Video: Support the restoration of Tampa Bay!

It's time to put on your flip-flops and tropical shirts for Tampa Bay Watch's 4th Annual Evening for the Bay fundraiser on November 13, 2010! The event will take place at the Tampa Bay Watch Marine Center in Tierra Verde and will feature delicious food, complimentary beer & wine, a silent auction, live entertainment and one of the best waterfront views in the Bay area--all to benefit Tampa Bay Watch's restoration projects and education programs.

Live entertainment will be provided by Tampa Bay-based dance jam band Rob Irie and Buffalo Strange. The band has been performing jazzy, reggae-tinged world music for the better part of a decade at venues all across Tampa Bay and has become known and appreciated for its uplifting original music. The band's tours have included six international music festivals around the US and a tour in Thailand in 2009. 

Another highlight of this year's event is the participation of celebrated local artist Bill Correira - a.k.a. "BC Woo.  Woo, an ardent supporter of environmental causes, will be painting live at the event throughout the evening.  His finished work will then be auctioned off to benefit Tampa Bay Watch.

Evening for the Bay 2010 is sponsored by American Strategic Insurance, Macy's, Great Bay Distributors and Olympia Catering & Events.

The event will take place at the Tampa Bay Watch Marine Center in Tierra Verde. Tickets are $75 for an individual, $125 for a couple or $800 for a table sponsor (8 seats). Please RSVP by November 10 on tampabaywatch.org, email Jennifer Silva at jsilva@tampabaywatch.org  or call 727-867-8166.

Tampa Bay Watch is a nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to the protection and restoration of the marine and wetland environments of the Tampa Bay estuary through scientific and educational programs. The organization mobilizes over 10,000 community volunteers per year with hands-on habitat restoration projects such as salt marsh plantings, oyster dome and reef construction, coastal cleanups and storm drain markings. The mission of the organization has a positive and visible impact on the community, children and the Tampa Bay area through restoration projects and education programs.

For over 25 years, Crabby Bill's Restaurants have been serving the freshest seafood at family friendly prices. Their founders, Bill and Dolores Loder, instilled a passion for quality and service that they strive to live up to everyday. Their children and grandchildren continue this tradition at all locations and their pride is in every meal they serve.

 
Tampa Bay Watch is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) stewardship program dedicated exclusively to the charitable and scientific purpose of protecting and restoring the marine and wetland environments of the Tampa Bay estuary encompassing over 400 square miles of open water and 2,300 square miles of highly- developed watershed. Tampa Bay Watch involves more than 10,000 youth and adult volunteers each year in hands on habitat restoration projects. For more information, visit www.tampabaywatch.org , or call 727-867-8166.