Events: Markets, Improv, & Anime

View from Albert Whitted Park. Photos by City of St. Petersburg

SEPTEMBER 2022 EVENTS

Saturday Morning Market

When: Saturdays from 9am - 1pm (through Sept. 10th) Where: Williams Park, 350 2nd Ave N Cost: Free Admission Over 125 vendors, including family-owned farms, ready-toeat, and artisan foods, handmade crafts, & more! Live music by local bands. Saturday Morning Market offers food assistance by matching your SNAP purchase on Florida fruits and vegetables.

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Second Saturday ArtWalk

When: Second Saturday (Sept. 10th) from 5pm - 9pm Where: Central Arts District, EDGE Business District, Grand Central District, Warehouse Arts District, Uptown Arts District, and downtown Waterfront District Cost: Free to attend Walk, drive, or take the trolley - it’s back! The trolley stops at over 40 ArtWalk venues. The Waterfront District galleries can be seen by using the free Downtown Looper, which runs every 15 minutes. Map available online. stpeteartsalliance.org/

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Blah Blah Blah! Open Mic

When: Second Tuesday (Sept. 13th) from 8pm - 9pm Where: The Studio @620, 620 1st Ave S Cost: $5 Open Mic is a Literary Storytelling and Prose event brought to you by Wordier Than Thou and the Studio @620. Each month starts with a reading from a recently published work by a featured local author, then we open up the mic to give seven minutes each to area storytellers and prose writers. Meet local authors, and listen to interesting stories from locals. Each month there will be a theme.

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Pickleball 101

When: Second Tuesday (Sept. 13th) from 6pm - 7pm Where: Coquina Key Park, 3595 Locust St SE Cost: Free Try out this paddleball sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis. All ages and levels welcome!

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“Premonitions Promise - The Art of Lance Rodgers”

When: Opening Reception - Friday, Sept. 9th from 5pm - 9pm; Exhibit dates Sept. 9th - Nov. 5th Where: Woodfield Fine Art, 2323 Central Ave Cost: Free to attend See the latest works of art from this preeminent St. Petersburg artist. woodfieldfineart.com

Anime St. Pete

When: Saturday, Sept. 17th from 10am - 5pm & Sunday, Sept. 18th from 10am - 6pm Where: The Coliseum, 535 4th Ave N Cost: $28 & up Honoring anime and the cosplay it inspires. Brought to you by the organizers of St. Pete Comic Con. animestpete.

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Spaghetti Fundraising Dinner – Optimist Club of St Petersburg, Inc.

When: Saturday, Sept. 17th from noon - 4pm Where: Clearview United Methodist Church, 4515 38th Avenue N

St. Petersburg Museum of History is located at 335 2nd Ave NE

Cost: $10/dinner Optimist Club of St Petersburg is celebrating it’s 98th year of service to the kids in the community. All proceeds from will be used to benefit the youth in our community. Dinner includes: spaghetti with (or w/o) meat sauce, salad, bread, drink & dessert. Raffles, Silent Auction and a 50/50 will be held.

optimistclubofstpetersburg.org

2022 Cocktails on the Courts

When: Saturday, Sept. 24th from 7pm - 10pm Where: St Petersburg Shuffleboard Club, 559 Mirror Lake Dr N Cost: Pre-sale tickets are available for $100, or two tickets for $175 Enjoy a 50s-themed night under the stars with shuffleboard, unlimited Florida cuisine & cocktails and live entertainment from the Black Honkeys, all supporting the Museum of History! Costumes are encouraged but not required.

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Happy Happy Improv Show

When: Last Saturday (Sept. 24th) from 9pm - 11pm Where: Green Light Cinema, 221 2nd Ave N Cost: $12 Presented by Sunshine City Improv Theatre and Green Light Cinema the last Saturday of every month featuring rotating improv teams, sketch comedy, music, and more! sunshinecityimprov.com

For more events, or to submit an event, visit greenbenchmonthly.com/events

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