HCC Ybor Art Gallery Presents Rocky Bridges Artist Rocky Bridges will present a "Mixed Media As- semblage" now through Wednesday, Jan. 30, at HCC Ybor's Art Gallery, located in Performing Arts Building 114 at 2204 N. 15th St. The gal- lery is open to the public and admission is free. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except for Tuesdays (from noon to 7 p.m.). For further information or to arrange special hours, contact Carolyn Kossar, gallery coordinator, at ckossar@hccfl.edu or by calling 253-7674. Bad Monkey Ybor to Hold Super Bowl Festivities Bad Monkey Ybor, located at 1717 E. 7th Ave., will hold a Super Bowl Sunday party on game day, Feb. 3, starting at 6:30 p.m. VIP box seats upstairs in the Talibar lounge or reserved tables are $35 each. The fee includes a sandwich, pizza and wing buffet, plus the first round of cocktails; To make reservations, call 280-9971 or email info@ badmonkeyybor.com. Guests can also enjoy the game from the bar. Singing Stone to Host "Art on 19th Street" in February Singing Stone Gallery will kick off its fourth year pro- moting artisans and crafters with its monthly "Art on 19th Street," which will take place on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a fami- ly-friendly event with compli- mentary parking in front of the gallery. This event will feature con- temporary crafts' and live -art demonstrations in jewelry, ceramics, fibers, wood, paint- ings, photography, metals and mixed media. The event will feature art- ists including Carol Bright, a local jewelry artist, who will be creating pieces on-site. Sing- ing Stone will also be show- ing new art jewelry from Dan Balk, Sarah Phillips, Doug D'Souza and Leigh Rive. Singing Stone and the Ybor City Museum State Park will sponsor month-long raffles with items donated by local participating artisans. Tickets will be sold dur- ing regular business hours at Singing Stone for $2 cash per ticket. Winners will have 30 days to pick up their prize. Out-of- state winners are required to pay for prize shipment. Raffle tickets will benefit a non-prof- it charity. Singing Stone is located at 1903 N. 19th St. For more information about events at the gallery, call Nataly Balk at 728-4325 or visit www. SingingStoneOnline.com. Krewe of Sant' Yago Knight Parade Coming Feb. 9 Once again, a krewe of knights will descend upon Ybor City's streets Saturday, Feb. 9, beginning at 7 p.m. The Knight Parade, pre- sented by MOR, has been hosted by the Krewe of Sant' Yago since 1974. This year's Grand Marshal will be Steve Wilkos, host of the Steve Wilkos Show and formerly of the Jerry Springer Show. For more information, call 248- 3088 or visit www.knightpa- rade.com/hpme.html. Ybor Chamber's February Business Expo The Ybor City Chamber of Commerce will host a Busi- ness Expo in lieu of its regular monthly luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. To reserve a space, call events coordinator Anna Ra- mos at 248-3712, ext. 22. Columbia Now Accepting Valentine's Reservations Valentine's Day falls on. a Thursday in 2013. All Colum- bia Restaurant locations are now taking Valentine's Day reservations. At the Columbia in Ybor City, a Flamenco Dance Show will take place during the eve- ning. For showtimes and to make reservations at this lo- cation, call 248-4961. In addition, the restaurant MOSI's Festival of Chocolate Sweetens Tampa Bay The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) held its third annual Festival of Chocolate Sunday, Jan. 19, to Monday, Jan. 21. Chocoholics of all ages experienced chocolate-themed games, competitions, fashion shows on a "Yumway" and, of course, plenty of chocolate treats. Tampa Bay area families also learned about the science, history and health benefits of chocolate. Above, families participated in a candy counting contest. Winners were rewarded with sweet treats. In the left photo, Stacy's Gluten Free Goodies, an. allergen-free bakery based in Tampa, displays a variety of cupcakes, cookies and other baked goods. Many local vendors participated in this year's festival, some entering cupcake, cookie, drink and cake competitions. has locations in Sarasota, St. Augustine, St. Peters- burg, Celebration, Clearwater Beach, Riverwalk Tampa and. at Tampa International Air- port. To reserve a spot at any Columbia location, visit www. columbiarestaurant.com. 66th Annual Fiesta Day Coming Feb. 23 Fiesta Day will kick off Sat- urday, Feb. 23, at 11 a.m. and will run through 6 p.m. on Ybor's Seventh Avenue. The street will be closed through the day, as stages, food ven- dors and exhibits will be set up from 15th'through 20th Street. -This annual event is a free, family-friendly street festival. Fiesta Day draws-an estimat- ed 20,000 visitors annually. For more information about this event, call the Ybor City Chamber's Visitor Informa- tion Center at 241-8838. To reserve vendor space, please call Michele Keating at 248- 3712, ext. 25. Second Annual Cuban Sandwich Festival in March The second annual Cuban Sandwich Festival will take place at the Ybor City Sat- urday Market in Centennial Park, located at 1800 E. 8th St., Saturday, March 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This is a free, family-friend- ly event. It will be hosted by ABC Action News' Lissette Campos-Perez and Hillsbor- ough County's Tony Morejon. The event will feature over 50 Latino food, art and cultur- al exhibitors. Up to 40-Florida restaurants will compete for best Cuban sandwich in Flor- ida. In addition, the festival will feature a "Kidz ZONE," where children can view clowns, jumpers, participate in face painting and more. An antique car show, old- fashioned barber, a domino tournament and a cigar area will be on hand for older guests. This event is sponsored by Latin Times Media, Inc., City of Tampa, Ybor City Devel- opment Corporation, Tampa Latin Chamber, Ybor Satur- day Market, HART and Hills- borough Community College. For further information, visit the event's website at www.theCubanSandwichFes- tival.com. Metro Wellness Center to Present Philadelphia Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (TI- GLFF) will -present Philadel- phia, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, Friday, Jan. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. After the film, TIGLFF ex- ecutive director Larry Biddle will discuss his role with Ac- tionAIDS while the movie was being filmed in the 1990s. The Metro Wellness and Community Center in Tampa is located at 1315 E. 7th Ave. For more information about this event and other Metro Wellness and Community Center services, visit www. metrotampabay.org or call 232-3808. Upcoming Events at The RITZ Ybor Churchill concert Tues- . day,- Jan. 29. Pre-party will begin at 6 p.m.; doors open at .7 p.m.; show is at 8 p.m. $14 general admission (all ages). Take Action Tour with The Used, We Came As Ro- mans, Crown The Empire and Mindflow Tuesday, Feb. 5. Pre-party will begin at 6 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m.; show is at 8 p.m. $25 general admission (all ages). The xx concert Thurs- day, Feb. 7. Pre-party at 6 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m.; show is at 8 p.m. $25 general admission (all ages); $35 VIP balcony (ages 21+). LOTUS with Moon Hooch concert Wednesday, Feb. 20. Pre-party at 6 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m.; show is at 8 p.m. $18 general admis- sion (all ages); $25 VIP balco- ny (ages 21+). Excision: The Execu- tion Tour Sunday, March 3. Doors open at 8 p.m.; show is at 9 p.m. $25 general admis- sion (all ages). Tickets for all shows are- available for purchase online at www.theritzybor.com or at The RITZ Ybor box office. The RITZ Ybor box of- fice is open 1 to 6 p.m. every Wednesday through Saturday and on the days of shows. Call 248-9210 to reach the box office directly. To promote an event in Ybor City, call Emily Carney at 248- 3921 or email ecarney@lagac- etanewspaper.com. LA GACETA/Friday, January 25,2013/Page 11 d WHAT'S HAPPENING SIn @fld Ybor By Emily Carney Artist Rocky Bridges is-exhibiting a Mixed Media Assemblage through Wednesday; Jan. 30, at HCC Ybor's Art Gallery. This 2012 piece is called Bound and was created from a discarded object.