12-
14-Squabbles An advertising jingle
writer married to lawyer humorously
deals with a live-in father-in-law in this
play at the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center,
(727) 942-5605.
13-Fun in the Fall Soap This will have its
annual event with The Young and the Restless
soap opera stars to benefit the Make-A-Wish
Foundation at Feather Sound Country Club
in Clearwater, (727) 410-0427.
13-Lord of the Dance Cutting edge
technology, dancing robots and world
champion acrobats will be part of this
dance extravaganza at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
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.
13 thru Nov. 17-Lisa Schuster Art This
floral abstract artist will have her work
on display at the Syd Entel Galleries/
Susan Benjamin Glass in Safety Harbor,
(727) 725-1808.
14-Eddie Izzard This comedian and actor
will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
16-World of Dance Live Tour A live
interpretation of the TV show dance
competition series will be at the Mahaffey
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
16-21-The Play That Goes Wrong This
show will be at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
18-Maxwell This soul singer will be at
the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 893-7832.
18-TBBCA Impact Awards The annual
awards presentation by the Tampa Bay
Businesses for Culture and the Arts will be at
Armature Works in Tampa, (813) 221-2787, or
tbbca.org/ImpactAwards2018.
18-21-Clearwater Jazz Holiday The
annual event in Clearwater’s Coachman
Park will feature the Doobie Brothers,
Sheila E., George Thorogood and the
Destroyers and more. For information, visit
clearwaterjazz.com.
19-23-Don Giovanni St. Petersburg Opera
Company will present this tale of the sexy,
irresistible Giovanni at the Palladium Theater
in St. Petersburg, (727) 823-2040.
20-Bob Dylan & Band The iconic folk
musician will be at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
20-Broadway Today This show will be at
the Francis Wilson Playhouse in Clearwater,
(727) 498-5205.
20-Charity Coalition Banquet The group’s
fourth anniversary banquet will be at the Fort
Harrison in Clearwater, (727) 467-6860.
20-Jeremy Stolle Cabaret at the Straz Center
in Tampa will feature this Phantom of the Opera,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
20-ScholarSips and EduTastings The
Sterling Society of the Dunedin Fine Art
Center will present an early evening benefit
of tastes, sips, live music and art to benefit
the center’s Circle of Caring Scholarship
Fund. It will be at the Benjamin Home in
Dunedin, (727) 877-0127.
20-Sueños de Dalí The Dalí Museum’s
annual costumes optional gala benefit will be at
the museum in St. Petersburg, (727) 823-3767.
24-Toto: 40 Trips Around the Sun The
group celebrating its 40th anniversary will be at
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
25-28-Cooters Crab Fest For the 25th year,
Cooters Restaurant & Bar will celebrate the
start of the stone crab season with fresh crab
claws, live music and food and beverage
specials at the restaurant near the roundabout
at Clearwater Beach, (727) 462-2668.
25 thru Nov. 4-Unnecessary Farce This
play will be at Richey Suncoast Theatre in
New Port Richey, (727) 842-6777.
26-Lindsey Buckingham Fleetwood Mac’s
longtime guitarist will tour his Anthology
album at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
26-Opera Tampa Singers The singers will
present a complimentary “The Witching
Hour” performance for Fourth Friday at
the Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR
(7827), operatampa.org.
26 thru Nov. 11-The Barber of Seville
Sarasota Opera will present Gioachino
Rossini’s work at the Sarasota Opera House,
(941) 328-1300.
27-Haunted Halloween at the Safford
House The Victorian-era Safford House
Museum in Tarpon Springs will be decorated
for Halloween for an evening of spooky
storytelling, (727) 942-5605.
27-Broadway Ball The Straz Center
in Tampa will have its annual black-tie
dinner, dance and auction at the center,
(813) 222-1037 or strazcenter.org.
28-An Evening Under the Stars Florida
Hospital’s annual Starlight Gala benefit
dinner and concert, this year by Styx, will be
at Amalie Arena in Tampa, (813) 803-4015.
28-The Simon & Garfunkel Story This
tribute show will be at the Mahaffey Theater
in St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
28-Toast of Tampa Chorus This a
cappella ensemble will sing at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
NOVEMBER
1-Led Zeppelin Tribute Show Kashmir
will recreate the classic rock band at the
Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
1-18-The Revolutionists This play
will be at Stageworks Theatre in Tampa,
(813) 374-2416.
1-18-70, Girls, 70 This show will be at
the Francis Wilson Playhouse in Clearwater,
(727) 446-1360.
2-A Band Called Honalee Inspired by
Peter, Paul and Mary, this modern-day folk
trio will be at the Tarpon Springs Performing
Arts Center, (727) 942-5605.
2-Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen These
Texas crooners will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
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.
2-The Rusty Wright Band The rockinfused
blues band will be at the Palladium
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Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
2-Tracy Morgan It’s comedy time at the
Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
2-11-The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Eight O’ Clock Theatre at Central Park
Performing Arts Center in Largo will bring
to the stage this musical with songs from the
Disney film, (727) 587-6793.
3-Beyond Beautiful This fundraising event
in Clearwater at the Marriott on Sand Key
will be an evening celebrating individuals
of all abilities to benefit local nonprofit
organization Help Us Gather (HUG).
A cocktail reception and silent auction
will be followed by dinner and dancing,
(727) 489-5885, helpusgather.org.
3-Humanitarian Awards The Citizens
Commission on Human Rights’ awards
banquet will be at the Fort Harrison in
Clearwater, (727) 442-8820.
3-Neil Berg 50 Years of Rock II is a follow-up
to Berg’s successful previous show at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
3-Paisley Craze Rockadelic ‘60s music will
be at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-3590.
4-Don Juceam Florida’s Frank Sinatra will
perform “Frankly Sinatra Doo Bee Doo Bee
Doo” at the TPepin Hospitality Centre in
Tampa, (813) 299-3671.
4, 6, 11-Tampa Bay Symphony The
orchestra’s Symphonic Sensations concert
will feature Grigorios Zamparas performing
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1,
(727) 827-8087.
5-Dickey Betts The co-founder of the
Allman Bros. Band will be at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater with special guest Billy
Gibbons, (727) 791-7400.
6-Navy Band Commodores The Navy’s
premier jazz ensemble will be at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
8-Daughtry Since rising to prominence on
the fifth season of American Idol, frontman
Daughtry and his band have released four
Top Ten Billboard albums in the United
States. They will be at Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
8-Grape Escape The Greater Palm Harbor
YMCA will hold its 16th annual garden
party fundraiser with food, fun, wine tasting
and a silent auction at Earthscapes Garden
Room in Palm Harbor. For information
or tickets, call (727) 787-9622 or visit
ymcasuncoast.org/grapeescape.
9-Ace Frehley KISS founding member and
lead guitarist returns to the Capitol Theatre
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
9-John Nemeth This harmonica player
and singer and his full horn band will return
to the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-3590.
9-Simple Minds This successful UK
band will be at the Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
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.
OCTOBER continued