Registry Tampa Bay brings you bonus events this week to go along with some amazing St. Paddy’s Day events. Time to dig out your green tees and celebrate!!

Thursday

XOXO Art & Music Festival and Carnival
Armature Works, Tampa

Its the return the 2nd annual “XOXO” Carnival, promising an abundance of classic carnival rides, a cascade of nostalgic treats, a brand new ART integration, and a symphony of beats from the planet’s most electrifying DJs and top-tier artists. Immerse yourself in four days of rides, art, and music as you treat your family to an adventure-packed experience, with the dazzling Downtown Tampa skyline as your backdrop. Enjoy the view as you soar to new heights on the Ferris Wheel and other carnival rides. VIP experiences available.

Thursday – Sunday, March 14th – 17th 
Find tickets, event and performance schedules, and more information HERE.

Opening Reception – Strength of Character Exhibition
The Gallery at Creative Pinellas, Largo

This exhibition, curated by Katherine Gibson, will feature large-scale paintings by Edgar Sanchez Cumbas, elegant sculptural wood pieces by Kathleen & David Bly (Jib Projects), and site-specific installation and assembled objects by Kendra Frorup. Be among the first to see where the strength and character of the exhibit – both visually and structurally – is conveyed through the placement of chosen materials to not only enhance the character of each object and artwork but to create an impactful whole. Everything influences everything else.

Thursday, March 14th @6pm – 8pm
Find more information HERE.

Preview Night – The Immigrant by Mark Harelik
Stageworks Theatre, Tampa

THE IMMIGRANT is the story of a young Russian-Jewish couple and the local Protestant couple that take them in, as religion meets religion, culture meets culture, fear meets fear, and love meets love. Rediscover the hope that defines an immigrant story and the promise broadcast by the message at the feet of the Statue of Liberty.

Thursday, March 14th (Preview)/ Friday, March 15th (Opening Night) through March 31st
Find tickets, performance times, and more information HERE.

Friday

Opening Night – The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh
Jobsite Theater @The Straz Center, Tampa

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, comes a play set in County Galway. The Beauty Queen of Leenane is an intense mother-daughter story of sacrifice, conflict, and the search for true love after 40. Darkly comedic, McDonagh is screenwriter and director of such fascinating hits as In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and most recently the highly-acclaimed The Banshees of Inisherin.
With plot twists and story conundrums that fans of McDonagh have grown to expect, The Beauty Queen of Leenane will have audiences laughing aloud one moment and covering their mouths in stunned silence the next.

Friday, March 15th – April 7th
Find tickets, performance schedules, and more information HERE.

Saturday

The Artist Enclave at Historic Kenwood – 7th Annual Artist Studio Tour
Kenwood Historic District, St. Pete

Saturday & Sunday, March 16th & 17th @10am
Find more information, event schedules, and site map HERE.

St. Patrick’s Day Street Party
Corey Avenue, St. Pete Beach

Four bars and restaurants join forces to bring you a day long street party on Corey Avenue. There’s a full line up of live music, lots of delicious  traditional food and drink to choose from, and it’s all just around the corner from gorgeous St. Pete Beach beach. This one’s on Saturday, so you have another whole day to find even more green beer.

Saturday, March 16th @10am -11pm
Find more information HERE.

SHOPIZAR Spring Makers Market
The Studio @620, DTSP

SHOPIZAAR is a unique spring makers market that features creative items of all types, visual arts and literature.  You will find an assortment of local makers and vendors – From jewelry to jam, ceramics to t-shirts, soaps to stories, SHOPIZAAR has everything in one fun place.

Saturday, March 16th @10am – 3pm
Find more information HERE.

River O’ Green
Curtis Hixon Park, Tampa

River O’ Green is set to return to Tampa’s Downtown on March 16th from 11am – 6pm! River O’ Green is an annual, free event to kick off the St. Patrick’s Day holiday, as the Hillsborough River is transformed into a bright shade of green. This day of festive fun at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park will feature live music, kids activities, pet costume contest, Irish dance troops, food trucks, and of course, beer. The Tampa Rough Riders parade will also be moving from Ybor to downtown at 5pm as part of the River O’ Green celebration.

Saturday, March 16th @11am – 6pm
Find more information HERE.

**Registry Spotlight Event**

I went to this event last year and had a blast. It’s expanded this year and is sure to continue to grow, becoming yet another fun DTSP tradition.

Paddy Fest St. Pete
Williams Park, DTSP

It’s St. Pete’s largest St. Paddy’s Day celebration and it’s back at Williams Park in the heart of downtown with 2 days of family fun and festivities. There will be lots of food trucks, live entertainment, a kid’s zone and 40 plus vendors with lots of cool merch and art to purchase. This year admission is FREE, so grab your friends and fam and don’t forget to wear green!

Saturday & Sunday, March 16th (Opens at noon) & 17th (Ends at 9pm)
Find event schedules, and more information HERE.

Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey w/ The Florida Orchestra
The Mahaffey Theater, St. Pete

Get ready for a European adventure like no other when celebrity travel expert Rick Steves joins The Florida Orchestra onstage to narrate his travels. Breathtaking sights of Italy, England, France, Norway and more will fill the big screen as Michael Francis conducts selections by Beethoven, Elgar, Grieg and Verdi. The PBS star will share personal stories and insights at each stop.

Saturday, March 16th @2pm & 8pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.

Sunday – St. Patrick’s Day

O’Maddy’s St. Paddy’s Day Waterfront Street Party
O’Maddy’s, Gulfport

Sham-rock on! It’s an all day party on beautiful Boca Ciega Bay at Gulfport’s iconic O’Maddy’s restaurant. Three live bands provide entertainment throughout the day, while you enjoy delicious Irish fare and the traditional green beer. Come meet neighbors and friends at a true Gulfport landmark.

Sunday, March 17th @10am – midnight
Find more information HERE or HERE.

**Concert Corner**

Reggae Rise Up
Vinoy Park, DTSP

Thursday – Sunday, March 14th – 17th 
Find tickets, concert schedules, and more information HERE.

Tim McGraw w/ Carly Pearce
Amalie Arena, Tampa

Friday, March 15th @7pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.

Less Than Jake – Return to Rockview
Jannus Live, DTSP

Friday, March 15th @7pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.

Have fun and stay safe out there!
Cindy

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