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Come join us for the first ever Gratitude Stroll on the Tampa Riverwalk to benefit people with disabilities in your community! Stroll with your family, friends and neighbors to bring awareness of the Holiday Season, a sense of gratitude for our blessings and recognition of the need to do more for those who have less in our community.

Pick up your wrist band in MacDill park, enjoy live music from the SunCoast Blues Society, and travel up and down the riverwalk visiting local restaurants for free samples and discounts on amazing local food and drinks.

All proceeds benefit MacDonald Training Center's mission to empower people with disabilities to lead the lives they choose.

Participating restaurants and venues include:
    •    The Columbia Café at the History Center - Free glass of wine with entree or tapas purchase
    •    The Tampa Waterside Marriott - All Day Happy Hour and Special $99 Room Rate
    •    The Franklin - Complimentary sample of our special Gratitude Cocktail!
    •    Tampa Theatre - Buy One, Get One Admission to that evening's movie
    •    The Tampa Sheraton Riverwalk Hotel - 20% Off Guest's Check
    •    Ice Skating in Curtis Hixon Park - $2 Off Admission
    •    Crumb & Cork - 1/2 Off Homemade Gnocchi Dishes and 1/2 Off Any Bottle of Champagne
    •    Tampa Pizza Co. - 20% Off Guests' Check
    •    Holy Hog BBQ - 15% Off All Items
    •    L’ Eden
    •    Ashworth Artisan Chocolates - Complimentary sampling at MacDill Park
    •    Spain Restaurant and Toma Bar - Complimentary tasting and 15% Off Entire Check
    •    Anise Global Gastrobar - Buy One, Get One Moscow Mule

Click Here for details: Gratitude Stroll on the Tampa Riverwalk

Questions? Contact us at 813-870-1300 ext. 310 or kagresta@macdonaldcenter.org

Join the founders and board members of RNCG Angel Foundation as they host their Inaugural Scaring Off Cancer Event, "The Phantom of The Opera Chandelier Bash"!

The evening will be divine as you make your entrance on the red carpet through the stunning vestibule of the Rialto Theater. The Phantom of The Opera theme continues as you dance the night away in the beautiful glow of chandelier and candle lights. You'll enjoy a collection of amazing tasting fare and a signature cocktail along with your favorite libations from the bar. And don't forget your mask!

As we celebrate this event we are mindful of the cancer patient's that the foundation helps throughout the Tampa Bay area. Your evening's donations go to supporting those programs that support them best!

We look forward to seeing you there!

            -The humble stewards of RNCG Angel Foundation 

BUY TICKETS AT https://quick.crowdtorch.com/105939?ref=1590215326966E04F2AC63001D81629E76E112EB3A7136DE28F97A81A15D2C56

WE WANT YOU! If you’re looking for a volunteer opportunity that is sure to be a blast, then the St. Pete Wine & Food Festival (SPWFF) and BEER Night St. Pete volunteer program is for you.

Our volunteers are crucial to the overall success of the event and it’s also a great way for our volunteers to meet new people, have fun and gain firsthand knowledge in special events production. As a volunteer, you will also become an important part of the SPWFF family!

Festival Volunteers

BEER Night St. Pete

Friday, September 25^th

Location: North Straub Park, Downtown St. Pete

The St. Pete Wine & Food Festival

Saturday & Sunday, September 26^th & 27^th

Location: North Straub Park, Downtown St. Pete

The 3-day festival includes BEER Night St. Pete (Friday) and the Wine & Food Grand Tastings (Saturday and Sunday). Event volunteers are needed to assist with a variety of activities including setup, check in, will call, ticket sales, line monitor, VIP hosts, directional support, chef demonstrations, restaurant liaisons, beer pouring, wine pouring, etc.

All volunteers will receive an official St. Pete Wine & Food Festival or BEER Night St. Pete volunteer t-shirt, souvenir wine or beer tasting glass and access to the festival before or after your shift (on the day of your shift)!

All volunteers must be 21 or older and provide proof of age (absolutely no exceptions).

For volunteer position description and shifts or to sign up go to: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4fa8a723abf94-stpete

If you have an entire group or organization that is interested in volunteering, please contact info@beachdriveevents or call us at:(727) 201-9135.  

The second annual Tampa Bay Theatre Festival has chosen the 5 plays that will compete for best full length play this coming Labor day weekend.September 4- 6 and all five were written by women.  The festival website is www.TampaBayTheatreFestival.com for full info on these plays. 

The latest statistics on published plays indicates that only 22% of all plays published world wide are written by females so this is a pretty awesome achievement.  The plays were read blind (no names on the top) so these choices were made solely on merit.

One of the plays being presented, "Dinner for Six", was written and directed by, long standing Working Woman member, Lil Barcaski who is also nominated for best local playwright in Creative Loafing's "Best of the Bay - 2015". 

The Story: As the result of too much wine at a dinner party, a group of friends decide to produce a play that two of them saw while on a trip to New York with their high school drama club twenty years earlier. The play had a profound impact on them and in their memories was "the greatest play ever".
Once they are knee-deep in the commitment to do the play, they realize that their perceptions as teens may have been a bit off. To add even more twists, the young man they hire to fill the lead role will change their lives forever.

This hilarious comedy with a dramatic twist takes the audience on a journey of friendships and laughter and explores sexual identity,  the parameters of relationships and being true to oneself. 

"Dinner for Six" premiers at the festival at Stageworks Theater on Saturday, Sept. 5th at 7pm. 
To purchase tickets go to: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/dinner-for-six-a-twisted-comedy-by-lil-barcaski-tickets-17693236948

The show will then travel around the Bay area through Oct 5th.  Other show dates can be found on the website at: www.GypsyStage.com