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n the 54 days since Oct. 7, the latest chapter of the Israel-Hamas has dominated the news cycle, and in many ways upended the lives of local Palestinians and Israelis. Tampa Bay has seen several actions unfold on both sides of the conflict, and these are some of the photos from the last three weeks. Read more on p. 13 and see all the photos via cltampa.com/slideshows.—Ray Roa

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Everyone needs a walk after Thanksgiving, and there’s a really nice one happening on the beach this weekend for an encore presentation of this annual sand sculpture exhibition. “Sanding Ovations” artists—including Sue McGrew, Deborah BarrettCutulle, and Melineige Beauregard—completed their work last weekend, but the city of Treasure Island is keeping the showcase up until January if the weather holds up. No dogs allowed, but there’s live music, a craft market, kids activities and more.

Sanding Ovations: Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 25-26. 9 a.m. gates. Treasure Island Beach. 10400 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island.

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Busch Gardens’ interactive Christmas experience features impressive light displays, holiday-themed shows like “Christmas on Ice” and “Three Kings Journey,” festive food and drink offerings, storytime with Mrs. Claus and a decked out “Holly Jolly Express” train ride. Treat the kiddos to a visit to Santa’s North Pole experience or Rudolph’s Winter Wonderland for no extra charge since all Christmas Town installations and programs are included in the price of admission into Busch Gardens. Just a few of the holiday-themed treats that will be available at dining concepts around the park include fresh cookies and hot chocolate, eggnog cupcakes, white chocolate peppermint pretzels, and a slew of festive cocktails for mom and dad.

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Christmas Town Busch Gardens: Through Jan. 7. On display from open to close, seven days a week. Included in park admission. Busch Gardens, 10165 McKinley Dr., Tampa. Buschgardens. com—Kyla Fields

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There’s a good chance you’ve heard the name Steve Miller. Not the singer, of course, but the Tampa Bay comedian who is a Best of the Bay-winner known for his quick wit and plethora of punchlines.

Unfortunately, this update is no laughing matter. Miller was diagnosed with stage-two bladder cancer earlier this year.

Chemotherapy didn’t eliminate the cancer, and the remaining options aren’t great. All scenarios will be draining both emotionally and financially, without guarantees.

Either way, Miller is facing a long road as he battles cancer, but he won’t be fighting alone. In addition to an ongoing GoFundMe effort, this benefit features a number of comedians, including former local J.B. Ball (as part of his national tour), Matt Fernandez, Rahn Hortman, and Johnny B., all of whom are previous Best of the Bay winners and personal friends with Miller.

While Miller isn’t up for long sets these days, he told CL he plans to get on stage at some point during the evening as well.

Comedy Fundraiser for Steve Miller: Sunday, Nov. 26. 6 p.m. $20. Side Splitters Comedy Club. sidesplitterscomedy. com—Michael Murillo

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If you’re a fan of both Christmas and the Tampa Bay Rays, then Enchant Christmas’ annual display of holiday joy at Tropicana Field is certainly a unique intersection of your interests. A truly massive array of Christmas lights, ice skating, a kid’s storytelling zone, local vendors, an interactive light maze (promoted as “the longest one in the world”) and Santa meet-and-greets takes over the entirety of the Trop, and makes its debut the day after Thanksgiving. Several “themed nights” are part of Enchant Christmas this year, like ladies night, the dog-friendly “Paws n Claus,” and a military night.

Infants under the age of 3 are completely free.

Enchant Christmas: Through Dec. 31. Various times. $25-$34.

Tropicana Field, 1 Tropicana Dr., St. Petersburg. Enchantchristmas.com—Kyla Fields

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St. Pete’s massive spread of local makers always happens right after Thanksgiving to help get everyone in the mood for Christmas shopping. Over 300 local vendors sling a mix of locally-produced and imported wares, featuring everything from art, crafts, jewelry and clothing to homegoods, food and beverages, toiletries and plants. Just a handful of its many vendors include Herban Flow, Florida Pure Sea Salt, 5801 Print House (goods pictured), Fox & Crow, Sugar Cream Clay, Gulf Coast Soapworks and The Sunshine Pickle Co. alongside many, many more. And if the sheer size of this maker’s market is a little intimidating, Shopaplooza’s website has an organized vendor list and event map, alongside other useful information. Besides its massive spread of vendors, Shopapalooza will also host a kid’s activity zone, raffles and live entertainment. Co-sponsored by the City of St. Pete this year, Shopapalooza’s nonprofit partners include the St. Pete Youth Farm and Jump for Kids.

Shopapalooza: Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 25-26. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. No cover. Vinoy Park, 701 Bayshore Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. shopapaloozafestival.com—Kyla Fields

Stay weird

As the quieting of Ybor City creeps forward, one bastion of freakyness holds strong. The Castle—once a labor union hall—started operating as a ground-level saloon in the early-’90s and is now the official clubhouse of leather-clad, whip-wielding partygoers and goth hotties who now get to rage on every level of the iconic nightclub. The Castle and its denizens have outlasted other clubs (Tracks, the Masquerade) that were once home to counterculture and remained true to their selves in spite of the addition of Centro Ybor and the latest effort to diversify the entertainment district. DJ Tom Gold leads a lineup of Castle OGs for this birthday party.

The Castle 31st Anniversary w/DJ Danny Blend/Tom Gold/ more: Saturday, Nov. 25. 10 p.m. The Castle, 2004 N 16th St., Ybor City. castleybor.com—Ray Roa

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“Most people, especially young people, have this kind of idealism about justice and fairness—they get it.”

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Local leaders weigh-in on how to discuss Israel and Hamas at Thanksgiving.

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and that is unacceptable. As long as that continues, there will not be peace and violence will continue.”

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll published last week shows that Americans are divided over whether or not the Israeli response to the Oct. 7 attack has been too much. The same poll, however, found that, “The number of people who said the response has gone too far is up 12 points from a month ago.”

The disproportionate toll on human life— about 1,200 Israelis killed and more than 240 taken hostage in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, plus almost 13,000 Palestinians dead includ-

RIVER WALK: A pro-Palestine march in Tampa on Nov. 11. ing nearly 9,000 women and children—is part of the discussion, but so are issues like Israel’s existence and its military.

While many pro-Palestinian locals and leaders have unequivocally denounced Hamas and the attack that’s been labeled “Israel’s 9/11,” Jonathan Eliis told CL that the next, and most difficult question for his community is how to

traveling and the people with whom I am dealing, there is a legitimate and large support for Israel.”

Rabbi Jason Rosenberg of North Tampa's Beth Am congregation agreed with Ellis, and told CL that while his synagogue is Zionist, there have been people who have and not been in love with Israel and its policies.

“At the same time, there is a lot of concern for Palestinians and for the innocents being harmed,” Rosenberg said, adding that on Thanksgiving, people should remember that regardless of who is right or wrong, people are suffering on both sides. “No one should feel good about the fact that anyone is suffering even if you see them as an enemy.”

Turning enemies into pariahs is tricky, too.

Last Tuesday, after Florida Rep. Angie Nixon filed a proposal that called for an “immediate de-escalation and cease-fire” in the war between Israel and Hamas, Rep. Randy Fine, who is Jewish, said, “If you vote for this, you’re an anti-Semite.”

But Ellis said someone could ask for a ceasefire, or criticize aspects of Israel’s approach without being anti semitic—so as long as that person was not holding Israel to a double standard, denying Israel’s right to exist or Jewish people their own right to self-determination.

Laith Abdel is a first-generation PalestinianAmerican who moved to Tampa when he was three days old. He recently shared his family’s story and brought up a Palestinian flag when his band Mindwash played Ybor City. Abdel said discussion must address the long history in the region, and he points to a growing desire for peace on both sides. “But state actors and terrorist groups are making these moves unilaterally, and they’re not reflecting the views of their own people,” he told CL. “There’s a lot of generational trauma on both sides, and both sides have committed atrocities over the course of the past 75 years,” Abdel said. “But I think it’s an objective fact that the Palestinians are at a detriment. They don’t have their own state. They’re oppressed, limited, and treated as an other—even as Arab citizens in Israel they also experience racism from extremist Israeli communities.”

“There is a lot of historical context and basic knowledge of the conflict missing from a lot of people who take one side,” he added.

“At the end of the day, this is about basic human rights.”

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amily arguments are as much of a Thanksgiving tradition as the food itself, and there’s a good chance that canned cranberry sauce won’t be the most polarizing topic this year. Inevitably, anyone gathering with friends and family this week has a good chance of finding themselves in a conversation about Israel, Hamas, and the approximately 10,000 people who’ve died over the last 47 days. “ I think people just can’t avoid it,” Ahmed Bedier told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Thanksgiving, he pointed out, is a time when people express things they’re grateful for. “So we’re giving thanks for whatever we have here, and our safety and security and peace, while others, especially in Gaza, don’t have the same luxury or privilege.”

Bedier is an Egyptian-American journalist and former executive director for the Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

He also hosts WMNF 88.5-FM global affairs program “True Talk,” and knows that not everyone is going to see eye-to-eye on the issues. Households with mixed political views, or generational differences, will certainly have a hard time discussing the nuances of the decades-long conflict and the history that precedes it. But Bedier has seen a clarity in younger people who use social media to access diverse viewpoints and news sources.

“Surprisingly, at least for younger people, whether they’re Arab-Americans or JewishAmericans or just young Americans, they tend to be more on the side of justice, meaning against the occupation of Palestine,” Bedier added.

That diversity has been reflected in the crowds of protestors who’ve taken to local streets over the last two months, and when Bedier talks to young people, their activism boils down not necessarily to religion, but to equal rights for all and an end to the occupation.”

“Most people, especially young people, have this kind of idealism about justice and fairness—they get it. They see it’s not fair for two people to be living on the same land but have two sets of laws and two very different treatments based on their religion,” he added. What equal rights looks like, Bedier said, is up to the people there to decide.

“One state, two states, or a federation. For the last 75 years Palestinians do not have equal rights to Israelis or the right to self determination at all,

both militarily and politically remove Hamas— which came to power in what pundits have called a flawed 2006 election. He said Hamas does not adhere to international rules of war, and that solace is the general feeling in his community when it has to face the statistic that 40% of those killed in Palestine are children.

“Israel needs to do what it needs to do to remove the Hamas threat, and at the same time, attempt to keep any and all collateral damage to a minimum—those are the two things,” Ellis, chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council at the Tampa JCC, added. “You don't want to kill innocent civilians. But on the other hand, you need to eradicate Hamas."

Ellis said that because of "Hamas’s use of its citizens as human shields, you cannot always get both." (Some experts say that, "Non-combatant

civilians even if used as human shields are entitled to protection.")

Ellis said that there are varying opinions within the Bay area’s Jewish community and that his organization generally has its finger on the pulse of that community “Thought in different communities vary,” Ellis added. “But in the circles in which I am

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Living with coyotes A Thanksgiving lesson for wild times.

By Thomas Hallock

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oyote’s been wandering my corner of south St. Pete. Folks leave out cat food for the strays. Coyote gobbles down the Meow Mix. And who knows? Maybe the Meows. Pets, they say, have vanished.

Few subjects polarize conversation on the neighborhood Facebook page more than this lonely canid, prowling in open daylight, minutes from downtown. He’s almost always described as “He.” The neighbors post pictures: “Currently on 17th Ave. and 1st.”

Dun and a little mangy, sharp ears pointed outward, piercing black gaze, tail tucked between his bandy legs. “He’s quite beautiful,” a Facebook regular says; “Just wish he was in a state park not ours.”

In one video, the coyote trots down the hex block sidewalk right in front of my house. In another image, he stands on the easement, between the granite curb and a Home Depot palm. On the other side of the stockade fence is an aviary. Neighbors speculate over where he might live. (Driftwood? In the boatyards by the creek?) The Facebook discussion ranges between tolerance (“leave him be”), gun threats, misinformed paranoia, and concern for the children.

With online debates, few opinions ever change.

Truth is, Coyote is here to stay. Like most Floridians, coyotes came from somewhere else, having vastly expanded their range from the far West. They now inhabit every county in the state, and live in every U.S. state except Hawaii. They are, Fish and Wildlife reminds us, a very minor threat to humans. We might even consider them suburbanites. FWC tracks sightings on a cool interactive map. You’ll find them from Miami to Jacksonville, around Orlando, down the Gulf Coast to Naples. And especially Pinellas County.

Coyotes are not necessarily wilderness dwellers. They are fine with light pollution and St. Augustine grass.

Officials urge common sense. Secure your garbage. Keep your pets and chicken coops secure.

Feeding is illegal; they lose their fear of humans.

Coyotes dwell among us, not apart.

Native Americans knew, or know, this—how coyotes shadow our domestic lives. In traditional Indian cosmology and stories, Old Man Coyote holds a rich place as trickster and shaper.

“Coyote,” wrote the linguist William Bright, “is many things.” Gathering myths into one little book, “A Coyote Reader,” the scholar Bright describes Coyote in full contradiction—fixer and wanderer; glutton, thief and cheat; pragmatist and clown; most of all, survivor.

Coyote has come late to Florida, back from the Pliocene, maybe now because we need him.

In Native stories from the Pacific Northwest, Coyote cleared the way for people. He is neither God nor mortal, like a canid not entirely domestic nor wild, mediating the relationship between human society and the natural world. We could say Coyote holds lessons for how to live on and inhabit this changing planet.

OK, maybe. That feels a tad sanctimonious, because the stories about him veer raunchy and raw.

A Paiute legend (from what is now Nevada or Utah) explains how women once had teeth in their hoohaws. “It was hard to be a man then,” the story goes, “watching your squaw sit down for dinner.”

Bones crackled while she ate. Men feared sex.

Coyote cleared the way. He took a lava pestle to bed. The stone pestle smoothed her down, “hammer hammer crunch crunch ayi ayi all night long.”

And the rest is history. Now we have little Paiutes.

When Coyote fucks up, and he does so royally, he asks the Huckleberry Sisters who live in his belly for advice. He slaps his ass, they appear, and tell him what to do. (In some versions, the

sharks. Ospreys nest on lamp posts. Owls roost by the hot tub. We board our windows with trepidation before a hurricane comes, and when the storm tracks in another direction, act like we were never scared. In Florida, alligators bask in the retention ponds.

And now there’s Coyote. Loping down a brick street in broad daylight. Snacking on the neighbor’s cat food. Fixer. Shaper. Hero and Fool.

Climate change in the next few years will deal us some hard lessons. The big storm will hit eventually. Wind and rain will wipe out power, flatten bridges, expose our folly. The rest of America will have lost patience with Florida, and on our own, we will have to to survive. Like Coyote, we must learn how to adapt.

Tricksters teach us how to live with change.

Watch closely, next time Coyote noses down your block. He has stories to tell. Some are useful, some are funny, many are not to repeat at the Thanksgiving table. Coyote can teach us how to get through uncertain times.

Be grateful he lives among us.

Thomas Hallock teaches English at the University of South Florida. For more of his adventures with Coyote, check out his “Road Course in American Literature: Travel and Teaching from Atzlán to Amherst” (coming soon in paperback).

“Like most Floridians, coyotes came from somewhere else.”

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Huckleberries are turds.) Coyote then claims the solution as his own. I recommend this line to keep peace at home; next time you steal a partner’s sage advice, slap your butt and say “smart idea, Coyote.”

In a Chinook story, translated by Franz Boas (who was also mentor to the great Florida writer Zora Neale Hurston), Coyote prepares the rivers for migrating salmon. Up and down the Pacific Coast, from California to Alaska, Natives tell some version of this tale. The trickster fixes the land, so people can live there. He widens the creeks too small for certain fish, clears rapids falls that block access to spawning grounds, and sets the rules.

He tells the people how and when to net, spear, gut, and smoke their sustenance.

“Those are the taboos,” Chinook legend decrees, “for generations to come.”

In watersheds throughout the Pacific Northwest, where the rivers are all-too-often unnecessarily damned, Coyote anchors a working relationship to the land.

I like to think of him as our apostle to the Wild. Coyote may not be a Floridian but he belongs here nonetheless.

For is not the beauty of our region, the magic of Tampa Bay, the everyday danger and beauty in nature?

We live among apex predators. We shuffle our feet around stingrays and swim with the

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Relax, children

Tampa Bay Republican and a billionaire-backed conservative think tank are working together to roll back child labor laws.

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conservative think tank in Florida that’s lobbied Republicans in state legislatures across the country to relax child labor law also wrote legislation to accomplish a similar aim in Florida, new records show.

A bill filed in September by Florida Republican Linda Chaney, a member of the state House, would undo decades of child labor regulations by loosening restrictions on how late older teens in Florida can work. It would also prevent local governments from passing limitations stricter than the state’s.

Its filing complements a growing movement to roll back labor regulations established to protect the health and safety of children.

Labor advocates have suspected that the Foundation for Government Accountability, a Naples-based group that drafted legislation to roll back child labor laws in other states, is behind Chaney’s bill.

Now, public records originally obtained by More Perfect Union, including emails and text messages, prove it.

Emails show that the Foundation for Government Accountability, a dark money group funded by a bunch of ultra-conservatives and a billionaire mega-donor, doesn’t just support Chaney’s bill, but literally wrote it themselves.

They also provided Chaney, a Republican from St. Pete Beach, with talking points to counter the backlash it quickly received.

State lawmakers, the majority of whom are Republicans, will consider the bill (HB 49) during an upcoming legislative session that begins Jan. 9, 2024.

Public records show a legislative aide for Chaney began communicating with the Foundation for Government Accountability over email about “Youth Worker Freedom” legislation in late July.

An initial email from the aide shows this communication came at the request of Chaney herself, who instructed her aide to follow up with the FGA about legislation concerning “youth worker freedom.” (Chaney’s office did not respond to Orlando Weekly’s request for comment on this story.)

The Naples think tank—and its lobbying arm, the Opportunity Solutions Project—is no stranger to child labor bills. They’ve directly lobbied Republicans in states like Arkansas, Missouri and Iowa to relax regulations on child labor law, explicitly framing it as an opportunity for businesses to address labor shortages.

At least 16 states, including Florida, have introduced legislation to roll back child labor regulations over the last two years, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

Proposals in other states take aim at limitations on how late teens can work on school nights, seek to extend work hours, lift age requirements for serving alcohol, or propose a combination of these.

Some of the most extreme proposals, like a new bill signed into law in Iowa this year, could allow employers to put minors to work in hazardous jobs, and allow minors to operate heavy machinery like power saws. State Senate Republicans in Iowa worked overnight to push that one through the state legislature, the Associated Press reported, despite concern from Democrats and labor unions that it could harm children.

Florida child labor violations nearly tripled 2019-2022 The timing of the bill isn’t great. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Florida had 281 child labor violations in 2022, up from 178 in 2021. From 2019 to 2022, child labor violations nearly tripled, from 95 in 2019 to 281 in 2022.

Across the country, child labor violations have soared, attributed to a variety of factors, including labor shortages coming out of the pandemic, an influx of unaccompanied minors coming to the U.S. seeking work, and high inflation pushing more teens into the labor market to support their families, the Washington Post reported.

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The Florida bill, if passed, would delete part of state law that says 16-year-olds and 17-yearolds can’t work before 6:30 a.m. or after 11 p.m., or work for more than eight hours when school is scheduled the next day.

The bill would also gut a part of state law that bars 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds from working more than 30 hours a week, or more than six days in a row, when school is in session. Jobs inside private homes, like babysitting, and jobs where minors are employed by their parents are already exempted under existing state law.

While Florida’s bill doesn’t necessarily legalize the practice of giving children power saws for a wage, or putting them to work in

WORK IT: Florida Rep. Linda Chaney, a Republican from St. Pete Beach.

Just two Republicans defied their party to vote against it.

Florida’s bill isn’t quite as extreme (Florida law already bars putting teens to work in dangerous jobs like meatpacking and mining). But, as in Iowa, the Florida-based FGA is invested in the Florida bill regardless.

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slaughterhouses—although existing labor protections haven’t protected kids from that in other states—child experts say putting minors to work for more than 20 hours per week can negatively affect things like academic performance and increase the risk for behavioral problems, like drug use or skipping school.

The number of minors working in violation of child labor law has spiked 88% since 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor found, leading some experts to wonder why state-level legislators are looking to relax protections rather than do more to keep minors safe. continued on page 25

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with a lightly edited version just over a week later, on Sept. 8.

“Please see attached and let me know of any edits,” the aide wrote. Records do not indicate there were any additional emails exchanged between Berry and the aide prior to Chaney’s filing of the bill on Sept. 18—at which point a disaster situation quickly ensued.

Less than 24 hours after the lobbyistapproved bill was filed, Chaney’s aide texted Berry in a panic. Media and constituents, she said, were flooding some lawmakers with questions about the “Youth Worker Freedom” bill, which was almost immediately blasted on social media. The aide reached out to Berry for help.

“Apparently some people don’t like HB 49, so the data points and talking points would be helpful sooner rather than later,” the aide texted.

Berry sympathized. Just a few hours later, she emailed the aide a list of talking points, including a description of how the bill would provide greater “flexibility in work” for teenagers.

“Flexibility to teenagers allows them to learn valuable skills, earn money while assisting small businesses with worker shortages,” the two-page document shares. The document also links to a report from the conservative Manhattan Institute that boasts the “crimereducing effect” of youth employment. The report specifically looks at the effects of summer job programs for teens in cities like New York City, Chicago, and Boston. It notes they found “limited to no effect” on long-term economic prospects for participants.

Neither Chaney nor the FGA Opportunity Solutions Project lobbyist responded to Orlando Weekly’s requests for comment on this story.

No companion bill for HB 49 has yet been filed in the state Senate, although communications between Chaney’s office and Berry floated Republican Sen. Danny Burgess of the Zephyrhills area as a potential Senate sponsor.

“We have been talking to Burgess,” Berry told Chaney’s aide via text. Burgess’ office did not respond to a request for comment from Orlando Weekly.

Child labor rollbacks aren’t the only thing on FGA’s agenda. The group has also fought efforts to expand Medicaid under provisions of the Affordable Care Act, while supporting efforts to tighten eligibility requirements for food stamps and undermine labor unions.

The group has in the past supported proposals similar to a new union law, reportedly drafted by the anti-union Freedom Foundation organization, that was approved by Florida Republicans and Gov. DeSantis this spring, despite voiced opposition from union members across the political spectrum.

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continued from page 22 Minors have been found working excessive hours, in violation of federal law, and working in poultry plants and sawmill operations like something out of a Great Depression-era novel.

A New York Times investigation published earlier this year revealed a widespread problem of immigrant children as young as 12 years old being illegally employed and exploited in various states, including Florida.

This year alone, over $100,000 in fines have already been issued to Florida businesses— based in the Tampa Bay area to Lake Mary to Jacksonville—on account of child labor law violations, according to the labor department (not the state labor department, mind you—we don’t have one of those, not since legislators dissolved it two decades ago).

Those recent child labor violations in Florida have ranged from working teens past legal work hours to putting teens to work in dangerous jobs, like roofing. One local roofing contractor was fined after a 15-year-old they put to work last year fell 20 feet from a home in Orlando, suffering severe head and spinal injuries.

The Biden administration is working to crack down on child labor violations, but advocates worry that Republicans’ proposed changes to state laws are part of a long-term project to weaken already substandard regulations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act that are meant to protect minors from hazardous work and exploitation.

State laws deregulating child labor have been backed by business industry groups like chambers of commerce and the National Restaurant Association, a trade group that represents low-wage industry giants like Burger King and McDonald’s (a repeat violator of child labor law), as well as companies like Disney.

Since 2016, the FGA’s Opportunity Solutions Project has hired at least 116 lobbyists across over two dozen states, according to OpenSecrets, a political watchdog group. Lobbying expenditures in Florida alone have topped $500,000.

Emails shared with Orlando Weekly show a registered lobbyist for the Florida child labor bill—Anita Berry, of Johnston & Stewart Government Strategies—provided Chaney with draft bill language on behalf of the FGA’s Opportunity Solutions Project.

Berry emailed the draft legislation to Chaney’s office in late August, just a few weeks before HB 49 was filed. “Attached is draft language on the Youth Worker Freedom issue that Rep. Chaney expressed interest in to FGA,” Berry wrote to one of Chaney’s aides.

The draft legislation sent to Chaney is nearly identical to the bill as it was originally filed in September. Chaney’s aide emailed Berry back

CARRY WATER BOY: Sen. Danny Burgess of the Zephyrhills area was floated as a potential Senate sponsor.

Records obtained by Substack publication Seeking Rents show the FGA sent a series of policy memos on issues such as higher education and housing to staff of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last December—the same month that the presidential hopeful spoke at a FGA summit.

Ever connected to the conservative billionaire class, Seeking Rents found that DeSantis has received over $2 million in campaign donations over the last five years from the FGA’s largest funder, Richard “Dick” Uihlen, who contributed $1 million to DeSantis’ presidential super-PAC in May. FGA policy memos sent to DeSantis staff beyond child labor rollbacks included proposals for fighting “woke ideology” and “indoctrination” in universities, as well as proposals that would allow the state to kick low-income people out of

public housing after a certain period of time, and tighten eligibility requirements for people on food stamps. The group describes this as a way to “break free from the shackles of government dependency.”

The FGA’s latest priority in Florida—the child labor bill—would go into effect July 1, 2024, if passed by the Republican-dominated state legislature.

Chaney, the House bill sponsor, has been relatively quiet about the bill since filing. She told the Orlando Sentinel in a statement last month that the bill “intends to provide teenagers with the flexibility to work whatever hours they deem fits best with their schedule and financial goals.”

This article was first published at our sibling publication Orlando Weekly.

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Known for baked pastas, lasagna, pizzas, breadsticks and wings, Fazoli’s holds a special place in the hearts of mid-western transplants, who essentially considered this fancy fast food back in the late mid to late-’90s. The celebrated opening in Tampa location was originally part of a large push from Fazoli’s to open 25-30 new franchises throughout the country in 2022. There are now just five remaining Fazoli’s in Florida, with the closest Tampa Bay location in Plant City.—Colin Wolf

Tampa’s first Fazoli’s is now closed Less than two years after opening, fastcasual Italian chain Fazoli’s has closed its first and only Tampa restaurant. It debuted at 4011 E Busch Blvd. back in February of 2022. It’s unclear when the Hot Bins-adjacent location closed, but the restaurant has been removed from the company’s website, and online profiles now say it’s “permanently closed.”

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reached out to the company, and calls to the location say the number is no longer in service.

King of the Coop debuts its latest location in Ybor City Just a few weeks after its Seminole Heights location inside Flocale closed, King of the Coop’s new spot inside of Ybor City’s Cigar City Cider & Mead makes its debut.

Last week, The chicken restaurant posted on social media that its newest location is now open at 1812 N 15th St., dishing out a slightly smaller menu of hot tendies, wings, loaded fries and its “OG” sandwich loaded with pickles and slaw.

“The menu is limited and the prices have gone up a bit due to cost of goods, but that’s everywhere, so don’t come for our heads for that one,” the restaurant wrote on social media.

King of the Coop owner and founder Joe Dodd also told CL that his new location aims to eventually start slinging bone-in chicken on Sundays, too.

With its St. Pete, Soho and Seminole Heights locations all shuttering their doors within a few

can help cool things down next time you’re strolling around the popular Tampa hotspot.

Gorditos is the newest concept to join Sparkman Wharf at 615 Channelside Dr., and will soon live next to neighboring Proper House Group concepts like Dang Dude and Gallito Taqueria. After hosting a “sneak peek” soft opening, PHG’s Chef Ferrell Alvarez took to social media to announce Gorditos’ official grand opening, which happened last week on Nov. 15.

In addition to its lineup of fresh empanadas with fillings like beef, chicken, spinach and cheese, mojo pork and guava and cream cheese, Gorditos also dishes out various flavors of shaved ice to help cool off on a hot Florida day. The shaved ice itself is topped with different syrups and fruits, and comes in flavors like piña colada, mucho mango, watermelon and lime, strawberries and cream, and even coconut Thai tea, complete with lychee boba and toasted coconut.

Different dipping sauces for Gorditos’ variety of housemade empanadas include a cumin crema, mango chutney, chimichurri, jalapeño ranch and sriracha mayochup. Empanadas run for $4.50 each while its shaved ice desserts range from $10-$13.

Gorditos opens in the shipping container-turned-kitchen that formerly housed PHG’s Lunch Lady, a sandwich and salad concept that opened just last fall. It’s unsure when Lunch Lady closed its doors in preparation for Gorditos’ debut, although posts on social media indicate a late September closure.

Gorditos is officially Proper House Group’s fifth concept in Tampa alongside the Bib Gourmand recipient Rooster & the Till, burger spot Nebraska Mini Mart and Sparkman Wharf neighbor Dang Dude. PHG also plans to open the music-focused cocktail lounge Alter Ego and upscale Italian eatery Ash at Water Street Tampa sometime in 2024. For the latest updates on Gorditos’ operating hours and grand opening, head to its Instagram at @ gorditostampa.

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owntown St. Pete’s newest bakery just made its debut and if you’re wondering what it specializes in, its name is pretty self explanatory. The Sourdough Co. took to social media to announce its grand opening, which happened last Saturday, Nov. 11 at 1113 Central Ave. in St. Pete’s Edge District in the same building that houses Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails.

In addition to traditional sourdough bread loaves, this new bakery incorporates sourdough into every one of its baked goods—from brownies and chocolate chip cookies to scones and fruity dessert breads. According to a soft opening menu recently posted on Facebook, St. Pete’s Sourdough Co. also offers a variety of breakfast and lunch sandwiches—all on homemade English muffins or sourdough slices—soups in bread bowls and salads (topped with croutons, of course). In addition to its made-to-order breakfast and lunch items, the new bakery also features a sweet and savory selection of 14 different artisan loaves with flavors like cheddar jalapeño, cinnamon sugar, garlic and herbs and double chocolate.

Owner and St. Pete native Ariana Duksa has been operating The Sourdough Co. out of an at-home cottage kitchen for the past year or so, and announced the opening of her first brick and mortar just last month. For the latest news on The Sourdough Co. and this weekend’s grand opening, head to @the.sourdoughco on Instagram or @thesourdoughcoFL on Facebook. The Sourdough Co. is now open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday.

ALL RISE: The Sourdough Co. dishes out a variety of loaves, sandwiches, soups and salads. month span of each other, we’re just happy we can get our hot chicken fix in Ybor City. The Coop’s Wesley Chapel storefront at 27835 Wesley Chapel Blvd. is still up and running, too, alongside its Westchase location that is still in the process of being built out.

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Thanksgiving—when your stomach is bursting at the seams—is as good a time as any to give the spotlight to Underberg, a storied German digestif that is typically used to settle the stomach after a large meal and is also a popular hair of the dog across the pond after a long night at the pub.

The small glass bottle wrapped in brown paper—which is quietly infiltrating Tampa Bay’s hippest watering holes—has been around since 1846, when Hubert Underberg first started selling it in Rheinberg, Germany. The formula inside contains herbs from 43 different countries and has been tightly kept as an Underberg family secret since its inception over 175 years ago and contains only water, alcohol and herbal extracts. Before it hits the shelves, the bitter beverage is matured in casks

made of Slovenian oak, a process that adds to the complexity of the final product.

Underberg’s taste is often compared to the flavors of Fernet Branca and Jagermeister, which is likely to evoke a strong feeling one way or the other for the person drinking it. Since it’s offered in such a small serving size (20 ml), it can and should be quickly downed for ultimate palatability and results. While the bottle is small, the ABV, which sits at 44%, is not.

Here’s a list of some small businesses in the Tampa Bay area that offer Underberg if you feel like giving it a shot. Oh, and don’t forget to keep the green caps, which can be redeemed for Underberg merchandise that ranges all the way from glassware and plates to clothing and accessories.

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The Dirty Shame 1929 E 7th Ave., Ybor City. dirtyshameybor.com

New World Brewery 810 E Skagway Ave., Tampa. newworldtampa.com

Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe 2927 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. hbsforlife.com

The Rollin’ Mullet 6401 N Nebraska Ave., Tampa. therollinmullet.com

The Hub 719 N Franklin St., Tampa.

813-229-1553 Independent Bar & Cafe 5016 N Florida Ave., Tampa. independentbartampa.com Jug & Bottle 6203 N Florida Ave., Tampa. jugandbottledept.com La Setima Club 815 E 7th Ave., Tampa. lasetimaclub.com Lowry Parcade 1213 W Waters Ave., Tampa. lowryparcade.com Mr. Dunderbak’s Biergarten and Brewery 14929 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa. dunderbaksbeer.wordpress.com

Schiller’s German Delicatessen 4327 W El Prado Blvd., Tampa. schillersgermandeli. business.site The Ship’s Hold 37 4th St. N, St. Petersburg. theshipshold.com Stein & Vine 827 W Bloomingdale Ave., Brandon. thesteinandvine.com Willard’s Tap House 12500 Starkey Rd., Largo. @WillardsTapHouse on Facebook Zydeco Brew Werks 1902 E 7th Ave., Ybor City. zydecobeer.com

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Help CL with this evolving listing. Did we miss a brewery or leave out an important detail? Email rroa@cltampa. com and kyla@cltampa.com. Include brewery name, address, phone number and website, plus a short description of the unique offerings. (Last updated Aug. 10, 2023)

CALEDONIA BREWING Great in-house beers in the historic Dunedin Times building. 587 Main St., Dunedin. 727351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com

3 CAR GARAGE Small-batch craft beer and rotating food trucks plus live music and happy hour specials. 8405 Heritage Green Way, Bradenton. 941-741-8877, 3cargaragebrewing.com

CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. “Secret” brewing action inside the Carrollwood location of craft-bar chain The Brass Tap. 10047 N. Dale Mabry HWY, STE 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337

3 DAUGHTERS BREWING One of downtown St. Pete’s most popular hangouts and a beautiful facility in which to drink some great brews. 222 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-4956002, 3dbrewing.com

CIGAR CITY BREWING Tampa’s most famous craft brewery. There’s also a taproom at Amalie Arena. 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa. 813-348-6363, cigarcitybrewing.com

CALUSA BREWING Family owned and operated, opened Tuesday to Sunday. 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-922-8150, calusabrewing.com

CLEARWATER BREWING CO. Community-oriented and socially and environmentally conscious. 1700 N. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewingcompany.com

3 KEYS BREWING South-of-the-Skyway restaurant and brewery specializing in small batches. 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com

COMMERCE BREWING Live entertainment events and a wide variety of brews live here. 521 Commerce Drive S, Largo. commercebrewing@gmail.com

5 BRANCHES BREWING Veteran-owned brewery, small batches from IPAs to stouts. Serving brews and a clear view of the Tarpon Bayou. 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.com

COMMON DIALECT BEERWORKS Seminole Heights’ new family and dog friendly brewery—located right next to the Health Mutt pet store—has a familial and welcoming feel for all walks of life, plus beer from Mike Conze. 5023 N Florida Ave., Tampa. 813-443-6659. commondialectbeer.com

7VENTH SUN BREWING Some of the best sours, IPAs and collabs going. Two locations. 1012 Broadway, Dunedin.

727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-231-5900, 7venthsun.com

COPP WINERY & BREWERY One stop for all wine bar and brewery needs in Crystal River. 7855 W Gulf Lake Highway, Crystal River. 352-228-8103, coppbrewery.com

81BAY BREWING CO. South Tampa’s first craft brewery boasts a wide variety of styles. You can still drink it, but the taproom is closed for renovation. 4465 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa.

813-837-BREW, 81baybrewco.com

COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. Some of Tampa’s best beer, in one of its best tasting rooms. 2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa. 813247-1500, coppertailbrewing.com

ANECDOTE BREWING CO. Sip inside or on the patio of Indian Rocks Beach’s first micro brewery. 321 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach. anecdotebrewing.com

CORPORATE LADDER BREWING COMPANY Brewery focused on customer experience and celebrating social gatherings. 4935 96th St. E, Palmetto. 941-479-4799, corporateladderbrewing.square.site

ANGRY CHAIR Crazy-good Seminole Heights beer, open Tuesday-Sunday, and its newly-opened taproom has tons of parking and a food shanty. 6401 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com

COTEE RIVER BREWING Craft beer in the heart of historic downtown New Port Richey. 5760 Main St., New Port Richey.

727-807-6806, coteeriverbrewing.com

ARKANE ALEWORKS A wide variety of styles and flavors from the second brewery to open in Largo. 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com

CRAFT LIFE BREWING Small-batch local brews and a sort of playground or LoL’s craft brewing guild. 4624 Land O’

BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. Lager-specific brewery, carrying on a more than 150 year brewing legacy. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com

Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. facebook.com/ CraftLifeBrewing CROOKED THUMB BREWERY Safety Harbor’s first brewery boasts homegrown flavor and local guest taps. 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. 727-724-5953, crookedthumbbrew.com CUENI BREWING CO. Located off the Pinellas Trail in Dunedin. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-266-4102, cuenibrewing.com CYCLE BREWING One of St. Pete’s favorites. 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg.

727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com DADE CITY BREW HOUSE The heart of downtown Dade City’s destination for original beers, wines and ciders.

14323 7th St., Dade City. 352-218-3122, dadecitybrewhouse.com DARWIN BREWING CO. Unique beers crafted with South American influence. 803 17th Ave. W., Bradenton.

941-747-1970, darwinbrewingco.com DE BINE BREWING CO. This addition bolsters the Northern Pinellas craft beer scene. 933 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor.

727-233-7964.

DENTED KEG ALE WORKS Local brewery nestled in downtown New Port Richey. 5500 Main St., New Port Richey.

727-232-2582, dentedkegaleworks.com DEVIANT LIBATION Latest project from local beer god Tim Ogden housed in the soon-to-open art collective Crab Devil. 3800 N Nebraska Ave., 727-379-4677, deviantlibation.com DISSENT CRAFT BREWING CO. Unique flavors and adventurous style outside downtown St. Pete. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-342-0255. @dissentcraftbrewing on Facebook DUNEDIN BREWERY Florida’s oldest. Beer, eats and live music in what’s now become an iconic setting. 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-736-0606, dunedinbrewery.com

BASTET Named after the Egyptian cat-goddess, the brewery offers seasonal ales, ciders and even the occasional ginger beer. 1951 E Adamo Dr. Suite B, Tampa. bastetbrewing.com BAYBORO BREWING CO. Veteran-owned kid-friendly brewery that has tons of events to go with its creative tap list.

2390 5th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. 727-767-9666, bayborobrewing.com BEACH ISLAND BREWERY Artisanal-style nano brewery in Dunedin. 2058 Bayshore Blvd. Suite 5, Dunedin.

352-541-0616 BIG STORM BREWING CO. Stop by this Pasco brewery’s Storm Room for a flight, or visit their taproom on 49th Street in Clearwater, too. 2330 Success Dr., Odessa. 727-807-7998, bigstormbrewery.com

BOOTLEGGERS BREWING CO. This Brandon taproom from Bootleggers Beer & Wine Home Brewing Supplies offers house-made suds and guest beers. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon.

813-643-9463, bootleggersbrewco.com

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BIG TOP BREWING Perhaps Sarasota’s premier purveyor of locally crafted beer, Big Top’s reputation has spread far beyond the region. 6111 Porter Way, Sarasota. 941-371-2939, bigtopbrewing.com

BREW HUB Some of the area’s best beers are produced here along with suds for their own label. 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com BREW LIFE BREWING Ultra-small batches and a lot of ‘em.

5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com BRIGHTER DAYS BREW CO. Tarpon Springs spot specializing in music-inspired brews like the “So Fresh n’ So Clean sour” and “All the Single Belgians.” 311 N Safford Ave., Tarpon Springs. 7272-940-2350 BULLFROG CREEK BREWING CO. A multitude of styles from former garage brewers is on tap in Valrico. 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Valrico. 813-703-8835, bullfrogcreekbrewing. com CAGE BREWING Custom brews in the Grand Central District from one of the ‘Burg’s best brewery-music venues.

2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278. cagebrewing.com

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DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER This beer stop brews its own, and also has 40 guest taps. 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 2166318, dunedinhob.com ESCAPE BREWING CO. Another very worthy OdessaTrinity destination. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, Trinity.

727-807-6092, escapebrewingcompany.com FLORIDA AVENUE BREWING CO. Beer for the Sunshine State brewed in a family-friendly taproom. 2029 Arrowgrass Dr., Wesley Chapel. 813-452-6333, floridaavebrewing.com FLORIDA BREWERY Built in 1937, the second oldest brewery in Florida offers a Lager-focused brew menu. 202 Gandy Rd., Auburndale. 863-965-1825 FOUR STACKS BREWING An always-changing lineup of local and regional guest suds, along with trivia, live music and more. 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813-641-2036, fourstacksbrewing.com FRONT PAGE BREWING CO. This Bartow brewery offers Wednesday trivia, Thursday bingo and live music on the weekends. 190 S Florida Ave., Bartow.

863-537-7249, frontpagebrewing.com GRAND CENTRAL BREWHOUSE 10,270 square-foot brewery, taproom, beer garden, and event venue with a lagerfocused tap list. 2340 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-202-6071, grandcentralbrew.com GREEN BENCH BREWING COMPANY A space worthy of the adventurous beers it produces. 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com GOOD LIQUID BREWING CO. Thirty taps and food (and a coffee roaster!) from a husband-and-wife duo. 4824 14th St. W., Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquidbrewing.com

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By Jennifer Ring Chinese-American artists with work on display The James. The Chinese-born Liu (19482021), who some consider to be the greatest Chinese painter in the U.S., is known for her paintings based on historical Chinese photographs. Like Liu, the additional contemporary Chinese-American artists featured in “Far East to West” immigrated to the U.S. in the 1980s-1990s. They all take inspiration from history and cultural identity.

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n English and Chinese, the late Hung Lui’s words greet visitors before they enter The James Museum’s Special Exhibitions Gallery, “We are all from somewhere else.”

Nearby, a table, a map, and a bulletin board invite guests to visualize their ancestry and share their stories by pushing red pins onto a world map. The pins are mostly pushed into parts of Europe, the U.S., and China, but a few pins rest in Africa, India, the Philippines, and beyond.

The James poses four questions to museum visitors at the entrance to “From Far East to West: The Chinese American Frontier”: What words or questions come to mind as you reflect on your ancestors’—or your own— experiences with immigration or migration?

How has immigration or migration shaped your family?

What question would you like to ask your ancestors?

What traditions, objects, recipes, or other treasures has your family kept over the years, regardless of where you have lived?

One person asked their ancestors where the family pound cake recipe is. Another asked them why they moved.

“Every New Year’s Day, my mother makes pork and sauerkraut,” someone shared in answer to the question on traditions and recipes, “I personally find it gross, but I appreciate the tradition.”

After reflecting upon their immigration stories, guests enter The James’ Special Exhibitions gallery. Mian Situ’s “The Golden Mountain, Arriving San Francisco, 1865” greets them. The painting depicts Chinese migrants on a ship bound for America. They look joyful, exhausted, curious, and ready for adventure.

Situ’s “The Golden Mountain” prompts visitors to think of Chinese immigrants crossing the Pacific Ocean to California in the late 1850s through 1930s. What was their journey like?

What sort of life awaited them?

“Far East to West” answers these questions through a collection of paintings, artifacts, historical photographs, newspaper engravings, and exhibition text.

Lui—who said, “We are all from somewhere else”—is one of five contemporary

newspapers, and celebrating the Lunar New As visitors circle back to the gallery entrance/ Year in early Chinatowns; practicing medicine; exit, they leave with the remainder of Lui’s quote, and running the family business.

“We are all from somewhere else. Therefore, The James pairs these paintings with we are all refugees of some sort, emigrants or historical artifacts and photographs from immigrants. We carry ourselves, our ancestors’ the Chinese Historical Society of America, ghosts, to wherever we have gone or are going, History Colorado, and and we follow them back its permanent colas far as their images lection. Guests see will take us.” paintings of Chinese Centuries later, From Far East to West: The Chinese American Frontier immigrants mining when looking upon for gold and working on this beautiful collecThrough Jan. 28. $23 ($10 on Tuesdays) The James Museum of Wildlife & Western Art tion of art depicting the Transcontinental 150 Central Ave., St. Petersburg Railroad along with the journeys of Chinese thejamesmuseum.org the actual mining pans, immigrants in the midpick axe heads, railroad spikes, spirit bottles 1800s, it’s hard not to think of Latin American and opium pipes used by Chinese immigrants. immigrants crossing the Darien today. Like the History comes to life in The James Museum’s Chinese immigrants who came to the U.S. in the “From Far East to West.” As viewers progress mid-1800s, they come seeking better opportunithrough the exhibition, they learn who these ties than their homeland provides. What sort of migrants were, why they came, what their jour- reception will they receive? How will they shape ney was like, and how they made a life in the U.S. these United States?

PIN POINTS: Visitors to the James visualize their ancestry on a map.

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Stories time

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ampa’s Powerstories Theatre had a rough to Read event at Shuffle in Tampa. The Nov. year after the city rezoned the company’s 30 event, inspired by “Alabama Story,” brings physical theater, forcing it to find a new home anti-book banning organizations, themed cockfor performances. In response, Powerstories tails for purchase, “Alabama Story” bingo, found several homes. and the performance of an As 2023 entered its original spoken word poem fourth quarter, Powerstories

by Kennedy Engasser to Powerstories In Motion: Theatre rebranded itself as Shuffle. Guests will also get Freedom To Read a sneak peek of “Alabama Powerstories in Motion and announced four new plays in Next Thursday, Nov. 30. 7 p.m.-9 p.m. No Story” via a short reading cover. Shuffle, 2612 N Tampa St., Tampa four new locations: “Alabama from the play’s script, folpowerstories.com Story” at the Straz Center’s lowed by an opportunity to Shimberg Playhouse in January, “Voices of purchase tickets on-site.

Women Theatre Festival” at USF College of There’s no cover for Powerstories In the Arts in March, “Irena’s Vow” at Stageworks Motion’s “Freedom To Read” show at Shuffle Theatre in July, and “Right Before I Go” at in Tampa on Thursday, Nov. 30, but an RSVP the New Tampa is suggested.

Performing J o n e s ’ Arts Center in “Alabama Story” September. takes you to Montgomer y Each play Alabama in tackles a critical 1959, where a issue, starting state librarian with book bancomes under ning in Kenneth fire over the Jones’ awardchildren’s book, winning 2015 “The Rabbits’ play “Alabama Wedding,” that Story.” “Our seadepicts a black son promises to be a thoughtrabbit marrying provoking and a white rabbit. impactful jourThe book is real, ney through as are portions challeng ing of the story, but topics, igniting not all of it. In Jones’ words, importantconversations in 2024,” the play “freely Powerstor ies’ mixes fact, ficEMILY’S LIST: Lisa Negrón, who plays Emily tion, humor and announced in in ‘Alabama Story.’

October. drama.” “ W i t h More than ‘Alabama Story,’ we delve into the contentious 60 years later, book banning is still an issue issue of book banning, the ‘Voices of Women in the U.S. According to PEN America, Florida Theatre Festival’ gives female playwrights a led the nation in school book bans in the 2022platform to share their stories, while ‘Irena’s 2023 school year, disproportionately targeting Vow’ confronts anti-Semstories by and about peoitism, and ‘Right Before ple of color and LGBTQ+ I Go’ sheds light on the individuals. All this book crucial subject of suicide banning has inspired awareness. This season is multiple anti-book bana testament to our comning events in the Tampa mitment to addressing Bay area. pressing societal issues “Freedom to Read” through compelling storytelling following the won’t be the first, or the last, anti-book bantheme ‘Critical Issues Take Center Stage.’” ning event in the Tampa Bay area. One by one, The season begins later this month when they continue to assert that most voters oppose Powerstories in Motion organizes a Freedom book bans.

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FMoPA cuts ribbon on new Ybor City location.

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he Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Black and White.” FMoPA brought the black (FMoPA) made its move into the historic and whites back in 2008 as “Masters of Black Ybor City Kress Building official this month. & White II” when they moved into their downArtists and photographers spilled onto the side- town Tampa location. walk along Seventh Avenue at sunset on Nov. 9, Per tradition, FMoPA opened their current waiting for Mayor Jane Castor and museum lead- Ybor City location with yet another collection ership to cut the ribbon on FMoPA’s new digs. of black and white photographs.

“We are honored and thrilled to be in the “Icons of Black & White”—which runs heart of Ybor City,” said through Dec. 3—gathers FMoPA Executive Consultant black and white photographs Wendy Leigh. “We couldn’t by history’s most prominent find a better place to be…We photographers, including Ansel Adams, MIT scienlove the diversity; we love the music; we love the chickens; Florida Museum of Photographic Arts tist and researcher Harold 1630 E 7th Ave., Ybor City. $10-$12 we love the humanity here.

E. Edgerton, and African Tuesday-Saturday (11 a.m.-7 p.m.).

And we’re thrilled to share American photojournalSunday (noon-5 p.m.). fmopa.org ist Charles ‘Teeny’ Harris our art here.”

FMoPA is part of a wave of artists and arts (Pittsburgh Courier). organizations that moved into the previously If you go, don’t miss Angelika Kollin’s solo exhivacant historic Kress building at 1624 E 7th, bition, “Turning Darkness into Light.” Although Ave. in Ybor City in 2022-2023. the show opened on Halloween, there’s nothing Mayor Castor expressed gratitude for the creepy about it. Running through Dec. 10, the artists and developers who’ve helped bring this show celebrates how we as human beings have the historic building back to life, many of whom power to bring light into each other’s lives through were at the ribbon cutting. our actions, from holding our “This is very exciting to loved ones close to working in open the photographic arts the service of others. museum here, but also to “Icons of Black & White” have the variety of arts that are on display in and Kollin’s “Turning Darkness into Light” open this building,” said Castor. “And this is just the an exciting season of photography at FMoPA beginning. We are going to continue to support which includes the story of the Florida panther the arts, we’re going to continue to grow, and as told by photographer/conservationist Carlton we’re going to continue to tell Tampa’s story Ward in “Path of the Panther” (Dec. 7-Mar. in a variety of ways.”

2024); the FMoPA 2023 Members show (Dec. FMoPA opened in its original Hyde Park 12-Jan. 14); and the 11th annual group exhibit location in 2001 with an exhibition of Black of the United Photographic Artists Gallery (Jan. and White photographs entitled “Masters of 16-Feb. 18, 2024).

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By Colin Wolf

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or last week’s Great American Teach-In, Ms. Fonseca’s first grade class at Rampello Downtown Partnership K-8 Magnet School learned all about Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, and the role of local newspapers in the community.

They also got to make their own CL cover stories featuring whatever was on their minds after the presentation. Here are just a few of the very important “breaking news” stories from some young, up and coming journalists. Thanks for having us at your school.

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ON VIEW NOW THROUGH APRIL 14, 2024 The Nature of Art looks at the disparate ways humans have engaged in artistic expression to understand our environment, mediate our relationship with nature, and attain a more profound comprehension of our role within the world. The exhibition features select artworks from the MFA Collection, complemented by contemporary works from some of today’s most influential artists, all viewed through the distinctive lens of The Nature of Art.

Janaina Tschäpe, Blood, Sea [video still], 2004, Courtesy of the artist

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Not the end

This is where Marvel starts getting really interesting.

By John W. Allman

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ou’ve no doubt seen a lot of articles in the cacophony of pundits to pump the brakes. Ex, past few days—like so damn many, ex. The Hollywood Reporter.

Slate.com—heralding the end of the Marvel I hope you’re sitting down because I’m about Studios comic book era. “Why is this happen- to lay some truth on you. Not every movie needs ing?”, you might ask. to break box-office records. Not every superhero Well, it’s all because three women, includ- film needs to make $1 billion worldwide. And ing one Black and one Muslim, failed to earn if anything, we should all be praising “The more than $100 million in a single weekend at Marvels” because not only is it a good movie but the domestic U.S. box office. it’s also an important mileThat’s right, “The stone in female comic book Marvels,” the sequel to movie history.

The Marvels 2019’s $1.1 billion-globalIt’s directed by Nia box-office smash, “Captain DaCosta, who wowed us in ★★★ Marvel,” only generated 2021 with her gentrified-horNow playing $47 million its opening ror take on “Candyman;” it’s weekend. Immediately following a crippling co-written by DaCosta with Megan McDonnell actors’ strike that kept the stars from pro- and Elissa Karasik; and it further bridges the gap moting the movie. between the MCU and Marvel’s Disney+ television But, still, $47 million. The lowest debut of division, incorporating Teyonah Parris’ Monica any MCU film dating back to 2008. Worse than Rambeau, last seen in “WandaVision,” and Iman “The Incredible Hulk,” the not-Mark Ruffalo Vellani’s Kamala Khan, last seen in “Ms. Marvel.”

Hulk movie. And suddenly, just like that, comic And it brings back Brie Larson as Carol book movies are done.

Danvers, whose last movie made the Mouse Thankfully, there’s also been a few coun- House more than a billion dollars, but even ter-opinions offered that wisely advise the more importantly, Larson is a fantastic actor

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who imbues Danvers with so many wonderful little notes, from insecurities and frustrations to empathy and defiance.

Have I mentioned that “The Marvels” is really freaking funny and packed with some of Marvel’s best comedy bits yet.

“Why did you touch it?” Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) asks Danvers at one point.

“It was glowing and mysterious,” she responds, innocently and honestly.

“No more touching shit!” Fury barks.

Or that “The Marvels,” especially early on during several standout sequences, features some of the most breathtaking hand-to-hand fight scenes in all the MCU? It’s unbelievably exciting to watch DaCosta bring her subversive approach to scene composition and movement across different frames and mix that with three superheroes whose powers keep causing them to instantly blink-and-switch places, regardless of where they are in time or space. It’s just exhilarating to behold.

Now, before anyone starts accusing me of being a mouthpiece for Marvel, I will be the first to admit that parts of “The Marvels” work much better than the whole.

The villain, Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton), is completely forgettable. I’m not even sure that

“Not every movie needs to break box-office records.”

BEHOLD: (L-R) Iman Vellani, Brie Larson, and Teyonah Parris team up in The Marvels.

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I missed the part where Dar-Benn laid out her grand plan or clued some acolyte in to what she hoped to accomplish, or it just never happened, but I still don’t know exactly what the plot was about.

But there’s also a lot of Easter eggs (hello, S.A.B.E.R.), a ton of teases—I’m pretty sure “The Marvels” will count as a building block toward “Young Avengers”—and, my lord, the mid-credits scene should give all fans everywhere serious X-citement at what’s coming.

Wait, did I happen to mention that the Flerken, including Danvers’ cat, Goose, play a huge role in “The Marvels”? That’s right, so many hysterical hairballs get regurgitated.

Bottom line, “The Marvels” is a threestar comic book movie that doesn’t have to be “Avengers: Endgame” in order to be entertaining as hell, funny as hell, and a springboard for future storylines.

More importantly, it delivers not one, or two, but three exemplary female role models and heroes for young girls everywhere, and young boys, and grown adults, and your grandparents, if they’re into this genre, to embrace and champion.

Is this the end of Marvel? Puh-lease. This is where it starts getting really interesting.

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he 1970s was a decade during which teen that allowed him to concentrate on the other talidol worship was a lucrative, enormous phe- ents he possesses, including a stint on Broadway. nomenon. In the pre-MTV days, when pop After a long time away from a concert stars and poster boys only had fan magazines stage, Cassidy has decided to give live peraimed at teenagers as their source of exposure, formance another go and recently took time marketing those heartthrobs as actors or singers away from his schedule to speak to Creative seemed like a natural progression for industry Loafing Tampa Bay about his family, his life, marketing teams to cash in on and market those his upcoming tour (which makes a stop at the idols in any way possible.

Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre Teen idolism in the ‘70s was synonymous in Clearwater), and that underrated pop/new with one surname in particular: Cassidy. At wave album he created with Todd Rundgren the onset of the decade, it was David Cassidy, at the tail-end of the 1970s. with his feathered locks and his trademark Read parts of our Q&A below and see puka shell necklaces, that was all the rage.

As the star and focus of hit television series the full chat via cltampa.com/music.

“The Partridge Family,” Cassidy was riding high on TV ratings as the eldest brother of the Can you tell me a little bit about your current fictional singing family while benefiting from shows and what local fans can expect when gold and platinum record sales, fueled by the you come to town? songs the family performed on the weekly, priMy last concert was at the Houston metime sitcom.

Astrodome in 1980 for 55,000 people. I said “good Fast forward to the latter part of the decade, night,” thinking I’ll do another concert in a few and it was a different Cassidy who got the lion’s months and I never did because I kind of fell into share of the fleeting spotlight that is briefly a kind of another line of work as a writer, producer but first as an actor shone on those elusive teen pinup idols. As the in the theater. I’m doing half-brother of David the latest incarnation of Shaun Cassidy Cassidy, Shaun Cassidy the show that I called “The seemed bound for superMagic of a Midnight Sky,” Friday, Nov. 24, 8 p.m. $45 & up.

Bilheimer Capitol Theatre. 405 Cleveland St., stardom. The real-life which is a line from a song Clearwater. rutheckerdhall.com son of Academy Awardcalled “Hey Deanie” that winning actress and singer Shirley Jones (who was a hit for me and magic is a theme in the show portrayed the matriarch and the voice of reason as well, because I had been a magician when I on “The Partridge Family”) and Tony Award- was a young teenager and, there is something winning Broadway star Jack Cassidy, Shaun magical about this music journey I’ve taken Cassidy was born with the show business gene. and the shared journey with the audience and In similar fashion as his half-brother’s ascent to you feel that in the show. The show has a lot of stardom, the younger Cassidy landed a role in humor. It’s also an emotional ride for people, the weekly, primetime mystery television series and it’s a lot of fun. The latest incarnation is “The Hardy Boys,” which certainly helped bol- a holiday version of the show because we will ster his exposure and his popularity. A string of be approaching the holidays in November and hit records helped propel him to the top of singles December. I haven’t played Florida since the charts all around the world and led to several late-’70s, so I’m looking forward to this. concert tours that found him performing in enormous arenas to throngs of screaming fans.

Did you feel pressured when you were a kid But, then he walked away; on his own to go into this line of business, because that accord and on his own terms. Fascinated by was your lineage? Or was it kind of something other mediums in the entertainment industry, that you felt was natural?

Shaun Cassidy took to writing and producing I think my answer is yes to both of those and continued his career in the field in a manner questions. I think I felt pressure. I know I felt

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pressure because when you come from a family of plumbers and everybody’s in plumbing, everybody’s always assuming you’re gonna become a plumber. So it was the case in my business, our business. My mother, my father, my brother, all actors and singers, and by the time I was in junior high school, “The Partridge Family” had kind of exploded, so I’m getting it from all sides. “Are you gonna do it? Are you gonna do it?” And honestly, had I not come from this family, I don’t know that I would have become a performer. I certainly would have become a writer, that’s always been who I am.

The album you did in 1980, Wasp, with Todd Rundgren and Utopia is a record that I’ve loved for many, many years. How did it all come about?

My bands, like my high school bands, were like proto- punk bands, were very influenced by glam rock: David Bowie, New York Dolls,

I was writing kind of theatrical rock songs when Mike Curb heard about me or my manager who had been my family’s manager, contacted somebody and said “You should see this kid.” I played them some of those songs and they looked at me and I think they thought (laughs) “Hmm…he’s not going to be Iggy Pop, but we might be able to clean him up and do something else with him”…and that’s kind of what they did. And again, I kind of went along, like, I’m singing, and I did write a fair bit of my early material. And I confess my favorite songs, to this day, that I recorded back then were the ones I got to write because they just had more meaning to me, although I love “Hey Deanie” and “That’s Rock and Roll.”

Eric Carmen wrote those and he’s a terrific writer and I loved the Raspberries back in the day and I loved Phil Spector records. I heard “Da Doo Ron Ron” on a school bus when I was five years old and I heard The Crystals and it went into my head and heart and lived there

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for a long time. It was my idea to record it when we finally did.

So, I’m fine with all that stuff. But pop music was like a sliver of what I was interested in. So, when I changed producers, I wanted to work with Todd because I’d been a big fan of his.

Something/Anything remains one of my favorite records of all time.

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Guitarist Rich Whiteley told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that some iteration of Uncle John’s Band will be at Ringside, although he’s unlikely to make it. (Ringside Cafe, St. Petersburg)

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Black(Out) Friday: Gauchais w/Hoss/ Play Dead/Bad Future/Sandman Sleeps/ The Hand of Reason/Persephone’s Choice This stacked lineup of alternative rock, indie, punk and easy-listening metal from all corners of the greater Tampa Bay area includes Florida-based artists like Gauchais, Sandman Sleeps, The Hand of Reason and OG Lakeland-based act Hoss.

Also on the bill is up and coming rock band Persephone’s Choice, which just released its very first single “Hold Me Down” last week, an easily-listening four-minute track with smooth vocals and straightforward lyrics about love and vulnerability. While the promoter of this show, Superior Booking, usually focuses on pop and hip-hop gigs, this lineup is a refreshing delve into more alternative genres. (Orpheum, Tampa) C Cardiel w/Prescribed Fire Drummer Samantha Ambrosio and guitarist/vocalist Miguel Fraíno make up the duo Cardiel, a fuzz-punk band with roots in both Valencia, Venezuela and Mexico City. And since this Thrasher Magazine-approved skate-rock outfit is headlining one of the hot spots of St. Pete’s skating culture (The Bends, of course), you can probably expect a few PBR-drinking, Carharttwearing bros kick-flipping and grinding in front of the popular dive bar while Cardiel jams inside. Specializing in fast and furious psychedelic-punk anthems that invoke headbanging and perhaps a friendly push-mosh, the band’s last release, 2023 single “Skaterock México,” will surely rattle the walls of The Bends’ small back room. Cardiel is in the middle of an extensive tour through every nook and cranny in Florida, headlining skateparks-turned-venues in cities like Sanford, Jacksonville and Fort Myers, in addition to this no-cover gig. (The Bends, St. Petersburg) C Doja Cat w/Doechii The last time Doja Cat played a show in the Tampa Bay area was at 94.1’s Wild Splash concert back in 2020, mere days before the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown took place. The rapper and pop star—who releases her fourth album this year— is taking Tampa native and Howard W. Blake High School graduate Doechii with her on the

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Scarlet Tour. Less than three years ago, the 24-year-old was playing at The Bricks in Ybor City. Since then, she’s been named to XXL’s vaunted “freshman” list and is now set to play her biggest hometown set to date. Although Doechii is L.A.-based now (and has been profiled by the L.A. Times), the Tik Tok-famous rapper has continued to rep her hometown throughout her recent rise to stardom.

Legacy Reunion: Earth, Wind & Fire Alumni No, this is not the same version of Earth, Wind and Fire—featuring Philip Bailey and Verdine White—that opened for Lionel Richie in Tampa last summer. In fact, this legacy group, which claims to bring together alumni of EWF without directly revealing who exactly, is being sued by the official band, with claims that it’s going out as the real thing. If you have faith and know your personnel, or just want to hear “September” in an intimate setting after surviving Black Friday, across the way from the Dalí is where you’ll wanna be.

(Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg) Shaun Cassidy As the half-brother of David Cassidy, Shaun seemed bound for superstardom. The real-life son of Academy Award-winning actress and singer Shirley Jones (who portrayed the matriarch and the voice of reason on “The Partridge Family”) and Tony Award-winning Broadway star Jack Cassidy, Shaun Cassidy was born with the show business gene. Read more on p. 59 and catch our full Q&A with him at cltampa. com/music. (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)—Gabe Echazabal

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Coco in Concert If your kids couldn’t get enough of a live orchestra and DJ performing the score to “Spider-Man: Into

The Spider-Verse” at Ruth Eckerd Hall last Wednesday, you might want to sprinkle some Pixar into your concert calendar. Under the direction of Esin Aydingoz, the 20-piece Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México accompanies a screening of 2017’s “Coco” with Michael Giacchino’s original score, featuring the Oscar-winning “Remember Me,” of course. And don’t worry about bedtime, there’s both a matinee and an evening show.

(Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center, Tampa) Dave Koz and Friends: Jonathan Butler w/Marcus Anderson/Rebecca Jade/ Justin Lee Schultz The housing market might serve as the reason why the 60-yearold has yet to purchase a winter home in Florida, but ol’ Santa Koz—who was one of the first major acts to perform at downtown Clearwater’s brand-new outdoor venue, The Sound last summer—brings his annual Christmas tour back this weekend. He’ll have South African guitarist Jonathan Butler, latter-day Prince saxophonist Marcus Anderson, and soulful-as-hell vocalist Rebecca Jade in tow. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) C Flowers for Emily w/Spoiled Rat/ Discord Theory Orlando band Flowers for Emily rolls the “Doormat” out for itself for this one where it’ll play that downtempo rocker of a single that sounds a little like Red House Painters if Mark Kozelek wasn’t a total weirdo and actually had friends who could play grunge-rock. Local favorites Spoiled Rat and Discord Theory play support. (Crowbar, Ybor City)—Ray Roa C Goatwhore w/Withered/Spiter Nationally-touring acts may regularly skip Tampa and perhaps the entire state of Florida, but we’re always thankful that our Gulf Coast neighbors over in Louisiana have got our backs.

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While Goatwhore’s lineup has changed a few times since the band formed in 1997, the metal outfit—which is included in Kerrang Magazine’s NSFW “13 most offensive band names of all time” list—has steadily churned out albums and nationwide tours for the better part of two decades. Expect to hear singles off its latest release, 2022’s Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven. (Orpheum, Tampa )

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C 93.3 FLZ Jingle Ball: Niall Horan w/ Teddy Swims/Zara Larsson/Doechii/ Paul Russell/Kaliii/Lawrence This year’s Tampa stop on the annual iHeartRadio Jingle Ball tour is doing a complete 360 from its nostalgic approach last year. Ex-One Direction member Niall Horan—whose only other appearance on this tour will be in Inglewood—headlines while continuing the kickoff to his next era, centered around his new album The Show, which he’ll bring back to Tampa this summer for a longer gig. R&B singer Teddy Swims (who just played Jannus Live last month), Swedish pop singer Zara Larsson, and Tampa native rapper Doechii (who will have just opened for Doja Cat in the same room two nights prior), amongst others like Gasparilla Music Festival alum Lawrwence, will also get 25 minutes to perform whatever hits, holiday-related or not, they want to. (Amalie Arena, Tampa) Alexandra Kay The 32-year-old country singer has previously opened for Tim McGraw, and cites Dolly Parton and Leanne Womack as her vocal influences, finally released her debut album last month. All I’ve Ever Known is described as “the most raw, vulnerable, and wide open” Kay has ever been while writing music, and is also partially inspired by the Illinois town she has lived in for the last 10

years. She plays the entire album, and then some, at this sold-out gig. (Orpheum, Tampa)

his dad’s short but sweet catalog, and his own. (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)

C The Hip Abduction w/Passafire/ Coyote Island/Sierra Lane The St. Petebased reggae darling, inspired by West African and early Jamaican reggae/dub music, headlines the latest installment of St. Pete Pier’s Rise Up series with a handful of mainly fellow southern up-and-comers. (St. Pete Pier, St. Petersburg)

Leanna Firestone Sad-girl indie-pop that has dominated both the Top 40 charts and the hearts of teenagers everywhere, and one artist emerging on the scene is bringing her specific brand of the popular genre to Tampa. Tik Tok star-turned independent artist Firestone is currently on her “Least Favorite Only Child Tour” throughout the southwest and northeast, promoting her latest group of songs, 2023’s Good Grief. The 21-yearold Tennessee-based singer-songwriter launched an anime-focused Tik Tok account in 2020 and just a year and some change later her first single “Strawberry Mentos” reached a few million streams—a certainly explosive duo alongside her other popular song “Diet Coke.” (Crowbar, Ybor City )

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C Manchester Orchestra w/The Get Up Kids Some of us are still hurting from how much of a shitshow opening night of the AllAmerican Rejects and New Found Glory’s “Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour” was, with emo pioneer The Get Up Kids opening things up with only four songs, due to a plethora of technical issues. Luckily, Jannus Live is far more compact than the ol’ Gary amphitheater, so the band’s opening slot for Manchester Orchestra—which released The Valley of Vision, a new EP that went along with a 26-minute long virtual reality movie of the same title—will make up for some lost time this week. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

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C A.J. Croce A.J. Croce is no stranger to losing those close to him. Last September marked 50 years since his father Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash at the age of 30, barely a year after he finally got his big break with You Don’t Mess Around With Jim. Though A.J. was a few days away from turning two years old when his family received the news, his wife Marlo died suddenly five years ago, and ever since, he’s been keeping busy on the road, performing selections from

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The Motowners It’s pretty common for folks to start celebrating Christmas as soon as their Thanksgiving plates are cleared, and this “Legends of Motown” show will certainly help them get into that holiday spirit.

Less of a concert and more of a performance or “15-piece musical extravaganza,” this Motowners gig features choreography, several costume changes and singers backed by an in-house band. Expect Motown favorites mixed with classic Christmas tunes, and whatever else these performers have up their shiny, costumed sleeves. (Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg ) C Roy Woods As he was just entering adulthood, Roy Woods became acquainted with Drake’s manager Oliver El-Khatib via Instagram. Almost a decade later, the 27-year-old is signed to Champagne Papi’s label OVO Sound, which just released his third studio album Mixed Emotions, and effort that sees Woods asking a woman what the hell is up with the mental abuse, coming to grips with becoming a father, and how

his priorities have shifted from when he was younger. The last time Woods was in Tampa was opening for his label boss at a 2016 gig at Amalie Arena, and though we can’t say for sure that’ll be the deal when Drake and J. Cole co-headline Amalie next year, this intimate gig in Ybor City is still pretty close. (The Ritz, Ybor City)

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C Pohgoh w/Earthgirl As a kickoff to a four-date east coast tour, the beloved Tampa indie-emo outfit—the birther of last year’s du und ich, which might have been one of the most crisp, catchy, and thematically eclectic albums to come out of our neck of the woods in 2022—takes to Microgroove to grab a little extra money to help pay for gas and van rental funds to get up to North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington D.C. successfully.

The newly rebranded Earthgirl, formerly known as My Cat Umi, is also on this bill.

(Microgroove, Tampa)

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Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience In almost 50 years of performing, Cash only had one female play lead guitar for him. Debbie Horton, the president of Cash’s fanclub in Virginia, was inspired by the Man In Black to learn guitar, and sure enough, when he played a gig in Baltimore, Cash pulled Horton—who he already knew of—out of the crowd and gave her a shot at playing “Big River.” Videos of Cash and his isolated vocals will be accompanied by Horton and a full band, and in between each song, video commentary from his and June Carter’s son John Carter Cash will occur.

(Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)

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Turns out, Tampa is getting two dances with Drake next year. We tried our best to tell you when Champagnepapi announced his first 2024 show in Tampa, but hip-hop’s 37-year-old Peter Pan added a second date to his trip to the Amalie Arena two days later.

The rapper born Aubrey Graham announced the extension of his “It’s All A Blur Tour” after including just two summer dates in Miami on his 2023 run. Cole, 38, appeared on Drake’s latest album, For All the Dogs, released last month, and welcomed Drizzy to his own Dreamville festival last April.

Tickets to see Drake and J. Cole play Tampa’s Amalie Arena on Friday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 4 are on sale now and start at $85.75.

And remember, whether you get tickets or not, it’s all part of god’s plan. See Josh Bradley’s weekly rundown of newly announced concerts below.—Ray Roa

Wayfarin Leo Roger w/Maily Rock Saturday, Dec. 2. 5 p.m. No cover. Nebraska Mini Mart, Tampa

Isoxo Saturday, Feb. 24. 10 p.m. $35 & up.

The Ritz, Ybor City

WMNF 88.5 FM presents The 8th Annual Ukulele Festival: Ari Chi w/ The Chris Tracy Duo/Jct 27/Tom Hood and the Tropical Sons/Renee and the Rollers/more Saturday, Dec. 2. 2 p.m. $20, kids 12 and under free. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg Scattered Hamlet Sunday, Dec. 3. 7 p.m.

Prices TBA. Hooch and Hive, Tampa Palm Ghosts w/Layne Lyre/Offerings Thursday, Dec. 7. 8 p.m. $10. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa Emo Night Tampa: Farseek w/Virginity/ Bad Bad Things/more Saturday, Dec. 9. 9 p.m. No cover. Crowbar, Ybor City Emo Night Brooklyn: New Year’s Emo Sunday, Dec. 31. 9 p.m. $25 & up. Orpheum, Tampa Shane Smith and The Saints Sunday, Jan. 21. 8 p.m. $25. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg Al Di Meola Saturday, Jan. 27. 8 p.m. $50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater Drew & Ellie Holcomb Saturday, Feb. 24.

7:30 p.m. $29 & up. Polk Theater, Lakeland

Burna Boy Monday, March 11. 7:30 p.m. $59.50 & up. Amalie Arena, Tampa My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult w/ Adult./Kanga Thursday, March 21. 7 p.m. $29.50. Orpheum, Tampa Joe Satriani & Steve Vai Monday, March 25. 7 p.m. $53.25 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater Juanes Wednesday, March 27. 8 p.m. $130 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa Flatland Cavalry Sunday, April 7. 8 p.m. $24.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg Israel & NewBreed Sunday, April 7. 7 p.m. $33.50 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg Chris Renzema Saturday, May 4. 8 p.m. $22 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg AJR Thursday, May 9. 7:30 p.m. Prices TBA. Amalie Arena, Tampa Queensrÿche w/Armored Saint Thursday, May 9. 8 p.m. $29.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

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defensiveness, and stonewalling. Learn more at gottman.com.

By Dan Savage

I met a man whose wife was very ill. Their relationship was no longer sexual, and he was in a caretaker role, and seeking release. We fell in love, and he promised to marry me when his wife passes. That was five years ago. I know he isn’t lying about his wife’s illness, but I no longer want to wait. The only leverage I have is telling his wife and kids, which I would never do. It would destroy him and destroy us. But I’m drunk right now and I need you to tell me I shouldn’t.

You absolutely shouldn’t—unless you want stoned CNN viewers to root against the detectives investigating your murder in a future episode of “Forensic Files.”

do most people in her position feel about their male appendage? I’m hesitant to initiate any intimacy now.

Even if you knew how most MTF folks feel about their male appendages—and even if I knew how most MTF folks feel about their male appendage —neither of us knows how your particular MTF spouse feels about her male appendage. It’s entirely possible your spouse feels the way most trans women feel… or she could hold a minority opinion. So, you’re going to have to ask her. Whatever she feels about her male appendage, broaching the subject is one way of letting her know you’re still attracted to her and still wanna be intimate.

Straight boy in the big city who sometimes plays the Bull for cuck couples. Went in for a second job interview and the boss was a man whose wife I’d fucked in front of him a year ago. There was lots of verbal abuse that his wife initiated (and I played along with) but their thing was too intense and I politely declined to meet up with them again. I didn’t get the job, and I’m pretty sure why. I still have his wife’s phone number.

Do I have any recourse here?

You don’t—unless you want stoned CNN viewers to root against the detectives investigating your murder in a future episode of “Forensic Files.”

I am a woman who has plentiful orgasms very easily and a WAP. I prefer a larger-than average penis, which apparently is common (according to some studies) among women who orgasm a lot, because I need to have my cervix rammed to feel completely satisfied. I don’t want to be this way and I feel a little ashamed since it’s something men can’t change about themselves. What do I do if I meet someone who is otherwise a very compatible partner, however, physically through no fault of his own, can’t give me what I need sexually? I like it to be a big enough dick that it hurts a little.

Guys with big dicks are great, but guys— big or small—who are secure enough with their dicks to occasionally strap on a big dildo are even better. Find one of them.

I have some questions about pronouns. I get he/ him, she/her and they/them but not he/they or she/they. This has been a discussion with friends and family. Personally, I want people to identify with their truth. But I still don’t understand he/ they or she/they. Can you make it make sense?

Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to make a good faith effort to remember the unique and sometimes unpredictable pronoun preferences of everyone we meet. We also have the option of training ourselves to never, ever use pronouns at all, in reference to anyone, ever again (She/they, he/they: “I may identify with and present as my natal/biological/assigned sex BUT I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, bitches!”)

Sex with hubs is boring now but I have no new fantasies. How do I get into it again?

If the relationship is open, fuck some other people, alone and together. If the relationship is closed, fuck each other someplace you haven’t fucked before—at the office, at a sex club, in the ass, etc.

I’m a 50-year-old man. My spouse, 46, is in the process of transitioning from male to female.

I want to be sensitive to this experience and don’t want to ask hurtful questions, but there are just things I don’t know. For instance, how

I’m wanting to get into fisting, but my boyfriend isn’t into it. We are open. How do I go about it?

How do I even get started?

“Open and honest communication about your needs and your partner’s needs is always the most important thing, whatever you’re into,” said Jazzmatazz, the fisting blogger who co-hosts the Such FFun podcast. “Two fistingspecific tips: train with toys first, solo and with partners. And find some experienced fisters in your area—guys you feel you can trust—who are up for showing you the ropes. Then explore and have fun!”

Is it safe to mix X-Lube with piss?

Since X-Lube is powdered lubricant (just add water) that’s popular with fist fuckers and since I already had Jazzmatazz on the line, I passed your question to him: “Your large intestine has one job: absorbing water,” said Jazzmatazz.

“Piss in your butt will get absorbed, with or without X-Lube. If you trust the quality of the piss, go for it.” You can find Jazzmatazz on Twitter @jazzmatazzoz and the Such FFun podcast—now in its fourth year—on all podcasting platforms and on Twitter @SuchFFun.

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What does it mean when a girl looks at you and runs her finger around her lips like in a circle with her lips open? Round the world? I wanna give you a rim job? She did it at me like three times, Dan. I want to interpret this the right way.

I’m a straight guy who doesn’t get much, but I think maybe this gal is interested? Yay or nay?

If this girl was in your league (be honest), it means she wants it. If this girl was out of your league, it means she takes cash or Venmo… or she was secretly filming you for her prank YouTube channel. Proceed with caution.

What are tell-tale signs a relationship is doomed?

I wanna be glib POS and say, “Asking yourself—or asking an advice columnist—that particular question is one of the signs,” but that isn’t true. Everyone in a truly long-term relationship (five-plus years) has wondered at some point whether their relationship was doomed.

No, the truly tell-tale signs—the Four Horsemen of Relationship Apocalypse, according to John Gottman and Julie Schwarz Gottman of the Gottman Institute—are criticism, contempt,

Is it normal during a foursome (FMFM) for one couple to forbid any kissing?

It’s not unheard of for a couple in an open relationship—even a couple who swings together—to hold something back. Some couples only “soft swap,” meaning they only engage in oral and mutual masturbation when they play with others; some couples don’t play with others in the bed they share or their time zone where they live. For this couple, it’s kissing. People are allowed to rule anything in and anything out, and what may seem trivial to you—if you’re fucking other people why not kiss them?—could have deep emotional significance for the couple you played with.

How to deal with tears, fissures, and inflamed bowels as a tight gay bottom?

Use tons of lube, take things very slowly, stop at any sign of pain or discomfort, play solo (no pressure not to bail), and make sure your sex partners know—in advance—that they’re not guaranteed anal to completion (no one is) and that you won’t tolerate pouting or pressure if you do have to bail. Also remind them that oral or mutual masturbation—the acts you’ll pivot to if you have to bail on anal—are great sex, not sad consolation prizes.

Best BJ trick?

A gentle bite—just a little pressure applied with the teeth at a moment when the dick isn’t

sliding in or out—paired with sustained eye contact. It’s a great way to remind the person whose dick is in your mouth that they don’t have all the power, since you could tear that cock off with your teeth at any moment. So. What other kink-minded dating apps are out there besides Fetlife and Feeld?

Any dating app is a kink-minded dating app so long as you’re prepared to be open and honest about your kinks. But no one—not even other kinky peopl —will want to see a list of fetishes or kinks on a non-kinky dating app.

Just drop a hint: “GGG seeking GGG.” Can you fuck university faculty after you’ve graduated?

So far as I’m concerned, yes—but I write sex columns, not university conduct codes.

I’m a 50-plus male. In the past five to 10 years, it seems like the skin on my penis has gotten more fragile. Where I used to be able to masturbate for as long as I liked, I have started getting an abrasion where my thumb rubs if I do it too long. I don’t think I have changed anything and have never been a “death grip” guy. I’m sure you are going to suggest lube, but I just don’t like the clean-up afterwards.

Is this just an unavoidable byproduct of aging or is there something to be done to toughen it up?

As we age, our skin becomes thinner, and our orgasms take a little longer to achieve. So, even if you’re not stroking your aging dick any harder, you are stroking your aging dickskin a little longer than you used to. Pick your poison: beating holes in your dick and bleeding out or using some lube and having to do a little clean up. The choice seems obvious to me.

Why do I want to keep sending dirty videos to a guy I know is bad news?

Because knowing you shouldn’t makes it 10 times hotter.

How does your expert gaydar react to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson? When I heard that his wife is a conversion therapist and that he has a phone app to try and keep him accountable for his porn use, I immediately thought, yeah, gay porn for sure. Given his toxic homophobia, I automatically suspect a self-loathing closet case. Is he pinging on your gaydar?

Is he ever! With apologies to Little Richard: a ping pong a ling ping a lop pang poom!

Does the refractory period get longer as you get older?

Indeed, it does.

You suck.

Indeed, I do.

Send your question to mailbox@savage.love.

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