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Things to do in Tampa Bay for Feb. 1

By Michelle Stark, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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Egyptian Erotica: The museum hosts a 21-and-up evening of ancient amatory art and a lecture on some of the Egyptians' kinkier aspects. View the Egypt exhibit and enjoy Egyptian-inspired couture fashion, jewelry, perfume, spices and henna tattooing. A chocolate fountain with strawberries and champagne follows the lecture, all starting at 5:30 p.m. at Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive, St. Petersburg. $25, $15 members. (727) 896-2667; fine-arts.org.

Mayor's Food Truck Fiesta: A smorgasbord of food on wheels will be available in downtown Tampa, courtesy of food trucks like the Taco Bus, Wicked 'Wiches and the Killer Samich Truck. It's held the first Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. at Lykes Gaslight Square Park, 410 Franklin St., Tampa. tastingtampa.com.

Patti LaBelle: The iconic powerhouse vocalist and soulful diva performs her hits with jazz sax player Boney James at 8 p.m. at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. $58-$128. (727) 791-7400.

Seven Guitars: August Wilson's play explores the central mystery of who killed musician Floyd Barton at 7:30 p.m. at American Stage Theatre Company, 163 Third St. N, St. Petersburg. $29-$47, $10 student rush 30 minutes before show. (727) 823-7529; americanstage.org.

Date night

Adam Ferrara: The Rescue Me actor brings his standup routine to town in this 21-and-up-only show at 8 p.m. at Improv Comedy Theater, 1600 E Eighth Ave., Tampa. $16-$20. (813) 864-4000; improvtampa.com.

to watch

Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials, 8 p.m., CBS Years' worth of ads that ended up being better than the games they were sponsoring. Until the past few years, that is, when expectations were built so high, no commercial could live up to the hype.

SEASON FINALE The Exes, 10:30 p.m., TV Land The best original show on TV Land not called Hot in Cleveland ends its first season with Holly trying to make her ex-fiance jealous. That ship sailed a long time ago, hon.

more to explore

It's February, so that means it's time to start thinking about Valentine's Day dinner. Start with our food critic's top 50 restaurants at tampabay.com/things-to-do.


[Last modified: Jan 31, 2012 06:57 PM]

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