City Campus, Atlantic/Pacific Productions of Tampa, and the University of South Florida, Tampa campus. This year the awards are divided into three categories for Florida student filmmakers and one for Florida independent filmmakers.

 

Deadline: Postmarked by March 1, 2011

Notification: March 7, 2011

Student Entry Fee: $20.00 (one to four films per filmmaker)

Independent Filmmaker Entry Fee: $30.00 (one to four films per filmmaker)

All genres and run times are eligible. Format for entry: DVD Region 1 or 0 (35mm, 16mm and 8mm projection available during festival only)

 

CATAGORIES:

A)    Florida Student Filmmaker: Hillsborough Community College Students: HCC-Ybor Festival Award

1st Place: $200

2nd Place: $100

3rd Place: $75

Honorable Mention: $25

 

B)    Florida Student Filmmaker: University of South Florida Students: Atlantic/Pacific Productions Award

1st Place: $200

2nd Place: $100

3rd Place: $75

Honorable Mention: $25

 

C)    Florida Student Filmmaker: All Florida Student filmmakers: Atlantic/Pacific Productions Award

1st Place: $200

2nd Place: $100

3rd Place: $75

Honorable Mention: $25

 

D)    Florida Independent Filmmaker (non-student): Atlantic/Pacific Productions Award

1st Place: $200

2nd Place: $100

3rd Place: $75

Honorable Mention: $25

 

Judges:

Carolyn Kossar, HCC-Ybor Art Gallery Director, Tampa, Florida

David Audet, Festival Director, Hillsborough Community College

Charles Lyman, President, Atlantic/Pacific Productions, Tampa. Professor Emeritus of Film and Electronic Media, University of South Florida

Shawn Cheatham, Digital Video and Electronic Arts, School of Art and Art History, University of South Florida

HCC-Ybor student, Tampa, Florida-TBA
USF student-TBA Tampa, Florida

Lisa Scherer, tampafilmfan.com, Florida

Nancy Cervenka, filmmaker, Gulfport, Florida

Chris Rish, filmmaker, Tampa, Florida

 

Judging process:

The judges will select a number of qualified films for each category. These films will be classified as an “official selection” and screened at the festival. All film selected for screening will be eligible to win a cash prize. All filmmakers will be notified of entry status (accepted/not accepted) March 7, 2011. 

 

All filmmakers entering the festival competition are invited to attend the festival’s opening night, Wednesday, March 23, when the winners will be announced. This event is free and open to all filmmakers and the public.

 

All judging decisions are final. Entering a film into the festival does not guarantee a screening. If accepted, the filmmaker agrees to allow his/her title to be screened one to four times as the schedule allows. NOTE: While a film may have adult content/language, this will restrict screening opportunities. Films previously screened at the festival are not eligible. The festival will also accept ‘rough cuts” for screening but these will not be eligible for prizes.

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Deadline: Postmarked by March 1, 2011

Student Entry Fee: $20.00 (one to four films per filmmaker)

Independent Filmmaker Entry Fee: $30.00 (one to four films per filmmaker)

All genres and run times are eligible. 

 

Entry process:

Send a DVD (Region 1 or 0)) of film(s) to the address provided below. Include your name, contact information (email/phone), title of film(s), running time, and indicate the category you are entering. Make check or money order (USA currency) to Hillsborough Community College.  The college is not responsible for lost or damaged entries. If filmmaker wants the DVD returned, please include envelope with return address and correct postage.

 

A waiver of the entry fee cannot be considered this year. Filmmakers are allowed to send up to four titles (films) for the flat fee of $20.00 or $30.00 depending on your category. Students must provide photo copy of student I.D. from a FLORIDA educational institute, or certificate from a FLORIDA film camp. Filmmakers must either live in Florida or lived in Florida when the film was made. Filmmakers will be contacted by FOMI staff upon arrival of package and provided confirmation that the entry satisfies eligibility requirements.  Upon acceptance into festival, filmmaker will be immediately notified and asked to provide an electronic press kit including; bios, crew, synopsis, links to your website (if available) and several digital photographs.

 

Send DVD(s) and requested information with entry fee to:

 

David Audet

Festival Director

Hillsborough Community College

2112 N. 15^th Street

Tampa, Florida 33605

813-259-6419   daudet@hccfl.edu

 

Please Note:

Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to
or from College employees regarding College business are public records,
available to the public and media upon request.  Therefore, this email
communication may be subject to public disclosure.

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Gay American Heroes

Sometimes i feel like the dog who runs in the house with a dead squrell… and gets yelled at because I did not leave the squrell where i found it!   Please be grateful i did not include the photos… but feel free to ask to see them.   Just doing my job..with a litte scarcasem..we all know i cant spell..you get point and we are not all perfect …ooops! Please take notice of the dead bodies and not my grammar.   34 MURDERS…. 6 IN 60 DAYS ONLY one successful prosecution and conviction for an attack on a transgender woman.    How many more … BEFORE YOU DO MORE  TO HELP build THE RAINBOW MEMORIAL AND LET THE WORLD LGBT LIVES HAVE VALUE… MORE GET ADDED TO THE PILE OF DEAD GAY BODIES… AND MORE GET FORGOTTEN …DO THEY DESERVE A BETTER RESTING PLACE FOR THE BRAVE AND COURAGES …THAN THE GUTTER OF A STREET… today you know and history will show… Six transgender women have been murdered since November 29, 2010, with the latest killing on January 17, 2011.   58-year-old Idania Roberta Sevilla Raudales was found dead in her home in Comayagüela, her arms and legs tied with cable cords and knife wounds on her throat.   On December 18, the burned body of 23-year-old Luisa Alvarado Hernández was found in a gutter outside her home, also in Comayagüela. She had multiple wounds on her face, as if she had been hit repeatedly with a solid object, local press reports said, and her face was so badly damaged that it was unrecognizable.     Tegucigalpa) – The Honduran government should ensure a prompt and thorough investigation of the recent murders of transgender women and bring those responsible to justice, Human Rights Watch and Red Lésbica Cattrachas, a Honduran lesbian rights organization, said today.  Six transgender women have been murdered in Honduras since November 29, 2010, with the latest killing on January 17, 2011.   In its May 2009 report, “Not Worth a Penny: Human Rights Abuses against Transgender People in Honduras,” Human Rights Watch detailed the abuse and harassment of the Honduran transgender community and the government’s failure to investigate and prosecute bias-motivated attacks on transgender people.   Since the release of the report, 34 members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community have been murdered in Honduras. But there has only been one successful prosecution and conviction for an attack on a transgender woman.   we fight hate together or we die alone at the hands of hate.   Love Always   Rainbow Scott

 

 

  1503 East 7th Avenue  |  Tampa, FL 33605  |  www.theRITZybor.com 

Check out these great events coming to The RITZ Ybor!

Jimmy Eat World – February 2
Wolfgang Gartner – February 4
Indigo Girls – February 10
Broken Social Scene – February 11
A Touch Of Essence Hair & Fashion Showcase – February 19
Arturo Sandoval – February 24
The Big Lebowski Fest Tampa Movie Party – February 25
Apocalyptica – March 4
Man On The Moon: a Square One Creative Event – April 2
Festa Italiana 2011 – April 14 to April 17

The RITZ Ybor is a proud member of The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Ybor City Chamber of Commerce, Tampa Bay & Company, MPI, NACE, GaYbor Coalition, Tampa Bay Business Guild, Brides.com & Ybor Arts Association

The GaYBOR District Coalition Members are pulling out all the stops for you this Gasparilla Pirate weekend!! The party starts at 5 PM Fridays and goes continuously until 3 AM Monday! All of GaYBOR is a buzzing!!!  Honey Pot & G.BAR will have top DJ’s, Porn Stars, Masculine Magazine release party, TV celebrities and even a Drag Pageant!!! The El Gancho Circuit Party will have parties at The Ritz Ybor, The Castle, Hamburger Mary’s & Gaspars Grotto, with after hours parties at the Don Vicente Inn,  Ybor Resort & Spa (all are GaYBOR members). But wait there’s even more….Mamma @ the Reservoir Bar,  RISE Sundays, Green Iguana, Bernini’s, Play, Bonnie @ The Crow Bar, JJ’s, Fresh Mouth, Centro Canteen, King Corona, Joffery’s Coffee, Mema’s Tacos, Singing Stone, Tribeca, Becky’s,  Ny Ny Pizza, Bricks, Charlie’s, Stone Soap, Agora, Island Flowers, Sharon @ Wear Me Out, MC Film, Larmon Furniture, Muvico Centro Ybor 20 Theaters (all GaYBOR members) & more are all offering Specials for this incredible Gasparilla Weekend.  It’s rumored that all of the Ybor Hotels are SOLD OUT this weekend already. Our suggestion is to stay at the Hyatt Regency or Sheraton Riverwalk Downtown Tampa and ride the trolley car to GaYBOR. Get your Pirate RRRRRRR gear on! Viva La GaYBOR!!!

FMI visit www.GaYBOR.com  www.YborClubs.com  www.ganchotampa.com

The RuPaul Drag Race crazy is sweeping Tampa Bay! A kick off “Pink & Black Ball” was held at Chelsea Nightclub. The celebration in honor of “RuPaul Drag Race Season 3,” was lead by local favorite Alexis Mateo. WOWing the audience in an original RuPaul Start Your Engines outfit, complete with race helmet! In case you are the only person in Tampa Bay not to know this…… Alexis is a contestant in this season’s show!!! Also appearing on stage were, Amy DeMilo,  Yara Sofia, Mariah, Al & Chuck and in Pink Feathers with Sexy Black Cocktail dress, was club owner DIVA Nikki!!! In the audience were the who’s who of the Central Florida Community. The newly remodeled  Chelsea Club looked fantastic!!! New floors, new patio, new paint & decorations, even a surprise new door!!!   Our two favorite places to view the show are The Chelsea & Hamburger Mary’s. At the Chelsea every Monday you will have a chance to win a Suite on the MSC Poesia cruise with the RuPaul contestants in March 2011, as well as Offical Logo TV Prizes. At Mary’s there will be a special drag show every Monday night.  May the best Diva win! Now ladies… Start Your Engines!!

Starting last Sunday being a guest candidate speaker at MCC TAMPA. A very nice social followed the service. Politics, Equality and Diversity all go hand in hand! Everyone has been coming down with the “cold bug” of the season. I am no exception.

 

 I was going to the MLK Breakfast early Monday but I had a fever and coughed all night. A busy scheduled week ahead, a cold rain outside, and I not up to par, so I rested and read all day Monday. Tuesday, the monthly Barrio Latino Commission was canceled because of many being sick. A great day to get ready for the busy week.

 

Wednesday, D Stephen Moss held a Meet & Greet Carrie West One on One Party at One Laurel Place. Over 60 residents attended the reception and I was grateful for insight on the residents isues living in Tampa’s downtown area. The Bricks held a mixer for the Ybor Chamber and I was greeted by many of the local business owners and members. We all want a better Tampa and historic Ybor City!

 

 Friday was the Tiger Bay Club Luncheon with all the candidates running in Tampa City Council Districts 4, 5 and 7. You can image the usual shenanigans that the civic minded members usually pull on the running candidates but this event at Maestro’s at the Straz Performing Art Center was very tame! I feel the change in Tampa’s newly elected council and mayor are going to be a major directional transformation of present Mayor Pam Iorio’s years as Tampa’s leadership. Again all for the positive!!!

 

Get ready for a wild time at Steam this Friday. Meet the run way models from Masculine Magazine & calendars. Drag show at 11:30.

The recession has deeply affected all of Tampa but Jimmy Kalamaras over at Larmon Furniture has had his family go through the ups and downs of the changing economy for decades. Located on the West end of 7th Ave in Ybor City the local furniture and appliance center services and caters to all walks of life. Coming back from a furniture show, new arrivals of Victorian, French reproduction and traditional living room sets and bedroom sets have started to arrive for spring. Now is the time to make the New Years upgrades to your home. The staff is always a pleasure to work with and the choices are out of this world. I guess for over 80 years it says something. Larmon Furniture has a 2nd location in Town & Country also. Congratulations and thanks for your well attended customer service.