Fill out this form to email this article to a friend
Digest
Things to do
By TIMES STAFF
Published September 28, 2007
Arts center debuts What started as weekend photography classes and occasional art exhibits at Gallery 1906 has now turned into a permanent part of the cultural landscape of West Tampa. Today's Nueva Evolucionis the first event at the rechristened West Tampa Center for the Arts. The event, in the historic former Santaella Cigar Factory, will be judged by Tampa native and Hillsborough County Community College fine arts professor Tracy Midulla Reller. Local artists, including artists with disabilities from the VSA Arts of Florida organization, will showcase their works. A representative for Mayor Pam Iorio is scheduled to present the arts center with a proclamation during the exhibition. Bay area quartet Denise Moore and Then Some will entertain guests with live jazz music. Free food and a bar (donations accepted) will also be available. Guests are asked to donate $3 at the door, with all proceeds going directly to the improvement of the arts center. Today, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., 1906 Armenia Ave., Tampa. For information call 453-4381. 28 Today
Think Pink: Art and charity come together for a night filled with live music and more. The auction will benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. 5-9 p.m. 1618 Snow Ave., Tampa; free. Call 254-3443 or visit www.tampaartistemporium.com. Howl-o-Scream: This event is sure to scare the socks off of you. From frightening haunted houses to ghoulish entertainment, Busch Gardens gets a Halloween makeover. The event runs through Oct. 28. Event times are: 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Thursdays and Sundays, 7:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Fridays-Saturdays; Busch Gardens, 3605 E Bougainvillea Ave., Tampa; $59.95. Busch Gardens, Tampa. Call 1-888-800-5447. USF Lecture: The University of South Florida presents guest speaker Khenpo Ugyen as he delivers the lecture "Expanding Compassion in Daily Life - A Tibetan Perspective." The Tibetan monk was enrolled in the first class of Shri Nalanda Institute at Rumtek. He taught Buddhist philosophy for six years at Nimalung Monastery in Bhutan. Then, he became senior abbot at Nalanda Institute at Rumtek Dharma Chakra Center from 1997 to 2002. 4 p.m. BEH 104, USF, Tampa; free. Call 250-0017. Zoo Boo: Lowry Park Zoo comes alive and transforms into a family-friendly fright zone during its two-day Shriek Peek Weekend event. The entire family is invited to get a taste of Zoo Boo as they meander through the shadowy darkness of haunted houses and spooky trails. Shriek Peek Weekend will run today and Saturday. Zoo Boo runs Oct. 5-28. Event times are: 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 7-10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; Lowry Park Zoo, 1101 W Sligh Ave., Tampa; $9.95 for Shriek Peek Weekend, $13-$16 for all other nights. Call 935-8552. Comedy tour: The comedians of Axis of Evil: Iranian-American Maz Jobrani, Egyptian-American Ahmed Ahmed, Palestinian-American Aron Kader, and special guest, Arab-American Dean Obeidallah, give the audience a little taste of truth-telling comedy based on today's society. 7:30 p.m.; Ferguson Hall, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa; $28.25-$38.25. Call 229-7826. Super Pops: Richard Kaufman opens the Pops series for the Florida Orchestra with a 100th-anniversary tribute to The Duke and John Wayne, featuring music from True Grit, The Comancheros, The Alamo, The Cowboys and more. 8 p.m.; Morsani Hall, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa; $19-$54. Call 229-7827. 29 Saturday Art Festival: Hyde Park Village hosts the 18th Annual Art Festival featuring works from more than 150 artists. The event will showcase a wide range of mediums from paintings to life-size sculptures. The festival will run through Sunday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days; Hyde Park Village, Tampa; free. Call (954) 472-3755. Fire and Ice Ballroom: From sultry samba to radiant rhumba, this ballroom dance competition features 50 top dancers of ballroom. Special guests include ABC's Dancing With the Stars' Tony Dovolani and Elena Grinenko. 8 p.m.; $40-$125; Morsani Hall, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa. Call 229-7827. 30 Sunday Sunday Sessions: The Tampa Museum of Art hosts the "Sunday Sessions with USF." Today's session features Fanni Green, associate professor for the University of South Florida Theater Program. Green has been teaching voice/speech and acting to theater students for eight years. She teaches one full semester each year, then returns to New York where she lives and works on stage, films and television. 2 p.m.; Tampa Museum of Art, 600 N Ashley Drive, Tampa; $3-$8. Call 274-8534. 4 Thursday Florida Orchestra: Stefan Sanderling opens the new season with Canadian pianist Louis Lortie performing Edvard Grieg'sPiano Concerto paired with Gustav Mahler'sSymphony No. 1, Titan. Masterworks concerts are preceded by discussions one hour before curtain time. Stefan Sanderling and other musical guests talk about the personalities and circumstances behind the concert music. 8 p.m.; Morsani Hall, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa; $19-$54. Call 229-7827. Next week Liza Minnelli, Oct. 6, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa. Velvet Revolver, Oct. 6, Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa.
[Last modified September 27, 2007, 07:52:49]
Share your thoughts on this story
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
|
News
Fifty years ago, they were screwed-up kids sent to the Florida School for Boys to be straightened out. But now they are screwed-up men, scarred by the whippings they endured. Read the story and see a video and portrait gallery.
Print
Email story
Comment
Letter to the editor