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2008 Heritage Schedule of Events
Pre-Festival Event on January 14, 2008
Heritage Festival in Partnership with the University of South Florida
Presents Pre-Festival Event
featuring:

Dr. Maya Angelou

January 14, 2008
7:00PM
USF Sun Dome
4202 East Fowler Avenue
 

$10.00
USF University Lecture Series


Tickets can ONLY be purchased in person at the
Sun Dome ticket office, entry 3. 
The Sun Dome is a 10,000-seat venue. 
January 18-27, 2008 Heritage Schedule
Ray, Goodman and Brown
Rose Royce
Dr. Ian Smith
Dr. Ian Smith and the 50 Million Pound Challenge
Kam Showers
Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
George Hunt
Central High Med by George Hunt
Taalam Acey
Sunni Patterson
BK Jackson
January 18, 2008  
Friday
7PM
 
  Heritage Gala 
Ray, Goodman & Brown (The Moments)
Kam Showers 
Special Guest: Dr. Ian Smith
                           Michael Baisden
                           Ivy Box
Acceptable Attire: Semi-Formal/After 5
  
Pepin Distributing              
4121 North 50th Street 
$60 person    $100 couple
$600 for a table of 8.
   
       
January 19, 2008    Saturday
7:30AM Registration 
8:30AM Walk/Run
10:00AM
11:00AM
  Heritage Street Festival 
50 Million Pound Challenge
2K Walk or Run

Giveaways &
Health Screenings
Featuring: Dr. Ian Smith
AL Lopez Park
4810 North Himes Avenue
FREE


       
12:00PM - 6:00PM


 
Heritage Street Festival - R&B Day
Performers: Rose Royce & Sugarhill Gang    Street Festival Vendor Packet                                                               
AL Lopez Park
4810 North Himes Avenue
FREE
       
Midnight – 4:00AM


 
Skating Event
Opening Night Soul Roll Invitational 
Music by DJ Spin of Los Angeles, CA
Saletta Coleman – 727.564.3357 
www.getyoursk8on.com                  Flyer                
 
United Skates
5121 North Armenia Avenue
Restriction: Must be 18 or older.
$12 Advance     $15 Door 
       
January 20, 2008 
Sunday
12:00PM - 6:00PM
 
Heritage Street Festival - Jazz Day    
Performers: Walter Beasley
    Local Sensation: BK Jackson
Street Festival Vendor Packet
AL Lopez Park
4810 North Himes Avenue
FREE

       
6:15PM




 
23rd Annual National MLK, Jr.
Drum Major for Justice &
Battle of the Bands Extravaganza
Sevell C. Brown, III – 727.327.0085 
MLKholidayLegacy@aol.com     Flyer
Tropicana Field Dome Stadium                                     
One Tropicana Drive
S
t. Petersburg, FL 
 $10 Advance  $12 Gate $15VIP
       
9:00PM – 2:00AM






  Skating Event 
Sunday Night Soul Roll
  
Main event w/Roll Call Performances
Music by DJ Wiz of Baltimore, MD
Saletta Coleman – 727.564.3357
www.getyoursk8on.com        Flyer   
United Skates
5121 North Armenia Avenue
Restriction: Must be 18 or older.
$12 Advance     $15 Door 
       
January 21, 2008
Monday
6:45AM
  Tampa Organization of Black Affairs
(TOBA) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Leadership Breakfast
Speaker: 
Dr. Deforest B. Soaries, Jr.
813.874.TOBA (8622)
www.toba-network.org
Hyatt Regency Downtown
211 North Tampa Street
$25

Restriction:  Tickets will not be sold
                      at the door.   
       
11:00AM Registration
12:00PM Shotgun Start
  Heritage Golf Tournament 
Ray Matthews – 813.978.1898 
Registration Form

Rogers Park Golf Course
7901 North 30th Street 
$75 Entry Fee

       
12:00PM



  Hillsborough County
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day Parade
Monique DeVage – 813.247.0952
cdevage@hcso.tampa.fl.us
Parade Route Begins: TBA
Parade Route Ends
: TBA


       
1:15PM   23rd Annual National MLK, Jr.
Drum Major for Justice Parade

Sevell C. Brown, III - 727.327.0085
MLKholidayLegacy@aol.com   
Parade Route  Begins: Dr. MLK, Jr. Street and 3rd Avenue South
Parade Route Ends:  Vinoy Park
       
January 22 -
February 29, 2008
Monday - Thursday
9:30AM - 7:00PM
Friday & Saturday
9:30AM - 2:00PM
Sunday - Closed
  Heritage Living History Exhibit
Exhibit: "Civil Rights: A Different Eye"
           By:
George Hunt
Elsa Villa - 813.253.7386
evilla@hccfl.edu
Hillsborough Community College
Dale Mabry Campus Art Gallery
2nd Floor Library
4001 Tampa Bay Boulevard
FREE
       
January 23, 2008
Wednesday
12:00Pm - 1:30PM
  Heritage Leadership Luncheon
Speaker:
George Hunt
University Area
Community Center 
14013 North 22nd Street
$10 Donation
Benefits: The Heritage Scholarship
       
9:00PM   Heritage Festival Poetry Slam
Semi-Finals                              
Life - 813.810.3582
blackonblackrhyme.com    Prelims
The Harbor Club
915 East Grant Street 
(corner of Nebraska Avenue and Grant)
$10
Payment:  Accepted at the door.
       
January 24, 2008
Thursday
12:00PM - 1:30PM
  Genealogy Brown Bag Luncheon
Theme: "Planning a Family Reunion"
   Bring Your Own Lunch
Betty Lopez - 813.601.4953
bdlopez84@msn.com 
Walter B. Smith Library
905 North Albany Avenue
FREE
     
6:30PM - 9:00PM    Heritage Movie & Panel Discussion
"12 Angry Men" 
Tampa Theatre
711 Franklin Street 
$2  
       
January 25, 2008
Friday
8:00PM
  Heritage Festival
5th Annual Poetry Slam Finals
Featuring:
       Taalam Acey & Sunni Patterson
Life - 813.810.3582                Flyer
blackonblackrhyme.com
$1,000 Grand Prize
The Harbor Club
915 East Grant Street 
(corner of Nebraska Avenue and Grant)
$20 Advance  $25 Door  $50VIP
       
January 26, 2008
Saturday
8:00AM Registration
9:00AM - 1:00PM Tour
  Heritage Finale
Candy Lowe Business Bus Tour
Candy Lowe - 813.394.6363
The Harbor Club
915 East Grant Street 
(corner of Nebraska Avenue & Grant)
$5 Bus Tour

RSVP: No later than January 19, 2008
Payment: Day of the event.
       
1:00PM - 3:00PM  
The WaMu Financial Freedom 
Workshop
Registration Form
The Harbor Club
915 East Grant Street 
(corner of Nebraska Avenue & Grant)
FREE
       
8:00AM - 5:00PM    On-Site Vendors & Entertainment
Heritage Finale Vendor Packet
The Harbor Club
915 East Grant Street
 
(corner of Nebraska Avenue & Grant)
FREE
       
6:00PM   Heritage Gospel Showcase
William Sanders - 813.972.3409
 
Invitation Letter
Application & Agreement for Release of Talent
Participation Information Form
St. John Cathedral
3401 East 25th Avenue
$5

An Exciting New Addition to the 2008 Festival..........Blues



2nd Annual Tampa Blues Festival



January 27, 2008
Sunday
6PM


St. Pete Times Forum
401 Channelside Drive


$42.50 & $49.50
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