Tampa Today News: Cowboy Bebop Live + Bucs Official Playoff Watch Party
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Today’s weather: High 74 and low 48. Cloudy.
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Top local stories today:
Official Bucs playoff watch party this Sunday at The Sail Pavilion on the Tampa Riverwalk: Bucs fans are rallying in downtown Tampa on Sunday. There is an official Bucs playoff watch party at The Sail Pavilion on Sunday, Jan. 21, from 2p.m. to 6 p.m. at 333 S Franklin St. There will be beer specials, Bucs prizes and giveaways, appearances by cheerleaders and Captain Fear and, of course, a big screen to watch the game. (thatsotampa.com)
3 more food items added to Florida State Fair new food items this February: The Florida State Fair has added 3 new foods to its line-up of crazy fair food. This year they will have banana cream pie nachos, a cheddar pickle crunch pizza and the Florida quesadilla, which is loaded with gator nuggets. This year’s Florida State Fair is from Thursday, Feb. 8 to Monday, Feb. 19. The fairgrounds are located at 4800 U.S. Highway 301 in Tampa. (wfla.com)
New outdoor and camping themed bar coming to downtown St. Pete: A new bar is coming to downtown St. Pete called Glamper at 217 Central Ave. The bar is inspired by camping, backyard cookouts, 4th of July celebrations, and summertime. More information is available on Instagram at @glamperstpete. (cltampa.com, stpeterising.com)
See you Space Cowboys at Tampa Theatre on Feb. 1: Cowboy Bebop Live is a new concert coming to Tampa Theatre in downtown Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. The concert is a complete multimedia experience highlighting the story of award-winning anime, Cowboy Bebop, on the big screen accompanied by live music from the soundtrack performed by the Bebop Bounty Big Band, a 14-piece jazz ensemble. (tampathreatre.org)
News data company releases list of top restaurants in Tampa Bay: Stacker, a new data newsroom, has compiled a list of the highest rated restaurants in Tampa Bay utilizing data from Yelp reviews. The top five restaurants are Black Radish Grocer, Luis' Garden Grill, Galata Food Market, Protein Monkey and Craft Kafe. The ranking are based on ratings and number of reviews. (stacker.com)
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Top events this weekend in town:
Friday, Jan. 19
Adult Cooking Class - Tampa Style Class with Chef Kristie at Junior Chefs of America. (5 p.m.)
Movie on the Turf at Epperson Lagoon. (6 p.m.)
Tampa Heights - Rhythm & Hues: An Alleyway Art Show at Franklin and Henderson. (6 p.m.)
One Piece Anime Skate at United Skates of America. (6:30 p.m.)
SIDEPIECE at The Orpheum. (7 p.m.)
International Friday - Camo Party Edition at Red Star Live. (8 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 20
Don't Call It A Kick Back Pop Up Shop & Networking Event at Brandon Event Space. (10 a.m.)
All About Pirates: Tampa History and Legends at New River Public Library. (10:30 a.m.)
Lunar New Year Festival 2024 (Year of the Dragon) at England Brothers Park. (2 p.m.)
Sol Cafe Tampa at 7th + Grove. (5 p.m.)
AlterEagles - The Eagles Tribute at Wild Rover Brewing Company. (9 p.m.)
Borgeous at The Ritz Ybor. (10 p.m.)
Sunday, Jan. 21
Second Screen Cult Cinema Presents: Blow Out 1/21 at Green Light Cinema. (2 p.m.)
I Love R&B at Geo's Fine Wine & Champagne. (2 p.m.)
Bachata Sunday at Acropolis South Tampa. (3 p.m.)
Travel Writer, Thomas Swick | Falling Into Place at Oxford Exchange. (3:30 p.m.)
Story Of The Year: 20 Years of Page Avenue at The Ritz Ybor. (6:30 p.m.)
Featured business: Due Amici & Geo’s Fine Wine & Champagne
Due Amici is a family-run pizza and pasta bar restaurant located in Ybor City at 1724 E 7th Ave. The restaurant takes pride in their gourmet food, handcrafting sauces to compliment the flavors in each dish. Pizza dough is made in-house, hand-spun, topped with the freshest ingredients, and carried to the oven with love.
Geo’s Fine Wine & Champagne Bar is the latest hotspot in Ybor City right next door to Due Amici. The bar has a selection of fine wines and champagnes to choose from as well as charcuterie boards and live music and events regularly.
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