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CAMPGround 26 is March 5th through 7th (CAMP)<\/p>\nCAMPGround 26 is March 5th through 7th (CAMP)<\/p>\n
CAMPGround 26, a three-day festival of new music from a lineup of international artists and composers, presents five concerts at three eclectic Tampa venues from March 5th through 7th.\u00a0<\/p>\n
CAMPGround kicks off at 7 p.m. March 5th at Tempus Projects in Ybor City\u2019s Kress Contemporary with the world premiere of three monodramas written by members of the Iranian Female Composers Association and performed by a contingent of musicians. The evening also features a video and light art installation and a music ensemble performance that uses electronics to explore the rhythmic patterns of electromagnetic waves.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Friday, March 6th has a double bill. A noon concert at Tempus Projects features performances of several compositions, some with a companion visual art display. That evening at 7 p.m., things move to The Disco Dolls Studio in Seminole Heights for performances on viola, flute, cello, and violin. The University of South Florida percussion ensemble also performs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 7th, the festival moves to the Steinway Piano Gallery on West Kennedy Boulevard for several performances. The festival finale, \u201cA Little House Music,\u201d\u00a0is 6 p.m. that evening at CAMPGround in East Tampa. It features works by five composers and dance performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The annual CAMPGround festival started in 2022. The Contemporary Art Music Project (CAMP), a nonprofit formed in 2021 by three USF music faculty, organizes and runs the festival as part of its mission to showcase innovative new music and multimedia art. CAMP co-founder and President Eunmi Ko, a concert pianist and USF faculty member, says the festival presents innovative new music by local, regional, and international composers in a low-key, relaxing, community-oriented, and entertaining atmosphere. Ko says it also showcases local arts venues like Tempus Projects, The Disco Dolls, and the Steinway Piano Gallery, and promotes collaboration with local artists such as dancers Bailey Grayson and JepStar Jacinto.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
For more information and tickets, go to CAMPGround 26<\/a><\/p>\n Gasparilla International Film Festival<\/p>\n The 19th Gasparilla International Film Festival continues through March 8th. Films show at AMC Westshore through Saturday, March 7th. On March 8th, the closing night screening of \u201cMiles Away\u201d is at Centro Asturiano de Tampa.<\/p>\n Wednesday, March 4th includes showings of local Tampa Bay short films. Thursday, March 5th has the documentary \u201cThe Murders of Seminole Heights\u201d about the 2017 shootings that killed four people and shook the Tampa neighborhood. The dark comedy \u201cCalifornia Schemin,\u201d based on the true story of two aspiring Scottish rappers, is also Thursday.<\/p>\n Friday has \u201cThe Blackened Charte; A Search for Buried Treasure,\u201d the drama \u201cMistake,\u201d sci-fi movie \u201cUnplug,\u201d coming-of-age, fantasy film \u201cAlicia in Wonderland,\u201d drama \u201cA Portrait of a Postman,\u201d and \u201cBilly Knight,\u201d a drama starring Al Pacino, Charlie Heaton, the great Billy Zane, and others.\u00a0<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s loaded lineup includes heartwarming documentary \u201cSilver Screamers,\u201d drama \u201cGaia,\u201d romantic comedy \u201cFantasy Life,\u201d documentary \u201cRolling in Paris with Jim Jarmusch,\u201d \u201cLate Fame,\u201d starring Willem Dafoe as a forgotten poet who gets rediscovered, Florida-set horror \u201cNoseeums,\u201d action flick \u201cSavage,\u201d about an ex-special forces soldier who gets double crossed when he takes a gig as a getaway driver in a Tampa bank heist to raise money for his sick mother\u2019s care, and more.<\/p>\n