We have something fun for you to do every day this week. Except for Monday, March 18th. Absolutely nothing is happening on Monday, March 18th. We suggest you use this day to sleep off your St. Patrick’s Day hangover. You already called off work, right?
See all the ShakespeareTampa’s Jobsite Theatre is bringing back a newly-revised The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). With 37 plays in 90 minutes, things are bound to get crazy.Opens Mar. 13
Photo via Jobsite’s Facebook pageBuy some art. Eat some pie.Celebrate Pi Day at Craftsman House Gallery in St. Pete. Spend $15 on art and you get a slice of pie for free.Thurs., Mar. 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Photo via Cameron Nordholm [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]Candlebox at Jannus Live in St. PeteTravel back to the ’90s with Candlebox. You know you want to.Thurs., Mar. 14, 8-11 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page97x Freebie WeebieThe free alt-rock concert at Jannus Live is featuring lovelytheband this year. Get your ticket in advance at one of the ticket drops listed here.Fri., Mar. 15, 7-11 p.m.
Photo via Instagram @lovelythebandDrive-In Movie NightDrive into Dunedin’s Highland Park for a showing of The Goonies. Purchase your tickets in advance at the Dunedin Community Center.Fri., Mar. 15, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event pageDrink a beer. Save a shark.Head to The Florida Aquarium for a taste of Coppertail’s latest brew, Sand Tiger Stout. $1 of the proceeds from each pint goes to The Florida Aquarium’s shark awareness programs.Fri., Mar. 15, 4-7 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event pageSee Sheryl Underwood at Tampa ImprovFri. & Sat., Mar. 15-16
Photo via the Facebook event pageReggae Rise UpThe reggae is rising up in St. Pete’s Vinoy Park this weekend. Stick Figure, Slightly Stoopid, and Rebelution are among the headliners.Fri.-Sun., Mar. 15-17
Photo via the Facebook event pageRough Rider’s St. Patrick’s Pub Crawl in YborStarts at Zydeco Brew Werks.Fri., Mar. 15, 6-11 p.m.
Photo by Omunene, via flickrPeggy O’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Palm HarborThe party lasts all weekend at Peggy O’s with live music, Irish food and drink. Featuring the usual bands — Jeriko Turnpike, The Black Honkeys, Stormbringer, and a few Irish bands. Sunday morning, the music starts with Celtic Conundrum, playing from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Fri.-Sun., Mar. 15-17
Photo via Celtic Conundrum’s Facebook event pageMayor’s River O’Green Fest in Tampa’s Curtis Hixon ParkJust follow the leprechauns.Sat., Mar. 16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Photo via Tampa’s DowntownLearn how to cook with beer at the Dunedin Fine Art CenterChef Craig Tinling shows you how to make beer braised beef pot roast, bratwurst, beer cheese potato skins, and beer caramel ice cream.Sat., Mar. 16, 2-4 p.m.
Photo via madaise [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]St. Paddy’s Block Party in downtown St. PeteWhiskey Dregs, Boxcar Hollow, and Pitbull Toddler are playing. Munchies include Guinness Gravy French fries, a Jameson caramel and bacon donut, fish & chips, bangers & mash, and corned beef & cabbage. Wash it all down with green beer or something better.Sat., Mar. 16, 12-10 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event pageSt. Patrick’s weekend at Locale Market Sample Irish favorites at Locale Market in St. Pete. Shephard’s Pie, Corned Beef & Cabbage, Guinness Stew and Corned Beef Ruebens are all on the menu.Fri.-Sun., Mar. 15-17
Photo by Marco Verch, via flickrRough Rider’s St. Patrick’s Parade in Ybor CityYbor really does have a parade for everything.Sat., Mar. 16, 8-11 p.m.
Photo of Wappingers Falls New York Parade by Julian Colton, via Wikimedia CommonsCricketers Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parking Lot PartyThis British pub in Dunedin really knows how to throw a party in their parking lot. Seriously.Fri.-Sun., Mar. 15-17
Photo via the Facebook event pageCrooked Thumb’s Pre St. Patrick’s Day Celebration in Safety HarborHave some “beer-colored beer” at Crooked Thumb this St. Patrick’s eve. Pair with live music from Paddy O’Furniture and some Irish food prepared by Chef Chris.Sat., Mar. 16, 3-10 p.m.
Photo via Paddy O’ Furniture’s Facebook pageSt. Paddy’s Day Bash at The Lucky Dill in Palm HarborSure they’ll have Irish music and beer, but it’s really all about the corned beef. The Irish-themed cocktails are fun too.Through Mar. 17
Photo by Jennifer RingFlanagan’s St. Patrick’s Festival in DunedinThe celebration spills out to Dunedin’s Main Street and Pioneer Park every year.Sat. & Sun., Mar. 16-17
Photo via Instagram @flanagansdunedinO’Keefe’s St. Pat’s Festival in ClearwaterWhere everyone in Clearwater goes to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.Sat. & Sun., Mar. 16-17
Photo via the Facebook event pagePaddyfest Street Festival in Hyde Park VillageCowboy Mouth, Thomas Wynn and the Believers, Seven Nations, and more are playing at this block party/outdoor concert. Check their website for the full lineup.Sat. & Sun. Mar. 16-17
Photo via the Facebook event pageCelebrate Kerouac’s birthday at the Flamingo in St. PeteWith music, poetry, and “a shot and a wash.”Sat., Mar. 16, 7-11:30 p.m.
Photo by Tom Palumbo, via Wikimedia CommonsBloom N Chalk FestThe 11th Annual Bloom N Chalk fest is here. Head to Main Street to watch professional artists make art on Safety Harbor’s sidewalks.Sat. & Sun., Mar. 16-17
Photo via the Facebook event pageMeet the artists of Historic KenwoodBecause you can only drink so much green beer. I mean, that shit can’t be good for you.Sat.-Sun., Mar. 16-17
Photo via the Facebook event pageGasparilla International Food FestivalEat your way around the world in Ybor’s Centennial Park.Sun., Mar. 17, 3-8 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event pageCelebrate St. Paddy’s Day at 3 Daughters BrewingWith live music from Clover’s Revenge.Sun., Mar. 17, 1-6 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event pageSleep off that St. Patrick’s Day hangoverHopefully not on your neighbor’s lawn.Mon., Mar. 18
Photo by Josh Argyle, via PixabayTake an ArtBreak at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs.With performance art from Japanese artists Koho Kurihara and Ai Kawamura in honor of Women’s History Month.Tues., Mar. 19, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Photo courtesy of The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art.See Bosch, Bruegel and a 3D printer at HCC YborBosch and Bruegel won’t be there in person, obviously. But the two Renaissance artists will be at HCC Ybor Gallery in spirit via artist Doug Sutherland’s 3D printed sculptures. It should be an interesting merger of art’s past, present, and future.Opening reception Tues., Mar. 19, 4:30-7:30
Photo via Hieronymus Bosch [Public domain]Drink and draw at Mize Gallery in St. PeteThe theme of this month’s Sketch Night Tampa is MINI.Tues., Mar. 19, 7-9 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page