Calendar
July/August 2009
GOINGS ON JULY
1
“A Different Luster: Pewter from the Andrews Collection,” exhibition, ongoing, Museum of Fine Arts, $12
“Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life and Legends,” exhibition, through Aug. 16, Museum of Fine Arts, $12
“Bit, Byte, Dot, Spot: Post-Digital Art,” exhibition, through July 11, The Tampa Museum of Art, free to the public, admission by donation
“Developing the Collection: Recent Acquisitions of Photography,” exhibition, through Sept. 6, Museum of Fine Arts, $12
“Explosion of Color,” exhibition featuring artists Andrea Dasha Reich, JD Miller and James Nowak, through Aug. 29, Syd Entel Galleries and Susan Benjamin Glass, free to the public
Florida Artist Group’s 58th Annual Exhibition, juried art exhibition featuring works from 80 Florida-based artists, through July 19, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, $5
Hot Summer Show I, first of a three-show exhibition showcasing Florida artists, through July 11, Clayton Galleries, free to the public
“More Than Words: Illustrated Letters from the Archives of America,” exhibition, through July 19, Museum of Fine Arts, $12
“New Additions: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Prints,” exhibition, through Sept. 20, Museum of Fine Arts, $12
Rent, musical, through July 12, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Carol Morsani Hall, $39
Respect: A Musical Journey of Women, through Aug. 2, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Jaeb Theater, $35 and up
Saltimbanco, presented by Cirque du Soleil, circus, through July 5, St. Pete Times Forum, $40-$115
“Seen Through Glass,” a rare exhibition of Dalí’s pâte de verre glass sculptures, through Nov. 6, Salvador Dalí Museum, $17
Spanky Brown, comedy, through July 5, Side Splitters Comedy Club, $12-$21
“The Disappeared: Native American images from the Drapkin Collection,” exhibition by Edward S. Curtis, through July 25, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, $4 suggested donation
“Tarpon Tales and Sport Fishing in Early Florida,” exhibition, through Dec. 27, The Henry Plant Museum, $5
“Wild Spirits,” Lenné Nicklaus-Ball, Candace Knapp, Felipe Packard and Ricardo de la Vega, exhibition, through Aug. 15, The Arts Center, donations accepted
2
Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald, concert, Ruth Eckerd Hall $63-$103
9
The Little Dog Laughed, play, through July 26, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Shimberg Playhouse, $25 and up
11
Aerosmith with ZZ Top, concert, Ford Amphitheatre, $35-$175
12
Paul Potts, concert, Ruth Eckerd Hall, $39-$58
Rich Guzzi, Psycho Hypnosis comedy show, through July 19, Side Splitters Comedy Club, $12-$21
17
Hot Summer Show II, exhibition, through Aug. 15, Clayton Galleries, free to the public
21
Hot Summer Show III, exhibition, through Sept. 19, Clayton Galleries, free
24
Doubt, play, through Aug. 16, American Stage Theatre Company, $31-$39
25
BélO, concert, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Ferguson Hall, $10 and up
Thomas and Friends on Stage in A Circus Comes to Town, musical, through July 26, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Carol Morsani Hall, $15 and up
Rascal Flatts, with Darius Rucker, Ford Amphitheatre, $31-$67
31
Demi Lovato, concert, St. Pete Times Forum, $37-$47
Eckerd Theater Company presents Urinetown, play, through Aug. 2, the Murray Studio Theater at Ruth Eckerd Hall, $10
GOINGS ON AUGUST
1
WaZoo!, beer, wine and food tasting festival, Lowry Park Zoo, $5
6
Pericles: A New Rock Musical, through Aug. 23, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Shimberg Playhouse, $25 and up
7
Ron White, comedian, Mahaffey Theater at the Progress Energy Center, $45
8
Hippiefest II, concert, Ruth Eckerd Hall, $52-$88
Kenny Chesney with Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum, concert, Ford Amphitheatre, $32-$71
9
Coldplay, Ford Amphitheatre, $35-$98
11
Mamma Mia, musical, through Aug. 16, Ruth Eckerd Hall, $47-$67
12
Dave Matthews Band, concert, Ford Amphitheatre, $40-$75
14
Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick, concert, Ford Amphitheatre, $30-$125
15
Incubus, concert, Ford Amphitheatre, $26-$46
Dora the Explorer Live in Search for the City of Lost Toys, through Aug. 16, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Carol Morsani Hall, $15 and up
17
Counting Crows, concert, Ruth Eckerd Hall, $73-$103
18
Grease, musical, through Aug. 23, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Carol Morsani Hall, $39 and up
21
Disney’s High School Musical Summer Celebration, musical, Mahaffey Theater at the Progress Energy Center, $29-$49
22
Crosby, Stills and Nash, concert, Ruth Eckerd Hall, $63-$130
26
O.A.R., concert, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Carol Morsani Hall, $34
28
Crüe Fest 2, concert, Ford Amphitheatre, $30-$95
VENUES
A La Carte Event Pavilion, 4050 Dana Shores Drive, Tampa, 813-831-5390, alacarteeventpavilion.com
American Stage Theatre Company, 163 3rd St. North, St. Petersburg, 727-823-7529, americanstage.org
The Arts Center, 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-822-7872, theartscenter.org
Clayton Galleries, 4105 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa, 813-831-3753, claytongalleries.net
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, 200 N. Tampa Street, Tampa, 813-221-2222,
fmopa.org
Ford Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds, 4802 U.S. 301 North, Tampa, 813-740-2446, live-nation.com
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, 2900 Bayport Drive, Tampa, 813-874-1234, grandtampabay.com
The Henry Plant Museum, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 813-254-1891, plantmuseum.com
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Rd., Tarpon Springs, 727-712-5762, spcollege.edu/central/museum
Mahaffey Theater at the Progress Energy Center, 400 1st Street S., St. Petersburg, 727-892-5767, mahaffeytheater.com
Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive N.E., St. Petersburg, 727-896-2667, fine-arts.org
Nordstrom at the International Plaza, 2223 North Westshore Blvd., Tampa, 813-875-4400, nordstrom.com
Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, 501 5th Avenue N.E., St. Petersburg, 727-894-1000, vinoyrenaissanceresort.com
Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, 727-791-7400, rutheckerdhall.com
Salvador Dalí Museum, 1000 3rd Street S., St. Petersburg, 727-823-3767, salvadordalimuseum.org
St. Pete Times Forum, 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa, 813-301-6500, sptimesforum.com
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa, 813-229-7827, tbpac.org
The Tampa Club, 101 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 4200, Tampa, 813-229-6028, thetampaclub.com
The Tampa Museum of Art, 2306 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, 813-274-8130, tampamuseum.com
