Calendar
November 2009
GOINGS ON NOVEMBER
1 “The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities,” exhibition, through Dec. 23, Dunedin Fine Art Center, free to the public
“Florida Cattle Ranching: Five Centuries of Tradition,” exhibition, through Dec. 19, Tampa Bay History Center, $12
Night of the Living Dead, play, through Nov. 8, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Shimberg Playhouse, tickets start at $25
“Tarpon Tales and Sport Fishing in Early Florida,” exhibition, through Dec. 27, The Henry Plant Museum, $5
5 American Cancer Society, luncheon recognizing distinguished donors, Tampa Yacht and Country Club, invitation only (cancer.org)
Boys and Girls Club Steak Dinner, Desert Grill at Busch Gardens, Tampa, $300, $500 per couple (bgctampafl.org)
“Florida’s Living Heritage,” exhibition, through Jan. 10, Brooker Creek Preserve, Tarpon Springs, free to the public
6 Girl Scouts: Dessert First Bash, cocktails, auctions and desserts, InterContinental Hotel, Tampa, $85 (gswcf.org)
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, Florida Orchestra, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, at the Mahaffey Theater at the Progress Energy Center Nov. 7, at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Nov. 8, tickets start at $22
“Moonlight Over the French Quarter,” Children’s Home Society’s Silver Coffee, Douglas residence, Belleair, $150 (chsfl.org)
Tampa Junior League’s Holiday Gift Market, through Nov. 8, Florida State Fairgrounds, $5 (jltampa.org)
7 The Eye Ball, Lions Eye Institute, Ybor City, $150, $250 (lionseyeinstitute.org)
“It’s a Jungle Out There,” Family Resources’ Great Chefs of Tampa Bay, 15 top local chefs, John & Cathy Long residence, Tierra Verde, $100 (family-resources.org)
“Color Our World with Hope,” New Life Solutions gala, The Coliseum, St. Petersburg, $800 table of 10 (newlifesol.org)
“Create Your Own Masterpiece,” Henry B. Plant Park, University of Tampa, $250, $350 VIP (tampamuseum.org)
8 Wine and Spirits Party, Diabetic Charitable Services and Ronde Barber host an evening with Bucs players, Circles Restaurant, Tampa, $100 (diabeticservice.org)
14 Confetti Celebration, gala, UACDC, Tampa, $180 (uacdconline.org)
Jingle Jangle Jamboree, Ruth Eckerd Hall gala, Starkey Ranch, Odessa, $125
17 Ruth Eckerd Hall Harvesting for Scholarhips, benefits scholarship programs, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, $85
18 Steve Miller Band, concert, Ruth Eckerd Hall, $53 to $128
19 America’s Second Harvest’s Empty Bowl Hunger Luncheon, Lykes Gaslight Square Park, Tampa, $10 (a2htampabay.org)
Bad Dates, play, through Dec. 6, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Shimberg Playhouse, $25 and up
20 This Wonderful Life, through Dec. 27, American Stage Theatre Company, St. Petersburg, $32 and up
21 Cointreau Chillounge Night, benefiting Friends of the Festival, Straub Park, St. Petersburg, $20, $75 VIP (chill
oungenight.com)
24 Wonderland: Alice’s New Musical Adventure, musical, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Ferguson Hall, $39 and up
27 Clearwater Marine Aquarium Dance on the Beach, Carlouel Yacht Club, $150 (cmaquarium.org)
28 Tampa Bay Spirits Festival, Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Country Club, $50, $60 VIP (polishedpalate.com)
30 On Eagles Wings, golf, dinner, benefiting the ALS Association, Avila Golf and Country Club, Tampa, $500 (alsafl.org)
VENUES
American Stage Theatre Company, 163 3rd Street N., St. Petersburg, 727-823-7529, americanstage.org
Avila Golf & Country Club, 943 Guisando de Avila, Tampa, 813-961-1770, avilagolf.com
Brooker Creek Preserve, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, 727-934-2680, friendsofbrookercreekpreserve.org
Busch Gardens, 10165 N. McKinley Dr., Tampa, 888-800-5447, buschgardens.com
Carlouel Yacht Club, 1091 Eldorado Ave., Clearwater Beach, 727-446-9162, carlouel.org
Circles, 19651 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, 813-973-7703, circlesbistro.com
The Coliseum, 535 4th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-892-5202, stpete.org/coliseum
Dunedin Fine Art Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., 727-298-3322, dfac.org
Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 Hwy. 301 N., Tampa, 813-621-7821, floridastatefair.com
Henry Plant Museum, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 813-254-1891, plantmuseum.com
InterContinental Hotel, 4860 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 866-915-1557, intercon
tampa.com
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs, 727-712-5762, spcollege.edu/central/museum
Lions Eye Institute, 1410 N. 21st St., Ybor City, 813-289-1200, lionseyeinstitute.org
Mahaffey Theater at the Progress Energy Center, 400 1st Street S., St. Petersburg, 727-892-5767, mahaffeytheater.com
Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club, 501 5th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-894-1000, marriot.com/renaissancehotels
Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, 727-791-7400, rutheckerdhall.com
Starkey Ranch, 12959 State Road 54, Odessa, 813-920-5288
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa, 813-229-7827, tbpac.org
Tampa Bay History Center, 810 Old Water Street, Tampa, 813-228-0097, tampabay
historycenter.org
Tampa Yacht & Country Club, 5320 Interbay Blvd., 813-831-1611, tampayacht.com
University Area Community Development Center, 14013 N. 22nd Street, Tampa, uacdconline.org
