Caught @ Liquid
Caught @ Steam Friday’s
Photos of the Week 6-19-16
Photos of the Week
 County Commissioner Kevin Beckner  Tampa City Council Guido Maniscalco
 Miss City Side in GaYBOR
 Pride Band @ MCC Tampa
NY NY Pizza
 Carne’s Showing Love
  Bradley’s on 7th
  Centro Cantina
  Hamburger Mary’s
 Hamburger Mary’s Pub House
  Liquid Lounge
 Tea Cup
   Steam Fridays
 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 |
Dishing with Mark and Carrie 6-22-16
#WEAREORLANDO
Hamburger Mary’s Big Charity Event for Pulse Employees
Hamburger Mary’s Tampa threw a huge charity event Thursday night. The packed house was given a great night of community performing artists for the Orlando murder tragedy. Kurt King, dressed to the occasion as ‘Kurtrina’ and filled buckets with cash that would be passed on to the employees of Orlando’s Pulse Night Club through the Pulse Night Club Go Fund Me page.
“You have to really feel for all the people, friends, those that were wounded, killed and worked as employees at Pulse Night Club. It is on my mind. It is so sad. I knew I had to do something and now!” said Hamburger Mary’s Tampa owner, Kurt King.
Thousands came to contribute to the call of help. Attendees included Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner, Tampa City Councilman Guido Maniscalco, American Goddess winner Alexis Mateo (also 2016 Miss Tampa Pride & Miss Gay Days Orlando) and a cast of 40 performers.
Over $8,000 was collected & donated on Thursday alone. Receipts and donations are still being collected at Hamburger Mary’s Tampa & Clearwater.
Polk Pride Festival Presented….
Polk Pride Festival Presented….
This years Polk Pride Festival has grown to added events. This is the 2nd year for the young organizers. The Saturday Pride in the Park Festival Expo in Munn Park had a wide variety of local and statewide exhibitors all supporting the local GLBT event with a lot of security. The exhibitors, local organizations and Food Trucks were all around the Gen Robert E Lee Statue in downtown Lakeland’s Confederate Park (Munn Park).
Taking up a sound safety corridor because if the Orlando tragedy, the Lakeland Police were there in force. The increase of people coming out to support the festival was truly amazing. People had smiles on there faces and that is what Polk Pride organization officials tried to accomplish.
Lakeland GLBT community held an Orlando Strong Candlelight Vigil in downtown Lakeland and had over 1500 attendees just days before there Pride.
TAMPA PRIDE was there for support and are participating in all community Prides. Many local political leaders gave their speeches for GLBT support. The days entertainment also was incredible with DJ Greg Anderson at the helm of the music mixing, inspirational dancing groups, live singing performers and the unlimited comedy performances by Kathryn Nevets with 6 other top drag pageantry of glamour performances.
The After Pride Party events were held at the gay bar with crazy bartender Mike B, Club Main Street in the downtown Lakeland area.
Orlando Vigil
Many of us watched this on TV Sunday Night. Thank You to Sarah Perez and her wife who sent us these photos.
Dishing with Mark & Carrie 6-22-16
St. Pete Pride Week Activities & Across the Bay
This week Pride events will be a very solemn, exhilarating, tearful and memorable. This week St. Pete has their 13th Annual Pride events in downtown St. Pete.
The 2 big FREE events are Saturday at 8:00 pm – 11pm with the Annual St Pete Night Parade weaving its way down Central Ave amongst 150,000 colorful partiers (make sure to wave and scream loudly for GaYBOR District with TAMPA PRIDE float) and Sunday with the St Pete Pride Expo with over 300 vendors on Central Ave starting at 10am until 4pm.
It will be hot so please hydrate yourselves.
” Cabaret” will be performed through June 28th at the Straz Performing Arts Center by Mad Theatre of Tampa.
GaYBOR District, Tampa Bays GLBT district, will be holding a number of St Pete Pride Pre and After Parties in the historic Ybor City area. Hamburger Mary’s, Bradley’s on 7th, liquid, Honey Pot, Mary’s Pub and Ybor City Wine Bar are among the many celebrating.
Stop by and give your “Pride Cheer” to bartender TEACUP on the patio at Mary’s!
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Magic Kingdom Memorial Vigil for Pulse Victims
The full “Kiss Goodnight” is below. The moment of silence starts at 5:20.
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Tampa Bay Rainbow Pride Band
With just over 1 year under their belts, the Tampa Bay Pride Band will be front and center come Saturday’s St Pete’s Pride Night Parade. The reorganized pied pipers of Tampa Bay GLBT community have played at Tampa Pride, the recent Tampa Vigil for Orlando Victims and this will be twice at St. Pete. Pride.
“We had to have a gay band performing for the community Prides.” said Daniel Stevens, a spokesperson for the band. John Davidson, a co founder of the Pride Band just moved to Australia.
The band is popular and with this past weeks Orlando tragic shooting more people want to get involved and show their personal support by being a band member.
Right now the band needs your financial support. Unexpected expenses have the organization needing community support.
David Rosa, TBRPB President, said it is only a bump but we need financial funds for the unexpected items now.
Send Your Kind Donations to: Tampabayprideband1@gmail.com
Hamburger Mary’s Tampa on ABC Morning Blend Show
March of the Pumkin King
Ybor Italian Club’s Summer Seafood Boil
Seats are selling out fast.
Reserve yours today at
Just For LAUGHS
Look what our dog Miss Amber found!! A tree full of balls! She kept barking until we tossed her a real ball. LOL Actually its our sisters mango tree.
