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Photos of the Week 5-18-16
Photos of the Week
 Momma @ Liquid Lounge
 NY NY Pizza
 RuPaul Drag Race in Ybor City
 Saturday Market Meeting
 Vagabond Gita
 The Bunny Has Lightning Fever!
@ Red Star Rock Bar
  Bradley’s on 7th
 Centro Cantina
  Hamburger Mary’s
  Liquid Lounge
 Tea Cup
  Steam Fridays
The Ybor City Saturday Market
 Ybor Wine Bar
    GaYBOR-Ybor City
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Hotel Discounts
When visiting the GaYBOR District in Historical Ybor City
Stay at The Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor
Located on 7th Ave & Walking Distance to EVERYTHING!
Ask for the Discounted MC Film Corporate rate Corp Code 0002672438 (Some black out dates do apply) Below is the easy link to use when making reservations.
http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/reservations/index.jhtml?hotel=TPAYBHX&corporateCode=0002672438
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5-18-16
THURSDAY
Dine Out For Life
THIS SUNDAY
Diversity Honors
The Diversity Honors Celebration was held in Hollywood Florida. The two organizations, The PRIDE CENTER at EQUALITY PARK and the Harvey Milk Foundation came together this year. 8 individuals were recognized. Our good friend & publisher of Hotspots Media Group was recognized.
Congratulations to Peter Clark (a GaYBOR Ambassador) and our Hotspots Media Family!!!
Vagabond Gita
Two of the nicest people you will ever meet are Sandi & Amber. Together they Host the Monday Night Moonlight Market and Vagabond Gilta. This one of a kind weekly festival features: Street Market, Mystic Fairs, DJ’s, Food Trucks and a Traveling Tribe of Gypsy Life.
Located in the Red Star Rock Bar parking lot. Located at 5210 N Florida Ave in Tampa. See you there next Monday!
https://www.facebook.com/sandi.hein
https://www.facebook.com/amber.wilson.549436
https://www.facebook.com/VagabondGita/
https://www.facebook.com/RedStarRockBar/?fref=ts
CONGRATULATIONS Sonny & Stephen
After living together for 19 years Sonny & Steve have decided to officially tie the knot. Both guys are great GLBT Ambassadors to St. Petersburg! There will be a special celebration this Saturday afternoon at the Hollander Hotel in St. Petersburg.
Following the Celebration will be the monthly Judy B. Goode & Paul Thomas Show at 7PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/121145821618415/
3 New Businesses Opening in Centro Ybor
- The Hyppo Gourmet Ice Pops – 9th store in Florida, St. Augustine headquarters http://www.thehyppo.com/
- Fish Hawk Distillery – Hand crafted spirits tasting room http://www.fishhawkspirits.net
- Thai Asiatic – 4th Restaurant http://photonews247.com/2016/03/thai-asiatic-ybor-tampa-fl/
Meet The Chef Hosted by Creative Loafing
Tampa Bay Restaurant Week is back June 16th through 26th and, to kick it off, Creative Loafing is bringing back Meet The Chefs—featuring more chefs and courses than ever before! Foodies, you won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to rub elbows with the chefs behind some of your favorite restaurants and menu items during an intimate meet and greet with more than ten of the area’s amazing, top local chefs!
Get your tickets NOW before they sell out!
We ALLREADY HAVE OURS!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/580103512167483/
Congratulations America’s New Army Secretary
Eric Fanning was just confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the first openly Gay top leader of this branch of the military. Fanning was prior under the Secretary of the Air Force from April 2013 – February 2015 when he then became acting Secretary of the Air Force for 6 months.
Obituary
Dannie Lee (Dan) Holland
The obituary in the Tampa Bay Times said that Dan Holland had passed away April 29, 2016 at age 50. Dan grew up in South Tampa. Dan was the Entertainment Director at the SunCoast Resort complex & worked on the Mr. International Drummer and Drummer Boy Contest and the LeatherSir Leatherboy Intl Competition. He later became the General Manager of The Tampa Bay Leather Company, Atlanta Leather Company & Orlando leather Company..
Dan’s favorite word was “NO!!!” We had 2 MC FILM stores at the SunCoast Resort. Remembering one time the headliners for a big Memorial Day Show were in our store. They asked what smelled so good? Carrie told them that he was making his famous chili in a crock pot. The next thing you know they were all in the back room eating the famous Chili recipe with Carrie. Dan came charging into the store asking if we had seen the stars? They were suppose to be on stage NOW!!! Carrie laughed and told Dan they were in the back room eating.
Dan told Carrie to stop feeding his Stars!!! LOL . We never really listened to him.
The stories go on and on. There was one time a very Famous gay performing Icon was to perform. She had become very large. Dan asked us to help get her up on stage. Her shoe fell off and Dan asked Carrie to help put it back on her. On stage in front of everybody. Dan was so embarrassed. LOL
Will we ever forget Dan? The answer is still, “NO!!!”
SunCoast Resort Memories
FYI There is a fun and informative facebook page about the SunCoast Resort. Please share your memories there. It’s hard to believe it closed in 2007. 9 Year ago. Here is a photo of Tea Cup on stilts with friends.
Florida Cane Distillery Relocates to Historic Ybor City
The Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for a new fun destination in historic District in Ybor City, The Florida Cane Distillery. It is right across the street from our old digs at MC FILM at 8th & 15th Street. A new change and relocation from the old East Tampa Industrial Park location they started distilling in 2012.
Open Thursday & Friday 3-9pm, Saturday 12-9 pm.
The well attended opening (why not there was free liquor) had Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, Tampa Council members Guido Maniscalco and Lisa Montelione in the greeting line with owners, Pat O’Brien and Lee Nelson. This small craft making gin & vodka distillery has a wide variety of Florida and local flavors. They include Plant City Strawberry (very delicious) , Weechi Wachi Watermellon, Orlando Orange, Gator Grape and Buccaneer Blueberry flavorings.
Available will be walking tours of the first Tampa craft distillery. Coming this summer will be classes on the distilling process. Another great addition to the historic flavor of historic Ybor City.
You Just Can Not make This Up
Lady Bunny (of New York’s Wigstock fame) was in town this past Sunday at Liquid Lounge to perform. About ten+ years ago Bunny was performing at Georgie’s Alibi in St. Petersburg. Clayton Hood, a local sculpture, artist and friend of ours had painted a beautiful painting of Bunny. It was quite large, probably 3 feet by 3 feet.
We thought to ourselves, “How will she ever get this on a plane back to NYC?”
After her show Clayton went on stage to present Bunny with this beautifully portrayal of his idol painting. Bunny thanks him but said, “No thank you!.”
This upset Clayton. So He….. started to auction the painting off to the audience. It sold for just over $500. Bunny said, “Thank You it was nice of you to auction this off for me. ” and put her hand out.
Clayton laughed and said in his southern draw voice, “You didn’t want it… bitch!!! This is going to pay my bar tab tonight and the rest is going to local Gay Charity!!!”
From The MC Film News Bag
Exhibit, Speakers and Concert Round Out LGBTQ Programs in Gulfport
Contact: David Mather; (727) 893-1075; dmather@mygulfport.us
GULFPORT, FLORIDA: Throughout June, LGBTQ Pride Month will be celebrated by a full slate of programs sponsored by the LGBTQ Resource Center of the Gulfport Public Library. All programs are open to the public and take place at the Gulfport Public Library (5501 28th Avenue South), unless otherwise noted.
The first event will be an opening reception for the exhibit, “Rags: A Survey of LGBT Periodicals,” on Wednesday, June 1st at 7 p.m. The exhibit examines the history of gay newsweeklies across the country and the significant role they played in bringing LGBT people together. Included in the exhibit are newsweeklies that operate in “gay meccas,” such as San Francisco, Washington DC and Fort Lauderdale, as well as underground publications in rural America. Chris Rudisill, Executive Director of Stonewall National Museum and Archives, will provide opening remarks. The exhibit will be on display throughout the month of June. The opening reception is free and complimentary refreshments will be offered.
Two “Lunch and Learn” programs will take place during Pride Month. Attendees are invited to bring their own lunch while enjoying presentations by visiting speakers. Lunch and Learn programs are free of charge. On Thursday, June 9th at noon, “From Gay Surfers to Old Lesbians Organizing for Change: Developing an LGBT Initiative at a State University in Florida,” will be the topic presented by Matthew Knight, Assistant Director of Special Collections at the University of South Florida (USF). The Special Collections Department at USF includes a variety of historically significant LGBT materials, including some “extraordinary” items donated over the years. Knight will show and discuss the range of items in the growing LGBT collections, including some of the most notable and interesting items among them.
A second Lunch and Learn opportunity will be presented by Gulfport author, educator and lecturer Susan Gore on Thursday, June 23rd at noon. “RFRA Madness and the Law of Unintended Consequences” is Gore’s subject, posing an initial question, “What does a ‘mom and pop’ florist in Oregon and a $3.3 billion corporation have in common?” Both have challenged legal mandates that require serving the public and their employees without regard to sex, sexuality or gender identity. Pushback to “gay marriage” has emerged in the form of 22 state Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRAs) that claim to protect citizen’s “sincerely held religious beliefs” by providing religious exemptions to nondiscrimination laws. Gore will discuss RFRAs in the U.S. and some unintended consequences likely to result from the current “RFRA Madness.”
A fun and lively evening, “Friends of Dorothy: Music from the Land of Oz” will be the final program in the Pride Month series on Tuesday, June 28th at 7pm. The show will feature well-known Tampa Bay singers and actors Sara DelBeato and Michael Raabe performing musical selections from “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Wiz,” “Wicked,” and other Oz-related music. This special performance will be held at Gulfport’s Catherine Hickman Theater (5501 27th Avenue South). Tickets are now available for a suggested donation of $15 each at the Library, the Gulfport Casino and the Gulfport Beach Bazaar. Ticket sales benefit the LGBTQ Resource Center.
The LGBTQ Resource Center is a project of the non-profit Circle of Friends of the Gulfport Public Library. The Center is the first of its kind in a public library setting in Florida and was established in 2015. For more information about Pride Month programs or the Resource Center, contact the Library at (727) 893-1074.
