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AKC/Eukanuba National Championships - (Jan. 15-16) St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. $13.50-$28.50 two-day pass, $6.75-$19.75 one-day pass.

Brooksville Raid Festival - (Jan. 15-16) Camp opens 9 a.m. Sand Hill Scout Reservation, Brooksville. $2-$5. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice National Parade - (Jan. 17) 1:15 p.m. downtown St. Petersburg. Tampa Bay Flower Show - (Jan. 20-22) Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg. $8-$10. Toll-free 1-888-742-4337. Superbowl of Motorsports Monster Truck Racing - (Jan. 22) 7:30 p.m. Raymond James Stadium, Tampa. $14.

Gasparilla Children's Parade and "Piratechnic' Extravaganza - (Jan. 22) Noon-8 p.m. Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa.

Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats - (Jan. 23) 3 p.m. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg. $10-$12. Gasparilla Pirate Fest - (Jan. 29) Invasion 11:30 a.m., parade 2 p.m. Downtown Tampa. Free. Reserved seats for parade $20.

Ebony Fashion Fair - (Jan. 30-31) 5 p.m. Jan. 30, Tampa Theatre. $30. (813) 229-8117.And 8 p.m. Jan. 31, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg. $30. (727) 866-6489. Pro Bull Riders - (Feb. 4) 8 p.m. St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. $16.75-$101.75.

Florida State Fair - (Feb. 10-21) Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa. $5-$10.

Motorcycles on Ice - (Feb. 13) 7:30 p.m. St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. $13.75-$21.75.

Smuckers' Stars on Ice - (Feb. 20) 4 p.m. St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. $27-$60.

Florida Strawberry Festival - (March 3-13) Plant City. $4-$9.

Harlem Globetrotters - (March 5) 1 p.m. USF Sun Dome, Tampa. $15-$95.

Mercedes-Benz Tennis Classic - (March 21) With Andre Agassi, James Blake, Jim Courier and

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