This week: Pinellas

Saturday festival

Benefit concert and beach party

Habitat for Humanity will host an all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink event from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Beach in Tarpon Springs. Bring your lawn chair, watch the sunset and dance the night away. All proceeds will go toward homes for needy people in Pinellas County. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at Bridie Gannon's Pub in Tarpon Springs or by calling (727) 939-8078.

Celebrate five decades of music from 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday at Coachman Park, downtown Clearwater. Acts include BTO, the Four Tops, Eddie Money, O-Town and Disco Inferno. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the gate. For information, call (727) 562-4800 or visit www.clearwater-fl.com

Clearwater Air Park Open House/Aviation Festival

Meet Clearwater's own Nicole Passonno Stott, a NASA astronaut, at the airpark from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be vintage planes, craft displays and children's activities. The air park is at 1000 Hercules Ave. N, Clearwater. Admission is free.

PLAY: The Francis Wilson Playhouse presents Accommodations, a comedy by Nick Hall, through May 4. Admission is $13 for adults, $9 for students. The playhouse is at 302 Seminole St., Clearwater. Call (727) 446-1360.

NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: Recapture your youth tonight with an outdoor film in Pioneer Park in Dunedin. Time Machine starts at dusk. The park is at Main Street and Douglas Avenue downtown. Free, but donations will be accepted, and 15 percent of the proceeds will benefit the Homeless Emergency Project. Popcorn, soda and snack concessions also will be available. No pets or alcohol. Call (727) 738-0759.

SUNSETS AT PIER 60: Celebrate the end of the day with a festival of crafts and entertainment two hours before and two hours after sunset at the Pier 60 Pavilion on Clearwater Beach. Local bands and artists. Admission is free.

COMEDY: Wildrice, an improv group, will entertain at 8 p.m. tonight at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. $10 cabaret seating with cash bar, $8 for groups of 10 or more. Call (727) 587-6793.

SINGING CONTEST: The Pinellas Opera League will hold its sixth annual Competition Awards for Voice Students ages 17-35 at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church of Clearwater, 2299 Drew St., Clearwater. Free.

BALL: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Clearwater Alumnae Chapter will host the "Essence of Red and White Ball" from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Clearwater Country Club. Call (727) 562-4072.

FLOWERED POWERED ART: This whimsical art show features wire and Plexiglas artworks by Todd Ramquist and Kiaralinda of Safety Harbor, known as the Whim * Z * twinz. Their collection of mixed-media creations made of aluminum wire, found objects and other items will be on display May 11 at Clay and Paper, a gallery associated with the Painted Fish Gallery, 350 Main St., Dunedin. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call (727) 736-0934.

TRANSPARENT WATERCOLORS: Artist Shirley Talmadge is exhibiting her luminous paintings through May 31 at Cindy's Custom Framing and Gallery, 362 Main St., Dunedin (behind Cafe Alfresco). Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call (727) 738-4698.

SPRING SHOW: A collection of new oils by wildlife artists John Seerey-Lester, Suzie Seerey-Lester and Trevor Swanson will be on display through April 30 at the Plainsmen Gallery, 2450 Sunset Point Road, Suite A, Clearwater. Also, see African prints by Matthew Hillier and bronzes by Daniel Parker. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Call (727) 726-5100.

STILL LIFE ART: Floral paintings by Gregory Smith and richly textured paintings of wine by Thomas Arvid through May 1 at Syd Entel Galleries, 247 Main St., Safety Harbor. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call (727) 725-1808.

OPENING RECEPTION: Fine art photographer Jerry Johnson will sign his book, Anne, Legacy of Light, at the opening of his exhibit, "The Human Form in a Dance of Life," from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Snooty Judy's Fine Art Gallery, 514 Skinner Blvd., Dunedin. It features black and white and hand-colored photography. The show continues through June 10. Call (727) 734-9835.

ART EXHIBIT: The Exhibiting Society of Artists is presenting a show at the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce at 1130 Cleveland St. through May 6. The featured artists are Robert Holmes and Shari Salin. You can view their work during regular business hours. Call (727) 461-0011.

BOOK SIGNING: Rod L. Griffin, also known as Mr. Romance, will appear at Barnes and Noble to sign copies of his latest novel, A Lost Innocence, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The store is at 23654 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater. Call (727) 669-1688.

CELEBRATION: Directions for Mental Health will host its 20th annual dinner and silent auction tonight at the Westin Innisbrook Resort. The Roaring '20s is the theme. Tickets are $65. All proceeds benefit children who are exposed to violence. For information, call (727) 524-4464, ext. 1700.

BOAT RACES: You can watch young sailors compete in the Clark Mills Regatta, hosted by Clearwater Yacht Club, at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Clearwater Community Sailing Center, 1001 Gulf Blvd, Sand Key. Free.

BOOK SALE: Palm Harbor Friends of the Library will hold a semiannual book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday in the community room, 2330 Nebraska Ave. Proceeds support programs and buy furniture. Call (727) 784-3332.

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