Carrollwood Cultural Center

Rehearsal: Sunday in the Park
2024-01-25 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL

"The Student/Faculty Art Show"
2024-01-26, 2024-01-27 | Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618
Main Theatre Gallery: The Student/Faculty Art Show presented by the Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center
The Student/Faculty Art Show is for all students, faculty, and volunteers who have taken classes, worked, or volunteered at the Carrollwood Cultural Center since January 2019.
Student/Faculty Art Show Winning Pieces

Take an audio tour of the Student/Faculty Art Show. Audio description by Mackley Fogarty.
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Additional exhibits currently on display:
Featured Artists (Lobby Gallery): Coastal Collections by Betsy Ore Glass with additional work by Tarin Mohajeri
Corridor Gallery: Art of Life by Cecilia Moros (opening January 4)
Artist Corner: Power Struggles by Rebecca Skelton

Atrium Gallery: New Narratives by Jeanette Bradley

"Coastal Collections"
2024-01-26, 2024-01-27, 2024-01-29 | Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618
Coastal Collections is an art exhibit in our Lobby Gallery presented by featured artist Betsy Ore Glass with additional work by Tarin Mohajeri and her son, Jonah Mohajeri.

Additional exhibits currently on display:
Main Exhibit: Student/Faculty Art Show presented by the Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center

Corridor Gallery: Art of Life by Cecilia Moros (opening January 4)
Artist Corner: Power Struggles by Rebecca Skelton

Atrium Gallery: New Narratives by Jeanette Bradley

"Art of Life"
2024-01-26, 2024-01-27, 2024-01-29 | Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618
Art of Life is an exhibit by Cecilia Moros in the Corridor Gallery. (Pictured: “Horizon of a Mountain Range” by Cecilia Moros)
Cecilia Moros Martin, born in Venezuela in 1952, never anticipated an art career. However, 25 years ago, inspired by an anonymous artist, she began experimenting with colored pencils. Initially unfamiliar with the medium, she started to sell her naive works in small formats to family and friends. Over time, she explored acrylics and blended them with colored pencils. As a self-taught artist, Cecilia embraces a perpetual learning journey and is grateful to share her art with you.
Main Exhibit: The Student/Faculty Art Show presented by the Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center
Featured Artists (Lobby Gallery): Coastal Collections by Betsy Ore Glass with additional work by Tarin and Jonah Mohajeri
Artist Corner: Power Struggles by Rebecca Skelton
Atrium Gallery: New Narratives by Jeanette Bradley

Hand Building
2024-01-26 10:00 - 12:30 | 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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Concert Rehearsal
2024-01-26 10:00 - 17:00 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL

SEARS
2024-01-26 12:00 - 16:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
CLEANING THE CARPET

Hand Building
2024-01-26 13:00 - 15:30

Belly Dancing
2024-01-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Sure, you can do crunches, but why crunch when you can dance? Belly dancing is a ton of fun, but there are a lot of health benefits, too.
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FCCC Board Orientation
2024-01-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road Tampa, Fl 33618

Tai Chi
2024-01-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Take steps to relieve insomnia, strengthen your core, improve your balance, and raise your heart rate with Tai Chi for beginners.
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Latin Dancing
2024-01-26 16:30 - 18:00 | 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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Rehearsal: Carrollwood Jukebox Big Band
2024-01-27 09:00 - 12:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States

Argentine Tango I
2024-01-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
This beginner’s Argentine Tango class introduces the basic technical structure of the dance.
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Franz Mantini with Special Guest Ghadeer Abaido
2024-01-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
Two Hands & Four: A Piano Celebration of Mozart’s Birthday & More
Pianists Ghadeer Abaido and Franz Mantini present an evening of dazzling pianistic adventure featuring music by Bach, Chopin, Brahms, Rachmaninoff – and, of course, Mozart, in celebration of his birthday!
The program will feature each pianist presenting six of the twelve magnificent Chopin Opus 25 Etudes, and then joining forces on the same piano to perform a Mozart Sonata and Hungarian Dances written for four hands and transcriptions of beloved works by Bach and Rachmaninoff.
About the Performers
Ghadeer Abaido (pictured above) is a Palestinian-Jordanian pianist with extensive experience in the music world. From performing classical music as a soloist to collaborating with chamber music groups and orchestras in the Middle East, Europe and the United States. She received her Bachelors degree from the National Music Conservatory in Jordan. While living in Jordan, she performed the Tchaikovsky piano concerto under the baton of Mohammed Uthman Siddiq, and Liszt’s second piano concerto in collaboration with the conductor Jose Arean. Ghadeer was also actively involved with the humanitarian aid organization War Child, where she was dedicated to working with refugees in different parts of Jordan.
Ghadeer worked briefly in Dubai as a film-score composer; her music won two Lynx awards and was featured in the Dubai International Film Festival. She moved to the United States in 2017 and completed her master’s at the University of South Florida under the guidance of Dr. Svetozar Ivanov. While studying at USF, she won the concerto competition and went on to perform Liszt’s Totentanz with the USFSO. She was also awarded first place in the USF piano competition for her performance of the Liszt piano sonata and Beethoven’s Op. 109. Ghadeer also participated in the Osaka International Piano competition, winning first place in the U.S. regionals and going on to Japan for the finals.
Ghadeer most recently won the Iowa Performance Fellowship award from the University of Iowa, where she completed the requirements for her Doctorate in Piano Performance under the guidance of Dr. Rene Lecuona.
Ghadeer has taken part in music festivals regionally and around the world; some festivals she performed in are the Cincinnati Young Artists Chamber Music Festival, the Harvard Chamber Music Festival, the Savonlinna Chamber Music Festival in Finland, the International Brancaleoni Music Festival in Italy, and the International Prague Piano Festival. She has performed in masterclasses for and studied with world-famous pianists such as Ralf Gothoni, Valentina Lisitsa, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, and Richard Goode.
Ghadeer enjoys performing chamber music and arranging orchestral works for marimba and piano with her duo partner William Brown. The Abaido-Brown Duo first met at the University of South Florida, debuting with an electrifying performance of Danse Macabre. The two players have since developed an astounding repertoire, joining forces to bring new life to beloved classics in recording and performance.
Ghadeer currently serves as an adjunct professor at the University of South Florida, and as an instructor at the Tampa Bay Music Academy.
Franz Mantini
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 Formosa 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, TFO Principal 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
Group tickets for parties of 10+ (Promo Code: Group): $16

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Becca & Frank's Wedding
2024-01-28 14:00 - 18:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States

Chair Yoga
2024-01-29 10:00 - 10:45 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Chair Yoga is a form of yoga practiced on a chair or standing using a chair for support.
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Gallery Load-Out
2024-01-29 10:00 - 13:00 | Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618
Gallery Exhibitions / Load-Out
Please refer to the Call for Artists or contact Art Curator Willow Wright at curator@carrollwoodcenter.org for details.

Piano Care/Tuning
2024-01-29 10:00 - 13:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Baby Grand and Uprights

Gentle Hatha Yoga
2024-01-29 11:00 - 12:30 | Dance Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
This class will teach you basic yoga in a gentle way.
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Bridge Club
2024-01-29 13:00 - 16:00 | Community Room, 4537 Lowell Road
The Bridge Club is open to anyone who knows how to play bridge and wants to spend their Monday afternoons with a great group of people. Whether you have been playing a couple of years, or many years, you will have a great time with this fun group. Newcomers are welcome.
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Gallery Load-In
2024-01-29 14:00 - 17:00 | Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618
Gallery Exhibitions / Load-In
Please refer to the Call for Artists or contact Art Curator Willow Wright at curator@carrollwoodcenter.org for details.

FL Drama Kids
2024-01-29 17:00 - 18:00 | Community Room, 4537 Lowell Road
Kids drama classes

Wheel Throwing
2024-01-29 18:00 - 20:30 | Ceramics / Pottery Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Students will learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel.
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Phase I
2024-01-29 18:30 - 21:00 | Carrollwood Village Room, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL 33618, FL
Carrollwood Village Phase I
