Quirky Tampa Bay art dealer Lucid Vending celebrates third anniversary on Friday

My kid spent a lot of his third year on earth carrying around a switchblade comb, and Lucid Vending is to blame. I pulled it out of the vending machine company’s Safety Harbor location at Crooked Thumb Brewery, and it’s been fun to see Chance Ryan and Kayla Cox’s mission to share weird and local art grow from one machine at Pinellas Park’s Studios at 5663 to 15 locations across the Tampa Bay area (plus three more in Jacksonville).

To celebrate its third anniversary, Lucid hosts a party at Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe in St. Petersburg, promising a drag show with Adriana Sparkle, fire aerialists, vendors (IRL, not just in the machine), debauchery, food trucks and more.

“Everyone is invited. Free stuff. Tons of entertainment, art vendors, and plenty of funny business. Ridiculous raffle prizes, with purchase of a beverage,” Ryan told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “All to give thanks for all the support we received throughout the Tampa Bay community.”

There’s no cover for the Lucid Vending 3rd Anniversary party happening Friday, Jan. 5 at Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe in St. Petersburg, and more information is at lucidvending.com.

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This article appears in Dec 28, 2023 – Jan 3, 2024.