31-Counting Crows The Bill Edwards
Foundation for the Arts will bring Counting
Crows to Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg,
with tickets available at (800) 745-3000, or
through ticketmaster.com.
AUGUST
1-End-of-Summer Music Blowout
Students from the Rock School, Patel
A-Capella, Jazz Improv Class and Summer
Band students will perform at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
2-O.A.R. The roots-and-reggae band
will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
10-Kim & Scott Tie the Knot An Italian
wedding gone wrong will be at the Show Palace
Dinner Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
18-19, 25-26-Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits
A night of all things Shakespeare will be at
the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center,
(727) 942-5605.
SEPTEMBER
8 thru 16-My Mother’s Italian, My
Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy This
comedy will be at the Show Palace Dinner
Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
14-Simply Streisand A tribute show to
Barbra Streisand will be at the Show Palace
Dinner Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
18-Jukebox 4 Classic jukebox tunes will
get new renditions of memorable songs at
the Show Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson,
(727) 863-7949.
18 thru 23-Chicago This hit musical will be
at the Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR
(7827) or (800) 955-1045.
21-Here Come the Mummies The funkrock
band will be at the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
30-David Byrne Performing songs from
his American Utopia album, Byrne will be
at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 893-7832.
30-Mad Hatter Tea Party The Angels
Against Abuse annual benefit, sponsored
by the Sunshine City Kiwanis, will be at the
Coliseum in St. Petersburg, (727) 804-7710.
OCTOBER
6 thru Nov. 11-Dames at Sea Based on
nostalgia for 1930s Hollywood musicals,
this campy show will be at the Show Palace
Dinner Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
7-Pete Rose This baseball great will tell
stories enhanced by visuals at the Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
12-Child Advocacy Expo A morning of
caring by Angels Against Abuse will be at
the St. Petersburg College Seminole Campus,
(727) 804-7710.
12-The Crests with Charlie Ingui of the
Soul Survivors An evening of musical
surprises will be at the Show Palace Dinner
Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
13-14-Harry Potter Concert The Prisoner
of Azkaban concert will be at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
16 thru 21-The Play That Goes Wrong
This show will be at the Straz Center
in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
26 thru Nov. 11-The Barber of Seville
Sarasota Opera will present Gioachino
Rossini’s work at the Sarasota Opera House,
(941) 328-1300.
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NOVEMBER
2-Queen tribute Absolute Queen will
rock “Fat Bottomed Girls” and “We Are the
Champions” at the Show Palace Dinner
Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
4, 6, 11-Tampa Bay Symphony The
orchestra’s Symphonic Sensations concert
will feature Grigorios Zamparas on piano,
(727) 827-8087.
9-Tribute Legends in Concert Johnny Wild
& The Delights will recreate ‘50s and ‘60s
stars Roy Orbison, Hank Williams and Buddy
Holly at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre in
Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
16-Neil Diamond Experience Jonathan
Elgart is “Solitary Man” as he and his band
perform a Neil Diamond tribute at the
Show Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson,
(727) 863-7949.
16-18-Suncoast Jazz Festival Jazz greats
will perform at the Sheraton and Marriott
hotels on Sand Key, Clearwater Beach,
suncoastjazzclassic.com.
17-Kathleen Madigan This comedian
known from NBC’s Last Comic Standing
and from her Netflix specials will be at the
Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
22-Thanksgiving Day with the Impacs
Formed in 1960, the Impacs, who toured
with Dick Clark’s Cavalcade of Stars, will
entertain at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre
during its Thanksgiving Feast in Hudson,
(727) 863-7949.
24-A Show Palace Christmas Celebrate the
season at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre in
Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
30 and Dec. 2-Die Fledermaus Opera
Tampa will perform Johann Strauss II’s opera
at the Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR
(7827) or (800) 955-1045.
DECEMBER
4-9-Hello Dolly! Broadway’s most beloved
musical will be back where it belongs at the
Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827)
or (800) 955-1045.
8-Kansas This group’s concert of its Point
of Know Return album will be at the Ruth
Eckerd Hall in honor of the album’s 40th
anniversary, (727) 791-7400.
15-Celtic Thunder The group celebrating
its 10th anniversary will be at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
31-New Year’s Eve with The Crests
An evening with appetizers, a buffet
dinner, dancing and midnight toasts with
performances by Tommy Mara and The
Crests will be at the Show Palace Dinner
Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949. 9
JULY continued
The Sarasota Music Festival that merges faculty artists and rising student stars from around
the country will run from June 4 to 23 in Sarasota.