MacDill Happenings

The 2nd Annual Festival of the Arts takes place this weekend 1 & 2 May at Winthrop Town Center in Riverview. There will be a juried Fine Art & Fine Craft Show with up to $7,000 in prize money. But there will also be children’s entertainment, arts & crafts, music and painting lessons.  On Saturday at 8pm, famous jazz saxophonist Eric Darius will be performing.  Admission is $10 good for all day and evening events.  It’s a good idea for the evening concerts to bring blankets and lawn chairs! This event is a fundraiser sponsored by the Brandon ’86 Rotary Club. The Brandon ’86 Rotary Club is a non-profit community service organization that supports local non profits and the Rotary International mission to eradicate Polio. This festival is an opportunity for artists and artistic organizations to exposes culture to the Community. This is venue for Artists and musicians to display their talents, performances and exhibits in an effort to enrich the lives of all citizens of the greater Brandon community. Riverview, located near Brandon, is an unincorporated town in Hillsborough County. Riverview is conveniently located along the I-75 corridor thirty minutes from Tampa. HART has an express bus service that runs straight from Riverview to MacDill AFB in the morning and back in the evening. It’s a great to save money and time when going to and from work! If you are a US government employee, then you can receive free monthly bus passes from MacDill AFB.