Roosters in Ybor
The Roosters have landed in GaYBOR/ Ybor City!
Rich Kerin, GaYBOR District Coalition project mgr. of the Roosters of Ybor Community Partnership Art Project welcomes the delivery of the Roosters to the Hillsborough Community College (HCC) work room, readying them for the students to decorate!
There are a lot of planned events in conjunction with the GaYBOR Community partnership project.
The Roosters of Ybor Gallery Opening is slated for May 2nd in the Main Gallery of HCC’s Ybor City Campus from 5pm – 7:30pm where 10 HCC students will compete for a $1000 tuition voucher to HCC. The exhibit will be judged that evening by a Board member of the GDC and 2 Board members of the Arts Council of Hillsborough County.
After the week long exhibit at the Main Gallery at HCC Ybor Campus the Roosters of Ybor will be moved into storefronts throughout GaYBOR/ Ybor City as a public art display on May 10th! An auction is further planned for the sale of the prized colorful Ybor roosters.
This is the 2nd major art project under taking that GaYBOR District Coalition has put on. The first 3 years ago, Pianos in Ybor” were 10 pianos were painted by local and national artists and set into setting around Ybor City for people to play. This open and free event for 6 weeks had thousands of people coming to play, view and enjoy the community art project. The project received a lot of positive media around Tampa Bay, Florida and even feature stories in Japan and Europe newspapers.
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“Priscilla Queen of the Desert” Musical at the Straz
The Straz Performing Arts Center has one of the most “Outrageous” musicals having won many awards at the 2011 Tony Awards for “Fabulous Costumes.” The musical about 3 traveling drag performers crossing the Outback of Australia and all the unforeseen problems, disasters and adventures they curtain with the famous pink bus named, ” Priscilla.” The 90’s iconic dance floor songs that you are so familiar with will have you singing in the aisles! Memorable pop chart dance songs include“Raining Men”, “I Will Survive”, “Finally” and my fav, ” Go West.”
The famous colorful movie story line now in a touring musical will have you in laughter and in tears! The changes in the play script are really an added. The 3 brilliant colored angels flowing over the set, the 300 wardrobe changes, the dance and the bus Priscilla was a beautiful piece of work, . Oh, guess who was specially invited at the beginning of the Tuesday nights opening 2nd act to dance with the cast members? Hamburger Mary’s servers Josh & Prada. Guys you did a fabulous job.
MC FILM was awarded a certificate by ‘Priscilla’ film company, Polygram Pictures for selling more videos than the K-Mart Stores back in 1994. It really is quite the iconic and on everyone’s movie shelf “Gay Film.”
Tickets are available for this one week set of performances at
Straz Performing Arts Center, and there aren’t any bad seats in the playhouse.
www.strazcenter.org .
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VOTE for Mark & Carrie
We have been Nominated to be this years 2013 Grand Marshals of the St. Pete Pride Parade!!!
This is the largest LGBT Pride in the SE USA with over 120,000+ people last year!
Just to be nominated is a HUGE Honor!
It would be Fantastic to bring this Honor home to GaYBOR/Ybor City. Please Facebook and tell all your family & friends!
Now we NEED YOUR HELP! It is down to the final 3. Please go to this link and VOTE for us.
“The Hawkeye”
The student newspaper of Hillsborough Community College this week
Featured Mark & Carrie at MC Film
GaYBOR Monthly Meeting
The April GaYBOR District Coalition meeting is Friday at Bradley’s on 7th. at 4pm. We are getting ready for the Roosters in Ybor project and GaYBOR Days coming Memorial Day Weekend.
Everyone is welcome to attend. HCC Ybor City President. Dr Shawn Robinson is our Guest Speaker
