Local Arts

'Beige gay' comedian Jeff Klein will record his special at Ybor City's Commodore theater

'Fatty Gay' goes on tape over two Saturdays in September.

By Michael Murillo

Jeff Klein, who won a Best of the Bay award for his comedy-drag mashup “Wigs and Wit,” will focus on his own wit in a new comedy special. Klein’s unique show, which played in several venues across the Tampa Bay area a few years ago, featured stand-up comedians and drag queens showcasing their talents and switching roles for an evening...

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Photos: Everyone was saw at St. Pete's Fetish Con 2024

Kink Christmas happened in St. Petersburg last weekend when Fetish Con landed at the Bayfront Hilton in St. Petersburg for four days…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Everyone was saw St. Pete's Fetish Con 2024
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Photos: ‘Tutu Tango’ photographic ballet opens in Ybor City

You know what they say about tango. It takes tutu, at least in Ybor City this summer where a collaborative multimedia exhibition…

By Ray Roa

Dorothee Elfring at Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Ybor City, Florida on Aug. 8, 2024.
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Photos: Tampa Bay History Center has acquired the first map to show Florida

On paper at least, Florida more or less didn’t exist before Hernán Cortés’ map of it appeared in a German book published…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Tampa Bay History Center has acquired the first map to show Florida
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The most miserable places in Tampa Bay of 2024

Awhile back Creative Loafing Tampa Bay published its first "Most miserable places in Tampa Bay" round-up, and many of you chimed in…

By CL Staff

Literally any Trader Joes on the weekend 
There's a reason they pay a kid to stand in the parking lot and referee the fights.
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August 15, 2024

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