First Night St. Petersburg 2018, presented this year by 411- PAIN, will feature the nationally touring Ryan Montbleau Band on the finale stage from 9:30pm-midnight.
Ryan Montbleau will be bringing his mix of rock, funk, soul folk and psychedelia for an amazing performance with his band. Ryan has been crafting songs since college and has honed his performances to a wonderful mix of love songs, funky jams and psychedelic soul gems. His songwriting is inspired by such great as Bob Dylan, Robert John-son and Bob Marley. Ryan hails from Massachusetts and has been entertaining audi-ences across the country. Montbleau has opened for John Hammond, Melissa Ferrick, Ani DiFranco, Martin Sexton, and Rodrigo y Gabriela. His band has performed at Bonnaroo, Jam Cruise, Cayamo Songwriter’s Cruise, and they have become a regular act at the Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival in Connecticut. He has also toured with Martin Sexton as his backing band and opening act. Local bluesman Damon Fowler will perform 7:00pm-9:00pm, prior to Montbleau.
First Night St. Petersburg 2018, our family New Year’s Eve Celebration of the Arts, has admission buttons for sale at www.firstnightstpete.com. First Night has seen an increase in buttons purchased early from people outside of Florida and the U.S. as St. Peters-burg, Florida becomes known as a great destination to experience art and music! Our beautiful buttons were designed by local artists The Vitale Brothers are a collectors item!
Buy your buttons early and start planning your evening! Buttons can be purchased on our website at http://www.firstnightstpete.com/ and will go on sale locally at Thanksgiving in the following locations.
Cost:
Advance Price
• $12 adults
• $5 children 6-12
• Children 5 and under are free
Dec. 30 and 31 Price
• $15 adults and $10 children
• Children 5 and under are free
BUTTON SALE OUTLETS INCLUDE:
Gas Convenience Stores
• Old Northeast Rally 2131 4th St. N – St. Petersburg
• Treasure Island, Rally 10801 Gulf Blvd. – Treasure Island
• Seminole Citgo, 5401 Seminole Blvd. – Seminole
Kahwa Coffee Shops
• Kahwa Expresso Bar NE 475 2nd Street North – St. Petersburg
• Kahwa Cafe 204 2nd Avenue South – St. Petersburg
• Kahwa Henderson 3928 Henderson Blvd – Tampa
Local Businesses and Arts Organizations
•Annex at Beach Beach Drive St. Petersburg
Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr. NE – St. Petersburg
• Courtyard by Marriott St. Petersburg Downtown 300 4th St. N – St. Peters-burg
• ARTicles, 1445 Central Ave. – St. Petersburg
• St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce 100 2nd Ave N #150 – St. Petersburg
• The Morean Arts Center, 719 Central Ave. – St. Petersburg
• Florida CraftArt, 501 Central Ave. – St. Petersburg
• St Pete. Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center, 100 Second Ave. N – St. Petersburg
For more information or to volunteer for a shift at First Night, call 727-823-8906 or an email to info@firstnightstpete.com.