{"id":402562,"date":"2026-09-17T14:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/402562\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:54:10","slug":"tampa-bay-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-head-to-the-hub-for-a-local-theater-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/402562\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence head to the Hub for a local theater fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"144979\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/photos-every-beautiful-person-we-saw-celebrating-tampa-pride-2024-in-ybor-city-17503846\/attachment\/tampa_pride_24-149\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tampa_pride_24-149.webp?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tampa_pride_24-149\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tampa Bay Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence during Tampa Pride in Ybor City, Florida March 23, 2024.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tampa_pride_24-149.webp?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tampa_pride_24-149.webp\" alt=\"A colorful parade photograph of the Tampa Bay Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence during Tampa Pride in Ybor City, Florida March 23, 2024. In the foreground, a performer wearing white face paint with dramatic flame makeup above the eyes, white-and-red headwear, and a red habit adorned with lapel pins holds an open rainbow fan. Behind them in the street march, another performer with orange hair, sunglasses, and a black hat stands beside a performer with dark curly hair and face makeup, set against parade barricades, spectators, and historic Ybor City storefronts under an overcast sky.\" class=\"wp-image-144979\"  \/>Tampa Bay Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence during Tampa Pride in Ybor City, Florida March 23, 2024. Credit: Dave Decker \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more than a decade now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluebutterflyproductions.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bluebutterflyproductions.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Theatre eXceptional <\/a>has provided performance and education opportunities for adults with disabilities. Next Thursday, the company opens its production of \u201cThe Little Mermaid,\u201d and that shit costs money to put on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s why this bunch of nuns in makeup\u2014aka the nonprofit Tampa Bay Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, which raised more than $20,000 for charity in 2024\u2014will perform, throw ass, and more to raise funds. DJ Silence spins at this daytime event fueled by the strongest pours in Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/4033419800285378\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/4033419800285378\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donations are accepted during the Mermaids &amp; Martinis fundraiser happening Sunday, Sept. 20 at The Hub in Tampa.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/the_hub_brian_mahar.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/altnewsfoundation.org\/cl-tampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa-newslettersignup-page\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/sept-17-23-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sept. 17 \u2013 23, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead his 2016 intro letter\u00a0and disclosures from 2022 and 2021.\u00a0Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/rroa\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Ray Roa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence during Tampa Pride in Ybor City, Florida March 23, 2024. 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