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AROUND TOWN
7TH - MANATEE’S 1ST ANNUAL TACO FEST: 12-6pm. Manatee County Fairgrounds - 1402 14th Avenue West, Palmetto. This is a family friendly event and features over 150 of the Tri-State Area’s Best Taco Producers alongside a variety of Specialty Cocktails and entertainment. $10. Rain or shine. https://www.manateecountyfair.com/ 7TH - FALLEN OFFICER POKER RUN: In 2021, Pinellas County lost two police officers in the line of duty. The Four Kings LEMC Gulf Coast Chapter is standing ready to support the community and needs the public’s help in replenishing the Fallen Officer Fund, which is a 501c3 organization. All proceeds from this event, will be utilized to support a fallen officer’s family in need. $20 rider / $15 passenger /$10 adds hands. 10:45am - Kick Stands Up. Bert’s Barracuda HD., 10525 49th St N, Clearwater, FL. 12TH - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: With a storybook romance, glorious songs, incredibly elaborate costumes, a stunning set, and magical special effects, the enchantment never ends! The show runs May 12 – June 5. Performances are Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. $30/$15. Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E Silver Springs Blvd. (352) 236-2274. www.ocalacivictheatre.com
14TH - THE CITY OF TARPON SPRINGS’ CULTURAL AND CIVIC SERVICES
DEPARTMENT announces a new, free community event called The Art of Health set to debut from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM in Craig Park, 5 Beekman Lane, Tarpon Springs, 34689. Live musical entertainment, Exhibitor tables, Food trucks, and more. 727-9423-5605. https://www.tarponarts.org 14TH - SALTY SOUL FOUNDATION DUNEDIN BEACH CLEANUP! Salty Soul Foundation is on a mission to help keep Florida’s beautiful beaches clean, one beach at a time. Each month the Foundation will be joining forces with different organizations as co-hosts to clear beaches around the state. 1-4pm. 61 Causeway Boulevard, Dunedin. FREE. https://www.saltysoulfoundation.org 14TH - STARGAZING AT STARKEY: The popular Stargazing event is back and will be at Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park, 10500 Wilderness Park Blvd., New Port Richey, 34655. This free event is organized by our friends from the Pasco Astronomers Club and will be held in the front field of the park. Telescopes will be provided to see many deep sky objects. For more information, please call 727.457.8748. 27TH - SUNSET MUSIC FESTIVAL: Fri, May 27, 3 PM – Sun, May 29, 12 AM. Raymond James Stadium, 4201 N Dale Mabry Hwy. Tickets: www.smftampa.com 29TH - FORD INTL CUBAN SANDWICH FESTIVAL: Smackdown Sunday (11th Annual). 12-6pm. Ybor City-Centennial Park, E. 8th Ave. Celebrate Memorial Day at The Cuban Sandwich Festival! Meet Celebrity VIP Judges like: Award Winning Cuban American Actor: Roberto Escobar, and the honorable Olga Gonzalez, and MORE! This is a FREE family and community festival. www.edibletampabay.com
30TH - THE ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY PICNIC IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
11am-4pm. New Life Tabernacle 6912 Williams Road, Seffner. We will have free food and free entertainment. Come out to the church by the big white cross on I 75. For more information, call the church office at 813-740-1868. Hope to see you there! SUBMIT AROUND TOWN EVENTS AND/OR EVENT FLYERS TO: Lifestyles After 50, P.O. Box 638, Seffner, FL 33583; or email to info@lifestylesafter50.com or fax to (813) 331-2634 by the 20th of the month prior to the event. (i.e. submit June events by May 20 2022).
CREATIVE CORNER
by Alan Fisher
Unrecognized and unappreciated, we’ve all felt that way At a human nature level, we’ll never be okay No matter how many laws are passed or the applause They’ll always be a void inside until we admit the cause
We think our identity is the body and the mind But that’s our equipment, to the truth we’ve been blind We are Life expressing through us in the here and now We’ve been doing our own thing by the sweat of the brow
When we acknowledge spirit and the life force within We realize “self-active thinking” was our only sin Humility and stillness are the gateways to it all The spiritual evolution is the reverse of the Fall
For submissions: Send your poem (150 words or less) to editor@ lifestylesafter50.com with the words “Creative Corner” in the subject line.
CUTEST PET CONTEST
P u mpernickel , submitted by Susan Levines of Brand on
Pumpernickel is only one year old. Pumper is a sweetheart who likes to sleep at the foot of his mom’s bed and play with his best friend, Gouda. He seems to be a bottomless pit when it comes to cat chow and the laser light toy makes him bananas!
