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Dishing with Mark and Carrie…Fun Date Suggestions
2 DATE NIGHTS Suggestions
On Thursday, October 19 TAMPA PRIDE will Host a Fun “TAMPA PRIDE KICK OFF PARTY”. The party will be at the Worlds Largest Hamburg Mary’s in Brandon , FL. At this Kick Off party will be the acclaimed Daphne Ferraro Stage Production of “Hocus Pocus” Between NOW and Oct 19 schedule a fun “Hocus Pocus Movie Night” with your family & friends at home. Don’t forget to stop and pick up your favorite Halloween Candy before the movie. That way you can re buy more before Halloween! Then join TAMPA PRIDE for all the music and magic of Hocus Pocus on Oct 19th.
InterPride 2017 World Conference
Just returning from a World Pride Conference in Indianapolis, Kurt King and Carrie West represented TAMPA PRIDE as newcomer delegates. Over 100 cities/countries from around the World Pride’s were represented. Thousands were in attendance. Also attending from Florida were Orlando Come Out With Pride, St. Pete Pride, Miami Beach Pride, Ft Lauderdale Pride and Florida Hispanic Pride.
The conference kicked off to an overwhelming applause for 6 new Pride organizations attending from unlikely places; Poland, Kenya, Guiana, Honduras and Brazil. Countries that often come under attack and individuals often beaten or murdered because of being LGBT! From small Pride groups of under 1,000 attendees to over 2 million attendees at Montreal, Paris, Copenhagen, New York City Pride events.
In a land that we mostly have known as an anti-LGBT state, the Governor of IndianapolisEric Holcomb and Indy Mayor Joseph Hogsett welcomed all the delegates to the “Hoosier State.” The middle of the state is the state capitol in Indianapolis and is referred to as the “Paris, 300 years after.” by the Indiana Art Museum Director.
Most importantly, objectives and plans for Pride events around the globe were held in many capacities with 4 mini educational seminars/programs going on hourly. Over 20 global topics with respected and noted speakers lead the hot topics of discussion.
Topics included Black Lives Matter, Inclusive Sports, LGBT Domestic Violence, Peace Corp participation, Pride Social Change in rural communities, Aligning with Pride Organization Trans Community, Millennial Gay Choices, Latin America Pride Movements, Pioneers of Pride events, Faiths engaging Groups to other major topics affecting Pride organizations. Very informative and educational.
In selecting future World Pride hosting locations, the worldwide competition was fierce! 2 great American cities had World Pride bids for 2019 (Austin, Tx) and 2021 (Ft Lauderdale, FL). Both had excellent presentations and leadership to back up the support for the many millions of LGBT attendees. Both lost! Austin lost to Athens, Greece and Ft. Lauderdale lost to Copenhagen, Denmark.
Some of International Pride delegates told me that because of the present American Trump administration, they feared not getting visas or other countries getting visas into the United States.
Another LGBT slap in the face for equal and humanitarian rights!
Tampa’s All Hallows Ball
This Saturday night is the Largest Private Non-profit Halloween Party in the state. If you didn’t get a ticket don’t worry. Many of the guest will be in GaYbor/Ybor City after to show off their Fantastic Costumes. https://allhallowsball.org/
Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
The Festival Continues Check out all the film times and dates at https://tiglff.com/
TAMPA PRIDE & TIGLFF Presents…
TAMPA PRIDE BINGO
From The MC Film News Bag
Dishing with Mark and Carrie… CRAZY WEEKEND
TONIGHT 8PM
Aaron Carter announced that he is bi sexual. Now he will be performing TONIGHT at Hamburger Mary’s Brandon
CONGRATULATIONS Carrie West
Happy 50th Birthday Kurt King
FSU BLOCK PARTY
The Annual FSU Ybor City Block Party is this Saturday. Start your party at Hamburger Mary’s. There will be a special FAST Menu starting at 11AM. Check out all the Wild CRAZY FUN from the Balcony at Hamburger Mary’s with Tea Cup and Alton!!! With 5,000+ drunken FSU Alumni what could happen???? LOL
https://www.813area.com/events/fsu-seminole-block-party-ybor-expecting-to-break-records.html
Ybor City Art Walk
THIS SATURDAY!!!
https://www.facebook.com/YborArtAlliance/
Memorial Day Weekend
Summer Free Agent Day 8/13/17
The Suncoast Softball League, the Tampa Bay area’s largest GLBTA sports league, holds its summer softball skills day for new players interested in joining the league on Sunday August 13th (rescheduled from July 30th rainout). Our league plays in the spring, summer and fall (as well as tournaments around the country including the Gay Softball World Series). Our Tampa tournament, the GasparillaSoftballClassic.com, happens each President’s Day in February.
Players are placed in divisions based on their individual level of play, from recreation (or where beginners normally start) to intermediate to advanced. At the skills day, players will field ground balls, throw, catch fly balls and hit. Registration begins at 9:30; practice at 10:00!
Whether you already have a team, or you are new and starting from scratch (we can place you on a team), you’re welcome to join us.
Once the day is over, we’ll have our social event of the day called Extra Innings. Extra Innings events are usually held at the end of each day of play. We leave softball behind and meet new friends or renew old ones. Sunday 8/13’s Extra Innings will be at one of our league’s original sponsors, City Side Lounge, 3703 Henderson Blvd in south Tampa. The event will start at 2pm and run until 6pm. The #Rays play at the #Indians that afternoon chasing 1st place!
Questions, visit our website at SuncoastSoftball.org or email commissioner@suncoastsoftball.org
Photos of the Week 7-23-17
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St Pete Pride Street Festival
Dishing with Mark and Carrie…Are you ready to FRINGE
This Weekend in Ybor City
4 DAYS, 6 VENUES, 88 SHOWS & 115 ARTIST
ALL IN YBOR CITY!!!!
Trinity Taylor
FYI This past week GaYbor’s very own, Miss Trinity Taylor was name-dropped on “SNL” !!! Here is the story by Billboard Magazine.
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DAPHNE FERRARO
LIVE @ Bradley’s on 7th
This Saturday
La Setima or La Septima, 5 Years Ago Ybor News
History and a story that no other community would drag on for a street name. The 2 culprit words that offended many La Setima & La Septima groups which both mean 7 in Spanish. The battle went right from local merchants and YCDC to the top of Tampa’s leadership and Tampa City Council for a crucial vote. What to officially name Ybor City’s 7th Ave?
Well, after 5 years past this month, a major debate had to settle the argument of the so called right way to call the famous “7th Ave Main Street” in Ybor.
Solution? Put both names on all the 7th Ave street signs. So if someone ever asks you why the famed 7th Ave in Ybor has 2 names. Just tell them….a local ethnicity compromise!
‘Laramie Project’ Performance at New “The Space” on Main St.
A new venue location for events and stage for performances is “The Space” at 2106 West Main Street in West Tampa.
Right now you can go and see the live performance of “The Laramie Project”, May 12-14 to Honor the Orlando Pulse victims and Dedicated to 2 innocently murdered friends, Jean Carlos Mendez, 35 and Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 both who were at Pulse Night Club the night of America’s biggest gun massacre in Orlando.
You can order tickets thespacetampa@gmail.com
The outcry play is based on the 1998 hate crime murder in Laramie, Wyoming, gay college student Matthew Shepherd. The murder was denounced as a hate crime and brought national attention to GLBT community for the lack of hate crime laws in various states, including the murdering state, Wyoming.
Mother’s Day Brunch
You Just Can Not Make This Up
Two bubbly fun girls walk up to the bar and say “Hi Tea Cup do you remember us?” With a bigger smile I say “Yes of course. I gave you my card and you never called me!!!” The girls laughed and said that they were here 2 years ago from Chicago. The last time they were here I gave my card to their Mom. For the past 2 years they have been teasing their Mom that she has a boyfriend in Tampa. On her birthday they had a surprise for MOM……They told Mom to answer the door. There was nobody there. Then told her to look down. The girls had made a rug with my postcard on it!!!! Now I’m in this poor lady’s kitchen in Chicago. LMAO LMAO LOLO
Dishing with Mark and Carrie 1-26-17
TONIGHT
What is Gasparilla?
This video will explain it. RRRRRR
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Gasparilla in GaYBOR this Saturday Night
WORLD PRIMER IN GaYBOR
Sunday, February 26th
Come to the one-night-only special Sneak Preview at the one and only Honey Pot Ybor on 7th Ave. in Ybor City of JOEY’S SHOW WILL GO ON, a “full-figured” #docudrama starring #Ybor City-based female impersonator Miss Joey Brooks, who discusses her decades-long drag career, and which culminates with Joey’s drag competition to choose a diva for her upcoming Christmas drag show!
There is a small part in this film played by Tea Cup!!! Alternative Facts!!! I can testify there was NO GOLDSCHLAGER drank during this filming, PERIOD
JOEY’S SHOW WILL GO ON has a running time of 54 min. Live entertainment will be provided as accompaniment following the feature presentation. Expect the unexpected!
#JoeysShowWillGoOn
Watch the Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/PiWhP7FOkE4
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1905964029631962/
40th Anniversary
Next month on Feb 3rd we (Mark & Carrie) will have our 40th Anniversary together. We will be Celebrating by going on the Tampa PRIDE Cruise with many friends, new and old. If you have not registered yet this is the final week to do so. Please call Kim Brown at 813-289-5942 or your local AAA branch location or 1-800-722-2891 today. See you onboard!!!!
Italiano Insurance
The Italiano Insurance Services, Inc. should be called The Italiano Insurance Family. We have never seen such a wonderful family all working together to make our community better. They support and donate to so very many of the local non profits. In this photo the family is out showing support and Love to Hamburger Mary’s & Tea Cup and our community. From Home, Business to Auto and more the Italiano Family have you covered. Please visit there facebook page today and say thank you by hitting like.
https://www.facebook.com/ItalianoInsurance/
Just Announced
https://www.facebook.com/FemmesandFollies/
TAMPA PRIDE 2017
We are Proud to announce the GRAND MARSHALS for TAMPA PRIDE 2017 being held March 25, 2017 in historic Ybor City.
GRAND MARSHALS are former Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner and local
Entertainer Joey Brooks.
GRAND MARSHAL COUPLE are Hotspots Media owner & Publisher Peter Clark and husband
Cleto Beuren.
RECOGNIZED LGBTA COMMUNITY SUPPORTER AWARD winners are former City of Tampa
Mayor Sandy Freedman and retired Ybor City Development Corp Manager, Vince Pardo.
For more TAMPA PRIDE 2017 Events, Sponsorship, Festival Registration, Diversity Parade applications go to www.TampaPride.org
