The best things to do this week in Tampa Bay (Mar. 20-26)

See some movies in Tampa

Both the Suncoast Credit Union Gasparilla International Film Festival and the Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival are running this week. Don't know what to see? Check out our GIFF preview here.
Through Mar. 24
Photo courtesy of the Suncoast Credit Union Gasparilla International Film Festival

The Valspar Championship is here

Watch some golf this week at Palm Harbor’s Innisbrook Golf Resort. Brad Paisley is playing (music not golf) during the Saturday night Valspar Live concert. And for the first time ever, there will be a Publix Chillounge off the 9th fairway.
Through Mar. 24
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Gonterman/Released

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap opens at Stageworks Theatre in Tampa

Thurs. Mar. 21
Photo via Oxfordian Kissuth [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]

Meet Paul Freedman, food scholar and author of 10 Restaurants that Changed America, at Armature Works in Tampa

He’ll be discussing the history of American food and current trends at this USF-sponsored lecture.
Thurs., Mar. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Photo by Benjamin Balazs from Pixabay

Tampa Bay Pizza Week

Because who doesn’t love pizza specials? Find out what restaurants are participating here.
Starting Thurs., Mar. 21
Photo by petrovhey from Pixabay

Lisa Fitch Talk and Tour at TECO in Tampa

Nature photographer Lisa Fitch will be talking about what inspires her this Fourth Friday.
Fri., Mar. 22, 5:30-8 p.m.
Photo by Lisa Fitch

Find out why Henry Plant is more important than you thought

The Henry B. Plant museum is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Henry Plant’s birth with a special exhibit. Henry Plant: He’s More Important Than You Thought opens this Fourth Friday. Check out our feature to learn more about Henry Plant and the Plant Museum’s 200th birthday events.
Fri., Mar. 22
Photo courtesy of the Henry Plant Museum

Learn the history of Le Méridien Tampa

Join the “Tour of the Century” this Fourth Friday.
Fri., Mar. 22, 5:30-6:00 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page

Cookies & Beer Pairing at Brew Bus Brewing in Tampa

The beers, inspired by Girl Scout cookies, include a Mint Chocolate Milk Stout, a Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter, and a Caramel Chocolate Coconut Red Ale.
Fri.-Sun., Mar. 22-24
Photo by Brian, via flickr

Spanish Dinner at the Dunedin Fine Art Center

We’re just making sure you remember that the Dunedin Fine Art Center now offers cooking classes. This Friday, you can learn how to make a seafood paella (no meat, because lent), kale salad with Marcona almonds and Manchego cheese, and Spanish custard with caramelized sugar.
Fri., Mar. 22, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page

See Ya La'ford’s latest work at Tempus in Seminole Heights

La'ford is exhibiting a series of sculptures/geometric chandeliers for the first time, and they look awesome.
Opening reception Sat., Mar. 23, 7-9 p.m.
Photo by Ya La'ford

See European Masterpieces from the Grasset Collection at the MFA in St. Pete

Opens Sat., Mar. 23
Floris Claesz. van Dyck, Dutch, 1575-1651, Banquet Still Life, Oil on oak panel, Grasset Collection; Photo courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts

Ladybug release in the Chihuly Collection Native Garden

They eat aphids and help pollinate flowers. It’s a win-win.
Sat. Mar. 23, 1-3 p.m.
Photo by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay

Bark in the Park

In Tampa’s Curtis Hixon waterfront park.
Sat., Mar. 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah J. Soliz/Released

Seafood Boil with Soul Food Street Kitchen at Armature Works in Tampa

Sat., Mar. 23, 6-8 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page

Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime at Jannus Live

Sat., Mar. 23, 7-11:59 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page

Dunedin Seafood & Music Festival

Bring your family, bring your dog, and listen to live music while munching on seafood in Dunedin’s Edgewater Park. Check the Facebook event page for the band lineup.
Sat. & Sun., Mar. 23-24
Photo by Jennifer Ring

Broad Comedy: a celebration of funny women

Wordier Than Thou is hosting an afternoon of lady comics at The Queen’s Head in St. Pete
Sun. Mar. 24, 1-3 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page

Get a Taste of South Tampa at the Tampa Garden Club

See what CL food editor Jenna Rimensnyder wrote about it here.
Sun., Mar. 24, 1-4 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page

LGBTea Party

This Tampa Pride event brings live body painting, Long Island Ice Tea, and photography together at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Tampa.
Tues., Mar. 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page