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• Full Moon Floating Sound Bath | Thursday, May 23 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Hotel Haya, E. 7th Ave., Tampa | $35-$80 | Listen to the soothing sounds of crystal singing bowls and violin as you watch the sun set over Tampa Bay and enjoy bubbly — pool floats are provided + bring your own towel or blanket.

• Streetcar Live | Friday, May 24 | 6-8 p.m. | Centro Ybor, 1600 E. Eighth Ave., Tampa | Free | Boogie away to free tunes while riding the TECO Streetcar in downtown Tampa.
• Royals vs. Rays | Friday, May 24-Monday, May 27 | Times vary | Tropicana Field, 1 Tropicana Dr., St. Petersburg | $10+ | Watch as the Rays face off against the Kansas City squad.

• Mother’s Day: Fused Glass Floral Bouquets | Saturday, May 25 | Times vary | Morean Workshop Space, 2025 3rd Ave. S., St. Petersburg | $70 | Fuse your own glass floral bouquet for the mother figure in your life with love — bring your own snacks and drinks.
• Hibiscus Show & Plant Sale | Saturday, May 25 | 1-3 p.m. | Starkey Road Baptist Church, 8800 Starkey Rd., Seminole | Free | Hunt for the perfect tropical specimen with hundreds of hibiscus plants on display.

• 13th Annual Ford International Cuban Sandwich Festival | Sunday, May 26 | 12-6 p.m. | Ybor City, 1700 E. Seventh Ave., Tampa | Free | It’s a Tampa tradition featuring tons of ham-stuffed sandwiches, live music, and a competition for a chance to compete in the World Food Championships.
• “Did I Ever Tell You?” | Sunday, May 26 | 3:30-5 p.m. | Oxford Exchange, 420 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa | $5+ | Join author Genevieve Kingston as she shares from her memoir, based on her “Modern Love” piece of a mother’s last gifts to her daughter.

• Esther’s Tacos just opened at 2115 Hillsborough Ave. The Tampa taco joint will offer the same fare as its other location (think: chimichangas and enchiladas). (Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)

• USF’s new football stadium is moving along. The $340 million project just scored approval from the board of trustees’ finance committee. Next up, the full board will vote on the plan at the Tuesday, June 4 meeting. (Tampa Bay Times)

• Welcome to Harbour Island. The Fold Pizza and Lily’s Sweet Treats are opening soon at The Pointe on Harbour Island (601 S. Harbour Island Blvd., #107). Plus, the spots will share seating, so you can pick up a full pizza + a scoop or two. (That’s So Tampa)

• It’s the final weekend to take in the “Big Four” at the James. The exhibit features wildlife + nature-focused work from European masters: Carl Rungius, Richard Friese, Wilhelm Kuhnert, and Bruno Liljefors. (I Love the Burg)

• No. 8. That’s where the Florida Aquarium ranked on USA Today’s 10Best contest for “Best Aquarium.” The outlet highlighted the popular local spot’s ~8,000 plants and animals, Wetlands trail, and Stingray Beach.

• You again? The same 12-ft alligator that visited MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa in April just returned for a second visit. The gator — now dubbed “Major MacDill"— was brought to the Gatorama park in Palmdale. (Tampa Bay Times)

• 3.4 million. That’s how many passengers Tampa International Airport expects between Memorial Day and mid-August. Officials forecasts that almost 80,000 people will travel through the airport each day on the weekends before and after Memorial Day. (St. Pete Catalyst)

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers left tackle Tristan Wirfs is waiting on a new contract. Get game coverage, analysis, insights, interviews, and more from local experts of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
  

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