Entertainment

Entertainment in St Petersburg FL is booming.  Especially with the surrounding area of Tampa Bay, FL, which draws scores of vacationers and sports fans every year.  Below are some of the Entertainment Highlights for St Petersburg, FL.

What is Kim Kardashian doing in Tampa?

If you’re intent on keeping up with Kim Kardashian, then head to AJA Channelside on Friday. That’s where the celebutante will host the nightclub’s Memorial Weekend Kickoff Party.  Kardashian, the de facto star of the E! reality show Keeping up with the Kardashians, will work the microphone, take photos and mingle with the crowd.

“She’s going to have a table in the main lounge, so she’ll be extremely accessible to all guests,” said AJA spokesman Enrique De Jesus. “At AJA, part of our motto is that we have no red ropes. Once you make it through the door, everybody is VIP.”  Kardashian is bringing along her gal pal Brittany Gastineau from the E! reality series Gastineau Girls. Local deejays Ku and Tha Mixfits will spin.

Florida Orchestra to provide live music for film classic ‘Wizard of Oz’

“You’re going to have Judy Garland singing Over the Rainbow accompanied by the Florida Orchestra.”  So says John Goberman, speaking of his production that enables a symphony orchestra to play along with a screening of The Wizard of Oz. The orchestra music has been removed from the film, but the dialogue and singing remain.

“When you hear an orchestra play it live, you have a different experience of the film,” Goberman says. “You become aware of how driven by the music it is. It’s really an adventure for film and orchestra.”  This weekend, the Florida Orchestra, with Leif Bjaland conducting, will head down the yellow brick road in two performances of the movie at Mahaffey Theater.