Tampa Bay events and things to do Feb. 13-19

Ready Steady Yeti Go to Stageworks Theatre and see David Jacobi's new play

Jacobi's new play is a satirical take on race relations in small town USA. The dramedy, now showing at Stageworks Theatre in Tampa, somehow manages to deal with serious issues and be funny all at the same time.
Through Feb. 24
Photo by Jennifer Ring

Have a good cry at Powerstories Theatre

Melanie Marnich's These Shining Lives, now showing at Powerstories Theatre in Tampa, tells the true story of a group of women whose lives were cut short through a work-acquired illness. Bring tissues.
Through Feb. 24
Photo by Jennifer Ring

Experience a slice of Key West in Ybor City

John David Hawver's paintings of Key West, currently on display in Gallery 114@HCC Ybor, will remind you what paradise looks like.
Through Mar. 7
John David Hawver; photo courtesy of Gallery 114

Celebrate Black History with poetry at The Studio@620 in St. Pete

Local poet Miesha Brundridge-Baker is hosting a "poetic tribute to Black History" at The Studio@620
Wed., Feb. 13
Photo via Airman 1st Class Nora Anton, U.S. Air Force

Catch a romantic horror film at The Epicurean in Tampa

Come an hour early for the happy hour.
Wed., Feb 13
Photo via the Facebook event page

Tell a true story at Iberian Rooster in St. Pete

The theme is kindness.
Wed., Feb. 13
Photo via the Facebook event page

Talk about love at the Tampa Museum of Art

Love is calling. It says you should visit the Tampa Museum of Art this Valentine's Day. Museum curator, Joanna Robotham, is giving a 30 minute talk on the love theme in Yayoi Kusama’s works. Also, this is your last chance to see Kusama's Love is Calling.
Thurs., Feb. 14
Photo via the Facebook event page

Share some sexy poetry at The Dali

Looking for a good book of erotic poetry to curl up with this Valentine's Day? Enid Shomer, editor of "All We Know of Pleasure," will be reading a selection of erotic poems from the book, with friends, at The Dali Museum this Valentine's Day.
Thurs., Feb. 14
Photo via the Facebook event page

Get a Heart-On at the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center

SHAMc is literally asking you to wear your heart on your sleeve for this Valentine's Day dance party/art fundraiser.
Thurs., Feb. 14
Photo via photocredit

Drink coffee and talk about art with Dunedin Fine Art Center curator Catherine Bergmann

Ever wonder what it's like to be curator at a community art center? This is your chance to find out.
Thurs., Feb. 14
Photo via Julius Schorzman [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Taste a cloud at USF

It's Art Thursday at USF, and artist-researcher Karolina Sobecka is giving an artist talk with a free cloud-tasting demonstration in conjunction with The Visible turn at the Contemporary Art Museum.
Thurs., Feb. 14
Photo by Jennifer Ring

Eat some loaded fries this Fryday at St. Pete French Fry Fest

Maybe take some heartburn medication first...
Fri., Feb. 15
Photo via Gulf to Bay Food Truck Association's Facebook page

See a ghost at Art Lofts in St. Pete

Did you know that the Art Lofts in St. Petersburg are haunted? SPC Professor, artist and paranormal investigator Brandy Stark will walk you through the haunted parts and teach you how to hunt ghosts. I swear we're not making this up. It's on Facebook, so it must be true, right?
Sat., Feb. 16
Photo via brenkee

See some murals in the making at Tampa Bay Fresh Fest

Tampa got itself a mural festival. Don't miss the block party at Robertson Billiards.
Sat., Feb. 16
Photo via Luisa Padró @artystalulu

Check out some New York-style graffiti at Mergeculture in Tampa Heights

Part 1 is going to be in town. He was a pioneer of wildstyle graffiti in the 1970s and you can actually meet him at this event.
Sat., Feb. 16
Photo via the Facebook event page

See some more graffiti at Café Hey

Café Hey is just a couple doors down from the Mergeculture gallery in Tampa Heights. So if you're going to see Part 1 at Mergeculture, then you might as well see TASKO's first solo exhibit at Café Hey
Sat., Feb. 16
Photo via photocredit

See Diane Elmeer's swamp-themed artwork at Cunsthaus in Seminole Heights

Diane Elmeer's dream-like interpretations of nature do Tampa proud.
Sat., Feb. 16
Photo via the Facebook event page

Eat some BBQ and drink some beer/bourbon in Curtis Hixon Park

If you love food festivals, then get to Tampa for the Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival.
Sat., Feb. 16
Photo via photocredit

See some art, eat some seafood, at the Safety Harbor waterfront

Don't miss the "new and improved" Safety Harbor seafood festival, like we almost did when we were assembling this slideshow.
Sat. & Sun. & Mon., Feb. 16 & 17
Photo via the Facebook event page

Drink some cookies at Crooked Thumb in Safety Harbor

The craft brewery has brewed their annual batch of Girl Scout cookie inspired beers. S'mores Imperial Stout, Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter, Lemon Vanilla Gold Ale and Barrel Aged Chocolate Coconut Doppelbock will be ready for you to taste this weekend.
Sat. & Sun., Feb. 16, 17
Photo via the Facebook event page