7-
Bowzer’s Holiday Party The annual
rock ‘n’ roll party will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
7-Outlaws with Atlanta Rhythm Section
The fifth annual Green Grass & Yuletime Jam
will be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
7 thru 19-”The Dunedin Express” This
exhibit will be at the Dunedin History
Museum, (727) 736-1126.
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.
8-The Manhattan Transfer & Herb Alpert
and Lani Hall Holiday Show This event
will be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
8-Victorian Christmas at the Safford
House The Victorian holiday celebration
at the historic Safford House in Tarpon
Springs will feature home tours, music and
storytelling, (727) 942-5605.
8-9-Jane Lynch Cabaret at the Straz Center
in Tampa will feature Jane’s A Swingin’
Little Christmas, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
8-16-The Game’s Afoot This whodunit
play set during the Christmas holidays will
be at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts
Center, (727) 942-5605.
9-Peter White Joined by Rick Braun and
Euge Groove, White’s Christmas show will
be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
9-The Wizard of Oz Dorothy’s tale will be
told at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
10-Michael W. Smith Joined by special
guest Melinda Doolittle, Smith will bring his
Christmas show to the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
11-Generation Axe This guitar rock
supergroup will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
12-A Charlie Brown Christmas Live Get
nostalgic with Charles Schulz’s characters
at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
12-Chris Isaak The singer will bring his
smooth and sultry rock ‘n’ roll to the Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
13 and 15-Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo
The Byrds’ co-founders mark the 50th
anniversary of their album at the
Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, joined by
Marty Stuart, (727) 791-7400.
13-Nate Najar’s Jazz Holiday A festive
musical event will be at the Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
13-16-An Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Christmas Chicago sensation Evan Tyrone
Martin will star in the Cabaret at the Straz
Center of Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
14-Celebrity Housewives Teresa Giudice
(New Jersey), Dorinda Medley (New York)
and Kelly Dodd (Orange County) will
reminisce and answer questions at Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
14-Kenny G The jazz saxophonist will
bring The Miracle Holiday & Hits Tour to
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
15-Celtic Thunder The group celebrating
its 10th anniversary will be at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
15 thru March 31-”Jewels of the
Imagination” The Museum of Fine Arts
will feature Jean Schlumberger’s vintage
jewelry designs at the MFA in St. Petersburg,
mfastpete.org or (727) 896-2667.
16-Anclote Symphonic Winds Richey
Suncoast Theatre’s resident orchestra will
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present A Christmas Spectacular at the
New Port Richey theater, (727) 842-6777.
16-Not So Silent Night Halestorm and
Atlantic/Roadrunner band In This Moment
will be at the Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
18-The Nutcracker Tampa Ballet
Theatre will dance the familiar holiday classic
at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
18-19-Holiday Sparkle The St. Petersburg
Opera vocalists and orchestra musicians will
have a program including excerpts from
The Nutcracker and holiday pop songs at the
Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 823-2040.
19-23-Cirque du Soleil The Crystal show
at the Amalie Arena in Tampa will feature
synchonized and freestyle ice skating
alongside circus disciplines such as swinging
trapeze and hand balancing on chairs.
For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com, or call
(800) 745-3000.
20-A Christmas Carol The ghosts will visit
during this musical version of the holiday
classic at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
21-Rockapella A cappella superstars will
present holiday songs at the Capitol Theatre
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
21-23-Next Generation Ballet’s
Nutcracker This Balanchine-inspired
Nutcracker with principal dancers from
New York and Miami will be at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
22-23-The Sound of Music The von Trapp
family’s story will be onstage at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
26-27-Great Russian Nutcracker The
holiday ballet classic presented by Moscow
Ballet will be at the Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
28-Sebastian Maniscalco This comedy
star will be at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827), or (800) 955-1045.
29-30-Cirque Dreams Holidaze This
festive performance will be at the Mahaffey
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
30-The Beatles Classic Albums Live
will present Abbey Road note-by-note at
Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
31-MFA New Year’s Eve The Museum
of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg will celebrate
New Year’s Eve with a dinner/cabaret
piano bar and a dance with fireworks at the
museum in St. Petersburg, mfastpete.org or
(727) 896-2667.
31-Salute to Vienna Celebrate New Year’s
Eve with European singers and an orchestra
at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
JANUARY 2019
4-The Marshall Tucker Band Featuring
southern rock ‘n’ roll like “Heard It in a Love
Song,” the band will be at the Capitol Theatre
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
DECEMBER continued
Next Generation Ballet will present The Nutcracker at the
Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa from December 21-23.