Clearwater foodies can indulge themselves at the 2021 Taste Fest taking place Friday, September 24. This year’s event promises to deliver something scrumptious and unique for both new and past event goers. Clearwater Marine Aquarium will make its splashing debut as event host for its first time. Over the past decade, the event has historically been held in May during the City of Clearwater’s Restaurant Week and has drawn as many as 5,000 attendees. This year’s Clearwater culinary celebration will be showcased in the more intimate setting at the Aquarium, located at 249 Windward Passage, with...
Enjoy A Top Area Event with a Purpose by Chris Kuhn For over four decades, music fans have come together annually on the third week of October to delight in world-class, live jazz and other entertainment in an effort to support community education programs. The Clearwater Jazz Holiday music festival has become a popular tradition and in its 42nd year, promises to deliver yet again October 14-17, 2021. (Feature image above of Kool and the Gang).
BayCare Ballpark, an open-air stadium venue located at 601 N. Old Coachman in Clearwater, serves as the backdrop for the fun and festive four-day...
Rising Appalachia is an American folk music group led by multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith. Leah also performs as a solo artist. Based between Southern Appalachia and New Orleans, the sisters work with an array of international musicians and the band incorporates everything from simple harmonics with banjos and fiddles, to a wide variety of drums, kalimbas, beatbox, djembe, baliphone, congas, didgeridoo, tablas, spoons and more! They will be visiting Destination Tampa Bay for two shows in December at the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center. Saturday Dec 11 and 12, 2021...
Syd Entel Galleries celebrates 41 Years of Color Creativity and Culture with the color orange, representing our 41 years in business in the sunshine State of Florida. Orange is associated with many meanings and feelings. It’s a stimulating, exciting color, exuding emotions of enthusiasm and warmth. It signifies joy, creativity, and emotional energy. The opening reception will be held on September 4th from 10 a.m.- 3p.m. The Celebrating 41 years of Color, Creativity and Culture show continues through October 2, 2021. (LEFT-Wesley Hunting Jr.)
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Salvador Dali: The Argillet Collection By Chris Kuhn Art lovers in the Bay area will have a new reason to celebrate a beloved, creative talent. Michael Murphy Gallery (MMG) in Tampa hosts Salvador Dali: The Argillet Collection, a unique exhibit of original Salvador Dali etchings and other works, to be on display and available for acquisition from Friday, September 17, 2021 through Sunday, September 26, 2021. The Argillet Collection, comprised of over 200 etchings, copper plates, tapestries, watercolors and more, is the result of over 30 years of collaboration between esteemed art publisher...
Tampa Bay Lightning Season Schedule Single game tickets for all Tampa Bay Lightning games at AMALIE Arena during the 2021 preseason, presented by Florida Blue, inclusive of the team’s game at Orlando’s Amway Center on October 5, and the 2021-22 regular season, presented by AdventHealth are on sale now the team announced today. Single game tickets can be purchased exclusively online at www.TampaBayLightning.com/Tickets.
Special single-game pre-sales will begin with Lightning Season Ticket Members on Tuesday, August 17 at 10 a.m. The Lightning Priority Access Club,...
Looking for a new job? How about a new career? Come on out to the employment event of the season, the Tampa Bay Job and Career Fair. A great day to establish a new future… Monday, September 13 from 10 am – 2 pm at the St. Petersburg Coliseum. Meet with local companies at Tampa Bay Job and Career Fair who have immediate employment needs from entry-level positions to skilled trade, health care and even top managerial positions. There is something for everyone at the Tampa Bay Job Fair. This special event is designed to help put you face to face with companies such...
Charity events are back in Tampa Bay! Sort of. Tampa Bay-area charities and nonprofits make it easy to do good while having a good time throughout the year with fundraisers of all shapes and sizes — even if they are modified for safety’s sake. We’ve rounded up some of the top charitable events happening around the Bay over the next year on the following pages, along with how you can support local nonprofit organizations.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society has been leading the fight to end cancer for more than 100 years. The organization funds and conducts research,...
Not a day goes by that Danyelle Madsen doesn’t think of her late husband, Jesse. Some of her memories of him will forever resonate, including the time she discovered how fascinated he was by a documentary about lions.
He was so impressed, she recalled, by the way they watched over and protected their pride, the name for a lion’s family.
“He was like a lion,” Danyelle says. “Except everyone was in his pride.”
Nearly six months have passed since Jesse Madsen, a Tampa Police Master Patrol
Officer and Danyelle’s husband of 18 years, sacrificed his life in the line of duty to save others.
Just before...
We searched Tampa to bring you 10 of the community’s brightest rising stars in business, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. These young professionals are all leaders in their fields yet still find the time to give back to their community in meaningful, impactful ways. Meet this year’s Top 10 Under 40 on the following pages, and visit tampamagazines.com/8th-annual-10-under-40 to read the full interviews.
Kevin Tydlaska-Dziedzic
Co-founder & CEO, BKN Creative
Hometown: Berthoud, Colorado
Alma mater: Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
At the office: As the CEO of the boutique...