Dishing with Mark n Carrie, Happy National Pride Month

Happy National Pride Month

Today the Rainbow flag was raised over the Hillsborough County Building and the Tampa City Hall. Tampa Pride was held earlier in March this year.  See you all at the many Prides this month.

Tampa PRIDE

Tampa Bay Ray’s Pride Day game. June 10, 2023, it’s always a fun night

Celebrate Pride at Tropicana Field on Saturday, June 10th, when the Rays take on the Texas Rangers. Fans can purchase a special Pride Day package that includes a seat in the Lower Level and a limited edition. Rays Pride  🏳️‍🌈 Day can cooler

The deadline to purchase tickets is Thursday, June 8 at 11:59 p.m.

Single tickets are $47.00. But group packages are available

Pride Day packages are available for an exclusive group discount of $32.00 with the promotional code given to you. Groups of 10 or more will receive preferred seating and a scrolling scoreboard welcome.

Use Code PRIDE4

For more information or to place your group order, call 727-342-5719 or email jdrury@raysbaseball.com

One Magical Weekend 2023 at Walt Disney World Resorts!

https://www.facebook.com/events/3297075967205403?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22calendar_tab_event%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark_calendar%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

St Pete PRIDE

https://www.facebook.com/events/744075554079365

Gulfport Pride 2023

https://www.facebook.com/events/905132040531595/?active_tab=discussion

Hillsborough County LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus

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Bradley’s on 7th

Dishing with Mark n Carrie. Tampa

Tampa PRIDE Foundation Scholarship

The Tampa Pride Foundation selection committee met to review the many applications for this year’s scholarships. The top 10 applications were selected. Each will receive $1,5000.  The winners will be announced soon.

CANCELED …. Tampa PRIDE on the River

The Board of Tampa voted to cancel “Tampa PRIDE on the River” this year. In the years past, many variety acts, bands, entertainers, activists, elected officials and headliners of the RuPaul girls along with many local Drag artists, have performed here. It would be unfeasible to make this event 18 and up.  The main Tampa PRIDE 10 Year Anniversary Event is a go for March 2024. Last year the Cuban Club courtyard was made an 18+ event to accommodate the states, “Don’t Say Gay” bills .

From NBC News…

…. DeSantis also signed a measure that prohibits establishments from having children at an “adult live performance.” Though the bill doesn’t specifically name drag performances, DeSantis said Wednesday the law is intended to restrict them.

“There’s these adult performances, these drag shows, sexually explicit,” he said. “What they’re doing is adult entertainment. People can do what they want with some of that, but to have minors there, I mean, you’ll have situations where you’ll have like an 8-year-old girl there, where you have these like really explicit shows, and that is just inappropriate.”

DeSantis noted that Florida’s has taken administrative action against against multiple venues and restaurants that have held drag performances with minors in attendance, “but the reality is we needed the legislature to come in and really clarify that if you are an establishment that’s having adult performances, you have an obligation to make sure that these young kids are not permitted in the premises, and we’re going to hold you accountable.” ….

Read the story here.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/desantis-signs-dont-say-gay-expansion-gender-affirming-care-ban-rcna84698

ZOIE’S

The must do in St. Pete is ZOIE’S!!!! Tell them Mark and Carrie sent you.  https://www.facebook.com/zoiesfl  This past week Tru T filmed here! Click here to view this week’s episode of Tru  T  https://www.facebook.com/trutea1

Ybor City developer Darryl Shaw would like to build a 5,000-seat stadium for his new pro women’s soccer team

Last week Darryl Shaw upset people on Facebook with his vision of Ybor City’s future. Now this week Darryl Shaw is announcing a new soccer stadium. What do you think will be next???

https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2023/05/12/ybor-city-seventh-avenue-revitalization.html

https://www.cltampa.com/arts/ybor-city-developer-darryl-shaw-would-like-to-build-a-5000-seat-stadium-for-his-new-pro-womens-soccer-team-15647467

Memorial Day Weekend

Southern Nights

Bradley’s on 7th

You Just Can Not Make This Up

In the 1980’s I was on the board of directors at MCC Tampa (Metropolitan Community Church.) In those days we were called a GLBT affirming religious organization.  Many religious organizations were making books called church directories.  These books were similar to a High School year book. Since this was before the internet and long distant calls were very expensive, I wrote to the company.  The company wrote back that this was the 1st time they had ever done a book for a GLBT group. Then asked was this even legal in Tampa Florida? After a couple more letters they came to MCC Tampa and took all the photos. This was the 1st time many of the people and couples had ever had a professional photo done. Some of the couples thought it was too scandalous to have a photo taken as a couple and choice separate photos. After the books came out the company the sold photos to everyone. They said it was one of the highest average sales per person ever.  Fast forward to 5/18/2023. This book would be banned from our schools in Florida today.  It is a very sad times for everyone in Florida.

Dishing with Mark n Carrie… Grand Opening

Grand Opening TODAY 6PM

https://www.facebook.com/events/215295954445848

Tampa International Fringe Festival

Today – May 14TH

https://www.facebook.com/tampafringe

This Saturday

Tampa Train Day! @ Tampa Union Station

https://www.facebook.com/TampaUnionStation

Ybor City fountain at I-4 is expensive, problematic and going away.

This fountain at Interstate 4 in Ybor City costs $100,000 a year to run. It will soon become something else. [ SUE CARLTON I Times ]

14 million Dollar Updates to Tampa Theatre

The Tampa CRA is proceeding to fund a 14-million-dollar upgrades to the Tampa Theatre.  Hum… The Ybor City Development Corp aka YCDC or Ybor CRA has cut all cultural arts grants.

Memorial Day Weekend

Bradley’s on 7th

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