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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 1, 2009

FAIRS & FESTS

Florida State Fair: shows, music, rides, food and shopping for 12 consecutive days. New entertainment includes the Live Shark Encounter Show, La Plaza Hispanic Village Cultural Expo, Florida Ranch Rodeo and Jack Russell terrier races; today through Feb. 16; $10 adults, $6 children; (813) 621-7821 or www.florida

statefair.net. Tickets also can be purchased at Sweet Bay supermarkets

Corey Area Art & Craft Festival: merchants offer beer, wine and food samplings along with sales, raffles and live music; 10 a.m. today; free; 400 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach; (727) 822-1319

St. Armands Circle Art Festival: features more than 200 vendors and artists displaying $15 million in artwork; 10 a.m. today; free; St. Armand's Circle, 411 St. Armand's Circle, Sarasota; (941) 388-1554

PERFORMING ARTS

"Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy": an international cast of 25 soaring aerialists, spine-bending contortionists, acrobats, jugglers and musicians perform; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thursday; $30 to $69; Mahaffey Theater, S. 400 First St., St Petersburg; (727) 892-5798

"Hula Hoop Sha-Boop": musical vignettes and comedic stories recount the days of poodle skirts and soda fountains, featuring songs "Peggy Sue" and "Yakety Yak"; 2 p.m. today, 6 p.m. Tuesday; $26; Florida Studio Theatre, N. 1241 Palm Ave., Sarasota; (941) 366-9000

"Kiss Me Kate": Cole Porter's Broadway play within a play that transports you into a Shakespearian era with a happily-ever-after storyline; 2 p.m. today; $10 to $22; St. Petersburg Little Theatre, S. 4025 31st St., St. Petersburg; (727) 866-1973

The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi: Turkish performers known for their famous practice of whirling, chanting and celebration of music as a form of worship; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; $12 to $35; USF Theatre 1, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa; (813) 935-9038

VISUAL ARTS

"And Freedom For All": traveling exhibition celebrates Black History Month; 10 a.m. Monday through Thursday; free; Dale Mabry Campus Art Gallery, 4001 Tampa Bay Blvd., Tampa; (813) 253-7386

"Hearts and Flowers: Victorian Valentines": new exhibit opens, features a collection of antique valentines from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including pictures of children and cherubs, cupids and arrows, hearts, forget-me-nots, cabbage roses and feathers; noon today, 10 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday; $2 to $5; Henry B. Plant Museum, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa; (813) 258-7304

"My Neighborhood": new exhibit opens, showcases photographs taken by the students of Van Buren Middle School and tells the story of the neighborhoods in which they live; 10 a.m. Tuesday; $4 suggested donation; Florida Museum Of Photographic Arts, 200 N. Tampa St., Suite 120, Tampa; (813) 221-2222

NFL History from Getty Images Photography Exhibition: exhibition features 32 iconic Getty Images photographs illustrating the greatest moments in the history of the National Football League; 10 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday; $4 suggested donation; Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, 200 N. Tampa St., Suite 120, Tampa; (813) 221-2222

The deadline for submitting Events listings is a week before publication. Mail listings to Events, Friday Extra, P.O. Box 191, Tampa, 33601 or e-mail friextra@tampatrib.com. Some of these events are sponsored by The Tampa Tribune.

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