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9th Annual Florida Orchestra in the Park
Free concert and fireworks in Vinoy Park on Beach Drive. There will also be a canned food drive for Tampa Bay Harvest. The show begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call 1-800-662-7286.
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31st Annual Circus McGurkis
Held every year on the last Saturday in October, this year's event is the 31st Annual Outdoor Peoples Fair with arts, music and games and is a celebration of peace, freedom, justice and creativity. Located at Lakeview Park on Lake Maggiore, 20th St. & 26th Ave. S., St. Petersburg, the event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 727-327-6726 or 727- 896-0310.
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Annual Country Jubilee
The Pinellas County Historical Society presents this jubilee with more than 125 craftspeople displaying and selling their homemade goods. The event features pioneer and Victorian craft demonstrations, live entertainment, a petting zoo, historic house tours and food. The jubilee runs 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, call 727-582-2123.
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Fall Antiques Fair
Dunedin's Main Street downtown area is known for it's unique shopping district and will also feature a number of vendors selling their antique wares with food vendors and entertainment at the fair. For more information, call 727-298-3260.
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Past Perfect/Present Tense
The Florida Craftsmen Gallery kicks of the celebration of the organization's 50th anniversary with Past Perfect/Present Tense, a curated exhibition featuring winners from the historical, Statewide Florida Craftsmen Annual Exhibitions. The show features the artists' earlier award-winning piece side by side with their current work. The exhibit provides an interesting opportunity to compare the artists' development of style, technique and sometimes a change in media. For more information, call 727-821-7391.
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Clue: A Visual Game
There was a piece of artwork stolen from the museum and a fake rendition was put in its place. Guests must find out which piece was stolen and who the art thief was by answering clues about the museum's artwork in order to get answers about the theft from the suspects. Prizes will be awarded and cocktails and finger food will be served. For more information, call 727-518-6833.
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Celebrate Oldsmar Festival
The seventh annual Celebrate Oldsmar festival will be at R.E. Olds Park on Shore Drive. The biggest event the city organizes includes live music, food (most for just a $1) and games at the 15-acre waterfront park. Activities for kids includes a petting zoo and pony rides. The highlight of the free event, a 20-minute fireworks show, will begin at 9 p.m. For more information, call 813-855-4233.
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TIME Magazine's Person of the Year at 75 Exhibit
Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year at 75' is a multimedia exhibit recognizing those who have had an enormous impact on the course of history. 2002 marks the 75th anniversary of TIME's Person of the Year tradition. The exhibit includes a chronology of TIME Person of the Year covers, historic photographs, original artifacts and artwork and a 10-minute video. For more information, call 727-822-3693.
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Great Explorations Haunted House
This kid-friendly event is hosted by the hands-on museum in downtown St. Petersburg. The exhibit include ghostly sights and surprises throughout the month. For more information, call 727-821-8992.
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Busch Gardens' Howl-O-Scream
Howl-O-Scream returns to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay with one purpose: immerse guests in a startling landscape of fright over 14 haunting nights. Howl-O-Scream drifts brave souls though five haunted houses, adrenaline-loaded attractions and encounters with hundreds of ghouls and goblins. Featuring jaw-dropping special effects and eye-popping terror, the never-before-seen haunted houses are Escape from Insanity, Curse of Tut’s Tomb, Screaming Reality, Creeper’s Crypt and Night Stalker in 3-D. For more information, call 888-800-5447 or 813-987-5082.
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Titus Andronicus
Just in time for Halloween, The Jobsite Theater and The Center Theater Company bring Titus Andronicus, Shakespear's bloodiest and most macabre play. Thrills and chills as well as unexpected delights are guaranteed in this vengeful world of murder and madness. For more information, call 813-229-STAR or 800-955-1045 outside the Tampa bay area.
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Florida International Museum: The Graceful Envelope
The Smithsonian and Florida International Museum celebrate the marriage of calligraphy and philately in an innovative exhibition featuring award-winning artistic envelopes. Approximately 137 stamped, canceled, delivered, juried and awarded works will be featured.
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Florida Focus 2002
The Florida Focus exhibition at the Gulf Coast Museum of Art is designed to explore the state of contemporary art in Florida. The exhibit presents major new works from a diverse group of artists who explore contemporary issues relative to aspects of life in Florida. For more information, call 727-518-6833.
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Famous Faces: Celebrity Portraits in Photography
From the earliest period of photographic history in the 1840s, the portrait could be viewed as photography's reason for being. By the nineteenth-century's close, practitioners of the medium asserted its artfulness with landscapes and posed tableaux, but engaging portraits continued to flourish, deriving from both photography's commercial and artistic side. Famous people faced the photographer's camera not only for their family and friends, but also for history, posterity, and adoring admirers. This exhibition contains such portraits as the writer George Sand by Nadar, physicist Albert Einstein by Philippe Halsmann, poet Ezra Pound by Richard Avedon, and film star Gloria Swanson by Edward Steichen. For more information, call 727-896-2667.
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Love and Death: Dali and Two French Writers
Two never-before-exhibited suites of etchings by Dali from the museum's permanent collection are featured in this exhibit. The etchings, which survey the themes of love and death, illustrate the works of two French writers: Guillaume Apollinaire and Andre Malraux. Etchings will be displayed alongside their related text, demonstrating the interplay between word and image. For more information, call 727-823-3767.
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Red Grooms: The Graphic Work
The exhibition covers forty years of printmaking by one of the best-known American artists working today. Red Grooms grew up in Nashville and moved first to Chicago and then to New York, where he found the vitality of the city and the diversity of lifestyles to be an inspiration for his prints. A selection of 110 wall pieces and 15 pedestal pieces drawn from the private collection of Walter G. Knestrick, a high school classmate and good friend of Red Grooms, represents the most comprehensive collection of Grooms works in all media. For more information, call 727-896-2667.
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Dali Objects/Dali Fetishes
This is an intimate exhibition of four of Dali's most intriguing object-creations originally dating from the 1930s, representing his contribution to a category of surrealist work known as the "surreal object." The exhibit also includes pamphlets and photos documenting these works with their original presentation. For more information, call 727-823-3767.
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Celeste Roberge: Sitting Room
Florida sculptor, Celeste Roberge, will utilize antique furniture, stones, cypress wood and other materials to reinterpret the traditional tropical living space referred to as the "Florida Room." For more information, call 727-518-6833.
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Europe Through Our Eyes
Three major European musuems--Frankfurt, London and Vienna--contribute a unique perspective on their cities and nations rich with a Jewish heritage going back centuries. Never before have these museums collaborated on such a scale to showcase their collections. For more information, call 727-820-0100.
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Pier Pals Kids Club
Each Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, the Pier hosts a kids club, sponsored by Parent Guide Magazine. Entertainment varies each week. From 1 - 4 p.m. there is Saturday Afternoon Family Fun, which features music, entertainment and face painting. For more information, call 727-821-6443.
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Shoots and Lasers Laser Tag Game
Great Explorations invites all 6 to 10-year-olds with a spirit for adventure and great aim to come and be a part of "Shoots and Lasers," Laser Tag Game. From 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Saturday night, Great Explorations darkens the lights and turns on the strobe lights and music. Dinner is included. For more information, call 727-821-8992.
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ArtVillage Gallery Walk
Gulfport showcases the galleries and shops that make up its ArtVillage. Guests can browse and enjoy a festive evening featuring art, music and more in this pedestrian-friendly historic district. More than 40 galleries, studios, boutiques and restaurants are featured in this monthly event from 6-10 p.m. Most shops serve free treats and refreshments. For more information, call 727-321-7741.
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First Friday: Get Downtown Music Series
St. Petersburg closes its main street for a street party on Central Avenue and Third Street in the heart of downtown. This block party features free live music from 5:30 to 10 p.m. For more information, call 727-895-0051.
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Art Village Saturday Stroll
Gulfport showcases the galleries and shops that make up its ArtVillage. Guests can visit the many wonderful shops that feature original paintings, pottery, handmade jewelry, wearable art, sculptures, hand blown glass, collectibles and much more at this village gathering. Gulfport's Art Village features shops, restaurants, cafes and nightspots on Beach Blvd. The stroll runs 6-10 p.m. For more information, call 727-321-0830.
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ArtVillage Gallery Walk
Gulfport showcases the galleries and shops that make up its ArtVillage. Guests can browse and enjoy a festive evening featuring art, music and more in this pedestrian-friendly historic district. More than 40 galleries, studios, boutiques and restaurants are featured in this monthly event from 6-10 p.m. Most shops serve free treats and refreshments. For more information, call 727-321-7741.
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