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Art shows

Readers have requested a list of upcoming outdoor art shows. Here are some of the best known in Florida. Note that Art Festival Beth-El is an inside show:

Art Festival Beth-El, St. Petersburg - Jan. 30-31.

Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami - Feb. 19-21.

Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa - March 5-6.

Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival - March 18-20.

Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg - April 16-17.

University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa - Opening Tuesday, Alex Katz.

Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo - Opening Saturday, "Florida Focus."

Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs - Opening Sunday, Josette Urso and Peter Schroth.