The
Suncoast Resort 6th Annual Mardi
Gras Parade ... This Sunday
Gett ready for an
Over the Top WILD T-Dance this
Sunday!
The 6th Annual Mardi Gras Parade
will whind it's way thru the
Suncoast Resort
Court Yard! . If
you would like to be in the
parade call the resort and talk
to bar manager,
Mark S.
and if you do not have a group
to walk with, You Are Welcome to
Join the
MC Film Fest
Group. This year our groups
theme is.....
"Porn
Fairies"! To join
our group, stop in the store
or write today at
mcfilmfest@aol.com
Be
sure and arrive early as the
parade line up starts at 4PM.
Welcome
the 13th Annual Gasparilla
Softball Classic, PLAY BALL
!!
With over 6 hotels sold out and
1,000's of hot gay ball players
in town from across the World,
this will be a Weekend to
Remember! Teams play Fri, Sat
and Sunday at Greco
Park by the
University of South
Florida behind
MOSI (Museum of
Science and Industry).
Local teams in the
Suncoast Softball League
represented include
Georgie's Alibi, Keith's,
City Side, Baxter's, Coldwell
Banker's, TIGLFF, Sawmill ,
Suncoast Resort, Ho
Ho's, Wrangler's, Watermark
and many others. A great way to
get involved with the sports
minded.
Who Pissed Who
Off???
What is going on with the city
of St. Pete? The mayor closed
down a homeless tent city camp
located on private land behind a
fence. Now the city is allowing
a new homeless tent city on the
public boulevard at 18th &
Central Ave!!!! We understand
the problems of the homeless
but.... Why right in front of
the entrance to the Gay friendly
"Grand Central
Business District"?
Do we sound bitter? You
bet! When we had our store at
16th and Central the city cited
us for having too many sidewalk
sales! Now the homeless are
being allowed to live on the
same blvd. It is also
interesting to note. There was a
unjustified huge commotion made
about welcoming GLBT tourist to
our area. Now there are homeless
living on Central Ave., the
cities' main street, " one of
"Americas Great
Historic Districts"
welcoming tourists. Maybe they
should start a new campaign
"Welcome to St.
Petersburg, the city of the
homeless?"
Valentine's Day Celebration at
Suncoast Resort
There was LOVE in the air as
the Suncoast Resort
Celebrated Valentine's day with
a Free courtyard concert by
Sean Ensign.
Judging by all the smiles it was
quite the time!
Coming
Up... A BIG FUN Art Festival
The
Raymond James Gasparilla
Festival of the Arts
March 3
and 4, 2007
Browns
Backers of Pinellas County
At a recent
Cleveland Browns Fans Club year
end Banquet, The Prestigous
"Team Dawg Award"
was presented to
Judy
B. Goode! In a quote
from the clubs President,
Doug,
"Judy is the most valuble
member of our organization.
Her game antics, her costumes,
her props make our weekly
Browns games as fun as they
can possibly be." On a
personal note... Thank
Goodness the football season
is over! Now we will be seeing
a lot more of Judy at T-Dance!FMI
http://brownsbackersofpinellas.com
NO... Thank You for Your
Community Support!
Dear Mark & Carrie,
I just wanted to let you know
how much we appreciated you
publicizing the
Wine, Art and Heart
Fundraiser. It
was a very big success. The
place was The
Salvador Dali Museum
was packed and our
sponsors were very pleased.
It is very
interesting that the most hits
to our website came from your
website. We expected
that
www.localwineevents.com
or the TV stations or the WUSF
calendar listing would produce
the most hits, but we guessed
wrong. Your help is very much
appreciated.
Regards,
Steve Stearns
Get Some & Give
Some at DOMA
DOMA
Home Furnishings
commitment to their community
with
The “Get Some & Give
Some” Donation
Promotion!
After just three months since
their opening, David
King, owner of
DOMA
Home Furnishings is
following through on their
commitment to support the
community in which they
operate. This is evident in
their recent partnership with
local artists to feature
original works of art in their
showroom. Local artist
Bill Correira, known
for his ‘Fish’ paintings is
the first to hang his works,
including his latest
originals, ‘Sunrise &
Sunset Palms’ & Harliquin
fish'. ‘We are in
discussions with a few other
local artists and anticipate
having their work displayed
also, It’s a great compliment
to our existing gallery’, King
comments.
In addition, for the month
of February, they have
launched their first annual
‘Get Some & Give Some’
donation promotion. The
promotion is simple, in that
they will
donate 5%
of every merchandise purchase
to any one of four charities
the customer chooses. The
Charities of choice are;
-
Habitat for Humanity of St.
Petersburg
-
CASA Center for Women of St.
Petersburg
-
Local AIDS Outreach
-
Pet Pal Rescue of St
Petersburg
‘ It’s all about giving
something back , when
developing our long term
business strategy, providing
community support is an
important part of building our
business and showing your
commitment to the economic
success of the community.’
King said. The‘Get
Some & Give Some’
donation promotion along
with savings on selected items
throughout the store will run
through the end of the
February.
DOMA
Home Furnishings is a Family
owned and operated Retail
Showroom featuring a Full line
of Home Furnishings, Lighting,
Accessories, Custom Rugs and
Art. Design Services and
Financing Options available.
DOMA
Home Furnishings
2540 22nd ave N
Mainstream Plaza
St. Petersburg FL 33713
727-327-9400
TOP DVD Rentals for
February at MC FILM
1). Another Gay Movie This
is still one of the funniest
2). Little Miss Sunshine Yup,
it's up for an OSCAR
3). Poster Boy
4). Dante's Cove The
series continues
5). "20" Centimeters
6). Loving Annabelle Oh
those Catholic Scoolgirls
7). Phoenix
8). Wasabi
Tuna Anna
Nicole Smith Camp Movie
9). UNCUT A
Film Festival Favorite
10). Strange Fruit
11). Boys Briefs IV A
collection of recent short
films
12). Devil Wears Prada Meryl
Streep just has this thing
about her
13). Graffitti Artist
Mark Your
Calendars Now!
It
was Big Last year, This year it
will be HUGE!!
TAMPA MUSEUM OF
ART TO HOST
SECOND PRIDE & PASSION
Event Designed to Embrace
Diverse Communities
and
Raise Funds for Educational
Programs
Tampa, FL
(February 8, 2007) – The
Tampa Museum of Art will host
Pride &
Passion 2007: A
Celebration of Identity
on Friday, June 8, 2007
from 8 p.m. to
midnight. The event is
designed to engage current
members and broader segments of
the
community with the
museum. Proceeds from the event
will support the museum’s
exhibitions
and educational
programs.
The first Pride &
Passion event, A
Community Event in Support of
the Tampa Museum
of Art, held in
June 2006 to kick off Gay
Pride Month, was the largest
one-time membership
event ever held at the
museum. More than 400 guests
attended of which 149 became new
museum members.
“Last year’s Pride &
Passion event was a
successful example of how the
museum can reach
new audiences, build
membership and drive visitation
through an interesting event,”
says Ken
Rollins, Tampa Museum of
Art interim executive director.
“We’ve used the Pride &
Passion
event as a model for
other successful museum
functions, and we’re looking
forward to even
greater success this
year with an exciting evening of
art and entertainment.”
The museum will showcase
several special exhibitions
during Pride & Passion 2007,
including
Eberhard Havekost
1996-2006: Paintings from the
Rubell Family Collection,
Memorials
of Identity: New
Media from the Rubell Family
Collection, both on view
April 14 – July 8,
2007, Purvis Young
from the Tampa Museum of Art’s
Collection, April 28 - July
22,
2007, VSA Arts of
Florida: Through My Eyes,
May 12 – June 17, 2007, as well
as its
permanent collection of
contemporary art and Greek and
Roman antiquities.
Entertainment, including
a live DJ and musical
performance, along with
complimentary hors
d’oeuvres and beverages,
will be featured throughout the
evening. Admission to Pride &
Passion 2007: A
Celebration of Identity is
$45 for single tickets, $65 for
couples/
households and $20 for
current museum members.
Admission includes a one-year
membership to the Tampa
Museum of Art.
Pride & Passion 2007
is co-produced by Scott
Taylor, owner of The Taylor
Company, a
public relations
consultancy, and the Tampa
Museum of Art. This year’s
steering committee
members are Tracy
Copes, owner and creative
director, Daft Generation, an
advertising and
marketing firm; Scott
Elliott, loan officer with
Countrywide Home Loans;
Alfredo Lebron,
general manager, Macy’s
Citrus Park; Patti Marsters,
co-owner, See Jayne Play
Productions + Travel,
Inc., an entertainment and
travel production company;
Scott Moore
and Sasha, owners
of Urban Body Men's Clothing
Studios which operates stores in
Tampa
and Orlando and
Lorrie White, owner of Go
Figure It, Inc., an accounting
and business
consultancy.
Sponsorship
opportunities for Pride &
Passion 2007: A Celebration of
Identity are
available. For more
information, please contact Ann
Marie Moulin, Tampa Museum of
Art’s
special events and
membership manager, at
813/274-8534, or
AnnMarie.Moulin@tampagov.net.
"GANYMEDE" , a Divine Comedy
February 16-18
Friday and Saturday, 8:00 pm
Sunday 1:30 pm
"A Love Story of Olympic
Proportions"
by
Dewey Davis-Thompson
wherein narrator Pan, queer
Ganymede, jealous Hebe and
nymphomaniac Eos share gossip,
anxieties and drinks at Cafe of
the Gods and Club Bacchanalia
with Castor, Pollux, Chronos and
Bacchus. Ganymede’s tryst with
Zeus is just one of many
revelations resulting in his
banishment to Aquarius.
FEBRUARY 16, 17, 18, 8:00 PM
Friday and Saturday, 1:30 PM
Sunday, Host: Gypsy
Productions Inc., Suncoast
Resort, 3000 34th
St. South, St. Petersburg,
Florida
Tickets are $18 and can be
reserved by calling box office
727-456-0500.
Film
Series at Salvador Dali Museum
Contemporary Baroque Film
Series
During the
"Dalí
and the Spanish Baroque"
exhibit, our
"Dalí
& Beyond Film Series"
is dedicated to films with
contemporary Baroque flavor
of opulence, extravagance
and over-the-top cinematic
experience. The Film Series
is presented every first and
third Thursday of the month
at 6:00 pm (unless noted).
February 15: Peter
Greenaway's "The Belly of an
Architect"
Obsession, art and
death – a powerful and
opulent morality tale
featuring Brian Dennehy in
one of his most moving
roles. He is an American
architect who arrives in
Italy to supervise an
expedition of his idol,
the classical French
architect Boullée, who is
famous for his oval
structures. Through the
course of 9 months he
becomes obsessed with his
belly, suffers severe
stomach pains, and loses
his way.
(Peter Greenaway, Great
Britain, 1987, 118 min.;
Rated R).
Free with museum
admission ($5 after 5:00
p.m. every Thursday);
Beer for sale, free
refreshments.
Upcoming Films:
March: British Baroque
April: Latin Baroque
April 5:
Federico Fellini's
"Temptation of Dr.
Antonio" + "Toby Dammit"
April 19:
Alejandro Jodorowsky's
"Santa Sangre"
May: Buñuel Baroque
What's Up
with Miss Amber ?
When Mark & Carrie
went on vacation to Nassau,
Miss Amber Jillie
went on vacation too! She
went and stayed at the Doggie
Resort in St. Pete with head dog
master, Judy B. Goode.
Now I have to say Amber Jillie
is talented, first the piano now
the guitar lessons.
New GLBT
Web Site Opening
We are in the process of
building a unique website which
caters to the Gay community and
the Gay Friendly community.
There have been recent articles
in the press about Gays viewing
Tampa Bay as "Gay Unfriendly".
See links below to the
St. Petersburg Times
articles I am referring to.
We need to change the
perception that we are a Gay
Unfriendly community! This
perception not only affects our
image, but it also hurts our
businesses! I believe that if we
publish our establishments,
organizations and events on the
World Wide Web with positive
information on Tampa Bay and the
Gay community, we could attract
more "family" to this area!
When doing a google search,
with the key words "gay
friendly" and Tampa, negative
articles (see links below for
St. Pete Times Articles) come up
to the top of the search engine!
This is NOT good for
other gay folks checking out the
Tampa Bay area! The website I am
promoting will be designed so
that when the internet is
searched with specific keywords
pertaining to "Gay Friendly" and
" Tampa Bay ",
www.gayfriendlytampabay.com
will rise to the top of the
search engines with POSITIVE
information on our community.
There simply is not enough gay
friendly websites on the
internet for the Tampa Bay area.
We need your help, so we are
making this special offer:
We are offering
ONE FREE MONTH
of advertising your
establishments, organizations,
events, etc. on our website.
After one month of satisfaction
with the website, contact me to
enroll for the yearly fee or
