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December 1
Guilfoil Ballet Theater: "The Nutcracker,"
7:30 p.m., Palladium Theater, 253 5th Avenue N., St. Petersburg.
Call 727-822-3590.
Kelly Clarkson, 7:30 p.m., "My December"
tour, marking the release of the Grammy Award-winner's third
recording. Special guest Jon McLaughlin. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call
727-791-7400.
Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.,
Ferguson Hall, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
December 1-2
12th Annual Holiday Show & Sale, 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun., works by gallery artists
available. St. Petersburg Clay Company, 420 22nd St. S., St.
Petersburg. Call 727-896-CLAY (2529).
December 1-31
"John Moran's Florida: One State, Many
Worlds," landscape and wildlife images by the Gainesville
photographer. Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education
Center, 3940 Keystone Rd., Tarpon Springs. Hours: 9 a.m.-8:30
p.m. Wed.; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. Call 727-453-6800.
"Photos by Sue Cepeda-Burkhard,"
exhibition of original, nature-oriented photographs taken in both
Florida and Holland, MI. Safety Harbor Library, 101 Second St. N.,
Safety Harbor. Call 727-724-1525.
December 2
Patel Conservatory Youth Orchestra Fall
Concert, 11 a.m., performance by students of the Patel
Conservatory. Ferguson Hall, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
Pinellas Youth Symphony Holiday Concert, 2
p.m., Palladium Theater, 253 5th Avenue N., St. Petersburg. Call
727-822-3590.
Joe Bonamassa, 7:30 p.m., fusion of "big
rock" and swampy blues. Ferguson Hall, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR
(7827).
December 2-7
Art Show and Sale, annual Christmas
Invitational Show and Sale. Elliott Gallery, Eckerd College, 4200
54th Ave. S., St. Petersburg. Hours 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Call 727-864-7979.
December 2-January 30
"Holiday Show," featuring original art,
pottery and handmade gift items. Studio 1212, 1405 Cleveland St.,
Clearwater. Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed.; noon-4 p.m. Sat. or by
appointment. Call 727-446-4566.
December 3
Tony Orlando's Christmas Concert, 1:30
and 8 p.m., a Ruth Eckerd Hall On the Road production. Show Palace
Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19 N., Hudson. Call 727-863-7949 or
1-888-655-7469.
The Capitol Steps, 7:40 p.m., political
comedy presented by the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club. Mahaffey Theater,
St. Petersburg. Call 727-892-5798.
Dave Koz "At The Movies," A Smooth Jazz
Christmas 2007, 8 p.m., performing hits from his two holiday albums
and latest release. Also featuring Wayman Tisdale, bass, and
Jonathan Butler, singer/songwriter and guitarist. Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Call 727-791-7400.
December 3-21
"Sculp-o-Mania," a new show of works by
Candace Knapp's sculpture group, including Abitz, Audra, Avalotis,
Bell, Bigelow, Ellena, Gomez, Goren, Grimes, Haggard, Knapp and
Oken. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Fri., Dec. 7. Old Hyde Park Art
Center, 705 Swann Ave., Tampa. Hours: noon-3 p.m. Sun.-Fri. Call
813-251-3780 or 813-654-3616.
December 4
"Louis Prima, That's My Dad!," 1 p.m.,
featuring Lena Prima, the only daughter of legendary entertainer
Louis Prima and singer Gia Maione. Adults at Leisure Series. Ruth
Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
December 5
Guilders Museum Store Annual Holiday Sale,
noon-7 p.m., discounted items in advance of the Dec. 16 relocation
of the Tampa Museum of Art, sponsored by the museum's Friends of
the Arts. Guilders Museum Store, 600 N. Ashley St., Tampa. Call
813-274-8534.
Holiday Open House, 3-5 p.m., a sale of
unique hand-created ornaments by artists in the museum's
collection, art class instructors and volunteers. Gulf Coast Museum
of Art, 12211 Walsingham Rd., Largo. Call 727-518-6833.
Tony Bennett, 8 p.m., the legend returns.
Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
December 6
Art For Lunch, noon-1 p.m., first Thursday
monthly. A free brown bag lunch lecture featuring an artist and
discussion of current exhibitions. Tampa Museum of Art, 600 N.
Ashley Dr., Tampa. Call 813-274-8130.
"Bobby Tess and the Dixie Chaps," 6:30-9
p.m., presented by the Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Society. Coconut's
Comedy Club, 2950 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Clearwater. Call
727-724-3379.
"Scarlet Ribbons" Holiday Gala, 6:30 p.m.,
The Leading Ladies of Ruth Eckerd Hall present a black tie optional
event to benefit arts education programs, featuring a catered
dinner by Parties by Design, live entertainment with comedian Tim
Wilkins and dancing to the music of the Flash Back Band. Live and
silent auctions. Heye Room, Ruth Eckerd Hall. Reservations
required. Call 727-292-3819.
"A Festival of Lessons and Carols," 7:30
p.m., featuring the Eckerd Concert Choir and Eckerd Ringers,
including members of the New German Symphony Orchestra. Wireman
Chapel, Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave. S., St. Petersburg. Call
727-864-7979.
December 6-9
Youth Theater Company "Guys and Dolls
Jr.," 7 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 3 p.m. Sat. and Sun., the Broadway
classic presented by students of the Patel Conservatory. TECO
Theatre, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
December 6-16
"Greater Tuna," 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 2 p.m.
Sat. and Sun., comedy by Ed Howard, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams.
Francis Wilson Playhouse, 302 Seminole St., Clearwater.
Reservations required. Call 727-446-1360.
December 6-23
"The Big Bang!," a holiday musical-comedy
reprise, featuring Matthew McGee and Candler Budd. Performances:
7:30 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.; 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. in the
29th and final season in the current building. American Stage, 211
Third St. S., St. Petersburg. Call 727-823-PLAY (7529).
December 6-30
Radio City Christmas Spectacular, 7:30
p.m. Tues.-Thurs and Sun.; 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat.; 1 p.m. Fri. and
Sun.; 2 p.m. Wed., Thurs. and Sat., return of the high-kicking
Rockettes in a dazzling holiday production. Morsani Hall, TBPAC.
Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
December 7
"Jazz in the Present Tense," 7:30 p.m.,
Thomas Carabasi Jazz Quintet, part of Rick Gee's Jazz Jamm series.
Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg. Call 727-892-5798.
December 7-8
"Run for Your Wife," 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat.;
4 p.m. Sat., a farce by Ray Cooney. The Fall Studio Theatre
performance presented by the UT Speech, Theatre and Dance
department. Reeves Theater, Vaughn Center, University of Tampa, 428
W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. Call 813-253-6212.
December 7, 9
"A Jingle Bell Pops," Florida Orchestra
Super Pops Concert with Richard Kaufman as conductor, with
Christmas carols, yuletide tunes, a festive sing-a-long and more. 8
p.m. Fri. at Morsani Hall, TBPAC; 2 p.m. (for Clearwater
subscribers) and 8 p.m. (for St. Petersburg subscribers) Sun. at
the Mahaffey Theater. Call 813-286-2403 or 1-800-662-7286.
December 8
Saturday Spotlight Tour, 11 a.m., second
Saturday monthly. Docent-led tour of "Latino Art from the Permanent
Collection." Tampa Museum of Art, 600 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa. Call
813-274-8130.
"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.
"Second Saturday Sketch Show," 7 p.m.,
original sketch comedy featuring Laura Dent, James Clark, Lenny
Germinario, Joe Kirane, M. Lee Gibbons and Joe Pauly; presented by
Yellow Snow Productions. Coconuts Comedy Club, 2950 Gulf to Bay
blvd., Clearwater. Reservations required. Call 813-818-0991.
"The Chocolate Nutcracker," 7:30 p.m.,
presented by Life Force Cultural Arts Academy. Mahaffey Theater,
St. Petersburg. Call 727-892-5798.
December 8-9
"George Balanchine's The Nutcracker," 8
p.m. Sat.; 2 p.m. Sat. and Sun., presented by the Miami City Ballet
with full orchestra and more than 100 dancers, including local
students. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
December 8-9, 14-16
"A Christmas Carol," 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 2
p.m. Sat.-Sun., Charles Dickens' classic adapted for the stage by
John J. Conlon. St. Petersburg Little Theater, 4025 - 31st St. S.,
St. Petersburg. Call 727-866-1973.
December 9
"Society Christmas Concert," 2-5 p.m.,
with John Lamb and the Original All Stars, presented by the
Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Society. East Bay Country Club, 702 Country
Club Dr., Largo. Reservations recommended. Call 727-596-7142.
December 10
Jennifer O'Connor, 7:30 p.m., Club Jaeb
series, a fresh take on personal experience. Jaeb Theater, TBPAC.
Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
December 11
Sha Na Na Rockin' Christmas, 1 p.m.,
unique '50s rock 'n roll and traditional holiday songs. Adults at
Leisure Series. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
Peter White Christmas, 8 p.m., the smooth
jazz guitarist with Rick Braun and Mindi Abair, performing holiday
hits. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
December 11-16
"The Ten Tenors," 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 2
p.m. Thurs., Sat. and Sun.; 8 p.m Sat., Australia's most debonair
musical export. A Broadway Across America production. Mahaffey
Theater, St. Petersburg. Call 727-892-5798.
December 12
An Evening with Jethro Tull, 7 p.m., the
rock icon in concert. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
December 12-16
"The Real Inspector Hound," 7 p.m.
Wed.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sat. and Sun., a spoof of an Agatha Christie
melodrama by Tom Stoppard. Presented by Avenue Players Theatre.
Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, St. Petersburg College Tarpon Springs
Campus, 600 Klosterman Rd., Tarpon Springs. Call 727-712-LRMA
(5762).
"Defending the Caveman," 7:30 p.m.
Wed.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sat.; 4 p.m. Sun., Rob Becker's insightful play
exploring fundamental differences between men and women. Jaeb
Theater, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
December 13
Lunch with Artist John Costin, 11:30
a.m.-1:30 p.m., showcasing the artist's printmaking processes and
techniques as well as involvement with the Audubon Society. Gulf
Coast Museum of Art, 12211 Walsingham Rd., Largo. Reservations
required. Call 727-518-6833.
December 14
"Jest" a Little Winter Fun, 7:30 p.m.,
featuring Arioso String Quartet and Hoffman Institute students in
the style of the Renaissance in 16th century England. Evening at
the Murray Series, Murray Studio Theater, Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call
727-791-7400.
Anita Baker, 8 p.m., the Grammy
Award-winning, sophisticated soul singer in concert. Ruth Eckerd
Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
Art After Dark with Starbucks, 8-11 p.m.,
third Friday monthly. Featuring live music, performances and
entertainment, food, drinks and more. Tampa Museum of Art, 600 N.
Ashley Dr., Tampa. Call 813-274-8130.
December 14-15
"A Christmas Cannoli: Or, A Tale of Two
Families," 8 p.m., the bay area's longest running original
Christmas comedy production, a twist on Charles Dickens. Presented
by Yellow Snow Productions. The Masque Community Theatre, 8825 56th
St. N., Temple Terrace. Call 813-980-3321.
December 14-16
"De/Reconstructing Mata Hari," 8 p.m.
Fri.-Sat.; 4 p.m. Sun., choreographer and dancer Nejila Y.
Yatkin's latest multimedia dance solo work. Expanding Horizons
Series. TECO Theater, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
December 15
Outdoor Art Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
presented by the Creative Artists Guild, Inc. of Dunedin. Pioneer
Park (corner of Main St. and Douglas Ave.), Dunedin. Call
727-585-6640.
Holiday Open House, 5-9 p.m., featuring
jewelry, painting, glass, sculpture, mixed media, pottery, books
and more by local artists. Artists' Way Cooperative Gallery, 1403
Cleveland St., Clearwater. Call 727-738-8010 or 727-446-1708.
The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock
Symphony, 8 p.m., performed with orchestra and rock band. Ruth
Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
December 16
"Diva On The Verge," 1:15 p.m., the
Pinellas Opera League presents "Opera in Dunedin," featuring Julia
Migenes giving an irreverant singing and anecdotal look at opera
from behind the scenes. Also showing "Une Education Manquee" by
Emmanual Chabrier. Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Rd.,
Dunedin. Call 727-784-9512.
"Gypsy," 2 and 7 p.m., a classic American
musical. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
December 17
December 18
Free Artist Critique, 10-11:30 a.m.,
artists invited to bring paintings for a free critique, third
Tuesday monthly. Studio 1212, 1405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Call
727-446-4566.
December 19
December 20
Florida Orchestra Coffee Concert, 11 a.m.,
"Classically American." Mahaffey Theater. Pre-concert talk one hour
before performance. Call 813-286-2403 or 1-800-662-7286.
"Bobby Tess and the Dixie Chaps," 6:30-9
p.m., presented by the Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Society. Coconut's
Comedy Club, 2950 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Clearwater. Call
727-724-3379.
December 21
The Roches: "With a Holiday Twist," 7:30
p.m., blending church choir music, traditional Irish folk and
contemporary folk, rock, country and pop. Ferguson Hall, TBPAC.
Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
Jim Brickman's Holiday Homecoming
Concert, 8 p.m., the award-winning pianist with special guest
Lonestar's Richie McDonald. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call
727-791-7400.
December 21-22
"The Great Russian Nutcracker," 7:30 p.m.
Fri. and Sat.; 3 p.m. Sat., presented by the Moscow Ballet in its
15th anniversary U.S. tour. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg. Call
727-892-5798.
December 22
"A Christmas Carol," 2 and 7 p.m., the
Nebraska Theatre Caravan's production returns for an encore
performance of Charles Dickens' Christmas classic. Ruth Eckerd
Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
Ellington Christmas, 7:30 p.m., Palladium
Theater, 253 5th Avenue N., St. Petersburg. Call 727-822-3590.
December 23
"A Christmas Carol," 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
, Charles Dickens' classic presented by Producers, Inc. Mahaffey
Theater, St. Petersburg. Call 727-892-5798.
December 24
December 25
December 26
December 27
December 28
December 28, 30
Elixir of Love -- St. Petersburg Opera,
7:30 p.m. Fri.; 2 p.m. Sun., Palladium Theater, 253 5th Avenue N.,
St. Petersburg. Call 727-822-3590.
December 29
"Doodlebops LIVE!," noon, a live concert
for kids and parents by the candy-colored trio from the hit TV
series, "Playhouse Disney." Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call
727-791-7400.
December 29-30
"Holiday Wonders," 7:30 p.m., traditional
Chinese drummers, music and dance. Mahaffey Theater, St.
Petersburg. Call 727-892-5798.
December 30
ZZ Top, 8 p.m, the Texas trio with longest
running major rock band with original personnel intact, as are
their beards. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
December 31
"Swing into the New Year," 7:30 p.m.-1
a.m., featuring swing music and dancing, plus an art exhibit by
City of Imagination. Presented by Swing Time! Free swing dance
lessons, 8-9 p.m. Also features champagne toast, party favors,
refreshments. Gulfport Casino Ballroom, 5500 Shore Blvd. S.,
Gulfport. Reservations required. Call 813-274-4950.
"Salute to Vienna," 8 p.m., the annual New
Year's Eve tradition inspired by Vienna's world-famous New
Year's concert. Viennese Maestro Martin Kerschbaum conducting;
vocalists Patricia Nessy and Michael Zabanoff, soprano and tenor;
dancers from Györ-Hungarian National Ballet and International
Ballroom Dance Champions. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
Jeff Dunham, 9 p.m., a master of
ventriloquism. Morsani Hall, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
January 2-6
"Cats," 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Thurs.,
Sat. and Sun.; 7 p.m. Sun. Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony
Award-winning musical that became one of the longest running shows
in Broadway history. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
January 3-20
"Eleemosynary," 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 4 p.m.
Sun., a play be Lee Blessing exploring the painful bonds between
mothers and daughters. Jobsite Theater Play Series. Shimberg
Playhouse, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR (7827).
January 4, 5, 7
"Gunther Herbig," a Florida Orchestra
Masterworks Concert. Gunther Herbig, conductor. 8 p.m. Fri. Morsani
Hall, TBPAC; 8 p.m. Sat. at the Mahaffey; 8 p.m. Mon. at Ruth
Eckerd Hall. Call 813-286-2403 or 1-800-662-7286.
January 5-February 17
Kiaralinda's "Wacky Wired People's
Party," featuring wacky wire figurative garden sculpture by The
Whimsy Twins, Kiaralinda and Todd Ramquist of Safety Harbor.
Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Sat., Jan. 5. Clay and Paper and The
Painted Fish Gallery, 350 Main St., Dunedin. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
daily. Call 727-736-0934 or 727-734-5060.
January 8
"Blast!," 8 p.m., Tony Award-winning
Broadway production featuring 35 brass, percussion and visual
performers in a unique explosion of music and theatre. Ruth Eckerd
Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
January 9
Mickey Rooney: "Let's Put On A Show!," 1
p.m., with his wife of 25 years, Jan (Chamberlain) Rooney in
Mickey's 85th Anniversary Tour. Adults at Leisure Series. Ruth
Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
Chris Botti, 8 p.m., the Grammy
Award-winning trumpeter and recording artist. Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Call 727-791-7400.
January 10-20
"Thoroughly Modern Millie," 8 p.m.
Thurs.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sat. and Sun., musical by Richard Morris and
Dick Scanlan. Francis Wilson Playhouse, 302 Seminole St.,
Clearwater. Reservations required. Call 727-446-1360.
January 11
"The Theatrical Side of Music," 7:30 p.m.,
Maria Zouves, a Greek-American soprano, performs great theatrical
music, accompanied by Constantine Grame. Evening at the Murray
Series, Murray Studio Theater, Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call
727-791-7400.
January 11-13
"Cirque de la Symphonie," Florida
Orchestra Super Pops Concert with Richard Kaufman as conductor;
showcasing many of the best cirque artists in the world. 8 p.m.
Fri. at Morsani Hall, TBPAC; 8 p.m. Sat. at the Mahaffey Theater;
7:30 p.m. Sun. at the Mahaffey Theater. Call 813-286-2403 or
1-800-662-7286.
January 11-February 17
Les Slesnick: Private Spaces--The Dunedin
Project, new series chronicling the lives and homes of small-town
America by award-winning photographer Les Slesnick. Third town in
the series and first in Florida. Also featuring: "James Perry
Walker: The Preacher and His Congregation," 55 photographs dating
from 1976 to 1994; and, "Photo-Synthesis: DFAC Photographers,"
works by DFAC faculty and students. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mon.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat.; 1-4 p.m. Sun. Dunedin Fine Art
Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. Call 727-298-DFAC (3322).
January 11-March 16
Images of Native Americans Exhibit,
paintings by Herman Trappman and Elizabeth Neily and pottery by
Marty Haythorn, Strum Gallery. Also featuring, "Queen of Hearts"
exhibit through Mar. 31 in the Benoist Gallery; and, "Links to the
Next Generation" exhibit in the Neighborhood Gallery through Feb.
28. St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 Second Ave. NE, St.
Petersburg. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 1-5:30 p.m. Sun. Call
727-894-1052.
January 12-13
"The Art of Decoration," two-day
demonstration workshop with artists David and Tracy Gamble on
low-fire pottery decoration techniques. St. Petersburg Clay
Company, 420 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. Registration required.
Call 727-896-CLAY (2529).
January 13
Neil Sedaka, 2 p.m., the singer/songwriter
from Brooklyn returns to perform Top Ten hits from his 50-year
career. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
January 14
"Bowfire," 8 p.m., the "Cirque du Soleil
of the violin," North America's top string masters showcase
diverse styles. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
January 15
"The Wonderful Wizard of Song," 1 p.m., a
multi-media journey through the life and melodies of American
songwriter Harold Arlen with his son, jazz saxophonist Sam Arlen.
Adults at Leisure Series. Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call 727-791-7400.
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