If you loved '60s music, this will be a real treat. Eric Burdon and the Animals will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. Burdon was one of the British Invasion's most distinctive artists and vocalists. His top 40 hits include the House of the Rising Sun, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood and We Gotta Get Out of This Place. Admission for concert, general reserved seating is $24, $22 for groups. For information, call (727) 587-6793.
China painting show
Painted and white china by hundreds of artists from as far away as Brazil will be featured in the Florida World Organization of China Painters' 36th annual show and convention. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Belleview Biltmore Resort & Spa, 25 Belleview Blvd., Clearwater. The technique modern-day artists use is the same one the ancient Chinese artists perfected. There will be displays, workshops, seminars and demonstrations. Admission is $1.50 per day. The public is invited.
Happenings
FOLK BALLADS: Were you a John Denver fan? If so, don't miss Rocky Mountain Memories with Ron Rich, a tribute band that will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. Admission is $15 general, $13 for groups. For information, call (727) 587-6793.
BALLROOM DANCE: Swing to the music of the Ellis Hale Combo at the Snow Ball from 8 to 10 p.m. tonight at the Harborview Center, 301 Drew St. Beverages and appetizers will be available, as well as a cash bar. Singles and couples welcome. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door for $10 or in advance through Good Life Games, www.goodlifegames.org or call 727 462-6036.
ART EXHIBIT: Clay and Paper presents "A Passion for Pottery," an exhibit featuring art by 10 Southeastern potters included in Kevin Hluch's book, The Art of Contemporary Pottery. This exhibit is a companion to the Power of Pottery show curated by Hluch at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center. The potters are Nick Joerling, Michael Simon, Gay Smith, Stanley Mace Anderson, Bonnie Seeman, John Tilton, McKenzie Smith, Susan Filley, Terry Gess and Kate Shakeshaft Murray. The exhibit continues through Feb. 29. The gallery, which co-exists with the Painted Fish Gallery, is across from the Pinellas Trail at 350 Main St., Dunedin. It is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call (727) 736-0934.
MUSIC MIX: Jim Walker and his band Free Flight will entertain at 8 p.m. tonight at the Largo House of Jazz at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. From Bach to Beethoven to Miles Davis to the Beatles, the band blends classical, jazz, new age and rock music. Admission is $18.50 general, $16.50 for groups. For information, call (727) 587-6793.
AUDITIONS: Talented women are encouraged to try out for the operetta Fallen Fairies at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, inside City Hall, 324 Pine St. The Century Opera Chorus seeks women and girls to sing in the chorus, as well as in solo speaking and singing parts. Fallen Fairies, by W.S. Gilbert and Edward German, will be performed April 17 and 18 at the Center. for information, call (727) 942-5605.
TALK: Imagine Florida 10,000 years ago with its hundreds of miles of pristine shoreline, few people and not a single car. Boyd Hill Nature Center park ranger Herman Trappman and and his wife, Elizabeth Neily, will talk about Florida's first people from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History, 329 S Bayshore Blvd. The free event will include reproduction native artifacts and the couple's own paintings and drawings currently on display in the exhibit Florida's Deep Roots. For information, call the museum at (727) 726-1668.
