Up-and-coming Bay area designer Dali Hernandez unveils her Fall/Winter '08 "Dark Sinister" Collection during tonight's House of Dali Fashion Show. 10 p.m., The Kennedy Boutique Lounge, Tampa, free admission. Pictured at left: A House of Dali original modeled by Soleil C with make-up by Stephanie Mir. Photo credit Maria On3Photographics.
Giordano's Italian Restaurant welcomes authors/photographers Brenda Shoupe and Margo French for a book release party and signing of their new limited edition book, Kenya: A Photo Safari, July 2007. 6-9 p.m., 11310 Causeway Blvd., Brandon, free admission.
Tre Amici presents an open mic community talk titled "HOPE '09: Hope for the Coming Year" with Adam Fritz of Urban Charrette. Locals are invited to come out and express thoughts on topics like mass transit, SDAT, homelessness, and neighborhood connectivity, and share hopes, dreams and goals for the area in the new year. All attendees should bring a canned good item to be donated to Metropolitan Ministries. 7:30-9:30 p.m., Ybor City, free admission.
Smooth, smooth jazz meets seasonal melodies during "A Peter White Christmas with Mindi Abair & Rick Braun," an annual holiday concert. 8 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, $36.
NOVA 535 hosts a holiday party with first call drinks on Nova, complementary hors d'oeuvres and a raffle ticket for each purchased drink for Bottles of Happiness. 6 p.m.-midnight, St. Petersburg, free admission.
This article appears in Dec 17-23, 2008.