Welcome to this week's Patch Minute!

St. Petersburg

The Santaland Diaries will be performed at the American Stage Theater this Friday and Sunday, as well as Christmas Eve. The hillarious comedy is written by David Sedaris and recounts some of the stories he had working as an elf for a Macy's Santa Claus. Make sure to check out a small preview of the show in our second attached video.

Tickets are $19 and showtimes are  8 p.m. for Friday and Sunday, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. for Christmas Eve.

Gulfport

If you're looking to have fun and be classy, make sure to check out the Gulfport Casino this Saturday. There's going to be ballroom dancing with a live band starting at 6 p.m. 

At 6 p.m., there will be a lesson to get everyone up to speed and the free dance starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7.