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© St. Petersburg Times, published May 16, 2002
BRING YOUR OWN WINE: 7-9 p.m. Fri., Gulf Coast Museum of Art and Florida Botanical Gardens, 12211 Walsingham Road (in Pinewood Cultural Park), Largo. Participants bring a bottle of wine priced from $8-15 (no cabernets or chardonnays) for all to taste, plus $10, and enjoy live music, finger foods at Wine Brats event; $10. (727) 518-6833 or http://tampa.winebrats.org.
WINE AND CHEESE BENEFIT: 7-9 p.m. Fri., Snell Isle Women's Club, 40 Snell Isle Blvd. NE, St. Petersburg. Sample wines and cheeses at free tasting. Wines available to take home for a suggested donation. Benefits CASA, Ronald McDonald House, other area charities. Call (727) 864-4079.
TASTE OF THE NATION: 6 p.m. wine tasting, silent auction, 7 p.m. live auction and dinner May 23, Tampa Marriott Waterside, 700 S Florida Ave., Tampa. Features chef Don Pintabona of Tribeca Grill in New York and his five-course tasting menu and wine pairing, plus area chefs. $150. Benefits Divine Providence Food Bank. Call (813) 254-1190.