Tampa Arts & Entertainment City Guide December 2008 An Adventure About the Fun of Museums, Their Future, and Locating Museum Stores What is the Definition of Fine Art The Life and Writings of George Bernard Shaw www.cityguide.tampa.com 10 1
Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare A Body of Water by Lee Blessing Elizabeth and Edward by Aubrey Hampton Teen Acting Classes 4419 N Huber t Avenue 813.879.2914 enic Toreador, The Hallucinog 68-1970) (19 Salvador Dalí I believe that I am the savior of modern art, the only one who can sublimate, integrate, and rationalize, in an imperial manner and with beauty, all the revolutionary experiences of modern times. -- Salvador Dalí and Max Gérard, Dalí, p.208 Dalí museum 1000 Third Street South St. Petersburg, FLorida 1.800.442.3254 www.salvadordalimuseum.org 2 9
Sports Tampa Bay Buccaneers One Buccaneer Place (813) 870-2700 www.buccaneers.com Tampa Bay Lightning 401 Channelside Drive (813) 301-6500 www.tampabaylightning.com Tampa Bay Rays One Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg, FL (727) 825-3137 www.raysbaseball.com Tampa Bay Storm 401 Channelside Drive (813) 276-7300 www.tampabaystorm.com For the young and the young at heart Tampa s Lowry Park Zoo offers enjoyment for everyone. Contents An Adventure About the Fun of Museums, Their Future, and Locating Museum Stores The Life and Writings of George Bernard Shaw Page 4 Page 2 Area Arts and Entertainment What is the Definition of Fine Art Pages 6-8 Page 4 Theme Parks Adventure Island 10001 McKinley Drive (813) 987-5600 www.adventureisland.com Visit more than 2,000 animals in lush habitats and experience our rides, water play areas, shows and restaurants. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay 3000 E Busch Boulevard (813) 987-5000 www.buschgardens.com Open 9:30am to 5pm Daily Dinosaur World 1101 W Sligh Ave 5145 Harvey Tew Road, Plant City, FL (813) 717-9865 www.dinoworld.net 813.935.8552 Discovery Cove 6000 Discovery Cove Way, Orlando, FL (407) 370-1280 www.discoverycove.com 13600 National Golf Drive Tampa, FL 813-926-8888 SeaWorld Orlando 7007 SeaWorld Drive, Orlando, FL (407) 351-3600 www.seaworld.com Tampa s Lowry Park Zoo 1101 W Sligh Avenue (813) 935-8552 www.lowryparkzoo.com Do You Dream of Africa? This 45 acre, wildlife sanctuary is home to 140 cats representing 16 species of wild cat. Lions Tigers Geoffroy Cats Jungle Cats Servals Caracals Snow Leopards Bobcats Lynx and more We are not a zoo. Our animals peace and tranquility come first. The only way to visit is on one of our guided tours. 12802 Easy Street Tampa, FL 33625 813.920.4130 www.bigcatrescue.org 8 1
Jim Campbell: Library 2004 L.E.D. continuous-motion image with attached Plexiglas and photogravure, 26 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 3 Edition: 6 Florida Museum Of Photographic Arts Glazer Children s Museum 7550 N Boulevard (813) 277-3199 www.glazermuseum.org Henry B. Plant Museum 401 W Kennedy Boulevard (813) 254-1891 www.plantmuseum.com MOSI - Museum of Science & Industry 4801 E Fowler Avenue (813) 987-6100 www.mosi.org Salvador Dali Museum 1000 3rd Street S, St. Petersburg (727) 823-3767 www.salvadordalimuseum.org Tampa Bay Automobile Museum 3301 Gateway Centre Bouleard, Pinellas Park, FL (727) 579-8226 www.tbauto.org Tampa Bay History Center 801 St. Pete Times Forum Drive (813) 228-0097 www.tampabayhistorycenter.org Tampa Museum of Art 2306 N Howard Avenue (813) 259-1720 www.tampamuseum.org University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum 4202 E Fowler Avenue, CAM101 (813) 974-4133 www.usfcam.usf.edu Ybor City State Museum 1818 E 9th Avenue (813) 247-6323 www.ybormuseum.org Performing Arts & Concerts American Stage 211 3rd Street S, St. Petersburg, FL (727) 823-7529 www.americanstage.org Ford Amphitheatre 4802 U.S. Highway 301 N (813) 740-2446 www.livenation.com Gorilla Theatre 4419 N Hubert Avenue (813) 879-2914 www.gorillatheatre.com Skipper s Smokehouse and Oyster Bar 910 Skipper Road (813) 971-0666 www.skipperssmokehouse.com St. Pete Times Forum 401 Channelside Drive (813) 301-6763 www.sptimesforum.com Stageworks Theatre P.O. Box 3428 (813) 251-8984 www.stageworkstheater.com Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place (813) 222-1072 www.tbpac.org Tampa Improv Comedy Theater & Restaurant 1600 E 8th Avenue, Suite C 112 (813) 864-4000 www.improvtampa.com The Lakeland Center 701 W Lime Street, Lakeland, FL (863) 834-8100 www.thelakelandcenter.com Tuesday through Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm Downtown Tampa 200 North Tampa Street 813.221.2222 8710 West Hillsborough Ave 813.969.1518 www.bigredbaloon.com 2306 N. Howard Avenue 813.274.8130 2 7
Casinos & Racing Emerald Greens Golf Resort & Country Club Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 13941 Clubhouse Drive (813) 961-9400 www.stayandplaytampa.com 5223 N Orient Road (813) 627-7625 www.seminolehardrocktampa.com Heritage Isles Golf & Country Club Tampa Bay Downs 10630 Plantation Bay Drive (813) 907-7388 www.heritageislesgolf.com 11225 Race Track Road (813) 855-4401 www.tampabaydowns.com Rocky Point Golf Course Tampa Greyhound Track 4151 Dana Shores Drive (813) 673-4316 www.rockypointgc.com 8300 N Nebraska Avenue (813) 932-4313 www.tampadogs.com Rogers Park Golf Course Comedy Club 7911 N Willie Black Drive (813) 356-1670 www.rogersparkgc.com Tampa Improv Comedy Theater & Restaurant 1600 E 8th Avenue, Suite C 112 (813) 864-4000 www.improvtampa.com Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club Game Room & Activity Center Westchase Golf Club 5811 Tampa Palms Boulevard (813) 972-1991 www.tampa-palmscc.com 11602 Westchase Golf Drive (813) 854-2331 www.westchasegc.com GameWorks 1600 E 8th Avenue, Suite A147 (813) 241-9675 www.gameworks.com Movie Theatre Tampa Theatre Q-Zar Laser Tag Events 711 N Franklin Street (813) 274-8981 www.tampatheatre.org 7807 N Dale Mabry Highway (813) 933-6995 www.qzartampa.com Museums Splitsville 615 Channelside Drive (813) 514-2695 www.splitsvillelanes.com American Victory Mariners Memorial & Museum Ship Golf Courses 705 Channelside Drive, Berth 271 (813) 228-8766 www.americanvictory.org Ace Golf/Pebble Creek Golf Club The Arts Center 10550 Regents Park Drive (813) 973-3870 www.pebblecreekclub.com Babe Zaharias Golf Course 719 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL (727) 822-7872 www.theartscenter.org 11412 Forest Hills Drive (813) 631-4374 www.babezahariasgc.com Florida Holocaust Museum An Adventure About the Fun of Museums, Their Future, and Locating Museum Stores By Dana D Williams Museums are about exceptional objects and although many people believe that a personal Web site can offer as much as a museum, the reality is that they can t. Despite these feelings people were apprehensive to sit tight on their skills, non-action could result in the loss of the digital revolution initiative; Library and information people had already lost the initiative on search engines to the business world. Museums are also closely related to processes of urban regeneration and cultural revival in contemporary cities. Museums are at different stages of dealing with existing content and planning for future action. Like many other producers, owners and users of digital content, museums have a relatively brief history understanding the trappings of building and caring for large collections of heterogeneous digital content or temporary groupings of content, some of which may be built very purposely for example, to fill lacunae in digital content collections and others of which may compound organically in less filtered and less structured fits and starts. Museums are places for sharing, where scientists share the results of their work with the community. Museums are also nurturing places, home for many scientists. They are special places for us to learn about special objects and materials. When you come into that space, you learn about things in a short period of time. Museum replicas are in a unique position to lead by example and proactively address challenges in a nonthreatening, educational, and public way - through the topics they choose for exhibits, and, more importantly, through the way we do business. 55 5th Street S, St. Petersburg, FL (727) 820-0100 www.flholocaustmuseum.org Bloomingdale Golfers Club 4113 Great Golfers Place (813) 685-4105 www.bloomingdalegolf.com Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Inc. The Claw at USF 200 N Tampa Street (813) 221-2222 www.fmopa.org 13801 N 46th Street (813) 632-6893 www.theclawatusfgolf.com Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC 6 3 Museums can bridge the gap between science and history. For example, much of what we understand about the past has been discovered or confirmed using scientific analysis. Museums can profit from this expertise as well as avoid the pitfalls of the oftensuperficial localization strategies that corporations use for their global products. Museums do not offer commercial merchandise, but cultural experiences. Museums can support thinking - extended engagement with the subject matter of an exhibit by providing additional learning opportunities, whether that takes the form of classes, workshops, or website resources. Finally, museums can provide opportunities for visitors to think by having them record their reactions and thoughts on talk-back boards, videos, or exhibit-related list servers. 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What is the Definition of Fine Art By Nick Schofield The concept of fine art is commonly misunderstood. Many people think that fine art refers to the quality of the art in question, however this is not actually the case. What the fine in fine art actually refers to is that of the discipline s purity. This is why many of the performing arts such as ballet and theater are known as the fine arts. On the other hand, it does not necessarily refer only to that of performing arts as any art form albeit sculpting, painting and many more all can be considered fine art as long as the purity of the art itself is the best that it can possibly be. when he said that imitation is the finest thing in human nature. The second is that of our ability to be in harmony albeit with regards to rhythm or to nature itself. So in effect, fine arts are those whose purity is as close as possible to being in rhythm to imitation of human nature. Keep in mind though, that this definition only actually refers to the performing arts so when it comes to visual arts such as painting and sculpting to name a few, the concept of the art s purity can vary from one art to another as well as from a subclass of a particular art to another subclass of that same art form. Article Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=nick_schofield Now with that said, the concept of what purity of a discipline is will be questioned. It was Aristotle who said it best The Life and Writings of George Bernard Shaw By Russell Shortt George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1856, he hated school and upon leaving education he took up a job as clerk in an estate office for several years, but he found that he was equally as A day s work is a day s work, neither more nor less, and the man who does it needs a day s sustenance, a night s repose and due leisure, whether he be painter or ploughman. George Bernard Shaw unhappy. In 1876, he moved to London, his mother provided him with a pound a week while he frequented public libraries and the British Museum where he studied earnestly and began writing. Influenced by his reading, he became a dedicated Socialist and a member of the Fabian Society. He met wealthy heiress Charlotte-Payne-Townshend in these political circles and married her in 1898. His plays began to be performed in the 1890s but it was not until a production of John Bull s Other Island (1904) that Shaw gained wide popularity in England. By the 1910s, Shaw was a well established playwright - Fanny s First Play (1911) and Pygmalion (1912) had long runs in front of large London audiences. Shaw s views changed dramatically during World War One which he had bitterly opposed losing many fans and indeed friends in the process. 4 His first work after the war was Heartbreak House (1919) revealing a new Shaw, still witty but obviously with a dwindling faith in humanity. His Saint Joan (1923) was an international hit after which he failed to achieve the same commercial or critical success. He is the only person to have been awarded both the Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Academy Award (1938). In his old age he was a household name both in Britain and Ireland, he died in 1950 at the age of ninety-four. Russell Shortt is a travel consultant with Exploring Ireland, the leading specialists in customized, private escorted tours, escorted coach tours and independent self drive tours of Ireland. Article source: Russell Shortt, http://www. exploringireland.net Article Source: http://ezinearticles. com/?expert=russell_shortt 100 water 100 fun % % Adventure Island 10001 Malcolm McKinley Drive Tampa, FL 33612 1.888.800.5447 www.4adventure.com 5