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 Kevin Maines and The Volts, Sam E Hues, and The Sara Rose Band. With food and drinks on the premises and an always exciting vibe, this free concert is guaranteed not to disappoint. Rock the Park
Scott Frieman: Deconstructing the Beatles Begins 7pm Tampa Theatre Beatles expert Scott Freiman will take the audience through an exploration of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Freiman looks at Sgt. Pepper from multiple angles, exploring the history behind the music and conducting an educational journey into the creative process of The Beatles’ performances and recording sessions. Scott Freeman: Deconstructing the Beatles
mad Theatre presents Disaster! Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts A new musical straight from Broadway, featuring some of the most unforgettable songs of the ’70s. Set in 1979, the story chronicles some of New York’s hottest A-listers attending the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. What begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes, and many surprises ensue! mad Theatre presents Disaster!
Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Begins 11am Tampa Theatre Over the course of the past 27 years, TIGLFF has showcased thousands of films for the LGBT community of Tampa Bay. Located primarily at the historic Tampa Theatre, TIGLFF has helped usher in a renaissance of Tampa’s downtown through its mission to showcase a selection of compelling film and video by, for or about the LGBTQ+ community that entertains, empowers and enlightens the festival audience. Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Tattoo Arts Convention 11am to 5pm Tampa Convention Center Tampa’s top tattoo convention will feature a wide variety of artists, vendors, entertainment, contests, and more! Surround yourself with everything ink at this gathering of tattoo fans. Tattoo Arts Convention
10th Season Kick Off, Do the Local Motion Noon to 1pm Begins at Poe Plaza This fun Friday event is a healthy and social way to enjoy your lunch hour and learn interesting tidbits about Tampa’s Downtown! Your support also helps to fight childhood hunger in our community. This month’s walk features the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. 10th Season Kick Off, Do the Local Motion
Outside the Lines: Coloring for Adults 2pm to 3pm 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
CITY Art-a-Porter: Susanne Bartsch Begins 7pm Tampa Museum of Art VIPs at this event can enjoy reserved seating for the main event and a private cocktail hour before general admission begins. All tickets include hors d’oeuvres by Eddie V’s, open bar, desserts, valet parking, and admission to the Bartschland after-party. CITY Art-a-Porter: Susanne Bartsch
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers Begins 7:30pm Amalie Arena The Tampa Bay Lightning drop the puck on a new season! Grab a seat to see the Bolts battle on the ice against the in-state rival Florida Panthers. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers
Tim Hawkinson: Bodycon Opening Reception Begins 8pm Scarfone/Hartley Gallery Explore the new Tim Hawkinson exhibition highlighting works of variable media from throughout his career. Hawkinson’s idiosyncratic creations are meditations on nature, machines, mortality, the body, and human consciousness. Light refreshments will be served. Tim Hawkinson: Bodycon Opening Reception
The Marvelous Wonderettes Begins 8pm Stageworks Theatre This off-Broadway smash hit takes viewers to the 1958 Springfield High School prom to meet four girls with dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As they take the audience through their lives and loves, the girls serenade the crowd with classic ’50s hits. In act two, the Wonderettes reunite to take the stage and perform at their ten-year reunion. The girls discuss the highs and lows they have experienced in the past decade and find that no matter what life throws their way, they will conquer it together. The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Florida Orchestra – Carmina Burana Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Both sacred and delightfully profane, Orff’s popular masterpiece packs the stage with the orchestra and the 150-member Master Chorale of Tampa Bay for a huge sound, all under the baton of Michael Francis. The Florida Orchestra – Carmina Burana
Kai Water Fitness 10am to Noon Urban Kai on the Riverwalk Are you ready to get an amazing core conditioning workout and have fun at the same time? This workout is taught entirely on paddleboards using mostly body weight exercises like planks, sit-ups, burpees, prone paddles and even plyo jumps! Please RSVP if you need a paddleboard. Kai Water Fitness
Silly Sam the Music Man Begins 11am Straz Center for the Performing Arts Silly Sam brings his magical treasure of wind instruments, strings, percussion, and electronics for kids to connect with the wonder of sound. Children love Silly Sam’s wacky style and even adults can’t help but fall into his world of music-making. Silly Sam the Music Man
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
The Marvelous Wonderettes Shows at 3pm and 8pm Stageworks Theatre This off-Broadway smash hit takes viewers to the 1958 Springfield High School prom to meet four girls with dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As they take the audience through their lives and loves, the girls serenade the crowd with classic ’50s hits. In act two, the Wonderettes reunite to take the stage and perform at their ten-year reunion. The girls discuss the highs and lows they have experienced in the past decade and find that no matter what life throws their way, they will conquer it together. The Marvelous Wonderettes
AC²: An Intimate Evening with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen: Deep Talk and Shallow Tales Begins 8pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Join Cohen and Cooper for an unscripted, uncensored and unforgettable night of conversation. The late-night talk show host and the journalist, longtime friends, interview each other and take questions from the audience. It’s a live, interactive look behind the scenes of pop culture and world events. AC²
Chris Tucker with Special Guest D.L. Hughley Begins 8pm Amalie Arena Chris Tucker is one of the most popular and highly recognized standup comedians on the road today. Tucker has been making audiences laugh all over the country on his current tour. The star of television and movies brings his standup to Downtown Tampa with special guest D.L. Hughley. Chris Tucker with Special Guest D.L. Hughley
Totally ’80s Open House Party! Begins 1pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Feather your hair, grab your legwarmers, and get to the Straz Center for a party full of free activities for the kids, performances, food and drink specials, tours, and hands-on fun for the whole family. Featuring beers from Rock Brothers Brewing and live bands cranking great ’80s hits, this open house is going to be one for the history books. Totally ’80s Open House Party
mad Theatre presents Disaster! Begins 2pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts A new musical straight from Broadway, featuring some of the most unforgettable songs of the ’70s. Set in 1979, the story chronicles some of New York’s hottest A-listers attending the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. What begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes, and many surprises ensue! mad Theatre presents Disaster!
The Marvelous Wonderettes Begins 3pm Stageworks Theatre This off-Broadway smash hit takes viewers to the 1958 Springfield High School prom to meet four girls with dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As they take the audience through their lives and loves, the girls serenade the crowd with classic ’50s hits. In act two, the Wonderettes reunite to take the stage and perform at their ten-year reunion. The girls discuss the highs and lows they have experienced in the past decade and find that no matter what life throws their way, they will conquer it together. The Marvelous Wonderettes
Yoga in the Park Begins 6pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Brought to you by the Tampa Downtown Partnership 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 Lavender Scare 6pm to 8pm Tampa Theatre This film, based on the groundbreaking book by USF professor David K. Johnson, documents a movement started with assumptions born in bigotry and fueled by fear that led to the persecution of thousands of gay men and lesbians that lasted for decades. The Lavender Scare
Oktoberfest
Friday, October 13 through Sunday, October 15 Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park The festival of Gemutlichkeit returns for its eighth year. For 3 full days, the park will be transformed into the city’s largest waterfront beergarden. Soak in the sprawling downtown views and beautiful sunsets as the park buzzes with live music, dancing, dirndls and lederhosen. Oktoberfest Tampa 2017
Amalie Arena Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers – October 6 Chris Tucker with Special Guest D.L. Hughley – October 7 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals – October 9 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins – October 12 Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues – October 14 Scorpions: Crazy World Tour – October 15 Bruno Mars – October 19 Soul2Soul The World Tour 2017 – October 20 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins – October 21 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings – October 26 Santana – October 27 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Anaheim Ducks – October 28 André Rieu – November 1 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers – November 2 WiLD 94.1’s Last Damn Show – November 3 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets – November 4 Fall Out Boy – November 5 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars – November 16 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders – November 18 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Chicago Blackhawks – November 22 Christmas with Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith with Full Symphony – November 26 Lady Gaga – December 1 Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks – December 2 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders – December 5 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche – December 7 Harlem Globetrotters – December 8 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets – December 9 Katy Perry – December 15 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators – December 21 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild – December 23 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens – December 28 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers – December 29 Jim Gaffigan – December 31 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes – January 9 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Calgary Flames – January 11 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Las Vegas Golden Knights – January 18 US 103.5’s Throwdown by the Bay – January 20
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts By the Yard, Cirkut Camera Photography – Through December 31 Evening with Kalup Linzy – October 12 2017 Members Show – Through October 13 iPhoneography – October 21 Voices of Cuba: Open Mic Night – November 3 Under the Cuban Sun – Through December 31
Glazer Children’s Museum Make it Monday – Weekly Toddler Tuesday – Weekly Worldly Wednesday – Weekly Tinker and Tech Thursday – Weekly Fun Fridays – Weekly Developmental Checkup Day – October 10 Camp Imagination: Spooktacular Science – October 16 Yoga (Fall Season) – October 21 Halloween Spree – October 31 Check the Museum’s website for a full list of weekday programming.
Henry B. Plant Museum First Fridays – First Friday of the Month Menus: The Epicurean Experience – Through December 23 The Great Gatsby Party – November 11
Jobsite Theater The Threepenny Opera – October 20 to November 12
The John F. Germany Public Library Walk-In Tech Help – Wednesdays Toddler Time – Wednesdays Crafternoon – Thursdays Baby Sign – Thursdays Outside the Lines: Coloring for Adults – October 6 Oh the Place We Will Go: Revolutionary War – October 10 Movies @ The Library – Beauty and the Beast – October 13 Movies @ The Library – Kong: Skull Island – October 20 Family Heritage Festival 2017 – October 21
Patel Conservatory Godspell – October 26 to 29
Stageworks Theatre The Speak! Tank: Spoken Word Sundays – First Sunday of every month Christ Fellowship – Wednesdays The Marvelous Wonderettes – Through October 8 Jackie Beat and Sherry Vine in Battle of the Bitches – October 22 The Year of Magical Thinking – November 2 to 19
Straz Center for the Performing Arts mad Theatre presents Disaster – October 5 to 22 The Florida Orchestra – Camina Burana – October 6 AC2 An Intimate Evening with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen – October 7 Silly Sam the Music Man – October 7 Straz Center Totally ’80s Open House Party – October 8 Chris Thile – October 11 Latin Nights – October 12 The Naked Magicians – October 12 The Florida Orchestra – Swing is the Thing – October 13 Michael McDermott – October 16 Neil DeGrasse Tyson: An Astrophysicist Reads the Newspaper – October 19 Siro-A: Techno Circus – October 20 Broadway Ball After Dark – October 21 On Your Feet! – October 24 to 29 The Main Street Kids Club: A Mathstart Musical – Field Trip Grades 1-4 – October 25 The Florida Orchestra – Tchalkovsky’s 1812 Overture – October 27 PJ Masks Live: Time to be a Hero – October 28 John Cleese with a Screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail – November 2 The Florida Orchestra – Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 – November 3 Junie B. Jones – November 4
Tampa Bay History Center Making of: Treasure Seekers: Conquistadors, Pirates, & Shipwrecks – October 11 and 18 Florida Conversations: Shadows of World War I – October 18 Tampa Bay History Center Book Group: The Leper Spy: October 19 A Night at the Museum – October 22
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 Kiss and Tell by Wolfgang Flad – Through December 10 Photorealism: 50 years of Hyperrealistic Painting – Through October 22 Susanne Bartsch: Art-a-Porter – Through November 12
Tampa Theatre Scott Freiman: Deconstructing the Beatles – October 5 Julie Scardina Presents MISSION: WILDLIFE – October 13 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter – October 13 Manolo: the Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards – October 16 Scott Kelly: A Year in Space, A Night in Tampa – November 2 My Favorite Murder Live – November 3 Magic Men Live – November 4 Darlene Love – January 18 In the Mood – February 3
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