Beaches notebook

By AMY WIMMER, Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published January 16, 2002

Indian Rocks Beach

Applications are out for the Beach Art Center's Annual Spring Fling Arts and Crafts Show.

The Spring Fling will be held in conjunction with Indian Rocks Beach's music and food festival, Beauty and the Beach, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 6.

Artists and crafters may obtain applications by calling the Beach Art Center, 596-4331. The center is at 1515 Bay Palm Blvd.

The art center is hosting a 6-week series focusing on all aspects of drawing.

The course of study will include a thorough discussion of drawing materials and how they are used. Students will work on drawing skills and techniques such as continuous line drawing, shadow shape drawing, negative drawing and scratch board techniques.

There also will be lessons in portraiture and figure drawing. Live models and still life setups will be used.

The course runs Jan. 24-March 7. The hours are 9 a.m. to noon. The fee for the six-week class is $72 for members and $84 for nonmembers.

An eight-week stained glass course will kick off the winter schedule of classes this week. Artist Irene Docherty, who also teaches in Canada, will teach the course 7-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 27.

Fees are $96 for members and $120 for nonmembers.

Madeira Beach

The annual citywide garage sale is scheduled for March 16-17. Individual residents are invited to plan their own sales and do not need to register with the city to participate.

Treasure Island

The Boca Ciega Sail & Power Squadron will split its eight-hour safe boating course into two four-hour sessions on consecutive Saturdays.

The classes are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 at the Boca Ciega Sail & Power Squadron Headquarters, 130 126th Ave. E.

Registration is required and will be 9-10 a.m. this Saturday and 6-7 p.m. Jan. 22 at the squadron building. The course manual and reading assignments will be provided at that time. The course is restricted to the first 50 people who register.

Boat ownership is not required. Classroom lecture and self-study lessons cover the techniques of safe handling of sail and power craft, anchoring, tying basic knots, chart reading, plotting courses, radio use, emergency procedures and general safety. Navigation aids such as buoys and range markers will be explained.

Students pay $30 for the course manual and materials, and fees are due at registration. Additional students in the same family pay $5. Graduates may be eligible for a discount on marine insurance.

A unit of the U.S. Power Squadrons, the Boca Ciega Sail & Power Squadron conducts classes to teach boaters and those interested in boating. More than 4-million people have taken the safe boating course.

For more information, call course chairman Don Rife, 397-0572.

St. Pete Beach

The Suntan Art Center offers classes in all media, including watercolor, drawing, silk painting and clay pottery.

The opening show for 2002 is titled "Primary Colors," featuring artist Evelyn Zwerner. As always, in addition to the monthlong exhibit of the featured artist, members' artwork will be on display.

For information or to inquire about classes, call 367-3818.

Gulfport

An Interstellar Situation, a modern and classical poetry performance and visuals by resident Van Ivey and produced by City of Imagination, will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Catherine A. Hickman Theater.

Ivey has been writing for 20 years and has performed his work around the United States for the past 10 years, including at the prestigious Hot Springs Music Festival. His work is rooted in the traditional concerns of classical poetry, and the performance uses rhyme, rhythm and syntax in a unique style.

Doors open for the performance at 1 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $8. Advance tickets are available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Gulfport City Hall, 2401 53rd St. S.

For information or directions, call 893-1080.

"One Night of Comedy," an evening of adult comedy, will be presented at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Hickman Theater.

Ben "Mr. Personality" Sanez, who appeared in the recent film Oceans 11, will be the featured act, and guest comedian will be Trish Keating.

The comedy special will also be filmed and shown to American troops overseas.

Lobby doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Admission is $5, or $2 for college students.

The Gulfport Community Players will present Ken Ludwig's comedy Moon Over Buffalo during several performances.

Show times include 8 p.m. Jan. 31, Feb. 1, Feb. 2, Feb. 7, Feb. 8 and Feb. 9. Sunday matinees will be at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 3 and Feb. 10.

Lobby doors open one hour before the performances. Admission cost is $7, and advance tickets are available at Eileen's Resale Boutique, Treasures, Beach Bazaar, Small Adventures Book Shop, and Class Act.

For information, call 322-0316.

- Compiled by Times staff writer Amy Wimmer. To submit information for the Beaches Notebook, e-mail wimmer@sptimes.com.

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