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And Near Trans-Siberian Orchestra Celebrates Local Orthodonist Serves Community Far By Amy Schechter 20 Years With The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve Braces don’t usually professionals. By Kathy L. Collins
atre on December 24. While seeking shelter from the cold, the teen is discovered by the theatre’s caretaker, who uses the ghosts and spirits from the building’s past to turn her life around. The rock opera features Christmas favorites such as Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24, O Come All Ye Faithful, Good King Joy, The Trans-Siberian Orchestra will bring its critically acclaimed The Ghosts of Christmas Eve to Tampa’s Christmas Canon, Music Box AMALIE Arena on Sunday, December 18. Blues, Promises To Keep The critically acclaimed, musical and This Christmas Day. The 2016 tour powerhouse, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, will see an all new second set containing will bring its treasured holiday tale, The some of Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s greatGhosts of Christmas Eve, to Tampa’s est hits and fan-pleasers. AMALIE Arena on Sunday, December 18 Paul O’Neil, who launched the Transwith shows at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Siberian Orchestra said, “This show was show will be seen in 61 cities across an experiment, to take something that North America beginning in November. was conceived for T.V. and try to express Tickets go on sale beginning on that story live on stage. Integrating segFriday, September 16. Trans-Siberian ments of the T.V. show, with a live narraOrchestra was launched in 1996. Visit tor, and full rock band was something www.trans-siberianorchestra.com for TSO has never done. The overwhelming details. As this is its platinum anniversary response from the fans during the 2015 year, each concert ticket purchased Winter Tour drove the band’s decision to online will include a digital audio copy of take it back out on the road this year.” The Ghosts of Christmas Eve. This is the If you attended last year, you will see first time these songs have been released new artists, new special effects and a lot in an audio package, and the album feaof surprises this year. tures a bonus track titled Music Box The Trans-Siberian Orchestra Blues. donates one to two dollars from every The Ghosts of Christmas Eve ticket sold to select local charities. To debuted last year to rave critical and fan date, over $13 million has been distribreviews. The Ghosts of Christmas Eve uted to worthy charities across North follows the journey of a runaway who America. For more information, visit breaks into an abandoned vaudeville the- www.trans-siberianorchestra.com.
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conjure up the most Both Matt and Sara positive feelings, until hope to one day take they come off. However, many more mission trips Dr. Matt Ahrens, DMD, when their boys are MS is sure to put a joyolder, but for now they ful, healthy, and straight try their best to enrich smile on your face. He the lives of people within and wife, Sara, opened the SouthShore comSouthshore munity. To that end, Dr. Orthodontics in 2015 to Ahrens is a local Smiles serve the Apollo Beach, Change Provider. He Brandon, Gibsonton, explains, “This program Riverview, Ruskin, and promotes increased Dr. Matt Ahrens of Southshore Wimauma areas, so self-esteem and Orthodontics and wife, Sara, and they could provide improved oral health for two sons Landon and Brady. exceptional care in a children in need of place they considered home. Dr. Ahrens orthodontic treatment whose families canwas raised in Ocala and Sara in Brandon, not afford the full cost of braces.” He and so they always knew they wanted to his family are proud to be part of an serve the community that had given so organization that has helped over 7,000 much to them. They now reside in the children achieve the self-esteem and SouthShore area with their two young hope that come from a new smile. boys, Landon and Brady, and their family He adds, “I am also passionate about business is truly a labor of love. supporting our youth in the SouthShore Aside from the extraordinary care area through our local schools and the and attention Dr. Ahrens takes with his YMCA.” Southshore Orthodontics sponpatients, he and Sara give so much of sors local honor roll parties, little league themselves back to the community both teams, and creates the car line tags for near and far. Before starting a family, Dr. the surrounding elementary schools free Ahrens leapt at the chance to work with of charge. families who couldn’t afford dental care SouthShore Orthodontics is located volunteering his time in low income clinics off of Big Bend Rd. at 13135 Kings Lake designed to extend preventative care as Dr. #103 in Gibsonton, and services well as treatment to families who otherRiverview, Gibsonton, Ruskin, Apollo wise could not afford the cost. Dr. Ahrens Beach, and Brandon. For more informaalso feels fortunate enough to have been tion or to make a consultation, call 815able to take two mission trips to the 0080. Visit southshore-ortho.com or visit Dominican Republic where he provided them on Facebook. For more information much needed dental care to locals, some on the Smiles Change Lives program or of whom had never had access to dental to apply, visit www.smileschangelives.org.
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