By WILMA NORTON, Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times, published February 25, 2003
CHINSEGUT SPEAKER'S NIGHT: "Florida Black Bears," talk by Elina Garrison. 7 p.m., Chinsegut Nature Center, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 23212 Lake Lindsay Road (CR 476), north of Brooksville. Space limited; RSVP (352) 754-6722. Free.
GASPARILLA CHARITY HORSE SHOW: Performance competitions by more than 300 American Saddlebreds, Morgans, Hackney ponies and road ponies, with champions from the U.S. and Canada participating. 7 p.m., Florida State Fairgrounds, U.S. 301 off Interstate 4, Tampa. Enter by Orient Road gate for free parking. (813) 740-3500 or (813) 839-3476. Free.
WILDFLOWER WALK: Guided tour at Boyd Hill Nature Park, in search of Florida's seasonal blooms. 3 p.m., 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg. Meet at information center; children must be accompanied by adult. (727) 893-7326.
TAMPA BAY SYMPHONY: "American/Russian Celebration." 8 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. (727) 791-7400. $10.
RICHARD RODGERS: A CENTENNIAL OF SONG: Four New York cabaret singers present tribute to Rodgers; with Heather MacRae, K.T. Sullivan, Mark Nadler and Craig Rubano. 1 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. $15. (727) 791-7400.
POP SHOWS: Voodoo Glow Skulls, 7:30 p.m. State Theatre, 687 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. $9.99. (727) 895-3045. . . . Rachel Bissex with Justin Beckler, 8 p.m. Skipper's Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road, Tampa. $10. (813) 977-6474.