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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2017
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FST hosts the return of its finger-licking good fundraiser. PAGE 5
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Josh Scheible, Lesa Silvermore and Dave Cornicelli celebrate at Growler’s Pub after Silvermore’s album-release party.
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Transitioning from solo act to full band, Lesa Silvermore releases her debut LP, ‘Dopplegänger.’
Beat the heat with these must-see summer films. PAGE 6
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esa Silvermore’s performance last month at Growler’s Pub wrapped up in fitting fashion. Surrounded by more than 300 guests, who filled the North Tamiami Trail bar and local music hot spot, she and her bandmates powered through the final songs of their set, soaked in bubbles and their instruments covered in confetti and streamers. It was a party to say the least. “There was so much confetti,” says Josh Scheible, who plays bass. “I had streamers stuck between my strings and fretboard; I was spitting out confetti. It was very Lesa.” Silvermore and her band were celebrating the release of her SEE PAGE 2
Brick’s Smoked Meats Lesa Silvermore at the Harvey Milk Festival supporting her debut full-length album.
A new downtown eatery offers a taste of Texas. PAGE 9