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Top things to do in Tampa Bay for Sept. 23

 
The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg is among the museums participating in the Smithsonian's Museum Day Live, offering free admission. (LANCE ROTHSTEIN   |  Special to the Times)
The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg is among the museums participating in the Smithsonian's Museum Day Live, offering free admission. (LANCE ROTHSTEIN | Special to the Times)
Published Sept. 22, 2017

Smithsonian Museum Day Live: Museums across the nation partner with the Smithsonian to offer free admission for one day. Among them are Florida Holocaust Museum, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs.Cracker Country in Tampa, Ringling Museum of Art. Note: Dalí Museum is free for Pinellas County residents only. All others get a voucher to renewed later. To receive your free ticket, go to smithsonianmag.com/museumday 10 a.m., Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. Free. (727) 896-2667. Smithsonian Museum Day Live coincides with St. Petersburg's Arts Alive Free Museum Day. Go to events.stpete.org/events/4420 for more information.

Florida Bjorkestra: Buffyfest: The band and vocalists are joined by visual and spoken word artists to present a Buffy the Vampire Slayer themed program. The centerpiece will be a live performance of Buffy's famed musical episode, "Once More With Feeling." Costumes encouraged. 8 p.m., Palladium Theater, 253 Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburg. $25-$40; students $18. (727) 822-3590.

Hurricane Irma Relief Concert: Free concert featuring Fred George, Cornfused, Bad Boy Elroy, Rusty Wright Band, Stormbringer and the Greg Billings Band. Hurricane donations entitle donors to $15 tickets for the Sept. 30 concert by Blue Oyster Cult in the park. 10 a.m., Mad Beach Marina Park, 565 150th Ave., Madeira Beach. $30; $15 with a hurricane relief donation.

Tampa Bay Rowdies: Shaggy: After the team plays there Charlotte Independence, there will be a post-game concert by pop-reggae singer Shaggy (Oh Carolina, Boombastic). 7:30 p.m., Al Lang Stadium, 230 First St. SE, St. Petersburg. $23.50-$80, $11 student/military. (727) 222-2000.

Billy Gardell: The veteran stand-up comedian best known from the hit CBS comedy Mike and Molly brings his down-to-earth comedy act. 6:30 and 9 p.m., Side Splitters Comedy Club, 12938 N Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa. $35-$65. (813) 960-1197.

Rent: The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. 2 and 8 p.m., Carol Morsani Hall at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa. $31-$67. (813) 229-7827.

Golden Era Fly-in: Watch as scale replicas of aircrafts built between 1919 and 1939 take to the air in this event provided by the Bay City Flyers. Wing spans can reach up to nine-feet wide. 8 a.m., Area 52 Flying Field, 22500 State Road 52, Land O'Lakes. $3 per carload. (813) 966-7529.

Tampa Bay Boat Show: This three-day sales event features the area's top boat dealers/manufacturers, the latest in boating and fishing supplies, and great accessories. 10 a.m., Florida State Fairgrounds, 4802 U.S. 301 N, Tampa. Free. (727) 893-8523.

Homeruns and History: The event includes MLB alumni, games, music and a hotdog eating contest with prizes. A special outdoor exhibit on some of Tampa's iconic players will be featured. 10 a.m., Centennial Park, 1800 E Eighth Ave., Tampa. Free. (813) 361-8506.

Get Lit Largo: A series of events to bring readers and writers together. Includes a multi-media presentation about Dear Willy, The True Story of a Life Well Lived, by Claire Ohlsson Geheb (10:30 a.m.); a poetry panel discussion with Wayne Williams and Peter Meinke (11:45 a.m.); and a children's book discussion by author Patrick Russell (1 p.m.). 10 a.m., Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo. Free. (727) 587-6715.

Taste of Honey: Sweet sampling with more than 100 honeys harvested from around the world to taste. Gardens.usf.edu/honey. 2 p.m., University of South Florida Botanical Gardens, 12210 USF Pine Drive, Tampa. $15 advance, $20 at the door. (813) 974-2329.

Jamacian Me Crazy Beach Bash: Dress in a Jamaican outfit and celebrate the end of summer at this beach party with live island music by Trinity 7, "No Worries" rum punch, full bar, prize for best Jamaican attire and your choice of curried goat or braised ox tail meal. Make advanced reservations for a free cocktail. 6 p.m., Rum Runners Bar and Grille at the Sirata Beach Resort, 5300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach. $12. (855) 344-5999.

Halloween Horror Nights: The park brings iconic horrors from The Shining, Saw, American Horror Story, Trick r' Treat and films from the Blumhouse studio. Check schedule when purchasing tickets. 6:30 p.m., Universal Orlando, 6000 Universal Blvd., Orlando. $69.99-$80.99. Toll-free 1-888-467-7677.

Harvey vs. Irma Roller Derby: St. Petersburg's Deadly Rival Roller Derby takes on the Texas Misfits Roller Derby on the banked track in their first bouts since being hit by hurricanes Irma and Harvey. Food trucks will be on site and the beer and wine are free. 7 p.m., The Slayground, 4033 35th St. N, St. Petersburg. $12 advance, $15 day of. (727) 637-5003.

Lynch Mob: A hard rock band featuring former Dokken guitarist George Lynch. 8 p.m., State Theatre, 687 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. $20 acvance, $25 day of. (727) 895-3045.

Ghost Tours (Tampa): A costumed walking tour to discover the haunted past of the city once described as "the damnedest town this side of Hell." 8 p.m., The Franklin, 510 N Franklin St., Tampa. $15, $10 ages 4-12. (727) 398-5200.

Cardi B: The rapper had a huge rising hit with Bodak Yellow. 10 p.m., Aja, 290 S Meridian Ave., Tampa. $20-$43. 813-223-5758.

KIDS AND FAMILY

Happy Anniversary Glazer Museum: The museum celebrates its seventh anniversary with free admission all weekend long. 10 a.m., Glazer Children's Museum, 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa. Free. (813) 443-3861.

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