Meanwhile…Comic Book Club Begins 7pm John F. Germany Public Library Join fellow DC fans for this book club discussing the first volume of Wonder Woman: Rebirth. Wonder Woman must rediscover her mission as Earth’s ultimate protector in Greg Rucka and Liam Sharp’s epic story. Meanwhile…Comic Book Club
Maudie (2017) 7:30pm to 9:30pm Tampa Theatre Maudie is thrown unceremoniously out of her home and must find work and a place to live on her own. By luck, she bumps into a reclusive fishmonger who has advertised for a housekeeper. She moves into his one-room shack and love grows between them. Maudie’s painting begins to attract people’s attention and soon, the whole world will know her name. But can the couple survive that? Starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke. Maudie (2017)
Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9 Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Witnessing this brilliant comedy is a sure-fire mental workout! Imagine a British sex farce put into a blender with a Women and Gender Studies thesis. Time shifts, women are played by men (and vice versa), and even black can be white. Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9
Proof Begins 8pm Stageworks Theatre Can genius exist without madness? David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning script delves into this question while its characters try to uncover the truth behind the authorship of a revolutionary mathematical proof. Proof
Tampa Bay Comic Con Noon to Midnight Tampa Convention Center This event is Tampa’s largest comic book convention, catering to a wide-spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, cosplay, artwork, sketches, and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals and celebrities will be in attendance for meet and greets. Tampa Bay Comic Con
Superhero Scavenger Hunt 3pm to 10pm Tampa Convention Center Dress up as your favorite comic hero and solve fun riddles in downtown Tampa and Ybor all weekend long. This unique scavenger hunt combines the fun of solving up to 25 riddles as well as enjoying a cold beverage or two along the way. Superhero Scavenger Hunt
Fourth Friday 4pm to 10pm Downtown Tampa, Ybor City and Tampa Heights When the sun goes down, the streets of Tampa light up with music, laughter, art, friends, and FREE fun. Brought to you by Tampa Downtown Partnership, This evening of special offerings and programs by cultural venues, restaurants, and more takes place on the fourth Friday of every month! Fourth Friday
Intrinsic Logic: Laura Kmetz Reception Begins 6pm Rialto Theatre Laura Kmetz’s engaging work consists of layers upon layers reflecting the complexity and fragility of the natural world. Her interesting, colorful pieces are not to be missed. Take in her exhibition and enjoy provided refreshments. Intrinsic Logic: Laura Kmetz Reception
Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9 Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Witnessing this brilliant comedy is a sure-fire mental workout! Imagine a British sex farce put into a blender with a Women and Gender Studies thesis. Time shifts, women are played by men (and vice versa), and even black can be white. Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9 Get tickets for $20 with your Fourth Friday wristband as of 7pm at the box office!
Proof Begins 8pm Stageworks Theatre Can genius exist without madness? David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning script delves into this question while its characters try to uncover the truth behind the authorship of a revolutionary mathematical proof. Proof Get $10 off your ticket when you show your Fourth Friday wristband!
Clayton Pierre featuring the Wandering Eye Art Gallery Art Show Begins 8pm Aloft Tampa Downtown Explore the works of Clayton Pierre in a beautiful venue right on the river. The interesting pieces from the Wandering Eye Art Gallery will catch your gaze as well. Clayton Pierre featuring the Wandering Eye Art Gallery Art Show
Batman (1989) 10:30pm to Midnight Tampa Theatre After seeing his parents’ brutal murder as a child, rich philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed vigilante who strikes fear into the hearts of evil-doers. But when a deranged man who calls himself “The Joker” seizes control of the city’s criminal underworld, Batman must defeat his most ruthless villain ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale. Starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, and Kim Basinger. Batman (1989)
Tampa Bay Comic Con 8am to Midnight Tampa Convention Center This event is Tampa’s largest comic book convention, catering to a wide-spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, cosplay, artwork, sketches, and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals and celebrities will be in attendance for meet and greets. Tampa Bay Comic Con
Get Up & Move National Dance Day! 10am to 2pm Waterworks Park Teachers, students and dance professionals throughout the city will share the world of dance through a variety of demonstrations and performances. Get Up & Move National Dance Day!
Kai Water Fitness 10am to Noon Urban Kai on the Riverwalk Are you ready to get an amazing core conditioning workout and have fun at the same time? This workout is taught entirely on paddleboards using mostly body weight exercises like planks, sit-ups, burpees, prone paddles and even plyo jumps! Please RSVP if you need a paddleboard. Kai Water Fitness
Paw Patrol Live! 10am to Noon Straz Center for the Performing Arts Paw Patrol’s first live tour. It’s the day of the Super Adventure Race between Mayor Goodway and Mayor Humdinger, but Mayor Goodway is nowhere to be found. PAW Patrol to the rescue! Using their unique skills and teamwork, the pups share lessons for all ages about citizenship, social skills and problem-solving as they make several heroic rescues on their race to the finish line. Paw Patrol Live!
Art Spot 11am to 2pm Tampa Museum of Art Join us and let your imagination run free as our art facilitators introduce exhibition-specific methods of art making filled with fun and creativity for you and yours. Art Spot
The Business of Art: One Hour Teaser 1pm to 2pm Florida Museum of Photographic Arts This free one-hour presentation is an introduction to an upcoming 5-week extensive workshop that will explore a fully comprehensive approach to any photography-based businesses from fine art to standard commercial applications. The Business of Art: One Hour Teaser
Maudie (2017) Shows at 2pm, 4:45pm, and 7:30pm Tampa Theatre Maudie is thrown unceremoniously out of her home and must find work and a place to live on her own. By luck, she bumps into a reclusive fishmonger who has advertised for a housekeeper. She moves into his one-room shack and love grows between them. Maudie’s painting begins to attract people’s attention and soon, the whole world will know her name. But can the couple survive that? Starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke. Maudie (2017)
Proof Shows at 3pm and 8pm Stageworks Theatre Can genius exist without madness? David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning script delves into this question while its characters try to uncover the truth behind the authorship of a revolutionary mathematical proof. Proof
Tampa’s Last Saturday Bar Crawl – Heroes & Villains Edition Begins 4pm Begins at Franklin Manor The signature bar event of Tampa, featuring bus transport, bar games, and free welcome drinks. This month’s event will be superhero-themed in honor of Comic Con, so dress to save the world (or destroy it)! Tampa’s Last Saturday Bar Crawl – Heroes & Villains Edition
Tampa Bay Comic Con 9am to 5pm Tampa Convention Center This event is Tampa’s largest comic book convention, catering to a wide-spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, cosplay, artwork, sketches, and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals and celebrities will be in attendance for meet and greets. Tampa Bay Comic Con
Aquarium Members’ Night 9:30am to 5pm The Florida Aquarium Play in the new Splash Pad and enjoy music and games with a DJ. Enjoy interactive educational activities and experiments throughout the Aquarium. There will be fun crafts, face painting, a bake sale, and much more! Florida Aquarium Members’ Night
Superhero Scavenger Hunt Noon to 8pm Tampa Convention Center Dress up as your favorite comic hero and solve fun riddles in downtown Tampa and Ybor all weekend long. This unique scavenger hunt combines the fun of solving up to 25 riddles as well as enjoying a cold beverage or two along the way. Superhero Scavenger Hunt
Matt Klam and Gabe Hudson: A Conversation and Signing 1pm to 3pm Oxford Exchange In the early 2000s, Matt Klam and Gabe Hudson were at the summit of the literary world, named among the best writers in the country. But right then, they each seemed to disappear. The two true contemporary visionaries have returned after almost 20 years for an exclusive conversation about art-making, acclaim, and the roller coaster ride of life in between. Matt Klam and Gabe Hudson: A Conversation and Signing
Sketchbooks for the Sake of Art 1pm to 4pm Tampa Museum of Art Students of this course will create specialized visionary journals with artist Teri Navajo. Bind artistic prompt pages into self-designed sketchbooks to take home. Each journal will provide creative inspiration from cover to cover. Sketchbooks for the Sake of Art
Painting with a Twist – Shark Week! 2:30pm to 5:30pm The Florida Aquarium Put a twist on fundraising with a special Shark Week event! Get your paint on for a great cause. Half of each registration will go to bolster the Aquarium’s education and conservation efforts. Painting with a Twist – Shark Week!
It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) 3pm to 5:30pm Tampa Theatre Take your seat to see the 1963 comedy that featured meany popular comedians of the time. Tampa Theatre will present a brand-new expert restoration of the film with an additional 30 minutes of footage thought lost for over 50 years. It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Tea for Tots Begins 3pm Oxford Exchange Put on your Sunday best and bring your little ones downtown for an afternoon tea and read-along of The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken. Tea for Tots
Proof Begins 3pm Stageworks Theatre Can genius exist without madness? David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning script delves into this question while its characters try to uncover the truth behind the authorship of a revolutionary mathematical proof. Proof
Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9 Begins 4pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Witnessing this brilliant comedy is a sure-fire mental workout! Imagine a British sex farce put into a blender with a Women and Gender Studies thesis. Time shifts, women are played by men (and vice versa), and even black can be white. Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9
Yoga in the Park Begins 6pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park In operation since 2010, Yoga in the Park is a free riverside yoga session led by an instructor from Yoga Downtown Tampa. Yoga in the Park
Maudie (2017) 8:15pm to 10:15pm Tampa Theatre Maudie is thrown unceremoniously out of her home and must find work and a place to live on her own. By luck, she bumps into a reclusive fishmonger who has advertised for a housekeeper. She moves into his one-room shack and love grows between them. Maudie’s painting begins to attract people’s attention and soon, the whole world will know her name. But can the couple survive that? Starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke. Maudie (2017)
Incredible Duck Race Saturday, August 12 Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Adopt a rubber duck and enter it into this massive duck race benefiting the Kiwanis Club of Tampa charitable foundation! The event features family friendly music, food, and activities all leading up to the big race. Incredible Duck Race
Amalie Arena Bolts Brew Fest – August 5 August 11 – Lionel Richie: All the Hits – August 11 WWE Live: SummerSlam Heatwave Tour – August 12 John Mayer – August 13 Monster Jam – August 19 Ed Sheeran – August 29 Kendrick Lamar – September 1 Chris Tucker with Special Guest D.L. Hughley – September 8 Preseason: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes – September 19 Mumford & Sons – September 20 Preseason: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators – September 22 The Spin Stops Here Tour 2017 – September 23 Preseason – Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers – September 24 Disney On Ice presents Frozen – September 29 to October 1 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers – October 6 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals – October 9 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins – October 12 Scorpions: Crazy World Tour – October 15 Bruno Mars – October 19 Soul2Soul The World Tour 2017 – October 20 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings – October 26 Santana – October 27 André Rieu – November 1 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers – November 2 Fall Out Boy – November 5 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars – November 16 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Chicago Blackhawks – November 22 Lady Gaga – December 1 Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks – December 2 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders – December 5 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche – December 7 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets – December 9 Katy Perry – December 15 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators – December 21 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild – December 23 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens – December 28 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers – December 29 Jim Gaffigan – December 31
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not – Through September 13 By the Yard, Cirkut Camera Photography – Through December 31 International Photography Competition 2017 – Through August 18 Focus on Your Talent – July 31 to August 28 Photography 101 – August 2 to 23
The John F. Germany Public Library Walk-In Tech Help – Wednesdays Toddler Time – Wednesdays Crafternoon – Thursdays Baby Sign – Thursdays Meanwhile… Comic Book Club – July 27 Travel Trivia and VR Vacation – July 28 Books & Bingo – July 29 Laying Out the Clues in Funeral Home Records – August 5 Summer Movie @ The Library: La La Land – August 11 Florida Craft Beer: A History – August 12 Summer Movie @ the Library: The Arrival – August 18 Don’t Force Your Descendants to Research You – August 19 DIY Crafting – August 20 and 29
Glazer Children’s Museum Make it Monday – Weekly Toddler Tuesday – Weekly Worldly Wednesday – Weekly Tinker and Tech Thursday – Weekly Fun Fridays – Weekly Pop Art Studio – Through August 13 Sunshine Sunday – July 30 Children’s Board of Hillsborough Free Tuesday – August 1 Member Morning – August 6 Quack to School – August 12 Toddler Takeover – August 14 to 26 Science Tastic Day: Kitchen Science – August 26 Museum Closed: Renovation Underway – August 28 to 30 Imagination: A Gala to Benefit GCM – September 8 Check the Museum’s website for a full list of weekday programming.
Henry B. Plant Museum First Fridays – First Friday of the Month Menus: The Epicurean Experience – Through December 23 The Great Gatsby Party – November 11
Patel Conservatory Popular Dance Summer Intensive – August 4 Showstoppers: Once Upon a Dream – August 4 to 6
Stageworks Theatre The Speak! Tank: Spoken Word Sundays – First Sunday of every month Proof – Through July 30 Beehive, the 60s Musical – Preview Night – September 21 The Marvelous Wonderettes – September 21 to October 8 The Year of Magical Thinking – November 2 to 19
Straz Center for the Performing Arts Caryl Church’s Cloud 9 – Through August 6 Paw Patrol Live! – July 29 and 30 End-of-Summer Music Blowout – August 2 Motown the Musical – August 8 to 13 Evening of Dance – August 11 Pole for a Purpose – August 12 Latin Nights – August 17, September 14 The Flick – August 30 to September 24 John Moreland – September 12 War on the Catwalk – The Queens from Season 9 – September 17 RENT – 20th Anniversary Tour – September 19 to 24 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – In Concert – September 29 to October 1 11th Annual Crack Up Cancer Comedy Show – September 30
Tampa Bay History Center Blue Star Museum Program, Presented by USAA – Through September 4 History Adventure Camps: Museum Makerspace – Through July 28 History Adventure Camp: Hysterical History – July 31 to August 4
Tampa Museum of Art Skyway: A Contemporary Collection – Through September 24 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 Kiss and Tell by Wolfgang Flad – Through December 10 Photorealism: 50 years of Hyperrealistic Painting – Through October 22 Susanne Bartsch: Art-a-Porter – July 30 to November 12
Tampa Theatre Batman – July 28 It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World – July 30 Reservoir Dogs – August 6 The Wizard of Oz – August 12 Sing-Along Grease – August 20 Lalah Hathaway – August 24 Casablanca – August 26 Metropolis – September 3 WineFest 2017: Wine’s World – September 8 Wayne’s World – September 10 Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk – September 13 Snap Judgement – September 29
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