Florida Orchestra Coffee Concerts: Musicians in the Spotlight Stuart Molina plays conductor and you get free coffee and doughnuts while solo performances of Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 unfold in front of your eyes. The catch? You have to get up early enough to be at Ruth Eckerd Hall at 10 a.m. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) INFO
Palladium Chamber Players w/Mile-End Trio/Jon Manas Can’t get up early enough for the 10 a.m. Florida Orchestra show in Clearwater? Fear not, since Florida Orchestra Concertmaster Jeffrey Multer plays lead at this one, during which international soloists and chamber musicians Marika Bournaki (piano) and Julian Schwartz (cello) will interpret classic chamber music selections by Beethoven, Poulenc and Mendelssohn alongside guest clarinetist Jon Manas. Doors at a respectable 7:30 p.m. (Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg) INFO
ALSO PLAYING
January 8-13, Real Music Series: Cirque Vertigo Featuring The Wallenda Duo (Stanleyville Theater at Busch Gardens, Tampa) INFO
Taylor Reed (Orbit 19 Lounge, Holiday) INFO
Made $ in Tampa Showcase (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
A Night With Janis Joplin (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg) INFO
Adam Hawley (Charlie’s Sushi & Japanese, Clearwater) INFO
This article appears in Jan 4-11, 2018.