3 -George & Gracie: Together Again
Peter Salzer and Betsy Wickard will recreate
the magic of George Burns and Gracie Allen
for a dinner show at the Show Palace Dinner
Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
3-Victor Wainwright and the Train:
CD Release Party This International Blues
Challenge winner brings his horn band to
the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-3590.
3-5-Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 Music
Director Michael Francis will conduct the
Florida Orchestra in the Beethoven classic
marking 50 years since the official merger of
the St. Petersburg Symphony and the Tampa
Philharmonic. Alain Lefevre will be on piano
for Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4,
(727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286.
3 thru 12-Sister Act This musical based
on the 1992 hit film with Whoopi Goldberg
is about a disco diva who witnesses a
murder and is put into protective custody
disguised as a nun. The show will be staged
by Eight O’Clock Theatre at the Central Park
Performing Arts Center in Largo,
(727) 587-6793.
3 thru 19-The Year of Magical Thinking
The New York Times calls this play about the
sudden loss of a husband and daughter,
“a haunting portrait of a four-decade-long
marriage.” It will be staged at Stageworks
Theatre in Tampa, (813) 374-2416.
3 thru 21-La Traviata Sarasota Opera will
present Giuseppe Verdi’s work sung in Italian
with English supertitles at the Sarasota Opera
House in Sarasota, (941) 328-1300.
4-5-Art Harvest The Junior League of
Clearwater-Dunedin’s 54th annual Art Harvest
art show will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in
Highlander Park, Dunedin, jlcd.org.
5-Demetri Martin Formerly of The Daily
Show with Jon Stewart, Martin will do standup
comedy at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
8 thru Dec. 10-Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare’s comedy about the
war between the sexes will be set in the
WWII era when performed by the American
Stage Theatre Company in St. Petersburg,
(727) 823-PLAY, (7529).
9-Lindsey Buckingham
& Christine McVie Known from
Fleetwood Mac, these rockers will join
forces for a concert featuring the biggest
Fleetwood Mac hits at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
9-Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound: After the
Curtain Contemporary dancers will dazzle
with a mash-up of dance styles and genres
performed at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
10-The Neil Diamond Experience
Jonathan Elgart will be “Solitary Man” for a
tribute to Diamond and his 50-year career at
the Show Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson,
(727) 863-7949.
10-11-Marvin Hamlisch & More The
Florida Orchestra, led by Lee Musiker as pops
conductor with Doug LaBrecque as vocalist,
will honor the late Marvin Hamlisch in a
concert featuring his songs, (727) 892-3337 or
(800) 662-7286.
10-11-Veterans Alternative Freedom Fest
Sponsored by friendly Kia, this initial Veterans
Day Parade and Celebration will include a
street parade to honor veterans, a boxing
event, a military flyover and lots of other
things to enjoy on the banks of the Cotee River
in Sims Park, New Port Richey, (727) 858-8254.
11-Adam Trent As the breakout star of
The Illusionists on Broadway, Trent will
bring his signature magic to the Straz Center
in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
11-Ben Folds As a five-season judge of
television’s The Sing Off and front man for
Ben Folds Five, Folds brings his Paper Airplane
Request Tour to the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
11-Great Gatsby Concert and Dance
Social The Rhythm Kings Orchestra will
offer lively jazz music as guests mix, mingle
and dance at the Heritage Museum in Tarpon
Springs, (727) 942-5605.
11-Ottmar Liebert and his band Luna
Negra This German-born musician known
for his nouveau flamenco guitar playing style
will be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
11-Primus The band that is touring in
support of its ninth studio album, Desaturating
Seven, will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
11 thru April 1-”Star Wars and the
Power of Costume” An exhibition of more
than 60 costumes from the various Star Wars
movies will be at the Museum of Fine Arts in
St. Petersburg, (727) 896-2667.
11-12-Rootabaga Country Whimsical
short stories from Carl Sandburg’s 1922
book Rootabaga Stories will form the Sarasota
Youth Opera’s performance sung in English
at the Sarasota Opera House in Sarasota,
(941) 328-1300.
12-Let’s Groove with Earth, Wind & Fire
Florida Hospital’s Starlight Gala will be at the
Tampa Marriott Waterside. For information,
call Marilyn McPhail at (813) 803-4015.
13-Simple Three Taking instrumental music
to new frontiers, this classical crossover string
trio will appear at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
14-Pasco Festival of Trees Preview Night
Friendly Kia, the presenting sponsor for
Pasco’s Festival of Trees annual event, will
have a Friends and Family Preview Night at
the Columbian Event Center in Port Richey
with entertainment, kids activity and an
Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest,
(727) 848-7789.
14-Harvesting Hope Eckerd Kids’ 10th
annual dinner benefit (formerly Jingle
Jangle Jam) and inaugural Legacy Award
presentation to Stewart and Linda Turley
will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 336-0322.
15-Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses
Suncoast Jazz Classic will sponsor this concert
at the Central Park Performing Arts Center in
Largo, (727) 587-6793.
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16-XV Charity Works Cup Challenge
This golf tournament to benefit Charity
Works will be at the Belleair Country Club,
(727) 447-2064.
16-Opera tuneup with Constantine
Grame This preview event before New
Century Opera’s production in December of
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro lets Maestro
Constantine Grame inform you about the
composer, history, libretto and more. His talk
will be at the Heritage Museum in Tarpon
Springs, (727) 942-5605.
16-Tim Allen The comedian and Last Man
Standing sitcom star will bring laughter to
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
16-Wizards of Winter This group will
perform a holiday rock opera based on their
album The Magic of Winter for the whole
family and feature former members of the
Trans-Siberian Orchestra and rock industry
veterans at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
17-Celtic Thunder The group’s five male
soloists will perform solo and ensemble
numbers including signature anthems
“Caledonia” and “Ireland’s Call” at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
17-Dessert First The Girl Scouts of West
Central Florida’s 12th annual benefit,
featuring desserts made by local chefs using
Girl Scout cookies, also will include a buffet
dinner and auction at the Tampa Airport
Marriott, (813) 262-1688.
17-An Evening with Nick Dukas Singer/
songwriter Nick Dukas and friends will
perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Murray
Theatre in Clearwater with Tampa Bay
Magazine Publishers/Editors Aaron Fodiman
and Margaret Word Burnside as masters of
ceremonies, (727) 772-8125.
17-Miles Davis Electric Band This
11-member ensemble includes Miles Davis
alums and family members and will perform
at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
17-Pasco Festival of Trees Friendly Kia
sponsors this annual event, auctioning off
beautifully decorated trees with free deliveries
in West Pasco, at the Columbian Event Center
in Port Richey to benefit the Good Sam Free
Clinic, (727) 848-7789.
17-Queen The Ultimate Tribute Expect
all of the great hits and Queen classics
from the ‘70s and ‘80s during a show at the
Show Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson,
(727) 863-7949.
17-19-Clearwater Festival of Trees
The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation’s 33rd
annual fundraising event lets you stroll
through pathways lined with hundreds of
trees and wreaths available for purchase at
the Long Center in Clearwater to benefit
those with intellectual and developmental
disabilities served by The Arc Tampa Bay,
(727) 797-8712.
18-Benji Brown Fresh from the Rickey Smiley
Morning Show, the creator of “Miss Kiki” will
offer hilarious observations and impressions
at the Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR
(7827) or (800) 955-1045.
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