Get hands-on

• Ring Workshop with SolMarVida | Thursday, April 13 from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
  
  Invite the group chat and create wire-wrapped gemstone rings. Tickets cost $60 per person and include 15 gemstones + wires to try out the craft at home.
  
  
• Lantern Making Workshop | Monday, April 17 and Thursday, April 27 from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
  
  Craft a custom paper lantern to debut and light up the night sky at Tampa Riverfest’s Lantern Parade on Saturday, May 6. Tickets cost $35 per person and include a glass of wine.
  
  
• Air Plants and Astrology Workshop | Tuesday, April 18
  
  Build your own air plant terrariums while learning about your birth charts + the elemental associations of crystals and gemstones. Bring your birth date, time, and location to get a better reading. Tickets cost $70 per person and include a glass of wine.

Take it outside

• Paddle Invasion 2023 | Saturday, May 6 from 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
  
  Paddleboard, surf ski, or canoe your way from Armature Works’ waterfront area down the Hillsborough River in a two or six-mile course. Tickets cost $50.

• Mural Reveal | Thursday, Apr. 6 | 2-3 p.m. | Tyrone Square in front of Dick’s Sporting Goods, 6901 22nd Ave. N., St. Petersburg | Free | Check out the new mural “Ulele: The Spirit of St. Pete.”
• NCAA Frozen Four Semi-Finals | Thursday, Apr. 6-Friday, Apr. 7 | Times vary | Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa | $145-$725 | Watch the University of Minnesota take on Boston University (puck drop is at 5 p.m.), and later, the University of Michigan faces Quinnipiac University (puck drop is at 8:30 p.m.).
• Exploring Your Big Three | Thursday, Apr. 6 | 7-8 p.m. | Tombolo Books, 2153 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg | $19 | Kick off your astrological year with an introductory astrology workshop.

• Tampa Bay Strikers vs. Memphis Americans | Friday, Apr. 7 | 7 p.m. | Yuengling Center, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa | $15-$50 | Cheer on our indoor soccer team as they face off against Tennessee.
• Rays vs. Athletics | Friday, Apr. 7-Sunday, Apr. 9 | Tropicana Field, 1 Tropicana Dr., St. Petersburg | $10-$155 | Try the Trop’s new foot-long pretzel hot dog while the Rays take on Oakland.

• Trail Fun Run | Saturday, Apr. 8 | 9 a.m.-10 a.m. | Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, 1101 Country Club Way S., St. Petersburg | Free | Join Healthy St. Pete and the St. Pete Running Company for a free walk/run at the beautiful city park.
• Incredible Duck Race | Saturday, Apr. 8 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Curtis Hixon Park, 600 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa | Free | Watch the Kiwanis Club of Tampa flood the Hillsborough River with 10,000 yellow duckies and sample some local food trucks — adopt a duck for $5.
• Tampa Bay Empanada Festival | Saturday, Apr. 8 | 12-11 p.m. | Common Dialect Beerworks, 5023 N. Florida Ave., Tampa | Free+ | Scarf down scrumptious empanadas from A Boy Names Sous, Stuft Gourmet Foods, and more.

• “The NeverEnding Story” (1984) | Sunday, Apr. 9 | 3 p.m. | Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin St., Tampa | $7-$10 | Lose yourself in the German writer Michael Ende’s fantastical realm of Fantasia.

• Five of the seven Goodyear Rubber buildings (1912 Central Ave., St. Pete) have sold — making way for new retail spots along Central and 1st Avenue. The company recently moved to a new industrial building in Pinellas Park. (I Love the Burg)

• For his 55th birthday, Bastet Brewing’s (1951 E. Adamo Dr., Suite B, Tampa) Tom Ross is selling 55-cent beers on Saturday, April 8. But hurry quick, the discount will only last 55 minutes from 3-3:55 p.m. (Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)
• The 7th annual Temple Terrace Craft Brewfest is back Saturday, April 15. This year Woodmont Park (407 Woodmont Ave.) is hosting 35 breweries, food trucks, and a traditional Irish drinking band. Pro tip: bring a picnic blanket to sip on a cold one under an Oak tree. (That’s So Tampa)
• An electric wine opener is one of those inexpensive kitchen gadgets that you don’t know how you lived without once you get one. We especially love this one for its sleek design and ergonomic grip. To upgrade your wine even further, this set includes an automatic wine aerator and reusable vacuum stopper.

• It’s no longer our “dirty little secret,” TBAY. The All-American Rejects are coming to the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater on Friday, August 11. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. (WTSP)

• Looking for a new pilates + yoga spot? Rare Body Studio just moved to a new 4,000-sqft facility along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North in St. Pete. The grand opening party is today from 6:30-8:30 p.m. (St. Pete Rising)

• Bready, set, go. Boulon Bakery is now open inside Boulon Brasserie (1001 Water St., Tampa). The shop offers pastries, muffins, and different kinds of sandwiches. Stop by Tuesday through Sunday from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)
• Out of time to plan + cook an Easter menu (or don’t want to show up empty handed)? Publix GreenWise Market has ready-to-serve full meals, platters, and desserts (think: complete meal for 7-10, antipasti platter, vanilla berry cake, and more). See details + order.*

• Raise your boom box high. The 2023 Red Bull Dance Your Style competition is coming to Sparkman Wharf this Saturday, April 8. The dance battle is judged by the audience and sends the winner to the national finals in Chicago. Get your free tickets. (Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)

• 20%. That’s how much space Water Street’s Thousand and One office building has left to lease. According to a release, the law firm Bradley signed a deal to lease floors 10 and 11. The firm plans to use the new space to triple its count of attorneys by 2025.

• Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m.: The Black Honkeys Band | 9:30 p.m. fireworks
• Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m.: Soul Circus Cowboys | 9:30 p.m. fireworks
• Saturday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.: TL Jentgens | 9:30 p.m. fireworks