Celtic Crossroads — a seven-member Irish roots group that fuses traditional Irish music and its lively percussive rhythms with bluegrass, gypsy and jazz — bring their songs and dances to Clearwater. 1 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, $16. Pictured below: Johnny Berrill, Michael McClintock & David Neylon of Celtic Crossroads.
The Henry B. Plant Museum opens the 27th edition of its annual Victorian Christmas Stroll. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily Dec. 1-23, Tampa, $10 adults/$4 children 12 and younger ($6 adults/$3 children Dec. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16).
In honor of World AIDS Day today, two separate events are held in St. Petersburg in support of one important Pinellas organization. AIDS Service Association of Pinellas (ASAP) stages a World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast in the morning; and in the evening, American Stage in collaboration with Suncoast AIDS Theatre Project present "Reflections: A World AIDS Day Concert," a one-night musical retrospective of songs and poetry commemorating World AIDS Day, with all proceeds to benefit ASAP. Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Sirata Beach Resort, St. Pete Beach, $15 per person, 727-328-3264; and concert, 7:30 p.m., "Pay-What-You-Can" admission, 727- 823-7529.
St. Petersburg College Orchestra performs the "Christmas" Concerto by Archangelo Corelli, Thomas Albert’s Devil’s Rain, and Mozart's Symphony No. 27 K. 199. 7:30 p.m., SPC Music Center, St. Petersburg, free.
This article appears in Nov 26 – Dec 2, 2008.