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2002 Clearwater Jazz Holiday

Performing today at the free 2002 Clearwater Jazz Holiday at Coachman Park are Ghetto Love Sugar with Jonathon and Jeremy Powell (6:30-7:45 p.m.), Astral Project (8:15-9:30 p.m.) and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All Stars (10-11:15 p.m.).

On Saturday, the lineup features the Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra (noon-1:15 p.m.), Camp Fire, the Larry Camp Quartet (1:45-3 p.m.), A Tribute to Jobim, featuring Slide Hampton (3:30-4:45 p.m.), James Moody with Marlena Shaw (5:15-6:30 p.m.), the Jeff Berlin Group (7-8:15 p.m.) and the Chick Corea Elektric Band featuring Chick Corea, John P. Weckl, Eric Marienthal and Frank Gambale (9-10:30 p.m.).

Free general admission. A limited number of preferred seats closer to the stage are available for $25 a day at Ticketmaster outlets or online at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets also are available at the Clearwater Jazz Holiday offices, 201 Drew St., Clearwater, each day from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. For information, call the Jazz Holiday office at 461-5200.

Band competition

The 30th annual Golden Invitational Marching Band Competition begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Largo High School football stadium, 410 Missouri Ave. Seventeen top bands from around the Tampa Bay area and other parts of Florida will perform. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children and $7 for senior citizens. Parking is free.

Piano concert

Contemporary Steinway pianist and composer Robin Spielberg will perform at 8 tonight in the Tonne Playhouse at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, south of East Bay Drive between Highland Avenue and Seminole Boulevard. Spielberg, who is classically trained, made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1997. Tickets are $14.50 general. Call 587-6793.

CHOPIN: Prize-winning entertainer Piotr Paleczny will give a piano concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Polish Center Auditorium, 1521 N Saturn Ave., Clearwater. He has appeared as a soloist with such renowned orchestras as the Warsaw National Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony. Call 298-8609.

BLUEGRASS MUSIC: Peter Rowan, the "Bluegrass Boy," will perform at 8 tonight at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St. (inside City Hall). Admission is $15 general, $13 for center members and students. Call 942-5605.

PIANO PERFORMANCE: Classical pianist Diane Walsh will play at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St. (inside City Hall). Admission is $13 general, $11 for center members and students.

QUILT SHOW: See more than 150 new and antique quilts at "A Harvest of Quilts VII" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday at Countryside Recreation Center, 2640 Sabal Springs Drive. Admission is $4. Call 934-3737.

CHARITY SOCK HOP: The Harborsprings Women's Club will host an old-fashioned sock hop at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Tarpon Springs Yacht Club. Dance until midnight to the music of the Youngbloods. Tickets are $25. The price includes a buffet dinner. Call 937-1282.

STRIKE UP THE BAND: The Clearwater Community Concert Band will perform Broadway show stoppers and America the Beautiful during a concert at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Arts Auditorium at St. Petersburg College's Clearwater campus, Drew Street and Old Coachman Road. Doors open at 1 p.m. The jazz band plays at 2:30. Admission is free.

FOR THE SAKE OF HOMELESS PETS: Learn about the Humane Society of North Pinellas at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Tarpon Springs Library, 138 E Lemon St. Find out about the organization, meet a rescued pet and learn about animal care. Call 943-4922.

READING EVENT: Celebrate Teen Read Week by attending a teen coffee house from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Tarpon Springs Library, 138 E Lemon St. The event features open mike performances, refreshments and music. Ages 13 to 18 only. Call 943-4922.

WOMEN'S FITNESS CLINIC: A sports clinic featuring fitness evaluations by personal trainers and tips by the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Lady Foot Locker at Countryside Mall.

ART SHOW: See works by the late American artist Charles Wysocki through Nov. 2 at the Plainsmen Gallery, 2450 Sunset Point Road, Suite A, Clearwater. Wysocki is best known for his Victorian village scenes and cat series. Call 726-5100 or go online to www.plainsmen.com.

WATERCOLORS: The Creative Artist Guild of Dunedin's artist of the month, Louise Kengla, is showing her watercolors through Oct. 29 at Snooty Judy's Fine Art Gallery, 514 Skinner Blvd., Dunedin. Also showing throughout this month is "Sci-Fi and Sorcery," a show featuring 2- and 3-D works by local artists. Call 734-9835.

FISH STORIES: Artists Elizabeth Karcher and Alan and Rosemary Bennett are showing their fish rubbings and ceramic fish wall sculptures through Nov. 17 at Clay and Paper gallery, a gallery within the Painted Fish Gallery, at 350 Main St., Dunedin. Call (727) 736-0934.

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