Kristopher James, who plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on November 15, 2017 as part of Et Cultura Festival. Credit: LAURA BURNES

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WQYK Guitar Pull w/Big and Rich/Jon Pardi/Chris Janson/Joe Nichols/Danielle Bradbery/more A midweek treat for country music lovers who’ll get to see some of the biggest names from the radio swap stories and sing songs in a stripped-back, VH1 Storytellers style show where proceeds get doled out to children’s charities. (David A. Straz Center for Performing Arts, Tampa) INFO

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Fall Arts 2017: Get cultured — St. Pete's fledgling Et Cultura Festival goes big for the 'Burg

Et Cultura Kickoff: St. Pete’s five-day celebration of music, film, art and innovation kicks off today with tunes (Kristopher James at Jannus, plus a WMNF broadcast at Hideaway Café), talks (Future City at Station House), documentaries (42 Grams screening at Sundial), a parlor surrealist game at the MFA and more. Keep an eye on this paper and cltampa.com for more previews as the fest rolls on. Read our interview with Saturday performer Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee) here. (Various venues, downtown St. Petersburg) INFO

ALSO PLAYING

USF Jazz Ensemble 2 (Barness Recital Hall at University of South Florida, Tampa) INFO

Chip Davis and Mannheim Steamroller (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg) INFO

Grizzly Bear (House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista) INFO

Discussing "Full Moon Fever" by Tom Petty (The Disco Dolls Studio, Tampa) INFO

Grrrl School w/DJ Rebelle (Ella's Americana Folk Art Café, Tampa) INFO

November 15-19, St. Pete Bike Best w/Vince Neil/Colt Ford/Queensryche (TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, St. Pete Beach) INFO

Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses (Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo) INFO

The Music of Star Wars: A Celebration of John Williams (Jan Platt Regional Library, Tampa) INFO

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...