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In the meantime, we thank the following organizations who funded this important research:
An astonishing amount of musical talent and creativity will be here to experience. The most fun for many Heatwave veterans is discovering new artists who have never played the area before. The collective discovery of a great band can be a magical experience. We send talent scouts across the country looking for exciting up-and-coming bands and regional artists who meet the Heatwave criteria of fun, visual appeal and musical excellence. This year at Tropical Heatwave there are more bands than ever before showcasing for the first time in the area. There will also be great local and regional artists. We have handpicked great bands who are ready to compete for audiences with the national bands. It’s always thrilling for both local bands and their fans to rise to the occasion by turning in some of the hottest music of the Heatwave. This year for the first time Heatwave presents a showcase of the best teen bands. Tropical Heatwave has six stages of simultaneous music, so much music that everybody gets a unique experience. Part of the fun is everybody makes their own strategy for seeing the best or the most music. Some people hang out at one or two stages where they know some of their favorite bands are playing. Others try to challenge themselves to keep moving and see as many bands as possible (we’re not sure if anybody has actually seen every band at recent Heatwaves). Some just go with the flow. After Heatwave you will often find two people saying it was one the best night of music they ever experienced, and they find out their paths never crossed watching the same bands. See more at tropicalheatwave.org Expose Art Reception & Auction
Latin ConneXions This networking event takes place the second Friday of each month at The Don Leoncio Cigar Lounge, 340 1st. Ave. N., St. Pete. Hosted by Latin Times Magazine and Ricoh Business Systems, there is no charge to attend. For more information, call 813-901-5292 or visit www.Latin-Connections.com. Let’s Misbehave
Demystifying India This educational initiative is designed to provide Tampa Bay with information to foster understanding of India, its culture and contributions to society. Guests are invited to enjoy an evening of champagne, exquisite foods, entertainment and a special showing of the Mystic India on the IMAX screen. The event takes place at the Museum of Science and Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave. To purchase tickets, visit www.demystifyingindia.com. Fashion and Design Expo
Xtreme Classical Concert This new genre of music is a hybrid of the pop rock sounds of area rocker Charlie Souza with the resident string chamber ensemble of the Florida Composers Forum. Souza toured for a number of years with Tom Petty as one of the original “Heart Breakers” and has recorded recently with rock legend Greg Alman. He will debut a new song about male adolescence entitled “Don’t Cry Wolf.” Award-winning Florida composer A. Paul Johnson has written a new song inspired by the art exhibition, “Will Boys Be Boys?” A free showing of the film “Kids” by Larry Clark will be shown immediately following the concert. Reservations can be made by calling the concert’s co-sponsor, the Apollo Project at 727-823-7252 or the Gulf Coast Museum at 727-518-6833, ext. 224. For more information, visit www.gulfcoastmuseum.org. Free Outdoor Concert: Crystal Blue
Tropical Heatwave Features Saw Doctors
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks American Stage presents Richard Alfieri’s comedy/drama about a formidable woman who hires an acerbic dance instructor to give her lessons in her gulf front condo in St. Pete Beach. Antagonism between this gay man and this widow of a Southern Baptist minister gives way to compatibility as they swing, tango, foxtrot and cha-cha, eventually sharing secrets, joys and fears. For a complete list of performance dates and times, visit www.americanstage.org. Go!Guide & MOSI Present 2006 Family Expo
Blues Jam Featuring Vincent Sims & Company Blues Band plus Liz Pennock & Dr. Blues, this concert will be held at the St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 Second Ave. N.E, downtown St. Pete. The ticket price of $17.50 includes two live bands, island cuisine catered by Saffron’s and viewing of the “Florida’s Got the Blues” exhibit. To RSVP, call 727-894-1052, ext. 205.
2006 Community Communications Awards Tampa Educational Cable Consortium announces winners of the 2006 Community Communications Awards at a luncheon at the University of Tampa’s Grand Salon. This annual celebration champions education through telecommunication technology by recognizing the outstanding achievements of individuals. Come out to congratulate many outstanding people including CreativeTampaBay’s Deanne Roberts, Community Communicator of the Year. Individual tickets for the awards luncheon are $30 payable in advance. Tables of 10 are available at $250. Advance reservations are required as seating is limited. For additional information call Laura Tierney at 813-254-2253 ext 206. Krapp’s Last Tape
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May 08th, 2006
CreativeTampaBay.com 05.09.06 - by admin
On May 18th, CreativeTampaBay will unveil the results of a study we commissioned for the region called "Things Look Different Here." It’s a research project to measure and quantify the distinctive behaviors and characteristics of our region and determine how these differences influence economic growth. Why did we choose this project? Because as pioneering urbanist Jane Jacobs told us, the greatest asset that a city can have is something that’s different from every other place. As an economic development organization, we believe Tampa Bay needs to understand what makes us stand apart from other markets so we can capitalize on those differences. The study is being conducted by economist Joe Cortright who CreativeTampaBay retained to do the Tampa Bay section of the "Young & Restless Study" two years ago. That project, which built momentum for reversing our region’s brain drain of young, well-education professionals, had a huge ripple effect throughout the region. We expect this study to also be a catalyst for change. 
Last week the City of St. Petersburg unveiled its emerging downtown cultural complex named the Progress Energy Center for the Arts. Situated on approximately 19 acres of downtown waterfront, the center includes the existing, newly-renovated Mahaffey Theater plus a civic plaza, offices of The Florida Orchestra, a waterfront park and the proposed Dali Museum, all scheduled for development within the next two years. Progress Energy has committed nearly $6.3 million over the next 20 years, mostly for programming at the center. Construction of the waterfront park will begin this summer and is scheduled to be completed for next year’s Grand Prix in April. Planned features include seating along the water, an airport observation area and easy access from the bike trail. A Times’ editorial summed up this wise public-private investment by saying, “St. Petersburg’s quality of life, already quite good, is about to get a little better.” Go to: 
The Gulf Coast Museum of Art will hold a children’s art camp in its studios for four weeks in June. The classes, aimed at children ages 5-11, will be administered by Abrakadoodle, the nation’s leader in creative art education. Classes will include painting, sculpting, digital design, collage, mosaics, drawing and more. Tuition is $120 per week and includes all art supplies. For more information and to register, call 727-372-8856. 
According to the Weekly Planet, Sarasota County is leading the charge regionally in adopting green-building ordinances and developing a market for green products. Journalist Wayne Garcia wrote: “What Sarasota has created, said Jodi Johns, its sustainability manager, is an awareness for the many energy-saving products already available and local markets for them. (You read that right: sustainability manager. That’s a position that, to our knowledge, doesn’t yet exist in Hillsborough or Pinellas counties.)” Read the story: 
There are still a few tickets left to an evening of dialogue with Dr. Muhammad Yunus, president of Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank and an expert on reducing poverty by loaning small amounts of money to budding entrepreneurs. Dr. Yunus is here to receive the 2006 Global Citizen of the Year, given by the Patel Foundation for Global Understanding. You can read about the concept of micro lending in last week’s St. Petersburg Times: 
The WMNF Annual Tropical Heatwave will transform several blocks of Ybor City on Sat., May 20. An entire generation has grown up as Heatwave has become a rite of spring for fans of eclectic music.
Celebrate local art with entertainment, fabulous food, champagne toasts and an auction of the original pieces from the “Expose Art of Westshore” public art project. Preview the artwork included in the auction at 
Join Paul Wilborn and the Blue Roses for their Spring show, "Let’s Misbehave!" It’s the racy side of the Great American Songbook, with songs and stories of sex, sin and bathtub gin. You know the songs - now hear the lyrics the censors cut. Go slumming in the dark cabarets and cat houses where the password was "Anything Goes." Songs by Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Fats Waller, Gus Kahn, Rogers and Hart and much more. It happens at The Palladium Theater, 253 5th Ave. N., St. Pete. Call 727-822-3590 for tickets or buy online at 
The International Academy of Design and Technology will host its 21st Annual Fashion Show and Design Expo at the Tampa Convention Center. The largest fashion event of the year in Tampa, with an attendance exceeding 3,000 guests, the event is said to rival NYC fashion shows. Check out the student portfolio showcase of digital production, interior design, computer animation, digital photography, graphic design, digital movie production and recording arts. “Strut,” the fashion show portion of the event, takes the runway in the East Hall at 8 PM. Experience a professional caliber fashion show that will delight the senses and engage the imagination. Fashion students see their work as professional models from New York and Miami sport their designs. 
The Hernando County Fine Arts Council and the Bandshell Bash Committee present this family-friendly concert featuring Crystal Blue, a Tampa-based band. Event features include the Brooksville Cruise-In, an antique hot rod car show, food and beverage. The concert will be held at the Hernando Park and Bandshell, 204 E. Fort Dade Ave. in downtown Brooksville. 
Heatwave is a time to get together to hear great music, dance and shed inhibitions. One of the most exciting bands coming this year is the Saw Doctors. They combine the sounds of 1960s rock bands like the Beatles and the Byrds with the working class imagery of Bruce Springsteen. Then add in the musical traditions of Ireland and the intensity of punk rock. The Saw Doctors emerged from Tuam in County Galway 18 years ago to become one of Ireland’s most successful rock bands, with a reputation for fabulous live shows. This appearance at Heatwave will serve to promote the recent American release of the band’s new CD, “The Cure.” 
Features of this event, designed to entertain and educate exhibition, include family-family exhibitors, scheduled appearances of Elmo (associated with the special engagement exhibit “Sesame Street Presents: The Body”) and entertainment by Radio Disney’s “Fun Squad.” Parents will find high quality information about school vaccinations, receive free healthy snacks from Wild Oats Natural Market, can attend a session on child safety by Premier Marshall Arts, sample a music program for kids by Sports + Field, open a “kid account” with Bank Atlantic, learn about options within the Hillsborough Magnet School program, learn about summer golf programs for kids by Silverado Golf & Country Club, see summer camp demonstrations and much more. St. Joseph’s Baptist Healthcare will provide free health screenings and child safety information. The expo takes place at the Kids In Charge science center located at the Museum of Science and Industry.
What is life satisfaction? If you could change one choice made in your past, what would it be? What is the price of reflection? These are the questions addressed in this production at the Studio@620 in a play by Samuel Beckett. The performances take place at 620 First Avenue S. in St. Pete. Admission is $10. 
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