24-Mickey Gilley
The country and pop music legend with 17
#1 hits will be at the Palladium Theater in St.
Petersburg, (727) 822-3590. Among his most
popular songs are “Room Full of Roses” and
the remake of “Stand by Me.”
27-Whiffenpoofs Yale seniors sing a
cappella at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
28-Glen Campbell Years Jimmy Webb will
celebrate his former songwriting partner and
country singer Glen Campbell at the Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater (727) 791-7400.
28-International Glass Art Conference
The Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg will
host a reception for glass artists in town for
the March 28-30 conference. For conference
information, email Brandi@glassarts.org.
28-31-Florida Blueberry Festival The
not-for-profit event previously held in
Brooksville will be in its new location at
Formosa Gardens Event Center in Kissimmee
with fresh blueberries and pies, 120 fine
art and craft exhibitors, a juried art show,
live entertainment and festival foods,
(407) 507-0015. For more information, visit
FloridaBlueberryFestival.org.
28 thru April 7-The Little Foxes
This show will be at the Francis Wilson
Playhouse in Clearwater, (727) 446-1360.
29-An Evening with Switchback The duo
with American roots and Celtic soul will play
at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center,
(727) 942-5605.
29-Listening Room Festival Showcase
Six acts from across the country will perform
at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-3590.
29-NRBQ
This rock band that formed in 1966 will
perform at the Safety Harbor Art and Music
Center in Safety Harbor, (727) 725-4018.
29-Punch Brothers The American roots
acoustic quintet will be at Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
29-30-John Mellencamp The rocker will
conclude his 2019 tour in honor of his newest
album at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
29-31-Tap Dogs This sensational global
dance cast will be at the Straz Center
in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
30-Kafkasso World music and dance with
guitarist Kafkasso will be at the Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
30-Paula Poundstone The comedian from
the National Public Radio’s Wait, Wait...
Don’t Tell Me will be at the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
30-Shaun Hopper This performer will be
at the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center,
(727) 725-4018.
31-Australian Bee Gees Tribute
This tribute to the Bee Gees is a nostalgic
trip through the legacy of Barry, Robin and
Maurice Gibb and will be at the Mahaffey
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 300-2000.
31-The Florida Björkestra The music of
Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush joins St. Pete’s
20-piece megasuperband at the Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
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APRIL
1-John Denver Tribute Tom Becker will
take you on a musical journey of songs like
“Thank God, I’m a Country Boy” during
a Largo Lions Spotlight Series concert at
the Central Park Performing Arts Center in
Largo, (727) 587-6793.
2-Photographer Thomas Peschak As part
of its National Geographic Live series, Peschak
will take guests on a tour of “Wild Seas,
Secret Shores” at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
2-3-The Price is Right Live! The
interactive stage show that will not be
broadcast on television will be at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
3-The Swingles Vanguards of the a
cappella craze, this group that will perform
at the Straz Center in Tampa began in the
1960s as a trippy mix of Parisian singers
riffing on Bach, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
4-Balalaika This three-stringed Russian
instrument is featured in Ensemble LAD
with Elona Krasavtseva at the Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
4-Jackson Browne This legend won’t be
Running on Empty while at Ruth Eckerd Hall
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
4-Storm Large Cabaret at the Straz Center
in Tampa will feature this singer who
was a contestant on the CBS show Rock
Star: Supernova, (813) 29-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
4-We Three The sibling pop trio from
America’s Got Talent will perform at the
Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
5-”1964” This Fab Four tribute band in
honor of the Beatles will perform songs
from the pre-Sgt. Pepper era at the Mahaffey
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 300-2000.
5-ABBA the Concert This tribute concert
will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
5-Beacon ’19 Contemporary Dance The
fourth year of this dance evening will be
at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-3590.
5-John Waite and John Parr Waite, the
‘70s and ‘80s rock icon, and and Parr, the St.
Elmo’s Fire songwriter, will be at the Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
5-Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Ballet and drag merge in the all-male comic
ballet company that will dance at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
5-7-SongFest Re-Imagined This show will
be at the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center
in Safety Harbor, (727) 725-4018.
5-14-Always a Bridesmaid This comedic
romp will be at the Tarpon Springs Cultural
Center, (727) 942-5605.
6-Cedric the Entertainer This comedian
and charismatic actor will be at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
6-Eddie Money The “Two Tickets to
Paradise” singer will be at Chasco Fiesta as
part of Ruth Eckerd Hall on the Road at Sims
Park Amphitheater in New Port Richey with
$75 tickets including premium seating and
two beers, (727) 791-7400.
MARCH continued
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is an all-male comic ballet company that will dance
Friday, April 5 at the Straz Center in Tampa.
ZORAN JELENIC