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Beaches notebook
By AMY WIMMER, Times Staff Writer St. Pete BeachThe third annual Island Festival, a daylong event featuring live music, book signings by local authors, and art vendors and exhibits, is March 2 in Pass-a-Grille Park. Island Festival III is sponsored by the Suntan Art Center, Gulf Beaches Historical Museum and the Island Community Theatre. The Island Festival Community Theatre will present miniplays throughout the day, the Gulf Beaches Historical Museum docents will lead tours through Pass-a-Grille streets, local musicians will perform live, and local authors will sign books. Also, the Suntan Art Center will provide arts and crafts projects for children. Artists, crafters and other vendors are invited to participate. All work must be original to the artist, and 65 spaces are available in the park or the street. Entry fee is $50 or $25 for Suntan members. Artists should register to participate by Feb. 20. For applications or information, call 526-2013. The city of St. Pete Beach invites local artists to display their work at the new City Hall on a consignment basis. The artist's name, artwork title and sale price will be displayed with the work. The artwork will go through a jury process conducted by the interior design firm Contract Design Group Inc. To have work considered, contact Lynne Hawthorne, an interior designer with the company, who is leading the design jury team. She can be reached at 523-1488; the firm's e-mail address is contdesgp@aol.com. 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. GulfportThe Gulfport Community Players will present Ken Ludwig's comedy Moon Over Buffalo. Show times are 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. Indian Rocks BeachApplications 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 six-week series focusing on all aspects of drawing. The course of study will include a 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 Thursday through 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. Madeira BeachThe annual citywide garage sale is scheduled for March 16-17. Residents are invited to plan their own sales and do not need to register with the city to participate. Treasure IslandThe Sunset Beach Civic Association will hold its annual neighborhoodwide yard sale 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 23. A $5 fee covers advertising and puts your house on a map distributed to shoppers. Each house may display its own "yard sale" sign. Deadline for inclusion on the map is Feb. 13. Call Norma Jusek at 367-6570 or Bette Lippke at 367-1422 for more information. The Sunset Beach Civic Association will hold its annual Spaghetti Dinner 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Treasure Island Community Center. A meal costs $6 or $3 for children, and gift baskets and door prizes will also be part of the evening. -- To submit information for the Beaches Notebook, e-mail wimmer@sptimes.com.
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