7-Blame it on Bianca The alter ego of
comic Roy Haylock, Bianca Del Rio will
bring her double-edged and triple-barbed
stand-up show to the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
7 through April 1-Marjorie Prime
American Stage Theatre Company will tell
an artificial intelligence story at its theater
in St. Petersburg about an 85-year-old’s
“companion” that is programmed to remind
her of her life story, (727) 823-PLAY (7529).
8-Photographer Bertie Gregory Animal
portraits from around the world are the
specialty of this filmmaker who will speak at
the Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR
(7827) or (800) 955-1045.
8-Robin Trower The legendary guitarist
will perform at the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
9-Jim Breur This Tampa native and
former Saturday Night Live cast member will
bring his comedy to the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
10-The Chiseler’s Market This 55th annual
shopping benefit to preserve Plant Hall will
be at the University of Tampa, (813) 230-2153.
10-The Irish Rovers This legendary
Irish folk group known for its international
TV series will be at the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
10-Reds, Whites and Bites The
Community Dental Clinic’s evening benefit
of tastes will be at Achieva Credit Union
Headquarters in Dunedin, (727) 216-6155.
10-VoicePlay Seen on NBC’s The Sing-
Off, this Orlando-based a cappella group
will bring its tour to the Tarpon Springs
Performing Arts Center inside City Hall,
(727) 942-5605.
10-25-Tiefland Sarasota Opera will present
its final installment of the 2018 Winter
Festival Season with Tiefland by Eugen
d’Albert, sung in German with English
supertitles and based on an 1896 Catalan play
about an unwilling mistress, (941) 328-1300.
11-Texas Tenors The America’s Got Talent
finalist classical crossover trio will make their
Capitol Theatre debut with a live orchestra
and choir in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
12-110 Years of Broadway Five of
Broadway’s finest stars will perform songs
from smash musicals at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
13-Audra McDonald This powerhouse
singer/actress with six Tony Awards, two
Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award will
be at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 893-7832.
13-Dance to the Movies Television and
stage’s top choreographers bring classic
movie dances to life with top finalists from
Dancing with the Stars , So You Think You Can
Dance, American Idol and the Voice at the Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
13-Joshua Radin The songwriter, whose
first song, “Winter” was featured on an
episode of Scrubs will be at the Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
14-Chamber Players The orchestral group
led by Florida Orchestra Concertmaster
Jeffrey Multer will perform at the Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
14-Kingston Trio The group will perform
at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 893-7832.
15-Constantine Grame Opera Tune-
Up The maestro will lead a preview event
before New Century Opera’s upcoming
production of Don Carlo, which opens
March 23. The talk will be at the Heritage
Museum, 100 Beekman Lane, Tarpon Springs,
(727) 942-5605.
15-The Fab Four A Beatles tribute band
will be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
15-TAO: Drum Heart Percussion artists
will showcase the ancient art of Japanese
drumming with highly physical precise
choreography at the Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
16-”1964” The Tribute Twist and shout
yourself into the middle of Beatlemania with
this tribute band at the Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
16-Billy Joel Tribute Tony Monaco will
become the Piano Man for a night of Billy Joel
music at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre in
Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
16-The Brothers Four An American folk
singing group known for the 1960 song
“Greenfields” will be at the Tarpon Springs
Performing Arts Center inside City Hall,
(727) 942-5605.
16 thru April 8-Daddy Long Legs FreeFall
Theatre will present a musical about an
orphan’s journey through a women’s college
at its theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 498-5205.
17-The Halo 5K Green-clad runners
will gather at Al Lopez Park in Tampa to
support Angels Unaware, which provides
residential care facilities and services for
the developmentally disabled. Register at
thehalo5k.com.
17-Doo Wop Reunion XVIII Legends from
the ‘50s and ‘60s such as Bobby Rydell, The
Coasters and more will be at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
17-Jason Mraz As part of his solo acoustic
tour, Mraz will be at the Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
18-Ana Gasteyer As part of the Broadway
Stars in Concert series, Gasteyer will sing at
the Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR
(7827) or (800) 955-1045.
18-Cirque Éloize Saloon This
contemporary circus, a driving force in the
circus art reinvention movement, will be
at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 893-7832.
18-Foreigner These rock legends will be at
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
20-Mike + The Mechanics Touring on
behalf of their Let Me Fly album, they will
be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
20-Million Dollar Quartet This Broadway
musical about a jam session between Johnny
Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis
Presley will be at the Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
20-25-The Bodyguard R&B superstar
Deborah Cox will star in this romantic thriller
with songs such as “I Will Always Love You”
at the Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR
(7827) or (800) 955-1045.
21-The Edwards Twins Las Vegas
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impersonators will present “An Evening with
the Stars” at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
22-Rodney Carrington Live The comedian
will make his fifth appearance at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
23-Alice Cooper The architect of shock
rock and his band will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
23-Tropical Nights Gala Keep Tampa Bay
Beautiful’s annual benefit will be at TPepin’s
Hospitality Centre in Tampa, (813) 221-8733.
23, 25, 28-Don Carlo New Century
Opera will present Verdi’s tragedy set in
16th-century Spain at the Tarpon Springs
Performing Arts Center inside City Hall,
(727) 942-5605.
23-25-A Little Night Music The Florida
Orchestra, conducted by cellist Lynn Harrell,
will feature its strings from Mozart’s Eine
Kleine Nachtmusik, Haydn’s Cello Concerto No.
2, Bruch’s Kol Nidrei and Schubert’s Symphony
No. 5, (727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286.
24-Steep Canyon Rangers The bluegrass
group will be at the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
24-Three Dog Night ‘70s Fest Bring out
your platform shoes and travel back in time
with Three Dog Night, Firefall, The Lords of
52nd Street and others at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
25-Eagles tribute Hotel California, a
salute to the Eagles, will be performed at
the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-3590.
26-Anna & Elizabeth These multiinstrumentalists
will harmonize at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
26-Jake Castro The Largo Lions Club
will present ‘60s and ‘70s rock played by
talented teenage musician Jake Castro and
his seasoned bandmates for a benefit show at
the Central Park Performing Arts Center in
Largo, (727) 587-6793.
26-Simon & Garfunkel tribute The
Guthrie Brothers will bring back
“Scarborough Fair” to the Palladium Theater
in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
27-Maks, Val & Peta Live Stars of ABC’s
Dancing with the Stars will dance at the Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
27 thru April 1-Beautiful-The Carole
King Musical This show, which tells the true
story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom
from songwriter to solo act, will be at the
Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827)
or (800) 955-1045.
28-Chamber Players The orchestral group
led by Florida Orchestra Concertmaster
Jeffrey Multer will perform at the Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
29-Southside Johnny and the Asbury
Jukes With horn-based melodic riffs, this
band, which Bruce Springsteen calls the
grandfather of the New Jersey sound, will
play at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
29 through April 8-Once in a Lifetime
Vaudeville troupers head to Hollywood
to try their luck at the”talking” pictures in
this play at the Francis Wilson Playhouse in
Clearwater, (727) 446-1360.