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Leon Majcen

Safety Harbor Art and Music Center

706 2nd St. N, Safety Harbor Clearwater

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$25-$40

Live Music

Leon Majcen’s voice would’ve been amazing at a recent John Prine tribute in Safety Harbor, but the expat Bay area songwriter finally returns to town for this intimate gig where he’ll play new singles (intricately picked, “Leave It Alone” is some of his best work yet) in what we hope is a packed set ahead his July date in St. Petersburg opening for Evan Honer. (727) 725-4018
Flipturn w/The Hails

Jannus Live

200 1st Ave. N, St. Petersburg St. Pete

Sold out

Live Music

(727) 565-0550
Ortrotasce w/Sleeping Pills/more

Hooch & Hive

1001 W Cass St, Tampa Hillsborough County

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$9

Live Music

Sleeping Pills is part of a bill topped by Bay area analog synth lord Ortrotasce, plus Orlando rock outfit Get With This. 4022492487
Heart

Amalie Arena

401 Channelside Dr, Tampa Tampa

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$31.25 & up

Live Music

Cheap Trick—featuring Safety Harbor resident Robin Zander—opens Heart’s first local gig since a sweltering, summer 2019 stop at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre about 10 minutes east. (813) 301-6500
Hallucienda 10th Anniversary: DJ Three w/Brian Busto/Rat Galactic

The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Co.

544 1st Ave N, St. Petersburg St. Pete

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$20-$26

DJ & Dance

Three—one of the first people to bring Doc Martin and Moby to Sunshine State raves—co-founded Hallucienda, opening dance music fans’ ears to so many different strains of the genre. 727-623-4837
Breakaway Tampa 2024

Raymond James Stadium

4201 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa Tampa

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Live Music

(813) 350-6500
Palm Harbor Library: 46th Anniversary Open House

Palm Harbor Library

2330 Nebraska Ave, Palm Harbor North Pinellas

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FREE

Family and Kid Events

The library will be closing at 2 PM to get ready for another SPECTACULAR Open House event for all of our current and future patrons. Learn about what the library has to offer while having a fun night. Enjoy music, activities, our classic wine toss and more. This year our Open House theme is, “The Pearl of Palm Harbor”. Expect mermaids, pirates, and an under the sea themed experience! There will be grab bags for the first 300 people as well. Check our socials for updates. Sponsored by the Friends of the Palm Harbor Library. 7277843332
Gourmet Wine Pairing Dinner

Church of the Good Shepherd - Kirk Hall

639 Edgewater Dr, Dunedin Dunedin

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$95.00

Food & Drink

Join us for a delectable evening of great wine and delicious food! Enjoy carefully selected wines paired with mouthwatering dishes. Reserve your seat for an unforgettable evening of culinary delight and good company 7276570656
SunSips by the Bay 21+ April 26 at Clearwater Marine Aquarium

Clearwater Marine Aquarium

249 Windward Passage, Clearwater Clearwater Beach

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40-75

Food & Drink

Clearwater Marine Aquarium will present SunSips by the Bay: An After-Hours Experience at Clearwater Marine Aquarium on April 26 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. where the 21 and over crowd can unwind by the bay. Sip refreshing cocktails, groove to live music, and explore the wonders of the aquarium under the stars. Join us for a night of happy hour vibes and aquatic enchantment at SunSips by the Bay. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a mouthwatering buffet, captivating marine life, lively entertainment and panoramic views of Clearwater Bay. Adding to the excitement will be magician, Cory Van Valin. 7274411790
Kenny G

Ruth Eckerd Hall

1111 McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater Clearwater

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$42.75-$103.75

Live Music

The 67-year-old saxophone icon’s latest album Innocence is entirely made up of jazz reiterations of lullabies. 727-791-7400
Defrauded

Oscura

816 Manatee Avenue East, Bradenton Manatee County

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$5 ADV / $10 DOS

Live Music

Tampa Hardcore Punks Defrauded return to Bradenton and Oscura alongside Palmetto's Highest Crown, The Anti-Don'ts, and Human Error! 941-201-4950
Fallen Leaves: Eckerd College International Cinema Series

Miller Auditorium, Eckerd College

4200 54th Avenue S, St Petersburg St. Pete

Free

Film

Written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki (Finnish with English subtitles, 81 minutes, 2023). The latest film from Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki (La Havre, The Other Side of Hope) employs his signature gentle deadpan humor to explore the lives and budding connection between two working-class Finns alienated by contemporary society. Winner of the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Fallen Leaves was voted Best Film of the Year by the International Film Critics Federation. Part of the Eckerd College International Cinema Series. 7278671166
The Thorn at Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater

Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater

400 1st St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, St. Petersburg St. Pete

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$52.00

Live Music, Theater, Performance

The Thorn tells the epic story of God’s love for the world and the spiritual battle for all humanity. 7193310972
Jimmie’s Chicken Shack w/Tropico Blvd/Pilot Jonezz

Floridian Social

687 Central Ave. N, St. Petersburg St. Pete

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$5-$15

Live Music

There’s some divine guitar work on Jimmie’s Chicken Shack’s latest, Bandcamp-exclusive, studio album 2econds. 727-322-4600
Euclid Place Presents: New Aesthetics, Radaghast, Articles, Moth Bite

Noisemakers

2616 Emerson Avenue South, St. Petersburg St. Pete

$10

Live Music

A night of up-and-coming bands spread headed by St. Pete shoegaze heroes Radaghast and new emo/punks New Aesthetics. Joining the bill is Fest-worthy pop punk band Articles from Gainesville, FL, and guitar wizards Moth Bite from Bradenton, FL. Doors open at 7:00 PM, with the music starting promptly at 8:00 PM. Admission is just $10, and this event is open to all ages. Don't miss out on this epic lineup! 727-412-5500
Andrés Cepeda

David A. Straz Center - Carol Morsani Hall

1010 N W C Macinnes Pl, Tampa Tampa

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$40.50+

Live Music, Performance

Andrés Cepeda seemed to know his calling early on. He began studying piano at age 5 and wrote his first composition at 12. First as a member of Latin-rock group Poligamia and then as a solo artist, Cepeda has racked up hit after hit as well as several Latin Grammy® nominations. He’s also been a coach on Colombian television’s La Voz (The Voice) for nearly a decade. (813) 229-7827
HEART

Amalie Arena

401 Channelside Dr, Tampa Tampa

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$31.25-$166

Live Music

(813) 301-6500
Katara album release w/Guy Average/Rogerthomas

Crowbar

1812 North 17th Street, Tampa Seminole Heights

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$15-$20

Live Music

Onstage this Friday for the release show, Katara will have company: Sebastian Siaka of the band Miroux on bass, Actual Bank Robbers’ Anthony Santaniello on guitar. Pat Hernly—DePergola’s former instructor at St. Pete College, and a member of Hip Abduction—will also join in along with songwriter-vocalist Guianna, and saxophonist Chooty B (Bredal).
Urbane Cowboys

Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe

5119 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa Seminole Heights

Free

Live Music

Friday night with The Urbane Cowboys while enjoying dining and drinking at Ella's (813) 234-1000
Loe Shimmy

Club Skye

1509 E 8th Ave., Tampa Ybor City

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$35

Live Music

(813) 247-6606
Green Thumb Festival

Sat., April 27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun., April 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Walter Fuller Park

7901 30th Ave. N, St. Petersburg St. Pete

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Free

Festivals, Market

More than 120 vendors and exhibitors take over Jungle Terrace’s big ol’ park for the nearly 40-year-old Green Thumb Festival, which includes workshops for kids and adults, ask an arborist sessions, and the Garden Club of St. Petersburg annual, juried flower show.
Floridania Fest

Sat., April 27, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Historic Gulfport Casino

5500 Shore Blvd S, Gulfport Gulfport

$5

Festivals, Market

This year Floridania Fest hosts 27 vendors selling and swapping funky Florida memorabilia like postcards, snow globes, ashtrays and other items. Whether you’re attending just to look around or get ahead on gift-buying for your grandma with the beach-themed bathroom, there are plenty of treasures to check out. Kids 14 and under get in free.—Suz Townsend/b> (727) 893-1070
Gaza! Rising! Ybor City: Dea and Saint w/Pilot Jonezzz/Afterworld/more

Sat., April 27, 4 p.m.

Crowbar

1812 North 17th Street, Tampa Seminole Heights

Donatons accepted

Live Music

Last month, a “Gaza! Rising” benefit show raised $2,000 for The Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund.
Mega night street food market

Sat., April 27, 5-11:30 p.m.

Space

855 28th St. S, St. Petersburg St. Pete

Free

Food & Drink

There’s no cover, but you’ve gotta pay to park.
'Taste' 2024

Sat., April 27, 6 p.m.

Multiple Locations

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$95 & up

Food & Drink, Festivals, Live Music

There are over 40 participating restaurants including Tampa favorites like Besito Mexican and The Dan, as well as craft brew staples like 3 Daughters, Tampa Bay Brewing Company and others. Not a beer fan? No worries, craft cocktails and NA beverages will also be pouring.
Our Town

Fridays, 8 p.m., Saturdays, 3 p.m., Sundays, 3 p.m. and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 11

Stageworks Theatre

1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Suite 151, Tampa Tampa

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$45

Theater

Downtown Tampa turns into Grover’s Corners when Stageworks performs a multicultural, multilingual (with supertitles) version of Thornton Wilder’s iconic, 1930s Pulitzer-winning three-act play about life in small-town America. 813-374-2416
Dalí & the Impressionists: Monet, Renoir, Degas & More

Through April 28

The Dalí Museum

1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg St. Pete

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Included in the price of general admission

Museums, Visual Art

"Dalí & the Impressionists: Monet, Renoir, Degas & More" explores Salvador Dalí’s most important early influencers. To demonstrate the range and depth of Dalí’s engagement with the Impressionist movement, this exhibition presents 18 of Dalí’s early paintings in conjunction with a diverse selection of 22 French Impressionist paintings by 18 artists from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, one of the preeminent collections of French Impressionism in the U.S. Many of the pieces on display will be on view for the first time in the state of Florida, offering a rare opportunity to view these French Impressionist masterpieces. Extended Hours… 7276234777
Nollywood Dreams

Fridays, Saturdays, 7 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, 2 p.m., Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Thursdays, 7 p.m. and Fri., May 10, 7 p.m. Continues through May 9

Freefall Theatre

6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg St. Pete

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$25-$45

Theater

The recent unveiling of Oscar nominations reminded us how silly Hollywood is, and this work from Jocelyn Bioh helps throw a little more shade on tinseltown. Two sisters dream of finding success in the Nigerian film industry in this heartfelt romantic comedy set in the early-’90s when Nollywood was still cutting its teeth. (727) 498-5205
Movies at Screen Door Microcinema

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Sundays, 3:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.

Screen Door Microcinema

1624 E 7th Ave., Tampa Ybor City

$8

Film

The 800-square-foot microcinema holds 38 seats, has theater quality sound and screen, Super 8-mm, 35-mm, and 16-mm projectors, and a vast collection of films. A large bulk of the cinema’s equipment was graciously loaned by the University of Tampa’s Department of Film, Animation, and New Media (FMX). Visit the website to see the schedule.
Paint Your Heart Out Tampa

Sat., April 27, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Paint Your Heart Out

1202 W. Linebaugh Ave, Suite C, Tampa Hillsborough County

Free

Family and Kid Events

Our upcoming Paint Day is on April 27th, 2024. Each year, nearly 2,500 volunteers participate in the event by painting the exterior of 100 eligible homes. Please reach out to Christina Loos at [email protected] for volunteer/sponsorship opportunities. We are also seeking qualified homes to paint for 2024. To be eligible, we are looking for seniors on a fixed income or disabled persons who live in and own their home in Tampa. Residents who know of someone in their neighborhood that may qualify for this community service program can leave a message at PYHOT at (813) 258-4512. (813) 258-4512