Carrollwood Cultural Center

Franz Mantini, pianist
2025-09-20 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
Audience favorite, classically trained pianist Franz Mantini, returns to the Carrollwood Cultural Center in September for a solo recital. The program will feature a Sonata by Mozart, Debussy’s lovely Arabesques, and selected works by Chopin, Liszt, and Villa-Lobos.
Franz Mantini has maintained an active schedule of solo and chamber music performances in the Tampa Bay area and beyond for nearly thirty years. Mr. Mantini studied with renowned artist Jacques Abram at the University of South Florida, where he appeared numerous times in solo recitals and as a soloist with the USF Symphony Orchestra as winner of the annual Concerto Competition.
His local credits include a combined thirty solo and chamber performances at what is now the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. He has collaborated with many current and former principal members of the Florida Orchestra as well as members of the Houston Symphony and Ehnes String Quartet. He has appeared in concerts with the Lafayette String Quartet and as a concerto soloist with various community orchestras. Mr. Mantini has been a regular at the Carrollwood Cultural Center since its inception, where he created the Strings in the Spring series, which has featured both local and international artists annually for over a decade. Guests have included former and current Florida Orchestra Concertmasters Amy Schwartz Moretti and Jeffrey Multer, former TFO cellist James Connors, Internationally acclaimed violist Che Yen Chen, and many more.
In addition to his musical endeavors, Mr. Mantini earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Engineering Management from the University of South Florida and currently works as an Electronic Hardware Design Engineer at GE Aerospace. He resides in Carrollwood with his wife, Julie, and is the proud father of two young men, Gabriel and Gianni.

Admission: $15 member / $20 general admission

Live Stream: $12

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Rehearsal: Carrollwood Community Chorus
2025-09-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-06 19:00 - 21:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
The Carrollwood Community Chorus is open to anyone, regardless of experience, as long as you have a song in your heart. From the campfire to the Red Carpet, members from all walks of life come together to share their gift and love of song. The chorus performs regularly at the Center, local events and has even been known to “pop up” in crowds around the holidays. The group meets weekly to rehearse; however, this group of friendly folks are known to keep in touch outside of rehearsals, too! Now that’s something to sing about!
Community Chorus

Fun with Art for Littles
2025-09-23 15:45 - 16:45, 2025-09-30 15:45 - 16:45, 2025-10-07 15:45 - 16:45, 2025-10-14 15:45 - 16:45 | Art Room I, 4537 Lowell Road, FL
Does your child know their way around the color wheel? Or is their hidden talent just waiting to be unleashed? Fun with Art is just the place to be!
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Exploring Art Through Pokémon
2025-09-23 16:45 - 17:45, 2025-09-30 16:45 - 17:45, 2025-10-07 16:45 - 17:45, 2025-10-14 16:45 - 17:45 | Art Room I, 4537 Lowell Road, FL
Each week, students will explore a different art style and medium through drawing, painting, and creating Pokémon.
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Brush Up Art for Kids
2025-09-23 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-30 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-07 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-14 17:00 - 18:00 | Art Room I, 4537 Lowell Road, FL
Does your child know their way around the color wheel? Or is their hidden talent just waiting to be unleashed? Brush Up Art is just the place to be!
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The Artful Teen
2025-09-23 18:15 - 19:15, 2025-09-30 18:15 - 19:15, 2025-10-07 18:15 - 19:15, 2025-10-14 18:15 - 19:15 | Art Room I, 4537 Lowell Road, FL
Does your child know their way around the color wheel? Or is their hidden talent just waiting to be unleashed? The Arful Teen class is just the place to be!
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Drawing for Kids
2025-09-24 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-01 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-08 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Art Room I, 4537 Lowell Road, FL
This 6-week drawing class is designed for children ages 8 to 10 who are excited to explore their creativity and enhance their drawing skills.
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Jazz with Jim
2025-10-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
Keyboardist Ron Delp of The Jazz Directions will lead the group through a selection of his original songs.
Jazz with Jim is an ongoing concert series at the Center hosted by Jim Burge (saxophone/flute/clarinet), Ron Delp (keyboard), Jeff Henson (drums), and Todd Jeferies (bass)—together, they are The Jazz Directions. Each concert is unique as The Jazz Directions share stories and some of their favorite musical selections appropriate for the evening’s theme.
So, please sit back with a nice cup of coffee or soda while nibbling on some tasty treats and enjoy an evening with The Jazz Directions.

Reserved VIP Seating: $15 member / $20 general admission
General Seating: $13 member / $18 general admission

This event has reserved seating. Online processing fees apply.

All's Well in Roswell (Isn't it?)
2025-10-04 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-10-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road Tampa, Fl 33618
All’s Well in Roswell (Isn’t it?)
By Michael Druce
Directed by Chris Holcom
After an unidentified flying object crashes onto a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947, ranch owner Ulysses T. Boone has his hands full trying to deal with the press, government authorities, his own family, and Jake, a mysterious ranch hand who has been living on the ranch for the past 10 years.
It turns out this is not the first time T. Boone has had a close encounter. In fact, Jake is a space alien waiting for a ride home. Aided by a nosy science fiction writer, agents from Area 51 are about to discover T. Boone’s secret. With only minutes to spare, everything hinges on a third-rate film company making a cheesy science fiction film to create a diversion.
All’s Well in Roswell (Isn’t it?) is a staged reading.
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC, of Woodstock, Illinois.
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Admission: Free for members / Suggested donation of $5 for general public

Save with a Season Package!
Each package includes one ticket for All’s Well in Roswell (Isn’t It?), Amityville ‘74, Jesus Christ Superstar, 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas, M*A*S*H, Schoolhouse Rock Live!, R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots).
Season Package:
$100 members (a $115 value) / $120 general admission (a $135 value)

(This is a ticketed event. Some online processing fees may apply, even for free tickets. Visit the Box Office or call (813) 922-8167 to avoid processing fees.)

Tampa Metropolitan Improv
2025-10-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
The minds that brought you Tales of Mild Interest (or TMI for short) are returning to their improv roots, with the newly formed Tampa Metropolitan Improv (or TMI for short)!
Come for a riotously good time, and perhaps even play along with us, as we perform short-form improv games using suggestions from you, the audience (think along the lines of Whose Line is it Anyway, or Dropout TV’s Make Some Noise). No two TMI shows are alike, but rest assured, we bring a saucy, edgy, extremely cool, and hip PG-13 rating to the function that most of the family can enjoy!
You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! (Hopefully, the crying is from the laughter.) But who knows…it’s improv, baby!

Admission: Free for members / $5 general admission

This is a ticketed event. Some processing fees may apply, even for free tickets. Visit the Box Office or call (813) 922-8167 to avoid processing fees.

Carrollwood Market
2025-10-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Park at Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA, Tampa, Florida, 33618, United States
The Carrollwood Market supports local vendors selling what’s made in Tampa Bay!
Find a variety of fresh produce, plants, farmed eggs, meats, baked goods, artisan products, lunch bites, local art, handcrafts, and more. Enjoy live music under the trees during this dog-friendly event, which is fun for all ages.
The Carrollwood Market is held the second Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

BE A VENDOR
Our wonderful partners with Tampa Bay Markets manage and present the Carrollwood Market each month. For more information or to inquire about being a vendor, please visit Tampa Bay Markets at www.tampabaymarkets.com.

Amityville '74
2025-10-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
Amityville ’74
By Tommy Jamerson
Directed by Joshua Eberhart
At 3:15 am on November 13, 1974, Ronald “Butch” Defeo took a .35 caliber Marlin Rifle and murdered his entire family in cold blood. Adapted from a series of interviews conducted over the span of four decades, this dramatic thriller explores the chilling events that occurred at the infamous Dutch Colonial on 112 Ocean Avenue, known throughout the globe as the Amityville Murder House. (For mature audiences: Violence/Language.)
Amityville is presented through a special arrangement with Next Stage Press, Inc.
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Admission: $25 for members / $30 for general admission Group Rate (10+): $27 (This event will have reserved seating.)

*An ASL interpreter will be available for the performance on October 24. Please inquire at the time of purchase.

Save with a Season Package!
Each package includes one ticket for Amityville ‘74, Jesus Christ Superstar, 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas, M*A*S*H, Schoolhouse Rock Live!, R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots).
Season Package:
$100 members (a $115 value) / $120 general admission (a $135 value)

Meet the Cast
