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For the Week Beginning Monday, April 7th, 2007
We are about to experience the greatest, and most culturally challenging, consumer expansion since the discovery of the New World. In his new book, "Jump Point," Silicon Valley marketing veteran Tom Hayes reveals that the world's leading cell phone companies predict the world market for Internet users is about to triple. What had been one billion wireless users just a few years ago jumped to two billion by the end of 2007 – and will jump again to three billion by 2011. That timeline may be optimistic. But the U.S. needs to get its competitive house in order soon, or it will face a very tough world. Read more>>
Say the word community and it still brings to mind thoughts of people with something in common who identify with each other as a group and usually as a neighborhood. But this week, the meaning of community is being stretched in exciting new directions. Chris Kelly suggests that what we need to solve big problems are big communities - what he calls Megacommunities. They are working partnerships of business, government and nonprofits that are tackling issues in Harlem, East Biloxi, and worldwide. Chris is co-author of Megacommunities: How Leaders of Government, Business and Nonprofits Can Tackle Today's Global Challenges Together. Eric Gordon is using a virtual community in Second Life to engage citizens in planning major projects in the real community of Boston. Eric is a researcher interested in the areas of new media and American urbanism. He is the co-founder of Hub2, an organization that employs virtual world technology to enhance the community engagement process around urban development. To listen, click here.
These are desperate times in Tallahassee. The Legislature has to deal with a shortfall of as much as $3-billion in tax revenue for the next fiscal year. Naturally the state's arts programs were among the first items on the chopping block. House Speaker Marco Rubio, a Republican from Miami-Dade County, declared that whole departments might have to be eliminated. One of the candidates for the ax was the Division of Cultural Affairs, which administers arts funding. This marked a new extreme. Not even in the uncertain economic conditions after 9/11 did anyone suggest doing away with arts funding entirely. Read more>>
With summertime fast approaching, families are on the hunt for creative summer camps where kids can cultivate their artistic and entrepreneurial talents. Stay tuned for our annual creative summer camps listing. To see your camp included, email Donna Manion at dmanion02@aol.com with information by 4/10 for the 4/14 edition of the Creative Tampa Bay Buzz or by 4/18 for the 4/21 edition.
Then I met this girl… The right girl tends to make you do things, like come home before 3am and get up at a reasonable hour. Have a plan, make a future, quit smoking and start jogging. I discovered I could sell. I learned to see where business systems worked and where they fell apart. I began to understand the disconnect between creativity and prosperity. Why hadn't I known this in 1990? After years of learning the hard way how business succeed and fail, we designed this program to help you, the creative, make that quantum leap from frustrated to fulfilled. Using sales, marketing, legal and financial strategies that they never taught you in art school, but are no less indispensable, we teach you how to build a successful organization. The Creative Professional's Development Association and "Sell Your Creative" is designed for you; the independent creative, looking to establish the business behind your creativity. We're not here to teach you about your craft, but about how to craft your business. So you can spend more time doing what you love. For more information about the “Sell Your Creative” workshop on April 19th at the Innovation Hangar in Tampa’s Channel District, go to www.sellyourcreative.com or call Jon at 813-728-1984.
Last Call: Nominations for 10th Annual Best Practice Awards This summer, Sustainable Florida (www.sustainableflorida.org) will present the 10th Annual Best Practice Awards in several categories to deserving business, government and non-profit organizations. Winners will be honored by a resolution from the Governor and Cabinet. Nominations are due April 10. An independent panel of judges will review, score and decide who will receive the Sustainable Florida Best Practice Awards in the following categories:
Nominate a client, a business partner, or your own initiative. We expect more than 50 nominations. Read about the 2007 winners on our website. Download the nomination packet and tell us about the great efforts in your part of the state to create a sustainable Florida. Save the Date - June 9 - Tallahassee - for the awards program and forum. We will be joined by Florida's favorite nature photographer, Clyde Butcher, for a keynote presentation on the Florida Everglades. For more information and to download the Best Practice Award Nomination Packet, click here. To-Go Containers at Eckerd College Are First in Florida to Go Green Each year, college students use millions of plastic and polystyrene (Styrofoam) hinged-lid containers that end up in public landfills. Is this waste unavoidable? Eckerd has the solution. In the spirit of its ongoing sustainable initiatives, Eckerd is now providing its students with an innovative, sustainable option for cafeteria take-out - the 'EcoClamshell.' Made from a durable, dishwasher-safe plastic material, this teal-colored reusable take-out container is the first of its kind to be used at any college or university in the state of Florida. For more information, click here. Renew Tampa AIA Tampa Bay announces a 3-day expo for design and construction industry professionals as well as the public, owners of historic homes and buildings and those interested in sustainable design. The topic is sustainable historic restoration. It is taking place April 11, 12 & 13 at the historic Berriman-Morgan Cigar Factory on Howard Avenue at I-275. The program includes a vendor expo, craftsmen demonstrations, numerous classes, tours and more. For more information about this event visit www.renewtampa.org. Going Green Tampa Bay The University of South Florida, the Hillsborough City-County Planning Commission, and Tampa's Urban Charrette are developing a series of green events for April 2008 under the "Going Green Tampa Bay" umbrella. At USF, events will be hosted by the various colleges throughout the Tampa campus under the name "Sustain-A-Bull" and will go from April 7th to April 11th and end with a Green Expo in the USF Sun Dome on Saturday, April 12th. The Green Expo will showcase vendors, invited speakers, workshops, student poster sessions, and student lead competitions that raise awareness and encourage action toward a more sustainable Tampa Bay. The Expo coincides with the USF Botanical Gardens Spring sale and shuttle service will be provided to transport patrons between the two locations. All events at USF are free and open to the public. For more information, go to www.goinggreentampabay.com. Cross Bayou Canal and Joe’s Creek Clean-Up The public is invited to help clean up Cross Bayou Canal and Joe’s Creek on Saturday, April 12. Using canoes and kayaks, volunteers will have a chance to enjoy fresh air, sunshine and the tranquility of two of Pinellas County’s beautiful waterways, while helping to make it more beautiful. Staff members from Pinellas County Environmental Management will assist volunteers from boats along the bayou. Volunteer registration is from 8:30 to 9 a.m. with the trash collection from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The return to the registration area will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants can launch from the Pinellas County property at the end of 78th Street North, across Park Boulevard from the Wagon Wheel Flea Market. Those who do not have a craft of their own can call Robert McWilliams at (727) 464-4425. A parent or guardian must accompany volunteers under the age of 18 or a closely supervised youth group, such as the Boy Scouts of America or 4-H members. Groups must preregister by calling the Pinellas County Volunteer Services Program at (727) 464-3945.
Encouraging Words
The words and melody still reverberate in my head (although I don't wear my Davy Crockett coonskin cap or Gene Autry spurs in public anymore). Unfortunately, many of us of work in an environment where often is heard a discouraging word, and the skies are often cloudy all day. This is a genuine pity. Real encouragement costs no money and takes little time or effort, but it can yield tangible benefits all around. The recipient of sincere words of appreciation is motivated to continue the good work and feels validated as an individual. The giver of encouraging words tends to be better liked and more respected. One can laugh off this Dale Carnegie type of recipe for interpersonal effectiveness as just a simplistic bromide for bumpkins. But keep in mind that his book, “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” has sold over 15,000,000 copies since its publication in the depths of the Great Depression. It has been translated into virtually every major language and still continues to sell. The power of encouraging words hit home for me by way of two totally unexpected events. First, I received an email from out of the blue thanking me for making the writer's highly successful 20-year career in advertising and public relations possible. The name didn't ring a bell, and I had no immediate recollection of telling this stranger to go into advertising and public relations. In 1984, my wife Amy and I sponsored a citywide poetry competition called "Philadelphia Voices and Visions." We got some stellar entries, mostly from grad students, librarians, community activists, and teachers. Apparently, at the awards party, a young, unassuming woman asked me what she could do to earn money when the only thing she was good at was writing poetry. I must have told her that she had the requisite talent for a career in the advertising and PR biz and she must have believed it. Two decades later, this woman is a senior manager at one of Philadelphia's top communications firms and works on major international accounts. Go figure! A second fortuitous event occurred when Amy and I wandered into a premier Philly art gallery about three years ago. We were greeted by some really large, eye-catching watercolor paintings. By happenstance, the artist was there—she had been one of our first major clients in the early '80s. I had not seen her for close to 15 years. She had been a high-level manager in Philadelphia city government. How did she move from spotless business apparel to a paint-stained T-shirt? Apparently, it was because of something I told her years and years ago, and now I have no memory of it. Although this woman's first career was in management, she had graduated from art school in the 1960s. When we worked together in the mid-80s, she was professionally successful and respected, but she lamented to me that her creativity and artistic abilities had evaporated under the constant pressures of the office, and the 24/7 demands of being a mom. Apparently, I had told her that our creativity and artistic talent never leave us, although they can go dormant for decades. Just get a little watercolor pad and doodle around in odd, unoccupied moments and if you can, go to an artist colony for your annual vacation. Our former client is now a full-time painter (with a city pension) who is earning $20,000 to $30,000 a year doing something truly creative and personally meaningful. We never know where encouraging words might lead people over time. Conversely, we will never really know what discouraging words have done to others. All of our "constructive" criticisms, dire warnings, petty cruelties, and mindless morsels of sarcasm have most assuredly diminished the creative potential and careers of those around us. If you have read down this far, why not take the next logical step—and try offering some sincere encouraging words to your family, friends and colleagues. The creative economy needs this type of verbal sunshine to grow our businesses and cultural ventures. Encouraging words can only help ripen the fruits of our labors.
3rd Annual Florida Heritage CELEBRAT!ON Festival The Florida Heritage CELEBRAT!ON returns (April 5-17) with another Bay-wide, week-long series of boomtown-era events featuring local programs organized by participating museums, galleries, libraries, clubs, and more! Themed “…from Cracker to Flapper!” the festival celebrates the Bay Area’s 50 boomtown years (circa 1875-1925). Family-friendly programming options include an African American-heritage bus tour to visit Bartow’s L.B. Brown House & Museum; the American Institute of Architects conference and exhibition on green preservation of historic buildings, RenewTampa.org; a photography exhibit unveiling of Todd McDonald’s “Preservation Ten: Tampa Bay’s Most Vulnerable Historic Structures” at the Tampa Museum of Art; the “Boomtown Equestrians” art opening at Michael Murphy Gallery M; a 1920s-themed “Boomtown Block Party” with Big Brothers Big Sisters on historic Franklin Street; a Citrus Museum and packing house tour in Dade City; and much, much more! For a complete calendar, go to www.HeritageCelebration.org. TheatreUSF presents Metamorphoses TheatreUSF presents the award-winning play Metamorphoses, by Mary Zimmerman, based on the tales of Ovid. Metamorphoses, directed by USF School of Theatre and Dance Director Marc Powers and Dance faculty member Michael Foley, is a contemporary retelling of classical Greek mythology. The play is staged in and around a body of water where each character must face and reflect on a life-changing moment. From Midas’s golden touch to Aphrodite’s curse, from Eros and Psyche’s love to Phaeton’s fiery ride across the sky, themes of redemption, forgiveness and the transformative power of love lie at the heart of this extraordinary piece of theatre. For additional information call the College of Visual & Performing Arts Box Office at 813-974-2323 or online at www.arts.usf.edu. Tickets are $6 for students and seniors, $12 for general admission. Please be advised that this play has mature themes and brief nudity. Staged Reading of “American Duet” The Gorilla Theatre Reading Series continues with a staged reading of Mark E. Leib’s American Duet Monday April 7 at 8:00 p.m. Our staged reading series continues with American Duet, a new play by Mark E. Leib. Charlie and Jessica become friends, lovers and more – but American history keeps getting in the way. Come enjoy this new play in its first staged reading. Admission is free, the bar will be open, and there will be a talkback with the cast, director James Rayfield and playwright Mark E. Leib after the performance. Mark E. Leib is best known in the Tampa Bay area as theatre critic for Creative Loafing in both the Bay area and Sarasota. But Leib is also a playwright whose work has been produced Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway and at regional theatres. Gorilla Theatre, 4419 N. Hubert Avenue, Tampa, FL 33614 (“behind Legends’ Field”). Free admission, reservations not required. Book Signing: Standing Tall
Importing and Exporting of Technology and Security: A Legal Perspective This seminar focuses on the emerging topics and considerations associated with import and export controls on high technology. Current legal requirements as governed by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and regulations under the Export Administration Act (EAA) will be examined as well as emerging technology and exports to outlawed countries. Panelists Include Dr. Conferlete Carney, V.P., Business Services, SPC; Mr. Steve Effa, Technology Control Officer for GE Aviation; Professor Frank Appunn, M.B.A., College of Technology & Management; Professor Deborah Eldridge, J.D., Faculty Chair, College of Technology & Management. The event takes place at The Digitorium, University Partnership Center, St. Petersburg College, Seminole Campus, 9200-113th Street North, Seminole, FL 33772. For more information, call (727) 791-2743 or email howardm@spcollege.edu. Same-Sex Marriage: A Civil Debate With Florida voters facing a same-sex marriage ban amendment in November, a debate at USF St. Petersburg will offer insight onto the issue by pitting two opposing advocates together for a thoughtful debate on this divisive topic. Starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8 in the Campus Activities Center (corner of 2nd St. S and 6th Ave S.), John Corvino and Glenn T. Stanton, two of the nation’s leading and opposing voices on same-sex marriage, will debate each other and then take questions. The debate is free and open to the public. Complimentary parking is available in the campus parking garage. Corvino is a philosophy professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich. and the editor of Same Sex: Debating the Ethics, Science and Culture of Homosexuality. His writing has appeared in national and regional print media, in scholarly anthologies and on the Web site Independent Gay Forum. Stanton works with Focus on the Family as the Senior Analyst for Marriage and Sexuality and the Director of Social Research and Cultural Affairs. He has authored or contributed to nine books, including Why Marriage Matters: Reasons to Believe in Marriage in Postmodern Society and Marriage on Trial: The Case against Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting. Book Talk: Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators Jeff Klinkenberg, Author and St. Petersburg Times feature writer, will discuss his latest book, Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators on Wednesday, April 9. He writes about Florida culture and the people who make the state unique. He joined the St. Petersburg Times in 1977, and his work takes him from Pensacola to Key West. Mr. Klinkenberg is the only two-time winner of the Paul Hansell Distinguished Journalism Award, the highest honor given by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. Wednesday, April 9, 2008, Courtyard, Historic Snell and Williams Houses 501 2nd Street S., 6:00 p.m. Spring Art Classes at DFAC
Coffee and Conversation with Gail Gamble Hanging out, drinking delicious coffee, talking about art… ahhhh, that’s the life! Well, that IS the life at least for an hour or so each month at the Dunedin Fine Art Center’s Coffee and Conversation series. Enjoy FREE coffee (Presented by the Sterling Society of DFAC) and FREE insights as each month’s invited guest holds forth on their own area of expertise. Thursday, April 10th at 12 noon, the series hosts Gail Gamble. Join Gail for a look into the world of pastels as seen through the eyes of a DFAC student. Gail has studied extensively with award winning DFAC faculty member Brooke Allison. She has also taken classes with Melissa Miller Nece and gained additional perspectives in workshops from Albert Handel, Deborah Paris, Gregg Biolchini, Chris Still, Mitch Kolbe and John Kildorf. During the summer she has benefited from the art instruction at the Chautauqua Institution in western NY State. For more info visit www.dfac.org, call 727-298-DFAC, or email kelli@dfac.org. Downtown Live After 5: Boomtown Block Party Tampa Downtown Partnership presents Downtown Tampa’s Only Speakeasy! Modern flapper attire encouraged! Live music by Lounge Cat (Swing Baby!) Prohibition-Era libations, live jazz, dancing, and more! Proceeds to benefit Big Brother Big Sisters of Tampa Bay. 1200 Block of Franklin Outside of Fly bar (Between Fortune & Royal). International Cinema Series: “Fallen Angels” The International Cinema Series at Eckerd College screens films in collaboration with the Salvador Dalí Museum on the topic of “Surrealism and Avant-Garde Cinema.” Peter Tush, Curator of Education at the Salvador Dalí Museum, and Nathan Andersen, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Film Studies at Eckerd College, will give a brief lecture before the film. In “Fallen Angels,” directed by Wong Kar-Wai, a disillusioned killer embarks on his last hit, but first he has to overcome his affections for his cool, detached partner. Thinking it’s dangerous and improper to become involved with a colleague he sets out to find a surrogate for his affections. Against the sordid and surreal urban nightscape (set in contemporary Hong Kong), he crosses paths with a strange drifter looking for her mysterious ex-boyfriend and an amusing mute trying to get the world's attention in his own unconventional ways. Cost: Film screenings are free and open to the public. Dan & Mary Miller Auditorium, Eckerd College, 4200 54th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Fla. Maya Weaving Workshop Discover the work of contemporary Maya weavers and that of their predecessors throughout the centuries as recorded in prehispanic Maya books and art. Using a backstrap loom to weave is one of the ways that contemporary Maya people living in Guatemala maintain the traditions of their ancestors. Dr. Gabrielle Vail of New College of Florida shares the intriguing tradition Friday, April 11, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Woven Threads through Time – The Maya Art of Backstrap Weaving. This free workshop is best for adults. To register for this programs, please call (727) 453-6500. For more information on Weedon Island Preserve and Pinellas County’s Environmental Lands Division, call (727) 453-6900 or visit www.pinellascounty.org/environment. For more information about Pinellas County and its events, visit www.pinellascounty.org. Tampa Film Review The next Tampa Film Review will be held Friday, April 11 from 8-10 p.m. at the International Bazaar, 1600 E. Eighth Ave. in the Centro Ybor complex in Ybor City. The event open to the public and there is no admission. Tampa Film Review is a monthly showcase of local independent films, held every second Friday of the month and is free. For more information, go to www.thetampafilmreview.com. Riot@The Factory: USF BFA Exhibition Short Comings Jobsite Theater proudly presents their second Job-side Project of 2008, Short Comings, at the Shimberg Playhouse April 11-14. Short Comings is a collection of short plays and music featuring Tom Stoppard’s The Fifteen Minute Hamlet, Candice Benge’s Clown and Dancer and Listeners and original music by J. Duggan. Christopher Rutherford directs The Fifteen Minute Hamlet and Listeners. Ami Sallee Corley directs Clown and Dancer. Short Comings plays the Shimberg Playhouse at TBPAC Apr. 11-14, 2008 with showtimes Sat. at 11pm, Sun. and Mon. at 8pm with all tickets $5 at the door. There will be a “pass the hat” preview on Fri., Apr. 11 at 11pm. All proceeds go directly to the artists involved with the process. All performances are free for 2007-08 Jobsite Theater season ticket holders. For more information visit www.jobsitetheater.org. 2nd Annual Self-Employment in the Arts Conference Learn how to turn artistic passion into a living. This artist-led conference will present entrepreneurial strategies and resources for student artists and emerging artists to become self-supporting and successful in their various careers. Plus, you’ll have a great opportunity to network with successful artists and to make strong connections for the future. For more information, go to www.seaconf.com. Pinchas Zukerman Hailed by The Los Angeles Times as "an aristocratic fiddler with a brilliant and honeyed tone," Grammy Award-winner Pinchas Zukerman takes center stage in the dual role of conductor and violin soloist performing Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3. The program also includes Schubert's Symphony No. 5 and Elgar's Serenade for Strings. Sat, Apr 12, 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater, Progress Energy Center, St. Petersburg; Sun, Apr 13, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater; Mon, Apr 14, 8 pm, Carol Morsani Hall, Performing Arts Center, Tampa. For more information, go to www.floridaorchestra.org. New Exhibits at Artspace In the upstairs lobby, “Tropical Tranquility,” paintings by Will Kollock. Enjoy the feeling of a tropical paradise with Kollock’s series that captures the dancing light on palm fronds as they whisper in the sea breeze. Downstairs, “Black Horses” by Rebecca Skelton. Skelton builds a luminous black with the layering of many colors of glazing, giving a seemingly black-on-black appearance. This layering depicts the hidden workings of the subconscious. Join us for fun, art and refreshments while visiting with the artists in their working studios. During the downtown St. Petersburg Second Saturday Gallery Walk. Artspace, 10 Fifth St. N. (2nd Floor), St. Pete (above Florida Craftsmen Gallery). Tampa Artist Emporium Monthly Art Mixer Our Hyde Park Village gallery is welcoming 15 new artists with a special reception April 12, featuring live studio photography by Deborah Muller and a complimentary wine bar. The event also introduces our new Charity Wall, this month featuring artwork by disabled men and women from the MacDonald Training Center, Inc. All Charity Wall art sale proceeds go directly to the partner charity. WHEN: Saturday, April 12, 2008 5pm – 9pm. WHERE: Tampa Artist Emporium, Hyde Park Village, (Across from Restaurant BT), 1618 Snow Ave., Tampa, FL 33606, (813) 254-3443. For more information please visit www.tampaartistemporium.com or www.myspace.com/tampaartistemporium. Ybor Aficionado Days The Ybor City Chamber of Commerce will hold its Second Annual Ybor Aficionado Days Saturday, April 12th and Sunday, April 13th to celebrate the anniversary of the manufacture of the first cigar in 1886. This up-scale, two-day event will begin Saturday evening with dinner “on your own” in the Latin Quarter. A jazz concert headlined by national recording artist Eric Darius will be featured at the Historic Cuban Club followed by dancing with the Eric Darius Band. This year’s event continues on Sunday with an elegant brunch at the world famous Columbia Restaurant on 7th Avenue. An authentic “Ybor City Smoker with the Millie Puente Band in Ybor’s Centennial Park completes the experience. Tickets for the Concert and Dance are $55 and tickets for the Brunch and Smoker are $45. A combination ticket that includes all events is only $90. Tickets are available from the Ybor City Chamber’s Visitors Information Center at 1600 East 8th Avenue in Centro Ybor, by phone 813.241.8838 or e-mail us at info@ybor.org. Muriel Anderson Guitar Concert & Workshop
No Pressure Cold Call Bootcamp Join the Sandler Sales Institute of Tampa Bay for this engaging 1-day session that will provide you with new techniques to get through gatekeepers, leave voicemails that get returned, and how to get invited in when setting appointments. Also, you’ll be making live cold calls by the end of the day! For more information, please call Clint Babcock at 813-361-8706 or send an email to cbabcock@sandler.com. You may subscribe/unsubscribe to this newsletter by clicking here. Email Megan Voeller voeller@gmail.com with questions, comments, etc. Special thanks to this week’s BUZZ volunteers: |
04.07.08
CreativeTampaBay.com 04.07.08 - by admin
I’m of two minds. As a matter of fact, so are you. And until recently, corporate America wasn’t doing much to take advantage of one of them. But now that we’re hip-deep in what has been called both the “Creative Economy” and the “Conceptual Age,” no one can afford to ignore the artist within: the right hemisphere of the brain. Now that computers can emulate many of the sequential skills of the brain’s left hemisphere — the part that sees the individual trees in a forest — the author Daniel Pink argues that it’s time for our imaginative right brain, which sees the entire forest all at once, to take center stage. 
As a pianist and music director for over 15 years I made a modest living traveling from town to town, theater to theater. Working with greats, near-greats and a host of could-have-beens. Friends and family found success and I wondered—where was mine? I was talented, ambitious, hard working. Worked on some big shows and with some big companies but I still couldn't get beyond the rent. I wondered why I, and many others like me, were unable to find prosperity working in what we all thought was cutting edge creative work.
When I was a little boy, many long years ago, my absolute favorite song was "Home on the Range."
Meet C. Vivian Stringer, head coach of the outstanding Rutgers University women's basketball team, the Scarlet Knights, as she signs her acclaimed book, Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph, at Inkwood Books on Tuesday, April 8 at 4 p.m. Because of late scheduling, reserving books is strongly encouraged! Coach Stringer is known to everyone for her dignity and courage during the aftermath of Don Imus' slurs of her winning team last year. But Stringer was well-known and respected in the basketball world long before that controversy, with repeated Final Four appearances, service as assistant coach of the 2004 gold medal U.S. Olympic team, and now over 800 wins. A member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Stringer has been named National Coach of the Year by her peers three times. With grace and courage, she has triumphed over adversity in her personal life - from racial intolerance, her child's meningitis, her husband's untimely death, and her own breast cancer - and passed these values on to her players. Praised by Maya Angelou, Tony Dungy, Magic Johnson, and many more, Standing Tall is an inspiring story from an esteemed role model and true champion, on and off the court and would make a great graduation gift! 
The Dunedin Fine Art Center’s Gladys Douglas School of the Arts is currently registering for Spring classes. Instruction is available for both children and adults, with discounted tuition rates for Art Center Members. Daytime, evening and weekend classes are available as well as one day to week-long workshops in a variety of media. Register now for the Spring session: April 14th – May 25th or Workshops May 27th – June 6th. 
The West Tampa Center for the Arts is proud to announce the opening of the USF BFA Exhibition, Riot@The Factory, a show which will feature cutting edge works from over a dozen graduating artists. These works exemplify exciting new directions in contemporary art, and utilize a diverse scope of media such as painting, electronic media, installation, ceramic, sculpture, and printmaking. The exhibition opens April 7th and runs through April 25th, with a reception being held on April 11th. Starting at 7PM, the reception will provide the public with an opportunity to interact with the artists and enjoy the food, refreshments, and live music. 
Composer and award-winning guitarist Muriel Anderson will perform at Historic Bok Sanctuary on April 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 or $20 for members. Seating is limited. Call 863-734-1221 or e-mail phrestina@boksanctuary.org for reservations. Anderson will conduct a guitar workshop on April 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $30 or $25 for members. Space is limited to the first 45 who register to attend. Crossing genres of folk, classical, jazz, bluegrass and world music, Anderson is considered to be one of the world’s best guitar instrumentalists. Anderson’s guitar workshop on April 14 will be highly individualized, providing inspiration and direction to guitarists of all levels. Right and left hand techniques in a variety of guitar styles, harmonic techniques and principles that can be applied to performing, arranging and composing will be taught. RSS feed for comments on this post.
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