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Dr. John’s stage persona (pictured), “The Night Tripper,” is as big and colorful as the Big Easy — he embodies the culture and heritage of his hometown of New Orleans, and his latest project is a tribute to Duke Ellington and Johnny Mercer. Dr. John and the Lower 911 take the stage with “The Sauce Boss” Bill Wharton. Visit mypalladium.org for more info. Thurs., Nov. 5, 8 p.m., Palladium Theater, $45.

This week’s installment in the Dalí and Beyond Film Series of shocking and surreal cinema is  5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, a live-action Dr. Seuss adaptation about Bart, who hates his piano lessons with Dr. Terwilliker and is dragged to a dream world where his piano professor is ruler and the students become his subjects. Visit salvadordalimuseum.org for more info. Thurs., Nov. 5, 6 p.m., Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, $5 after 5 p.m.

Poet Rhett Iseman Trull, whose work has graced the pages of The American Poetry Review, Best New Poets 2008 and more is this week’s guest in the Writers at the U contemporary lit series. Visit ut.edu for more info. Thurs., Nov. 5, 8 p.m., University of Tampa, Tampa, free.

This month’s installment in the St. Petersburg Opera’s newly inaugurated series, Evenings with the Maestro, is “Zarzuela y Mucho Mas,” and explores this Spanish form of light opera — a combination of spoken dialogue and singing. Artistic Director Mark Sforzini discusses how the technique has influenced the world of opera, and Stephen Mollica, Sara Peeples, Linda Switzer, Noemi Perez-Silva, and Kathleen Berger (an experienced zarzuelan performer who returns from her home in Spain for the performance) take the stage to demonstrate. Visit stpeteopera.org for more info. Thurs., Nov. 5, 6 p.m., The Music Gallery, Clearwater, $10, $5 students and seniors in advance; all tickets $10 at the door.

Iphigenia, a “bawdy mix of drama and comedy,” follows King Agamemnon on his quest to rescue Helen of Troy — but to reach her, he must sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia. Visit eckerd.edu/events for more info. Nov. 5-15, 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Bininger Theater, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, $10, $5 Eckerd faculty and staff, $1 Eckerd students.

Pack a brown bag lunch with a little culture on the side for Appetite for Art, a noontime, docent-led discussion on 20th Century art. Visit spcollege.edu/museum for more info. Thurs., Nov. 5, 12 p.m., Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Palm Harbor.

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