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This week: Pinellas

Celebration: Today at Ruth Eckerd Hall, everything centers around Pilobolus, a dance show. A lecture on dance, including a discussion with artists, directors, technicians and educators, is scheduled at 7 p.m. The cost for that is $3.50. At 8 p.m., the show itself begins. Pilobolus is a dance extravaganza featuring sculpted bodies that twist into mind-bending shapes. A fluid dance begins to emerge. Tickets for the show cost $35 to $40. Customers can choose to attend any or all activities. Tickets are available online at www.rutheckerdhall.com convenience fees will apply or may be purchased without fees by calling the ticket office at (727) 791-7400. The hall is at 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater.

Show: Legendary performer Ann-Margret will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Hot on the heels of her theatrical debut in The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, the film and television star returns for a Vegas-style show. She'll sing songs including I Feel Like A Woman and Viva Las Vegas. Tickets are $39-$45. VIP seating is $100. The hall is at 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. For information, call (727) 791-7400.

Sunday Goes Pop: Remember the Hit Parade? The glory days of the popular radio show will be brought back to life at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. Paul Wilson (son of news anchor John and Mary K. Wilson) will be the announcer, interpreting some Sinatra favorites and taking you back to the nostalgic era, recalling the music of some of the United States' most beloved performers. Admission is $9.50 general; $8 for groups. Call (727) 587-6793.

FOLK MUSIC: Husband and wife team Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen will sing ballads and play guitar at 8 p.m. today at the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, 101 S Pinellas Ave. Admission is $13 general, $11 for center members or students. Call (727) 942-5605.

CONCERT: The Florida Orchestra will perform a program called "Rapture and Fantasy" at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ruth Eckerd Hall. You'll hear Mozart: Symphony No. 29; Torke: Rapture - Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra; Bizet/Shchedrin: Carmen Suite. Tickets are $21-$45. The hall is at 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. For information, call (727) 791-7400.

CONCERT: The Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra will play big band songs at 8 p.m. today at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. Admission is $17 general, $15 for groups. Call (727) 587-6793.

SUNSETS AT PIER 60: Celebrate the end of the day with a festival of arts, crafts and entertainment two hours before and two hours after sunset at the Pier 60 Pavilion, Clearwater Beach. Today, it's Island Boys (Caribbean); Saturday, it's Feedback (classic rock). Admission is free.

PICNIC IN THE PARK: The public is invited to bring picnic dinners from 6 to 8 p.m. today to Largo Central Park and enjoy the new "music in the park" sound system while having a cozy candlelight dinner. Table cloths, candles and music will be provided. You bring the meal. Admission is free. Call (727) 586-7415.

RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE: All kinds of things will be on sale at the Lake Palms Outreach rummage and bake sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Clearwater-Largo Free United Methodist Church, 380 Fulton Drive. Call Kinsit Cooley at (727) 587-6740, ext. 5020 for information.

ART SHOW: See hundreds of tiny paintings, sculptures and more at the 29th International Miniature Art Show runs through Feb. 8 at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Road, on the St. Petersburg College campus. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday; and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 seniors, free for children and students. Entry is free Sunday. The museum is open Monday during the run of this exhibit. Call (727) 712-5762.

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 American Pottery. This exhibit is a companion to the "Power of Pottery" show curated by Hluch at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center. 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. Call (727) 736-0934.

EXHIBIT: Fine art landscape photography by Dr. John Murray, Doug Cavanah, Lesley Collins and Michael Hancock will be on display through Feb. 25 at the Packinghouse Gallery, 10900 Oakhurst Road, Largo. If you would like to meet the artists, attend a reception from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is free. Call (727) 596-7822.

ART EXHIBITION: Award-winning artist Frank Saso is showing his depictions of clowns, clipper ships and the Caribbean from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Oldsmar Arts Centre, 402 St. Petersburg Drive E. For information, call (813) 749-1253.

POTTERY: A ceramics exhibit called "The Power of Pottery" is on display through March 5 at the Dunedin Fine Art Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd. This is a national invitational show featuring 29 potters. Going on simultaneously is a one-person exhibit called "Kevin Hluch: Recent Works." Call (727) 298-3322.

Engineering scholarship applications available

Applications for 2004-2005 scholarships are available for graduating high school students planning to enter the engineering field and transferring junior college students entering some engineering programs in Florida schools.

The deadline for most scholarship applications is Sunday. For scholarship information, visit www.fleng.org/awards.htm or write: FES, 125 S Gadsden St., Tallahassee, FL, 32301, or call 431-1585.Suncoast String Band looking for musicians

CLEARWATER - The Suncoast String Band, performing in Pinellas County for more than 25 years, needs musicians who can play saxophone, banjo, violin, guitar, accordion and drums. Rehearsals are from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at Clear Bay Terrace, 1770 Betty Lane N.

The band performs music from the 1920s to the 1990s for area groups and organizations.

For information, call band director Tom Barry at 734-2664 or Gene Rachal at 738-4546.

For the third year in a row the cities of Dunedin, St. Petersburg and St. Pete Beach will offer a Limited Income Senior Exemption for 2004 if you are a property owner 65 or older.

This exemption does not automatically renew like the homestead exemption does, so even if the exemption was received last year, a new application must be made for 2004.

Deadline to file is March 1. Call 464-3014.