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June 13, 2002

genuine jewel After an extended break, Jewel returns. She kicks off her summer tour in Tampa on Friday.

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Cover story
Rested and renewed
Jewel didn't feel "useful anymore" after her 1998 album, Spirit, had run its course. So she took a break. Her new album shows what a good decision that was.

Shop
Shop: What deserving dads really want ...
Is there a dear old dad anywhere in the United States whose closet does not teem with the ghosts of Father's Days past? That battery-operated tie rack? The monogrammed beer can holder? The scores of golf-themed tchotchkes? Make this the year you honor dad without taking up more of his shelf space.

Books that bind

Share your interests, love -- or differences -- with Dad by reading some well-chosen words.

Film
Scooby don't
Believe all the bad stuff you've heard about the movie version of the beloved cartoon.

photo'Bourne' loser
This Matt Damon vehicle never has a chance.

Scrambled code
Windtalkers has its good points but falls into predictable traps telling the story of Navajo soldiers who created a special code in World War II.

Family movie guide

The Family Movie Guide should be used along with the Motion Picture Association of America rating system for selecting movies suitable for children.

Top 5 movies
1. Dogtown and Z-Boys -- Fascinating documentary of 1970s teenagers who created a skateboarding revolution, the genesis of today's extreme sports culture. Tremendous home-movie footage and musical selections from the era.

Also in theaters
A really big screen debut

Video

Rewind: From Atticus Finch to Mrs. Doubtfire
This Fathers Day, sit back and enjoy some of film's greatest father figures.

DVD: A story of racism, loneliness and love
DVD: New and noteworthy for digital players

Video: A harrowing, timely depiction of warfare

Black Hawk Down (R)

Pop

Smooth collaboration
Saxophonist Dave Koz and others bring the Smooth Jazz Summer Camp back for another session.

Pop: Ticket window
Twizted -- 6:30 p.m. June 22, Masquerade, Ybor City. $16.50.

Pop: hot ticket
Chirino is salsa royalty

Get Away
Get Away: Father's Day deals
Some places offering Father's Day specials. See Get Away calendar for more details.

Get Away: Hot ticket
Juneteenth celebrations

Art

Much ado in Dunedin
With art classes galore and a wide-ranging faculty show, the Dunedin Fine Art Center is a happening place to be.

Art: continuing events

Seeing Spots, New Work in Polymer Clay -- Through June 28, Florida Craftsmen, St. Petersburg

Dine

photoA taste of Morocco on the beach
Karim's Bistro at the Thunderbird Beach Resort serves various cuisines, but it's the Mediterranean dishes that flavor the menu.

Dine: food events

Samba celebration -- 5-9 p.m Fri., Old Hyde Park Village, Swann and S Dakota avenues, near Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa. Dance party with live music by Latin Music Award-winner Tito Puente Jr. First anniversary celebration by the Samba Room Restaurant; food and beverage sales benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Free admission. (813) 254-5870 or (813) 251-3500.

Stage

Finally, 'Godot'
Theatergoers who have waited for Beckett can see one of his masterpieces this month. Waiting for Godot opens Friday in a Stageworks production.

Stage: Down the road

Quartet -- String quartets by David Manson, Lennie Naeyaert and Joseph Ierna are premiered June 21 in a Tampa Bay Composers' Forum concert at the Palladium Theater. $8 and $10.

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