Ericka Dunlap, who plays Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on Dec. 20, 2023. Credit: Photo via Ericka Dunlap/Facebook
The first-ever Black woman to be crowned Miss Florida has some killer pipes, too. Along with a 10-piece band, Ericka Dunlap—who would be named Miss America a year after her state title—returns to St. Pete’s fanciest venue for the first time since the night she received the state honor.

Tickets to see Ericka Dunlap’s A Christmas with Soul at St. Pete’s Mahaffey Theater on Wednesday, Dec. 20. are still available and start at $38.50.

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This article appears in Dec 7-13, 2023.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...