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pring is coming, whether it feels like it or not. While the official start of the season is March 19, spring abides by no mere mortal’s rules. It comes and goes at a pace that surprises even the most prepared of us every month.

For many Floridians, spring begins with the start of the numerous festivals that the months of March and April house. Too many to count, these festivals act as an invitation for Florida natives to welcome spring with open arms as they begin to shed their winter woes and clothes. From the Gulf to the Atlantic, festival season is just beginning.

BIKE WEEK One of these festivals is one simply called “Bike Week”.

Centered around Daytona Beach, this weeklong festival begins March 6 and ends March 15 and presents the opportunity to get out into the fresh air. This year will be Bike Week’s 79th year running, and they’re not holding back with the number of festivities.

This huge event attracts fellow riders on an international scale, creating a culturally rich atmosphere of different languages and stories. Thousands of bikers are expected to be in attendance, making for a bustling and electrifying weeklong party. Featured events include the vintage and custom bikes show, concerts and several barbecues. From swapmeets to bike shows to bar and saloon meet ups, Bike Week 2020 holds the promise of excitement and making new friends. Visit their website, www.officialbikeweek.com/ , to learn more.

SHARK TOOTH FESTIVAL If you’re looking for something to do with visiting family or even just something that differs from the mundane, Shark Tooth Festival in Venice is a great way to greet spring. Named “The Shark Tooth Capital of the World”, this festival allows you

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to get up close with the classic oceanic predator’s chompers.

Paired with great food, music and vendors, this festival ensures a great way to celebrate spring on the beach. Start planning now, because although this short three-day festival doesn’t start until April 3, they’re expecting a big turnout for the weekend.

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STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL I wouldn’t be able to talk about Florida springtime festivals unless the Florida Strawberry Festival was included, and rightfully so. This grand festival pulls an average of 500,000 folks annually from all over the state in a celebration of spring, strawberries, and community. The 11-day event has many events for its visitors to attend, ranging from entertainment such as Rascal Flatts or 98 Degrees, to carnival rides and food.

But this famous festival doesn’t stop there—you can enter various contests such as the art show, livestock competitions, or even the Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest. Learn more about the festival at www.flstrawberryfestival.com/ .

Spring has sprung and so have our festivals. Whether you’re looking for something to do on the open road or with your family, Florida’s spring events never disappoint. There’s something for everyone no matter where you look. More details for all these festivals can be found at their respective websites, including tentative schedules, scheduled talent, and directions.

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Grab your green garb and go to a St. Paddy’s Day gathering

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Florida’s Gulf Coast lifestyle is all about celebrations, and St. Patrick’s Day is a popular occasion.

So, grab your green garb and go! Irish music, shepherd’s pie, Guinness and whiskey all flow freely on St. Paddy’s Day. The following parades, pubs and festivals are sure to please.

HillsborougH County • tampa Rough Riders 2020 St. Patrick’s Night Parade, 8 to 11 pm Saturday, March 14, Ybor City, is a popular parade and free to attend. Proceeds from St. Paddy’s events are a major fundraiser for Rough Riders, who contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars in monetary gifts and volunteer hours to many charitable organizations.

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Rough Riders St. Patrick’s celebration 2019 pinellas County • st. petersburg Mary Margaret’s Olde Irish Tavern, 29 Third Street North, on the historic “First Block” in St. Petersburg—The grand opening is the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day, continuing March 14, 15 and 17. Named for owner Pete Boland’s late grandmother, Mary Margaret Prescott, the tavern will serve both a proper shepherd’s pie (made with lamb) and a vegan shepherd’s pie made with Beyond meat. Guinness, Smithwick’s and other imports are on tap. The tavern boasts a large selection of Irish whiskey, including high-end favorites Green Spot, Middleton Very Rare, and Red Breast. Follow on Facebook for the latest updates: https://www. facebook.com/marymargaretsdtsp/ lake, sumter and marion Counties • tHe Villages St. Patrick’s Day Festival on March 17, at Spanish Springs Town Square in The Villages, 4 to 9 pm, 1120 Main Street, Lady Lake, FL 32159, will be hosted

by Celtic Conundrum, and they will perform a mix of modern and traditional music. Enjoy a huge St. Patrick’s Day Festival with food, drink and ongoing entertainment. Visit the facebook events page for updates: https://www.facebook. com/events/868258420260053/?active_tab=about

sarasota County • sarasota Paragon Festivals presents inaugural Sarasota St. Paddy’s Festival, at JD Hamel Park, Gulfstream Avenue and Main Street, downtown Sarasota, March 13-15.

Enjoy traditional food, drink and live music Friday evening 4 to 10 pm, Saturday 11am to 10 pm, and Sunday 11am to 6 pm. Bands performing include The Verge, Twinkle & Rock Soul Radio, Kettle of Fish and more. Paragon Festivals’ special guest is Humane Society of Sarasota County, hosting its “Big Mac” mobile adoption center at the festival on Saturday. Paragon Festivals’ website: https:// www.paragonartevents.com.

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Collier County • naples St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 14 at 11am is a 40-year tradition that draws more than 40,000 people to downtown Naples.

Floats, fire engines, school groups, marching bands, dance troupes and civic groups begin at 3rd Street South and end at Crayton Cove. Naples St. Patrick Foundation hosts this free, family-friendly event, followed by the allday festival at Sugden Plaza.

Learn more at https://rove.me/ to/florida/naples-st-patricksday-parade Naples St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2019, Photo credit: PtKirk1295 Carlene Cobb is an author, correspondent, ghostwriter, blogger and skilled word wrangler whose lifestyle features are widely published. Profile on the Bay Area Professional Writers Guild website: http://www.bapwg.org/?page_id=2978 Profile on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlene-cobb-356b542a/

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ou’re never too old to learn and as long as you’re still learning, you’re still growing. I am a success! I did it! I finally conquered the self-service checkout at my local Wal-Mart without the help of an employee or another shopper. I shouted “YES!” when the machine spat the receipt out into my hand as I drew my clenched fist back at my side. Then I broke into my “happy dance”, which amazed the many onlookers, since my “happy dance” is the Pasodoble. I suppose it really looks weird when your partner is invisible.

My visible partner and wife also had a recent learning experience at the checkout. If you’re using cash, you can’t insert all the bills at once as you do at the ATM, you insert one bill at a time. Evidently, the machine is being paid by the hour.

For many years I’d been avoiding self-checkout for ethical reasons. I didn’t want to contribute towards someone losing their job. However, an employee recently told me that these devices do not actually put anybody out of work. I cannot recall her exact reasoning because I was distracted by her nose which seemed to be growing longer and longer as she spoke.

All of this began with the elimination of manned toll booths. Now, we have the Roomba floor cleaner and cars that can park themselves, not to mention driverless cars. The fast-paced growth in robotics technology and artificial intelligence has caused many to fear that we are heading toward an “Asimovian” society where man has become subservient to the robots that have taken over.

But as for me, all I can say is “Klaatu barada nicto”.

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So, what do you do when your kids, grandkids or great grandkids come to visit? Throughout the state, there are several different spots that are great to get away from the spring chaos that is college students. From tranquil beaches to spring training, Florida has several family-friendly destinations for spring festivities: 1. Sanibel Island With its pristine, white sand beaches and small island feel, Sanibel Island offers the chance to escape the everyday and find your quiet bliss with the family. If you’re a fan of collecting shells, Sanibel will be your new go-to with their expansive and well-kept beaches. Once you’ve added plenty to your collection, you can relax with your toes in the sand and soak in the peaceful sunshine. The island also has

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3. Tallahassee A great potential road trip for those of us farther down the coast, Tallahassee gets a chance to breathe during spring break due to the mass exodus of students. The city has its own museum, appropriately named the Tallahassee Museum, where you can stroll the nature trail and see the various animals they keep. From panthers to otters, the museum promises a great time for the family. And not far from Tallahassee is Wakulla Springs, the world’s largest and deepest freshwater spring. Open from 8 am to sunset, this natural attraction is bordered by a historic cypress swamp.

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Whether you want to escape the spring breakers or simply find new destinations to visit with your family, Florida is home to more than a few beautifully serene getaways.

March in the state means getting out and exploring what’s in your backyard, so, put on your safari hat and start planning your spring!

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arch is Women’s History Month, or, as the more avid among us call it, Women’s HERstory Month. But history or HERstory, (tomato –tomahto), March honors the contributions of women to historical events, as well as contemporary society. We mark with pride the females who fought for social justice: the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, and those who broke the glass ceiling in formerly male-dominated fields.

As a humor writer, I would like pay homage to the pioneer women of one such formerly male-dominated field: the world of comedy, particularly stand-up.

While it’s true that comediennes, have entertained us for many decades, it was usually a collaboration: a film, a radio or TV show. Funny ladies such as Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, even Elaine May found success with male partners. So who were the early women who had the courage to stand up on their own?

Totie Fields: Tiny Totie Fields, in 1950, was a rare woman in this man’s world, paving the way for future women comics. At age 20 she broke the gender barrier and became one of the first female MCs in night clubs. She eventually became a fixture on the Ed Sullivan Show, which brought her into the homes of America.

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Belle Barth: Also performing in the 50s, Belle Barth was the first pottymouthed female comedian of our era.

She was funny, raunchy, and like her male counter-part, Lenny Bruce, had the privilege of being arrested during a performance. Belle broke ground for the likes of Joan Rivers, Amy Schumer and Sarah Silverman.

Moms Mabley: From a tragic young life, Jacky “Moms” Mabley rose to become known as the Mother of Black Comedy. She entertained in the 50s, 60s and 70s appearing in a housedress and floppy hat. She went from minstrel shows to playing Carnegie Hall, tackling topics considered too edgy at the time, including racism and sexuality. At age 27, she revealed she was a lesbian, becoming one of the first openly gay comedians of our time.

Phyllis Diller: Phyllis Diller entered the comedy world at age 40. In her overthe-top costumes and makeup, Diller’s

comedy act was saucy, self-deprecating, and punctuated by her trademark cackle. She pioneered the one-liner. The target of her act was her husband, “Fang,” turning the tables on male comics who targeted their wives.

Joan Rivers: Rivers’ early 60s routines were talky, single-girl rifts about her inability to land a husband. Unlike Diller, who was flamboyant in her attire, Rivers wore little black dresses and prim updos. She was quick, brash and often angry. Her humor was personal, revealing her life with humor.

She is encapsulated by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon’s hit series about a woman, alone on stage, trying to succeed in the 50s in the male-dominated world of stand-up comedy.

There are more I would like to mention: Lily Tomlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Carol Burnett, but I believe I’ve run out of space. So, as the MC at the comedy club beseeches the audience: Please give it up for the funny ladies!

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‘History’s Heroines’

istorically, recognition of influential women was kept to a singular day (International Women’s Day, after garment workers’ strikes in New York City where women marched for economic rights) or a week (National Women’s History Week) prior to 1987. President Ronald Reagan and the Women’s National History Project, Congress established March as Women’s History Month. Therefore, it is only fitting that we recommend four books that we as mentors, teachers, and grandparents can share with young readers about several special women who broke new ground, changed the world, and deserve our attention.

I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World,

by Malala Yousafzai

Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed The World

by Ann Shen 100 revolutionary women who are profiled in this illustrated book are “bad” because they challenged the status quo and changed staunch rules. From artists to scientists, these influential women affected change in their own eras, times, and places.

Only 10 years old when the Taliban took control of her region in Pakistan, prohibited girls from attending school and didn’t allow women in the marketplace, Malala fought to be educated even in the face of death. An international symbol of peaceful protest, she’s the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner. This is the autobiographical story of her attempt to change the world by promoting universal access to education.

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A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America On The Moon

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Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built The Brooklyn Bridge

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A math prodigy, Katherine skips grades in elementary school, begins college at the age of 15, and is employed by NASA. However, because she’s a woman, she is excluded from working with the male engineers. Her acumen, skills and determination are eventually recognized, and she joins in to help plan space missions, including what which put man on the moon for the first time.

Emily Roebling grew up in 19th century New York as a “bright, shiny spark who loved to learn,” and gravitated to science and math. She met her husband, engineer Washington Roebling, who took on the immense task of building a bridge that connects Manhattan to Brooklyn. When he fell ill and could no longer work, Emily learned the science of engineering and supervised the project. The book’s illustrations of blueprints and architectural drawings give one an intense appreciation of Emily Roebling’s contributions.

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