Top 5 | What's growing on at the Florida Strawberry Festival

Plus: A unique, unusual restaurant in Tarpon Springs

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View on the web Got to our home page Subscribe to the Times March 3 to 9, 2022 Forward this to a friend Subscribe to more newsletters Fair season continues with today's opening of the Florida Strawberry Festival. Your biggest dilemma at the popular event may very well be: cake or biscuit?   Other ideas for staying busy include catching an Oscar-nominated film at Tampa Theatre or exploring the James Museum's most poignant exhibition yet.   Find even more events here.    — Meaghan Habuda, mhabuda@tampabay.com What to expect at the 2022 Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City The stellar music lineup has returned, as have the strawberry shortcake and the midway for the 11-day festival. Read more Tampa Theatre will show all the Oscar-nominated short films Starting Friday, you can see short documentaries, live-action films and animated films nominated for an Academy Award this year. Read more Gasparilla Festival of the Arts returns to Tampa for first time since 2020 It happens at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park on March 5-6. Read more American Indian boarding schools revealed at The James Museum in St. Petersburg “Away From Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories” runs through March 16. Read more Photos: Pickleball is the new, ‘it’ sport around Tampa Bay The cutesy name aside, the paddle sport has a serious following. Read more DEFINITELY DIFFERENT: Design your dream meal at this Tarpon Springs spot [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times] The next time you're on the hunt for a unique culinary experience in Tampa Bay, consider Quirky Fork.   Billed as a "Euro fusion" cafe, the Tarpon Springs restaurant whips up plates with international flavors based on guests' wishes.   A series of questions and a long sitdown with the chef-owner are part of the deal here, making Quirky Fork's approach to dining anything but ordinary.   Read our food critic's take on the restaurant below. Details here Did someone forward this to you? Get Top 5 in your own inbox next time. It's free to subscribe. Sign up here. Contact us Privacy policy Terms, conditions and copyright Standard of accuracy © 2022 • All Rights Reserved Tampa Bay Times • 490 First Avenue South • St. Petersburg, FL 33701 • 727-893-8111 To ensure this email is delivered to your inbox, add custserv@elist.tampabay.com to your address book. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the "Arts & Entertainment" newsletter from the Tampa Bay Times. If you’d prefer not to receive updates, you can unsubscribe from this email.