04.11.2025

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Today’s Forecast

82º | 0% chance of precipitation

Sunrise 7:08 a.m. | Sunset 7:53 p.m.

Tides | Old Tampa Bay | High: 3 p.m. | Low: 8:53 a.m. + 9:34 p.m.

Clearwater Beach | High: 11:14 a.m. + 11:40 p.m. | Low: 5:25 p.m.

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Events

Friday, April 11

Tampa Bay Rodeo and Family Festival | Friday, April 11-Saturday, April 12 | 5-10 p.m. | Hillsborough County Fairgrounds | $25+ | Stomp over to the rodeo for bull riding, bronco busting, barrel racing, calf roping, team roping, and bull dogging.

Sunset Paddle Happy Hour | Friday, April 11-Friday, June 20 | 6-7 p.m. | Urban Kai | $35 | Take in views of the Tampa skyline as you paddle your way down the Hillsborough River.

Glow Putt Putt | 6-10 p.m. | Water Street Tampa | $10 | Celebrate Masters weekend with a round at the illuminated 9-hole course filled with obstacles and challenges.

“The Friend” | Friday, April 11-Thursday, April 17 | Times vary | Tampa Theatre | $10+ | The 2025 film follows a writer and teacher (Naomi Watts) when her solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her mentor (Bill Murray) dies suddenly and leaves her his Great Dane.

Opera Tampa: “La Bohème” | Friday, April 11, Sunday, April 13 | Times vary | The Straz Center for the Performing Arts | $65 | Let the opera take you back to Paris in 1830, where poor, cold, and starving characters thrive on tunes that come from the heart.

Saturday, April 12

Tampa Bay Food and Wine Festival: Grand Tasting | 1-5 p.m. | Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa | $150 | Chow down on eats from 40 TBAY restaurants and sip cocktails on the riverfront.

Kathleen Madigan | 7 p.m. | Mahaffey Theater | $42+ | The comedian who’s been featured on Netflix, Comedy Central, MAX, and Amazon Prime Video takes takes the stage for her “The Day Drinking Tour.”

Mac McAnally | 8 p.m. | Ruth Eckerd Hall | $44 | The 10-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year award-winner wows with hits like “Down the Road,” “Blame it on New Orleans,” and “It’s a Crazy World.”

Sunday, April 13

Historic Mirror Lake Design Week Walking Tour | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Unitarian Universalist Church | $10 | Tour St. Petersburg’s newest Local Historic District, checking out the Carnegie Library, St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club, and the Unitarian Universalist Church.

Sourdough Making Workshop | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Armature Works | $95 | Start your foray into sourdough breadmaking with a guided class led by Spellbound Sourdough — and take home an active starter, bread recipe, and all the tools to hone your craft.

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News Notes

Holiday

Chag sameach. Passover (or Pesach) begins at sundown tomorrow, April 12, and goes through Sunday, April 20. You can find Passover staples — like a whole brisket, matzo ball mix, and chocolate spread — at our local JO-EL’S Kosher Deli.

Floridian

Wondering where the most beautiful place in Florida is? According to Travel and Leisure, it’s Everglades National Park. Don’t get us wrong, we love the park — but have they ever seen the Skyway Bridge or St. Pete’s Sunken Gardens?

Outdoors

Keep your eyes to the sky tomorrow to catch a glimpse of the “Pink Moon” — but no, it won’t be a different color. April’s full moon has the rosy nickname because the month is associated with spring flowers. See what’s in bloom by strolling through one of Tampa Bay’s parks.

Travel

A new experience from Adventures by Train is offering travelers the chance to tour “around the world by train.” The 100-day trip is completely flight-free, instead crossing the globe via train and “luxury sea voyages.” The trip only has 12 spots available, so we’re starting small (and locally) with Amtrak.

Number (GVL example)

$5. That’s how much a Mega Millions ticket will cost you now, up from $2. According to Mega Millions, the costlier ticket could get you bigger prizes; previous $500 winnings would now be $1,000-$5,000. You could buy ~625 giant pepperoni slices from Eddie and Sam’s with that money. (CNN)

Sports

Which Bolts players could help the team during their playoff run? Get game coverage, analysis, insights, interviews, and more from local experts of the Tampa Bay Lightning with Locked On’s daily podcasts.

City Guide

Rock out with your flops out

A concert venue with seats lined in a row and to the side of a stage with blue and purple spotlights.

Imagine: you’re taking in John Legend at the Seminole Hard Rock Event Center. | Photo via Seminole Hard Rock

Call us the live music capital of the world. We won’t stop you.

No matter your favorite genre, there’s a concert bound to hit the right note. Check out 50+ must-see musicians, bands, and singers set to take the stage in Tampa Bay this year.

Country

Alan Jackson with Special Guest Zach Top | April 26 | Amalie Arena
Country Thunder Festival 2025 | May 2-4 | Raymond James Stadium
Sam Hunt | May 30 | Hard Rock Event Center

Pop

Billy Idol | May 10 | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Katy Perry “The Lifetimes Tour with Rebecca Black” | Aug. 22 | Amalie Arena |
Jonas Brothers | Oct. 22 | Amalie Arena |

R&B + reggae

Michael Franti & Spearhead | May 16 | BayCare Sound
Slightly Stoopid | June 27 | BayCare Sound
Breezy Bowl XX | Aug. 2 | Raymond James Stadium

City Guides are presented by Water Street Tampa.

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The Wrap

The music buffs among us know tomorrow is Record Store Day —a magical day where vinyl lovers line up in the wee hours of the morning outside shops in hopes of scoring exclusive records.

Check out our guide to local shops, then make your shopping plan. I’ll share what I scored after I’ve secured the bag.

The Buy

A set of nice thank you cards. This budget-friendly 36-pack combines elegant minimalism with gold foil accents on high-quality paper. Keep it on hand for expressing gratitude at a moment’s notice.

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