The Dunedin Brewery is holding its annual OktoBEERfest starting today and continuing tomorrow.
The brew pub is located at 937 Douglas Avenue in Dunedin. They’ll have bratwurst, live music contests and games and of course, beer. It starts at 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Saturday, Aug 30
USF opens their season Saturday night against Tennessee-Martin at Raymond James Stadium. The game starts 7:00 p.m. This is one of the best deals around for college football. The Bulls are a local top 20 team that you can still afford to take the family to see play. They’re a great story for Tampa and fun to watch.
The Music Series continues at Hyde Park Village on Wednesday, August 27 with the De Lei’ed Parrots. This time the proceeds will benefit Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful, an organization that promotes recycling and conservation. The concert is from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
Saturday, August 9
USF Botanical Gardens is holding their Bromeliad Bonanza this Saturday. The event will include tips on potting and dividing, light preferences, use in the landscape, and care and maintenance of bromeliads. It runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The USF Botanical Gardens is located at 12210 USF Pine Drive. Phone: (813) 974-2329.
Sunday, August 10
This Sunday at the Doubletree Hotel (4500 W Cypress St.) is the the Tampa Comic Book and Toy Convention. It will have 85 tables of comic books, videos, toys, action figures, anime, art work and trading cards for purchase. The site doesn’t mention if the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons will be there, but it does list the artist who will be there. There will also be comic book artists, films and costume contests. It takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 with 12 and younger free. Call (727) 522-9032 for more information.
Saturday, August 2
The beer festival at Lowry Park Zoo (1101 W Sligh Ave.). It goes from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $70 by phone until 5 p.m., (813) 935-8552, ext. 276. Tickets on Saturday are $75 at the zoo’s main gate. Tickets for designated drivers are $20 in advance or at the gate. WaZoo will feature 220 beers this year. Planners expect 4,000 people.
I’ve never seen the show, but I hear his name quite a bit. Criss Angel (Mindfreak) will be in Clearwater for his attempt to survive the implosion of the Spyglass Resort (215 S Gulfview Blvd.). A&E will shooting it for a live broadcast. The event is open to the public, but you probably won’t be able to get very close. It starts at 10:00 p.m.
(Friday through Wednesday)
The (Devil) Rays have at home against Toronto. Friday is Dollar Dog Night with Hess giving away $5 gas cards to 1,000 fans. Saturday’s giveaway is a flashlight key chain and after the game is a concert by Hammer. Sunday is backpack day for the kids - Not sure how many.
(Saturday, July 19)
The Craft Beer Festival is this Saturday at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. Events include:
(Saturday, July 19)
The Red Bull Flugtag is Saturday, July 19, 2008 at City Park at Tampa Convention Center. Gates open at 11:00am and the first craft launches for flight at 1:00pm
Red Bull Flugtag will have nearly 40 crafts, ranging from giant footwear to supersized sea creatures, built by participants ranging from animators to biologists and college students to flight instructors.
(Friday - Sunday, July 18-20)
Nerd alert. MetroCon is being held all weekend beginning Friday at the Tampa Convention Center. So if you see some strangely dressed people, they’re probably just anime enthusiasts heading to or from the show. I don’t know much about anime other than watching Speed Racer as a kid, but there’s some interesting stuff being done. It’s a bit more mainstream, but I love Miyazaki’s films.
Creative Loafing is having a Beer Club event at Yoeman’s Pub on Davis islands tonight (July 17). It’s also a Flugtag Kick-Off Party. Yoeman’s is located at 236 E. Davis Blvd. The event is from 7 - 9 p.m. and admission is free.
The beers featured tonight are Kona Fire Rock, Kona Long Board, Red Hook Long Hammer IPA, Michelob Porter. Kona is another one of the craft breweries with distribution arrangements with Anheuser-Busch, who themselves are in the process of being bought by InBev.
Saturday, July 12
A Colombian Independence Day event from 12:00 - 6:00 PM at Al Lopez Park (4810 N. Himes Ave.). It will include art, music, dancing, vendors, and food. Admission is free; For more information call (813) 325-1852.
Friday, July 11
The Tampa Museum of Art is having an opening for its new exhibit Friday from 7:00 until 9:00 PM. The event is free for members and $10 for guests; The interim location is 2306 N. Howard Ave. It’s Not Easy Being Green “showcases not only conceptual drawings and sketches, but actual artwork and design products that offer community members information, ideas, solutions, and motivation to live sustainably.” It runs from July 11 to September 28.
Saturday, July 11
The event will include food, activities for kids, pony ride, food, goodie bags. Local celebrity judges are also promised. Wonder what counts as “local celebrity”. It takes place Saturday from 4:00 to 6:30 PM at Hammer Title parking lot (4006 S. MacDill Ave.).
The Hyde Park Historic District of Tampa is turning 20 and to celebrate the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association is having a birthday party dinner. The event will take place Saturday, July 25 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Baily’s Restaurant in Hyde Park Village.
