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UT Alumni To Offer Lively Show

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 5, 2007

TAMPA - University of Tampa art alumni from around the world will gather on campus to present their recent works in a group exhibit running Friday through Oct. 20 at the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery.

Many are professional artists; others continue a love nurtured in college. Together, they contribute to a lively show of paintings, drawings, prints, digital works, sculptures, ceramics and mixed media.

The public is invited to the free opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the gallery, in the RK Bailey Art Studios, 310 N. Boulevard.

The show ends with the traditional art brunch, featuring food and an opportunity to meet the artists, view the exhibition and tour the studios. It will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 20. Tickets are $8, and reservations are required.

Call (813) 253-6217 for information and reservations.

'Carnivale' Celebrates The Art Of The Word

Hillsborough Community College-Ybor and the Artists and Writers Group, a Tampa arts cooperative, are joining with local groups to provide a free street festival with a focus on the spoken and written word.

'Deep Carnivale: A Celebration of Words' will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday on 14th Street and Palm Avenue in Ybor City.

The festival showcases the diverse talents of more than 50 poets, fiction writers, singers, songwriters and artists.

Three stages will feature spoken-word presentations and theatrical performances. Art and writing activities for children and adults will be offered at several sites, and 30 vendors will be selling books and related literature.

The venues include El Pasaje, where the arches are hung with 20 banners by local artists, Ybor Square, the Curculo Cubana, the Cuban Club and Don Vicente de Ybor Inn.

For information, visit www.deepcarnivale.com.

Avant Garde Group Offers Art Auction
Avant Garde, the young professionals' social group of the Tampa Museum of Art, is partnering with home furnishing store Casa Nova to present an evening of art and entertainment from 8:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the museum, 600 N. Ashley Drive.

The 'Art in the City' event will feature works by local artists, refreshments by Weekday Gourmet, music by disc jockey Josh Wilkins and a cash bar.

The artists are Twin, Jerry McGagher and Jimmy Steel. Their work will be available for sale and at auction.

Admission is $10 for Avant Garde members and $15 for nonmembers.

For information, visit www.tampa-avantgarde.org.

Correspondent Esther Hammer can be reached at (813) 835-2108 or ehammer@tampatrib.com.

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