Four Bucs who are giving back — and how you can help them make a difference
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers who are giving back to their communities
Mike Evans and a group of young fans during a Catch for Christmas event sponsored by his foundation. | The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head into their first regular-season game on Sun., Sept. 11 in Dallas, here are four Bucs players who have made a difference off the field as well as on.
Mike Evans. The Bucs’ wide receiver doesn’t just receive, he gives. He and his wife, Ashli, established the Evans Family Foundation in 2017 to empower youth, encourage education, and take a stand against domestic violence. The foundation has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in college scholarships. Donate to the foundation here.
Carl Nassib. Back with the Bucs after a stint with the Raiders, linebacker Nassib made headlines two years ago with his pledge of $100,000 to The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth. He didn’t stop there: In June of this year he made another pledge, vowing to match all donations made to the organization up to $100,000. And last month he debuted a free social media app, Rayze, which matches nonprofits with volunteers and donors.
Logan Ryan. The Bucs safety not only protects the team against touchdowns, he’s big on protecting animals, too. New to the team this year, he has already partnered with the Humane Society of Tampa Bay through his Ryan Animal Rescue Foundation by offering scholarships for free virtual dog training. You can donate to RARF here.
Warrick Dunn. The retired running back has set a high bar for philanthropy among pro athletes. As a rookie in 1997, he founded Homes for the Holidays to help reduce the burden of home ownership for single parents, and in 2002 expanded the nonprofit’s reach through creation of Warrick Dunn Charities, Inc. To date his efforts have helped furnish more than 200 homes andraised $1 million in downpayment assistance. Donate to Warrick Dunn Charitieshere.
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Building Power While the Lights Are Out | Fri., Sept. 9 | 5-6:30 p.m. | Kaleisia Tea, 1441 E. Fletcher Ave., Suite 101 | Free |A discussion with Jimmy Dunson, editor of a new anthology about the growing mutual aid disaster relief movement. 🔦
Rough Riders Trolley Hop Pub Crawl| Fri., Sept. 9 | 5-11:30 p.m. | Starting locations in Ybor, Channelside and Sparkman’s Wharf | $25 | A streetcar crawl to 11 pubs and the Cuban Club to support the “Hope to Dream” program, providing beds to children. 🚋
Arthur Wesley Dow: His Beloved Ipswich | Fri., Sept. 9-Sun., Jan. 15 | Times vary | Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Museum, 355 4th St. N., St. Petersburg | Prices vary | New exhibition about the influential printmaker and photographer Arthur Wesley Dow. 🖼️
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Fri.., Sept. 9-Sun., Sept. 11 | Times vary | Central Park Performing Arts Center, 105 Central Park, Largo | The hit musical about Joseph and his coat of many colors is performed by 35 adults with disabilities who train year round in the performing arts. 🎭
Green Day’s American Idiot | Fri.., Sept. 9-Sun., Oct. 2 | Times vary | American Stage, 163 3rd St. N., St. Petersburg | $20+ | The hit musical based on Green Day’s Grammy-winning punk opera. 🎸
Loud on 7th Music Festival | Fri., Sept. 9-Sun., Sept. 11 | Times vary | Crowbar, 1812 N. 17th St. + other Ybor City venues | Prices vary | Four nights of hip-hop and R&B, including NY DJ Kid Capri and a host of local acts. 🎤
Saturday
Tampa Riverwalk Cleanup | Sat., Sept. 10 | 8-10 a.m. | Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park | Free | Led by Friends of the Riverwalk + Publix GreenWise, participants help with litter removal as part of Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful’s Trash Free Waters Program. 🚮
In Loving Color: New Work by Nick Davis | Opening reception Sat., Sept. 10, 5-9 p.m. | The Studio@620, 620 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg |Free | The noted digital artist celebrates the power of color and the beauty of Black culture. 🎨
Cats & Cocktails | Sat., Sept. 10 | 6-8 p.m. | Florida Cane Distillery, 1820 N. 15th St. |Free| An evening of all things feline featuring the author of “The Chonky Alphabet,” a Florida Cane “chonk-tail,” cat swag for purchase, and adoptable cats. 🐈⬛
Sea Wall + Travelogue | Sat., Sept. 10 | 7 p.m. | freeFall Theatre | 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg | $20-$35 | Solo performances by actor/director Douglas S. Hall and dancer/choreographer Michael Foley. 🧳
Sunday
Patriot Day Memorial | Sun., Sept. 11, 10-11 a.m. | RISE Memorial + Tully-Levine Gallery, Warehouse Arts District, 515 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg | $25 (advance registration required) | Following opening remarks at the memorial, a cross-section of the community will share their reflections on the impact of 9/11.
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Hurricane update. A Thursday morning update from the National Hurricane Center placed Hurricane Earl roughly 285 miles south of Bermuda. Earl was not expected to threaten Florida or the U.S. but we are getting all the rain this weekend. ☔
Intermission Performances have been canceledthrough Sun., Sept. 11 due to positive COVID-19 cases detected by routine testing among the company of “Avenue Q” at the Straz Center’s Jaeb Theater. They will resume the week of Sept. 12, with additional performances scheduled for the week of Sept. 26.
Film
On Sat., Sept. 10,Disney+ will announce a new project featuring Tampa Bay actor/modelEugenie Bondurant. “I play a bad-ass,” she says, which was also true of her role in the latest “Conjuring” movie. She’ll also be appearing soon in AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” and the films “Popular Theory” and “115 Grains.” 🎬
Biz
Are you ready for some Simulation Football? How about turning your stadium seats into NFTs? Metasport Arena, a company exploring the wonderful world of e-sports, is setting up an office in St. Pete, home of co-founder Piotr Smeder. 🏟️ (St. Pete Catalyst)
Eat
Pressing issueThe Real History of the Cuban Sandwich is the topic at the next Tampa Tiger Bay Club luncheon on Fri., Sept. 16. Andy Huse, Barbara Cruz, and Jeff Houck will discuss their new book “The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers.” Register in advance at tigerbayclub.com. 🥪
Arts
New nudes The Warehouse Arts District’s new Soft Water Gallery (formerly known as Soft Water Studios) opens this weekend, with exhibitions of Carrie Jadus’ latest series of “Blue Nudes” and “In the Abstract,” featuring mixed media paintings by Steph Gimson and sculptures by Kenneth Charles. 🖌️
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Culture
Culture
Art + endurance after 9/11
The RISE St. Pete Memorial in the Warehouse Arts District. | Photo by Alex Kaufman. RISE concept/design/fabrication by MGA Sculpture Studio with Huffman General Contractors.
This Sunday, during the Patriot Day event at the RISE St. Pete Memorial, New York Ballet Theatre’s Steven Melendez will be among the guests, speaking about the impact of 9/11 on the arts community.
The resilience of artists, and the necessity of art, were more evident than ever in the aftermath of the attacks. The RISE memorial is itself evidence of art’s power to heal.
Conceived, designed and fabricated by St. Petersburg’s MGA Sculpture Studio with Huffman General Contractors, it incorporates one of the last pieces of World Trade Center steel to be recovered from “ground zero” and sits atop a pile of white limestone, reminiscent of the crumbled concrete that littered the ground in the aftermath of the attack. The 25-foot-tall phoenix wing that envelops the steel completes the message of rebirth in the wake of tragedy.
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