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Shuffleboard Winners Retain Titles For Second Month
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2018
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Last Friday, February 23rd, members of the Portable Shuf- fleboard Team held their sec- ond tournament for this year. It took place at Ragan Park. 1200 E. Lake Avenue.
During this match, both Ms. Quincy Jefferson and Ms. Estelle Acree won the first place titles. The second place honors went to Ms. Connie Bowen and Ms. Linda Cotney.
These four ladies were the winners last month and in the same positions.
Each winner received a gift card as the prize. The gift cards were sponsored by Steve Scott, Director and Trainer of the Shuffleboard Club.
Scott is assisted in his training duties by Ms. Katherine Palmer.
Participants in the most recent Shuffleboard Tournament were from left to right: Steve Scott, Director and Trainer: Katherine Palmer, Assistant Trainer: Quincy Jef- ferson, First Place Winner: Estelle Acree, First Place Winner; Linda Cotney, Second Place Winner; and Connie Bowen, Second Place Winner. Shown standing from left to right are: Shirley Thomas, Janis Harden Delores Washington, Charlotte Coffie, Willie Mae Gardner, Earlene Cohen, and Vonnie Scott.
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The teams currently use
temporary or portable shuffle- board to play during the month. However, Scott has been campaigning to obtain a permanent shuffleboard court in the East community.
Anyone interested in learn- ing to play shuffleboard can come to Ragan Park Commu- nity Center, 1200 E. Lake Av- enue. Scott teaches the game to senior citizens on Mondays and Fridays from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. He also teaches the game at Cyrus Greene Com- munity Center on Thursday, from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Scott said he uses portable shuffleboards to train seniors at Williams Park and Fair Oaks Community Centers.
Anyone wishing to learn more about shuffleboard matches or other senior activ- ities at Ragan Park can call (813) 242-5316.
The shuffleboard team members are participants who
represent the Spring Hill Community Center, the Fair
Oaks Community Center, and the Ragan Park Community
Art Portrays Women In A Unique Way
A piece of her art ap- pears in music video of Jussie Smollett (‘Em- pire’)
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
From her childhood, Tiffani Glenn has always had a passion for art, painting specifically. At one time she thought that 3D animation was the field of art she wanted to pursue, especially since her background was in animation.
Even though Mrs. Glenn followed her passion for painting, the characters in her art have the appearance of an- imation, based on her train- ing.
“My paintings focus on embracing the character of African American women by portraying them as unique, stylized and colorful images,” she explains.
“I believe in inspiring women to be proud of whom they are and embracing the things that make them differ- ent,” she said. The bright col- ors she uses in her art show the feeling of happiness. Her
Tiffani Glenn with Jussie Smollett and the art that appears in the “Catch Your Eye” video.
Another piece of her art, “Dream Big.”
Just recently, a piece of her artwork appears in a music video, “Catch Your Eye,” for actor Jussie Smol- lett of Fox’s hit show, Em- pire, featuring producer/recording artist, Swizz Beatz.
Mrs. Glenn always finds time to pursue her passion as an artist, but says, “When not painting, I enjoy spending
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time with friends and family. I also enjoy music and watch- ing old-time television shows.”
Mrs. Glenn, 32, cur- rently has her own collection, “The Tiffani Glenn Collec- tion,” which consists of about 16 pieces of her work. The col- lection is sold through the re- tailer, Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES).
style makes the art stand out from the crowd, she said.
Mrs. Glenn, maried and the mother of 2, graduated from The Art Institute of Tampa in 2007. She received the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Media Arts and Ani- mation. Although delving in some other areas, she began painting fulltime in 2014.
The year 2017, was a very
productive year for Mrs. Glenn. She did her first tele- vision interview with WEDU PBS Art Plus, became one of the first African American women to have her artwork reproduced on the cover of WEDU Art Plus magazine and she was invited to exhibit in the Miami Art Basel 2017, one of the largest international art fairs.