Thurs., Nov. 23-Wed., Nov. 29
23 Thanksgiving Day! Bust out the pregnant pants and chow down on some turkey and trimmings with your loved ones. The tryptophan-induced contentment and subsequent doze on the couch should serve as sufficient preparation for the 4 p.m. Buccaneers-Cowboys game.
24 Gypsy Productions opens its holiday production, The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, a dark Christmas comedy by Jeff Goode about what happens when one of Santa's eight reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. 8 p.m., Suncoast Theatre, St. Petersburg.
25 The Hush Sound — an Illinois-based quartet of folk-influenced pop-rockers — bring their quirky, piano-laden waltzes to St. Petersburg. Also on the bill is Murder by Death, This Providence and This Is Me Smiling. 8 p.m., State Theatre.
26 Dress up in your 1970s best for Creating a Better Day, a costume-party fundraiser to benefit the Ving and Christian Faith foster homes; a small village school in Ghana, Africa; Stand up for Kids, Tampa and the Pure Poets Society. 6 p.m., Good Luck Café, Ybor City.
27 Confession? Fiction? The end of civilization as we know it? Tune in if you must to O.J. Simpson: If I Did It, Here's How It Happened. The first part airs tonight. 9 p.m., Fox.
28 New releases on the music front: Incubus' Light Grenades and Thom Yorke's Spitting Feathers, 5 B-Sides and 2 Videos EP.
29 Dr. Michael L. Blauner talks about vocal range in a lecture, The Many Voices of Opera, at the Marcia P. Hoffman Institute. 2-3:30 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Nov. 30, Cirque Dreams: Jungle Fantasy, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, tbpac.org.
Dec. 1-3, The Florida Orchestra Christmas Spectacular, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater, floridaorchestra.org.
Dec. 2, Los Lobos, Jannus Landing, jannuslandingconcerts.com.
—Leilani Polk
This article appears in Nov 22-28, 2006.