1-Boz Scaggs Enjoy this awardwinning
rock legend and his band
at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
2-Lobster Pot Bistro Crab Fest
This 4th annual benefit for Charity
Works will be at the Lobster
Pot Bistro on Clearwater Beach,
(727) 446-8809.
4-Dee Dee Bridgewater/Irvin
Mayfield with the New Orleans 7
This jazz diva and young jazz
virtuoso and his band will bring
a night of great music to the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR
(7827).
4-The Psychedelic Furs Ruth
Eckerd Hall on the Road will present
this alternative rock band at The
Palladium Theatre in St. Petersburg,
(727) 791-7400.
4-America’s Got Talent Live: The
All Star Tour! Some of the most
popular performers from the hit NBC
competition series will take the stage
at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
5 thru 15-The Diary of Anne Frank This
powerful new adaptation about the gifted
young girl and the eight people who hid in
an attic from the Nazis will be performed
at Francis Wilson Playhouse in Clearwater,
(727) 446-1360.
6-Little River Band Celebrating four
decades together, this Australian vocal band
of the ‘70s and ‘80s will perform at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
6-8-The Bells & Pictures Michael Francis
will conduct the Florida Orchestra, along
with the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, in
this concert featuring Rouse’s “Prospero’s
Rooms,” Rachmaninoff’s “The Bells,”
and Mussorgsky/Ravel’s “Pictures at an
Exhibition”, (727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286.
6-15-West Side Story Eight O’Clock
Theatre will present this award-winning
musical at the Largo Cultural Center,
(727) 587-6793.
7-8-52nd Annual Art Harvest The Junior
League of Clearwater-Dunedin’s juried fine
art show and sale will be 10 am-5 pm at
Highlander Park in Dunedin, (727) 738-5523.
10-Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
Celebrating the 31st anniversary of
its groundbreaking Christmas album,
composer and bandleader Chip Davis
will return with an all-new show at The
Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 893-7832.
10-15-Newsies Winning the 2012
Tony Award for Best Score and Best
Choreography, this popular Broadway
musical will be at the Straz Center in
Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
12-An Afternoon with the Author The
Clearwater Community Woman’s Club’s
23rd Clearwater Library Foundation box
lunch benefit with author Sherry Gore
Comedian, actor, author and social critic Lewis Black will take
the stage at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on November 14th.
will be at the Clearwater Main Library,
(727) 937-7059.
12-Lidia Bastianich This award-winning
television host and best-selling author will
take the stage for an evening of conversation
and storytelling, celebrating her love of
Italian food, at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
12-The English Beat Formed in
Birmingham, England in 1978, this reggae,
soul, pop and punk band will perform
at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
13-Chaka Khan From her early days
with the band Rufus through her 40-year
career, this R&B, jazz, pop rock, gospel,
country singer and dancer will perform at
The Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 893-7832.
13-Adrian Legg and David Lindley
The “Mahaffey on the Move” series will
present these two virtuoso guitarists at
The Palladium Theatre in St. Petersburg,
(727) 893-7832.
13-15-Brahms’ Violin Concerto Michael
Francis will conduct the Florida Orchestra
in this concert, along with guest violinist
Tianwa Yang, featuring Brahms’ “Violin
Concerto,” as well as selections by Barber
and Elgar, (727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286.
14-Lewis Black This standup comedian,
actor and author will perform at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
14-Hans Krása’s Brundibár Originally
performed in a concentration camp during
WWII, Sarasota Opera will present this
fairy tale with three heroes, a sparrow, a cat
and a very wise dog, at the Opera House in
Sarasota, (941) 366-8450.
15-Island Night at Jackson’s LifePath
Hospice will hold its annual fundraiser,
“Big Kahuna Luau,” a Hawaiian soiree,
featuring food and drinks with a
tropical twist, live and silent auctions,
the Landsharks Band and more at
Jackson’s Bistro on Harbour Island in
Tampa, (813) 871-8431.
15-Last Comic Standing Live
Tour See the finalists of the hit
NBC television show perform live
at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
15-Cirque Dreams Holidaze
This holiday family spectacular
will feature costumed characters
performing gravity-defying feats
at The Mahaffey Theater in St.
Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
16-Penny and Sparrow The
American singer-songwriter duo of
Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke will
perform at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
17-Jake Shimabukuro Enjoy
this energetic ukulele wizard at
the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
18 thru Dec 13-The 39 Steps
Adapted from the movie by Alfred
Hitchcock, this award-winning comedy
will be at American Stage in St. Petersburg,
(727) 823-PLAY (7529).
19-Charity Works Cup Challenge This
13th annual golf tournament to benefit
the underprivileged will be at the Belleair
Country Club, (727) 447-2064.
20-The Wizards of Winter This eclectic
group of musicians will perform classical
and progressive rock music in a theatrical
holiday themed show at the Capitol Theatre
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
20-22-Curtis Stigers Celebrates
Sinatra Jeff Tyzik will conduct the Florida
Orchestra, with guest Curtis Stigers on
vocals and saxophone, in a tribute to Frank
Sinatra’s 100th birthday, (727) 892-3337 or
(800) 662-7286.
20-22-Suncoast Jazz Classic This annual
Clearwater Beach festival, celebrating
its 25th Silver Jubilee, will feature a
weekend of jazz with The Fat Babies,
Tom Hook, Nate Najar, guest artist Bill
Allred and many others at the Sheraton
Sand Key and the Marriott Suites on
Sand Key. Call (727) 248-9441 or go to
www.suncoastjazzclassic.com for tickets or
information.
21-Straight No Chaser - The New Old
Fashioned Tour Enjoy the captivating
sound of ten unadulterated voices coming
together to make extraordinary music with
this a cappella group at the Straz Center in
Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
21-Sebastian Maniscalco This standup
comedian and star of late-night television
will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
22-George Winston The “Mahaffey on
the Move” series will bring this master
musician and folk pianist to The Palladium
in St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
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