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Invasion 2012

Join Tampa Bay area emerging leaders and young professionals on Friday, January 20, 2012 for Emerge Tampa Bay’s Invasion 2012!  Invasion 2012 will celebrate “A Night At The Oscars” at the Ritz Ybor from 7:30pm to 11pm.

Invasion is the premier young professional’s event of the year, offering valuable networking opportunities with the Tamps Bay area’s future leaders and celebrating the accomplishments of 2011 while looking ahead to the goals of 2012.

In addition to a night of networking in style at one of the area’s premier event venues, the Ritz Ybor, attendees will enjoy entertainment, drinks, delectable food, a photo booth, dancing, and more.  And don’t forget to dress your best for your walk down the Red Carpet!

Come ready to strut your stuff for the paparazzi during Emerge Tampa Bay’s Invasion 2012.

Register now at www.EmergeTampa.org/Invasion.html.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 25 DECEMBER 2011

COCO & HOMO: HUNGOVER FOR THE HOLIDAYS, A HOLIGAY CABARET

Tampa’s very own “cutie-pie miscreants” of cabaret are back and bringing in the new year with their surprise holiday special, ‘Hungover for the Holidays, a HoliGay Cabaret.’ On December 29 and 30, let Coco & Homo nurse your xxx-mas hangover with a dose of playful, interactive games and a healthy serving of classic ditties, campy anthems, and frolicking drinking songs. While celebrating the long forgotten holiday of Sexmas (a five day long celebration of all things gay and Jesus), Coco & Homo’s seemingly impenetrable bond is put to the test when they both find themselves under the mistletoe with a certain jolly old man. 2011 Best of the Bay winners, see the act Creative Loafing claims is “diva slapping the Tampa Bay entertainment scene into submission!”

About Coco & Homo:

Raised by their lesbian nun aunts after losing their parents to a tragic accident involving three goats, a fire truck, and a Chilean prostitute, Coco & Homo developed a taste for the bizarre and joined an underground touring circus. Now on their own, they seek to change the world one handful of glitter at a time. They dedicate their life’s work to Whitney Houston and proving that unicorns really do exist. Look for Coco & Homo on this upcoming season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. www.cocoandhomo.com

Coco & Homo: Hungover for the Holidays, a HoliGay Cabaret.

December 29 & 30 @ 8 PM.

Stageworks Theatre,                                                                                                                           1120 E Kennedy Blvd,                                                                                                                          Tampa FL.                                                                                                                                         $15 Advance Sale, $20 Day of Show.                                                                                                    To purchase tickets and for more information visit www.cocoandhomo.com and www.stageworrkstheatre.org. Tickets go on sale Saturday December 17.

‘LIKE’ Coco & Homo on facebook and ‘Follow’ them on twitter…you won’t regret it.

About Stageworks Theatre:

Founded by Anna Brennan and now located in Tampa’s Grand Central District, Stageworks’ mission is to provide the highest quality professional theatre which respects, ignites and celebrates the human spirit, while challenging the thresholds of intolerance and insensitivity. www.stageworkstheatre.org

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MAD Theatre
m.a.d. theatre

Announces Auditions for

bare: a pop opera

Directed by Jennifer Marshall

Audition Dates
January 16 and 17, 6-8 PM
January 18 (Callbacks)

at
Intercontinental Hotel
Suite 140

on the Urban Two side of the hotel
4860 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33609
Located at Kennedy Blvd. and Westshore Blvd. Please use the parking garage entrance off Westhore Blvd. and take the elevator to the hotel lobby

Production dates: April 19-22, 26-29, 2012 at the Shimberg Playhouse (Straz Center)

Be prepared to sing 16 bars from a musical or pop music song (sheet music is preferred). Dress comfortably as a short movement combination will be taught at the audition. All performers must be 18 or have parental consent to audition for bare. Non paid.

For detailed summary, casting information and music samples, please visit www.theatricalrights.com/bare or more information.

Please contact the director, Jennifer Marshall at jkjmarshall@gmail.com or 813-386-6173 with any questions about auditions or the show.

Casting Information:

Adults:

Sister Chantelle – African America nun, no nonsense, belter

Claire – Peter’s mother

Priest – Boarding school headmaster

Students:

Jason – most popular boy at St. Cecilia’s boarding school; involved with Peter and Ivy

Peter – Jason’s room mate and secret boyfriend

Nadia- Jason’s sarcastic overweight twin sister

Ivy – most popular girl at St. Cecilia’s

Matt – Jason’s academic rival, in love with Ivy

Lucas – school drug dealer (rapping ability preferred)

Other students (2 boys, 4 girls) – all ethnicities and types (i.e. sexy, naive, nerdy, jock)

A group of high school seniors at a Catholic boarding school faces issues of sexuality and personal identity. As they struggle to come to terms with who they are, and who the world thinks they should be, they seek answers from their church, their friends, and ultimately, from within themselves. Its rich, vibrant score draws on many styles of contemporary music.

bare: a pop opera will be performed at the Shimberg Playhouse at The Straz Center for the Performing Arts on April 19-22 & 26-29, 2012.

Synopsis:
Set in a Catholic boarding school, the show centers on a group of friends during their senior year. Altar boy Peter is in love with his roommate Jason, one of the most popular kids in school. They are carrying on a closeted romance but Peter wants to go public with their affair, at least to his mother, whom he loves dearly. Jason isn’t so keen on the idea, as he feels that his entire world would crumble if word of the relationship got out. Things get more complicated when Ivy makes a play for Jason. Her rejected suitor Matt discovers the secret that Peter and Jason have been keeping and it’s only a matter of time before things start to spin out of control.

www.madtheatre.com • m.a.d. theatre on Facebook • Follow us on twitter at @MAD_Theatre

m.a.d theatre is a 501(c)3, not-for-profit community theatre that incorporates the three performing arts; Music, Acting, & Dance. For 12 years m.a.d theatre has delivered powerful, provocative, and affordable musical theatre to stages in the Tampa area. We are always looking for people who are interested in performing or volunteering, and for donors and corporate sponsors. m.a.d. theatre survives on your generosity!

Donate to m.a.d. theatre

Dishing with Mark & Carrie 12-21-11

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GaYBOR District Coalition in Historic Ybor City
& Hamburger Mary’s
Donates $1,500+  Worth of Toys to Tampa Bay Children.
Viva La GaYBOR!!!!!
Happy Hanukah, Merry Christmas From Mark & Carrie

Snowing in Ybor City!
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GREAT Job… YCDC & GaYBOR District Coalition!!!!

Holiday Spirit in Ybor City Continues…
The lit garland strands were hung up with care by over 160 GaYBOR Coalition members & city workers volunteering their time decorating all along the Nationally famous Ybor streets. The big lighting ceremony of the central districts 34′ Holiday Tree in Centro Ybor was setup, lit and witnessed by thousands. A Juried Art Festival in the Park bringing in new visitors to Centennial Park.  25 cent TECO Streetcar rides offered for families to ride clanking along the historical,  waterfront and Channelside Districts. A  big unleashed holiday spectacular was around the corner though. “SNOW IN YBOR CITY” was experienced by the many thousands of visitors. All along 7th Ave between 15th and 17th Streets last Friday and Saturday nights with the surprise appearance of Santa Claus on the Ybor City Fire truck. Just like a northern blizzard hit a small quaint historical area of Tampa, Florida. TV coverage was huge. Kids letting the flakes fall upon their heads, drivers driving through the snowy maze with their car tops down. And where did that marching band come from??? The Nationally televised Outback Bowl Parade is days away, December 31st. Michigan State vs Georgia Jan 2nd!!
Well, here is a little video glimpse for you to enjoy.
Thank You to Our Special Secret Santa!!!
We want to personally say… “Thank You!! “