More than 30,000 expected at Tampa juried art fest

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More than 30,000 expected at Tampa juried art fest

Respected WFTS meteorologist Denis Phillips, who provided a calming – and sometimes even comical – influence during the damaging days of Hurricanes Helene and Milton – is the stage emcee for the live music element of this weekend’s Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, at the 25-acre Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa. Visual art, however, is the main focus of this massive (30,000-plus visitors) and historical (now in its 55th year…