This exhibit launches the fifth year of a successful cooperative venture between the Pinellas County Schools and the Arts Center. Middle school students (exhibit through March 24) and high school students (exhibit March 24 through May 3) portray real or fictional heroes through visual art combined with the written word. For more information, call 727-822-8772.

Since 1953, the event has attracted more than 100,000 fans annually. Events include concerts, sports competition, food and arts & crafts. The main event is the illuminated Fun 'n Sun Night Parade starting at Crest Lake Park. For more information, call 727-562-4804.

The St. Pete Yacht Club's 35th Annual Regatta begins at 10 a.m with great views from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge area and the Pier of the departing racers heading for Isla Mujeres, Mexico. The celebration will also include a Latin film festival and Cinco De Mayo celebrations. For more information, call 727-822-3873.

Nationally known documentary photographer and St. Petersburg resident Herb Snitzer has developed a photo-documentary exhibition on the city of St. Petersburg, its citizens and their ideas about the city. The exhibition looks at contemporary St. Petersburg and portions of its history through the images and ideas espoused by a diverse selection of portrait subjects. For more information, call 727-896-2787.

The American Stage, St. Petersburg's professional theater, offers a live production of a William Shakespeare work in a beautiful outdoor setting. This year's performance is "Bomb-itty of Errors," a rapping, rhyming "Comedy of Errors," Shakespeare's tale of two sets of identical twins, separated as infants, who rediscover each other via a series of happy accidents and much pandemonium. Celebrating its 17th season, performances run Wednesday through Sunday on the waterfront at Demens Landing in downtown. Blanket seats are $7 on Wed., Thurs., and Sunday nights and $10 on Friday and Saturday nights. Reserved chairs are $22 on all nights. For more information, call 727-823-7529.

The Dunedin Historical Museum presents this exhibit featuring artifacts from World War II. Dunedin was primarily a rural area during the War, but residents made considerable contributions. This exhibit highlights some of the inventions that took place during the War. For more information, call 727-736-1176.

In honor of Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee, the Florida International Museum will salute her with a display that includes memorabilia dating back to 1837 and the reign of Queen Victoria. The museum is open year round, seven days a week. Monday through Saturday, the hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Last entry to the museum is at 4 p.m. daily. For more information please contact the Florida International Museum at 727-822-3693.

Through the centuries, the Haggadah (the book read during the Passover dinner) shows glimpses of contemporary life wherever Jews have lived: art, commentary and politics are revealed in many ways. For more information, call 727-820-0100.

This exhibit consists of approximately 65 works, including 15 one-of-a-kind museum pieces, designed by Gianmaria Buccellati. Buccellati jewlery and art objects are known for their beauty, craftsmanship and long tradition. The exhibit features cups and goblets, candlesticks, coffers and jewelry. For more information, call 727-896-2667.

Norman Rockwell's 322 Saturday Evening Post covers painted between 1916 and 1963 will be on display at the Florida International Museum. Seen here in its entirety, this collection reflects a changing 20th century America and documents the evolution of the illustrator's style. For more information, call 727-822-3693.

The twenty five images in this exhibit span from 1840-1980. Works by Henry Fox Talbot, Carleton Watkins, Alfred Stieglitz, Andre Kertesz, Paul Strand, Margaret Bourke-White, Russell Lee, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Robert Frank, Jerry Uelsmann and Patrick Nagatani will be on display. Nearly all of the pieces are from the museum's photography collection, one of the finest in the southeast. For more information, call 727-896-2667.

This exhibition contains approximately 35 large-scale works that date from the last decade. Although in the more traditional black and white mode, photographer Connie Sullivan’s photographs are rooted in contemporary issues in photography. Her intense focus is closely related to her fascination with the historical life of the earth, although she shuns the palette of nature as well as the human figure and the illusion of depth. The majority of work in this exhibition are in fact transparencies mounted on light boxes, their luminosity suggesting an other-worldly character. For more information, call 727-896-2667.

From the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's collection of nearly 3,000 model aircraft, 25 superlative examples have been selected to celebrate the exciting role aircraft modeling has played in aviation history over the past 100 years. This exhibit depicts how scaled model aircraft were put to a wide range of uses and relates how modeling techniques and materials evolved to meet diverse challenges. For more information, call 727-822-3693.

From the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's collection of nearly 3,000 model aircraft, 25 superlative examples have been selected to celebrate the exciting role aircraft modeling has played in aviation history over the past 100 years. This show depicts how scaled model aircraft were put to a wide range of uses and relates how modeling techniques and materials evolved to meet diverse challenges. For more information, call 727-822-3693.

The Florida International Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, now features temporary exhibits in addition to its permanent collection of John F. Kennedy memorabilia. When The Cold War Got Hot gives visitors a feel of how close the world came to nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The exhibit features re-creations of a fallout shelter, 35-foot Soviet missile and props from the new Kevin Costner film Thirteen Days. For more information, call 727-822-3693.

German Army Sergeant Heinz Jost's photographs of the Warsaw Ghetto, presented to Yad Vashem only ten years ago, reveal a special empathy with those who were trapped there. For more information, call 727-820-0100.

This exhibit will revisit the circus-like atmosphere of the store that grew to be a $30 million retail complex that covered several city blocks, selling everything from groceries to men's clothes. The exhibit will explore Webb's City years of dynamic, energetic ideas and hoopla, such as talking mermaids and chickens and chimp acts, that helped draw an average of 60,000 customers a day. For more information, call 727-894-1052.

It's Our Nature guides a Nature Awareness Walk with Bird Watching through Honeymoon Island Recreation Area every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Duration is 2 hours. In addition to the state park fee, cost is $10 per person and $6 per child. For more information, call 727-441-2599.

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.

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.

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.