Monday, May 21, 2012
The second annual Rock the Park concert benefits the Center For Independence.
Hudson resident Patty Reeves visited Sims Park over the weekend and witnessed the second annual Rock the Park concert. Here are her word and images fdrom the event. Would you like to see more of Patty's images? Visit the Pattty Reeves Art and Images Facebook page. I went to Rock the Park in Sims Park on Saturday. Not knowing the Who, What or Why of the event, I found the one each person I asked, said I needed to speak to: Sean Kline. I asked him, "Take me through the concept for this event, when did you get the idea and why?" It was Christmas day in 2010 when Kline was celebrating the holidays with his family. His family busying with unwrapping gifts around the tree, he had a singular thought for the place he worked, The Center for …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
The three-day retreat at Starkey Park continues Sunday.
Patty Reeves, a Hudson resident, visited the weekend's three-day retreat and festival at Starkey Park in the New Port Richey area and offered up some shots and words. Here's the lowdown on the event in her words. In Pasco County, we can enjoy the expanse of nature all around us, and the beauty of places like Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park. This weekend, it hosts the Mind, Body and Soul Festival, a three-day event hosted by Spiritual Connections 1 in St. Petersburg. The event supports workshops in connection with the Flow community in life coaching, dance, intuitive reads, Reiki instruction, drum workshops, Tabby Doing Body Art, dream catcher making class, and more. Ongoing music is provided by Camp Airstream with Treblehawk and Drum …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Kashmir Nights Hafla provides a chance for dancers young and old to show off their creative moves on the dance floor to a crowd.
After sunset on May 15, Lady D swept onto a dance floor with a shawl flying above her and bare belly on display. Kashmir Nights Hafla, a belly dance show, has returned to Quality Inn Suites in New Port Richey. The resurrected event is a chance for dancers young and old to show off their creative moves on the dance floor to the entertainment of a crowd. Lady D is the stage name of Doris Berge, a 53-year-old woman who works as a document manager for the Pasco County government. She has belly danced for about 15 years, currently in Kashmir Nights and other Tampa Bay area haflas. “It boosts my self-esteem,” said Berge, a New Port Richey resident. “It gives me confidence, but most of all, I love the sisterhood.” GloriAnna Longton, a Port …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Library film festival in June concentrates on LGBT subjects.
The Reel Pride film series, which features movies about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered subjects, is returning to the New Port Richey Public Library in June. In its seventh year, the free film festival will feature 15 movie viewings spread out over 5 weekends, from June 1-July 1. And it's all free. Below is the library’s schedule and description and provided descriptions of the films. You can find more goings on at the library at its website. The library is located at 5939 Main St, New Port Richey. Schedule: 8 p.m.: Out in the Silence, 60 min The announcement of filmmaker Joe Wilson’s wedding to another man ignites a firestorm of controversy in his small hometown and a plea for help from the mother of a gay teen being tormented …
Monday, May 7, 2012
From Sarasota to Tarpon Springs, there are plenty of excellent museums just a day trip away.
School is almost out for the summer, and parents in the Tampa Bay area are in luck: There are plenty of esteemed museums within an hour's drive of the Tampa Bay area. Which local museum is your favorite? Here's a rundown of art, science and history destinations across the Bay area — just follow the links for hours, directions and upcoming events. Cast your vote for your favorite museum in the poll below. Did we miss your favorite? Please let us know in the comments. About Readers' Choice: Voting is open from 9 a.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Friday. Any ties will be broken based on reader comments and reviews. Poll choices represent a sampling of local businesses and are not intended to be all-inclusive. Would you like a free business listing in the…
Friday, April 27, 2012
The festival May 19 supports the Center for Independence.
Press release submitted by Pasco County Communications Specialist Ed Caum. Rock the Park is a free and all-ages benefit rock concert at the beautiful Sims Park Amphitheater May 19, at 10 a.m. in downtown New Port Richey. The concert, presented by the Tampa Bay Times, will be filled with some of Tampa Bay’s premier homegrown talent. The six-band festival starts off at 11 a.m. with the winner of RTP’s Facebook FanVote – Fight Another Day, followed by a young group of talented kids from Sarasota – Shoebox Monsters. Next is New Port Richey jam band Natural Blend guiding us through their mellow journey. To round out the second half of the festival, another young group from Sarasota – The Northwest. When the sun starts to drop over the river…
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The zombie party is hoped to create quite a scare in Port Richey.
The living dead shall rise on Saturday, April 28. Or, at least, the living posing as the undead. Zombiefest, the brain-eating child of West Pasco resident Chris Coffey and his friends, is starting at 2 p.m. at the Oasis Coffee Spot at 721 Little Road in the Port Richey area. There will be experts eager to “zombify” guests to make them look like the undead, a concert and local vendors. From there, the summoned undead walkers will make Port Richey a little scarier as they shamble off around 4:30 p.m. along Embassy Boulevard toward the Cinema 6 movie theater, at 9510 U.S. 19 in Port Richey. There, they’ll be able to partake in the past-times that all the col corpes like, such as zombie tag, a Michael Jackson-style "Thriller" dance and a …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Greater New Port Richey Main Street's big springtime event brings music and food to the shores of the Pithlachascotee River.
Press release submitted by Beth Fregger, executive director of Greater New Port Richey Main Street. April 27th (4-11p), 28th (10-11p), 29th (10-5p) Join us in downtown New Port Richey’s Sims Park for a fun filled weekend of live blues, food, fun, and other activities. Weekend activities include freshly prepared seafood, fresh sushi, the latest craze of the food trucks, bounce houses for the kids, boat and water sports show, photo contest, and river cruises aboard the Miss Daisy. Friday evening we’ll kick-off the event with a happy hour in the park featuring Thunderbolt Brown Blues Band and Time Bandits. Kathy-Jo and the Bluzification Band will take the stage at 8:30pm. Saturday’s activities include kayak demonstrations, an oyster eating …
Monday, March 26, 2012
The annual battle of the bands featured eight talented young bands plus a few solo performances that kept the crowd on their feet all night long.
Over the course of five-plus hours Friday, youth bands from all over the Bay area rocked out in the Pasco County Library System’s Rockus Maximus XV Battle of the Bands. Eight bands competed against each other in an evening concert at the Rotary Pavilion at The Concourse in Shady Hills. The first-place winner, MBL Trio, netted $1,000 and 10 hours of recording time at Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa. The second-place band, South of Holly, won five hours of recording time. Third-place winner, The Northwest, won three hours of recording time. Winners were chosen based on scoring from a panel of youth and adult judges, which included the editors of New Port Richey Patch and Land O' Lakes Patch. The top three winners of Rockus Maximus XV …
Friday, March 23, 2012
Meet the contestants in this year's Pasco County Battle of the Bands.
The clock is winding down as eight bands prepare to battle it out at Rockus Maximus XV tonight. The Pasco County Library System's 15th annual battle of the bands, featuring young musicians from the Bay area and elsewhere, will kick off at 6 p.m. Up for grabs: $1,000 cash and 10 hours of recording time at Morrisound Recording in Tampa. Patch checked in on Facebook with Hepburn and the Hooligan, one of the bands hoping to take home the top prize, to find out what makes them rock. Who is Hepburn and the Hooligan? Robbie “Hepburn” Carr (guitar, vocals) and Nathan “Hooligan” Klimenko (drums), along with Jared Hanlon and Joe O' Brien “We are a pop/indie/alt/punk band. We appreciate any and all fans. Caution: side effects of listening to music …
Denise Houston
1:44 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
Sean Kline thank you, that was a GREAT event to bring to our park. I attended and what a good job you did! more ›