The Straz joins with other local arts organizations to offer FREE tickets to several performances to furloughed government employees, while supplies last. Offer includes: The Kid Time presentation of the family-friendly musical Rosie Revere, Engineer. Sunday, Read More …
The Florida Aquarium supports federal workers who are facing the longest shutdown in U.S. history with free admission until the government reopens. “We know that government employees are facing hardships right now,” said The Florida Read More …
Landlubbers beware! Thousands of pirates are about to descend on Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Fest 2019, being held on Saturday, January 26th, 2019. On that day, the city is surrendered to the followers of Jose Gaspar, Read More …
Actor, playwright, filmmaker and comedian Tyler Perry has announced the final stage tour for his beloved character “Madea” with Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play Tour. Perry’s inspirational journey from the hard streets of New Orleans to Read More …
Nothing honors the living legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. like a celebration of his inspiring words among many cultures, peoples, backgrounds and art forms. In partnership with the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival, Read More …
Kids don’t have to miss out on the big countdown just because of bedtime. Ring in 2019 at ZooTampa at Lowry Park with the whole family as the Event Yard transforms into a giant New Read More …
Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables, direct from an acclaimed two-and-a-half-year return to Broadway. With its glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by Read More …
Christmas came early at ZooTampa at Lowry Park, where a new bundle of joy just arrived. Ubi, an endangered Malayan tapir, delivered a healthy fourth calf early in the morning on Dec. 17. The new Read More …
Christmas may come early at ZooTampa at Lowry Park, where there is a new bundle of joy on the way. Ubi, an endangered Malayan tapir, is pregnant and expected to deliver her third calf in Read More …
Parking in downtown Tampa can be a challenge, especially when there are multiple events going on at different venues. Recently, Straz Center for the Performing Arts President and CEO Judith Lisi sent out a message Read More …