16-Chelsea Handler The comedian will
bring her comedy to Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
17-Broadway Blockbusters Big Apple
favorites will be shared by local singers
at the Heritage Museum in Tarpon
Springs, (727) 942-5605.
17-Kristin Chenoweth This Broadway
singer will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
17-19-Kinky Boots This high-heeled hit
will return to the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
17-21-St. Petersburg Opera Suor Angelica
& Gianni Schicchi sung in Italian with
English projections above the stage will
be performed at the Palladium Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 823-2040.
18-Craft Beer and Wine Festival Cotee
River Brewing Company will be among
the participating breweries at Sims Park
in New Port Richey for a beer and wine
tasting benefit to build and maintain lending
libraries in the area, (727) 992-5579.
18-Denim and Diamonds This brunch
and auction benefit for Julie Weintraub’s
Hands Across the Bay will be at the Belleair
Country Club, (727) 573-7720.
18-Larry The Cable Guy The comedian
will “Git-R-Done” at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
18-SeaGrapes Wine & Food Festival
Fifty types of wine and food from
local restaurants will be part of this
fundraiser at The Florida Aquarium to
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9-Kristina Kuzmic This motivational
speaker will bring parenting comedy at its
best to the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
9-Maestro Opera Talk St. Petersburg
Opera will sponsor a discussion on its
upcoming Giacomo Puccini double bill Suor
Angelica & Gianni Schicchi at the Iberian
Rooster in St. Petersburg, (727) 823-2040.
9-19-Sister Act This play will be at Richey
Suncoast Theatre in New Port Richey,
(727) 842-6777.
10-CAL Creedence Clearwater Revival
Classic Albums Live will bring the noteby
note playing of Green River in honor of
a 50th anniversary celebration at Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
10-Tom Jones This Welsh crooner will
be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
10-19-Avenue Q Eight O’ Clock Theatre at
the Central Park Performing Arts Center in
Largo will bring adult humor and puppets
to the stage, (727) 587-6793.
11-Monopoly Night CharityWorks’ 19th
annual evening benefit of dining, fun and
games will be at the Belleair Country Club
in Belleair, (727) 447-2064.
11-Velvet Caravan This group from
Savannah, Georgia starts with Latin and
gypsy music and continues with acoustic
swing jazz at the Tarpon Springs Performing
Arts Center, (727) 942-5605.
11 thru June 9-Buyer & Cellar One
actor portrays both a superstar and the
superstar’s assistant in this production
at freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg,
(727) 498-5205, freefalltheatre.com.
11-12-Le Corsaire and Western
Symphony This partial staging of Petipa’s
Le Corsaire paired with Balanchine’s Western
Symphony meet at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
11 thru June 28-Emerging Florida
Artists The third annual “Fresh Squeezed:
Emerging Artist in Florida” exhibit will be
at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-7872.
14-Rocktopia Musical arrangements
of musicians across centuries will be
performed by an elite lineup of vocalists,
a five-piece rock band, a 30-person choir
and a 20-piece orchestra at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
15-Charity Coalition Luncheon Network
with volunteers, board members and
staffs of Tampa Bay area nonprofits at a
complimentary lunch at the Fort Harrison in
Clearwater, (727) 467-6860.
15-David Sedaris This author and
humorist will bring his wit to the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
15-Toad the Wet Sprocket The alternative
rock band together more than 30 years
will perform at the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
benefit the aquarium, (813) 273-4000.
18-Storybook Ball The Ronald McDonald
House TampaBay’s annual gala will
have a Wizard of Oz theme at the Tampa
Marriott Waterside. For more information,
call (813) 258-6430 ext. 3, or visit
rmhctampabay.org/storybook-ball.
20-Nicholas David Known from
television’s The Voice, this soulful songster
will be at the Straz Center, (813) 229-STAR
(7827) or (800) 955-1045.
22-Walter Loebenberg Celebration of
Life The Florida Holocaust Museum in
St. Petersburg will have a pay what you
wish day in honor of the memory of its
founder Walter Loebenberg on what would
have been his 95th birthday. His community
celebration of life at the museum will be at
3:30 p.m. that day. Call (727) 820-0100
ext. 301 to reserve a seat.
23-David Crosby & Friends Crosby
and the Sky Trails Band will be at Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
23-The Florida Orchestra Shostakovich’s
Symphony No. 5 will be performed at
the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 892-3337.
24-Greek Night at Safety Harbor Resort
& Spa The Spring Music Series Under the
Stars continues at the 105 N. Bayshore Drive
resort in Safety Harbor with live music from
7-10 p.m., (727) 420-9876.
24-Lords of 52nd Street These Billy Joel
Band legends will be at Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
MAY continued
JIM LENNON
Paul Wilborn and Eugenie Bondurant will perform a “Let’s Misbehave” show the weekend of
May 17-19 at American Stage Theatre Company in St. Petersburg.