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Elementary Students Treated To Visit From Wildlife

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 13, 2008

WESLEY CHAPEL - Even Principal Ginny Yanson admitted she was a bit taken aback to stroll into the Sand Pine Elementary cafeteria this week and see a tarantula on a student's head.

Everyone - principals included - could breathe easy, though. Larry Venson of the Great Explorations Children's Museum in St. Petersburg knew what he was doing as he treated the Sand Pine students to a program called Wonders of Wildlife.

Among the creatures he showed off: an African scorpion, a Vietnamese centipede, a box turtle, a blue-tongued skink, a bearded dragon, a corn snake and a baby ball python.

Venson visits schools in Pinellas, Hillsborough and a portion of Pasco as part of the museum's creative education and outreach effort. He has been doing this for 15 years.

Ronnie Blair

Holiday Dance Spectacular On Tap At LaVelle Hall Sunday

SOUTH TAMPA - Do you feel like dancing? Or at least watching someone else do it?

LaVelle Hall, 5320 S. MacDill Ave., will host a holiday spectacular Sunday. Doors open at 1 p.m.

The Mario DeLeon Band will perform and Roy Stone and Co., which includes students of LaVelle Hall, will entertain. Attendees can also dance to the ballroom and Latin music.

Hors d'oeuvres will be served at 1 and 3 p.m. Tickets are $12. For tickets or information, call (813) 927-4370.

Lenora Lake

Well Hello, New Dali!

ST. PETERSBURG - A Salvador Dali look-alike burst from a giant egg Friday as part of an elaborate groundbreaking for the city's new Salvador Dali Museum.

The ceremony was symbolic of one of the surrealist's works - and of the birth of a new era for the museum.

The $35 million project, on the waterfront just south of Mahaffey Theatre, will contain 66,540 square feet of exhibit and meeting space. The design features a glass sculpture that flows along the south side of the building.

Rod Challenger

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