Tampa Bay August 2008 Archive

To kick-start the momentum for the annual UnGala Gala and raise money for the John and Mable Ringling Museum, this year’s UnParty will be Friday, Sept. 5, 8 p.m. to ... Read More

Pinellas art-lovers were saddened by the news that the Gulf Coast Museum of Art plans to cease operations at its Largo location effective first quarter, 2009. According to David Barshel, president ... Read More

Political speaker and activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will kick off the University Lecture Series on Thursday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m., in the new Marshall Student Center Ballroom at the ... Read More

If you haven’t already done so, you still have another weekend to catch the southeastern U.S. premiere of Tim Robbins’ Embedded, presented by Jobsite Theatre, the resident theater company of ... Read More

The Museum of Science and Industry will present The Dark Knight on the IMAX Dome Theatre's five-story dome-shaped screen beginning Friday, Aug. 29, for a special limited engagement. The opening night ... Read More

Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues will be presented Tuesday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 12, at American Stage Theatre, 211 Third St. S. The production will be the first in American ... Read More

As of the 1 p.m. update on Tuesday, Aug. 19, the National Hurricane Center places the center of Tropical Storm Fay near Moore Haven, Fla., in Glades County, on the ... Read More

Although the tropical system is far from the Tampa Bay area right now, the National Hurricane Center is forecasting that Tropical Storm Fay may impact Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota ... Read More

Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Tinsley Ellis will perform on Friday, Aug. 22, 8 p.m., at Skipper’s Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road, Tampa. Ellis was born in Atlanta in 1957 but grew up in southern Florida, ... Read More

Readers of AmericanStyle Magazine recently ranked the country’s Top Arts Destinations, and several Tampa Bay area cities earned respectable positions on the final roll. The magazine has been polling readers annually ... Read More

Dairy Farmers Inc., Florida’s milk promotion organization, has brought its From The Farm To The Fridge exhibit to the Museum of Science and Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa. Where does ... Read More

An exhibition displaying the portfolio of Tampa’s fifth Photographer Laureate will open to the public on Monday, Aug. 25, at the American Institute of Architects Gallery, 200 North Tampa St., ... Read More

Tampa Bay Watch and the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, two organizations committed to protecting Tampa Bay, will join forces to sponsor the Great Bay Scallop Search, on Saturday, Aug. 16, ... Read More

Dee Dee, a Bornean orangutan, gave birth on Sunday, Aug. 3, at Lowry Park Zoo. The newborn orangutan is Dee Dee's fourth baby, but it is her first to ... Read More

Mel Finkelstein: Playing a Hunch, an exhibition featuring the work of Pulitzer Prize-nominated photojournalist Mel Finkelstein, will run from Sunday, Aug. 17, through Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Leepa-Rattner Museum ... Read More

Florida residents will enjoy free admission during a special Diversity in Aviation art exhibit event on Sunday, Aug. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the St. Petersburg Museum of ... Read More

For the 12th year in a row, beach-combers and sunbathers can expect a visit from Moffitt Cancer Center’s Mole Patrol® on Saturday, Aug. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at ... Read More

Clearwater Marine Aquarium saw its busiest month ever in July with more than 20,700 people visiting the facility. What makes the increase even more significant is the fact that the Florida ... Read More