Local karate kids dominate state championship
Students from Chris Welbon Karate Clubs are now AAU Karate Florida State Champions. They will be advancing to nationals, which will be held at Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center from June 26 to June 30.
The winners from CWKC are:
Cody Barnes 13-14 Male Beginner Kobudo and Overall, Layla Coffey 13-14 Female Novice Kobudo, Kumite and Overall, Chloe Dawson 9-10 Female Novice Kata, Skye Diaz 11-12 Female Beginner Kata and Overall, Jose Duenez 9-10 Male Beginner Kata, Jordan Dyer 9-10 Female Novice Kobudo, Kumite and Overall, Julie Karlson 15-16 Female Advanced Kobudo and Kata, Cadence Fortson 11-12 Female Beginner Kumite, McKenna Mays 15-16 Female Kobudo, Kata, Kumite and Overall, Caitlin Rice 13-14 Female Novice Kata, Jose Rodriquez 13-14 Male Intermediate Kumite, Jordan Smith 9-10 Female Intermediate Kumite and Overall and Audrey Woolever 17-18 Female Intermediate Kobudo and Overall.
"No Postage Necessary" premiere
Jeremy Culver’s film “Now Postage Necessary,” staring Plant City’s own Charleene Closshey is having its official Florida premiere and red carpet event at the Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin St., Tampa.
The film was made in Plant City and is making movie history on July 10 when it receives worldwide distribution through a blockchain. Blockchain is an online system that uses multiple networks to ward off piracy and illegal distribution by storing each transaction within blocks on a ledger that is updated in real time on each computer. Because this one ledger will exist in multiple places simultaneously it makes hacking records nearly impossible.
Tickets for the Florida red carpet premiere are available now at eventbrite.com. The link can be found on the film’s Facebook page. The VIP Reception with the cast and red carpet arrivals is at 5:30 p.m., the doors open to the general public at 6:30 p.m. and the film begins at 7:15 p.m. The cast will host a Q&A immediately following the credits.
General admission is $15 and VIP tickets are $100. A portion of the proceeds supports Southeastern Guide Dogs.
Plant City Social Dance Club finds new venue
The Plant City Social Dance Club has had its share of upheaval over the past four years as it searched for the perfect venue to call home. On May 26 the group will finally begin dancing in its, hopefully, permanent home. Strawberry Square, 4401 Promenade Blvd., Plant City, will host the group on a variety of Saturdays until April 2019, when they will have the second and fourth Saturday of each month.
Regular dance music is played unless ballroom music is requested. The dance hours are from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and tickets are $6.