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Summer Fun with the Urban Charrette from d-towner on Vimeo.

Want to meet and connect with others who care about making Tampa a better city to live, work and play?   Join me and Urban Charrette co-founders Adam Fritz and Taryn Sabia as we host Community Conversations - an open mic happening the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7:30-9:30 at Tre Amici The Bunker in historic Ybor City.   

More than just talk - we are also going to challenge all you creatives to put your art to topic - So be prepared to perform songs, poetry, spoken word, puppetering (whatever your talent may be) on our monthly theme Topics range from “What are we all doing here and why do we stay?” to Transportation to Homelessness, we look at the social issues around us and seek insight towards solutions in making Tampa a more livable, sustainable city. We invite you to offer suggestions for conversations, contests and themes.

Special thanks to photographer Jessie Stehlik for putting the event together.  Come out and meet us this coming Wed. June 18th.  Hope to see you there!

Shane Meade and the Sound, originally uploaded by plannermagoo.

LOVE Shane Meade and the Sound (SMS). I first heard them at the ECO.lution festival and since then I’ve not been able to stop listening to their CD, Time Waits for No One.   SMS is coming back downtown to play an End of the Season Summer Blow Out - the final concert in a series hosted by the Tampa Downtown Partnership.  All proceeds from drink sales benefit the Gasparilla Film Festival.  

The stage will be in a gorgeous setting outdoors on N. Franklin St. next to Fly, across from Orange Park Gallery.  Don’t miss their show this Friday June 12th 5-8m.  P.S. It’s a dog-friendly event!