Tampa Bay Symphony, the 90-plus volunteer orchestra, presents George Gershwin’s An American in Paris, Edvard Grieg’s Symphonic Dances, Ravel’s Alborada del Grazioso, and with guest soloist Corinne Puchalla, von Weber’s Andante & Hungarian Rondo for Solo Bassoon. 8 p.m., Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, $20.
Eckerd College's Visions Of Nature, Voices Of Nature Environmental Film Festival continues with a screening of John Sayles’ Sunshine State, a 2002 dramedy about the encroaching gentrification of a small coastal Florida town and the intersecting lives of the locals trying to deal with it; starring Angela Bassett (pictured), Edie Falco, Jane Alexander and Ralph Waite. 7 p.m., Miller Auditorium-Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, free admission.
The next play featured in the Jobside Project Staged Reading Series is P.J. Gibson's Magenta Sunsets and Brown Silk. 7:30 p.m., Shimberg Playhouse, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, downtown Tampa, $5 general (free for season ticket holders), 813-229-7827.
It’s not often you find a UK electro outfit that can combine elements of Can-style Krautrock (Britain-meets-Berlin accents, slinky minimal beats, hypnotic repetition) with sly, witty songwriting that references Hans Christian Anderson, ice cream flavors, Reebok, pickpockets and various other nonsensical subjects. Fujiya & Miyagi bring their U.S. tour to Orlando, with support by Brooklyn's Project Jenny, Project Jan. 8 p.m., Back Booth, Orlando, $10.
Also worth the Monday night drive to O-town is Austin’s thunderously art rockin' …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, which is currently on tour in support of their sixth and latest album, The Century of Self. Funeral Perty opens the Orlando gig. 9 p.m., The Social, Orlando, $15.
This article appears in Feb 18-24, 2009.