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FREE ‘I Am Prodigy’ Music Festival
FRED JOHNSON ...Featured Guest
Prodigy Turns 15
In celebration of the Prodigy Cultural Arts Pro- gram’s 15th anniversary, the University Area CDC (Commu- nity and Development Corpo- ration) presents the I Am Prodigy Music Festival on Thursday, Dec. 3 from 4 to 6 p. m., featuring Fred Johnson and his special guests, Tom “Z” and James Crumbly.
This free festival will take place at the University Area Pavilion, 14013 N. 22nd St., Tampa.
Additional entertainment will include performances by The Collective, Hyfa tha Prospect, FS 88 Drum Line & Step Team of Prodigy Boys & Girls Club, Brandon, Tampa I Prodigy and Prodigy Moves.
Additional entertainment will include an art walk featur- ing Junior Polo and Vivian Fisk.
The Prodigy Cultural Arts Program uses an innovative approach to empower, educate and enable at-risk youth, pro- viding a doorway to a better
JAMES CRUMBLY ...Featured Guest
world. Youth ages 7 to 17 expe- rience performing and visual arts, taught as a tool for self- expression, to learn communi- cation, exploration, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills.
Established in 2000, when University Area CDC itself was just two years old, Prodigy has thrived and is achieving its mission of transforming lives. With the championing of Sen. Victor Crist, generous fund- ing from the Florida Depart- ment of Juvenile Justice and leadership of the University Area CDC, the program now reaches across seven counties, has 13 partner sites and has spread to 42 programming lo- cations. In 2014 alone, more than 3,400 youth experienced the benefits of Prodigy.
It is headquartered in the University Area Community Center Complex, 14013 North 22nd Street, and is owned by Hillsborough County and op- erated by the UACDC. More in- formation about UACDC is online at www.uacdc.org and by calling 813.558.5212.
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
On Saturday, November 14th at the Center For Manifes- tation, 3102 East Lake Avenue, playwright Michael Daniel will be presenting his play, “Masquerade” to the East Tampa community.
Daniel said he spent two years completing the play, and he was inspired by a song from the “Phantom of the Opera” called “Hiding Your Face From The World.”
“I took it from the perspec- tive of hiding from past pains and unresolved issues.
“I’ve been writing plays and skits for 13 years, but this is my
first sole production, and the play will be an hour-and-a-half long.”
Daniel said his brother was involved in a drama group in church, and his mother took him to a series of Christian plays.
“At some point in the fu- ture, I expect to get into film production.
“I’ve learned that you have to write from the point of view of different characters, and what will relate to your audi- ence. You also have to select a competent staff, and in the end it’s all about promotions, and that can get very extensive.”
Daniel said like any other artist, he puts a little of himself
MICHAEL DANIEL
into his writing, and tends to favor social issues, not neces- sarily current events.
“My next play will center around prostitution. I have to do a lot of research before I start writing. You have to learn from the experiences of others, and document every detail.”
Daniel said he has a friend who witnessed her father killing her mother, and there was a lot of energy and emo- tion involved in that.
“Now, I have people shar- ing their experiences with me, and some of them are extreme situations.”
New Stage Play To Debut In East Tampa
FYI
Middleton High Class Of 1961
The Middleton High School Class of 1961 will hold their reg- ularly scheduled monthly meeting on Saturday, November 14, 2015, at 4 P. M. at the Police-Sub Station, located at 3808 N. 22nd Street, Tampa. The class is continuing to make plans for the July, 2016, class reunion. This is a very important meeting and all classmates are needed.
For information, call 813- 466-5244 or contact a class mem- ber. Ralph Rance is the General Chairperson.
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