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he sweet smell of barbeque smoke filled the air in downtown Tampa last Saturday when the 2023 edition of Tampa Pig Jig went down at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. The festival, in its 12th year, brought BBQ teams to compete—with MiMetals and Canteen taking first for brisket and ribs, respectively—plus bands like Amanda Shires, Brad Paisley, Riley Green, The Head and the

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Heart, plus Shovels & Rope to entertain for the afternoon. All told, the nonprofit festival raised more than $2 million to help fund research for a rare kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, with Whitney Logistics claiming the Top Hog, biggest fundraiser award. See more photos from Tampa Pig Jig 2023 via cltampa.com.—Ray Roa

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We’re in the midst of the world’s largest shuffleboard competition where this year, St. Pete hosts over 100 participants (from eight different countries) in a massive, week-long tournament. To celebrate the end of the International Shuffleboard Association’s 40th annual world championship, St. Pete’s resident club—which boasts itself as the oldest in the world—hosts a free-to-attend after party full of music, drinks, cake, games and “galactic shuffleboard.” And if you’d like to catch some of the action earlier in the day, you can still witness the round 13 semifinals and in the morning, round 15 finals for both men and women at 1:30 p.m. and the awards ceremony at The Coliseum that afternoon. “We’re going back to our roots and doing what we do best: hosting a big, free Friday night party,” St. Pete Shuffleboard Club writes on social media. “We’re waiving our usual $10 non-member fee.” This celebration may commemorate the end of this international, week-long tournament, but it can also be considered an early birthday party since St. Pete’s famed club turns a whopping 100 years-old in January.

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World Shuffleboard Championships After Party. Friday, Oct. 27 .7 p.m.-10 p.m. No cover.St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club, 559 Mirror Lake Dr. N, St. Petersburg. stpeteshuffle.com —Kyla Fields

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Clearwater’s Capitol Theatre is no stranger to ghost stories, with sightings of previous owner Bill Neville who was murdered on the grounds in 1981, and the ghost of a little girl who used to appear in the lobby, supposedly waiting for someone to take her home. Ryan Bergara and Shane Medaj, former cohosts of “Buzzfeed Unsolved,” are bringing the ghost-hunting experience to Clearwater this fall as part of the second season of their new YouTube show. Following the screening of a brand-new episode of “Ghost Files,” co-hosts Medaj and Bergara will take the stage for a Q&A to discuss their most memorable ghoulish encounters and talk behind the scenes stories. ‘Ghost Files’ screening and Q&A. Saturday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.$35 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. rutheckerdhall.com —Gracey Davis

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Diplo—longtime collaborative comrade to Sia and Skrillex—is among the entertainment coming to Tampa's Armature Works this weekend as part of Pied Piper’s 3rd Annual Haunted Carnival. Ex-Migo Quavo is also on the lineup, and arrives promoting his new album Rocket Power, which he describes as a musical embodiment of his mourning process aftering seeing his nephew and fellow Migo Takeoff killed outside a Texas bowling alley last year. And while the music is a late-evening thing, Pied Piper also has a straight-up, family-friendly, carnival featuring rides like “The Zipper” and the “Gravitron”, bumper cars, two ferris wheels, various carnival games, and a Kid Zone with assorted activities including pumpkin painting, a superhero meetand-greet, face painting, and more. Pied Piper’s 3rd Annual Haunted Carnival. Friday-Sunday, Oct. 27-29, gates at 4 p.m. Carnival only tickets start at $5. Armature Works, 1910 N Ola Ave., Tampa. piedpiperproductions.com —Ray Roa

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Once a year, the public gets to see the fruits of Girls Rock Camp’s labor when the camp stages its showcase at Jannus Live, but the confidence game doesn’t sleep. For this bi-monthly open mic series, the nonprofit welcomes youth 18 and under to a storied St. Pete restaurant to sing, dance, do comedy, improvise, and just perform. It’s a chance for kids to amplify their voices, and an opportunity for the community to support one of its tried and true local institutions. There’s a sign-up sheet available via GRC’s Facebook page, and know that the Chattaway is cash only (with an ATM on site). CINNAHOLIC.SOUTH.TAMPA/FACEBOOK

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Almost two years after its slated opening date and even longer since the concept was originally announced, Tampa’s very first Cinnaholic is finally opening its doors to the public. The new dessert hotspot will offer $2 cinnamon rolls between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on opening day, although they will be limited to one per customer. Cinnaholic offers a variety of pre-made cinnamon rolls—which range from classic renditions like its vanilla-frosted Old Skool and cookie dough-topped Cookie Monster—to build-your-own flavors with a variety of different frostings and toppings to choose from. According to its website, all of its products are “100% vegan, dairy & lactose free, egg-free and cholesterol-free,” although gluten-free folks may not have much luck here. Howard Avenue’s Cinnaholic is its first location in the greater Tampa Bay area, with other Florida-based outposts in Boca Raton and Coral Springs. For more information on Cinnaholic and its grand opening, flip to our food news roundup on page 27. Cinnaholic’s grand opening. Friday, Oct. 27. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. No cover. Cinnaholic, 927 S Howard Ave., Tampa. cinnaholic.com —KF

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Last year, The TECO Streetcar—the best and most affordable way to get around Ybor City, Channelside and downtown Tampa—re-launched its free concert series after a two-year, pandemic-related hiatus. Friday marks the second ride of 2023 and features Southern folk rocker Austin Miller in the duo setting. Georgia-based Miller (formerly of Orlando) will bring his easy-listening Americana tunes and tasteful harmonies—which can be heard on his latest album, 2016’s Engine— to the tracks between Ybor City and downtown Tampa. Let’s just see if Austin and Amanda’s guitars can drown out the sound of the streecar’s whistle. The band boards the trolley at Ybor City’s Centennial Park Station at 6 p.m., but we suggest getting there a bit early to secure your seat, since each streetcar can only hold about 50-60 people. Streetcar Live—presented by the same folks that organize Gasparilla Music Festival—takes place during Fourth Friday Tampa, a monthly arts and culture crawl that “provides an evening of special offerings, live music and programs by cultural destinations.” The popular streetcar system also just surpassed its all-time annual ridership record this year, providing retro rides to over one million locals and tourists alike. Streetcar Live: Austin Miller Duo. Friday, Oct. 27. 6 p.m. No cover. Station no. 1, Centennial Park Station, 20th Street & 8th Avenue, Ybor City. tecolinestreetcar.org—KF

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How one Tampa Bay group aims to restore oyster reefs by collecting your leftover shells from local restaurants. By Jennifer Ring

Tampa Bay Watch started its Community Oyster Reef Enhancement Program in the early 2000s to help restore lost oyster habitat in Tampa Bay. The program attempts to restore oyster reefs in Tampa Bay by providing a hard substrate—bags of fossilized shells—for oyster larvae to attach to. Their new Shells to Shoreline project feeds into these efforts by providing additional shells to fill shell bags and string from docks. Radigan launched Tampa Bay Watch’s Shells to Shoreline Program in February 2022 with a

ESSEN-SHELL WORK: Tampa Bay Watch launched its Shells to Shoreline project in 2022. single restaurant: The Island Grille & Raw Bar in Tierra Verde. “The first year we were funded by Neptune Flood Insurance,” says Radigan. “They gave us a decent little grant to get the program up and running as a pilot. Shortly thereafter, we received a grant from Duke Energy. That allowed us to expand a little more…That funded

October. “Our goal is to bring in about 20 restaurants by 2026,” Radigan told CL. “We want to bring in as many partners as we can to work with Pinellas County and other organizations to collect as much of that shell as we can, because we don’t want it to go into landfills,” Radigan continued. “We want to be able to take it and put it back into the waterways to serve as habitat for the Eastern Oyster.” Twenty months after its inception, in September 2023, Shells to Shoreline hit a significant milestone, collecting 100,000 pounds of oyster shells. Shells recovered in the Shells to Shoreline Program feed into Tampa Bay Watch’s decadesold shoreline restoration efforts. In the past, the organization used fossilized bivalve shells mined in South Florida for their shoreline restoration efforts. They shovel the shells into aquaculture mesh bags and stack them along the shoreline, creating substrate for oyster larvae to attach to. Oyster larvae will attach to any hard substrate, but there’s an advantage to using fresh shells. Oysters prefer to settle in the presence of other oysters, which they detect by smell. “Once the oysters reach a certain age in the water column, after the eggs have been fertilized, they take chemical cues,” Radigan explains. “They chemo sense where they want to settle down. When they smell other oysters, they settle down, and that’s where they want to live.” Tampa Bay Watch still uses fossilized shells, but they look forward to harnessing the advantages fresh shells provide. “Now that we have the oyster shell recycling program, we lay down a base of fossilized shell to serve as a table for fresh shell,” says Radigan. This is the setup the group used to create 1600 square feet of new oyster reef outside of MacDill Air Force Base in the first week of October. In terms of where all these oyster shells will wind up, the possibilities are “enumerable,” says Radigan. “We have a need for them all throughout the bay.” We followed Tampa Bay’s oyster shells from bar to bay, as Tampa Bay Watch staff and volunteers collected discarded shells from local restaurants, cured the shells to eliminate any foreign bacteria, bagged fossilized shells, and created 1600 square feet of new oyster reef outside of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. See all the photos via cltampa.com/slideshows.

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yster Biologist Rick Radigan joined Tampa Bay Watch in 2020 because he wanted to make a difference. Before that, Radigan monitored Florida’s oyster populations for nine years with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. “At the state, all we did was monitor oyster populations,” Radigan told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “And I wanted to do something to change what we saw. I decided to apply for this position [at Tampa Bay Watch] because I wanted to be able to make the bay a better place. Because this is where I spend all my time. I go out on the water; I enjoy the water; my family enjoys the water; we all enjoy it.” How do oysters make Tampa Bay a better place? First off, oysters clean the water. “They are one of the best filter-feeding organisms in the world,” says Radigan, anecdotally. “An adult oyster, while it’s submerged, can filter up to two gallons of water an hour. So an adult oyster, depending on size and health of course, can filter up to roughly 50 gallons of water a day. So if you do the math, there are places in Tampa Bay that can support up to 1,000 oysters per square meter. So you’re talking 50,000 gallons of water being filtered every 24 hours within one square meter.” Second, they provide a habitat for Tampa Bay’s fish and crabs. Although humans don’t eat Tampa Bay’s wild oysters (urban oysters collect industrial pollutants), blue crab and stone crab do. And several Tampa Bay sport fish species congregate around oyster reefs, like red drum, black drum, snook and sheepshead. “People from all over the world come to fish in Tampa Bay waters,” says Radigan. “That’s why it’s important to have these oyster reefs around.” Third, oyster reefs help stabilize the shoreline. “So as wave action and tide action and wind action and wake action all have an effect on our shorelines, these oyster reefs help to not only stabilize the sediment but also mitigate that energy that approaches the shoreline so we don’t get that coastal erosion…” says Radigan. Unfortunately, aerial images show that Tampa Bay’s oyster reef habitats declined by about 83% between 1938 and 2020, likely due to climate change.

us through 2023. Then, in July 2023, we secured a grant through NOAA partnering with Restore America’s Estuaries.” The NOAA grant, which amounts to $1.14 million, enabled Tampa Bay Watch to hire two additional full-time staff members—Oyster Shell Recycling Program Specialists Reagan Fennessy and Paige Paddock. In addition to staffing, the grant funds new restaurant additions for the next three years. Since Feb. 2022, Shells to Shoreline added nine more restaurants: Oystercatchers, Crabby Bill’s St. Pete Beach and Indian Rocks Beach locations, The Helm: Provisions & Coastal Fare, Cocos North Beach, The Oyster Bar, The Tide Seafood Market & Provisions in Safety Harbor, Hookin’ Ain’t Easy, and P.J.’s Oyster Bar. Radigan collects an

estimated 7,000 pounds of shell a month from current participants. That’s 7,000 pounds less garbage going into Florida landfills. “And we’ve only scratched the surface of the number of restaurants that sell oysters throughout the bay,” says Radigan. Radigan anticipates another two to three restaurants will join the program by the end of

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Amid scrutiny, Hillsborough school board OKs agreement for women’s soccer stadium at Blake High School. By Ray Roa

ampa Bay’s forthcoming professional women’s soccer team has officially found a home. A week after announcing a desire to play at Blake High School, the Hillsborough County School Board gave the green light to an agreement that allows the team to upgrade the stadium, which runs east to west along the Hillsborough River near N Boulevard. Adoption of the agreement passed 6-1 after an hour-long discussion on Oct. 17, with District 6’s board member Karen Perez voting no. The agreement clears the way for Florida Community Events, LLC—which is owned by the soccer team with ties to Tampa developer Darryl Shaw—to move forward with renovations that will increase capacity from 1,800 to about 5,000. Other renovations include locker room upgrades, restroom improvements, new FIFAapproved turf, a stage for performances and other beautification projects. During the meeting Henry “Shake” Washington, Board Vice Chair and representative for District 5, which includes Blake, said that the group also promised improvements to the school’s performing arts theater. In a press release after the vote, the team said, “Discussions are also underway for the team to create new opportunities for Blake High School students in the areas of Music and Performing Arts, TV Production, as well as Math and Engineering.”

While the final design is still not set, the stillunnamed team expects to invest more than $4 million in stadium enhancements. The upgrades, the team promised, will be permanent and cost taxpayers nothing. The team hopes to play at the revamped stadium as soon as August and expects to stay for three to five years. Stadium upgrades will stay with Blake High School and fall on the school district to maintain after the team finds a permanent home elsewhere. Christina Unkel, Super League Tampa Bay President, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay the team expects to play 12-14 home games a season. The team—owned by Shaw, together with Bern’s Steak House owner David Laxer and their childhood friend Jeff Fox—is part of the new USL Super League. It’s one of 10-12 teams in the new league and will be coached by Denise Schilte-Brown, gaffer for University of South Florida women’s soccer. Brown, who coaches her last regular season game at USF on Thursday, Oct. 26, has taken USF to the NCAA tournament eight times under her leadership. Tampa Bay’s USL Super League team has already secured approval to practice in Ybor City. The club says that its name, colors, and logo will be revealed in the coming weeks. The passage of the agreement was not without scrutiny.

The board as a whole was supportive of improvements for Blake High School and the arrival of pro women’s soccer in Tampa Bay, but many criticized the lack of details in the six-page agreement. “We need to make this much more comprehensive,” District 7 Board Member Lynn Gray said during the meeting. Nadia Combs, Board Chair and representative for District 1, said the terms of the agreement were horrible and short sighted. She said that the team—which will now have access to a soon-to-be-developed riverwalk expansion—looked elsewhere and approached multiple parties, including the Tampa Sports Authority, in its search for a temporary stadium. “This was their really final option,” Combs said, before wondering out loud about why the agreement doesn’t detail any potential profit sharing when it comes to revenues related to parking, ticketing and more. “Why are we not getting some of that money and putting it back into Blake high school, offering students scholarships, helping families at Blake that might be financially impacted, making sure those students who don’t have uniforms or don’t have things are benefiting,” Combs asked. “This is access to an organization that’s going to benefit and make millions and millions of dollars.” In an email to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Christina Unkel, Super League Tampa Bay President, said that the team is budgeting a material loss for the first year and subsequent years of operation. It’s no secret that professional women’s soccer in America is not a moneymaker. Before a recent collective bargaining agreement, minimum salaries in the National Women’s

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Soccer League were $22,000, with some players working second and third jobs to get by. Salary details for Tampa Bay’s women’s pro team have not yet been released. Unkel—a lawyer who played soccer in college, refereed for FIFA and spent time in sports broadcasting—told CL that the team did indeed look at other sites for a temporary facility but could not logistically find a way to be ready for an August 2024 start. “So we shifted our focus to seek an existing field that could be augmented—which was the stadium at Blake,” she added. Addressing other concerns from the school board meeting, Unkel told CL that the team has not yet decided if it will seek a permit to sell alcohol at its home games. Florida Community Events, LLC, the company created specifically for the team to enter the agreement with Hillsborough County Schools, also has no plans to host concerts at the stadium, although Unkel said, “...the school has the discretion to do so if they choose.” “There is an opportunity, however, for HCPS to monetize the proposed upgrades and improvements to the property by hosting other events (unrelated to soccer) there,” Unkel added. Other board members were concerned with the rules regarding termination of the agreement, which can happen if there is 30-day notice. Unkel, however, told CL that the team has “entered into this MOU based on the trust and goodwill that the MOU will not be terminated by HCPS after we invest in significantly upgrading the stadium.” “The generic nature of the MOU is more advantageous to HCPS than to us,” she claimed.

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ver the past few weeks, Tampa has witnessed a rising tide of new sushi concepts, but nothing that involves raw fish rotating around on a conveyor belt. Last week on Oct. 22, Kura Revolving Sushi Bar made its Tampa debut at WestShore Plaza (214 Westshore Plaza #C-39). The chain also hosted a grand-opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony where sushi plates were priced as low as $3.55. As the name suggests, the new sushi concept centers around a two-layered conveyor belt system, which moves around the room and allows guests to choose from over 140 Japanese-style dishes as they pass by the table. Besides sushi, the menu offers various soups like ramen, udon and miso, as well as sides including dumplings, fried rice, tempura, and a fairly large dessert menu spanning items like mochi ice cream, sesame balls and cheesecake. With over 50 stores across the country, the 2,734-square foot WestShore Plaza space will be Kura’s first Tampa location and fourth in Florida. The new Japanese concept is now open from 11 a.m.-9:30 on weekdays, and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on weekends.

South Tampa plant-based bakery Cinnaholic makes its long-awaited debut next week After over a year of anticipation, one South Tampa dessert hotspot is finally ready to open its doors. Gourmet plant-based bakery Cinnaholic opens at 927 S Howard Ave. on Friday, Oct. 27 to much anticipation from local vegans and dessert-lovers alike. While flavors like the classic Old Skool with vanilla frosting, the cookie dough-topped Cookie Monster and caramel apple pie are a constant on its menu, Cinnaholic’s fall-inspired offerings include cinnamon toasty crunch and pumpkin cheesecake rolls, in addition to pumpkin bread and cookies. And if you prefer a more unique cinnamon roll, you can always create your own by selecting a flavor of frosting—which range from banana cream, crème brûlée and strawberry to cream cheese and marshmallow—and toppings like brownie bits, chocolate sauce, different types of fruit, raspberry jam, cookie bites, peanut butter cups and walnuts. Besides loaded cinnamon buns, Cinnaholic also offers a

variety of plant-based brownies, cookie dough and bite-sized “baby buns,” in addition to cinnacakes and cookie cakes for parties. According to its website, all of its products are “100% vegan, dairy & lactose free, egg-free and cholesterol-free,” although only a handful of locations offer gluten-friendly baked goods on certain days of the week. After experiencing “unbelievable delays with its construction process,” South Tampa’s Cinnaholic is opening almost two full years after its slated debut date. Its opening was first announced back in April 2021. Fans of the TV show “Shark Tank” may remember Cinnaholic’s co-owners Shannon and Florian Radke from season five, where they ended up receiving a $200,000 investment offer. While there’s dozens of locations across the country in states like California, Texas and Illinois, the only other Florida-based locations of Cinnaholic are in Boca Raton and Coral Springs. For more information on Cinnaholic’s South Tampa opening, head to its Facebook @

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Tampa Bay Veg Fest returns to Perry Harvey Sr. Park next month There’s tons of barbecue restaurants, steak houses and charcuterie spots throughout Tampa and beyond, so it makes sense that the Bay area’s plant-based folks would want one day to celebrate their meat and dairy-free lifestyle. Over a hundred plant-based businesses will be featured at this year’s Tampa Bay Veg Fest, a gathering of like-minded vegans, businesses, animal sanctuaries, environmental activists, health-conscious folks, plant-based chefs and lovers of tasty food in general (yes, meat-eaters can enjoy vegan fare, too.) The 12th rendition of Veg Fest returns to Tampa’s Perry Harvey Sr. Park (1000 E Harrison St.) on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. In addition to its impressive spread of vendors and local businesses, this free-to-attend festival will also host yoga classes, vegan cooking demonstrations, live entertainment and familyfriendly activities. Just a few local restaurants that vend at next month’s festival include Vine Vegan, The Vegan Halal Cart, Squeeze Juice Works, Seasoned Green, Nah Dogs, House of Vegano and Cafe Hey, alongside dozens of other Florida-based popups, animal-friendly organizations and small businesses slinging plant-based vegan wares. For the entire Veg Fest lineup and vendor map, head to tampabayvegfest.com. Educational talks at next month’s event will be hosted by the “World’s Youngest Certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach & Educator” Vegan Evan and feature ecologist Dani Hall, filmmaker and activist Bobby Sud, biomedical scientist Dr. Faraz Harsini and Dr. Angela Persaud-Reddy. Topics related to veganism, nutrition, animal cruelty, wellness and environmental issues will be discussed. Chefs from Vegan it Real, House of Vegano, Rawsome Living and other concepts

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continued from page 27 tells TBBJ that dumplings have been in high demand from their customers. Jap recently created the new parent company that will manage all concepts under the Zukku umbrella, since the company is rapidly expanding. Han Hand Rolls on the other hand is an experimental sushi counter concept where customers will witness their orders being hand-rolled in front of them. Fresh fish and seaweed will be the star of its menu. Since Zukku Sushi specializes in a variety of rolls, burritos and bowls, it will be interesting to see how these two sushi-focused concepts will differ from each other. In addition to its three upcoming concepts inside of Armature Works, Zukku Sushi also operates Zukku-San in Wesley Chapel and burrito and bowl restaurant Ato in Lakeland and Wesley Chapel. There’s also a Zukku Sushi location in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more updates on Zukku Sushi and its new Armature Works concepts, head to its Instagram at @zukkusushitampa.

PLANT POWER: The 12th annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest returns to Perry Harvey Sr. Park. will also teach audiences how to make a variety of their plant-based specialties. Alongside its full day of tasty eats, educational speakers and cooking demos, the annual festival is also hosting a kick-off party on Friday, Nov. 3 at downtown Tampa’s Aloft Hotel where 100% of proceeds go to local animal rescues. Florida Voices for Animals, a Tampa Bay-based animal rights nonprofit, has been organizing the festival for the past 10 years, so its philanthropic roots are a vital aspect of the annual Veg Fest celebration. Tampa Bay Veg Fest is still looking for volunteers to help out; interested folks can send an inquiry to info@tampabayvegfest.org. Tampa Winn-Dixie on MLK among first local stores to become an Aldi Aldi recently announced plans to acquire and convert hundreds of Florida Winn-Dixies into the popular German discount grocer, and now it appears that an Ybor Heights location will be among the first. Multiple associates at the Winn-Dixie located at 805 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the store should be completely converted to an Aldi by Jan. 1, 2025. Associates at the Ybor Heights Winn-Dixie also told CL that the pharmacy at this location has already closed in preparation for the transition. It’s worth noting that the massive deal between Aldi and Southeastern Grocers did not include the pharmacies that are often found within many of the Winn-Dixie stores. Shortly after the announcement of the sale, a spokesperson for Southeastern Grocers told the Florida Times-Union that the company

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planned to transfer customer prescriptions to CVS Pharmacies and Walgreens, and that the pharmacy side of the Winn-Dixie business model should “wind down by the end of the year.” Notably, the departure of Winn-Dixie from this area leaves the Ybor Heights neighborhood without a major brand pharmacy. About a year ago, the Walgreens across the street, at 3917 N Nebraska Ave. also shuttered in what the company referred to as a “cost savings effort.” When Aldi first announced the deal, the company stated that the acquisition was expected to close in the first half of 2024. In the meantime, Aldi said it would evaluate which locations would be converted, and which ones would remain Winn-Dixies. Unfortunately, Aldi could not be reached for comment, and property records, as well as the company websites for both Aldi and Winn-Dixie, do not show any new locations or closures in the area. However, CL did reach out to the rest of the Winn-Dixie locations in Hillsborough County, and most stores told us they would not have a definitive answer until after Jan. 1, 2024.

The festival will take place under large tents that span 40,000 square feet, with scenic views of Tampa Bay and a wide variety of food and drink samples to choose from. Tickets to each day of the festival run between $105-$135, with the pricier VIP admission offering an extra hour of sampling, access to an exclusive lounge and VIP-only drinks. Both ticket tiers include a few festival souvenirs and unlimited tastings from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. each day. Two Tampa Bay-based concepts that will be present at next month’s Savor St. Pete festival include chic rooftop bar Sal y Mar and newlyopened Mediterranean spot Allelo. Although the rest of the lineup hasn’t been released yet, we hope local restaurants like Sculley’s, Bavaro’s, Bolay, Tryst, Birch & Vine and Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille return to this year’s festival, too. Drink samples will also be provided by companies like Mother Kombucha, Mom Water, Mettler Family Vineyards, Tito’s Vodka, Green Bench Brewing Co. and Coppertail Brewing Co. alongside several other local and national brands. In addition to a wide variety of food and drink samples, guests can also enjoy interactive cooking demonstrations from storied chefs, live DJ entertainment and giveaways courtesy of Publix. According to the festival’s website, a portion of proceeds from ticket sales will benefit “local Bay-area charities,” although they are not specified. For more information on 2023’s Savor St. Pete, head to savortheburg.com or follow @ savorst.pete on Instagram.

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a La’Ford’s work is everywhere. Across the “In this show, we’re thinking about time and country, her unmistakably-stunning geo- space,” La’Ford explained. “I think all this is metric patterns appear in corporate offices of interconnected. It’s beautiful that way.” companies like Nike, at NFL activations, inside That interdependent-ness has been as much hotels, even on Indy race cars. The 44-year-old’s of a touchstone of La’Ford’s work as geometry. craft is also part of the everyday lives of Tampa Themes in her art have always included an Bay residents. idea of helping civilization not just by peering She’s painted murals on both sides of the Bay backwards over a shoulder and into the past and is the force behind large-scale public sculp- at ancestral spaces or ceremonial sites, but by tures like the West Tampa hidden-gem “Boulevard looking forward as one does when face-to-face Flow,” a chromed-out orb surrounded by hedges with the monuments at “Henge.” that are also arranged in “Look at the U.S. La’Ford’s signature lines. Every day we’re reconsidHer work looms larger ering monuments, what than the humans taking they mean—taking some Ya La’Ford: ‘Henge’ unearthing it in, but it always invites down and putting others ancestral memory viewers to look inside and up,” she noted. Bringing Closes Nov. 2. Gallery114 at Hillsborough ponder their own outsized a monument inside makes Community College. 1411 E 11th Ave., Ybor City. hccfl.edu/gallery114 role in the world. the idea of a monolith more And for her latmodern, and it also lets est solo exhibition, the Bronx-born artist and viewers reconsider travel, death, and bringing the educator brings her work inside, under the idea of stars and divinity into a gallery setting. roof of Gallery114 on the Ybor City campus of “How can I get us to look at something that Hillsborough Community College. “Henge”— is more supernatural or divine or alien-like or which closes on Thursday, Nov. 2—is built around otherworldly, and maybe bridge some of these three large monuments that include leg-like half ancient societies.” La’Ford said, noting how circles and circular tops, all sculpted with the henges were once used as celestial clocks. Even hypnotizing patterns of La’Ford’s other work. the alignment of the circles in the “Henge” In some ways, the show harkens back to monuments feel like they’re supposed to transa 2021 HCC show, “Distance,” which La’Ford port the viewer somewhere, a nod to something staged at HCC’s Gallery 221 on the school’s La’Ford felt when she visited the Stonehenge Dale Mabry campus, five in the U.K. miles away. A new sculpture “There was this overfrom her on the same camwhelming feeling that pus opens next week and is a connected me with another reflection of metaphysics and time that I was trying to time, specifically the middle of the pandemic, bring to Tampa,” she said about her trip. But with an eye on the end, or light, that came after. La’Ford’s not only looking to the heavens in Indoor monuments felt like a good next step. “Henge.” “There’s a fourth piece that’s bigger and She typically includes something groundwouldn’t fit in the gallery,” she told Creative rooted in her shows, but for this one, La’Ford Loafing Tampa Bay about her latest show. skipped pushing the earth into canvas and And it’s fitting that there’s another por- imported sand from Africa, which was then sprintal from “Henge” in a totally different room. kled on the gallery floor. “The sand was supposed The show asks the viewer to consider ancient to just kind of be under the monuments to group art, and henges from England’s Stonehenge, to them, but as I rooted the henges, I started to also Nabta Playa in Africa’s Nubian Desert, about root myself,” she explained. La’Ford spontane500 miles south of Cairo, and even the ancient ously started painting into them with her fingers. unexplained “Circle of Giants” henge in Israel’s “My fingers became the paintbrush, and as Golan Heights. I started to sweep through, I started to feel a

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WORK THE ROOT: ‘Henge’ invites viewers to travel forward and backwards through time. wind moving through me from another time and space,” she said. “I felt like an archaeologist of sorts.” Last Tuesday, for one of its final acts ahead of closing, “Henge” welcomed dancers and about 100 schoolkids from St. Petersburg’s Mount Zion Christian Academy. The students spent time with La’Ford and then interfaced with the sand underneath the exhibit’s three

monuments. The idea, La’Ford said, was to let them just touch the sand and create shapes themselves. “But I think there’s something that happens when it’s quiet, and you can hear your fingers moving through the sand,” she said. “I think those kids got to catch a little of that wind that moved through me. It was cool to see them travel to another place, too.”

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Sunshine and coconuts A tale of two St. Pete Beach comedy clubs. By Michael Murillo

here’s plenty of comedy happening on St. Pete Beach. And earlier this year there was a little bit of drama, too. For years, 5501 Gulf Blvd. was home to a comedy club that had multiple shows every week. And it still is; but for several months it’s been a different business with different owners. The former location of Coconuts Comedy Club is now home to Sunshine City Comedy Club. And while Sunshine City was established in 2023, Coconuts had been a Tampa Bay comedy destination for decades. “Thirty-seven years on St. Pete Beach. We’re the oldest comedy club in Florida,” said Coconuts owner Bob Shoemaker. Acts such as Billy Gardell, Larry The Cable Guy and Jim Breuer were playing at one of the various Coconuts locations long before they became famous, and Shoemaker has seen the ebbs and flows of live comedy since back when stand up specials were exclusively on cable television. There was no YouTube, Facebook (or even Myspace), streaming services or comedian websites when he opened his first club. It was just a mic, a stage, and a lot of hopefuls wanting to get a few laughs and maybe build a career. And Shoemaker did his part to help them get there. But now his club isn’t the one hosting shows on Gulf Boulevard. So what happened? “This guy, Kenny Garcia, snuck in and stole my location,” Shoemaker said soon after Coconuts closed. “Real simple, cut and dried.” According to Shoemaker, Coconuts had an agreement with the bar next door, MJ’s, to hold comedy shows there. MJ’s held the lease, Shoemaker ran the shows, and all went well at this location for about eight years. Shoemaker said that Garcia bought the lease from MJ’s and told him to vacate the premises, then started his own club. And that’s why the jokes are being told under the Sunshine City banner instead of Coconuts. Garcia said he never “stole” anything from Shoemaker, but simply had a chance to fulfill his dream, followed the appropriate processes, and went for it. “The idea of opening up a comedy club is something I’ve been thinking of for a long time,” said Garcia around the time Sunshine City first opened. “A business opportunity presented itself to open a club, and I took advantage of it as any businessman would do.” Garcia has 15 years’ experience as a touring comedian and used the money he earned from the road to open Sunshine City. He also

said that Coconuts didn’t have a long-term lease and the move had been planned for several months, so it wasn’t a surprise to anyone when it actually happened. Garcia said he was eager to get off the road and establish roots in the St. Petersburg area. He also wanted to open a modern, updated model for a comedy club by presenting a relaxed, speakeasy vibe that differed from larger venues that relied on big-name talent to fill seats. His goal was to give up-and-coming comedians the space to hone their comedy and find their voice, and he’s accomplished that so far: Many local performers have had their first feature and headlining spots at Sunshine City since it opened. Garcia said he’s focused on letting comedians experiment with their craft, adding other special events and making sure women are well-represented on the schedule. “I’m proud to have built a place for comedians to have a platform to try and become free on stage, and a place for locals to get great nightly entertainment,” Garcia said. Unlike most comedy clubs that mostly schedule weekend shows, Sunshine City is open seven nights a week, with a variety of different comedy formats. But while Sunshine City is the comedy club on Gulf Boulevard, that doesn’t mean Coconuts is gone for good. When the change happened, Shoemaker said he’d be back. “I’ve been there eight years. I didn’t want to leave,” Shoemaker said at the time. “I’m working on getting into a new room now.” As of October that still hasn’t happened yet, but Shoemaker told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay he’s met with the city and applied for licenses, and hopes to open his club by the end of the year in the same general area as before. Garcia said he has no problem with another comedy club opening in the area, and believes that more comedy venues will benefit everybody in the long run. “I wish (Shoemaker) the best of luck. I have a great amount of respect for what he’s done and how long he’s been in business,” Garcia said. “Competition is great amongst venues. It makes you try harder.” The end result should be more laughter for the tourists and locals in Tampa Bay, even if it isn’t always smiles behind the scenes. For more information about Sunshine City Comedy Club, visit sunshinecitycomedyclub.com. For more information about Coconuts Comedy Club, visit coconutscomedyclubs.com.

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wo miles on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg get closed off to cars for this afternoon trick-or-treat event that drew more than 100,000 people last year. It’s pretty cool to see kids stroll, skate and scoot across the 22-block path, and if you need to drive, the Tampa Bay Rays have made their lots available for free all day. Costume contests, weiner dog races, kids activities, food trucks, and ambient entertainment are all on tap. Halloween on Central. Sunday, Oct. 29, noon-5 p.m. No cover. Central Avenue from Dr. MLK Jr. (9th) Street to 31st Street. halloweenoncentral.com Riverwalk Trick or Treat Expect more than 50 treat stations along the Tampa Riverwalk, where organizers are also taking over Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park and Water Works Park for movies in the park (“Hocus Pocus 2”) and a costume contest. Saturday, Oct. 28, 4 p.m.-10 p.m. No cover. Tampa Riverwalk. thetampariverwalk.com The Vault of Souls Carolyn Wilson’s Vault Of Souls party turns eight years old this year and has established itself as downtown Tampa’s premier haunted experience. While devotees know well how the team transforms the basement of the century-old former Exchange National Bank, recognized as one of Tampa’s most haunted locales, there’s even more than craft cocktails, fine dining, art and live music. Attendees can also check out the third floor “Readers Clearing” space that plays host to tarot card readers. Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 26-29. 6 p.m. $125. @thevaultofsouls on Facebook

House On the Hill 2023: Wide Spread Panic Tell your jam band freak cousin to calm down. Widespread Panic is not coming to Tarpon Springs, but the neighborhood’s famed House On The Hill DIY haunted attraction has picked a theme (“Wide Spread Panic”) for its annual tradition of freaking people out (recommended age is 13 and up) and then donating proceeds to local nonprofits (past recipients include Horses for Handicapped Foundation of Pinellas County and Tampa Bay’s Homeless Empowerment Program). Friday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted. @ houseonthehilltarponsprings on Facebook Haunted Wharf Channelside’s Sparkman Wharf hosts a lawn viewing of “Ghostbusters” on Halloween (6:30 p.m.), but this weekend the space turns into a haunted shipwreck, complete with ambient entertainment, food, drinks, DJs and more. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 27-28. 5:30 p.m.-10 p.m. No cover. sparkmanwharf.com Tampa Edition The Best of the Bay-winning team of mixologists at Tampa Edition offer a luxury halloween treat with this curated night that includes five courses paired with dishes by the hotel’s Senior Sous Chef David Martin Garcia. A rep for Tampa Edition told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that while, “This event is not related to Punch Room’s regular concept and the offerings are also different. They will have one punch but the rest of the courses will be paired with the food.” Tuesday, Oct. 31, 6 p.m. $225/person. Punch Room at Tampa Edition, 500 Channelside Dr., Tampa. opentable.com

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Yeah, because, as awful as it must feel like, particularly with DeSantis, I think people need a couple of hours of relative peace. And when they come to my concerts, that’s what they’ll get. They’ll get someone who wants to be there. I want to be making music, and I’m not gonna do it half-assed. I’m gonna do it with the same passion. I mean, obviously, I’ve sung “Our House,” “Teach Your Children,” “Military Madness,” and “Chicago” a million times. But I want to sing them every single night for the people that may have only just heard them for the first time.

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do that on behalf of our children and our grandchildren. I mean, I must remain optimistic. I know it looks shitty out there, and the world is burning up, both politically and environmentally. But I must remain hopeful because I do have children and I do have grandchildren. And so do most of the people. How did you first get into Buddy anyway? By listening to American Top 40 when I was a kid on Sunday night, from Radio Luxembourg, which was actually from Luxembourg in Europe and weather-permitting, you could hear the signal. At 9:00 on Sunday night when I was supposed to be in bed going to sleep to get up for school the next morning, I could hear—by putting my ear to my bedpost—the radio downstairs, which was directly connected to my bedpost, because it was in the same place. I would listen to the American Top 40, and that’s when I got turned onto Elvis, The Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Platters, Fats Domino, Little Richard…yes, the American Top 40. Did you ever get to see him live? No, I never did. And I recently found out that he actually played in Manchester, which is where I came from. But I must have been on the road with the Hollies, because I would never have missed a show like that. No, I never did see Buddy Holly live, but I sure do love his music. I mean, holy shit: We were the Hollies! *chuckles* How many Crosby, Stills & Nash songs or Hollies songs get locked up or thrown away, never to be heard again? Well, because you mentioned that, I will tell you that we are working with my friend Joel Bernstein, who is an archivist and a guitar tech for Joni [Mitchell], for Neil [Young], for Prince, for [Bob] Dylan. He’s got an incredible brain, and right now, we’re working together on Crosby, Stills and Nash: Live. We have chosen 44 pieces of music that knock us on our asses, and I’m very excited about the possibilities of this album.

DANG, BUDDY: Despite being a fan, Graham Nash never got to see Buddy Holly live. “We have chosen 44 pieces of music that knock us on our asses,” Nash added. “I’m very excited about the possibilities of this album.” Read parts of our Q&A below and see the full chat at cltampa.com/music. Considering how messed up Florida is right now, do you feel that spending two nights here is fitting?

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ne of Tampa Bay’s best new music venues has abruptly closed after less than two years on the scene. Last Thursday, Born Free Pub & Grill told followers that it has lost its lease and is closing doors today. “We are not done with you Tampa. We will relocate to a bigger and better place and continue our mission as a home for underground arts of music and performance,” the post added. “Please keep an eye on this page as we will be needing our community’s help in the coming months.” Born Free—a biker bar located at 110 E Waters Ave. in Tampa’s Sulphur Springs neighborhood— quickly established itself as a prime venue for metal and hardcore. It hosted bands featuring members of Municipal Waste, up-and-coming bands in metal, and even tried-and-true independent favorites like Norman Westberg of Swans and Lydia Lunch. Owner Afzaal Deen, a New Yorker who was active in the city’s ‘90s counterculture scene and activist protests, started working with local promoters in 2022 to turn the biker bar into one of the city’s mostrespected and loved underground venues. In August, Born Free surpassed the 100 show mark, hosting more than 500 bands along the way. In a phone call with Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Deen said that he and his wife signed a fiveyear lease for the property in 2020, and opened in the heart of the pandemic. Their landlord at the time, Robert Millic, was a great guy, Deen said, adding that he loved the couple and was fully supportive of Born Free. Deen had poured more than $15,000 into plans for a kitchen at Born Free, which has yet to be completed due to tie ups in permitting, contracting and more. Robert Millic died last spring, and calls to entities connected to his LLC, which leased the property to Born Free, have not been returned.

Despite he and his wife investing $95,000 into Born Free—including all of their savings to keep doors open during Covid and beyond— Deen told CL that Born Free had fallen behind on its rent. The venue was playing catch up and wanted to pay back what they owed. On Oct. 9, a 10-day notice was sent to Born Free’s registered agent in St. Petersburg, but it never reached the Deens. Tampa promoter Eliot Mayo of Locust Parade Booking has already launched a GoFundMe to help the Deens hit the ground running at a new, to-be-determined spot. “I can say with no uncertainty that there are multiple shows both myself and others have booked at Born Free that simply wouldn’t be logistically viable at the majority of other available venues at our city,” Mayo wrote. He said Deen charged low overhead and truly cares about every artist and patron that stepped foot into the venue. “Himself and his staff has always been accommodating in a way that not only made running a show much less stressful than usual, but has made Born Free truly feel like a home away from home for both local and touring bands and the crowds that showed up to see them,” Mayo added. Born Free was also applauded for creating an environment where fans and bands could not only completely let loose, but not worry about having to bump into some of the white supremacist ideals that permeate certain corners of the punk and hardcore scene. Deen told CL that the $30,000 goal for the GoFundMe will be seed money for wherever Born Free lands. “The outpouring of support has been overwhelming, and we want to bounce back,” Deen added. “I know there’s a big need for a venue like ours in Tampa.”

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C Becky’s Bash: Neal Francis w/George Pennington Last March, Neal Francis played a two-night, hometown stand at Chicago’s famed Thalia Hall where he tipped his cap to Peter Frampton by recording his own ambitious live album, Francis Comes Alive. The 34-year-old, mind-blowing songwriter and pianist-organist was accompanied, unsurprisingly, by an 11-piece band and decked out in full psychedelic regalia. Francis—who played Tampa’s Gasparilla Music Festival in 2022—told the Chicago Sun-Times that the gigs were a “childhood dream come true.” Francis is doing his part to help students’ dreams come true, too. He’ll do it with the help of The Becky Walker Scholarship Foundation and its annual Becky’s Bash concert. Tampa guitar virtuoso George Pennington opens the show, which supports the foundation founded in the memory of the late Becky Walker, a beloved local educator who passed in 2019 after a bout with pancreatic cancer. (Tabella’s at Delaney Creek, Tampa) C Fangsgiving: Low Season w/Same Day Delivery Orchestra/Gypsy Fang/Have Gun, Will Travel/Pearl Jambroni/Noan Partly/ more In a week of Halloween shows, there might not be a gig more fun than Fangsgiving. Yes, it’s a tribute show, but more than that, the concert is a chance to dress up with friends and revel in the talent of Tampa Bay’s best musicians. In its sixth year, Fangsgiving features two nights of bands like Noan Party taking on Ani DiFranco, a string ensemble doing System of a Down, Low Season doing Lagwagon, and more (Cake, Alanis Morrissette, The Pretenders will all get tribute sets). Topping it off are oneoff bands Allison Fangs, Pearl Jambroni, and Gypsy Fang doing Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam and Fleetwood Mac, too. Proceeds go to the Instruments 4 Life nonprofit, plus Recycled Tunes, which both work to put musical instruments in the hands of kids. (Crowbar, Ybor City) Halloweef II: Delaney Staack w/ Radaghast/Chaunces/The Venus You’ll need someone to tell you where the show is, and a costume,if you want to get into this house concert featuring a stacked bill of St. Pete’s best rock bands. (Blue House, St. Petersburg)

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Jason Aldean w/Mitchell Tenpenny/ Corey Kent/Dee Jay Silver Last summer, desperate dumbfuck Jason Aldean released a video for a new song “Try That In a Small Town.” In any case, in the song Aldean— who closes his “Highway Desperado” tour in Tampa this weekend—references the mass shooting at Las Vegas’ Route 91 Festival in 2017 and basically says it couldn’t happen in a small town because all of the good ol’ boys in the small town would’ve put up a better fight. He then goes on and on about how they’re never going to let anybody take their guns. Ugh, why is this snake even talking? (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)—Jaime Lees Maluma On his latest album Don Juan, the 29-year-old Colombian rapper rounded up the likes of Marc Anthony and Rayvanny to contribute to a fistful of tracks. As if that isn’t high enough of a note to live on, Maluma is about to take his Papi Juancho alter ego to a brand new level, because he just announced

that he’s expecting his first child with girlfriend Susana Gomez. (Amalie Arena, Tampa) C Monster’s Ball: DJ Diesel w/Sara Benyo Shaq might be the the most fun-loving EDM DJ out there, and this weekend he brings his massive frame and huge love for the genre to the casino for Hard Rock’s Halloween party. He’s literally the biggest DJ in the world, people. (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa) Sammy Hagar & The Circle w/George Thorogood & the Destroyers/Damon Fowler Eddie Van Halen no longer walks this earth, and we don’t even know what David Lee Roth’s deal is. The good news, however, is that Sammy Hagar and original Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony are the best of friends, and while equipped with Jason Bonham on drums and Vic Johnson on guitar, their band The Circle flies through a setlist featuring classic rock standards and of course, mainly Hagarera Van Halen cuts. George Thorogood—who recently recovered from an undisclosed, “very serious medical condition”—is set to open this gig with The Destroyers, along with local guitar hero Damon Fowler. (The Sound, Clearwater)

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Ella’s Annual Pumpkin Smash: Crash Mitchell w/Fat Jim Morrison/Sam Williams If it’s a holiday at Seminole Heights restaurant Ella’s, chances are that food is going to be thrown around. For Halloween, the neighborhood spot’s annual pumpkin smash is adding a Gallagher-style smashing station, plus some food you can actually eat (pumpkin spice eggnog, and deconstructed chicken pot pie). If you bring your own pumpkin, Ella’s will buy you a drink, all while you’re surrounded by songwriter Crash Mitchell, plus the belligerent warblings of Fat Jim Morrison. The destroyed gourds are going to be fed to the cows at Providence Farms, so Ella’s asks that you don’t spray paint them or anything. (Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa) C John Legend Legend can usually sell out theaters and pack arenas, but he’s keeping it intimate this weekend. The venue—which hosted an intimate show from Alicia Keys last year—holds just 1,500 people, making for one of the more coveted concert situations in Tampa. A press release says the show will feature reworked versions of Legend’s biggest hits, stories and cuts from his new album, Legend. It’s not Legend’s most intimate local performance though. In 2017 at the Tampa Convention center, he played a three-song set and spoke to young people at the Black Brown and College Bound summit. (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa) Lacuna Coil w/God Forbid/Lions at the Gate We’re starting to think that U2’s Songs of Surrender may have been loosely inspired by Lacuna Coil’s latest full album. The Milanbased metal quintet released a stripped down and rerecorded iteration of third studio album Comalies last year, in honor of the record’s 20th anniversary. The band’s current “October Dawn” tour—which runs through selections from the revitalized album and beyond—marks its first time in Tampa Bay since a slot at the 2014 iteration of 98 Rockfest. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg) C Will Quinlan w/Kaleigh Baker/Adam Randall For years, Tampa songwriter Will Quinlan’s been more-or-less the king of folky melancholia, but on a new song, “Radio Life,” he taps into a little bit of power-pop for an anthem that’ll please fans of both The Kinks and Hollies alike. He plays a free show at this equally-loved Seminole Heights watering hole that’s encouraging attendees to wear their best Quinlan attire (flannel, jeans, glasses and a hat). Powerhouse vocalist, and world-class whistler, songwriter Kaleigh Baker opens the show along with Adam Randall. (Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa) Wishbone Ash w/The Lint Rollers For almost 30 years, Andy Powell has been the

only original member of the heavily influential hard-rock outfit still active in the band. You don’t see many stars of the ‘70s grace the Skipperdome these days (although the band was there last year and in early 2020), so you definitely don’t want to miss out on eating gator ribs while hearing “Blowin’ Free” live. (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)

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C Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real It wasn’t terribly long ago that Lukas was still playing with his dad and the Family, which just graced a stage on the other side of Tampa Bay earlier this month. He did end up departing the band last year to focus on this project, and it might have been one of his smartest moves ever. Lukas’ new album Sticks and Stones contains plenty of twangy vocals and lyrics about crossing alcohol with church and entering the wrong house while stoned out of his mind. He even brought Lainey Wilson onboard to duet on “More Than Friends.” (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg) Soulja Boy Soulja Boy has been cooking up hits since 2007 when he released his single “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”. At only 17 years old, he had everyone doing the Soulja Boy dance. Not only was he an internet sensation, Mr. Boy was also Grammy-nominated for the viral hit. From his fame he was able to create his own record label Stacks on Deck Entertainment to continue to record and release music. (The Ritz, Ybor City)—Tyana Rodgers

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C Ars Sonora Halloween concert At 105-feet tall, complete with 61 bells, 147 lights, six miles of wire, and a keyboard to control it all, there is no local musical instrument like University of Tampa’s Ars Sonora. For Halloween, the school and curator Josh Cessna, invite the public to gather on the south side of UT’s courtyard near the Sykes Chapel for a concert including holiday classics like “This is Halloween” from the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” Saint-Saens’ “Danse Macabre,” and Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in D minor.” And yes, Cessna is taking requests via email (jcessna@ut.edu). (Sykes Plaza at University of Tampa, Tampa)

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Dirty Honey w/Austin Meade For a band that came around after the 2016 death of David Bowie, Dirty Honey is doing pretty damn well for itself. The L.A.-based blues rock quartet spent its first few years opening for the likes of Guns ‘N Roses and Mammoth WVH, and by choice, it’s not signed to a record label. The band just hired old friend Jaydon Bean as its new drummer and is also days away from releasing its sophomore album Can’t Find The Brakes. Austin Meade—who was just announced as an opener for 98 Rockfest next spring—opens. (The Ritz, Ybor City)

They Hate Change C Sunny Day Real Estate w/Pool Kids With most of the original band still present, the emo pioneers are in the midst of yet another reunion era, which started last year as a tour with The Appleseed Cast. Don’t get your hopes up for a new album—as one hasn’t dropped from Jeremy Enigk and friends since 2000—but who the hell doesn’t want to spend Halloween night on Central Avenue? (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

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C Devalued w/Dirtwitch/Jar Beloved Tampa biker bar and venue Born Free is dusting itself off after abruptly losing its lease, and some of the shows booked there ahead of the closure are finding their way, too. This one is headed to Ybor Heights, five miles away, where ultra-heavy, unhinged Miami metal band Devalued plays in support of II - Host, a sprawling blend of heady, mostly instrumental hardcore and grindcore that’ll pair well with the unwaveringly weird and wonderful beers created by Deviant Libation’s Tim Ogden. (Deviant Libation, Tampa)

C Gel w/Glare/Initiate After selling out Crowbar last January, freaky good Jersey hardcore band Gel moves into a larger venue for a Halloween show that’ll showcase not just the band’s free spirit, but its sound, which is redefining the genre while also paying homage to some of the sounds that influenced bandleader Sami Kaiser (RIYL: SSD, Negative Approach). (Orpheum, Tampa)

C Graham Nash Next on Nash’s agenda is an anthology project. While there’s no solid release date yet, Crosby, Stills & Nash: Live—a compilation made up entirely of unreleased live recordings—is being partially curated by legendary rock archivist Joel Bernstein, who worked on guitars for Prince, and also wrote the foreword to Nash’s latest book, “A Life In Focus.” Read our Q&A with Nash on p. 43. (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)

C Spoiled Rat w/Fesssi K/Charlie/They Hate Change It’s not a Halloween trick. Tampa Bay gets a rare hometown gig from St. Pete hip-hop genre-destroyer They Hate Change, and we have Spoiled Rat to thank. The punk band headlines a Halloween show featuring the best of the Bay’s indie-rock scene. The free show features a costume contest, zines for sale, mixtapes and more. (NoiseMakers, St. Petersburg)

We Came As Romans w/Emmure/ Bodysnatcher/Archetypes Collide The Michigan-based metal outfit—promoting its latest album Darkbloom—had to cancel its headlining slot at a gig at Providence, Rhode Island’s Fete Music Hall last weekend. During one of the opening sets, the venue’s security team decided to not only aggressively escort a few fans out for moshing and crowd surfing—two practices approved and encouraged

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by We Came As Romans in a security meeting that day—but when the band’s touring crew came outside the venue to calm both parties down, security at Fete ended up spitting in crew members’ faces, on gear, and even threatened physical violence. Hopefully, security personnel at Jannus Live will pay close attention at whatever pre-show meetings go down Wednesday. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

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C Austin Lucas w/Matt Woods/Have Gun, Will Travel Lucas was supposed to play some Against Me! Songs at Floridian Social last summer, but canceled last minute. Here’s to hoping that the Americana songwriter with a clarion call vocal is feeling better and up for doing a few AM! tunes at this gig alongside Tennessee songwriter Matt Woods and Bay area Americana hero Have Gun, Will Travel. (Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg) KennyHoopla w/Groupthink After a killer opening set at blink-182’s reunion concert at Amalie Arena last summer, the 26-yearold Cleveland boy—fresh off a set from the weekend-long When We Were Young in Las Vegas—is set to bring the second to last show of his “Raised By Wolves” tour to Tampatown. The setlist features every track from his debut mixtape Survivor’s Guilt: The Mixtape, but don’t be too shocked if Ric Flair makes a surprise appearance, or if you see Hoopla do a few backflips mid-song. (Orpheum, Tampa) C The Florida Orchestra: Tchaikovsky x Drake No you silly goose, Drake isn’t actually going to be at the Mahaffey Theater. But The Florida Orchestra—under the direction of Steve Hackman—along with rapper Jecorey Arthur, three vocalists, a bassist, and a drummer, will blend 22 of Champagne Papi’s songs in with Tchaikovsky’s fifth symphony. There’s no intermission, so if you’ll be poppin’ bottles before the show, hit the John before curtain, OK? (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)

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There have been lots of preguntas about when Bad Bunny would come back to live music, and last week we got our answer. The Puerto Rican, veritable galáctico of Latin music has announced a 47-date tour that stops in Tampa Bay next year.

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Animal Urges By Dan Savage

I’ve been carrying a lot of guilt and shame for a long time. (I’m going to drop a quick content warning here for sexual abuse: some of your readers might want to skip my question.) I am a victim of childhood sexual abuse. My abuser forced me to watch horrible zoophilia porn while they abused me again and again. This left me with an addiction to this kind of porn. I really don’t want to watch it anymore. I hate it and I hate myself for watching it. I want to know how to stop watching it as it physically hurts me every time I do, but I was conditioned to enjoy it by an evil person. This porn goes against all of my values, and I am so scared of anyone ever finding out. I’m still very young— not even 25—and I want to know if there is any hope for breaking this habit and healing from this. Any advice is appreciated. I’m sorry if this question is upsetting, but I had to ask someone. I’m sick of feeling like a horrible person. —Abuse Wounds Fucking Up Life

of shame. Those feelings of shame, anxiety, and depression keep people isolated and away from people that can support them and help them heal.” And with support, AWFUL, you can heal. “There are several evidence-based therapeutic approaches that use cognitive and trauma-based approaches that can not only reduce feelings of shame, but also help to process emotions and trauma experiences,” said HCE. “These approaches help the brain process information and make new pathways for healthier intimacy experiences.” A good therapist can help you unearth your own authentic desires. Your own erotic imagination—your own erotic personae—is in there somewhere, AWFUL, waiting to be freed. Bear in mind that many people who weren’t subjected to sexual abuse are sometimes aroused—or even primarily aroused—by things that can seem, well, pretty fucked up to people who don’t share their sexual interests. If you break the hold your abuser still has over you, AWFUL, there’s a chance you’ll find some mildly fucked up shit lurking underneath it. But it’ll be your shit, AWFUL, not the shit that was imposed on you. It might not be hearts and flowers, it might not be the stuff of romance novels, but it will be yours. (And it could be hearts and flowers and romance novels — it sometimes is — but if it isn’t, don’t dismiss it as somehow or definitely tied to your trauma.) “I want to assure AWFUL that both trauma and sex therapists are knowledgeable about the behaviors of people who commit harm against children, such as unwanted sexual content exposure — and trauma and sex therapists understand the impact conditioning and exposure might have on arousal responses and compulsive/addictive behaviors,” said HCE. “AWFUL should look for a therapist that has experience in both trauma and sex therapy modalities. Someone trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Traumafocused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) would be a good place to start.” You are not a terrible person — something terrible was done to you. You deserve help and sympathy and if you reach out to the right professionals, you’ll find it. AASECT is a good place to start your search: https://www.aasect.org/ referral-directory Good luck.

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I shared your question with someone who works with survivors of childhood sexual abuse—a recognized expert in the field, someone who has done extensive research into sexual abuse and trauma — and they were happy to answer your question, AWFUL. This expert wished to remain anonymous here, in my column, to avoid having their #1 return on Google be their appearance in my sex column. Their request to remain anonymous was about me, AWFUL, it wasn’t about you. “It’s not uncommon for child sexual abuse survivors to have some sort of additional exposure related to abuse or harm,” our highly credentialed expert (HCE) said. “Whether non-consensual pornographic content or environmental exposures (like substances) or zoophilia, people who harm children often use conditioning techniques such as the ones AWFUL describes, especially taboo or shameful things, as that makes it even more difficult for the victim to disclose the abuse.” It is not uncommon for someone who is being sexually abused or assaulted to become physically aroused. This kind of arousal is an involuntary bodily response; it is not a sign the victim has consented or is experiencing pleasure. The body is acting in self-defense to prevent additional injuries. Even though this response is involuntary and not a sign of pleasure, repeated acts of abuse can create a powerful association. “Exposures to content AWFUL describes can get linked with not only the abuse, but also the experience of arousal,” said HCE. “Which means, for people like AWFUL, sexual arousal can come with compulsive sexual experiences linked to these contents and exposures—and quite a bit

I’ve met a boy who seemed so sweet. We’re both gay and out, he’s in his mid-20s, I’m in my late 20s. It’s been a year, we have a great and mostly

obsessing about whether the sweetness is just a n act. Is this cruel side the real him? He says he’s never been sexually abused by an older man, so this isn’t some sort of fucked up revenge fantasy. Is he harming these men? And is he going to treat me like this when I get older? —Boyfriend’s Uncharacteristic Meanness Motivates Evaluating Relationship

he is with these older men is the real him. But couldn’t it just as easily be the opposite? Your boyfriend is a sweet and loving guy who, like a lot of people, gets off on pretending to be someone he’s not every once in a while. In your boyfriend’s case, he gets off on pretending to be a pretty little asshole. Look, I’m a gay guy who made it to his 50s—to and nearly through his 50s — and I know a lot of gay guys around my age, BUMMER, and we’re a pretty resilient bunch. Most of us have faced a lot worse than some trash-talking little twink who wants to sit on our dicks. It’s sweet that you want to protect us from your boyfriend, BUMMER, but rest assured: we can take care of ourselves. And, as you’re a reader of my column, you have to know that there are guys out there who enjoy being degraded. Is there a chance some older man who wasn’t into being trash-talked by a hot twink put up with your boyfriend’s verbal abuse to get at his ass? Sure, that’s a possibility, BUMMER, but I’m guessing it was a learning experience for him— and maybe a sign he should hire next time—and not an emotionally devastating event he never recovered from. And this particular older guy—the fugly-ass dude who’s coming to town—is a repeat customer. So, I think it’s safe to assume he likes it. Or maybe he’s decided that enduring your boyfriend’s abuse, which turns your boyfriend on, is a price of admission he’s willing to pay to get at (and in) your boyfriend’s ass. If it makes you feel better, you could ask your boyfriend if this guy likes being treated this way. If the question stumps him— if it’s not a question your boyfriend ever thought to ask himself or any of the guys he treats like this—then your boyfriend might be a monster. (A lot of people thought Ted Bundy was a sweet guy.) But I’ll betcha dildos to donuts that your boyfriend will respond with something like, “OMG, they love it!” I’m also willing to betcha that if you scrolled all the way to the start of one of his chats with some old and ugly fuck, BUMMER, you’ll discover it opens with an exchange of “heys,” with the dialed-up-to-11 degrading dirty talk coming much later. Finally, BUMMER, I don’t think your boyfriend is gonna start verbally abusing you when you get older. It’s far likelier that—when he’s an old and ugly fuck himself—he’ll be looking for younger men to treat him the way he used to treat older men. It’s the circle jerk of life. P.S. I’m happy to get a group of my 50-something friends together to discuss this directly with you boyfriend, BUMMER, to make absolutely certain this is an act and that it’s all consensual. Give him my email address and tell him to put “hey u OLD AF and UGLY AF faggots” in the subject line. K, thanks, bye.

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vanilla sex life, and we successfully transitioned from FWBs to boyfriends. So far, so good. He told me early on that he sometimes hooks up with older men. (Guys in their 50s and up.) He says he doesn’t want to be with an older guy romantically and only wants a loving relationship with a guy close to his own age. I ultimately want an open relationship (and I think older guys are hot), so this wasn’t a dealbreaker for me. But at the time we talked, we weren’t hooking up with anyone else, and we agreed to check-in before either of us took that step. He checked in with me over the weekend. This older guy he’s hooked up with a few times before is coming to town. I asked if I could see the guy and he opened their chat and handed me his phone. The first shocker was how unattractive the guy was. He’s not some hot daddy. He’s a schlub. But the real shock was the way my boyfriend talks to this guy (actual quote): “u are OLD AF and UGLY AF but good dick u can breed me but u will have to BEG faggot.” My boyfriend said the “hotness gap” turns him on and it was a power trip for him. I looked through some other chats (with his okay) and the other older guys he’s hooked up with were just as unattractive and his “flirting” was consistently cruel and demeaning. There’s no other way to describe it. The videos are even worse.He’s very sweet to me, Dan, and he’s very hot (and he’s already met my mom!), so I don’t want to end things. But I find m ys e lf

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