All the best in film, food, art, live theater, sport, and more – all right here in Tampa Bay this weekend. Check out Registry’s specially curated events just for you!

Thursday and Beyond

**Registry Spotlight Event**

When it comes to major sporting events in your own backyard, Valspar is certainly a jewel in the Tampa Bay crown. Thousands come from around the world, and it takes place on one of the loveliest properties in the area. Daily ticket cost is reasonable and it’s definitely worth checking out in person, especially if you’re a golf fan.

Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Golf Resort, Palm Harbor

The Valspar Championship brings some of the finest golfers in the world to the Tampa Bay area to compete on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort. It’s a high visibility event at one of the area’s most beautiful resorts. There are many events and VIP experiences associated with the tournament including an appearance by country music superstar Cole Swindell, who will be the featured performer at the 8th edition of Valspar LIVE on Saturday.

Now through Sunday, March 24th 
Find tickets, scheduled events, and more information HERE.

17th Annual Gasparilla International Film Festival
Various Venues, Tampa

The Gasparilla International Film Festival is Tampa Bay’s largest celebration of independent film held annually in Tampa, Florida. GIFF has become the most exciting and well-attended film festival regionally and in the Tampa Bay area. There are many great film screenings to catch over four days, so make a plan and enjoy indie film making.

Thursday – Sunday, March 21st – 24th
Find tickets, venues, film schedules, and more information HERE.

Bloom and Residue by Project Alchemy
The Studio @620, DTSP

Thursday – Saturday, March 21st – 23rd
Find tickets, performance schedules, and more information HERE.

Friday

Friday Night Street Food Mega Market
855 28th Street S., St. Pete

Who doesn’t love a mega evening market? It’s so much fun, and in this case, delicious. Over 75 vendors bring you mouthwatering goodies and cool activitiies as well. Some of the things you can expect include a Lion Dance, Karate Demonstration, Robot Dance, Distillery on site, live entertainment by FLO RAW, traditional Asian dance, Arts & Crafts activities, as well as unique crafts for sale by your favorite local makers.

Friday, March 22nd @4pm – Midnight
Find more information HERE.

Final Weekend – Don’t Dress For Dinner by Marc Camoletti
St. Petersburg City Theatre, St. Pete

Mixed signals, errant communication, and general misunderstanding – it’s the stuff of all great farces in time and memorial for a reason. It works.
Don’t Dress For Dinner centers around Bernard and Jacqueline, a not-so-happily married couple, both of whom are having extramarital affairs. Mistresses. best friends, families, all get embroiled in a series of events leading to a “complicated dinner of hilarious hijinks, secret trysts, and slapstick comedy.” Don’t miss it. #SupportCommunityTheater

Friday – Sunday, March 22nd – 24th
Find tickets, performance times, and more information HERE.

Saturday

Family Day at the Morean Arts Center
Chihuly Collection Garden, Morean Arts Center, DTSP

Morean Family Day, in partnership with BayFirst, happens at the Chihuly Collection Garden, and promises to be an artfully fun event for the whole family.  The afternoon will be filled with good food, music, crafts, art stations, and more.

Saturday, March 23rd @10am – 2pm
Find more information HERE.

31st Annual Hyde Park Village Art Fair
Hyde Park, Tampa

Whether you’re a local or just visiting, this free event is not to be missed. Explore the work of over 100 talented exhibitors as you stroll through the stunning displays of life-size sculptures, spectacular paintings, one-of-a-kind jewelry, photography, ceramics, and more. You’ll be amazed by the incredible talent and creativity on display, and the opportunity to chat with the artists themselves about their inspirations and techniques.

Saturday & Sunday, March 23rd & 24th
Find more information HERE.

Sunday

Coffee & Poetry at Jack’s House w/ Pulitzer Prize Winner Peter Balakian
Jack Kerouac House, St. Pete

Peter Balakian, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, will read from recent books and a work in progress at the Jack Kerouac House of St. Petersburg on Sunday, March 24, at 3 PM. Balakian’s presentation at the Kerouac House will also include reflections on Kerouac from conversations with his late aunt, Nona Balakian, long-time editor of the New York Times Books Review. Her conversations with Kerouac in the early sixties were eye-opening to Balakian as a young writer.

Sunday, March 24th @3pm
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Bill Maher
Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

The host of Real Time with Bill Maher on Max brings his ‘in your face’ comedy to Tampa Bay this Sunday. Known for his political observations, which have gotten him in trouble with pretty much everyone at one time or another, Maher makes no apologies for his point of view and takes no prisoners when he aims the lampoon at politicians, religion, political correctness, and more.

Sunday, March 24th @7:30pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.

**Concert Corner**

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in Concert
Morsani Hall/Straz Center, Tampa

Friday & Saturday, March 22nd & 23rd 
Find tickets, performance times, and more information HERE. 

Jason Aldean LIVE IN CONCERT
Seminole Hard Rock Event Center, Tampa

Saturday, March 23rd @8pm
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Joe Bonamassa
The Sound, Clearwater

Sunday, March 24th @7pm
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Have fun and stay safe out there!
Cindy

Don’t forget to send your events to: cstovall5@gmail.com