Name: Opening Reception: The Soldier's Lens
Start: 2025-11-06T17:30:00-05:00
Location: 1630 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL, 33605

1630 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL, 33605

The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts presents The Soldier’s Lens, a curated exhibition showcasing the original perspectives of active-duty service members, veterans, and their families. This project honors the intersection of photographic arts and military service, raising awareness of veterans’ experiences while fostering dialogue and community support.

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Florida

Opening Reception: The Soldier's Lens

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Tuesday, April 21st, 7:00 PM
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To support job seekers who are faced with challenges to re-entering the workforce, Better Together’s Days of Second Chances brings churches, volunteers, businesses and nonprofits together to host a coordinated job fair that features background-friendly employers and provides resources including free one-on-one job coaching sessions to review resumes and interviewing skills, clothing and haircuts. Child care is also available for job seekers with children. 
Job seekers and background-friendly employers can register online at <a href="https://bettertogetherus.org/NWDSC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">BetterTogetherUS.org/NWDSC</a>.

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USF Fine Arts Building Lecture Hall (FAH 101)
13001 USF Laurel Drive, Tampa, FL 33620
Join us for a panel discussion with the 2026 Master of Fine Arts candidates from the USF School of Art &amp; Art History, whose thesis work is exhibited in Things Don't Seem The Same. Participating artists are Enoch Appiah, Mike Cannata, Patrick Michael Carew, Darlene Gold, Atia Shafie, Diana Sosnowska, and Brogan Willis. USFCAM’s Curator of Education and Public Art Jenn Miller will moderate. This event is free and open to all.
For more information call (813) 974-4133, or email <a href="mailto:caminfo@usf.edu?subject=MFA%202026%20Opening%20Reception">caminfo@usf.edu</a>.
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About the Artist:
Lebanese-Palestinian American, born in Oakland California, Sammy Obeid double majored in Business and Mathematics at UC Berkeley and then turned down a job at Google to be a comedian. Now the host of 100 Humans on Netflix, he’s also appeared on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and America’s Got Talent, as well as TBS’s Conan, and is best known for his world record of performing comedy 1,001 nights in a row, a story featured in both Time Magazine and The New York Times.
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Floyd's 99 Barbershop South Tampa

Floyd’s 99 Barbershop of South Tampa today announced plans for their grand opening event to be held on Friday, April 10, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The day-long celebration will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony, an in-shop scavenger hunt, prizes, and more. The shop, located at 1155 S. Dale Mabry Highway, Unit 6, in South Tampa, is owned and operated by franchisee Stephanie Noyes, a lifelong member of the Tampa Bay community. “Floyd’s is all about giving our customers an amplified experience, and we can’t wait to create that excitement at our grand opening event,” said Stephanie, noting that this is her third Floyd’s location, with shops already open in Clearwater and St. Pete. “This is an opportunity for the community to celebrate with us, meet the stylists, and even get a haircut,” she said. “Floyd’s is for everyone – men, women, and kids – and we’ll be accepting walk-in appointments all day.” The South Tampa location is offering 50% off haircuts for the first 30 days, beginning on Friday. Other activities and promotions planned for the day include: 10:00 a.m.	 - Ribbon-cutting ceremony with the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce All Day		 - Plinko and other games to win Floyd’s coupons, swag, and other prizes - Scavenger hunt to find the musicians featured on Floyd’s iconic poster walls - Meet the stylists and receive free consultations and 50% off haircuts “We are grateful to the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce for their support throughout this process, and we appreciate all that our families, friends, and neighbors have done to make our dream of opening a Floyd’s South Tampa location a reality,” said Stephanie. “We look forward to growing the Floyd’s brand throughout the Tampa area in the years ahead.” Floyd’s 99 Barbershop was founded in 1999 in the Denver area by three brothers with a simple belief: a great haircut should amplify your confidence. Today, Floyd’s delivers expert cuts and an amplified experience in 140+ shops across 15 states.

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