Annual Member’s Reception Begins 6pm Tampa Theatre This evening of appreciation will include champagne upon arrival, mini-tours, an update on current projects, games and prizes, and guaranteed complimentary admission to the sold out sing-along screening of The Greatest Showman at 7:30pm. Guests will also enjoy snacks provided by PDQ and complimentary soda, popcorn, coffee and water at the concessions stand. Beer and wine will be available at the cash bar. Annual Member’s Reception
Gourmet Feastival Begins 6pm Armature Works Let the mouth-watering aromas thrill your senses and tempt your taste buds at the 27th Annual Gourmet Feastival. Enjoy signature dishes from Tampa Bay’s finest restaurants and beverage purveyors. This foodie heaven will also have fabulous entertainment and an impressive silent auction filled with unique items. Funds raised support The Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women, a unique but mighty nonprofit that helps women and girls achieve their potential. Gourmet Feastival
Sing-Along The Greatest Showman (2017) 7:30pm to 9:30pm Tampa Theatre Hugh Jackman plays P.T. Barnum in the musical celebration of the life of one of America’s true original entertainment pioneers, the producer of the most famous touring circus in history, and the spiritual godfather of marketing. Sing-Along The Greatest Showman (2017)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Begins 8pm Jobsite Theater The gold glitter standard of queerglam rocker musicals, Hedwig and the Angry Inch follows German immigrant-turned-transgender-Kansas-trailer-park-wannabe-rock-goddess Hedwig Robinson during one life-changing night of her musical act. Full of TMI, towering go-go boots and cult hits, this campy romp reveals the blistering realities of self-acceptance that defy gender identity. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
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
Grown Up Night Begins 5:30pm Glazer Children’s Museum Grown Ups over the age of 21 can take over the Museum to climb, jump, and build in the exhibits! Play like a kid again with parachutes, slinkies, and hula hoops. Free snacks and beer until they’re gone and a cash bar will be available! Grown Up Night
Bruce Dale: Artist Talk Begins 6pm Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Exhibiting photographer, Bruce Dale will give a talk that is sure to inspire any photographer in attendance. The artist reception will take place upstairs and it is free for FMoPA members. Non-members may donate in the amount of their choice. Bruce Dale: Artist Talk
Art Meets Jazz Begins 6pm The Barrymore Hotel Tampa Riverwalk This event features a live art demo and art exhibition by local artists with live smooth jazz music performed by professional saxophonist Johnny Magnuson, aka “Johnny Mag Sax.” Johnny has opened for many high profile acts including Kenny G. Art Meets Jazz
Staged Reading Fundraiser: Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park Begins 8pm Stageworks Theatre Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He’s a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she’s a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. After a six-day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie’s loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic, Velasco. Staged Reading Fundraiser
The Blair Witch Project (1999) 10:30pm to Midnight Tampa Theatre iHorror.com, in partnership with Tampa Theatre, presents a special screening of The Blair Witch Project, with writer/director Dan Myrick hosting an audience Q&A live on-stage after the film! During his post-film discussion, Dan will share details about his new film SKYMAN, some of which will be shot locally with Tampa-based producer Joe Restaino and the iHorror team. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
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 Home & Garden Show 11am to 6pm Tampa Convention Center This two day event showcases products for use all over your home. Look through a wide variety of kitchen, bathroom, gardening, and landscaping products; plus pools, spas, garage doors and much more! The show brings together a vast number of professionals who all specialize in home improvement. This event is open to the public and admission is required to attend. Tampa Home & Garden Show
Balcony to Backstage Tour 11:30am to 1pm Tampa Theatre Learn the Theatre’s secrets, stories, art and architecture and witness its historic restoration efforts with a tour of Tampa’s majestic movie palace. The tour will kick off in the lobby and include a demonstration of the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ. Balcony to Backstage Tour
Monster Jam Begins 1pm Amalie Arena The new Monster Jam Triple Threat Series brings adrenaline-charged family entertainment to fans across the country. These world-class Monster Jam vehicles and athletes deliver what fans want to see most. More trucks, more racing, more freestyle, more donuts, more wheelies, more action! Each event tests the versatility of the athletes as they go head-to-head in seven different competitions. Monster Jam
Tampa’s Premier Pre-Season Tailgate Begins 3pm American Social Join American Social at the dock for Tampa’s largest pre-season tailgate party. They’ll be kicking off the party with a DJ, grills, giveaways, corn hole, and other tailgate activities. Complimentary beer with early sign-up. Guests who RSVP will have a chance to win home opener tickets for the Bucs. Tampa’s Premier Pre-Season Tailgate
Tampa’s College Football Kick-Off Bar Crawl Begins 3pm Franklin Manor Join Tampa Bay’s only fully guided bar crawl with a party bus that will shuttle you from the start at Franklin Manor to three more bars, including Yeoman’s Cask & Lion, Duckys, and American Social. Wear your team colors and come crawling! Tampa’s College Football Kick-Off Bar Crawl
Heat and Hops Craft Brew Night Begins 7pm The Tampa Firefighters Museum This event benefiting two of our City of Tampa Firefighters and their families who are battling cancer. Enjoy beer samples from local breweries and food from your favorite Tampa eateries, as well as live music, raffles, a silent auction, and a souvenir Tampa Fire Rescue beer mug. Heat and Hops Craft Brew Night
Circuits and Champagne Begins 10am Le Méridien Tampa Join the VKNG Crew Downtown for a workout on the Old Court House steps, then sip some bubbles and dine el fresco or inside at Bizou Brasserie. You will be in the heart of it all, the middle of downtown. Stick around and eat, walk the Riverwalk, or see a movie at the historic Tampa Theatre! Circuits and Champagne
Tampa Home & Garden Show 11am to 5pm Tampa Convention Center This two day event showcases products for use all over your home. Look through a wide variety of kitchen, bathroom, gardening, and landscaping products; plus pools, spas, garage doors and much more! The show brings together a vast number of professionals who all specialize in home improvement. This event is open to the public and admission is required to attend. Tampa Home & Garden Show
Applying the Language of Photography to Bookmaking Begins 1:30pm Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Photography is a language, the same as the written or spoken word. This course will not be a “how to physically make a book” but how to apply the language of photography to your images to help you create a book. Participants will explore the concept of sequencing images to create a book. Various concepts will be discussed including working in a series or using a sequence and setting your goal for a book. Applying the Language of Photography to Bookmaking
Tea for Tots Begins 2pm Oxford Exchange Join Oxford Exchange for a read along of the popular children’s book There’s a Giraffe in my Soup. Tea and light food options will be available for parents and little ones. Tea for Tots
The Wizard of Oz (1939) 3pm to 5pm Tampa Theatre The Wizard of Oz has permeated popular culture to such an extent that, even if they haven’t seen it themselves, most people know it almost by heart. Immediately after the film, Cox Radio film critic T.M. Powell will lead a short discussion of The Wizard of Oz and an audience Q&A. The session is included with film admission. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Begins 4pm Jobsite Theater The gold glitter standard of queerglam rocker musicals, Hedwig and the Angry Inch follows German immigrant-turned-transgender-Kansas-trailer-park-wannabe-rock-goddess Hedwig Robinson during one life-changing night of her musical act. Full of TMI, towering go-go boots and cult hits, this campy romp reveals the blistering realities of self-acceptance that defy gender identity. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Yoga in the Park Begins 6pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park In operation since 2010, the Tampa Downtown Partnership is proud to continue it’s Sunday Yoga in the Park tradition with our newest addition, seasoned yoga instructors from Lucky Cat Yoga. Yoga in the Park
Many of Downtown’s pubs, restaurants, and bars feature live music. Check out this week’s line up! Be sure to check with each location to confirm.
Summer of Rum Festival Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2 Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Drink a slew of rum drinks from a variety of brands. Whether its a frozen daiquiri, pina colada, rum runner, Cuba Libre, dark &sStormy, or a rum-a-rita, this festival will be serving all of your favorite summer time drinks! Summer of Rum Festival
Amalie Arena Monster Jam – August 25 Paul Simon – September 7 Scorpions – September 14 15th Anniversary Freestyle Explosion Concert – September 15 Nick Cannon presents: Wild ‘N Out Live – September 16 Game of Thrones – September 21 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers – October 6 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks – October 11 Romeo Santos – October 12 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings Joyce Meyer Ministries 2018 Women’s Conference – October 25 to 27 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils – October 30 Twenty One Pilots – November 3 Elton John – November 28 Fleetwood Mac – February 18, 2019 P!nk – March 3, 2019 Shawn Mendes – July 27, 2019
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts The Business of Art – Through September 1 Photography 101: August – Through August 29 Bruce Dale: Artist Talk – August 24 Applying the Language of Photography to Bookmaking – August 26 Photography 101 Express: September 2018 – September 8 Photoshop for Beginners – September 10 to October 1 Disaster to Done: Organizing your Family Photos – October 23 Aesthetics and Perception of Advanced Digital Collage – October 27 and 28 Beyond the Lens – Through September 30 Tampa Photo Laureates – Through to September 30 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 Back to Cool – Through August 31 Wee Ones Art Studio – Through August 24 Positive Parenting Program – Through August 27 Grown Up Night – August 24 Back to Football with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – August 25 and 26 Museum Closed – August 27 to 29 Sportstember – September 1 to 30 $8 Admission – September 1 to 30 Good Food Good Mood – September 1 to 3 Children’s Board of Hillsborough County Free Tuesday – September 4 Museum Closed – September 7 Late Opening – September 8 Grandparents’ Day – September 9 Development Checkups – September 10 Mind Map: A Mindfulness Program – September 12 Birthday Bash! Free Admission – September 22 and 23
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 – Through September 2 Imperial Designs – Through December 31
Jobsite Theater Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Through September 9 Edgar & Emily – October 12 to November 9 Othello – January 11 to February 3 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] – March 15 to April 17
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 Sewing: Market Bag – August 25 DIY Crafting: Origami Organizer – August 26
Stageworks Theatre The Speak! Tank: Spoken Word Sundays – First Sunday of every month Christ Fellowship – Wednesdays Staged Reading Fundraiser: Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park – August 24 and 25 Jan Roberts in On the Road: A One Helluva Woman Show – September 9 Judgment at Nuremberg – September 27 to October 14 The Revolutionists – November 2 to 18 The Winter Wonderettes – December 6 to 23
Straz Center for the Performing Arts 2018 Tampa Bay Theatre Festival – Neighbors – August 31 Daniel Girón Live in Concert – September 7 Crossdresser for Christ – The Musicla starring Ginger Minj – September 8 12th Annual Crack Up Cancer Comedy Benefit – September 15 Chicago – September 18 to 23 Rocky Bleier in THE PLAY – September 21 to 23 The Florida Orchesta – Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 – September 28 Lucia Micarelli – September 29 Valley’s End Album Release Party “Coming Home” with Andrew Osenga – September 29 Hari Kondabolu – October 5 The Florida Orchestra – Bernstein’s Broadway – October 5 Silly Sam the Music Man – October 6 Brian Kilmeade – America: Great from the Start – October 19
Tampa Bay History Center Blue Star Museum Program – Through September 3 Florida Conversations: Voices from Mariel – September 12 Sangria and Stories: Navigating in the Age Before GPS – September 20 TBHC/OLLI Course: A History of Conservation: A Bird’s Eye View – September 26 Walk Tampa: Central Avenue Black History Tour – September 29 My Doll and Me: Felicity – September 29 Florida Conversations: Birding and Nature Festival Keynote Speaker Jack Davis – October 11 Walk Tampa: The Ybor City Story – October 13
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 Teen Open Studio – Tuesdays Art on the House – Fridays Art Spot – Saturdays Vapor and Vibration: The Art of Larry Bell And Jesús Rafael Soto – Through September 30 CITY: Fashion+Art+Culture – September 22 Pavilion XXXIII – November 3
Tampa Theatre Sing-Along The Greatest Showman – August 23 The Wizard of Oz – August 26 Casablanca – September 2 SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque – September 28 Iron & Wine – November 15 Raffi – Januaury 19 Winefest 2019 – February 22 and 23 Hollywood Awards Night – February 24 Welcome to Night Vale – February 28
