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For the Week Beginning Monday, May 5th, 2008
Much is riding on whether the gleaming condo towers built downtown in the past couple of years will turn a profit and spur more development and a bigger urban residential market. So speculation about who's moving in is a popular sport among Tampa business and political insiders. But even after Wednesday, when the Tampa Downtown Partnership released its findings from a study that was supposed to shed light on downtown's new denizens, it's still unclear who these people are. Read more>>
If the glory, freneticism, excess, and sunny evanescence of the current contemporary-art boom has a symbolic home, it’s Miami Beach. Thanks to the appearance of an exponentially more fabulous Art Basel Miami Beach fair each December since 2002, the once-tattered resort town has gained a new sense of itself as an aesthetic destination that goes beyond the mere appreciation of a set of well-wrought silicone implants. Now members of the local Establishment, enamored with their smart new friends—collectors, artists, and curators from around the world—want to see if they can get them to stick around. It’s partly about wishing to be taken seriously as a cultural alternative to New York and Los Angeles. But it’s also a bet that fertilizing the creative class is good economic-development policy—especially in a city hit hard by the real-estate meltdown. Which is why a local developer and collector, Craig Robins, is starting a free postgraduate art program in Miami. Read more>>
Internships, a rite of passage for job-hunting students, are attracting the attention of older adults who are eager to dip into new ventures, paid or not, before taking a full plunge. Take Ruth Pittard, who retired from Davidson College and offered to intern at nonprofit groups in return for room and board. Her applications to 15 organizations detailed advanced skills in volunteer management, career counseling, data systems, training and a willingness to stuff envelopes, if necessary. Only Giraffe Heroes Project, a nonprofit group on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, Wash., responded. Read more>>
The Arts Council of Hillsborough County 2008-09 Cultural Development Grant Applications and Guidelines are currently available. The Cultural Development Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to not-for-profit, tax exempt organizations that provide cultural programming in Hillsborough County. Funding is awarded based on merit in four areas: overall quality, cultural excellence, public impact and outreach and financial/administrative. Deadline for submission to the Arts Council office is 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 8, 2008. An early review of the application by staff can be scheduled any time before July 18, 2008. The 2008-2009 Cultural Grant Development Grant Applications are available on the Arts Council of Hillsborough County web site at www.tampaarts.com or by calling the Arts Council offices. For additional information please call Jenny Carey, Director of Program Services at 813-276-8250.
The NFL Emerging Business Program is designed to provide local minority- and woman-owned businesses the maximum opportunity to participate in the Super Bowl procurement process. While participation in the program does not guarantee receipt of Super Bowl XLIII-related contracts, it is the intention of the Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee (SBHC) that interested minority- and woman-owned businesses receive information on the Super Bowl procurement process and an introduction to potential purchasing entities. Businesses participating in the Emerging Business Program are included in the Host Committee’s online Business Resource Guide, which will be made available to NFL contractors, affiliates, corporate sponsors and event planners. For more information, click here.
Tampa Bay charities have another opportunity to apply for a one-time, $100,000 grant in the 2008 Tampa Bay Benefits charitable awards program, created by health benefits company Humana Inc., and funded by The Humana Foundation. In October, Humana’s Tampa Bay Benefits 2008 will award a one-time, $100,000 grant to a nonprofit organization based in Tampa Bay that is doing valuable work to benefit the people who live in the bay area. Tampa Bay Benefits supports charitable organizations that are focused on improving health experiences or building healthy communities in the areas of Mind, Body and Spirit. Tampa Bay nonprofit groups will find applicant criteria and complete instructions at www.tampabaybenefits.org. The grant application deadline for this year’s Tampa Bay Benefits is Aug. 8, and the charitable competition is open to 501(c)(3) organizations in the Tampa Bay area, which encompasses Hillsborough, Hernando, Pinellas and Pasco counties.
Additional breakout sessions will be presented by Geoff Dyer, who will talk to attendees about the growth of Lifestyle Family Fitness from a single location to over fifty with revenues exceeding $100 Million. Andrew Cohen, Founder and CEO of Vertical IT Solutions will speaking about his perspective on how to identify and resolve business risks. Andy Hafer, Founder and CEO of Dynamic Communities will talk about “Building a winning team and establishing a championship culture in a start up organization”. Dr. Michael Fountain, Director of USF’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Clint Babcock, Vice President of Sandler Sales Training will also make presentations. Registration is $55 for panel discussion and all breakouts. To register call (813) 830-9501 or click here.
Highlights from the 7th EcoCity World Summit The EcoCity World Summit wrapped up on Saturday afternoon in San Francisco. An incredible assemblage of the world’s brightest minds that are working to build greener cities and towns gathered for three and a half days of presentations, discussions, city tours, arts & culture, and celebration. As an urban planner for whom the sustainable cities movement is not only a passion but also a raison d’etre, professionally speaking, I found the conference to be nothing short of mind-blowing. Read more>> Business Guide to Sustainability: Sustainability Made Real Sustainable Florida - Collins Center promotes Florida's economic, environmental and social future by identifying and promoting best practices. If you want to get serious about becoming a more sustainable organization or work with clients who desire the same, then we have a special opportunity for you. With AXIS Performance Advisors, we offer an exclusive 2-day training program to give you the practical tools and strategies necessary to create a sustainability plan, assessment and report. Join Darcy Hitchcock, co-author of the award-winning book The Business Guide to Sustainability, for a practical step-by-step process for creating sustainability plans, conducting sustainability assessments and facilitating your sustainability journey. For more information, click here.
Global Vision: Local View
The global impact continues. May 10, 2008 between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., we in Tampa Bay will have the world changing opportunity to watch the live broadcast of these films with people all over the world. We will be watching these films with all peoples from India, China, Australia, Brazil, Africa, Germany, Canada and the list goes on. We will share in this vision with like minded thinkers and doers around the world collectively opening our minds, expanding our perspectives and inspiring us to be the positive change we want to see, making our world, our community, and ourselves better. I am inspired by Tampa Bay opportunities, community, and creative thinkers and doers. I am inspired by our vision to connect with global thinkers and expand our perspectives. I am inspired even more when we share an idea and it comes into fruition. This is the rich value I find in Tampa Bay. This is why I call it home. This is why I am not a young and restless, but a young positive catalyst for change, here and now. The Innovation Hangar at Channelside in Tampa is hosting the all-afternoon event May 10th, providing the space and place for gathering together OUR best minds in Tampa Bay. Check out the “events” section of this newsletter for the details. To find out more about this world wide event visit http://www.pangeaday.org/ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxhRukX-vAw Michelle Malott is a local business owner and creative.
CreativeTampaBay has assembled a sampling of some of the regions offerings for creative camps this summer. Scroll to the end to find a short list of camps offered around the state. Overviews of the offerings are provided; contact each provider for more details on dates, times, cost and age groups. From tots to teens, our local institutions, big and small, offer such a wide variety of fun that you’ll want to be a kid again! We’ll run this list once more next week. If you want to add a camp to the list, email information to dmanion02@aol.com. Have a creative summer!
Sweeney Todd Tickets are currently on sale for Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which makes its St. Petersburg premiere at Progress Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater for a limited engagement May 6-11, 2008. This exciting and innovative new production features a multi-talented ensemble of 10 talented actor/musicians, five from the 2006 Tony Award winning company. Sweeney Todd will be presented, Tuesday through Sunday, May 6-11, at the Mahaffey Theater, 400 First Street South; Tuesday through Thursday evening performances at 7:30, Friday and Saturday evening at 8 pm and matinee performances Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets ranging from $30 to $70 to accommodate all levels of affordability, are available through www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com, at the Mahaffey Theater Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster (727) 898-2100 or (813) 287-8844. Groups of 20 or more should call (407) 423-9999 x17 or (800) 950-4647. For information, call (727) 892-5798. 22nd Annual Government Small Business Conference Did you know that 99% of all employment in the U.S. today and nearly 50% of the Gross National Product are generated by small business? Those statistics are why the Small Business Development Center at USF, in partnership with the Florida Procurement Technical Assistance Center, are bringing local, federal, and state governmental agencies and major corporations together to network, educate, counsel, and ultimately contract with small business firms. The Small Business Trade Conference opens May 7th and includes a day crammed with informative sessions. Topics include sorting out GSA Schedules and Taking the Mystery Out of Doing Business with the Government. From certifying your small business to making your product more marketable, we will help you arm your business with critical information ensuring greater success. On Thurs. May 8th, we offer opportunities to develop and build strategic supplier relationships. Representatives from all layers of governmental agencies will be on hand to speak with attendees. Large corporations looking for qualified small businesses will also be available to speak about partnerships and business opportunities. For more information and registration, visit www.tradeconference.coba.usf.edu. TBTLA Quarterly Meeting: IT Backsourcing Please join the Tampa Bay Technology Leadership Association on May 8 for our quarterly meeting. While IT outsourcing continues to be a steadily growing phenomenon, a recent study by Deloitte Consulting reported that 70% of outsourcing clients had negative experiences with outsourcing and 25% of outsourcing clients brought originally outsourced services back in-house. IT backsourcing is a business practice in which a company takes back in-house assets, activities, and skills that are part of its information systems operations and were previously outsourced to one or more outside IS providers. TBTLA meetings begin with a networking reception at 7:30 a.m. on the first floor of Plant Hall on the University of Tampa campus and the meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. To RSVP, please reply to Dale Hempel of Jagged Peak, TBTLA Membership Chair by email at dalehempel@earthlink.net, or by phone (813) 220-5332. Improving Productivity In an International Marketplace Conference Take your company’s productivity to the next level! Network with USF professionals and key business leaders in our community to learn best practices for improving your organization’s productivity. Seating is limited to 60 individuals and pre-registration is required. The conference consists of two 45-minute breakout sessions and a keynote speaker address. Conference participants can select from a menu of USF Engineering and Business Faculty seminars that best fit their professional needs and interests. Mr. Kurt Long, one of Tampa Bay’s most successful serial entrepreneurs, currently Founder & CEO of FairWarning, Inc. will deliver a keynote address on the challenges of starting and leading new ventures. The conference is free and offered in partnership with the USF Center for Entrepreneurship and Hillsborough County. To register, contact Lu Thompson at (813) 974-7900 or email: ce@coba.usf.edu. Coffee and Conversation with Holly Bird
Pure & Shameless Technology Social Now in its 9th year! Over 370 attended in March '08. Come network with the local tech community. This social is usually attended by all levels of IT: developers, QA, managers, CIOs, etc. This is not an unemployment event. Find out who is launching new products, why is the .Net market still hot & infrastructure demand heating up, what is going on with the recent rise in local outsourcing, why internet marketing is ultra white-hot, who is starting local IT projects, hiring or maybe find a peer to network with. $5 house wine • $4 cocktails/beers & $7 Martinis and numerous complimentary appetizer trays. Dress is casual, bring cards, ideas, business plans, co-workers and be ready to mingle.When: May 8th, Thursday 5:30 to 8pm. Where: Blue Martini, International Plaza Mall. To Register & more details visit www.HotSpaces.Net/register.asp. Downtown Life After Five Are you ready for some urban fun? On May 9, 2008 the Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts will be the chosen not-for-profit for Tampa's Downtown Partnership's Downtown Live After Five. It will be in held on North Franklin Street between Royal and Fortune Streets. This event is a music series with the incredible Chris McCarty in concert! This Gainesville native brings soul to the genre of acoustic-rock and does so with flair. Don't miss this great performance and opportunity to support the Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts. So bring your friends, family and join us at this downtown mixer to have some urban fun. Cost: Free admission; $4 beer; $4 wine and $2 water. Attention all moviegoers and Dalí lovers! Our annual martini tasting and silent art auction plans to be the best yet. This year's theme has a unique 40s and 50s movie twist while tying in a celebration for the current exhibit, Dalí & Film. We also have twenty prominent Bay area artists who have created original pieces honoring Dalí from the 40s and 50s through painting, photography, and sculpting. This year we will be featuring specialty martinis from Trump Vodka provided by Premier Beverage, food catered by Nova 535, and music by DJ Shannon. This incredible art event will sell out! The event takes place at Nova 535. Admission: $30 for Zodiac group members; $45 for non-Zodiac members; $l0 additional for day of event, if available. To purchase tickets please call 1-866-440-7880 or go to www.salvadordalimuseum.org or www.nova535.com. Nick Swardson Comedian Nick Swardson started stand-up when he was 18 and in his first year of doing stand-up was chosen to perform at the U.S. Comedy Arts festival. Over the next couple of years, Swardson went on to establish himself in some of the major clubs across the country. In New York he became a regular at the Comic Strip, Caroline's and Luna Lounge and compiled numerous appearances on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Real Time with Bill Maher and the Late Show with Craig Kilborn. He is currently working with Adam Sandler and his company Happy Madison Productions on several comedy films and a television pilot. For more information, go to www.tbpac.org. Hat Trick Theatre Presents Burn This
Master Gardener Plant Sale Offers High Quality Greenery The popular spring plant sale hosted by Pinellas County Master Gardeners takes place Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pinellas County Extension in Largo. This Master Gardener Plant Sale promises excellent bargains to delight garden lovers. Visitors should arrive early as plants and garden accessories sell quickly. They might want to bring a wagon to help tote all those botanical beauties to their new home. More than 100 types of plants are for sale including Florida natives and butterfly plants. A large selection of shrubs, trees and seeds will be available. Plants that bloom this time of year will be featured. Master Gardeners and horticulturalists from Extension will offer free advice about plant species and landscaping. Pinellas County Extension and Florida Botanical Gardens are located at 12520 Ulmerton Road. For more information, call (727) 582-2599. Free Summer Health & Awareness Festival Local health care professionals are heading up an event just in time for the summer along with Buccaneer Players, Tampa Bay Lightning Girls, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department, local businesses, schools and vendors. There will be free skin-screenings to detect skin cancer, other tips on staying healthy and fit, free food, giveaways and prizes, and fun activities for people of all ages including conquering a rock-climbing wall! Our goal is to provide free skin-screenings for more than 100 people and help prevent skin cancer for families in our community. Proceeds benefit the National Skin Cancer Foundation and the National Psoriasis Foundation. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday May 10; 8002 Gunn Highway in Tampa (Next to Sickles High School). For more information about the Summer Health & Awareness Festival, contact Jennifer Vickery at (727) 946-2082 or Michele Maloney at (727) 410-9628. Volvo Mayfaire by-the-Lake 2008 The Polk Museum of Art is pleased to once again present Volvo Mayfaire by-the-Lake, a highly anticipated two-day outdoor art festival held on the shores of Lake Morton in Downtown Lakeland. The event is scheduled for Mother’s Day weekend, May 10th and 11th, from 10 am until 5pm. Approximately 185 artists will be present, ranging in media from jewelry to painting, and in every price range. Their original pieces will be available for purchase during the event. Entertainment will be held on the other lawn of the Lakeland Public Library throughout the weekend with a variety of live performances by local entertainers. An assortment of food and beverages will be available for purchase around the lake. Volunteers are always needed. For more information about the event or to volunteer, call 863-688-7743 x.237. Pangea Day: A Live Global Film Event
Spring Fling at Artspace Upstairs: New paintings and drawings by M.J. Dicus continuing her portrayal of the effervescent devotion between the human and the horse. Downstairs: Enjoy the colorful and eclectic works by Artspace artists including paintings, metal, sculpture and more. Exhibits will run until May 31st. Join us for fun, art and refreshments while visiting with the artists in their working studios. Artspace, 10 5th St. N., Second Floor (above Florida Craftsmen Gallery), St. Petersburg. The Pen is Mightier Series: Peter Meinke & David Blight The Studio@620 announces "The Pen is Mightier Series" presented by Bank of America. Peter Meinke, noted poet and fiction writer, will kick off this new author lecture series. The second installment of the series will feature author David Blight. The location for these events is 620 First Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida. Meinke has published 17 books of poems and short stories including "Liquid Paper: New and Collected Poems", "Zinc Fingers", and "Scar". In 1986 his collection of short stories, ”The Piano Tuner,” won the Flannery O’Conner Award for Short Fiction. He was also awarded a PEN Syndicated Fiction Award for “The Starlings of Leicester Square” in addition to two NEA Fellowships and three prizes from the Poetry Society of America. Learn more: http://www.thestudioat620.org/p_pm_pm.htm. An Evening With Friends, Out in the Wild! Come join your friends for an evening in the wild at the Lowry Park Zoo's Key West Pavilion. You'll enjoy four hours of open bar, heavy appetizers, entertainment by DJ Andy, a silent auction, and more. Gather your tribe and come out to play! The beauty of the Lowry Park Zoo's Key West Pavilion will be your backdrop as you and your friends help support America's 6th largest GLBT Film Festival. The Clip Film Festival (Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival) is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization and is a vital part of the cultural landscape of Tampa Bay and the State of Florida. This event is a hallmark party on the GLBT Calendar and not to be missed. Tickets are $50 each and include all food and beverages. For more information and for tickets, go to www.clipTampaBay.com. Bill Maher at Ruth Eckerd Hall HBO Presents Bill Maher at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Saturday May 10. One of the most politically astute comedians in American today, New York-born Bill Maher’s unflinching honesty, irreverent style and commitment to never pulling a punch have garnered him the respect and admiration of millions of fans. Best known for his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill has received multiple Emmy® nominations as well as nominations from the Writers Guild of America and Producers Guild of America. Tickets, priced at $90.00, $70.00 and $60.00 are available at the Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office located at 1111 McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater by calling 727.791.7400 or logging onto www.rutheckerdhall.com. Discounts are available for groups of 15 or more by calling 727.712.2717. Free Classes Tai Chi Classes The Brandon Taoist Tai Chi Society Chapter invites the public to an introductory class at any of the chapter locations - South Tampa, Temple Terrace, Plant City or Brandon during the first week of summer classes beginning May 11. Classes typically last an hour. Dress comfortably in loose fitting clothes and close toe shoes. No advance registration is required. For a complete list of classes, donation levels and class locations visit http://brandon.florida.usa.taoist.org/. For more information about taijichuan or the International Taoist Tai Chi Society visit www.taoist.org or call 813-685-1211. Tampa Bay Success Summit A Day to Grow Personally and Professionally! Find out what it takes to achieve and succeed in today’s ever-changing market from some of the nation’s top-tier business leaders and professional athletes. Jumpstart your career and take this opportunity to re-charge, re-energize and prepare to tackle your goals. Tickets: $40 in advance, $50 day of show; corporate Packages available. For more information, please visit www.tampabaysuccesssummit.com or call 727-893-8223. Get Connected! Get Connected is a formal networking program conducted each month designed to give members the opportunity to create business relationships with other members. These events are held alternately in the morning and evening to accommodate your busy schedule! Bring an ample supply of business cards and business brochures. The first half-hour is networking for you to get to know your fellow participants. After networking, each person is seated at a table of six and given two minutes to introduce their company’s product or service. When all participants at a table are finished, they are rotated and begin again! Held at Seaport Channelside Apartments, 1120 E. Twiggs Street, Tampa. FREE for FIT One members; $10 for all other plans. Register and pay online at www.tampachamber.com. Please RSVP no later than noon on May 12th, 2008. For questions, please call the Events Department at 813-276-9440. 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: |
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CreativeTampaBay is proud to co-sponsor May’s Media Mix, a chance for media professionals throughout the Bay Area to get together and mingle at Tampa Bay Brewing Company at Centro Ybor, held the second Thursday of each month. Come join in the excitement, and meet Media Talk co-hosts Janet Sherer & Rob Tiisler as they welcome Otis White [building creative communities]; Dena Levengood [Tomorrow Matters]; and artist Jeff Whipple. Media Talk is a live weekly, global webcast that airs between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. each Thursday at 
This is your opportunity to learn from Tampa Bay’s most successful entrepreneurs. Tampa Bay CEO Magazine is hosting its Entrepreneur Forum on May 13th at the A La Carte Event Pavilion. The event features a interactive discussion with Geoff Dyer, Founder of Lifestyle Family Fitness; Dawna Stone, Founder of Her Sports Magazine and Winner of NBC’s The Apprentice: Martha Stewart; Ken Pendrey, Founder & CEO of First Watch Restaurants; Rebecca Smith, Founder & CEO of A.D. Morgan Construction Services. Session is moderated by CEO Lounge Radio Show co-hosts Michelle Bauer and Brent Britton.
This global event will change the world, our world, your world. Several months ago I was watching the live kick-off for the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference in California. TED consists of the best minds in the world, called TEDsters, gathering together to share ideas, collaborate and effectively change the world for the better. Every year, three individuals are selected to challenge the TEDsters to change the world through very specific projects. In 2007, a project called Pangea Day was selected. The challenge was to create a global experience of short films created by individuals and groups around the world. TEDsters were challenged to use their resources to spread the word, encourage, support, and supply equipment for the creation of short films reflecting personal perspectives, cultural experiences and global issues. The impact has been a tidal wave of some of the most thought provoking short films of our time. Over 1,000 short films were created, 24 were selected for a total 4 hours of film.
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, May 8th at 12 noon, the series hosts Holly Bird. Join Holly as she discusses the commercial side of the art business by looking at her incredible illustrations and graphic design work. Whether it’s a storyboard for a feature film or a magical illustration for a children’s book, you’ll see a different side of the world of art with Holly Bird. 
Have you ever had that moment where you realize the people closest to you turn out to be the ones furthest away? Whether they are tears of laughter, joy, or sadness in your eyes, your heart will be pounding as Joe Winskye directs four of Tampa Bay’s finest actors in this gripping drama about the distance between people. Anna, a young dancer-choreographer, arrives home from attending her roommate Robby's funeral. With sudden, unexpected explosiveness, Robby's older brother, Pale, bursts on the scene. He has come to collect his brother's belongings and together Pale and Anna find an unsettling but compelling love that neither wants but they cannot turn away. Burn This runs May 9-25, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Monday, May 19 is industry night; all working artists in the area can get into the show (at 8 p.m.) on pay-what-you-can pricing. 
4 Hours. 24 Films. A new way to see the world. Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film. Starting at 2:00 p.m. on May 10, 2008, locations in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro (and Tampa Bay!) will be linked for a live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers. The entire program will be broadcast – in seven languages – to millions of people worldwide through the internet, television, and mobile phones. The 24 short films to be featured have been selected from an international competition that generated more than 2,500 submissions from over one hundred countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire, transform, and allow us see the world through another person's eyes. Details on the Pangea Day films can be viewed at RSS feed for comments on this post.
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