Sangria and Stories: Remembering the USS Tampa Begins 6pm Tampa Bay History Join the artists who created the new USS Tampa mural at the History Center, and hear about the effort to memorialize the crew of the Tampa on the centennial of the end of WWI. The event includes in-gallery talk, glass of sangria, and complimentary parking. Sangria and Stories
Rock the Park 6:30pm to 9pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Listen to some great musical talent in a beautiful, relaxing setting. This month’s show features The Badda Skat Band, Dean Johanesen, and When Particles Collide. With food and drinks on the premises and an always exciting vibe, this free concert is guaranteed not to disappoint. Rock the Park
Black Violin Begins 7pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Take one violin, one viola, add a DJ and a drum kit, and you have the four forces needed to become Black Violin, the South Florida hip-hop quartet that has been on the roster with everyone from Wu Tang Clan to The Eagles. This is not a violin concert, but a block party with violins! Black Violin
Forever Plaid Begins 7:30pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts When four young singers are killed in a car crash, they posthumously take the stage for one final gig in this goofy, 1950’s nostalgia trip. This deliciously fun revue is chock-full of classic barbershop quartet harmonies and pitch-perfect melodies! Forever Plaid
The Tempest Begins 8pm Jobsite Theater On a distant island, a woman waits. Robbed of her position, power and wealth, her enemies have left her in isolation. But this is no ordinary woman nor an ordinary island. She is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to her will. When the vessel carrying those who wronged her appears in the distance, she creates a vast magical storm to bring them to her, and the ship’s passengers find themselves in a place where nothing is as it seems. The Tempest
World Wetlands Day Celebration 9:30am to 5pm The Florida Aquarium Wetlands are the most ecologically diverse habitats in Florida. Get up-close with many animals and plants that call wetlands habitats home. Start your journey on the Florida Wetlands Trail under the aquarium’s iconic glass dome that houses one of the world’s largest indoor mangrove forests, playful river otters, free-flying birds, alligators and more! World Wetlands Day Celebration
Do the Local Motion: Black Heritage Month Begins 12:05pm Poe Plaza Esplanade Do the Local Motion is a healthy and social way to enjoy your lunch hour and learn interesting tidbits about Tampa’s Downtown! Walks are free but a $5 donation is appreciated to fight childhood hunger in our community. This month’s Black Heritage Month tour features Tampa Civil Rights Leader Clarence Fort! Do the Local Motion
Outside the Lines: Coloring For Adults Begins 2pm John F. Germany Public Library Think coloring is just for kids? Join the hottest trend for adults! Relieve stress and boost creativity with art, fun, and mellow music to help you release your inner artist. Outside The Lines: Coloring for Adults
Happy Hour with Daniel H. Pink Begins 6pm Oxford Exchange Daniel H. Pink is the author of six provocative books – including his newest, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. Drawing on a rich trove of research from psychology, biology, and economics, Pink reveals how best to live, work, and succeed. Happy Hour with Daniel H. Pink
Take Me to The River: Memphis Soul & R&B Revue featuring William Bell, Bobby Rush & Don Bryant Begins 7pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Memphis musicians William Bell, Bobby Rush and Don Bryant are three of this country’s great elder statesmen of soul music. Recording for labels in Memphis and elsewhere in the South, they produced a bevy of acclaimed albums and helped turn out hits for the likes of Otis Redding, Tina Turner and Al Green. Take Me to The River: Memphis Soul & R&B Revue
Faces Places (2017) 7:30pm to 9pm Tampa Theatre Kindred spirits, Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed and shared. Together they travel around the villages of France in JR’s truck (a portable photo-developing studio and printing workshop) meeting locals, learning their stories and producing epic-size portraits of them. This film documents these heart-warming encounters and the unlikely, tender friendship they form along the way. Faces Places (2017)
Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts The race for Rosina’s love is on, but how can Count Almaviva get her from Dr. Bartolo’s clutches? Almaviva needs the man about town who can make things happen, and that man is Figaro, the barber of Seville. Bartolo is no match for Figaro’s madcap series of subterfuges that gets Almaviva en vivo with Rosina. Rossini’s hilarious comic opera pairs bold music with laugh-out-loud comedy! Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville
First Blood (1982) 10:30pm to Midnight Tampa Theatre Sylvester Stallone stars as John Rambo, a troubled former Green Beret and Vietnam veteran whose wandering after the death of his friend finds him persecuted by a small-town sheriff through a series of escalating hostilities and shocking violence. What will he have to do to stay free? First Blood (1982)
Meals on Wheels 5k & Fun Run Music Fest Begins 10am Tampa Riverwalk The Meals On Wheels High School Leadership Board is hosting this event to raise awareness of senior hunger in Tampa and to collect funds to purchase an emergency safety kit, which will include a radio and flashlight, for all 800 senior and homebound neighbors served each day. The event this year was developed in direct response to Hurricane Irma and its effects on our seniors and homebound neighbors, as many did not have power for days. Meals on Wheels 5k & Fun Run Music Fest
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
In The Mood Begins 2pm Tampa Theatre This show aspires to promote the memory of this most significant time in American history and continues to inspire across the generations. This big, retro event will enthrall audiences with its period costumes, fine vocal and orchestral arrangements, choreography by Broadway veteran Alex Sanchez, and sheer American pizzazz! In The Mood
The Lightning Thief Begins 2pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Zeus’s master lightning bolt has been stolen and Percy Jackson is the prime suspect. On top of that, Percy is about to be kicked out of boarding school again. In this lightning-paced musical thriller based on the popular novel by Rick Riordan, audiences meet mythical beasts, Greek gods and goddesses and cheer Percy’s personal journey into the riddle of his own existence. The Lightning Thief
Forever Plaid Shows at 2pm and 7:30pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts When four young singers are killed in a car crash, they posthumously take the stage for one final gig in this goofy, 1950’s nostalgia trip. This deliciously fun revue is chock-full of classic barbershop quartet harmonies and pitch-perfect melodies! Forever Plaid
The Got Jokes? Improv Experience Begins 9pm Stageworks Theatre Got Jokes? is one of the premier entertainment providers in the country. This signature improv show brings together a diverse roster of all-stars to create an interactive experience that leaves the audience wanting to join the action! The Got Jokes? Improv Experience
Dressing the Best: The Story of Ann Lowe, America’s First African American Fashion Designer Begins 2pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts In celebration of Black History Month, delve into the history of fashion, race, and design with a lecture by Margaret Powell. Three dresses deigned by Lowe are currently featured in the exhibit Gasparilla: A Tampa Tradition. Each of the gowns is rare and unique featuring elaborate beaded designs. Hear about Lowe’s history, her inspirations, and her iconic style. Dressing the Best: The Story of Ann Lowe
Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville Begins 2pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts The race for Rosina’s love is on, but how can Count Almaviva get her from Dr. Bartolo’s clutches? Almaviva needs the man about town who can make things happen, and that man is Figaro, the barber of Seville. Bartolo is no match for Figaro’s madcap series of subterfuges that gets Almaviva en vivo with Rosina. Rossini’s hilarious comic opera pairs bold music with laugh-out-loud comedy! Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) 3pm to 5pm Tampa Theatre Radio Service DJ Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams in his first breakout role) is assigned to a post in Vietnam and tries to bring some levity to Armed Forces Radio. Bucking the status quo and shaking up the studio, he is popular with the troops but despised by management. But his exposure to the real war, and the people of Vietnam, will change him and his role forever. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
The Tempest Begins 4pm Jobsite Theater On a distant island, a woman waits. Robbed of her position, power and wealth, her enemies have left her in isolation. But this is no ordinary woman nor an ordinary island. She is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to her will. When the vessel carrying those who wronged her appears in the distance, she creates a vast magical storm to bring them to her, and the ship’s passengers find themselves in a place where nothing is as it seems. The Tempest
Yoga in the Park Begins 5pm 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
The Square (2017) 6:30pm to 9pm Tampa Theatre Christian is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum. His next show is “The Square,” an installation that invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. Christian, after falling victim to an intricate pick-pocketing scam, decides to try a rather unorthodox plan to retrieve what was stolen. Meanwhile, the museum’s PR agency has created an … equally unorthodox promotional campaign for his exhibit. The response is overblown and sends Christian, as well as the museum, into an existential crisis and Christian must fix what’s gone wrong at any cost. The Square (2017)
Amalie Arena Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks – February 8 Billy Joel – February 9 Tampa Bay Lightning vs LA Kings – February 10 Andrea Bocelli – February 14 Tampa Bay vs Detroit Red Wings – February 15 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils – February 17 Mary J. Blige – February 21 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – February 26 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres – February 28 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers – March 3 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers – March 6 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers – March 8 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens – March 10 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators – March 13 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins – March 17 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers – March 18 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – March 20 Disney On Ice presents Reach For The Stars – March 23 to 25 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Arizona Coyotes – March 26 Demi Lovato & DJ Khaled – March 31
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Jean Pagliuso: Pultry, Raptors, Places of Ritual – Through March 16 Magnificent Hurt – January 26 to March 16 The Family Acid – January 26 to March 16 Fashion Photography Workshop – February 3 Photoshop for Beginners – February 5 to 26 Introduction to Smartphone Photography – February 8 Lighting Workshop – February 11 Journey through Personal Creativity – February 25
Glazer Children’s Museum Make it Monday – Weekly Toddler Tuesday – Weekly Worldly Wednesday – Weekly Tinker and Tech Thursday – Weekly Fun Fridays – Weekly Candy Land – February 1 to 28 Positive Parenting Program: A Five-Part Series! – Through February 26 Member Morning: Candy Sculpture – February 4 Children’s Board of Hillsborough County Free Tuesday – February 6 Mindfulness with Evolve: Family Mind-Body Yoga – February 10 Developmental Checkups – February 13 Grown Up Night (21+) – February 23 Science-tastic Day: Saccharin Science – February 24 Check the Museum’s website for a full list of weekday programming.
Henry B. Plant Museum First Fridays – First Friday of the Month Gasparilla: A Tampa Tradition – Through March 4 The Story of Ann Lowe, America’s First African American Fashion Designer – February 4 An Adventure in American Handwriting – February 10 Explore Victorian Valentines – February 11 Picnic in the Park – March 4 Give Day Tampa Bay – May 1 Blue Star Museums – May 27 to September 2
Jobsite Theater The Tempest – Through February 18 HIR – March 19 to April 1 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 Outside the Lines: Coloring for Adults – February 2 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Florida Genealogical Society – February 3 Movies @ the Library – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – February 9 A Pirate Has to Eat: History of the Gasparilla Cookbook – February 10 DIY Crafting – Monogram Letter – February 11 Movies @ the Library – The Man from U.N.C.L.E – February 16 Blind Date with a Book – February 17 DIY Bath Bombs – February 18 Holiday Closing – February 19 World Information Architecture Day 2018 – February 24 Come Write In: Character Studies – February 25 DIY Crafting: Book Folding – February 27
Patel Conservatory Disney’s The Aristocats Kids – February 15 to 18 Peter Pan, Jr. – April 26 to 29
Stageworks Theatre The Speak! Tank: Spoken Word Sundays – First Sunday of every month Christ Fellowship – Wednesdays The Got Jokes? Improv Experience – February 3 brownsville song (b-side for tray) – February 8 to 25 Women Warrior Stories: Beyond the Shadows – February 22 Staged Reading Fundraiser: Things My Mother Taught Me – March 2 and 3 Corey Van Valin – Redefining Magic – March 17 In the Time of the Butterflies – April 12 to 28 Blithe Spirit – June 1 to 16
Straz Center for the Performing Arts Forever Plaid – Through March 11 Black Violin Classical Boom Tour – February 1 Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville – February 2 and 4 Take Me to The River: Memphis Soul & R&B Revue – February 2 The Lightning Thief – February 3 The Florida Orchestra – Music of Star Trek & Star Wars – February 9 Laura Benanti – February 11 Open Rehearsal – The Marriage of Figaro – February 13 to 25 Andrea Bocelli in Concert for Valentine’s Day – February 14 The Phantom of the Opera – February 14 to 25 Complexions Contemporary Ballet From Bach to Bowie – February 15 The Florida Orchestra – Romeo and Juliet & West Side Story – February 16 Hater’s Roast, The Shady Tour – February 17 Jeremy McCarter – February 18 Camp-A-Palooza – February 24 Dana Louise and the Glorious Birds – February 26 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro – March 2 to 4
Tampa Bay History Center Sangria and Stories: Remembering the USS Tampa – February 1 Old Glory – February to July 2018
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 Mernet Larsen: Getting Measured, 1957-2017 – Through February 11 Made in Tampa: From the 1970s to Now – Through April 1 Claudia Ryan and Rob Tarbell: Skyway Curators’ Choice – Through April 1 Elisabeth Condon and Bruce Marsh: Skyway Audience Choice – Through April 1
Tampa Theatre First Blood – February 2 In the Mood – February 3 Good Morning, Vietnam – February 4 Dune – February 9 Stand By Me – February 11 Coming to America – February 16 Iliza Shlesinger Live – February 17 Sixteen Candles – February 18 Wayne’s World – March 1 Winefest 2017: Wine’s World – March 2 Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live – April 5 Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – April 21
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