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of The Attic on Seventh
2010 E 7th Ave
Yanett’s antique store featuring unique items from all over the southeast U.S.  This store offers a plethora of one of a kind objects for any design motif.  Find that perfect treasure for your old Victorian home, rustic bungalow, modern home, or new urban loft.

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Florida GLBT Winter Conference in Ybor City

Hi Everybody,

The Hillsborough Caucus will be hosting the Florida GLBT Winter Conference that will be held in Tampa Florida on February 10th, 11th and 12th.

The host Hotel is the Hampton Inn and Suites, on 7th Avenue in Historic Ybor City.

We are having a planning committee meeting on Thursday December 8th @ 6:30pm at the Blue Dog Bistro, in Centro Ybor.

All current members and perceptive members are invited, We need for everyone to share your ideas and energy to make this the most memorable and successful GLBT conference.

We are working on an agenda for this meeting. If anyone would like to suggest topics of discussion to be included please forward those to me so we can include.

Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Thursday. Please consider attending, we need all hands on deck to be able to have a successful event.

Please RSVP so we can let the Blue Dog know the anticipated attendance.

Thanks for everything you all do!

Ercilia Albistu
President
Hillsborough County GLBTA Democratic Caucus– www.HCGLBTADC.org
813-774-1887 Cell
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now” Martin Luther King Jr.
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Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County Event

We are fortunate at the Homeless Coalition to have an LGBT Youth Outreach Coordinator in our office funded by AmeriCorp VISTA.

Jeremiah has asked me to reach out to community members for his 1st advocacy meeting.

The info is below and I hope you can join us.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
2-4pm
2105 N. Nebraska Avenue – Top Floor – This is the German American Club building one block north of Palm Avenue.

Cathy James
Cell Phone 727-424-5717

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Have You Ever Wondered What Happened To Those Vienna Choir Boys? They Are Planning A Reunion In Vienna That You Don’t Want To Miss! From Reunion To Concert The Boys Will Continue To Amaze You!

Come Join The Men Of Una Voce: The Florida Men’s Chorale For Their 10th Anniversary Season of Song Holiday Concerts!

In This Issue
Vienna Boys … To Men Holiday Concerts
10 – Una Voce’s Gala 10th Anniversary Concert

Quick Links

Una Voce: The Florida Men’s Chorale

Crescendo: The Tampa Bay Women’s Chorus

GALA Choruses

Una Voce: The Florida Men’s Chorale
Post Office Box 2504
Largo, FL 33779-2504

10th Anniversary

Season Of Song

Concerts

For Tickets &

More Information

Go To:

www.Una-Voce.org

Una Voce: The Florida Men’s Chorale Presents
10

OUR COMMEMORATIVE 10th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

WITH SELECTIONS FROM 10 YEARS OF UNA VOCE CONCERTS

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW – DON’T MISS THIS GREAT NIGHT OF

WONDERFUL MUSIC WITH SPECIAL VIP RECEPTION

For Information & Tickets

Go to www.Una-Voce.org

Event Calendar

Vienna Boys … To Men!

Una Voce’s 10th Anniversary Holiday Concerts

Friday, December 16th, 7:30pm

SPC Clearwater Campus – Arts Auditorium

Saturday & Sunday, December 17th & 18th, 3:00pm

HCC Ybor Campus, Performing Arts Building

Mainstage Theatre

For Tickets & More Information – www.Una-Voce.org

10

Una Voce’s 10th Anniversary

Commemorative Concert

Saturday, April 28, 2012

The Palladium, St Petersburg

8:00 pm

VIP Reception Following The Show

For Tickets To The Show & Reception

& More Information – www.Una-Voce.org

Our Mission Statement

To Express Through Excellence In Men’s Choral Music
The Inherent Worth And Dignity Of All People
In Order To Foster A Global Community
That Celebrates And Embraces Diversity

You Can Support Us In Our Mission In Many Ways:

Become an Una Voce Sponsor: Sponsorship levels range from Friends at $25 to the President’s Circle at $2,500.
Your Sponsorship Contribution will help Una Voce to continue to bring great music to the Tampa Bay community. Contact Nelson Newton, Treasurer, at 727-510-9320 or visit our website for more information. Una Voce: The Florida Men’s Chorale qualifies as a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code thereby allowing contributions and donations to be tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Become a Member of Una Voce: You can join us as a singer or as a support member. We could always use a helping hand, especially at concert time.
Use Our Amazon Widget: When you make your next purchase at Amazon.com, start your search from the Amazon link on our website: www.Una-Voce.org. When you do, Amazon.com will donate a portion of your purchases to Una Voce. You can enjoy convenience of Amazon.com and the satisfaction of knowing that you are supporting Una Voce.

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Holiday Flashmob @ Collage Ybor
Hey Friends!

We are welcoming the Holidays AND Santa Claus to YBOR SATURDAY December 10th! And in TRUE YBOR style we are going bringing him here IN STYLE, with a HOLIDAY FLASHMOB!

Have you ever wanted to participate in a spontaneous eruption of dance, music and FUN! Well here is your chance. Come to Club Collage in Ybor (1701 E. 8th Ave., Tampa, FL 33605) Wednesday December 7th at 7pm for rehearsal learn some fun and easy dance steps and be ready to surprise everyone SATURDAY at noon and again (in a locations a couple blocks away) at 12:20!

Check out flashmob on YouTube to get an idea of how fun these events can be! Feel free to contact coordinator JOEL BATES at writerguyjoel@gmail.com for more information.

It’s ok to bring some friends! Good times will be had by ALL at the rehearsal and on the day of the event. Again, rehearsal is at 7pm on Wednesday, then the on SHOW DAY we will all gather at 10:30 am at club Collage for a quick brush up and then the BIG SURPRISE is at noon and again at 12:20!

Hope to see you there!

Joel Bates

Caligula Entertainment and Productions

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New LGBTA Bar Opening is St. Pete.
Party on Dec. 17th
http://traditionspubfl.com

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Dishing with Mark & Carrie 11-30-11

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Ybor City Business Watch Kickoff Meeting
Special Guest: Chief Jane Castor
Presented by Officer Sean Mahabir
Wednesday, Dec 7th 3PM at The Ritz Ybor
Register for YCBW sticker and Alert Tampa.
A representative from each business MUST attend… in order to receive sticker.
FMI sean.mahabir@tampagov.net 813-480-1272
Ybor Historic Holiday Spirit Tree Lighting, Wednesday Night
The beginning of a new era of activities during the Historic Holiday Spirit events in Historic Ybor City. After a week of dressing up the streets of Ybor City with lights and garland the new tradition of lighting the Holiday Tree is Wednesday at 6:00pm. Tampa City Council Chair Charlie Miranda doing the honors of the night.  There is a month long planned calendar of fun events through out Ybor City.
Metro Wellness’s First, “World AIDS DAY, Tpa Bay RED RIBBON RUN “
The community is invited to participate in the 2011 Tampa Bay Red Ribbon Run. This 3K Fun Run, 1 Mile Walk, and Virtual Run will be held on the evening of World AIDS Day, Thursday, December 1, 2011, at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. Check-in will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, with an opening ceremony at 6:30.  Runners will start at 7 PM and Walkers at 7:15.
All proceeds support the HIV/AIDS education, advocacy, prevention, and treatment programs of Metro Wellness & Community Centers and The AIDS Institute.
 Opportunities exist for runners, walkers, virtual runners, donors, sponsors, and volunteers.
Lynne Mullen, Development Director
LynneM@metrotampabay.org
ASAP’s WORLD AIDS DAY
Below are the events for World AIDS DAY in St. Petersburg
1.    Many of our Suncoast Hospice teams and departments have supported ASAP’s World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast in the past.  This year, we invite you to join us in The Gathering Place at our Roosevelt Community Service Center for a special World AIDS Day Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 1.   The theme for 2011 is ACT-AWARE – The Next Generation of HIV/AIDS and will include a special preview of the upcoming documentary SCARLET: Our Positive Youth by director
Charlie David.
2.    Williams Park – St. Petersburg  10:30-? Free HIV Testing out of our Mobile Unit.
David Karst, Director, AIDS Service Association Pinellas DavidKarst@thehospice.org ,
People Are Talking
It is true! The old timer and laughing bartender is returning to KiKiKi Bar. Bartender Mike Burdette’s happy laughter is coming back to the old digs on Kennedy Blvd. after a 10 year hiatus. See him on Sundays thru Tuesdays. The infamous look-a-like Twat Sisters are gearing up for the holiday festivity events. Last seen at G.Bar for the G.Bar’s 5th Anniversary Party last week. Definitely Tampa is the place for political spat for the GOP presidential contenders with visiting stops this week by candidate hopefuls businessman  Herman Cain and former Mass Gov. Mitt Romney! Downtown Tampa has a fun New happy Hour at the Metro Restaurant & Lounge. Located at 511 N Franklin Street. Check out their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Metro-Restaurant-Lounge/120531781358118?sk=info .
After Miss Tiffany Middlesex’s Farewell Performance the girls were relaxing in the dressing room. Miss Tiffany had just finished changing her clothes when she walked over to Miss Esme Russell (Tiffany’s Drag Daughter) and gave her the farewell dress she wore on stage. Needless to say there wasn’t a dry eye in the dressing room!! It’s Football at Bradley’s on 7th every Sunday. What started as a small group of good friends has grown into a large funday group. Every week at half time there is incredible food too! Talking about incredible meals… The who’s who are all being spotted at “Luigi’s @ The Don Vicente” The breakfast & lunches has a ever changing menu. Last Friday Luigi served “All you care to eat Seafood Boil” with salid & drinks for under $15.  It “PARTY TIME with a View” every Saturday Night on the Hamburger Mary’s balcony. Celebrity bartender “Tea Cup” is behind the bar. Make this your first stop for drinks with Tea Cup and while there catch up on all the new exciting things going on in GaYBOR!  Make your plans now to attend the 4th Annual GaYBOR Holiday Party. Friday Dec 9th starting at 6PM at the Honey Pot. Storefront Decorations Contest with prizes will be awarded to the best decorated Bar, Restaurant, Resident, Retail & Group Effort. We understand there are some great surprises that Everybody will be talking about!!!

Holiday Toy Drives are Driving Me NUTS!!!

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Suddenly everybody are doing Holiday Toy Drives. I can understand this BUT as a Gay Activist who has been fighting my whole life for Gay rights I just have to ask this question.  Why are you collecting toys for organizations that are openly anti Gay? Metropolitan Ministries & the Salvation Army…. REALLY????  Both these groups do good if you are heterosexual. Ask any GLBT person or group how they were treated after they find out that you or group are openly GLBT. This is the year 2011 and there are many more great organizations that are open to the GLBT Community & welcome our support. Francis House, A.S.A.P., Metro Wellness & Community Center, St. Jude’s Helping Hands, MCC Church, Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County are just a few to mention.

"Barbarella Lounge" Soft Opening in YBOR

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A positive direction for the 1920 East 7th Ave area of Ybor City with the opening of Barbarella’s Lounge (in the old Fuel Bar). Just 3 weeks earlier Hoffman Porges Art Gallery had a re-opening with new owners retired Gen. Dave Scott and wife, Jill Scott and now a new lounge on the same block. The soft opening prior to Thanksgiving had a green light for its success! A lot of local bar and business owners took in the redo of the old blighted club. A lot of work had been done to the interior and a whole lot of cleaning was witnessed. It is a very large bar to fill. A new inside video dance club, outside very large performance stage and upstairs a 2nd level bar with chairs & couches in divided portals. The balcony view of downtown Tampa is gorgeous. Different night themes include Indy 80’s Night, Mac & Cheese, Wave, Grits and Gravy and Indy College Nights.
“A lot more work to do but the opening tonight is great with more people here than we anticipated.” said owner Micky Gannett. Partners in business Micky Gannett and John Gardner said more new events are planned from their other clubs. John is a connoisseur  of all types of music from 60’s through today. The new club will add to Ybor City a new dimension for music lovers taste. Some new and some old. They also are owners/partners with Independent Bar in Orlando and Barabarella Lounge in Austin, Tx.