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Vol. 33, Issue 244 Oct / Nov, 2018 Publisher Albert F. Martino, Jr. Senior Editor Melissa Wolcott Martino Sales Barbara McGovern Graphic Designers Missy Lynn Contributors Mary Lou Janson Vicki Kolb Michael Martino Barbara McGovern Marty Peters Deborah Quigley JoAnn Ryan Photographer Melissa Wolcott Martino Proofreader Beau deCatta Cover Photo courtesy of: PUBLISHED ON LINE BY

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LOCAL FOCUS EVENTS T-Stone Band; Oct 19 - Horny Toads facebook.com/events/672198643130339

OCTOBER Now thru Oct 24

HISTORIC KENWOOD’S DINING FOR ART. Themes this year include Tapas! Tapas! Tapas!; an Italian Dinner in the Garden; a Seminole Park Supper Club; a Roaring Twenties Speakeasy, and more. Gatherings of six to 16 are held in Historic Kenwood homes full of charm and character. Each will feature a neighborhood artist. Creative Event Partners Mark Crane and Michelene Everett are collaborating with the Historic Kenwood Public Art Committee to make this a truly memorable event.

All events will occur between October 7 and October 24. www.historickenwood.org/dining-forart-begins-october-7th

Now thru Oct 31

2019 FLORIDA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS. The Florida Strawberry Festival is calling on all bands in the Central Florida area to compete at the 2019 Florida Strawberry Festival Battle of the Bands! Registration for the inaugural battle is already underway. All entrants must be at least 18 years of age or above to participate in the battle competition. If an entrant is not 18 years of age, a minor may participate with a parent or legal guardian’s permission and supervision. Submission period ends Wednesday, October 31 at 5 p.m. www.flstrawberryfestival.com Bradenton Area CVB Serving Up Restaurant Month. “30 Day Deals” offered by participating local restaurants showcase the unique flavors of the Bradenton Area. For more information about participating restaurants and specials being offered, visit BradentonGulfIslands.com/RestaurantMonth and check back often as restaurants will be added throughout the month. www.bradentongulfislands.com

Fri, Oct 19

OCTOBER CONCERT SERIES. Enjoy some local bands. Bring your own chair or blanket. Food, beer & wine available as well as a 50/50 raffle. 7 pm, Free, Horan Park, 7701 Boca Ciega Dr., St. Pete Beach. Free valet parking. Oct 5 - Reverend Barry and the Funk; Oct 12 - Trae Pierce and the 4

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ST. PETERSBURG FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – SPF18. Various times, prices and venues throughout St. Petersburg. Features theatre, dance, music, culinary arts and family friendly events with a spectrum of special events and one-of-a-kind experiences from opera to surprise pop-up performances in restaurants. www.tampabayisawesome.com/4th-annual-st-petersburg-festivalof-the-arts

Sat, Oct 20

LUCKY’S MARKET HARVEST FEST. The event will feature lots of interactive kids activities, an Instagram worthy pumpkin patch, costume contests, and most importantly, free samples throughout the store of various fall-themed goodies (sweets, produce, prepared foods), beer and wine, and more. from 11 am - 4 pm. 6765 22nd Avenue, North in St. Petersburg. www.evensi.us/ lucky-market-annual-harvest-fest/271548602

10th ANNUAL PASS-A-GRILLE VW BEACH BASH. A vintage VW car show with food, crafts, and plenty of VW vendors. 10 am – 5 pm, Free, 809 Gulf Way, St. Pete Beach. www.facebook.com/events/2047652258583999 GREAT EXTRAVAGANZA. Join in for Una Extravaganza Esplendida: A Night of Spanish Romance at Stetson University College of Law in

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SUPER AMERICAN CIRCUS Coming to the Florida State Fairgrounds

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amed “America’s Best Clown” by Time Magazine, the world’s most renown comedic daredevil, Bello Nock (with the iconic foot-high spiked hair) is ushering in a new era for the Circus, with his new show, The Super American Circus.

The Super American Circus, a modern one-ring circus, will showcase some of the greatest talent in the world at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa for three shows each day on Saturday, November 17th (1:00, 4:30 and 8:00 pm) and Sunday, November 18th (1:00, 4:00 and 7:00 pm).

With the demise of Ringling Brothers, the great American circus experience has been missing. But with the Super American Circus Bello is proclaiming, “The Circus is Back!”

This Super American Circus features an All-Star, award-winning cast from around the world that has been featured in shows such as Ringling Brothers, Cirque du Soleil, Big Apple Circus and World Circus competition in Monte Carlo.

Headlining is World Famous Comic Daredevil Bello Nock,

who will be appearing throughout the show in thrilling acts such as the Wheel of Destiny (Bello will run, dance and skip rope blind-folded on and in a giant rotating wheel high above the crowd).

Bello has performed for Presidents, Kings and some of the most high-profile people in the world, captivating audiences as the star in the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, as well as the Big Apple Circus. He has performed some of the most recognized stunts, such as having walked a high wire over landmarks like Lincoln Center in New York City, Reliant Stadium in Houston, and the first ever high wire walk at sea (a Guinness World Record for the “Longest Tightrope Walk Unsupported” (not on land) between two ships at sea). He also performed on a Trapeze under a helicopter hovering over the Statue of Liberty.

Also performing is Bello’s daughter, Annaliese Nock, known as Dare Daughter. Annaliese appeared on this season of Amer6

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ica’s Got Talent in the Exploding Coffin. Bello and Annaliese are joined by PD Weisman, who will be featured in the Wheel of Death, and on the High Wire performing stunts never seen before.

The Flying Royals, a seven-person Daredevil Flying Trapeze act, will be presenting the world’s only Criss Cross Flying act! Criss crossing in each other’s path of flight makes this act even more dangerous than a conventional flying act.

The Motorcycle Globe of Death features stunt riders that will ride their LED Motorcycle’s upside down and all around, defying gravity in a Giant Ball of Steel.

Eric Aguilar will amaze the audience with his Chair-Stacking equilibristic excellence. Noel Aguilar will perform his incredible speed juggling. Just to name a few of the acts that will amaze or make you laugh out loud.

Let’s not forget the Epic finale: The Human Cannonball Shot over the rotating blades of a helicopter!!! This stunt has never been performed indoors.

Daredevil Acrobat Andrew Pratt will attempt to recreate the one-of-a-kind stunt designed and performed

by Bello on America’s Got Talent last year.

The Circus will also feature a Family Fun Zone.

Opening one hour before the show and during intermission. There will be giant slides, face painting, and the original BATMOBILE, BATCYCLE and of course ROBIN’S Sidecar. Come early and get your photo.

Who knows Batman may even show up.

Tickets for the Super American Circus are $12 for adults and $8 for Children. The SuperAmerican Circus will also be donating $1 from every ticket sold to Flight to the

North Pole. Tickets are available via www.superamericancircus.com/ the Expo Hall Box Office (show days only), and by phone at 1-941-870-7444. Free Children Tickets are available at local area merchants and participating 7-11 stores.

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Gulfport. The hub of the school was built in 1925 and greeted guests with flowing fountains of champagne, live music and a ballroom filled with beautiful artwork. Step back in time to a golden era of Spanish influence, enjoy food and drink in the Great Hall, and finish with dancing under the stars in the Banyan Courtyard. 5:30 VIP, 7:00 General Admission. www.greatex.org/gala TAMPA PIG JIG. An annual fundraiser event hosted on downtown Tampa’s waterfront featuring live music, food, a BBQ competition, drinks and games. Entertainment lineup: Carson Mchone, Futurebirds, Brett Dennen, Deer Tick, Riley Green, Chris Young. The event benefits the NephCure Kidney International, committed to supporting research, improving treat-

ment and finding a cure for the debilitating kidney disease, FSGS (Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis) and Nephrotic Syndrome. 1:00 PM – 10:30 PM. Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. www.TampaPigJig.com BELLE OF THE BALL TO GIVE FREE HOMECOMING DRESSES. Belle of the Ball Project will provide free homecoming dresses and accessories to in-need high school girls from 10am to 2pm, at its boutique at 1210 Holt Ave, Clearwater on Sat Oct 20. The charity welcomes all financially needy girls to get a dress regardless of where they live.

Dresses are available to all in-need, high school girls for their high school dances (prom, homecoming, military ball ). The honor system is respected.

No referral letter is necessary. No appointment needed. A $1 to $5 donation is requested but not

Elmo discovers that magic can be found anywhere when you believe in yourself!

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hen magician extraordinaire Justin visits Sesame Street to put on a magic show for the whole neighborhood, Elmo wants to be part of the big event. But there’s one problem … Elmo doesn’t know how to do magic. That’s when Elmo teams up with Abby and Justin, embarking on an amazing journey where Elmo will discover the “power of yet” —the lesson that with perseverance and practice, nothing can stand between you and your dream. Along the way, Elmo and Abby, joined by their friends Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Grover, Rosita, Count von Count, and Gonger, discover the many magical moments in everyday life. In the end, Elmo learns that you can do anything you set your mind to if you just keep trying.

Yuengling Center Oct 12-14 • RP Funding Center Oct 19-20 • The Mahaffey Theater Oct 21

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required. Dresses are for high school dances only.

Donations of dresses and accessories can also be made at the site, dates/times listed above. Large sized dresses are the biggest need (size 18-26) 877-772-3553. www.belleoftheballproject.com

6th ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST. Food, bier garten live music, arts & crafts, kids’ activities. 4-9 pm, Free, Tierra Verde Downtown parking lot, 1110 Pinellas Bayway S., Tierra Verde. www.tierraverdebusinesspartnership.com

CIRCUS MCGURKIS – RIDE THE PEACE WAVE. An alternative peoples’ fair focusing on peace education and service to the community with special focus on activities for children and families of all ages and types featuring arts, crafts, music, games and ideas which celebrate creativity and activism. 10 am – 4 pm, Free, Gibbs High School, 850 34th St. S, St. Petersburg. www.stpetersburgquakers.org/circus-mcgurkis SPECIAL ABILITIES ART OPENING AND FUND RAISER. Join Studio Duvoe, Inc., the Pinellas Autism Project and the City of Imagination to celebrate the artistic genius of neuro-diverse and physically and developmentally challenged kids and young adults from all over Pinellas County.

Students’ work is nicely framed and reasonably priced ($10 - $100). 6 – 10 pm, Free, City of Imagination, 2726 54th St. S, Gulfport. 727.271.5016 www.studioduvoe.org ST. PETERSBURG SCIENCE FESTIVAL. Families and the public can explore the wonders of hands-on science, technology, engineerContinued

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ing, art, and math (STEAM). Held in conjunction with MarineQuest, the annual open house of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. 10 am – 4 pm, Free, USF St Petersburg, 140 7th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. www.stpetescifest.org THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA FREE POPS IN THE PARK. Bring a date or the whole family for free music under the stars in waterfront Vinoy Park.

Fireworks finale. Food trucks and family activities available. 7 pm, Free, Vinoy Park, 701 Bayshore Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. www.floridaorchestra.org

2 AM. The Attic at Rock Brothers, 1510 E 8th Ave, Tampa, FL. (800) 892-2709.

3rd ANNUAL TARPON SPRINGS OKTOBERFEST WIENER DOG DERBY. This race is limited to 48 dachshunds registered to race. First Come First Served. Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers. Free admission. Furry pets allowed. 4:30 pm. 21 North Safford Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL. www.floridawienerdogderby.com/events.html

NOIR: AN ALL BLACK MASQUERADE AFFAIR. The Tampa Alphas present NOIR: An All Black Masquerade Affair - the official after party of the Florida Alphas district conference. Admission includes complimentary hors d’oeuvres. The event will take place at the Attic Ybor at Rock Brothers Brewing. All black attire. Open to the public. 9 PM -

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ST. PETE BEACH OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATION. Paragon and the Corey Area Business Association are bringing an authentic Oktoberfest experience to St. Pete Beach. Celebrate by stuffing yourself silly with smoked sausages, roasted meats, sauerkraut, cabbage and both pretzels and beer while enjoying authentic German music and dancers, accompanied by family and friends. Sat and Sun from 10am - 8pm. Admission is FREE. Music is provided both days by Alpine Doc & Fraulein Gretel. Dancers will be the Bavarian Folk Dance Club known as the Gulf Coast Enzianer Schuhplattler Verein. Also enjoy a stroll through a marketplace of arts, crafts and fine products.

398 Corey Avenue, downtown St. Pete Beach, FL 33706. www.seafoodfestivals.com

homes throughout Historic Kenwood. Champagne and desserts created by a five-star pastry chef will delight guests. Doug Wilkins will provide classical and jazz music. Twelve artists, all members of the Historic Kenwood Artist Enclave, will have works of art on display including sculpture, painting, photography, ceramics, stained glass, mosaic, and crafts. Most will be present to visit with guests and talk about their art. Several of the artists exhibit nationally. www.

historickenwood.org/event/ grand-mingling TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS TREASURE CHESTS 5K + FUN RUN. The return of our Fun Run along with the 5K means more Bucs fans dedicated to making waves for breast cancer research and patient services in the Bay. The 5K (3.1 mile) race is chip-timed and participants will receive a bib with a timing chip attached. The fun run is an untimed/unchipped event. After Continued

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A GRAND MINGLING!

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you cross the finish line, continue the rally the very same afternoon at Raymond James Stadium as the Buccaneers take on the Cleveland Browns, during the breast cancer awareness game. Parking Lots Open: 5:30AM, Race Start Time: 7:30 AM, Victory Village: 7:45 AM - 9:30AM. One Buccaneer Place, Tampa, FL US 33607. www.runsignup. com/Race/FL/Tampa/treasurechests

Tues, Oct 23

LA LUCHA! “Best of the Bay” trio of best friends from different parts of the world—Colombia, Mexico and the United States—creates music that transcends genres. Enjoy a diverse mixture of Latin inspired rhythms with Jazz standards, twisted arrangements of pop songs, and original compositions. Through an engaging stage presence and high level of interaction, La Lucha brings the audience into their world. 5-8 PM, The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, 150 Central Avenue Tickets: $ (includes gallery access) at door. www.thejamesmuseum.org

ASTAIRE. An evening of songs and stories celebrating the career of America’s favorite hoofer.

Fred Astaire was also a wonderful song stylist and a favorite of composers George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Dorothy Fields and more. Performed by Paul Wilborn and Blue Roses, featuring Eugenie Bondurant. Frank Bowman, sax and clarinet; Matt Cowley, percussion. Benefit performance for SPF18. 8 PM Iberian Rooster Restaurant, 475 Central Ave. www.stpeteartsalliance.org SHAKESPEARE IN THE CITY: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM PREVIEW. Preview. Enjoy live Shakespeare in an outdoor setting. Don’t miss this unique new musical version of Shakespeare’s classic. Additional performances through November 11. 7:30 pm, Free, Williams Park, 350 2nd Ave. N, St. Petersburg. www.stpeteartsalliance.org

Oct 25-28

JOHN’S PASS SEAFOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL. Fresh gulf seafood, live music, Halloween block party with costume contests, trick or treating, fishing tournament and more. Thursday 3pm – 10 pm/Friday/Saturday 10 am – 11 pm/Sunday 10 am – 7 pm, Free admission, John’s Pass Village and Boardwalk, Madeira Beach. www.johnspassseafoodfest.com

Wed, Oct 24

ARTFUL WINE PAIRINGS DINNER BENEFIT. The Birchwood hosts the fourth annual Artful Wine Pairings Dinner. The five-course dinner features specially selected estate wines from around the world. Executive Chef Lee Aquino will introduce dishes inspired by local artists. The once-a-year culinary event benefits SPF18. 6 -9 PM, The Birchwood, 340 Beach Dr. NE. $. www.stpeteartsalliance.org

Thurs, Oct 25

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DANCE WITH SPF18 - ST. PETE PERFORMS. Four days packed with dance experiences that highlight innovation and community. The Arts Alliance will present five innovative dance experiences, each for one night only.

WORK: Site-Dance at Work boasts performances created in front of live audiences in public places.

AIR-EARTH-FIRE-WATER by playwright Sheila

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Cowley, takes place on the steps of the Museum of Fine Art and is a collaboration of acting, dancing and live music.

DANCE ST. PETE is an evening at the Palladium Theater showcasing Tampa Bay’s professional dancers.

TAKE A CHANCE DANCE PROJECT pushes boundaries as local actors/writers infuse dance into original narratives. SPF18’s finale invites the audience to dance as Orchestra Fuego ignites the stage with Salsa, Merengue, Cha-Cha, Bolero and Bachata at the Manhattan Casino. www.stpeteartsalliance.org

Fri, Oct 26

WINES OF THE WORLD CHARITY CLASSIC. Indulge in the bold flavors of the world all within the comforts of the Club. Explore the tastes of excep-

tional local-vendor wines and delight in the classic delicacies of different cultures. Wines of the World is Centre Club Tampa’s contribution to a global ClubCorp Initiative called Charity Classic. Net proceeds raised during this event and all Charity Classic events will be allocated evenly to 3 nonprofits: Augie’s Quest at ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI); The Employee Partner Care Foundation (E.P.C.F.); Local Non-Profit - USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy. $. 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM. VIP Admission 5:30 pm. (813) 286-4040. Centre Club - Tampa, 123 S Westshore Blvd, 8th Floor, Tampa, FL. www.CentreTampa.com/CharityClassic

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ocated on the waterfront at Johns Pass, this quaint turn-of-the-century fishing village is Pinellas County’s #1 tourist attraction. Over one hundred merchants inhabit the Village with unique retail shopping, a variety of restaurants, the local fishing fleet, dolphin watching and shelling tours, boat rentals, parasailing and jet skiing. Plenty of parking: There is metered on-street parking located conveniently throughout the Village, as well as a new state-of-the-art multi-level parking garage adjacent to Bubba Gumps and Hubbards Marina. The beach is a short stroll away. Conveniently located near St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa, and just a short drive to the Orlando area. Open daily!

12901 Gulf Blvd, Madeira Beach, Florida Located on the Gulf-to-Intercoastal pass between Madeira Beach and Treasure Island

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SARASOTA OKTOBERFEST.

Sat, Oct 27

3RD FDSWF BUDDY WALK. F.R.I.E.N.D.S. DOWN SYNDROME WEST FLORIDA (FDSWF) BUDDY WALK will take place at Raymond James Stadium from 1pm-5pm. More than 2,500 Down Syndrome families, friends, professionals, vendors, and exhibitors are anticipated to attend this event to raise awareness, acceptance and advocate for individuals with Down syndrome. As a direct result of event sponsorships, team fundraising, and generous public donations, FDSWF is able to continue providing services for individuals with Down syndrome and their families. www.ds-stride.org/fdswfbuddywalk

2ND ANNUAL $10,000 SPLASH PARK RAFFLE DRAWING. A chance to win $10,000. Fundraiser to support construction of a Splash Park in the City of Pinellas Park. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. 8 pm, $100 donation for each ticket, England Brothers Park, 5010 81st Ave., Pinellas Park. facebook.com/events/1713179085436316/?active_ tab=about FALL FESTIVAL. Games, prizes, crafts, hayrides, yummy treats, food, and drinks. 4 – 6 pm, Free, The Island Chapel, 1271 Pinellas Bayway S, St. Petersburg. 727.866.7362. www.theislandchapel.org 14

PUBLIC WORKS BBQ COOK-OFF & RODEO. BBQ cook-off with local amateur competitors. Full rodeo with bull riding, live entertainment, beer, fireworks, children’s rides, bounce houses, bubble runner and much more. 3 – 10 pm, Free, England Brothers Park, 5010 81st Ave., Pinellas Park. www.pinellas-park.com/384/Parks-Recreation-Leisure-Services

Paragon and the Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association are bringing an authentic Oktoberfest experience to Sarasota. In keeping with the historical traditions, you will be able to celebrate enjoying all the historical ‘norms’ of stuffing yourself silly with smoked sausages, roasted meats, sauerkraut, cabbage and both pretzels and beer while enjoying authentic live German music and dancers, all while enjoying the company of family, friends, coworkers and associates. S. Gulf Stream in downtown Sarasota. 10am - 8pm. Admission is FREE. Music is provided Saturday by the OktoberFest Band and Sunday by Alpine Doc & Fraulein Gretel. Dancers throughout the weekend’s festivities will be the Schuhplattler Gruppe Alpenrose out of Orlando. Also enjoy a stroll through a marketplace of arts, crafts and fine products. www.seafoodfestivals.com/S-65-Sarasota+Oktoberfest.html 2018 TARPON SPRINGS ART AND CRAFT FESTIVAL. Shop a wide variety of fine arts and crafts offered by several vendors. There will be live music, a wide variety of great food, and much more.

Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm. Free admission.

Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks, Dodecanese Blvd, Tarpon Springs, FL. www.spongedocks.net

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Sun, Oct 28

OPEN STREETS ST. PETE. Food, music and fun in the street. Experience car-free roads connecting to the Pinellas Trail and protected bike lanes. Bike, stroll, and roll. 11 am – 4 pm, Free, Albert Whitted Park, 480 Bayshore Dr. SE, St. Petersburg. facebook.com/openstreetsstpete ROCKSTAR RUMBLE INAUGURAL EVENT. Witness the best cheer competition to hit the Bay. Teams from all over Florida will be competing in the rumble. 8 AM - 8 PM. 813-299-9800. Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 N US Highway 301, Tampa, FL

the war memorials. The final Honor Flight for 2018 will be on October 30th. The Veterans return to St. Pete-Clearwater at approximately 8:30 pm. The Welcome Home celebration is open to the public and various groups, military, and government leaders will be at the airport to greet the veterans. Free parking will be available to attend the welcome home event (note free parking will only be granted when no other passenger flights are arriving). For more information emily@tampabaybeaches.com

NOVEMBER Fri, Nov 2

ART SHOW BENEFITING ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES. PARC’s 11th annual ‘Art in the PARC’ event will be held at the Duke Energy corporate offices. Highlighting artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities, PARC’s ‘Art in the PARC’ offers guests the opportunity to meet the artists, enjoy food and drinks, purchase custom paintings, jewelry, pottery, candles, fabric sculptures and much more. 299 1st Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL. www.inspired@parc-fl.org

Nov 2 - 4

ROCKIN’ ON THE RANGE AT TOP GOLF. Heartbeat International has saved over 700 lives with proceeds from the Annual Rockin’ on the Green Golf Classic. This year, to celebrate the 10th Annual Golf Classic and all the lives they have impacted, they are shakin’ things up with a family friendly event at Top Golf. They still have Contests, Player Packs, Silent Auctions and A ROCKIN’ GOOD TIME. All of the proceeds will be used to advance the pacemaker program. Bring your family and friends and join in at Top Golf to ROCK ON THE RANGE and SINK A SHOT TO SAVE A LIFE! 11:00 AM. Top Golf, 10690 Palm River Road, Tampa, FL. www.heartbeatsaveslives.org

Oct 30

ST. PETE-CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HOSTS VETERANS HONOR FLIGHT WELCOME HOME RECEPTIONS. PIE’s 33nd Honor Flight with 73 Veterans will depart St. PeteClearwater International Airport on an Allegiant charter for a day long visit to Washington D.C. and 16

TAMPA BAY HOME SHOW. Plan to spend the day discovering great exhibits, giveaways, door prizes, seminars, and so much more. See the latest trends in home remodeling: from kitchen and baths to flooring, to windows and home protection.

10 am – 6 pm Friday and Saturday/10 am – 5 pm Sunday, Free, Tropicana Field, One Tropicana Dr., St. Petersburg. www.tampabay.com/expos

Sat, Nov 3

20th ANNUAL BUNGALOW FEST. Features 10 homes that reflect the historic architecture and character of Historic Kenwood. Stroll or use the free continuous trolley. 10 am – 4 pm, $. 29th St. N

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and 3rd Ave. N, St. Petersburg. www.historickenwood.org/bungalowfest EVENING FOR THE BAY – WAVE OF THE FUTURE. Enjoy ingenious cocktails, dinner, live music, revolutionary entertainment, complimentary valet and auctions that are sure to redefine your future. 5 – 9 pm, $. Tampa Bay Watch, 3000 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde. 727.867.8166 x 234. www.tampabaywatch.org HOME HARVEST & BLUEGRASS FEST. Food, drinks, silent auction, raffles and music by the amazing Ramblegrass Band. Proceeds benefit

House of Mercy and Encouragement Foundation (HOME). 7 – 10 pm, $. The Conmy Center, 750 San Salvador Dr., Dunedin. 727.786.7951. eventbrite.com/e/home-harvest-bluegrass-fest-featuring-ramblegrass-band-tickets-48657499892 4TH ANNUAL KENNETH CITY FALL FESTIVAL. The family and pet friendly event will feature craft vendors, educational booths, community booths, hay rides, children’s games & activities and complimentary parking and admission. The Town will offer Scarecrow Building 102. Bring your friends, and family and join the fun. They’ll proContinued

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he St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society (SPIFFS) Annual Folk Fair reminds us that we are a fabric of cultures woven into a United States. SPIFFS Folk Fair will be held at Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg, FL. The 4-day festival showcases food and culture from 36+ member organizations, each representing immigrants from nations across the globe. The groups will unite in a Grand Parade of Nations, culminating in a swearing-in ceremony of new American citizens.

Doors open to the public for a weekend of festivities featuring food and performances from three dozen cultures. SPIFFS International Folk Fair transforms St. Petersburg’s waterfront into a microcosm of the world, with a multitude of ethnic crafts, arts, food, cooking demonstrations and special entertainment. Some highlights include Giving Tree Music drum circles; student performances on the main stage; Polynesian dancers; and music featuring the Mongolian “Horse Head Violin” OCT 27 - 28 (Morin Khuur). Additional entertainment in the Main Stage / Beer Garden area includes performances by Urban Gypsies, Brazilian Samba by O Som Do Jazz, New Horizon Band of Gulfport, Irish Lift Band and The Islanders Greek Band. Folk dancing and music will be performed throughout the festival on two stages.

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vide the hay for stuffing and the twine for tying, and are seeking donations of burlap, paper bags, long pants, sleeved shirts, hats and old boots for building. Please drop off your unwanted clothing, boots and accessories to Kenneth City Town Hall at 6000 54th Avenue North. Build your scarecrow, which may be taken home after completion, and you can even bring your own accessories for customization. 727-498-8948. 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, at the Community Center located at 4600 58th St. N, Kenneth City, FL 33709.

WOOFSTOCK: A PUB CRAWL FOR CANINE CANCER . Calling all flower children, hippies and dog lovers. Flock to Gulfport’s waterfront and bring your buds for an afternoon of fundraising, peace, love and pubs. The first ever Woofstock Pup Crawl will take place in Gulfport’s Historic Waterfront Arts District. Everyone is invited to join in to help raise our cups in the battle against canine cancer. Emma’s Foundation for Canine Cancer needs funding to heighten canine cancer awareness and to

provide financial assistance, as well as other resources, for pet owners who are struggling to pay for the treatment of their beloved pet.

Your Woofstock Pup Crawl “Paws Port” will include a reusable silicone tie dye cup and a choice of domestic beer, house wine or well cocktail at supporting businesses. Most pubs will offer food and appetizer deals and all are within walking (or crawling) distance for your convenience. Drinking is 100% optional during the event, and if you choose to do so, please drink responsibly. Party goers must be 21 to purchase a Paws Port. Arrive decked out in 60’s gear and purchase tickets in advance. Paws Ports are available for a $35 donation and are available at the Gulfport Beach Bazaar, located at 3115 Beach Blvd. S. in downtown Gulfport. 727-322-5217.

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dors, live music, and a play area for kids. www.getaway5k.com 15th CONGA CALIENTE.

Sun, Nov 4

TOP LOCAL CHEF 2018. Ten of the area’s best chefs and 10 best craft breweries create a unique culinary experience. Guests are invited to sample the newest creations and vote for their favorites. 5 – 7 pm, $. The Historic Manhattan Casino, 642 22nd St. S, St. Petersburg. www.eventbrite.com/e/ top-local-chef-2018-tickets-48090661463 GETAWAY 5K/10K RACE AT ALBERT WHITTED PARK. The race includes a 5K, 10K, and kids fun run, all set on the water with beautiful views of Tampa. The Getaway 5K/10K is designed for every kind of runner – regardless of age or level of fitness. In addition to the race itself, the excitement continues with a post-race celebration that will bring beach-themed fun and will feature local business vendors as well as food and drink ven-

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The evening’s entertainment will shine with live band performances by Kafkasso and Smooth D and the Boyz. Watch as an animated “LED Robot” comes alive on stage, be mesmerized by a mystical fire dance performer Tuni, see the Cleopatra fashion daybed parade and enjoy Phoebe’s Samba team in their special LED feather costumes.

A limited number of VIP tickets, which include complimentary food and beverages are available.

The VIP Lounge is an exclusive roped-off section. Parkshore Grill and 400 Beach Seafood & Tap House will provide al fresco dining in the VIP area offering signature items cooked on-site.

They will also offer a selection of food for sale to the general public throughout the night.

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ish singer-composer Braulio and Cuban singer– actress Aymeé Nuviola best known for her role as Celia Cruz in the 2015 novela Celia. Tampa based orchestra Mambo Lebrón will round up the entertainment this year with their varied repertoire. And Estrella TV stars Stephanie Gerard (El Mameluco) and Aylín Mújica (Buenos Días Familia) will also greet attendees. 11am - 6pm. Al Lopez Park - 4810 N Himes Ave. www.congacaliente.com/

Mon, Nov 5

3rd ANNUAL GULFPORT CHEFS TABLE. Food, white tablecloths, china, glassware, exquisite table decor and full table service in the middle of Beach Boulevard in Gulfport’s Waterfront District. This is the setting for a memorable outdoor dining event with family and friends, a charitable event, this year benefitting the MY Foundation.

Eleven restaurants from Gulfport’s food scene will participate. The chefs have created four-course prix fixe menus, and diners may choose any of the eleven menus being offered. Prices include wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages. All profits go to the MY Foundation, which has commit-

ted to helping a local family rebuild their home that was lost in a fire. 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Downtown Gulfport, Beach Blvd. S. Rain date is November 12th. www.m.facebook.com/Gulfport-Chefs-Table-113477049350404

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THE FOCUS! IS ON FINDING FOREVER HOMES FOR KIDS. The Heart Gallery of Pinellas and Pasco will Focus! the attention on children in need of finding permanent homes during their Friday, November 9th fundraising party Focus! Heartfelt Harvest being held at the Wyndham Grand, Clearwater Beach with festivities beginning at 6 pm. Guests will be greeted with the colors of the season as they engage with a display of the kids of The Heart Gallery enhanced by images from the nonprofit organization’s photography partners. A thematic dinner, silent auction and opportunity to give to the kids during this season of giving will be blended into this first annual event with a mission to the sow the seeds of finding forever homes for children… and what better way than the warmth of the season combined with National Adoption

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Month (November) and Adoption Day for Pinellas County on November 9th. At the conclusion of the event, guests will leave with an abundance of autumnal spirit and knowing that their Focus! on the cause will make a difference for kids and families in our community. The mission of the Heart Gallery is to increase the number of successful adoptions of local children in foster care. The Heart Gallery was founded on the belief that every child deserves a home and at any given point, there are approximately 35 children waiting for a forever family through the Heart Gallery of Pinellas and Pasco and more than 3,000 children in the foster care system in Tampa Bay. Since the Heart Gallery of Pinellas and Pasco was in created in 2006, they have helped find more than 300 adoptive families for waiting children. Tickets from $175 per person to $1,800 for a table of 8. 727.258.4806. www.HeartGalleryKids.org

31ST ANNUAL SPONGE DOCKS SEAFOOD FESTIVAL. Fresh local seafood to tempt your taste buds, an art & craft show with up to 60 local and regional artists selling their work, continuous live music, unique retail shops and complimentary festivities for the whole family. Noon – 9 pm Friday/10 am – 9 pm Saturday/10 am – 6 pm Sunday, Free, Sponge Docks, Tarpon Springs. www.spongedocks.net

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RIBFEST 2018. Features the best BBQ ribbers in the world, national recording artists playing classic and southern rock & country hits and fun activities for kids. BAND LINEUP: Reverend Barry and the Funk, The U2Xperience, a tribute to U2, The Sting Police, a tribute to Sting and The Police, Robby Steinhardt and the Music of Kansas, Matt Stillwell, Chris Janson, DREAMS playing the music of the Allman Brothers, RUNAWAY JUNE, Josh Turner, Fire & Ice, Los Lonely Boys, Barenaked Ladies.

This three day charity fundraiser helps a variety of youth oriented causes. 4 – 10 pm Friday/11 am – 5 pm Sat & Sun, $. Vinoy Park, 501 Bayshore Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. www.ribfest.org

Sat, Nov 10

VETERANS BOAT PARADE. Opening ceremony at 10 am. Route proceeds north to the canal of Redington Dr., then turns south to Treasure Island and the large canal of the Isle of Capri and Isle of Palms. 11 am, Free public viewing areas, American Legion Post 273, 600 American Legion Dr., Madeira Beach. www.veteransboatparade.com

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CITY OF GULFPORT HEROES WEEKEND. Whether you served in the military or serve on the volleyball court, join in the City of Gulfport and VETsports Heroes Weekend. This is a great way for the community to participate in Veteran’s Day while giving back to local Veterans. You can get involved by either entering in the parade or entering your team in the VETSports volleyball tournament.

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Sun, Nov 11

CHOWDER CHALLENGE 5. Taste all the chowders and vote for your favorite. Beverages and desserts available for purchase. Honors our veterans, showcases area restaurants and benefits the Pass-A-Grille Woman’s Club and its chosen charities. 1 – 5 pm, $. Horan Park, 7701 Boca Ciega Dr., St. Pete Beach. www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-chowder-challenge-tickets-47891165766

ST. PETE BEACH BIKEFEST. A five-day celebration full of motorcycles, live music and sunshine. As home base for the event, TradeWinds Island Grand will provide a beachfront backdrop for a wide variety of events and activities including live music, Builders Row Indoor Expo, Vendors Row, Roadkill Scavenger Bike Rides, Baddest Bagger Competition and Bike Show, massive motorcycle auction, a nightly beach bar crawl and more. There will be live music on three alternating stages Thur.Sat. all day until 10 p.m. The free nightly concerts on the beach include Sister Hazel (Thur.), country star Travis Tritt (Fri.) and Southern rock’s 38 Special (Sat.) Also performing throughout the weekend will be Puddle of Mudd, Saving Abel, Tobacco Rd Band and many other regional favorites. Expanded weekend activities include a salute to the military on Sat evening followed by a beach fireworks display. The fun continues on Sun with “Diary of an Ozzman,” an Ozzy Osbourne tribute band, and the giveaway of the 2018 HD street glide raffle bike.

Various times and costs, Tradewinds Island Grand Resort, 5500 Gulf Blvd, St Pete Beach. www.stpetebeachbikefest.com

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Nov 14 - 18

10th ANNUAL SANDING OVATIONS MASTERS CUP SAND SCULPTURE COMPETITION AND MUSIC FESTIVAL. A four-day competition of ten sand sculpting masters who create astonishing works of art using nothing but sand, water and lots of their own imagination. Beach food court and beer gardens, an arts and crafts marketplace and three days of live music.

Fri, Nov 16 - Sarasota Slim, Ella Jet & Future Soul, Seranation.

Sat, Nov 17 - Kerry Courtney, Cicada Rhythm, Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio, Railway Kings, Pirate Flag Band, Kenny Chesney Tribute Band, Fireworks Display.

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THE SUSTAINABLE BUZZ. Celebrating 11 years of sustainability in Tampa Bay. Features food from dozens of local restaurants, craft beers, fine wine and spirits, live entertainment and more.

6:30 – 9:30 pm, $. Straz Center, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa. eventbrite.com/e/sustainable-buzz-tickets-48466973021?aff=mcivte

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FEST. Gourmet food trucks will serve up CHEESY Inspired dishes as well as offering their normal cuisine. Craft beer garden. Adult beverages available for purchase.Picnic chairs and blankets welcomed.

Children’s playground. Pet friendly. 6-11pm. Free admission. England Brothers Bandshell, 5010 81st Ave. Pinellas Park, FL 33781. www.gulftobayfta.org/

Sat, Nov 17

18th ANNUAL FLORIDA HOSPITAL BOLTRUN. This season’s race will once again consist of a 5 Mile, 5K and Family Fun Run/Walk. The event will span the entire morning and will feature family friendly activities on Ford Thunder Alley and at the first-ever finisher’s circle inside Amalie Arena. Each registered participant will receive: a free ticket to one Tampa Bay Lightning Game, A finisher’s Medal – All races, A commemorative Bolt Run t-shirt, Pre/post-race activities with food & beverages on Ford Thunder Alley and in AMALIE Arena, A portion of each registration will be donated to benefit local prostate cancer research and patient services via the Lightning Foundation. www.runsignup.com/Race/Events/FL/Tampa/BoltRun

SHOPALOOZA PART 1. More than 130 locally owned shops, restaurants, art galleries, service providers, non-profits and community organizations. Also features free entertainment, free giveaways, free activities for children and plenty of surprises. 10 am – 5 pm, Free, South Straub Park, 198 Bayshore Dr., St Petersburg. www.shopapaloozafestival.com TAMPA BAY TIMES FESTIVAL OF READING. Showcases authors and signings. Author talks. A 26

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CRAFTART FESTIVAL. More than 120 of the nation’s best contemporary fine craft artists show and sell their creations. There are artist demonstrations, a children’s activity tent, food trucks, wine and craft beer. 10 am – 5 pm Saturday/10 am – 4 pm Sunday, Free, Central Ave. & 5th St., St. Petersburg. www.floridacraftart.org/category/events

TICA ALLBREED INTERNATIONAL CAT SHOW. Cats will compete in 12 different rings, both days. Judges from all around the world, South America, and USA will judge cats both days. Enjoy Feline Education and Welfare, learn about different breeds of cats and how to care for them. Bring the family, fun for all ages. Meet 25+ all breeds of cats. Vendors will have cat trees, cat bed, toys, unique gifts, and much more cat related items for sale. Cats and kittens available for adoption. Raffle table. Food available at hall. Free Parking. Meet Nancy Colby, a well-known watercolor artist from Sarasota who has a well-deserved reputation for

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painting animals. Minnreg Hall 6340 126th Ave North, Largo, FL 33773. 727 289-1989. www.skywaycatclub.com HOLIDAY MARKET & EXPO. There will be many unique merchants exhibiting their gift and decorating ideas. Unusual, fun and interesting gift ideas, from home decor to holiday art. 10 am – 5 pm, Free, The Coliseum, 535 4th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. www.10times.com/holidaymarket-stpetersburg

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4th ANNUAL GOODY GOODY TURKEY GOBBLE. On Thanksgiving morning, the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA invites community members to participate in the 4th Annual Goody Goody Turkey Gobble 5K, 8K and 1 Mile Run/Walk.

The family-friendly event starts at 7am in front of the Amalie Arena on 401 Channelside Drive in Tampa. Goody Goody restaurant is providing free breakfast to all participants after the race.

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price are a chip-timed numbered bib for 8K and 5K participants, a dri-fit t-shirt and finisher medal for all participants. On-site results will be available following the race and in an emailed link.

All proceeds raised will support LIVESTRONGÂŽ at the YMCA for cancer survivors and their families. The free 12-week Y program offers people affected by cancer a safe, supportive environment to participate in physical and social activities focused on strengthening the whole person. 813.224.9622. www.runsignup.com

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INAUGURAL FESTIVAL OF TREES. The Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce will host its first ever Festival of Trees. This is a family friendly event to be held at five locations.

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mall. The location is the Downtown’s Main Street and features many independently owned shops and restaurants, including a large variety of antique shops, many of which specialize in certain kinds of antiques. Admission and Parking are complimentary.

10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Downtown Tarpon Springs, 1 N Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689.

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7th Annual Clearwater Beach Uncorked Food & Wine Festival — Nov 3 - 4

learwater Beach Uncorked is returning to celebrate the Bay area’s most renowned chefs, restaurants, and breweries in a culinary showcase served with 180-degree Gulf of Mexico views. It has been dubbed one of the best food, wine and beer festivals on Florida’s West coast.

The two-day event will feature interactive experiences, tastings, cooking demonstrations and competitions between some of the area’s most notable and award-winning chefs and restaurants. Adding to the full weekend culinary experience, the Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach is offering a very limited special room rate of just $189 for an Uncorked Getaway during the weekend of November 3-4.

Event tickets are $75 per person, per day for general admission and $100 per person, per day for VIP access. All guests will receive a limited-edition wine glass, custom tote bag and enjoy the Grand Tasting Village with unlimited tastings from 1 to 4 p.m. Guests who purchase a VIP ticket will also enjoy one-hour early admission to the Grand Tasting Village and exclusive access to the Spirits Pool Lounge at the Wyndham Grand pool deck from 1 to 5 p.m. to sample exciting and intriguing crafted libations.

Each year, a portion of proceeds from Clearwater Beach Uncorked has assisted the community through various hospitality programs and has supported the University of South Florida’s Sarasota Manatee School of Hospitality and Tourism for the past four years. Funds are used to develop academic programs, scholarships, research grants and campus infrastructure.

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LOWRY PARK: CREATURES OF THE NIGHT - Fri & Sat in Oct, after 4 p.m. All ages. www.lowryparkzoo.org/ The Zoo transforms into an eerie and immersive Halloween adventure for the whole family. Creatures emerge at dusk with startling surprises around every corner. No horror or gore, just fun frights for all!

BUSCH GARDENS SESAME STREET SAFARI OF FUN KIDS’ WEEKENDS - Select nights thru OCT 28 www.BuschGardens.com Located at Gwazi Field, visitors can participate in a wide variety of fall-inspired activities including a hay maze, pumpkin ring toss and much more. Kids won’t want to miss dance parties featuring their favorite Sesame Street pals like Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Grover, Rosita, and more who will make special appearances dressed in their best Halloween attire.

Monsters & Fairies - Oct 6 & 7 Super Grover - Oct 13 & 14 Spooky Safari - Oct 20 & 21 Rosita’s Halloween Fiesta - Oct 27 & 28 GHOST TOUR OF TAMPA – Nightly thru Oct 31 and beyond www.ghosttour.com In the city once described as the “damnedest town this side of Hell,” join in for a candlelight walking tour of haunted Tampa. Experience an entertaining evening with tales 32

of ghosts, haunted houses, restless spirits and supernatural oddities, and discover the quirky, haunted past of Tampa, a place where the ordinary does not apply! 8:00 pm. 727-398-5200. 507 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL 33602.

GHOST TOUR OF YBOR - thru Oct 28 www.yborghosttour.com Ghost Tour of Ybor has added Sunday night tours to the schedule in response to the heavy Halloween demand for tour spots. The tour includes an extended exploration of the Cuban Club, named the fourth-most haunted building in the U.S. by the Travel Channel.

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SESAME STREET SAFARI OF FUN - thru Oct 28 www.BuschGardensTampa.com New this year, families can tune into the Not-Too-Spooky Howl-O-Ween Radio Show starring Count von Count. Count von Count serves as the master of scare-emonies as he leads his pals through some of his favor-

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ite tunes. With help from his Sesame Street friends, he produces a not-too-spooky Halloween show that features song and dance numbers that are sure to get everyone moving to the beat. Other fall-inspired experiences during the event include character dance parties, a hay maze, pumpkin ring toss and much more. With themed weekends throughout the month, families can enjoy crafts featuring their favorite characters.

GHOST TOUR OF ST. PETERSBURG - Nightly thru Oct 31 and beyond… 8:00pm www.ghosttour.com Peer into the shadows and mysteries of Florida’s “Sunshine City”on a candlelight walking tour of St. Petersburg. Hear true ghost stories of wandering spirits, haunted mansions, phantom lovers and age old curses...forgotten tales brought back to life. Join in for a leisurely stroll along St. Petersburg’s quaint streets and beautiful waterfront. 300 Beach Dr. NE, St Petersburg, FL 33701. 727894-4678.

HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY PUMPKIN PATCH - thru Oct 31 www.humanesocietytampa.org/

Shelter grounds will be transformed into a friendly Halloween Haven where you’ll find plump pumpkins, painted jack-o-lanterns and festive decorations. Not only is the Pumpkin Patch a great place to get gourds, but it’s also the perfect spot for photos with

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HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS your children and pets. Proceeds will benefit homeless pets. 3607 N. Armenia Ave, Tampa, FL 33607. (813) 774-4344 SCAREHOUSE PINELLAS - Fri, Sat, Sun in Oct. www.scarehousepinellas.com Scarehouse Pinellas is the newest haunted house to come to the Tampa Bay area.

Located in Largo Florida, guests can experience 10,000 square feet of fright from some of their favorite classic horror flicks. Scarehouse has partnered with the SPCA of Tampa Bay to raise money to help care for even more animals. A portion of proceeds will be donated to the SPCA as well as discounts on tickets if you bring a pet item for donation, food, toys, treats.

AMERICAN VICTORY SHIP UNDEAD IN THE WATER - (select nights thru Oct 31) www.americanvictory.org UNdead in the Water is an interactive, disturbing attraction that results from a zombie outbreak that has swept across Tampa Bay. Legions of ravenous undead are infecting and contaminating the innocent, and the only way out from this battle of humanity is to escape aboard the American Victory Ship.

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In order to get to safety, they must make their way throughout cavernous decks, multi-level ladders, eerie hallways, the ghastly Captain’s Quarters, the ominous engine room, the galley, and more terrifying spaces throughout the ship. The route for this scary escape to safety will take approximately 30 minutes.

TDRACULA, THE VAMPIRE PLAY - thru Nov 3 www.carrollwoodplayers.org When Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist in obscure maladies, discovers that beautiful Lucy Westenra is the victim of a vampire, suspicion falls on a mysterious neighbor, Count Dracula, and his frighteningly beautiful wives, who receive special emphasis. The large cast contains many fine acting parts, from the haunting vampire wives to the everpopular Renfield, who fancies a diet of flies and spiders. There are young lovers, comic staff members, sanatorium guests and Jon-

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athan Harker, first to fall victim to the vampire’s thirst. The story of his journey to Dracula’s fortress will have your audiences on the edge of their seats. Intermingled with the drama is a fine thread of comedy that helps relieve mounting tension and chills. Carrollwood Players Theatre, 4333 Gunn Highway, Tampa, FL 33618 ST. PETE ZOMBIE FOOD BOOZE CRAWL Oct 19 www.gulftobayfta.org Join Gulf to Bay for Food and Fun. Gourmet food trucks will have candy for the kids.

Face painting. Live Music & ZOMBIES. Live DJ, Zombie FL Ash Mob. All costumes welcomed. $500 costume contest. Picnic chairs and blankets welcomed. Pet friendly. Albert Whitted Park, 480 Bayshore Dr SE, St. Petersburg. 6 - 10 PM. Free admission.

NOVAWEEN 12 - Oct 19 www.nova535.com/event/novaween-11/

toos, carnival games, arts & crafts, trick or treat, free candy, character meet and greet.

Carnival style concessions available. 6 – 10 pm. Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg. 727-893-7326.

BOO ‘N BREW - Oct 20 www.westshoreplaza.com Enjoy the cooler Fall air and ring in the Fall Season! Grab your friends, family, fall boots or favorite costume and join in for local brews, music, games, fall-themed food, costume contests & kids activities like bounce houses, face painting and more. WestShore Plaza – Center Court, 250 WestShore Plaza, Tampa, FL 33609.

HAUNTIZAAR III - Haunted Hand Made Arts Bazaar - Oct 20 www.thestudioat620.org/ Featuring only the finest of creepy creators, this original art and craft market focuses on Halloween and Day of the Dead themed goodies, all sure to thrill you. Get in the spirit and come in costume! The more the scarier as they say. Shop local at this unique one day event and support the spooky arts in St Pete.

MOTE MARINE NIGHT OF FISH, FUN & FRIGHT - Oct 20. www.mote.org/events

St. Pete’s favorite Adults Only Halloween Costume party. The Infamous DJ Fresh returns. Look up it’s the beautiful Lyra Ladies.

Tarot Card Reading. Scary Photobooth by Get the Picture. Sexy Fire Goddess Maven Misbehavin. GoGo Dancers. Multiple Full Liquor Bars. Valet Parking is Included in Ticket Price. Costume Contest. NOVA 535, 535 Dr. ML King St N, St. Pete, FL 33701. 949-8736682 HOWL-O-FEST - Oct 19 - 20 facebook.com/events/966310730223867/?active_ tab=about Features inflatable games, temporary tat-

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HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS of the Dead” and take part in Mad Science experiments and activities. Don’t miss the signature underwater pumpkin carving in the spooktacular shark habitats. Enjoy entertainment from students at EveryOneRocks and performances from Mad Science. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota, FL. 941-388-4441 HAUNTED HIKE THROUGH HISTORIC ST. PETERSBURG - Oct. 20 w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / T h e - H a u n t e d Hike-282268985136576/ Halloween Family-Friendly Event. Take a tour of St. Petersburg’s most paranormal neighborhood. Great spooky stories, side shows and bake sale. 1300 13th St N, St Petersburg, FL 33705. (727) 823-0393

North Straub Park, 400 Bayshore Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. Sit back and enjoy the beautiful evening while listening to music, having a picnic and watching a classic movie. Bring your own blanket or low seat. Food and drink available for purchase.

TRUNK OR TREAT - Oct 25 www.spbrec.com/special-events Trick or treat from the trunks of cars to get in the Halloween spirit. 5:30 – 7 pm, Free, St. Pete Beach Community Center parking lot, 7701 Boca Ciega Dr, St Pete Beach.

OPERA TAMPA SINGERS IN THE WITCHING HOUR - Oct 26 www.strazcenter.org Something wicked this way comes when the Opera Tampa Singers unleash the greatest coven of witches of all time and fly into the Jaeb Courtyard at the Straz Center for The Witching Hour, a Fourth Friday free performance featuring superbly concocted witchy tunes. 813.222.1000. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa, FL 33602 WE’RE DOOMED AT FST - Oct 26 www.floridastudiotheatre.org FST Improv will celebrate Halloween with a one-night-only performance of We’re Doomed, where cast members will create a live horror movie on the spot inspired by audience suggestions. 941.366.9017. Florida Studio Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236.

ZOMBIE THRILLER DANCE - Oct. 24 www.mfastpete.org Ghouls and zombies of all ages and dancing abilities are invited to take over the front steps of the museum for a fiendishly good time strutting your stuff to the famous Michal Jackson Thriller dance. 5:30 – 8:30 pm, Free, Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive. NE, St. Petersburg. 727.894.4638.

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6th ANNUAL YBOR BIG MONSTER’S BED RACE - Oct 27 www.ybornow.com/events/ Watch local bars and businesses dress up and team up to race beds down 7th Ave. in Historic Ybor City. Free for all ages! Prizes for fastest time and people’s choice for favorite bed.

HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR - Sat, Oct. 27 at 12 - 5 pm www.largo.com/ Plan on a good time at this year’s Halloween Spooktacular event held at Largo Cen-

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On select nights, the Theatre will open its lobby for PAUSE-O-WEEN happy hours. No ticket is required – just join in under the iconic TAMPA marquee in the heart of downtown for FREE shots, seasonal drink specials at the bar and

$2 off popcorn.

On Oct. 19, enjoy happy hour hosted

by Dr. Paul Bearer. His hearse will be parked out front, and Dr. Paul himself will be in the lobby for photos, leading up to the world premiere FREE screening of his 2018 Halloween special at 6:30pm.

Then, on Oct. 31 spend a special Halloween edition of PAUSE-O-WEEN at the theatre. Besides the drink specials and free shots, there will be – for every drink you buy* – another ticket to enter into drawings for ghoulishly great prizes.

Please visit the website for more information and screenings.

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HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS tral Park from 12-5pm. Trick-or-treat trail will be from 12-4pm. 727-587-6740. Largo Central Park, 101 Central Park Drive, Largo.

A HAUNTING ON HARBOR ISLAND - Oct 27 www.eventbrite.com/e/a-haunting-on-harbour-island-tickets50249053271?aff=erelexpmlt

The biggest Halloween party in the bay area at Jackson’s Nightlife. Costume contests, special performers, and an evening of dancing in our 3 music rooms. Harbour Island will be crawling with ghosts & goblins.

FLORIDA AQUARIUM GUPPYWEEN - Oct 27 www.flaquarium.org

Guppyween is the one time of year we let wild animals, ghosts and princesses roam The Florida Aquarium! Our guests get to trick-ortreat among 8,000+ animals and plants native to Florida and around the world, making for the perfect family-friendly and safe Halloween event. 701 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602. 813-273-4000. www.flaquarium.org/.

701 Channelside Drive, Tampa. 813.273.4000 GULFPORT SENIOR CENTER MONSTER MASH - Oct 27 www.patch.com/florida/gulfport/calendar/ event/20181027/412303/monster-mash-2018 Put on your best, most creative or funniest costume and come to the Casino from 7 PM to 11 PM. Enjoy dancing to the band Four Of A Kynd, raffle prizes and costume contests while feasting on great eats.. Gulfport Casino Ballroom, 5500 Shore Blvd So., Gulfport, Florida 33707 BASH ART PARTY at Artpool Gallery - Oct 27 www.artpoolrules.com Trick & treat yourself at ARTpool’s annual Halloween Costume Bash ART pARTy, get ready to have your world rocked, with amazing art, wicked costumes and a runway show filled with spooky glamour. They will light up the stage with stunning living canvases with models painted head to toe as well as a full clothing runway show. Doors open at 8pm and all ages are welcome to attend. Dress to impress with your wildest costumes under the sun for our COSTUME CONTEST on the main stage at 10pm.

THE 3RD ANNUAL “RIVERWALK TRICK OR TREAT” - Oct 27 www.thetampariverwalk.com 4pm - 7pm on the Tampa Riverwalk. Kids in costume along with their families are invited to Trick or Treat along the Riverwalk as part of this FREE community event. Last year there were over 7,000 people who enjoyed this family-friendly event. Candy/Treat station locations are hosted by local businesses and organizations that will be handing out

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At the conclusion of the event, there will be a free family-friendly Halloween movie in Water Works park hosted by Friends of Tampa Recreation.

HALLOWEEN MOVIE IN THE PARK - Oct 27 www.facebook.com/CinemaSquatch/ Presented by the Sunscreen Film Festival, powered by Cinema Squatch and DJ Fresh Events. An evening of Halloween fun. 6 PM, Music, trivia and party. Movie starts at dark Williams Park, 2nd Ave N & 3rd St N. Free Admission.

YARD OF ALE: NIGHTMARE ON MY STREET COSTUME PARTY - Oct 27 www.facebook.com/events/544024496032112/ Join #intheyard for a ‘Nightmare on My Street Halloween Costume Party’. $200 Best Overall Costume. Contest begins: 11:00pm (winner chosen by audience participation.)

Categories: Killer Costume Bro, Best Duo/ Group, Most Original, Super Hero/Villain.

There will be a Trick or Treat basket to draw from for every costume entered. 10 PM - 3 AM. Yard of Ale, 406 South Howard Ave, Tampa, FL. 813-251-4433 AN EERIE EVENING AT THE TAMPA BAY HOTEL - Oct 27 www.plantmuseum.com 7-10 PM. See the Museum in moonlight as you’ve never seen it before and hear creepy tales from days long past. Learn about spirit photography and create your own haunting image. Victorian mourning and funeral customs come to life as eerie entities roam the halls. Period lighting and candles set the stage for true stories of death, homesick soldiers, and poisons. Lantern light will flicker off the walls as visitors travel to the brink of a shadow world. Visitors will enjoy light refreshments on the veranda, a close look at macabre items from Dysfunctional Grace Art Co, and an opportunity to shop in the Museum Store. Don’t miss a photo opportunity in a vintage wheelchair, and look closely at historic photographs to spot any spirit visitors.

Advanced purchase is strongly encouraged as space is limited. This event is intended for visitors ages 16 and above.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME BASH AT ARTPOOL GALLERY - Oct 27 www.artpoolrules.com Get ready to have your world rocked with amazing art, wicked costumes and a runway

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HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS show filled with spooky glamour. 8 pm. ARTpool Gallery, 2030 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727.324.3878.

MONSTER MASH 2018 - Oct 27 patch.com/florida/gulfport/calendar/ event/20181027/412303/monster-mash-2018 Put on your best, most creative or funniest costume. Dancing, raffle prizes, costume contests, memory quilt drawing and great eats. 7 – 11 pm, Gulfport Casino, 5500 Shore Blvd. S, Gulfport.

ers are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite Halloween costumes or masquerade masks, and prizes for the best costumes will be announced at the end of the movie. 6:30 9:00 PM. Paul’s Landing.

The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg.

501 5th Avenue NE, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701.

WAG-O-WEEN DOGGIE COSTUME PARTY Oct 27 RSVP whitneyshenkman@gmail.com All dogs registered go home with a gift bag.

Free hot dogs, salads and drinks. Donations accepted for CASA. 10 am – 1 pm, Free. Treasure Island Community Center Park.

HALLOWEEN HIJINKS FOR ALL AGES AT THE VINOY www.marriott.com

YELLOWEEN PARTY - Oct 27. Scare up a spooky, swanky Halloween costume and celebrate Halloween weekend at 4th annual Yelloween Party. The property will be transformed into a haunted hideaway for this ghoulish gathering at Marchand’s Bar and Grill, where guests can enjoy light bites, spooky sips and electrifying entertainment provided by DJ CR. Costume contests will be conducted throughout the night and first, second and third place prizes will be awarded to partygoers with the most outstanding outfits. Admission includes five food stations, one glass of Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label and live entertainment. VIP tables are available at an additional cost. 727-954-8142. 8 PM - 1 AM

PAUL-O-WEEN MOVIE SCREENING Oct 31. Celebrate Halloween with a screening of the family-friendly ghost flick, “Casper.”

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EDGE DISTRICT SMASHING, SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN STROLL - Oct 28 www.edgedistrict.org Ticket holders can enjoy beverages including craft beer & ciders, craft cocktails, wine, sangria, coffee, kombucha, and kava. The craft beer is all local, from 3 Daughter’s Brewing and Green Bench Brewing. Along with drinks, ticket holders can also sample food at six stops, including Dr. BBQ, Sweet Charlie’s Ice Cream, Brooklyn South gourmet cheese, Hawkers Asian Street Fare, and Rawkstar Cafe. 930 Central Flats. Go dressed in costume to be eligible for prizes in a “Guest’s Best” costume contest. from 12-4 pm.

BOO BASH AT BRIGHT HOUSE FIELD - Oct 31 www.myclearwater.com This free, family-friendly event includes free candy, a costume parade, hayrides, inflatables, and more. Boo Bash lasts from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Brighthouse Field, 601 N. Old Coachman Rd.

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usch Gardens Howl-O-Scream has returned on select nights through Oct 28, 7:30 - 1 a.m. From terrifying new houses and scare zones to creepers on coasters, an air of fear will consumes the park until there is nowhere to hide. New houses designed to terrify include:

INSOMNIA - Every door in this haunted asylum leads to your worst nightmare and the doctor is accepting new patients. Fears turn into fate as victims are forced to stay awake and receive twisted treatments from demented doctors.

SIMON’S SLAUGHTERHOUSE – By merely stepping inside, you have agreed to play Simon’s sick and twisted games. Entering this horrifying realm requires a journey through the Meat Market where cannibalistic creatures feast on the weak as they add to their Monster Menu of human hors d’oeuvres. Due to the intensity of Simon’s Slaughterhouse and the Meat Market, this area of the park is suggested for a 17 and older audience.

Howl-O-Scream is intended for a mature audience. This year’s event contains intense adult content such as violence, gore, and blood. Howl-O-Scream 2018 is a separately-ticketed night event. No costumes are allowed. For the extreme Howl-O-Scream fanatic, a Front Line Fear pass grants access to all haunted houses and special discount offers throughout the park. For a full list of houses, scare zones, ticket offers and upgrades, visit HowlOScream.com

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MARKETS & WALKS TUESDAY

EVERY TUESDAY MORNING GULFPORT’S FRESH MARKET - 9am-3pm - Oct - April; 9am-2pm - May - Sept. Vendors offer a variety of produce, including local, organic and hydroponic fruits and vegetables when available. Vendors also offer local honey, teas, herbs, seafood, Florida grass-fed beef and other locally raised meats, eggs, cheeses, fresh breads, pastries, nuts and granola, gourmet, vegetarian/vegan and ethnic foods, candy, garden plants, fresh flowers, bath and body products, jewelry and much more. www.gulfportma.com/gma-events/ tuesday-fresh-market

WEDNESDAY

EVERY WEDNESDAY THE MID-WEEK SEMINOLE OPEN AIR MARKET - November through the end of April. 10am - 2pm, 9100 113th St, Seminole, Florida. Local Growers, hydroponic and local produce, gourmet and specialty foods, fine arts and crafts, spa-quality body care products, community connections. Family and pet friendly, free. www.TheBeachMarkets.com

3RD THURSDAY TAMPA FLICKS AND FOOD TRUCKS - The Gourmet Food Truck Fun is paired with Independent short Flicks and Live Music. 10-15 gourmet food trucks offer everything from Burgers to Vegetarian Bites. 6pm – 10 pm, Rain or Shine. The Grand Central at Kennedy. 1208 E. Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33602. www.tampabaymarkets.com/flicks-andfood-trucks

FRIDAY

1ST FRIDAY NIGHT ST. PETE. Monthly street party with music, food and beverages for purchase.

Proceeds benefit the Christmas Toy Shop. 5:30 - 10 pm, Free, Central Ave., between 2nd & 3rd Streets, St. Petersburg. www.firstfridaystpete.com 1ST FRIDAYS ART IN THE HEIGHTS - First Friday Art in the Heights is at participating galleries, studios, and small businesses, from 7 to 10. Art After Hours features restaurants and bars in the area, from 9 to midnight. Several Seminole Heights and Tampa Heights neighborhood art galleries, studios and small businesses extend their hours so that you can see a slew of new art at different venues all in one outing. www.facebook.com/FirstFridayArtintheheights/

THURSDAY

1ST THURSDAY NIGHT ROCK THE PARK CONCERT - Rock the Park is held at Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park on the 1st Thursday of the month. A monthly music series showcasing musical talents of all genres. This FREE event is pet and family-friendly. Starts at 6:30pm. www.facebook.com/RockThePark 1ST THURSDAY MONTHLY URBAN STREET FAIR. Urban Street Fair on the Esplanade at the Tampa City Center. The outdoor event takes place monthly on first Thursdays. Along with music and street performers, the event brings in local artists, makers, crafters, and trendy fashion vendors. Entertainment and vendors change monthly, making each event different. Free and open to all ages. 201 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL. www.TampaNightMarket.com 44

1ST FRIDAY GULFPORT ART & GALLERY WALK. The streets are lined with artisans, entertainment and gourmet goodies. Shops, galleries and restaurants open late. 6 - 10 pm, Free. Complimentary parking is available nearby with courtesy trolley rides available to and from off-site parking areas. Beach Blvd., Gulfport. www.visitgulfportflorida.com 2ND FRIDAY DUNEDIN WINE AND ART WALK. Downtown Dunedin merchants offer specials and discounts; browse the art exhibits, sip wine at tastings, enjoy food samplings, live entertainment and a drawing. Wristbands to get special offers from merchants and be eligible for prize drawing. Pioneer Park, Main Street and Douglas Avenue, Dunedin, 34698. www.2ndfridaydunedin.com/

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2ND SATURDAY ARTWALK AT THE EDGE. The Waterfront Arts District, Central Arts District, EDGE District, Grand Central District, and the Warehouse Arts District become one arts destination for the St. Petersburg Second Saturday ArtWalk. 40 artist’s studios and galleries from 5-9 p.m. Rain or shine. www.stpeteartsalliance.org/artwalk

2ND SATURDAYS AT WILLIAMS PARK, ST PETE. Family friendly event that takes place each second saturday of the month. www.y2kpro.com 3rd SATURDAY ART & GALLERY WALK. The streets are lined with artisans, entertainment and gourmet goodies. Shops, galleries and restaurants open late. 6-10 pm. Free. Rain or shine. Complimentary parking is available nearby with courtesy trolley rides available to and from off-site parking areas. Beach Blvd., Gulfport. www.visitgulfportflorida.com 3RD SATURDAY ISLA DEL SOL MARKET The Isla del Sol 3rd Saturday Market around the boardwalk at Shoppers Village between 10am and 2pm. A variety of local vendors and products, ranging from handcrafted items and baked goods to handmade giftware and organically-grown produce. Free parking. www.facebook.com/IsladelSolSaturdayMarket EVERY SATURDAY CITRUS PARK MALL INDOOR MARKET. 10am -4 pm. Sample the Best Rum Cakes in Tampa. Meet talented Artisans and Fine Handcrafters. Bring the kids - relax and join paint classes from 1- 4 pm. Market in The Park, Westfield Citrus Park Mall, 7814 Citrus Park Town Center Mall, Tampa FL 33625. www.marketatthepark.com/ EVERY SATURDAY YBOR CITY MARKET. May Sept - 9am-1pm; Oct - April - 9am-3pm. Featuring regionally grown produce and ornamental plants, fruits and vegetables, herbs and cut flowers, prepared foods, gourmet foods/baked goods, arts and crafts, jewelry, woodworking, bath and body products, candles, pet treats, honey, fine cigars, unique gifts, unique and quality collectibles, and some import items. Free admission and parking. Pets welcome. Centennial Park, 1901 19th Street, Tampa, Fl 33605. www.ybormarket.com/ EVERY SATURDAY DOWNTOWN CLEARWATER FARMERS MARKET - Every Saturday year-round

from 10am-2pm on Cleveland Street. Shop over 100+ vendors, fresh local produce, live music and more. Pet friendly. Free parking. Coachman Park, 301 Drew St, Clearwater, FL 33755. www.clearwaterfarmersmarket.net

SUNDAY

1ST SUNDAY ST PETE MARKET - Oct thru April. The market features local artists and crafters, mimosas, live music and free chair massages, flowers, artisan soaps, gourmet sauces, handcrafted jewelry, local art, soy candles, home decor and other curated products crafted or sourced locally. Noon to 4 pm. Free admission. Caddy’s on Central, 217 Central Ave, St Petersburg 33701. 727-637-5586. www.stpetesundaymarket.com 2nd SUNDAY SEMINOLE HEIGHTS MORNING FALL MARKET Oct through April, 10 am to 2 pm. 60+ vendors. A mixture of Fresh Produce, Plants, Herbs, Fresh Baked Goods, Take Home Foods, Hand Crafts and Ready to Eat Lunch Bites. The front lawn of Hillsborough High School, 5000 N. Central Ave. Tampa, FL 33603. www.tampabaymarkets.com/seminoleheights-sunday-morning-market 3RD SUNDAY THE INDIAN SHORES SUNDAY MORNING MARKET - thru May 14. 9am-1pm, On the grounds of the Town of Indian Shores Municipal Center. Local produce, gourmet and specialty foods, fine arts and crafts, body care products, community connections. Family and pet friendly, beach close.

Free. 19305 Gulf Boulevard, Indian Shores. www.TheBeachMarkets.com EVERY SUNDAY HYDE PARK FRESH MARKET. 125+ vendors selling a mixture of fresh produce, eggs, plants, herbs, fresh baked goods,take home foods, hand crafts,and ready to eat lunch bites. 10am - 3pm year round. Hyde Park Village, 742 S. Village Circle, Tampa FL 33604. www.tampabaymarkets.com

EVERY SUNDAY COREY AVENUE SUNDAY MARKET - October thru May. 80 vendors. 10am – 2pm. Corey Avenue Between Boca Ciega Ave and Gulf Blvd, St. Pete Beach, Florida 33706. www. tampabaymarkets.com/corey-avenue-sundaymarket

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TRAVELOGUE

THE GODFREY Story and Photos by Melissa W. Martino

Hotel & Cabanas Tampa WTR Pool & Grill

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he Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas occupies the footprint of the former Bay Harbor Hotel, and that is where the similarity ends. The new Godfrey has been reimagined into a chic but casual and inviting 276 room hotel located in Tampa’s Rocky Point neighborhood. Situated right on the water, guests have a view of either Tampa Bay or the city skyline. The rooms have private balconies or patios, and all the amenities you have come to expect from a stylish hotel — free Wi-Fi, room service, flat-screen TVs, coffeemakers and mini-refrigerators.

The hotel’s WTR Pool area has fast become the place to be, with luxurious daybeds, chaise lounges and handcrafted cocktails. You can go a step further into indulgence with private cabanas with TVs and refrigerators. The WTR Grill is not the usual dull pool snack bar by any means. It is an excellent restaurant under the helm of Chef Joe Garcia, who has created some very tasty dishes with healthy, smaller portions. Some popular dishes are the Charred Caesar Salad with Parmesan Reggiano, crostini, anchovies, and house Caesar Dressing; the Proscuitto & Arugula Flatbread with fig and whipped goat cheese; and Seared Scallops with grilled Swiss chard and polenta cake topped with pan seared fresh diver scallops, finished with white wine Beurre Blanc. There’s always room for some dessert, and I would suggest the Beignet Bites as a real treat.

Weekend brunches and pool parties with DJs and live bands solidify the Godfrey as a great destination for the perfect get-away!

The Godfrey is located at 7700 W Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa, FL 33607.

For more information, please call (813) 281-8900 or visit www.godfreyhoteltampa.com

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All music is available on www.Amazon.com

NATIONAL BRASS ENSEMBLE Gabrieli: Featuring Music For Brass

by John Williams

he National Brass Ensemble is comprised of 26 of the finest brass players in major orchestras across the United States.

Their repertoire includes excerpts from Giovanni Gabrieli’s innovative Sacrae symphoniae (1597), arranged for this ensemble by trombonist Tim Higgins, and the debut of Music for Brass, a new work by celebrated film composer John Williams. The recording has been inspired by an historic, Grammy Award-winning recording, The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli, featuring the legendary brass ensembles of the Chicago Symphony and the Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras. It has been long admired as the definitive modern performance of Giovanni Gabrieli’s works.

PATRICE WILLIAMSON & JON WHEATLEY Comes Love: A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass Patrice Williamson has always drawn favorable comparisons to legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. She has been honored with “Best of Boston” award, and a nominee for “Best Jazz Vocalist” by the Kahlua Boston Music Awards.

Her colleagues say “Patrice is a hard-swinging interpreter and a refreshingly accomplished jazz vocal improviser.” Ran Blake sums it up: “It’s a breathtaking voice.” Here she and Jon Wheatley shine as they celebrate the collaboration between Fitzgerald and legendary guitarist Joe Pass. www.riverlily.com

PHIL HAYNES & FREE COUNTRY 60/69 My Favorite Things

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y Favorite Things (1960-1969) concludes a trilogy by Haynes’ free-wheeling “jazz-grass” string band Free Country, where he’s joined by longtime collaborators Hank Roberts (cello and vocals), Jim Yanda (guitar) and Drew Gress (bass). On this last installment the quartet takes on everything from John Coltrane, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix to Burt Bacharach and the theme from Star Trek. Released over nearly two decades, the band’s albums encompass nearly the entire history of American popular music in their own irreverent, stripped-down fashion.

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PAUL McCARTNEY Egypt Station

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haring a title with one of Paul’s own paintings, Egypt Station is the first full album of all-new McCartney music since 2013’s NEW. Preceded by two of its tracks just released as double A-sides—ballad “I Don’t Know” and raucous stomper “Come On To Me”—Egypt Station was produced (with the exception of one track) by Greg Kurstin. Egypt Station’s 14 songs combine to convey a unique travelogue vibe. Between the opening and closing instrumentals “Station I” and “Station II,” each song finds Paul capturing a place or moment before transporting the listener seamlessly to the next destination.

TIM COLE & BAO BAO CHEN Small Island Big Song

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ole & Chen set out to trace the oceanic songlines from Madagascar to Hawai’i; from New Zealand to Taiwan following the voyages of the ancient seafarers an ancestry which can be traced back over 5,000 years, to an island we now call Taiwan. Visiting 16 island nations, the couple recorded with many of the regions most respected cultural voices in powerful natural settings, using all acoustic instruments, local languages and compositions. The songs developed into a lush, poignant and playful soundtrack to the region and its people. www.smallislandbigsong.com

ERIN MCDOUGALD Outside The Soiree

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ver feel left out of the party? Vocalist Erin McDougald’s new recording, Outside the Soiree, is a heartfelt ode to all the outsiders. It offers a thematic narrative explored through “McDougald’s evocative artistry” (Chicago Music Guide), a voice that Jazz Improv Magazine has called a “rare instrument to be savored... sweet and spicy, positively mercurial.”

The subject matter is poignantly expressed from unexpected musical angles as Erin modernizes and reinterprets obscure standards, her own original composition and genres “outside” the jazz idiom. www.flappergirlsings.com/

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BROADWAY SHOWS

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Oct 16 - 21 Called “a gut-busting hit” (The New York Times) and “The funniest play Broadway has ever seen” (HuffPost), this classic murder mystery is chock-full of mishaps and madcap mania delivering “A riotous explosion of comedy” (Daily Beast). Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it’s sure to bring down the house!

HELLO, DOLLY! - Dec 4 - 9 Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Betty Buckley stars in Hello, Dolly! Winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, director Jerry Zaks’ “gorgeous” new production (Vogue) is “making people crazy happy!” (The Washington Post). Breaking box of-

fice records week after week and receiving thunderous raves on Broadway, this HELLO, DOLLY! pays tribute to the original work of legendary director/choreographer Gower Champion – hailed both then and now as one of the greatest stagings in musical theater history.

LES MISÉRABLES - Jan 15 - 20 Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables.

Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells a story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Featuring the beloved songs “I Dreamed A Dream,” “On My Own,” “Stars,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More,” and many more, this uplifting story has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history.

HUNDRED DAYS - Jan 15 - Mar 24 Hundred Days is an uncensored, exhilarating and heartrending true story about embracing uncertainty, taking a leap and loving as if you only had 100 days to live. With magnetic chemistry and anthemic folk-punk music, creators and stars Abigail and Shaun Bengson explore a fundamental question: how do we make the most of the time that we have?

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THEATER & MUSIC AMALIE ARENA 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa. 813.301.6500. www.amaliearena.com NOV 3 - TWENTY ONE PILOTS. The critically acclaimed duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, celebrate TRENCH with “The Bandito Tour,” a massive headline world tour.

12 - TRAVIS SCOTT - ASTROWORLD: WISH YOU WERE HERE TOUR. Known for his explosively wild performances, the history-making Houston superstar will come to Tampa’s AMALIE Arena, bringing the amusement park of his critically acclaimed ASTROWORLD to life on stage.

28 - ELTON JOHN - ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ Tour.

AMERICAN STAGE 163 Third St. N, St. Petersburg 727.823.7529. www.americanstage.org/ OCTOBER 3 – NOV 4 – BETWEEN RIVERSIDE & CRAZY. City Hall is demanding more than his signature: the landlord wants him out, the dog is a nuisance and the liquor store is closed. Ex-cop & widower Walter “Pops” Washington and his recently paroled son Junior, have spent a lifetime living between Riverside and crazy. When the struggle to hold on to one of the last great rent-stabilized apartments on Riverside Drive collides with old wounds and sketchy new houseguests, Pops decides to take matters into his own hands with a final ultimatum, while everyone else hustles to get what they think they deserve.

ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE 5555 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 800.361.8388 www.asolorep.org NOV 13 - DEC 29. THE MUSIC MAN. Fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill brings trouble to River City, Iowa when he cons the townspeople into buying instruments for an imaginary band – but his plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when his heart is stolen by the town librarian.

CAPITOL THEATRE 405 Cleveland Street, Clearwater 727.791.7400. www.rutheckerdhall.com/Venues OCT 20 - Carlos Mencia 25 - Colin Jost (Sat Night Live) 26 - Lindsey Buckingham 27 - Max Weinberg’s Jukebox NOV 1 - KASHMIR - Led Zeppelin Show 2 - Tracy Morgan 5 - Billy Gibbons 9 - Ace Frehley 10 - Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra 11 - Koo Koo Kanga Roo 11 - Amanda Shires 14 - Andrew Dice Clay: Live 15 - KATHARINE MCPHEE

16 - TUSK - Fleetwood Mac Tribute

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CARROLLWOOD CULTURAL CENTER 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa. www.carrollwoodcenter.org OCT 19-28 ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Mortimer Brewster’s family is…well…let’s just say they’re not right. Mortimer’s two spinster aunts may seem sweet enough, but after a peek in the window seat, Mortimer learns that they have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with a glass of home-made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and “just a pinch” of cyanide.

Mortimer’s brother? He thinks he’s Theodore Roosevelt and digs locks for the Panama Canal in the cellar of the Brewster home to bury his aunts’ victims. And Mortimer’s other brother? Well, there’s nothing to hide here. Just a murderous fugitive who has received plastic surgery performed by an alcoholic accomplice, Dr. Einstein to conceal his identity. Throw in a new fiancé and the local police, and it’s enough to send anyone to the loony bin.

NOV 3 - Girls Night Out Comedy Show. Girls Night Out comedy show will feature an all-female line-up of hilarious women who will keep you roaring in between sips of chardonnay 4 - Pianist Franz Mantini 9 - Tales of Mild Interest is a collection of short 52

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10 - Director Murdered! puts you right in the middle of a classic who-dun-it! Join in for this interactive comic murder-mystery.

DEC 21 - Bonnie Quintana with Jazz with Jim

CARROLLWOOD PLAYERS THEATRE 4335 Gunn Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618 813.265.4000. www.carrollwoodplayers.org/ NOV 9 - 17. MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN brings James “Jamie” Tyrone, Jr. to the home of his tenant farmer, Mike Hogan, a salty Irish geezer. There he encounters, after years, Hogan’s voluptuous, Amazon-like daughter, Josie. During one moonlit night, as the lovestruck Josie seems to claim him as her own, the truculent, drunken Jamie drowns in a wave of self-pity and remorse. When dawn comes, the moon is gone and so is the man, leaving Josie with a new challenge to her dauntless spirit.

30 - DEC 22 - A CHRISTMAS CAROL. An adaptation of the story of Ebenezer Scrooge’s joumey from an embittered, ungenerous creature into a giving, caring human being at the hands of three spirits, who, one Christmas Eve, show him what life means.

CENTRAL PARK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 105 Central Park Dr, Largo. 727.587.6793. www.largoarts.com NOV 17 - LATE NITE CATECHISM. An uproariously

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17 - CHARLOTTE’S WEB. Based on E.B. White’s best- selling children’s paperback book of all time, Charlotte’s Web tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with an extraordinary barn spider named Charlotte. This beautiful, knowing play about friendship, sacrifice, compassion and bravery will weave its way into your heart and leave your audiences totally enchanted.

30 - RESTLESS HEART. After 35 years and still touring with all 5 original members, Restless Heart is one of the most successful bands in

AMALIE ARENA Wed, Nov 28

Country Music history. Their resume includes ACM awards, gold and platinum records and multiple #1 hits to their credit. Hits include: I’ll Still Be Loving You, Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right), The Bluest Eyes in Texas, When She Cries, Tell Me What You Dream, and many more.

ECKERD COLLEGE 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg Miller Auditorium. 727.864.7600. www.eckerd.edu/metopera The Met in HD Series. Live high-definition broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera.

EIGHT O’ CLOCK THEATRE 105 Central Park Dr, Largo. 727.587.6793. www.eightoclocktheatre.com NOV 2-4 and 8-11 - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast) and Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin) offer this lush retelling of Victor Hugo’s epic story of love, accepContinued

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tance, and what it means to be a hero. As the bells of Notre Dame sound, Quasimodo – the deformed bell-ringer – longs to be part of the world below.

With a sweeping score and powerful story, audiences will be swept away, learning that being different is what unites us.

FLORIDA ORCHESTRA 727.662.7286. www.floridaorchestra.org See venues for dates – Mahaffey Theater, Ruth Eckerd Hall & David Straz Performing Arts Center

FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE 1241 North Palm Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236.

(941) 366-9000. www.floridastudiotheatre.org OCT Thru 22 - FST Improv’s classic comedy competition, Out of Bounds, where two teams of improvisers go head-to-head to compete for the most audience laughs. Out of Bounds runs every Saturday in FST’s Bowne’s Lab Theatre.

NOV 7 - DEC 30 - A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder follows Monty Navarro, a lowly born Englishman who suddenly discovers he is ninth in succession to become the Earl of Highurst. Filled with remarkable music and killer laughs, this Broadway hit takes audiences on a journey through Monty’s murderous hijinks as he pursues his “rightful” place in the family.

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NOV 1-18. 70, Girls, 70! This hilarious show’s plot concerns a group of lovable, newly larcenous old folks who steal furs from various New York City stores with the intent of using the proceeds from their resales to buy their Upper West Side retirement hotel, The Sussex Arms, which is slated to be sold to developers.

FREEFALL THEATRE COMPANY 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-498-5205 www.freefalltheatre.com OCT thru 21 - FANTASTICKS. The Fantasticks has enchanted audiences for generations. When two fathers decide to drive their children together by pretending to be in a feud, they build a wall between their two homes. This ploy works like a charm, but happy endings are seldom ever-after. Matt’s longing for adventure and Luisa’s listless dreaming threaten to tear them asunder. With help from the enigmatic El Gallo, the lovers and their loving fathers may yet find a path to happily ever after.

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are gearing up to hit the road this fall in support of their Pink Champagne EP and most recent release bundle “Secrets” and “Mercury”. Yahoo! describes the band’s live show as “strident” and “soaring.”

You might even catch Chloe (singer) doing backflips or hanging from stage lighting.

9 - BADFISH, a tribute to Sublime. In paying tribute to one of the most galvanizing musical acts in history, Badfish try to revive the Sublime experience by keeping faithful to their down-to-earth, punk rock attitude. Badfish’s philosophy is to deliver Sublime’s music faithfully, spread good vibes, and push the envelope of performance to create a concert experience that surges with energy and originality.

MAHAFFEY THEATER 400 1St St. S, Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, 727.892.5767. www.themahaffeytheater.com OCTOBER 16 - World of Dance Live! World of Dance is the world’s largest dance entertainment enterprise.

What began in 2008 as a single event is now a continent-spanning, tour de force of human spirit and sick dance moves, encompassing a #1 TV show, a #1 YouTube network, and two live worldwide tours. The World of Dance Championship Series attracts YouTube stars, industry icons, and tens of thousands of fans to events in more than 30 countries, spanning the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia. The inspiring performance videos captured from these events have driven more than one billion views online. No language barriers. No animosity. Just pure, awe-inspiring movement.

28 - The Simon & Garfunkel Story NOVEMBER 8 - Daughtry: Cage to Rattle Tour

9 - SIMPLE MINDS: Walk Between Worlds Tour 15 - SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE LIVE! 2018 features the Top 10 contestants from Season 15 which include the following: Jensen Arnold, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Genessy Castillo, Evan DeBenedetto, Jay Jay Dixonbey, Magdalena Fialek, Darius Hickman, Chelsea Hough, Cole Mills, and Slavik Pustovoytov with more cast announcements to come.

MIDFLORIDA CREDIT UNION AMPHITHEATER Florida State Fairgrounds, 4802 US Hwy. 301 N, Tampa 813.740.2446. www.ticketmaster.com/ venue/107257 NOV 17 - THE COMEY GET DOWN. Numerous motion picture appearances, countless television shows, sitcoms and standup specials, a talk show, three radio shows, and two books. Cedric ‘The Entertainer’, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and George Lopez have been breaking ground in the comedy business and bringing the laughs for decades. This is a once in a lifetime chance to see five members of comedy royalty come together for the comedy event of the year ‘The Comedy Get Down’.

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This year see such stellar acts as George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Morris Day & The Time, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Doobie Brothers, JJ Grey & Mofro, Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers. Sheila E, Marcus Miller and many more.

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THE PALLADIUM 253 5Th Ave N, St. Petersburg. 727.822.3590. www.mypalladium.org OCT 19, 21, 23 – Mozart’s Don Giovanni 26 - As If! American Stage Improv 28 - The Queen of Soul: WMNF’s Tribute to Aretha 30 - O Som Do Jazz with José Valentino Ruiz NOV 1 - Whitney James Quartet: Fall in Love with Jazz 2 - The Rusty Wright Band: Rock Infused Blues 3 - Paisley Craze: Rockadelic ’60s Music 4 - The Capitol Steps: Make America GRIN Again 6 - Tampa Bay Symphony: Symphonic Sensations 9 - John Nemeth 13 - The Chopin Project Presents: Matthew Graybil & Rhiannon Banerdt 15 - Professor Cunningham and his Old School 20 - Helios Jazz Orchestra: License To Thrill 21 - Damon Fowler’s Holiday Blues Bash 30 - DEC 2 - St. Petersburg Ballet Company: The Nutcracker

ORPHEUM 1915 E. 7th Ave., Tampa. (813) 248-9500 www.theorpheum.com/ OCT 17 - Beartooth - The Disease Tour 20 - Retro Red Square Recall - Sink Or Swim 26 - CHASE ATLANTIC 27 - BEHEMOTH 28 - EVOLVE 114 31 - Cupcake NOV 2 - Shine 54 4 - JONATHAN DAVIS OF KORN: BLACK LABYRINTH TOUR 2018 6 - MUNICIPAL WASTE & HIGH ON FIRE 7 - STICK TO YOUR GUNS & EMMURE 8 - HAKEN + LEPROUS 10 - UNEARTH - FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY 11 - Bas 14 - CKY, NEKROGOBLIKON 16 - THE MAIN SQUEEZE 17 - MAGIC CITY HIPPIES 18 - YOUNG NUDY X SAHBABII 21 - RED SUN RISING

PINELLAS PARK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 4951 78th Ave. N, Pinellas Park. www.matineeoperaplayers.org/performances OCTOBER 21 – Matinee Opera Players: Season Premier.

3 pm, Donations accepted. Show tunes, popular songs, arias from well-known operas. Familyfriendly. Complimentary snacks, raffles and door prizes.

of the play. Based on the true story of the first publicity director for an American town, Sunshine City The Musical follows Jack Handsome as he conjures up publicity stunts to lure tourists to St. Pete while trying to win the heart of the local paper’s skeptical reporter Flora Day.

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23 - KC and Sunshine Band Dance Pit 24 - Dave Koz and Friends Christmas 25 - Ghost 29 - The Piano Guys DEC The Florida Orchestra ‘Home Alone’ in Concert - Dec 21. With its new season fast approaching, The Florida Orchestra has added the beloved holiday film

Home Alone to its concert lineup, expanding its movie concerts to four blockbusters this season.

The orchestra will perform John Williams’ charming score live as the comedy classic plays on the big screen for one night only, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, at 7:30 pm at Ruth Eckerd Hall, just in time for Christmas.

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RITZ YBOR 1503 E 7th Ave., Tampa, Fl 33605. 813-248-4050. www. theritzybor.com/ OCT 18 - The Breeders 19 - Mike Shinoda - Monster Energy Outbreak Tour North America 28 - Prettymuch: The Funktion Tour RUTH ECKERD HALL 1111 N. Mcmullen Booth Rd, Clearwater. 727.791.7400. www.rutheckerdhall.com OCT 20 - Bob Dylan and His Band.

24 - Toto - 40 Trips Around The Sun 27 - Kidz Bop Live 2018 NOV 2 - Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen 3 - Neil Berg 50 Years of Rock II 4 - TFO: Disney in Concert 8 - Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin 9 - Best In Show: Rick Springfield 10 - Brian Wilson 12 - Vince Gill 15 - John Legend 19 - In Dreams: Roy Orbison Concert www.AccentOnTampaBay.com

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SARASOTA OPERA HOUSE 61 N Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, 941.359.0099. www.sarasotaopera.org OCT 26 - NOV 11 - The Barber of Seville. Dr. Bartolo plans to marry his ward Rosina, but she has other plans for her future. Figaro, the barber, comes to the rescue and assists Rosina in sneaking, scheming and plotting to marry her beloved Lindoro—secretly, the rich Count Almaviva.

SIDESPLITTERS COMEDY CLUB 12938 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL 33618.

(813) 960-1197. SEE Footlights AD FOR ACTS. www.sidesplitterscomedy.com/

STAGEWORKS THEATER 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd., West Bldg., #151, Tampa 813.374.2416. www.stageworkstheatre.org NOV 2 - 18 - THE REVOLUTIONISTS - A brutal comedic quartet about four very real women who lived boldly in France during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe De Gouge, assassin Charlotte Corday, and former queen Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, loose their heads, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in revolutionary Paris.

ST. PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY 727.823.2040 www.stpeteopera.org Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings and Cocktail with the Maestro. Various performance locations

STRAZ CENTER 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa 813.229. STAR www.strazcenter.org OCTOBER thru NOV 4 - Edgar & Emily - A new comedy about two of America’s most beloved dark literary figures just in time for Halloween. In January 1864, reclusive poet Emily Dickinson receives a surprise guest: Edgar Allan Poe. Although Poe died 15 years prior (he doesn’t seem to understand that), he arrives quite alive and just as energized by death as ever before — one could say death kindly stopped for Emily, after all. Though the evening pits the pendulum of both poets’ personalities against the other in this comic fantasia, Emily and Edgar find they have a lot in common despite their differences. The heart tells the tale, you know.

16 – 21. The Play That Goes Wrong 20 – Jeremy Stolle. Most any Broadway fan will recognize Jeremy Stolle after his electrifying eight-plus year run as multiple characters in The Phantom of the Opera. Now the mask is off for this intimate cabaret concert featuring Jeremy and his piano accompanist in a night of Broadway tunes, swingin’ jazz standards and hits from his debut album In The Moment.

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Special guests are Main Street quartet, the Barbershop Harmony Society 2017 quartet champion, and The Buzz quartet, Sweet Adelines International Queens of Harmony. 813-748-1115. www.toastoftampa.org

DeVine’s House Party, as well as the recurring “manny” on the award-winning hit ABC series, Modern Family.

TARPON SPRINGS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 324 Pine St, Tarpon Springs, FL. www.tarponarts.org/

URBANITE THEATRE 1487 Second Street, Sarasota, FL 34236. www.urbanitetheatre.com OCT Thru 14 - Modern Works Festival. A playwriting contest, a read-

ing festival and a celebration of female theatre artists. THE VIOLET SISTERS by Gina Femia, STALKING by Jayne Hannah, THE SPACE IN BETWEEN by Mercedes White.

USF CONCERT HALL 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, Fl 33620

VAN WEZEL 777 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

941-953-3368 www.vanwezel. org OCTOBER 19 – Kenny G

THE STUDIO @620 620 1st Ave. South, St. Petersburg FL 33701. 27-895-6620. www.studio620.org OCT 25 - NOV 11 - Shakespeare in the City: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in historic Williams Park.

Enjoy live Shakespeare in an outdoor setting. Don’t miss this unique new musical version of Shakespeare’s classic, directed

by Bob Devin Jones. Showtimes at 7:30 PM, admission free and open to the public.

TAMPA THEATRE 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602. www.TampaTheatre.org

OCT 27 - ADAM DEVINE “WEIRD LIFE TOUR 2018” LIVE. Adam is best known as a co-creator, writer, and star of the hit Comedy Central show Workaholics, for which he was named one of THR’s “Top 50 Showrunners” and one of Variety’s “2013 Ten Comics to Watch.”

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October Pops with The Florida Orchestra

ne of the perks to having the largest professional orchestra in the state based right here in Tampa Bay is the wide variety of high caliber concerts – from Bach to Queen to Disney. October also brings free music under the stars with Pops in the Park concerts in St. Petersburg and Tampa. Here are highlights: THE MUSIC OF QUEEN (Oct. 19 at Mahaffey in St. Pete) From Bohemian Rhapsody to Another One Bites the Dust, epic riffs blend with soaring strings -- exactly how Queen’s greatest hits should be performed. Brent Havens conducts the orchestra and a full rock band, with fan favorite Brody Dolyniuk on vocals.

or chairs to sit on, and plenty of canned goods for Tampa Bay Harvest.

EVENING AT BACH’S COFFEEHOUSE (Oct. 26-28): Go Baroque in an intimate evening with TFO’s strings, led by renowned conductor and harpsichord soloist Jeannette Sorrell. Featuring Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, plus works by Telemann and Vivaldi. Free tickets for kids and teens in advance in the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks series.

DISNEY IN CONCERT: TALE AS OLD FREE POPS IN THE PARK (Oct. AS TIME (Nov. 2-4 with 20-21) The orchestra’s most popular Saturday matinee): Be event draws nearly 20,000 to Vinoy TFO’s guest for a magiPark on St. Petersburg’s waterfront evcal journey into Disney, ery year, with a spectacular fireworks with music from Frozen, finale (Oct. 20). An encore perforBeauty and the Beast, Stuart Malina mance is Oct. 21 at River Tower Park Cinderella, The Little in Tampa (no fireworks). Whether you Mermaid, Tangled, The come with a date or the whole family, Lion King and many the music is just right. Features film scores, Broad- more. Enhanced with high-resolution film sequencway hits and symphonic favorites. Bring a blanket es. Stuart Malina conducts. Come dressed as your favorite Disney character.

THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA: Performs regularly at the Straz Center in Tampa, Mahaffey in St. Petersburg and Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. The orchestra offers affordably priced tickets to a variety of concerts, though prices vary depending on demand.

See floridaorchestra.org or call 727.892.3337 and 1.800.662.7286.

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The 12 new Chamilia “Birthstone Galaxy” charms (MSRP US$45) include: Jan - Dark Red; Feb - Fancy Purple; March - Fancy Light Blue; April - White; May Green; June - Purplish Pink; July - Red; Aug - Peridot; Sept—Sapphire Blue Dark; October - Fancy Pink; Nov - Amber; Dec - London Blue Dark.

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With a wide array of colors and patterns, these fine-crafted ties will have you ready for whatever the day brings. Dazi ties are also perfect for weddings to keep the groomsmen looking great. The ties are handmade, and come in various designs, styles, and colors. Dazi even offers some styles for children, including bow ties.

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Tampa Bay Area ART POOL GALLERIES CRAFTY FEST - Sept 8-9.

2030 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. www.artpoolrules.com This market with an artsy slant includes local arts, Etsy crafters, vintage and retro goods, jewelry and plants. 11 am – 5 pm, Free.

BOYD HILL NATURE PRESERVE 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg 727.893.7326. www.stpeteparksrec.org/boyd-hill.

Tram Tours Saturdays, Guided Tours, Classes.

BROOKER CREEK PRESERVE 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs. 727.

453.6800. www.brookercreekpreserve.org Tram Tours Saturdays. Guided Tours, Classes CHIHULY COLLECTION 720 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg. 727.822.7872. www.moreanartscenter.org Only permanent collection of Dale Chihuly’s work.

TAMPA BAY CITYPASS MOBILE TICKET OPTION www.citypass.com/tampa City Pass, the company that specializes in packaging discounted admission to attractions in 12 North American destinations, has a mobile ticket option for its Tampa Bay CityPASS program. An advantage of the Tampa Bay mobile ticket, as well as all future mobile ticket programs for other CityPASS partner destinations, is that it is delivered to the purchaser’s phone in the language the buyer selected when they first visited the CityPASS website. The Tampa Bay CityPASS program includes prepaid admission to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay theme park, plus four additional attractions: The Florida Aquarium, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, Clearwater Marine Aquarium (home to Winter and Hope, stars of the Dolphin Tale movies), and a choice between the Museum of Science and Industry and the Chihuly Collection. The included tickets are valid over a period of nine consecutive days, beginning with the first day of use.

The mobile ticket will work in the same manner as printed CityPASS ticket booklets, although instead of scanning a printed ticket at the attraction, the visitor will scan their phone. Mobile tickets, as well as ticket booklets, can be purchased online.

CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM 249 Windward Passage, Clearwater, FL 33767.

(727) 441-1790. www.seewinter.com Clearwater Marine Aquarium is home to rescued dolphins, sea turtles, river otters, stingrays, nurse sharks and more. Winter the dolphin’s story of survival, after the injury that caused her to lose her tail, has impacted millions of people around the world. A major motion picture, Dolphin Tale, highlighted her life story in 2011. The sequel, Dolphin Tale 2, features the story of Hope, a young resident dolphin.

CRACKER COUNTRY Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 US-301, Tampa, FL 33610. (813) 627-4225. www.crackercountry.org/ Cracker Country, a rural Florida living history museum, was established in 1978 by Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Carlton, Jr. so future generations might better understand and appreciate Florida’s rural heritage.

CRAFTSMAN HOUSE 2955 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, 727.323.2787. www.craftsmanhousegallery.com Gallery-Cafe-Pottery Studio 2nd Saturday Gallery Walk OCTOBER Thru 14 – American Craft Week DALÍ MUSEUM One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg, 727.823.3767. www.thedali.org Thru NOV 25 – CLYDE BUTCHER: VISIONS OF DALÍ’S SPAIN. Features 41 photos that take viewers on a journey through the Catalonian region, with images ranging from an intimate 2 feet to a panoramic Continued

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Thru FEB - WATERCOLORS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE VAULT. The Dalí Museum is displaying 25 rarely shown drawings and watercolors from The Dalí’s vault. The museum owns over 150 drawings and watercolors by the surrealist master, which periodically rotate to give visitors a continuing retrospective of Salvador Dalí’s works. The newly unveiled works range from 1917 to 1968 and highlight Dalí’s superior ability to draw in a variety of techniques to illuminate his complex dream imagery.

OCT 18 – Dali Talks: Dali and the Dead 20 – Suenos de Dali: “Dali in NYC” NOV 3 – Meet Clyde Butcher + Catalog Signing. 1 – 3 pm, Free. In conjunction with the special exhibition Clyde Butcher: Visions of Dali’s Spain, the artist will be at the Museum to sign exhibit catalogs.

DR. CARTER G. WOODSON AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM 2240 9th Ave.S, St. Petersburg. www.woodsonmuseum.org The museum presents the historic voice of one segment of the St. Petersburg Florida community in the perspective of local, regional, and national history, culture and community.

One City Chorus – Mondays 7 Pm

DUNCAN MCCLELLAN GALLERY 2342 Emerson Ave. S, St. Petersburg, 813.760.6600 www.dmglass.com 2nd Saturday Gallery Walk DUNEDIN FINE ART CENTER 1143 Michigan Blvd. - Dunedin, 34698. 727.298.

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DFAC - www.dfac.org Thru DEC - TASTY 2018-19 SEASON. Anticipating the launch of DFAC’s new Food Arts educational program this winter, DFAC’s fall exhibits showcase an ensemble of exceptional artists from near and far on the concept of FOOD! The interpretations are wide and the selections tantalizing. It’s sure to be a feast for the eyes and mind.

FLORIDA AQUARIUM 701 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL 33602. (813) 2734000. www.flaquarium.org Explore and learn about marine life at The Florida Aquarium. For all ages. Exhibits, Journey to Madagascar, Wetlands Trai, Bays and Beaches, Coral.

FLORIDA BOTANICAL GARDENS 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo , 727.582.2100. Closed weekends & County Holidays. www.flbg.org The Florida Botanical Gardens inspires and educates visitors by showcasing flora, fauna and natural resources in motivational surroundings that promote environmentally friendly techniques.

FLORIDA CRAFTART GALLERY 501 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, 727.821.7391. www.floridacraftart.org Second Saturday Artwalk Mural Walk on Saturdays

FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM 55 5th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. (727) 8200100. www.flholocaustmuseum.org THRU FEB 10 - BILL GRAHAM AND THE ROCK & ROLL REVOLUTION. This exhibition explores the extraordinary life of renowned music promoter Bill Graham (19311991) who helped launch and promote the careers of countless rock & roll artists. As a promoter and manager, he worked with iconic artists including the

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Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Fleetwood Mac, the Who, Led Zeppelin, the Doors, and the Rolling Stones. It also traces the indomitable spirit of a man brought to the United States as an eleven-year-old Jewish refugee fleeing the Nazis, fueling a lifelong passion and advocacy for social justice. Treasured photographs and artifacts from Graham’s early life and career will be on loan from the Graham family. An installation of “The Joshua Light Show”- the trailblazing liquid light show conceived in 1967 by multimedia artist Joshua White, which served as a backdrop to many Graham-produced shows - will be customized by White specifically for the exhibition. It will be one of several gallery components designed to evoke the sights and sounds of the era.

Oct 24 - The Rolling Stones Years - featuring Baron Wolman. Wolman was Rolling Stone’s Chief Photographer when the magazine was first published 50 years ago. This is a unique opportunity for the public to view his iconic photos and listen to him speak about his memorable encounters with Bill Graham and rock stars of his time. Wolman’s iconic music photography included shots on-stage with Jimi Hendrix, backstage with the Rolling Stones, and in front of the stage with Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin.

Grace Slick and the Grateful Dead performed for the camera in his Haight-Ashbury studio. “The Rolling Stone Years” will take place at 6:30 p.m.

NOV 9 - ANNUAL KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION. The program will remember the 80th Anni-

versary of Kristallnacht, “the Night of Broken Glass,” with a commemoration service, including prayers and candle-lighting with Holocaust Survivors. Included in the commemoration service, musical themes will be played from A Child of Our Time. The FHM’s Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration is free and open to the public. Additionally, this year’s commemoration at The FHM on November 9th will include free Museum admission from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS 400 N. Ashley Drive, Cube 200, Tampa, FL 33602, 813-221-2222. www.fmopa.org

FLORIDA RAILROAD MUSEUM 12210 83rd St East, Parrish, FL 34219. 941-7760906. www.frrm.org

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baggage car plus others were donated, purchased and traded. Since then, they have received a former Pennsylvania RR sleeper, the “Bradenton,” two retired cars which were purchased from Ringling Brothers Circus, the ”Short Leaf Pine” and a 89-foot flatcar which they converted into an open-air car. The FRRM sponsors A Day Out with Thomas, the Little Engine That Could; A Month of Steam; the Easter Bunny Special; the Pumpkin Patch Express at Halloween; the North Pole Express during the Christmas season; annual Veterans Day Von Kessinger’s Express, a (WWII special event); North/South Days; and Hole in the Head Gang, a train robbery event.

Complimentary rides are given to moms and dads on Mother’s and Father’s Days, to kids accompanied by adults during the summer and to Southeastern Guide Dogs for training purposes.

FORT DE SOTO PARK Tierre Verde. 727.552.1862. www.pinellascounty. org/park/05_Ft_DeSoto.htm The park offers the greatest diversity of systems just about anywhere. Emerging from the wealth of bird life, sea life, wild life and plant life is the majestic tapestry called Fort De Soto.. Guided Nature Walks – Sat & Sun.

443-3861. www.glazermuseum.org/ OCEAN SANDBOX! Move and shape the sand to create the ocean’s topography. Sculpt mountains, islands, underwater channels, and caves to see augmented reality marine landscape come to life with ocean creatures, treasure chests, and more SUNSHINE SUNDAY: Last Sunday Of Every Other Month 10am - 1pm. This program is a limitedengagement event for children with special needs and their caregivers. Children can explore the Museum with lights and sounds turned down and sensory adapted tools, special programs, and community resources at their fingertips.

GLAZER CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL 33602. (813)

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BCR has built enclosures in a natural habitat with foliage and shelter on 55 acres in the Citrus Park area of north Tampa. They provide the best nutritional and medical care possible, and have conditioning and enrichment programs to provide the cats physical and psychological well being. The sanctuary is primarily supported by donation.

The facility offers a variety of guided educational tours at 14 set times during the week. Be aware that most tours are not open to children ages 9 and under. All ages tours are held Saturdays at 12 pm. They also offer private tours, field trips, birthday parties, and other events.

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Mother of All Baby Showers adults-only event for new and expecting parents. Special DEALS on products that night only. Featuring amazing food, drinks, hands-on educational sessions, 50+ try it before you buy it businesses to check out and over $20K in giveaways. VIP’s will receive 20% off coupon from buybuy BABY and a swag bag. 6 PM - 9 PM. www.themotherofallbabyshowers.com/ GREAT EXPLORATIONS CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 1925 4th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33704. (727) 821-8992. www.greatex.org/ Science and humanities exhibits allow visitors to touch, move and actually become part of several pieces. First Sunday of month open special hours for special needs families.

MEMORY MONDAYS - First Monday of the Month.

A free monthly program for adults with memory loss, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memory Mondays will be a private event focusing on art, music, and movement activities for adults with memory loss and their families and caregivers. Memory Mondays is a social engagement opportunity providing activities that encourage stimulation for people with early stage Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Memory Mondays is a program that will provide a relaxing way for people living with memory loss and their caregivers to interact with others in a casual, judgment-free, non-clinical setting. www.greatex.org/programs/memory-mondays/ GULF BEACHES HISTORICAL MUSEUM 115 10th Ave, St Pete Beach 727-552-1610. www.gulfbeachesmuseum.com Only museum dedicated to the preservation of history of the local barrier island. Preserving island history for tomorrow’s generation.

GULFPORT HISTORY MUSEUM 5301 28th Ave. S, Gulfport. 727-327-0505. Free Admission. www.gulfporthistoricalsociety.org The Gulfport Historical Society preserves and celebrates Gulfport culture and history through exhibits and programs that educate and inspire the community and visiting public.

HENRY B. PLANT MUSEUM 401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33606. (813) 254-1891. www.plantmuseum.com/ Thru DEC 31 - IMPERIAL DESIGNS: FROM THE HABSBURG’S HEREND TO THE ROMANOV’S FA74

10 am - 5 pm. An exquisite collection of porcelains and decorative arts that harken back to the grand dynasties of 19th century Europe and Asia.

Included in the exhibit are a dozen rare Fabergé designs featuring a lacquered box, elegant cigarette cases, a chamberstick, and a gold mounted brooch.

Other treasures include Russian eggs presented by tsars; Imperial Porcelain Factory china from imperial yachts including the royal private yacht Livadia; an impressive collection of Herend china from Hungary with patterns ordered by the Russian Tsar, royal houses and eminent customers.

HERITAGE VILLAGE 11909 125th St N, Largo. 727.582.2123. www.pinellascounty.org/Heritage Free 21-acre living history museum. New exhibit Boathouse display.

Sundays – Speaking of History.

Oct 27 - Country Jubilee. Features vendors selling handmade seasonal crafts, paintings, jewelry, stained glass, and wooden treasures. Musical entertainment, tours of select historic structures, demonstrations of traditional crafts, children’s activities and a new exhibit. 10 am – 4 pm, Free.

IMAGINE MUSEUM 1901 Central Ave., St. Petersburg www.imaginemuseum.com Contemporary American Studio Glass.

JAMES MUSEUM OF WESTERN & WILDLIFE ART 150 Central Ave, St. Petersburg. www.thejamesmuseum.org The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art revives interest and passion about the history of the American West. The tenacious spirit of Native American, pioneer and immigrant cultures embodies the history of our country. See works in oil, in ink, and stone from the private collection of Tom and Mary James.

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LOWRY PARK ZOO 1101 W Sligh Ave, Tampa, FL 33604. 813) 9358552. www.lowryparkzoo.org

MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS 811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota, 941.366.5731. www.selby.org MONDAYS – Yoga in the Garden

MOREAN ARTS CENTER 719 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 727-8227872. www.moreanartscenter.org/

MOTE MARINE LABORATORY & AQUARIUM 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota, 941.388.4441. www.mote.org Science, Education, Aquarium MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS 255 Beach Drive. NE, St. Petersburg, 727.894.4638. www.mfastpete.org/ NOV Thru 25. THIS IS NOT A SELFIE A compelling look at the primacy and variety of expressions within self-portraiture from the vantage of the current “Age of the Selfie.” 10 am – 5 pm Mon – Sat/10 am – 8 pm Thu/Noon – 5 pm Sun, $

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www.museums.bankofamerica.com Bank of America’s Museums on Us offers free weekend access to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch credit and debit cardholders in Tampa and St. Petersburg. Participating Tampa Bay area museums are: Florida Holocaust Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, and the Tampa Museum of Art. Present your B of A or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card along with a photo ID for free general admission.

Located on the Gulf Coast, the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary is staffed by experienced professionals and dedicated volunteers who rescue and rehabilitate sick, injured, and orphaned birds. This is the largest non-profit wild bird hospital sanctuary. More than 100 birds live in the sanctuary, representing 20 species.Tours are available. FREE admission. Donations accepted. (727)391-6211. www.seabirdsanctuary.com

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY (MOSI) 4801 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33617. (813) 9876000. www.mosi.org Gaze skyward - Saunders Planetarium. IMAX Dome Theatre. Over 450 Hands-On Activities. Zip Line.

REPLAY AMUSEMENT MUSEUM 119 Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs www.replaymuseum.org An Interactive museum with 100 pinball games, video games and other amusements from the past.

RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN Crossley Gallery, 2400 Old Bradenton Road on the Ringling College campus, Sarasota, FL.

RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, 941.359.5700. www.ringling.org Mondays FREE admissions all day. Thurs – Art After 5 Thurs – Art After 5 Fri – ROAR – Ringling Order of Art Readers Fri & Sat – Bayfront Garden Tours First Sat – Kid’s Quest, Family Workshop

SAFETY HARBOR MUSEUM 329 Bayshore Boulevard South, Safety Harbor.

727-724-1562. www.cityofsafetyharbor.com/573/Museum-Cultural-Center The Safety Harbor area has long been an ideal place to live. From the earliest peoples (20,000 B.C.E.) who hunted giant mammals on a peninsula twice the size of present day Florida, to our present city of dedicated preservationists, Safety Harbor has an impressive history.

SEASIDE SEABIRD SANCTUARY 18328 Gulf Blvd, Indian Shores. 727.391.6211. www.seabirdsanctuary.com

SOUTH FLORIDA MUSEUM 201 10th Street West, Bradenton FL 34205. (941) 746-4131. www.southfloridamuseum.org/ The Parker Manatee Aquarium, designed to house three adult manatees, holds nearly 60,000 gallons of water, including a medical pool. The pool offers both deep and shallow water, allowing the manatees to maintain natural feeding behaviors. An exhibit area within the facility helps to educate the public about manatee anatomy and offers above and below water viewing. The Museum’s Parker Manatee Aquarium is a second stage rehabilitation facility which provides a temporary home for manatees that will be released back into the wild after having received treatment from an acute care hospital.

ST. PETERSBURG MUSEUM OF HISTORY 335 2nd Ave NE, St. Petersburg. 727.894.1052 www.spmoh.org Schrader’s Little Cooperstown is made up of more than 4,800 baseballs, documents, story boards and video screens – connects America’s national pastime with historical events from the region and around the world.

ST. PETERSBURG PRESERVATION WALKING TOURS Central Ave. & 2nd St, St. Petersburg (Oct. - Apr.) 727.824.7802. www.stpetepreservation.org

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National Register listed downtown. Free for members. Suggested donation non-members.

ST. PETERSBURG SCULPTURE EXPERIENCE 780 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727.316.1718. www.facebook.com/St-Petersburg-Sculpture-Experience-661090064029529/

Jon Hair Monumental Sculpture combines art, rock and roll and the biggest sculptures you’ve ever seen in one place. More than 100 sculptures from life size to giant size.

ST. PETERSBURG WALKING MURAL TOURS Departing from Florida CraftArt, 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Murals and history behind them.

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6 - “WICKED PLANTS AND CREEPY CRAWLIES.” Encounter carnivorous, spooky, and appalling plants on a scavenger hunt through the Gardens. Get your hands on slithering worms as you make your own tiny take-home worm compost jar. Recommended for children Ages 4 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Fee inlcudes admission.

21 - ST PETE YOGA FEST 2018. A family-friendly day of yoga, music, food, laughter and love. Fee includes entrance to the Gardens and the concert featuring local Kirtan artists “Shankh & Friends” in the Amphitheater 10:00am - 4:00pm. www.StPeteYogaFestival.org

TAMPA BAY AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM 3301 Gateway Centre, Pinellas Park.

727.579.8226, www.tbauto.org Unique collection of vintage cars and vehicles.

Cousteau Society Artifacts on exhibit.

SUNCOAST PRIMATE SANCTUARY 4600 Alt Hwy 19, Palm Harbor, FL www.suncoastprimates.org SUNKEN GARDENS 1825 4th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33704. (727) 551-3102. www.sunkengardens.org/ Sunken Gardens is a botanical paradise in the midst of a bustling city. As St. Petersburg’s oldest living museum, this 100 year old garden is home to some of the oldest tropical plants in the region.

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TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, 813.259.1720. www.tampamuseum.org Friday - Art on The House - 4 to 8 pm Saturday - Art Spot for Families OCTOBER 9 – Connection: Individuals with Memory Impairment

telling the story of Tarpon Springs’ past.

TAMPA THEATRE 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602. (813) 2748981. www.tampatheatre.org/ A restored classic theatre showing modern independent and classic films. Pre-show Wurlitzer organ concerts.

TARPON HERITAGE MUSEUM 100 Beekman Ln., Tarpon Springs. www.tarponarts.org History and culture of the Greek community.

TARPON SPRINGS HISTORIC DEPOT MUSEUM 160 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727.943.4624 Free Admission. www.tarponspringsareahistoricalsociety.org The Historic Train Depot Museum houses the office and Archives of the Tarpon Springs Area Historical Society, which has filled the old station with exhibits

USF BOTANICAL GARDENS 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 813-974-2329. www.gardens.usf.edu USF CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa. 813. 974.4133. www.ira.usf.edu THRU DEC 8 - Miki Kratsman: People I Met - For three decades, Miki Kratsman has been one of the leading chroniclers of life in the Israeli-occupied territories. His photographs—many of them documen-

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tary images taken during a previous life as a press photographer for the Israeli newspapers Hadashot and Haaretz—uncover personal stories while revealing the violent, often detached nature of Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.

VETERANS ART CENTER 6798 Crosswinds Dr. N, St. Petersburg 813.504.3092 www.vactb.org Provides opportunities for military and veterans to develop and showcase creative and artistic accomplishments.

WEEDON ISLAND PRESERVE 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg.

727.453.6500, www.weedonislandpreserve.org Ever wonder what archaeologists do with all that stuff they dig up at archaeological sites once the fieldwork is finished? Learn all about how artifacts and other archaeological material get processed in the laboratory; so, we can use them to learn about the past. You will get the chance to sort through, identify, and wash artifacts and other material from real archaeological sites. One Friday a month.

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WEEKI WACHEE SPRINGS www.weekiwachee.com/ A natural tourist attraction where underwater performances by “mermaids”, women wearing fish tails as well as other fanciful outfits, can be viewed in an aquarium-like setting in the spring of the Weeki Wachee River.

A waterpark, Buccaneer Bay, and boat rides are also part of the attraction.

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Clyde Butcher Reveals Dalí’s Painted Landscapes as His Own Photographed Dreamscapes Thru Nov 25

urrently at the Dali Museum, Clyde Butcher: Visions of Dalí’s Spain delivers a glimpse into Salvador Dalí’s homeland. The Dalí commissioned Clyde Butcher, the nature photographer known as the “Ansel Adams of the Florida landscape,” to travel to Spain to capture a series of technically brilliant, epically scaled photographs. Throughout his career, Butcher’s photographs have altered people’s perceptions about the Florida environment, and now, will alter the understanding of the surrealist master and the landscape that made him. The Dalí’s new exhibition features 41 original photographs that transport viewers to the striking Catalonian coast, where they are invited to not only appreciate the beauty of Dalí’s beloved environs but also to contemplate the landscapes from an alternate perspective.

For this project, Butcher was asked to produce a series of black and white photographs documenting the dramatic splendor of Dalí’s world. “Butcher’s unique abilities to capture the power of light, land and water in black & white deliver spectacular insights into the landscape that had such a profound influence on Dali’s vision and obsessions,” said Hank Hine, Dalí Museum Executive Director.

The show is Butcher’s first photographic study

Port Lligat House of Spain. He captured the sublime beauty of Dalí’s Mediterranean world in exquisite detail through large scale, super-sharp monochromatic images. “Butcher did an incredible job of capturing the essence of this land that created Dalí,” said Peter Tush, Dalí Museum Curator of Education and exhibit curator. “The series of photographs displayed in the exhibition truly takes the viewer on an epic journey. “ Butcher himself will host book signings at The Dalí on Sept 29, and Nov 3. Visitors can also join Tush for a “Butcher + Dalí” Coffee with a Curator session on Tues, July 3. The exhibit runs through Nov 25. For more information and events details visit www.thedali.org.

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RBG Hero. Icon. Dissenter.

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t the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation’s highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now. RBG explores Ginsburg’s life and career. This powerful, thought-provoking documentary follows her life from childhood to her career as a ground-breaking attorney to her current role as a Supreme Court Justice. Taking a stand for an array of voiceless minorities and respectfully dissenting on their behalf, she continues to redefine the American way by fighting for change. She is affectionately known as “Nortorious RBG.”

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lue Bloods follows the Reagan family as they continue to follow every lead and work to overcome personal challenges within and outside of the work force. Frank clashes with the new interim mayor and must defend the NYPD from a series of public scandals, while Danny deals with the aftermath of a tragic ccident and Erin reopens old cases and faces off with her ex-humsand. The latest season includes guest appearances by Whoopi Goldberg, Ernie Hudson, Mimi Rogers and Lorraine Bracco. The set includes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of season 8, deleted scenes, a gag reel, and 2 bonus episodes from CBS’ series SEAL Team and Bull.

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CIS: New Orleans. In this 4th season, we find a nuclear terror threat, an elusive serial killer, and a mystifying supernatural murder. These are just a few of the pulse-pounding, edge-of-yourseat cases facing the elite NCIS team in the fourth season of NCIS: New Orleans. But no matter the risks, the heroic agents, led by Special Agent Dwayne Cassius Pride (Scott Bakula), remain at the top of their game from the action-packed season premiere to the explosive finale. Also starring Lucas Black, Vanessa Ferlito and CCH Pounder.

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t’s never politics as usual for Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord (Téa Leoni). In Season 4, McCord faces everything from international issues to personal upheavals. Whether she’s being accused of murdering a foreign diplomat, trying to contain a smallpox outbreak, or sending her daughter off to college, there’s no crisis she can’t handle. Her husband, CIA Agent Henry (Tim Daly), stirs controversy by recruiting a former member of the Russian military to work for the Agency. She continues to advise President Conrad Dalton (Keith Carradine), even as she goes toe-to-toe with the White House Chief of Staff Russell Jackson ( eljko Ivanek). Elizabeth’s team gets stronger with the addition of political strategist Kat Sandoval (Sara Ramirez). Collect all 22 episodes in this riveting, politically relevant 6-disc set.

SCORPION The Final Season

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nly the most complex cases can be solved by Team Scorpion. This 6-disc collection features all 22 episodes of the fan-favorite series’ last season. Inspired by a true story, Scorpion is a high-octane drama about eccentric genius Walter O’Brien (Elyes Gabel) and his team of brilliant misfits who are the last line of defense against complex, hightech threats of the modern age. O’Brien’s team includes Toby Curtis (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Happy Quinn (Jadyn Wong), and Sylvester Dodd (Ari Stidham.) While this socially awkward group is comfortable with each other’s quirks, life outside confounds them. They rely on Paige Dineen (Katharine McPhee) to translate the world for them.

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he aromas and flavors of more than 30 global food and beverage marketplaces, plus a full menu of new offerings such as “Sunday Brunch with the Chef” series, welcome guests to Epcot during the 23rd Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, now through Nov. 12, 2018.

Throughout the celebrated 75-day event, guests will have a chance to meet their favorite celebrity chefs, try a new Food & Beverage Pairing in the Festival Center each Friday through Sunday, and get their gourmet groove on at nightly Eat to the Beat Concert Series shows. The first of five popular Party for the Senses events will kick off Sept. 22 in the park’s World ShowPlace Events pavilion.

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Starship featuring Mickey Thomas One of America’s top food festivals since 1996, the Epcot dine-around extravaganza will surprise guests with new and inspiring sips and bites throughout the park’s World Showcase and on into several Future World venues. Throughout the festival, park guests can pair wines, beers and cocktails with savory and sweet dishes as they stroll the park and let their complimentary festival passports be their guide. As guests explore, they’ll find something for everyone in the family.

Returning favorites include: The complimentary Back to Basics weekend series offered in the Festival Center will share epicurean tips and

tricks from the pros. Book and bottle signings by some of the world’s top vintners will be available, and The Chocolate Experience: From Bean to the Bar, hosted by Ghirardelli, will offer guest samples.

Culinary Demonstrations and Beverage Seminars will offer daily learning and tasting sessions at the Festival Center. On select Saturdays, Cheese Seminars will be a fromage fan’s delight.

The Eat to the Beat concert series packs a powerful lineup ready to rock the America Gardens Theatre stage for 3 shows d a i l y.

Some of the upcoming acts include: Sept. 10-11 - Postmodern Jukebox Sept. 12-13 - Vertical Horizon Sept. 14-16 - Baha Men Sept. 17-19 - Plain White T’s Sept. 20-21 - Living Colour Sept. 22-23 - Sheila E Sept. 24-26 - Sugar Ray Eat to the Beat Dining Packages and other Specialty Dining and Pairing events will be on tap at a number of Epcot participating restaurants. Bookings for special programming and premium festival events is open now.

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Orlando Area FALL FUN SOUTHERN WOMEN’S SHOW - OCT 25-28 www.SouthernWomensShow.com The 28th annual Southern Women’s Show returns to the Orange County Convention Center. Discover hundreds of boutiques filled with the latest fashions, trendy jewelry, gourmet treats, health and beauty, and so much more. The show features fashion shows, top chefs, and celebrity guests. Bring your mom, sister, and best friend and spend the day doing everything you love. THU, FRI, SAT: 10am – 7pm; SUN: 10am – 5pm. Orange County Convention Center, North Concourse, Hall B, 9400 Universal Blvd., Orlando, FL 32819. Call 407-830-7312 or visit THIRD ANNUAL DELAND SPORT AVIATION SHOWCASE - Nov 1-3. www.sportaviationshowcase.com The City of DeLand and officials at the DeLand Municipal Airport are preparing to host the third annual DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase, which attracts aviation

enthusiasts and families from all over the United States as more than one hundred exhibitors showcase every kind of recreational aircraft and related products. Aircraft on display include sport airplanes, amphibians, ultralights, rotorcraft and trikes, powered parachutes and paragliders, and virtually every kind of experimental aircraft. Plus avionics, engines, flight schools, tools, insurance, aviation handcrafted jewelry, pilot gear, and more.

ART AFTER DARK: FOOD TRUCK EDITION - First Friday Of The Month Lake Nona, 6900 Tavistock Lakes Blvd, Orlando, FL. (321) 202-5855 First Friday of every month at Lake Nona Town Center for Art After Dark: Food Truck Edition. Mingle amongst local artists from Orlando’s bustling art scene while sipping your favorite wine and enjoying an abundance of delicious local food trucks. Nestled between Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen and Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine, For the whole family. This three hour event kicks off at 6 PM and is open to the public.

6 PM - 9 PM. ANDRETTI KARTING

Mickey’s NOT SO SCARY HALLOWEEN PARTY thru October 31 www.Disneyworld.com/Halloween

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here are more nights and new reasons to celebrate the spooky season this year during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.

Since the tone of this event is “not-so-scary,” that means children of every age can enjoy the fun! There are more nights and new reasons to celebrate the spooky season this year during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. New twists and treats this year include: On Pirates of the Caribbean, guests will interact with new live pirates who encourage everyone to be on the lookout for Gunpowder Pete.

The Mad Tea Party will take guests on a colorful teacup ride, as special lighting and other effects put a glowing new spin at night.

Explorers visiting Space Mountain will hurtle through the blackness of deep space to the riffs of a new hard-rockin’ soundtrack.

Storybook Circus welcomes Disney Junior Jam, a dance party featuring favorite Disney Junior characters.

In Frontierland, joing in the Costume Promenade, in a quest for the greatest treasure in the land – candy!

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9299 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819.

407.610.5020. www.andrettikarting.com/orlando/ Fulfil your need for speed at Andretti Karting, anº indoor go-kart facility. It features electronic go-karting, zip lines, bowling, racing simulators, a ‘sky bar,’ rock climbing, laser tag and a full-service restaurant.

CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDENS 3755 NW Hwy 17-92, Sanford, FL 32771. www.centralfloridazoo.org/ See over 500 animals representing 205 species.

Take to the sky and enjoy an aerial adventure course, ZOOm Air Adventure Park or bring your flip-flops and swimsuit to cool-off in the Wharton-Smith Tropical Splash Ground. See domestic animals in the Children’s Zoo, or see the Southeast’s largest collection of venomous snakes and non-venomous reptiles in the Herpetarium.

DINOSAUR WORLD 5145 Harvey Tew Rd, Plant City, FL 33565. (813) 717-9865. www.dinosaurworld.com/florida/ Dinosaur World features over 150 life-size dinosaur sculptures in over 20 acres. Fossil dig, Dino Gem Excavation, Geode Cracker and more.

FUN SPOT AMERICA: 20TH ANNIVERSARY www.fun-spot.com Fun Spot America has premiered Headrush 360, a wild new ride at the family-owned theme parks’ original location on International Drive, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. Standing 40 feet tall, the patriotically painted Headrush 360 is the first part of an overall expansion at Fun Spot’s Orlando theme park. Climb aboard with up to 11 other people and get turned upside down, sideways and just about every other way imaginable in a fast-paced experience you’ll only find in Orlando. Headrush also marks the start of Fun Spot’s second growth spurt in five years, with a 15-acre renovation in 2013 bringing wooden roller coasters to both of its Florida parks. Besides Headrush 360 and SkyCoaster, Orlando’s thrills include the Hot Seat swing ride, the spinning Rip Curl and the gravitydefying Enterprise. At Kissimmee, you can go up and down on Screaming Eagles or spin round and round — and then backwards — on Flying Bobs. Orlando’s roller coasters are Freedom Flyer, an inverted steel coaster with a virtual-reality option, and the wooden White Lightning. At Kissimmee, you can choose between the Rockstar Coaster or the wooden Mine Blower — which also goes upside down.

GATORLAND 14501 S Orange Blossom Tr, Orlando, FL 32837.

(407) 855-5496. www.gatorland.com/

A 110-acre theme park and wildlife preserve located along South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando showcasing thousands of alligators and crocodiles including four extremely rare leucistic “white” alligators. The freeflight aviary, petting zoo, one of a kind animal shows, natural alligator breeding marsh, and the “thrilling” Screamin’ Gator Zip Line.

IFLY INDOOR SKYDIVING 8969 International Dr, Orlando,Florida. (407) 3374359. www.iflyworld.com/orlando/ Soar at IFLY Indoor Skydiving’s facility next to WonderWorks on International Drive, equipped with two allglass wind tunnels in an open single-story floor plan that allows I-Drive passersby to see fliers in action.

KISSIMMEE AIR MUSEUM - WARBIRD ADVENTURES 233 N Hoagland Blvd, Kissimmee, FL 34741. 407870-7366. www.warbirdadventures.com/air_museum The Kissimmee Air Museum is located at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Kissimmee, FL. It houses vintage aircraft from World War II to the Vietnam War including an outdoor showroom.

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ORLANDO ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS LEU GARDENS 1920 N. Forest Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32803.

407.246.2620. www.leugardens.org Thru Dec - MOVIES AT LEU GARDEN . Experience movies outdoors. Leu Gardens offers a unique setting to see a classic or current feature film. Each month from February to December, no movie in July. Movie goers may bring dinner picnics including alcohol and seating (chairs or blanket) then sit back and enjoy an outdoor movie. Feature Presentations: Nov 2 - Avengers Infinity War Dec 7 - Christmas Vacation 1st Monday of the month - STORY TIME is a fun approach illustrating to young children the benefits of reading through songs, rhymes and books. Story Time is for families with infants to 5 years of age. No story time in July and September. Free.

OCT 13 - Annual Jazz’n Blues Concert. Pack a dinner picnic basket full of your favorite foods and drink and alcohol is permitted.

NOV 1 - Jan 31 - Ribbit the Exhibit II - A.J. Cobb’s exhibition will feature 26 whimsical copper frog sculptures located in 18 displays throughout the gardens.

MADAME TUSSAUDS 8401 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. 866630-8315. www2.madametussauds.com/orlando/en/ JUSTICE LEAGUE - Madame Tussauds Orlando’s “Justice League: A Call for Heroes” will allow guests to jump in on the action as a loyal sidekick to Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill’s Superman and Ben Affleck’s Batman. Replica props and costumes related to each superhero character’s wax figure will provide an added dimension of authenticity and realism to the immersive experience.

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s the sun sets on days filled with thrills in all of Universal’s theme parks, the night awakens with a frightening chill at Universal Studios Florida. This Halloween Event brings together stories and visions of the most notorious creators of horror and taking them to the next level. This year, time twists and turns on itself—ripping cinematic greats, cult classics and even original nightmares from decades past into a new era of fear with more terrifying haunted houses than ever, sinister scare zones and outrageous entertainment.

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246-4278. www.mennellomuseum.com/ Once the private home of Howard Phillips, son of local philanthropist Dr. P. Phillips. Changing exhibitions featuring American art of all genres and time periods, including original as well as traveling shows.

MORSE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART 445 North Park Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789.

407-645-5311. www.morsemuseum.org/ A collection of the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany as well as fine 19th and 20th century American decorative arts.

OLD TOWN 5770 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34746. (407) 396-4888. www.myoldtownusa.com/ Oct 31 - Halloween Fun for the Little Ones. Grab your little goblin and ghoul and enjoy free trick-ortreating along the brick-paved Main Street of Old Town.

Costume Contest - Dress your family up and enter them in Old Town’s Costume Contest on the Main Stage.

Prizes awarded to different age groups. It’s free to attend and participate. Halloween Themed Car Show Old Town invites any classic or new car to get in the

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Enter at your own risk and experience that unsettling feeling like someone’s watching you or the hair-tingling feeling someone’s right around the corner or behind you, may not be just a feeling.

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he annual Brick or Treat event returns with spooky, kooky LEGO fun for kids, with more days, more entertainment and more candy – and it’s all included in park admission.

Kids 12 and under can trick-or-treat for sweets along the famous and festive path.

This friendly-not frightening event features brick-tastic live shows. Listen to a haunted group drumming up a ghoulish good time during The Groovin’ Graveyard. Sing along with the spirits of Brick or Treat as the LEGO jack-o’-lantern trio comes alive. Break the Candy-Coated Curse at LEGO City Stage and more.

Meet a friendly LEGO Mummy, rock and roll with Frankenstein, cast a spell with Witch, create a potion with Mad Scientist, or spin a web with Vampyre and Spider Lady.

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ORLANDO ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS lins’ Street Party while a cruise of classic cars are the free entertainment every Saturday night. A rock and roll band (specializing in tunes from the 1950s and the 1960s) plays prior to the classic car cruise.

ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd., Orlando, Florida 32801. 407-836-8500. www.thehistorycenter.org/ First Friday Lunch & Learn: 100 Years of Fashion Aug 3 Join the History Center’s Collections Manager to take a look at how clothing and fashion has evolved over the past hundred years with our changing lifestyles and environment. Bring a lunch or order one while you enjoy this hour-long program. 12:00pm - 1:00pm $.

ORLANDO EYE 8401 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. 866228-6438. www.officialorlandoeye.com The Orlando Eye is the largest observation Ferris Wheel on the East Coast.

ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART 2416 Mills Ave N, Orlando, FL 32803. (407) 8964231. www.omart.org

Thru OCT 28. Zen Tales: The Art of Jon J Muth.

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eet everyone’s favorite Sesame Street friends including Elmo, The Count, Cookie Monster and more, plus watch silly, not-so-spooky live shows, and trick or treat for candy and goodies throughout the park.

It’s an ocean of Halloween fun for the whole family at SeaWorld Orlando’s Halloween Spooktacular. During this daytime event, families are immersed in an underwater “Fantasea” including trick-or-treating, whimsical sea creatures, and more in this family-friendly event. SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular runs weekends and is included in park admission.

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ORLANDO ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS combination of sculpture, dance and fashion, reflecting his experience as a trained visual artist.

Thru JAN 20. Purvis Young and His Angels.

Working on materials such as discarded scraps of wood, metal and cardboard found on neighboring streets, Young developed an expressive and visionary style of painting rooted in his experience as an African American living in an economically distressed community.

ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER 777 E Princeton St, Orlando, FL 32803. (407) 5142000. www.osc.org/ Exhibits are designed to inspire curiosity and exploration. The Science Live! programs are designed to bring the exhibits to life. Whether it’s a show in the Digital Adventure Theater or a one-to-one interaction with a volunteer at the Crosby Observatory, the live programs create the kind of impact that can last a lifetime.

Thru Jan 26 - ZOO IN YOU & HUMAN PLUS - Discover the living and human-made extensions that help us thrive, from the microbial to the mechanical. Our new fall 2018 traveling exhibits go hand in hand to take you on a journey to explore the anatomy and technology that makes the human body so unique and mighty!

Zoo In You introduces guests to the trillions of microbes living inside our bodies while Human Plus explores the low-tech and high-tech tools that extend the abilities of the human body.

ORLANDO REPERTORY THEATRE 1001 E Princeton St, Orlando, FL 32803. 407-8967365. www.orlandorep.com Creating experiences that enlighten, entertain, and enrich the lives of family and young audiences.

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underwater world filled with a dazzling array of amazing creatures. From face-to-face encounters with sharks, to a hands-on touchpool experience, there’s plenty for everyone to enjoy at the newest aquarium in Orlando.

ORLANDO STARFLYER 7001 International Drive, Orlando. 407-370-5353 . www.magicalmidway.com/starflyer/ At 450 feet tall, the world’s tallest swing ride offers open-air views of the destination for up to 24 guests at once, swinging them through the air at up to 60 miles an hour at top speed.

ORLANDO WATERSPORTS COMPLEX 8615 Florida Rock Road Orlando, FL 32824 Phone: (407) 251-3100. www.aktionparks.com/orlando-watersports-complex/ Orlando Watersports Complex (OWC) is a watersports park designed for wakeboarding, wakeskating, wakesurfing, kneeboarding, and waterskiing. The park has two full-size cable systems, a two-tower system, and a boat lake. The full-size cables are equipped with a variety of Unit features and a few custom signature OWC rails. Schedule a boat lesson, or if skiing is your style, take a set with Hall of Famer Wade Cox behind a Ski Nautique 200. OWC also offers stand up paddleboarding, an outdoor fitness area with climbing rope, a pro shop with the newest Hyperlite gear, a snack bar, & a great beach area with grills and picnic tables.

PIRATE’S DINNER ADVENTURE 6400 Carrier Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. (407) 2065100. www.piratesdinneradventure.com/ Set aboard an authentically replicated 18th-century Spanish galleon measuring 46 feet long, 18 feet wide with 40-foot masts, the ship is anchored in a 300,000-gallon indoor lagoon with night sky lighting.

Surrounding the lagoon is a six-sided showroom of six additional ships where the audience is seated.

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rate mascot whom they cheer on as the adventure unfolds with a cast a dozen actors, singers and stunt performers engaging in action-packed exploits, accompanied by cannon blasts, pyrotechnics and plenty of laughs. In addition, more than 150 guests have the chance to play an actual role in each show as the evil Captain Sebastian the Black leads his crews of renegades on a swashbuckling adventure before your very eyes.

POLK MUSEUM OF ART 800 E Palmetto St, Lakeland, FL 33801, (863) 688-7743. www.polkmuseumofart.org Thru Nov. 2 - Sad Tropics.

A multimedia installation at the Melvin and Burks Galleries at Florida Southern College by Cristina Molina and Jonathan Traviesa, focusing on the psychological landscape of paradise.

Thru Dec 9 - The Art of Romaine Brooks. Works from an American expatriate known for her androgynous appearance and unique artistic voice.

Thru Jan. 6 Chagall: Stories into Dreams. A show of Marc Chagall’s work that is the only one in the country that pairs his “Fables of La Fontaine” etchings (1952) with his “Story of Exodus” lithographs (1966).

Thru Jan. 13. Conversing with Reality. A celebration of the most recent paintings of contemporary visual artist John Jacopelle.

come eye-to-eye with sharks; touch unique animals, fish and velvety rays; and are surrounded by schools of feeding fish – all with the massive open reef as the backdrop.

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS / ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE / WIZARDING

WORLD OF HARRY POTTER www.universalorlando.com/ UNIVERSAL STUDIOS - Hang on tight. Your heroes are about to burst through the screen and yank you into the story. You’re the star here and you’ll disappear into one jaw-dropping adventure after another. Dodge evil villains. Defend the earth. Face a fire-breathing dragon. Wander into animated worlds where characters you love are suddenly right beside you. Go beyond the screen, behind the scenes and jump into the action of your favorite films at the world’s premier movie and TV based theme park.

SEAWORLD / DISCOVERY COVE 7007 Sea World Dr, Orlando, FL 32821. (888) 800-5447. www.seaworldparks.com/en/ seaworld-orlando/ SEAVENTURE AT DISCOVERY COVE is an innovative “underwater walking tour” through an oceanic world teeming with marine life.

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A Claire Clairmont Historical Mystery

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873, Florence. Claire Clairmont, the last survivor of the ‘haunted summer of 1816’ Byron/Shelley circle, is living out her final years in genteel poverty, but the appearance of British tourist, William Michael Rossetti, brings hope that she may be able to sell some of her memorabilia to earn enough cash to support her and her niece/companion, Paula. But Rossetti’s presence in Florence heralds a cycle of events that links the summer of 1816 – when Claire conceived an ill-fated child with George Gordon, Lord Byron, when Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, and when four tempestuous lives came together – to a tragic death. As Claire begins to unravel the truth, she must go back to that summer of passion to discover the identity of her old enemy.

Marty Ambrose is a college teacher and has been a published writer for 15 years for Avalon Books, Kensington Books, and Thomas & Mercer. She is currently doing research for her next book in the trilogy, called A Shadowed Fate.

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ST. PETERSBURG PIERS Images of America

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s a new pier rises where the last inverted pyramid stood downtown St. Petersburg, here’s a look back at the history of the piers.

Commerce, tourism, recreation, and even the quest for eternal youth were the primary incentives for building piers along St. Petersburg’s downtown waterfront as early as 1854. For more than 160 years, developers and entrepreneurs pushed wooden or concrete structures from the shoreline to the deeper waters of Tampa Bay. Railroads were behind the early development, allowing cargo loads to be transferred from ship to rail with the least amount of effort. A large and profitable fishing industry evolved. Electrically powered trolley cars shuttled tourists to and from cruise ships. Promoters built bathhouses, spas, and bait houses to entice locals and visitors, and casino gathering halls of various, often controversial, styles were proposed, built, destroyed, loved, and detested. Competing piers were built only 10 feet apart.

Mother Nature’s elements, including a hurricane, and politics ravaged most of the remaining structures.

St. Petersburg Museum of History education director and historian Nevin D. Sitler has combined images curated for a semipermanent pier exhibit with more than 150 other photographs for this entertaining look at the “front door to the Sunshine City.”

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DIABETES TIME TRAVEL Past to the Future

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rom the beginning, this book explores the original observations and early investigations of diabetes and then walks with you through today’s cutting-edge research that may dramatically change how we approach this disease in the future. Diabetes can be a scary diagnosis to receive, and the abundance of information and advice on the subject can be overwhelming and debilitating. Within the pages of the book, you should find enough information to acquire a detailed understanding of this complex disease. There are tips on how to live as a diabetic and a frank discussion of what can happen if the disease goes untreated. The book also includes a 60-day challenge for diet and exercise, and provides scientifically proven weight loss tips.

Dr. Ajay Varanasi MD, FACP, FACE is a board-certified Endocrinologist. He is the director at Tampa Bay diabetes, Thyroid and Endocrinology Center. He is a Fellow of the American college of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, and has been involved in research with publications in well-regarded peer reviewed journals.

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n orphan who sleeps in the kitchens of a brothel, Merrin Smith is desperate to unravel the secrets of her past and find the truth about the events that brought her to Isla Perla as a child. Disguised as a sailor, she joins the crew of the pirate ship Riptide, helmed by the notorious Captain Erik Winters. Winters is known as much for his ruthlessness as for his connection to the proprietress of The Goodnight Mermaid, Evangeline Dahl, who vanished from the island two summers before. The Riptide sails for the mythical island of Bracile, a place that exists only for a moment every two years--and which has never returned any man who has sailed for its shores. The Isle of Gold is an epic adventure of two women-one desperate to save herself, and the other determined to be rescued--and the secret which binds them together.

Seven Jane is an author of dark fantasy and speculative fiction. She also regularly writes short stories and poetry that is published in various literary magazines. Seven is a member of The Author’s Guild and Women’s Fiction Writing Association. She lives in New England. The Isle of Gold, will be available in October.

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Casino Gaming Scene Tampa SEMINOLE HARD ROCK TAMPA www.seminolehardrocktampa.com DUELING PIANOS AT HARD ROCK CAFE Oct 26 - featuring Emilia Mele & Nate Rodriguez.

Emilia Mele is an award-winning piano bar entertainer, who brings excitement and fun to her dueling piano shows. Her vocals cover a wide range of styles and artists but are mostly compared to Janis Joplin and Melissa Etheridge. Nate Rodriguez is a talented multi-instrumentalist known for his dynamic vocals, quick wit, bountiful positive energy and ability to play all styles of music well. He is a trained and award-winning vocalist who has been singing professionally for nearly 20 years.

games using your Seminole Wild Card at the Pro Football Pick’em kiosks between 3 a.m. Monday through 1 p.m. Sunday. One entry per day. Weekly winners include: $7,500 cash for most correct picks; $5,000 Free Play for second place; and 500 random winners of $25 Free Play.

BLAKE SHELTON VIDEO SLOTS. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa is the first casino in the world to receive IGT’s Blake Shelton Video Slot machines. The machines are available in the Mezzanine Level Casino. The Blake Shelton Video Slots is a low-denomination, 40 pay-line game and features a 375-credit maximum bet.

The game offers a jukebox that includes many of Shelton’s 25 number one radio singles and other favorites. There are a handful of bonuses that the game offers which offers players the chance to win a jackpot along with an official Blake Shelton autographed guitar.

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$500,000 Pro Football Pick’Em Challenge thru Jan 20. There will be $25,000 in weekly prizes. Select picks for the Sun and Mon pro football

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NOMAD LAS VEGAS NOW OPEN www.nomadlasvegas.com NoMad Las Vegas is a 293-room luxury hotel experience, located within the Park MGM. The property includes a high-limit casino, Moroccan inspired pool and NoMad Bar and NoMad Restaurant. The hotel’s food & beverage offerings will come from Chef Daniel Humm and restaurateur Will Guidara, the duo behind the renowned Eleven

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Madison Park in New York - ranked the top restaurant in the world by The World’s 50 Best in 2017.

FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY AT THE D LAS VEGAS www.thed.com FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, a comedic spin-off of the hit TV show, features the six main characters from the cast: Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe, and will be set to original music that will make audiences laugh, cry and fall in love with these six FRIENDS all over again.

THE BOOK AT THE LINQ HOTEL & CASINO www.caesars.com/linq The latest evolution of the sports book and bar

experience recently debuted at The LINQ. Enhancing the traditional sports book model wherein guests and fans merely gathered to watch sports and bet on gaming action, The Book is designed for guests to take full control of their gaming odyssey. The Book has innovative technology, mobile and self-serve opportunities, and plenty of sports and bar games to engage in.

PARK MGM INTRODUCES THE SPA & SALON www.parkmgm.com This serene retreat features a comprehensive menu of treatments delivered in a peaceful space in the heart of Las Vegas’s newest resort. The Spa offers treatment rooms of all different sizes and layouts, creating a feeling of a unique neighborhood spa. Therapists are equipped to bring their services poolside or even perform them in a guest room by special request. Guests are greeted with a glass of rosé or champagne before enjoying a number of nail or hair treatments The Salon offers.

THE ONLY OVERNIGHT BUFFET IS AT PALACE STATION www.palacestation.sclv.com Late night diners rejoice. The new Feast Buffet Continued....

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iana Ross returns to the Encore Theater for nine new performances from October 31 through November 17. Known as one of the world’s greatest entertainers—an inductee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the recipient of a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award—Ms. Ross selected songs from her vast and historic music catalogue specifically for this exclusive engagement at Wynn. Each evening will celebrate her enduring collection of award-winning songs, albums and timeless inspiration to millions of fans across the world, and promises to be an experience fans will never forget.

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Las Vegas at Palace Station has debuted the only overnight buffet available in Southern Nevada along with an exclusive menu to cater to the late-night dining crowd. Now available daily from midnight to 8 a.m., the special menu features an array of late-night items along with a salad bar and dessert station.

NEON MUSEUM EXPANDS BONEYARD’S ELECTRIFIED SIGNS www.neonmuseum.org The Neon Museum significantly expanded the number of electrified signs on view in its Boneyard exhibition space when it added Anderson Dairy’s “Andy” Anderson, The Red Barn, Chief Hotel Court and Nevada Motel signs recently. Along with Dot’s Flowers, installed in the Boneyard this summer, these signs were all previously displayed on Third Street north of The Fremont Experience.

friends, families and co-workers to “Be a Hero” in the city’s newest team-based virtual reality adventure. The virtual reality experience allows groups of 2-4 people to participate in up to four, 15-minute timed challenges all while communicating with their teammates. Teams set off on a journey through history’s most iconic moments, solving puzzles and challenges along the way. The experience is designed for players ages 12 years and up and perfect for groups of friends, family, team-building, birthday parties and more.

TEAM-BASED VIRTUAL REALITY ADVENTURE OPENS AT MADAME TUSSAUDS www.madametussauds.com/las-vegas/en/ Madame Tussauds Las Vegas is challenging

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ue to ongoing ticket demand, Celine Dion has announced additional show dates for her Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Celine has performed over 1,000 shows to over 4 million fans at The Colosseum. Her second Las Vegas residency is directed by producer Ken Ehrlich and features her biggest hits mixed with timeless classics including her newest song, “Ashes,” from “Deadpool 2.”

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I LOVE THE 90S – THE VEGAS SHOW OPEN AT PARIS LAS VEGAS www.parislasvegas.caesars.com The hugely-successful I LOVE THE ’90s TOUR has a permanent home on the Las Vegas Strip at Paris Las Vegas. This 90-minute, immersive dance party features a live DJ, nostalgic video content, dancers and more. A rotating lineup of crowd favorites will headline the Las Vegas shows.

A collision of energy and style, Electra embodies a dynamic scene where cocktail creations challenge the limits of tradition in an atmosphere that exudes an escapist, kinetic vibe. Electra completes The Venetian Cocktail Collective, comprised of the sophisticated Dorsey, the romantic Rosina and now the inventive Electra. Electra’s backbar features a diverse selection of spirits with a focus on rums, agricoles, and mezcals.

ELECTRA COCKTAIL CLUB NOW OPEN AT PALAZZO www.palazzo.com

THE COSMOPOLITAN’S BLOCK 16 URBAN FOOD HALL www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com A first of its kind on the Las Vegas Strip, the made-to-order, fast-casual concept features a dynamic lineup of restaurants handpicked from foodie capitals across the U.S. Block 16 Urban Food Hall introduces an emerging class of acclaimed chefs and their distinct culinary creations, including District: Donuts. Sliders. Brew.; Hattie B’s Hot Chicken; Lardo; Pok Pok Wing; and Tekka Bar: Handroll & Sake. Ghost Donkey, a tequila and Continued....

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Las Vegas mezcal cocktail bar from New York City complete the collection.

PLAZA HOTEL & CASINO HAS NEVADA’S ONLY MILLION DOLLAR BINGO GAME www.plazahotelcasino.com/bingo/ Home to the only bingo room in downtown Las Vegas, the Plaza Hotel & Casino now offers the only million-dollar bingo game in Nevada. With Bingo Millions, players can win the entire jackpot by completing a coverall pattern in 47 ball calls or less. Players can win other jackpots up to $25,000 for completing their coverall in up to 54 ball calls.

All prizes are paid on a no-split basis, except for the grand prizes which are aggregate.

THE UNDERGROUND AT THE MOB MUSEUM www.themobmuseum.org The Mob Museum, The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, has a

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Happy Hour program in The Underground speakeasy exhibition. The speakeasy’s full-service bar purveys not only house-distilled moonshine and craft beer, but also wines by the glass, non-alcoholic beverages and an array of authentic, Prohibition-inspired cocktails. In addition, visitors can take a taste of Prohibition history home with them with The Underground’s house-distilled moonshine and proprietary vodka.

ROBOT BUTLERS RECHARGE GUEST EXPERIENCE AT VDARA HOTEL & SPA www.vdara.com Vdara Hotel & Spa’s newest additions to its team

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are Fetch and Jett – two Relay robots responsible for delivering snacks, sundries, and spa products directly to guest suites. These talented bots work alongside their human colleagues to transport an array of frequently forgotten and requested amenities including shaving and dental kits as well as tasty bites and drinks from Market Café. Fetch and Jett are fully autonomous indoor delivery robots that use advanced technology to seamlessly navigate around people and objects.

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Antiperspirants, Anyone?

Dear Mark: I love the El Cortez in Las Vegas that you lauded last week, except for one thing: They sure do sweat the money. It is probably one of the sweatiest shops in Las Vegas.

Otherwise, as you said, you just cannot beat the low limits, limited deck sizes, and the rules. Tommy C. “Sweating the money,” Tommy, is a casino term that describes how some casino employees react when a gambler wins money from the house. When a pit boss is gawking a dealer who is dumping the tray, you’re witnessing it.

In reality, dealers have no control on whether or not a player wins any money. At the end of any shift, all blackjack table results are combined for an aggregate sum, which translates to a win/loss volume, with variances

acknowledged for large bettors.

To the suits upstairs, it just pencils out as either a good or a bad day.

However, on the gaming floor, certain shift supervisors, floor managers, pit bosses, and yes, to some extent, dealers – they want you to win, that is, as long as they are being tipped – sweat the money.

The iconic El Cortez Hotel and Casino, the cornerstone of downtown Las Vegas, is the longest continuously running hotel and casino in Las Vegas. What you see is what you get: no gimmicks, no glitter. However, Tommy, as you noticed, if you use any spread at the El Cortez, they tend to back you off. You can probably get away with spreading bets between $10-$25, but if you go to $10-$50, a floor supervisor rubbernecking your game will probably make you flat bet that kind of action, or, worse yet, move you along. Unfortunately, in today’s gaming environment, you are not going to see many decent blackjack games at these smaller, “where the locals go” joints, but, at least, the El Cortez still delivers the best playing conditions in Vegas.

Nevertheless, the last thing some pit bull wants is for some counter varying their bets from one hand to the next, knowing full well whether the next hand will favor either the player or the house.

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on the layout, changing a negative expectation game into a positive one, especially on their watch.

With the Cortez’s player-friendly rules, in their mind, backing you off the game, makes sense. They are there to protect the casino’s profits. They realize you are trying to beat the math of the game, but they disapprove because they rely on the same simple arithmetic to make money. And yet, they also know that few players play basic strategy perfectly, and even fewer can execute counting down a deck, beat the tar out of them, and ask for the keys to the front door.

It’s been my many-year observation that these sharpened players are so few and far between that I decided early on in my career to NOT sweat the money for every Tom, Dick, or Harry sitting tableside. Believe me, when I say, I could count down a deck with the best of them; but I can also count on one hand how many players I chased off a game, and how very few times, we, the casino that is, got the crap kicked out of us.

The real deal here, Tommy, is that gamblers will go to any establishment where the dealers are friendly, the game has decent rules, the cocktails are flowing, and the casino doesn’t sweat the money, too much. On a whole, the non-counting player probably won’t draw much heat, so, in my humble opinion, the El Cortez fits that bill.

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Biloxi What’s happening at the Beau Rivage www.beaurivage.com

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ocated on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the Beau Rivage is a beautiful resort destination — very convenient for Tampa Bay area folks looking for either an exciting time, or a relaxing time, or both — the Beau has it all. With a partnership with Sun Country Airlines, the resort has an exclusive package that includes a round trip non-stop jet flight, ground transfers, and two nights in a luxurious guestroom. The flight takes only an hour and fifteen minutes and leaves from the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport.

Golfers will definitely want to experience Fallen Oak, Beau Rivage’s Tom Fazio-designed golf course, with it’s dramatic elevations and beautiful magnolia trees, ponds, streams and wetlands.

MGM RESORTS FIRST TO MARKET WITH MISSISSIPPI SPORTS WAGERING Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi and Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica have ushered in the era of legal sports wagering under the newly created state regulations permitting licensed casino operators to establish legal sports books. In The Beau Rivage the new sports book is located in the former Coast Restaurant.

HUNEEUS VINTNERS WINE DINNER - Nov 11 Delight your senses course after course of wines carefully paired with offerings from BR Prime on Nov. 11 from 6-9:30 p.m. The night will be capped off with the crown jewel of the Huneeus estate, the Quintessa, a rare wine and unique in that, depending on when it is harvested, it may include some or all of the five varietals grown on the property. Huneeus Vintners brand ambassador and former “Terminator 3” actress Poppi Monroe will lead the event. Reservations may be made by calling 1.888.567.6667. Must be 21 to attend.

UPCOMING HEADLINE ENTERTAINMENT Oct 19 & 20 - FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS Oct 26 - HERE COME THE MUMMIES Oct 27 - KENNY G Nov 2 - PATTI LaBELLE Nov 9 - 11 - CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC Nov 23 - MARTINA MCBRIDE: The Joy Of Christmas, The Beau Rivage Symphony Series.

Nov 25 - THE NUTCRACKER Presented By Ms Gulf Coast Ballet Theatre Nov 30 - Dec 1 - JOHNNY MATHIS CHRISTMAS CONCERT with special guest GARY MULE DEER Dec 6 - 7 - CHRISTMAS with AARON NEVILLE Dec 15-16, 19-27 - CHRISTMAS DREAMS Dec 31 - THE MOLLY RINGWALDS Jan 11 - SMOKEY ROBINSON

A visit to the Beau’s spa and salon will show Epicurean treatments unique to the Gulf Coast, and a perfect place for a Girlfriend Getaway with their special “Pamper Parties.”

The dining opportunities at the Beau are wonderfully varied - from the simple Snacks Deli to the exceptional BR Prime (the Beau’s signature steak and seafood restaurant), and every thing in between. Guests have eleven restaurants to choose from, as well as several bars.

Reservations for air-inclusive travel packages may be made by calling 888.640.8973.

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by Dr. Lori Verderame

Collecting Cantonware: George Washington’s Blue/White China T

he highly collectible ceramics called Cantonware is a cobalt blue and white porcelain first produced in the port city of Canton (Guangzhou), China. Cantonware is known by various names associated with its sea-trade history including: Chinese export porcelain, ballast ware china, China trade porcelain, etc.

Named for the port city of Canton, Cantonware was enjoyed prominence for its secret ceramic recipe and closely-guarded kiln production techniques.

Since the 1600s, Cantonware china was traded from China to ports worldwide. It was heavy enough to act as the ballast of a ship situated down low to help keep the ship stable.

Made in the Chinese province of Ching-Te Chen and decorated in enameling studios in Canton, Cantonware was introduced to American collectors by a Rhode Island merchant. This businessman received a shipment of Cantonware as early as the late 1700s, after which Cantonware was used by many Colonial Americans. Used as their everyday china, Cantonware was found in circa 1790s inventory records of Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of President George and Martha Washington located near Washington, DC. When the Revolutionary war ended and China trade became popular, Cantonware came to the New Republic. From 1784 to circa 1850, about 2 million pieces of Cantonware were exported to North America. By the late 1830s to 1860, Cantonware fell out of

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favor as a result of the Opium wars when China lost territory and power to the European powers of Great Britain and France. The Opium Wars weakened trade practices and spiked market prices associated with Cantonware.

Early Cantonware from circa 1784-1810 featured hand-painted decorations and well-built porcelain bodies. Later Cantonware lacked the quality of first period Cantonware. It can be identified by today’s collectors by its drab appearance, faulty clay form, and lack of precise decoration.

Cantonware is highly recognizable for its blue/white color scheme and handpainted subjects such as Asian tea houses, pagodas, foot bridges, sail boats, meandering waterways, mountains, and figures.

Asian imagery and borders of lattice or criss-cross and scallops, swags, clouds, diagonal lines, or wave patterns are also common to Cantonware. By the late 19th Century, Cantonware was marked with the word “China” written or stamped on each piece.

While blue/white porcelains are common and Cantonware was popular so reproductions occurred.

Portuguese reproductions of Cantonware were commonly marked “Mottahedah” on the underside of the base.

Major museums boast collections of Cantonware including the Lowe Art Museum in Coral Gables, FL, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY, and Museum of the American China Trade in Milton, MA, to name a few.

Dr. Lori Verderame is an author, award-winning TV personality and Ph.D. Antiques Appraiser on the HISTORY channel. With a Ph.D. from Penn State University and vast experience appraising art, antiques, and artifacts worldwide for museums and collectors, Dr. Verderame is the director of www.DrLoriV.com, a resource for identifying art and artifacts.

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They are available in four varieties and contain benefits tailored to the specific needs of users. $19.99 suggested retail for 6-pack.

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Perfect for bills, bank statements, junk mail and more.

GUMMY Vitamin C Slices

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They are all natural; Contains no eggs, fish, gluten, milk, peanuts, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, or wheat. These gummies help support healthy skin and blood vessels. $12.99 suggested retail for 30 count box.

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TUBSHROOM Strainer Hair Catcher

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nlike regular plugs that go over the drain, TubShroom fits inside, neatly collecting hair around it. When it’s time to clean up, simply wipe TubShroom off and go. No harsh chemicals, no more tangled messes. TubShroom is made out of high grade material making it virtually resistant to corrosion and discoloration. This bathtub drain strainer fits any standard 1.5” tub drain and is guaranteed to catch human and pet hair every time. It’s available in five colors: Clean White, Marine Blue, Neutral Gray, Organic Green, and Autumn Orange. It is not for shower stall drains, but ShowerShroom is!

ShowerShroom fits any standard 2” stand-up shower stall drain. And then there’s SinkShroom which fits a typical sink drain of 1.25” in diameter.

SinkShroom will also catch jewelry and other undesired objects before they clog your drain — all without interrupting the flow of water. $12.99 retail.

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BANANA PHONE A phone with appeal!

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Story and photos by Barbara McGovern

BUCS BEACH o what do you want to this weekend? Do you want to go the beach or do you want to go to the Bucs Game? Oh Wait, we can do both! We can go the Bucs Beach at Ray Jay and then go to the game.

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Bucs Beach is Amazing. There are Palm trees, tiki huts, hammocks, food trucks, games, live music and sand — over a million pounds of sand and no red tide. The Beach Is a family friendly interactive playground with games of all sorts. There Are 120

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red Adirondack Chairs, a 19 ft. lifeguard stand, 300 authentic lobster buoys, 150 yard of shells and 8 vintage 1960 era longbords. ALL this plus a visit from Captain Fear, and there is NO admission charge.

BAR 76 In addition to the beach, a new premium sports bar, BAR 76, is opening this year at the stadium.

It’s a 10,000 square foot restaurant and bar located in the East Stadium Club atrium, and it will feature 76 varieties of beer, an array of build-It-yourself culinary stations as well as a number of signature food items and cocktails. BAR 76’s name is an homage to the Buccaneers First NFL Season in 1976.

The Glazer family Is always trying to enhance

the fans experience, and BAR 76 Is a beautiful upscale restaurant for before, during, and after the game. It is a unique feature that will be the envy of every other stadium in the country.

Good luck to both the BEACH, the BAR 76 and most of ALL to our beloved BUCS. See you at the beach!

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The “I Wanna Go There!” Travel Page

Angel’s Landing Gorge, Zion National Park, Utah

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ngels Landing soars 1,488 ft above the Virgin River. Reach the summit and your reward is a spectacular view of Zion Canyon and surrounding cliffs. Angel’s Landing was named by Ethelbert Bingham in 1916 when he exclaimed to his friends, “only an angel could land on that!” Nearby, The Organ juts out toward Angel’s Landing. Some think the wind passing through the pass sounds like a pipe organ.

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