Biking, concerts and disco darlins

Not at all Vamp related: Before you go thinking to dress up as a creature of the night, the Tampa Twilight Criterium on Saturday (3/21) is all about biking and not the young adult vampire books.  With both amateur and professional races going on throughout the day, it'll be good for anyone, even if you just want to hang out on the sidelines  and get your bike  decorated for the cycling parade. For a full list of the scheduled events, check out their website for a detailed schedule of everything going on.

For your music fix: Pull out all those old Wu-Tang albumsake sure to check out Ghostface Killah over at the Ritz on Saturday (3/21). The influential Wu-Tang member is joined up by another former Wu-Tang member, Raekwon. Seeing these two on stage together should be one of the best rap concerts of the year in Tampa Bay. If you're looking for a little more female empowering stuff going on, the queen of feminist rock, Ani DiFranco will be at the Tampa Theatre on Friday (3/20). Combining her acoustic musical styling with the intimate setting of the Tampa Theatre will make for an intense show for anyone who digs female-fronted rock shows.

Burn Baby Burn: If you want some violence in a sports environment, you should check out the Derby Disco Inferno over at the USA Skateplex on Saturday (3/21). As the Derby Darlin's first exhibition game of 2009, the ladies should pumped and ready to play hard. Add on to this fact that it's a disco related game so afros and bell bottoms will be rampant in the rink and the crowd. Make sure to dress a little 70's yourself and you'll get $2 off your ticket. It's definitely worth digging out those old gold pendants and platform shoes.