We would not have believed it if we didn’t see it with our own eyes!!! There was a big table with Gay & Lesbians at it. On the front end facing the stage was a bronzed box. When Esme asked “What’s up with this box?” The group replied “in side are the remains of our two Moms.” The two ladies were lesbians and the people at the table were their children. They were taking their two Moms out to show them GaYBOR. This was their last party together in Tampa. The next stop was New York to spread the remains out together.

We have never seen GaYBOR busier than this past Saturday Night!!!! There were long lines for the clubs after 2AM!!! Now that’s Viva La GaYBOR!!! GaYBOR Days 2011 line up keeps getting Bigger & Bigger! This week Diva Macaviti announced she will be performing at the July 4th Music Festival @ The Crow Bar. Congratulation to The Laughing Cat Restaurant who are moving into the former Streetcar Charlie’s. Franco promises  to keep the famous Italian lunch buffet! In an unofficial poll the Best Chicken Wings in GaYBOR are at New York, New York on 7th!!! The NEW Tuesday Night Party at G.BAR was a HIT!!! Check it out this week. In true tongue- n- cheek humor the ladies at Tease Saturday are having Free Mechanical Bull Rides this Saturday. What do you think they are calling it?????  Bull Dykes of course LOL!!! or LOL???  The Iocal weekly broadcast internet show, LGBT LIVE  http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100002252789151  broadcasted this week from Hamburger Mary’s. Hosted by Arica Love & Eseme Russell with guest Tea Cup it was one of the highest viewed episodes yet! Tune in the Wednesday at 3:30. Speaking of Arica it is rumored that she was caught giving a lap dance to Kurt??? OH MY.  The United Church of Christ  is having its convention in downtown Tampa July 1 -5th. 4,000 attendees are registered. This is the friendly and drinking church group we are told! They even have a GLBT group. Last …. what about the Ybor Resort & Spa sky banner at St Pete Pride. It seams everybody has an opinion.

Ybor City & Tampa were so proud to be very involved & supportive of St. Pete Pride. We look forward to St. Pete’s support of GaYBOR Day’s this weekend…  Just Say “N”

To know Tessa is to Love her!!! A proud supporter of GaYBOR & Ybor City. Tessa Shiver & her brother Damon run the family hotel business,  “The Don Vicente de Ybor Historic Inn”  http://www.donvicenteinn.com.  At the Inn Tessa & Damon have hosted a wide variety of GLBT Events. From GaYBOR Meetings, GLBT Holy Unions, Catered Banquets to Circuit Parties and coming soon a Leather Event in their Dungeon. Oops I meant to say basement!!! This is an historic pathway of Ybor City. This building was the first building to be built by cigar maker, Vincent Martinez Ybor in his new founding city in 1896.

 

When not busy at Starbucks, Mikey can be found bartending at Liquid Lounge in GaYBOR. Something that people do not know about Mikey is that he tried out and played for Florida Orchestra!! He plays the cello & piano!!!  And he is a Gemini!

 

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Take a Walk Down the Aisle with “Our Son’s Wedding “ at FST.
(Sarasota, FL)—Get ready to catch the bouquet with the regional premiere of OUR SON ’S WEDDING by Donna de Matteo, in Florida Studio Theatre’s Gompertz Theatre. OUR SON’S WEDDING will have preview performances on July 6 and July 7, with a press opening on Friday, July 8 at 8pm. The play will run through Sunday, August 7. Single tickets are priced $29 – $32 and can be purchased online at
floridastudiotheatre.org or by calling the box office at (941) 366-9000.
   Our Son’s Wedding is a great family comedy where the past meets the present. An Italian-American plumber (played by Paul D’Amato) and his wife (played by Marina Re) have arrived at their son’s wedding (Michael Kevin Baldwin)—to another man (Gil Brady). Complications ignite in a humorous story of a family that needs to let go of the past and look toward a new beginning.
   FST will present the regional premiere of Our Son ’s Wedding . The new play had its world premiere at Gloucester Stage Company, and went on to a recent run at Lake George Dinner Theatre in New York. New York actress Marina Re returns to FST as the wife, Mary, after appearing as the mother in both The Miamians and Boleros for the Disenc hanted . She also appeared in Our Son ’s Wedding
at Lake George Dinner Theatre and Gloucester Stage in the same role. Marina’s husband, actor Paul D’Amato, will join her on stage in what will surely be a chemistry-filled portrayal of the couple Angelo and Mary Lo Presto.
   New York actor Michael Kevin Baldwin, most recently seen in Shear Madness at FST, will appear as the son, Michael, after appearing in the same role in Lake George Dinner Theatre’s production. Gil Brady, who was recently seen in I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE during FST’s Winter Mainstage season will play the fiance, David.
   Marina Re, Paul D’Amato, and Michael Kevin Baldwin return to the stage together after appearing in the Lake George Dinner Theatre production in 2010. Marina said, “I have cherished doing this play. It makes people laugh and it makes people cry. The audience connects with this family and to their struggles. And what has been the most amazing part is that I have watched it open peoples’ minds and hearts. I truly believe this is a play that needs to be seen and done, and I have been on a one-woman mission to accomplish that ever since!”
   Accomplished director and actress, Janet Mitchko, will direct the production at FST. Ms. Mitchko is the Associate Artistic Director at the Public Theatre in Maine. Marina Re said this of Ms. Mitchko’s work: “Janet Mitchko does everything right. She concentrates on the relationships. She makes each moment real and honest, and nothing is done just to get a laugh. She speaks the language of actors, being an actor herself. With this cast, this director, this play, and this theatre… I have no doubt that it’ll be a marriage made in heaven.”
   All 3 shows of the Summer Season – Cowgirls, Our Son’s Wedding, and The Savannah Disputation – will be presented at both FST’s Keating Theatre and Gompertz Theatre. Single tickets range from $19 for previews to $29-$34 for regular performances. A subscription to all 3 plays of the Summer Season ranges from $29-$42. Both subscription tickets and single tickets may be purchased

CONTACT: Danae DeShazer
Public Relations Manager
(941) 366 – 9017 ext. 338
ddeshazer@floridastudiotheatre.org
DATE: June 10, 2011
florida studio theatre
1241 N. Palm Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
Box Office 941.366.9000
FloridaStudiotheatre.org
from the FST Box Office in person or by calling (941) 366-9000 or online at www.FloridaStudioTheatre.org . FST’s website is also an
excellent source for videos, articles and information about FST’s productions.
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Forget Your Troubles Come On Get Happy!”
Nobody understood that better than the great Judy Garland.
And in these times the Suncoast AIDS Theatre Project believes that a little dose of Garland will be especially appreciated!  Join us at our 2nd AIDS Benefit in June. “The Divine Sister” at American Stage was a sold out success so call for tickets. Relax and enjoy the songs, “Rock-a-bye Your Baby”, “Johnny One Note”, “Story Weather” “The Man That Got Away”, “The Trolley Song”, “Over The Rainbow” and more.
We all know the songs and many of you know our Divas; Angela Bond, Juliana Black, Samantha Brown, Alison Burns, Laura Hodos, Becca McCoy, Lulu Picart, and Jayne Trinette. And if you don’t, you’ll get to know them by the end of the night. Co-hosted by Karla Hartley, this 90 minute concert features the musical directing talents of Mr. Michael Raabe.

freeFall Theatre, 6099 Central Ave. St. Petersburg, FL. Call 727-498-5205 Tickets: $10.00 www.freefalltheatre.com/

Benefitting Metro Wellness and Community Center’s HIV/AIDS programs.

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