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  1. Gasparilla Music Festival will return Oct. 1-3
    May 10• Entertainment
    Brandi Carlile performed at the last Gasparilla Music Festival on March 7, 2020.
  2. Bill Maher returns to Clearwater, Justin Bieber pushes Tampa show to 2022
    May 10• Entertainment
    Bill Maher from HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher" will perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall in June.
  3. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: May 10-16
    May 10• Life & Culture
    Collard greens will be available for free to festival visitors at the Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum in St. Petersburg on May 15.
  5. Top 10 Tampa Bay area events for the week of May 10-16
    May 10• Entertainment
    Iliza Shlesinger headlines a big week of comedy with a performance Saturday at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Hollywood Wilshire YMCA)
  6. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: April 26-May 3
    May 6• Life & Culture
    The dachshund rescue group that would have put on the wiener dog races for Tampa's Riverfest has decided to go ahead and hold its own event. There will be races, raffles and adoptable dogs on hand for a day of long and low sausage-loving dogs.
  7. John Stamos will play with Beach Boys in Clearwater next week
    May 5• Life & Culture
    The Beach Boys perform on stage with special guest John Stamos at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on Jan. 7, 2015.
  8. 5 notable shows and concerts coming to Tampa Bay soon
    May 5• Entertainment
    Jimmy Buffett, shown here in Tampa in 2017, will be at Amalie Arena on Dec. 4.
  9. Comedian Iliza Shlesinger returns to stage with Clearwater stop
    May 5• Life & Culture
    Iliza Shlesinger, shown in a still from her 2019 Netflix special "Unveiled," will perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on May 15.
  10. Top 10 Tampa Bay events for the week of May 3-9
    May 4• Entertainment
    Shelia E. performs during the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Music Festival Sunday in Curtis Hixon Park.
  11. Big Storm Brewing to open taproom in Centro Ybor
    May 3• Life & Culture
    Big Storm Brewing Co. plans to open an 11,000-square-foot taproom and restaurant in the Centro Ybor building by the end of the year.
  12. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: May 3-9
    May 3• Life & Culture
    Pongo the orangutan recently celebrated his 25th birthday at the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor. The animal sanctuary is giving moms free admission Saturday and Sunday for Mother's Day weekend.
  13. Cruise ships could set sail by mid-July, CDC says
    Apr. 30• Health
    The Carnival Pride cruise ship arrived at PortMiami April 7, 2020, in Miami as the cruise ship industry extendd the suspension of U.S. sailing operations. The CDC says they could set sail again by mid-July if there's a high vaccination rate among crew and passengers.
  14. Busch Gardens and SeaWorld offering free ticket deal for veterans
    Apr. 30• Life & Culture
    Military members perform a sunrise salute to the flag on top of the SheiKra coaster at Busch Gardens in Tampa. The park is offering free admission for military, veterans and three family members this spring.
  15. 30 Tampa Bay restaurants offering deals for Mother’s Day
    Apr. 29• Food News
    Chocolate and raspberries make French toast even more of a treat for Mother's Day. Here are 30 suggestions on where to find a no-cook meal for mom.
  16. Disney unveils plans for new ‘Disney Wish’ cruise ship coming in 2022
    Apr. 29• Business
    The Disney Wish will set sail in the summer of 2022, with bookings opening up May 27.
  17. Florida Orchestra joins forces with YMCA for free summer arts camp
    Apr. 27• Life & Culture
    A free summer arts camp will be held June 14 through July 9 at the Childs Park YMCA in St. Petersburg. Children will lessons in the violin, piano and visual art.
  18. 29 photographs of the Florida State Fair from the early 1970s
    Apr. 27• History
    A human oddities exhibition tent at the Florida State Fair during the early 1970s.
  19. Look up tonight to see the pink moon, a rare supermoon
    Apr. 26• Life & Culture
    The super pink moon is seen Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in Safety Harbor.
  20. Oh the places we’ll go: Simple pleasures Floridians can’t wait to reclaim
    Apr. 26• Things To Do
    Some of the scenes readers are dreaming of in a post-pandemic future: A grandmother taking her grandson to Publix for a free bakery cookie. Friends reuniting over drinks at a crowded bar. Families having people over for dinner and hugs.
  21. Top 10 Tampa Bay area events for the week of April 26 through May 2
    Apr. 26• Entertainment
    This pickle pizza is one of the new offerings at the Florida State Fair this year. From Angela's Pizza, it has a white garlic sauce base and is topped with mozzarella cheese and dill pickles. After it comes out of the oven it's garnished with ranch and dill seasoning.
  22. Opera Tampa announces return of shows at the Straz Center in 2022
    Apr. 22• Life & Culture
    Opera Tampa, which presented "The Pirates of Penzance" in January of 2020, will bring the show back to the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in March of 2022.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.

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