By Stephanie Bolling, Times Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
22 Today
Ybor City walking tour: Experience Ybor on foot and learn about its historic past, 11 a.m. daily through October (except Mondays), starting at the front of Centro Ybor on Seventh Avenue. The cost is $15, $5 for ages 6 to 12 and free for ages 5 and younger. Call (813) 505-6779.
Hay ride: Take a fun, family-style hay ride. Then pick out a pumpkin for carving and enjoy hot boiled peanuts and kettle corn, from 6 to 9 p.m. today and Saturday at Wolfe's Produce Market, 6005 U.S. Highway 301 S. The cost is $3 each or $5 for two. Also from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Call (813) 927-2204.
Steel Magnolia: Meghan Linsey and Joshua Scott Jones, a real-life couple, won the television talent show Can You Duet, and now their band Steel Magnolia is hitting the road, at 7 p.m. at the Dallas Bull, 3322 U.S. Highway 301. Tickets are $9.95 in advance and $15 the day of show. Call (813) 987-2855.
Masquerade ball: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence host "Evening of Fantasy, Decadence and Magic," with masks, light hors d'oeuvres, raffles, silent auction and performances, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Ritz Ybor, 1503 E Seventh Ave. Admission is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Call (727) 544-8107.
ZooBoo: Lowry Park Zoo's family-friendly Halloween event with haunted houses and trails for older zoo-goers, foam factory, boo houses and unlimited zoo rides in the dark, from 7 to 11 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday at 1101 W Sligh Ave. Admission is $17, or $14 for ages 3 to 11. Call (813) 935-8552.
Faculty art show: The reception showcases more than 30 major works by University of Tampa faculty members including photography, painting, sculpture, digital images, drawings, installations and mixed media, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the University of Tampa Scarfone/Hartley Gallery, 310 N Boulevard. Free. Call (813) 253-6217.
Miami Heat vs. Orlando Magic: Now you can see up close if LeBron James' move to Miami was a smart one. He and his new team take on Dwight Howard and the Magic in a preseason match-up, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Pete Times Forum, 401 Channelside Drive. Tickets are $20 to $125. Call (813) 301-6500.
Art after dark: This month's celebration of art, music and entertainment carries the "Dia de los Muertos," or Day of the Dead, theme where guests can come in festive and traditional skeletal costumes. There will be prizes for best costume, Latin music, large-scale puppets, and $1 treats, from 8 to 11 p.m. at Tampa Museum of Art, 120 Gasparilla Plaza. $10. Call (813) 274-8130.
Ghost tour: Discover the quirky, haunted past of Tampa on a candlelight walking tour with ghost stories, visits to haunted houses, and tales of restless spirits and supernatural oddities, 8 p.m. today through Thursday. Meet at Indigo Cafe, 514 N Franklin St. The cost is $15, or $8 for ages 4 to 12. Call (727) 894-4678.
Mindgame: Just in time for Halloween comes an inventive and heart-stopping thriller about a true crime novelist who enters a secluded mental institution to interview a serial killer, at 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Thursday at Shimberg Playhouse at David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N MacInnes Place. Tickets start at $24.50. Also at 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (813) 229-7827.
Tony Woods: Many have seen him on HBO's Def Comedy Jam, on Showtime at the Apollo, or BET's Comic View. Now Tony Woods comes to Tampa, at 8 and 10:30 p.m. at Improv Comedy Theater, 1600 E Eighth Ave. Tickets are $14 to $16. Also at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday. Visit improvtampa.com.
Rocky Horror: Come dressed up in character for a midnight viewing of the 1975 classic film, complete with audience participation and live models and cast, from 11 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. at Ritz Ybor, 1503 E Seventh Ave. An after party with drink specials is afterward. Doors open at 10 p.m. Admission is $11 in advance and $20 the day of show, ages 18 and up only. Visit ritzybor.com.
23 Saturday
Upcycled art: Meet Leigh Robinson, an artist who "upcycles," which is turning garbage into works of art, and uses found objects to make pendants, crafts and handmade items, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Singing Stone, 1903 N 19th St. You can make your own custom pendant. Free. Call (813) 247-2787.
Pet masquerade contest: Enter your pets in a four-legged-friend-only contest, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Old Hyde Park Village, 1622 W Snow Ave. Prizes for the scariest, funniest and most original pet costumes. Registration at 10 a.m.; contest at 10:30 a.m. The cost is $5 minimum per pet. Call (813) 876-4150.
Gems, minerals, jewelry: Live demonstrations and classes, children's activities, grab bags, auction, raffle, door prizes and fossils, jewelry, gems, minerals, and lapidary materials are for show and sale, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday at International Independent Showmen's Association Clubhouse, 6915 Riverview Drive, Riverview. Admission is $5; $4 for ages 6 to 16; free for ages 5 and younger. Call (813) 626-3593.
Dragon boat test: Watch as 13 dragon boat teams test the race course to get ready for next summer's World Championship events, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Franklin St. Free. Call (813) 471-1548.
Reel terror films: A one-day film festival featuring films by local horror scene producers and shot in scary settings across the state. Includes panel discussion with filmmakers, celebrity appearances by Linnea Quigley and Mike Christopher, and an awards ceremony, from noon to midnight at Creative Loafing Event Space, 1911 N 13th St. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call (813) 739-4800.
Pumpkin party: The Sharp Lounge on the mall's lower level, near Dillard's, features a special screening of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! on a big screen, from 2 to 4 p.m. at International Plaza and Bay Street, 2223 N West Shore Blvd. Harry & David provide free samples. Free. Call (813) 342-3790.
Feel good fest: An outdoor music festival on the waterfront at the Heights features food vendors, riverboat tours and live jazz music, from 3 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at 1910 Ola Ave. Also, the "Art and Hustle" art show and Latin music by Fuerza Bruta and the Mambo Experience. Admission is $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Call (813) 600-7316.
Planters ball: Sweetwater Organic Community Farms hosts its annual potluck fundraiser event and kick-off of the growing season, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at 6942 W Comanche Ave. Expect a casual evening outdoors with food, organic beer and wine, entertainment, and a raffle drawing. Bring a covered dish to share. $10; $5 for children. Call (813) 887-4066.
Soul music night: A romantic evening full of soul features the Delfonics, Sugar Bear Aikin and Johnny Alston, at 6 p.m. at Red Rose Ballroom, 2011 N Wheeler St., in Plant City. The cost is $25 for show only and $65 for dinner and show. Call (813) 752-3141.
Tom Petty tribute: Skipper's Smokehouse throws a birthday party for Gainesville native Tom Petty with 17 bands and 50 Tom Petty originals from 26 albums in a span of six hours, at 6 p.m. at 910 Skipper Road. Admission is $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Call (813) 977-6474.
Hot heroes and fireman auction: Ladies, preview the 2011 firefighter beefcake calendar and, perhaps, snag yourself one of 15 single firemen being auctioned off for dates, at 7 p.m. at Ritz Ybor, 1503 E Seventh Ave. $20. Call (813) 690-4850.
24 Sunday
Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel: Theatrical, single-character vignettes that bring turn-of-the-century hotel staff members and guests to life, at 2 p.m. at the Henry B. Plant Museum, 401 W Kennedy Blvd. Donations accepted. Call (813) 254-1891.
Chamber music: Ybor Chamber Players perform eclectic classical and contemporary works, at 3 p.m. at Hillsborough Community College Ybor Campus Performing Arts Building, 1505 E Palm Ave. The cost is $10 or $5 seniors/students. Call (813) 253-7623.
The Phantom of the Opera: The 1925 silent horror classic, starring Lon Chaney with Cliff Shaffer on the organ and Melissa Muys providing live operatic accompaniment, plays at 3 p.m. at Tampa Theatre, 711 Franklin St. The cost is $12 for adults; $10 for kids, seniors, military and Tampa Theatre members. Call (813) 274-8982.
Guppyween: A family-oriented Halloween celebration, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Florida Aquarium, 701 Channelside Drive. Admission is $2 for ages under 12; $12 for ages 12 and older. Call (813) 273-4000.
Film night: Watch excerpts from David Lean's 1984 award winner A Passage to India, Satyajit Ray's 1959 film The World of Apu and Richard Attenborough's 1982 epic Gandhi, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, 200 N Tampa St. The cost is $4. Call (813) 221-2222.
Symphony: The Tampa Bay Symphony performs Glinka, Beethoven, Hanson and Barber, at 7:30 p.m. in Ferguson Hall at David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N MacInnes Place. The cost is $20, $5 students. Call (813) 229-7827.
27 Wednesday
Live music: Shakes Society performs in the main fountain area during Hyde Park Village's Live Music Series, from 6 to 9 p.m. at 740 S Village Circle. Call (813) 251-3500.
Dance show: This "traveling" dance performance starts at the David Falk Theatre and moves, with the audience, to the Plant Hall East Verandah. The event features choreography set to an Obama speech and a piece where the dancers act as jewelry in a jewelry box. Begins at 8 p.m. today and Thursday, at the theater, 428 W Kennedy Blvd. Free. Call (813) 257-3745.