Tampa Theatre

Ahead of its 100th anniversary celebration, the movie palace completed an authentic restoration of the historic Duncan Auditorium. An open house is scheduled for Sunday.

We've got a weekend of bigfoot, blooms and a 100th birthday. There's a little bit of everything happening around Tampa Bay this weekend.

A new exhibit at the Henry B. Plant Museum called "Cigar City Cinema, Tampa Goes to the Movies, 1897-1936" is open to the public. WUSF's Gabriella Paul explores it with museum director Charles Groh.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," Rodney Kite-Powell with the Tampa Bay History Center discussed "Cinema in the Sunshine State" and how the visitors can learn more about Florida's legacy in the film industry.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," George Levesque addresses several topics, including the historic renovation that's scheduled to be completed in October and what brought him to Tampa in June.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law two years ago removing references to “climate change” from statutes. Now, a WUSF investigation shows how textbook authors were asked to do the same.

The main auditorium will be closed starting March 10 through September, though programming will continue next door in the micro-cinema.

"Triumph: Tampa's Untold Chapter in the Civil Rights Movement," produced by Tampa PBS station WEDU, tells the story of the F.W. Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in in 1960.

The filmmaker says the documentary seeks to penetrate to the heart of Wiesel and his legacy as one of the most public survivors of the Holocaust.

The musician will be live scoring for silent comedy short films at the theatre on Sunday, Aug. 31.

Theater patrons can share photos, ticket stubs and stories — either from generations before or more recently. A new archive room will be added to house the collection.

Halloween is a time for many people to pretend to scare or be scared. But in some places, it's not all make-believe. We go to the Tampa Theatre, where many believe the veil is lifted between this world — and what possibly lies beyond.