b'Lucy In The SkyWith Diamonds.Photograph by Laura Allen Studios.T HE A MERICAN K ENNEL C LUB(AKC)ANNOUNCED IN F EBRUARYthat the Labrador Retriever,once again, holds the numberone spot as Americas favoritebreed of dog for the 24thconsecutive year. Lucy seems to take all thehoopla in stride, as she walksalongside a life-size statue ofJohn Lennon. The statue ofthe lone Beatle was installedin front of The BarrymoreHotel in downtown Tampaabout five months ago. It wasdesigned and created byCuban sculptor Jos VillaSoberon, who calls thepiece Lennon walking tothe future.Larry Collier Jr., generalmanager of the hotel anddirector of hotel operationsfor H.I. Development said,One of our goals here atThe Barrymore is to try toestablish that everything wedo touches art somehow.T HE B ARRYMORE H OTEL T AMPAR IVERWALK is dog-friendly.Located on the east bank ofthe Hillsborough River, andjust across the street from theDavid A. Straz Center for thePerforming Arts, it sits in theheart of downtown TampasArts District.111 W EST F ORTUNE S TREET ,T AMPA . 813.223.1351B ARRYMORE H OTEL . COMwww.TheNewBarker.com Spring ~ 2015 THE NEW BARKER 19'