Seminole Hard Rock Life November 2015 | Page 6

Pinktober Concert Series Kickoff with EDEN SHIREEN The stars were shining “Pink” at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa last month for PINKTOBER®, a series of events held annually at the casino to raise money for breast cancer awareness and research. The casino kicked off their month-long fundraising efforts on Friday, October 2nd with a PINKTOBER® Concert Series at the Hard Rock Cafe featuring Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival headliner Eden Shireen. Eden Shireen kicked off the fundraising efforts as she serenaded the crowd with songs from her new album Fraction of Time as well as crowd favorites “Feeling of Falling” and “Tangled Heartstrings”. Eden captured our hearts when she was discovered during the casino’s Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival this past June. Since then, she has graced the Hard Rock Cafe stage several times, placed third in the Wild 94.1 Tampa Bay Talent Search and has played shows around the state. Eden finished her set by autographing a “pinktacular” electric guitar for auction, making one lucky fan very happy and raising $200 that will directly benefit the Making Strides Foundation. Pinktober Concert Series Continues To Shine with Angela Rodriguez Hard Rock Cafe Tampa was glowing “Pink” as the PINKTOBER® Concert Series continued Friday, October 9th featuring local singing sensation Angela Rodriguez. This week’s featured singer, 16 year old Seminole High School student dazzled the “Pinktacular” crowd, with a varied mix of cover songs including “House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals, “Free Falling” by Tom Petty, “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” by Poison, “Fifteen” by Taylor Swift and “Dear Future Husband” by Meghan Trainor. Angela has been singing since age 8 but only recently picked up the piano and guitar. In fact, the concert series was the first time she played guitar for an audience! We would have never known as she rocked that PINKTOBER® stage. Angela completed the concert by autographing this stunning PINK electric guitar for auction, making one lucky fan very happy and raising $300 that will directly benefit the Making Strides Foundation.