Singing, Sharks And A Silent Auction On Tap This Weekend

Wondering what to do this weekend?

Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for activities to hit this weekend.

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All-Youth Musical

Masque Theatre will present the all-youth summer musical, Once Upon a Mattress, Friday, Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 4 at 3 p.m. at the Omar K. Lightfoot Center, 10901 N. 56th St., Temple Terrace. 

In this musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea, Princess Winnifred is put to the test by the conniving Queen Aggravain, who doesn't think any girl is good enough for her son, Prince Dauntless. 

Tickets are $14 for adults $12 for students, seniors and military members and $10 for children 12 and under. Visit http://www.masquetheatre.net/boxoffice.aspx or call 813-983-1710.

Get Close Up With Sharks

The Museum of Science & Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, kicks off Shark Week with a big chomp on Saturday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The celebration will continue throughout the week with the first 50 people of each day, Aug. 3-9, receiving free MOSI admission when they buy a ticket to Sea Monsters Revealed.

On Saturday, Aug. 3 and throughout the week, guests will be able to view real shark dissections in MOSI’s grand lobby. Additionally, Dr. Daniel Huber, shark expert, consultant for Discovery Channel and University of Tampa professor, will be at MOSI to speak about some of the myths and mysteries associated with these fascinating creatures. 

Guests will be able to view the night sky over some of the world’s most active great white shark feeding grounds inside The Saunders Planetarium, and build their own LEGO sharks inside MOSI’s inventor’s studio, Idea Zone. 

For an additional fee, guests can experience Sea Monsters Revealed, where they will see not only the outside, but also the inside of the most elusive aquatic life ever discovered, including a 15-foot-long mako shark, a pregnant silky shark and an 18-foot-long, 3,000-pound whale shark. Visit mosi.org.

Ssshhh... It's a Silent Auction

Brenda Fruster Ministries will host a silent auction Saturday, Aug. 3 at 1 p.m. at the Temple Terrace Recreation Center, Classroom 3, 6610 Whiteway Dr., Temple Terrace. Up for auction will be tickets to amusement parks, gift certificates for local restaurants, designer shoes and handbags, and more. Refreshments will be available.

Sing Your Heart Out

Shamrock's Ale House, 7805 Temple Terrace Highway, Temple Terrace, hosts karaoke every Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.