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Erykah Badu Among Performers
THAP Launches Teen Day
THAP presented “Idea Launch Teen Day Of Service, Not A Day Off,” with breakfast and lunch provided, at 5008 50th Street. (PHOTOS BY JULIA JACKSON)
THAP CEO, Jeanette Bradley, and THAP founder, James Hammond.
Director Steve Marshall presents thank you shirt to L. Coto, Dress For Success presentation.
Student, Sara Profit, discussed the problems of getting in- volved.
For Gasparilla Music Festival
A full slate of performers has been announced for the Gasparilla Music Festival GMF), which will be held Sat- urday and Sunday, March 12- 13, 2016 along downtown Tampa’s Riverwalk. More than 50 bands are slated to perform on 5 different stages. The festival is presented by Sykes.
Among the initial per- formers who have been iden- tified are: Erykah Badu (performing Saturday, 9 p. m. on the Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage — Curtis Hixon Park), Greensky Blue- grass, MS MR, Hound- mouth, Charles Bradley, Talib Kweli (performing Saturday, 6:15 p. m., Chan- nelside Bay Plaza Stage – Kelly Garden), Savoy, An- tibalas, Carlos Valera, Blitzen Trapper, Kermit
ERYKAH BADU
Ruffins, David Wax Mu- seum, Andrew & Polly, The Whiskey Gentry, Sweet Crude, Gumbi Ortiz & New Groove City, New Breed Brass Band, Damon Fowler, Fruition, Gwan Massive, Resinated, DieAlps!, Serotonic, The Woolly Bushmen, Poetry ‘n Lo- tion, Ries Brothers, Samurai Shotgun, Jack- son Davis & the Jack-
ettes, Gritt, Mr. Tommy, Mt. Zion Gospel Choir St. Pete, performing Saturday, 10:45 a. m. on the Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage – Curtis Hixon Park), Semi- nole Indoor Percussion Ensemble, and Dunedin Highland Middle School Pipe Band.
In addition to the variety of music performers over the 2 days, there will be free ac- tivities for kids 12 and under.
A list of food vendors will also be a part of the music festival with culinary offer- ings that will tempt palates of all tastes. And, for the first time the festival will also offer acclaimed local chefs who are setting up shop at GMF.
Tickets can be purchased at GMFtickets.com or from any GMF ticket outlet.
UniverSoul Circus Comes To Tampa
The UniverSoul Circus made its annual visit during February to Tampa at Raymond James Stadium. (Photos by Julia Jackson)
WTMP AM 1150 Tom Joyner Morning Show hostess, Aminta with Rev. Dr. Henry J. Lyons, honorary ringmaster on Wednesday evening.
Kevin and Tonya Hammond were in attendance.
Former Tampan J’Yvonne Lucas of Los Angeles, with honorary ring- master, Dr. Henry Lyons, attended the Circus.
One of the groups of circus performers.
Pastor and Mrs. Danny Osborne with their twin sons enjoyed the circus.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius (Dana) Jackson, right, with Jasnah and Jamal Groom. Julius shared with them his experiences as a youngster attending the UniverSoul Circus with his mother, Julia Jackson.
Men Of Vision President, Steve Smith.
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