Brooklyn-bred rapper Talib Kweli headlined DJ Sandman’s Birthday party “I AM HIP HOP” show Saturday night at Crowbar in Ybor City. The sold out show was put on by Thx Mgmt & TampaHipHop and also featured the beautiful and talented Tampa artist Dynasty (who has performed with Kweli before), The Villanz, Jinx, DJ Fader and DJ Sandman. Check out the photos I took here.
At Thursday night’s Lightning game vs the Ottawa Senators, the Tampa Bay Lightning Organization honored me and my artwork during the 1st intermission. Back in October I placed fourth out of over 350 artists who submitted artwork in their 2nd Annual Celebration of the Arts competition. The jurors were from The Tampa Museum of Art, The St. Pete Fine Arts Museum, The Dali Museum, The Ringling Museum, and also included the owner’s wife who is a strong supporter of the arts, Mrs. Penny Vinik. I am more than honored to have been presented an award two years in a row!
Just a few days after the Bixi Bike Sharing Bankruptcy announcement, it was announced that bike sharing will be coming Tampa. Fortunately for us, it’s being delivered by a different company. Excited to see more people cruising on two wheels in a few months. Check out the article I wrote for Creative Loafing about it here.
Almost everything was shut down from Boston to New York during the frozen-fury the Hercules Blizzard blew in. The snow started just before midnight on Wednesday night and ended Friday around noon. Thursday evening Highway 84 was shut down. This major road connects Boston and New York. Friday’s temps hit a low of -8 degrees without the windchill. Brrrrr!
Reflecting on 2013 and remembering everything that made it such a fantastic year! Excited for more traveling, more art, and more new friends in 2014.
Nicole Abbett 