On the weekend of October 17th and 18th, the Clearwater Jazz Holiday Jazz ’N Art Walk returned to downtown Clearwater for its second successful year.
The Jazz ’N Art Walk was a juried art show and street fair that gave artists a chance to showcase their work in displays along two full blocks on Cleveland Street. Art was for sale, and many Jazz Holiday attendees browsed among the temporary galleries. John Brennan, the artist who designed this year’s Clearwater Jazz Holiday poster, was among the artists whose works were on display.
Where the Wild Thing Are on IMAX Comes to MOSI on Nov 7
Written by Peter McDonald
Where the Wild Things Are, Spike Jonze’s big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s book, will be screened in the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)’s Imax Dome Theatre. Starting on November 7th, fans of all ages will set sail alongside young Max to the captivating world of the “Wild Things” for a larger-than-life cinematic journey as only IMAX can deliver.
Improv Group Got Jokes? to Perform at Channelside Cinemas in Tampa Oct 29
Written by Alice Roses
Got Jokes? Improv will return to the Channelside Cinemas for a performance on Thursday, October 29th. Instead of playing a movie, one theatre will feature a live two hour improv comedy performance from Got Jokes?, Tampa’s up and coming improv group. The show will be live and interactive, drawing heavily upon audience participation. “It will be a movie experience beyond high definition,” says Daniel “Motown Pride” Jefferson, the founder of Got Jokes?
Cherish the Ladies: A Celtic Christmas Concert Performs with Florida Orchestra Dec 16
Written by Alice Roses
On Wednesday, December 16th at 8:00 pm, the Florida Orchestra will perform with Cherish the Ladies for A Celtic Christmas. The event will take place at the Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theatre in St. Petersburg.
Florida State Fair Auditions Superheroes in Tampa Oct 29 and 30
Written by Alice Roses
The Florida State Fair is conducting a search to find the League of Fair-ness Superheroes for the 106th Florida State Fair taking place on February 4-15, 2010.
Auditions will be held on October 29th and 30th at the Sweetbay Entertainment Hall in the Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa. Registration for auditions will take place at 11 am. The auditions will begin at 12 pm, and end at 7 pm.
Star Wars in Concert Featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Will Come to Tampa Nov 1
Written by Heidi Lux
Star Wars™: In Concert will come to the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on November 1st at 4:00 pm. Star Wars™: In Concert is a unique multi-media event featuring music from all six of John Williams’ epic Star Wars scores. Clearwater Jazz Holiday 30th Anniversary Extreme Celebration
Written by Angela LeMay
The 30th Anniversary of the Clearwater Jazz Holiday took place from October 15th through October 18th, with the four day free Clearwater Jazz Holiday in Coachman Park.
Smokey Robinson Tribute on Ice Featuring Brian Boitano, Todd Eldredge and Yuka Sato on Nov 11
Written by Heidi Lux
Smokey Robinson, one of the most influential figures in music for over five decades will be returning to the St. Pete Times Forum on Veteran’s Day, November 11th, for a spectacular skating and musical production of “Smokey Robinson Tribute On Ice”. This special performance will feature some of figure skating’s finest, including Olympic Gold Medalist Brian Boitano, six-time U.S. National champion Todd Eldredge, World champion Yuka Sato and many more.
KISS Concert at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on Oct 21
Written by Devon Daniels
Classic rock band KISS will play the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on Wednesday, October 21st, at 7:30 pm. The concert follows the release of their album Sonic Boom, the band’s first new material in 11 years.
Halloween Double Feature at the Ruth Eckerd Hall Starring Edgar Allan Poe
Written by Devon Daniels
Halloween will be celebrated at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st at 7:30 pm with a Halloween double feature celebrating the 200th birthday of the master of mystery and the macabre: Edgar Allan Poe.
Christmas Concert Featuring the Florida Orchestra Brass Quintet at Peace Memorial Church Dec 13
Written by Peggy Peters
The December installment of the Peace Memorial Concert Series will take place on December 13th with a concert from The Florida Orchestra Brass Quintet, the most accomplished professional brass ensemble in the Tampa Bay area.
Lerner, Loewe and Lehar to be Performed in Nov Peace Memorial Concert Series
Written by Peggy Peters
The Peace Memorial Concert Series will continue on November 8th with a Songfest featuring the music of Lerner, Loewe and Lehar as performed by the Sun State Opera Society.
B.B. King and Buddy Guy to Perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Feb 5
Written by REH
Legendary artists B.B. King and Buddy Guy return to Ruth Eckerd Hall for the first time since their sold out performance earlier this year on Friday, February 5 at 8 pm.
His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. Yet B. B. King continues to wear his crown well. At age 84, he is still light on his feet, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion. Time has no apparent effect on B.B., other than to make him more popular, more cherished, more relevant than ever. Don’t look for him in some kind of semi-retirement, look for him out on the road, playing for people, popping up in a myriad of TV commercials, or laying down tracks for his next album. B.B. King is as alive as the music he plays, and a grateful world can’t get enough of him.
Halloween Film Screenings and Actor's Workshop With Twilight Casting Director Oct 23 to 25
Written by Heidi Lux
To celebrate Halloween, the Sunscreen Film Festival will be holding several events, including an acting workshop featuring the casting director of Twilight, and scary movie screenings.
Barrage Premiers World Tour Animado at the Capitol Theatre Featured
Written by Heidi Lux
Canadian music group Barrage recently launched their new world tour, Animado, and downtown Clearwater’s Capitol Theatre had the privilege of hosting the group’s rehearsals, as well as their world premiere opening night performance.
Felix Kunze - International Photographer - to Visit Tampa Bay
Written by Heidi Lux
English photographer Felix Kunze has traveled internationally, to places like Dubai, Mumbai, Australia, California, England, Germany and Spain, taking photos. On October 28th, Felix will be visiting the Tampa Bay area for 18 days.
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Ft. Harrison Hotel Hosts Harlem Nights Jazz Benefit Concert Featured
Written by Heidi Lux
On Saturday, September 19th, the auditorium of Clearwater’s Ft. Harrison Hotel was transformed into a ritzy 1940’s jazz club, for the Harlem Nights Jazz Benefit Concert. Guests decked out in 1940’s costume were treated to delicious hors d’oeuvres, and a jazz concert emceed by George Rix, the voice of smooth jazz on WSJT.
80% of the world is living without their own music, or the ability to learn music from others. Too many people have lost their voices or had their Music suppressed. They believe they couldn’t “carry a tune in a bucket”. It takes some courage and determination to overcome these preconceived notions, and most good things in life do! So why would you want to make that effort?
4th Friday in Clearwater Successfully Returned Downtown on Sept 25
Written by Heidi Lux
On September 25th, Clearwater’s 4th Friday event returned from its summer hiatus, and the “party in the street” was a great success, drawing large late afternoon crowds to the Cleveland Street District for food, music and fun.
Achieva Credit Union Fall Lunchtime Concert Series in Station Square Park Clearwater Starts Oct 1
Written by Betsy Clement
On Thursdays, beginning this week and continuing through November 19, Achieva Credit Union and the Downtown Development Board will host lunchtime concerts in Station Square Park.
This week’s concert in the park from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Cleveland Street, features the acoustic contemporary sounds of Sal Beloise. In the coming weeks, other musical genres will be featured including Latin, jazz, pop, rock, country and blues.
Tim Conway of The Carol Burnett Show will Perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Feb 6
Written by Heidi Lux
Five-time Emmy® winner comedian and actor Tim Conway will bring his friends Chuck McCann and Louise DuArt for one incredible night of classic stories and sketches to Ruth Eckerd Hall on Saturday, February 6 at 7:30 pm. The production will include video screens for easy viewing.
Big Bang Show at NOVA 535 Will Return for "Wild Card Night" on Oct 1 and Nov 5
Written by Alice Roses
Since June, Tampa Bay’s hottest undiscovered talent has been competing to win a $1,000 prize in The Big Bang Show.
On Thursday, October 1st, and Thursday, November 5th, the five “Wild Card” winners from the previous shows will come back to compete for two slots in the Thursday, December 3rd finals.
The Big Bang Show is the wild ride of the Gong Show, the drama and suspense of American Idol, and the swank of a world-class live Vegas show combined into one fabulous evening. The show is filmed live each week.
Free Admission for Many St. Pete and Pinellas County Museums on National Museum Day Sept 26
Written by Heidi Lux
On September 26th, the Clearwater/St. Petersburg area will be celebrating National Museum Day by offering free admission on the Saturday.
More than 1200 venues across the country will be taking part in Smithsonian magazine’s 5th annual celebration, including several spanning from Tarpon Springs to St. Petersburg.
Here are some of the participating museums in Pinellas County:
Free Jazz Concert Featuring the Helios Jazz Orchestra at Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church Oct 11
Written by Heidi Lux
Come enjoy a wonderful selection of tunes from Gershwin to Count Basie as well as contemporary big band hits in the great acoustics and cool surroundings of the Peace Church sanctuary.
A Big Band Concert featuring the sizzling sounds of the Helios Jazz Orchestra will take place at 3:00 pm on Sunday, October 11th. The Helios Jazz Orchestra is known for their swing, Latin and jazz tunes. Under the baton of trombonist David Manson of SPC, this 20 piece jazz orchestra includes some of the Tampa Bay Area’s most talented instrumentalists. Band members have performed with the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Torme, Henry Mancini, and Burt Bacharach.
Got Jokes? Improv Will Perform at Channelside Cinemas in Tampa Sept 24
Written by Alice Roses
“Imagine you are taking your significant other out for another movie night,” says Daniel “Motown Pride” Jefferson the director of Got Jokes? Improv. “Once you get there you look to see what’s new. One of the movie selections catches your eye because it’s live interactive comedy for the same price as a movie ticket.”
That’s exactly what you will get at the Channelside Cinemas this Thursday, September 24th at 8:00pm. Got Jokes?, Tampa’s premier improv comedy group will be performing their live, interactive show at the venue the last Thursday of every month beginning in September. It will be a movie experience beyond high definition.
Comedian Steven Wright to Perform at Capitol Theatre Downtown Clearwater on Jan 15, 2010
Written by Ruth Eckerd Hall
Academy Award-winning, Grammy® nominated comedian, actor and writer Steven Wright will bring his distinctly deadpan delivery of ironic, witty philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes and one-liners to the historical Capitol Theatre in the Cleveland Street District in Downtown Clearwater on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8 pm.
While performing the Boston area comedy circuit, Steven was first noticed by the producer of The Tonight Show and was invited to appear in 1982. He so impressed host Johnny Carson and the studio audience that Wright was brought back less than a week later. In 1985 Wright released his first comedy album I Have A Pony, which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. In 1989, he and fellow producer Dean Parisot won an Academy Award for their 30-minute short film The Appointments of Dennis Jennings, directed by Parisot and written by Mike Armstrong and Wright. He has also starred in a reoccurring role the television sitcom Mad About You and in 1990 his comedy special Wicker Chairs and Gravity aired.