“Well, you’re quite the busy bee.” This is The Husband’s standard response whenever I give him long, detailed descriptions of where I’m going and things I’m doing on any given day. Technically, it’s code for “I’m listening and being supportive because I love you, even though you’re boring me to death” and is a much better [...]
I’m one happy film fan. Santa left a stack of DVDs under my Christmas tree, the frivolous-but-yet addictive film award season is in mid-swing, and the Tampa Bay area’s film festival season is now open. It kicks off at the International Bazaar in Ybor City on Friday, January 11, with the fourth-anniversary celebration of the [...]
Here’s a brief look at some (certainly not all) of the local film-related events coming up in the next week: November 13 and 15 — Two episodes of Star Trek (The Original Series) will be shown on the big screen at participating theaters November 15 — Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon Fancier screening at the Salvador Dali [...]
Here’s a look at some of the film-related events coming up in the Tampa Bay area: November 9 — French film Blame It On Fidel (La Faute en Fidel) screening at Eckerd College as part of their International Cinema Series November 9 — A Clockwork Orange screening at the St. Pete Beach Theatre as part of the [...]
Well, folks, I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news: “Important News for fans of TEC (Tampa Educational Consortium), the Board of County Commissioners has chosen to accept the recommendation of the County Administrator and zero fund The Education Channel for FY ’08 and ‘09 which begins October 1, 2007. Programs that you may have [...]
There’s a new family-friendly festival in the Tampa Bay area. Deep Carnivale: A Celebration of Words is scheduled for Saturday, September 8, on 14th Street and Palm Avenue in Ybor City from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Presented by the Artists and Writers Group, Inc. and Hillsborough Community College-Ybor. Deep Carnivale is free [...]
I came home early today, planning to work at home the rest of the day and get caught up on office paperwork. Instead, I’m anxiously watching the fire that’s smoldering very near my house. There’s a wildfire burning in Riverview near the Super Target at the corner of Bloomingdale and Gornto Lake Road. The [...]
Attention filmmakers and film fans: the Tampa Bay Film Commission is once again hosting the annual Film Florida meeting on June 6, 7 and 8 right here in the Bay area. A membership-based non-profit coalition of local film commissions and labor/industry associations, Film Florida provides a leadership role in Florida’s film and entertainment [...]
Local author Wendy Boucher has added artist to her ever-expanding list of accomplishments (to list just a few: travel writer, lawyer, mommyblogger, fiction author, public speaker, former Sticks contributor and genuinely nice person possessing a wonderful sense of humor). Boucher’s first solo art exhibit opened May 1 at the TECO Public Art Gallery (702 [...]
