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Elase Med Spa Grand Opening - Westchase

Thu., May 16, 5-8 p.m.

Elase Med Spa Westchase

11663 Countryway Blvd, Westchase North Hillsborough

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Free

Food & Drink

Elase is Your New Ally in Aesthetics. Join Us for a Fun Evening to Celebrate Our New Med Spa Grand Opening! Experience: *Live Demos: Witness cutting-edge spa treatments and rejuvenation techniques. *Cocktails, Bites, & Music: Indulge in signature drinks and enjoy live music and appetizers with friends. *Exclusive Offers: Enter to win $5K+ in giveaways and access event-only promotions. *Meet Our Team: Connect with our expert providers. We can't wait to celebrate with you! RSVP for a chance to win a $500 gift card. (801) 890-6405
Margarita Wars

Fri., May 17

The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art

150 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg St. Pete

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$65

Festivals, Food & Drink

1 tequila. 2 tequila. 3 tequila... Fri., May 17th, 2024 The James Museum of Western Art 150 Central Ave., St. Pete, FL Your favorite tequila battle is back! Margarita Wars is a unique opportunity to sample margaritas created by over 21 of the Tampa Bay area's best mixologists and try your hand at tipsy judging as YOU help award Tampa Bay’s Ultimate Margarita! Plus, live entertainment, Mexican-inspired hors d'oeuvres, and other fun surprises. Ticket perk alert! New this year, all VIP & DD ticket holders will get to view the beautiful James Museum of Western Art's galleries from 6:00pm to… 727-892-4200
Sunflower Festival: Harvest Moon Fun Farm

First Saturday, Sunday of every month, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Continues through May 26

HarvestMoon Fun Farm

15990 Stur St, Brooksville Hernando County

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$13.95 & up

Live Music

In addition to the regular attractions (gem mining, pedal cars, petting farm, more), admission gets you access to maze-like paths lined with sunflowers and zinnias. 800-373-4811
Nollywood Dreams

Saturdays, Sundays, 2 p.m. and Fri., May 10, 7 p.m. Continues through May 12

Freefall Theatre

6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg St. Pete

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$25-$45

Theater

The recent unveiling of Oscar nominations reminded us how silly Hollywood is, and this work from Jocelyn Bioh helps throw a little more shade on tinseltown. Two sisters dream of finding success in the Nigerian film industry in this heartfelt romantic comedy set in the early-’90s when Nollywood was still cutting its teeth. (727) 498-5205
Our Town

Fridays, 8 p.m., Saturdays, 3 p.m., Sundays, 3 p.m. and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 11

Stageworks Theatre

1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Suite 151, Tampa Tampa

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$45

Theater

Downtown Tampa turns into Grover’s Corners when Stageworks performs a multicultural, multilingual (with supertitles) version of Thornton Wilder’s iconic, 1930s Pulitzer-winning three-act play about life in small-town America. 813-374-2416
Movies at Screen Door Microcinema

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Sundays, 3:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.

Screen Door Microcinema

1624 E 7th Ave., Tampa Ybor City

$8

Film

The 800-square-foot microcinema holds 38 seats, has theater quality sound and screen, Super 8-mm, 35-mm, and 16-mm projectors, and a vast collection of films. A large bulk of the cinema’s equipment was graciously loaned by the University of Tampa’s Department of Film, Animation, and New Media (FMX). Visit the website to see the schedule.
Bank of America Museums on Us Weekend

Sun., May 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tampa Museum of Art

120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa Tampa

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Free

Museums

We’ve partnered with Bank of America to bring you Museums on Us. For the first weekend of every month, active Bank of America, Merrill, or Bank of America Private Bank (U.S. Trust) credit or debit cardholders with photo ID receive one free general admission to the Tampa Museum of Art. This offer applies to the cardholder only and excludes ticketed and special exhibitions and fundraising events. If you have any questions about visiting the Tampa Museum of Art, please call 813.274.8130. For more information about Bank of America’s Museums on Us program, visit https://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/what-guides-us/arts-and-culture.html 8134218130
If I Cry, the story of Frida Kahlo

Sun., May 5, 4 p.m.

David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts

1010 N. Macinnes Place, Tampa Tampa

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$48.75 to $63.75

Performance

A surreal dance journey through Frida Kahlo's mind. (813) 558-0800
Our Town

Fridays-Sundays. Continues through May 5

Stageworks Theatre

1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Suite 151, Tampa Tampa

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$25-45

Performance

Written by Thornton Wilder Translations by Nilo Cruz and Jeff Augustin April 26 – May 12 Thornton Wilder’s iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning play is reimagined for the 21st century. With new layers of language and culture, Our Town expands to encompass everyone in a quintessentially American – and human – story. Our Town explores the relationship between two young Grover’s Corners neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood friendship blossoms into romance, and then culminates in marriage. (813) 374-2416
Peter Pan

Sun., May 5, 2 & 8 p.m.

David A. Straz Center - Carol Morsani Hall

1010 N W C Macinnes Pl, Tampa Tampa

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Theater
Live Theater - Oliver

Sun., May 5, 2-4 p.m., Fri., May 10, 8-10 p.m., Sat., May 11, 8-10 p.m. and Sun., May 12, 2-4 p.m.

Richey Suncoast Theatre

6237 Grand Blvd, New Port Richey Pasco

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$25.00

Theater

“Oliver! The Musical” brings Charles Dickens’ beloved novel to life. Set in Victorian-era London, it follows young orphan Oliver Twist as he navigates the city’s underworld of theft and violence, seeking a home, family, and love. The charismatic Fagin leads a gang of child pickpockets, while Oliver’s fate intertwines with the kind gentleman who rescues him. With spirited songs like “Food, Glorious Food” and “Consider Yourself,” Oliver! captures the human yearning for love, hope, and the indomitable human spirit. Showtimes: May 3&4, 8pm. May 5, 2pm. May 10&11, 8pm. May 12, 2pm. 727-842-6777
A Little Night Music

Sun., May 5, 2 p.m., Thu., May 9, 8 p.m., Fri., May 10, 8 p.m., Sat., May 11, 2 & 8 p.m., Sun., May 12, 2 p.m., Thu., May 16, 8 p.m., Fri., May 17, 8 p.m., Sat., May 18, 8 p.m. and Sun., May 19, 2 p.m.

Francis Wilson Playhouse

302 Seminole Street, Clearwater Clearwater

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$30 for adults, $19 for students

Theater

A Little Night Music is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire. Sondheim creates a stunning tour de force when he takes Ingmar Bergman's comedy of manners, Smiles of a Summer Night, and turns it into a musical of masterful execution and elegance. This is a musical work that has forever entranced the world of theatre. Winner of 6 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. 727-446-1360
St. Peters Ghosts tour

First and Second Friday, Saturday of every month

St. Petersburg Museum of History

335 2nd Ave. NE, St. Petersburg St. Pete

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$25

Learn

A 1.3-mile night walk tour of different haunted locations in St. Petersburg (including the Vinoy, pictured). Kids under 10 are free, and kid-free tours often feature a stop or two at a local pub. (727) 894-1052
80s Music Tribute Show

First Saturday of every month, 7-11 p.m.

Wild Rover Brewing Company

13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa Tampa

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$10

Live Music

Join us as we celebrate the music of the 80s! The VCRs bring the very best to us every month as our resident band! Doors at 6PM, Show at 7PM. 21+ Only. Plenty of standing room for $5 at the door. Your seated ticket is also a dinner reservation. Our music venue has full access to our restaurant and your seats grant you table service throughout the entire evening. Kitchen closes at 10PM. Be transported back in time with one of our many Tribute Bands, currently over 70 shows slated for 2024! (813) 475-5995
St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market

Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Continues through May 25

Al Lang Stadium

230 1st St. SE, St. Petersburg St. Pete

Free

Market

A weekly outdoor market with local farmers who offer organic and sustainably raised fresh vegetables, fruits, and meats; a wide variety of artisan food vendors; juried artists, crafters & makers; an incredible variety of ready-to-eat foods; live music and entertainment. The Market is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that participates in the "Florida Fresh" program that doubles EBT/SNAP dollars for access to fresh fruits and vegetables. 727-855-1937
Sunflower Season at Sweetfields Farm

Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Continues through May 26

Sweetfields Farm

17250 Benes Roush Road, Masaryktown Hernando County

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$11.75 children 2 and under free

Festivals, Family and Kid Events

It's ready to get you all wrapped up in the beauty of our field and lost in it's challenging design. We can't wait to see you out in the sunflowers enjoying all of this season's farm fun. Our Spring Sunflower event including our u-pick sunflower and zinnia fields, hayrides, maze, play areas, farm animals and more is one you don't want to miss! Admission includes* : The Sunflower Maze, Hayride, Tree House Play Area, Tumbleweed Rollers, Jumbo Foosball, Pitcher Pump Duck Races, Plant A Sunflower Craft, Peddle Tractors, Access To Harvest Barn, Picking Fields Access, Visit the Animals And More. 9999999999
Fresh Squeezed: Emerging Artists in Florida Exhibition Opening

Through June 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Morean Arts Center

719 Central Ave, St. Petersburg St. Pete

Free

Visual Art

Exhibition: April 13 - June 27 Opening Reception: April 13, 5-8PM Each year since 2017, the Morean invites emerging artists to submit entries for exhibition in Fresh Squeezed: Emerging Artists in Florida. The purpose of Fresh Squeezed is to nurture and advance the careers of emerging visual artists while also giving our community the opportunity to discover exciting new art being made in our region. The Morean Galleries are divided into six spaces for the purposes of this show, giving each selected artist a solo exhibition. Meet the six artists that were selected from nearly 200 applicants! 727-822-7872
"Decade of Change: Florida in the 1920s"

Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tampa Bay History Center

801 Water Street, Tampa Downtown Tampa

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$12.95-$16.95

Museums

If you think Tampa’s changed a lot in the last few years, you should see what it did in the 1920s. A new temporary exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center explores that decade using more than 100 objects—including underwear worn by the mother of late Tampa Tribune journalist Leland Hawes—plus interactive elements. Music, dance, recreation, housing, prohibition, the Pentecostal religious movements and even Jim Crow are all covered, and as a bonus, the Touchton Map Library has a separate exhibit (“Sharps & Marks in Paradise: Selling Florida in the 1920s”), which explores the Florida land boom that started in… (813) 228-0097
"Sharps & Marks in Paradise: Selling Florida in the 1920s"

Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Through July 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tampa Bay History Center

801 Water Street, Tampa Downtown Tampa

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$12.95-$16.95

Museums

If you think Tampa’s changed a lot in the last few years, you should see what it did in the 1920s. Running from now until July 14. Tampa Bay Hiatory Center hosts a Touchton Map Library exhibit (“Sharps & Marks in Paradise: Selling Florida in the 1920s”), which explores the Florida land boom that started in south Florida and made its way up through the Tampa Bay area. (813) 228-0097
Voices and Votes: Democracy in America

Wednesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Continues through May 18

Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center

1101 E River Cove St, Tampa Hillsborough County

Free

Museums

The Smithsonian’s "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" is an immersive and thought-provoking exploration of the evolution of democracy in the United States, relevant to people of all ages. The Museum was selected by Florida Humanities to host the exhibition as part of the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street project. Through photographs, objects, film, audio and interactives, the exhibition explores the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people," from revolution and suffrage, to civil rights and casting ballots. (813) 935-9402
“Through her Eyes: Women Photographers in Tampa Bay”

Through June 24

The University of Tampa - Ferman Center for the Arts - Charlene A. Gordon Theater

214 N Blvd, Tampa Downtown Tampa

Free

Visual Art

Tampa’s had a lot of great female photographers through the years. View a collection of their work in “Through her Eyes: Women Photographers in Tampa Bay” at The University of Tampa’s Ferman Center for the Arts. Featuring photography by Jaime Aelavanthara, Tana Brackins, Jenny Carey, Natalie Diienno, Lisa Fitch, Amy Fitzgerald, Sally Fuller, Simone Leal, Kenna Main, Amy Pezzicara, Agueda Sanfiz, Beverly Stapleton and Emily Will. 813-253-6212
Paradise City Special Exhibition at the Chihuly Collection

Through June 15

Chihuly Collection

720 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg St. Pete

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$20

Visual Art

Architecture and interior design have been crucial to Dale Chihuly’s work since the beginning of his career. His massive, site-specific installations are always created with the surrounding space in mind: think of Chihuly Over Venice, his ambitious project in which fourteen chandeliers were suspended over the canals and piazzas of that famous city. Then there was his 2000 project Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem, when he transformed the Tower of David Citadel with his colorful installations. A sense of place, whether it’s an urban setting, a museum, or a garden, is pivotal to how one views Chihuly’s work. 7278227872
Tampa Theatre's Holiday Classic series

Through Feb. 3, 3 p.m.

Tampa Theatre

711 N Franklin St, Tampa Tampa

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$7-$10

Film

There’s a week-and-a-half left until Christmas, guys, and if you need to sit down but stay in the spirit, Tampa Theatre wants to get you through the home stretch with films like Will Ferrell’s “Elf” (Dec. 14), a weeklong run of the 1946 classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” (Dec. 15-21) and a Christmas Eve matinee screening of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.” A New Year’s Eve showing of "Rent" finishes the break out strong, and buying advance tickets is highly recommended. (813) 274-8981
Creatures of the Night at ZooTampa

Fridays-Sundays, 4-10 p.m.

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

1101 W Sligh Ave, Tampa Tampa

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$34.95

Family and Kid Events, Halloween

ZooTampa’s annual family-friendly Halloween event Creatures of the Night is back in Lowry Park with even more wild scares than before. On select nights throughout October, thrill seekers of all ages can enjoy brand new and returning experiences at ZooTampa. Creatures of the Night takes place on 11 nights in October from 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 30 is for members only, with October dates (Oct. 1, 7-8, 14-16, 21-22 and 28-30) open to the public. 8137122307
Dinner Detective Interactive True Crime Dinner Show!

Saturdays, 6-9 p.m. Continues through Dec. 28

Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Westshore

5312 Avion Dr, Tampa Hillsborough County

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$65.99

Theater

Unlike a typical murder mystery dinner theatre performance, you won’t be watching a handful of actors stiffly reciting lines in front of the room. The action happens all around you, and any person in the audience can end up being a part of the show, even YOU! Throughout the night, you’ll find yourself wondering if what just happened was scripted or real! 866-496-0635
'Beauty and the Beast' in the park

Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 5

Demen's Landing Park

1st Ave SE At Bayshore Dr, St. Pete St. Pete

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$28 & up

Theater

American Stage brings Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to Demens Landing Park for its annual American Stage in the Park event. There are purists who think theater is meant to be inside, but this is a chance to sing along and be outside once more before the heat kicks in. 8135200083
Fly Away Home

Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. and Sundays, 3 p.m. Continues through May 19

LAB Theater Project

812 E Henderson Ave, Tampa Ybor City

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31

Theater

August 1914: Taliesin, the extraordinary home of Frank Lloyd Wright, is burning. After receiving an urgent telephone call, famed master builder Frank Lloyd Wright rushes on board a train in Chicago bound for the Wisconsin countryside. To complicate matters, Wright is joined in the private coach by his lover’s former husband, Edwin Cheney. Both men are desperate to know the extent of the blaze. Many have speculated about what the two men discussed during the agonizing six-hour journey, hounded by the press on the worst day of their lives. Only the plucky young reporter Mary Evelyn Brooks knows the answer. 813-586-4272
Barnum the Musical

Thursdays-Sundays, 8-11 p.m.

Eight O'Clock Theatre at Central Park Performing Arts Center

105 Central Park Dr., Largo Largo

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31.50

Theater

.T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman on Earth, combines razzle-dazzle and circus acts with charm and brass to sell “humbug” to cheering crowds. A joyful and moving musical portrait of the 19th century’s greatest show-biz legend, Barnum is a colorful, dynamic spectacle with heart. Winner of multiple Tony and Olivier Awards (including Best Musical), Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart’s rousing score includes There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute, Join the Circus, The Colors of My Life and Come Follow The Band. 727-587-6793
Our Town

Fridays, 8-10 p.m., Saturdays, 3-5 & 7:30-9:30 p.m. and Sundays, 3-5 p.m. Continues through May 12

Stageworks Theatre

1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Suite 151, Tampa Tampa

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$25 - $45

Theater

Thornton Wilder’s iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning play is reimagined for the 21st century. With new layers of language and culture, Our Town expands to encompass everyone in a quintessentially American – and human – story. Our Town explores the relationship between two young Grover’s Corners neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood friendship blossoms into romance, and then culminates in marriage. 8133742416
Uhuru Holiday Pie campaign

Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Akwaaba Hall at the Uhuru House

1245 18th Ave S., St. Petersburg St. Pete

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$11-24

Food & Drink, Thanksgiving, Civics

Annual Uhuru holiday pie campaign is underway to support independent Black economic development and community programs of the Uhuru Movement! Order delicious, made from scratch, fresh baked Uhuru Pies for weekly and holiday pickups at the Uhuru House and at St Pete Saturday Market. Apple Crumb, Sweet Potato, Chocolate Bourbon Pecan, Strawberry Rhubarb and more. Vegan and gluten free options! Quality ingredients. Volunteer to bake, sell and promote these meaningful sweets. Get orders from friends, family, coworkers, organizations. Staff distribution sites. Order for Nov 21-22 holiday pickups at Uhuru House or downtown St Pete Saturday Market weekly. 888-519-4022 or uhurupies.org 888-519-4022

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