APRIL continued
Richard Marx will bring his solo acoustic show to the Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater on Friday, April 12.
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Fairgrounds in Tampa
will host the circus.
Tickets are available
online at egyptshrine.
org/circus2.php, (866)
353-4978.
12-Cars in the
Park As part of the
Concours d’Elegance,
a FUNraising cocktail
party and charity
auction will be at Curtis
Hixon Waterfront
Park in downtown
Tampa. For tickets, visit
GasparillaConcours.com/
tickets---merchandise.html.
12-Gala Under the
Stars American Stage’s
outdoor party of the
year with a production
of Mamma Mia! will
be at Demens Landing
Park in St. Petersburg,
(727) 823-7529 or
americanstage.org/gala.
12-Richard Marx
The only male artist to
have his first seven singles reach the Top 5 on
the Billboard charts will give a solo acoustic
concert at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
23-Synia Carroll and Scotty Wright
These jazz artists will be at the Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
13-Antique Car Display As part of the
Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance at Curtis
Hixon Park in Tampa, opening ceremonies
will feature a 1919 Pierce Arrow that once
belonged to President Woodrow Wilson.
There will be other historic cars, vintage
bicycles, a vintage fashion show and live
music. For tickets, visit GasparillaConcours.
com/tickets---merchandise.html.
13-Chad Prather This modern day Will
Rogers will be at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
13-Pure Imagination This show will be at
the Francis Wilson Playhouse in Clearwater,
(727) 446-1360.
13 thru June 2-Theo Wujcik: “Cantos”
The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg
will focus on literary references in the
work of this icon of the Ybor City art scene,
(727) 896-2667.
14-Historic Tampa “Nickel Tour” As
part of the Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance,
a morning motor tour will leave from the
Tampa Bay History Center. For tickets,
visit GasparillaConcours.com/tickets---
merchandise.html.
17-Palladium Chamber Players The
Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg will host
an evening of chamber music, (727) 822-3590.
18-Leon Bridges The “Coming Home”
singer whose new album is titled Good Thing!
will bring soul music to Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
18-Nate Najar and Adrian Cunningham
6-Girl With No Job Claudia Oshry Soffer,
creator of the Instagram account by the
same name, will be at the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
7-Garden Party The Dunedin Fine Art
Center’s annual event of food and art will be
at the center, (727) 298-3322.
9-Derek Hough With his magnetic stage
presence, dancer Derek will journey from
ballroom and tap to salsa and hip hop at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
9-Rhonda Vincent & The Rage This
contemporary bluegrass diva will perform
at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-3590.
9-14-Dear Evan Hansen This musical
winner of six 2017 Tony Awards will be at the
Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827)
or (800) 955-1045.
10 thru May 12 American Stage will
present Mamma Mia! in Demens Landing
Park in St. Petersburg, (727) 823-PLAY (7529)
or americanstage.org.
11-Curtis Salgado The Tampa Bay Blues
Fest Kickoff Party will feature the soul
blues singer and stellar harp player at
the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-3590.
11-The Longest Table WUSF’s
Longest Table outdoor dining event
will be in St. Petersburg, (800) 661-0823,
wusflongesttable.org.
11-Magician Michael Carbonaro This
television series magician trickster will bring
his comically perplexing feats of magic
to the Mahaffey Theater in Clearwater,
(727) 300-2000.
11-12-Rent Jonathan Larson’s musical will
be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
11-14-Shriners Circus The Florida State
These jazz artists will be at the Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
18-Santana The Bill Edwards Foundation
for the Arts and Live Nation are co-producing
a concert by the famous guitarist at Al Lang
Stadium in St. Petersburg, (800) 745-3000,
ticketmaster.com.
19-Collective Soul These grunge
alternative rockers will be at the Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
19-Dennis DeYoung & Night Ranger Styx
founding member DeYoung will share an
evening with co-headliner Night Ranger at
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
19-The Hit Men Live! Not a tribute band,
these musicians who recorded with rock
legends will be at the Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 300-2000.
19-The Weight Band Ruth Eckerd Hall
on the Road heads to the Palladium Theater
in St. Petersburg for a concert by members
of the group that created “The Night They
Drove Old Dixie Down,” (727) 791-7400.
20-Sister’s Easter Catechism: Will
My Bunny Go to Heaven? An evening
of hilarity will be at Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
23-Chopin Project Pianist Igor Lovchinsky
will perform at the Palladium Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
23-Whitesnake Rock out with their newest
album Flesh & Blood at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
24-Simply Three The trio of Glen
McDaniel, Nick Villalobos and Zack Clark
will be at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
25-Patti LaBelle This rescheduled concert
will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
26-Bella Voce St. Petersburg Opera’s annual
gala with dining and dancing to a 32-piece
orchestra led by Maestro Mark Sforzini
will be at the Don CeSar on St. Pete Beach,
(727) 823-2040, or stpeteopera.org/gala.
26-Dream Theater These progressive “Pull
Me Under” music titans will be at Mahaffey
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 300-2000.
26-Roseanne Cash Johnny’s Cash’s eldest
daughter will carry on the family musical
tradition at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
26-Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
This rotating group of singers and musicians
will bring a one-of-a-kind night to Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
26-Thomas Meighan Film Festival The
Richey Suncoast Theatre in New Port Richey
will host the festival in conjunction with
the 38th annual Black Maria Film Festival,
(727) 842-6777.
26 and 28-La Bohème Opera Tampa will
perform Giacomo Puccini’s work at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
27-Jamboree at the James A country
western dance and dinner party will be at the
James Museum in St. Petersburg to celebrate
the museum’s first year, (727) 892-4200.