Dane Cook heads to St Pete’s Mahaffey Theater on November 8
Dane Cook is making his way across the U.S. for his “Tell It Like It Is” tour, one of his first comprehensive tours since 2013. Cook takes the stage at the Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater More...
Bahá’ís of Tampa Bay Bicentennary celebrations continue into November
Baha’is of the Tampa Bay area invite the public to help mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Báb, (https://www.bahai.org/the-bab/) by holding free celebrations in homes and centers of faith throughout More...
Straz Center provides free arts enrichment to community
Fifty-one local organizations have been selected by the Straz Center’s Patel Conservatory for its Arts Education Partnerships Program for the 2019-20 academic year. Through its Arts Education Partnerships Program, More...
Tampa celebrates the 29th anniversary of the ADA with ‘Transformations’ at the Straz Center
The Straz Center, in collaboration with the Hillsborough County Alliance for Citizens with Disabilities and Tampa Mayor’s Alliance for Persons with Disabilities, is thrilled to present TRANSFORMATIONS: Building More...
R Kelly arrested for racketeering, trafficking minor girls for sex, giving them STDs
Robert Sylvester Kelly, AKA “R. Kelly,” was arrested in Chicago Thursday night following an investigation by the joint Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York and New York City Police Department (NYPD) More...
Tampa: Hillel Academy adds bus service across the Tampa Bay area
Hillel Academy will offer bus service for students all over the Tampa Bay area, starting in the Fall semester of 2019. “We have heard from so many parents who want their children to attend our unique school, but More...
Straz Center hosts Broadway Star of the Future Awards on June 2 with Eric Peterson
The Straz Center for the Performing Arts honors Tampa Bay area high school theater students and programs in its Broadway Star of the Future Awards Showcase, June 2, in Ferguson Hall. This Tony Awards® inspired More...
Tampa’s Patel Conservatory presents ‘Evening of Dance’
Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center presents Evening of Dance on Friday, May 3, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. in the TECO Theater. Photo courtesy of the Straz Center Patel Conservatory Open Dance program students studying More...
Straz Center’s Patel Conservatory presents ‘Seussical, Jr’
The Straz Center’s Patel Conservatory will present Seussical, Jr. April 25-28 in the Straz Center for the Performing Art’s TECO Theater, sponsored in part by Valley Bank. Performed by Patel Conservatory students More...
Patel Conservatory presents ‘Jazz Jam’ concert
Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts presents “Jazz Jam”. The performance will be Tuesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. in the TECO Theater. Photo courtesy of the Straz Center The Patel More...
Straz Center’s Next Generation Ballet Presents ‘Pirates and Cowboys’
The Straz Center’s Next Generation Ballet (NGB) will present Pirates and Cowboys May 11-12 in Ferguson Hall. The high seas and Wild West meet in Pirates and Cowboys, NGB Artistic Director Philip Neal’s daring More...
Straz Center: ‘Late Nite Catechism’ set for April 5 thru April 7 to deliver Catholicism and Comedy
Tampa’s Straz Center for the Performing Arts presents ‘Late Nite Catechism’. Photo courtesy of the Straz Center Showtimes will be from April 5-7 at the Jaeb Theater, Straz Center for the Performing More...
‘The Gospel’: 6 artists battle for recording contract with TD Jakes’ Dexterity Sounds and Marquis Boone Music Group
Six gospel artists will have the chance to become a gospel music star on a new reality program called The Gospel. The Gospel chronicles eight episodes as contestants compete for a national management contract More...
University Area CDC Presents Free Prodigy Showcases
The public is invited to experience the joy of youth in arts, as University Area CDC (Community Development Corporation) presents Prodigy® Showcases throughout the months of February and March. Communities spreading More...
Arts Legacy REMIX: Asian Cultural Celebration
Straz Center for the Performing Arts presents Arts Legacy REMIX: Asian Cultural Celebration. This event is held on Friday, March 1 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Straz Center Riverwalk’s River Stage. A wealth More...
‘I Believe in Miracles’ Banquet and Concert for the Homeless December 16
Paulette Rolle-Alesnik and University Area CDC are hosting an ‘I Believe in Miracles’ Banquet and Concert for the Homeless. Event will take place on Sunday, December 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. More...
‘New Works Recital’ Coming to Patel Conservatory January 22
Straz Center’s Patel Conservatory presents ‘New Works Recital’ on Tuesday, January 22. Show is located at the TECO Theater at the Straz Center at 7:00 PM. Patel Conservatory music faculty will be More...
Florida: Luke Fleming arrested for 1999 Cold Case murder of Deborah Dalzel
A Florida man has been arrested in the 1999 cold case murder of a 47-year-old Sarasota woman who was raped, then strangled with a T-shirt. On March 29, 1999 Deborah Dalzell was brutally attacked, beaten and gagged More...
Florida: Gov Rick Scott declares state of emergency for red tide outbreak
Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for seven southwest Florida counties because of the effects of red tide, a toxic algae bloom devastating the coast of the Sunshine State. photo donkeyhotey More...
Florida bridge collapse: death toll rises to 6 as recovery continues and more questions emerge
The death toll from the collapse of an enormous pedestrian bridge at Florida International University has climbed to six as recovery teams comb the rubble for survivors. Miami-Dade Police Det. Alvaro Zabaleta spoke More...
