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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 9, 2008

Students from fourth through ninth grades at Melrose Elementary and John Hopkins Middle schools will share their impressions of St. Petersburg's Midtown Community in a 100-photo exhibit and 32-page magazine beginning Friday at The Studio@620.

The exhibit, "Midtown Through Our Eyes," and Midtown Magazine are the result of a 12-day journalism summer camp the 44 students attended. Students went on field trips through the Midtown neighborhood, visited business owners and interviewed city leaders, a news release stated. The activities are funded by the Eckerd College Center for Applied Liberal Arts.

The exhibit will be on display at The Studio@620 through Oct. 18. It will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Additional events at The Studio@620 related to the Midtown exhibits are:

• "A Taste of Midtown" from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The event will feature Midtown restaurants and entertainment from a community drum line.

• Student and professional poets will be featured in an "Expression of Poetry" from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 17.

For information, contact Jenny Butkus at (727) 893-2400, ext. 133; or Cynda Mort at (727) 893-2175, ext. 1004.

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