Where: St. Petersburg FL When: Thu Jan 10 5:30pm – 6:30pm Shakespeare Festival - various dates and venues. www.floridaorchestra.orgA variety of area arts organizations will present a collaborative Shakespeare Festival celebrating William Shakespeare’s wide-reaching influence across the arts, which will include two orchestra programs, five Shakespeare-inspired films, an art exhibit, dramatic readings, Shakespeare in song, excerpts from plays and other events from January 3 through January 26 (see schedule of event below). The participating organizations include The Florida Orchestra, American Stage Theatre Company, The Dali Museum, The Mahaffey Theater, The Studio@620, St. Petersburg College School of Music, Sunscreen Film Festival, and the University of South Florida School of Music.Addendum: Event Schedule Shakespeare Festival Event Schedule:THU, JAN 3, 11:00am The Florida Orchestra Coffee Concert: “Symphonic Shakespeare” The Mahaffey Theater 400 First Street South, St. Petersburg Stuart Malina, conductor Nicolai: Merry Wives of Windsor Overture Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture & Scherzo Walton: Richard III, A Shakespeare Suite Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Shostakovich: Hamlet – Incidental Music Walton: Henry V – Passacaglia & Touch Her Soft Lips and Part Tickets: $24, $29 & $42 (Students: $10) Includes pre-concert talk at 10am; complimentary coffee & doughnuts 727.892.3337 or 1.800.662.7286 www.floridaorchestra.org SAT, JAN 5, 1:00pm Film Screening: Scotland, PA Presented by The Dali Museum & Sunscreen Film Festival The Dali Museum 1 Dali Blvd, St. PetersburgA modernized retelling of Macbeth set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania. Directed by Billy Morrissette and starring James LeGros, Maura Tierney and Christopher Walken. 2001 – 104 minutes – rated R Free admission to film Information: 727.823.3767 www.thedali.org THU, JAN 10, 5:30pm “Shakespeare in Song” Presented by The Dali Museum and St. Petersburg College School of Music Dali Museum 1 Dali Blvd, Saint PetersburgStudents from St. Petersburg College perform vocal selections based on Shakespeare’s texts and dramatic works.Free admission to performance Information: 727.823.3767 www.thedali.orgFRI, JAN 11 – APRIL 28 The Dali Museum: “Much Ado About Shakespeare” Exhibit 1 Dali Blvd, St. Petersburg Two suites of Shakespearean Comedies and Tragedies consisting of 31 drypoint engravings will be on display. Two editions of his published illustrated books "Macbeth" and "As You Like It" will accompany the sets.Adults: $21 Seniors 65+, Military, Police and Firefighters: $19 Children 13 to 18 & students 18+ with ID: $15 Children 6 to 12: $7 Children 5 and younger: FREE After 5pm on Thursday: $10 Information: 727.823.3767 www.thedali.org SAT, JAN 12, 1:00pm Film Screening: Prospero's Books Presented by The Dali Museum & Sunscreen Film Festival The Dali Museum 1 Dali Blvd, St. PetersburgAn exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the’ The Tempest’. Directed by Peter Greenaway and starring John Gielgud, Michael Clark and Michel Blanc. 1991 – 124 minutes – Rated R Free admission to film Information: 727.823.3767 www.thedali.org SAT, JAN 19 The Dali Museum’s Family Day 1:00pm – 5:00pm Presented by The Dali Museum & Sunscreen Film Festival Featuring film screenings, family activities, refreshments, and more… The Dali Museum 1 Dali Blvd, St. PetersburgThe Lion King – 1:00pm Bring the kids to the Dali for a screening of Disney’s classic film inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Kids can participate in Lion King inspired activities before and after the film. 1994 – 89 minutes – Rated G Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead – 3:00pm Two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them. Directed by Tom Stoppard and starring Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Richard Dreyfuss. 1990 – 117 minutes – Rated PGFree admission to film and kids’ activities Information: 727.823.3767 www.thedali.org WED, JAN 23, 7:00pm An Intimate Collaboration: “All The World’s A Stage” Presented by The Studio@620 and The Florida Orchestra 620 1st Avenue South, St. PetersburgThe Studio@620’s first of four events in partnership with The Florida Orchestra explores Shakespeare’s influence on music, spoken word and more in a multi-faceted artistic collaboration. Vocalists from the USF School of Music’s Chamber Singers highlight Shakespeare’s words in song. Co-hosted by Studio@620 artistic director Bob Devin Jones, special guests from The Florida Orchestra and guest conductor Andrew Grams.Suggested donation: $10 Seating is limited. Reservations are suggested. Information: 727.895.6620 www.studio620.org The Florida Orchestra & American Stage Theatre Company Masterworks: “Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet” FRI, JAN 25, 10:00am Progress Energy Morning Masterworks: Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg SAT, JAN 26, 8:00pm Tampa Bay Times Masterworks: Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg SUN, JAN 27, 7:30pm Tampa Bay Times Masterworks: Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater Andrew Grams, conductor Tchaikovsky: Hamlet – Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare Tchaikovsky: The Tempest – Fantasy Overture Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet – Fantasy OvertureUnder Artistic Director Todd Olson, actors from American Stage present scenes from the plays as preludes to the Tchaikovsky’s music.Tickets: $15, $35 & $45 (Students: $10) Post-concert talk at morning performance Pre-concert talk one hour prior to the start of the evening performances 727.892.3337 or 1.800.662.7286 www.floridaorchestra.orgSAT, JAN 26, 1:00pm Film Screening: Romeo + Juliet Presented by The Dali Museum & Sunscreen Film Festival The Dali Museum 1 Dali Blvd, St. PetersburgShakespeare’s classic retains its original dialogue in an “old wine in new bottles” setting in the modern suburb of Verona. Directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes and John Leguizamo. 1996 – 120 minutes – PG-13Free admission to film Information: 727.823.3767 www.thedali.org