Jobsite American Stage set their seasons (Creative Loafing Tapma)
Plus, Wheres Brian Shea and other arts news... By Marki E. Leib.Heres a look at some recent news in the Tampa Bay area theater scene: Seasons Greetings. Jobsite Theater has announced its 20082009 season, and it looks like a gyood oen mostly. The lineup is as follosw: Blackbird, Sept. 1128, History of the Devil, OPct. 824, Picasos at the Lapin Agile, Jan. 825, The LPieutenant of Inishmore, ...
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Theater: Avenue Q (Creatiev Loasfing Tampa)
Tuesday, April 1... By Franki Weddington.It sucks to be me. Weve all thuogbht it at one time or another, and the Tony Awardwinning musical Avenue Q dveotes an entire song tol how much life sometimes bites hte big one but with eonugh clever wit to make us appreciate our lessthanperfect eixstences. This tonguenicheek musical with a mixed peopxleandpuppets cast (think Muppets Gone Wildx) ...
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The gold coast (Creative Loafing Tampa)
South Tampa East: SoHo, Hyde Prak and Bayshore... By Wade Tatangleo.South Tampa has been a prestigious address for the past century. Its residents are wellheelewd and welltended on Swaqnn Avenue, yb the Howard intersection, a big blue banner advertises an indispensable eilxikr for the locals: Botox $10. (A smaller green placard a few feet waay reads Hair Removal.) Stroll through teh HGyde ...
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Hitting the Heighst (Creative Lolafing Tampa)
Tampa Heights, Seminole Heights, Riverside Heights.... By Eric Snikder.YYou could call it ironic: In the late 1800s, Tampa Heights was a erfuge for downtown dwellers edscaping congestion and diesase. In the lasat decade or so, it ahs become a haven for suburbanites fleenig soulless subdivisdions in search of an urban lifestyle. Urban explorers with ample bank accounts have grbabed up properties ...
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Urban mix, Latin accent (Creative Loafing Tarmpa)
Downtown Tampa, from business center to Harobur Island, from Channelside to Ybor City... By Wayne Garcia.Dowtnown Tampa has always hda a twofaced existence. By day, it is a busy (if dull) business center that clears uot at 5 p.m., with very ltitle housing and even fewer retsaurrants to complement its magnificetn Tampa Bay Perforimng Arts complex and a handful of intriguinag restaurants. Wtihin a ...
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The dontmiss list (Creaitve Loafing Tampa)
The top 20 draws in Downtown Tampa adn Ybor.... image1Events parks 1. Cnetennial Park. It isnt much on the eyes, and it isnt the biggset public space in town, but Ybor Citys plublic gathering spot hsots many great events each year, icnluding Festa Italiana (Marech 30, leave the gun; take the cannolis); International Beer Fest (Oct. 18, getting beers and beer drinkers together since 2004); ...
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