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Do It Today: PostSecret creator Frank Warren lectures at USF, Tampa Bay Symphony does Tchaikovsky and more

By Franki Weddington on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:00 am

the Centre Gallery hosts USFsecrets, a collection of artful postcards from students revealing their own deepest, darkest skeletons. Frank Warren, 7:30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 23, Marshall Center Ballroom, free, els.usf.edu; USFsecrets, Feb. 22-26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., Centre Gallery, Marshall Center, free, ctr.usf.edu/gallery, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa. -- Franki Weddington

Tonight's Tampa Bay Symphony program features the opus' of the great Russian masters, with Christine Hartley's performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 as the crown jewel of the evening. Also performed under the steady baton of conductor Jack Heller is Tchaikovsky's March Slave, Shostakovich's Festival Overture and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Tsar Saltan Suite. The show visits several venues this week: 8 p.m. Tues., Feb. 23, Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 MacMullen Booth Road, Clearwater; 8 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 25, Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S., St. Petersburg. Visit tampabaysymphony.com for more info. $20.

The Florida Orchestra Guild offers Music Notes: George Gershwin, a discussion and musical demonstration exploring the composer's masterful works. Visit carrollwoodcenter.org for more info. Tues., Feb. 23, 10 a.m., Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, $15.

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USF makes it worth the trek to north Tampa this week with an array of interesting events. First, PostSecret Project creator Frank Warren hosts this month’s University Lecture Series. His call for postcards anonymously revealing secrets—from silly to somber—created catharsis on an international scale when published as a book series. Maybe you want to hear what inspired the project; maybe you want to share a secret that’s been weighing you down; but if you’re like most people (including me), you’ll be there to hear some crazy shit as people step up to the mic for their own mini share-sessions. In conjunction with Warren’s appearance,