Accent On Tampa Bay #197, March 2014

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Vol. 26, Issue 197 March, 2014 Publisher Albert F. Martino, Jr. Senior Editor Melissa Wolcott Martino Sales Vicki Kolb Barbara McGovern Senior Sports Editor Peter Martino Graphic Designers Papande Newman Missy Lynn Contributors Marty Peters Deborah Quigley JoAnn Ryan Photographer Melissa Wolcott Martino Proofreader Beau deCatta Cover Photo courtesy of: De PUBLISHED ON LINE BY

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LOCAL FOCUS FLORIDA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL - thru March 9 The Florida Strawberry Festival takes place in Plant City, FL. It was started in 1930 by the Lions Club to promote the local strawberry crop. The festival lasts 11 days, and generates an attendance of about half a million patrons from all over Central Florida and beyond. Festival goers will find craft sales, free entertainment acts/events, a very large midway, plus twice-daily “big name” musical concert performances. The festival is also known for its famous Strawberry Shortcake.

RASCAL FLATTS perform at the Strawberry Festival Every year a parade is held in the festival’s honor and features Plant City’s Person Of the Year award. There are livestock activities in conjunction with the local 4-H club, and a beauty pageant, with the coronation of a Strawberry Queen. www.flstrawberryfestival. com/

Historic Schooner to visit Tampa and St. Petersburg – thru March 13 Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the StarSpangled Banner, the historic Clipper Schooner, Lynx, a War of 1812 Privateer Square-Topsail Schooner, will visit the Tampa Convention Center from Jan 15-22. 333 S. Franklin Street, Tampa.

The schooner sails over to St. Petersburg on Jan 23, for a visit until March 13 at the Harborage Marina at 1110 Third St. S. Visitors are able to tour the ship and even embark on a sailing adventure. The crew of the Lynx wears authentic maritime clothing from the early 1800s. The ship was built to near-exact specifications of the original Lynx. Climb aboard and step back in time as you relive history and feel the adventure.

For reservations call (866) 446-5969 or visit privateerlynx.org

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ore than 500 people gathered at the Nielsen Ballroom eager to taste the delicious dishes prepared by fifteen area restaurants, bid on silent auction items, and sip craft beer, wine and a special drink, the Sweetheart Galatini, at the Oldsmar Cares Gala. The photo booth, donated by CCS Photogs raphy, and beer tasting and spin-the-wheel giveaway, provided by the Brass e ar Car m s d l Tap, were both crowd pleasers. The evening raised $66,500. The award for O esy of Court Best Food went to Salt Rock Tavern, Best Presentation went to Tampa Bay Cook’s Club, and Best Overall went to Amici’s Catering. Oldsmar Mayor and US 103.5 radio personality Doug Bevis entertained the crowd as Master of Ceremonies and auctioneer. www.oldsmarcares.org/gala.html

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DUNEDIN MARDI GRAS - Tues, March 4 Join the fun in Dunedin and celebrate the 23rd Dunedin Mardi Gras with the annual huge parade down Douglas and a free concert headlined by Professor Pennygoode’s Mighty Flea Circus immediately after the parade and Come Back Alice opening the event at 5:30pm. This year’s Grand Marshall is Reginald Roundtree, news anchor for 10 News WTSP, Tampa.

King of Mardi Gras is Phil Henderson, operator of the Caladesi Island Ferry and local businessman. The concert starts on Main Street on the Pioneer Park stage at 5:30 pm and ends at 11:00 pm. The parade starts at 7:30 pm at the Florida Auto Exchange Stadium and heads north to Skinner Blvd. There will be food and wine offered by local merchants, craft vendors, special beer and wine promotions and much, much, more. www.dunedinmardigras.com

FREE PANCAKES AT IHOP RESTAURANTS ON NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY wTues, March 4 Get ready. Get set. And…go to IHOP Restaurants on March 4 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. when more than 1500 participating IHOP restaurants nationwide will again be serving up millions of free short stacks of their famous buttermilk pancakes to pancake lovers in celebration of National Pancake Day. In exchange for the free pancakes, customers are encouraged to leave a voluntary donation to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and other local causes.

Since its introduction in 2006, National Pancake Day has raised nearly $13 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities. This year, IHOP hopes to raise an additional $3 million. Many IHOP locations will also sell “Miracle Balloons” beginning in February, for $1 or $5 to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. $5 balloons include a $5 off coupon for the guest’s next visit. For more information visit www.ihoppancakeday.com

The Humane Society of Pinellas EXTENDED SUMMER ADOPTION HOURS – March to Oct The Humane Society of Pinellas is extending evening adoption hours from March to October. People who work during the day will now have more time to visit adoptable pets in the evening. Starting March 1st, the new hours will be: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 11 am - 7 pm, Saturdays and Sundays 10 am - 4 pm. HSP is closed on Wednesdays and holidays. Visit the Humane Society of Pinellas at 3040 State Road 590 in Clearwater. www.HumaneSocietyofPinellas.org www.AccentOnTampaBay.com

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DRESS FOR SUCCES– Thurs, March 6 Enjoy a red carpet evening of fashion and refreshments at Macy’s Westshore Plaza on Thursday, March 6, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm as Macy’s presents The Dress for Success Tampa Bay Shopping Soiree and Fashion Show. This event will feature Spring and Summer fashion trends, cosmetic makeovers and raffle prizes all benefiting Dress for Success Tampa Bay. This exclusive event has brought together hundreds of women for a special cause.

All proceeds from Dress for Success Tampa Bay Shopping Soiree will go directly to Dress for Success of Tampa Bay, part of the global non-profit and 100% volunteer organization promoting economic independence of disadvantaged women.

Dress for Success Tampa Bay Shopping Soiree attendees may donate gently worn suits and accessories during the event -- so clean out your closet now. If you are unable to attend the event, but still want to support this special cause, visit the website and click the “Donate” button.

The first 50 guests to purchase a ticket will receive a free SWAG bag upon arrival of the event. Macy’s at Westshore Plaza, 298 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL 33609. www.dressforsuccesssoiree.eventbrite.com

Tampa Bay Boat Show – March 7 - 9 Chart your course to Tropicana Field on March 7, 8 & 9. The Tampa Bay Boat Show showcases area boat dealers/manufacturers, the latest in boating and fishing supplies, and great accessories too.

This three-day sales event will feature the area’s top dealers. The Tampa Bay Boat Show offers a great way to see and compare all available makes and models in one location. Tropicana Field will be filled with new boats, watercraft, exhibits and more. The selection of boats on display ranges from large to small. Millions of dollars of boating inventory all in one location. Area lenders will be on hand offering low show financing rates. Don’t miss the Florida Fishing School Seminar Series on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Take part in a series of presentations by the area’s top fishing guides and local experts….great tips, secrets and fun.

Learn how to catch the big one. The event is open to the public. Admission is FREE. Tropicana Field, 1 Tropicana Drive St. Petersburg, Florida 33705. 727-893-8523 or visit www.tampabayboatshows.com

Pow Wow Festival and Parade – March 7 - 9 The Pow Wow Festival and Parade is Seminole’s oldest & largest event celebrating the Seminole residents and visitors. Join your friends and neighbors March 7-9, 2013 at the Seminole Recreation Center.

From the carnival and parade to the community events, there is fun to be had for all ages!

Fri, March 7 - 5-11pm: Carnival opening night - live music and entertainment; games, Carnival rides and food Sat, March 8 - 12p - 11p: the 1st Annual Bow Wow parade - 9:50am; Annual Pow Wow Parade - 11am; live music and entertainment; Carnival rides and food; Fireworks - 9pm.

Sun, March 9 - 11am-7pm: children’s extravaganza, Community stage and entertainment; Kiwanis Truck Pull; Carnival rides and food.

Seminole Rec Center, 9100 113th St. N., Seminole.

727-391-8345. www.myseminole.com

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Huzzah and Cheers for 36 Years!

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ourney back in time as more than 100 merchants contribute to the atmosphere of this charming 16th century village. Experience live armored jousting, 12 stages of entertainment, 7 theme weekends, and fun and food for the whole family. The Bay Area Renaissance Festival is a first-class experience whose 36th season begins on February 22 and ends on April 6. The Festival is open weekends, with a special day for schools and seniors on Festival Friday, April, 4. The Festival is open from 10 am – 6 pm rain or shine. Admission at the gate: Adults $19.95; Children 5-12 $11.95; four and under are free! Parking at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival is always free Discount tickets are available at participating Circle K and Walgreens stores, at MOSI, or online at www.BayAreaRenFest.com

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Gasparilla Music Festival – March 8 - 9 The 2014 festival will take place in Curtis Hixon Riverfront Park and Kiley Gardens Park on March 8th & 9th and will feature musical acts from a wide variety of genres on several stages and cuisine from the regions top restaurants. As part of its mission to support and promote music and education, the organization is involved throughout the year in several initiatives including providing scholarships to music students. Sat, 11:00 am - 11:00 pm; Sun, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm. For performers and performance lineup, and additional information, visit www. gasparillamusicfestival.com

THE FLAMING LIPS

Tampa Bay pet Expo – Sat, March 8 Attendees can enjoy spending a fun-filled and educational day with their best pet friend. This free event is for folks along with their furry, feathered and reptilian pals who are looking to enjoy a day of live entertainment, education, exciting contests and all kinds of pet-friendly demonstrations. Check out 125 + exhibitors, low-cost shots and micro -chipping, free nail trims, pet costume contest. Hundreds of pets available for adoption in the Mega Adoption Area. Admission is free to the public and parking is $6 at the Florida State Fairground.

Linda Blair, star of The Exorcist and founder of The Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation, will make an appearance at the event to raise awareness for her WorldHeart Foundation. The Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation works to fight animal cruelty by educating the public, through animal rescue, and finding loving families to give the animals a second chance at a happy life.

Celebrity pet expert Harrison Forbes will also be on-site.

A major highlight of the Tampa Bay Pet Expo is the Mega-Adoption Area, featuring hundreds of adoptable pets. Live entertainment and demonstrations will be going on all day. You can register your pet friend to take part in popular competitions such as the costume contest, talent contest or pet/owner musical chairs with prizes from exhibitors.

Pets are welcome to attend HARRISON LINDA BLAIR the event, as long as they’re FORBES on a fixed lead and have proof of age-appropriate rabies vaccines. If your pet is not up-todate, don’t worry. There will be discounted vaccinations and low-cost micro chipping available thanks to TLC PetSnip, Inc. and attendees can even take advantage of free nail trims. www.tampabaypetexpo.com

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Kiwanis Annual Pancake Day – Sat, March 8 Community and volunteers flip for annual pancake breakfast, 7:00 to11:00 A.M., at the Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th Street North. Breakfast will include all the delicious pancakes you can eat in two different flavors, a choice of toppings, sausage and beverage (fresh orange juice, coffee, or milk). Guests will once again have the opportunity to enjoy live entertainment performed on stage while they dine. Free books for children of all ages will be distributed.

The public will be able to access the Pancake Day from 9 to 11 AM via the Ridge Road gate entrance on the West side of St. Petersburg College. Parking for the event is free and available at the adjacent St. Petersburg College and Seminole library. A golf cart shuttle service to the main entrance will be provided (donations welcomed). One hundred percent of the proceeds raised from the event will be used to help support the Kiwanis Breakfast Club’s Just One Book and Reading is Fun-damental programs and its many other community service projects through its 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation.

Tickets can be purchased at First Home Bank in Seminole by contacting Charlene Jasmin (727) 3995602, or at the door.

Bands, Brew & BBQ Sat & Sun, thru March 9

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ands, Brew & BBQ is back for its seventh straight year, and it’s bigger than ever. Busch Gardens Tampa’s festival is filling every Sunday, Feb 8 – March 9, with an unlimited sampling of more than 100 specialty and craft beers, saucy barbeque from the bay area’s most popular restaurants and live concerts from some of the biggest names in rock music.

With more options than ever before, the expanded Beer Festival will feature more than 100 imported, domestic and craft beers. Select brews are available at each of the tents along the Bands, Brew and BBQ pathway, as well as in JUSTIN MOOR E Gwazi Park. The festival also serves up a savory series of food tents, with Outback Steakhouse, Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill, Penguin Pretzel Factory and local favorite Kojak’s House of Ribs, as well as a selection of Busch Gardens’ own barbeque favorites.

Justin Moore, this year’s nominee for The Academy of Country Music’s New Artist of the Year, takes the stage on Saturday, Feb. 22. Moore is best known for hits, including “Small Town USA” and “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away.”

Celebrity Apprentice winner and “Rock of Love” superstar Bret Michaels will take the stage on Sunday, Feb. 23 performing some of his biggest hits.

Rounding out this year’s lineup: Sat, 3/1 - Lifehouse; Sun, 3/2 - ZZ Top; Sat, 3/8 - Daddy Yankee; Sun, 3/9 - Steve Miller Band HAELS

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FAMILY FAVORITES at TAMPA THEATRE in March All shows at 3pm. The line-up for this year’s Family Favorites classic movie series is: THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN (1984) - Sun, March 9. After the Muppets fail to find support for their Broadway musical, the gang goes its separate ways, leaving Kermit The Frog – his dream still alive – to find an enthusiastic producer in New York. But when Kermit disappears before the musical opens, the rest of the Muppets must decide whether the show must go on.

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of its release, the film also features cameos by Broadway greats Gregory Hines and Liza Minnelli, Joan Rivers, Ed Koch, and many more.

SHORT CIRCUIT (1986) - Sun, March 16. When armed Department of Defense robot Number 5 gets struck by lightning, he “malfunctions” and develops a human-like consciousness. Number 5 escapes, and is taken in by a young woman named Stephanie (Ally Sheedy), who begins teaching him about popular culture and human nature. Thoroughly convinced that the robot is alive, the pair must convince Number 5’s inventor, reclusive scientist Newton Crosby (Steve Guttenberg), that he is more than just a machine.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990) - Sun, March 23. Through contact with a mysterious substance called Ooze, four tiny turtles in the sewers of New York mutate into walking, talking, pizza-loving Ninja fighters, who train under a wise rat named Splinter. But when he is kidnapped by his arch-enemy, Shredder, the Turtles must save their mentor and stop Shredder’s evil plan to take over the world. www.TampaTheatre.org

MUSEUMS ON US - April 5 - 6 Bank of America’s Museums on Us offers free weekend access to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch credit and debit cardholders in Tampa and St. Petersburg on the first full weekend of each month in 2014.

Participating museums are: the Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; Tampa Museum of Art. Bank of America believes the arts have a unique ability to connect people and communities, and help local economies thrive. Through Museums on Us, Bank of America is able to provide its customers with free access to artistic and cultural experiences across the United States at some of the nation’s most celebrated cultural institutions ranging from art, children’s and history museums to aquariums and science centers.

Simply present your Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain free general admission to any participating institution, the first full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of each month. Cardholders only; guests are not eligible for free admission. Program excludes fundraising events, special exhibitions and ticketed shows. Not to be combined with other offers.

For the full list of markets and museums: museums.bankofamerica.com/

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TAMPA WALK TO DEFEAT ALS - March 8 More than 1,000 people will gather at the University of South Florida to join the fight to find a cure for a deadly illness. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, progressively paralyzes its victims, attacking nerve cells and pathways in the brain or spinal cord. ALS has no known cause or cure, but the Bay area community is rallying together to change that. Wheelchair-bound patients along with their families and friends will make a 2-mile trek in The Walk to Defeat ALS, hoping their steps will make a difference for ALS patients living in the Tampa Bay area. All interested walkers should call 888-257-1717, or register online at www.

WalktoDefeatALS.org

Be The Match Walk+Run - March 8 The Be The Match Walk+Run brings together marrow donors and transplant patients to demonstrate that the cure for blood cancer is in the hands of ordinary people. This fundraising event helps patients with blood cancers like leukemia find a marrow donor and receive a life-saving transplant. Be The Match recruits and matches volunteer marrow donors with patients who need them. Be The Match Walk+Run raises funds to support marrow transplant research, help patients with uninsured treatment costs, and add more volunteer potential marrow donors to Be The Match Registry, giving more patients hope for a cure. With a 5K, 1K and Tot Trot, the Walk+Run is perfect for the entire family and for people of all fitness levels. To register, fundraise and volunteer, visit BeTheMatchWalkRun.org

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Celebrate 10 Years

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa will be thanking Tampa Bay for a rocking 10 years on Tuesday, March 11. To help mark the occasion, the property will stage a press conference to include the Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, James Billie, and entire Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. During the press conference, four local charities will each receive a $100,000 commitment from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa to show appreciation for the community’s support through the years.

As part of its month long anniversary celebration (in partnership with 93.3 FLZ), the American rock bandParamore will perform at Hard Rock Cafe on Thursday, March 6. The only way fans can enjoy the show is to win tickets via social media contests to be announced on Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa’s Facebook page and by listening to 93.3 FLZ. Guests will be encouraged to tag their photos on social media with #HardRock10 and #HardRockTampato be entered into numerous contests. Couples will be able to join in the celebration by posting the story of how they met on Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa social media. Fans will be able to vote on their favorite story with the winner earning a romantic dinner at Council Oak Steaks & Seafood. See www.seminolehardrocktampa/hardrock10 for details.

CARROLLWOOD CULTURAL CENTER MARCH EVENTS

The Carrollwood Cultural Center, located at 4537 Lowell Road in Tampa, will host several events and activities in March: JAZZ WITH JIM - Fri, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. Jazz with Jim is a monthly concert hosted by Jim Burge and The Jazz Directions.

The concert is best known for fusing personal stories by the musicians with popular jazz tunes.

ARTS IN THE PARK - Sat, March 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun, March 16, noon to 5 p.m. Arts in the Park is a two-day, outdoor art festival. The event will take place in the oak-shaded park behind the Center, which will be transformed into a vast outdoor gallery of original artwork. Arts in the Park will include local artists, live entertainment, food vendors, and hands-on activities for children. Admission is free.

MURDER ON THE NILE by Agatha Christie - March 21 - 30.

Fatal circumstances await a newlywed couple as they embark on their honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Presented by MAS Community Theatre in association with Samuel French, Inc. Di-

rected by Annie Cerillo.

All performance tickets can be purchased at the box office, or by calling (813) 269-1310 or (813) 922-8167, or online at www.CarrollwoodCenter.org

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33rd annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair – March 14 - 16 The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair is the oldest and largest fair of its kind in the Southeastern United States. The 33rd annual Book Fair will be presented in St. Petersburg’s Historic Coliseum, March 14-16, 2014. The Book

Fair features dealers in books of every age and subject matter, antique maps, prints, autographs, ephemera and more. You can learn more about the three decades of book fair history in the FABA Museum. For true bibliophiles, the older the book, the more they enjoy exploring each page. They experience the visceral pleasure of opening a rare volume - the feel of the binding, the smell of the ink, the knowledge that someone has enjoyed it before them. The theme of this year’s Florida Antiquarian Book Fair is Children’s Literature: Pages of Wonder. Friday, March 14, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, March 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m; Sunday, March 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free Parking. www.floridabooksellers.com/bookfair.php

Around the World with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, A Tasting Experience – March 15 Be a part of the second annual Around the World with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Tampa Bay restaurants will provide delectibles for the tasting that highlight cuisines from the countries of St. Jude’s international and domestic partner sites. In addition to the delicious tasting menu, guests will also be able to enjoy live and silent auctions. www.stjude.org/tampadinner

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2014 Annual Quilt Show – March 14 - 15 The members of the Suncoast Quilting Circle of St Petersburg will hold their annual Quilt Show at the Minnreg Hall in Largo, Florida. The show’s theme will be “Today’s Pleasures....Tomorrow’s Treasures XV.” The show will feature: An extensive Juried Quilt show, Vendor Mall, Boutiques, Silent Small Quilt Auctions; Quilters’ Walk appreciation and bidding; Quilt Appraisals; Make “n” Take Booth; Free Sewing Machine; Giveaway; Spectacular large Quilt, “Garden Splendor”. Friday 10 AM - 5 PM and Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM. Minnreg Hall, 6340 126th Avenue, Largo FL 33773 - Free Parking. Admission is $7 (children 12 and under are free if accompanied by an adult.) 727-821-9093, www.SuncoastQuiltingCircle.org

Valspar PGA Golf Championship – March 10 - 16 Some of the country’s top golf professionals will return to the Tampa Bay area to compete in the Valspar PGA Golf Championship on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort. Golfers and spectators alike will enjoy a week for a week of festivities from Mon, March 10 through Sun, March 16. Professional golfers will complete in the championship March 13-16.

The Copperheads have a history of more than 30 years of aiding Tampa Bay area charities through professional golf. www.valsparchampionship.com

St. Patrick’s Festival – March 15 - 16 Madeira Beach will be celebrating the wearing of the green a wee bit early, starting at the top o’ the day Saturday March 15 and continuing on Sunday, March 16. The Madeira Beach St. Patrick’s Art and Crafts Festival will feature authentic Irish food, vendors and live music from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm each day. Following the Irish Tradition, Hammerheads Seafood will be serving Corned Beef and Cabbage, Shepherd’s Pie, Bangers and Mash as well as a few seafood items. Firehouse CrabBalls will also be setting up shop all the way from Williamsport, MD. A variety of Art and Craft vendors will feature GreenMan Pottery (Celtic designs &dog collars), Spigg Island (fish rubbings), Beach Art by Barrie, and others including jewelry, dips and candles among other things.

Live entertainment will be featured throughout the weekend. The Tampa Bay Highland Dancers will celebrate the Celtic spirit at 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM. Jay Pritchard will return to the mic with Irish ditties and ballads from 12:00 to 2:30. At 3:00, Coventry Jones will be take the stage, sharing his audience-participation Celtic songs and parodies.

Party Sunday at 12 noon with 3 Pint Harmony, a high energy Celtic Rock Band that covers Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphy’s and Seven Nations.

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PARK RANGER NATURE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT LETTUCE LAKE PARK – March 15 - 30

Join Park Rangers for fun and exciting hands-on programs. Participation is open to all ages. Large groups should pre-register.

March 9 – Homemade Ice Cream: Make it and Take it March 15 and 16 - Seeing Things Close Up – Increase Your Creativity.

March 22 and 23 – Florida Shells and Shell Clubs March 29 and 30 – See and Touch Alligators, Bring Your Video Camera.

Cost to participate is $5 per child and children must be accompanied by an adult, parent(s) or guardian. Adults without children may join for $5. Only cash payments are accepted. 6920 E. Fletcher Ave. in Tampa (meet inside Visitor Center) GREAT AMERICAN CAMPOUT - Sat, March 22 at 1 p.m. - Sunday, March 23 at 9 a.m.

Spend the night under the stars and take your family’s first step into a lifetime filled with healthy, outdoor fun. Learn to set up a tent, cook outdoors, crafts and games. Register online. Families, must have at least 1 child 12 and under. $2 per car entry fee for up to 8 people in the car. Lake Park, 17302 N. Dale Mabry Hwy in Tampa.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS EQUESTRIAN EVENTS (Area Competition) - April - 5 Hillsborough County Special Olympics, as well as organizations from Pasco and Hernando County will compete in a variety of equestrian events including: English and Western equitation, dressage, speed events, trail course, showmanship and drill teams. For more information, contact Bakas Equestrian Center at 813-264-3890. FREE. All ages. Bakas Equestrian Center, 11510 Whisper Lake Trail in Tampa.

For more information, visit www.HillsboroughCounty.org/Parks or call the Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department at 813-635-3500.

Picnic in the Park – Sun, March 16

Bring your blanket, pack a picnic basket and invite family and friends to experience the pleasures of a simpler time. You can just relax in the shade, or test your Victorian sporting prowess with challenges of hoops & sticks, horseshoes, badminton, and three-legged races. Victorian games will be offered including dominoes, checkers, jacks or tiddlywinks. There will be strolling models in vintage clothing, live theater, and entertainment on Center Stage. Blue Bell Ice Cream will provide complimentary ice cream.

The 35-member Tampa Community Band is returning this year with a program of Broadway favorites and selections from the Great American Songbook. Ray Gurka will perform guitar and vocals. The Flexible Four Barbershop Quartet will roam the picnic grounds serenading as they stroll, and Mother Goose (alive and in person) will tell stories, sing songs and recite poetry.

10:30 am: Ray Gurka will perform guitar and vocals 11:30 am: Upstairs/Downstairs Theater Program - Henry Plant Noon: Mother Goose 1 pm: Blake High School Gospel Choir 2 pm: Tampa Community Band - Conductor, Jahn Van De Putte From 11 am – Noon, the Lowry Park Zoo will bring their Zoo Ambassadors…Two Toed Sloth, Green Winged Macaw, Eastern Indigo Snake, Sulcata Tortoise, 3 Banded Armadillo, African Pixie Frog, Rose Hair Tarantula, and Eastern Screech Owl. The Humane Society of Tampa Bay will also host a table with three friendly dogs that need to be adopted. You will have the opportunity to interact with the dogs.

You may bring your own picnic basket, chairs, blankets and coolers or you may want to rent a table and chairs for eight ($25 and includes a tablecloth and eight chair covers). Email your reservation for tables by March 12 to sshifke@ut.edu Hot dogs, popcorn, sodas and water will also be available for sale. Step back in time with a special $1 admission at the Henry B. Plant Museum. www.plantmuseum.com/

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Girls in need can get help for Prom - March 15, April 5, 19 & May 3 Belle of the Ball provides homecoming and prom dresses to in-need, lowincome high school girls in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties with these Saturday distribution dates, hours and place for the 2014 Prom season: March 15, April 5, 19 and May 3. Hours are 10 am to 2 pm. No appointment necessary at the Seminole Mall 11201 Park Blvd. Seminole Fla. These dates and time will be the only time to receive a dress. Belle of the Ball Project mission statement is “no girl should be denied the opportunity to attend her high school dance because of financial difficulties.” Belle of the Ball has given away approximately 3,500 quality dresses and countless shoes, purses, and accessories. Dresses are donated by individuals and businesses. There are 2 ,000+ quality dresses in inventory. Girls are referred to Belle of the Ball by school guidance counselors, teachers, churches, other non-profit organizations. The recipient must be present and meet certain criteria to qualify for a donated dress. 727-386-4502. www.belleoftheballproject.com

SUMMER FILM CAMP PROGRAM at Tampa Theatre Each summer, Tampa Theatre’s historic auditorium lights up with young filmmakers working together to produce their visions on-screen.

Campers entering grades 3-12 work in small groups to learn the creative process of digital filmmaking, from brainstorming, storyboarding, and scriptwriting to filming, lighting and editing. All of the necessary equipment is provided, including cameras, lights, sound equipment, Mac computers and software. By the end of the filmmaking session, each production team will have a 3-5 minute movie to showcase. The Theatre will also add three Saturday sessions and a week-long model building camp that is the perfect companion to stop-motion animation camp the following week. Stop-Motion Animation Model-Building Camp, Stop-Motion Animation Filmmaking Camp, Live Action Filmmaking Camp, and Saturday Sessions: April 12 - Essentials of Movie Genres, July 12 - Screenwriting 101, October 18 - Special FX Makeup.

Registration for all of the summer camp programs and Saturday sessions opens Monday, March 3 for Tampa Theatre Members and Monday, March 17 for the general public. www.tampatheatre.org

Bloom N Art Chalk Fest in Safety Harbor - March 21 - 23 Artists showcase their creativity in the 6th annual Safety Harbor Bloom N Art Chalk Fest March 21-23.

The festivities kick-off with the St. Patrick’s Day themed 3rd Friday Music Series on Main Street March 21. Then, on March 22 and March 23, the artists will take over the sidewalks Downtown to complete their chalk pieces.

Awards will be given in a variety of different categories. www.bloomnchalkfest.com/

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8th Annual Gasparilla International Film Festival - March 19 - 23

The Gasparilla International Film Festival (GIFF) is a cultural arts institution that inspires, educates and entertains through its annual celebration of film, year-round events, community outreach and social awareness initiatives, while also supporting and cultivating the film industry of Tampa Bay and Florida. More than just watching movies, festivalgoers get the unique opportunity to have Q&A sessions with filmmakers and actors. These fascinating & rewarding interactive experiences occur after the films. Discover the details, film inspiration, meaning and challenges from the directors, producers, screenwriters and actors. 1600 E 8th Ave., Tampa, FL 33605, Tampa, FL. www.gasparillafilmfestival.com/

Tampa Bay Kids Triathlon Returns to Adventure Island - Sat, March 22

Adventure Island, in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, will host the Tampa Bay Kids Triathlon (TBKT).

Set for Saturday, March 22 at 7:15 a.m., the TBKT provides participants the opportunity to run, bike and swim in and around Adventure Island. Kids ages 6-10 and 11-14 are eligible to participate. The first 450 registrants will receive a complimentary race-day ‘Stay and Play’ ticket to Adventure Island. Participants will also collect a race day “Swag Bag.” All competitors will be receive a finisher’s medal upon completion of the race, with the top three in each category earning a trophy and more. www.TampaBayKidsTriathlon.com

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Oldsmar BMX Gator Nationals - March 21-23 Oldsmar’s BMX track R 3120 Tampa Road in the Canal Park Sports Complex will host the Gator Nationals March 21-23. Last year’s event brought some 841 riders from 34 states and 20 countries to compete in one of the nation’s top BMX bicycling events. Oldsmar’s BMX track is ranked as the best on the East Coast, and the event attracts world-class riders. Oldsmar BMX is an USA BMX Sanctioned Bicycle Motocross Track operated and managed strictly by parent and rider volunteers. They have rider practice every Tuesday with races/ practices held on Thursdays and Saturdays. 727-786-RIDE (7453). www.OldsmarBMX.org

Blast Friday CLEARWATER Blast Friday was established in 2009 as downtown Clearwater’s free, family-friendly street festival. Supported by the City of Clearwater, the Cleveland Street District and the Downtown Development Board and produced by Ruth Eckerd Hall On The Road, Blast Friday hosts 10 events per year bringing more than 40,000 people to downtown Clearwater. VIP tickets (when available) include seating in front of the stage with one serving of beer and pizza. Featured Artists: March 28 - FIREFALL , April 25 - MARK FARNER with STORMBRINGER, May 30 EDGAR WINTER BAND. www.rutheckerdhall.com/

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Oldsmar Days March 28-30

Oldsmar’s longest running festival. Held every year at the end of March in the legendary R.E. Olds Park. The event features fiery foods, collector cars, classic rock music, a great carnival, parade, dozens of vendors and warm spring sunshine. Admission and parking is free. Plan to have some fun with 14,000 or so of your best friends.

Check out the Wing Wars contest on Sunday where you decide who has the best wings in the Upper Tampa Bay. Bands line up for this year include Greg Billings, The Superstars, Stormbringer, Jeff Vitolo The Quarter Mile Rebels and Eccentric. www.utbchamber.com for more information.

“NIGHT OF THE UNLEASHED” at Nova 535 Sat, March 29

Enjoy an elegant, race-themed party benefiting SPCA animals, with this gala “Night of the Unleashed.” The event will feature an open bar, International tapas dining, Premier live auction, Deluxe chance drawings, Mystery trunk of treasures special drawings including a beach getaway, plus $2,000+ worth of surprises. Event Time: 6pm - 9pm. Nova, 535 Dr MLK Jr St., N, St. Petersburg.

For more information, visit www.spcatampabay.org

GreenFest 2014 - Sat, March 29 - 30

GreenFest is an educational nature festival designed to give the Tampa Bay community an opportunity to learn more about the care and cultivation of indigenous plants and flowers. This annual event is held at Plant Park on the campus of the University of Tampa. Plant vendors, children’s activities, orchids, roses, food, yard art, master gardeners, rain or shine. Henry B. Plant Park at the University of Tampa, 401 Kennedy Blvd. (813) 251-4655. www. friendsofplantpark.com/greenfest/

The Search for Life Beyond Earth at the Straz - Tues, April 1

Is there life beyond Earth? Kevin Hand wants to know — and it looks like he’s about to find out. Part of an elite team of scientists aiding a NASA expedition to explore the potential ocean under one of Jupiter’s moons, Hand, an astrobiologist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer, has traversed the most punishing environs on our planet to create instruments for a 600 million mile interplanetary trip.

In this riveting presentation, The Search for Life Beyond Earth, Hand shares photographs and insights from his work in the field, including the unforgiving hinterlands of Alaska’s north slope and the lightless depths of our own life-giving ocean. www.strazcenter.org/

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15th Annual Guppy’s Gulfside Gallop 5K Sunset Run & 1 Mile Fun Walk - Fri, April 4

All fitness levels are welcome to this sunset run. This event is designed for the whole family to enjoy. This event will raise money for civic projects funded by the Indian Rocks Beach Homeowners Association. The race will be held directly on the beach, behind the County Park at 1700 Gulf Blvd, Indian Rocks Beach. The beach race starts & finishes at the park. Register online. Day of registration opens at 5:30 p.m. and the race begins at 6:30 p.m. All participants registered by March 25th are guaranteed a race t-shirt. Pre-registration packet pickup will be Wednesday, April 2, through Friday, April 4, at Clever Training - 1519 Gulf Blvd #1, Indian Rocks Beach.

The race will be followed by a Fun Beach After Party including age group awards and prizes, live music by Trio sponsored by Wired Island, Free pizza from Slyce Pizza Bar for all runners, additional food vendors, Free Miller Lite beer for all runners, wine, a massage tent, merchandise vendors, a kid’s area and more. Everyone is welcome to attend the after party, even if you don’t run. For more information call 727-595-7624, or visit www.irbhome.com

RACE TO END CYBERBULLYING - Sat April 5

Gulf Coast Giving is holding its 3rd annual Upgrade 2 Success Race benefiting Pinellas Youth & Schools. Upgrade 2 Success 5K – 1M Family Fun Doggie Walk/Run kicks off at 9am on Saturday, April 5th, 2014 at Walsingham Park in Largo, FL. Early registration for the race through March 21 includes all race perks. Each registered adult can enter (2) children under 18 for free. Proceeds from the race will purchase IT and computer equipment for select Pinellas schools. The race serves as a platform to spread Gulf Coast Giving’s cyberbullying awareness, prevention and intervention efforts. The race event hosts a chip timed race, t-shirts, swag bags, silent auction, raffle, giveaways, finisher medals for all kids, medals for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place age groups, medals for overall male & female, music, food, a visit from the Easter Bunny, arts & crafts for the kids, an Easter egg hunt and a first ever 1 mile family fun doggie walk/run. Bring the whole family including the furry friends and have a great time for an amazing cause – the community’s children, teens and schools. Call 727-5955240 Ext 1205. For more information visit www.GulfCoastGiving.org

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ALL ABOARD! CALLING ALL TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS Sat, March 22

The train is pulling into the station at the Pioneer Florida Museum & Village - the model train, that is. The seventh Pioneer Florida Museum Model Train Show, Sat, March 22, 2014 from 10am to 4pm. This collection of model trains layouts, railroad memorabilia and hobby shop vendors is sure to delight all train enthusiasts. Located in the Mabel Jordan Barn, this showroom will house HO scale, G scale, and Lionel model train layouts as well as model train and hobby shop vendors from around the area. In addition, the museum’s historic Trilby Depot will be open and on display with a working telegraph and running model railroad. The museum’s 1913 Porter 10 wheeler will also be open and on display. If you’re not into model trains but want to come along with someone who is, the Pioneer Florida Museum & Village is filled with exhibits and artifacts from the pioneer era. The museum’s historic buildings include the Lacoochee one-room school house, the Overstreet 1860’s farm house, the 1920’s CC Smith General store and the 1910 Blanton Packing House. The main building is filled with examples of pioneer life and beyond showcasing a quilt room, back porch and the First Ladies of Florida Doll Collection. Cane grinding and syrup making, a petting zoo, and music with the Barking Dogs will complete the day. Shop, eat and explore with a day of family fun. The museum is located one mile north of downtown Dade City, off of US 301 at 15602 Pioneer Museum Road. 352-567-0262. www.pioneerfloridamuseum.org

SOUTHERN LIVING OPEN HOUSE TO BENEFIT CHARITY - Sundays from March 27 - May 4

Tampa builder, Javic Homes, announced the completion and opening of the Tampa Southern Living Showcase Home. The fully furnished home is located at 4 Sandpiper Rd. in the Beach Park neighborhood of South Tampa. It will open for tours 10AM- 4PM Thurs – Sun from March 27 through May 4. Proceeds from the tours will benefit Operation FINALLY Home, a nonprofit organization that works to provide custom-made, mortgage-free homes to wounded and disabled veterans, and All Children’s Hospital, which provides leadership in child health through treatment, education, research, and advocacy. Throughout the six weeks the home is open, Javic will host themed weekends at the Showcase Home including Southern Hospitality Week featuring Southern Living giveaways, Art Week which will showcase all the local artists featured in the home, and concluding with All Children’s Hospital Week and a weeklong effort to fill a Chevy truck with toys for the patients at All Children’s Hospital.

For more information about touring Javic Homes’ Southern Living Custom Builder Showcase Home, please visit TampaShowcaseHome.com

Oldsmar Days and Nights - March 28 - 30

Oldsmar’s 53rd Annual Oldsmar Days event is at R.E. Olds Park Fri March 28 through Sun March 30. The event features Oldsmar’s only parade on Saturday March 29 at 11 am. The parade will feature historic Oldsmobiles, antique fire trucks and a contingent of Shriners. The event itself is geared for old-fashioned family fun with a carnival featuring special wristband prices, games including Limbo, Hula Hoop and Pie Eating contests, plenty of food and arts and crafts vendors, motorcycle and classic car shows each day and a selection of classic rock. Friday the event features Jeff Vitolo and the Quarter Mile Rebels (formerly Dive Bar Stalkers). Saturday will be Radio Crime and Stormbringer playing the undercard for the Greg Billings Band. On Sunday it’s Eccentric and Ronnie Dee and the Super Stars. On Sunday will be the Annual Wing Wars contest featuring the areas wing restaurants. www.utbchamber.com or call 813 855-4233 for details. Admission to the event is free.

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EXHIBITS Windows to Our Wildest Place: These permanent, hands-on educational exhibits help visitors understand how natural Florida has changed over time and the ecological footprints left by those changes. Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center.

Connecting People and Place: This is an art-inspired, permanent hands-on educational exhibit of the area’s history, ecology and people at the Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center.

For God and Gold: Thru May, in recognition of Viva Florida 500, highlighting the 500 years of historic people, places and events in present-day Florida since the arrival of Juan Ponce de Leon in 1513. Heritage Village features reproduction weapons, nautical items, clothing, camp gear, religious items and other items to tell the story of everyday life during the ocean crossing and the subsequent exploration and colonization of Florida.

Make a pet feel lucky. Take advantage of St. Patrick’s adoption specials at Pinellas County Animal Services through the end of March. The fee includes medical checkup, spaying/neutering, vaccinations, internal and external parasite control and microchipping.

A Pinellas County license is also provided. Pinellas County Animal Services, 12450 Ulmerton Road, Largo. (727) 582-2600; www.pinellascounty.org/animalservices.

MARCH EVENTS March 6 Salty Topics – Hook, Line and Sink ‘Em, A Study of Fish Descending Methods: When reeling a fish from a depth in excess of 40 feet, the changes in pressure can cause fish to suffer barotraumas. Research reveals grouper, snapper, and other reef fish suffering from barotraumas can survive this trauma if properly released and quickly allowed to return to safe habitat. Sea Grant agents discuss barotrauma research and methods. 7 to 8 p.m. Free; Adults. Weedon Island Cultural and Natural History Center.

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the natural world through a story and a craft, game or other hands-on activity. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Free; advance registration required. Brooker Creek Preserve.

March 8 Birds of Brooker Hike: Join this beginning bird hike and learn how to identify the county’s common birds while meandering along a one-mile

trail. Bring water and binoculars. 8 to 10:30 a.m. Free; advance registration required. Brooker Creek Preserve.

March 8, 15, 22, 29 Weedon Island Guided Hike: Learn about the ecosystems and the early residents of Weedon Island Preserve while hiking the coastal uplands and the boardwalks through mangrove forests. Best for ages 6 and older. 9 to 11 a.m. Free; advance registration required. Weedon Island Preserve.

March 12 Wetland Wildflowers: Florida’s wetland habitats support a wealth of beautiful and interesting wildflowers. From the Swamp Pink to the insectivorous Pitcher Plant, discover what these wetlands support and why it is so important to protect them. Free; advance registration requested. 10:30 a.m. noon.

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Garden Tour: Explore the vegetable garden and compost demonstration areas and learn how to grow food in home gardens. Marvel at the eyecatching array of culinary, medicinal and aromatic herbs, trees and flowers in the enclosed herb garden. Recommended for adults; Pinellas County Extension.

Archaeology Lecture Series Outside Influences Along the Gulf Coast, Weedon Island to Safety Harbor: For centuries, the Manasota/ Weeden Island peoples practiced rituals that included elaborately decorated pottery vessels. The styles they created spread into the Mississippi Valley. Around 900 AD the Mississippian culture began to replace earlier lifestyles. The Weeden Island/Manasota people resisted this change, but did adopt certain traits related to religious and political beliefs. These people met the Spanish expeditions in the 1500s.

7 to 8 p.m. Free; advance registration required. Weedon Island Preserve.

March 13, 27 Wee-Time at Weedon: This program is designed to introduce preschool children to the wonders of the natural and cultural world. Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, children are treated to a variety of stories and hands-on activities that connect them to their environment. Ages 3 to 5. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Free; advance registration requested.

March 14 Great Weedon Bird Quest: Learn the identifying marks and behaviors of our feathered year-round residents and seasonal visitors while assisting in compiling an annual checklist of the preserve’s birds. 8 to 10 a.m. Free; advance registration required. Weedon Island Preserve.

Botany Hike: Join a Brooker Creek naturalist to explore the fascinating plants found on the preserve while identifying wildflowers, ferns, epiphytes, trees and more. Best suited for adults. Bring a camera and questions.

9 to 11 a.m. Free; advance registration required. Brooker Creek Preserve.

March 15 Weedon Photography Hike: Hike

the preserve in search of that perfect photo. This program provides great opportunities for photographers of all levels to hone their skills. Preserve volunteers highlight seasonal features of the preserve, as well as specific wildlife behaviors that help participants capture the natural beauty the Preserve.

Footprints on the Land Hike: Hike guides will lead a hike along the Education Center Trail. Learn of the many “footprints” that be found during this 0.75-mile walk. Sturdy closed-toe shoes; water and hat recommended.

Ages 6 and up. Children younger than 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

9 to 10:30 a.m. Free; advance registration required. Brooker Creek Preserve.

Seafood at your Fingertips: The American Heart Association recommends eating seafood twice a week to improve your heart health. Wild-caught or farmed, local or imported worries about mercury in seafood are only a few seafood topics presented by Pinellas County Family and Consumer Sciences agent, along with Pinellas County Sea Grant agent. 10 a.m. to noon.

Free; advance registration required.

Weedon Island Preserve, Family Wildlife Series Part IV Birds of Prey: Several live birds of prey will be used to illustrate aspects of predator-prey relationships, adaptations that ensure success as predators, and their role in maintaining healthy, balanced ecosystems. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free; advance registration required. Brooker Creek Preserve. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free; advance registration required. Brooker Creek Preserve.

March 16 Women of the Florida Frontier: Elizabeth Neily will focus on notable contributions of women on the Florida frontier. She may talk about the Spanish conquistadores, Native American women, or other pioneer women. 2 p.m. Free. Heritage Village.

March 21 Wildlife Hike Join an experienced naturalist and hike along boardwalks and natural trails at Brooker Creek Preserve. This is a learning experience for everyone so come prepared with binoculars, cameras, and questions. 9 to 11 a.m. Free; advance registration required. Brooker Creek Preserve.

March 22 Extended Brooker Creek Hike: See how the land has changed over time and discuss the ecological footprints left by those changes on this 2.8 to 4-mile walk. Free; advance registration

required. Brooker Creek Preserve.

Backyard Habitat Series Part I – Landscaping for Wildlife: Rapid growth throughout Florida is destroying native wildlife habitat. The loss of birds, butterflies and other wildlife in our communities is noticed but do not realize that our landscapes and maintenance practices can be part of the problem.

Learn to create a habitat that encourages wildlife in this class. Free. Best suited for adults. 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Brooker Creek Preserve March 26 Florida’s Fabulous Bats: Join UF/ IFAS Pinellas County Extension specialists to learn about these mysterious nocturnal hunters. Bats play an important role in the health of our natural ecosystems. Free. 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Dunedin Community Center.

Orchids – Transplanting, Repotting and Care: Master Gardener Terry Berube will be demonstrating how to divide, transplant and repot orchids.

Free, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Garden Club of St. Petersburg.

March 27 Vegetable, Herb and Tropical Fruit Garden Tour: Explore the vegetable garden and compost demonstration areas and learn how to grow food in home gardens. Wander the brick paths between the different plantings and learn how the plants can be in homes.

Discover the tropical fruits that do well in our climate. View a diversity of plantings including a wide variety of ground covers, bromeliads, palms and powerline friendly trees that can be used in your own landscape. 9 a.m. Adults; Pinellas County Extension.

March 28 Woods Walk: Join a local natural resources agent and hike along two miles of boardwalks and natural trails at Brooker Creek Preserve. Come prepared with binoculars, cameras and questions. 9 to 11 a.m. Free; advance registration required. Brooker Creek Preserve.

March 29 Guided Photography Hike: Photographers and master naturalists Karl and Kathleen Nichter highlight the seasonal features that help participants capture the natural beauty of the Brooker Creek Preserve. Hike the boardwalk and trails looking for those shots that reflect the season. 12 and older. 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Free; advance registration required. Brooker Creek Preserve.

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dening hands dirty in the preserve’s wildflower garden. Bring garden gloves and hat. Free; advance registration required. 9 to 11 a.m. Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center.

Our Wildest Place Guided Hike: Learn why the preserve has been called “Our Wildest Place” during this 0.75-mile walk. Closed-toe shoes a must, water and a hat are recommended. Ages 6 and up. Children younger than 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Free. 9 to 10:30 a.m. Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center.

Beekeeping 101: Pinellas County Extension and the Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab at USF offer this one-day course that cover everything from honey bee anatomy to beekeeping equipment and much more.

Live bee colonies available on site for hands-on learning; tools and protective gear provided to all. Free. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Weedon Island Preserve.

LOCATION INFO...

Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs. (727) 453-6800; www.brookercreekpreserve.org Clearwater Public Library Main Branch, 100 N. Osceola Ave. Clearwater. (727) 4536800; www.pinellascountyextension.org The Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Road. (727) 582-2100; www.flbg.org Fort De Soto Park, 3500 Pinellas Bayway S., Tierra Verde. (727) 552-1862; www.pinellascounty.org/park Garden Club of St. Petersburg, 500 Sunset Dr., S., St. Petersburg.

(727) 582-2630; www.eventbrite.com/ event/5260325776/eorg Hale Activity Center, 330 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. (727) 582-2108;http://gardenclass-eorg.eventbrite.com Heritage Village, 11909 125 St. N., Largo. www.pinellascounty.org/heritage Palm Harbor Library, 2330 Nebraska Ave., Palm Harbor. (727) 582-2603 Pinellas County Animal Services, 12450 Ulmerton Road, Largo. (727) 5822600; www.pinellascounty.org/animalservices.

Pinellas County Extension, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo. (727) 582-2109 Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center, 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg. (727) 453-6500; www.weedonislandpreserve.org 33

OUTDOOR MARKETS & EVENTS

ST. PETERSBURG SATURDAY MORNING MARKET - Oct - May Located in Al Lang Stadium parking lot, Hours: 9 am - 2 pm. A wide variety fresh food, plants and crafts including: locally grown fresh produce and herbs. Wide selection of regular & organic fruits and vegetables; Prepared Foods such as BBQ Turkey, smoked seafood, pickled vegetables, gourmet cheeses, fruit smoothies; Plants, Flowers, Fresh Herbs; Hand-crafted House wares & Gifts. www.saturdaymorningmarket.com

GET DOWNTOWN FIRST FRIDAY ST. PETE At the heart of downtown St. Petersburg between 2nd and 3rd Street South, every First Friday of the month, Central Avenue is transformed into a Block Party between 5:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Meet up with old and new friends and enjoy some of the best Jazz and oldies in the Tampa Bay area. There’s plenty of great food and fine dining in the area. Enjoy the free live music in a unique, convenient, and safe environment. www.firstfridaystpete.com

FLICKS AND FOOD TRUCKS Downtown Channel District Every 3rd Thursday of the month is Gourmet Food Truck fun, independent short flicks (10-15 minutes each) and some micro-brews and live music too.

Expect to find 10-15 gourmet food trucks offering everything from Burgers to Vegetarian Bites, there is something for everyone. Join in for some all out outside food fun. the Grand Central at Kennedy, 1208 E. Kennedy Blvd., 33602. 6 - 10 pm. www.tampabaymarkets.com/flicks-and-food-trucks

Corey Fresh Market - Oct - May The Corey Fresh Market is located on Corey Avenue, the 300 block between Blind Pass Road and Boca Ciega Drive in St. Pete Beach, FL the season operates each Sunday from October thru May. Hours are from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. A new FRESH feel on Corey Avenue. Local vendors, fresh produce, plants/ flowers, arts/crafts, food, music & fun! Free parking. www.CoreyAve.com

HYDE PARK VILLAGE - LOCAL FOOD, HAND CRAFTS & LIVE MUSIC - 1st Sunday Of The Month Hours: 10am - 3pm. 100+ vendors selling fresh, local, homemade, handcrafted and eco-friendly products. Conventional and hydroponic produce, homemade take home foods such as breads, pastries, gluten free items, pies, prepared entrees, sandwiches, ethnic specialties; handcrafts, eco friendly products & fair trade items. 1621 West Snow Circle, Tampa, FL 33606; www.hydeparkvillage.net/

GULFPORT TUESDAY FRESH MARKET - Oct - May 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Tuesday. Over 50 vendors are present offering a variety of fresh produce, baked goods, cheese, seafood, Florida beef, and desserts.

Also hand-made items, jewelry, art work and more. Live music. www.gulfportma.com

NORTH TAMPA MARKET 2nd Saturday, Oct thru May Hours: 10am - 2pm. 60+ vendors located at Carrollwood Cultural Center. Local, organic, hydroponic and conventional produce, florida plants, herbs, flowers, organic food/supplies, locally made jams, jellies, salsa, dips, seasonings, sauces and oils, hand crafts, live Music, bungee jumping bounce pad. www.tampabaymarkets.com

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Dunedin Downtown Market - Nov - May Fri and Sat of each week during the months of Nov thru May, rain or shine, 9 AM to 2 PM. The market features vendors with an emphasis on local goods. Gourmet takehome foods, ready to eat lunch bites, produce - local and organic, plants, cheese, hand crafts, jewelry, artwork and live music. John R. Lawrence Pioneer Park in downtown Dunedin. www.TampaBayMarkets.com

GANDY’S SATURDAY MORNING Market - Nov - May A Mixed Farmers Market with handcrafters, local farm produce, baked artisan breads, plants, live music and more. Hey Mon Caribbean Cooking Magic, Cassie’s Cookies, Joy of Garlic, Maui Wowi of Tampa, String Along Beadz, Whatever Pops, Origami Owl, Butterflies, and more.

4411 West Gandy Blvd., Tampa (between Westshore and Manhattan).

10am - 3pm.

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS SUNDAY MORNING MARKET - 2nd Sunday of the month - Oct - May 100-130 vendors cater to the greater Seminole Heights neighborhood.

Time: 9am-2pm. The front lawn of Hillsborough High School, 5000 N. Central Ave. Tampa, FL 33603 www.tampabaymarkets.com/

HISTORIC FISHING VILLAGE & BOARDWALK

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ocated on the waterfront at Johns Pass, this quaint turn-of-the-century fishing village is Pinellas County’s #1 tourist attraction. Over one hundred merchants inhabit the Village with unique retail shopping, a variety of restaurants, the local fishing fleet, dolphin watching and shelling tours, boat rentals, parasailing and jet skiing. Plenty of parking: There is metered on-street parking located conveniently throughout the Village, as well as a new state-of-the-art multi-level parking garage adjacent to Bubba Gumps and Hubbards Marina. The beach is a short stroll away. Conveniently located near St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa, and just a short drive to the Orlando area. Open daily!

12901 Gulf Blvd, Madeira Beach, Florida Located on the Gulf-to-Intercoastal pass between Madeira Beach and Treasure Island

(727) 394-0756 • johnspassvillage.net

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COOLSTUFF! PHONESOAP CHARGER www.phonesoap.com Everyday life exposes us to germs. Our hands reach for our cell phones, transferring bacteria onto our devices.

People are just as likely to get sick from their phones as from handles of the bathroom. The PhoneSoap Charger is the first and only cell phone charger that cleans and sanitizes your phone in less than five minutes while it charges, and it’s the safest and most complete way to kill all the bacteria growing on your phone by using UV light. No heat, liquid or chemicals involved. The PhoneSoap Charger is universal and designed to fit all smartphone sizes.

FLASHFLIGHT From Niteize www.niteize.com

The Flashflight Led Light-Up Flying Disc was designed by a professional Ultimate player, so it performs beautifully.

Made of lightweight, durable materials, with true balance and long, straight flight, it looks, feels, and flies like the highest quality nonilluminated discs. In other words, you’ll want to reach for it even during the day.

But at night, with a simple press of the switch, the long-life (100,000 hours) Flashflight LED lights up with a patented fiber-optic array that extends to its rim, so the entire disc is illuminated from every angle. Available in 4 bright colors, it provides endless hours of nighttime entertainment, for everyone from the serious athlete to your crazy Uncle Max. Great for lawn, park, and beach games, it’s water-resistant and comes with easily replaceable, long-life batteries.

iPhone 5 Sport Armband from Gaiam www.Gaiam.com A slim, lightweight design and comfortable, softtouch material combine to make the protective Gaiam Sport Armband for iPhone 5 the ideal complement for a fit and active lifestyle. With a secure, one-handed closure that adjusts to most arm sizes, the Sport Armband is water-resistant, hand-washable, and features a reflective stripe for safety. Other features include a clear, protective window cover with full navigational control and a flap to securely store and manage the earphone cord. The iPhone 5 Sport Armband Features: iPhone 5 Sport Armband; Comfortable, wearresistant and breathable 2mm Lycra protects iPhone during workouts; Durable closure offers a customizable fit for any arm; Reflective trim on the front offers safety for evening workouts; Machine washable.

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ViiiiVA HEART RATE MONITOR www.4iiii.com With Viiiiva, you have the Heart Rate Monitor you’ve wanted all along. One that connects seamlessly to your Smartphone and all of your ANT+ devices, thanks to the Liiiink connectivity module inside. Viiiiva works with your ANT+ watch or computer (Garmin, Timex, adidas) and Bluetooth Smart enabled phone, all without awkward adapters.

The Liiiink Connectivity Module inside your Viiiiva turns your Smartphone into a cycling computer or running monitor; sending all of your ANT+ data seamlessly and in real-time to the free 4iiii App or any of the popular fitness Apps.

If you’re a Sportiiii user, Liiiink also makes it easy to change your settings on the fly from your iPhone.

Liiiink is an exclusive 4iiii Innovations feature and only available with Viiiiva.

Power2U - AC/USB Wall Outlet

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The NewerTech Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet is the convenient and energy-efficient in-wall solution for powering and charging USB devices. You can charge and/or power up to four devices at once when using the USB 3.0/2.0 ports and standard three-prong outlets, while eliminating unsightly clutter created by multiple cables and bulky power adapters. Ideal for homes with users of multiple USB-chargeable devices, the Power2U is available in four decorator colors to blend into any residential wall as a standard power outlet.

You’ve probably heard about the proliferation of bed buds recently. Especially in the news are the bedbugs even being found while traveling in decent hotels and motels.

Stop Bugging Me! is a naturally derived all-purpose insecticide that is used to kill bed bugs and dust mites that you can carry with you as well as use in the home. It’s a contact product which provides knockdown/kill and a broad spectrum control.

Stop Bugging Me! is safe to use around children and pets and offers a pleasant botanical scent. Slight residual constituents continue a safe and effective killing filed in the treated areas, providing ongoing protection against a re-infestation.

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STRAZ PERFORMANCES D I S E N CHANTED! thru April 13.

The new musical comedy satire that proves happily ever after can be a royal pain. The original fairytale princesses are none too happy with the exploitation they’ve suffered through today’s films, books and dolls. Snow White and her angry band of storybook friends are storming the castle in order to take their lives back. Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Mulan, the Little Mermaid, Pocahontas and more unite. Intended for mature audiences.

Crimes of the Heart March 5-30. Warm-hearted, irreverent, zany and brilliantly imaginative, the play teems with humanity and humor as it examines the plight of three Mississippi sisters betrayed by their passions.

Georges Bizet’s Carmen - March 14-16. Bizet’s immortal score features one recognizable melody after another, from the overture to the seductive “Habanera” to the stirring “Toreador’s Song.” Carmen packs all the sizzle of Spanish culture into a sexy thriller that traces Don José’s ill-fated obsession with the seductive gypsy Carmen – the ultimate femme fatale.

EVITA - March 18-23. Eva Perón used her beauty and charisma to rise meteorically from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady. Evita features some of theater’s most beautiful songs, including “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” and “High Flying, Adored.”

THE VOCA PEOPLE - March 22. The Voca People present a completely original, thrilling musi-

EVITA cal adventure unlike anything experienced before. Full of energy and bursting with fun, it features more than 70 a cappella and beat box versions of songs the whole family will love. No instruments, no sound effects -- just eight incredible talents breathing life into the greatest music on earth.

Pink Martini - March 23. Pink Martini’s 12 musicians sing in 24

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languages to fans of all ages, from California to Croatia. Singing what the band calls “old fashioned, symphonic global pop,” Pink Martini draws inspiration from the romantic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s or 1950s … with a more global perspective.

Jersey Boys - April 8-13. Jersey Boys, the musical about The Four Seasons, is the story of how four bluecollar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. The JERSEY BOYS Tampa engagement features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh, What a Night,” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” Ghost The Musical - April 22 - 27. Ghost The Musical follows Sam and Molly, a young couple whose connection takes a shocking turn after Sam’s untimely death. Trapped between two worlds, Sam refuses to leave Molly when he learns she is in grave danger. Desperate to communicate with her, he turns to a storefront psychic who helps him protect Molly and avenge his death.

We Will Rock You - May 13 - 18. We Will Rock You features the greatest hits of the legendary British rock group, Queen. This hilarious phenomenon boasts a fantastic score of killer Queen tunes such as “Another One Bites The Dust,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “We Are The Champions,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Will Rock You. For more information, visit Straz Center, 813-229-7827. www.strazcenter.org

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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS March 21 - April 13

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merican Stage presents Mark Brown’s AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS adapted from the adventure novel by Jules Verne. The play is set to the year of 1872 where the adventure begins in London and takes you around the globe and back. Stampeding elephants, raging typhoons, runaway trains, it’s unabashedly slapstick. Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race. Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant as they race to beat the clock. Danger, romance, and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show as five actors portraying 33 characters traverse seven continents in Mark Brown’s new adaptation of one of the great adventures of all time. The cast includes Brad DePlanche, Matthew McGee, Jonelle M. Meyer, Brian Webb Russell, and Brian Shea.

CABARET MUSIC SERIES: I Won’t Dance: The Music of Fred Astaire - March 7 - 9

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lthough best known as a dancer, Fred Astaire was the singer of choice for composers like Porter, the Gershwins, Berlin, and Kern. You’ll enjoy American Songbook classics like “Night and Day”, “The Way You Look Tonight”, “Puttin’ On The Ritz”, “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”, and lots more. Plus, you’ll hear backstage stories from Astaire’s long career in stage and film. The show features Paul Wilborn on vocals and piano, Ms. Eugenie Bondurant, vocals, and Frank Bowman on multiple horns.

American Stage - 163 3rd Street North , St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 727.823.7529. www.americanstage.org

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This 1960’s French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage features selfstyled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent “layovers”. He keeps “one up, one down and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris and Bernard’s apartment at the same time. “Propelled by the same gusty spirit that animated Commedia dell’Arte and the silent films of Keaton, Chaplin and Lloyd, [this] may be earthy, but it’s seldom earthbound.” - The New York Times 21905 US 19 N., Clearwater, FL 33765; 727 437-2363; www. wcplayers.org

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GULFPORT COMMUNITY PLAYERS Visiting Mr. Green - thru March 9

The Gulfport Community Players present a drama by Jeff Baron, Visiting Mr. Green, at the HIckman Theater. Cast: David Harris and Rudy Gonzalez. The story involves the elderly Mr. Green wandering into New York traffic and almost getting hit by a car driven

by Ross, a young corporate. For this crime, Ross is given a 6-month sentence that involves community service of helping this recent widower once a week for 6 months.

At first, these two men don’t even want to be in the same room with each other, but, after a bit of time passes and they get to know one another, those attitudes change completely and they really start caring about each other. Soon old wounds that they’ve both been hiding for many years are opened and the real drama starts. 5501 27th Ave. S., Gulfport, FL 33707. 727-322-0316. www.gulfportcommunityplayers.org

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2014 SEASON TEN PERCENT OF MARTA SOLANO - March 27 - April 13 Ten Percent Of Marta Solano is by Richard Strand. A trip to the DMV to get an address on a drivers license changed turns into a mind-numbing but hilarious journey through red tape. Full of wit and pathos, Marta’s journey through mis-guided information plunges her to the depths of despair and the heights of joy as she tries to hold on to who she is. Clever, hysterical and exasperating.

A FEW GOOD MEN - May 1-18 Aaron Sorkin (Moneyball, The Social Network, The West Wing) wrote this captivating courtroom drama which ran for 500 performances on Broadway in 1989 and became an Oscar nominated film in 1992. Originally inspired by true events, this taut, tense thriller erupts when two Marines are accused of the hazing death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay.The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a

cover up of what really happened. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.

“Enormously entertaining.” - N.Y. Daily News “Plenty of wise cracking humor and suspense.“ Time Magazine

THE SUGARBEAN SISTERS - June 1229 Stuck in a Florida swamp near Disney World, the Nettles sisters are determined to escape spinsterhood by hopping the next spaceship out of town, and they’re not going to let the arrival of a snake charmer, a handsome Mormon Bishop and a mysterious bird woman stand in their way. See the show “New York Newsday” called the “most impressive debut of a new American playwright“.

Stageworks Theatre, 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa FL 33602; 813-251-8984. www.stageworkstheatre.org

Wally’s Café - March 14 - 30 A feel good comedy about love, struggle, and friendship. Wally and Louise have just opened a roadside diner near Las Vegas in 1940 when we meet their only customer — a star-struck Midwestern girl hitchhiking her way to Hollywood. Four decades later despite years of struggle, their hopes, dreams, and friendship still survive.

Wally’s Café stars Mary Kay Cyrus, Cory McBride, and Mark William Myers and is directed by Frank Kronyak and David Middleton.

The Actor’s Fund is the designated benefit organization for this production. The Actors Fund is a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals in performing arts and entertainment serving as a safety net providing programs and services for those who are in need, crisis, or transition.

Venue Theatre, 9125 U.S. 19 North, Pinellas Park, FL. 727-822-6194 www.venuewebsite.wix.com/venuetheatre www.AccentOnTampaBay.com

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THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE thru March 16 Hold your breath because here comes Thoroughly Modern Millie in a fast-paced, energetic musical comedy set in the roaring twenties when bobbing your hair and rolling your stockings was considered daring. Millie even colors her lips!

Taking place in New York City in 1922, Millie Dillmount has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were

entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever.

Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment.

The show won the 2002 Tony and Drama Desk Award for Best Musical.

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AMERICAN MONKEY March 15 - 30 This all-new play is a look at what it takes to become a celebrity in the US today. Set at the auditions for reality television’s most popular talent contest, American Superstar, American Monkey is a show that is current as today’s headlines. After a few singers pass through to the next level, a young man (Chris Jackson) enters the studio and turns the tables on the judges (Patrick Ryan Sullivan, Stefanie Clouse and John Lombardi) putting them and the entertainment industry on trial in his own warped version of Rome’s Colosseum. American Monkey questions the very idea of contemporary entertainment and fame in a brash and uncompromising way. (This show is intended for mature audiences only) Audience members will have the opportunity to sing for the fictional panel before each show. Potential contestants will sing without accompaniment. freeFall Theatre, 6099 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33710, 727498-5205. www.freefalltheatre.com/ 44

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2014 SEASON Agnes Of God - March 7-23 Seldom does a play strike at the heart and expose the viewer in a way that both horrifies and humanizes life. This play dares to. The story

centers on Agnes, a novice nun who gives birth and insists that the dead child was the result of a virgin conception. The mystery unfolds as the Court appointed psychiatrist and the mother superior clash during the resulting investigation. This production takes you on an unforgettable journey through Agnes’s life; stark and harsh yet somehow filled with beauty, faith and the supernatural.

REGRETS ONLY - May 2-18 Comedy by Paul Rudnick.

The jokes fly fast and furious as a noted fashion designer and his socialite friends try to define friendships, modern marriage and high society manners.

SP City Theatre, 4025 31st St So, St. Petersburg FL 33712; 727866-1973. www.spcitytheatre.org

Nick DiPaolo - March 27 - 29 In this day of watered down comedy Nick Di Paolo’s brutally honest performances remind us of what great stand up should be funny, socially relevant and a little bit reckless. Nick began his career in Boston and made the jump to New York, where he found his seething, sarcastic style was welcomed with open arms by NY audiences at such clubs as Catch a Rising Star, Caroline’s and The Comedy Cellar. It was at clubs like these were he honed his uncompromising point of view, which makes him not only a club favorite, but a true “comic’s comic.”

His range has allowed him to perform on shows such as “The Tonight Show,” HBO’s “Young Comedians Special”, “Late Night with David Letterman” and Conan O Brien. He was twice nominated for an Emmy for his writing on “The Chris Rock Show.” He has had guest starring roles on “Lucky Louie,” and “The Sopranos.”

SideSplitters is located at 12938 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa. www.sidesplitterscomedy.com www.AccentOnTampaBay.com

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Straz Presents:

Dana Carvey Live March 7

Dana Carvey will bring his comedic talents to the stage at the Tampa Theatre on Fri, March 7. The emmy Award-winning comedian has maintained an illustrious career. While a student at San Francisco State University, he won the San Francisco StandUp Comedy Competition. After graduation and countless club appearances, he became a regular on “Saturday Night Live” in 1986. Carvey left SNL after seven very successful seasons, establishing his best-known characters: The Church Lady, Hans from body building duo Hans and Franz, Grumpy Old Man and Garth, the most Excellent Co-Host to Mike Myers in the immensely popular “Wayne’s World.”

In addition to these characters, Dana has received widespread praise for his uncanny comedic impersonations of such political figures as George and George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, H. Ross Perot, Ronald Reagan and Barak Obama, as well as Johnny Carson, Andy Rooney, Regis Philbin and Casey Kasem, as seen on his recent SNL hosting appearance, his HBO special and on Jay Leno’s and David Letterman’s shows. www.tampatheatre.org

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Bad Year For Tomatoes is a hilarious comedy dealing with the misfortunes of a famous television actress who seeks to “get away from it all” in a small New England town. Fed up with the pressures and demands of her acting career, the famous Myra Marloe leases a house in New England to write her autobiography. Dealing with her nosy neighbors turns out to be more difficult than she imagined so she invents a mad homicidal sister who is kept locked in an upstairs room. Complications ensue.

“A Bad Year for Tomatoes” is by John Patrick. The ensemble is led by artistic director Toby Manion, who also is acting, and stars Barbara Anthony, who does costumes, Jeff Smith, Charles W. Wilcox, Deb Birchler and newcomers to Early Bird, Dana Kovar, Peter J. Konowicz, and Carmilina Alford.

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A Bad Year For Tomatoes thru May 4

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ame is by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman. Winner of 3 Tony Awards for Actress, Featured Actress and Featured Actor and 2 Outer Critics Circle Awards for Performances. Mame is a happy happening. She is well-to-do, lives in New York at the peak of the Twenties, and is surprised by a ”wonderful present”: an orphan nephew named Patrick. Together they cope with the Depression in a series of adventures.

Francis Wilson Playhouse, 302 Seminole St., Clearwater, FL 33755; (727) 446-1360. www.franciswilsonplayhouse.org/

Best Laid Plans thru March 31 The Murder Mystery Company presents it’s new show, “Best Laid Plans.” Set in the decadent 1930’s, this classic murder mystery is full of laughter and intrigue. You’ll play detective in this fun interactive mystery. Will you be able to spot the true killer amidst a sea of suspicious characters? Your enemy Sir Peace has invited you to his estate with promise of riches. You’re told the night will host a deadly game! Peace will die, and his killer will be a guest. He’s arranged his wealth will go to whoever solves the case. But, If he lives OR the killer escapes…all leave penniless! The Scene Of The Crime takes place at the Spaghetti Warehouse, 1911 N 13th St, Tampa, FL 33605. All 3 courses are included with the price of admission. www.grimprov.com/Dinner-Theater-Tampa-Bay

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The Rainmaker - April 3 - 27 Belief, hopes, and dreams are never as far away as we may sometimes think. Taking place during a great drought, we discover a girl whose father and two brothers are worried as much about her potential future as an old maid as they are about their dying cattle. When a man comes to town promising rain for a one hundred dollar fee, he unintentionally changes more than just the weather. The Rainmaker is a feel good play for all ages.

“Admirable skill... [and] insight into the human heart.... The touch of a poet.... A hit you must see.” - N.Y. Mirror.

New Stage Theatre and conservatory. 11650 131st Street N Largo, FL 33774. 813-817-2585. http://newstagelargo.org/

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Thurs, March 20

MILEY CYRUS with Icona Pop &

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lobal superstar Miley Cyrus’ highly anticipated Bangerz tour will visit the Tampa Bay Times Forum on March 20 at 7:00 PM. Cyrus is recognized as among the most successful artists to originate from The Walt Disney Company, but she’s done a complete180° since her days starring as Hannah Montana.

Her current album, Bangerz, debuted at #1 on both the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and the Digital Album Charts with over 270,000 albums sold. Additionally, during release week, Bangerz hit #1 on iTunes in over 70 countries.

Both singles, “Wrecking Ball” and “We Can’t Stop”, off Bangerz sold over 4.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. “Wrecking Ball” became Miley’s first Billboard Hot 100 #1 and her fastestflying top 10 on Radio Songs.

Bangerz has been getting rave reviews including Entertainment Weekly calling it “…utterly fresh, a pop blitz from a hip-hop blueprint, and proof that Miley won’t settle for just shocking us.” US Weekly declared it “the year’s most titillating pop explosion” awarding the album “4 stars (out of 4).” www.mileycyrus.com For additional information, visit www.tampabaytimesforum.com/

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In March The Florida Orchestra celebrates St. Patrick’s Day and more with a range of performances.

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arch 5 & 6: A Salute to Broadway – Coffee Concert Series Featuring highlights from South Pacific, The Music Man, A Chorus Line and more. Enjoy complimentary coffee and doughnuts as well as a pre-concert conversation one hour before the concert. Conductor is Stuart Malina.

March 7, 8 & 9: When Irish Eyes are Smiling – Raymond James Pop SeriesHailed as “one of the leading voices in Celtic music” by the Los Angeles Times, Cathie Ryan will soothe the soul and lift your spirit with lovely Irish lyrics, beloved ballads and traditional tunes of the Emerald Isle in this musical prelude to St. Patrick’s Day...all with an Irish band and dancers. Conductor is Jeff Tyzik.

March 14, 15 & 16: Korngold’s Violin Concerto – Tampa Bay Times Masterworks Series Lauded

by The Dallas Morning News as “a dazzling soloist,” Caroline Goulding plays Korngold’s filmtheme-inspired and crowdpleasing Violin Concerto.

CATHIE RYAN The program also includes Thomas Adès’ deliciously playful Dances from Powder Her Face and Prokofiev’s hymn to the human spirit, Symphony No. 5. There will be a pre-concert conversation one hour prior to curtain. Conductor is Stuart Malina.

March 21, 22 & 23: Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 1 – Tampa Bay Times Masterworks Series Stefan Sanderling returns to conduct this concert featuring Markus Groh performing Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a virtual musical roller coaster ride of excitement...all on a night with Sibelius’ Symphony No. 4 and a world premiere by Tampa Bay composer David Rogers. There will be a pre-concert conversation one hour prior to curtain.

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The orchestra regularly performs at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, and Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. Please visit the Florida Orchestra website for venue dates and times.

Tickets are on sale at 800-662-7286 and online at www.floridaorchestra.org

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GET THE LED OUT In Concert - Sun, March 30

Get The Led Out - dubbed by media as “The American Led Zeppelin” - will perform live on the Tampa Theatre’s historic stage at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 30. Get The Led Out (GTLO) captures the essence of the music of Led Zeppelin and brings it to the concert stage. The group consists of six veteran musicians delivering Led Zeppelin live, like you’ve never heard before. GTLO brings what the audience wants: a high energy Zeppelin concert with an honest, heart-thumping intensity. The 2+ hour set spans the career of the legendary British supergroup. They have included a special “acoustic set” with Zep favorites such as “Tangerine” and the “Battle of Evermore” with guest singer Diana DeSantis.

Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33602; 813-274-8981. www.TampaTheatre.org

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HARD ROCK SEMINOLE REO Speedwagon Sun, May 25 Having entertained fans for more than four decades, REO Speedwagon will perform in Hard Rock Cafe at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. The band has produced numerous hits over the years including “Ridin’ The Storm Out,” “Keep On Loving You,” and “Take it on the Run.”

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Breathe Carolina - March 15 Breathe Carolina, will perform at the State Theater, Mar. 15. This is Breathe Carolina’s headline tour to support their forthcoming album, Savages, which is slated to release spring 2014.

Breathe Carolina is David Schmitt (vocals/guitar), Luis Bonet (programming, keyboards), Eric Armenta (drummer), and Tommy Coops (Guitar). Known for their genre-bending fuse of rock and electro-pop, Breathe Carolina’s Savages is set to out-sell 2011’s successful Hell Is What You Make It, which hit #42 on the Billboard Top 200 and #2 on the electronic charts. The band skyrocketed to mainstream attention with their platinum selling 2012 single entitled “Blackout,” which hit the top 15 on Top 40 radio and their seductively addictive music video for the single, “Hit and Run” which has received over 1.6 million YouTube views. The band’s pulse-pounding beats have landed placements on MTV’s The Hills and The City, NBC’s The Tonight Show, 30 Rock, and Monday Night Football, and have garnered press from outlets such as USA Today, and the NY Times. www.statetheatreconcerts.com/ www.AccentOnTampaBay.com

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Badfish (Tribute To Sublime) - Fri, March 28

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n 2001, Badfish, a Tribute to Sublime, played its first show in Rhode Island to celebrate the music of a band whose run ended with the death of lead singer Brad Nowell in 1996. Fans called it a “rebirth” of Sublime, and Badfish went on to break attendance records up and down the East coast. 13 years later, the band is still going strong, and -- despite the fact that the original Sublime has re-formed with a new singer— Badfish still maintains the spirit of Sublime and helps to carry on their legacy with grace. What separates Badfish from other tribute bands is that they have replicated Sublime’s essence, developing a scene and dedicated following most commonly reserved for label-driven, mainstream acts. Badfish performs not as Sublime would have, or did, but as Badfish does.

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eggae-rock band Ballyhoo! play Jannus Landing Courtyard in St. Petersburg on Friday, March 28th with Badfish. The band will be touring in support of their latest full-length album, Pineapple Grenade. The Baltimore natives are known for their high-energy live shows and just launched an iOS & Android “Official Ballyhoo!” App. Ballyhoo! is celebrating the album that helped the band hit 50,000 Facebook fans recently. www.ballyhoorocks.com Jannus, 1st Ave. N and 2nd St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. www.jannuslive.com/

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MUSIC TRAX

YORON ISRAEL Visions: The Music of Stevie Wonder www.yoronisrael.com Not only have the easy-to-love melodies of Stevland Hardaway Morris (b. May 13, 1950) become staples of the modern American soundtrack, they naturally trigger our most fundamentally human physical response: the graceful, unified movement of body and soul.

JASON ANICK Tipping Point www.jasonanick.com An inviting demonstration of the maxim in action can be found on Anick’s second album as a leader, Tipping Point. Utilizing both acoustic and electric mandolins in addition to his customary violin, Anick expands his musical horizons; those who associate his name with acoustic Gypsy jazz.

URI SHARLIN AND THE DOGCAT ENSEMBLE Back To The Woods www.urisharlin.com Tel Aviv-born Uri Sharlin moved to New York City to study jazz piano and found himself playing in a cumbia band. On his next trip to Tel Aviv he ran into his old accordion teacher, who sold him his instrument. He found that the accordion was the key to putting his many musical influences all together. He says Israeli musicians are forced to be more flexible in their listening, growing up on Russian songs translated into Hebrew, then Arabic music that was translated, “and other things, all mashed up.” He brings this openness to his band Uri Sharlin and the DogCat Ensemble.

Michael Feinstein

Change of Heart: The Songs of André Previn.

www.telarc.com André Previn has conquered the worlds of classical, jazz, opera, film scoring and musical theater as accomplished a pianist and conductor and composer and orchestrator. His catalog of pop songs, many written for films, has never been given the same serious consideration as his other work. Until now. And who better than pianist and vocalist Michael Feinstein, who's own catalog of recordings features several albums on which he is accompanied by legendary songwriters, performing their own tunes, including Jule Styne, Burton Lane, Hugh Martin and Jay Livingston. Now Previn joins that list, accompanying Feinstein, with Finck on bass, on Change of Heart: The Songs of André Previn, on Telarc.

Michael Feinstein will be performing at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota on February 6.

GEORGE DUKE Dream Weaver www.georgeduke.com George Duke describes this as his “strongest album in years.” The brilliant keyboardist-composer-producer has gathered a myriad of voices and crystallizes them into a multi-faceted whole that far outweighs the sum of its parts. From bassist Christian McBride’s work on the funky jam tune “Burnt Sausage” to Rachelle Ferrell s contemporary jazz singing on “Missing You,” every song offers something special.

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ANTONIO POMPA-BALDI The Rascal and the Sparrow (Populenc Meets Piaf) www.pompa-baldi.com The Rascal and the Sparrow contains twenty-seven short selections, seventeen written by Poulenc and ten taken from Piaf standards. Things start out with Poulenc’s “Les chemins de l’amour” (“Paths of My Love”), a delightful waltz tune you can hear in part below. It’s an attractive way to begin the program because the song is so delightful with its slightly melancholic tone and always lilting rhythms, done to perfection by Pompa-Baldi, who caresses every note. All of the tunes follow suit.

THE KING’S SISTERS Great American Songbook! www.kingssingers.com Around the time The King’s Singers was starting up, one of the most productive periods of song-writing in history was coming to a close in America, starting with composers such as GershKern, Berlin and Porter in the early continuing through to the early 1960s.

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STEPHANIE BLYTHE As Long As There Are Songs www.meyersound.com Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe presents her first album of pop songs, featuring classics

by Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin and Ira Gershwin, including “Always,” The White Cliffs of Dover,” “When You Wish Upon A Star,” “The Man Who Got Away” and “Look For The Silver Lining.”

THE 5 BROWNS The Rite of Spring www.the5browns.com The 5 Browns are a revolutionary force in classical music and an ongoing global phenomenon since the release of their first album. The centerpiece of the album is a performance of The Rite of Spring, recorded live on May 29, 2013 - 100 years to the day from its original premiere in Paris. The Rite of Spring was recorded live by Grammy-Award winning producer Adam Abeshouse at the new Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College.

American Harp www.yolandaharp.com

Yolanda Kondonassis is celebrated as one of the world’s premier solo harpists and is widely regarded as today’s most recorded classical harpist. Hailed as “an extraordinary virtuosa” and “sheer luminescence at the harp,” she has performed around the globe as a concerto soloist and in recital, appearing with numerous major orchestras. For her 17th CD release, the intrepid harpist explores the less-traveled depths of American harp repertoire to uncover gems by Elliott Carter, John Cage, Lowell Lieberman, John Williams and more. www.AccentOnTampaBay.com

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WILL KIMBROUGH Sideshow Love www.willkimbrough.com Guitarist Will Kimbrough is a sharp-eyed observer of humanity who notes every detail and spares nothing in his analysis. His new album is a collection of smartly crafted short stories, laden with generous melodies and arrangements. The theme is love, shifting from sharp and misty-eyed to laughter and tears.

Kimbrough accumulated the songs working as a sideman with Emmylou Harris.

TENNESSEE MAFIA JUG BAND Tales From Short Mountain www.tennesseemafiajugband.com This 10-track CD is a joint effort from the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band and the Short Mountain Distillery—a purveyor of “Tennessee Moonshine”. The songs will pretty much tell you what to expect here: Mountain Dew, Chug A Lug, What A Waste Of Good Corn Liquor, King Of The Cannon County Hills And Open Up Your Mouth And Let The Moonshine In. For this CD the band is made up of Leroy Troy (vocals and mostly banjo), Mike and Lester Armistead (guitar vocals, jug), rnie Sykes (bass), Mike Webb (dobro) and Dan Kelly on fiddle.

HOME FREE Crazy Life www.homefreevocalband.com Home Free, the all-male country group whose performances on The Sing-Off captivated millions and launched the group into the national spotlight, has signed with Columbia Records. Their major label debut album Crazy Life will be available on February 18 2014. Crazy Life features a collection of original music as well as a selection of songs the group performed on the show including, “Ring Of Fire” (Johnny Cash) and a Hunter Hayes medley featuring “I Want Crazy” from The Sing-Off finale.

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artina McBride had a specific vision for ‘Everlasting’ a collection of iconic soul and R&B songs, and knew Grammywinning producer Don Was had just the experience and insight to lead her on this journey. The legendary producer guided McBride through songs as diverse as Aretha Franklin’s “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man,” Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” and Van Morrison’s “Wild Night,” and yielded a new sound and a departure for the country icon and four-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year. “I love soulful music and it just made sense to me to stretch a bit at this time and do something that fills my heart and allows me to explore a little bit,” said Martina on her upcoming album. “I have worked hard to choose some of the best and most loved classics, much like I did with ‘Timeless,’ and interpret them in a way that is faithful to the original, but still has my own artistic spin to make it mine.”

Everlasting www.martinamcbride.

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HUDSON HANK Daybreak www.hudsonhank.com The debut LP from Hudson Hank, Daybreak, is out Now! Hudson Hank is the solo project of acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Sam Oatts. On Daybreak Sam team up with producer and Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman to create a record of big scope and even bigger melodies.

JAMES LABRIE Impermanent Resonance www.jameslabrie.com Impermanent Resonance is best described as a simple metal album. The album is an outing for his musical style and taste which are a lot more simple than people would expect. In addition he doesn’t provide the entirety of the vocals, as he is also joined by Peter Wildoer, who in addition to beating the drum kit around with exceptional force, provides harsh, death metal style vocals.

CARLSSON Waiting (EP) www.carlssonmusic.com This is the first single from the upcoming album “About Time”. Written and produced by Carlsson, the song is brilliantly simple and perfectly crafted Synthpop - from the infectious hook all the way to an outstanding vocal performance. You had to be “Waiting” for music like this for a long time.

PACHA’S PAJAMAS: A Story Written By Nature Vol 1 & 2

www.pachaspajamas.com In this award-winning Children’s Pop Musical, magical pajamas whisk Pacha off to an epic music festival in the jungle organized for (and by) plants and animals; Fox News is reporting but its real foxes!

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ime Moves On is ethereal and expansive, with achingly gorgeous vocals, moody guitars, and playfully quirky keyboard touches. The album chronicles Maggie’s move from Oklahoma to Los Angeles to further pursue her music career, and a new and empowered outlook on life based on being brave enough to seek out and embrace a centered existence.

Time Moves On follows a self-titled album, two EPs, a handful of singles, an impressive synch licensing resume, and nearly a thousand shows.

McClure’s gift for confessional songwriting that’s broad appealing has enabled her music to garner plum synch placements. Her songs have appeared in the film Cowgirls N' Angels, and in such television shows as Dr. Phil, The Real World, Worst Prom Ever, The Hills, The City, The Vineyard, and The Young And The Restless.

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New Age FORREST SMITHSON Dreaming Time www.forrestsmithson. com A gracefully unfolding sonic narrative, woven within soundscapes of contemplative lyricism, bringing forth a sustained connection to open receptivity. The creation of vibratory environments for activation, remembrance, integration and expansion.

YANG YING Elixir: Music For Moving & Still Meditation www.yangying-music.com

Initially created for use in a Taiji intervention study at the University of Illinois, Elixir is a music CD for moving and still meditation practices. This CD is unique in that it was composed and performed in entirety by both a master traditional Chinese musician and longtime practitioner of qigong meditation.

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DAN CHADBURN Nocturnes www.danchadburn.com

Extraordinary Voyages www.matthewlabarge.com

Dan’s most recent recording, Nocturnes, was released in August, 2012. A group of Dan’s close friends had asked him to create an album of music to “inspire, soothe, and heal.”

Having recorded several new solo piano improvisations in January, 2012, Dan composed and recorded melodic themes to these improvs (featuring Carole Libelo on english horn, Marty Hackleman on french horn, and Helen Hausmann on violin and viola) to create the twelve pieces that appear on the album.

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Featured is Steven C’s 9 foot Bosendorfer piano, and many guest musicians. Spiritual and heartfelt.

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inematic multi-layered sonic sketches inspired by the stories and novels of Jules Verne, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. Larkenlyre is composer Matthew Labarge, guest appearances by Chris Bocast, Eden Macadam-Somer, and Jimi Taft.

Each of the fourteen tracks is very different.

Hundreds of instruments, real and electronic, were used, as well as dozens of objects, instruments, and environments were recorded and sampled. Each track is a unique sonic landscape unto itself, much like a great story.

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GET TRIBAL (Kari Hohne) God Of Drum www.get-tribal.com

God of Drum is a collection of percussion based world fusion music inspired by the thunder deities of virtually every culture. Ancient tribes revered thunder as the divine element that activated spring’s rebirth. Using drums, they synchronized the heart, mind and soul with the same vital life force. Its circular shape offers a mandala connecting the world of spirit to the vibration of intention.

ANDRE FERIANTE Novella www.andreferiante.com

Andre Feriante, world class Spanish/Classical/Flamenco guitarist applies the right hand technique taught to him by Andre Segovia and his unique and passionate compositional style to the 3, 4, 5, and 6 string ukuleles.

WOUTER KELLERMAN Mzansi www.wouterkellerman.net

VARIOUS ARTISTS Salsa de la Bahia: A Collection of SF Bay Area Salsa and Latin Jazz www.patoisrecords.com

Flutist Wouter Kellerman, who hails from South Africa, truly creates world-fusion music that is multi-cultural and genre-crossing because he brings together global musical elements to form a powerful, jubilant and universal sound.

ALEJANDRO ALMENARES Casa De Trova www.tumimusic.com/Alejandro-Almenares

Alejandro Enis Almenares Born in Santiago de Cuba 24th May 1937 is perhaps the last of the Troubadours of the golden age of Trova in Cuba. Casa the Trova is some of the songs written by his father and himself during some 150 years of joint life and for the first time his music has been recorded in the form of a full CD.

A Groundbreaking Anthology of Afro-Cuban Music, Salsa De La Bahía, Reveals the Hidden History of Tropical Heat From the San Francisco Bay Area. This 2-CD companion piece to the documentary film The Last Mambo, featuring Latin music giants Orestes Vilató, John Santos, Jesus Diaz, John Calloway, and Benny Velarde. The Last Mambo traces the evolution of the Bay Area’s Latin music scene from Cal Tjader, Benny Velarde, and the Escovedo Brothers to present day masters such as John Santos, Jesus Diaz, and Anthony Blea.

The album opens and closes with three thrilling pieces recorded especially for the project

by Estrellas De La Bahia, an all-star orchestra encompassing many of the scene’s key players.

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ith risk factors for heart disease on the rise, it has never been more important to incorporate hearthealthy meals into your family’s diet.

According to recent statistics, heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the U.S. With this in mind, Campbell Soup Company is on a mission to help women care for their hearts. With a diverse portfolio of foods that balance great taste and nutritional value, Campbell offers nearly 100 options that meet the criteria for the American Heart Association’sHeartCheck mark.

Seven steps towards a healthier heart A strong heart starts with a healthy diet and lifestyle.

According to the American Heart Association, following these seven health and behavior factors can make a huge difference in your heart’s health. For more hearthealthy tips, visit www.heart.org.

1. Don’t smoke.

2. Maintain a healthy weight.

3. Engage in regular physical activity.

4. Eat a healthy diet.

5. Manage blood pressure.

6. Take charge of cholesterol.

7. Keep blood sugar, or glucose, at healthy levels.

Caring for your heart starts in the kitchen Creating balanced meals for the family doesn’t have to be difficult. In addition to offering heart-healthy foods, Campbell works with its culinary staff, nutrition team and trained chefs to create healthy recipes. This recipe for Sante Fe Chicken Saute is a simple, one-skillet dish that combines lean chicken breast, black beans and corn with a spicy picante kick. For more easy-toprepare and heart-healthy recipes and for nutrition information, visit www.campbellskitchen.com.

Sante Fe Chicken Saute Prep time: 15 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Servings: 6

Ingredients 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 3/4 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1 teaspoon minced garlic 4 green onions, minced (about 1/2 cup) 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell’s Healthy Request Condensed Healthy Request® Tomato Soup 1/2 cup Pace® Picante Sauce 1/2 cup water 1 can (about 15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup whole kernel corn 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves Directions Stir chili powder and cumin in small bowl.

Season chicken with chili powder mixture.

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Add chicken and cook for 6 minutes or until browned on both sides.

Add garlic and onions and cook; stir for 1 minute.

Stir in soup, picante sauce and water and heat to a boil.

Reduce heat to medium-low.

Add beans and corn.

Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Sprinkle with cilantro.

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he Mardi Gras weekend starts Friday with The Brian L. Band. They’ll be playing some great funky blues, soul and a little rock and roll. Owner Ricky P will be boiling 300 lbs of live crawfish brought in from Louisiana just for the occasion, with potatoes, corn and Cajun sausage along with the perfect blend of cajun seasonings. Crawfish will be sold by the pound starting at 5pm and available until they’re gone!

Saturday, guests are invited to “Mask” which means come in costume and join in a Second Line Parade along Central Ave, lining up along the sidewalk and strolling down the Avenue behind a brass band, throwing beads to neighbors and friends who come out to join in the festivities. The theme this year is come dressed as your favorite character that begins with the letter ‘P”! Come as a Pirate, Princess, a Prom Queen, a Packer Fan, Police Officer, The Pope, etc. The parade is scheduled to start at the Ricky P’s parking lot under the big tent at 5pm then begin a fun filled stroll along Central Avenue and Baum Avenue stopping at neighboring favorites like Ferg’s Sports Bar, The Flying Pig Tap Room , Green Bench Brewery and the Amsterdam and then back to Ricky P’s where the Best Costume and Most Creative costumes winners will be awarded.

Following the parade, the music starts under the tent where local favorite Gumbo Boogie Band will perform.

They will be rockin’ their unique stew of rock, blues, country, and soul flavored with a pinch of New Orleans flair.

Sunday Jazz Brunch (11am-3pm), in addition to serving up Crab Cake Benedict and Rockefeller Omelets, Ricky P’s Orleans Bistro will be offering free beignets. This weekend will also be the debut of the first Gospel Brunch featuring The Gospel Troupes, a local four piece a capella all male group. Reservations are recommended.

Fat Tuesday will bring free kingcake. The Jordan Quartet will be performing, and there will be Free Beads for all as well.

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Oakville East Exposure wines from Napa Valley, CA

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Riverhouse Reef & Grill with Ahi Tuna and Avacado Tartar.

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Restaurante Mexicano & Cantina.

Cuisine from Polo Grill.

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Cuisine from Salute Ristorante.

Drunken Poet Cafe serves Thai and Japanese cuisine.

Gold Coast Eagle poured Stella Artois Beer.

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rand Marnier new Signature Collection N° 2 Raspberry Peach is rich, complex, fruity, and delivers a perfect marriage of Grand Mariner’s signature cognacs laced with orange essence and the natural raspberry and peach flavors. The Raspberry Peach combines European raspberries and rare red peaches from the South of France.

The versatility of this sophisticated product makes it perfect for any special occasion, such as this delicious Grand Marnier Raspberry Peach Cosmo: 2 oz Grand Marnier Raspberry Peach; 1 oz cranberry juice; 1/2 oz fresh lime juice.

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and shake.

Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a twist.

Enjoy!

For more information about Grand Marnier fine products and recipes, please visit www.grand-marnier.com/

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by Me w e i taurants, wine from over 100 wineries and an array of micro-brews and craft v s & Re o t o h beers. A dessert tent proffered pastries, sweets and ice cream. There were even a few P massage chairs set up for patrons to take a break between tastings. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales benefitted the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee College of Hospitality and Technology Leadership. Funds will be used to develop academic programs, scholarships, research grants and campus infrastructure. www.clearwaterbeachuncorked.com

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You won’t find a Moroccan restaurant on every street corner in Florida. In fact they are pretty darn scarce. If you do find one, chances are it will be Americanized. The Moroccan pavilion at Disney’s Epcot recently opened Spice Road Table, a surprisingly reasonably priced restaurant with the real authentic taste—and feel—of Morocco.

As soon as you enter the restaurant, you are transported to Marrakesh in this decidedly Moorish building. All of the appointments were imported from Morocco - from the ornate lamps, to hammered-designed brass tables to wall hangings. Some of the articles are made to look aged, and some are genuinely old.

The restaurant is quite intimate considering Disney’s standards (large!) At a recent Spice Road Table tasting we enjoyed the cozy atmosphere of a four-seat Banquette, but, of course, larger tables are also available. With the floor-to-ceiling arched windows we reveled in the spectacular view we had of the fireworks over World Showcase Lagoon.

The menu is Morrocan/Mediterranean, with the wine and beer selections emanating from Morocco, Spain or Greece as well. The presentation of Small Plates allows guests to sample many delightful tastes which may be new to them. The restaurant also offers two Chef Specials which emphasize either seafood or meat.

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Amazing location to watch the Illuminations fireworks.

We sampled quite a few different menu items, and were pleased with most every one of them. Before our meal, we enjoyed a refreshing Lillet aperitif with the flavors of honey, orange, lime and mint. Dinner began with a delicate hummus and olive dish, then on to tender fried calamari with spicy Harissan and capers aioli sauces, and rice stuffed grape leaves with fried capers, raisins and nutmeg. The dishes have recognizable spices, but are created perfectly as to not overwhelm the senses. Next we sampled the spicy garlic shrimp sautĂŠed with dried chillies and fried garlic, and some mixed grill skewers of beef and chicken with garlic and fresh herbs.

Very tasty lamb sliders with brioche, cucumber dill and mint tzatziki sauce came next. For dessert, the restaurant offers a choice of a chocolate pyramid with almond ice cream, a saffron and lemon custard (served like a crème brulee), and assorted baklavas. We, of course, tried them all, and consequently, enjoyed them all! The custard was a particular standout for me.

I was in Morocco many years ago, and this visit to Spice Road Table, and the Moroccan Pavilion itself, really brought back the memories I enjoyed there. If you have been to Morocco, or have always wanted to go, visit the Moroccan Pavilion. It may whet your appetite to visit the country, or just visit the Spice Road Table for a tantalizing dining experience.

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Chocolate pyramid with almond ice cream.

Server Nadia pours a mean mint tea.

Lots of interesting wall decor from Morocco.

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2014 What’s happening in the “World” through May 21st Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival - March 5 to May 18

Disney gardeners will paint the landscape with rainbows of blooms while Epcot chefs tempt guests with marketplace tastes during the 21st Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. The garden party continues for 75 days. The food-and-beverage marketplaces will return with new menu items for Disney guests to enjoy, such as Piggylicious Bacon Cupcakes and a Barbecued Chicken Leg at the Smokehouse Barbecue Marketplace.

As they sample from marketplace menus of gustatory delights, guests can wander among themed gardens and children’s play areas. Most gardens will be illuminated when the sun L POONFU LOVIN’ S sets to extend the festival fun.

At the Festival Center, daily interactive gardening seminars will set the stage for outdoor do-it-yourself inspiration, and popular HGTV celebrities will headline weekend seminars filled with home, garden and design ideas.

For more information about the 21st Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, call 407/W-DISNEY (934-7639). The festival, including all gardening programs and exhibits, is included in regular Epcot admission.

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This spring, guests can boogie to their favorite “far out” pop tunes and rock ‘n’ roll classics of the 1960s and ’70s. Here is the 2014 lineup (subject to change without notice): March 7-9. The Guess Who “American Woman”; March 14-16. NEW! Gary Lewis and The Playboys “This Diamond Ring”; March 21-23. The Orchestra starring former members of ELO “Evil Woman”; March 28-30. The Lovin’ Spoonful “Summer in the City”; April 4-6. Paul Revere & The Raiders “Good Thing”; April 11-13. Village People “Y.M.C.A.”; April 18-20. The Grass Roots “Midnight Confessions”; April 25-27. Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone “I’m Henry VIII, I am”; May 2-4. Starship starring Mickey Thomas “We Built This City”; May 9-11. Chubby Checker & The Wildcats “The Twist”; May 16-18. NEW! Alan Parsons Live Project “Eye in the Sky” Performances are at America Gardens Theatre at 5:30, 6:45 and 8 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

New Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade Debuts at Magic Kingdom

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make its grand entrance onto Main Street, U.S.A. in March. Featuring seven unique units comprised of nine floats with a cast of more than 100 performers, Disney Festival of Fantasy parade celebrates the stories and characters of Fantasyland. The parade comes to life through fantastic and innovative new parade floats, vibrant costumes and an original soundtrack featuring beloved songs from favorite Disney films, including its very own theme song.

Mighty St. Patrick’s Festival Live Entertainment, Authentic Irish Food and Fun to Downtown Disney - March 7-17

Sports Complex - thru March 26

Atlanta Braves Spring Training Returns to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. Showcasing some of Major League Baseball’s marquee teams, the game lineup includes the reigning World Series Champion Boston Red Sox and National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals. This year’s schedule also will include three nighttime games and select promotional-themed games, along with the traditional Disney family-oriented fun, including ingame entertainment, Disney character appearances and on-field fan experiences.

Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine - March 6 - 9

U.S. high school students ages 13-19 participate in this innovative outside-the-classroom educational and mentoring program. The 2014 Disney Dreamers Academy, now in its seventh year, will take place March 6 – 9.

Disney Dreamers Academy continues to hold true to its mission to inspire and fuel the dreams of teens, help them discover a world of possibilities and help them prepare for the future. Annually, 100 U.S. high school students, selected from thousands of applications, embark on an all-expense-paid trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida for an immersive four-day program that inspires and fuels their dreams.

The celebration at Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant and throughout Downtown Disney pays homage to Celtic culture with nearly 10 top Irish bands and pro dancers performing on three stages during select days of the festival. Also on tap: a hearty selection of beers, food by Irish celebrity chef Kevin Dundon of Raglan Road, complimentary face painting inside Raglan Road, stilt walkers, living statues, children’s activities and plenty of St. Patrick’s Day memorabilia.

Play Ball! Atlanta Braves Spring Training Welcomes Top Teams to Champion Stadium at ESPN Wide World of

Disney Cruise Line at Castaway Cay

The Disney Fantasy docks at Castaway Cay, Disney’s private island in the tropical waters of the Bahamas, reserved exclusively for Disney Cruise Line guests. In a setting of crystal-clear turquoise waters, powdery white-sand beaches and lush landscapes, the 1,000-acre island offers one-of-a-kind areas and activities for every member of the family.

For more information and future updates, guests may check online at www.DisneyWorld.com

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ORLANDO HAPPENINGS Comng up in Orlando Building on the popularity of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando Resort will bring to life some of the experiences and places found in and

Mine Train Coaster. This family coaster will transport guests on a musical ride into the mine “where a million diamonds shine.” Also coming to Magic Kingdom this year is Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade, an all-new daytime parade featuring characters and music from memorable Disney films.

Orlando’s tallest and steepest free-fall waterslide is coming to Aquatica – SeaWorld’s Waterpark. Ihu’s Breakway Falls will be the only multi-slide of its kind in Orlando.

Visitors with a need for speed will love the new IDrive Indoor Kart Racing. This multi-level entertainment center includes a half-mile (805-meter) track for the electric-powered go-karts, bowling lanes and an arcade. www.idriveracing.com/

around London in the Harry Potter books and films. Diagon Alley and ‘London’ will be located within Universal Studios Florida, which is adjacent to Universal’s Islands of Adventure, where guests now experience Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. When complete, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley will feature shops, a restaurant and an innovative, marquee attraction based on Gringotts bank. Guests will be able to travel between ‘London’ and Hogsmeade aboard the Hogwarts Express.

Located in the heart of downtown Orlando, the $429 million Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts will be the new home for Broadway productions and Orlando Ballet among other performances.

The arts center will include two performance theaters, a 300-seat community theater, outdoor plaza and banquet room. www.drphillipscenter.org/

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step of the process was perfected to convey the attitudes and charm of the characters. For the first time in animated history, this beloved gang of misfits brought irreverent, street-smart humor to the screen.

Visit thehistorycenter.org for more information.

Water Ski Show on Lake Silver in Winter Haven - thru Dec 31, 2014

Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort is soon to be the fourth and largest on-site hotel at Universal Orlando Resort. Inspired by retro resorts of the 1950s and 60s, the 1800-room hotel will feature moderately priced family suites and value-priced guest rooms. When complete, guests can experience a 10lane bowling alley and enjoy two massive pools with sand beaches, a lazy river, waterslide and more.

DUPLO Valley at LEGOLAND Florida will bring the LEGO DUPLO line of preschool building toys to life for Orlando’s youngest visitors. The new farm-themed attractions, including a train, mini tractor ride and water play area, are geared to toddlers ages 2 to 5.

Orange County Regional History Center: The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons from an exhibition created by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y. through March 23. Discover the secrets of how America’s favorite cartoons pioneered a new kind of animated humor in The Art of Warner Bros.

Cartoons exhibition at the Orange County Regional History Center. Learn about the creative process that gave birth to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote,

and their comrades, and turned these entertaining animated short films into a cultural phenomenon.

The exhibition focuses on each step of the animation process and how it contributed to the overall success of the cartoon. From camera movements and musical cues, to witty dialogue and expressive drawings, each

The Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team (reestablished in 2012 by former theme park employees) is back and has a new home on Lake Silver in Winter Haven, FL. Shows take place the 3rd Saturday of every month and begin at 6:00pm (March – October) and 4:30pm (November – February). Admission is free.

Interesting tidbit – the age range for the majority of the team? mid-40s to a few in their 60s! Bring lawn chairs for seating.

Lake Silver, 100 S. Lake Silver Dr. NW, Winter Haven, FL 33883. Free admission. 863521-2808. www.cypressgardenswaterskiteam.com/ VisitOrlando.com for more information on Orlando events.

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Upcoming concerts: Mar 15 - FOREIGNER; Mar 21 - A GREAT BIG WORLD; Mar 22 - GAVIN DEGRAW; Mar 28 - KELLY ROWLAND; Mar 29 WEEZER; Apr 5 - SKILLET; Apr 12 - LYNYRD SKYNYRD; Apr 19 - KOOL & THE GANG; May 3 - NELLY; May 10 - THE WANTED; May 17 - THE ROOTS; May 24 - CHER LLOYD; May 31 - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS; June 7 - ROBIN THICKE www.universalorlando.com

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The three-day event features a robotic expo with hands-on exhibits and games showcasing the latest in robotic and engineering technology. The study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is at the heart of Robot Rocket Rally, with exhibitors ranging from middle school robotics clubs to veteran NASA scientists and engineers.

Robot Rocket Rally also celebrates NASA’s next big step forward in robotic exploration by supplying robotic climbing legs to Robonaut-2, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), with the launch of SpaceX 3, the third resupply mission to the ISS by Space Exploration Technologies. SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule on March 16 at 4:41 a.m.

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ands, Brew & BBQ festival features rocking concerts, BBQ, beer and toetapping fun. Bands, Brew & BBQ takes place weekends in February through the first two weekends in March. Bands, Brew & BBQ also celebrates the food.

Serious barbecue connoisseurs can taste it all and pick their favorites. Sample Orlando’s best barbecue from local smokehouses -- Bubbalou’s Bodacious BarB-Que, Cecil’s Texas Style BAR-B-Q and Sonny’s BBQ – plus SeaWorld’s own Sweet & Smokin’ Barbecue. Sip on ice-cold craft beer selection while enjoying live concerts and activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Even the little ones have their own area to get up close to animals, work on masterpieces at coloring stations, take photos with SeaWorld costume characters, learn from educators and play interactive games. Bands, Brew & BBQ is included with park admission.

Coming up: March 1 - Scotty McCreery; March 2 - Steve Miller Band; March 8 - Hank Williams Jr.; March 9 - Alabama.

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MSC Cruises The Divine Divina

By Barbara McGovern

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Cruise Ships is a family company headquartered in Italy which has concentrated on the European market in the past. Although they have sailed to the U.S. and some other countries, this is the first time one of their ships will be based in the U.S. The MSC Divina arrived in Miami in November, 2013 to serve the American market.

What a magnificent ship! She left on her maiden American voyage to a grand send off, complete with fireworks and a fun deck party.

The Divina epitomizes everything that makes MSC the line that it is. Attention to details makes the Divina special. MSC’s hallmark is promoting the Mediterranean lifestyle that the region is famous for. La Dolce Vita — The Divina has that in spades, from her Godmother, the

fabulous Sophia Loren, to the incredible Svorski crystal staircases and the outstanding “ship with a ship” — the Yacht Club. We were wowed by the Divina. All the eye candy is wonderful but there is much more to impress the guests. Consider the intangibles, the things that really make the ship so special: the outstanding staff that make your trip the event that you expect; the army of specialists that ensures your comfort and peace of mind; The maintenances crew - 110 plumbers, 80 electricians, 54 carpenters, the 100 people on the fire brigade and the 50 people on the medical staff. These are the people we seldom see but are key to the smooth operation of the vessel. We get to know our waiters, cabin stewards, the bar men and the guest relations people but do we realize how important they are to our enjoyment of the cruise? Do we appreciate them or do we only acknowledge them when we have a complaint?

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The Divina is a floating city, at 1,094 feet in length and weighing almost 140,000 tons. It serves almost 4,500

guests on 18 decks, and is equipped with the best of everything in order to ensure that every one of those guests have a memorable vacation. There is outstanding dining in seven restaurants to accommodate every taste, 13 indoor and 5 outdoor bars and lounges, 5 pools, a theatre that has some of the best shows you will every see, a casino, plus amazing shopping (husbands, beware!) There is even an outdoor movie on the pool deck. (It sure beats the old drive in movies.) There hot tubs, a spa and a well-equipped gym and a solarium. Life is good on the Divina.

The ship has wonderful program for their youngest cruisers. There’s a Mini Club for the tiny guests that affords the moms and dads some free time to re-charge knowing that their children are safe and having supervised fun.

There’s a special club for the pre-teens and older teens where they have their own area away from mom and dad — a win-win situation. MSC also has a program where children travel free. It is a great way to create a real multigenerational vacation. Entire families, moms, dads, cousins and grandparents can join in the fun.

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MSC offers several theme cruises.

The cruise we were on was a “Baseball Greats.” You can check their website to see what other theme cruises are being offered.

The Mediterranean spirit is alive and well on all of MSC ships. You can party day and night or you can relax and do nothing. It’s up to you. The Divina lets you do your own thing. We took the Winemakers Experience to learn how to taste, blend and make your own special bottle of wine with your own label. It was fun and informative. Or you can just sit in one of the beautiful lounges and listen to the music; watch a football game or have a beer. What ever you want to do, it’s all there for you on the beautiful Divina.

We have been on many MSC cruises and can honesty say that we have never had a bad cruise. We’ve had some bad weather and a few so-so ports, but never a bad cruise.

If you haven’t cruised with MSC, please check them out.

I’m sure you will enjoy them as much as we do. Just an aside, I would bring a bar of soap and shampoo if you have a favorite. I have noticed that most ships and hotels, in the interest of the environment and the bottom line, are only offering those items as attached to the shower.

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special that MSC is doing. It is dedicated to helping children though UNICEF. Brazil is the biggest and most populous country in Latin America and it is also one of the 11th most unequal countries in the world.

Education is the key to change this. Over the past two years MCS has been the principal supporter of an innovative UNICEF project to combat poverty and inequality by helping children in the vulnerable communities of Rio de Janeiro and San Paolo to have access to a quality education. Thanks to the generosity of their cruise guests they have been able to donate over 1 million Euros to start to make a difference. MCS has underwritten the program and you can help donate.

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Remember, as with most ships, the crews are from many different countries. Most crew members do speak English, but it’s not their native language. Bear with them, you’re there to relax and have a good time.

It may take a bit longer to get what you need but you will be well taken care of.

Choose the MSC family for your family’s vacation.

You will be glad you did. For more information, please visit MSCcruisesusa.com

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Gaming Scene Las Vegas BELLAGIO EVENTS: www.bellagio.com EXECUTIVE CHEF’S CULINARY CLASSROOM - Bellagio presents a year of all new cooking experiences in 2014 as part of the culinary series, An Executive Chef’s Culinary Classroom. The educational series includes interactive cooking classes led by Bellagio Executive Chef Edmund Wong and his team of culinary artists. During each two-hour session held in Tuscany Kitchen, the AAA Five Diamond resort’s state-of-theart demonstration kitchen, Wong and his skilled team guide students as they compose and prepare an exceptional three-course meal, all while sharing a variety of delicious culinary secrets. The remaining schedule: Blossoming Taste of Spring - April 3; Grilling Perfection - May 28; Father’s Day Bellagio Barbeque - June 12; What to Eat First? The Chicken or the Egg - Aug 27; Farm to Table - Sept 24; Cooking with Chocolate - Oct 1; Harvesting Thanksgiving - Nov 19.

Bellagio Gallery Presents “Painting Women” - thru Oct 26. Organized in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the exhibition showcases 34 paintings spanning the 18th, 19th and 20th

centuries, revealing the story of women artists, their activism and artistic achievements. The works represent the increased opportunities for education, domestic independence and artistic training that allowed many women to pursue their dreams of becoming professional painters, dating back to the late 18th century. The exhibition features works by such iconic women artists as Mary Cassatt, Georgia O’Keeffe Berthe Morisot, and Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun.

Reimagined Jubilee to Reopen at Bally’s - March 17 www.ballys.com/ Jubilee will reopen at Bally’s Las Vegas on March 17 after undergoing a major transformation. Donn Arden’s Jubilee first opened in 1981 and quickly became a staple in Las Vegas entertainment. While the best of the show’s main elements will be preserved as a nod to the original production, the choreography, staging and music will be refreshed.

“Men: The Experience” DebutS at Riviera Hotel/Casino www.rivierahotel.com/ Men The Experience, Las Vegas’ new male revue, comes to the Riviera’s entertainment lineup. Starring

Olivia Newton-John’s “Summer Nights” at the Flamingo - starting April 8 www. flamingolasvegas.com/ Opening at the Flamingo, the internationally-renowned singer-actress will take audiences on a musical journey through her life in film and music. The production, featuring an eight-piece band, will take fans on a journey through the singer, actress, songwriter and philanthropist’s life and career. With more than 100 million albums sold, Olivia’s successes include four Grammys, numerous Country Music, American Music, Billboard and People’s Choice Awards, an Emmy Award, ten #1 hits and more than 15 top 10 singles.

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MEN: THE EXPERIENCE

some of Las Vegas’ most seductive men and featuring high-energy choreography and a multimedia set, Men The Experience premieres at the Crazy Girls Theatre inside Riviera Hotel & Casino, Monday, March 31.

El Loco NOW Open at The Adventuredome - April 15-18 www.adventuredome.com/elloco/ Only the second of its kind in the United States, the new roller coaster is now open and invites thrill seekers of all ages to experience a 72-second, adrenalinepumping adventure complete with G drops, gravity-defying turns and over-the-edge twists. El Loco’s soaring eye-catching structure offers a unique and exhilarating ride experience in a small footprint. Reaching a maximum speed of 45 mph, El Loco pushes the limits with unique coaster elements that drop, turn and twist riders around 1,300 feet of electric yellow track for a thrill-asecond adventure The Cromwell Opening May 21st www.thecromwell.com/ The Cromwell, the new Las Vegas hotel, is set to welcome its first guests beginning May 21, 2014. With its prime location on one of the busiest intersections of the Las Vegas Strip – one that welcomes more than 20 million passersby each year – The Cromwell Hotel and Casino will offer an exceptional luxury Las Vegas hotel experience in an intimate boutique hotel setting.

Brooklyn Bowl OpenING - March 8 www.vegas.brooklynbowl.com/ Brooklyn Bowl opens its doors at The LINQ, Caesars Entertainment’s open air district in the center of the Strip. Following in the footsteps of the original Brooklyn location and their recently opened outpost at the O2 in London, Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas will feature live concerts, 32 lanes of bowling and food by Blue Ribbon.

With three levels spanning over 80,000 square feet, it will be one of the largest music venues in America, and will offer programming throughout the day and late into the night.

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp at Mandalay Bay - April 3 - 6 wwww.rockcamp.com/countrycamp.php Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp is in a new partnership with The Academy of Country Music for the first Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp Goes Country. The four day camp, April 3-6, features some of country music’s most talented artists and musicians. Campers will get the opportunity to perform live onstage with Wynonna Judd at the House of Blues inside the Mandalay Bay. This country music version of the interactive “rock star” experience is for any die hard country music fan. Gain insight into the music industry, get introduced to the joy of playing musical instruments, singing and songwriting all while being able to meet some famous musicians.

BRITNEY SPEARS AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD www.caesars.com “Britney: Piece of Me” is not only for die-hard fans, but for anyone who enjoys pop theater at its finest.

Presented in a fully-reconstructed theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, the show features one of the largest indoor immersive stage productions in the world, creating a cutting-edge pop concert experience.

While the stage production is dazzling, the intimatelysized theater will allow audiences to see Britney as they’ve never seen her before. “Britney: Piece of Me” is a marriage of high-end fashion and state-of-the-art technology.

PANDA! AT THE PALAZZO www.venetian.com PANDA!, an unprecedented theatrical spectacular, is at The Palazzo. The first ever Chinese-produced show to take up a Las Vegas residency, PANDA! dazzles the senses by combining high-flying acrobatics, kung fu mastery, music, and dance, transporting audiences to a realm of Far Eastern folklore.

O’Shea’s Casino Returns to the Las Vegas Strip www.thequadlv.com/ O’Sheas Casino re-opened its doors recently at the WYNONNA JUDD new location inside The Quad Resort & Casino. After

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Gaming Scene con't Biloxi What’s happening at the Beau Rivage Located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the Beau Rivage is a beautiful resort destination — very convenient for Tampa Bay area folks looking for either an exciting time, or a relaxing time, or both — the Beau has it all. With a partnership with Vision Airlines, the resort has an exclusive package that includes a round trip non-stop jet flight, ground transfers, and two nights in a luxurious guestroom — starting at only $199 per person (double occupancy). The flight takes only an hour and fifteen minutes and leaves from the St. PetersburgClearwater Airport.

MISSISSIPPI GULF RESORT CLASSIC – March 17-23. The Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, PGA Champions Tour Event, returns to Fallen Oak for the fourth year March 17-23. The PGA Champions Tour is expected to attract 81 professional golfers over age 50. The winner will receive $240,000 and 240 Charles Schwab Cup points. Tickets are $15 plus tax/fees per person and are good for any one day of the tournament (Valid March 20, 21, 22 or 23.)

Purchase tickets by visiting www.2014mgrc.com or at Fallen Oak on the day of the tournament. Free general admission for children 15 years old and younger when accompanied by a ticketed adult.

SPRING BREAK POKER CLASSIC – March 27 April 7. All bets are on for 12 days of red-hot competition at Beau Rivage’s 2014 Spring Break Poker Classic. Single Satellites from $45 to $200 will be held daily 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. $65 + $15 with $40 re-entries, Mega Satellite for Main Event daily at 5:00 p.m. $80 + $20, No-Limit Hold ’Em events nightly at 7:00 p.m.

Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. March 27 and is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. For blind structures and other details, please visit beaupoker.com. Play and stay with a special $59 room rate Sunday through Thursday and $99 room rate Friday and Saturday. For reservations, call Customer Care at 1.888.567.6667.

UPCOMING ENTERTAINMENT March 7-9 - CHICAGO The Broadway Musical • March 14 & 15 - JACK HANNA’S INTO THE WILD • March 21 - MICHAEL BOLTON • March 28 - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES • April 11 - ALAN JACKSON • APRIL 18 GOO GOO DOLLS • May 30 - CHICAGO.

Golfers will definitely want to experience Fallen Oak, Beau Rivage’s Tom Fazio-designed golf course, with it’s dramatic elevation changes and beautiful magnolia trees, ponds, streams and wetlands. GOLF Magazine rated it one of the “Top 100 Courses You Can Play.”

A visit to the Beau’s spa and salon will show Epicurean treatments unique to the Gulf Coast, and a perfect place for a Girlfriend Getaway with their special “Pamper Parties.”

The dining opportunities at the Beau are wonderfully varied - from the simple Snacks Deli to the exceptional BR Prime (the Beau’s signature steak and seafood restaurant), and every thing in between. Guests have eleven restaurants to choose from, as well as several bars.

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WarmZe Baby Bottle Warmer

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Easy to use and store in your diaper bag or next to your bed for late night feedings, the WarmZe system consists of air-activated warmers and a fabric BottleSoc. To warm a bottle, you simply slide the BottleSoc onto your breast milk or formula bottle, pull up the outer layer of the BottleSoc and attach a warmer, then pull the outer lay of the BottleSoc back down into place.

In just 30 minutes, the bottle will be warmed to the ideal temperature (90104 degrees), and you never have to worry about the milk overheating.

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Use the open mesh pouch for convenient storage at home or in the diaper bag. The suction power is limited only by the suction you can draw.

Babee Covee can be used as a: Car seat cover (“tent” style); Shopping cart cover; Nursing cover; Stroller blanket/cover; High chair cover; Playtime blanket.

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K’NEX presents new line of “Family Guy” Building Sets www.knex.com

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The partnership with K’NEX Brands allows fans to collect, build environments and interact with Stewie, Peter, Brian and the entire family in a whole new way.

Family Guy follows the adventures of an endearingly ignorant dad, Peter Griffin, and his hilariously odd family of middle-class New Englanders in Quahog, RI. Lois is Peter’s wife, a stay-at-home mom with no patience for her family’s antics. Then there are their kids: 18-year-old Meg is an outcast at school and the Griffin family punching bag; 13-year-old Chris is a socially awkward teen who doesn’t have a clue about the opposite sex; and one-year-old Stewie is a diabolically clever baby.

Rounding out the Griffin household is Brian, the family dog and a ladies man.

“Family Guy has a multi-generational appeal,” said Michael Araten, President & CEO of K’NEX Brands. “Our partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products will allow building fans of all ages to bring the fictional world of Quahog, Rhode Island, to life in a new and exciting way.”

ALTERNAVITES For Kids www.alternavites.com

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HAUNTED HISTORY www.history.com

America is often haunted by its past, which explains why ghost stories have always been an integral part of this nation’s oral history. Viewers will visit some of the darkest, scariest corners of the country—from the battlefields of Gettysburg to the exact spot of the Salem Witch Trials. Each episode will flash back to horrific events that transpired at these locations, while speaking with local historians and authorities on present day paranormal activity.

Find out for sure if these tales are truly fact, fiction or something else entirely.

DIAGNOSIS MURDER The Complete Series

www.diagnosismurder.com Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke Legendary, five-time Emmy Award-winner Dick Van Dyke recognized for his iconic TV roles in 2013 with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Screen Actors Guild enjoyed yet another hit series for eight seasons (1993-2001) as Dr. Mark Sloan on CBS hour-long murder mystery, Diagnosis Murder. As chief of internal medicine at Community General Hospital in Los Angeles and a L.A.P.D. consultant, Sloan has a knack for getting into trouble, negotiating the twists and turns of mysteries and solving crimes with the help of his son, Steve, a homicide detective played by real-life son Barry Van Dyke.

THOMAS & FRIENDS: King of the Railway - The Movie wwwthomasandfriends.com

Join Thomas & Friends as they embark on a legendary movie adventure. The steam team’s quest begins when a special guest arrives on Sodor with a big surprise and important jobs for Thomas, Percy and James. The engines meet new friends and discover suits of armor; coats of arms and legends of long-ago heroes. Then their bravery is put to the test when their new friend Stephen goes missing. Will Thomas find him in time? Will the engines discover the truth about the Island of Sodor’s biggest mystery? It’s a crusade of knightly proportions for Thomas & Friends in this epic movie.

Laverne & Shirley The Seventh Season www.paramount.com Starring: Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Michael McKean, David L. Lander The half-hour situation comedy revolved around the friendship between bright-eyed, naive and demure Shirley Feeney and brassy, tough-talking, street smart Laverne De Fazio. The duo dated an array of questionable men, tolerated their dippy, loony neighbors Lenny and Squiggy, and forever tried to “make all their dreams come true.”

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Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer star in THE LONE RANGER, from Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Director Gore Verbinski. It's a wild ride of high-velocity action, explosions and gunfights that brings the famed masked legend to life through brand-new eyes. The Lone Ranger (Hammer), the last of his kind, teams with Tonto (Depp), a dark and mysterious vigilante, to seek vengeance after justice has failed them. It's a runaway train of epic surprises, as these two unlikely heroes must learn to work together before the ultimate showdown between good and evil explodes.

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UNFINISHED SONG

Starring: Robin Weigert, Julie Fain Lawrence, Janel Moloney, Ben Shenkman,

Starring: Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton, Christopher Eccleston, Vanessa Redgrave

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Abby is a suburban wife and mother married to her overachieving partner Kate. But soon after Abby is hit in the head in a playground accident, she will shed her boring soccer-mom life to become a high-priced call girl for women. And when her worlds collide, the lines between love and desire may experience the most unexpected traumas of all. This is a provocative and acclaimed debut feature from writer/director Stacie Passon.

Arthur (Terence Stamp), a curmudgeonly old soul, is perfectly content with his reliable daily routine until his beloved wife (Vanessa Redgrave) introduces him to a spirited local singing group led by the youthful and charming Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton). Despite his initial resistance, this unexpected friendship leads to Arthur’s discovery of music that revitalizes his passion for new adventures and reconnects him with the people who matter most.

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The year is 1929 and dictator Benito Mussolini is still faced with the 20-year long war waged by Bedouin patriots to combat Italian colonization and the establishment of the “Fourth Shore.” Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as his sixth Governor to Libya, confident that the eminently accredited soldier can crush the rebellion and restore the dissipated glories of Imperial Rome.

It’s Christmas season in the mountain village of Calvary, but merry and bright have suddenly fled town: There are mass bird deaths. Blood red water running from faucets. Grandmas impaled by humongous flying icicles. And for 18-year-old Jacey (Magda Apanowicz of Continuum), a newly discovered gift has led her and her dad (Ed Quinn of Eureka) to the revelation that a beloved holiday carol may hold the key to a yuletide Mayan apocalypse. Can their desperate search for five golden rings now stop a global cataclysm of tornados, volcanoes and killer twinkle lights?

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SPACE VOYAGES

wwwsmithsonianchannel.com This four part series explores the challenges and opportunities of modern space exploration.

NASA is sizing up a new but familiar challenge: how to transport humans into deep space.

After 30 years spent circling the Earth, NASA is building spacecraft to take astronauts beyond the Moon to an asteroid and eventually Mars. From rocket testers in Mississippi, to capsule builders in Florida, this is the story of the spacecraft and the technicians aiming to follow in the footsteps of their Apollo ancestors.

ERIC CLAPTON: the 1970s Review www.chromedreams.co.uk

This film, from the makers of Eric Clapton - The 1960s Review, follows Clapton’s journey through the seventies, from his immersion in musical collectives such as Delaney & Bonnie & Friends and Derek and the Dominos, through his re-emergence in 1974 as a phenomenally successful solo artist and onwards across a series of critically acclaimed albums and tours in the latter half of the decade which cemented EC’s reputation as not just an extraordinary musician but as a composer of majestic material and a performer of quite startling intensity.

wwwsmithsonianchannel.com It’s the world’s most powerful residence, where decisions affecting millions of Americans are made. But the White House is also home a warm and welcoming refuge for the presidential family. Join us on an insider s tour to meet the people who make the world s most famous house a home. Loyal staff maids, assistants, ushers, valets, butlers, chefs, plumbers, engineers, florists and others who have worked under multiple presidents share unique and personal views on everything from first pets to first family birthday parties, preparations for inauguration, behind-the-scenes views of world-altering events ... even presidential scandals.

ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE www.anchorbayent.com

Starring: Whitney Able, Amber Heard, Aaron Himelstein.

Sixteen-year-old Mandy Lane (Amber Heard) has been courted by every available man in her small Texas town to no avail. When the normally reclusive enchantress reluctantly agrees to accompany her new friends on a weekend getaway, the initially irritating adolescent advances made toward her rapidly turn menacing.

As the sun falls behind the hills a volatile mix of drugs, alcohol, and hormones turns explosive. While the festivities rage on, the number of party-goers begins to mysteriously drop one at a time.

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ArtLines New Mexico and the Arts of Enchantment thru May 11 New Mexico has inspired some of the most inventive, diverse, and striking American art ever created. New Mexico and the Arts of Enchantment featuring The Raymond James Financial Collection ranges from preHispanic pottery to twenty-firstcentury paintings and sculpture. At the center is the MFA’s impressive Georgia O’Keeffe landscape, Grey Hills Painted Red, New Mexico (1930), a gift in 2010 which received international attention. Escaping the intensity of New York City, O’Keeffe found her spiritual and artistic home in the New Mexico desert landscape, hills, and mountains. Her painting will be joined by another premier American painting in the Museum’s collection, John Sloan’s humorous Cliff Dwellers’ Country (1925). Sloan purchased a home in Santa Fe in 1920 and returned

annually for 29 years.

The exhibition also features three of the Museum’s photographs of O’Keeffe’s famous home and the landscape around Abiquiu by Todd Webb, one of the last

protégés of her husband Alfred Stieglitz. O’Keeffe and Webb were longtime friends, and the reclusive artist gave him unusual access to her home and studio.

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iiiiiiii ART IN BLOOM 2014 at MFA - March 8 - 11 Art in Bloom 2014, sponsored by The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society and the MFA, is a grand spring tradition and presents some of the most imaginative floral designs in the area. More than 50 floral designers will respond to artworks throughout the Museum. The exhibition opens to the public Saturday, March 8, at 10 a.m. and continues through Tuesday, March 11. The Museum will be open Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, March 9-11, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Chris Giftos, the guest artist for the Art in Bloom Luncheon on Friday, March 7, will create a floral masterpiece for the MFA’s Great Hall, just as he did at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for more than 33 years. That arrangement will be on view during Art in Bloom.

Noted contemporary artist Mernet Larsen will be the guest of honor during “Conversations with the Designers” on Sunday, March 9, from 2-4 p.m. Honorary Stuart Society member Eric Lang Peterson will create a floral design in response to Ms. Larsen’s exceptional painting Mall (1987), which he donated to the collection. Both will be on hand to interact with visitors.

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Graphicstudio: Uncommon Practice at USF - thru May 18 Graphicstudio: Uncommon Practice at USF chronicles several aesthetic and technical conversations among artists of different generations. Highlighting both technical and conceptual breakthroughs, the exhibition includes seminal works spanning Graphicstudio’s forty-six year history (by Robert Rauschenberg, Jim Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha, Allan McCollum, Louise Bourgeois, Jim Dine, and others) with some of its most recent collaborative endeavors (by Christian Marclay, Mark Dion, Teresita Fernández, Los Carpinteros, and Trenton Doyle Hancock).

Utility and Aesthetics in Ancient Art - thru May 18 Often beautiful in form and adorned with strikingly attractive images, artifacts of the ancient Mediterranean world can be classified in countless different ways. Ancient painted pottery survives in great numbers, but — despite its beauty — receives almost no mention from Greek or Roman authors, who clearly considered ceramics the domain of humble craftsmen rather than of fine artists. While many ancient statues and figurines remain much celebrated for their aesthetic value, their functions should not be ignored.

In this exhibition objects have been grouped together according to certain common features — from images, aesthetics, and individual style to form, utility, and technical details.

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ArtLines 25th Annual Hyde Park Village Art Fair - March 22 – 23

This two-day event showcases the work of the country’s leading artists including top local talent. Art enthusiasts can expect to see many familiar faces as well as new and emerging artists. The art on display and for sale will represent a wide variety of media and appeal to many tastes and budgets. Art enthusiasts will have the opportunity to engage the artists and learn about the creative process. In addition there will be a free art giveaway, no purchase is necessary to participate.

Admission is free and open to the public. Free and open to the public. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Hyde Park Village, along Swann and Dakota Avenues in downtown Tampa – Navigational Address: 1622 Snow Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606. 561-746-6615. www.artfestival.com

The Tampa Bay Photo Shootout - April 4 - 6

Calling all photographers! The Tampa Bay Photo Shootout will be held at the Pinellas Technical Education Centers (PTEC) St. Petersburg campus on April 4-6, 2014. The Tampa Bay Photo Shootout brings photographers from across the country together for photography, education, sightseeing, camaraderie, and fun. Attendees will participate in four photography workshops of their choice, a keynote presentation by Jim Clark, two special lunchtime sessions and an optional portfolio review. There will be 46 workshops to choose from with a large variety of photography subjects and techniques including birds, primates, landscapes, an old western town, cowboy mounted shooting, street photography, macro, lightpainting, time-lapse, reptiles, trains, classic cars, portraits, and many more. Online registration is required. For more information and to register: www.ThePhotoShootout.com/tampa-bay-photo-shootout

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he exhibition in the Florida Craftsmen Exhibition Gallery features two mediums – fiber and ceram-

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Tapestry Visions X 4 - Tapestry Weavers: Lynn Mayne, John Nicholson, Becky Stevens and Terri Stewart. Tapestry Artists of Sarasota (TAOS) is composed of tapestry artists with the shared interest of exhibiting work and promoting the art of handwoven tapestry.

Members Becky Stevens, John Nicholson, Lynn Mayne and Terri Stewart each create work that gives voice to his/her concerns, beliefs or the joys they find in their lives.

Su Griggs Allen is a sculptor, painter and storyteller, working in clay. Her inspirations are many. She reaches deep within to connect to the creative energy of the universe. With a distinctive expressionist style, each piece is an exploration of color, texture, magic, symbolism and power of this creative energy.

Florida Craftsmen Inc, 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 727 821-7391. www.floridacraftsmen.net/

FLORIDA MUSEUM of PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS David Hilliard: Intimacies - March 8 - May 18 David Hilliard: Intimacies explores the work of the Boston-based photographer who makes large-format color images of people, interiors, and landscapes. Hilliard’s works probe how we know other individuals and ask important questions about how place, memory, and time affect our interior thoughts. Hilliard is presented

by Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York and Carroll and Sons Art Gallery in Boston.

The FLORIDA MUSEUM of PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS is located at 400 N. Ashley Drive, Cube 200, Tampa, FL 33602; 813.221.2222; www.fmopa.org

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he Eye-Hole is the adjustable solution to the age old problem of losing your glasses. They’re both stylish and affordable - so you can have one to match every outfit and every pair of glasses. The permanent collection consists of fifteen styles but limited editions are released each month so check back to the website. So forget the granny eyeglass holders — look cool while being practical with the Eye-Hole.

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he Primavera Calming Face Care line is designed to naturally soothe and strengthen sensitive skin.

Extra-comforting plant ingredients, are hand-selected from Primavera’s community of farm partners to ensure quality, gently calm inflammation and redness, protect skin from external irritants, and rebuild the skin’s natural moisture barrier. They include Chamomile Essential Oil, to relieve skin irritation while quieting the senses, and Borage Seed Oil, rich in Omega-6 essential fatty acids to help regulate hydration and restore elasticity to the skin. Together with organic extracts and oils from Japanese Honeysuckle, Ginger Root, Oat, Licorice, Helichrysum and Centella, these mild but effective ingredients help deliver complete skin serenity to dry, tight, flaky or reactive complexions without chemical fragrances, dyes, preservatives or other ingredients that can cause further irritation.

Products include Calming Cream Cleanser, Calming Moisture Cream and Calming Eye Contour Cream.

A Calming Face Care Starter Kit includes travel sizes of the cleanser, toning lotion, moisture cream and eye contour cream.

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pritz on Ultra Chateau Krigler 212, a young and fresh reformulation of Krigler’s most famous perfume. Inspired by the Chateau Krigler 12

fragrance worn by iconic beauty Grace Kelly, Ultra Chateau Krigler 212 embodies the vitality and energy of today with a nod to the timeless charisma of a past era. Introduced in 1912, Chateau Krigler 12 was created in Champagne, France, and quickly gained an international cult following for its captivating fragrance that provided a refreshing contrast to the period’s heavier scents. Ultra Chateau Krigler 212

aiam’s natural weave scarf has been woven by fair trade artisans.The ultrasoft gauzy scarf will add a touch of edgy texture and romance to any outfit. It is detailed with frayed edges and braided fringe. Lightweight and alluring, this eco-friendly loosely woven scarf is made from 100% natural cotton by a certified fair trade mill in India. The lightweight and airy scarf measures 74”L x 20”W, and can be worn multiple ways. www.gaiam.com/

combines top notes of Lily of the Valley, Iris, Magnolia from Borneo and North Florida, Violet, Rose and Aldehyde with a floral heart of Musk, Cassis, Champaca Flowers, Jasmine, Ylang Ylang and Lilac.

Lively and complex, Ultra Chateau Krigler 212 offers a welcome contrast to some of today’s flat, clinical scents.

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30 Minutes to Beauty

with the Facial Bar at Salon Inga Story and photos by Melissa Wolcott Martino

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e all like to be pampered, but most working women and busy moms just can’t find the time to have a luxuriating skin care experience — until now. Esthetic guru Lydia Sarfati has created a wonderful program that solves the problem with “Facial Bar,” which is rapidly catching on across the country.

This very affordable program compacts a face, hair, and hand treatment into as little as 15-30 minutes, by doing some of the treatments simultaneously. It has been adopted locally by Salon Inga in Tampa, which calls its service “30 Minutes to Beauty”.

Salon Inga has an airy location above Michael’s Grill in Carrollwood.

I had the opportunity to try it out recently, and could not believe that only 30 minutes had passed while I experienced a soothing hair treatment, facial cleansing exfoliation, facial lifting mask, hand massage, blow dry, and out the door! It may sound rushed, but it wasn’t at all — it was total relaxation under the deft touch of Salon Inga’s esthetician, Tanja Handing.

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alon Inga is well established, highly regarded, and has been in business for 26 years under the guidance of founder and owner, Inga Handing. It offers a full range of hair, face and nail services, and is proud to be one of the few salons in the area to offer products from Repéchage, a high-end beauty company founded by Lydia Sarfati, and known for its anti-aging seaweed based products.

With Facial Bar, you can customize your treatments according to your time schedule — pick out what appeals to you for the time frame you have available. Services start out as low as $25. So treat yourself! Take a break and go back to work looking and feeling totally refreshed. You can do the Facial Bar and still have time for lunch!

Salon Inga is located at 11722 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Carrollwood in Tampa, FL. 813963-1313. www.saloninga.com/ For more information on Repéchage, please visit www.repechage.com/

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An Evening with Colman Reaboi - March 8 Join Cantor Colman Reaboi for an evening of opera and Broadway and hear his breathtaking voice.

Mr. Reaboi attended the Boston Conservatory of Music, where he majored in vocal performance and opera. He has sung with several major opera companies, including Opera Boston, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Tampa and the Sarasota Opera Company, with principal roles inLa Traviata, Rigletto, La

Boheme and others under the baton of Maestro Anton Coppola. He is presently the Cantor at Congregation B’nai Emmunah in Tarpon Springs. Heritage Museum, 100 Beekman Lane. 7:30. Complimentary refreshments.

COOKING CLASSES - Saturdays, 12-2 Pm, March 15, April 12 & 26. The City of Tarpon Springs is presenting cooking classes from 12-2pm on Saturdays, at the Safford House, 23 Parkin Ct., Tarpon Springs. Community cooks teach the cuisine of the Greek islands, Cuba — and everyone enjoys a meal together after the class.

March 15 - Maria Pantelis — Greek psaro plaki (baked fish with vegetables) bread, pastaflora (strawberry pie) April 12 - Nikki Christu –halkitika makaronia (pasta & fried onions) and side dishes from the island of Halki. April 26 - Marisella Veiga–Cuban tambor de picadillo (shepherd’s pie with plantains), avocado/lettuce salad, and fresh fruit cocktail. TarponArts.org to register for classes.

Lunch & Learn: with Author Rick Kilby - Florida’s Fountain of Youth - March 19 Ponce de León reached the shores of Florida in 1513. Although the myth of the conquistador’s quest for the fountain of youth was debunked long ago, his fabled search remains inextricably tied to the image of the Sunshine State.

Florida has been transformed into a veritable fountain of youth, a paradisiacal playground, a utopia of rejuvenating springs and supple mermaids. Author Rick Kilby discusses his book, Finding the Fountain of Youth: Ponce de León and Florida’s Magical Waters, and how “magical” waters and their restorative powers have been used to promote the state. Moving beyond advertising and kitsch, Kilby carries the story into the present day, addressing the very real problem of protecting Florida’s fragile springs and aquifers. Once celebrated by writers such as William Bartram and Harriet Beecher Stowe, these pristine waters were rechristened with new names such as Espiritu

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“The Cotton Lady” Located at the

World Famous Sponge Docks 813 Dodecanese Blvd, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

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Welcoming Glass of House Wine, Draft Beer or Dessert* HOME OF THE GREEK CHOW MEIN

Enjoy Authentic Greek Cuisine with Generous Portions

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Heritage Museum, 100 Beekman Lane, 11:30 am, talk starts at 12 noon. Fee includes talk, gourmet boxed lunch and soft drink.

The Rhythm Kings Dance Orchestra Sweetheart Dance - March 28 The fabulous Rhythm Kings play jazz, swing, and big band hits of the 1920s to the 1940s. Enjoy great music by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Noel Coward, Irving Berlin, and other greats. Dance or sit back and enjoy the music. Vintage dress encouraged. Best Dressed Contest. Heritage Museum, 100 Beekman Lane, 7 to 10 pm. Free dance lesson 6pm.

GULF MARITIME FESTIVAL Sat, March 29. 11 AM TO 6 PM City of Tarpon Springs Arts and Cultural Program presents the fifth Gulf Maritime Festival on the Sponge Docks. Demonstrators explore sponge diving and processing; mullet and shrimp nets; foodways such as mullet smoking and Greek kavourmas; shrimping; grouper, mullet, mackerel, and snapper fishing; boat building and much more. In additions to displays and demonstrations, interviews with those involved in maritime activities take place on a stage. There also is music and dance associated with maritime communities: Levendia Dance Troupe will perform and teach Greek dances and Six Volt Rodeo will play country and western swing music. Sponge Docks, Tarpon Springs, Fl 34689.

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Tests to Identify Valuable Antiques

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id you ever buy an antique and the seller left the Also, by placing a match to a material like a hand mirror identification up to you? Oh, the excitement of paymade of French ivory could set a fire that will not only ing a lot of money for something that is unknown! When burn the hand mirror but all of the bedrooms on the put in those terms, it sounds kind of foolish, doesn’t it? second floor of your house, too. Of course, after the fire When you go to Wal-Mart to buy something, you department shows up at your house, then you’ll know know exactly what you are buying. There is no guessfor certain that your charred hand mirror was in fact a ing game. The Wal-Mart piece of highly flammable cashier doesn’t give you French tips on how to research ivory! And some peothat item that you just ple hold up these people bought. You know what it who told you how to test is, she knows what it is, your antiques as experts. everybody knows what it Give me a break. is. That’s the end of it. It With more than a few should be that way in the books on sculpture under antiques world, too. You my belt, it is the scratch should know what you test that has to be my are buying. favorite silly test. People Many of these proare told to scratch the posed tips and testing patina off of a cast metmethods may damage al sculpture as a test of your antiques and could value. Once you scratch even cause you bodily the sculpture, you have harm. My favorite andevalued it significantly. tiques testing methods And, if you have a solid Bakelite was commonly used for costume jewelry, radio control are those that so called piece of bronze, gold or knobs, and door handles in the early 20th Century. experts suggest like other metal, guess what?

“Take a match to it” or “Pour acid on it” or “Smell it”.

You have just scratched at the surface or dug a hole So tell me, what is supposed to happen once you put a into your valuable sculpture. Now that antique cast match to that piece of Bakelite jewelry or carved ivory sculpture looks like the door panel of your car after statue? Once you pour acid on a coffee grinder, then some smart aleck kid keyed it in a parking lot or like the what? And, what is that collectible Star Wars figurine table leg after your new kitten was left alone in the dinof Luke Skywalker, what is he supposed to smell like to ing room. Don’t scratch sculpture. be valuable?

The one test that never fails is taking your questionIf it doesn’t burn, is that good? Does it mean you able antique to me for an honest evaluation —no fire, have a piece of ivory or bone? What happens if it does no damage, no nonsense. burns? How do you stop the fire from destroying your Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, Dr. Lori hosts anobject? Did that wise person suggesting fire as a testing tiques appraisal events worldwide. Bring an antique for a method reveal that bit of pertinent information when he FREE appraisal by Dr. Lori at Suburban Home & Garden advised you to “take a match” to your antique? Come Show in Oaks, PA on Feb 21 thru 23, 2014. Dr. Lori is the on. I am not the only one who knows this is ridiculous. star appraiser on Discovery channel. Visit www.DrLoriV. Here is what I do know… I can tell you with conficom, www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, Lori Verderame on dence that if your antique burns, then you have a damGoogle+ or call (888) 431-1010. aged antique! And that damage will decrease its value. www.AccentOnTampaBay.com

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Discover the Beauty

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ig Cat Rescue is the largest accredited sanctuary in the world dedicated entirely to abused and abandoned big cats. It is home to over 100 lions, tigers, bobcats, cougars and other species most of whom have been abandoned, abused, orphaned, saved from being turned into fur coats, or retired from performing acts.

The sanctuary began rescuing exotic cats in 1992.

BCR has 14 species of cats, many of whom are threatened, endangered or extinct now in the wild. Their dual mission is to provide the best home they can for the cats in their care and educate the public about the plight of these majestic animals, both in captivity and in the wild, to end abuse and avoid extinction.

BCR has built enclosures in a natural habitat with foliage and shelter on 55 acres in the Citrus Park area of north Tampa. They provide the best nutritional and medical care possible, and have conditioning and enrichment programs to provide the cats physical and psychological well being. The sanctuary is supported entirely by donation.

BCR, 12802 Easy Street, Tampa. 813-920-4130; www.BigCatRescue.org

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unken Gardens is a botanical paradise in the midst of a bustling city. As St. Petersburg’s oldest living museum, this 100 year old garden is home to some of the oldest tropical plants in the region.

Unwind as you stroll through meandering paths, lush with exotic plants from around the world. Explore cascading waterfalls, beautiful demonstration gardens, more than 50,000 tropical plants and flowers.

If you enjoy Yoga, or want to try Hoop Dancing, go to Sunken Gardens and exercise in a botanical, tropical paradise.

Yoga Village at Sunken Gardens: Mon - 10:30am Gentle Beginner Yoga with Vandana; Wed - 10:30am Kundalini Yoga with Ram Gian; Thurs - 10:30am Open Level Vinyasa Flow with Vandana; Sun - 12:30pm Kundalini Yoga with Updesh.

Hoop Dancing: Tues 10am - 11am and Wed 9am - 10am; Kids Hoop Dancing: Tues 4pm - 4:45pm; Hot Hula: Thurs 10am - 11am.

Sunken Gardens provides garden tours, horticultural programs, special events, field trips, weddings, private and corporate rentals. Call 727-551-3102. Gardens may be closed due to inclement weather.

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FLORIDA AUTHORS WRITE….

IN DREAMS

FLORIDA IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION:

By Robert Logan www.peppertreepublishing.com

Desperation and Defiance

By Nick Wynne and Joseph Knetsch

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n the mountainous outskirts of Boulder, Colorado a serial killer begins killing people in the same exact manner as four unsolved murders in the area from fortyone years ago. The police suspect a copycat.

But when Jack Corbitt experiences a bizarre phenomenon, he begins to believe the police are dead wrong. During a series of a new life saving cancer treatment, Jack’s brain is somehow able to open a mysterious portal to the past. He is stunned to discover that he is able to communicate with Maggie Roper, a newspaper reporter from forty-one years ago who is investigating the unsolved murders.

The telepathic connections come in the form of dreams after each treatment.

A native of New Jersey, Robert Logan lives in South Florida. A member of the Florida Writers Association, Logan is at work on his novel, Extreme Beliefs.

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he financial boom of the 1920s gave Florida citizens a look at prosperity and promise. By 1926, natural disasters, financial misdeeds and failures to realize those promises created a sense of impending doom and forced entrepreneurs into bankruptcy. With the hurricane of 1928, the boom was over, and coupled with bank failures and numerous farming epidemics, Florida plunged into a depression--two years before the stock market crash of 1929. Journey with noted Florida historians Nick Wynne and Joseph Knetsch as they detail the hardships of the times and the defiance of a state determined to rise above them.

Dr. Joe Knetsch, a historian, has published many books and over two hundred articles on Florida history, including his most recent book, Florida and the Spanish American War. He lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Linda.

Nick Wynne is a retired college professor and the executive director emeritus of the Florida Historical Society. A prolific author, he has published, along with several coauthors and coeditors, more than twenty history books and five novels. He lives with his wife, Debra, in Rockledge.

DAY HIKING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA:

A guide to the Best Trail Adventures in Greater Naples and Fort Meyers

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ohnny Molloy, outdoorsman extraordinaire, shares forty of his favorite “frontcountry” hikes through city, county, and state parks and their surrounding wildlands. Destinations include Caracara Prairie Preserve, home to several endangered species including the Florida black bear and crested caracara; Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, a subtropical island oasis for migratory birds; and Wild Turkey Strand Preserve, site of a World War II airfield training base. With a variety of trail lengths and difficulty levels, this guidebook offers many possibilities for all outdoor explorers, from the tourist to the longtime Florida hiker seeking new scenery.

Although not a FL resident, Johnny Molloy has written more than fifty outdoor guide books, including Florida hiking such as: “The Hiking Trails of Florida’s National Forests, Parks, and Preserves”; “Hiking the Florida Trail; Beach and Coastal Camping in Florida”; and “From the Swamp to the Keys.”

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MONTOOTH 3: Red Cross of Gold

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he third book in the Montooth quintet follows the main characters as they finish high school while experiencing the advent of Rock n’ Roll in the mid-Fifties. Off to college, Carty Andersson’s archery skills and outspoken criticism of a professor, leads police to suspect her in a bizarre campus murder. Her friends in The Crew utilize their skills and display unquestioned loyalty as they attempt to save her while discovering and capturing the real killer. Meanwhile, her close friend and high school roommate, Elena Rafferty, joins the forces of Fidel Castro as he begins his quest to take power in Cuba. The infamous Cruz Cruz, teaming with actress-singer Sara Ann Dan, manipulates both sides of the Cuban Revolution as it marches closer to finality. Sally, the erstwhile witch from the initial book, Montooth and the Canfield Witch, exposes ancient family history to show origins of her enormous cache of gold, jewels, and other property. Smithsonian researches trace it from King Solomon’s mines to the Templar warrior monks in France and Scotland, to Colonial America to the swamps of Florida. Author Jay includes his signature Montooth fable, this time involving the title character alligator and beehives.

Author Robert Jay has been honored by the FL Writers Assoc., receiving it’s prestigious Royal Palm Literary Award for historical fiction. Jay lives in Florida with his wife, Hildegard. He is also the author of two previous book releases in the Montooth series, “Montooth and the Canfield Witch” and “Montooth 2: Race for the Ryland Ruby.”

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nown as “America’s Oldest Brewery,” D. G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., of Pottsville has been in continuous operation since 1829.

Since its start, Yuengling has been prudently managed by the Yuengling family. Overcoming the 14 dry years of Prohibition, Yuengling persevered due in part to the ingenuity and creativity of its owners and loyalty of its consumers. Yuengling found a niche for itself beginning in the late 1980s. With the introduction of Yuengling Lager and Black & Tan, the brand became a sensation in and around Philadelphia. Popularity of the beverages led to Yuengling being distributed in 14 states, making it the largest American-owned brewery. Through more than 220 historic images, D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., tells the story of this legendary American company.

PEOPLE PICTURES: 30 Exercises for Creating Authentic Photographs

By Chris Orwig

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h i j kAl m n uthor/photographer Chris Orwig offers 30 photographic exercises to renew your passion for capturing the people in your world. This is not a traditional portrait photography book. The goal isn’t flattery, but connection and depth.

Whether you are a student, busy parent, or seasoned pro photographer, these 30 exercises provide an accessible framework for exploration and growth. With step-by-step instructions and using natural light, you will explore everything from street, lifestyle, candid, and environmental shots. The projects are small artistic endeavors meant to change how you see and the pictures that you make. All that’s required is a camera, an intrepid attitude, curiosity, and some imagination.

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THE BOOK OF FIVE RINGS

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rom powerful blows to explosive kicks, Delavier’s Mixed Martial Arts Anatomy takes you inside the action and impact of one of the world’s most popular, grueling, and challenging sports.

Over 230 full-color photos and 120 anatomical illustrations allow you to go inside more than 120 exercises specifically selected for the neuromuscular demands of the sport. You’ll see how muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures and how variations and sequencing can isolate specific muscles to enhance the full arsenal of combat skills.

long with Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings is considered to be one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asia. Composed in 1643 by samurai Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction.

For Musashi, the way of the martial arts was a mastery of the mind rather than simply technical prowess—and it is this path to mastery that is the core teaching in The Book of Five Rings. This is written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life.

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By John Kenneth Muir www.limelighteditions.com Purple Rain: Music on Film explores in detail the behind-the-scenes struggles and triumphs of the film’s making, from the trouble casting a female lead to star opposite Prince, to concerns that the movie’s urban vibe and sound wouldn’t play in Peoria.

Featuring extensive new interviews with the film’s director, producer, and assistant editor, Purple Rain reveals a 1980s cult-classic as you’ve never seen, heard or experienced it before. Let’s go crazy...

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GIANTS IN THE LAND: Books One and Two Show both books

By Clark Rich Burbidge

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he giants’ presence gives the townspeople a special confidence about life. But they have become much more dependent on the giants than they realize. One morning the people discover the giants have mysteriously disappeared. Fear and panic grip the town. Someone must find them and bring them back! Thomas, a young farmer, volunteers and sets out alone on a great journey of danger and discovery. Thomas learns the true nature of giants and what it means for him and his people. Join Thomas in his timeless rite of passage and learn what it means to become something more than you have been, why it is necessary in life, and how to do it.

200 BEST CANNED FISH & SEAFOOD RECIPES

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anned seafood is ready when you are. It’s a quick alternative to fast food and it’s generally lean, healthful and convenient. A lot of cans are also interc h a n g e a - ble, so you can substitute what you have on hand which is something you can’t do with fresh seafood.

And the best part is that you need look no further than your kitchen cupboard for the beginnings of a fantastic dish.

LET’S EAT OUT: With Celiac/Coeliac & Food Allergies! A Timeless Reference for Special Diets

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HELLO LITTLE OWL Little Owl is welcomed fondly on the day she is born. During her first day, she is lovingly told of many important things she will need to know to get along in her new world.

HELLO LITTLE OWL: I Am Hermit Crab!

Little Owl has learned to fly, so macho little Butterfly taunts her to test her wings. Reluctantly, she and her friend, Cat, follow Butterfly on what turns out to be along and forgettable adventure to the beach

Chipped Munk

www.allergyfreepassport.com his innovative book, endorsed by associations across the globe, offers readers: proven cuisine-specific restaurant choices for safe eating anywhere; Understanding of the hidden presences of ten common food allergens; 7 international cuisines with over 175 menu items with questions to ask; Hundreds of ingredients, preparation check lists and hidden allergens; Guidelines for snacks, beverages, airlines, hotels, cruises and travel.

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HELLO LITTLE OWL:

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Little Owl finds out that her Chipmunk friend, Munk, is upset about something that is missing. Little Owl and her friends try to solve the mystery and end up learning about honesty, trust, and true friendship.

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The “I Wanna Go There!” Travel Page Portage Glacier

Anchorage, ALASKA www.travelalaska.com/ Although the former village of Portage is basically a ghost town, it’s still one of Southcentral Alaska’s more popular roadside attractions for one big reason – Portage Glacier Portage Glacier in located in Chugach National Forest. Access is via the Seward Highway, about 50 miles south of Anchorage.

To get up close to the glacier, take an hour-long sightseeing boat cruise on Portage Lake, or hike on one of a number of foot trails that lead to the glacier.

Photo Credit: AR Dept Parks & Tourism/Chuck Haralson www.AccentOnTampaBay.com

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