1. St. Pete-by-way-of-Chicago blues artist Walker Smith (pictured) brings his band to Skipper’s Smokehouse.
2. Creative Loafing’s kicks off the Loafie Awards at Tampa Theatre with red carpet festivities beginning at 7 p.m.; the show starts at 8 p.m.
3. The Education Channel presents theatrical screenings of selections from its Independents’ Film Festival beginning tonight at UT’s Reeves Theater with a 7 p.m. "IFF Emerging Directors" presentation followed by "Indie Music Night" at 8:30 p.m., which includes a screening of the NYC-filmed rockumentary, Where's the Music At?.
4. To make room for its fall inventory, Henry B. Plant Museum Store stages a 50 percent off “Christmas & More Sale” of unique seasonal items – Christmas ornaments, wreaths, greenery, home accessories and the like – as well as table wear, purses, scarves, placemats, napkins, linens, children's accessories and more.
5. Can the Tampa Bay Rays make a much-needed comeback and regain their first place standing? Find out during the second of three games against the Boston Red Sox tonight at the Trop.
This article appears in Sep 10-16, 2008.
