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Promoters To Host Grand Opening Of New Bar
Community Invited To 2nd Annual Jazz On The Lawn At Edison
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
This weekend, Tampa will undergo a change as a new en- tertainment facility opens its doors. This facility is a step back into time for the two hosts.
Odell and Raylo, both have experience in the adult entertainment arena. They joined forces because they have shared backgrounds. But they credit J. W. Corpora- tion with being the glue that holds everything together.
Their new facility is not a club, it’s a bar. And, in keeping with its step back into history, it will be named The New Lounge. It will be located at 10006 N. 30th Street in the Poinsetta Plaza across from Busch Gardens.
The grand opening will
take place on Friday, October 11th.
Odell explains that the at- mosphere in a bar is far differ- ent from a club. “There are only 3 bars now left in Tampa. A bar is different from a club. It’s a place where you can go, have a drink and communi- cate. It’s a place for the more mature crowd. And for young people with old souls.”
Raylo is new to the Tampa
ODELL AND RAYLO
area from West Palm Beach, but he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with him. “A bar is more per- sonable. It has a feel good at- mosphere. We are going to have the best drink specials and will have free food, real food.”
They also said the bar will be open from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m. seven days a week. They even plan to have a disco ball to complete the atmosphere.
The building that has been transformed into the New Lounge is the former Pegasus Lounge. But, everything is new inside from the walls to the floors.
Odell and Raylo said they want the community to come out, enjoy themselves and just have a relaxing evening. How- ever, they said there is no room in the bar for drama.
Tina Young, Executive Director, Project LINK, Inc., Jeannette Bradley, CEO, What We Could Be Exchange, Inc., and Rodney Jones, President, Business Plans Plus, Inc., join forces with Candice Dodd, Principal, Edison Elementary School, to help improve student achieve- ment levels, raise funds for Edison’s free after school pro- grams, and positively impact the neighborhood where the students live.
This collaboration of Achievement School, organi- zations, businesses, and resi- dents invite the Tampa community to experience the “2nd Annual Jazz on the Lawn @Edison” (JOTL) on Satur- day, October 12, 2019, from 10 a.m.to5p.m.atEdisonEle- mentary School, 1607 E. Curtis St., Tampa, FL 33610.
The “Jazz on the Lawn @ Edison” experience will be 7 hours of live R&B and Jazz music from local musicians like R&B artist, Trumaine Burrell, saxophonist Mar- lon Boone, singer/song- writer, Blu Davis, the Straz Jazz Ensemble, violinist, David Bathen, vocalist, Monique & Company; and the headliner, smooth jazz vo- calist, songwriter, producer,
RODNEY JONES ...President, Business Plans Plus, Inc.
and multi-instrumentalist,
Nathan Mitchell.
The talented lineup will start with Edison Elemen- tary School Choir, followed by local youth dance team, The Golden Sweethearts, and the Blake High School Jazz
Ensemble, respectively.
In addition to the event or- ganizers serving as emcees for the first half of the event, Ebone Cruz Clifton, Mar- keting and Motivational Pro- fessional, will serve as this year’s official JOTL 2019 Mas- ter of Ceremony for the second
half of the event.
There will be a wide selec-
tion of food choices from local food trucks and vendors as well as local retail and service vendors to shop with. For chil-
CANDICE DODD ...Principal, Edison Elementary School
dren, there is the school’s des- ignated playground area with added bounce houses, obstacle course and rock-climbing in- flatables, and a bevy of fall fes- tival kid-friendly activities.
VIP parking will be onsite. Free overflow parking will be at neighboring Middleton High School. A shuttle service between the two schools is provided for $1 per person (children 13 and under ride for free).
The “Jazz on the Lawn @Edison” event was created in 2018.
The Tampa Bay commu- nity is encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to ex- perience this East Tampa/South Seminole Heights day of family-friendly activities. General Admission is $10 and VIP tickets are $45 and available online at www.jazzonthelawnedison.eve ntbrite.com. Children age 13 and under are FREE.
For additional information on the event, sponsorship and vendor opportunities, Email jeannettebradley10@gmail.co m or call 813-841-8631; or Tina Young, Executive Di- rector of Project LINK, Inc. @ tyoung@project-link.org. JOTL event sponsors include Cool Kidz Pediatrics, LLC (for the second consecutive year) and the Arts Council of Hills- borough County.
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