Lowry Park Zoo is the perfect place for a date.  In honor of Valentine’s Day, singles, couples and groups of friends (ages 21 and up) are invited to the Zoo for a lighthearted look at love in the animal kingdom February 10th & February 11th.  This 7th annual dinner and tour will entertain guests with interesting stories about the pairing, partnering and mating habits of our animal residents. Guests are welcomed with champagne and up-close animal encounters, a romantic dinner-then proceed to various animal habitat areas stopping for dessert.

Experience the thrills and excitement of the 84th Academy Awards at Tampa Theatre on Sunday, February 26th, at 6:30pm!  Officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Oscar Night America-Tampa Bay is Tampa’s only benefit supported by the Academy and one of 50 such events nationwide.

Join us for a fun-filled evening featuring red carpet festivities, delicious food samples, and exciting silent auction. Plus, free popcorn, soda and coffee throughout the show! All proceeds benefit Tampa Theatre’s artistic and educational programs.

Bands, Brew & BBQ at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay offers four weekends of smokin’ hot fun-now on Saturdays AND Sundays, February 11th through March 4th!

New this year, you have two days to sample dozens of craft and international beers and fire up your taste buds with food from your favorite local restaurants as well as our own famous, blazing barbecue. Every Sunday, enjoy sizzling live performances from award-winning country and classic rock artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bret Michaels, 38 Special and REO Speedwagon.

The Nuclear Cowboyz SM Tour, featuring the world’s top freestyle motocross riders, added an additional show to its record-breaking theatrical freestyle motocross production at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. The tour stops in Tampa on Friday, February 24th at 7:30 p.m., plus a second show on Saturday, February 25th at 7:30 p.m.

Winner of three 2010 Tony Awards including the award for BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL, this hilarious new production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, starring George Hamilton and Christopher Sieber, is appearing at The Straz Center for the Performing Arts February 21st through February 26th.

Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit is appearing at The Straz Center for the Performing Arts January 31st through February 12th.

While kayaking at Weeden Island this past weekend, Tampa To Do had the pleasure of meeting the men and women of Heroes on the Water, a national organization dedicated to restoring warrior’s hearts through kayak fishing. On January 7th the Suncoast Chapter hosted a Free Kayak Fishing Event for our military wounded service people. Special thanks to Joe Molinard (veteran), Greg Hutchins (veteran), Will Clark (veteran), Paul Fugate (veteran), Bruce Judd (volunteer), and Sammie & Tammy (volunteers).

The Real Music Concert Series, including Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s longest running Big Bands concert series, returns to the Stanleyville Theater Wednesdays through Saturdays with incredible swing, blues, pop, jazz, rock ‘n roll and disco from some of music’s most memorable eras. This year we have The Terry Myers Orchestra with The Swing Sisters, The Glenn Miller Orchestra with the Diamonds, Tony Orlando, and Frankie Avalon. The Real Music Concert Series kicks off on January 18 and runs through March 24, 2012.

Congratulations to our long-time sponsor on Tampa To Do, Cajun Deep Fried Turkey for inclusion in the prestigious “Epi-Log” by Kendra Vizcaino on Conde’ Nast’s www.epicurious.com. Her article on this awesome product can be reviewed by clicking here. We are certainly proud of Cajun Deep Fried for this accomplishment!  This is truly an outstanding product!