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LocalMusic, Family Fun And The Celebration Of Heritage Set For Downtown Tampa
The 2-Day Music Fest will be a celebration of local, regional, and national talent and cultur- ally enriching food & retail vendors, and music from R&B, Funk, Jazz, Gospel, and Pop.
The finalized line-up for the 22nd Annual Celebration of the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival (TBBHF) & Music Fest has been announced.
Starting the year off with fes- tival fun, the Tampa Bay Black Heritage 2-Day Music Fest will be taking place at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park (600 N. Ash- ley Dr., Tampa, FL) in down- town Tampa, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Weekend, Janu- ary 15-16.
On Saturday, the electrifying Pop/R&B/Funk group, The Bar-Kays and R&B/Pop
artist Jane Eugen Formerly of Loose Ends, will perform. On Sunday, national jazz
Euge Groove will set the stage, and renowned Grammy award winning, Gospel artist, Erica Campbell, the other half of the group Mary Mary, will take to the stage.
General Admission, Pre- ferred Seating, and VIP tickets are all available for purchase online. Seating is limited. For more information and to pur- chase tickets visit www.tam- pablackheritage.org.
“Each year event goers and supporters of the festival con- tinue to enjoy themselves. Let’s start the new year with family fun and entertain- ment,” says TBBHF Co-Chair, Ruby Jackson. “The week-
end is an experience for fami- lies traveling from beyond the Tampa Bay area to enjoy,” states TBBHF Co-Chair, William Saunders.
FREE COVID-19 Rapid and PCR testing will be adminis- tered by on-site health profes- sionals.
Gates Open for entry at 12 p. m. and the program begins at 1 p. m. Seating is limited. Gen- eral Admission Early-Bird tickets are available per day for $15 and $25 for both days. For additional information and to purchase tickets visit www.tampablackheritage.org or call 813-325-2539.
As the Festival continues to observe COVID-19 protocol, safety is our #1 priority. Tem- perature checks will be taken.
BAR-KAYS
The Festival is recommending face covering, proof of vacci- nation, and/or a negative COVID test dated at least 3-
ERICA CAMPBELL
days prior to the event date. Free COVID-19 Rapid and PCR testing will be available on-site, pre-entry.
Coronavirus Cases On Rise In Florida
The state had nearly 126,000 more people test positive since Friday.
Monday normally brings two days’ worth of updated COVID- 19 data from state and federal health officials.
According to WUSF News, the figures released Monday were among some of the high- est numbers yet in Florida.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion, almost 126,000 more Floridians tested positive for the coronavirus since Friday. That brings the state's total to almost 4.76 million cases.
In addition, the state added 182 new deaths due to COVID-
19 related complications, rais- ing that total to 62,810.
The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services re- ported hospitalizations for COVID-19 also spiked higher Monday. Just under 9,900 people are hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida, up al- most 800 from a day earlier WUSF News reported.
That remains under Delta's peak of more than 15,000 pa- tients, but it's the highest num- ber of hospitalizations since mid-September.
On Monday, Hillsborough County opened another testing site at Hillsborough Commu- nity College Brandon.
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