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Hot Ticket
By Times staff
© St. Petersburg Times
published January 16, 2003
Superbowl action in Tampa
[Times photo (2001): Scott Keeler]
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A major event this weekend at Raymond James Stadium has bay area fans thinking "Super Bowl."
But King Krunch, Predator and Maximum Destruction aren't nicknames for the Bucs' vaunted defense.
They're trucks scheduled to appear at the U.S. Hot Rod Association's Superbowl of Motorsports monster truck event, rolling into Tampa on Saturday. Other featured trucks scheduled to appear are Grave Digger (driven by Dennis Anderson), High Roller, Ragin' Steel, Prowler, Reptoid, Bulldozer and Gun Slinger, above, driven by Oldsmar's Scott Hartsock.
The pit party starts at 2:30 p.m. Saturday; stadium doors open at 5:30. The truck rally begins at 7:30. Tickets are $14. Free passes for the pit party are available at Tampa area Ford dealers. (813) 673-4300 or www.ushra.com.
Step out and salute King
[Times photo (2002): John Pendygraft]
Antruaniqua Owens, 9, is all smiles before the Martin Luther King Memorial Scholarship Parade in Tampa.
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Communities all over the Tampa Bay area will salute Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this holiday weekend with parades and a variety of other events, including:
SATURDAY: The Dr. M.L. King Jr. Parade and Celebration, Tarpon Springs. Parade begins at 2 p.m. at Tarpon Avenue and Ring Street and ends at Dorset Park. Free.
SUNDAY: Step Show, Tampa. With step teams from Blake, Brandon, Chamberlain and Hillsborough high schools, Tampa Bay Tech, Double Dutch Team and others. Benefits the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Fund. 3 p.m., University of Tampa gym, at the west side of Pepin Rood Stadium, Cass and N Boulevard. $5. (813) 247-0952. Festival of Bands, St. Petersburg. With marching bands from around the country. Above, members of the Whites Creek High School band from Nashville participated in the 2002 show. 5 p.m., Tropicana Field, 16th Street and First Avenue S, St. Petersburg. $5 adults, $3 ages 12 and under. (727) 327-0085.\
Gospel concert, Tarpon Springs. 5:30 p.m., Mount Hermon Missionary Baptist Church, 400 S Levis Ave. (727) 937-7015.
[Times photo (2002): Dirk Shadd]
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Members of Whites Creek High School band, from Nashville, march at the Martin Luther King Jr. Festival of Bands & Parade, in St. Petersburg.
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MONDAY: Clearwater MLK March and Rally. March begins about 11 a.m. from Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1201 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., to Coachman Park. Rally follows at noon. Free. (727) 443-2974.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, Tampa. Above, Antruaniqua Owens, then 9, waited for the 2002 parade to begin. Parade starts at noon, from Blake High School, 1701 N Boulevard, to Pepin Rood Stadium at the University of Tampa, Cass and N Boulevard. Free. (813) 247-0952.
Martin Luther King "Drum Major for Justice" Parade, St. Petersburg. With 30 marching bands from around the country. Begins 1:15 p.m. near Tropicana Field and moves along Central Avenue to the waterfront. Free. (727) 327-0085.
Community Celebration and Festival, Tampa. With entertainment, games, crafts, food (fee); sponsored by Tampa Recreation Department. 2 to 6 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex, 2109 N Rome Ave. Free. (813) 274-8615.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute, Tampa. Features gospel choir, jazz ensembles from Hillsborough, Pinellas and Citrus county schools, dancers, oral historian Baba Ishangi and multimedia jazz presentation by Bob Seymour of WUSF-FM 89.7. 7 p.m. at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Free tickets may be picked up at the center box office. (813) 229-7827 or toll-free 1-800-955-1045; or www.tbpac.org.
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