Fashion. Music. Beer. It's your choice.
So Tampa Bay, what is there to do if you want a weekend of fun without the chafing of latex at Fetish Con, but still want to see some wild outfits? Check out the Wearable Art Fashion Show at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center this Saturday (8/16). Any event that has a girl dressed like a mix between a dandelion and a muffler is good in my book.
If music is more your thing, you're in luck. There's a wealth of concerts this weekend with styles for everybody. On Friday (8/15), get your femme indie rock fix with Geri X at The Globe, or you can relive the '90s with Candlebox at Jannus Landing. (Remember them? They sang this song.) Saturday has the '80s metal covered with AC/DC tribute band Highway to Hell at the Largo Cultural Center. Check out this story by tampabay.com's own master of the '80s, Steve Spears. If you want to break out those cowboy boots and 10-gallon hats, Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift play the Ford Amphitheater on Saturday, and you can scoot over to the after party at the Dallas Bull.
Nothing reminds me more of good old country-western fun than whipped cream shots in the mouth. The Dallas Bull has undergone some significant changes -- you can read all about it here -- even throwing in some hip-hop (sacrilege!). Even if you don't go to the concert, it's the place in Tampa Bay for some boot-scooting boogie.
What if you just want to get totally obliterated on beer? Tank's Tap Room's Beertopia on Saturday is for you. Starting at 2 p.m. and going all the way until 3 a.m., you'll have ample time to sample each and every beer (don't forget the designated driver, people). Throw in a barbecue, Jagermeister girls and a pirogi-eating contest, and you have a mini Oktoberfest stuffed into one day.
[Dallas Bull photo by Luis Santana/tbt*]




Leigh Armstrong is a connoisseur of anything new, cool or strange. After a stint in Korea drinking soju and eating live octopi, Leigh is back in Tampa Bay and ready to experience everything from ultra-hip to the uber-weird.
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