Summer Series at Curtis Hixon Park Programs at 9am, 2pm, and 6pm – Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Summer Series at Curtis Hixon Park offers FREE kids programming throughout the week under 12,000 SF of shade during its installation. Programs begin at 9am, 2pm, and 6pm each day (Sunday is an open play day) and are presented by Barrett School of Music, Salt block Catering, Hillsborough County Library, Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park, and the YMCA. Summer Series.
Metrocon – Annual Convention Noon to Midnight Tampa Convention Center Florida’s best anime convention is back, boasting a number of exciting stage shows, unique vendors, exciting panelists, and interactive events throughout the weekend, including the world famous Anime Human Chess Match, where characters from your favorite anime and video games will battle it out for the fate of the world! Metrocon – Annual Convention
3rd Thursdays 6pm to 10pm Grand Central at Kennedy Enjoy some gourmet food truck fun paired with independent short flicks and live music! Pour House and City Dog Cantina provide micro brews and tasty cocktails. Over ten gourmet food trucks will be on site, offering everything from burgers to vegetarian bites and much more. This is a spectacular way to spend a Thursday evening in Downtown Tampa! 3rd Thursdays
Patel Conservatory presents Hello, Dolly! Begins 7pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Students in grades nine through college bring this blockbuster Broadway hit to life. The story follows the romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi as she “arranges things” for a certain Yonkers half-a-millionaire. This favorite musical masterpiece never fails to entertain with its larger than life characters, high-energy dance numbers and some of the most memorable songs in musical theater history. Patel Conservatory presents Hello, Dolly!
mad Theatre of Tampa presents It Shoulda Been You Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts The bride is Jewish. The groom is Catholic. Her mother is a force of nature. His mother is a tempest in a cocktail shaker. And, when the bride’s ex-boyfriend crashes the party, the perfect wedding starts to unravel faster than you can whistle “Here Comes the Bride!” It’s up to the sister of the bride to turn a tangled mess into happily ever after in this musical comedy for anyone who ever had parents. It Shoulda Been You
Summer Series at Curtis Hixon Park Program at 9am – Fit4Mom; Food Trucks 6-8pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Summer Series at Curtis Hixon Park offers FREE kids programming throughout the week under 12,000 SF of shade during its installation. Fit4Mom offers parent and baby exercises. Programs are presented by Barrett School of Music, Salt block Catering, Hillsborough County Library, Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park, and the YMCA. Summer Series.
Metrocon – Annual Convention 10am to 3am Tampa Convention Center Florida’s best anime convention is back, boasting a number of exciting stage shows, unique vendors, exciting panelists, and interactive events throughout the weekend, including the world famous Anime Human Chess Match, where characters from your favorite anime and video games will battle it out for the fate of the world! Metrocon – Annual Convention
Summer Specialty Tour Begins 1pm Henry B. Plant Museum Join the Henry B. Plant Museum for four exciting new tours this summer. This series includes in-depth examinations of untold stories from early Tampa and the Tampa Bay Hotel. Look at the Museum in a different light as you learn more about Rough Riders or Theodore Roosevelt, discover how the Tampa Bay Hotel fits into the larger story of Tampa, or bring your little ones for a special tour developed just for children. Summer Specialty Tour
Before Sunrise (1995) 10:30pm to 12:15am Tampa Theatre This film, which is set over 100 minutes taking place in real time, stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, who are subsumed by their characters as they fall in a sort of love, and the time they spend together… well, 100 minutes never means quite as much as it does when you’re about 25 and someone new just caught your eye. The film tells the story of how it feels to fall in love, about how it feels to travel when you’re lost. Before Sunrise (1995)
Summer Series at Curtis Hixon Park Programs at 9am, 2pm, and 6pm – YMCA Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Summer Series at Curtis Hixon Park offers FREE kids programming throughout the week under 12,000 SF of shade during its installation. Programs begin at 9am, 2pm, and 6pm each day (Sunday is an open play day) and are presented by Barrett School of Music, Salt block Catering, Hillsborough County Library, Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park, and the YMCA. Summer Series.
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
Cornhole for a Cause Begins 11am Grand Central at Kennedy This event is an exciting fundraiser benefiting mentoring programs for at-risk children. This bean bag toss tournament is a fun way to make a big impact for kids in the community! Cornhole for a Cause
Local Author and History Writers Forum Begins 2pm Tampa Bay History Center Local Tampa history book authors will be discussing and signing their books. Meet a variety of local authors attending the event, including Del Acosta, John Cinchett, Rex Gordon, Linda Hope, Rodney Kite-Powell, Helen Richards, Arthur Savage, and Michael Wigh. Admission is free at the History Center’s Museum Store. Local Author and History Writers Forum
Gilbert & Sullivan Trial By Jury Begins 7:30pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Beat the summer heat and enjoy an evening with the Opera Tampa Singers. Laugh and swoon with their outrageous interpretation of Trial by Jury along with other Gilbert and Sullivan favorites. Gilbert & Sullivan Trial By Jury
Poetry and Punchlines Begins 7pm Stageworks Theatre Take your seats for a show with a young and sophisticated experience that fans have come to expect from the Poetry and Punchlines performances. The show will be headlined by comedian T-Ray Sanders from Highpoint, North Carolina. Sanders has appeared on BET Comic View and Bounce TV. Fans of hard-hitting poetry and laugh-filled comedy will have a special evening watching this performance! Poetry and Punchlines
BeerFest 2018: Hop Gun Begins 7pm Tampa Theatre If you feel the need… the need for mead, join Tampa’s majestic movie palace for a Mach 2 evening of craft beers and local brewers, plus snacks and samples from some of Tampa’s top independent restaurants. Though the theme may be silly, BeerFest’s purpose is most serious: Now in its 7th year, the (almost) annual event is one of Tampa Theatre’s favorite fundraisers, benefitting the historic movie palace’s artistic, educational and community programs, as well as its ongoing preservation. BeerFest 2018: Hop Gun
Summer Series at Curtis Hixon Park Free Play all Day Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Summer Series at Curtis Hixon Park offers FREE kids programming throughout the week under 12,000 SF of shade during its installation. Programs begin at 9am, 2pm, and 6pm each day (Sunday is an open play day) and are presented by Barrett School of Music, Salt block Catering, Hillsborough County Library, Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park, and the YMCA. Summer Series.
Metrocon – Annual Convention 10am to 6pm Tampa Convention Center Florida’s best anime convention is back, boasting a number of exciting stage shows, unique vendors, exciting panelists, and interactive events throughout the weekend, including the world famous Anime Human Chess Match, where characters from your favorite anime and video games will battle it out for the fate of the world! Metrocon – Annual Convention
mad Theatre of Tampa presents It Shoulda Been You Begins at 2pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts The bride is Jewish. The groom is Catholic. Her mother is a force of nature. His mother is a tempest in a cocktail shaker. And, when the bride’s ex-boyfriend crashes the party, the perfect wedding starts to unravel faster than you can whistle “Here Comes the Bride!” It’s up to the sister of the bride to turn a tangled mess into happily ever after in this musical comedy for anyone who ever had parents. It Shoulda Been You
Patel Conservatory presents Hello, Dolly! Shows at 2pm and 7pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Students in grades nine through college bring this blockbuster Broadway hit to life. The story follows the romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi as she “arranges things” for a certain Yonkers half-a-millionaire. This favorite musical masterpiece never fails to entertain with its larger than life characters, high-energy dance numbers and some of the most memorable songs in musical theater history. Patel Conservatory presents Hello, Dolly!
Safety Last! (1923) 3pm to 4:15pm Tampa Theatre The story of a small-town boy picking up odd jobs in the big city to scrape together enough money to marry his girlfriend, Safety Last! is a series of hilarious and escalating set pieces. Harold Lloyd’s character gets in trouble with the law, gets humiliated by his roommate, embarrasses his manager at the store, and does it all with the élan of one of the era’s greatest physical performers. Safety Last! (1923)
Yoga in the Park Begins 6pm 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
The FUN Show with Cat & Nat Begins 7pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Cat & Nat, the mom duo well-known for their hilarious viral videos, are hitting the road and taking the notion of girls’ night out to a whole new level. Notoriously known for talking candidly about all the things moms think but don’t say, Cat & Nat focus on community and uniting women. The FUN Show with Cat & Nat
Amalie Arena The Smashing Pumpkins – July 25 WWE Smackdown Live – July 31 Panic! At the Disco – August 1 Kevin Hart – August 4 Journey & Def Leppard – August 18 Monster Jam – August 25 Paul Simon – September 7 Scorpions – September 14 15th Anniversary Freestyle Explosion Concert – September 15 Game of Thrones – September 21 Joyce Meyer Ministries 2018 Women’s Conference – October 25 to 27 Elton John – November 28 Fleetwood Mac – February 18, 2019 P!nk – March 3, 2019 Shawn Mendes – July 27, 2019
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts International Photography Competition 2018 – Through July 23 Introduction to Smartphone Photography – August 2 The Business of Art – August 4 to September 1 Photography 101: August – August 8 to 29 Bruce Dale: Artist Talk – August 24 Applying the Language of Photography to Bookmaking – August 26 Photography 101 Express: September 2018 – September 8 Photoshop for Beginners – September 10 to October 1 Disaster to Done: Organizing your Family Photos – October 23 Aesthetics and Perception of Advanced Digital Collage – October 27 and 28 Beyond the Lens – Through September 30 Tampa Photo Laureates – Through to September 30 Visual Story Telling through Fine Art Photography – July 29
Glazer Children’s Museum Make it Monday – Weekly Toddler Tuesday – Weekly Worldly Wednesday – Weekly Tinker and Tech Thursday – Weekly Fun Fridays – Weekly Summer of STEAM – Through July 31 New! Book Nook – Through August 12 Dino Zone – Through August 12 Mr. Tickety-Toc Clock Story Time with Davon Miller – July 22 Sunshine Sunday – July 29 Back to Cool – August 1 to 31 Last Blast of Summer – August 12 Wee Ones Art Studio – August 13 to 24 Positive Parenting Program – August 13 to 27 Development Checkups – August 20 Grown Up Night – August 24 Back to Football with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – August 25 and 26 Museum Closed – August 27 to 29 Sportstember – September 1 to 30 $8 Admission – September 1 to 30 Good Food Good Mood – September 1 to 3 Children’s Board of Hillsborough County Free Tuesday – September 4 Museum Closed – September 7 Late Opening – September 8 Grandparents’ Day – September 9 Development Checkups – September 10 Mind Map: A Mindfulness Program – September 12 Birthday Bash! Free Admission – September 22 and 23
Henry B. Plant Museum First Fridays – First Friday of the Month Blue Star Museums – Through September 2 Imperial Designs – Through December 31
Jobsite Theater Hedwig and the Angry Inch – August 17 to September 9 Edgar & Emily – October 12 to November 9 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 Tai Chi with Bonnie Birdsall – Tuesdays Walk-In Tech Help – Wednesdays Toddler Time – Wednesdays Crafternoon – Thursdays Baby Sign – Thursdays Movies @ the Library: Lincoln – July 20 The History of Seminole Heights – July 21 Land Records for Genealogy – July 21 Sewing: Invisible Zipper Mod Pillow – July 21 Summer STEAM Club: Maracas – July 24 ABCs and 123s of Yoga – July 25 African Thumb Piano – July 25 Silly Sam’s Instrument Explosion – July 26 DIY Mandala CD Sun Catchers – July 29 Summer STEAM Club: Boat Building Challenge – July 31 Outside the Lines: Coloring for Adults – August 3 Perfect Together: Facebook & Genealogy – August 4 Sewing at the Library: Open House – August 4 Walk-In Tech Help – August 8 Mini-Makers – August 8
Patel Conservatory Hello, Dolly! – Through July 22 Summer Jazz Intensive – July 20 End-of-Summer Music Blowout – August 1 Showstoppers: Broadway Intensive – August 3 to 5 Summer Evening of Dance – August 10
Stageworks Theatre The Speak! Tank: Spoken Word Sundays – First Sunday of every month Christ Fellowship – Wednesdays Ugly Lies the Bone – August 9 to 19
Straz Center for the Performing Arts mad Theatre of Tampa presents It Shoulda Been You – Through July 29 Next Generation Ballet’s Summer Intensive Showcase – July 20 Gilbert & Sullivan Trial by Jury – July 21 and 22 The FUN Show with Cat & Nat – July 22 The Keep Presents Carpe Noctem – August 3 to 5 Paw Patrol LOVE! The Great Pirate Adventure – August 4 and 5
Tampa Bay History Center Old Glory – Through July 2018 Flag Exhibit Tour – July 20
Tampa Museum of Art The Classical World: Selections from the Permanent Collection – Ongoing The Classical World in Focus: Animals in Ancient Art – Ongoing Monday Meditation at the Museum – Mondays Art on the House – Fridays Art Spot – Saturdays Having a Ball – Through July 22 Inspired by Nature – Through July 22 Vapor and Vibration: The Art of Larry Bell And Jesús Rafael Soto – Through September 30 From Muse and Myth to Figure and Gesture – Through August 19 CITY: Fashion+Art+Culture – September 22 Pavilion XXXIII – November 3
Tampa Theatre BeerFest 2018: Hop Gun – July 21 Safety Last – July 22 Sing-Along Mary Poppins – July 28 Rope – August 5 The Manchurian Candidate – August 12 Blazing Saddles – August 19 The Wizard of Oz – August 26 Casablanca – September 2 SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque – September 28 Iron & Wine – November 15
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