After Tampa Bay Beer Week, St. Pete Grand Prix and St. Patrick’s Day, this week is mercifully slow. Take some time to smell the flowers, look at artwork, and have a nice meal. You deserve it.

See some movies in Tampa Both the Suncoast Credit Union Gasparilla International Film Festival and the Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival are running this week. Don’t know what to see? Check out our GIFF preview here.Through Mar. 24 Photo courtesy of the Suncoast Credit Union Gasparilla International Film Festival
The Valspar Championship is hereWatch some golf this week at Palm Harbor’s Innisbrook Golf Resort. Brad Paisley is playing (music not golf) during the Saturday night Valspar Live concert. And for the first time ever, there will be a Publix Chillounge off the 9th fairway.Through Mar. 24 U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Gonterman/Released
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap opens at Stageworks Theatre in TampaThurs. Mar. 21Photo via Oxfordian Kissuth [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]
Meet Paul Freedman, food scholar and author of 10 Restaurants that Changed America, at Armature Works in TampaHe’ll be discussing the history of American food and current trends at this USF-sponsored lecture.Thurs., Mar. 21, 7:30 p.m. Photo by Benjamin Balazs from Pixabay
Tampa Bay Pizza WeekBecause who doesn’t love pizza specials? Find out what restaurants are participating here.Starting Thurs., Mar. 21Photo by petrovhey from Pixabay
Lisa Fitch Talk and Tour at TECO in TampaNature photographer Lisa Fitch will be talking about what inspires her this Fourth Friday.Fri., Mar. 22, 5:30-8 p.m. Photo by Lisa Fitch
Find out why Henry Plant is more important than you thoughtThe Henry B. Plant museum is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Henry Plant’s birth with a special exhibit. Henry Plant: He’s More Important Than You Thought opens this Fourth Friday. Check out our feature to learn more about Henry Plant and the Plant Museum’s 200th birthday events.Fri., Mar. 22 Photo courtesy of the Henry Plant Museum
Learn the history of Le Méridien TampaJoin the “Tour of the Century” this Fourth Friday.Fri., Mar. 22, 5:30-6:00 p.m. Photo via the Facebook event page
Cookies & Beer Pairing at Brew Bus Brewing in TampaThe beers, inspired by Girl Scout cookies, include a Mint Chocolate Milk Stout, a Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter, and a Caramel Chocolate Coconut Red Ale.Fri.-Sun., Mar. 22-24 Photo by Brian, via flickr
Spanish Dinner at the Dunedin Fine Art CenterWe’re just making sure you remember that the Dunedin Fine Art Center now offers cooking classes. This Friday, you can learn how to make a seafood paella (no meat, because lent), kale salad with Marcona almonds and Manchego cheese, and Spanish custard with caramelized sugar.Fri., Mar. 22, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Photo via the Facebook event page
See Ya La’ford’s latest work at Tempus in Seminole Heights La’ford is exhibiting a series of sculptures/geometric chandeliers for the first time, and they look awesome.Opening reception Sat., Mar. 23, 7-9 p.m. Photo by Ya La’ford
See European Masterpieces from the Grasset Collection at the MFA in St. PeteOpens Sat., Mar. 23 Floris Claesz. van Dyck, Dutch, 1575-1651, Banquet Still Life, Oil on oak panel, Grasset Collection; Photo courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts
Ladybug release in the Chihuly Collection Native GardenThey eat aphids and help pollinate flowers. It’s a win-win.Sat. Mar. 23, 1-3 p.m. Photo by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay
Bark in the ParkIn Tampa’s Curtis Hixon waterfront park.Sat., Mar. 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah J. Soliz/Released
Seafood Boil with Soul Food Street Kitchen at Armature Works in TampaSat., Mar. 23, 6-8 p.m. Photo via the Facebook event page
Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime at Jannus LiveSat., Mar. 23, 7-11:59 p.m. Photo via the Facebook event page
Dunedin Seafood & Music FestivalBring your family, bring your dog, and listen to live music while munching on seafood in Dunedin’s Edgewater Park. Check the Facebook event page for the band lineup.Sat. & Sun., Mar. 23-24 Photo by Jennifer Ring
Broad Comedy: a celebration of funny womenWordier Than Thou is hosting an afternoon of lady comics at The Queen’s Head in St. PeteSun. Mar. 24, 1-3 p.m. Photo via the Facebook event page
Get a Taste of South Tampa at the Tampa Garden ClubSee what CL food editor Jenna Rimensnyder wrote about it here.Sun., Mar. 24, 1-4 p.m. Photo via the Facebook event page
LGBTea PartyThis Tampa Pride event brings live body painting, Long Island Ice Tea, and photography together at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Tampa.Tues., Mar. 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Photo via the Facebook event page