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© St. Petersburg Times, published February 11, 2003
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FLORIDA STATE FAIR: Today's admission special: seniors 55 and older admitted for $5. Headline entertainment: Boots Randolph, 1 and 4 p.m., $7-$10 plus fair admission. Fair continues through through Feb. 17 at fairgrounds, U.S. 301 off Interstate 4, Tampa. $8 adult, $5 kids at gate. Gates open 9 a.m. daily; closing hours vary. Toll-free 1-800-345-3247 or (813) 621-7821.
CHER: With comedian Tommy Drake. 7:30 p.m. St. Pete Times Forum, 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa. $39.75-$79.75. (813) 223-1000.
KRAIG KENNING: 8 p.m. Skipper's Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road, Tampa. $10. (813) 977-6474.
CJ HARDING: Patsy Cline tribute, 2 p.m., Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. $15. (727) 587-6793.
ART OF THE SPIRIT: "Sound Circle Seven," music with roots in Africa and India, presented by Johnny White, 7 p.m., Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. Admission by donation. Reservations are requested. (727) 896-2667.
HERNANDO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: "Presidents and Kings," works by Strauss, Copland, Korsakov, Whitney, Kamen, Handel, Duke Ellington, John Williams, others. 7:30 p.m., Springstead Theatre, 3300 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. $9. (352) 686-5334.
THOMAS JEFFERSON: Orlando playwright/actor J.D. Sutton presents his one-man play An Evening with Thomas Jefferson, 2 p.m., Clearwater East Library, 2251 Drew St. Free. (727) 462-6800, ext. 245.
VIENNA CHOIR BOYS: Choir of boys ages 10-14 sing Renaissance to modern works. 1 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. $15. (727) 791-7400.
ITALIAN AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL: With James Darren, tenor Michael Amante and comedian Pete Barbutti, 8 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. $30-$35.50. (727) 791-7400.
SARASOTA OPERA: MACBETH: Giuseppe Verdi's opera; sung in Italian. 8 p.m., Sarasota Opera House, 61 N Pineapple Ave. $17-$79.50. Toll-free 1-888-673-7212 or (941) 366-8450.
WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW: Closing night from Madison Square Garden, 8 p.m., USA.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: An investigation of the diamond trade, including the fact that diamonds have been used to finance brutal conflicts in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone, 10 p.m., WEDU-Ch. 3.