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  1. Delayed Florida State Fair opens Thursday: What to know before you go
    Apr. 21• Life & Culture
    Jason Beckstead, left, and Web Beckstead work to make a manual cross cut while Lee LeCaptain, center, uses a chainsaw during a log cutting exhibition, part of the lumberjack show, on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the opening day of the 2021 Florida State Fair, at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa.
  2. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: April 19-25
    Apr. 20• Life & Culture
    The Florida State Fair, pictured in February 2020, will kick off Thursday in Tampa.
  3. Busch Gardens to bring back indoor theater shows in May
    Apr. 19• Life & Culture
    Starting May 28, the new acrobatic show "Cirque Electric" will be open at Busch Gardens with modified operations in the park’s theaters.
  5. A sneak peek of Fairgrounds St. Pete, an art experience opening late spring
    Apr. 13• Visual Arts
    Large letters that say Fairgrounds are being painted and will have glitter added to them during a sneak peek at the progress of Fairgrounds St. Pete, an interactive art-technology experience in the Warehouse Arts District.
  6. ‘Expanding Waters’ explores Florida’s rising sea levels
    Apr. 12• Visual Arts
    Married artists Robert Stackhouse and Carol Mickett stand with their piece, “Currency: Climate Exchange,” which is on display in "Expanding Waters" at the Gallery at Creative Pinellas in Largo.
  7. Tickets are disappearing fast for Dali Museum’s van Gogh exhibit
    Apr. 8• Life & Culture
    Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Nights" becomes a multimedia experience in scenes from "Van Gogh Alive" at the Dali Museum. The museum was first North American stop on this international touring exhibition, and it's been a big hit. Few spots are left before it ends on June 13.
  8. Universal will open Jurassic World VelociCoaster in June
    Apr. 7• Life & Culture
    Jurassic World Velocicoaster, the new attraction in Jurassic Park at Islands of Adventure, will open June 10.
  9. What’s on view at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Tampa
    Mar. 30• Visual Arts
    "Nerodia" by Jeff Whetstone is included in "Batture Ritual" on display at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Tampa.
  10. After a long career in advertising, this Tampa Bay artist started painting full-time
    Mar. 27• Arts
    Amy Phillips in studio, 2021. Photo: courtesy of Michael V. Phillips
  11. Passover, Easter to be a little more open in second year of the pandemic
    Mar. 26• News
    Tomas Perdomo grouts the tile floor of the sanctuary during a renovation of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Tampa on Thursday. The project, which highlights a towering stained-glass window at the head of the church, will be done in time for Easter services.
  12. Endangered wildlife showcased at St. Petersburg’s James Museum
    Mar. 17• Visual Arts
    "Sealing the Deal," Christine Knapp's bronze and travertine sculpture of polar bears, is on display in "Artists for Conservation: International Exhibit of Nature in Art" at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg.
  13. Photos of a newspaper's final press run.
    Mar. 8• Life & Culture
    Press PIC Kevin McTier makes adjustments to the press while checking quality of a newspaper at the Tampa Bay Times printing plant during its final press run on Saturday, March 6, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
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  14. ‘Van Gogh Alive’ extended at St. Petersburg’s Dali Museum
    Mar. 2• Visual Arts
    Scenes from "Van Gogh Alive" during a media preview as the exhibit opens Nov. 21 at The Dali Museum, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 in St. Petersburg. "Van Gogh Alive," a multimedia exhibition of Vincent van Gogh's beloved works that have been projected on large screens and on the floor, giving the viewer the feeling of being "inside" the paintings. The images are synchronized to a classical score and include bits of animation. The Dali is the first North American stop on this international touring exhibition.
  15. Lichtenstein meets Monet at Sarasota’s Selby Gardens
    Mar. 1• Visual Arts
    "Monet’s House in Bloom" at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, part of the "Roy Lichtenstein: Monet's Garden Goes Pop," on display through June 27, 2021.
  16. Top 10 Tampa Bay area events for the week of March 1-7
    Mar. 1• Things To Do
    Nik Wallenda walks the high wire during his self produced Daredevil Rally. The socially distant drive-in stunt show once again takes place in Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park.
  17. Sarasota artist John Sims demands change through art, writing
    Feb. 24• Visual Arts
    "A Self Portrait," John Sims, 2020
  18. Art provides a rare glimpse at Tampa’s historic Black neighborhoods
    Feb. 23• History
    This drawing from the 1930s of Tampa's historic Black neighborhood known as the Scrub was created by Karl Moseley during The Great Depression and funded by the Works Progress Administration.
  19. For Disney World’s 50th, theme parks to get sparkly new look
    Feb. 20• Life & Culture
    This artist rendering shows how Cinderella Castle will become a "beacon of magic" starting Oct. 1 as part of Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary celebration.
  20. Tampa’s flag is still bad. There’s a new campaign to change it.
    Feb. 18• Visual Arts
    The City of Tampa flag. [Wikimedia Commons]
  21. Knight Parade, another Gasparilla event, also canceling this year
    Feb. 17• Life & Culture
    Every year, thousands of people line Seventh Avene in Ybor City Saturday for the annual Krewe of Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight Parade. The krewe decided to cancel and the next one is planned for Feb. 12, 2022.
  22. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: Feb. 15-21
    Feb. 15• Life & Culture
    You can save $5 off admission at the Imagine Museum on Sundays through April to see exhibits and its gift shop, which is filled with a variety of glass art.
  23. Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg receives 5 masterpieces on loan
    Feb. 12• Visual Arts
    Jacob Lawrence, American, 1917–2000, In the Heart of the Black Belt, 1947, tempera on board, Art Bridges. It's on loan at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg through February 2022.
  24. The Weeknd on Tampa Bay music fans, his halftime show, this week’s weather
    Feb. 4• Bucs
    The Weeknd speaks at a Thursday press conference on the Super Bowl halftime show he will headline in Tampa.
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