The Artists and Writers Ball was founded in the late 1970s as an alternative to which festival which is held every year in Tampa and hosted by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla?
Artists and Writers Ball The Artists and Writers Ball was founded in the late-1970s in Tampa, FL by Bud Lee (photographer), Peggy Lee, David Audet, Paul Wilborn, Jeff Dunlap, Beverly Coe, Bebe Williams, Mary D. Scourtes and Charley Greacen as an alternative to the exclusive Gasparilla Pirate Festival krewes and parade.
Gasparilla Open The Gasparilla Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1932 to 1935. It was played at the Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club in Tampa, Florida. The tournament was played at match play in 1932 and at stroke play thereafter.