Gladys Knight and the O’Jays will open the 2015 Clearwater Jazz Holiday on
Thursday, October 15th in Coachman Park.
15-Bo Burnham - Make Happy Tour
2015 This young comedian, whose live
shows are a unique blend of stand-up,
music and theatre, will be at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
15-Alvin and the Chipmunks Live on
Stage Enjoy the world’s most famous
chipmunks, along with “The Chipettes” in
this musical production at The Mahaffey
Theatre in St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
15-18-Clearwater Jazz Holiday Enjoy
some of the music industry’s top names at
the 36th annual four-day festival, including
The O’Jays, Gladys Knight, Buddy Guy,
Sheryl Crow, Mindy Abair, The Avett
Brothers and many more at downtown
Clearwater’s Coachman Park. Call (727)
461-5200 or visit www.clearwaterjazz.com for
tickets or information.
16-Kevin Nealon Enjoy this star from
Saturday Night Live in this show at The Club
at Treasure Island, (727) 367-4511.
16-The Music of Led Zeppelin Brent
Havens will conduct the Florida Orchestra,
with guest vocalist Randy Jackson, in this
classic tribute to Led Zeppelin’s greatest
hits, (727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286.
16, 18 & 20-Carmen The St. Petersburg
Opera will begin its season with Georges
Bizet’ s famous tale of the fiery gypsy and
her soldier lover at The Palladium in St.
Petersburg, (727) 823-2040.
17-Jazz and Jambalaya This 11th New
Orleans-style dine around benefit for
the Clearwater Library Foundation will
overlook Clearwater Jazz Holiday from the
Clearwater Main Library, (727) 562-4970 ext.
5189.
17-Kevin Nealon The “Mahaffey on the
Move” series will present this Saturday
Night Live alumnus at The Palladium in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
17-Broadway Ball The Straz Center’s
annual black-tie dinner, dance and
auction, will be at the Center in Tampa,
(813) 222-1037.
17-Meet the Artist Reception A master
of color and expression, internationally
acclaimed artist Hessam Abrishami will
greet guests during this reception at Syd
Entel Galleries/Susan Benjamin Glass, etc.
in Safety Harbor, (727) 725-1808.
17th & 18th-Craft Beer & Crab Festival
Olde Bay Café’s annual family days of food,
beer and music to benefit HEP will be in
Edgewater Park at the Dunedin Marina,
(727) 733-2542.
20-25-A Gentleman’s Guide to Love &
Murder Winner of the 2014 Tony Award
for Best Musical, this uproarious comedy
will be at the Straz Center in Tampa, (813)
229-STAR (7827).
22-IMPACT Awards The Tampa Bay
Businesses for Culture and the Arts’ dinner
and presentations will be at the Renaissance
Tampa International Plaza Hotel in Tampa,
(813) 221-2787.
22-Sesame Street Live Enjoy Elmo,
Grover, Big Bird, Abby Cadabby and their
Sesame Street friends as they welcome
Chamki, Grover’s friend from India, at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
22-25-Cooters’ Crab Fest The 22nd
annual celebration of the opening of stone
crab season will feature deeply discounted
prices, while supplies last, on Florida Stone
Crabs, as well as all other types of crabs,
along with live music and drink specials at
Cooters Restaurant and Bar in Clearwater
Beach, (727) 462-2668.
23-2nd Annual CASA Gala This
reception and dinner benefit will be at the
Vinoy in St. Petersburg, (850) 339-9599.
23-UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell,
Astro and Mickey Virtue Enjoy an
evening of reggae music from this awardwinning
troupe at The Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
23-Cheap Trick One of America’s
top classic rock groups will perform
at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
23-Carnival of Dread Goodwill’s annual
“Ghoulwill” Bash costume/cocktail benefit
of tastes and music will be at the Coliseum
in St. Petersburg, (727) 523-1512 ext. 1052.
23-25-Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Violinist Lara St. John will lead the Florida
Orchestra in this concert that will also
include Bach’s “Violin Concerto No. 2” and
Piazzolla’s “The Four Seasons of Buenos
Aires,” (727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286.
23-25-Frenchy’s Stone Crab Weekend
Enjoy Frenchy’s 31st annual block party
festival at the Original Frenchy’s location
at 41 Baymont Street in Clearwater Beach,
with live entertainment, food and drink
specials and raffles. All five locations
will have deeply discounted prices on
stone crabs, while they last. Visit www.
StoneCrabWeekend.com for event details.
24-Beats on the Bayou Gala This benefit
for the Kathleen Monahan Foundation will
be at the Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum,
(727) 938-0686.
24-Rocktoberfest This outdoor musical
event will be in downtown Palm Harbor,
(727) 784-4287.
24-Sueños de Dalí The Dalí’s “A
Surrealistic Night in an Enchanted Forest”
fundraiser will be at the Dalí Museum
in St. Petersburg, (727) 623-4726, or visit
TheDali.org/event/surenos.
24-Music of the Night - Andrew Lloyd
Webber Enjoy this salute to the music of
this great composer, from Cats and Evita to
Phantom of the Opera, at the Francis Wilson
Playhouse in Clearwater, (727) 446-1360.
26-Anaïs Mitchell This American folk
singer/songwriter will perform at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
29-Kansas This legendary rock band
will perform at the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
30-An Evening with Mark Knopfler and
Band This songwriter and lead singer for
Dire Straits will perform at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
30-Chris Cornell This singer/songwriter
will perform at The Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
30-Nov 1-Halloween Pops Jeff Tyzik will
conduct the Florida Orchestra performing
music from Broadway hits Phantom of the
Opera, Jekyll and Hyde, Sweeney Todd, Cats
and Beauty and the Beast, along with music
from films such as Star Wars, Harry Potter
and the Witches of Eastwick, (727) 892-3337
or (800) 662-7286.
30, Nov 1, 4, 10, 12, 15 & 17-La bohème
Enjoy Sarasota Opera’s performance of
Puccini’s melodious and heart-wrenching
masterpiece at the Opera House in Sarasota,
(941) 366-8450.
NOVEMBER
1-Straz LIVE! in the Park Opera
Tampa’s family picnic with operatic and
Broadway entertainment will be from 1 pm
to 6:30 pm at Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
1-The 2015 Starlight Gala “Travel the
World with Florida Hospital,” a dinner
benefit, will be at the Marriott Waterside in
Tampa, (813) 803-4001.
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