the best
of the bay
Don’tmiss these attrac-
tions around town.
TampaTheatre
The city’s stunningmovie house
opened in 1926with
TheAce of
Cads
on the big screen, and tick-
etswere a quarter each. Today,
the historic cinema hosts about
650 events every year, including
movies, concerts, live theater,
and educational programs for
kids. Upcoming: ArloGuthrie,
March 7. 711NorthFranklin
Street, 813-274-8981, www
.tampatheatre.org
El CirculoCubanodeTampa
(CubanClub)
Once the social and cultural
heart of immigrant life in his-
toricYbor City, this neoclassical
beauty now hosts concerts, arts
events, andparties year-round.
2010AvenidaRepublica de
Cuba, 813-248-2954, www
.cubanclub.org
TampaBayPerformingArts
Center
Formore than20 years, TBPAC
has helped to elevateTampa as
a true cultural player, drawing
Broadway touringproductions
and national acts aswell as
creating a space for local artists
to thrive. The adjacent Patel
Conservatory provides classes in
all disciplines, fromdance to act-
ing to costume design. Upcoming
at TBPAC:
Frost/Nixon
, February
17 through22, and theRussian
National Ballet Theatre’s
Giselle
,
February25. 1010NorthW.C.
MacInnes Place, 813-229-7827,
FordAmphitheatre
Locals come here to enjoy live
music in stadium-style seating or
on a spacious sloping lawn under
the stars. 4802NorthU.S. 301,
813-740-2446,
.com
TampaMuseumofArt
TheTMA’s new location is under
construction and scheduled to
open later this year. In the inter-
im, exhibits are being housed at
CentroEspañol, a historic build-
ing in thewest Tampa neigh-
borhood known asYbor City.
Upcoming: “Drawing inSpace:
ThePeninsulaProject, Sculpture
by JohnHenry” exhibit, January
17 throughApril 4. 2306North
HowardAvenue, 813-274-8130,
St. PeteTimes Forum
The indoor arena is the home of
theNHL’s TampaBay Lightning
and of theTampaBayStorm
indoor-football team; it also
hosts concerts and other events.
In themezzanine-styleXOClub,
members enjoy spirits andbuf-
fet diningwithVIP views of the
action below. Upcoming: Eagles’
LongRoadOut of Eden
tour,
January29. 401Channelside
Drive, 813-301-2500, www
.sptimesforum.com
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