Shark Week, Back To School, First Responders Concert

BACK TO SCHOOL
Okay, East Lakers, the first day of school is approaching and we want to help the process move along smoothly. We've compiled a list of tips that will help you prepare yourself and your kids for the start of a new school year. To kick it off, mark your calendar with important dates with the East Lake school calendar.

THE LITTLE MERMAID JR.
The whole family can relive the magic of the Disney tale in this musical performance at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 North W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10. Get tickets online or call 813-229-7827.

FIRST RESPONDERS CONCERT WITH COWHEAD & PITBULL TODDLER 
Join Tampa radio personality Cowhead and his band, Pitbull Toddler, for a benefit concert at 8 p.m Friday, Aug. 9, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa. There will also be a silent auction, with all proceeds going to first responder charities. It's $10, or first responders get in free.

SHARK WEEK! 
The Florida Aquarium, 701 Channelside Dr., Tampa, celebrates these undersea predators throughSunday, Aug. 11, with a shark-themed scavenger hunt, additional shark feeding tours, appearances by the Florida Aquarium Mermaids and more. Visit flaquarium.org for more details.