KING REMEMBERED: The Alumni Singers will help perform a program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called "Fulfilling a Dream" at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, south of East Bay Drive between Highland Avenue and Seminole Boulevard. The program is part of the Sunday Goes Pop! series. Tickets cost $9.50. Complimentary refreshments will be served an hour before the show. Call 587-6793.

ART RECEPTION: The Tarpon Springs Cultural Center will host a reception featuring an informal gallery talk for artist June Colburn 1 to 4 p.m. (the presentation will begin at 2 p.m.) Saturday at the center, 101 S Pinellas Ave. Colburn designs quilts using material from silk kimonos. Her exhibit, "Birds, Beasts and Little Fishes," will be displayed 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until March 16. Admission is free. Call 942-5605.

PIANO CONCERT: New Jersey native and pianist Kevin Sharpe, who toured with music legend Duke Ellington when he was just 6, will perform a solo concert at 8 tonight at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St. (inside City Hall). Tickets cost $14, $12 for center members and students. Call 942-5605.

PUPPET PLAY: The Das Puppenspiel Puppet Theater will present an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen at 3 p.m. Sunday at Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St. (inside City Hall). Tickets cost $14, $12 for students and $10 for children 12 and younger. Call 942-5605.

BALL: The Dunedin Merchants Association will host a Mardi Gras black tie "masque ball" at 8 p.m. Saturday at Schiller International University, 453 Edgewater Drive, Dunedin. There will be appetizers by Delectable's Catering, entertainment by Rent Money Unplugged and the Swinging Mooks and door prizes. Tickets cost $50 and can be purchased at the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center, Cindy Lou's, The Box Car, Calibur and the Purple Moon. Proceeds benefit the Homeless Emergency Project.

BIG BAND SWING: The Dan McMillion Band will perform big band music at 8 tonight at the Largo House of Jazz at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, south of East Bay Drive between Highland Avenue and Seminole Boulevard. Tickets cost $10. Call 587-6793.

CHILDREN'S PLAY: The Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theater will perform The Ugly Duckling starring the 9-foot character Pinky Flamingo at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, south of East Bay Drive between Highland Avenue and Seminole Boulevard. Appropriate for children 10 and younger. Tickets are $7.50. Call 587-6793.

FARMER'S MARKET: Buy fresh produce, plants, cheeses and breads at the Downtown Clearwater Farmer's Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on East Avenue, Clearwater. Free on-site parking.

OFF-BEAT SHOW: The UNProfessionals, an improvisation troupe from St. Petersburg, will present an off-beat show called Where'd THAT Come From? at 8 tonight at the Largo Feed Store, 105 Central Park Drive, south of East Bay Drive between Highland Avenue and Seminole Boulevard. There will be lots of laughs and audience participation. Tickets cost $10. Call 587-6793.

MODEL TRAINS: There will be a model railroad and toy train show and swap meet 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. Activities will include free train rides in the park. Admission is $4 for adults. Children 12 and under get in free if accompanied by an adult.

OUTDOOR CONCERT: Bring your lawn chair and enjoy a pipe band performance at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the pavilion at Highlander Park, corner of Michigan Boulevard and Pinehurst Road. Admission is free. Call 733-6240.

ART SHOW: Raymond James Belleair branch will host the Exhibiting Society of Artists' Winter Exhibition, featuring 26 artists, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Indian Rocks Road and Clearwater/Largo Road. All artwork will be for sale. Admission is free. Refreshments will be served. Call 768-0744.

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