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Diana Ross will perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater
12-Wings, Wheels and Wine
The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation’s evening
benefit will be at Clearwater Air Park,
(727) 797-8712.
12-14-The American Songbook–Then
and Now Tony DeSare will span the
generations for music such as “Kiss, “
”Come Fly with Me,” “The Times They Are
a Changin’” and “Great Balls of Fire” at this
Florida Orchestra event, (727) 892-3337 or
(800) 662-7286.
12 thru 21-Spamalot Monty Python’s
humorous antics, taken from the classic
film comedy Monty Python and the Holy
Grail, will come to the stage in this awardwinning
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musical at the Central Park
Performing Arts Center in Largo,
(727) 587-6793.
13-John Legend Ruth Eckerd Hall
on the Road will bring Legend’s
Darkness and Light tour to Coachman Park
in Clearwater. For tickets, go to
axs.com/events/331403/john-legend-tickets.
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5-Evening with the Chefs
This Ryan Wells Foundation
fundraiser at the Sheraton
Sand Key on Clearwater
Beach will feature Tampa Bay
chefs working with Pinellas
County culinary students to
create gourmet cuisine,
(727) 787-7963 or (727) 643-6710.
5-Music of Journey
Brody Dolyniuk and the
Florida Orchestra join forces
at the Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 892-3337
or (800) 662-7286.
5-7-Dirty Dancing See
the classic story of Baby and
Johnny, two young people
who come together for the
summer of their lives in this
classic to be danced onstage
at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
6-Herb Alpert and Lani
Hall Along with a threepiece
band, iconic trumpeter
Herb and “Mas Que Nada”
lead singer Lani will perform
at the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
6-TGH Foundation Gala
Tampa General Hospital’s 20th
annual benefit, Wizard of Oz,
will be at the Tampa Hilton
Downtown,(813) 844-7273.
6-7-St. Petersburg Ballet
Company The ballet will
have its 45th annual spring
concert at the Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-3590.
7-Florida Orchestra in
the Park The orchestra will perform a free
concert at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
in downtown Tampa. Bring canned goods
for Tampa Bay Harvest’s annual food drive,
(727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286.
10-Palladium Chamber Players
The four-person ensemble will give a
concert at the Palladium Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
10-Victor Wooten Trio Drummer Dennis
Chambers, saxophonist Bob Franceschini
and bassist Wooten will be at the Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
11-13-Libertaire This play by Elizabeth
Indianos about the Statue of Liberty will
be at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts
Center, (727) 942-5605.
12-Poetic Justice Fundraiser
The annual event at Bascom’s Chop House
in Clearwater to benefit Operation PAR
will feature a dinner, dance and auction
under the theme of “Cars, Trains, Ships and
Planes,” (727) 545-7564 ext. 228.
13-Julianne and Derek
Hough This powerhouse
siblings duo, joined by the
Move Company Dancers for
a night of ballroom, tap, salsa
and hip-hop, will be at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
13-Kafkasso: Gypsy,
World Music and Dance
Virtuoso guitarist Kafkasso
has East meet West in a
spectacle of sight and sound
at the Palladium Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
13-Monopoly Night Join in
an evening of fun and games
to benefit CharityWorks at
the Belleair Country Club in
Belleair, (727) 447-2064.
13-Photography from Cuba
Florida fine art photographer
Mark A. Middleton will
speak about his photos at
a wine and hors d’oeuvres
reception in honor of an
exhibit called “48 Hours in
Havana” at the Beach House
Gallery in Dunedin,
(727) 216-6322.
13-14-Masters of Dance:
Balanchine and Robbins
plus Petipa’s Don Quixote
Suite An evening featuring
works by the great masters
and a full production of the
final act of Don Quixote will be
at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
15-John H. Meek
Memorial Golf Tournament
This annual Clearwater Free
Clinic benefit will be at the Belleair Country
Club, (727) 331-8149.
17-Thomas Carabasi and the New Jazz
Standards Quintet Drummer Carabasi,
along with James Suggs (trumpet), Jeremy
Carter (sax), Patrick Bettison (keyboards)
and Alejandro Arenas (bass), will be at the
Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-3590.
17 thru June 11-Gloucester Blue Israel
Horovitz’s dark comedy will be at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
18-Florida Orchestra Music Director
Michael Francis will combine a talk with a
performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5
at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg.
Admission is pay what you can.
(727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286.
18-George Thorogood Performing
with the Destroyers band, this classic rock
legend who is “Bad to the Bone” will be at
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
on Wednesday, June 21.
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