Community Calendar

Monster truck fans revving their engines in anticipation of Monster Jam in Tampa will have a unique opportunity for photo ops with ThunderROARus, one of the sport’s signature trucks.

ThunderROARus is set to make a pre-Jam appearance on Feb. 26 at Sunshine Ace Hardware in Largo, where fans attending Monster Truck Night can peek inside the custom truck and take photos with the powerful beast. Built to resemble a robotic T-Rex dinosaur, ThunderROARus has a gray and orange paint job, sharp teeth and claws.

Monster Truck Night, which is presented by Sunshine Ace Hardware and The Original Super Glue, is free to attend and runs from 3-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26 at Sunshine Ace Hardware, 1015 W. Bay Drive in Largo. Customers who purchase qualifying The Original Super Glue products at Sunshine Ace Hardware can receive a 20% savings coupon on Monster Jam tickets (exclusions apply). Monster Jam runs from Feb. 28 to March 1 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

Experience the sights, sounds and aromas of the electrifying midway with exciting rides and games for all ages and deep-fried treats, sweets and other tasty carnival eats.

Admission and parking are free.

Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36" & taller) are $37 on site ($35 cash price) or online before 5 pm Thurs., Feb. 26 for $29 each, 2/$55 or 4/$99.

Ride tickets are also available at the carnival. Online pre-sale special: $45/50 tickets + 1 free ride. (Rides take multiple tickets each.) Visit the website for coupon savings on rides and food.

Midway hours: 5-10 pm Monday - Thursday, 5-11 pm Friday, noon-11 pm Saturday, noon-10 pm Sunday

Guests under 18 must be accompanied by an adult age 21+. Please check the website for event updates before attending.

More information: 866-666-3247 or DreamlandAmusements.com
https://dreamlandamusements.com/upcoming-events-amusement-carnival/lake-wales-carnival-eagle-ridge-mall/

Eleonora Lvov, Internationally acclaimed Russian virtuoso, plays a broad spectrum of music – with the artist's own personal impressions and historical remarks. The program includes her magnificent one-woman 'tour de force': Beethoven's Choral Fantasy for Piano, Orchestra & Choir - in her unique arrangement for Piano Solo, as well as works from Chopin and Liszt to the inimitable enchantment of Rachmaninov and Gershwin, performed by Ms. Lvov with incomparable elegance, passion and tenderness.

Eleonora Lvov has achieved world-wide acclaim as a piano virtuoso and popular recording artist. She performs widely as a soloist with major orchestras and in recitals throughout the US, Europe and Russia, including command performances for many International dignitaries. She is a dynamic teacher of master classes and music history and also conducts private lessons for all levels in her studio in Sarasota.

Experience romance and poetry with this luminous, boldly emotive pianist with staggering technique who emanates ardent passion and spirituality through music.

Rhythm hits differently! Find yours at Water Street.

Rhythm on Water turns Water Street Tampa into one big, open-air dance floor. From pop-up classes to surprise performances, jump in and learn new moves, or simply freestyle with the crowd.

No pressure, and no perfect steps, just music, movement, and a street buzzing with energy, creativity, culture, and people ready to groove.

Southeastern Premiere. When President Kennedy vowed to put a man on the moon, the task landed in the hands of a band of maverick engineers – once the misfits of American science. With no rulebook, they embraced “blue-skying,” drawing inspiration from Buck Rogers, Greek myths, Louis Leakey, and even Snoopy and the Red Baron. An exhilarating ride through the wild imagination that made one giant leap possible!

In her golden years, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood called her family and said she was “going for a walk.” Conveniently, she forgot to mention her walk was over 2,000 miles and passed 14 states. Set out with nothing but her Keds and her determination, she became the first woman to hike the newly formed Appalachian Trail – alone. Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk follows her true, remarkable adventure, and reminds us that it’s never too late to blaze your own trail.

Go nose to nose with Big John, the World’s Largest Triceratops, in an immersive and playful dinosaur exhibit at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Downtown Tampa. Whether you have a child at home or not, all are welcome to visit this colossal exhibit, 66 million years in the making.

MAACM Art Deco Glass Class NEW DESIGN
Friday, February 20 and 27, 2026; 10am-1pm
Bring home the iconic international style of Art Deco in the form of a beautiful leaded glass panel. Now in a new design! Defined by its bold, geometric shapes and opulence, this Level I class is a great way to learn the craft of leaded glass. Registration for this class includes two 3-hr glass sessions. Closed-toed shoes are required to participate in class. Class fee: Non-members: $125, Members $110.

La Grande Illusion is a major exhibition of works by internationally acclaimed artist, Brian Maguire. The exhibition spans two decades of work that spotlights the artist’s lifelong quest to draw attention to global injustices, war, and human rights. One of Ireland's leading cultural figures, Maguire has turned the practice and tradition of painting into acts of visual testimony. Maguire’s paintings are global in scope and are derived from projects undertaken between 2007 and 2024 in Mexico, the Mediterranean, Syria, Sudan, the United States, and the Amazon. Maguire's artworks are painted from direct experience and involve the artist spending extensive time on the ground with the communities that welcome him. The results are, plainly put, paintings that visualize the commonality of human suffering and dramatize the plight of people in need.

New works by Selina Román blend photography, abstraction, and self-portraiture to explore themes of beauty and the politics of size in Selina Román: Abstract Corpulence. Roman’s photographs feature tightly cropped images of the artist’s own body, boldly occupying the full composition and extending past the boundaries of each frame. Pastel bodysuits and tights transform the artist’s flesh into new, gently rolling landscapes as amorphous shapes converge to create modernist-inspired compositions. At this scale, Roman’s tightly cropped portrayals of stomachs, thighs, and hips become formal studies of line, shape and color, asking viewers to consider the human form from a point of true abstraction. The softly hued palette created by the artist’s bodysuits lends itself to narratives around the aesthetics of femininity. Displayed as a colorful never-before-seen installation, Roman’s photographs transform the gallery into a space of quiet resistance, subverting traditional ideas of feminine beauty.

Selina Román: Abstract Corpulence is organized by Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design and curated by Rangsook Yoon, senior curator at Sarasota Art Museum.

Image credit: Selina Román (American, 1978). Blockhead 1, 2025. Dye sublimation on aluminum, 40 x 50 in. Courtesy of the artist.