An international fleet of Tall Ships will compete in a race from Curacao to Jamaica. The tall ships will sail to St. Petersburg in a Parade of Sail to receive the Americas Sail Trophy to this year's winner and will dock at the Port of St. Petersburg and the USF waterfront campus. Tours of the ships, special events welcoming the visiting sailors and cadets, music, food, maritime arts and crafts, entertainment and educational activities will fill the 6-day festival. For more information, call 727-825-3797.

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.

Camp Create, The Arts Center's Summer Art Camp program for kids, offers a different hands-on learning experience for any student in a variety of media. Kids learn about art, artists, the creative process and ideas influencing how we see the world. For more information, call 727-822-7872.

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium organizes one-hour educational walks with a Marine Biologist touring the nesting beaches of Florida's Beach area. Tours begin on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and conclude by 11 a.m. Cost is $6 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. All proceeds go to support onging conservation efforts of the sea turtle program at CMA. For more information, call 888-239-9414 or 727-441-1790.

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 feature sculpture and related drawings by early masters of Cubism: Lipschitz, Zadkine, Picasso, Braque, Gaudier-Brezka, Brancusi, Laurens and Archipenko. The exhibit will demonstrate how drawing provided a bridge to realizing the language of Cubism in three dimensions. For more information, call 727-823-3767.

Ansel Adams is known for his images of the American landscape. The more than twenty-five photgraphs in this show at the Museum of Fine Arts explore the role of the natural world in his artistic philosophy and his exquisite work. For more information, call 727-896-2667.

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.

Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Devil Rays battle teams like the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Tickets are available for as low as $4. For more information, call 1-888-FAN-RAYS (326-7297) or 727-825-3250.

The Gulfport Casino Ballroom hosts live music for social and ballroom dancing performed by the Sig Harder Orchestra every Sunday evening. Admission is $6. For more information, call (727) 893-1070.

Different musical groups will be featured each week from local artists. Jazz, reggae, blues, folk and top 40 will be offered. For more information, call 727-821-6443, ext. 17.

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.

"Sundays at the Fort Harrison" which is a weekly open house at the Hotel, lasts from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. This open house includes historic tours of the hotel, the Images of a Lifetime photo exhibition based on the life of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, and Sunday Brunch and dinner at the hotel's Hibiscus restaurant. The Sunday brunch buffet costs $20, dinner entrees range from $8 - $16. Brunch is served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., dinner from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. and reservations are not necessary. Tours of the hotel are free. Owned and operated by the Church of Scientology, the Fort Harrison is an international religious retreat for Scientologists from across the globe. For more information call 727-467-6860.

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.