12-J.B. Smoove The comedian will be at
the Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-7827 or
(800) 955-1045.
12-Roaring ‘20s Gala Brookwood
Florida’s annual fundraiser will be
at the Morean Center for Clay in St.
Petersburg, (727) 822-4789.
12 thru Jan. 5-”A New Project by Jennifer
Angus” This exhibit will be at the Museum
of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, (727) 896-2667.
12-13-Slings and Arrows Scenes from
Shakespeare’s greatest hits, directed by Dee
O’Brien, will be at the Performing Arts Center
in Tarpon Springs, (727) 942-5605.
13-Marty Stuart This country music
torchbearer will celebrate the 20th
anniversary of his album The Pilgrim at the
Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
17-CAL Tom Petty Classic Albums Live will
give a note-by-note performance of Damn the
Torpedoes at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
17-20-Clearwater Jazz Holiday The 40th
anniversary of the annual musical festival in
Coachman Park in Clearwater will feature
Boyz II Men, Trombone Shorty & Orleans
Avenue, Chicago and Alison Krauss, among
many others, (727) 791-7400.
18, 20, 22-The Merry Widow The St.
Petersburg Opera Company will present
Franz Lehár’s operatic love story in
English at the Palladium Theater in St.
Petersburg, (727) 823-2040, stpeteopera.org.
19-”A Whole New World” The David
A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
in Tampa will hold an Arabian-themed
Broadway Ball, a black-tie annual dinner
onstage with dancing, auctions and an after
dark party, (813) 222-1037.
19-”Underground Ink: Tattoo
Archeology” The Dunedin Historical
Society will host author and archaeologist
Aaron Deter-Wolf’s talk on early North
American tattoo discoveries at Andrews
Memorial Chapel in Dunedin’s Hammock
Park, (727) 736-1176. or dunedinmuseum.org.
19-20-Dunedin Stone Crab Festival
Olde Bay Café’s annual family and
pet friendly benefit for HEP will be at
Edgewater Park at the Dunedin Marina,
dunedinstonecrabfestival.com.
19-20-Fits and Starts Scenes from
Shakespeare’s greatest hits, directed by
Dee O’Brien, will be at the Performing Arts
Center in Tarpon Springs, (727) 942-5605.
22-Aaron Tippin The country music
legend will be at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
22-Cat & Nat Hilarious best friends and
internet sensations will bring their mom
truths to Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
24-Cooters Crab Fest The restaurant
located one-fourth block from the roundabout
on Clearwater Beach will celebrate the
opening of stone crab season with its annual
party, (727) 462-2668, cooters.com.
24-Haunted Cemetery Tour To join
an evening tour of the historic Dunedin
Cemetery, call (727) 736-1176 or visit
dunedinmuseum.org.
24-Wynonna & The Big Noise Wynonna
Judd will be at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
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in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
25-Bill Engvall The blue collar comedian
will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
25-Diavolo This daredevil dance spectacle
from America’s Got Talent returns for dance
acrobatics at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-7827 or (800) 955-1045.
25-Rumours of Fleetwood Mac A tribute
show personally endorsed by Fleetwood Mac
founding member Mick Fleetwood will be
at Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
26-Chloë Agnew This Dublin singersongwriter
and original member of Celtic
Woman will be at the Performing Arts Center
in Tarpon Springs, (727) 942-5605.
26-Rick Wakeman The keyboard wizard
from Yes will bring The Grumpy Old Rock
Star Tour to Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
26-U.S. Air Force Concert Band The
concert by the band, which formed in
1941, will be at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
26-Sueños de Dalí “Surreal Circus” is
this year’s theme for the fundraiser that
benefits the Dalí Museum’s educational
programming and exhibitions, (727) 251-6085,
thedali.org/suenos.
29-So You Think You Can Dance Dancers
from the television show will be at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
31-Bianca Del Rio This RuPaul’s Drag Race
champion will bring It’s Jester Joke to the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
31-Nov. 17-South Pacific This Rodgers
& Hammerstein classic follows the stories
of two couples torn by the challenges of
war and prejudice. It will be staged at the
Francis Wilson Playhouse in Clearwater,
(727) 446-1360, franciswilsonplayhouse.org.
NOVEMBER
1-Gin Blossoms These “Hey Jealousy”
rockers will be at the Bilheimer Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
1-Grand Reopening Premiere Ruth
Eckerd Hall’s 1920s-themed dinner and
dance will be at the newly reimagined
and expanded performing arts center in
Clearwater, (727) 712-2752.
1-Thomas Arvid A reception for the wine
artist will be at the Syd Entel Gallery in
Safety Harbor, (727) 725-1808.
1-10-The Music Man Eight O’Clock
Theatre will present this popular musical
at Central Park Performing Arts Center in
Largo, (727) 587-6793, eightoclocktheatre.com.
1-17-Rigoletto Sarasota Opera will bring
Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic story about a
licentious duke, a hunch-backed court jester
and the jester’s daughter to the Sarasota
Opera House, (941) 328-1300.
OCTOBER continued
Kelli Butler, seen here in The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte), will return to the St. Petersburg
Opera Company for The Merry Widow at the Palladium Theater from October 18-22.