Tampa Bay Nightlife January-March 2018 – Downtown St. Pete
In addition to these music havens, check out local bands we love such as Gloria West at The Vinoy (Saturday night) and Annata (Monday night) as well as Better Byrd (Sunday). The Sundial often hosts live bands on Friday nights, and the poolside scene at The Hollander Hotel features movies, live entertainment and more. For gaming fun, check out Parks & Recreation. The Palladium features blues, rock and indie/folk music, so check the calendar for listings and be sure to mark the March 30th Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute on your calendar. THE CRAFTSMAN HO– USE Jan. 27: Claudia Schmidt Feb. 19: John McCutcheon Mar. 16: Special Consensus Mar. 18: Pat Donohue THE ALE & THE WITCH 4 P.M. Sunday Betty Fox Band Good Sunday Revue Jan. 28: The DeadPhish Orchestra Mar. 2: The Soul Rebels HIDEAWAY CAFE Jan. 24: Bette Fox Jan. 26: Nate Currin at Hideaway Café with Bradford Loomis Jan. 25: Living Room Live Open Mic Jan. 26 Nate Currin at Hideaway Cafe w/ special guest Bradford Loomis Jan. 27: Josh Harty at Hideaway Cafe Jan. 31 Hideaway Blues Night w/TC, Betty Fox & Bolts of Blue Feb. 2: Betty Fox Unplugged Live Recording at Hideaway Cafe Feb 3: Localtopia 2018: “A Community Celebration of All Things Local” An Intimate Evening with Melanie at Hideaway Cafe on her birthday! Feb. 4: Mama’s Batch at Hideaway Cafe Feb. 5: Kaleigh Baker – Hideaway Cafe’s Newest (every 1st & 3rd Monday) series! Feb. 7: Kaleigh Baker & Someday Honey Feb. 9: Songwriters In The Round Feb. 10 Helena Kletch Feb.11 : Antsy McClain at Hideaway Cafe Feb. 14 : Betty Fox’s Blue Valentine Jubilee at Hideaway Cafe Feb. 16: Hideaway Cafe – Cottondale Swamp and The Cadillac Cowboys Feb. 17: Moors & McCumber w/ Deserie & Jim at Hideaway Cafe Feb. 23: Michael J Weiss Trio at Hideaway Cafe Feb. 24: Glass House Point w/ SondorBlue & Ella Jet at Hideaway Cafe Feb. 25 Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) at Hideaway Cafe March 2: Christie Lenée at Hideaway Cafe JANNUS LIVE Jan. 25: Yonder Mountain String Band Jan. 26: The Noise Presents Black Label Society with Corrosion of Conformity Jan. 30: SiriusXM Presents: Killswitch Engage/Anthrax – The Killthrax Tour Mar. 2: Highway To Hell with Best of British Mar. 9: G. Love & Special Sauce Mar. 16: Cody Jinks with Ward Davis & Sunny Sweeney Mar. 18: Wyclef Jean with special guests Roots Of Creation Mar. 23: Blackwater Sol Revue featuring JJ Grey & Mofro and More! SUBCENTRAL AT THE IBERIAN ROOSTER Mon. Music Open Mic Tues. Comedy Open Mic Wed. Fresh Start Drag Jan. 21: HO– USE TEAMS LIVE! American Stage Improv Feb. 10: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Live-Cast Mar. 3: Hootenanny: Replacements Tribute To Benefit Slim Dunlap RUBY’S ELIXIR Live Music nightly Sun. Family Funk Jam Mon. Shawn Brown Tues. Noel Rochford Jungle Jam Wed. Josh Lamkin Blues Jam Thur. Hiram Hazley + Le Jazz Trio with Anthony Castellano TAPHO– USE 61 Wed. Trivia Night 3rd Thur. Beers and Business Networking 3rd Sun. Bottle Share and Potluck
At Home with Rhonda Shear
Hollywood bombshell, lingerie mogul, former Playboy model, actress and comedy queen Rhonda Shear lives in Snell Isle when she’s not pitching her intimate apparel on HSN, doing good deeds or promoting her new hilarious memoir “Up All Night.” With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I asked Rhonda and husband Van Fagan how they keep the sizzle in their Valentine’s Day celebration. Between touring her luxury downtown St. Pete home (which she calls her “Barbie Dream House”) and talking about her New Orleans to Las Vegas to Tampa journey and her new book, we couldn’t stop laughing. In her funny, naughty, candid book Shear shares the unforgettable story of a woman who was always “up to something”—too pretty, too funny, too ethnic, too blonde—to achieve anything, but who ended up achieving everything. Packed with vivid characters, hilarious stories and wisdom for women of all ages, “Up All Night”, proves that when it comes to achieving your dreams, the only voice that matters is your own, and her business/life tips resonate as the real deal. First up, it was time for romance. “I always love Valentine’s Day and when I hosted “Up All Night” late night movie show, it was huge for us and in the lingerie business, Valentine’s Day is the apex, although I like to say that every day should be boudoir dress up day!” says Shear. How do she and Van like to celebrate? In addition to both being incredible home cooks who enjoy hipping up a romantic meal, topped off with good bubbly (Veuve Cliquot, of course and chocolate strawberries), they like dating and a romantic dinner. “We love Rococo Strak Restaurant, it’s so romantic and intimately dark, and the food is amazing and in Tampa, we love Capital Grille.” Shear’s home décor is “romantic, eclectic style.” With a fabulous Snell Isle bay view from the backyard, they overlook an alfresco haven complete with pool and their 52-foot yacht for cruising to the Keys or Sarasota. Van and Rhonda live there with their four Chihuahuas and one Yorkie, her “little heartbeats” and the inspiration for her latest philanthropic effort as an SPCA Tampa Bay Ambassador. “Each room is uniquely interesting and eclectic and part of our personality,” says Shear about the 10,000 square foot home with four bedrooms. “We’ve repurposed the three bedrooms and rooms in unique ways.” [uam_ad id=”29782″] “For example, we created a complete art deco home entertainment theater. Local artist Jeff Walling painted art deco canvases of old movie posters and the Hollywood sign covers a window like a black out shade. With eight leather chairs and state-of-the-art sound system, it’s where everyone wants to hang out.” They turned another bedroom into the “Zen Room,” a spa with candles, Buddhas and beautiful Asian artwork, a spa bed, high-end massage chair and cabinet with all the spa oils and creams. With a penchant for play and entertaining guests, Shear created a billiard room, and when the grandkids visit, the pool table converts to a ping pong table. Who’s the better pool player? “Van of course,” she laughs. “For charity events, we’ve covered the pool table with black velvet and shown amazing jewelry, even the Dali brought jewels never seen in the museum to the house with a security guard, of course.” Under the spiral staircase is a little round room Shear calls “my speakeasy game room,” stocked with games (poker table, Clue, Monopoly, checkers) and framed in beautiful heavy green velvet drapes with rope tie-backs. The cozy hideaway stars another of Jeff Walling’s 40-foot canvas’s showcasing his Florida vision of Monet’s water lilies, filled with mangroves and Florida birds Shear transformed the laundry/sewing room into a beauty salon and green room for photo shoots and make-up sessions. Even the mobile dog groomer sets up here, and a refrigerator full of bubbly water and soda makes it a “den for women” she calls “Spa Eukie.” Her romantic styling wafts through the house. In the living room is an elegant white couch and a teinway grande piano is the center of the Grand Salon, where she hosts 300-person fundraisers and where she and Van renewed their wedding vows. There’s a high ceiling den with a Chihuly-esque chandelier and a formal dining room that seats twelve guests comfortably. “I love tablescapes,” says Shear. The kitchen is the heart of the home with an antique wooden table from Paris, a butler area and three sinks plus a prep sink. Next to the kitchen is a stand-alone bar with 12 barstools and a pub table that’s “bigger than most bars, all mahogany, hand-built,” says Shear. The house also features three balconies, a three-room master bedroom that doubles as a den/office with a two-sided fireplace, a full gym with dance barre, a steam room and a mother-in-law guest suite with bath and kitchen. “Good thing because I will be kicking up the exercise routine now that I’ve signed to be one of Nutrasystem’s online influencers.” Up All Night: From Hollywood Bombshell to Lingerie Mogul, Life Lessons from an Accidental Feminist is available on www.Amazon.com. (All photos courtesy of Rhonda Shear )