Welcome to your St. Petersburg weekend spotlight. Below is a curated list of concerts, theater productions, and cultural events happening Sep 17‑19, with ticket links and brief details.
Live music
Empire of the Sun – The Australian electronic duo will perform tonight at the Mid‑Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre. Show starts at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are available via the venue link.
Robin Trower – The 1970s British guitar legend takes the stage at Jannus Live on Thursday at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online.
John Fogerty & Steve Winwood – Two rock icons share a bill on Saturday at BayCare Sound, 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.
Benise – Spanish guitar virtuoso performs Sunday, 3‑5 p.m., at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center with his full band and dancers. Tickets are linked.
Theater and performance
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike – The comedy’s final weekend runs at Off‑Central, with the Sunday matinee closing the run. See the link for showtimes.
A Night With Janis Joplin – A rock‑n‑roll musical featuring Laura Frye as the iconic singer opens this weekend. Ticket information is provided.
What a Glorious Feeling! – FreeFall Theater presents a musical comedy about the making of the movie musical Singin’ in the Rain. Details and tickets are linked.
As We Like It – LAB Theater Project stages a psychological drama about a family rehearsing Shakespeare in Nazi‑occupied Poland. Tickets and showtimes are available online.
Cultural celebrations
Hispanic Heritage Month – The Dali Museum kicks off with a free Puerto Rican Bomba performance by The 813 P.R.oject from 5:30‑6:30 p.m. today.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Disney’s 2003 classic will screen Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Mahaffey Theater, accompanied by a live‑to‑film performance from the Florida Orchestra and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, conducted by Lawrence Loh. Tickets are linked.
Upcoming highlights
- Sept 22 – Roxanne Fay at the Dali Museum
- Sept 22 – W.A.S.P. at Ruth Eckerd Hall
- Sept 23 – TLC, Salt‑N‑Pepa, En Vogue at the Mid‑Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Sept 23 – Michael Franti Trio at Jannus Live
- Sept 24 – Little Big Town at the Mahaffey Theater
- Sept 25 – Tim McGraw at the Mid‑Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Oct 2 – The Florida Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture at the Mahaffey Theater
For a full calendar of events, submit your own listings to the Catalyst calendar or sign up for the weekly mailing list.
Original reporting: St. Pete Catalyst — read the source article.
