Community Meeting: Potential District Expansion Begins 5:30pm Rialto Theatre Local property and business owners, residents, and stakeholders will meet to discuss the expansion and funding of Special Services District #41. Community Meeting: Potential District Expansion
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vancouver Canucks Begins 7:30pm Amalie Arena The Lightning welcome the visiting Vancouver Canucks for the only regular season match-up in Downtown Tampa this season. Cheer on your team and Be the Thunder! Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vancouver Canucks
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
brownsville song (b-side for Tray) – Preview Night Begins 8pm Stageworks Theatre Set in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, this show is a powerful tale of resilience in the face of tragedy and a poignant story for our time. Moving fluidly between past and present, this bold new play tells the story of Tray, a spirited African-American 18-year-old and his family, who must hold on to hope when Tray’s life is cut short. brownsville song (b-side for Tray)
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
Movies @ the Library Begins 3pm John F. Germany Public Library Head to the library for a free showing of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect escape from the Earth moments before its destruction and join forces with Zaphod Beeblebrox on board the ship Heart of Gold. They meet many people and aliens along the way on their search for the ultimate question. Movies @ the Library
OSCAR-Nominated Animated Shorts 5:45pm to 7:15pm Tampa Theatre Grab a seat at Downtown Tampa’s favorite film institution to see the popular animated shorts that are up for Academy Awards. This is a great opportunity to bulk up on film knowledge before Tampa Theatre’s 19th Annual Hollywood Awards Night! OSCAR-Nominated Animated Shorts
Artist Lecture with Jean Pagliuso Begins 6pm Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Following a 30-year career as a portrait photographer for major publications, Jean Pagliuso decided to turn her lens on a less traditional subject: chickens. What began as a way to honor her father’s love of breeding show chickens has since become an extensive collection of poultry portraits. In this lecture centered around her current exhibition, Poultry, Raptors, Places of Ritual, Pagliuso will talk about the process behind her close-up shots of over 20 different chicken breeds. Artist Lecture with Jean Pagliuso
The Florida Orchestra – The Music of Star Trek & Star Wars Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts An intergalactic battle pits Trekkies against The Force for one stellar concert. With music from the Star Trek TV show and movies, along with Star Wars classics by John Williams, everybody wins. Michael Francis conducts. The Florida Orchestra – The Music of Star Trek & Star Wars
brownsville song (b-side for Tray) – Opening Night Begins 8pm Stageworks Theatre Set in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, this show is a powerful tale of resilience in the face of tragedy and a poignant story for our time. Moving fluidly between past and present, this bold new play tells the story of Tray, a spirited African-American 18-year-old and his family, who must hold on to hope when Tray’s life is cut short. brownsville song (b-side for Tray)
OSCAR-Nominated Live Action Shorts 8pm to 9:45pm Tampa Theatre Grab a seat at Downtown Tampa’s favorite film institution to see the popular live action shorts nominated for Academy Awards. This is a great opportunity to bulk up on film knowledge before Tampa Theatre’s 19th Annual Hollywood Awards Night! OSCAR-Nominated Live Action Shorts
Billy Joel Begins 8pm Amalie Arena Legendary musician Billy Joel returns to Downtown Tampa for an exciting show. Joel has sold out Amalie Arena seven times, so this concert is sure to pack the house. Grab a seat (if you can!) and get ready to hear your favorite tunes from the Piano Man himself. Billy Joel
Dune (1984) 10:30pm to 12:45am Tampa Theatre Paul Atreides is the culmination of generations of biological planning and political maneuvering – fated to be the Kwisatz Haderach, a superbeing who will unite the universe, his own nature is a mystery to him. But no plans survive contact with the enemy; the vile Baron Harkonnen, his own mother Jessica and the Fremen people of the planet Dune all have roles to play in this trippy and psychedelic science fiction masterpiece. Dune (1984)
3rd Annual Love Give Live 5K Walk/Run Begins 6:30am Water Works Park Lace up your shoes for this community fundraiser. Proceeds from this family-friendly event will benefit LifeLink Legacy Fund and Donate Life Florida, in support of organ and tissue donation and transplantation. 3rd Annual Love Give Live 5K Walk/Run
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
Young Directors’ Film Festival Begins 11:30am Tampa Museum of Art A showcase of the best teen-directed short films in the Tampa area. High school students in Tampa Bay were invited to submit any genre of short film and the top 10 were chosen to be screened at the festival for the directors, their families, and friends. This event is open to the public, so grab a seat to see some of Tampa’s up and coming film talent showing their skills! Young Directors’ Film Festival
Maven Market – Love/Creativity Fest Begins at Noon Maven Market Channel District Fall in love with creativity. Over 50 of the most creative, unique artisans, makers, and vendors will be purveying food, beauty products, and home decor. This is the perfect place to find a one of a kind treasure for Valentine’s Day! Love/Creativity Fest
OSCAR-Nominated Documentary Shorts (2017) 2pm to 5:15pm Tampa Theatre Grab a seat at Downtown Tampa’s favorite film institution to see the popular documentary shorts nominated for Academy Awards. This is a great opportunity to bulk up on film knowledge before Tampa Theatre’s 19th Annual Hollywood Awards Night! OSCAR-Nominated Documentary Shorts (2017)
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
brownsville song (b-side for Tray) Shows at 3pm and 8pm Stageworks Theatre Set in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, this show is a powerful tale of resilience in the face of tragedy and a poignant story for our time. Moving fluidly between past and present, this bold new play tells the story of Tray, a spirited African-American 18-year-old and his family, who must hold on to hope when Tray’s life is cut short. brownsville song (b-side for Tray)
An Adventure In American Handwriting Begins 4pm Henry B. Plant Museum Hear Master Penman Michael Sull speak on American Penmanship in the 1890s. This event is a must-see for fans of history and penmanship. An Adventure In American Handwriting
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Los Angeles Kings Begins 7pm Amalie Arena The Lightning cap their quick, two-game homestand with a game against the visiting Los Angeles Kings for the only regular season match-up in Downtown Tampa this season. Cheer on your team and Be the Thunder! Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Los Angeles Kings
Keyspire Wealth Tour Begins 10am Tampa Convention Center This one day seminar will feature one morning session and one afternoon session designed to address increasing one’s wealth and income through real estate and proper business systems. Keyspire Wealth Tour
Regarding Cocktails Begins 11:30am Oxford Exchange Join Georgette Moger Petraske for an informal meet and greet that will feature a book signing and spirit tasting of cocktails created from the recipes in her best-selling book, Regarding Cocktails. Regarding Cocktails
Explore Victorian Valentines Begins 1pm Henry B. Plant Museum Discover this history of these gorgeous keepsakes and create your own treasures at this hands-on event. Participants are encouraged to bring items to personalize their Valentines. A special photograph, an old postcard, or a scrap of lace all make perfect additions! Explore Victorian Valentines
Sykes Chapel Concert Artist Series – Paul Jacobs, Organist Begins 2pm University of Tampa – Sykes Chapel As chair of the organ department of the Julliard School in New York, Paul Jacobs enjoys a stellar reputation shared by few others. The only organist to ever have won a Grammy Award, Jacobs has been called “one of the great living virtuosos” by the Washington Post and “America’s leading organ performer” by the Economist. This first performance promises to be an exciting event. Sykes Chapel Concert Artist Series – Paul Jacobs, organist
brownsville song (b-side for Tray) Begins 3pm Stageworks Theatre Set in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, this show is a powerful tale of resilience in the face of tragedy and a poignant story for our time. Moving fluidly between past and present, this bold new play tells the story of Tray, a spirited African-American 18-year-old and his family, who must hold on to hope when Tray’s life is cut short. brownsville song (b-side for Tray)
Stand By Me (1986) 3pm to 4:30pm Tampa Theatre An ensemble cast of young actors stars in this adaptation of a Stephen King short story about four friends in small-town Oregon and what happened the time they found a dead body. Threatened from outside and troubled from within, they must stand up for what’s right as they learn a lot of hard lessons in one fateful weekend. Stand By Me (1986)
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
Laura Benanti Begins 4pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Tony®-winning actress Laura Benanti’s standout Broadway performances have solidified her place in the New York musical theater scene. Known internationally for her roles on television shows such as Nashville, Nurse Jackie and Supergirl, Benanti brings her consummate performance style to its pinnacle in her one-on-one cabaret show. Laura Benanti
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
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 Photoshop for Beginners – Through February 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 – Through February 28 Positive Parenting Program: A Five-Part Series! – Through February 26 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 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 – January 19 to February 18 Man in Snow – 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 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 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 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 Old Glory – February to July 2018 Walk Tampa: The Ybor City Story – February 10 TBHC Book Group – February 15 Florida Conversations – The 1968 Statewide Florida Teacher Strike – February 21 Walk Tampa: Tampa Bay Black History Tour – February 24 My Doll and Me: Meoldy – February 24 City of Tampa Women’s History Month Celebration – March 6 AWP 2018 Author History Project: A Literary Study of Time in America – March 7 Walk Tampa: The Ybor City Story – March 10 Florida Conversations – March 14 Book Group – March 15 Duckwall Lecture – Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages – March 28 Civil War Roundtable – March 31 Walk Tampa: Tampa Bay Black History Tour – March 31
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 Dune – February 9 OSCAR-Nominated Animated Shorts – February 9 OSCAR-Nominated Live Action Shorts – February 9 OSCAR-Nominated Documentary Shorts – February 10 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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