This quaint town on Boca Ciega Bay celebrates the little lizards known as Geckos with a family festival and parade complete with fireworks. Artists in Gulfport's ArtVillage are creating pins, hats and yard ornaments celebrating these salamanders. Visitors are encouraged to wear colorful costumes and hats. Craft tables will be set up with supplies for those who didn't bring their Gecko garb. The festival runs 6-10 p.m. on the waterfront. For more information, call 727-893-1070.

Dates: 8/31/2002	Map this Location
Location: Gulfport
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Children and their parents can learn how to use a fishery biologist's "tool of the trade" to collect and examine fish from Tampa Bay. This activity will be held at Spa Beach and the Education Station from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. For more information, call 727-895-7437.

Dates: 8/31/2002	Map this Location
Location: The Pier	View Web site
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The St. Petersburg Museum of History will offer a back-to-school special for kids in the month of August, where admission will be free for children under the age of 18, when accompanied by an adult. Currently on display is an exhibit on Webb's City and the Walk through Time Gallery. For more information, call 727-894-1052.

Dates: 8/1/2002 - 8/31/2002	Map this Location
Location: St. Petersburg Museum of History	View Web site
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MurderS She Wrote, Murder Mystery Dinner Theater presents "A Wedding to Die For," an evening of audience participation, comedy and fine dining. For more information, call 813-727-7012 or 813-715-4736.

Dates: 8/31/2002	Map this Location
Location: Radisson Riverwalk Hotel Tampa
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The Pier hosts this holiday weekend event with live music, kids activities, car & motorcycle shows, clowns, jugglers, and magicians. The event is free. For more information, call 727-821-6164.

Dates: 8/31/2002 - 9/1/2002	Map this Location
Location: The Pier	View Web site
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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.

Dates: 3/30/2002 - 9/1/2002	Map this Location
Location: Florida Holocaust Museum	View Web site
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The Clearwater Arts Studio showcases this exhibit of more than 60 works done by famous artists and new talent. The exhibit includes four oil paintings by Robert Schoeller, whose portrait of George Washington officially commemorated the Bicentennial Celebration of the U.S. Constitution; the photography of internationally known Dick Zimmerman whose works have appeared on more than 1000 magazine covers; and other work by Jessica Rockwell, niece of famous Norman Rockwell, and Jim Warren. Sculpture, photography, impressionism, expressionism, jewelry, furniture painting and two movies are also available for viewing. For more information, call 727-630-8070.

Dates: 8/31/2002 - 9/1/2002	Map this Location
Location: Clearwater Arts Studio	View Web site
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This Florida International Museum exhibition of original artwork by Don Maitz presents the Golden Age of Piracy through facts and imagination. More than fifty works are displayed using oil paint, acrylic, pen, ink, watercolor and pencil. As the original and continuing artist of the popular Captain Morgan Spiced Rum character, Maitz has produced fourteen paintings of the character in the red suit. For more information, call 727-822-3693.

Dates: 6/26/2002 - 9/2/2002	Map this Location
Location: Florida International Museum	View Web site
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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.

Dates: 5/11/2002 - 9/8/2002	Map this Location
Location: Salvador Dali Museum	View Web site
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Smithsonian Kids Bridge asks school children, "What's in Your Head?" At the Kids Bridge booth, children can draw their friend's silhouette and add drawings of their own thoughts. Children can express their back to school jitters and aspirations by adding to the silhouettes. For more information, call 727-821-8992.

Dates: 8/10/2002 - 9/14/2002	Map this Location
Location: Great Explorations	View Web site
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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.

Dates: 6/22/2002 - 9/15/2002	Map this Location
Location: Museum of Fine Arts	View Web site
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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.

Dates: 4/19/2002 - 9/30/2002	Map this Location
Location: St. Petersburg Museum of History	View Web site
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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.

Dates: 5/1/2002 - 10/1/2002	Map this Location
Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg	View Web site
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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.

Dates: 8/30/2002 - 12/15/2002	Map this Location
Location: Salvador Dali Museum	View Web site
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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.

Dates: 8/3/2002 - 10/26/2002	Map this Location
Location: The Pier	View Web site
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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.

Dates: 1/1/2001 - 12/31/2003	Map this Location
Location: Gulfport
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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.

Dates: 1/1/2001 - 12/31/2003	Map this Location
Location: St. Petersburg	View Web site
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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.

Dates: 1/1/2001 - 12/31/2003	Map this Location
Location: Gulfport...South of 28th Ave. on Beach Blvd.
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