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Published: March 15, 2009

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Cajun/Zydeco Crawfish Festival: annual festival featuring seafood and crawfish races, dance lessons and contests, live music, including Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp, Don Fontenot & Les Amis De La Louisiane, Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie and T-Broussard & The Zydeco Steppers; noon today; children 10 and younger are free, $12 to $15; Vinoy Park, N.E. 501 Fifth Ave., St. Petersburg; (727) 893-7111

Green Frog Moon Festival: an outdoor event with arts and crafts vendors, music entertainment, food, hourly raffles; 10 a.m. today; free; Sacred Lands Preservation & Education, 1700 Park St. N., St. Petersburg; (727) 744-9978

Pow Wow Festival and Parade: City of Seminole hosts its 41st annual festival featuring carnival rides, parade, fireworks, pancake breakfast, live music and entertainment, fire truck pull, motorcycle show and kids activities; 11 a.m. today; free; City of Seminole Recreation Complex, 9100 113th St. N., Seminole; (727) 391-8345

Sarasota Folk Festival: sixth annual music festival featuring food, workshops, crafts and live performances by local folk musicians, including Ellen Bukstel, Stevie Coyle, James Hawkins and Cold Harbor, Roy Schneider and Mind Simmons; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today; children 12 and younger are free, $10 to $25; Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 Tamiami Trail, Osprey; (941) 483-5956

PERFORMING ARTS

"Bye Bye Birdie": Dunedin Showcase Theater presents its first musical production; 2 p.m. today; $15 to $18; Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Road, Dunedin; (727) 230-2667

"Guys and Dolls": musical comedy depicts the romance between Miss Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight "mission doll" and Sky Masterson, the slick, high-rolling gambler who woos her on a bet and ends up falling in love; 2 p.m. today, 8 p.m. Thursday; $16 to $26; Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo; (727) 587-6793

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

"Kiss Me Kate": classic musical creates a play-within-a-play that follows the lives of egotistical actor-producer Fred Graham and his temperamental co-star and ex-wife, Lili Vanessi, in a production of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"; 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. today, 7:30 p.m. Thursday; $10 to $22; Theatre Winter Haven, 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Haven; (863) 299-2672

"Little Women, The Musical": Music Theater International and StageDoor Performing Arts of Brandon present a musical with Louisa May Alcott's classic characters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March; 3 p.m. today; $10 to $12; Limona Village Chapel, 408 Limona Road, Brandon; (813) 689-8385

Michael Londra: Irish performer of Riverdance fame sings and dances with his Celtic band during this St. Patrick's Day celebration, featuring Irish food and beverages available at 11:30 a.m. or 4:30 p.m. seatings; show times at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday; $26 to $35; Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo; (727) 587-6793

"Oliver!": musical based on the Dickens novel features musical numbers the whole family can enjoy; 2 p.m. today, 7:30 p.m. Thursday; $10 to $20; Lake Mirror Theatre, 121 S. Lake Ave., Lakeland; (863) 603-7529

"On Golden Pond": play that exemplifies enduring love and family reconciliation; 2 p.m. today; $10 to $22; St. Petersburg Little Theatre, S. 4025 31st St., St. Petersburg; (727) 866-1973

"Siegfried": this Richard Wagner opera tells the story of a young hero raised in the forest by an evil dwarf; 2 p.m. today; $6 to $20; Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs; (727) 942-5605

FOOD & DRINK

Cheese tasting: includes cheeses from the British Isles; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; free; Whole Foods Market, 1548 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa; (813) 874-9435

OTHER

Business Expo and Taste of Temple Terrace: Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce presents its annual event featuring local companies and restaurants representing their services with proceeds benefiting participating school PTAs in the Temple Terrace area; 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday; $5; USF Sun Dome, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa; (813) 989-7004

Run for the Matzahs: Pinellas County Jewish Day School presents a five kilometer run/walk and post race celebration, which includes refreshments and prizes; 8 a.m. today free; John S. Taylor Park, 1100 Eighth Ave. S.W., Largo; (727) 588-0100

St. Patty's Day Bash at Cypress Creek: St. Patrick's Day celebration featuring live entertainment, giveaways, food, green beer and a Leprechaun appearance; 10:30 a.m. Tuesday; free; Cypress Creek Assisted Living Residence, 970 Cypress Village Blvd., Sun City Center; (813) 633-7777

Tampa Bay Boat Sale Show: features exhibit booths and dealer displays for boating enthusiasts, including new boats and watercrafts; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today ; children 16 and younger are free, $2; Tropicana Field, One Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg; (727) 893-8523

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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