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Editor’s Note: The Arts Events Calendar lists
Tampa Bay area events and shows chronologically by performance or opening date
followed by continuing shows listed through their closing dates. Addresses for
the area’s three major performing halls are: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center (TBPAC),
1010 N. MacInnes Place, Tampa; Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road,
Clearwater; and, The Bayfront Center’s Mahaffey Theater for the Performing
Arts, 400 First St. S., St. Petersburg.
July 1-31
Paintings and Earth Art by Arnold Swepson, art
exhibit in the reference department and computer room. Safety Harbor Library, 101
Second St. N., Safety Harbor. Call 727-724-1525.
July 1-August 31
“Art Annual 2006,” annual judged community art
exhibition. Main Gallery, Pasco Arts Council, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Hours: 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Call 727-845-7322.
Sculptures by Joseph Rotella, exhibition of works
by a Tampa resident whose sculptures are included in the Vatican collection. Opening
reception 6 p.m. Tues., July 18. Oldsmar Art Gallery at City Hall, 100 State St.,
Oldsmar. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Call 813-749-1260.
July 6-23
“Six Guns and Sasparilla,” 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 2
p.m. Sun., an Eight O’Clock Theatre musical comedy presentation, directed by
Jason Fortner. Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. Call 727-587-6793.
“Moliere’s The Miser,” 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 4 p.m.
Sun., Stageworks presents a silly tale about a love affair between a man and
his money. Shimberg Playhouse, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
July 6-August 31
Transformative Marks, an exhibition of works by
Rebecca Skelton. Don Vista Cultural center, 3300 Pass-A-Grille Way (next to the
Don CeSar Hotel), St. Pete Beach. Call 727-363-2144.
July 6-September 12
“Lazy Days of Summer,” a group exhibition of
selected works in all media by regional artists, including photographs by
Colleen Walsh. Meet the artists 6-10 p.m. Fri., July 21 during downtown Safety
Harbor’s monthly 3rd Friday event. The Tech Café, 500 Main St., Safety Harbor. Open
Mon.-Sat. Call 727-723-1116.
July 7-9, 15-16, 22-23
“The Wizard of Oz,” 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun.,
a revivial of 1902 stage version of the story by L. Frank Baum; music by Paul
Tietjens; directed by Constantine Grame; choreographed by Jane Russell Geddings.
Presented by the Performing Arts Center Theatre Department. City Hall
Performing Arts Theater, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. Call 727-942-5605.
July 7, 14, 21, 28
POSH Players of Safety Harbor, 2:30-4:30 P.M.,
weekly showing and discussion of a movie based on a play. July features include:
“Place in the Sun,” “GiGi,” “Gaslight” and “You Can’t Take It With You.” Safety
Harbor Library, 101 Second St. N., Safety Harbor. Call 727-724-1525.
July 7-29
“Modern Masters: Oil Painters On Display,” an
exhibition of works in oil, featuring award-winning portrait artist Matthew
Ellrod. Also featuring works by Michelle Collins, Gladys de Prias and Gainor
Roberts. Progress Energy Art Gallery, a free community gallery operated by the
Greater New Port Richey Main Street, 6231 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Hours: noon-8
p.m. Wed.-Sat. Call 727-848-6500.
July 7-September 1
David J. Allen, Donald Silvestri and Stu Dwork,
an exhibition of works by TESA artists in mixed mediums, oils and more. ExtraOrdinAir
Oxygen Bar and Gallery, 2481 McMullen Booth Rd., Suite F (Oakbrook Plaza at
McMullen Booth and Enterprise), Safety Harbor. Call 727-725-4330.
“Heat of the Moment,” a summer invitational
exhibition of six Florida Craftsmen members: Chuck Boux, St. Petersburg, glass;
Carole Hetzel, West Palm Beach, fiber/baskets; Kristin Holeman, Ft. Lauderdale,
metals/jewelry; Duncan McClellan, Tampa, glass; Sang Roberson, Ormond Beach,
clay; and, Matthey Steckley, Coral Gables, wood. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Fri.,
July 7. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Florida Craftsmen Inc., 501 Central
Ave., St. Petersburg. Call 727-821-7391.
July 8-September 29
“Omar Zaidan: Man & Nature,” exhibition by
the self-taught Lebanese-American artist. Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, 101
South Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; noon-4 p.m.
Sat. Call 727-942-5605.
July 9
“Jerusalem,” 1:30 p.m., free video of the opera
by Giuseppe Verdi in the Pinellas Opera League series at the Leepa Rattner
Museum of Art, St. Petersburg College Tarpon Springs Campus, 600 Klosterman Rd.,
Tarpon Springs. Call 727-712-LRMA (5762).
July 9-August 20
“Celebration of Geometric Art and Homage to Carmelo
Arden Quin,” a traveling exhibition of MADI art comprised of prints,
paintings and sculptures with an homage to South American Carmelo Arden Quin (b.
1913), founder of the MADI movement. Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, St. Petersburg
College Tarpon Springs Campus, 600 Klosterman Rd., Tarpon Springs. Hours 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Docent-led tours available 2 p.m. every
Saturday. Call 727-712-LRMA (5762).
July 11
“IFF Sneak Peek,” 7 p.m., free preview of
Documentaries from early entries in the Independents’ Film Festival to be held
in September. The Education Channel, 703 Willow Ave., Tampa. Reservations
required. Call 813-254-2253, ext. 209.
July 12
“Clio, Muse of History — Telling Classical Myths,” 10:30
a.m.-noon, coffee talk program for adults 55+, featuring a performance by Nan
Colton. Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr., St. Petersburg. Call 727-896-2667.
July 12-August 6
“Dinner With Friends,” Donald Margulies Pulitzer
Prize-winning comedy/drama, a contemporary tale of two couples whose
friendships are put to the test. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.; 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.;
3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. American Stage, 211 Third St. S., St. Petersburg. Call 727-823-PLAY
(7529).
July 13
Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Society, 6:30-9 p.m., six-piece
traditional jazz band. Saffron’s Caribbean Restaurant, 1700 N. Park St., St. Petersburg.
Call 727-343-8028.
Shelley Goodman: Talk and Book Signing, 7 p.m.,
renowned writer who has chronicled the life of South American artist Carmelo
Arden Quin (b. 1913), founder of the MADI movement. Leepa-Rattner Museum of
Art, St. Petersburg College Tarpon Springs Campus, 600 Klosterman Rd., Tarpon
Springs. Call 727-712-LRMA (5762).
July 14
Swing Time, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. featuring “The Juke
Joint Kings.” Hosted by Sam and Swing Time. Gulfport Casino Ballroom, 5500
Shore Blvd. S., Gulfport. Free dance lessons 8-9 p.m. Gulfport Swing Night
second Friday monthly. Call 727-893-1070 or 813-274-4950.
July 15
Lyrical Ballet Workshop, 1-3 p.m., for
intermediate and advanced dance students. Craig Park Recreation Center, Tarpon
Springs. Registration required. Call 727-938-1305 or 727-942-5628.
July 15-16
2nd Annual “Art for the Garden,” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.;
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun., St. Petersburg Clay Company, 420 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg.
Call 727-896-CLAY (2529).
“Journal-making with Renaissance Paste Paper,” noon-6
p.m. Sat.; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun., workshop with Lynn Lumenti. Registration
required. Dunedin Fine Art Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. Call 727-298-DFAC
(3322).
July 15-September 3
“The Emergent Garde: Engulfed,” an exhibition
featuring works by national and international young artists, including Pia
Fries, Charles Gaines, Felix Gonzales-Torres, Katharina Grosse, Donald Lipski
and Diran Lyons. Also showing: “Studioworks 2006,” the annual juried exhibition
of paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics and jewelry made in GCMA studios by
museum instructors and students and “Edgar Sanchez-Cumbas: Poetical Observations,”
works by the Tampa artist depicting sacred figures. Artist talk by Diran Lyons 6:30-7
p.m. and opening reception 7-9 p.m. Fri., July 14. Gulf Coast Museum of
Art, 12211 Walsingham Rd., Largo. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-4 p.m.
Sun. Call 727-518-6833.
July 16
“Home for the Holidays,” 1:30 p.m., free
screening in the “Summer Film Series: Museum in Popular Films” honoring the
Year of the Museum, co-sponsored with the Friends of Tarpon Springs Library. Featuring
Holly Hunter, Robert Downey, Jr. and Anne Bancroft, 1991; museum curator loses
her museum position due to lack of NEA funding. Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, St.
Petersburg College Tarpon Springs Campus, 600 Klosterman Rd., Tarpon Springs. Call
727-712-LRMA (5762).
“Rick Gee’s Tribute Concert,” 3 p.m., a Jazz Jamm
Concert by the well-known St. Petersburg jazz musician and writer. Saffron’s
Caribbean Restaurant, 1700 N. Park St., St. Petersburg. Reservations required. Call
727-343-5410.
“Wild About Art,” 3-7 p.m., summer fundraiser featuring
original art in various media by the area’s leading wildlife and nature artists.
Proceeds benefit the SouthShore Arts Council. Royal Palm Ballroom, Resort and
Club at Little Harbor, 611 Destiny Dr., Ruskin. Call 813-645-3732.
July 18
“Breaking New Ground — A Reading Series of New Plays #7,”
7 p.m., Jobsite Theater, Stageworks and Dog & Pony Productions. Shimberg
Playhouse, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
July 20
“Bobby Tess and the Dixie Chaps,” 6:30-9 p.m.,
presented by the Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Society. Cinema Café, U.S. 19 and
Sunset Point Rd. Call 727-343-8028.
July 20-22
“The Wizard of Oz,” 8 p.m., presented by the
StageAgenda Summer Youth Workshop. Clearwater High School Auditorium, 540 S. Hercules
Ave., Clearwater. Call 727-797-1141.
July 21
“Friday Night Fling,” 7-11 p.m., live jazz &
original music performed by local musicians, walk through historic downtown,
meet local artists displaying their work, watch a movie in Cavaliere Square, wine
tastings and other treats at participating restaurants & businesses, poetry
readings, street performers and other eclectic entertainment. Sponsored by
Progress Energy Art Gallery, a free community gallery operated by the Greater
New Port Richey Main Street, 6231 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Call 727-842-8066.
Art After Dark, 9 p.m.-midnight, every third
Friday event. A free evening of art, entertainment, tours and refreshments. Tampa
Museum of Art, 600 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa. Call 813-274-8130.
July 21-23
“Disney Live! presents Mickey’s Magic Show,” 7 p.m.
Fri.; 11 a.m., 2 and 5 p.m. Sat.; 1 and 4 p.m. Sun., Mickey, Minnie and a host
of Disney friends in a fun-filled, magical revue. Morsani Hall, TBPAC. Call 813-286-2403
or 1-800-662-7286.
“The Sound of Music,” 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat.; 2 p.m.
Sun., the Rogers and Hammerstein classic presented by City Players, Inc.,
produced in cooperation with the City of Clearwater. Ruth Eckerd Hall,
Clearwater. Call 727-791-7400.
July 22
Creative Writing and Improvisation Workshop, 10 a.m.-4
p.m., learn basic improvisational techniques in writing, art and drama with
Imagineer Andrew Ian MacGregor. Registration required. Dunedin Fine Art Center,
1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. Call 727-298-DFAC (3322).
Scott Hartzell, 7-9 p.m., meet the author, a
journalist and historian, and book signing. St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335
Second Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. Call 727-894-1052.
July 22-23
18th Annual Cool Art Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free
admission, featuring more than 70 regional and statewide artists. Presented by
PAVA (Professional Association of Visual Artists), an organization founded by
artists to serve artists and the arts. The Coliseum, 535 4th Ave. N., St. Petersburg.
Call 727-938-7067 or 727-892-5002.
July 22-October 1
“What Does This Mean? The Narrative Tradition,” an
exhibition of 56 works from the museum’s permanent collection. Opening
reception 6-8 p.m. Fri., July 21. Also on exhibit, “Imaginative Narratives,” paintings
from the permanent collection, through Aug. 6. Tampa Museum of Art, 600 N. Ashley
Dr., Tampa. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Third Thurs. monthly;
1-5 p.m. Sun. Call 813-274-8130.
July 23
“Pirates of Penzance,” 1 p.m., Opera at Pinewood
video series, featuring the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. Gulf Coast
Museum of Art, 12211 Walsingham Rd., Largo. Call 727-518-6833.
July 24-September 3
Summer Sessions for Adults, media instruction in
drawing, painting, pastel, colored pencil, watermedia, jewelry making,
stonecarving, 35mm and digital photography. Registration required. Dunedin Fine
Art Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. Call 727-298-DFAC (3322).
July 25
Billy Ray Cyrus, 7 p.m., the country hitmaker
with local artist Daniel Lee Martin. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
July 25-26
“The World Beyond Me,” 2 and 7 p.m., Patel
Conservatory presents the UBS Community Arts Ensemble 2006. Ferguson Hall,
TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
July 27
Art Lover’s Tea, 2 p.m., monthly seated gallery
discussion and refreshments in the Terrace Gallery. Featuring discussion of the
exhibition, “What Does This Mean? The Narrative Tradition.” Tampa Museum of
Art, 600 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa. Call 813-274-8130.
Sunset Beach Concert Series, 7-9 p.m., free
concert featuring “Blind Rage,” high energy classic rock. Sponsored by the
Tarpon Springs Recreation Department and Friends of Music on the Beach. Sunset
Beach, Tarpon Springs. Call 727-942-5628.
July 28
Cabaret Performance Project Showcase, 7 p.m.,
presented by the Patel Conservatory. TECO Energy Foundation Theater, TBPAC. Call
813-229-STAR (7827).
July 28-29, Aug. 4-6
“Coffee,” 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat.; 3 p.m. Sun., by
New Millennium Studios, inspired by a poem by Mike Rembis; choreography by Jane
Russell Geddings; masks by John Maskerville. Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum, 100
Beekman Lane (Craig Park), Tarpon Springs. Call 727-942-5605.
July 29
Rock School Blowout, 3 p.m., presented by the
Patel Conservatory. TECO Energy Foundation Theater, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
July 29-September 24
“Photographic Expressions from London: The Z15 (30x30)
Portfolio, 2003,” 30 photographs by 30 different British photographers from
the portfolio of Timothy Welsh of Gulfport. Also on exhibit: “1950 to Now: Works
from the Collection with a Focus on French Contemporary Art” and ”Sosaku Hanga:
Modern Japanese Prints,” creative prints Westernized in style. Also featuring
four significant paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet. Hours: 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg.
Call 727-896-2667.
July 30
Dunedin Pipe Band, 3 p.m., an afternoon of Celtic
music. City Hall Performing Arts Theater, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. Call 727-942-5605.
July 30-September 3
“Artofishal Summer Camp Exhibition,” celebrating
the talent and inspiration of young artists who participated in the museum’s
summer camp sponsored in partnership with The Florida Aquarium, South West
Florida Water Management District, Tampa Bay Estuary, the Boys and Girls Clubs
of
Tampa and Hillsborough County YMCAs. Opening reception 2
p.m. Sun., July 30. Tampa Museum of Art, 600 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa. Hours: 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Third Thurs. monthly; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Call 813-274-8130.
August 2
Japan Night, 7:30 p.m., 36 students from the
Kinjo Guikin School in Nagoya, Japan, bid farewell in an evening of native
songs and dances. Hough Center, Fox Hall, Eckerd College, 4200 - 54th Ave. S.,
St. Petersburg. Call 727-864-8058.
August 3
Art for Lunch, noon-1 p.m., monthly brown bag
lunch lecture, featuring discussion of current exhibitions. Speaker: Rebecca
Sexton Larson, 2005 City of Tampa Photographer Laureate, discusses current
work, including the Photo Laureate project now on view at the Scarfone Gallery
at the University of Tampa. Tampa Museum of Art, 600 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa. Call
813-274-8130.
August 4
Dave Mason, 8 p.m., one of rock’s greatest guitar
players, songwriter, producer and performer. Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central
Park Drive, Largo. Call 727-587-6793.
August 4-31
Art by Leonard Lewis, an exhibition of original
acrylics, primarily nautical scenes from the Tarpon Springs area; also
featuring “seed pod” art by Lewis. Meet the Artist and Opening Reception, 6-9 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 4. Art on the Docks, 735 Dodecanese Blvd. (the Sponge Docks), Tarpon
Springs. Call 727-943-9298.
August 9
George Benson and Al Jarreau, 8 p.m., the great
jazz guitarist with a unique vocalist. Opener, Latin guitarist Raul Midon. Ruth
Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
August 9, 10
Little River Band, 7:30 p.m., the legendary
Australian rock group known for their trademark harmonies. Largo Cultural
Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. Call 727-587-6793.
August 10
Dr. Kelly Reynolds, 7-9 p.m., a re-enactment of
Henry Plant’s life story; meet the author and book signing. St. Petersburg
Museum of History, 335 Second Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. Call 727-894-1052.
August 11-27
“Grimm’s Faery Tales” a new, original take on the
Grimm Brothers’ dark tales. Jobsite Theater Play Series. Performances: 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.;
4 p.m. Sun. Shimberg Playhouse, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
August 12
“Matinees at the Main,” 2 p.m., free screening of
a classic movie for kids, preceded by children’s crafts at 1:30 p.m. Sponsored
by the Clearwater Main Street program. Clearwater Main Library, 100 N. Osceola
Ave., Clearwater. Call 727-562-4464.
“Take A Walk on The Art Side,” 5:30-9 p.m.,
monthly art walk sponsored by the St. Petersburg Downtown Arts Association (DAA)
at participating DAA member galleries in downtown St. Petersburg. Call 727-821-6767.
August 12-November 5
“Harold Edgerton: Photographs at the Speed of Light, 1932-1978,”
20 color and black & white prints by the scientific photographer whose
innovative images allowed greater study of motion. Also featuring “Rembrandt
and His Time,” an installation of works on paper by 17th century Dutch artist. Hours:
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr. NE,
St. Petersburg. Call 727-896-2667.
August 13
“Merlin,” 1:30 p.m., free opera video by Isaac
Albeniz in the Pinellas Opera League series, favorites of the Operatic
Repertoire, at the Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, St. Petersburg College Tarpon
Springs Campus, 600 Klosterman Rd., Tarpon Springs. Call 727-712-LRMA (5762) or
727-784-9512.
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