The best things to do this week in Tampa Bay (Feb. 27-Mar. 5)

Free photo talk at the Morean Arts Center in St. Pete

Dale Leifeste will be discussing the value of personal photography projects and sharing some of his own.
Wed., Feb. 27, 7-8 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page

Get jazzy in St. Pete

The St. Petersburg Jazz Festival is here. Head to the Palladium for five nights of jazz.
Wed.-Sun., Feb. 27-Mar. 3
Photo via Jimmy Baikovicius from Montevideo, Uruguay [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]

See Omar Richardson’s prints at HCC Dale Mabry’s Gallery 221 in Tampa

Artist lecture at 6 p.m.
Reception Feb. 28, 5-8 p.m.
Photo via Instagram @gallery221hcc

Libations + Labels: The Art of the Drink at CL space

Join us as we celebrate the artists behind the labels of local craft breweries and craft distilleries with beer and spirit samplings. RSVP here.
Thurs., Feb. 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Image via the Facebook event page

Take a closer look at “The First Days of Spring”

Hear what contemporary surrealist Steven Kenny has to say about Dali’s “The First Days of Spring.” Just in time for spring.
Thurs., Feb. 28, 6 p.m.
The First Days of Spring; Oil and collage on wood panel, 1929, 19 ¾ x 25 5/8 in; Collection of The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL (USA) 2019; Worldwide : ©Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, (Artists Rights Society), 2019; In the USA: © Salvador Dalí Museum, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL, 2019

Eat some strawberry shortcake at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City

There are new food and entertainment options this year, including a dog show, a magic show, a battle of the bands, a strawberry cheesecake quesadilla, and a Strawberry Dole Whip.
Starting Thurs., Feb. 28
Photo by Jennifer Ring

First Friday Art in the Heights

There’s always interesting art to see at First Friday Art in the Heights. This month, Notions of Saintly Flesh is opening at Tempus, featuring recent artwork by the Atlanta-based Living Melody Collective. Over at Disco Dolls, Tampa artist Michele Young’s photorealistic drawings in colored pencil will be on display in Life’s Simple Pleasures.
Fri., Mar. 1, 6-9 p.m.
Photo by Jennifer Ring

Kick off your Tampa Bay Beer Week with The Ultimate Brewer competition at Hidden Springs Ale Works in Tampa

Watch Tampa Bay area brewers try to make the best out of weird-ass ingredients that don’t really belong in beer.
Fri., Mar. 1, 7-10 p.m.
Photo by Meaghan Habuda

Shop the selection of Coralette Damme prints at The Studio@620 in St. Pete

Don’t miss this one night only Pop Up Art Show at The Studio@620.
Fri., Mar. 1, 6-9 p.m.
Photo via Instagram @thecraftyhag

See “Never Look Away” at the Tampa Theatre

If you’re a student of the German language, then you may have heard of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s The Lives of Others. His latest film, Never Look Away, covers life and art in Nazi Germany. Now this is where I warn you that it’s over three hours long and it’s in German with English subtitles.
Mar. 1-6
Photo via the Facebook event page

Beer Label Art Show at Independent Bar and Café in Tampa

Beer label artists Arielle Katrina, Evan Harris, and Veronica Steiner will be there. Come sketch with them.
Fri., Mar. 1, 7-10 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page

Flamenco Friday at Spain Restaurant and Toma Bar in Tampa

This Tampa Bay Beer Week event combines Flamenco music & dancing with Estrella Galicia and Coppertail beers at Spain Restaurant and Toma Bar.
Fri., Mar. 1, 6-9 p.m.
Photo via Mstyslav Chernov [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]

St. Petersburg Seafood & Music Festival

Eat some seafood while listening to live music in St. Petersburg’s Vinoy Park. Classic rock is well-represented here with Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Jimmy Buffet tribute bands. The Black Honkeys play Friday night.
Fri.-Sun., Mar. 1-3
Photo via the event’s Facebook page

Get a Taste of Pride at The St. Petersburg Coliseum

Sat., Mar. 2, 7-10 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page

Seafood Fest & Crawfish Boil at Tampa Bay Downs

Sat., Mar. 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Photo via Giovanni Handal [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]

Sour Power at Pair O’ Dice in Clearwater

We know that lemon meringue and peach cobbler-flavored beers aren’t everyone’s thing. But if tart, fruity beers are your thing, try some milkshake sours during Tampa Bay Beer Week at Pair O’ Dice Brewery.
Sat., Mar. 2, 1-11 p.m.
Photo via Jennifer Ring

History by the Pint at the Tampa Bay History Center

Learn the history of brewing in the Tampa Bay area at this new Tampa Bay History Center exhibit.
Opens Sat., Mar. 2
Photo via Father of JGKlein, used with permission [Public domain]

Sample beer from 80 Florida breweries at the Florida Brewer’s Guild Craft Beer Festival in Tampa

Or maybe not. That’s a lot of beer — over 300 beers according to festival organizers. So yeah, that’s not going to feel good the next day.
Sat., Mar. 2, 2-5:30 p.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page

Rock out at Uncle Ray’s Old School Punk Rock Party in St. Pete

Head to Tiny Town in St. Pete’s Warehouse District to party with Uncle Ray, Switchblade Villain, Laser Mouth, The Attack, Swift Knuckle Solution, and The Hanging Judge.
Sat., Mar. 2, 6 p.m.-3 a.m.
Photo via the Facebook event page

Buy some art at Gasparilla Festival of the Arts in Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Park

Don’t miss Tampa’s premiere outdoor fine art festival.
Sat. & Sun., Mar. 2-3
Photo via the Facebook event page