Beaches notebook

By AMY WIMMER and JULIANNE WU
© St. Petersburg Times
published February 3, 2002

Madeira Beach visualizes its future with design planning

Top urban planning consultants will conduct a weeklong series of visioning sessions Feb. 23-March 1, ending with a design presentation that will give residents a visual idea of what their city can be in years to come.

The week will begin with an opening presentation from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at Madeira Beach Middle School gymnasium, 591 Tom Stuart Causeway. It will end with a final presentation from 6 to 8 p.m. March 1, also at the middle school gymnasium.

Among the community designers present for the sessions will be Andres Duany, a high-profile Miami architect and town planner.

Between the beginning and ending sessions, which city residents are invited to attend, will be a series of visioning sessions. Immediately following those sessions and then, for two days at the end of the week, the professional designers will work on visuals that reflect what the city wants in a master plan. Those ideas will be presented at the final presentation March 1.

The visioning sessions during the week, which will take place at Madeira Beach City Hall, 300 Municipal Drive, include:

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 24: Madeira Beach neighborhoods.

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 25: Gulf Boulevard.

3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 25: John's Pass Village and surrounding area.

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 26: the waterfront and natural resources.

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 26: codes.

The 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.

Indian Rocks Beach

Dr. G. Wade Rowatt Jr., from St. Matthew's Counseling Center in Louisville, Ky., will present a workshop for professionals and a public lecture Friday at the Church of the Isles in Indian Rocks Beach.

Rowatt will conduct a workshop, "Working with Adolescents in Crisis," from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Giddes Youth Center at the church, 200 24th Ave. It is for ministers, teachers, psychologists, counselors, youth workers and others who work directly with adolescents and their families. The $35 donation includes lunch. Reservation deadline is Wednesday.

A public lecture on "Shepherding Passionate Souls: Our Moral and Spiritual Response to Adolescents in Crisis" will be at 7 p.m. It is for parents, grandparents, friends, neighbors and others concerned about youths. A $10 donation is requested. The public can make reservations ahead, but walk-ins are accepted.

Rowatt is a diplomate in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. He is also the author of several books, including Adolescents in Crisis: A Guidebook for Parents, Teachers, Ministers, and Counselors, How to Talk with Teenagers, Understanding Youth, Ministry with Youth and Their Families and with his wife, The Two-Career Marriage.

He is a former professor of psychology of religion at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville. In 1994 and 1995, he was a Fellow in religion and psychiatry at the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry, Topeka, Kan. He has counseled adolescents for over 30 years.

Treasure Island

Sunset Beach Civic Association will hold its annual neighborhood 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 information.

Sunset Beach Civic Association will hold its annual spaghetti dinner, 6:30-8 p.m. Monday 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.

The Treasure Islettes will sponsor a Trash and Treasures Flea Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Treasure Island Community Center, 1 Park Place.

Proceeds will go toward scholarships and other community programs. For information or to make donations, contact Carol Lee at 360-9181.

St. Pete Beach

The third annual Island Festival, a daylong event featuring live music, book signings by local authors, 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, Gulf Beaches Historical Museum docents will lead tours through Pass-a-Grille streets, local musicians will perform, 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. Sixty-five 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 Ethel Wagner at 526-0664.

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.

Suntan Art Center's annual Outdoor Art Show and Sale is 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 23. Artists and artisans will have pottery, clothing, wooden crafts and paintings and other hand-made items for sale.

Anyone interested in renting space should call 526-0664.

-- Compiled by Times staff writers Amy Wimmer and Julianne Wu. To submit items for the Beaches Notebook, e-mail wimmer@sptimes.com.

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