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Tampa Bay’s 2024-2025 theater season has arrived

Local shows include ‘Macbeth,’ ‘POTUS,’ and more.

By Devan Wilson-Harper

Aug 14, 2024

Tampa Bay’s theater season is here, and jam-packed with a variety of productions for even the most critical audience member. Theater companies like Jobsite, Tampa Rep, Stageworks, The Off-Central, and freeFall are presenting a number of exciting shows this year, including “The Bridges of Madison County,” “The Butterfly’s Evil Spell.”

Roxanne Fay in 'Thrice To Mine," which is at Shimberg Playhouse in Tampa, Florida through Aug. 25.

Tampa Bay hosts Jane Goodall’s ‘Hope in Action’ weekend this fall

Goodall will speak at Tropicana Field, while her Roots and Shoots Alliance hosts environmental actions.

By Devan Wilson-Harper
Aug 14, 2024
Bidding starts at $25 during Hillsborough Community College's Monday art auction

The 'Silent Hawktion' goes down on the Dale Mabry Campus.

By Ray Roa
Aug 14, 2024
'Tabernacle Of Oddities,' Ybor City's celebration of weird Florida, includes services by Church of Satan

Supplicants must register by Aug. 17.

By Ray Roa
Aug 14, 2024
Paul Wilborn and Eugenie Bondurant set to read stories about 1980s Ybor City

The reading is in celebration of the fifth anniversary for 'Cigar City: Tales From A 1980s Creative Ghetto.'

By Ray Roa
Aug 14, 2024
‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Greatest Showman’ top Tampa Theatre’s September singalong movie lineup

‘Grease,, ‘Labyrinth,’ and ‘Encanto’ will also screen.

By Ray Roa
Aug 12, 2024
Interview: Tampa Bay author Ivy Fairbanks talks escapism and more ahead of ‘Morbidly Yours’ launch

Her romance novel was picked up by Penguin Random House imprint Putnam.

By Chelsea Zukowski
Aug 12, 2024
St. Pete’s freeFall Theatre opens 2024-25 season with ‘Fable’

It runs Aug. 9-Sept. 8.

By Chuck Merlis
Aug 8, 2024
'813 Day' offers Tampeños free food, coffee, pastries and more on Tuesday

Anyone can celebrate, even if they have a 656 area code.

By Ray Roa
Aug 7, 2024
Fetish Con 2024 kicks off Thursday in St. Pete, and there's no nudity allowed

The four-day festival has a kinky red carpet, 'Pervy Pool' and more.

By Ray Roa
Aug 7, 2024
Tampa Museum of Art offers pay-what-you-can admission every Thursday night

Now if we could just get more museums to hold late-night weekends.

By Ray Roa
Jul 31, 2024
Tampa artist Conrad Garner opens 'Runaway Thoughts' show in Seminole Heights

It'll hang at Independent Bar & Cafe in Seminole Heights through August.

By Ray Roa
Jul 31, 2024
Expat Tampa comedian Cam Bertrand comes home for one-off on Thursday

A local appearance is a rare thing these days, but Bertrand is looking forward to it.

By Michael Murillo
Jul 31, 2024
Founders of Ybor City’s Countdown Improv Festival embrace spontaneity and solidify community

Kelly Buttermore and Justin Peters found a home in Tampa.

By Devan Wilson-Harper
Jul 29, 2024
CatVideoFest returns to Tampa Theatre and will benefit local animals

Because scrolling on the internet truly isn’t enough.

By Devan Wilson-Harper
Jul 25, 2024
From city hall to Al Lang Field, there are a bunch of 727 Day events happening in Pinellas this weekend

Free St. Pete flag anyone?

By Ray Roa
Jul 25, 2024
St. Pete’s Kerouac House hosts poetry reading this weekend

GrowHouse founder Dennis Amadeus is the featured poet.

By Ray Roa
Jul 24, 2024
Ceramist Dakota Parkinson closes ‘Uncomfortable’ art show in St. Pete this month

The show explores the idea of empathy.

By Ray Roa
Jul 24, 2024
St. Pete’s ‘Poetry Alley’ wants you to bring a meaningful object to the MFA on Saturday

The ‘FAX’ collective is honoring the ‘Never the Same Song’ exhibition up right now.

By Ray Roa
Jul 19, 2024
Aspiring Tampa filmmaker Joseph Rodriguez is on the new season of ‘Big Brother’

The reality TV series kicked off Wednesday.

By Ray Roa
Jul 19, 2024
Tampa Bay area shark scientist Jasmin Graham schedules two hometown book talks

She'll talk 'Sharks Don't Swim' at Oxford Exchange and Tombolo Books.

By Ray Roa
Jul 17, 2024

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