Events

#PlayTampaBay: Birchwood tips and top picks for June 19-25

Michelle and Katie head to one of St. Pete's swankiest new spots in this week's Play Tampa Bay: the Birchwood. There's a rundown of the new hotel, restaurant and rooftop bar on Beach Drive, plus tips if you go. And as always, they give a quick shout-out to some of this week's top events. Here are the details on those, …

5 things to do under $5 June 20-27

1 Go Skateboarding Day: The Apollo Beach Skate Park and the Brandon Skate Park combine their first anniversary with a Go Skateboarding Day celebration that includes free food, giveaways and a best trick contest. It's all free at the Brandon Skate Park, 5720 Providence Road, Riverview, from noon to 2 p.m. Friday; and at …

Markets, gardening events and seminars

Plants and markets

• Fresh Friday Night Market, 5 to 9 p.m. the first Friday of the month at Railroad Square in downtown New Port Richey (on Nebraska Avenue between Grand Boulevard and Adams Street). Vendors sell produce, plants and specialty foods such as fish, meats, cheeses, bakery items, jellies …

Production to showcase artistic talents of John Leggio students

Here is the second-most important thing to remember if you go see Art in Motion, the end-of-year show put on by students and faculty from John Leggio's Center for the Performing Arts: The shows start at either 2 or 7 p.m., but you need to get in your seat early, because the opening number is a doozy, and …

Things to do in Tampa Bay for June 19

Grizzly Bear: The indie group — a longtime Tampa holdout — makes its way here with opener Majical Cloudz. The Brooklyn band is best known for songs like Two Weeks and While You Wait for the Others. Concert starts at 8 p.m. at the Ritz Ybor, 1503 E Seventh Ave., Tampa. $28.50. (813) …

Alumni of Largo's Band of Gold will gather this weekend

LARGO — The Largo Band of Gold Alumni Association will hold a reunion of the high school band members this weekend.