The Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus’ Winter Conference is being held February 10-12, 2012 in historic Ybor City, Tampa. This years Winter Conference is being hosted by the Hillsborough GLBTA Democratic Caucus and includes a welcome reception, exciting ghost tour in historic Ybor City, educational breakout sessions that will help you maximize your impact on local, statewide, and national politics, and much more!
St. Petersburg College’s historic Palladium Theatre, in downtown St. Petersburg, will be the new location for the “Floridiana Festival & Highwaymen Artist Show,” being held on Sunday, January 29th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
The focus of the January 29th “winter show” remains on early Florida tourist memorabilia, but will also see a return to the eclectic offerings of earlier Floridiana Festivals, as well as incorporating a touch of Hawaiiana. Attendees will find everything for sale from fun Florida travel ephemera and tacky tourist treasures like alligator handbags and flamingo figurines, to vintage Florida photographic art, and citrus and cigar box labels. Discover small furnishings and lighting made of Cypress knee woods, vintage wall mirrors with flamingo images, ceramic statues of tropical birds, and old Florida art. Decorators will especially enjoy the tropical backclothpillows. One of the largest collections of vintage Florida license plates will be available for sale as well.
Several Florida authors will be participating. Larry Roberts, author of “Florida’s Golden Age of Souvenirs: 1890 to 1930” and considered by many to be the “guru” of collecting old Florida memorabilia will be exhibiting and selling, as well as Ken Breslauer, author of “Roadside Paradise — the Golden Age of Florida’s Tourist Attractions 1929-71” and Wayne Ayers, author of numerous Florida history books, including “Tampa Bay’s Gulf Beaches: Fabulous 1950’s and 1960’s” and “St. Petersburg: The Sunshine City.”
The Florida Highwaymen are an important part of Florida’s cultural legacy, and the January 29th show is a wonderful opportunity to meet and mingle with these artists, who will be selling their beautiful Florida sea and landscape paintings. Meet James Gibson, Issac Knight, R.L. Lewis, Roy McLendon Sr. and Carnell Smith at the show.
Complimentary valuations of vintage Florida paintings – including that of the Highwaymen – will be available at the show by an appraiser and expert in the field. If you’re not sure what your old Florida art is worth, or who the artist may be, bring it with you to the show.
Special features are the lecture and slide presentations. At 11:30 am, Dr. Gary Mosswill discuss “The Culture of Aloha Shirts.” His collection of vintage Aloha shirts is featured in the Schiffer book “Hawaiian Shirts: Dress Right for Paradise,” and has also been exhibited at the American Textile History Museum. This interesting talk will cover the history of Aloha shirts, what makes them collectible, and how to recognize if your shirt is valuable. Wear or carry your vintage Aloha shirts to receive a free appraisal of age and value. Several exhibitors will have vintage Aloha shirts, including “The Aloha Shirt” folks, who will have hundreds of shirts for sale at the show.
Attendees can also enjoy the lecture “Taking a Textile Trip Back in Time…to the Era of Barkcloth” by Brian Walsh, aka the “King of Barkcloth” at 1:00 pm. Brian is a textile archeologist of sorts, having spent over two decades searching for the very best of barkcloth designs. Covered in Brian’s talk will be a discussion of an era gone and the impact barkcloth had on the designs of the time, how to differentiate new from old barkcloths and what are the most collectible patterns and colorways, plus tips on collecting and caring for vintage fabrics.
Schedule:
10:00 to 5:00
·Exhibitor show/sale of vintage Florida souvenirs, memorabilia and tropical décor
·Complimentary valuations of vintage Florida art – attendees can bring their vintage tropical paintings for a FREE valuation by an expert in Highwaymen and other vintage tropical paintings
·Meet the Florida Highwaymen artists – James Gibson, Issac Knight, Carnell Smith, R.L. Lewis and Roy McLendon Sr.
11:30 am: Lecture “The Culture of Aloha Shirts” by Dr. Gary Moss.
·His collection of vintage Aloha shirts is featured in the Schiffer book “Hawaiian Shirts: Dress Right for Paradise,” and has also been exhibited at the American Textile History Museum. This interesting lecture will cover the history of Aloha shirts, what makes them collectible, and how to recognize if your shirt is valuable. Wear or carry your vintage Aloha shirts to receive a free appraisal of age and value. Several exhibitors will have vintage Aloha shirts, including “The Aloha Shirt” folks, who will have hundreds of shirts for sale at the show.
1:00 pm: Lecture “Taking a Trip Back in Time…to the Era of Barkcloth” by Brian Walsh.
·Brian Walsh, aka the “King of Barkcloth,” is a textile archeologist and has spent over two decades searching for the very best of barkcloth designs. Covered in Brian’s talk will be a discussion of an era gone and the impact barkcloth had on the designs of the time, how to differentiate new from old barkcloths and what are the most collectible patterns and colorways, plus tips on collecting and caring for vintage fabrics.
Celebrate Florida’s cultural and historical legacy at the Florida Memorabilia & Highwaymen Show, Sunday, January 29, 2012, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Palladium Theater, 253 Fifth Avenue North in downtown St. Petersburg. Show admission is $6.00; children under three years are $3.00. Lectures, slide presentations, and Aloha shirt and vintage art valuations are included in the price of show admission. For further information, call Hula Hula at (727) 421-0441 or visit www.hulahula.biz.
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SPHF ‘Lady in Red’ Sweetheart Dance tickets are going fast!
TICKETS FOR THE 2012 SONIA PLOTNICKHEALTH FUND’S annual fundraiser, ‘The Lady in Red’ Sweetheart Dance are available for the advance purchase price of only $25 per person for a limited time only!Here’s how to get yours:
Have your tickets mailed directly to YOU, but hurry, payment and SASE must be received by January 30 2012!
Send a self- addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) and your check or money order
(made payable to SPHF) $25 per person
SPHF
PO Box 530606
St Petersburg, Fl 33747
No waiting in line at will call and you will have the option of Early Check In at our check in table
located inside the Largo Community Center where you will receive your wristband for ballroom and buffet line admission.
When the grand ballroom doors open at 8pm,
you will be able to ‘waltz’ right in.
No waiting in line!!!
If you would like to purchase your tickets by credit or debit card, Visa MC AMex or Discover
NO Jeans NO Shorts NO Sweat Suits No Torn Clothing
No Refunds!
Visit the exclusive professional photographer of the Sweetheart Dance-Xena Brown, from 7pm- til 11 in the garden gazebo and commemorate your evening out with your friends for only $15!
Jewelry By Lisa,the exclusive jewelry vendor of the Sweetheart Dance, will have a display of jewelry items from 7pm til midnight, so why don’t you buy something for yourself or someone you love?
The Sonia Plotnick Health Fund proudly presents the 2012 ‘Lady in Red’ Sweetheart Dance on Saturday, February 18th from 8 PM to midnight at the Largo Community Center.
The Largo Community Center is located at 400 Alt Keene Largo Fl 33771. This is a new, clean, safe, modern venue with beautiful gardens and ponds in spacious, secure surroundings.
There is also a state of the art sound system and we will be offering an enhanced buffet! JBL- Jewelry by Lisa is the exclusive jewelry vendor for this special event, and will be readily available throughout the evening with a wide display of jewelry for you and your sweetheart. V MC Amex Discover and cash
is the exclusive professional photographer for this event and will be available to commemorate your special evening in the picturesque garden gazebo with a photo for only $15! V MC Amex Discover
cash
Some of you have asked why we are no longer using the St. Petersburg Coliseum for this special event.
The Board took many things into consideration before we made the decision to change venues, including the feedback we have had from you over the last few years.
As good stewards of the funds generated by these charitable events, we can no longer justify the cost of the Coliseum.
The Sweetheart Dance no longer has 1200 women in attendance due to the economy, fewer young women attending, and the loss of many of our dear friends and supporters who have passed away.
We have also had an increasing number of incidents where our guests were approached outside the Coliseum by panhandlers and others who have caused discomfort and the need for security to respond.
After taking all these things into consideration, the Board of the Sonia Plotnick Health Fund is very excited to welcome you to The Largo Community Center which we fell in love with at first sight!
Going to the Sweetheart dance?
We are going to have some fantastic prizes in our raffle drawings! Such as:
A Bonefish Grill certificate good for appetizers and dinner for you and several of your new best friends…
A Van Gogh Party Tub…Partaaayyy!
PrivatePilates Lessons…
Several wine and beverage dispenser baskets…yum…!
Coffee/tea pamper yourself baskets…
A pirate’s chest full of Bacardi, SoCo and other booty… and more !
Keep your teeth and gums healthy by brushing several times daily and don’t forget to floss! Also, please keep your smile healthy and get cleaned twice a year by a professional! Once a tooth is gone, it’s gone forever
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The SPHF is an all volunteer organization. We have no paid positions or office space and we can’t always afford to advertise our events in community news letters, activity lists and other publications. We don’t want you to miss out on our events and news, so join our free mailing list to keep up to date … and tell your friends!
Be sure to save your regiftables and those items just taking up room in your basement, spare bedroom, closet or garage for our next yard sale this spring.
You know that lamp your Aunt Matilda gave you and just
couldn’t find a place to display it? Or that blouse that looked
sooo good
in the store?
We’ll be glad to take it all off
your hands and turn it into
grants for mammograms or
health screening tests for your friends and neighbors in the community.
