Events for Friday, May 16, 2008
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Morning
- Boat Show and Sale
- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Florida State Fairgrounds (Free)
- Saturday Art Market
- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Williams Park, Fourth Street North and First Avenue North, downtown St. Petersburg (Free)
- Spotlight Series
- 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., The Ringling Museum of Art ($12 - $19)
- Tampa Bay Boat Show & Sale
- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Florida State Fairgrounds (Free)
- Pinellas County Designer Showcase & Auction
- 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Redington Beach and Treasure Island (Free)
- “Sol Y Canto: El Doble de Amigos
- 10:45 a.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall ($8 - $15)
- Central Florida Hunter Jumper Show
- 8 a.m., Florida State Fairgrounds (Free)
- “Textiles XXX Three” Art Exhibit
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dunedin Fine Arts Center (Free - $5)
- Watercolor artist Margaret Nazarko Opening Party
- 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Alexandria Gallery (Free)
- “Fields and Florals” Exhibit
- 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., M Gallery of Fine Art, 16 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota (Free)
- “Teachers, too” and “Past Present: The Art of Frank Colson" Art Exhibit
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Selby Gallery, 2700 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota (Free)
- “Accomplice”
- 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., C. Emerson Fine Arts, 909 Central Ave., St. Petersburg (Free)
- “Dorothy Gillespie: Shaping Sculpture” Members Opening Reception
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art ($10)
- Exhibit: Dorothy Gillispie - Shaping Sculpture
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art ($4 - $5)
- Free Admission and Meal for Birthday Guests
- 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lowry Park Zoo (Free)
- Exhibit: “Unveiled: Rarely Seen Art from the Collection and Mrs. Stuart’s Legacy”
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Museum of Fine Arts (Free)
- “Art of Music”
- 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dabbert Gallery, 76 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota (Free)
- “Bloomin’ Kaleidoscope”
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Dancing Crane Gallery, 1019 10th Ave. W., Bradenton (Free)
- "Oils, Ink, Clay Paper" Art Exhibit
- 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Painted Fish Gallery and Clay & Paper
- "From Inside to Out " Art Exhibit
- 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., University of South Florida, Room 102, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa (Free)
- “Watermedia and More”
- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Artists’ Way Cooperative Gallery, 1403 Cleveland St., Clearwater (Free)
- “From Inside to Out” Art Exhibit
- 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., University Of South Florida (Free)
- “Bending the Artist’s Straight Line” Opening Reception
- 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hillsborough Community College, Dale Mabry Campus Art Gallery, 4001 Tampa Bay Blvd., Tampa (Free)
- Mementos from Under the Minarets
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Henry B. Plant Museum, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa
- Exhibit: Small Expressions
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tampa Museum Of Art
- Alexandria Art Gallery May Opening
- 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Alexandria Gallery (Free)
- “High School Arts 2008” Art Exhibit
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., University Of Tampa (Free)
- “Small Expressions”
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Tampa Museum of Art, 2306 N. Howard Ave., Tampa; (813) 274-8130 (Free)
- Gala Art Reception
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery, 201 Howell Ave., Brooksville (Free)
- Opening Art Exhibit
- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tarpon Springs Cultural Center (Free)
- Ins & Outs of Image - Turning Your Business Inside Out & Upside Down
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Renaissance Tampa Hotel, 4200 Jim Walter Boulevard, Tampa, FL, 33607 ($75 - $865)
- Senior Tap Dance
- 11 a.m., Tarpon Springs Recreation Center ($25 - $28.21)
- Hogans Golf Club
- 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Summerfield Crossings Golf Club ($27.50)
- Spring Hill Network of Women in Business Meet and Greet
- 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Perkins Restaurant - Spring Hill
- BFA Art Exhibition at West Tampa Center for the Arts
- 10 a.m., West Tampa Center for the Arts
- Volvo Mayfaire by-the-Lake Purchase Awards
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Polk Museum Of Art (Free - $5)
- Concepts Art Show 2008
- 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Westshore Plaza (located in hallway adjacent to Saks Fifth Avenue) (Free)
- Dunedin Fine Art Center Spring Art Classes
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dunedin Fine Arts Center
- "Native Visions" Exhibit
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Weedon Island Preserve (Free)
- Mommy and Me Time at
- 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., John Wilson Park, Gazebo, Safety Harbor (Free)
- Diaper Drive
- 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Salvation Army, 340 14th Ave. S., St. Petersburg
- Free Diabetes Screening by Sweetbay in Bradenton
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sweetbay Pharmacy (Free)
- Visions of Cycling
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, 200 North Tampa St., Tampa ($4)
- SALSA AEROBICS
- 10 a.m., David M. Barksdale Senior Center
- BREAST-FEEDING
- 10 a.m., La Leche League of Central Pasco
- “Medicine & Mission” Exhibit
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. Petersburg Museum of History ($7 - $12)
- PARENT COACHING
- 10 a.m., Morton Plant Mease Health Village
- Artist of the Month at Nuance Galleries
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nuance Galleries, 804 S. Dale Mabry, Tampa
- Christopher Still-Florida Artist Exhibit Gallery
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Weedon Island Preserve (Free)
- A Yoga Class For All Levels
- 10 a.m., Unity Church ($7 - $10)
- Our Florida Legacy Exhibition Opening
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Weedon Island Preserve (Free)
- "Spring Fling" Exhibit
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Clayton Galleries, 4105 S. MacDill Ave,. Tampa
- "Art of Music & Dance"
- 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dabbert Gallery, 76 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota
- A Yoga Class For All
- 10 a.m., Unity Church ($7 - $10)
- Tampa Jewish Community Center
- 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Tampa Jewish Community Center ($4 - $16)
- Senior Water Aerobics
- 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center ($4)
- “Royalty... Triumphs and Tragedies” exhibit
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. Petersburg Museum of History ($7 - $12)
- The Junior League of Sarasota's 31st Annual Holiday Tour of Homes
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Various Historic Homes in Sarasota ($20)
- Exercise And Low-Impact Aerobics
- 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Sun City Center
- Just Dance Studio
- 9 a.m., Just Dance Studio
- Disasterville, Featuring Bay News 9 WeatherQuest.
- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Museum of Science And Industry (MOSI) ($15.95 - $19.95)
- "The Summer 2008 Art Show"
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery, 201 Howell Ave., Brooksville (Free)
- Rollins Theater
- 8:25 a.m., Rollins Theater
- Aerobics Lite For Seniors
- 9 a.m., David M. Barksdale Senior Citizen Center ($12)
- Yoga
- 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., Atrium Building
- Demystifying India.
- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Museum of Science And Industry (MOSI) ($15.95 - $19.95)
- “Spring Into Art”
- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., TECO Plaza Art Gallery, 702 N. Franklin St., Tampa; (813) 932-0241 (Free)
- Live Reggae
- 6 a.m. to 1 a.m., Jerk Hut Island Grille & Mojito Bar
- Low Impact Aerobics
- 8:25 a.m., Rollins Theater
- Unity's Yoga Classes
- 10 a.m., Unity in Brandon ($10)
- West Pasco Art Guild Exhibit
- 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pasco Hernando Community College
Afternoon
- Seminole HS Warhawk Band Golf Classic
- 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., Lake Seminole Country Club and Golf Course ($75)
- “Mindful” Art Exhibit
- 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Project Return, 303 W. Waters Ave., Tampa (Free)
- “Exposure” Art Exhibit
- 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Blake High School, 1701 North Boulevard, Tampa (Free)
- Networking After Hours at Jackson's Bistro
- 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Jackson's Bistro
- “Rich is Better"
- 4 p.m., Early Bird Dinner Theater ($29.90)
- “Folk Art: Florida, Up South, and the Rest of America” Art Exhibit
- Noon to 4 p.m., Studio@620 (Free)
- Opening Night "Kofie, Mac, Retna: New Works”
- 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Redletter1, 1510 E. Eighth Ave., Tampa; (813) 241-2435 (Free)
- Business Networking After Hours at Jackson's Bistro
- 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Jackson's Bistro ($5)
- Tampa Carrollwood Rotary Club Meeting
- Noon, The Tampa Bay Carrollwood Rotary Club, 13903 Clubhouse Drive
- Community Shred Day Event
- Noon to 4 p.m., Flagship Community Bank (Free)
- BSA Troop 661 Fundraiser
- 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Lutheran Calvary Church-Apollo Beach ($5)
- University of Florida School of Dentistry Graduation
- 2:30 p.m., 315 Hull Road PO Box 112750 Gainesville, FL 32611
- Mindfull Exhibit
- 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Project Return Gallery, 303 W. Waters Avenue, Tampa, FL 33604
- Mattison's Forty One Weekly May Events
- 4 p.m., Mattison's Forty One
- Grand Celebration and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., House of Hope Tampa Bay, 13018 Gunn Highway , Odessa, FL (Free)
- John Robert Powers- Open Audition
- 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., John Robert Powers- Tampa
- Networking After Hours at Jackson's Bistro
- 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Jackson's Bistro, 601 S. Harbour Island Blvd. Suite 100, Tampa
- Lunchtime Concert
- Noon to 2 p.m., John Wilson Park, Gazebo, Safety Harbor (Free)
- Women in Art Show
- 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Studio 3013, 3013 W. San Rafael, Tampa; (813) 254-8663 (Free)
- EPILEPSY
- 1 p.m., Suncoast Epilepsy Association
- Afternoons in the Country at Cracker Country
- 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Florida State Fairgrounds ($2)
- EPILEPSY
- 1 p.m., Suncoast Epilepsy Association
- Yoga For Kids
- 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., The Lotus Room ($55)
- The Saunders Planetarium Shows
- 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Museum of Science And Industry (MOSI) ($11.75 - $8)
- Country Tea Time
- 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Florida State Fairgrounds ($20)
- Still Life Painting Class
- 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Life Enrichment Center ($75)
- Community Drop-In Program for Girls
- 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., The Centre for Women - 305 S. Hyde Park Ave. South Tampa (Free)
- Folk Art in the American South
- Noon to 4 p.m., Studio@620
Evening
- Katt Williams *
- 8 p.m., St. Pete Times Forum ($49.50 - $55)
- Sol y Canto *
- 7:30 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall ($10 - $15)
- Drive-By Truckers *
- 6:30 p.m., Jannus Landing ($20 - $22)
- Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival *
- 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Don CeSar Beach Resort ($35 - $300)
- Larry the Cable Guy *
- 8 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall ($44.75)
- Disney's "The Lion King" *
- 8 p.m., Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center ($48 - $133)
- B.K. Jackson Jazz Quintet
- 7:30 p.m., Mahaffey Theater ($20)
- “Sol Y Canto: El Doble de Amigos
- 7:30 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall ($8 - $15)
- “Textiles XXX Three” Art Exhibit
- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Dunedin Fine Arts Center (Free - $5)
- “High School Arts 2008” Art Exhibit
- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., University Of Tampa (Free)
- Keeping Jazz Alive with B.K. Jackson Jazz Quintet
- 7:30 p.m., Mahaffey Theater ($20)
- The Friday Extra Concert Series Features Night of Latin Rhythm
- 7:30 p.m., Lowry Park Bandshell (Free)
- 'The Sound of Music' Theater Production
- 7:30 p.m., East Bay High School ($5 - $6)
- “A Mysterious Clarity” Art Exhibit
- 7 p.m., Gulf Coast Museum of Art, 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo (Free - $8)
- Living in (Delicious) Zin; Wine Tasting
- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Vintage Wine Cellars ($10)
- Titanium Chef Challenge
- 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Don CeSar Beach Resort, 3400 Gulf Blvd., St Petersburg ($75)
- May Days Celebration
- 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Main Street, downtown Safety Harbor (Free)
- Art Walk
- 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., along Beach Boulevard, Gulfport; (727) 322-5217 (Free)
- Monte Carlo Night
- 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Century 21 Beggins Enterprises ($20)
- “From Inside to Out” Art Exhibit
- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., University Of South Florida (Free)
- Live Weekend Music at BayWalk
- 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Baywalk (Free)
- "Art for a Cure "
- 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., La Maddalena town homes, 3834 W. Platt St., Tampa (Free)
- Celebrities 4 Charity Weekend
- 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Seminole Hard Rock Casino ($75 - $1000)
- Michael Burks Performs
- 8 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse ($13)
- Swing Time! 1920's Speakeasy w/ the Blue Vipers
- 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., Centro Asturiano ($11)
- Roy Wood Jr. performs
- 8 p.m., Side Splitters Comedy Club ($6 - $18.50)
- New Grounds – An Evening of Dance
- 8 p.m., University Of South Florida ($10 - $15)
- Greg Behrendt
- 8 p.m., Tampa Improv ($22)
- “On Tidy Endings”
- 8 p.m., The Heather, 8313 W. Hillsborough Ave., Suite 250, Tampa; (813) 884-8335 ($14)
- Swing Time! 1920’s Speakeasy
- 8 p.m. to 1 p.m., Centro Asturiano ($11)
- The Sleeping Beauty
- 8 p.m., www.ticketmaster.com ($14.50 - $70)
- Hunter Jumper Horse Show
- 8 p.m., Florida State Fairgrounds (Free)
- “Aunt Rudele’s Family Reunion”
- 8 p.m., John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasot ($26 - $32)
- “Nunsense"
- 8 p.m., The Masque Community Theatre ($10 - $14)
- Standing on the Corner by Local Playwright Gidget Cross
- 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Valencia Garden ($12 - $15)
- "Broadway In Concert"
- 8 p.m., Catherine Hickman Theater ($18 - $25)
- “Music of the Knight: Songs of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Friends”
- 8 p.m., Pasadena Community Church ($18 - $25)
- "Burn This"
- 8 p.m., Silver Meteor Gallery ($9 - $14)
- “Brighton Beach Memoirs”
- 8 p.m., Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center ($10)
- “Burn This”
- 8 p.m., Silver Meteor Gallery ($9 - $14)
- “Sugar Babies”
- 6 p.m., Show Palace Dinner Theatre ($21.45 - $45)
- “Chicago”
- 6 p.m., The Golden Apple Dinner Theater ($40)
- Alexandria Art Gallery May Opening
- 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Alexandria Gallery (Free)
- Live Music
- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Port City Java (Free)
- Xtreme Classical Ladies of Song Concert
- 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Lakewood United Methodist Church, 5995 Dr. Martin Luther King St. S, St. Petersburg ($10)
- Tolkein's The Hobbit
- 7 p.m., 140 W. Tampa Ave., Venice FL ($12)
- Come Blow Your Horn
- 8 p.m., Venice Little Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave., Venice FL ($23)
- Pranayama/Breath Workshop
- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Lotus Pond (6201 Lynn Rd.) Tampa ($145)
- So Fine Vocal Group
- 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., V F W POST 10209
- South Tampa Relay for Life
- 6 p.m. to noon, Academy of the Holy Names (soccer fields) (Free)
- KARATE
- 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., The Lotus Room ($90)
- The Musical Working
- 8 p.m., Mertz Theatre in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota ($19 - $56)
- WOMEN IN CRISIS
- 6:30 p.m., Piccadilly Restaurants
- Kathy Roberts
- 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Bon Appetit
- "STANDING ON THE CORNER" or "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PAPER BOX"
- 8 p.m., Venue Theater ($12 - $15)
Night
- Danny Bevins Performs
- 9:30 p.m., Coconuts Comedy Club ($15)
- Roy Wood Jr. performs
- 10 p.m., Side Splitters Comedy Club ($6 - $18.50)
- Greg Behrendt
- 10:30 p.m., Tampa Improv ($22)
- James Vernon
- 9:30 p.m., Coconuts Comedy Club ($15)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneer Alex Smith and Jason Amos Birthday Celebration
- 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., Seminole Hard Rock Casino
- The Hornrims' Joe Popp, Nessie, and Deadly Fists of Kung Fu
- 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., The New World Brewery ($6)
- Karaoke
- 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Art's Lounge
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- Extended Size Trunk Show
- Time TBA, Dillards, International Mall
- James Brown Tribute: Tribal Style, D’Visitors, Bird St. Players, Breakdown and Rainmecca
- Time TBA, The New World Brewery ($7)
- 2008 Wild Amelia Nature Festival
- Time TBA, Various venues throughout Amelia Island
- “Mindful” Art Exhibit
- Time TBA, Project Return, 303 W. Waters Ave., Tampa (Free)
- 2008 USTA Men's Futures
- Time TBA, Harbour Island Athletic Club & Spa, Tampa
- Adult Enrichment Classes
- Time TBA, Carrollwood Cultural Center
- Summer Treasure Hunt Challenge
- Time TBA, Gaylord Palms Resort
- A Vessels for Honor Celebration
- Time TBA, 1415 5th Ave. in Tampa, FL
- 5th Annual Get Active America
- Time TBA, participating health clubs across the United States
- Table Tennis
- Time TBA, Sunrise Table Tennis Club
- Free Bone Density Screenings
- Time TBA, FMI: (617) 520-7107 (Free)
- Reggae music
- Time TBA, Saffron's Caribbean Cuisine
- Taoist Tai Chi Society
- Time TBA, Taoist Tai Chi Society
- 2008 Summit Award
- Time TBA, www.wrc-online.org
- Allon Sams
- Time TBA, That's Amore Restaurant
- Splash into Spring at Adventure Island
- Time TBA, Adventure Island (Free - $36.95)




