Weekly Tidbits June 17, 2021

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE to Zubrick Magic Theatre in St. Petersburg!
Get your tickets before they disappear at https://bit.ly/3iFlli6.

Birds of a Feather in Gulfport

The Gulfport Community Players present “Birds of a Feather” at the Catherine Hickman Theater this weekend, June 17-20th. The Players’ first play of the season, this comedy by Marc Acito, recounts the story of Roy and Silo, two male Central Park Zoo chinstrap penguins who partnered, adopted an egg, hatched and raised a chick together. Tickets are $20/person and available at www.gulfportcommunityplayers.org/.

Register for Inaugural Pier Run

Gather your friends and family, and kick off your 4th of July celebrations with the inaugural St Pete Pier Run! The 4 mile run showcases the amazing St Pete Pier, which opened in 2020, as well as St Pete’s scenic waterfront. The event includes live music for all to enjoy. Come and run your FOUR ON THE FOURTH at the St Pete Pier! Click here to sign up now.

Lee Miller Exhibit Opens at the Dali

The Woman Who Broke Boundaries: Photographer Lee Miller exhibit is set to open at the The Dali on Saturday, July 3rd. The exhibit surveys the work of photographer Lee Miller, who is known for her fascinating personal life and remarkably incisive portraiture and photojournalism. Click here to learn more.

NEW Latin Jazz Fest on July 9-11th

This summer St. Petersburg Jazz Festival has a NEW festival called the Latin Jazz Fest on July 9-11, 2021 at the Palladium Theater! Visit www.stpetejazzfest.com/ to see who they have lined up and how you can get tickets. The St. Petersburg Jazz Festival will resume in February of 2022.

NEW TIDBITS:

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The June/July Issue is NOW online. Read it here.
CLICK HERE to signup for ALERT PINELLAS to get vital updates during hurricane season.
Join Mastry’s Brewing Co. and Pipo’s Pronto on Friday, June 18th to celebrate their new food and beverage collaboration in St. Pete Beach. Click here to learn more.
Join Pet Pal Animal Shelter at Boulevard Burgers on Thursday, June 17th for Doggie Date Night! Click here to learn about this local event.
Preserve the ‘Burg Porch Parties return this Friday, June 17th. The evening will include a special inside viewing of Al Lang’s historic and beautifully restored home, short neighborhood tours, tasty hors d’oeuvres, cash donation bar and live music along with a PTB preservation update. Click here to get your tickets.
Gulfport needs volunteers for their Third Saturday IndieFaire Night Market on Saturday, June 19th! Sign up here
Congratulations to Outer Banks Boil Company on celebrating the grand opening of their NEW location at the Dolphin Village in St. Pete Beach last Friday, June 11th!
A patchy bloom of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida including Pinellas County. Click here to learn more.
Want to know what you can expect at this year’s GeckoBall? Click here to find out.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Run for the Turtles 5K- Now through June 30 REGISTER
St. Pete PrideFest 2021- Month of June SCHEDULE
Doggie Date Night for Pet Pal Animal Shelter- June 17 INFO
Pipo’s Pronto Grand Opening Celebration- June 18 INFO
Gulfport Community Players Birds of a Feather– June 17-20 TICKETS
Pagliacci at the Palladium- June 18 & 20 TICKETS
Sit, Stay, Heal at the Museum of Fine Arts- June 24 REGISTER

REMINDERS

The June/July Issue is NOW online. Read it here.
Reach customers this summer with our 2 month ads in Paradise News! Email Peter Roos at sales@ParadiseNewsFL.com to place your ads in Paradise News in Print.
Pinellas County Sheriffs Offices wants you to please lock your car doors and stow valuables out of sight.
Coyotes call Pinellas County home too! CLICK HERE for safety tips for you & your pets.
The WINNERS of this year’s Best of St. Pete/Clearwater are out! See who won the top spots now at https://www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/best-of-winners.
Pinellas County residents can help shape the future of the Sunrunner Corridor. Click here to learn how.
Gulfport Senior Center Foundation received a $5,000 grant to provide storm emergency equipment kits to local seniors. Click here to learn more.
Due to extremely dry weather conditions and high wildfire danger, the Southwest Florida Water Management District is prohibiting campfires on all District campgrounds until further notice. For more information on District campgrounds, visit WaterMatters.org/Recreation.
Woodie’s Wash Shack, Pinellas Community Church and Marina Walk Apartment Homes all joined the Skyway Marina District
Congratulations to the Indian Shores Library on their reopening today, Thursday, June 10th. Click here to learn more about their reopening hours.
South Pasadena Locals Can Use SPB Library! Upon payment of $25 at South Pasadena City Hall, residents may immediately take a voucher to the St. Pete Beach Public Library to get their library card (or renew an existing card). While residents may only take their voucher to the St. Pete Beach Library, library cards may then be used at any library in the Pinellas County Library Cooperative.
From Heath to Hedgerow: Doulton Lambeth Ware and the British Countryside is now open at the Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete! Click here to learn more.
Indian Shores resident can help get sea oats to help protect local beach shores! Click here to learn how.
Connect with the City of Gulfport through their app! CLICK HERE to learn more and download it.
Registration is now open for The Dali’s Jr. Docent Summer Camps. Learn more & register at http://thedali.org/programs/camp/.
Registration is now open for ZooTampa at Lowry Park’s summer camps. Click here to register.
Registration is now open for the Museum of Fine Arts’ 2021 in-person summer camps! Three week-long camps will encourage young minds to explore art, science, and more. CLICK HERE to learn more.
The City of Madeira Beach will be celebrating 75 years in 2022! Help them decide how they will celebrate at https://madeirabeachfl.gov/75th-anniversary-celebration/.
The City of St. Pete Beach is now using See Click Fix for residents to submit issues to the city. Click here to learn more.
The City of St. Pete Beach shared a friendly reminder this week that individuals who take their dog(s) on the beach, one may be fined $118 per City of St. Pete Beach Code of Ordinances.
MOTE’s 35th Annual Run for the Turtles is virtual this year. Registration is available now through June 30th. Click here to register.
As a Blue Star Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete is showing their appreciation to military families by offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, starting this Saturday, May 15 through Labor Day, Sept. 6. Click here to learn more.
Clothes to Kids needs donations! Learn how you can help here.