21-The Family Blessing A dance show
about the true meaning of family will be
at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 300-2000.
21-Home for the Holidays Singers at
Francis Wilson Playhouse in Clearwater
will give a classic holiday concert
for the whole family, (727) 446-1360,
franciswilsonplayhouse.org.
21-Ugly Sweater Party The band
Conundrum will entertain at the Cotee River
Brewing Company in New Port Richey and
will choose a winner for the ugly sweater
contest, (727) 807-6806, coteeriverbrewing.com.
22-Rockapella The group that rose to
fame in the ‘90s on PBS’ Where in the World is
Carmen Sandiego will be at Bilheimer Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
26-27-Moscow Ballet’s Nutcracker This
holiday hot ticket will be at the Mahaffey
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 300-2000.
31-NYE at the MFA: Flights of Fancy The
second annual New Year’s Eve gala with
gourmet dinner, entertainment, dancing,
desserts, art, fireworks and champagne will
be at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg,
(727) 896-2667, mfastpete.org.
31-Salute to Vienna Come enjoy the annual
New Year’s Eve concert at Ruth Eckerd Hall,
(727) 791-7400.
JANUARY
3-ABBAFAB “You can dance, you can
jive” at this Abba tribute concert at the Straz
Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
3-4-Ain’t Misbehavin’ This Fats Waller
musical will be at Central Park Performing
Arts Center in Largo, (727) 587-6793, as a
bonus to Eight O’Clock Theatre’s season.
5-Romeo & Juliet The full-length ballet
will be onstage at the Mahaffey Theater in St.
Petersburg, (727) 300-2000.
8-Carpenters Remembered We’ve Only
Just Begun will feature “Close to You,” Rainy
Days & Mondays,” and many more favorites
at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 300-2000.
8-Palladium Chamber Players The
second of five concerts this season will be
at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 822-3590.
10-Air Supply TheseAustralian-bred soft
rock balladeers will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
10-Music of Meat Loaf Meat Loaf’s
band will perform with Caleb Johnson of
American Idol fame for a Bat Out of Hell show
at Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
13-Renana Gutman The Chopin Project
and The Palladium feature this acclaimed
pianist at the Palladium Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
14-Drumline Live! The percussion
spectacular with high-stepping dance will
be at the Straz Center for the Performing
Arts in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
14-The Righteous Brothers Bill Medley
and Bucky Heard The creators of “You’ve
Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” are back at the
Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
16-The Doo Wop Project This program
at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg
features singers from Jersey Boys, Motown: The
Musical and A Bronx Tale who will harmonize
and apply their vocal excellence to trace the
evolution of Doo Wop, (727) 300-2000.
16-26-I Do! I Do! This play that describes
the story of a marriage from tentative
wedding night to retirement will be at the
Francis Wilson Playhouse in Clearwater,
(727) 446-1360, franciswilsonplayhouse.org.
17-Fleetwood Mac Tribute The Tusk band
will cover the great hits of Fleetwood Mac
for a concert at Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
18-Broadway Cabaret The St. Petersburg
Opera Company singers will belt out
Broadway favorites at the Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 823-2040,
stpeteopera.org.
18-DePue Brothers Band Bluegrass,
classical and rock genres together form
”grassical music” at the Tarpon Arts
Performing Arts Center, (727) 942-5605.
18-Martinis and Matisse The Clearwater
Free Clinic’s 17th annual benefit of tastes,
music and art will be at the Frank Crum
Complex in Clearwater, (727) 443-3504.
18-Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra This
New Age music guitarist, whose current
release is Fete, will be at the Bilheimer Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
18 thru Feb. 16-Marie and Rosetta
This fly-on-the-wall moment about a
godmother of rock ‘n’ roll and her protégé
will be at freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg,
(727) 498-5205, freefalltheatre.com.
20-Taste of Safety Harbor Safety Harbor
Chamber of Commerce’s finest food and
beverage partners will present the 14th
annual taste fest at the Safety Harbor Resort
& Spa, SafetyHarborChamber.com.
20-21-Jonny Lang The blues guitarist will
be at Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
21-Photographer Shannon Wild As
part of the National Geographic Live! series,
this photographer will bring her Pursuit
of the Black Panther talk to the Straz Center
in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045.
22-Belinda Davids as Whitney Houston
The Greatest Love of All is a tribute show
at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 300-2000.
22 thru Feb. 23-Skeleton Crew Auto
factory workers living paycheck-to-paycheck
in 2008 form the basis for this play produced
by American Stage Theatre Company in
St. Petersburg, (727) 823-PLAY (7529).
23-Jesse Cook Synthesizers and
instruments for flamenco and jazz rhythms
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will blend together for this guitarist’s
world music concert at Bilheimer Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
23-26-Dunedin Live: Haggis Winter
Music Fest The first Celtic Music Festival
in Dunedin with headliner Skerryvore
from Scotland will be at numerous venues
downtown featuring traditional and modern
Celtic music, Celtic music workshops,
whisky and beer tasting and dance recitals,
(727) 465-6229.
24-Engelbert Humperdinck The singer
will be at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
24-Iliza Shlesinger The comedian with
five Netflix specials will bring laughs to the
Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827)
or (800) 955-1045.
24-Steve Martin and Martin Short
These funny men will return to Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
24, 26, 28-Rigoletto The St. Petersburg
Opera will perform Verdi’s work at the
Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg,
(727) 823-2040, stpeteopera.org.
25-Ira Glass The creator of public radio’s
This American Life will speak at the Mahaffey
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 300-2000.
25-The Robert Cray Band The blues rock
icon will be at Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
26-ARIA Aussies Reunited in America, or
ARIA, takes pop songs and throws opera
over the top it. The four lads will be at
the Tarpon Arts Performing Arts Center,
(727) 942-5605.
26-That Golden Girls Show This puppet
parody of classic Golden Girls moments
will be at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-7827 or (800) 955-1045.
26-Kris Kristofferson &
The Strangers The country crooner with
special guest Robert Earl Keen will be at
Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
27-Fabulous Hubcaps The annual
Largo Lions Club series begins with
this rock ‘n’ roll performance at the
Central Park Performing Arts Center in
Largo, (727) 587-6793.
28-Hot Tuna Acoustic The blues and
classic folk duo will be at Bilheimer Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
29-Louie Anderson and Rita Rudner
This He Said, She Said night of comedy
will be at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
30-Gaelic Storm This Irish rock band
will bring drinking songs, patriotic anthems
and folk music to the Bilheimer Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
31-Rodney Crowell Along with special
guests the Quebe Sisters, this Nashville
songwriter will be at the Bilheimer Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
31-STOMP These body percussionists
will drum without conventional percussion
instruments at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
DECEMBER continued