Downtown Tampa Facts $200,000 worth of completed development (2009) 50,000 employees Over 100 restaurants –70+ serving dinner 9 hotels

Downtown Tampa Facts $150,000,000 of Residential Development (2009) Estimated 3,000 Residents 98,000 people live within 3 miles of downtown

Downtown Tampa Facts 12 Parks 1.5 Miles of Waterfront Trails/Parks 45% of the Riverwalk is completed

Downtown Tampa Facts 7 Museums 6 Art Galleries Approximately 3,000,000 attendees to downtown events (2009)

Culture and the Arts Impact Economically Significant Impact on Development National Recognition Community Involvement and Pride

3 Es of 25 in 2010 Entertainment Economics Exploration

Entertainment Straz Center for the Performing Arts –Largest performing arts complex south of the Kennedy Center –680,000 patrons per season –Over 4,000 events annually

Entertainment (cont.) St. Pete Times Forum –150 events annually –Ranked one of the Top 10 Venues in World Ticket Sales & Top 5 in U.S. –Seats 20,000

Entertainment (cont.) Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival –Hosted at Tampa Theatre –12,000 attendees for 11 day event –Average salary per attendee: $86,000 Gasparilla Kickoff Party New Years Eve Ball Harley Davidson Bikefest

Economics Glazer Childrens Museum –53,000 Square foot facility at cost of $11.5 Million (all local trades) –4 Million in Exhibit Design –Estimated 200,000 visitors to see 170 hands on exhibits

Economics (cont.) The Florida Aquarium –Ranked in the top 10 Aquariums in the country by Trip Advisor Tampa Museum of Art –120,000 Sq/Ft Master Plan 66,000 Sq/Ft Phase I –Phase one development $32.8 Million –Beautifully situated in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park

Economics (cont.) Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Races –15,000+ Room Nights –World Championship in 2011 –$500,000 in Economic Impact

Economics (cont.) StageWorks –New theatre development in Channel District –$30,000 worth of doors and hardware alone American Victory Ship –One of two Operation Victory Ships in the country –Over 200,000 visitors since arrival –Raised $2,000,000 in private money/materials

Exploration Gasparilla Festival of the Arts –Largest award prize amount of any outdoor art festival in the country ($75,000) –Largest outdoor cultural event in Tampa (completely volunteer) Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Tampa Downtown Market

Downtown Cultural Experience Cultural Institutions - Henry B. Plant Museum University of Tampa Scarfone/Hartley Gallery Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Jobsite Theatre Patel Conservatory Tampa Museum of Art Glazer Children's Museum Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Tampa Theatre Tampa Firefighters Museum City of Tampa Police Museum TECO Public Art Gallery Kotler Art Gallery at John Germany Library American Institute of Architects Gallery Opera Tampa Tampa Bay History Center American Victory Mariners Memorial & Museum Ship Stageworks The Florida Aquarium Gasparilla Festival of the Arts City of Tampa Public Art Lights on Tampa Gasparilla International Film Festival TIGLFF Film Festival Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Races Jewish Film Festival Baisden Gallery Bleu Acier on Columbus Boulevard Old Tampa Bookstore Rustic Steel Creations Culturally Oriented Experiences Tampa Downtown Market Ongoing Outdoor Public Art

25 in June - Summer Classic Movie Series - Tampa Theatre 15.July - History Adventures Summer Camp - Tampa Bay History Center 16.Aug 13 - Cowboy vs Samuri - Jobsite Theatre 17.Aug 3 - Members Show - Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 18.Sep - Opening Fall Glazer Children's Museum 19.Oct Archifest American Institute of Architects Gallery 20.Oct TIGLIFF Film Festival- Tampa Theatre 21.Oct 15 - Tampa Downtown Market 22.Nov 6 - Dream Girls - Straz Center for the Performing Arts 23.Dec 1-23 Victorian Christmas Stroll - Tampa Plant Museum 24.Dec Its a Wonderful Life - Tampa Theatre 25.Dec 31 - New Years Eve Celebration - Downtown Tampa 1.Jan 27 - Ground Breaking - Stageworks 2.Feb 6 - Grand Opening - Tampa Museum of Art 3.Mar Gasparilla Festival of the Arts - Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park 4.March 14 - Picnic in the Park - Henry B. Plant Museum 5.Mar Jewish Film Festival - Tampa Theatre 6.Mar 18 - Gasparilla International Film Festival - Tampa Theatre 7.April 24 - Pops in the Park - Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park 8.Apr 23 - Giacomo Puccinis La Rondine Opera Tampa 9.May - Sea Grapes - The Florida Aquarium 10.May 1 - AsiaFest - St. Pete Times Forum 11.May 1 - Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Races 12.May 22 - Imagination Glazer Children's Museum 13.June - Start Summer Camps - Patel Conservatory