Carrollwood Cultural Center

Ballet for Life
2025-04-03 17:00 - 18:15 (America/New_York) | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
A ballet class to help you live your best life.
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American Sign Language
2025-04-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Meeting Room II, 4537 Lowell Road Tampa, Fl 33618
This class is designed to practice basic conversational skills, fingerspelling, numbers, and simple sentence structures, as well as receptive and expressive language skills.
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Phase II
2025-04-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Carrollwood Village Room, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL 33618, FL
Carrollwood Village Phase II

Beginner Hand Building
2025-04-03 18:00 - 20:30 | Ceramics / Pottery Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Students will be introduced to the hand building of pinch, coil, and slab and basic design techniques to create functional and non-functional clay objects.
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Auditions: Return to the Forbidden Planet (Callbacks)
2025-04-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
Carrollwood Cultural Center and show director Chris Holcom will hold auditions for Return to the Forbidden Planet by Bob Carlton.

Shakespeare’s forgotten rock and roll masterpiece! Inspired by The Tempest, this high-energy jukebox musical is packed with rock ‘n’ roll classics, including “Great Balls of Fire,” “Good Vibrations,” “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “Young Girl” and “Gloria.”
Blast off on a routine flight and crash into the planet D’Illyria, where a sci-fi version of The Tempest – set to rock ‘n’ roll golden oldies – unfolds with glee! The planet is inhabited by a sinister scientist, Dr. Prospero; his delightful daughter Miranda; Ariel, a faithful robot on roller skates; and an uncontrollable monster, the product of Prospero’s id, whose tentacles penetrate the space craft.
Presented through Concord Theatricals.
IMPORTANT PRODUCTION DATES:
Auditions:

March 31 / 6:30-9 p.m.
Possible Callback: April 1 / 6:30 p.m.
Possible Callback: April 2 / 6:30 p.m.
Possible Callback: April 3 / 6:30 p.m.

Performances:

July 18 / 8 p.m.
July 19 / 8 p.m.
July 20 / 2 p.m.
July 25 / 8 p.m.
July 26 / 8 p.m.
July 27 / 2 p.m.

The Center has always been committed to equal opportunities. We encourage persons of all abilities, races and ethnicities, gender identities and sexualities, and ages to apply for our opportunities. To indicate any need for special services, assistance, or appropriate modifications to participate, please email auditions@carrollwoodcenter.org.

Teen Design & Paint Mural
2025-04-03 18:15 - 20:30 | Art Room I, 4537 Lowell Road, FL
This class offers teens an enriching opportunity to engage in public art while learning from professionals.
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Intermediate Latin Dancing
2025-04-03 18:30 - 19:30 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Latin Dancing has many different styles Salsa, Merengue, Cha-Cha, Bachata, and Bolero. All Latin dances are sensual, fun, and energetic. This class will study a little of each!
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Auditions: Ministers of Grace (Callbacks)
2025-04-03 18:30 - 21:00 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
Carrollwood Cultural Center and show director Neil Bleiweiss will hold auditions for Ministers of Grace: The Unauthorized Shakespearean Parody of Ghostbusters by Jordan Monsell.

What if William Shakespeare had written Ghostbusters? In this reimagining of the classic 1984 film, author Jordan Monsell uses iambic pentameter, period prose, and historical engravings to weave a tale fit for the Bard. Who wilt thou call?
Ministers of Grace: The Unauthorized Shakespearean Parody of Ghostbusters is a staged reading.
IMPORTANT PRODUCTION DATES:
Auditions:

March 31 / 6:30-9 p.m.
Possible Callback: April 1 / 6:30 p.m.
Possible Callback: April 2 / 6:30 p.m.
Possible Callback: April 3 / 6:30 p.m.

Performances:

May 17 / 7:30 p.m.
May 18 / 2 p.m.

The Center has always been committed to equal opportunities. We encourage persons of all abilities, races and ethnicities, gender identities and sexualities, and ages to apply for our opportunities. To indicate any need for special services, assistance, or appropriate modifications to participate, please email auditions@carrollwoodcenter.org.

Mike King, artist
2025-04-04, 2025-04-05, 2025-04-07 | Corridor Art Gallery, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
“I have been painting and drawing for over 60 years now. My mother got me my first set of watercolors when I was nine. She recognized my ability and encouraged me to take up art. I like watercolor for its wonderful way of capturing light, mood, atmosphere, and color brilliance.
I have been represented by Nuance Galleries of Tampa. Corporate collectors of my art include South Atlantic Capital, the University of Tampa, Miller Brewing (Tpa), St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa General Hospital, and Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Private collectors have enjoyed my work for many years.”
– Mike King

"Black Art Matters" presented by The Gallery
2025-04-04, 2025-04-05, 2025-04-07 | Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618
Black Art Matters celebrates the peaks and valleys of all black lives in the past, the present, and the possibilities of the future. Some of the artwork explores struggle, tears, laughter, frustration, and hope. Other pieces depict the unwavering faith, power, character, endurance, and fearlessness experienced from generation to generation.
(ABOVE: “YemaRya” by Artist Tracey Jones)

Congratulations to the artists whose work received ribbons for the Black Art Matters art show, which is currently on display in The Gallery!

1st Place: “Riley Manifesting” by Donna Richardson
2nd Place: “Tigress” by Fe Grant
3rd Place: “Colors Martin Luther King Jr” by Allen Pettigrew
Honorable Mention: “The Georgia Gazette” by Patricia Anderson-Turner
Honorable Mention: “Fruits of Labor” by Virginia Ferguson
Honorable Mention: “Stronger After the Fire” by Leslie David
Honorable Mention: “Xale Bu Jige-en (Young Woman” by Robert J. Anderson

"Urban Paradise" by Sue Graef
2025-04-04, 2025-04-05, 2025-04-07 | Lobby Art Gallery, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, 33618, United States
My works are vibrant cityscape/urban landscape paintings in acrylic on stretched canvas, expressing my vision of the world around me in a light-hearted style. Created with bold composition and brilliant saturated color, my play on perspective, vanishing points, depth of field, and use of color make these works unique.

"Moments: Capturing Life Through the Lens" by Craig Nowicke
2025-04-04, 2025-04-05, 2025-04-07 | Art Corner Art Gallery, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, F, 33618, United States
Rod Stewart famously made the musical statement, “Every picture tells a story, don’t it?” He was right! Every photo is rooted in a journey and seeks to tell the story of that special place, time, and experience.
My goal is that the photographic art you see here will invite you into the essence of these times, places, and experiences that I’ve been fortunate to capture and share with you. Let’s begin the journey! Adventure awaits!
– Craig Nowicke

"Spiritual Origins" by Cheryl Yellowhawk
2025-04-04, 2025-04-05, 2025-04-07 | Atrium Art Gallery, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, 33618, United States
Cheryl Yellowhawk is a fine artist specializing in oil, watercolor, and pastel painting. She has a BFA from UNM and IAIA. Her work is deeply inspired by beautiful women, the connection between mother and child, Native American Culture, the serene landscapes of New Mexico, and the delicate essence of flowers. Her work captures a mood and her sense of wonder.
In addition, Cheryl is an accomplished painting teacher, author (Finding Grace Through Grief), and radio personality. Her four-part radio series with CUTV discusses the healing power of art and how she healed herself from PTSD and DID.

Intermediate & Advanced Hand Building
2025-04-04 10:00 - 12:30 | Ceramics / Pottery Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Intermediate and advanced pottery students have already learned and practiced a variety of hand-building techniques and are ready to kick their skills up a notch!
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Hand Building
2025-04-04 13:00 - 15:30 | Ceramics / Pottery Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States

Learn to Read Music (in-person)
2025-04-04 15:30 - 17:00 | Meeting Room II, 4537 Lowell Road Tampa, Fl 33618
Explore and master the symbols that express mood and flow in any piece of music.
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Storybook Crafting
2025-04-05 09:00 - 09:45 | Art Room II, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Join us for a fun, story-filled Saturday morning with stories and a craft!
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Rehearsal: Carrollwood Jukebox Big Band
2025-04-05 09:00 - 12:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States

Exploring Art Through Minecraft
2025-04-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Art Room I, 4537 Lowell Road, FL
Each week, students will explore a different art style and medium through drawing, painting, and creating Minecraft
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Blues & BBQ
2025-04-05 11:00 - 18:00 | Park at Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA, Tampa, Florida, 33618, United States
A Carrollwood Village signature event! Back for another year, Carrollwood Village Phases II & III invite the entire community to have a finger-lickin’ good time with some of Tampa’s best BBQ Food Trucks and rockin’ guitar licks.
Blues & BBQ, presented by Carrollwood Village Phases II & III, is a free, family-friendly outdoor music festival with live music, food trucks, artisan vendors, games, and more.
ENTERTAINMENT
11 am – THE BLUES BARBARIAN
12:30 pm – RM JOHNSON & THE TOMCATS
2:30 pm – GEORGE PENNINGTON & THE ODYSSEY
4:30 pm – TED STEVENS & THE DOO SHOTS

Become a Vendor
Registration Deadline: March 21, 2025
Vendor applications are no longer being accepted for this event. Thank you!
