SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 | TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 31
9-11-One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
This black box theater show will be at
Richey Suncoast Theatre in New Port Richey,
(727) 842-6777.
9-18-Pinocchio St. Petersburg Opera
Company will present this childhood
favorite at Opera Central in St. Petersburg,
(727) 823-2040.
10-Brian Wilson The Beach Boys founder
will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
10-Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra The
guitarist and giant of new age music will
be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
10-Will Ackerman This new age music
movement pioneer will be joined by three
other guitarists at the Tarpon Springs
Performing Arts Center, (727) 942-5605.
11-Iron & Wine Sam Beam of the Indiefolk/
Americana scene, whose album was
nominated for Best Americana record at the
2018 Grammy Awards, will be at the Tampa
Theatre, (813) 274-8286.
11-Koo Koo Kanga Roo This group will
be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
11-Ray LaMontagne As part of his
Just Passing Through acoustic tour,
LaMontagne will be at the Mahaffey Theater
in St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
12-Vince Gill This modern country
music singer will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
13-Christina Aguilera The pop icon will
bring The Liberation Tour to the Mahaffey
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
15-Charity Works Cup Challenge
The 16th annual golf benefit for the
underprivileged through Give Hope
USA will be at the Belleair Country Club,
(727) 447-2064.
15-Harvesting Hope “Swing into Fall”
to benefit Eckerd Connects at the 11th
annual “Harvesting Hope” dinner and
dessert reception to be held this year at the
Nielsen Media Research facility in Oldsmar,
(727) 461-2990.
16-Fleetwood Mac Tribute Tusk will
recreate the sound of Fleetwood Mac at the
Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
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-Beethoven’s Fidelio New Century
Opera will present this composer’s only
opera sung in English at the Tarpon Springs
Performing Arts Center, (727) 942-5605.
16-18-Suncoast Jazz Festival The 29th
annual weekend of music, workshops and
parties will be at the Sheraton Sand Key
Resort on Clearwater Beach, (727) 248-9441 or
suncoastjazzfestival.com.
17-Chillounge St. Petersburg An outdoor
“Illumination” lounge party in North
Straub Park with dining by Parkshore Grill
and 400 Beach Seafood & Tap House will
benefit Creative Clay, (941) 448-0995 or
chilloungenight.com.
17-Diavolo The Los Angeles-based dance
company and finalist on America’s Got
Talent will be at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
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.
17-30-Michael Vollbracht Retrospective
The 5-8 p.m. opening reception and show
to celebrate the life and works of the late
artist/fashion designer will be at Syd Entel
Galleries and Susan Benjamin Glass Etc. in
Safety Harbor, (727) 725-1808.
18-Livingston Taylor This singer and
brother of James will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
18-Winter Tea Preview The White Heron
Tea & Gifts in New Port Richey will have
a Christmas open house and winter tea
preview with light refreshments and winter
teas, (727) 203-3504.
19-Hoobastank These alternative rockers
will be at Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
19-Roy Orbison An orchestra will
accompany holographic images of the icon
who died in 1988 for a concert at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
20-Erich Bergen Cabaret at the Straz
Center in Tampa will feature this Jersey Boy,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
20-Helios Jazz Orchestra The orchestra
will present “Mission Impossible” and
other spy music at the Palladium Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
20-Il Divo This vocal group will be at
the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 893-7832.
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.
23-Michael McDonald This five-time
Grammy Award winner will be at Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
24-Benji Brown “Miss Kiki” will present
hilarious observations and impressions at the
Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827)
or (800) 955-1045.
24-Dave Koz and Friends Christmas
This show led by saxophonist Koz for the
21st year will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
24 thru Dec. 25-A Show Palace Christmas
Celebrate the season at the Show Palace
Dinner Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
25-Ghost This Grammy Award-winning
rock band will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
25-Young Marx This acclaimed series
brings filmed versions of great performances
from Britain’s theater scene to the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
28 thru Dec. 30-Miss Bennet: Christmas
at Pemberley This Pride and Prejudice sequel
will be at American Stage in St. Petersburg,
(727) 823-PLAY (7529).
29-The Piano Guys These YouTube
sensations and dads with personality will
be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
30-A Celtic Christmas Tomáseen Foley’s
annual holiday carols concert will be at the
Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center,
(727) 942-5605.
30-Marc Broussard Son of The Boogie
Kings guitarist, Marc’s upbringing in
Louisiana led to him mixing his bluesinfluenced
howl with gospel and country. He
will be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
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
1-Dessert First The Girl Scouts of West
Central Florida’s annual benefit with dinner,
auction and desserts made by local chefs
using Girl Scout cookies will be at the
Tampa Airport Marriott, (813) 262-1688, or
dessertfirsttampa.com
1-Black Tie Ball PARC’s annual evening of
purpose will be at the Museum of Fine Arts,
St. Petersburg, (727) 341-6962.
1-Robert Cray The blues rocker will be at
Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
1-23-Victorian Christmas Stroll Henry
B. Plant Museum in Tampa will host
its 33rd old-fashioned Christmas Stroll,
(813) 258-7302.
1-30-Every Christmas Story You Ever
Heard (And Then Some!) Get in the
holiday mood at the freeFall Theatre in
St. Petersburg, (727) 498-5205.
2-Celtic Angels Celtic Knight Dancers
and the Trinity Band Ensemble of Dublin
will be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
2-A Well-Strung Christmas An allmale
singing string quartet will bring its
holiday celebration performance to the
Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center,
(727) 942-5605.
4-The Texas Tenors These handsome
hombres from the Lone Star State will bring
their Deep in the Heart of Christmas show to
the Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR
(7827) or (800) 955-1045.
4-9-Betty Buckley in 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.
5-Brian Setzer Orchestra Setzer will
whip up retro holiday, solo and Stray Cats
tunes at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
6-Iris Dement This country folk artist
singer and songwriter will be at Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
6-16-You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
This musical will be at the Francis Wilson
Playhouse in Clearwater, (727) 446-1360.
6-23-The Winter Wonderettes This play
will be at Stageworks Theatre in Tampa,
(813) 374-2416.
NOVEMBER continued