Here’s our list of the Tampa Bay events and things to do February 13-19. It’s a good week to paint a wall, see a play, watch movies & fall in love.

Ready Steady Yeti Go to Stageworks Theatre and see David Jacobi’s new playJacobi’s new play is a satirical take on race relations in small town USA. The dramedy, now showing at Stageworks Theatre in Tampa, somehow manages to deal with serious issues and be funny all at the same time.Through Feb. 24 Photo by Jennifer Ring
Have a good cry at Powerstories TheatreMelanie Marnich’s These Shining Lives, now showing at Powerstories Theatre in Tampa, tells the true story of a group of women whose lives were cut short through a work-acquired illness. Bring tissues.Through Feb. 24 Photo by Jennifer Ring
Experience a slice of Key West in Ybor CityJohn David Hawver’s paintings of Key West, currently on display in Gallery 114@HCC Ybor, will remind you what paradise looks like.Through Mar. 7 John David Hawver; photo courtesy of Gallery 114
Celebrate Black History with poetry at The Studio@620 in St. PeteLocal poet Miesha Brundridge-Baker is hosting a “poetic tribute to Black History” at The Studio@620Wed., Feb. 13 Photo via Airman 1st Class Nora Anton, U.S. Air Force
Catch a romantic horror film at The Epicurean in TampaCome an hour early for the happy hour.Wed., Feb 13 Photo via the Facebook event page
Tell a true story at Iberian Rooster in St. PeteThe theme is kindness.Wed., Feb. 13 Photo via the Facebook event page
Talk about love at the Tampa Museum of ArtLove is calling. It says you should visit the Tampa Museum of Art this Valentine’s Day. Museum curator, Joanna Robotham, is giving a 30 minute talk on the love theme in Yayoi Kusama’s works. Also, this is your last chance to see Kusama’s Love is Calling.Thurs., Feb. 14 Photo via the Facebook event page
Share some sexy poetry at The DaliLooking for a good book of erotic poetry to curl up with this Valentine’s Day? Enid Shomer, editor of “All We Know of Pleasure,” will be reading a selection of erotic poems from the book, with friends, at The Dali Museum this Valentine’s Day. Thurs., Feb. 14 Photo via the Facebook event page
Get a Heart-On at the Safety Harbor Art and Music CenterSHAMc is literally asking you to wear your heart on your sleeve for this Valentine’s Day dance party/art fundraiser.Thurs., Feb. 14 Photo via photocredit
Drink coffee and talk about art with Dunedin Fine Art Center curator Catherine BergmannEver wonder what it’s like to be curator at a community art center? This is your chance to find out.Thurs., Feb. 14 Photo via Julius Schorzman [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
Taste a cloud at USFIt’s Art Thursday at USF, and artist-researcher Karolina Sobecka is giving an artist talk with a free cloud-tasting demonstration in conjunction with The Visible turn at the Contemporary Art Museum.Thurs., Feb. 14 Photo by Jennifer Ring
Eat some loaded fries this Fryday at St. Pete French Fry FestMaybe take some heartburn medication first…Fri., Feb. 15 Photo via Gulf to Bay Food Truck Association’s Facebook page
See a ghost at Art Lofts in St. PeteDid you know that the Art Lofts in St. Petersburg are haunted? SPC Professor, artist and paranormal investigator Brandy Stark will walk you through the haunted parts and teach you how to hunt ghosts. I swear we’re not making this up. It’s on Facebook, so it must be true, right?Sat., Feb. 16 Photo via brenkee
See some murals in the making at Tampa Bay Fresh FestTampa got itself a mural festival. Don’t miss the block party at Robertson Billiards.Sat., Feb. 16 Photo via Luisa Padró @artystalulu
Check out some New York-style graffiti at Mergeculture in Tampa HeightsPart 1 is going to be in town. He was a pioneer of wildstyle graffiti in the 1970s and you can actually meet him at this event.Sat., Feb. 16 Photo via the Facebook event page
See some more graffiti at Café HeyCafé Hey is just a couple doors down from the Mergeculture gallery in Tampa Heights. So if you’re going to see Part 1 at Mergeculture, then you might as well see TASKO’s first solo exhibit at Café HeySat., Feb. 16 Photo via photocredit
See Diane Elmeer’s swamp-themed artwork at Cunsthaus in Seminole HeightsDiane Elmeer’s dream-like interpretations of nature do Tampa proud.Sat., Feb. 16 Photo via the Facebook event page
Eat some BBQ and drink some beer/bourbon in Curtis Hixon ParkIf you love food festivals, then get to Tampa for the Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival.Sat., Feb. 16 Photo via photocredit
See some art, eat some seafood, at the Safety Harbor waterfrontDon’t miss the “new and improved” Safety Harbor seafood festival, like we almost did when we were assembling this slideshow.Sat. & Sun. & Mon., Feb. 16 & 17 Photo via the Facebook event page
Drink some cookies at Crooked Thumb in Safety HarborThe craft brewery has brewed their annual batch of Girl Scout cookie inspired beers. S’mores Imperial Stout, Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter, Lemon Vanilla Gold Ale and Barrel Aged Chocolate Coconut Doppelbock will be ready for you to taste this weekend.Sat. & Sun., Feb. 16, 17 Photo via the Facebook event page
See this year’s best movies at the AMC Best Picture ShowcaseAre you ready for the Oscars? Starting this weekend, AMC Theatres is re-showing the Best Picture nominees in a two-weekend movie marathon. AMC Veterans in Tampa, AMC Woodlands in Oldsmar, and AMC The Regency 20 in St. Pete are all participating.Sat., Feb. 16 & FEb 23 23 Photo via AMC Theatres @amctheatres
See some live jousting at the Bay Area Renaissance FestivalThey’re turning the area around Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry into a 16th century village once again. So drink some beer, eat a Scotch egg, and throw some battle axes in the magical village of Fittleworth. You know, have a good time.Feb. 16-Mar. 31 Photo via Peter Trimming / Jousting at Hever Castle, Kent (5)
Take a photography workshop at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in TampaYou have a few choices this week: Social Media Blogging Bootcamp on Sat., Feb. 16, Storytelling through Photography on Sun., Feb. 17, and Artist Nudes Creative Process on Mon., Feb. 18. Photo via Pierre and Cathy
Meet Princess Smith at the MoreanThe local artist will be discussing her exhibition, “The Evolution of Self,” at the Morean Arts Center in St. Pete.Tues., Feb. 19 Photo courtesy of the Morean Arts Center
Manhattan Bottle Release at Six Ten Brewing Thur., Feb. 14 Photo via Bbadgett [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
Chocolate Festival @ Carrollwood Community Center Sat. Feb. 16 Photo via Pixabay
Arab Fest @ Water Works Park Sun. Feb. 17 Photo via Hollis Ashby
Mergeculture Presents: TASKO and Part One on Franklin Street Sat. Feb. 16 Photo via Mergeculture
Jo Koy @ Tampa Theatre Sat. Feb. 16 Press handout