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By tbt* staff report
Published April 13, 2005

Mainsail Arts Festival brings art to the park

The weather's nice and the art is top notch at the 30th annual Mainsail Arts Festival, a juried show of 280 artists from 33 states competing for $50,000 in cash awards. It runs 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday 4/16 and Sunday at Vinoy Park, Fifth Avenue NE and Bayshore Drive in downtown St. Petersburg. (727) 892-5885; or www.mainsailartsfestival.org In addition to the art, there's also music by the Atlanta Rhythm Section (4 p.m. Sat.), Belinda Womack and Gospel Praise (noon Sat.), Fred Johnson (1:30 p.m. Sat.), Gumbi Ortiz and the Latino Projekt (2:45 p.m. Sun.) and others. There are children's art activities and food by area restaurants.

Ready to bring a kitty or watchdog home?

No More Homeless Pets in Hillsborough County presents a Pet Adoption Expo on Saturday 4/16 with more than 30 dog and cat rescue groups and shelters on site with adoptable pets and educational materials. Even if you already have a four-legged companion, you can check it out for the pet contests, booths selling pet-related merchandise and the pet photographer. It runs 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Florida State Fairgrounds, U.S. 301 off Interstate 4, Tampa. Cost is $5 for ages 12 and older. (813) 818-9381; or www.nmhp-hc.org

Cool music

Damian Marley and Stephen Marley carry on the family tradition. Damian "Junior Gong" Marley, 25, the youngest son of late reggae icon Bob Marley and Stephen "Ragga" Marley, his second son, will be at Jannus Landing on Friday (4/15) at 7 p.m. Tickets are $16. Call (727) 287-8844.

Keb' Mo' -- the Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist -- is one of the most popular performers on the contemporary blues scene. See him Thursday (4/14) at the Tampa Theatre, 711 Franklin St. in Tampa, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $29. (813) 274-8982.

OK Go The crowd-pleasing band from Chicago had its career jump started when the video game Madden 2003 prominently featured the group's arena-rock anthem Get Over It . See them Friday (4/15) at Boomerz Boiler Room, 6990 Seminole Blvd. in Seminole. Tickets are $10, and the doors open at 8 p.m. (727) 391-7066

Jazz in the Garden What a great excuse to while away a Sunday afternoon. Sunken Gardens hosts a fundraiser with live music, art, dance, mimes, books and authors to benefit the Midtown St. Petersburg Sanderlin Center and Ebony Scholars. It takes place 4-8 p.m. on Sunday (4/17) at the gardens, 1825 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg. $30. (727) 327-2027.

Friday Night Jam Session The coffee shop and art gallery Romeo's Studio in Ybor City is kind of a tribute to the beatnik era with poetry readings and art shows. Every Friday night, its jam session opens up the microphone from 8 p.m. to midnight. Most of the shop's regular performers step up to play, including a Latin rock group A Limine, and the blues and rock-inspired sessions can get pretty lively. Romeo's Studio is at 1515 Seventh Ave. in Ybor City.

Before Sex and the City brought a woman's funny take on modern life there were Cynthia, Rita and Cleo in A Girl's Guide to Chaos. The trio was the 1980s creation of Cynthia Heimel, a humorist whose books include Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth , I'm Kissing You Goodbye and When Your Phone Doesn't Ring,It'll Be Me. The Jobsite Theater performs Heimel's play at 8 p.m. Saturday (4/16) and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Tampa. Tickets are $18.50. Call (813) 229-7827.

Get in touch with your inner brat at the Tampa Comic Book and Toy Convention on Sunday (4/17). There will be appearances by artists Ethan Van Sciver of Green Lantern: Rebirth, Nicola Cuti, Dick Kulpa, Brandon McKinney, Mark and Stephanie Heike and others. Film lovers can catch the Tampa Indie Film Fest with Saving Star Wars, London Sci-Fi Festival award-winning film Bill Black's Nightveil and local short-film screenings throughout the day. There will also be thousands of comic books, toys, videos and trading cards. It runs 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel, 4500 W Cypress St. Tampa. Tickets are $5, ages 12 and under free. (727) 522-9032.

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