Fourth Friday 4pm to 10pm Downtown Tampa and Ybor City When the sun goes down, the streets of Tampa and Ybor will light up with music, laughter, art, friends and FREE fun. This evening of special offerings and programs by cultural venues, restaurants, and more takes place on the fourth Friday of every month! Fourth Friday
RBG (2018) 7:30pm to 9:15pm Tampa Theatre A pioneer for women in her career, a powerful voice for fairness in the workplace and in society as a whole, and a hero who, at the age of 85, has had a book published about her hardcore workout routine, RBG tells the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s rise to tremendous influence and leadership while also transforming herself into an unexpected pop culture icon. RBG (2018)
The Florida Orchestra – Patriotic Salute Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts In honor of Memorial Day, the orchestra salutes the American spirit, with music from America’s greatest popular composers, from John Philip Sousa to John Williams. Jeff Tyzik will conduct. The Florida Orchestra – Patriotic Salute
Mulholland Drive 10:30pm to 1am Tampa Theatre In a dream-like Los Angeles, Rita is left with amnesia after a car crash. She stumbles the streets in a daze before finding her way into an apartment. There she is found by Betty, a wholesome blonde from the Midwest who has come out west seeking a career as an actress. Together, the two attempt to find Rita’s true identity. Mulholland Drive
Memorial Day Weekend at the Aquarium 9:30am to 5pm The Florida Aquarium Honoring our military heroes from sea to shining sea! All Military can get 2 free tickets during the Aquarium’s Memorial Day Weekend celebration. Dependents and guests can also get a special admission price. Head to the Aquarium and get close to more than 7,000 amazing creatures. Memorial Day Weekend at the Aquarium
Art Spot 11am to 2pm Tampa Museum of Art Let your imagination run free as the Museum’s art facilitators introduce exhibition-specific methods of art making filled with fun and creativity for you and yours. Art Spot
Tampa Bay Margarita Festival 2018 Begins at Noon Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Hit the park for the 6th Annual Tampa Bay Margarita Festival! Enjoy a huge variety of margaritas and an awesome lineup of bands including The Wallflowers, Everclear, Fastball, and the Plain White Tees! Tampa Bay Margarita Festival 2018
RBG (2018) Shows at 2pm, 4:45pm, and 7:30pm Tampa Theatre A pioneer for women in her career, a powerful voice for fairness in the workplace and in society as a whole, and a hero who, at the age of 85, has had a book published about her hardcore workout routine, RBG tells the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s rise to tremendous influence and leadership while also transforming herself into an unexpected pop culture icon. RBG (2018)
The Got Jokes? Improv Experience Begins 7pm Stageworks Theatre Award winning stand-Up comedian Chuck Glass comes home to Tampa for a live taping of his comedy special “Unbreakable”. In this special, Chuck goes all in on everything from marriage to millennials with reckless abandon. The Got Jokes? Improv Experience
Museum Tour 12:30pm to 3pm Henry B. Plant Museum Enjoy a guided tour and theater performances featuring ASL interpretation. These tours and performances are open to the public. Upstairs Downstairs is an award-winning living history program consists of 8 single-character 30-minute monologues. The vignettes reveal American Gilded Age culture at the Hotel as experienced by the wealthy guests and working class employees. Museum Tour
Superman (1978) Begins 3pm Tampa Theatre A child found and adopted by a farm family in Kansas grows to find that he has super powers. He takes on the identity of Clark Kent, a reporter for the Daily Planet in bustling Metropolis and spends his days saving lives and fighting the evil forces of criminal genius Lex Luthor as Superman. In memory of Margot Kidder’s recent passing, and to celebrate the life and career of the late Christopher Reeve and the 40th anniversary of the release of the film, Tampa Theatre is proud to present the original 1978 Superman as a free community screening. Superman (1978)
RBG (2018) 7pm to 8:45pm Tampa Theatre A pioneer for women in her career, a powerful voice for fairness in the workplace and in society as a whole, and a hero who, at the age of 85, has had a book published about her hardcore workout routine, RBG tells the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s rise to tremendous influence and leadership while also transforming herself into an unexpected pop culture icon. RBG (2018)
VKNG DRIP Begins 6pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park VKNG DRIP is a fun high energy circuit class that infuses one of the best cardio movements out there, DANCE. Up your game in this dance-based functional and strength training class which combines easy to follow moves and circuit exercise. It’s a total body dance based workout designed to tone your bod from head to toe! VKNG DRIP
Amalie Arena Shania Twain – June 2 Maroon 5 – June 16 Daryl Hall & John Oates and Train – June 22 HOT 101.5 Summer Jam 2018 – June 29 Sam Smith – July 13 The Smashing Pumpkins – July 25 WWE Smackdown Live – July 31 Panic! At the Disco – August 1 Kevin Hart – August 4 Journey & Def Leppard – August 18 Monster Jam – August 25 Paul Simon – September 7 Scorpions – September 14 15th Anniversary Freestyle Explosion Concert – September 15 Game of Thrones – September 21 Joyce Meyer Ministries 2018 Women’s Conference – October 25 to 27 Elton John – November 28 Fleetwood Mac – February 18, 2019 P!nk – March 3, 2019 Shawn Mendes – July 27, 2019
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
Quest – Through May 31 Anonymous Women: Camouflage and Calamity – Through June 30 Minor League and Best Friends – Through June 30 Photography 101 – Through May 30 Iphoneography 101 – May 20 Applying the Language of Photography to Bookmaking – June 2 Photoshop for Beginners – June 4 to 25 Introduction to Smartphone Photography – June 7 Photography 101 Express – June 9 Design & Brand – June 10 Visual Story Telling through Fine Art Photography – July 29
Glazer Children’s Museum Make it Monday – Weekly Toddler Tuesday – Weekly Worldly Wednesday – Weekly Tinker and Tech Thursday – Weekly Fun Fridays – Weekly Going Global – Through May 31 Sunshine Sunday – May 27 Memorial Day: Active Military Members Play Free! – May 28 Check the Museum’s website for a full list of weekday programming.
Henry B. Plant Museum First Fridays – First Friday of the Month Blue Star Museums – May 27 to September 2 Imperial Designs – Through December 31
Jobsite Theater Dancing at Lughnasa – June 15 to July 8
The John F. Germany Public Library Tai Chi with Bonnie Birdsall – Tuesdays Walk-In Tech Help – Wednesdays Toddler Time – Wednesdays Crafternoon – Thursdays Baby Sign – Thursdays Audio Recording with Audacity – May 22 ABCs and 123s of Yoga – May 23 All Day – Holiday Closing – May 28 Outside the Lines: Coloring for Adults – June 1 The Good Cemeterian – June 2 String Arts – Library Rock – June 5 Mr. Brad’s Music – June 6 Movies @ the Library: Darkest Hour – June 8 Day of the Doctor – June 9 DIY Crafting: Beading for beginners – June 10 Podcasting 101 – June 12 DIY Crafting: Book Folding Music Note – June 13 Librarians Rock, Readers Roll – June 14 Washer Necklace – June 14 The Pursuit of Happyness – June 15 Sewing: Plush Unicorn Head – June 16
Patel Conservatory Choral and Chamber Music Intensive Concert – June 8 The Wizard of OZ – June 14 to 17 Shakespeare Intensive – June 14 Summer Jazz Intensive – July 20 End-of-Summer Music Blowout – August 1 Showstoppers: Broadway Intensive – August 3 to 5 Summer Evening of Dance – August 10
Stageworks Theatre The Speak! Tank: Spoken Word Sundays – First Sunday of every month Christ Fellowship – Wednesdays The Got Jokes? Improv Experience – May 26 Blithe Spirit – June 1 to 16 Ugly Lies the Bone – August 9 to 19
Straz Center for the Performing Arts The Florida Orchestra – Patriotic Salute – May 25 Victoria’s School of Dance 21st Annual Recital – May 27 Broadway Star of the Future Awards Showcase – June 3 The Sound of Music – June 5 to 10 Ricky Wilcox – Live & Local – June 9 Dancing at Lughnasa – June 13 to July 8 Junior Intensive Showcase – June 14 The City of Tampa and Cando Inc Dance & Gym Recital: Princess & the Frog – June 15 to 17 The Illusionists – Live from Broadway – June 15 to 17 Latin Nights – June 21 Bobby Bones Red Hoodie Comedy Tour – June 22 Menopause The Musical – June 27 to July 1 Bring It! Live – July 1 Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella – July 5 to 8
Tampa Bay History Center Old Glory – Through July 2018 Walk Tampa – Tampa Bay Black History Tour – May 26 Walk Tampa – The Ybor City Story – June 9 Flag Day – June 14 Touchton Map Library Insiders Tour – July 18 Flag Exhibit Tour – July 20
Tampa Museum of Art The Classical World: Selections from the Permanent Collection – Ongoing The Classical World in Focus: Animals in Ancient Art – Ongoing Monday Meditation at the Museum – Mondays Art on the House – Fridays Art Spot – Saturdays Thirty on Thursday – May 24 Free High School Photography Workshop – May 30 to June 1 Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Houses – May 30
Tampa Theatre RBG – Through June 1 Mulholland Drive – May 25 Tampa Theatre’s Restoration Celebration – June 2 Top Gun – June 3 Wet Hot American Summer – June 8 The Blind Side – June 10 “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” Franklin Street Block Party – June 14 Won’t You Be My Neighbor? – June 14 through June 27 Blade Runner – June 17 To Kill A Mockingbird – June 24 Gone With The Wind – July 1 Dr. Strangelove – July 8 The Les Brown Experience – July 11 Kings Coast Roast of King Gothalion – July 12 The Perfect Storm – July 13 A Fish Called Wanda – July 15 BeerFest 2018: Hop Gun – July 21 Safety Last – July 22 Sing-Along Mary Poppins – July 28 Rope – August 5 The Manchurian Candidate – August 12 Blazing Saddles – August 19 The Wizard of Oz – August 26 Casablanca – September 2 SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque – September 28 Iron & Wine – November 15
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