New Tampa’s Vacation Season Contains Two ‘Nutcrackers’ & A lot Extra!  — Neighborhood Information

-


As a direct-mail newspaper that solely hits mailboxes each 4 weeks, it’s exhausting for us to publish some tales as a result of they’re already “outdated” by the point our subsequent concern reaches you. 

For instance, by the point this concern reaches you, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa will all be distant recollections and the yr 2025 will already be in full swing, as even the children shall be again in class the identical day this concern is scheduled to achieve you. 

Even so, photographer Charmaine George and I attended lots of the native holiday-themed occasions final month — some and even all of which you could have missed — together with two totally different native performances of “The Nutcracker,” the annual New Tampa Christmas tree and Hanukkah menorah lighting occasions and even the distinctive second-annual Renaissance-era “Madrigal Dinner” hosted by the Freedom Excessive refrain on the New Tampa Performing Arts Heart, which isn’t particularly a vacation occasion, however which was held on December 5 and included an precise scrumptious dinner for many who attended. 

The 2 pictures above are from the New Tampa Dance Theatre’s “preview” efficiency on Dec. 7 on the Retailers at Wiregrass. Charmaine took these photos since neither she nor I had been obtainable to attend NTDT’s full “Nutcracker” ballet performances on the College of South Florida Dec. 20-22. Charmaine mentioned that the large crowd of individuals on the mall was positively captivated by the ballet. 

I took the three pictures above throughout one of many Tampa Metropolis Ballet (TCB)’s three performances of “The Nutcracker” on the New Tampa Performing Arts Heart (NTPAC) Dec. 13-15. Not solely had been the dancers (adults and kids) all superb, the choreography by TCB’s Paula Nunez, in addition to the costumes and units, had been all as spectacular as you’d see at any big-city ballet firm efficiency of Tchaikovsky’s vacation masterpiece. TCB additionally carried out “The Nutcracker” at USF Dec. 7-10. 

I had actually hoped to attend Freedom Excessive’s Madrigal Dinner at NTPAC (see the left picture and the picture beneath) however Charmaine mentioned it was super-fun, with nice singing, humorous skits and a scrumptious dinner of hen parmesan and salad, plus tiramisu for dessert. 

On Dec. 2, the Metropolis of Tampa’s New Tampa Recreation Heart and Parks & Recreation Division hosted the annual Christmas tree lighting occasion and parade (pictures beneath) and a pleasant crowd of round 200 individuals attended to take part and watch the youth dance performances, benefit from the lighting ceremony and spend just a little high quality time with Santa Claus himself! 

And at last, on Dec. 26 (the second evening of Hanukkah), the New Tampa Rec Heart additionally hosted the second annual Hanukkah menorah lighting occasion, which featured prayers, songs and a beautiful message delivered by Rabbi Mendy Yarmush of Chabad of Wiregrass, which is now the one Jewish congregation in New Tampa or Wesley Chapel. Each the Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations on the Rec Heart had been organized partially by District 7 Tampa Metropolis Council member Luis Viera.

Share this article

Recent posts

Popular categories

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Recent comments