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
Live Music: Forrest Hoffar Begins 6pm Armature Works Spend the evening basking in the scintillating sounds of live music in Downtown Tampa. Forrest Hoffar will perform live at this event. Live Music: Forrest Hoffar
3rd Thursdays Begins 6pm 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
Hedda Adapted by Lucy Kirkwood from the play by Henrik Ibsen Begins 8pm Jobsite Theater inside Straz Center for the Performing Arts Hedda, still mourning the father she adored, returns from her honeymoon with a husband she doesn’t love to a flat they can’t afford and a pregnancy she doesn’t want. Trapped by her past and terrified by her future, bored by her life, but too cowardly to walk away from it, she finds herself caught between three men. Ultimately, something has to give. In this updated version of Ibsen’s classic, set in 21st-century Notting Hill, thrilling young British playwright Lucy Kirkwood reworks the Hedda Gabler tale into a daring glimpse at her choices from a woman’s point of view. Hedda Adapted by Lucy Kirkwood from the play by Henrik Ibsen
Latin Nights Begins 9pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts An evening of food and dancing. Meet new friends, experience Latin-inspired tapas and drink specials and dance to the thrilling rhythms of a live salsa band and DJ. Latin Nights
Grown Up Night Begins 5:30pm Glazer Children’s Museum Grown-ups take over the Museum to climb, jump, and build in GCM Exhibits! Admission includes free snacks and beer from Florida Avenue Brewing Co until they’re gone and a cash bar will be available! This event is for ages 21 and up. Grown Up Night
Florida Imagined Exhibition Opening Reception Begins 5:30pm Scarfone/Hartley Gallery – University of Tampa This free reception welcomes the new exhibition, a traveling arts collection representing over 60 artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with opportunities to engage audiences and artists to include their voice on a public art piece. Florida Imagined Exhibition
Live Music: DJ Sam Begins 6pm Armature Works Spend the evening basking in the scintillating sounds of live music in Downtown Tampa. DJ Sam will perform live at this event. Live Music: DJ Sam
Live & Local – Chris Poe 6pm to 9pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Located in the Historic Downtown New Port Richey area. Chris Poe, 32 years old, has become an established full time solo acoustic cover artist ranging music from the Beatles, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen to John Mayer, Coldplay and Chris Stapleton. Bringing all the greatest hits and the top charts of yesterday and today with a new folk rock twist. Live & Local – Chris Poe
Live Music at Sparkman Wharf Begins 6pm Sparkman Wharf Grab a drink and a find a nice place to sit as the live music lays down a soundtrack for your weekend. If you have not visited Sparkman Wharf yet, this is a great excuse to make the trip! Live Music at Sparkman Wharf
Hail Satan? (2019) Shows at 7:15pm and 9:45pm Tampa Theatre Chronicling the extraordinary rise of one of the most colorful and controversial religious movements in American history, Hail Satan? is an inspiring and entertaining new feature documentary from acclaimed director Penny Lane. When media-savvy members of the Satanic Temple organize a series of public actions designed to advocate for religious freedom and challenge corrupt authority, they prove that with little more than a clever idea, a mischievous sense of humor, and a few rebellious friends, you can speak truth to power in some truly profound ways. Hail Satan? (2019)
Kinky Boots Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts This joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, the musical takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Take a step in the right direction and discover that sometimes the best way to fit in is to stand out! Kinky Boots
2019 Tunnel to Towers Tampa Tower Climb Begins 8am One Tampa City Center This event will be a morning full of honoring the memory of Stephen Siller, local first responders, our military, veterans and a very special local hero! 2019 Tunnel to Towers Tampa Tower Climb
Saturday Sweat Sesh Begins 9am Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park This workout in the park is a fun mix of cardio and strength training for all fitness levels. Be sure to bring a yoga mat or large towel, and water. Wearing sunscreen is recommended. Workout gear (including closed toed tennis shoes) is required. Saturday Sweat Sesh
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
School of Woodwork – Open House Begins 11am Florida School of Woodwork Find out what the school does, talk about tools, check out the workshop, and find out more about woodworking, turning, and carving classes. School of Woodwork – Open House
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
Small Business Finance School Begins 11am Oxford Exchange Join The Money Counselor as she teaches you the best financial practices for your small business, provides tips and information on how to maximize your budget and much, much, more! And don’t forget, while you are learning, you will be enjoying a complimentary brunch! Small Business Finance School
Tampa Wellness Tour Begins at Noon Oxford Exchange Join doTERRA Wellness Advocates, part of a therapeutic essential oils wellness company, as they answer your questions on what therapeutic grade essential oils are and how to use them. They will cover simple remedies such as how to used plant based remedies for more sleep, less stress, and boosting your immune health. Tampa Wellness Tour
ART POP Gallery & celebration Begins at Noon Channelside Bay Plaza Experience the art gallery and photo walls while shopping at local pop ups and vendors. There will be plenty of tasty eats from local restaurants on site as well. ART POP Gallery & celebration
Kinky Boots Shows at 2pm and 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts This joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, the musical takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Take a step in the right direction and discover that sometimes the best way to fit in is to stand out! Kinky Boots
Hail Satan? (2019) Shows at 2:30pm, 5pm, and 7:30pm Tampa Theatre Chronicling the extraordinary rise of one of the most colorful and controversial religious movements in American history, Hail Satan? is an inspiring and entertaining new feature documentary from acclaimed director Penny Lane. When media-savvy members of the Satanic Temple organize a series of public actions designed to advocate for religious freedom and challenge corrupt authority, they prove that with little more than a clever idea, a mischievous sense of humor, and a few rebellious friends, you can speak truth to power in some truly profound ways. Hail Satan? (2019)
Live & Local – Connor Zwetsch 6pm to 9pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Connor Zwetsch is a singer/songwriter based out of Tampa, currently working on her debut album. This is a great opportunity to see an up and coming artist perform live! Live & Local – Connor Zwetsch
Patel Conservatory presents End-of-Year Celebration Begins 7pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Graduating senior musicians, Theater Certification program graduates, and Next Generation Ballet Trainees moving up to professional or college programs perform in this school-wide recital. Current students, families and prospective students are encouraged to attend and celebrate our graduates. Event ticket includes admission to our annual End-of-Year post-recital dinner and dance. Patel Conservatory presents End-of-Year Celebration
SeaGrapes Fine Wine & Food Festival Begins 8pm The Florida Aquarium This wine and food event is the signature fundraiser for The Florida Aquarium. The event features more than 100 types of wine and delicious foods from numerous local restaurants. 100% of the proceeds from your ticket purchase support our mission, including endangered species conservation programs. SeaGrapes Fine Wine & Food Festival
Wellness at the Wharf Begins 10am Sparkman Wharf Get your heart rate up and burn more fat in less time with HIIT, Harbour Island Athletic Club’s high-intensity interval training. Please bring your own mat, towel, and water. Classes are free of charge and located on the lawn. Wellness at the Wharf
Indie Flea Begins 11am Armature Works This curated event showcases the amazing talent within our community. The Flea exists to promote local arts and culture to engage and empower our community towards positive grassroots growth. Indie Flea
PJ Masks Live! Save the Day Shows at Noon and 3pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts PJ Masks Live is back with an all new super-heroic, live musical show, featuring the heroic trio from your favorite series. Watch Catboy, Owlette and Gekko, along with their new friend PJ Robot, as they try to save the day from the sneaky villains. PJ Masks Live! Save the Day
We Just Move On – The Songs of Kander and Ebb Begins 2pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Broadway mavens Jana Robbins and Hayley Swindal stage the ultimate showtune cabaret, crooning and belting out the greatest hits of one of the greatest music-and-lyrics pairs to ever work the Great White Way. Weaving in their personal stories of success and struggle, Robbins and Swindal create a spellbinding evening of song. We Just Move On – The Songs of Kander and Ebb
It’s All About the Story Begins 2pm Oxford Exchange Whether you are writing fiction or nonfiction, the power is in the story. Good storytellers have sharp tools at their fingertips. These include character details, brisk dialogue, compelling scenes, and revealing points of view. To share these strategies, OE is delighted to bring together two very different types of writers — both who happened to be named Roy. Popular novelist Lori Roy has won numerous awards for her eerie and provocative mystery stories set in the South. Her friend Roy Peter Clark is one of journalism’s most influential writing coaches and a regular at OE. Together they make a dynamic team, the Roy and Roy Show, devoted to the craft and eager to share their knowledge with writers everywhere. It’s All About the Story
Upstairs/ Downstairs Live Theater 2pm to 2:30pm 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
Kinky Boots Shows at 2pm and 7:30pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts This joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, the musical takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Take a step in the right direction and discover that sometimes the best way to fit in is to stand out! Kinky Boots
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
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.
Thursday, May 23
Amalie Arena Ariana Grande – May 28 Luis Miguel – June 25 Adam Sandler – June 29 Hugh Jackman – July 5 Jeff Lynne’s ELO – July 7 Anuel AA – July 21 Shawn Mendes – July 27 Lionel Richie – July 28 Queen + Adam Lambert – August 18 Hope 2019 – September 7 Disturbed – September 21 The Who – September 22 Phil Collins – September 26 The Chainsmokers – October 25 Elton John – November 4 Bad Bunny – December 8
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Contemporary Performance – Through August 31 Olivia Parker: Vanishing in Plain Sight – Through August 31 Viktor Freso – Through June 15
Glazer Children’s Museum Make it Monday – Weekly Toddler Tuesday – Weekly Worldly Wednesday – Weekly Tinker and Tech Thursday – Weekly Fun Fridays – Weekly Grown Up Night – May 17 Development Checkups – May 21 Sunshine Sunday – May 26 Member Preview: Summer of Making – May 30
Check the Museum’s website for a full list of weekday programming.
Henry B. Plant Museum First Fridays – First Friday of the Month Music in the Museum – May 16 Sunday Tour – May 19 Blue Star Museums – May 26 to September 1 Archives Awareness Week – July 16 Teacher Appreciation Day – August 3
Jobsite Theater Hedda Adapted by Lucy Kirkwood from the play by Henrik Ibsen – Through June 2 Constellations – July 12 to August 4
The John F. Germany Public Library Exploration Club – Tuesdays Walk-In Tech Help – Wednesdays Toddler Time – Wednesdays Crafternoon – Thursdays Baby Sign – Thursdays Movies @ the Library: Chappaquiddick – May 17 Starting a Nonprofit – May 21 DIY Comic Book Magnets – May 22 All Day – Memorial Day Holiday – May 27
Stageworks Theatre The Speak! Tank: Spoken Word Sundays – First Sunday of every month Christ Fellowship – Wednesdays Four Guys Named Jose and Una Mujer Named Maria – May 30 to June 16
Straz Center for the Performing Arts Latin Nights – May 16 Chris Poe – Live & Local – May 17 Kinky Boots – May 17 to May 19 Patel Conservatory presents End-of-Year Celebration – May 18 Nicholas David – May 20 Live & Local – John Mcrae – May 24 The Florida Orchestra – Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto – May 24 Victoria’s School of Dance 22nd Annual Recital – May 26 That’s the Spirit – May 30 The Southern Momma Cledus T Judd Comedy Experience – May 31 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical – July 9 to 14
Tampa Bay History Center Tap Talks: Passion of the Heights Wheat Ale – May 16 History Center Book Group: The Pope of Palm Beach – May 16 Downtown Tampa Walking Tour – May 18 OLLI/THBC Course: Nostalgic Tales of Florida History – May 22 Walk Tampa: Central Avenue Black History Tour – May 25 Living History Saturday – May 25 History Adventure Camp: Swashbuckling Summer – June 10 to 14 History Adventure Camp: American Girl© – June 24 to 28
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 Teen Open Studio – Tuesdays Art on the House – Fridays Art Spot – Saturdays Oswaldo Vigas: Transformations – Through May 27 Ancient and Modern Glass from the Collection – Through August 19 Abstract Expressionism: A Social Revolution – Through August 11 Tableau and Transformation: Photography from the Permanent Collection – June 20 to October 6
Tampa Theatre Hail Satan? – May 17 to May 20 MOSUL – May 21 Sustainable Business Awards – May 22 Franklin Street Farmer’s Market – May 24 The Biggest Little Farm – May 24 to June 4 Boyz n the Hood – May 24 Joe Jackson: Four Decades Tour – May 25 Laura Ingraham & Raymond Arroyo – June 1 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington – June 2 Platon – June 6 Some Like It Hot – June 9 Rolling Thunder Revue: a Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese – June 11 Jaws – June 16 Cool Hand Luke – June 23 Sing-Along The Greatest Showman – June 29 Dial M for Murder – June 30 Sing-Along Grease – July 7 All That Jazz – July 14 Jurassic Park – July 21 An Evening with Colson Whitehead – July 25 BeerFest 2019: Ferris Brewer’s Day Off – July 27 The Wizard of Oz – July 28 Because of Sam “First Look” Screening – July 29 WarGames – July 30 The Philadelphia Story – August 4 9 to 5 – August 11 The Shawshank Redemption – August 18 The Silent Clowns – August 25 Casablanca – August 31 and September 1 Jim Jefferies – September 13 SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque – September 28 Nate Bargatze – October 17
– Free Weekly Community Fitness Classes at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park –
