UT Women’s Tennis vs. Rollins Begins 3pm University of Tampa – Martinez Athletics Center The Spartans hit the hard-court to defend their turf against the visiting Rollins Tars. This event is free and open to the public, so grab a seat and catch some college tennis action! UT Women’s Tennis vs. Rollins
Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011) 6pm to 7:30pm Tampa Theatre The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America’s most important designers. But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life has not been as widely understood. Narrated by James Franco, this is the first film since their death dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work. Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011)
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils – Game 1 Begins 7pm Amalie Arena It’s playoff time in Downtown Tampa! The banners are up, the fans are excited, and the teams are ready. The Bolts will face the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Grab some tickets (if you can!) and Be the Thunder! Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils
Sons of Serendip Begins 7:30pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts These America’s Got Talent finalists wowed audiences with their serene, ethereal interpretations of pop music using voice, harp, piano and cello. With the success of their self-titled debut album, Sons of Serendip launched an international tour to showcase the quartet in their best possible setting: live – where their soulful renderings lift audiences to a sublime experience. Sons of Serendip
In the Time of the Butterflies – Preview Night Begins 8pm Stageworks Theatre Based on Julia Álvarez’s popular novel, this is a fictionalized account of the story of the courageous Mirabal sisters from the Dominican Republic. With immersive video and animation dispersed across the stage, the piece paints a visual dreamscape of the interior lives of the activist sisters, the beauty and ferocity of the natural world, and the music heard on the radio of the time. In the Time of the Butterflies
mad Theatre presents Green Day’s American Idiot Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts This high-octane musical includes every song from Green Day’s Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album. Johnny, Tunny and Will struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. When the three disgruntled men flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, their paths are quickly estranged when Tunny enters the armed forces, Will is called back home to attend to familial responsibilities, and Johnny’s attention becomes divided by a seductive love interest and a hazardous new friendship. Green Day’s American Idiot
Isle of Dogs (2018) 9:30pm to 11:15pm Tampa Theatre Twenty years into the future, Japan is beset by the most adorable plague on record – there’s just too many dogs. But an outbreak of dog flu gives the anti-dog mayor an opening, and all dogs are ordered quarantined to a freestanding landfill off the coast where they’re left to fend for themselves. But one young man refuses to let go of his lost, beloved pet and makes a pilgrimage to the new Isle of Dogs. Can he fight the power of an entire government to reunite with his friend? Isle of Dogs (2018)
Movies @ the Library Begins 3pm John F. Germany Public Library Head to the library for a free showing of The Searchers. In this movie, a Civil War veteran spends five years on the trail of a Comanche raiding party that kidnapped his dead brother’s daughters. Breathtaking scenery gives a picture of frontier families separated by miles of emptiness. Movies @ the Library
Isle of Dogs (2018) Shows at 5:45pm and 8:30pm Tampa Theatre Twenty years into the future, Japan is beset by the most adorable plague on record – there’s just too many dogs. But an outbreak of dog flu gives the anti-dog mayor an opening, and all dogs are ordered quarantined to a freestanding landfill off the coast where they’re left to fend for themselves. But one young man refuses to let go of his lost, beloved pet and makes a pilgrimage to the new Isle of Dogs. Can he fight the power of an entire government to reunite with his friend? Isle of Dogs (2018)
Friday Concerts in the Park Begins 7pm Water Works Park The return of spring means the return of Tampa’s longest running concert series. Celebrating 31 years of high-quality entertainment, the eight-week series highlights music of different genres to satisfy all tastes in a fun, family-friendly way. Local food trucks and vendors will also be available onsite. Friday Concerts in the Park
Our Woman In Havana Begins 7pm Oxford Exchange This event features State Department veteran and longtime Cuba specialist, Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, our top diplomat in Havana under Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. She will discuss her new book, Our Woman in Havana, which chronicles the past several decades of US-Cuba relations from a bird’s-eye view. Our Woman In Havana
Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts As chilling today as it was 100 years ago, Shakespeare’s haunting and haunted “Scottish play” blooms into fully-realized glory in Giuseppe Verdi’s sumptuously scored adaptation. Punctuated with towering arias from the scheming, unraveling Lady Macbeth and demanding an unbelievable emotional range from Macbeth’s baritone, Verdi’s masterwork is a spine-tingling event that leaves an unforgettable, indelible mark. Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth
In the Time of the Butterflies – Opening Night Begins 8pm Stageworks Theatre Based on Julia Álvarez’s popular novel, this is a fictionalized account of the story of the courageous Mirabal sisters from the Dominican Republic. With immersive video and animation dispersed across the stage, the piece paints a visual dreamscape of the interior lives of the activist sisters, the beauty and ferocity of the natural world, and the music heard on the radio of the time. In the Time of the Butterflies
Randy Rainbow Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Famous for his hilarious viral videos depicting himself swapped into political interviews or commentary, Randy Rainbow has become the “clapback” king of the internet since the 2016 presidential debates. Also a comedy writer and fixture of the New York Broadway and cabaret worlds, Randy moonlights as a talking head for VH1 and stars in his own web series. Randy Rainbow
The Streets Dance Convention and Competition Begins 7am Tampa Convention Center This dance-focused event is for ages 5 to 20 years old. The convention consists of a workshop portion where famous dancers will teach classes to the dancers, and a competition portion where the dance studios can compete for prizes and trophies. The Streets Dance Convention and Competition
Sea Turtle Days Begins 9:30am The Florida Aquarium Learn about these amazing and ancient sea creatures that play an integral role in ocean ecosystems-from coral reefs to the open ocean. Enjoy fun educational activities for all ages and learn more about the Aquarium’s sea turtle rescue, research, rehab and return-to-ocean programs. You’ll also find out how you can help save sea turtles by reducing your environmental impact. Sea Turtle Days
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
UT Men’s Lacrosse vs. Palm Beach Atlantic Begins 1pm University of Tampa – Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex The Spartans hit the field to defend their turf against the visiting Palm Beach Atlantic sailfish. This event is open to the public with a $5 ticket, so grab a seat and catch some college lacrosse action! UT Men’s Lacrosse vs. Palm Beach Atlantic
UT Baseball vs Palm Beach Atlantic Doubleheader Begins 1pm University of Tampa – Baseball Field The Spartans hit the diamond to take on the visiting Palm Beach Atlantic sailfish in a doubleheader. Settle in for two games, because we’ve got double the baseball in Downtown Tampa! UT Baseball vs Palm Beach Atlantic Doubleheader
Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches Begins 2pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts This acclaimed series brings filmed versions of great performances from Britain’s National Theatre to the high-definition movie screen here in Downtown Tampa. This performance takes place in mid-1980s America. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, a charismatic group of New Yorkers grapple with the conundrum of reality as the millennium approaches. Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils – Game 2 Begins 3pm Amalie Arena It’s playoff time in Downtown Tampa! The banners are up, the fans are excited, and the teams are ready. The Bolts will face the New Jersey Devils in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Grab some tickets (if you can!) and Be the Thunder! Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils
In the Time of the Butterflies Shows at 3pm and 8pm Stageworks Theatre Based on Julia Álvarez’s popular novel, this is a fictionalized account of the story of the courageous Mirabal sisters from the Dominican Republic. With immersive video and animation dispersed across the stage, the piece paints a visual dreamscape of the interior lives of the activist sisters, the beauty and ferocity of the natural world, and the music heard on the radio of the time. In the Time of the Butterflies
Isle of Dogs (2018) Shows at 2pm, 4:45pm, and 7:30pm Tampa Theatre Twenty years into the future, Japan is beset by the most adorable plague on record – there’s just too many dogs. But an outbreak of dog flu gives the anti-dog mayor an opening, and all dogs are ordered quarantined to a freestanding landfill off the coast where they’re left to fend for themselves. But one young man refuses to let go of his lost, beloved pet and makes a pilgrimage to the new Isle of Dogs. Can he fight the power of an entire government to reunite with his friend? Isle of Dogs (2018)
Pride & Passion 13 | Strange Beauty Begins 8pm Tampa Museum of Art This fun and energy-filled evening full of surprises is inspired by Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild’s 1972 Surrealist Ball at the Chateau de Ferrières. Don your finest Strange Beauty attire; black tie optional, evening gowns, and surrealist masks and headdresses. The night will feature meticulously planned details, bizarre décor, intriguing guests, intoxicating food and drink, and bewitching music and dance. This event brings together our diverse community to raise money for engaging educational programing and world-class exhibitions. Pride & Passion 13 | Strange Beauty
Butterfly GloWalk and 5K Fun Run Begins 8pm Tampa Riverwalk At this active event, walkers and runners will light up the night in Downtown Tampa for a fantastic cause. My Hope Chest, a charity focused on helping breast cancer survivors with the expense of breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, is hosting this unique fun run. The festivities start at sunset and participants will wear butterfly wings, glow-in-the-dark paint, and glow-in-the-dark accessories to create a trail of fun and exercise all along the Riverwalk! Butterfly GloWalk and 5K Fun Run
Sunday Tour Begins 1pm Henry B. Plant Museum Enjoy a docent led tour of the Museum. Space is limited and available on a first-come first-served basis. Docents will share stories about the life of Henry Plant, the significance of the Plant transportation system, and the lifestyle of guests at the Tampa Bay Hotel. Sunday Tour
Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth Begins 2pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts As chilling today as it was 100 years ago, Shakespeare’s haunting and haunted “Scottish play” blooms into fully-realized glory in Giuseppe Verdi’s sumptuously scored adaptation. Punctuated with towering arias from the scheming, unraveling Lady Macbeth and demanding an unbelievable emotional range from Macbeth’s baritone, Verdi’s masterwork is a spine-tingling event that leaves an unforgettable, indelible mark. Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth
mad Theatre presents Green Day’s American Idiot Begins 2pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts This high-octane musical includes every song from Green Day’s Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album. Johnny, Tunny and Will struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. When the three disgruntled men flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, their paths are quickly estranged when Tunny enters the armed forces, Will is called back home to attend to familial responsibilities, and Johnny’s attention becomes divided by a seductive love interest and a hazardous new friendship. Green Day’s American Idiot
Cool Runnings 3pm to 4:45pm| Tampa Theatre When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Summer Games, he decides that the best route to gold and glory is a path you create yourself. Assembling a couple other washed-out runners and a disgraced former coach, he decides to put together the first ever Jamaican bobsled team. The film is a feel-good story of overcoming adversity, pushing through embarrassment and finding your own success through perseverance and pride instead of conventional prestige. Cool Runnings
Isle of Dogs (2018) 6pm to 7:45pm Tampa Theatre Twenty years into the future, Japan is beset by the most adorable plague on record – there’s just too many dogs. But an outbreak of dog flu gives the anti-dog mayor an opening, and all dogs are ordered quarantined to a freestanding landfill off the coast where they’re left to fend for themselves. But one young man refuses to let go of his lost, beloved pet and makes a pilgrimage to the new Isle of Dogs. Can he fight the power of an entire government to reunite with his friend? Isle of Dogs (2018)
Yoga in the Park Begins 6pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park In operation since 2010, Yoga in the Park is a free riverside yoga session led by an instructor from Yoga Downtown Tampa. Yoga in the Park
Amalie Arena 98ROCKFEST – April 20 Jeff Dunham – April 29 James Taylor – May 12 Justin Timberlake – May 15 Shania Twain – June 2 Maroon 5 – June 16 Daryl Hall & John Oates and Train – June 22 Sam Smith – July 13 The Smashing Pumpkins – July 25 Kevin Hart – August 4 Journey & Def Leppard – August 18 Game of Thrones – September 21 Joyce Meyer Ministries 2018 Women’s Conference – October 25 to 27 Elton John – November 28
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Q and A’s Photogrpahy Workshop – April 22 Aesthetics and Perception of Advanced Digital Collage – April 28 and May 5 Forever Young 2018 – Through April 30 Anonymous Women: Camouflage and Calamity – Through June 30 Minor League and Best Friends – Through June 30 Introduction to Smartphone Photography – April 12 Andrea Modica: Artist Lecture – April 13 Q and A’s Photography Workshop – April 22 Hamburger Mary’s Bingo – April 25 Aesthetics and Perception of Advanced Digital Collage – April 28 Iphoneography 101 – May 20
Glazer Children’s Museum Make it Monday – Weekly Toddler Tuesday – Weekly Worldly Wednesday – Weekly Tinker and Tech Thursday – Weekly Fun Fridays – Weekly Member Morning – April 8 Developmental Checkups – April 10 Mindfulness with Evolve: Family Yoga – April 14 Week of the Young Child – April 16 to April 20 New! Exercise with iStroll – April 18 Science-tastic Day: Be a Citizen Scientist – April 21 Earth Day: Rain Barrel Workshop – April 22 Grown Up Night (+21) – April 27 Check the Museum’s website for a full list of weekday programming.
Henry B. Plant Museum First Fridays – First Friday of the Month Give Day Tampa Bay – May 1 Blue Star Museums – May 27 to September 2 Imperial Designs – Through December 31
Jobsite Theater 1984 – April 27 to May 20 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 Of the Wild Art by Kelly Quinn – Through April 30 Outside the Lines – Coloring for Adults – April 6 Rex Manning Day Book and Record Swap – April 7 Story Time – April 11 Movies @ the Library – The Searchers – April 13 Movies @ the Library – Only the Brave – April 20 Floral Findings: A History of the Florida Botanical Gardens – April 21 DIY Crafting: Graduation announcements & invitations – April 22 Personal Finance 101: Learn the Lingo – April 28
Patel Conservatory Rock School Blowout – April 22 Peter Pan, Jr. – April 26 to 29 Breakin’ Out – April 28 Spring Into Dance – April 28 Spring Music Spectacular: Around the World in 90 Minutes – May 8 Evening of Dance – May 11 Beginning Dance 1 Recitals – May 12 End-of-Year Celebration – May 17 Private Lesson Recitals – May 19 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 In the Time of the Butterflies – April 12 to 28 Blithe Spirit – June 1 to 16
Straz Center for the Performing Arts Open Rehearsal – Verdi’s Macbeth – Through April 5 Beautiful – The Carole King Musical – Through April 5 The Florida Orchestra – Fiesta! – April 5 mad Theatre presents Green Day’s American Idiot – April 5 to 15 The Florida Orchestra – R&B Legends with Michael Lynche – April 6 Opera Gala 2018 – April 7 Sons of Serendip – April 12 Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth – April 13 and 15 Randy Rainbow – April 13 Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches – April 14 Anthony Jeselnik: Funny Games – April 19 Latin Nights – April 19 The Florida Orchestra – Verdi’s Requiem – April 20 Best of Tampa Bay – April 21 Megan Hilty – April 22 Rock School Blowout – April 22 Rhiannon Giddens with Special Guest Dead Horses – April 23 Waitress – April 24 to 29 1984 – April 25 to May 20 The Florida Orchestra – 50! – April 26 The Florida Orchestra – Celebrate Broadway – April 27 Little Black Dress – April 27 Breakin’ Out – April 28 Tampa Bay Symphony “A Tour of the Symphony” – April 29 The Florida Orchestra – Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 – May 4 Next Generation Ballet’s Cinderella – May 5
Tampa Bay History Center Old Glory – February to July 2018 Florida Conversations – Finding Our Fabric: Old Glory – April 11 Walk Tampa – The Ybor City Story – April 14 and May 12 TBHC Book Group – Brutal Journey – April 19 A.P. Trivia Review – April 21 My Doll and Me – April 21 Sangria and Stories – April 25 Walk Tampa – Tampa Bay Black History Tour – April 28 and May 26 TBHC Book Group – The Talented Ribkins – May 17
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 “Be the Change” Spoken Word Open Mic Night – April 6 Open Drawing Studio – Through April 22 Connections Open Session for Memory Care – April 10 Pride and Passion – April 14 Tampa Collects – April 18 Thirty on Thursday – April 26 Isthmian Games Family Day – April 28 14th Congress District and Next Generation High School Art Competition – April 29 Run for the Roses – May 5
Tampa Theatre Cool Runnings – April 15 Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – April 21 Flipper – April 22 The Dark Crystal – April 29 Sing-Along The Little Mermaid – May 6 The Longest Game – May 24
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