Paul wilborn to read from his cigar city book at museum of fine arts st. Author paul wilborn and photographerfilmmaker david audet will share stories, photos and graphics at an event that celebrates the publication of wilborns new book, cigar city. Paul wilborn and steph post at the times festival of. In cigar city, paul wilborn brings ybor city in the 80s back to life the 1980s in ybor city are the stuff of legend. Petersburg with his wife, actor eugenie bondurant, and has a great day job as executive director of the palladium, owned by st. He was also among the founders of the annual ybor celebration, guavaween, along with dozens of other arts events.
Paul wilborn has written a collection of short stories that center around ybor city in tampa, florida during the 80s when ybor city was still. Paul wilborn, former creative industries manager for the city of tampa and now executive director of the palladium theater in st. Events archive fmopa florida museum of photographic. Through connected short stories, tampa native paul wilborn explores the lives of young writers, musicians and other artists who developed ybor citys surreal art scene in the 1980s.
Thats how i finished a book, thats how i learned to play the piano. Michael wilborn phone, address, background info whitepages. Visit the palladium website for the latest developments and more information. Nomination window open for the roy peter clark award. There are 7 individuals that go by the name of paul wilborn. Honeydo lists and other highlights of life in the time of. Paul wilborn is not playing it cool about winning the gold medal for fiction from the florida book awards. Eventbrite the vinoy club in cooperation with the vinoy business alliance group presents vinoy business alliance featuring paul wilborn thursday, november 7, 2019 at sunset ballroom, st. You can also find them at haslams, tombolo and amazon, or buy direct from the publisher at. The author has done a great job of capturing the feel of ybor during that decade with these very gritty stories. Midnight in paris cabaret tampa bay business journal. Tampa is a sexually explicit, virtuosically satirical, american psychoesque rendering of a monstrously misplaced but undeterrable desire.
Since releasing his debut short story collection cigar city. An awardwinning journalist, cigar city is his first work of fiction. Mary catherine mary kay wilborn, 92, died monday, october 21, 2019 at crestview center in shelbyville. Pete was primed from the start to have the acrossthebay artistic edge. Paul wilborn has written a collection of short stories that center around ybor city in tampa, florida during the 80s when ybor city was still recovering from the damage of urban renewal. This book capture the boho life in the lofts and storefronts and ornate, but empty social clubs of tampas cigar city. Wilborns debut book, cigar city, was published in 2019. Mar 24, 2020 paul wilborn is the executive director of the palladium theater in downtown st. Paul wilborns cigar city book release and author signing event. Drawn by urban authenticity and cheap rents, they created a surreal, chaotic arts scene. Wilborn s debut short story collection, cigar city, will be published next year. Paul wilborn has written a collection of short stories that center around ybor city in tampa, florida during the 80s when ybor city was still recovering from the damage of. An intimate evening of songs and stories with paul wilborn from his book cigar city, tales from a 1980s creative ghetto. Tompkins, mollena williamshaas, ray christian and more.
Wilborns debut short story collection, cigar city, will be published next year. Cigar city book by paul wilborn, paul wilborn author st. Nutting was inspired by debra lafave, a tampa teacher charged with having sex with her middle school students in 20. Paul wilborn was an integral part of the ybor arts scene and a founding member of ybors artists and writers group. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Pete, writes a book about the 1980s nightlife of ybor city in tampa. Tampa is the debut novel of alissa nutting, an essayist and creative writing professor whose first book was the 2010 short story collection unclean jobs for women and. Paul wilborn profiles in fl, mn, oh, and tx bizapedia. The florida book awards, coordinated by the florida state university libraries, is the nations most comprehensive state book awards program. Paul wilborn and steph post at the times festival of reading.
Paul wilborn takes a gold medal in florida book awards news. Paul wilborn was there for it, as witness and player. The friends of mirror lake library, saint petersburg, fl. Paul wilborn to read from his cigar city book at museum. Vinoy business alliance featuring paul wilborn tickets, thu. An evening with paul wilborn and the blue roses presented by. Paul wilborn is considered one of the biggest movers and shakers in tampa bays. Robert reed, jessica pepper and paul wilborn share stories about a hate crime, an accident, and an almost homeless poet. Events archive fmopa florida museum of photographic arts. He is a founding member of the wmnf and studio at 620 radio theater project and contributes radio plays to the project.
With hundreds of cultural projects under his belt since his start as a journalist, wilborn is currently the executive director at the palladium theatre at st. May 07, 2019 paul wilborn, an author, joined am tampa bay to talk about his new book cigar city. Petersburg college is committed to equal accessequal opportunity in its programs, activities, and employment. Pete press, is a loving look back at that era, which he paints as a sort of. Join facebook to connect with paul wilborn and others you may know. There are few moversandshakers in the tampa bay arts scene quite like paul wilborn and wife eugenie bondurant we at american stage are lucky and thrilled to host their american songbook series and mr. Tales from a 1980s creative ghetto just was awarded a gold medal for fiction in the 2019 florida book awards.
Performer paul wilborn releases first book on ybor city. Wilborns career started in tampa, as a writer for the tampa tribune, but has returned to the st. Tales from a 1980s creative ghetto in april, paul wilborn has spoken about his book at venues throughout the tampa bay region at libraries, colleges and universities, galleries and museums with all the attention and accolades, the most exciting. The short story collection, much of it set in ybor city and illustrated with photos by tampa photographer david audet, is tampa native wilborn s first book. Wilborn used a collection of linked short the young artists, writers, poets, actors who inhabited tampas ybor city in the 1980s. Paul wilborn joined am tampa bay to talk about his new book cigar city. With cigar city, paul wilborn recalls, recreates a. Cigar city is a collection of linked short stories about the young artists, writers, poets, musicians and actors who inhabited tampas ybor city in the 1980s. Tales from a 1980s creative ghetto in april, paul wilborn has spoken about his book at venues throughout the tampa bay region at libraries, colleges and universities, galleries and museums. Book reading, discussion and signing museum of fine arts. Celeste price is an eighthgrade english teacher in suburban tampa. Nov 03, 2015 there are few moversandshakers in the tampa bay arts scene quite like paul wilborn and wife eugenie bondurant we at american stage are lucky and thrilled to host their american songbook series and mr. Paul wilborn is considered one of the biggest influencers in tampa bays creative arts scene. Paul wilborn artsculture, conversations, current issue, people july 6, 2019 by marcia biggs tags.
Pete side of the bridge continuously over the last 30 years. With its 14th annual competition now complete, the florida book awards has announced winners for books published in 2019. Laced with black humor and crackling sexualized prose, alissa nuttings tampa is a grand, seriocomic examination of the want behind student teacher affairs and a scorching literary debut. Mar 03, 2020 with its 14th annual competition now complete, the florida book awards has announced winners for books published in 2019. Wilborn s career started in tampa, as a writer for the tampa tribune, but has returned to the st. With cigar city, paul wilborn recalls, recreates a magical. Home to awardwinning journalist, playwright, and author paul wilborn. Subscribe tampa bay businesses for culture and the arts. Tampa is the debut novel of alissa nutting, an essayist and creative writing professor whose first book was the 2010 short story collection unclean jobs for women and girls. Paul wilborn to read from his cigar city book at museum of fine. Palladium audiences love their jazz and were delivering the goods all this month and beyond. Tales from a creative ghetto, published this week by st.
Tales from a 1980s creative ghetto, by paul wilborn a rollicking, fictionalized account of ybor citys artistic past, cigar city is a delight for both fans of history and a good tale. In cigar city, paul wilborn brings ybor city in the 80s. Paul wilborns cigar city wins gold for general fiction at the florida book awards. Petersburg fl, paul wilborn tampa performer, rodriguez cigar factory key west fla, ybor city book by paul wilborn. Vinoy business alliance featuring paul wilborn tickets. Paul wilborn is considered one of the biggest movers and shakers in tampa bays creative arts scene. Except there cant really be just one, can there, because how does one man do all this stuff. Wilborn used a collection of linked short the young artists, writers, poets, actors who inhabited tampa s ybor city in the 1980s. An evening with paul wilborn and the blue roses presented. Tampa by alissa nutting meet your next favorite book. This book capture the boho life in the lofts and storefronts and ornate, but empty social clubs of tampa s cigar city. Nov 06, 2019 paul wilborn saturday, november 9 at 3 pm times festival of reading details here. More than 175 eligible publications were submitted across the 11 categories of competition. Paul wilborn takes a gold medal in florida book awards.
Mary wilborn obituary shelbyville, ky the sentinelnews. As founder and leader of paul wilborn and the pop tarts, he played most major venues in the tampa bay area for 15 years. Wilborns career started in tampa, as a writer for the. These individuals collectively are associated with 7 companies in cleveland oh, lampasas tx, st.
Tampa bay businesses for culture and the arts tbbca is a nonprofit organization that unites area businesses to champion arts and culture for a prosperous community through innovative partnerships and sustainable programs. A new mfa exhibit showcases the work and process of late tampa artist theo wujcik. Introduction paul wilborn is considered one of the biggest movers and shakers in tampa bays creative arts scene. Drawn by urban authenticity and cheap rents, they created a surreal, chaotic, arts scene set against the backdrop of the empty cigar factories and shotgun shacks of tampas immigrant past. Paul s fictional short stories focus on the young artists, writers, musicians and actors drawn to this edgy community. Tales from a 1980s creative ghetto will discuss and sign his book of short stories set in ybor city. Paul wilborn and the blue roses in concert, arts 464, the. Paul wilborn saturday, november 9 at 3 pm times festival of reading details here. Paul wilborn, an author, joined am tampa bay to talk about his new book cigar city. Paul wilborns debut short story collection, cigar city, has won the 2019 gold medal from the florida book awards. Sarahjane vatelot and paul wilborn featured at imagine museums 10 x 10. Wilborn pitched newly elected tampa mayor pam iorio, an old friend, for a job, and was hired as the citys director of creative industries.
Paul wilborn to read from his cigar city book at museum of. May 17, 2019 paul wilborn to read from his cigar city book at museum of fine arts st. Paul wilborn is the executive director of the palladium theater in downtown st. Wilborn was kind enough to answer five burning questions to help promote this weekends skylark. Tales from a 1980s creative ghetto, publishedapril 1, 2019 by st. Catch the latenight taxi back to paris in the 1920s. Petersburg times and the tampa tribune, wilborn, a bay area native, says st. Beverly smithtillery fox interview after winning first place for poetry at the national veterans creative arts festival.
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