Barre in the Park Begins 6pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park In conjunction with the Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center, the Tampa Downtown Partnership is proud to bring this free community fitness class to Tampa’s Downtown! Barre in the Park
Rock the Park 6:30pm to 9pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Listen to some great musical talent in a beautiful, relaxing setting. This month’s show features Will Quinlan & The Holy Slow Train, Thor Platter (Cleveland Americana), and Danny and Alex. With food and drinks on the premises and an always exciting vibe, this free concert is guaranteed not to disappoint. Rock the Park
Hundred Days Begins 7:30pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Hundred Days is an uncensored, exhilarating and heartrending true story about embracing uncertainty, taking a leap and loving as if you only had 100 days to live. With magnetic chemistry and anthemic folk-punk music, creators and stars Abigail and Shaun Bengson explore a fundamental question: how do we make the most of the time that we have? Hundred Days
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. St. Louis Blues Begins 7:30pm Amalie Arena The Tampa Bay Lightning look to silence the Blues in a downtown showdown. Get your tickets, support the Bolts, and Be the Thunder! Tampa Bay Lightning vs. St. Louis Blues
Shoplifters (2018) 7:30pm to 9:30pm Tampa Theatre After shoplifting from a store, Osamu and his son run into a little homeless girl shivering with cold. At first glance, Osamu’s wife is not quite keen to take her under her wing, but she eventually feels sorry for her. Despite eking a living from shoplifting, the family is happy until an unforeseen incident unveils a secret that puts their bond to the test. Shoplifters (2018)
Ready Steady Yeti Go – Preview – SOLD OUT Begins 8pm Stageworks Theatre This play is charming and funny with a sharp edge of heartbreaking truth. It’s clever, moving and ingenious. It takes on our assumptions about people’s character and the painful sacrifices we make for love and family. At its heart though, it is an uplifting story about young star-crossed lovers wrapped in a comedy wrapped in a satire with a healthy streak of political commentary. Ready Steady Yeti Go
Othello by William Shakespeare Begins 8pm Jobsite Theater Backstabbing politicians, two-faced frenemies, gaslighting, treachery, true love and the never-ending cultural complications of a “black ram tupping a white ewe,” Shakespeare’s Othello might as well be talking about this year’s headlines. And in this production, it does. Othello features Jobsite’s signature modern spin on a favorite Shakespeare play. Othello by William Shakespeare
The Simon & Garfunkel Story Begins 7:30pm Tampa Theatre Using huge projection photos and original film footage, this show features a full live band performing all the hits. The immersive concert-style show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ’60s to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance. The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Ready Steady Yeti Go Begins 8pm Stageworks Theatre This play is charming and funny with a sharp edge of heartbreaking truth. It’s clever, moving and ingenious. It takes on our assumptions about people’s character and the painful sacrifices we make for love and family. At its heart though, it is an uplifting story about young star-crossed lovers wrapped in a comedy wrapped in a satire with a healthy streak of political commentary. Ready Steady Yeti Go
Senior Fitness Walk Begins 10am Armature Works Lace up those walking shoes and get ready for a fun program with fellow Tampa seniors. This senior fitness walking program gives participants a chance to get out and get fit! Walkers will meet at the tables in front of the market facing the Riverwalk entrance. Senior Fitness Walk
Victorian Valentine’s Workshop Begins 10am Oxford Exchange Elaborate, ornate, heartfelt. These words capture the beauty of Victorian Valentines. Discover this history of these gorgeous keepsakes and create your own treasures at this event. Participants are encouraged to bring items to personalize their Valentines; a special photograph, an old postcard, or a scrap of lace are all perfect additions! Victorian Valentine’s Workshop
Lippo the Clown’s Small Family Circus Begins 11am Straz Center for the Performing Arts Giggle, guffaw and howl with laughter as loveable Lippo the Clown comes to town with his small family circus. They bring the beloved acts of the classic circus, including juggling, unicycles and plenty of clown antics to tickle the funny bones of kids of all ages. Lippo the Clown’s Small Family Circus
Art Spot 11am to 2pm Tampa Museum of Art Let your imagination run free as the Museum’s art facilitators introduce exhibition-specific methods of art making filled with fun and creativity for you and yours. Art Spot
Maven Will You Be Mine Makers Market Fest Begins at Noon Maven Market Channel District Spend the day celebrating the month of love! This event will feature over 50 makers and artists, plus food and drinks, free interactive art activities, a free valentine making station, and much more. There will also be live music setting the scene while you peruse some vintage and collectible treasures! Maven Will You Be Mine Makers Market Fest
OSCAR®-Nominated Animated Short Films (2018) 1:45pm to 3pm Tampa Theatre Just in time for its 20th annual Hollywood Awards Night OSCAR® watch party, Tampa Theatre will once again partner with ShortsHD™ to present the popular OSCAR®-Nominated Animated Short Films program. Featuring Bao, Late Afternoon, Animal Behaviour, Weekends, One Small Step, Wishing Box, and Tweet Tweet. OSCAR®-Nominated Animated Short Films (2018)
2019 Recycled Tunes Drive 2pm to 4pm Sparkman Wharf Donate a gently used instrument and get a FREE 2-DAY general admission ticket to the Gasparilla Music Festival March 9-10. Recycled Tunes Drive
Hundred Days Shows at 2pm and 7:30pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Hundred Days is an uncensored, exhilarating and heartrending true story about embracing uncertainty, taking a leap and loving as if you only had 100 days to live. With magnetic chemistry and anthemic folk-punk music, creators and stars Abigail and Shaun Bengson explore a fundamental question: how do we make the most of the time that we have? Hundred Days
Ready Steady Yeti Go Shows at 3pm and 8pm Stageworks Theatre This play is charming and funny with a sharp edge of heartbreaking truth. It’s clever, moving and ingenious. It takes on our assumptions about people’s character and the painful sacrifices we make for love and family. At its heart though, it is an uplifting story about young star-crossed lovers wrapped in a comedy wrapped in a satire with a healthy streak of political commentary. Ready Steady Yeti Go
OSCAR®-Nominated Documentary Short Films (2018) 4pm to 6pm Tampa Theatre Just in time for its 20th annual Hollywood Awards Night OSCAR® watch party, Tampa Theatre will once again partner with ShortsHD™ to present the popular OSCAR®-Nominated Animated Short Films program. Featuring showings of Black Sheep, End Game, Lifeboat, A Night in the Garden, and Period. End of Sentence. OSCAR®-Nominated Documentary Short Films (2018)
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Begins 7pm Amalie Arena The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the visiting Penguins for a battle on ice. Get your tickets, support the Bolts, and Be the Thunder! Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Anton Coppola’s Lady Swanwhite Begins 7pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Princess Swanwhite must marry the King. But, when he sends the Prince to school her on the demands of being Queen, the youngsters fall for each other’s charms – and into each other’s arms. Fleeing the King’s wrath, the Prince escapes in a boat, but when all is forgiven, he must swim back to Swanwhite in a storm. This is where their fairy tale ends. Or is it? Swanwhite’s faith in the power of love may have the power to save her Prince as Opera Tampa presents the world premiere of Anton Coppola’s latest work, the intimate chamber opera Lady Swanwhite. Anton Coppola’s Lady Swanwhite
OSCAR®-Nominated Live Action Short Films (2018) 7:30pm to 8:45pm Tampa Theatre Just in time for its 20th annual Hollywood Awards Night OSCAR® watch party, Tampa Theatre will once again partner with ShortsHD™ to present the popular OSCAR®-Nominated Live Action Short Films program. Featuring showings of Madre, Fauve, Marguerite, Detainment, and Skin. OSCAR®-Nominated Live Action Short Films (2018)
Ready Steady Yeti Go Begins 3pm Stageworks Theatre This play is charming and funny with a sharp edge of heartbreaking truth. It’s clever, moving and ingenious. It takes on our assumptions about people’s character and the painful sacrifices we make for love and family. At its heart though, it is an uplifting story about young star-crossed lovers wrapped in a comedy wrapped in a satire with a healthy streak of political commentary. Ready Steady Yeti Go
Arts Legacy REMIX: Black Artists Film Series Begins 3pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Our community contains a wealth of cultures and talented people. They converge at this event, where singers, dancers and musicians from around the Tampa Bay area come together in these special, free performances. Arts Legacy REMIX: Black Artists Film Series
Upstairs/ Downstairs Live Theater Shows at 3:30pm and 6:30pm Henry B. Plant Museum Step back in time and enjoy the single-character performances that bring turn-of-the-century Tampa Bay Hotel staff members and guests to life. Each character is based on actual hotel staff and guests. From the reminiscences of Henry Plant himself to the letters of a Spanish-American War soldier, you will learn more about the time period through each character’s particular vantage point. Upstairs/ Downstairs Live Theater
Yoga in the Park Begins 5pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park In operation since 2010, the Tampa Downtown Partnership is proud to continue it’s Sunday Yoga in the Park tradition with our newest addition, seasoned yoga instructors from Lucky Cat Yoga. Yoga in the Park
Aaron Lewis’s The State I’m in Tour Begins 8pm Tampa Theatre Aaron Lewis stops by Downtown Tampa for a live performance in advance of some new music coming this year. Giving fans of the Staind founding member something different, this show will feature acoustic songs and stories as Lewis shares personal tales live on the historic stage. Aaaron Lewis’s The State I’m in Tour
Many of Downtown’s pubs, restaurants, and bars feature live music. Check out this week’s line up! Be sure to check with each location to confirm.
Amalie Arena Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins – February 9 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Calgary Flames – February 12 Michael Buble – February 13 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars – February 14 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens – February 16 Fleetwood Mac – February 18 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres – February 21 TobyMac Hits Deep 2019 – February 24 Tampa Bay Lightning vs LA Kings – February 25 P!nk – March 3 Bob Seger – March 15 Shawn Mendes – July 27
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Modus Operandi: Contemporary Photography from the collection of BNY Mellon – Through April 15 Lost and Found in America – Through April 22 Photo 101 – Through February 20 Lightroom Advanced – February 12 and 19 Social Media Blogging Bootcamp – February 16 Storytelling Through Photography – February 17 Artist Nudes Creative Process – February 18 Smart Phone Photography – February 21 Cyanotype Workshop – February 23 Artist Nudes Approach Techniques – February 25
Glazer Children’s Museum Make it Monday – Weekly Toddler Tuesday – Weekly Worldly Wednesday – Weekly Tinker and Tech Thursday – Weekly Fun Fridays – Weekly The Pigeon Comes to Tampa!: A Mo Willems Exhibit – Through May 12 Positive Parenting Program – Through February 25 Grown Up Night – February 8 Happy Birthday Mo Willems! – February 9 to 11 Cooking with Saltblock – February 13 Happy Birthday Clifford the Big Red Dog! – February 14 Sensory Friendly Dino Tea – February 23 Dino Tea – February 24 Gasparilla Music Festival Kids Fest – March 10 Pi Day – March 14 Make a Masterpiece Art Studio – March 17 to 25 Spring Break Camp – March 18 to 22
Check the Museum’s website for a full list of weekday programming.
Henry B. Plant Museum First Fridays – First Friday of the Month Gasparilla: A Tampa Tradition – Through February 24
Jobsite Theater Othello – January 11 to February 3 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] – March 15 to April 17
The John F. Germany Public Library Exploration Club – Tuesdays Walk-In Tech Help – Wednesdays Toddler Time – Wednesdays Crafternoon – Thursdays Baby Sign – Thursdays Learning Circles: Dream Interpretation 101 – Through February 19 Messy Mondays – February 11 The Imaginative World of Makey Makeys – February 11 Meet Family Tree Maker – February 12 DIY Crafting: Book Folding – February 13 Movies @ the Library: Ant-Man and the Wasp – February 15 Frederick Douglass: A Portrayal – February 16 All Day – Holiday Closing – February 18 Book Discussion: Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood – February 20 Tips and Tricks for Ancestry – February 22 Scandinavian Trivet – February 26
Stageworks Theatre The Speak! Tank: Spoken Word Sundays – First Sunday of every month Christ Fellowship – Wednesdays Ready Steady Yeti Go – Through February 24 The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie – March 21 to April 7 Four Guys Named Jose and Una Mujer Named Maria – May 30 to June 16
Straz Center for the Performing Arts Hundred Days – Through March 24 Arts Legacy REMIX: African-American Artists Film Festival – Through February 17 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play Tour – February 6 and 7 Anton Coppola’s Lady Swanwhite – February 9 Lippo the Clown – February 9 Hamilton – February 12 to March 10 Farruquito – February 14 mad Theatre presents Heathers The Musical – February 14 to March 3 Simply Three – April 24 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical – July 9 to 14
Tampa Bay History Center Walk Tampa: Historic Downtown Tampa – March 2 Walk Tampa: The Ybor City Story – February 9 and March 9 Girl Scout Workshop: Taste Tampa – February 9 Florida Conversations: Caribbean Slavery and the Rise of American Music – February 20 Book Group – Food Explorer: The Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats – February 21 Walk Tampa: Central Avenue Black History Tour – February 23 and March 30 Florida Conversations: Winston Churchill in Cuba and Florida – March 13 Tap Talks: Fort Brooke Blonde Ale – March 14 Kid-tography – March 18 to 22 History Center Book Group: Barracoon – March 21 Teacher Appreciation Morning – March 22 Brewseum – March 28
Tampa Museum of Art
Tampa Theatre The Simon & Garfunkel Story – February 8 In the Mood – Saturday, February 9 Aaron Lewis: The State I’m In Tour – February 10 Bert Kreischer: Body Shots Tour – February 14 Jo Koy: Break the Mold Tour – February 16 Winefest 2019: Vino Royale – February 22 and 23 Hollywood Awards Night – February 24 Welcome to Night Vale – February 28 Tom Segura: Take It Down Tour – March 8 Lou Holtz – March 12 Jeff Tweedy – March 14 Michio Kaku – April 4 Jenna Hager – April 23 Carl Hiaasen – May 14 Platon – June 6 SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque – September 28
– Free Weekly Community Fitness Classes at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park –
