Florida Orchestra Reimagines Fall 2020 Season
The Florida Orchestra announced a reimagined fall season that brings the comfort and joy of live classical music back to Tampa Bay while maintaining health and safety as the top priority. The 53rd season will open Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2020 with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, conducted by Music Director Michael Francis at The Duke Energy Center for the Arts/Mahaffey Theater. In addition to in-person concerts, TFO will live stream video for free so everyone has access to performances during the Covid-19 pandemic. To help offset lower ticket revenue and keep the orchestra strong for the 2020/21 season, musicians and staff will take a one-year 20 percent salary reduction while retaining full health care benefits. Learn more here.
Get Your Tickets for Taste of the Beaches 2020
Almost 30 of your favorite local restaurants will be participating in this year’s Taste of the Beaches next weekend, October 2nd-4th. The Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce has redesigned this annual event to ensure everyone can enjoy safely. They have also added a grand prize giveaway! Learn more here.
Florida Holocaust Museum’s 2019 Exhibit Wins Award
The Florida Holocaust Museum is pleased to announce that it has been selected for the Gold Award in the Southeastern Museums Conference’s (SEMC) Excellence in Exhibitions Competition for its exhibition Beaches, Benches, and Boycotts: The Civil Rights Movement of Tampa Bay. The original exhibition premiered at the Museum, in September 2019, and highlights the rich histories of the region’s Black communities and reveals Tampa Bay’s segregated past. Info
Morean Arts Center Pumpkin Carving Contest
The Morean Arts Center is inviting the entire community to carve out some good times with family and friends this year. The community arts organization is hosting an online pumpkin carving contest from September 28 to October 17. The nominal entry fee of $10 helps to sustain the Morean’s mission of connecting the community with Arts. Info
NEW TIDBITS:
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- St. Petersburg Opera’s Our Three Tenors POPera Performance which was rained out on Sept 13th has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 4. Info
- St. Pete Beach’s October Concert Series returns Fridays next month with new measures to ensure safe social distancing. Info
- MOTE Marine Lab is giving away a mini MOTE staycation! Learn how you can enter here.
- The Second Annual Cetera Scavenger Hunt will take place on Oct. 25, 2020 from 12:30-7 p.m. This year, the hunt will be virtual, including 20+ missions that can be done in the comfort of your own home and neighborhood. Info
- ZOOTampa’s Creatures of the Night returns this October with spooky scares and unforgettable eerie frights for ghouls & goblins of all ages. The mostly outdoor event will take place for 11 select nights btween October 2nd and 31st and will be modified with enhanced health & safety measures to ensure safe family fun. Get tickets here.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- St. Pete Beach October Concert Series- Fridays in October GET TICKETS
- Taste of the Beaches 2020- October 2nd-4th GET TICKETS
- Museum of Fine Arts Virtual Book Club- October 8th REGISTER
- SUPER HERO 5K- October 10th REGISTER
- Morean Virtual Drag Queen Docent Tour- October 10th GET TICKETS
- FLBG Tour of Public & Private Gardens- October 18th GET TICKETS
REMINDERS:
- The August/September Issue is NOW online. Read it here.
- Place your FALL & HOLIDAY ads in Paradise News NOW! Email Peter Roos at sales@ParadiseNewsFL.com to place your Fall and Holiday ads in Paradise News in Print.
- See what’s biting with Hubbards Marina Fishing Reports here.
- Pinellas County Sheriffs Offices wants you to please lock your car doors and stow valuables out of sight.
- Sea turtle nesting season is underway, and Pinellas County is reminding beach residents and visitors to keep conditions safe for sea turtles to thrive. Learn more here.