Halloween Weekend Concerts Fill Tampa Bay Venues

The Capitol Theatre in Clearwater presents the 1984 film Ghostbusters in high definition on Saturday night. A full orchestra performs the classic score composed by Elmer Bernstein. The venue also screened The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a shadow cast earlier in the week, and that performance is now sold out.

Halloween night features a hip-hop concert called Nightmare on Channelside at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa. The 7 p.m. show includes performers Kevin Gates, Kodak Black, Meek Mill, and DaBaby. Organizers encourage attendees to wear costumes. The event is one of several taking place across the region during the holiday.

Gospel singer Cece Winans performs at the Yuengling Center on the University of South Florida Tampa campus on Wednesday night. The 7 p.m. event is titled Come Worship. On Friday, Puerto Rican singer and actor Chayanne performs at the Benchmark International Arena. His 8 p.m. show is a stop on the Bailemos Otra Vez tour. Chayanne played a vampire character in the 2008 television series Gabriel: Amor Inmortal.

The Mahaffey Theater hosts Sonic Live in Concert on Friday. A live ensemble performs music from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise. The venue screens 35 years of clips in high definition overhead during the performance.

The New Tampa Performing Arts Center hosts two musical events this weekend. The St. Pete Collective performs The Music of James Taylor at 8 p.m. on Friday. The group includes musicians Patrick Bettison, LaRue Nickleson, Vinnie Seplesky, Gale Trippsmith, Joey Interrante, Chad Stivers, and Jim Gilmour. On Sunday at 3 p.m., an all-star bay area jazz ensemble performs MIXTURA. The group features Allison Nash, John O'Leary, Fernando Cruz, and Pat Hernly. Bassist Alejandro Arenas anchors the show with his original compositions.

The Florida Orchestra performs a pops concert conducted by Lawrence Loh. The program, titled John Williams at 95: From Star Wars to Harry Potter, includes themes from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones series, Jaws, Hook, E.T., Warhorse, Star Wars, and Harry Potter. Concerts are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday at the Straz Center's Ferguson Hall and 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Mahaffey Theater.

The Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa hosts two theater productions through November 8. The national touring company of Hamilton performs at Morsani Hall. Jobsite Theater presents Stephen King's Misery at the Jaeb Theatre. Additional events include a November 4 performance by the Reflections Chamber Ensemble and a November 6 comedy show by Rickey Smiley at the Tampa Theatre.